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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-24
INDIANA BLOWN UP
Said the Spaniards- rican Tells
of Spanish Claims of Victory

New York, June 24-The last Ameri-
can to leave Havana was Arthur Park
inson, a sailor, who managed to get
away as late as June Z, and who has
arrived in New York He was in Ha,-
vana during many exciting days of the
blockade.
Parkinson was boatswain on the Gu
ban mail steamer COncha, which lay
in the harbor of Havana on March 81
A fight broke out among the crew, and
when it was over, one Of them, a Swede,
lay on the deck with bad scalp wound.
Everybody said Parkinson did it. The
Havana police heard of the affair and
Parkinson was arrested and locked up.
Il was put in an old military prison
in solitary confinement for two days
and finally taken before a marine judge.
He took down the evidence in the case
that I should be fed on something be-
sides bread and water, and that 1
should not be confinet alone.
MY ship had sailed. I was thrown
into a dirty hole with a motley crowd
of Cubans and Spaniards. I was still
there when the war broke out. had
written many letters to the American
consul, but never received any an
swers. Finally 1 got out late in May
through the efforts of the British con-
sui.
'"They are a cheerful lot in Havana.
The people are buoyed up by false re-
ports of victory. During. my time out
of prison several of the American ships
of the blockade line were reported de-
stroyed, particularly the battleship In
diana, which was blown to pieces by
the guns of MORO castle.
''I was there the day the newspapers
got out extras about the sinking of the
Merrimac. They called it a grand
Spanish victory and spoke of the men
captured as only a few survivors.
THE British consul finally got me
aboard the British man of war Talbot,
XXr0i to Ton TOO
A little American auxiliary cruiser was
sent to chase US on the night we left,
The English commander saw her lights
and just for a lark steamed faster.
Presently he heard the boom of the lit
tie gun but as he failed to hear the
shot whistle through the air he ordered
still faster speed. The next minute a
solid shot sang right over the COM
mander's head as he stood on the
bridge. He brought the ship about in
a jiffy, and in a few minutes a tug
about 80 feet long puffed up against the
big warship. The astonished Briton was
allowed to proceed after he had told
his pedigree.
'I came to New York from Jamaica
on the German steamer Holstein."
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CHESTERFIELD AFIRE.
Damage Was Slight-Two Small
Rlazes in North Topeka

At II 80 this morning an alarm of fire
was turned in from box 10 calling the fire
department to the Chesterfield hotel, where
fire had been discovered in the water
tower in the northwest corner of the build
ing.
The fire had gained considerable head
way, but the prompt work of the fire de-
partment confined the flames to the water
tower and the damage amounted to about
$50.
The guests in the hotel were badly
frightened, but panic was averted. The
origin of the fire is not known.
At ITO an alarm was turned in from
North Topeka calling the department to
the house of Chas. Ogee on North Taylor
street The cause was a defective hue.
Damage very slight.
At 2:10 an alarm from box in North
Topeka called the department to a fire
started in a pile of rubbish behind the
Central mill and elevator. No damage.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. June "a


WHEAT-Disappoin cables today
and fine harvesting weather, together with
excellent prospects for an immense yield
throughout the country. started wheat al
a decline Liverpool cables We're un-
changed whereas it was expected the
rally here yesterday would have tend
ency to advance prices on the other side.
Argentine shipments since January 1 have
aggregated % 900 bushels. compared
with 1. 1873, 600 bushels for. the same period
last year. Chicago receipts We're 20 cars.
against Is cars. last year Minneapolis
and Duluth received $40 cars, as compared
with 267 cars for the same day last year.
July opened Ac lower at 14c and hung at
that figure. September started sc down
at 613s019c, advanced to 675sc and declined
to 671zc
CORN-Lower cables and fine growing
weather. together with the heavy feeling
in wheat, depressed corn. July opened Bc
lower at 321ac, sold off to 32AQ3sc, then
rose t6 3215c.
OAPS-Syrnpat hized with the other de-
clines- July started ISAAC down at 235sc
and remained at that figure.
VlSIONS-ProvisionS went a shade
lower with the coarse grains Packers
were inclined to buy. July pork opened
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Government
NOTHING TO GIVE OUT.
Seekers of Information at the White
House are Disappointed

