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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
MIR. BOYLE TAKES A HAND.
Asks County Attorneys to Prosecute
the New York Life.

Attorney General Boyle has sent
letter to every county attorney in the
state requesting him to bring criminal
prosecution against agents and repre-
sentatives of the New York Life Insur-
ance company found doing business in
their respective counties.
Mr.. BOyle's letter states that he has
been advised of continued solicitation
Of business by the representatives of
the company which has no license or
permit to engage in business in this
state
The laws of this state require that
such companies have a license" says
Mr. Boyle. Tt has none. 1t claims it
is entitled to one, which, if true, it can
be secured by mandamus proceedings
against the superintendent of insur-
ance.
"Since the company has no license or
permit" he continues, its continuation
in business is Illegal and its agents
should be prosecuted"
Discussing the subject. Mr.. Boyle
says:
If a Kansas company were doing
business in New York in violation of
the law, such as this insurance COM
pany is indulging in, it would be quick
~ driven out of the state by the legal
authorities. This company is openly
defying the law and we propose to put
a stop to it..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
CORBIN TO HAVEIT.
To Be Made Adjutant General of the
Army by Mckinley.


New York, Jan. 1O.-President McKin-
ley will appoint three chiefs of staff de-
partments in the army with the rank of
weeks, says the Washington correspond
ent of the Herald. The choicest plum
will be the last to be given-that of the
adjutant generalship, which is to be given
to Colonel H. c. Corbin, the ranking as
sstant adjutant general.
Colonel Corbin has recently been trans
ferred to duty in Washington, having for
several years occupied the post of adju-
tant general of the department of the
east, with headquarters on Governors
island, New York. Colonel Corbin is a
personal friend of the president, who, in
appointing that officer to be adjutant
general bestows upon him the highest
military honor in his gift. His appoint
ment has the approval of nearly every
public man in Washington.
Colonel Corbin's appointment is made
possible by the retirement of Adjutant
General Samuel Brock, who has held the
office only since last September, having
been appointed to succeed Brigadfer Gen
eral George D. RuggIes. The commissary
the army will both retire within a few
days of each other-Brigadier General
VIM. Bell, commissary general, on Janus
airy IS, and Brigadter General George H.
Weeks on February 3. The president will
not observe any rules of seniority in maxi
ing the appointments of their successors.
Colonel Samuel T. Cushing, whom he has
decided to make cOmmissary general,
ranks fifth among the officers of his corps
and Colonel Marshall Ludington. whom he
will appoint quartermaster general, rank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
sNAP shots AT HOMENEWs

A concert viii be given January 10 at
Arion hall
The kindergarten at the Bowman Mem
orial hall reopened today.
The Topeka Academy Of Medicine and
Surgery will meet tonight.
Harry Bone the new assistant United
States attorney. rides a bicycle.
over 80 people united with the First
Presbyterian church Sunday.
Special services are being continued in
many of the churches this week
The Colored Free Silver club will meet
Tuesday evening at headquarters.
The Kansas Day club banquet will be
given at the Copeland hotel January 20.
Wednesday evening Topeka temple No.
2, Rathbone Sisters, will install officers.
The Ninde Chautauqua circle will meet
this evening at the First Methodist church
parlors.
Labor Commissioner Johnson's annual
report will be a very complete statistical
document.
The January term of the district court
commenced today with a call of the
docket.
Robert Burns birthday will be cele-
brated January Is by the Scottish people
of the city
Judge Foster has ordered the sale of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
A POOR CONSTITUTIONS.
Cause of the Failure of the Brooklyn
Dry Dock Explained.

New York, Jan. 1O.-Drawing of the
water from the city dry dock in the
Brooklyn navy yard discloses the true
condition of its faulty construction.
A Golfer dam was sunk at cost of $75,-
900. This revealed the whole condition of
the subaqueous portion of the dock. It
was seen that the sheet piIing, which
should have been driven in a row thirty
feet into the bed of the river, had been
driven not more than three feet. In many
places it had been driven down even less.
AS a consequence the action of the water
had drawn the piles out of place, SO that
the whole apron was crooked and worth
less. Some of the timbers had fioated
away. The water had played at its own
will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

