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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
NICARAGUA CANAL SYNDICATE.
w. X. Grace VIII Head IL with
Plenty of Money.

New York. oct. Sl.-W. r. Grace denied
emphatically that the Nicaragua canal
syndicate in which ne IS interested, and
is represented by Edward f. Cragin, in
Chicago. and Edward r. Eyre of New
York, had been or were going, or are to
be dissolved. lie said that new COM
pany would be formed for the purpose Of
building the canal which would have am
pie financial backing. Mr. Grace VIII be
at Che head Of lhe new corporat.on.
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New York, Oct 3l.-lhe city tax, amount
ing 70 93035,OS6, was passed to-day by the
board OF estimate and apportonment. The
department estimates were cut $1,000 1S5
education alone was 81, ,4O5. .2B4 About
5000 600 Of this sum was allowed for new
schools, but was taken out of the budget
on the ground that II should be raised by
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PREPARATION News SUPPRESSED.
Daily Mail Publishes Nothing About
Navy Affairs This Morning.

London, Nov. 1.-The Daily Mail this
lands war preparations, explaining that
silence is due to a letter from the war e.
flee asking it not TO publish anything
which might be useful to a possible en-
emy."
The Daily Mail confirms the reports Of
unexampled activity a the French dock-
yards. notably at Toulon, where the coast
forts have been experimenting with mel
inite shells against an old gunboat
The Cairo correspondent of the Daily
Mail says an Egyptian battalion has been
dispatched 10 Fashoda.
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Shreveport. La, Oct. 3l.-Fire to-day
burned out Crawford. jenkins & Boorb.
Wholesale grocers, and Morris, Dickson q
Co, wholesale druggists Adjacent este
lishments were damaged by water. Te1l
loss estimated al $i25,00O; partly insurA
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prominert g. 4. n. OnIcer Dend.

Minneapolis. Mlnn., Nov. III. X. Mertz
assistant adjutant general, Grand Army
Of the Republic, department. Of Minnesota,
and one Of the best known Grand Army
OF the Republic men of the West, dropped
dead In a hotel Ia this city shortly after
midnight.
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Vancouver, B. c., Oct. S.-An uncon-
firmed report says the Canadian Pacific
Railway has received word from the Brit
ish admiralty that the three British liners
may be required At any moment 10 be
transformed into cruisers.
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IT WAS A FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
omaba's Exposition Closes with a
Dividend for Stockholders.

Omaha. Neb., Oct. S1.-The trans-Missls-
sippi and international exposition closed
at midnight. The closing hours Of the en-
terprlse were brilliant. Fully 1900 people
crowded the grounds to-day.
The grand total will considerably exceed
2GO0.0OO. The exposition was a financial
success. something over 100000 remaining
10 be divided among the stockholders A
fraction less than 100000 have been re-
ceiyed and S1,5O0O00 expended.
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Austin, Tex, Oct. S1.--To-day Gov. Gull
berson issued a proclamation setting aside
tne quarantine. against Mississippi and
Louisiana.
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washington, Oct. 31.-Maj. Gen. Henry
w. Lawton. recently in command at San
tiago has been ordered 20 command the
second Corps, relieving Gen. Graham. re-
GENTLY retired.
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Harrisburg, Pa. Oct. 31.-Senator Quay
passed through here late tonight on his
way from Philadelphia to his home in
Beaver. Shown the charges made by DR..
swallow, Of a proposition from Democratic
otate Chairman Garman to "sel out 10
quay, the senator said: "The charges are
absolutely untrue. / have never had an
interview, either with Mr.. Keck or Mr..
Garman"
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CHARGES OF A sELL-ouT.
Alleged Purchaser, However, Brands
Accusations Untrue.

Wiiliamsport. Pa. Oct. S1.-More fuel
was added to the flame of Pennsylvania S
furious campaign tonight, when DR.. Silas
T. Swallow. the honest government"
candidate for Governor, boldly charged
that the Democratic state chairman, John
M Garman, had made a proposition TO
United States Senator Quay to "sell OUT
the state Democracy.
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The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

