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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
WINS WHILE 1T LOSES.
Envelope Trusts Right to Elk
iStence Sustained by
the Court.

New York, June 30.-A judgment for
$15,700 was returned today in the SUI
preme court in favor of Charles j.
Cohen, a manufacturer of envelopes,
in a suit against the Denim & Jones
Envelope company, the Holyoke En-
velope company, the Morgan Envelope
company, and a number of other com
panies. Cohen claimed that the man
ufacturers of envelopes organized
company called the Standard Envelope
company which controlled IS per cent
of the product of the country. They
made an agreement with him to pay
him ten cents per thousand on his en-
tire capacity of 900 envelopes a day
for 800 days a year for five years if he
would maintain prices and sell only at
the printed list prices of the company.
They paid for three years and then
stopped. Cohen sued for the remainder
of the time the contract was to run, but
the defendants contested his claim on
the ground that the contract was void
as being in violation of the antitrust
law of the state and of the United
States. Counsel for Cohen commended
that all agreements to restrict COMPETE
ton were not unlawful and where COM
petition had become rufnouS COMPETE
tors might combine to save themselves
from ruin. The jury returned a verdict
for the full amount asked for by Cohen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
Is Extended Toward Two Convicts
From Cherokee County.

Governor Leedy has pardoned Henry
Everets and Julien Demanding of Cher
okee county from the penitentiary.
These are the men about whom storm
was raised because it was charged they
were anarchists. They were accused of
stealing from a freight car in Weir
City and were tried and convicted and
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary. They have served half their
time.
According to the story of the men,
who cannot speak English, they were
walking through the railroads yards at
Weir City when it began to rain. They
took refuge in a freight car which was
already occupied by several men who
had broken into the car. The two
miners stayed in the car until after the
rain and they took a dozen oranges
each when they went home.
Governor Leedy says that in his opin-
ion they have been punished sufficiently
for their crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
SIGSBEE'S FIGHT.
The Terror Tried to Sink the
st. Paul With a Torpedo.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay, June
30.-News was received here today of the
attack made on the American auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul off San Juan de Porto
Rico, on June %, by the Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer Terror. Under cover of
Spanish cruiser of the Infanta Isabel type,
the Terror attempted to approach the St.
Paul and sink her with a torpedo. A hot
fire from the rapid fire guns of the st.
Paul was opened the Spaniard, with
the result that engineer and two men
on board the Terror were killed and sew
era1 others were wounded. The Terror
was so badly damaged that she was tow
ed back into the harbor in a sinking con-
dition.
A party of Ga Cubans under General
Perez, who are taking part in the siege
of Guantanamo. have been fed, clothed
and armed by Captain McCalla of the
United States cruiser Marblehead.
They returned to the front today. The
Marblehead today landed 5000 rations
from State of Texas for a few Cuban
families forty miles i'll the interior, in the
vicinity of General Perez's troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicag go. June 90.

chicago. June 80.
WHEAT-There was an easy feeling to-
day in wheat at the start, with traders in
cIined to sell, because cables, especially
Paris. showed less strength than expected.
This sentiment did not last long. however,
a crop damage reports began to pour in.
The damage was not claimed to be recent,
but the injury, it seems, was not fully
apparent until after the fields were cut
and threshed when it was found that.
however Iuxuriant the growth. the yield
was not what had been anticipated. The
ton. but claims were made that it would
reach . per cent in some of the wheat
states. The effect OF this news created
great deal of excitement and there was a
general rush to cover and the early loss
was more than recovered. Late Liver
pool cables came Id higher than the OPEN
ing and this added to the firmness here.
The Price Current places the present crop
a materially reduced figures from former
coed GIL 500, 600 bushels. Receipts in the
northwest were very light, ID cars, against
$50 cars last year. Chicago arrivals were
5 car loads as compared with 10 car loads
for the corresponding day last year. July
opened &c lower at 7212c and sold up to
741zc September began 3sG1zc down at
CORN-Large country offerings and
perfect weather map started corn easy
later there was a sharp rally with wheat;
July opened A6ssc lower at 315s0s4c and
sold up to 32Bc.
OATS-Oats followed corn. July start
ed sc down at 2124c, declined to 219sc then
PROVISfONs-Larg hog receipts than
expected and lower prices at the stock
yards weakened PROVISIONS July pork
$9521a. July lard unchanged at $5.371A;
July ribs started sc down at 1921 and
BARLEYSCash No. 3, 31a3Sc.
RYE-Casb, 44c; July, 441ac; September,
Ff'LAx-september s1.O5: October. $1oS.
TIMOTHY-June, September and Octo-
Der, 81 55.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
SAILED FROM SPAIN.
Sigsbee's Exploit in Spanish Eyes
August Instructed to Hold Out.

