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The times., 1899-08-06

That best of good fellows, Roland Reed,
once broke up literary discussion in the
lobby of the Arlington by declaring that.
In his opinion, the century had produced
only two men whose fiction was worth
reading-Rudyard Kipling and Seven
Days Ahead" Dunno. But the remark was
made some months ago and improvement
is the order of the age. Last week wit
messed the bringing-o out of a bit of work
the perusal of which should lead Mr.
Reed to make his duo triumvirate with
James X. Hackett as it's third member
Late In June the irrepressihte-> Mr..
Haekett and his dark haired spouse cross
ed the Atlantic. Everyone knows this.
Doubtless many PEI MS who put their
faith in dramatic papers labor under the
impression that Mr.. Hackett, Mary Man
nering, Dorothy Usner, DeWolf Hopper,
and Alan Dale made up the entire popula-
tion of London this summer. Unlike two
OF the individuals named, the star of
Rupert of Hentzau" has come back and
in this lies his inventive genius-is now
busy telling all his newspaper friends
about his midoeean experience with sea
serpent.
The tale is a vivid and impressionistic
one, 1t is crowded with such narrowing
details that, but for the word of a local
critic whom the actor once asked TO join
him in seltzer lemonade, one might ex-
pect to hear that the serpent was mount
ed by green monkeys clad in yellow coats
and checkered silk hats. Nor does the
soon exploited Welsh rarebit theory hold
good, for Mrs Hackett saw the animal,
too, and Mrs. Hackett does not eat rare
bits. There is, in brief, every reason for
believing that the Hackett family's reptile
Is the result of a masterful stroke of
genius, unaided and unhampered by any
fact or vision whatsoever.
But. no matter what decision may be
reached regarding the genuineness of the
brute Mr.. Hackett claims to have seen, it
IS undeniably true that on the strength
of his narrative the player has had two
or three columns in every paper in New
York and that he is marked for life as
literary celebrity. Surely neither Kip
ling's death pit nor Dunne's drowning
episodes compares with it as a product of
the imagination. Even the famous Anna
Held milk baths sink into insignifieance
beside 1t for, unlike those plunges, the
reptile cannot be disproven. To be sure,
the sea serpent has been used by hot
weather resorts and museum proprietors
until he is a bit hackneyed, but he has
stage before and to Mr.. Hackett belongs
the credit of impressing him. Now that
the kissing bug has been branded as every
thing from moth to a myth, this marine
monster may be accepted as the cham
pion geological advertisement of the sea-
son.
The times., 1899-08-06

And, speaking OF the vacation period
Just ending, how far below expectations
the supplementary season of 1899 has
fallen, In view of the great "splurge"
with which the summer was begun the
present dullness appears almost ludicrous.
Had the plans announced been half realized
every theatre in Washington would have
been running now and large forces of men
would be at work completing other houses
for occupancy. But the plans announced
were not realized ard the supplementary
season of 1899 has proven tremendous
fiasco.
Early in last April the local newspapers
began to be flooded with accounts of gigan-
tic projects There was TO be great stock
company at the Columbia, fine operatic
organization at the Grand, another musical
combination at the Lafayette. a roof gar
den on top OF Union Station, two vaude-
vile resorts down the river and a third at
Glen Echo. On the last Sunday OF that
month The Times printed an article in
which IL recited the disastrous results OF
former over-supply in amusements and ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
MAY HAVE BEEN BERGER
Unknown Man Murdered at Nc
Farland Believed to be
Identified.