in the light of a pleasing sacrifice to
the goddess. and thousands-nay, it is
alleged even millions-of people were
thus destroyed by the thugs.
The English in India found it impoS-
sible to suppress thuggery by ordinary
means. Yet they realized that it was
their duty to shield their fellow crea-
lures under their protection from as
sassination.
Accordingly, they adopted precisely
the same principle and theory which Is
to be hoped and may be expected that
the congress will adOpt-namely: that
the mere fact of belonging to the cult
of thuggery, as to the cult of anarchy,
constitutes criminal Offense, each con-
stituting an association formed for the
specific purpose of murder and crime.
Acting on this theory the English au-
thOrities started in by arresting and
either hanging or inprisOning for life
every native that could be judicial1y
proved to be a thug, irrespective of the
question whether he had committed
any definite murder or not. The mere
fact that he was a thug was sufficient
to brand him criminal and as a foe of
society, who as such was deserving of
punishment, and whom in any case it
was the duty of the state to render
harmless.
By this means the English authorities
succeeded in entirely stamping thuggery
out of India, an empire which it had de-
VaStated for hundreds of years.
The determination of the thugs COM
menced under the governor generalship
of Lord William Bentinck in 1881 and
was completed under Sir Edward Brad
ford, long at the head of the police de-
partment in India, and now chief Of
the metropolitan police in London.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
KANSAS NEWS.
Atchison is Excited Over Its
Gas Find.
The Pennsylvania Expert Says
Prospects Are Good.
NOT MARSH BUT ROCK
Has Thoroughly Explored at
DOniphan Lake
And Will Probably Invest Some
Eastern Money.
NOT MARSH BUT ROCK

Atchison, Nov. 26.-Harvey Rankin,
the natural gas expert who was sent
west by a Pittsburg firm to examine
the gas at Doniphan lake, visited the
lake on Wednesday, in company with
Professor Knerr and ]. A Smith. On
Sunday or Monday he will go to the
gas fields of southern Kansas, and will
return to Atchison again before going
home.
Mr.. Rankin says that he found the
gas without difficulty; hundreds of
pockets of it, under the ice. He found
it most plentiful near the mouth of In
dependence creek. At this place he
bored a hole through the ice to one
pocket, possibly three feet across, and
lighted the gas. A flame shot up five
or six feet, and burned three minutes
and a half, by his watch. Other pock-
cts were opened, and Mr.. Rankin put
his nose to the escaping gas. It did not
have the smell of the natural gas with
which he is familiar; on the contrary,
it had a rotten smell, a smell of decay
ing vegetation. At another place he
found considerable quantities of gas
bubbling up through a large open space
in the ice; apparently the escaping gas
had agitated the water so much that it
did not freeze. He put a large pole into
this hole, and did not find bottom. He
rather inclines to the opinion that the
gas at DOniphan lake is marsh gas.
Mr.. Rankin would not make an esti-
mate Of the value of a strong well o9
natural gas at Doniphan lake, but ad-
mitted that he would rather have it
than $50,000 in gold. Mr.. Rankin has
made a report to his company, but the
nature of this report, of course, is not
known. 1t is known, however, that he
is so much interested that he will make
another visit to the lake, and that he
will visit the gas fields in southern
Kansas, to see If the conditions there
are anything like the conditions here.
1t is also known that he is in consulta-
tion with an attorney today with refer
ence to the Kansas laws governing such
operations as he may undertake. 1t de-
velOps that his company has been hear
ing of the Doniphan lake gas for some
time. Sheffield Ingalls, had some cores
pondence about it, and brought pro-
fessOr from Lawrence to make an ex-
animation. This man declared it was
marsh gas. Professor Knerr, however
an equally good authority, and who has
given the subject greater attention, is
equally positive that the gas at Doni-
phan lake is true rock gas.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
Thanksgiving Weddings.

Thursday was a paying Thanksgiv-
ing for Probate Judge Dolman. In the
course of an hour he issued six mar
riage licenses to as many happy cou-
ples.' They were as follows:
William r. Young, Topeka, aged o.
and Susie M. Shumate, Lincoln, Neb.,
aged q.
W. E. Slater, Topeka, aged 80, and So
phine Norris, Topeka, aged q.
Leander T. Cook, aged 21, and Maude
NJ. Tincher, aged Is, both of Jefferson
county.
H. H. Hughes, aged 40, and Matte A.
SeymOre, aged 27, both of this city.
Hugh johnson, aged 33, and Lucy Ri
ley, aged 26, both of Topeka
Walter Morris, aged 80, and Edith
Blangeres, aged 25, both of this city.
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NOT A THING WRONG.
a Chaplain Testifes That Manage
ment of the War Was Perfect.