London, July 9O.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
THE Antonio Lopez, whose captain
ran her ashore at Salinas after she had
escaped from American warShipS that
had prevented her landing a cargo of
provisions and war material near San
Juan de Porto Rico, had sailed from
States auxiliary cruisers St. Paul and
ST. Louis. The Concha and Isabella
attacked the ST. Paul, forcing the
Americans to retire after several hours
fighting.
Troops were sent to Salinas to pro-
tect the landing of the cargo of the
Antonio Lopez. The American cruisers
afterward returned and opened fire on
the Spanish ships and the party land
ing the cargo. Severe fighting contin-
ues.
1.-The government has wired General
August at Manila to resist to the end
as the voyage of Camara will be ex-
pedited."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
SALARIES START AGAIN.
State House People Who Have Been
Working Without Paw.

This is the close of the fiscal year at
the state house and there are employees
IN every department who have received
no checks.
Several heads ef departments and two
assistants came under the ban, and
Mine Inspector McGrath is also in the
list. AS Assistant Auditor Taylor said:
We have worked one month for glory
and the benefit of the state.''
This condition is caused by the fact
that when the legislature made it's reg
ular appropriations it failed to appro-
pirate the amount allowed many of the
employees A new salary bill was
pending and the appropriations were
made to fit this new bill. But the bill
did not pass and the employees now
feel that they do not get all they are
entitled to.
Following are the employees who
months work:
Assistant Secretary of State Charles
NJ. Ross.
Assistant State Auditor c. A. Taylor.
Webb McNan, E. w. Tatman and o.
A. MacCoubrie of the state insurance
department.
J. W. Amis and G. A. Stryzer of the
office of the state superintendent of
public instruction.
Adjutant General Allen.
]. Herriek of the attorney generals
Office.
W. z. Bray of the treasurer's office.
James Campbell, L. D. Lewelling
and w. p. billiard, railroad commits
sioners and James Senter, clerk of the
board
James Lewis, private secretary to
Governor Leedy.
r. B. Semple and Miss Nettie Nc
Intyre OF the bank commissions office.
G. c. Clemens, supreme court re-
porter
George McGrath, state mine inspec-
tor.
Judge w. C. Holt of the Kansas City
court of common pleas.
Six stenographers OF the appellate
courts.
Bob Semple drifted into the auditors
office today with a wishful expression
on his face and inquired whether the
office had Intentionally neglected him.
Charley Ross tried to look cheerful and
Jim Lewis said that he would decline
to answer any questions about his sal
airy on the ground that it was a person
al matter. Charley Taylor tried to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
AGAINST THE JOBBERs.
St Louis Sugar War Uncovers Have
meyers Trouble, Too.