against our rabbit product Our Jerry
Simpson is a dairyman when at home
therefore he, too, will be against US. As
to the member from our own district,
(Mr. VincenO he is a stOclzhOlder in
our company, and the law stops him
from aiding any measure that VIII put
dollars in his own pockets. So, you see.
Mr.. BOutelle, we are in a predictament,
and something must be done and that
quickly, too. As American citizens we
feel that we have rights, as well as 9TH
er people, that ought to be respected,
and as our congressman appear to have
other axes to grind we are necessarily
forced to appeal to the generosity OF an
outsider for the necessary relief ana
have selected you for the reasons above
stated. We urgently implore you, kind
outraged people, and your humble ser
want"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
BIG RANCH SOLD.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 1O.-The West
ern Union Beef company has just sold
5000 steers off its West Texas ranch to
Clifton Anderson of Wyoming. The con-
sideration is said to be $4,000.
The Western Union company is dis
posing of all it's stock and property To-
Gated in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico
and Montana, and will retire from
business.
It is the largest cattle company in
the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
LIBERTY PARTY TO MEET
Will Hold a Conference Here Feb
ruary I.

The Liberty party, or what is perhaps
better known as the free silver wing of
the Prohibition party has called a con-
ference of the followers of that faith in
Topeka February 1.
The call is issued by B. F. Clark of Al
len county and the conference is to be
held in the office of J. S. Lehman, super
intendent of the state house grounds.
At that time the State Temperance
unions annual convention will be held
and the two elements of the Prohibition
party are likely to be united for the COM
ing campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
ROLL Is UNRELIABLE.
Gross Irregularities in Indian Affairs
are Discovered.

st. Louis, Jan. 1O.-The GIobe-Democrat
this morning says that when William ].
Mcconnell the special commissioner an
pointed by the president to investigate
the correctness of the rolls of the Chero-
kee freedmen and the alleged steal of
$126,0O0 makes his report to the secretary
of the interior, it viii show that the Cliff
ton roll is absolutely unreliable. Mr.. Nc
Cornell is stopping here after a months
work in the Indian Territory, and after
preparing his report viii proceed to Wash
ington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

''Nigger JIM her parents know nothing
positively, but Mr.. Kelly said today: st
wouldn't be a bit surprised to hear posi-
lively that she had been married. The
description of her in the dispatch TALES
exactly, but I suppose we will hear soon"
Miss Kelly left Topeka for Klondike in
September last. She had a complete OUT
fit consisting of fur suit, all kinds of
warm clothing and a complete camp out
fit. October she sent a telegram from
Benefits post saying she had reached
there in safety. The telegram arrived in
Topeka October 20.
The following special dispatch from Sc
attic gives the news of the marriage:
Seattle, Wash, Jan. S.-The first genu-
inc romance reported from the Klondike
country reached here today when a party
of miners arrived from Dawson City after
a perilous trip. 1t is the marriage of
''Nfgger Jfrn,' the camp name of the son
of an old louisiana planter and ex-slave-
holder, to a charming young Kansas wo-
man who went to Dawson City to do
newspaper work for Kansas City and ST.
Louis papers. The arrivals don't remem-
Der the name of the young lady, but say
she attracted attention by her dashing
style and the wearing OF elegant fur gar
ments She will be the richest woman in
KIondike, as all of ''Nigger Jim's' claims
are producers.
'eNigger JIM went to Klondi1e when
the gold discovery was first made, and
stalxed out a number of the very richest
claims. He acquired fame in that region
during last fall by compelling barkeeper,
at pistols point, to divulge the hiding
place of s22,O 900, which the barkeeper was
accused of stealing from him.
There is only one Kansas woman known
to be at KIondike. 1t is Miss Emma
Kelly, daughter of ex-senator H. B.
Kelly.
Miss Kelly went to Chicago last summer
as a reporter for a paper there
She left for KIOndike during the latter
part of September. For several years
prior to that time she was engaged in
newspaper work She workeG on an
evening paper in this city and left here
last June to take a more lucrative posi-
ton with a Chicago paper. While there
she became acquainted with some hnan-
ciers who had formed a company to en-
gage in the mining business in the new
gold fields
The president of the concern concluded
it would be brilliant idea to send wo-
man to Dawson City to act as cashier. He
fitted Miss Kelly out with clothes suit
able for that climate, and gave her $1,000
in cash to pay her personal expenses.
O1of Ekberg. merchant tailor. us
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
YELLOW FEVER SERUM.
Three Packages Arrive From Monte
video For u. S. Health Board.