New York, Nov. 26-The Rev. Dwight
Galloupe of Jersey City, who went to the
front as chaplain of the Ninth United
States infantry, testified before the war
investigating commission today. He told
of the condition of the regiment atTampa,
of the voyage to Cuba, and Of the work
of the regiment at the front. Colonel
Roosevelt he said, testified that his regi-
ment had some difficulty in finding a
transport to Santiago and great confusion
prevailed al Tampa. I saw no confusion,
and the only delay to my regiment was
one of one and one-half hours, caused by
the jamming of a gang-plank. All of our
men landed in Cuba in splendid condition.
There was no sickness aboard, and I at
tribute their fine physical condition to
the discipline maintained. The men were
made to exercise on deck every day"
Mr.. Galloupe said there hard
ship in sleeping in the open air in Cuba.
The air was warm and the ground was
dry sand. He slept several nights in the
complaints from any of the men.
He described at length the prepare ton
for the reception of the sick after the San
tiago battle and said the stories of neg
lect and lack of accommodation had been
grossly exaggerated.
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"A home for released, penitentiary
convicts has been established in Chi
cago. and IS supported by private con-
tributions. The list of charities is now
almost complete. There is yet lacking
an asylum for those who refuse to
work and have failed to obtain public
Office. If some philanthropic individual
will inaugurate a movement to provide
for this numerous class of citizens, he
will find, doubtless a sufficient number
Of people of means both ready and will
ling to contribute the necessary funds
for its support
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

Georgia IS about to go into the mon
ey Issuing business on her own account.
"A bill has passed the lower house
which provides for a state commission
which shall have authority to issue cir
culating notes to state banks to an
amount equal to IS per cent of their
capital 1t Is expected that the fed
eral government will Immediately de-
mand the payment of the 10 per cent
tax provided by law in such cases and
steps are being taken to resist its col
lection, the intention being to get the
matter into the United States supreme
court, on the chance Of having the law
declared unconstitutional. The Georgia
house is clearly opposed to a privileged
class of banks
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
COVERS THE PASTURE
Snow in Russell County Hard on
Stock.

Russell, Nov. 26.-The snow which
fell on Sunday and Monday and lies
with persistence has stopped the pas
turing of wheat to a great extent. In
former years the Russian, German and
Bohemian farmers of Russell county
who are its great wheat raisers, have
been fearful of letting stock Craze the
fields of new wheat in the fall and
winter. But this fall when the wheat
grew luxuriantly and hid the face of
the earth, and all Russell county SEEM
ed one vast mat of green, they changed
their ancient custom. They bought
calves to turn upon the wheat, or if
differently disposed, they took in calves
of ranchmen to pasture on the rich
green.
Wheat fields were fenced in and pas
tured like grass. lands, and pasturage
upon them was bought and sold like
grass lands are in summer season. 1t
has been learned that pasturing does
not injure the wheat for grain, while
it makes much milk, rich golden butter
and fat calves.
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WILD HONEY FOUND.
S6 Pounds Found in the Side of a
Wichita House.

Wichita, Nov. 26.-Recently Mr.. E. L.
Ewing had a residence moved to a lot
near the corner of Eleventh and Market
streets. The building was an old one
and had to have considerable repairs.
The workmen while taking off some
siding found 35 pounds of wild honey.
It was between the lath and weather
boarding. It was fresh and sweet and
Mr.. Ewing allowed the workmen to
take it.
During the preparatory work, neces-
sary before the house was moved, the
Worknen noticed a great number of the
bees about the house, but as none Of
them came near enough to bother them
little attention was paid to their buzz
zing When the honey was found 1t
was easily explained.
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real gladiators have passed. The ring
has degenerated into a center of bonn
bast, braggadocio, idle talk, and en-
counters faxed in the interest of a few
inside gamblers. The sooner the so
called sport comes to an end the bet
ter, though apparently New York is
the only place left where such dishonest
and disgraceful exhibitions are allow
ed. It is a fair sample of the demOraliz-
ing effect of Tammany rule upon the
morals. decency, and civilization of that
METROPOLIS
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

The New York Journal expresses its
view of the Corbett-Sharkey encounter
IN the following language:
The honest clergymen who denounced
last nights slugging match in advance
as a brutal exhibition" mistook it's
nature. The performance in the ring
of the Lenox Athletic club last night
was not a display of brutality, but of
scientific swiudling. The exact out
come Of the affair was predicted to
members of the Journals editorial staff
IN the afternoon, even to the round in
which the foul that was to give the
nght' to Sharkey was to occur. Meth
er man had q serious bruise when the
contest was over. The only damage
was to the pockets OF the dupes.
The public is to be congra atulated up
on this conclusion of the affair. 1t does
more toward the destruction of prize
nghting than all the sermons that could
oe preached by all the ministers be-
tween Porto Rico and the Philippines.
People who go to prize fights do not
care for sermons, but this blow hits
them In their tenderest spot.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
SHOOK WAS TOO GREAT.
An Ex-Kansas Soldier Dead as Re
suit of an oswego Tragedy.

