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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29
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to very li,..ites. extent, tin,saiA@ y.
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that of distant ar.illery L. ee.etS
however, are az present conl.,ie'! 10 s;ie
formation OF the cone in the cr...tr
More serious eTuptiCns are aa@un;pa-
MED by loud suhterranean noises, earth
quakes and flashes of lightning The
temperature of the lava as it das5euds
occasionally exceeds 2,0G0 degrees i.
The volume of the streams, as we'll as
their velocity, depends on a variety Of
external circumstances. The surface of
the lava ultimately becomes disinte
grated into black sand. The smoke
which ascends from the crater is more
or less dark in color, according to the
quantity Of ashes mingled with it, The
appearance of fire at night is not flames,
but the reflection of the molten lava in
the interior of the crater on the rising
clouds of vapor and ashes.
The present spectacle is said to be
full of grandeur. At night the faint,
palpitating glow that normally marks
the great crater is now exchanged for
vivid tongue of light, colored at times
almost like rainbow, illuminating the
heavens and reflected with exquisite
effect in the waters of the bay. These
manifestations are accompanied by deep
rumblings and thunderous subterranean
explosions. followed by great outpour-
ings of lava and ashes. Small wonder
that the tourists should wish to get q
glimpse of SO imposing spectacle, es-
pecially in view OF the tragic history Of
this the most celebrated of the worlds
$50 active volcanoes. New York Her
aid
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29
Do NotForget Our Two Leaders, Money Savers,
BITS OF NEWS.
Four business blocks at Bloomville, o.,
were burned; loss. $4,000.

Four business blocks at Bloomville, o..
were burned; loss. $4,000.
An explosion at Antwerp on the steamer
Stadaalst killed several persons.
Rev. DR.. Luke Hitchcock. of Chicago, is
dead at East Orange, N. j., aged Sc.
John Nickes killed his wife, her mother
and himself near Single Springs. Cal.
The safe of County Treasurer Culbert-
son was robbed at Charlton, Ia, of 81, 600.
Part of the Spanish troops Of Gen.
Blanco at Havana have revolted and the
| situation is serious.
| Admiral Schley has been promised COM
mand of the European squadron which will
soon be reestabished.
| Jupiter Lewis, well-known colored man,
aged 6s, was assassinated by an unknown
person at Lexington, Ky.
| Gov. Adams. of Colorado, will make q
| tour of the world upon the expiration of
his term OF Office In January.
Ida Arola. aged 49, an insane patient.
leaped from train near Columbiaviile.
Mich. and was instantly killed.
| The loss of two-masted schooner on
Lake Erie off Green island with the crew
| Of seven persons is reported at Toledo, O.
Ernst Messmann confessed to the muir.
der OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bahls at Mishicott,
| Wis, and then suicided in the Jail at Mani.
towoc. Wis.
Mrs. Nancy Guilford. the Bridgeport
(Conn) midwife, is being brought from
England to stand trial for the murder Of
| Emma GILL
The London Times editorially says that
no European power will attempt to inter-
| fere in the transfer of the Philippines to
the United States.
Morris j. Lutz, aged "A. was fatally
wounded at Reading, Pa, by his 1S-year-
old son Harvey. who came home drunk.
The boy then suicided
A package containing $1,000 in currency
belonging to j. II. Laird, merchant Of
kirkwood, ILL.,, was burned up in a stove
| with lot of waste paper
Lieut.. Spur, with an exploring party,
has discovered new mountain range in
Alaska running from Lake Clark to the
headwaters of the Tanana.
John I. Pennington. bookkeeper at the
Springfield Qll) Paving Brick company 8
plant, was robbed of $500 which he was
taking to pay off the employees.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29
K,Iled by n ulow ON Hend.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-Arthur A.
Brown, shipping clerk for the Albion
Lumber company, is dead from the eff
fects of a blow with club, inflicted by
Albert Bierworth, proprietor of the
Globe lodging house on Howard street
Bierworth, who is under arrest, claims
that Brown, who was intoxicated, ere
ated a disturbance, and that he acted
in self-defense.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29
Smallpox ON Board.