New York, Jan. 1O.-The Norton line
steamer ATiramer, which arrived this
morning from the River Plata and Bra
I'll ports. brought three packages of
yellow fever serum forwarded by DIR. J.
SaranelH of the Institute de Hygiene
Experimental, at MontevideO.
Two packages are addressed to Sur
geon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service and the other to
Health officer a. H. DOty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
MONEY PILING UP.
New York Bank Reserve Gains a
Million a Day.

New York, Jan. 1O.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes
Surplus reserve, increase 81, AS, S25; loans,
increase, 81, 995. 800; specie, increase 81, $751;
500; legal tenders, increase, 81, 250, 100; de-
posits, increase s1O.52S. 800; circulation in
crease S64, 700.
The banks now hold so. 264,575 in excess
of the requirements of the % per cent
rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

Not how cheap bur how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
Weather Indications

Chicago, Jan. 1O-For Kansas: Rain
or snow tonight and Tuesday; colder
in southeast quarter tonight; easterly
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

Shirts, collars and cuffs Numbered
to look like new Ivy Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and liz West sth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10

OIof Ekberg. merchant tailor. 71S
Kansas avenue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
TeLEGRAPHlC BREvlTlES.

The Spanish warship Viscaya will be
received In proper manner at New
York.
The port of Italia, Alaska, is blockad-
ed with freight, and thousands of men
are there to get an early start for the
Klondike.
Gen. Weyler wants to go back to
Havana and become a member of the
chamber OF deputies He says the
Maine disaster was due to the Incidence
of the crew.
The British bark Atacama, from New
Castle, ~ S. w, for san Diego, was
abandoned Mt sea. The captain and
three persons landed Mt sydney
Twelve of the crew are missing.
The big Niles tool works at Hamilton
o.. is turning out l2-inch mortars for
the government for ships as fast as
possible. Within the last two days the
work has been greatly hastened to
all appearances.
Official messages Of condolences at
the Maine disaster have been received
at Washington from the governments
of Great Britain. France, Germany.
Spain. Haiti, Greater Republic OF Cen
trail America, Turkey and Russia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
A Real Blood Remedy.

Of Mexico she had replenished her stock
from the naval store at the Key West
station. Teh coal there taken on was
anthracite, which, said Captain Brad
ford, us no more subject to spontan-
eous combustion than a pile of stones"
The Maine took on $50 tons of this
coal in December, and January, before
she left for Havana she loaded up with
27J tons more. This coal at Key West
is kept behind a picket fence. very
much exposed to any evil minded per-
son who might desire to conceal a bomb
therein, something that could only be
effected with great dicfflulty after the
coal was stored in the bunker.
These obscure fires arising from
spontaneous combustion are very diff
cult to detect. Such fires have been
known to shoulder un6isturbed in piles
of coal in the Washington navy yard
for many days before breaking out
and this, too, Notwithstanding the fact
that the piles We're visited almost daily.
Aboard a ship the taking of the tenn
perature of the magazines daily is one
of the precautions to guard against
such fires In the case of the Maine
this observation was usually taken mt
. o'clock in the morning. SO that it was
entirely possible for bunker fire to
have developed sufficiently during the
twelve hours that elapsed before the
explosion to have ignited the ammuni-
don. While the brown powder used for
| the ten-inch guns is difficult to ignite
| without detonator still application of
| heat in excess of 800 degrees for some
time will cause the explosion which the
| application Of u match would fail To
bring about.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
DEATH TO AMERICANS.
Another Incident showing the Bitter Anti
American Feeling In Havana.