Oswego, Nov. 26.-Albert Stice, a
Kansas volunteers who was mustered
out a short time ago, died here yester-
day afternoon. He was member OF
the band in his company
He was to the dance held here last
Friday night when Mrs. John Gillian
died. and it was said that he was
shocked by that accident and has never
been well since that time. The theory
of the people is that the shock on his
nerves was such that he never was able
to overcome it. He was only 20 years
old, and a very strong and robust young
man.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
GONE ONE YEAR AND A HALE
Missing Ford County Man Returns to
His Family.

Dodge City, Nov. 26.-George B. Doo-
little who left this county about one
and a half years ago, ana went to Ar
kansas with 81 800 to purchase cattle
and who was reported killed or mys-
teriously missing, has returned to his
family in this county.
Sheriff Bell and the A. o. q. w.
lodge at Minneola, endeavored to find
DOoIittIe. Sheriff Bell having made two
trips to Arkansas without finding out
anything definite concerning Dooittle
Mrs. Doolittle met her husband at Har-
ner. Doolittle having te1egraphed to Mr..
Wagner that he was coming. There are
various reasons given for Doolittle's S
mysterious disappearance.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
DEATH OF MISS GREEN.
Travelling Saleswoman Dies at Wich-
ita-To Be Blu ried in Topeka

Wichita, Nov. 26.-Miss Eta Green,
the well known travelling saleswoman
who has been on the road for the last
fifteen years for the Mound City Paint
company, died at the home of Presi-
dent Elder w. J. Martindale in West
Wichita yesterday of peritonitis. Miss
Green came here Saturday to spend
who are old friends. On Sunday night
she was taken sick and remained in
bed. Thursday night she became much
J8rse and it was apparent she could
not recover.
Miss Green's sister arrived here on
the evening train from Carrollton, Mo-,
and requests that the body be taken to
Topeka for burial and it will be taken
there on the Santa Fe leaving here at
10:40 tonight
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
KANSAS TEACHERS MEET.
Southeastern Association Holding a
Pleasant and Profitable Ses-
sion at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Nov. 26.-The second day
of the Southeastern Kansas Teachers
association convention showed much
Increased attendance. Prof. NJ. A.
Bailey, of the Kansas state normal, de-
livered an address on Ratio Methods in
Teaching Arithmetic" while President
VIII, of the Kansas agricultural college,
delivered an exhaustive address on
ssPreparation of the Teacher" The
Commercial club took the visitors for q
drive over the city, and last night the
club rendered the educators a. reception.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
Glover Leaf Receiver Resiens.

Toledo, o., Nov 26-Judge Taft to-
day accepted the resignation of Receiv-
er Pierce, of the Glover Leaf railway
which was rendered November 16. 1t is
to take effect December 1. Mr. Samuel
Hunt, of Cincinnati, an official of the
Cincinnati. Portsmouth & Virginia road
was named by the court for the vacant
receivership. Mr.. Pierces final ac-
counts are to be fled by January 1.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

Is it all right to stagger home from a
stag party?
Did you ever notice how few ''soft
snaps" there are in hard times"
If there is a red-haired girl in the fam
lily, she is always her fathers pet.
People from Wales are called ''Welsh, 81
but people from Belgium are called
'Belgians."
If the preachers knew the truth about
some people they wouldn't try very
hard to save them.
county gets married it is not In order
to refer to Dosage Orange Blossoms
Teachers would visit the folks in the
district a great deal more than they dc
if they weren't afraid of being asked
hard questions.
Away out in western Kansas there Is
locality Of several hundred square miles
that can boast but one tree. This tree
has been fenced in. and is called 1.-THE
Museum"
The chigre, mosquito or f1ys
In cuticle no longer delves;
But the bugs with red eyes, that looks
at you so wise,
AS they crawl on the windOW-shelves,
You fancy they say, How're you feel
ing today?
Last night we were out ourselvesPf
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
An Emporia Wedding in Topeka.