New York, Nov. 21.-The Ere nch line
steamer La Normandie, which arrived
from Havre, is detained at quarantine
owing to smallpox among her steerage
passengers. When the health officer
boarded the steamer Surgeon Vauquer
reported two cases of smallpox, the pa
tients being Syrian children who were
taken i'll during the voyage and prompt
" isolated in the steamers hospital.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29
O. M. CRIswELL,
County Recorder.
On motion report was accepted.
COUNTY AUDITORS REPORT.
Total. .... ............$ 81 %
JOHN L. CAREY,

county Auditor.
On motion report was accepted.
Ordered by the board that the County
Auditor advertise for bids for renting of
poor farm and boarding paupers for the
term of three years from March 1st 1899.
Plans and specifications on file in the
auditors office. Bond of 100000 to ac-
company bids. Contract to be let Tnes-
day, January 3, at O'Clock p. m.
Ordered by the board that the County
Auditor advertise for bids on building and
repairing county bridges for one year from
April Sth, 1899. Said bridges to tie built ac-
cording to specifications on file in the Au-
ditorS office.
Contract to be let Wednesday, January
H. 1899, at one o'clock p. m to the lowest
responsible bidder.
Board reserves the right to reject any
or ali bids.
Bond of $500 90 to accompany bids.
Board adjourned at 9p. III. to meet Fri
day, Nov. Is, at 9 a. m.
FRED JEpsEN, Chairman.
j. Il. CAREY, Auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimban Pig. Co.. before II
o'clock in the morning.

IL
o'clock in the morning.
The New Era is being freshly painted
and papered.
Joseph Cromwell came up from Coffey-
Vile last evening.
Mrs. Mccoy of Monroe street will move
to the south side this week.
Bert Miller left today for HoOpeston. Ill.
Mrs. Beckwith of Holmans addition is
very i'll.
Senator w A Harris will speak Satur-
day evening, September "A. at Lukens
Opera House.
Mrs Cal Matthews has taken the board
run the same.
E. D. vining, company. G.. Twenty-sec-
Ond regiment, is visiting A ). Curry, dur
ing his furlough.
Mrs. Theodore Forbes came home yes
terday from visit of several weeks at
Excelsior Springs.
J. B. Marshall is in Omaha attending
the exposition and consequently the band
Will Wetherholt and Ralph Skinner, two
of the soldiers of the TWenty-second regi-
ment, came home from Leavenworth last
night
Walter Smith of Pueblo. Col. is the
guest of M Lee H9icomP OF 81 JaeK S,ieif
eastern points, but may decide to stay in
Topeka this winter.
at the Church of the Good Shepherd, after
young people of the church.
Mr.. Day of Duncan, Ariz.. who has been
f6e g several Il DAYS left this afternoon for
Chicago. He will visit in New York and
other eastern points before returning
home.
E w VIM has gone to Kansas City,
where he will be inspector for the South
western Weighing and Inspection Bureau.
Mrs. Winn will remain here for month
and has taken rooms at 921 Kansas ave-
nue..
Mr.. c. Kaser received a telegram today
from his brother in Ohio announcing the
death of his mother, Mrs. Sophie F. Kaser,
which occurred yesterday a the family
home. Mrs. Kaiser was a native of Ber-
lin and would have been sc years old in
October
The Good Literature reading circle be-
gan it's sixth year last evening at the
meeting at the home of C G. Nicholson.
ing year was Myers History Of Greece
and roll call will be responded to during
the winter by quotations from contempor-
airy members. Two new members, MI
and Mrs. NJ. r. White, joined at this meet
YORK-CRONTwELL
The marriage of Miss Mabel York and
solemnized today at 1 OF clock at the home
of the brides father on Monroe street.
The bride wore a dainty gown of thin
white goods with trimmings of tucks and
pastor of the Baptist church. performed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell
will leave tomorrow for Coffeyville, where
the groom is engaged in the grocery. bust
where Mr.. Cromwell has a pretty home
awaiting his bride. Mr.. Cromwell is a
brother of John Cromwell of the Postoffce
Book store, and was formerly employed
by Parkhurst & Davis. The bride is well
and favorably known here. where she has
lived for a number of years. and has a
company his daughter to Coffeyville and
make his home with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
LEW BEsT'S DEBTs.
Claim of $45,ooo Against His Estate
Filed in Probate Court.