Nwe York, Feb 17.-Medical Director
Wood of the naval hospital, Brooklyn.
Is in possession of the copy of circu-
lar, incendiary and outrageous. which
was passed about the streets, on rail-
way cars and other places in Havana.
A translation of this circular was sent
to Medical Director Wood by an officer
on the Maine, who picked 1t up
while on train returning from n bull
fight. The circular Is as follows:
"Spaniards, long live Spain and
honor. What are we doing, that We al
low yourselves to be insulted in this
way? Do you not see what they have
done to US in Withdrawing our brave
and beloved Weyler who would at
this very time have finished with this
unworthy rebelliOus rabble, who are
tramping on our flag and our honor?
Autonomy is imposed on us to set us
to one side and TO give posts of honor
and authority to those who initiated
this rebellion, those ill-born autono-
mists, ungrateful sons of our beloved
country.
"And finally these Yankee hogs who
NEEDLE in our affairs, humiliating us
to the last degree and for still greater
taunts order to us one of the ships OF
their rotten squadron, after insulting
us in their newspapers and driving us
from our homes. Spaniards, the mo-
ment of action has arrived. Sleep not
Let us show these vile traitors that
we have not yet lost shame, and that
we know how to protect with energy
befitting a nation worthy and strong as
our Spain is, and always will be.
death to Americansl Death to au-
tonomy! Long live Spain Long live
Weyler."
Mrs. Jungen. wife Of Lieut.. Carl w.
Jungen, watch officer of the Maine.
is at the home of her uncle, Medical
Director Wood. In answer to the
question as to whether any of her hus-
bands letters indicated n feeling eX-
isting in Havana against the American
officers, she said:
"Oh, yes. In all the letters from my
husband he has spoken of the bitter
feeling against the Americans, which
was everywhere apparent. This WINS
among the lower class of Spaniards,
Observation-Disclosures followers. In a
letter dated as late as February 10th
he used the significant expression, IF
we don't get away from here soon
there will be trouble
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
TEN MORE BODIEs.
They are from the Maine, but Cannot be
Identified.

Havana. Feb. 1.-THE night of the
disaster to the Maine a light wind
from the southwest was blowing and
her head pointed in a southeasterly di-
rection. She was moored in about
twelve meters of water forward and
drew about thirteen meters aft. The
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII was
about 200 meters from the American
battleship.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was in the cable office filing
message when the explosion occurred
He saw from the window of that office
great column of fire shooting up-
ward and he hurried to the wharf and
to the quarters of Admiral Menterola.
By this time the flames extended over
the whole ship. and in a few moments
the Maine sank.
twisted the battleship that her re-
mains now appear like pile of wreck
age. All the upper deck structure.
turrets and guns are in a heap, and
one boiler has been blown out of its
place, and at o'clock yesterday after
noon was still smoking on deck. The
foremost and bow of the Maine have
collapsed, and now only the end of
her mainmast remains above water.
The boats Of the Spanish cruiser Al
tonso XIII have picked up a quantity
Of wreckage including boats and
nag, ana To-Day ten more nodies were
found in the harbor and taken to the
morgue. II is impossible to identify
them.
capt. Sigsbce went on board the Al
fonso XIII yesterday and thanked the
Spanish commander, Capt, Manuel
Elias, for the services the Spanish
sailors had rendered upon the occasion
of the great disaster.
Contrary to the reports current here.
the divers have not made any invest-
cation OF the wreclS. and the general
opinion expressed in Spanish circles Is
that the explosion occurred inside the
Maine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
PRESIDENT OF VIC. 7. U.DEAD.
Miss Frances E. Willard Passes Away from
Mortality.
Early Career of tho Great Temperance
Worker Comes After Three
Weeks Illness.

New York. Feb. 1s.--Miss Frances E.
Willard. president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, died
shortly after midnight this friday
morning at the Hotel Empire, this city.
At the bedside of Miss Willard at the
time of her death were her nieces, Mrs.
w. w. Baldwin, Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens,
vice president of the w. c. T. u; Miss
Anna NJ. Gordon, Miss Wizards sec
rotary, and DR.. Alfred X. Hill. Miss
willard had been III for about three
weeks. DR.. Hill made the following
statement tonight
Miss Willard had suffered some
years from profound anemia, and on
several occasions had been given up TO
die. Last summer she seemed to take
on n new lease of life and gained in
weight and strength, 80 that she went
through her convention work ut To-
ronto and Buffalo, which was most
arduous and came out much better
than was expected. but on her arrival,
1--WE weeks ago. she was much pros
trated, and readily took the grippe,
which attacked the stomach, liver in
testlnes, and later the nervous system.
"'rhe disease progressed favorably,
and in many respects she had consid-
tGhblN l1llDIONtu Witch Nut liNtli lsSht
came and overwhelmed the nerve CEN
tiers. There was no carcerous degrade
ton of any organ, as has been
stated"
There will be funeral services in New
York city and later in Evanston, ILL.,.
Miss Wizards home, where the body
will be taken.
Frances Elizabeth Willard WINS born
near Rochester, N. Y. September IS
1899. She graduated ut the Northwest
ern Female college, Evanston, ILL.,. 1858
She was a successful teacher In several
western towns. and was the director OF
the Genesee Wesleyan seminary OF
Lima. N. V, 1s66-67. In 1s7l-7i she was
professor of esthetics in Northwestern
university. and dean of the woman's
college connected with 1t.
In 1S69-71 she Travelled in Europe
Egypt and Palestine. and on her re-
turn delivered lectures in Chicago. She
is the Author OF nineteen Beautiful
Years" biographical sketch OF a de-
ceased sister; Glimpses of Fifty
Years" "a Great Mother" and Other
works.
She became president Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in 1879
founded the Worlds Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union in 1888. and has
been preside mt of the same since 1883
She was editor-in-chief of the Union
Signal, the official organ of the white
ribbon movement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18