washington, June 24.-There was del
uge of congressional visitors at the White
House today, but few of them gained per
sonal interviews. Those VINO dlo ana VINO
made inquiries to the war CLEANED
nothing that showed a change IN the gen
eral situation. Secretaries Day, Long
and Alger all stated just before the cabl-
net met that there had been no Import
ant news received from the front Score
tary Alger was little disappointed that
he had not heard from General Shafter to
day Secretary Long had his attention
called to the Madrid declaration that the
Reina Cristina or Maria Cristina had es-
caped from Santiago. He replied Inat ne
had heard nothing of this significant, II
true, movement.
During the day Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Allen and tive
Sherman Hoar of Massachusetts called on
the president, who signed for them a COM
mission authorizing the use of the hospi-
tai ship Bay State, which the people Of
Massachusetts have subscribed $4,000 to
pay for 1t is to operate in transferring
the sick and wounded from the southern
points to a northern climate.
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NEARING THE CENTURY.
Mercury Registers 80 Degrees Today
Cooler Weather In Prospect

Today is a scorcher, and the Their
mometer is on the rampage. This af-
ternoon on Kansas avenue in the shade
it was SO degrees. The wind blew at
an occasional speed of "a miles an hour,
mostly from the southwest. Mr.. Jen-
nings says that he expects cooler
weather tomorrow, whether as the re-
suit of a storm or from a change IN
the wind he does not know. The
weather forecasts indicate fair weather
with cooler air.
The maximum temperature yesterday
on Kansas avenue was 96 degrees, while
in the u S. weather bureau weather
box it was 90 degrees. The minimum
temperature both places for the night
was IS degrees. Following are some OF
today's temperatures:
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COLLINS HELD.
Continued from First Page.)


his father, but who was not, was in the
house.
Attorney Hayden had Jordan re-
hearse the whole narrative of his con-
versations, beginning with the first
meeting at Jesse Harper's house and
ending with the talks on the night of
Dewey day.
Q.[Have you ever been in the office
of J. s. Collins?
A.-No, sir, never in my life.
Q.-From the time you were arrested
by the Topeka police until you went to
Emporia, what have you done?
A.-Nothing. 1 was sick part of the
time.
Q-Have you ever been in the peni-
tertiary?
Ayes.
Q.-How long?
Al don't know.
Q.-When were you sent up? !
Al don't remember.
Q.-What were you sent up for?
A.-Burglary.
Q.-Where from?
A.-Topeka, Kansas.
Q.-What was your sentence?
Alive years.
Odd you serve out your sentence?
A-YRS
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ENEMY ON THE RUN.
CONTINUED from First Page.1

eral situation was one in which Ad-
z.liral Sampson said that under a flag
of truce he learned that Hobson and
his men were well and had been remov-
ed from Moro castle to the city of
Santiago, four miles distant. The dis
patch was further reassuring in that 1t
made clear that Admiral SIMPSONS as
sault upon the harbor entrance to
which MORO is the main defense would
not be crippled by having the fire kept
away from that fertilization in order
to protect Hobson. 1t leaves the re-
suit of such an attack open to the US
ual conditions of war and not to that
unusual and cruel device, which it was
feared had been resorted to, of pre-
serving MORO by exposing HobSOn. This
action coupled with the report of the
surgeons, that our dead marines were
not mutilated conveys a sense of re-
lief to the authorities here as they
feel that the warfare now about to Gull
inmate in blood and fighting would at
least be mitigated by those human
rules which govern the action of mod
ern armies in the field.
The other dispatches of Admiral
Sampson covered multitude of de-
tails which have been deferred in the
absence of quick communication. They
made acquisitions for routine supplies
of every description and indicated
needed repairs, mostly minor in char
acter to the vessels of the fleet. Not a
word was said as to any engagement
by the troops under Gen. Shafter and
as the admiral is in close communica-
ton with Gen. Shafter, naval officials
regard this failure of the admiral to
mention any action by the troops as
conclusive in showing no action took
place yesterday as was reported by the
Spanish.
During the forenoon, a dispatch came
to Gen. Greedy, chief signal officer, from
Lieut.. Col. Allen, who is in charge of
the Geographic communication with the
army. 1t was dated Playa del Este
and simply indicated that he was max
ing arrangements to extend commune
cation along the shore as far as Aqua
dores, which is probably about 16 miles
farther to the westward than Playa
del Este. The dispatch made no men
ton of any battle other change in
the situation, military or naval. From
the fact that Col. Allen is working his
line westward to Aquadores, it is evil
dent to the military authorities that
the field of land action will be stretch
ed a considerable distance along the
shore, covering probably from five to
fifteen miles. This will constitute the
base of supplies where the stores will
be kept and with which the advancing
army at all times will keep up it's line
of communication, the first essential of
an advancing army being considered to
be that of keeping up its line of COM
munication with the base of supplies.
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Kansas City Livestock Market
Chicago Livestock Market.


