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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
'sTaIes of the Trail"

For many years Colonel Henry In
man of the United States army was as
sOciated with that department of the
service which kept him in Kansas, Col
OradO and New MeXicO-then the unde-
veloped and sparseIy settled frontier
As an army officer he became familiar
not only with the territory but with
every class of life, savage and civilized
that prevailed thereabOut, and when he
retired from the service he found that
a retentiVe memory and a ready pen
served him well for the literary projects
he contemplated. Colonel Inman has
written many tales of adventure based
on experience and observation, and it
may be presumed that, so far as mater
ial goes, there is nobody so well quail
fed to write the early chronicles of the
plains. In ''Tales of the Trail" very
properly issued by a Kansas publishing
house. Colonel Inman presents a series
of capital stories of experiences among
the Kansas and New Mexico tribes
thirty-hVe years agO-stOrieS of thrill
ing escapes, of almost hopeless battles,
of Indian deviltry pitted against white
mans cunning There is much that is
fascinating in tales of western life, and
Colonel Inman has many of the notable
qualities of the good stOry-teller. He is
a clever descriptive writer,a good word
painter of nature and of character and
is in perfect harmony with his subject,
which he understands in every phase.
1t may be believed that his latest book
of stories will appeal to an interested
following. ('Tales of the Trail" by
Henry Inman. Crane & Co, Topeka,
$1OO)-Chicago Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
Electric Light on the Bridge.

The storm of Tuesday night damaged
the city electric light wires that carry
the current to North Topeka. The wires
are laid in a conduit on the new bridge
and the pavement will not have to be
torn up for them to be repaired. The
line that was formerly used on the city
railway bridge was pressed into service
and North Topeka will not be without
light while the repairs are going on but
there will be no lights on the bridge.
1t will probably take three weeks to re-
pair the damage as one of the wires
in the cable running through the con-
duit on the bridge is punctured. The
city electric light wires were crossed
with the fire alarm wires and the short
circuit burned out several of the boxes
on the north side of the river. The dam
age was confined to North Topeka and
has been repaired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
$4,000 MEN NEEDED.
That Number Necessary to Handle
the Philippines.

San Francisco, July 22.-"The United
States will require an army of $4,000
men to handle the Philippines said
DR.. de May, in discussing the prospects
of trouble even after Manila capitu-
lates. DR.. de May is the new civilian
contract surgeon of the Eighteenth
United States infantry, and in addition
to being linguist and an extensive
traveller through many islands and
through all the countries but South
America, has had cOnsiderab BILE expert
ence among the natives of the Philip
pines, both during residence in the
island and while stationed for some
time in British BorneO.
Even if peace were declared tomor-
rOm," he continued, I feel sure that
all the present expeditionary forces
is bound to be trouble with the natives.
There are nearly 5000, 00G of them, and
there are 1,4OO islands, all told, in the
Philippines group. Many of the natives
migrate from one island to another. SO
that the population of any one island or
settlement is never fixed.
4 think we will have more trouble
with these natives than we have had
with the Indians in this country. The
islanders are treacherous, revengeful
and lazy. They have a strict sense of
what is honorable in others and they
are quick to avenge themselves. Their
faVOrite means is by applying the torch
to buildings.
THE natives of the zooloo islands.
a small westerly group OIL the 1ulllp-
pines, are the most dangerous and
troublesome. They are known as 70
Ioks, according to their pronunciation.
They are migrating all the time, so
that it is difficult to know how many
of them there are, the population of
the ZoolOo islands varying from about
5000 to 500. The population of Manila
also varies; some times it may be per-
haps 400, 900 and then again only $50, 900.
mot one native in a thousand knows
any European language. The word
school is not in their vocabulary. They
have no educational system. On diff
ferent islands they speak different dia-
lects. Their language is very exact in
the fine distinction of words. For in
stance. there are three different words
for you applied to the man of high de-
gree, the middle class man and the SER
want To address the grandee by the
wrong you is to incur his scorn. and
to address the servant by higher
you is to incur his ridicule.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
LOCAL MENTION.