The preliminary hearing of Dick Will
liams, .'TriIby," James Render. Denver
Kid and Johnson Jordan for the muir
der OF Harry Tandy and an unknown
man at Mcfarland on June 90, was set
for today at Alma.
Sunday night County Attorney Car
roll. of Wabaunsee county, came to To-
peka for Render Carroll and Officer
Mccoy left with the prisoner Sunday
night for Alma. Sheriff Cook followed
at noon today with Johnson Jordan.
The officers believe that the un-
known man who was murdered has
been identified as Calna Berger af
Kansas City. He left home June p for
Oklahoma to visit a brother and has
not been heard of since. His father
and mother keep a bakery and confec-
tionery store at 1919 East Eighteenth
street, Kansas City, Mo. The father
used to be a guard at the Kansas peni-
tentiary at Lansing and moved to
Kansas City last May.
While his son left home Mr.. Berger
wanted him to buy a ticket but the boy
said he could ride on the freight trains
and have his money when ne reached
oklahoma He packed valise full of
clothing which his parents were to send
him when he arrived in Okla hOna. They
have not heard from him since he left
and he has not been seen by his brother
in Oklahoma.
The description of the clothes he wore
when he left home tallies almost eX-
actly with the clothing worn by the
man murdered at Mcfarland. Mrs. Ber-
ger passed through Topeka on her way
to Alma Sunday TO identify the cloth
ing
The trousers worn by Williams on the
day of the murder were found in kan
sas City and spots on them may be
identified as blood stains The evidence
against Render and Williams is almost
conclusive while it is doubtful if John
son Jordan can be connected with the
crime Blank SOuse and VIII Collins.
who are held in Topeka on the charge
of grand larceny. are thought to be
parties to the murder The officers be-
lieve that Render, Williams. SOuse, Col
Inns and Jordan were in a gang that
robbed Rock Island freight car of a
case of shoes and that members of the
same gang committed the murder.
SOuSe and Collins may be tried here for
charge of murder.
There is talk of lynching at Alma
County Attorney Carroll says he thinks
there is no danger but Sheriff Cook
thinks that an attempt may be made
to lynch the prisoners 1t has been
known for a week or so that this was
the day set for the preliminary and
since the first attempt at lynching the
people have been kept from attempting
lynching by the officers who said they
were looking for more and if any mem
bers of the gang were hung they would
lose valuable evidence. After the at
tempted lynching Of Williams the
crowd threatened to make a second at
tempt and withdrew only when the
physician told them that the man could
not live through the night
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FILIPINOS REPULSED.
Sustain Heavy Loss In Attempt
to Retake Calamba.

London July 31.-A Manila dispatch
says that the rebels yesterday attempt
ed to recapture Calamba but were cas-
lily repulsed. One American was killed
and six others wounded. The Filipino
loss was heavy.
OTIS REPORT.
Washington. July 31.-Gen. Otis re-
port to the war department of the eff
forts of the Filipinos to retake Calamba
chronicled in the news dispatches fol-
lows:
Manila, July 31.-Adjutant General,
WashingtOn:-Insu in cOnsidera-
Bile force appeared in the vicinity of Ca
lamba yesterday; were punished and
driven off by Hall. Our casualties one
killed, seven wounded. Captain Simp-
son, Sixth infantry, struck robber band
NegFos 28th instant; killing nineteen;
no casualties. OTIS"
MORE VOLUNTEERS COMING.
Washington. July 31.-More volun-
teers are enrOute to San Francisco from
Manila, according to this dispatch from
Gen. Otis:
Manila, July 3O.-Adjutant General.
Washington, North Dakota, WyOm-
ing and Idahos on transport Grant
ready to depart. Desire to delay until
tomorrow to receive monthly pay, per
mitted. OTIS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
MAY ARRIVE AUGUST 4.
Hospital Ship Relief, With Kansans
Aboard, En- Route

Honolulu. July 3. via San Francisco,
July 31-The United States hospital
ship Relief arrived yesterday, eleven
days from Yokohama After cOaling
she will proceed directly to San Fran
cisco. Probably four days will be Oc-
cupied in coaling and nine days in the
trip to San Francisco, so that the Re
lief viii hardly arrive at that port ear
lier than August 4.
The Relief has on board 800 sick sol
diers from Manila. including the follow
ing commissioned officers who are in
valided home:
Captain John F. Zerlinger, First Ne
braska-
Captain William J. Watson, Twentieth
Kansas
Captain Adna G. Clarke. Twentieth
Kansas.
First Lieutenant John c. Macarthur.
Third infantry.
Second Lieutenant Collin H. Ball,
Twentieth Kansas.
Second Lieutenant Oliver c. Lapp,
South Dakota
The invalid soldiers are being looked
after by a complete hospital corps, in
Guiding seven surgeons. five stewards
and eight trained female nurses.
Since leaving Manila two of the Re
lief's passengers died. Private Chris
Klaus. company H. Wyoming regiment.
died on July of malaria at Yokohama.
AT Nagasaki, on June q, Frank A. Du-
val succumbed to meningitis. Both bo-
dies were embalmed and are being re
turned to the United States on the Re
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SIX EXPLOSIONS.
startle the Inhabitants of Korea's
Capital