HOGs-Estimated receipts today. SO. 600:
left over 4SSS Market fairly active, 5D
nc lower. Light. So 80; mixed, So. IS
G3.921a; heavy, So. 75@3971a rough, 49, $50
CATTLE-Receipts. 3,5Ss. Market weak.
Beeves, $410G5. 10: cows and heifers, $2.25Q
40; Texas steers. SO. S0Q4 80; stockers and
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market weak
to 1Oc lower Natives. So. 25Q515; west
erns, 81. 40@510 lambs, $4q6.75.
Yesterdays ofcial:
CATTLE-Receipts, 1851; shipments, g.
SHEEP-Receipts IA 354: shipments. 3S8.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow,
81 600.
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ter of the interior since the inception of
the present government may be forced
to resign on account of illness. His
successor will probably be L. A. Thurs
ton, who is now in Washington.
The United States government has
awarded a contract for the erection of
a new coaling station at this port, at
a cost of nearly $4,000.
On the 18th Consul General Haywood
had but 1000 tons of coal on hand. On
the same day he purchased $500 addi-
tonal tons from a local steamship COM
pany. The United States government
has 1000 tons afioat for this port.
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Doubted at St. Thomas.

st. Thomas, West Indies, June "a
No information has been received here
which tends to confirm the report from
Madrid that some Spanish warships at
San Juan de Porto Rico have been en-
gagged with an American cruiser. 1t
is reported that two steamers passed
north of st. Thomas, going west dur
ing the afternoon of Wednesday last,
but this information is not relied upon.
A steamer is expected here from San
Juan de Porto Rico today
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Market weak to sc lower. Top on hogs.
$3.50. Quality inferior. Receipts of cattle.
1000: heavy, slow on market, not sought
ceipts $500; steady: top. S475
Chicago: Puts September wheat, 65lsc;
calls September wheat, 67154675sc; puts
September corn, 321ac; calls September
corn, 33c.
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 10 cars: corn, 275 cars; oats. 145
cars: hogs, q, 600 head.
Clearances of wheat from Atlantic sea-
board will aggregate over a million to-
day.
Second Liverpool cable: Wheat, SD
higher for the day September.
fair and continued warm tonight and SAT-
urday, with slight chance of a light local
shower tonight; for Kansas and Nebras-
ka, generally fair and slightly cooler to-
night and Saturday.
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Torrey's Real aRough Riders"

st. Louis, June 24.-Torrey's regiment
Of rough riders from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
enroute to Jacksonville, Fla, arrived
here last night over the Burlington
route The train carrying the regiment
consisted of SO cars in several sections
On board were 1000 officers and men
and an equal number of horses. Three
sections moved on fast passenger train
schedule. From here the regiment con-
ttnued its journey over the Illinois Cen
trail railway.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, june z.
WHEAT-Firmer; No; hard, soc: No.
2. soc; No. 3, 73Q75c; No. spring, 73G75c;
No 8, 66612c.
mixed. 2914@3O14c; No. white, 30@31c; No
. oATS-Active. higher. No. white. 2s1Ac.
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
RYE-Steady. No. 2, 39G40c.
BUTTER-Quiet. Separator, 12Q1412c;
dairy, 10012c.
EGGS-Weak Fresh SIC
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New York Money Market.