An Emporia couple came to Topeka
Thanksgiving and were married by
Probate Judge Dolman. Before the
marriage the groom swore the judge to
secrecy about the marriage, but would
not assign any cause for so doing. 1t
may have been an elopement, or it may
not have been. The couple gave Their
names as T. F. Moore, aged g. and
Carrie NJ. FrizzeIl, aged 26. Both were
well dressed and the young lady was
quite good looking.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
Pensions for Kausaus,

Washington, Nov. 26-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Poseph Owens. Kansas City,
$8; George P. Benton, Agra, SO.
Increase-Jacob Wahl, Gorham. So to
SO.
Original widows, etc.-Aary B. Dilley.
Cfmarron, 50; Arinda HodsOn, Crestling,
So; Mary E Wilson, Ewell, IS; Lena De
Witt Muse, Newton, $25.
Mexican war survivors-Special, No
vember 15-George w. Payne, Wichita,
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
DEATH OF ]. s. MGRATH.
President of the State Normal Board
of Raoanfe Passes Away.


Beloit, Nov. 26.-Joshua S. McGrath
died suddenly at his home near Salt
vile, Kas., Thursday afternoon at )
o'clock.
Some time ago he was stricken with
paralysis, but fingered along, apparent
Iy getting better, and was with his
family enjoying Thanksgiving dinner
eating very heartily, and entering thor
oughly into the spirit of the occasion
Soon afterward he suddenly died.
The deceased was about 40 years of
age He was the father of Frank NC
Grath, formerly president of the Kansas
Alliance: has been a member OF the
board of regents of the State Normal
school for several years, and was ITS
president at the time of his death
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
LONG DISTANCE RECORD.
Management of the Wabash Will
Handle Gould Special Lively.

Handle Gould Special Lively.
wabash. Ind, Nov 26.-The manage
ment Of the Wabash railroad is arrang-
ing for an attempt to smash the long
distance speed record Of the world in
handling the special train of George
Gould, the railroad magnate, from De-
troit to st. Louis early next month. The
distance is 4S0 miles. A schedule of 4SO
minutes for the run is preparing. Main
track switches will be spiked down
previous to the coming Of the special,
and all the other trains will be kept off
its time, while the track will be pa
dents.
The locomotives to be used are moguI
compounds, and the officers think the
distance can be Travelled by them in
the eight hours, not counting stops for
water and changes.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
AGED Negro Frozen to Death.

AxteIl, Nov. 26.-About four miles
southwest of this place darkey about go
years of age was found frozen to death
on the side of the public road, partly
covered with a snow drift. Word was
brought in by a farmer living near by.
and the deputy sheriff and a posse OF
men went out and found the darkey-
He was supposed to have wandered
from Frankfort, Kas.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

One reason that may be urged in IA
vor of keeping Roberts, the recently
elected Utah congressman out of his
seat is that the election wasn't fair.
There is reason to believe that he in
timidated some of the voters. He has
three wives and it Is suspected that he
caused every one of them to vote for
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

Ieavenworth, Nov. 26.-A forged
check for S252 has been passed on the
Leavenworth National bank by Rolley
Harvey, who used the name of his un-
Gle, Moses Harvey, part proprietor and
manager of the Big Usher stock farm
near Paramount. The forger purchased
a ticket for st. Paul. kilograms have
been sent for his arrest.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

performed by the Rev L. c. Schnaclze,
of the Congregational church, and was
witnessed by large assemblage Of
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dodge were among the first people who
made this county their home, and are
among the most prosperous. The bride
is an accomplished young lady. Mr..
TrayIer is at present located at Holly
rood, engaged in the grain business.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
Prettv Paraons eEirl in Trouble.

Fort Scott, Nov. 26.-AGiss Lizzie
Fisher, a pretty girl from Parsons, Kan,
was arrested by the federal authorities
and brought here today. she is charged
with sending obscene letters through
the mails and indicted by the grahd
the week.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26

The fact that Blanco has given up
and is preparing to return to Spain
Is evidence that there IS little hope of
getting any more money out of the is
land. The complete evacuation may be
eEpected to follow in a hurry.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-26
Popular Great Bend Wedding.

Great Bend, Nov 26.-The simple
ceremony uniting the hearts of two
young people occurred at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall H. Dodge, in this
city last evening. the parties being their
daughter Nellie and Mr.. Edward Tray
Ter Of Hol1yrood The ceremony was