An Hawaiian flag is suspended from
the window of Attorney A. H. Cases
office on West Fifth street. Mr.. Cases
son is now practicing law in Honolulu.
There was no session of police court
this morning as the police had made
but two arrests which cases were set
for trial this afternoon.
Sergeant Owen and Patrol Driver
Kelley went into the country to secure
some hard wood which will be used in
turning cut "a new clubs for the police
force. They also brought back with
them a choice supply of chigre bites.
Owen and Kelley tried their luck at
target practice with a rifle. Each
shot IA times at a bird so feet away,
and finally the bord flew away.
The John E. SchnebIey drug store
will be sold by the sheriff on August
2. The stock has been appraised and
the necessary notices made. The as
signment was made by Mr.. Schnebley
after suit had been filed by the c. D.
Smith Drug company of Kansas City,
Mo, on a claim of SIPS It is prob
able that the stock will be purchased
by one of Topeka's drug firms.
Remember the lawn social at Au-
burndale this evening for the benefit of
the soldiers in the field. The cars run
right to the place, corner of Hawthorne
and Drive streets. A splendid pro-
gramme has been prepared consisting
of music, quartets, solos, Quintettes,
etc, and a full band. The lawn is one
of the largest and finest in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
KANSANS NOT FARMERS.
Massachusetts Colonel Tosses Bou-
quets at Camp Thomas

Wichita, July 22.-Sergeant John Ma
haney writing from Camp Thomas, at
Chickamauga, describes the Fourth OF
July celebration The kanSanS Vlslteo
the Eighth MaSSac huSettS which soon
returned the call. Mr.. Mahaney says:
I'VE returned to camp and had no
more than got settled down when we
heard a band playing the Star Spang-
led Banner and a thousand voices
cheering and upon looking out of our
tent we saw that it was the Eighth
Massachusetts regiment coming over
to return our compliment and they also
made for Col. Fitch's quarters and ser
enaded him, and the Kansas boys called
for Col. Pew of the Eighth MaSSacnuS-
ettS and he mounted a box and made
the best talk of the evening. He start
ed in with saying that the day we ar
rived in Chattanooga the Massachus-
etts boys called the TWenty-hrst Kan
sas a set of farmers. Kansas farmers
got everything.
when they found out we were to be
brigaded with them he nearly went
crazy to think they had to march by
the side of a pack of farmers. He said
he asked his regimental quartermaSter
why he couldn't get uniforms and clOtn-
ing for his men. The Quartermaster
told him the Kansas farmers got eve
rything there was and that if Massa-
chusetts men wanted any clothing they
had better send nome Tor II ana TO
have their mothers knit socks. The
Kansas men never wore socks until
they came here and they needed all
talk and said it was no wonder Kansas
did not have soldiers nor the men never
wore socks. For it was all on account
of Massachusetts men He said that
Kansas sent out a body of men that
three months ago no one would have
dreamt of being soldiers and now ne
said the Twenty-frst Kansas was the
most soldierly looking men Uncle Sam
has in the service, and not only look
like soldiers but are soldiers clear to
the backbone.
The Eighth Massachusetts are now
bosom friends of Kansas and he knew
that if the capitalists of Massachusetts
saw the Kansas men they would lend
them money at their own rate of inter-
est. After he finished the men of both
the Massachusetts and Kansas nearly
went wild with cheers over Col. Pew's
talk and the troops who accomplished
the surrender of Santiago, and then the
men departed for camp with the band
playing Yankee Doodle Well, If you
had seen or heard US celebrating I know
you would say it beat any political rat
afcatiOn at Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
FEMALE ATTIRE
Got Work Easier, But He Also Got
Drunk and Into Jail