San Francisco, July 31.-Oriental ad-
vices by the steamer Gaelic contain the
following:
Yokohama, July 13.-Advices from
Seoul, the capital of Korea, give the de-
tails of a series of dynamite outrageS
there, evidently the work of a band of
conSpirators, whose head is Prince
PAX Yung-Hyo and whose efforts were
directed to demolishing the homes of
the premier and members of the royal
Thursday, June %, about 10:30, the city
of Seoul was thrown into a state of
great excitement by six terrible eXplO-
sions. An investigation disclosed the
fact that attempts had been made to
Wreak vengeance on Sin Ki-Sin, the
present Premier PAX Ki Yang, and PAX
Chung Yong, members of the household
department, by blowing up their resi-
dences. The explosions were repeated
in different parts of the city on the
10th, 18th and 18th of the month of
Prince PAX, which demolished a part of
the building, injuring two coolies.
Police Investigations in the latter case
led to the arrest of II persons, of whom
six were women. Two of those arrest
ed were the injured coolies and to the
astonishment of police it was discOv-
cred that they had made the bombs
used in the outrages in the house of
Prince PAX, and were engaged in max
ing more when the explosion occurred
OF the other 10, one has confessed that
the house of Prince PAX Yung-Hyo and
that some of the men who are under ar
rest are the men who have been laying
the bombs about in the street.
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WILL HONOR DEWEY.
President Mckinley Will Give a Re
ception to the Admiral.

Washington. July 31-President Nc
kinley VIII give a reception to Admiral
Dewey at the White House when the lat
ter arrives in Washington. At first he was
in doubt whether a reception or dinner
would be more appropriate but the for
mer is likely to be decided on Tor the
reason that il would be more popular in
character ana would grant to G multitude
of people an opportunity 10 meet the naval
hero and shake hands with him The
management or the reception VIII ne very
simple, and viii differ in no important
respects from regular affairs of that
character at the White House. except that
the admiral will occupy place in the line
of the receiving party the president COM
ing first. Mrs. Mckinley next. and then
the admiral the iutrOiuctiOnS being made
usual by Colonel Bingham
Later on the expectation is that a dinner
also VIII be given to the admiral at the
WnlUe House and this. following -he Gus
tom at state dinners. viii be feSriVity
of some elabOrateness- The vice presi-
dent and Mrs Hobart. members OF the
cabinet ana their wives and some others.
viii be invited For this occasion the
guests VIII assemble in the east room and
when dinner is ready. Admiral DeWey
viii escort Mrs. Mckinley into the dining
room the president following with the
wife of Secretary Hay. As the guest of
honor the admiral viii sit at the right
hand Of Mrs Mckinley. the president be-
ing directly opposite to his wife Bet ween
the president and Mrs. Mckinley will
stand an elaborate work of art in flowers
prepared by the White House gardeners.
representing a man-of-war. the cruiser
Olympia proba bly,. while down the middle
OF the long table Will extend the wonder
Illl mirror framed in gold imported by
Doiy Madison. bordered by a bank OF
blossoms and smilax, so as to make it re-
semole miniature lake. Much of the
table service viii be of pure gold
The admiral is expected to come to
Washington very soon after reaching New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
KEEPING MONEY AT HOME.
How Funds Are Sometimes Divided
For Benefit of Creditors.

This case seems to be divide
among attorneys, and am going to see
that the divide is made as I think it
ought to be" was the statement by
Judge Hazen in deciding a case in dis
trict court today.
The case was one of those growing
out of the failure of John D. Knox.
Mrs. Knox had about 81, 900 which had
been saved out of one claim. and as
soon as the creditors discovered it there
was a rush for it.
H Henderson, the executor of an
eastern estate which held a judgment
against Mr. Knox, Immediately filed an
execution to get possession of the
money. and a day or two afterwards
Mrs. Margaret Shaffer fled suit
bringing all parties interested into
court It was a knotty problem to
solve, but Judge Hazen decided that
JetmOre & Jetmore are entitled to $500
as attorneys fees for services rendered
in connection with the settlement of the
estate. and that the balance should be
divided equally between the Shaffer and
Henderson judgments after the costs
had been paid
Il don't think much of this money
will get out of the city" remarked
Judge Hazen, although all the parties
to the suit are nOn-residents.'
t W. Harrison was the attorney for
Henderson, and Carver & Larimer rep
sented Mrs Shaffer. The money is in
the hands of the court
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Importation of Negro Miners
FaYors Republican Success.
Third District Has Been Doubt
full Territory.
MISSIONARY WORK.
Politicians Already ProseIy ting
Among New Corners.
Report That All Foreigners Are
to Be Displaced.