The Madison Land and Lumber COM
pany of Madison, Wis, through its at
torneys, Troutman & Stone, today filed in
the probate court a claim against the es-
tate of Lewis J. Best for the sum of $45,-
800, with interest at the rate of per cent
from the 18th day of November, 1897. A
duplicate contract upon which this claim
is based was filed with the claim.
On November Is, 1895, L. J. Best, J. R.
Best. J. P. Bachelor and the Cotton Belt
Lumber company contracted with the
Madison Land and Lumber company to
purchase several thousand acres of land
in Calhoun county, Arkansas, for the sum
of $50 O59.75; S6, 059. 70 was paid in cash.
leaving a balance of $4,000, payable in ten
annual installments of S., 400 each. Pay
ments were made on this contract by Mr..
Best prior to his death, which reduced
the amount to 800
A motion was also filed alleging that
Mrs Best, the e1ecutrix, has removed
from the state and, asking the probate
court to revoke her letters of administra-
ton. The statutes of Kansas provide
that when either an executor or admins
traitor becomes a nonresident of the state
the letters of administratio ton shall be re-
voked and another executor or admins
traitor appointed.
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DEWEY NEEDS NO HELP
Officially Announced That He
Has Not Asked For Aid.

New York Sept. IA special to the
Times from Washington says:
Despite the repeated denials of both
the navy and army departments many
papers continue publishing dispatches
from this city stating that Admiral Dew
ey is asking for help and that the ad-
ministration will send to his assistance
Immediately two battleships. These
reports are beginning to annoy the de-
partment officials as well as the presi-
dent. There is no truth in them, ac-
cording to Assistant Secretaries Allen
and Meiklejohn.
Admiral Dewey has not asked for aid
at all at any time. He has on the 9TH
er hand repeatedly assured the navy
department that there is no trouble to
be feared in the Philippines and that he
and his squadron are quite a bic to take
care of any emergency that may arise.
Assistant Secretary Allen said this af-
ternoon that there is absolutely no
truth in the report that the department
is contemplating sending battleships or
any ships at all to the Philippines to
aid the admiral.
THE department" he said, has re-
ceived but one dispatch from Admiral
Dewey for several days. That dis
patch came this morning and gave US
the startling information that Dewey
had discovered that he could buy jerked
beef in Manila and could thus save the
trouble and expense of a trip to Aus
tralla for the purpose of getting some
of this food supply for his men. 1
think that if he was expecting trouble
he would have said so in this ca blegram.
We are confident he will communicate
with his own country and with the navy
department rather than with casual
newspaper correspondents in Manila
whenever he gets into trouble and needs
help from this government. The entire
trouble is false
In connection with this story there
became current another to the effect
that the Germans are lying about the
vicinity of Manila; that Prince Hen
rich and Admiral Diedrich have not
withdrawn their ships, but are near by,
waiting orders from the kaiser as to the
Philippines or as much of the archipel-
ago as the iron fist can grasp. It was
also reported that Dewey had advised
this government that he expected trou-
bic from the Germans and has appealed
for assistance. This, too, is strenu-
Ously denied by both the war and navy
departments and the state department
hero of Manila. 1t communicates with
him through either the navy or war de-
partment.
The story originated here and the ma
w officials have grown tired denying
it daily in morning and afternoon pa
pers.
One reason for the confidence felt by
the war department officials in a peace
able solution of the difficulties is their
knowledge of the peculiar fitness of
General Otis, the American military
commander, for the discharge of just
such duties-diplomatic as well as mil
itary-as now cOnfrOnts him. The Of
fcials are confident that if by discre-
ton and judgment a clash with the in
surgents can be avoided without los
ing any of our advantage, General Otis,
may be safely trusted to exhibit the
qualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
A TRAIL OF TERROR.
Prospectors' Report on Hardships Of
the Ashcroft Route.