New York, July 22.-Woman's clothes
brought employment to Henry DecIUs,
cook, much quicker than did mans
attire, consequently he discarded the
latter and adopted female apparel alto
gether. This plan worked admirably,
and so deceptive was Declus' face and
general appearance that, as he went
about IN WOman'S clothes, he was per-
fectly safe from detection; Safe-until
he got drunk last night.
In the Butler street police court, in
brooklyn; today, Declus looked so much
IKE a real woman, when he was ar
ratgned, that the magistrate and court
of1clals were embarrassed, in spite of
themselves, in dealing with his case.
Henry Declus, who has for years pass
ed as woman, is a Swede. He says
he is Al years old, and that he lives at
NO. 80 FOrty-ninth street, Brooklyn. He
has very light hair, fair complexion,
red cheeks and a shapely figure.
Declus was dressed in complete fe-
male attire when arraigned before Mag
istrate Lemont this morning. He wore
on his head a black bonnet, trimmed
with gay red flowers, and a veil cover
ed his face, but only slightly concealed
it over his shoulders a shawl was
drawn. He was arraigned on two
charges, one of intOxicatiOn and the
other of masquerading in female at
tire
Dec1us had walked abroad as a wo-
man so long that yesterday he grew
careless. At 10 O'Clock last night Police
men Ahern and Shackleton, of the Am
ity street police station. were surprised
to see respectfully dressed woman
coming down Columbia street endeaV-
oring to execute a step that was a cross
between a standing broad jump and a
double shuttle. The policeman approach
ed and laid OBTAINING hands on the
Syrating woman, when they were
dumbfounded to find that she was a
man, and a very much intoxicated man.
Declus was sobered and sad this
morning, and, when Magistrate Lemont
asked how he wanted to plead to the
charges, he said he would plead guilty
to the charge of intoxication.
But about the clothes, your honor"
pleaded Declues, you see I am a cook
by profession, and I find it easier to get
a place by assuming WCman's clothes.
have been sick and out of work for
some time, but I was formerly employ
ed as cook by the Havemeyers.
Magistrate LemOnt was puzzled over
the case, but finally said:
well, you will have to go to Jail for
ten days; but I'll reserve your punish
ment for wearing woman's clothes until
July 30"
Declus meek1y thanked the magis-
trate, and was led away to be stripped
of his petticOats by the court policemen.
He was then dressed in mans attire,
and taken to Raymond street Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
PRISONERS ANGERED.
Will Join in the Revolution When
Spain is Reached.

Portsmouth, N. H, July 22.-The /. ZOO
Spanish prisoners here are vOwine ven
geance against Sagasta and his cabinet
advisers and openly plan a revolution
upon their return to Spain. Several
Spanish naval and army officers who
were brought here also breathe ven
geance against Sagasta and assert that
the same feeling existed among troops at
Santiago, all blaming the premier for
the present condition of the govern
ment.
This is not the talk of common sail
ors alone. The officers of Cervera's fleet
when here expressed the deepest resent
ment against Sagasta and their home
government generally for ordering
them to leave the harbor of Santiago
when there was no chance of their fleet
escaping annihilatiOn.
They believe that if the government
had given Cervera free rein the fleet
would still be intact in the harbor of
Santiago and the Spanish flag would
still float over the city.
They freely assert that upon their re-
turn to Spain they will with heart and
soul enter upon any revolutionary plan
advanced, and they express the belief
that when the captive army is landed
on the coast there will be a path of
bloodshed cut clear to the palace in
Madrid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
ABOLISH CHICKENS.
They Cause Endless Rows Between
Neighbors and Should Be
Eliminated,

Captain William Peterson, who or
gained a volunteer company and
sought to have it enlisted in the ser
vice, is now at war on a little case
of his own. He has been arrested on
complaint of Mrs. Mary WEIGH on the
charge of disturbing the peace. Police
Judge L. S. Ferry issued the warrant,
and this afternoon the case will come
up for hearing.
Captain Peterson lives at 308 Monroe
street. Occupying the same premises as
a tenant, Mrs. WEIGH lives. She has
some chickens. The warrant charges
Captain Peterson with having wilfully
and unlawfully shut up Mrs. Welchs
chickens in a coal house and refused to
give her possession of them. Police Of
ficers say that Captain Peterson took
this course to bring about the payment
of rent which is said to be due him
from Mrs. WEIGH.
Several women of the neighbOrhood
have been interested in the case, and
the trial promises to be a lively one.
1t is about time for the city council
to pass an ordinance abOlishing the
keeping of chickens inside the city
limits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
HOBSON ARRIVES.
Crowds Gather and Cheer Him
in New York.