st. Louis, June 30.-Trouble over the
equality plan" in the trade of the
American Sugar Refining company has
not been confined to St. Louis. 1t has
developed since the arrival of Judson
Lounsberry of the trust, that Theodore
Havemeyer has been having trouble
with his factors in several of the
large cities and that the situation
threatened at one time to get away
from him, although a secret until MIR.
Lounsberry reached st. Louis.
While a larger number of jobbers in
ST. Louis are averse to entering the
equality plan all agreed yesterday in
saying that they probably will be fore
ed into it.
Mr.. Lounsberry today expressed his
intention, it is said, offer recommending
to Mr.. Havemeyer and Secretary j. F.
Searles of the sugar trust, a strict en-
forcement Of the plan in st. Louis
against all jobbers. In view of this the
latter see no way of escape. 1t was Mr..
Lounsberry's intention to go from st.
Louis to Indianapolis yesterday. This
was the next point of attack for the Su-
gar trust in the effort to line up again
all jobbers in the United States on the
equality plan, as Indianapolis was one
of the cities in which a serious revolt
had occurred. But he received a tele-
gram in response to the news that ne
had restored the plan in St Louis. call
ing him back to New York. 1t is pre-
stunned from this that the trust will take
immediate steps to enforce the agree
ment in st Louis, as it has in other
cities that were affected
Mr. Lounsberry's efforts were directed,
before his arrival in St Louis, to settling
a similar disagreement in Chicago He
succeeded in settling it without any pub
Hcity, although it was necessary for him
TO make important concessions to one
house. That was the William NJ. Hoyt
company, which absolutely refused to en-
ter the equality plan agreement on a
freight delivered" basis, but was willing
to enter it SO far as the freight on board
price was concerned. Before taking hold
In Chicago, Mr.. Lounsberry settled sim,
lar disturbance in Detroit. The trouble in
Indianapolis was with the Robinson Gro
Gerry company, which refused to be bound
longer by the agreement. While the fight
in Indianapolis is stin waging. it is said
that in all PROBABILITY a settlement of it
will be followed by a renewed outbreak in
some of the other cities.
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SIEGE GUNS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
lem, and it is well known that Admiral
Sampson thoroughly approved it as the
although at the time of the army's ted
ious delay in getting away from Tampa
he permitted Hobson to try and sink
the Merrimac in the channel, having
in contemplation the complete invest
ment of Santiago by land and sea and
the eventual starving out of the Span
ish forces afloat and ashore. The GER
tainty that the Merrin1ac now offers
practically no obstacle to the naviga-
ton of the channel is understood to
have led Admiral Sampson and General
Shafter to agree upon the immediate
seizure of the entrance forts, with their
control of the mine fields, and unless
some unforeseen circumstance has
arisen since Sunday to alter the plans,
it should have been carried out by this
time
Officials understood that Admiral
Sampson would open fire on MORO and
the other batteries yesterday morning
at daybreak, and continue firing with
all his vessels, including the VesuVius,
until every Spaniard in the works was
either disabled or driven out. Yesterday
morning General Shafter had a large
part of his corps including all of his
advance forces, on the hills, within two
miles Of MORO and everything was ar
ranged so that the castle might be oc-
cupied within an hour after the bonn
bardment ceased. Perhaps this attack
was postponed, but al any rate army
officers believe that it has already oc-
Cured and for that reason do not worry
about the reported advance of General
United States forces have no use for
OitV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
GEO. WOLFF'S WILL.
Estate is Divided Between His Wife
aud Children.

The last will and testament of the
late George Wolff was admitted to pro-
bate today. The will was signed in the
presence of l. Blackman, Frank Herald
and Charles Wolff.
Mr. Wolff bequeathed to his wife.
Mary J. Wolff, one half of his estate,
after all debts have been paid. To his
brother, John Wolff. of California, he
gave 500 and to each of his three chill
dren, Mary NJ. Lindsey, Frank L. Wolff
and John NJ. Wolff, equal shares in
what remains. One provision of the
will was as follows: @'It is my will and
desire that a grave stone to cost at
least $500 be erected over my remains
to be paid out of my estate
The deceased decreed that it was his
wish that his wife be appointed admin
istratrix without bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
WIRE FROM CAMP
Direct to Washington is Being Ar
ranged by General Greedy.

Washington. June 30.-Advices received
by General Greedy, chief signal officer OF
being made in establishing telegraphic
communication in the vicinity of the head
quarters of General Skaters army. A
temporary station on the southern coast
probably will be established at Altares.
considerably to the east of AguadOreS
and west Of Playa del Este. Aguadores
is somewhat precarious position, because
of it's proximity to MORO castle, which a
any time may be shelled by SIMPSONS
fleet.
Arrangements have been perfected and
practically carried out. through the Coop
GRAFTON of Lieutenat Colonel Allen of the
signal corps and Major Greene, General
Skaters signal officers. for connecting
Sevilla Cor Sibony) and the seacoast with
a military telegraph line The prospects
are that within a day or two direct com
munication will be possible between Sc
unnecessary the use to any great extent
of couriers in sending dispatches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
BOILER BLEW UP
On a Spanish Blockade Runner of
Porto Rico.