Vancouver, B. c.. Sept. IA party
of miners who arrived here today from
Fort Wrangel, Alaska, relate a story
conf1rmatory of previous reports of the
suffering of prospectors who tried to
get into the Klondike by the Ashcroft
route. The party is composed of James
and Frank Hazard, w. Rough and Viii
liam Mullin. Their home is at Dolphin
Lake, Manitoba. In an interview pub
lshed in an evening paper, Mullin said:
THE scenes OF distress along the
trail are wildly impressed on our
minds. We passed fully one hundred
outfits, representing perhaps 60 men,
and many of them were actually starv-
ing. The poor fellows had in many cases
lost rything-clothing, horses and
provisiOns-and were struggling along
in a haIf-dazed condition, eating goph-
ers, ground hogs and squirrels, in fact,
anything they could get. They are
ragged, hungry and desperate crowd OF
men with small hopes of reaching their
destination. Occasionally a fortunate
party on the trail gives them provts-
ions, but none of us had much to spare.
All along the trail you could see them
lying under the trees and under impro-
vised shelters. trudSing hopelessly along
in the daytime, and often lying down
at night without a bite to eat. 1t is
simply terrible -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
TROuBLE NOT ENDED.
GuatemaIans Involved in What Seems
PerpetuaI Complications.

New York, Sept. 14-Passengers who
arrived today on the steamship AL
Hance, from San Jose, Guatemala,
brings news of the political troubles in
that republic They say that the cleo
ton of Manuel Estrada Cabrra as pres
ident, by a large majority and the
death of General ProsperO Morales
have not by any means put an end TO
the political complications in that coun-
try. The recent riot in which nearly
three hundred people were killed, it is
declared, is but the beginning of a
series Of conflicts which can not but
cause much bloodshed. The govern
ment troops are on the alert, but the
outbreaks come very suddenly and are
hard to suppress. The leaders in these
reVolts are the discontinued followers
Of General Castillo and Morales.
The United States warship Albatross
was daily expected at San Jose from San
Francisco and the second class British
cruiser Leander is now at OcOs, having
been sent there at the request of the Ger
man and United States consuls. The gov
eminent of Guatemala, being unable to
complete the northern railroad, which,
when. constructed, will be in competition
with the Panama railroad, is at present
negotiating with a Belgian syndicate for
the sale of the new road The terms, it
is said. have nearly been agreed upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
SOCIETY NEWS.

During the Modocs recent visit to
Cincinnati, they were pleasantly sur
prised to find that Jacob Lifts "Shen-
andoah" company. of which Miss Lot
tie Bowes is a member, was playing a
weeks stand in the city. The Modocs
did not know that Miss BOwes Miss
Crane) was there until a party of them
were walking past the Grand Opera
House and saw picture of her; they
Immediately planned a box party for
that evening, in fact there were two
boxes full, and when Miss Crane came
on the stage she was greeted by vigor-
Gus applause from them.
This was a complete surprise to her
and in speaking of it afterward, she
said that when she saw the boxes full
Of her Topeka friends she was surprised
and delighted enough to jump into the
boxes and hug every one of them.
The audience was much pleased with
Miss Cranes performance and the Mo-
docs are very enthusiastic over her. tt
is one of the rules of the company that
the actors shall not recognize their
friends in the audience but that even
ing the manager made a special cOnces-
sion in Miss Cranes favor.
Miss Crane was literally besieged by
her friends the next day at her hotel
Mrs. George Melvin of Washington
Court House, formerly Miss Leila Sax
ton of Topeka, is visiting her during
her stay in Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Matt Witt has started a new drug store
at All Kansas avenue.
Work has not yet. been commenced on
the court house wall.
The Topeka Commercial club meets to-
night after its summer vacation.
Justice of the Peace John L. Guy has
applied for admission to the Shawnee
John Macdonald will deliver an address
at the opening exercises at Washburn
chapel at Has Thursday.
Mr. Charles Morton. stenographer in the
office. of the clerk of the supreme court,
is sick with malarial fever.
Mr.. J. A PAUL of the secretary of
states office has returned from trip to
Cincinnati and Chickamauga park.
Topeka now has two German papers.
The Nolksblatt has been started to sup
port Governor Ieedy's administration.
Ma jOr Sims. receiver of the old Topeka
Savings bank, says that he will soon be
able to make final and full payment to
the creditors.
The Republican Flambeau club will drill
IN UNIFORM tonight and attend the meeting
in the Fifth ward to organize a Re
publican club
Mr. John Fritch, assistant clerk of the
severe attack of neuralgia. Mrs. Fritch
and their little daughter are also very i'll.
KitcheH & Marburg have been given the
contract for putting a roof on the grand
stand at the fair grounds. 1t win be of
galvanized corrugated iron and will cost
has been night porter at the Chesterfield
hotel during the summer, has returned to
Lawrence to re-enter the engineering de-
partment OF the state university from
which he will graduate next June.
When County Clerk John NJ Wright
was a teacher in Washington school in
who entered the high school would re-
ceiXe a present from him Annie Can
Wright redeemed his promise by buying
her a complete set of school books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
A SYNDICATE BORROWS.
Files a Trust Deed for $1,25O,ooO in
California.