New York, July 22-Lieutenant Hobson,
who took the Merrimac into the channel
at Santiago. arrived here today the
United States cruiser st. Paul, and it is
believed proceeded at once to Washington
by way of the Pennsylvania railroad. It
is possible that Hobson is the bearer of
Admiral SIMPSONS report of the naval
engagement off Santiago.
When Hobson left a ferryboat at the
foot of While Hall street it took but
few moments to learn his Identity and
crowd soon gathered to cheer him.
The St. Paul arrived after a run of four
days from the harbor of Guantanamo,
with all well on board.
On arrival at quarantine the surgeon of
the St. Paul presented the first bill of
health from Cuba received from a Unit
ed States officer since the war COM
menced. 1t was dated July IS, and signed
by United States Naval Surgeon Went
worth countersigned and Endorsed by
Commander McCalla of the United States
cruiser Marblehead as follows: This
harbor is used for military and naval pur-
poses only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
SCIENTIFIC FISHERMEN
Cut Down Dues and Elect officers at
Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., July 22.-When the pro-
fessional and scientific fishermen as
sembled this morning, the question of
reducing the annual dues was taken up,
and when the vote was taken, the So
cfety decided to cut them down from So
to 81.
The election of officers followed with
this result:
consin; vice president, William H. Bow
man, of New York; treasurer, L. D.
Huntington, of New York; recording
secretary, HerscheH Whitaker, of
Michigan; corresponding secretary, ].
f Gunkle of Ohio; executive commit
tee, J. s. Dale, of Pennsylvania; E. E:
Bryant of Wisconsin; J. J. Shanhan, of
Ohio: +. n. Clark of Michigan; J. w.
Titcomb, of Vermont; w. l. May, OF
Nebraska, and DR.. J. A. HenshaL, of
Montana.
Niagara Falls was decided upon as
the place for the next annual meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
NAVAL REPAIRS.
Elaborate Preparations Have Been
Made at Key West

Washington, July 22.-Chief Engineer
Melville of the navy is not only keep
ing abreast of the constant require
ments or vessels in time of war, but
also is shaping the engineering work
so as to make it of permanent value.
The Key West station was of little ac-
count when the war began, but grad
ually 1T has been built up until now the
engineering bureau has a large estab-
lishment there with 100 men in service
and material to make speedy repairs
without delay incident to sending ships
north.
A step of permanent advantage to the
navy is the providing of distilling ships.
These carry a large apparatus for
Transforming ordinary sea water into
palatable drinking water. Ordinarily a
tank steamer carrying fresh water has
comparatively a small capacity, prob
ably 5000 to 1900 gallons; but by the
process of distilling, one pound of coal
will transform 20 pounds of sea water
into fresh drinking water. The distill-
ing ships therefore carry ample sup
plies of coal for their distilling APP
paratus, as the coal represents twenty
times it's weight in fresh water. The
Iris and the Rainbow are now being
fitted with distiIling machinery.
The engineering branch has recently
completed its work on the three old
single turreted monitors, Manhattan,
Canonicus and MahOpac lying atLeague
Island navy yard. This work was done
in a curious fashion in order to save
time. Ordinarily the putting in of new
boilers, such as were needed for all
three of these monitors would have
required the tearing up of the iron
decks and some elaborate reconstruct
ton. To obviate this, the boilers and
machinery were made UP in small Sec
lions and passed down the smoke
stacks. The work is now finished with
the decks in as good condition as be-
fore.
AS another war expedient, Chief En-
gnieer Melville has adopted the plan Of
having duplicates made for all import
ant parts of steam machinery on the
war vessels, so that when a break Oc-
ours it can be remedied in short order.
The supply ship Vulcan which recently
went to Santiago carried a large assOrt-
ment of these extra parts and is ready
to meet any emergency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
WATSON MUST WAIT.
Cannot Sail Until Porto Rico is Dis
posed Of