New York. June a.
MONEY-Money on call, nominally1A6D
IL per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3d4
per cent sterling exchange firm, with act
ual business in bankers bills at $4S512 for
posted rates. $4.S5d4 S51a and $4S612Q4.S71a;
commercial bills, 4.S3.
SILV ER-Silver certificates, soc; bar sill
yer, 591sc; Mexican dollars, 45Mc.
BONDS-Government bonds firm. New
As, registered, 12424 new As. coupon, 12414 :;
As, 1921; Is, 80; IS, registered, 1111A; cou-
pom, I1A;; Pacific IS of SO, 1O118.
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MUST VOTE THAT Way

Columbus, Ohio, June 24.-The su-
preme court today sustained the Pugh
law which says if a man petition for a
particular party ballot to be put on the
ballot sheet he must vote the ticket of
that party.
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Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham CommisSo
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.

Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
Chicago: Corn, dull and neglected; not
much offering. demand moderate.
Chicago: Good many orders in to buy
wheat at &C. The market seems to be
pegged whereabouts.
Chicago: Provisions duh and fraction
ally lower. Some good bulxing by packers.
Chicago: Sentiment favors bear side of
the market. There will be some selling
on the opening by tired holders. Any
good break viii bring into the market
some new blood. Liverpool does not reflect
unsettled condition of our markets.
Argentine shipments 100000 bushels.
Liverpool: Wheat I'D higher
Chicago: Provision market nnanifestS
strong undertone- There is a quick rally
from every break. Packers seem to be
manipulating the market, all the time in
creasing their long stuff.
Kansas City: Receipts of hogs, 10000.
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THE PERU GETS IN.

San Francisco, June 24.-The steamer
Peru has just arrived from Yokohama,
Hong Kong and Honolulu She will be
impressed for the Manila transport
service immediately
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Patriotic Fans Free.

Tomorrow, patriotic fans will be pre-
scented to every purchaser at the U. P
Tea Co. in addition to the regular
checks or presents. over 100 new
special presents to choose from, Satur-
day only,
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There Is no remedy equal to Herbine
for the cure of constipation, sick head
ache, indigestion, vertigo, loss of men,
ory. uncertain appetite, unrestful sleep
or skin eruptions. If you want a per-
feet tonic for the liver. Herbine win
not disappoint you Geo. W. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka
avenues
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PIC higher at 1855 and sold down to $3.50
July lard started SC lower at $5621A and
sold down to $3.50. July ribs began TIC
down at So. 7215 and sold at that price.
BARLEY-Cash, No. 8, 30d35c.
F'LAX-Cash, S107; northwestern aud
June $1.O7.
TTMOTHV-S2
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CADIZ FLEET SEEN.

London, June PA dispatch to the
Lloyds from Algiers, confirms the re-
port that Admiral Camara's fleet
passed the island Pantelleri, going east
ward on Wednesday. June %.
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Not how cheap but how good Is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry ILL., ard la West sth
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Last CHARGE to Enlist.

Will be at 420 Kansas avenue to recruit
for 3rd battalion, 21st Kan. Vol, COM
mencing at $50 p. m. June 25. 1898
CHAS. STACKHOUSE.
Recruiting Officer
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Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
Toe. 25c. If c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
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Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
nic..acr 1
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RANGES of Prices On Stocks

Furnished by the Wiclzham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
New York. June q.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-22
CHILDREN AND NATURE.
very Simple Way to Escape from tho
ROredOIl of Life.

Very Simple Way to Escape from the
Boredom of Life.
When one hears Of people signing for
j new sensation and when one sees
them suffering from ennui and bore
dom. it is a thousand pities that some
body does not point out an easy way
of escape from the fashionable malady
by inviting them to take a little inter
est in the life that everywhere encom'
passes their footsteps, says the Illus
trated London News. The story OF
primrose, for example, is in itself as
curious a bit of living history as can
well be selected from the domain OF
plant life, and the recital of the part
plaved by bees in it's fertilization is cal
c11,ated to awake the interest even OF
the blase listener. Only, botany, if it is
to be made popular to boys and girls,
must be taught properly. What is
wanted at first is to bring the pupil at
once into con tact with living nature. to
make him see and observe for himself.
and to make him understand what he
sees by the simple plan of looking at
the flower or leaf he is studying. In
this way you create an appetite for
nature-study, and introduce the boy or
GIRL into a new universe full of Won
drous things, the contemplation where
Of cannot but elevate the mind and re-
ioice the heart to think that the world.
after all. is ''fair to see" to those who
have the eyes to discern its beauty.
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Beatty's Organs and Pianos.