country is increasing daily. II is our
duty to insist upon the FULLEST llrht.
and whatever may be said a revlsion
of the trial has now become absolutely
imperative" (Muimurs and applause)
Let this document be shown 1s ="
continued NJ. Zola's counsel. and if
Dreyfus is guilty we will admit the
fact and we Will all return to our avo-
cations OF peace or war, which mon
Genorale, we need not fear with such
officers as you" (Applause) Let
Gen. Pellieux, therefore. explain him
self unreservedly and let the document
be brought
81 absolutely approve of the words of
Gen. Pellieux." replied Gen. Gonz. but
| do not think the documents In cues
ton can be brought here"
Gen. Pellieux lnterposed, saying:
"Mention has been made of secret
document introduce Mt the court mar
tial. but no H. been adduced. [
ask that &c. Jisdcffre be heard"
A captain wos then dispatched to
fetch Gen. Bolsdefire, and in the mean
while the presiding Judge called upon
Mai. Esterhazy to testify, but NJ. la
boric interviewed. He said: "oh, no.
Not until Gen. Bolsdeffre has been
heard. The Incident Is too grave for
the case to proceed until 1t Is COM
pletely cleared up"
NAL Esterhnzy, who was about to
enter the witness stand with his face
deadly pale, thereupon withdrew and
The court suspended the session in or
der to allow NJ. Labore to draw up
certain arguments. In the meantime
the excitement increased. The incl
dent was discussed in frenzied manner
and the general opinion expressed was
that the trial had taken sensational
and grave turn.
When the court was again called to
order Gen. Boisdeffre had not arrived
and so the court was adjourned until
tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18

,tafis, Feb. 17.--At the zo,o ,r,,, ,,,
,TsoeInoon, Gen. Pell!eux vbo ', , 'hls
M vAaInlned as a witness rnea "a ~
asl IN eNpectedly loud velce ssid gnu ~. IN
her o Wv oe allowed to speak" HE
incressunsSeu excitement In CONT ma !,
s,eadr,.u as the general na,,an ~ ~
arted 70 the stand, said. wv ns
moi ,ssaly. but, MS the defonso ' ~,
viii rs,' u certain essential mntio,. mas
You ' Is In the words of Col I In,, i
have i TX Tor light. Then Won 'V my;
SSSSa,u,nRuing, Gen. Penleux sotd.
la,ed ~ Ne umc NJ. Castellinn re-.
war bad government the n,tnis,a.p ur
The ruIi, 'eyfived an absolute nroor os
which NJ W preyfus. This nraas
note in wh, seen, Is In the form az ~
say You baeh are the words MAJ.
Jew, 'e mad relations with this
co ntanl'TSa was - not signed and was no.
which was ~ ~ visiting card upon
VI The doc,,r,as same cipher word ne
f(GnoOorate Yh, Gen. Boisdeffre can
'A.!n1Pslease) """t have said"
throW Ss Is Is an absolutely nou
borles INTO the cose g an new feature
n'ormtscbbssee,,re read the report of NJ
iieux, 'sltssille,' replied Gon N
closed dcole.o 1t was read I"' hei rel;
This docpmasaar.k NJ Laborlc retor,oa.
reliable eyidasat cannot be consIde sre;
sNamined. tue until 1t has bnen s,,,,.,
gus was bto,. condemnation m MY
document arssht about nv n 80.
,.Iond docn,n now appears ,ha,
II be dlscusssSs,n r., exists. Why should i
me excitement In The