Oakland, Cal, Sept. 1.-THE Pacific
Borax and Redwood's Chemical works,
limited. otherwise the English borax
syndicate, has filed a trust deed of all
its properties on the Pacific coast TO
cover a loan of 81. $50 600, which has
been made by the Indian and General
investment trust, limited, of London,
for the purchase or construction, through
F. NJ. Smith, who is known as the dor
ak king of a large bOrax plant at
Constable Hook, n. J., whittier is to be
the Pacific Coast BOraX. company has
been operating in Alameda. Extensive
deposits of borax at AntOfagasta,
Chile, are also to be purchased. The
deed recites that the works control
borax mines or factories in San Ber-
nardinO, InyO and Alameda counties of
this state and EsmeraIda county, Ne
vada, and Curry county, Oregon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
SUTRO'S HEIR DEAD.
Heirs of Woman Entitled to $4,000
Cannot Be Found.

San Francisco, Sept. Alt has been
learned that Mrs. Hattie Trundle, one
of the benef1ciaries under the terms of
the late Adolph Sutro's will to the
amount of $4,000, died near Washing
ton. D. C.. about two years ago An
The contest of the Sutro will has been
set for October g. but the trial will
doubtless be delayed owing to demur-
rers. answers and different forms of le-
gal obstacles.
Judge Coffey today made an order
giving the executors of the will author
ity to pay moneys necessary to keep the
estate in its present condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
MOESER co. ROBBED.
Burglars Break Into the Safe and Sc
cure $75.

The Office of the Moeser Ice company
was broken into Monday night and SIS
in money and $40 in checks were Sc
cured.
The combination lock was broken by
drilling a hole through the door and in
to the lock. The handle was turned by
means of lever and the cash box was
pried out and was found in an out
building together with all the papers
and checks.
The night force of men was at work
in the ice factory near the office but
nobody heard anything of the burglars.
None of the papers was destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
PECANS ARE PRECIOUS.
Sharp Advance in Price on st. Louis
Market

St. Louis No, Sept. 14.-Within the
past few days the Pecan market has
shown a sharp advance and is now
quoted at 49z @5c per pound in car load
lots, where last spring the same nuts
sold at % @3Hc per pound. Reports
from Texas are that the crop of pecans
is almost a complete failure and that
the shipments from that section, the
center of pecan production, this fall
will be very short.
If the present indications hold out
local wholesale dealers expect to see
the market go to at least cents per
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Carried SIC, GOO lie Insurance.

Cincinnati, Sept 14-Charles Spinks,
a very wealthy coal dealer and street
paving contractor of Newport. KY, is
missing and is believed to have been
drowned while inspecting his coal
barge. He carried 1925 900 life insur-
ance. He also had large interests in
street paving contracts in Louisville
and New Orleans. Divers are searching
the river for his body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
The Direct Line

to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
Pacific The service of the Union
Pacific to all principal western points
is unexcelled by any other line and con-
sists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pull
man Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Din
ing Cars. meals la carte.)
For time table and full information
can on F. A. Lewis. City Ticket Agent,
J. c. Fulton, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
June LIST to October 31st the Grand
est Exposition

Except Worlds Fair) ever planned in
the United States. Located within
cheap and quick access of the entire
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at
your own doors. Through tickets be-
yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced
excursion rates to Omaha. Take the
Burlington Route. the old and firmly es-
tablished line to and through Omaha in
any direction.
L. W. WAKELEY.
General Passenger Agent.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
General Manager,
St. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14
Ponnlist Desertions.

The Republican state central committee
is in receipt of a letter from Scranton
stating that ten Populists swore allegiance
to the Republican party and participated
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-14

Electric fans to keep you cool are new
and timely features of Santa Fe Route
dining cars.
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Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do opr work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth-
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Procure the Bets.

If you the best Baking Powder on earth
desire,
For Gypsy Queen you had better in
quire,
Favorite with the ladies it always has
Gypsy Queen