Madrid, June 30.-The cruiser Antonio
Lopez while trying to enter the river
San Juan, near San Juan de Porto Rico
secretly, with a cargo of provisions
and war material, was detected by two
American warships, but escaped by
swiftly changing her course.
Her captain, determined to land his
cargo headed for shore at SaIinao The
1t is not known whether there was any
loss of life.
The Spanish gunboats Concha and
Isabella issued forth to the assistance
Of the Antonio Lopez whereupon the
Americans withdrew and the Antonio
Lopez landed her cargo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
GAMAzo WANTS TO QUIT.
Spanish Minister Tires of the War
and of Office

London, June 3O.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Standard says:
Captain General August has re
newed his request for permission to
promise the Philippine insurgents ex-
tensive reforms.
Now that the cprtes is closed it is
understood that Senior Puigcerver, min
lister of finance, and Senior Gamazo,
minister Of public instruction and pub
lie works, desire to resign. Senior Ga
mazo opposes pursuing the war until
Spain is politically and financially ru-
ined. The whole world having recog-
nized her gallant sacrifices and tradi-
tiona1 bravery he thinks the govern
ment ought to have the moral courage
to fix a reasonable limit for the nation
al sacrifices.
"It is an open secret that Senior Mo-
ret and many liberal statesmen share
the views of Senor Gamazo The
peace agitation is Spreading in the pro-
vinceS, but not at Madrid"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
A SPANISH FAKE.
The Reported sinking ofthe Brooklz

come to the navy department. from Ad-
miral Sampson making the slightest ref
erence to the Spanish story, of the sink
Santiago harbor defenses. AS Admiral
sampson is within hour or two's reach
of the cable station and his orders would
require him to report instantaneously on
any such occurrence, the officials of the
navy department have hesitation in de-
nouncing the story as a fabrication sim
liar to that gotten out a week ago from
Madrid describing the killing of Captain
Evans.
The reports received at the navy de-
partment of the collision between the Dol
phln and the Newark are meager, but in
dictate that it took place near Key West.
The Dolphin smashed her stem. filling the
forward compartment back to the col
HsiOn bG1khead. She is now on her way
to Norfolk to be docked and it is expected
that three weeks will be consumed in
making repairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
RAIN is COMING
But 1t May Be Turned Aside Before
Reaching Here.

Weather Observer Jenning saws that
there is a "low' travelling toward To-
peka,and unless it is diverted, we may
have some rainy weather. But it may
pass west of Topeka and take a shoot
up north, missing the state capital
Therefore it is difficult for Mr.. Jennings
to give a safe forecast for the weather
However, he says there will be fair
weather tonight.
Up in the weather box" on the Co
lumbar building the government ther-
mometers register the heat a trifie
above the 80 mark, while on Kansas av-
enue in the shade the thermometers in
dictate a greater heat
The following are heat records for to-
day from the U. S. weather bureau on
the Columbian building and standard Their
mOmeterS in the shade on Kansas aven1a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
SNAKE CHAR ER IN TOWN.
Accompanied by His Donkey and Den
of Reptiles.

The 'Atchison Wonder" struck town
today. He brought with him a diminu-
tive Mexican donkey and cart load of
rattlesnakes. His name is G. J. Lester
and he poses as the prize snake charm
er of the west, travelling over the coun-
try with his cart and donkey and Civ
ing exhibitions of his skill in handling
the ''rattlers'' in the small country
towns.
Testers home is in northeastern Mis-
souri,, and he is now on his way there
after a sojourn in New Mexico and Ar
iona where he made the collection of
reptiles that he is now carrying with
him.
He wears his hair long after the fashion
of divine healerS'' and allows the loath-
some looking reptiles to affectionately
nestle their heads in his matted locks. He
also takes great pride in having them
coil their Shiny bodies about his neck,
using his face gymnasium for their
head exercise
Lester says that in capturing the rep
tiles he has been bitten several times, but
IN no instance has the virus from the
snake affected him. He leaves Topeka
tonight for Meriden, where he will give
an exhibition
Base ball Saturday. Topeka VS.. Atch-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
Chicago Livestock Market.

ChicagO, june 81
Receipts today, %, 600: left ever.
II 800 Market 511Oc lower. Light, 50 50
@3.75: mixed, S3.60a3-75; heavy, SS6043,s0;
rough SO. 60Q365.
CATTLE : Receipts 10000. Market
steady. Beeves, $4-25615.30; cows and heif-
ers, 2.25G4.70; Texas steers. $3.5Gd4.So;
stockers and feeders, S3.65d4.70.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1900 Steady to
lower. Natives S325Q5.l0; westerns, 81 so
O.: lambs, 81. 30Q6. go
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts. IS 14O: shipments, 3.94S
CATTLE-Receipts, 1854; Shipments, A.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1862: shipments. 221
Estimated receipts of hogs tomor1
2, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
Kansas City Produce Aarket.