Hon. Daniel e. Beatty, of Washington,
New Jersey, the great Organ and Piano
Manufacturer, is building ana shipping
more Organs ana Pianos than ever In
1870 Mr.. Beatty left home a penniless
pIow-boy, and by his indoaitable will
he has worked his way up SO as TO sell SO
far. over 100, 600 Of Beatty 5 Organs and
Pianos since 1870. Nothing seems to
dishearten him; obstacles laid in his
way, that would have wrecked al ordi-
nary man forever, he turns to an &dver-
tisement and comes out of it brighter
than ever. He was mayor of Washing
ton, New Jersey from 1879 to 1883, five
terms, and recently declined reroml-
nation for the sixth term. His ins,ru-
ments, as is we'll known, are very popu-
lar and are to be found in all parts Of
the world. We are informed that dur
ing the next ten years he intends to sell
200 600 more Of his make; that means a
business of $20,000,000, if we average
them at 500 each. 1t is already the
largest business Of the kind in existence.
Write or call upon Daniel f. Beatty,
Washington, New Jersey, for catalogue,
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Notice Of Sealed Proposals.

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals for the construction Of a wooden
bridge across the Stony creek, on the
Williston and Nesson road, vii! be re-
ceiyed at the office of the County Audi
tor of Williams county, North Dakota,
at his office in the Town OF Winston,
n d., mp to and including the 10th day
Of May, 1898, at o'clock in the after
noon of said day. Said bridge to be one
span 80 feet long, with approaches, aud
three (3) feet above west bank Of creek.
The board Of county commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the Auditors office in the Town OF
Williston, N. d.
Dated the 9th day. of April, 1898.
II. ROEHR,
County Auditor.
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Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro.
posas for the construction of second
story to the present frame school build
ing in the Town Of Winston. according
to the plans and specifications on file in
the office OF the school clerk of Williston
Special School District, will be received
at the office Of the clerk Of the Board Of
Education of Williston Special School
District, in the Town Of Willston, coun-
ty Of Williams and State Of North Dako-
ia, up to and including the 25tf day Of
April, 1898, at s O'Clock p. m. of said day.
The building to be completed on or be-
fore the 10th day Of August, 1898. A
good and sufficient bond, equal to IS per
cent Of the bid, must accompany each
proposal as a guaranty Of good faith on
part Of the bidder. The Board Of Edu-
cation reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. r. Fl. COPELAND,
School Clerk.
Wi|liston, N. D., March %. 1898,
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Dotted Veil House.

A doctor has moved into new house,
one OF the finest in Washington. Hecalls
it the dotted veil house. When people
seem surprised he explains. This physi-
clan is specialist. He devotes himself
to diseases of the eyes. The money to
build the mansion was accumulated
from fees which were earned in the
treatment of eyes injured by wearing
dotted wills. Not all of the profession
rsfe 81 fsss5 Tyis FTeshinrton oculist.
st. LOUIS tiIobe-Democrat.
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Notice of Final Proof.
r. s. Land Office at MinOt, y. D..

a. S. Land Office at Minot, n. d.
April Is, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of her intention to
make final proof in support of her claim, and that
said proof will be made before L, LeOnhardy,
judge of the county court Of Williams county
N. D., OF Williston, n. D.. on May IS, 1925 viz:
FLORIEN A. DUNN. formerly FIorien a.
LoftuS,)
H. F. No y, for the nel of section 90, Town
ship 154, Range 100.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon ana cultivation
of said land viz:
Philip Bonham, George W. Newton. Louis
Schierbeck, Robert C. Mathews, all Of Willis
ton, N. D. THOMAS E. DISCARD,
apr22 Regis er.