Washington, July 22.-Secretary Long
said today that the preparations for
diSpatching the Watson squadron to
European waters were going on unin-
terrUptedly, but that the departure
necessarily would await the movement
of the warships at Porto Rico, the Mas
sachusetts and other ships being re-
quired for conveying the troops to POr-
to Rico. This disposed of a report cir
culated during the day that the expedi-
ton had been abandoned. 1t was felt
that the report was more mischievous
at this time as it indicated a, purpose to
yield to the implied threats from Eur
opean sources that an European coali-
ton would result if the American war
ships attacked the coast of Spain.
Neither the state nor navy departments
looks for any embarrassment form Eur
Opean quarters, outside of Spain, as q
result of the naval movement against
the peninsula. Orders have been sent
to Norfolk to hurry forward work on
the golfers which are to accompany
the Watson expedition.
Had the army troop ships been able
to go to Porto Rico without a naval
convoy, the Watson squadron could
have got away within the next few
days, as the war board had wished to
close all preIiminaries by next Satur-
day, but as the battIeship Massachus-
etts, cruisers Columbia, Cincinnati,
Dixie ana I ale, together Will S6N6IdI
lesser craft, were considered necessary
as patrol for the Miles expedition, this
changes the plans slightly. The Dixie
is almost certain to be in the Watson
squadron, and the Massachusetts is
likely to be. Secretary Long expressly
says, however. that the delay of the
Watson squadron is incident to the
conveying of the troops to Porto Rico
and does not mean that the start will
be postponed until the Porto Rico opera
lions are concluded
The report from Barcelona that the
people were so fearful of the approach
of the Watson squadron that they were
urging France to establish protector
ate over all the Catalonia district in
Guiding Barcelona, was dismissed by
officials, and by members of the diplo-
matte corps, best informed on the af-
fairs of France, as fantastic specuIa-
ton, quite unwarranted by any actual
movement now on foot. 1t is said to be
thoroughly well tablished that France
is not lending a helping hand to Spain
in any of her Affections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-22
WEB WILDER'S ELEVEN.
A Former State superintendent of In
surance Who Outclassed All His
Successors in Appointments.

The report of State superintendent of
Insurance McNau recently issued con-
tains the following important and in
teresting statement:
Il will say concerning examinations
by the Kansas insurance department,
that they are nothing new. The pace
was first set by that distinguished gen
tleman who formerly presided over this
department for a period of four years,
the Hon. Daniel Webster Wilder. The
records of this office show that in 1887
he appointed as examiners to examine
w. G. Webb, Jacob Gewyer, Henry @.
Keller, Harrison ClarksOn, R. H. c.
Searle, James Billingslea, A. L. Selig,
Joseph C. Waters, Chas. NJ. Foster, c.
P. BOlmar, F. G. Hentig and F. w.
GibsOne.
1.-The record further disclOses the fact
that Mr.. Billingslea, the assistant su-
evidence in examinations. In the an
nuaI report for 1888, Mr.. Wilder, on
page AZ, uses this language concerning
his assistant: The thanks of the people
are due to Mr.. Billingslea for
their honest, intelligent and faithful
services in this department; and again,
in his annual report of 1891, on page
25, Mr.. Wilder, in his farewell remarks,
says: The thanks of the people are
due to Mr.. Billingslea for their
honest, intelligent and faithful services
in this department. Mr.. Bill
ingslea is very familiar with the in
surance laws and with their practical
workings, and his knowledge and judg-
ment are of the utmost advantage The
public has found out within the last few
months through Mr.. Wilder, that the
shortage of So 500 that occurred during
able to the gentleman whom he has
been lauding."