Kansas O1ty, June 80.
wHEAT-Dull. Little new wheat OH
fered. No 1 hard, SIC bid: No. 2 old,
nominally SIC; new, 72d74c; No 3 old. 75GD'
ne; new. 696p71c; No. 1 red, soc: No. 2 old, 4
79c; new. 73M74c: No. g. 710l75c; No.
spring, 72d76c; No. 8, 70d72c.
CORN-Active. No. 2 mixed, 30Q301zd
No. 2 white. sic; No. 3, 30lac.
OATS-Active. No. 2 white, 261AQ2Tc.
RYE-Steady. No. 2 40c.
HAY-Quiet. unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady. Separator, 124141zc%
dairy, 1OG12c. ?
EGGS-Steady. Fresh, Sc.
Receipts of wheat, cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
LEAVE FOR PORTO RICO,
Spanish Steamers Start With
Coal and Ammunition.

London, June 3o.-According to
special dispatch from Madrid, the
Spanish transatlantic steamers Isla
de LuZOn, 1gnaciO d. LOyola and San
Augustine. have left Cadiz for Porto
Rico, on an important mission, carry
ing large quantities of stores, coal and
ammunition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
THE RIDERS REWARD.
Roosevelt and Wood Will Be Made
Brigadier Generals.

Washington. June 30.-The suggestion
is made in high military quarters that
Col. Wood and Lieut.. Col Roosevelt of
the rough riders, may be raised to the
rank of brigadier generals in recogni-
ton of recent daring exploits of this
body of men in the advance on Santf-
ago. Thus far the matter of promotion
is not known to have advanced beyond
the stage of comment, although as sta
ted. it is the belief in military quarters
that this promotion is likely to result.
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CAROLINES REBEL.
RevolutiOnists Likely to Have
1t All Their Own Way.

Vancouver, B. c., June SO.-Mail adj
vices from Hong Kong say that it is
reported that the revolt against the
Spanish rule has extended to the Caro-
line islands. The Spanish have only a
small garrison there and as they are
unable to send relief, it is likely that
the rebels will soon have control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
A HINT TO THE POWERS

London, June 3O.-,It is said that there
is no doubt the Marquis OF Sa.lisbury's
speech of last mig. a was intended as a
hint to the powers that Great Britain
is in sympathy with the United States
and it is intimated it was called forth
by Germany's alleged attitude in the
Philippine question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30
New York Money Market.

MONEY-Money on cali, non1inaIly
ala per cent; prime mercantile paper
per cent; sterling exchange steady,
6J4.S6 for demand and S4.S414G15 for si
days; posted rates. S4.S5q4. S512 and $4S61
4.S7: commercial bills, $4.S3.
SILVER--Silver certificates, S3aG59lze.S
bar silver, 59Ac: Mexican dollars, 45&4c.
BONDS-Governmen bonds strong. New
IS, registered, 1249s; new IS. coupon, f242s;
As, 11ON As, coupon, 1111A; ends, 95; 5s,
registered, 1121z; IS, coupon, 1127z; Pacific
IS of '99, 1015@.
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Turnkey Beach Resigns.

Frank Beach, turnkey at the county
jail, resigned today. Beach is a colored
man and was appointed by Sheriff
Cook. He resigned because his posi-
ton required him to be absent from his
home several nights each week No
fall.
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FOOD FOR s.3ANIARDs.
Two Ships are Loading at Kingston,
Jamaica, for Manzanillo.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
Kingston, Jamaica, June 3O.-Senor
Lopez Shaver, formerly secretary to
Governor General Blanco, but now
Spanish agent in Jamaica, has charter
ed two English schoOners, the Governor
Blake and the Ocean Flower, to convey
food to ManZanillO for the Spanish
troops. The vessels are now loading at
Montego bay. Admiral Sampson has
been notified and they probably will be
turned back by an American cruiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-30

Garfield park is the only good place
to hold a picnic on July 4th. Good wa
of seats and a grand fire works display
in the evening.
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HEAVY SANNONADING.

New York, June 3o.-A dispatch from
Cape Haytien, NHayti, To-day to the
Journal says:
A furious cannonading was heard this
morning in the Wlndwari passage off
Mole ST. Nicolas. 1t is still continu-
inc