Some of the Populist politicians pro-
fess TO be alarmed over the importation
of negroes into the mining districts OF
southeastern Kansas, because they fear
that the southern negro viii vote the
Republican ticket in the next election
and thereby aid the Republicans IN
wrestling control of the Third district
from the opposition.
The Republican politicians seem to be
encouraged by the changing conditions
in the Third The result last fall was
very close The normal Populist ma
5ority of 5000 and sometimes it was
even greater than that. was cut down
TO little more than 1000. When the re-
suit became known, the Republican
state committee officials regretted that
they had not paid more attention to the
work OF organizing in that part Of the
state.
The fact that the state committee and
state ticket candidates regarded the
Third as hopeless, accounted for the
neglect 2<Ow. however, the Republi
cans see encouraging signs and rely
upon the negro miners for assistance.
L has been given out by some OF the
coal companies who have recently pass
ed through the strike in the mining dis
tricts that they will soon effect a COM
plete change in their working force by
disDlacing the foreigners now in the
mines for the negroes The claim is
made that the negroes who have been
coming into that district are better
WOrkmen than the foreigners who have
been in sole possession of the mines for
years and IL is also urged that the for
eigners are more given 10 grum bling
and discomfort than the southern ne
gro.
About 1000 black men have been
brought in and put to work. Others are
expected and it is said to be the plan to
have only colored men in the mines by
publican evangelists are already at
work among them and upon the reports
Of these workers the republicans base
their claims OF improving prospects.
The fact that the negroes come from
a section Of the south where they do not
get a vote unless it is Democratic. is
one of the encOurag ging features OF this
new deal-f0r tine Republicans. The pol
ittcians claim that the freedom which
the location in Kansas brings to the
negro viii cause him to seize the OppOr-
tunity to vote the Republican ticket
and upon this condition do they rely
for the solid vote of the negro miners.
The POpulist candidates last fail did
the greater part of the campaign work
in this section. AIr- Leedy spending
much time there among the men A
heavy vote for the Populist ticket was
the result With this element of society
removed by the changes which the mine
operators are making in favor of the
negro, il is believed by the Republi-
cans, viii change the result in the next
election very materially.
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Acting Assistant Surgeon Seaton Nor
man be detailed for service at Fortress
Monroe Surgeon General Van Reypen
of the navy also declined to discuss the
origin of the outbreak Asked if he
did not think it might be due to the
presence of the old Spanish ship Reina
Mercedes at the Norfolk navy yard, he
piled emphaticaIly in the negative.
DR.. Van Reypen also said that he did
not believe it would be necessary to
suspend operations in the Norfolk navy
yard. The yard would, however, be
quarantined.
The ironcIad monitors Terror and
Puritan are the only naval vessels sta
toned at the Norfolk yard and it is said
they will be removed in case their
crews should appear to be endangered.
1t is also quite well understood that in
such emergency the navy department
pays little heed to the quarantine regu-
tions and would not hesitate to send
the ships outbound for a northern port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
kANSANS ABROAD.
Topeka Party at Catalina Island,
California.

The following is taken from the Los
Angeles Times of July %;
Avalon, (Santa Catalina Island,) July
pa large number of picnic and fish
ing parties are planned for Sunday, and
it is said that every launch and sail
boat has been engaged. Yesterday a
Kansas party chartered the power
launch Ramona, and spent the day at
the Isthmus rowing, fishing and bath
ing. The party was a jolly one, and
included: Mrs. D. o. Crane, Miss Crane,
Miss Anna Hagar. Mrs. I. NJ. Bevier,
Miss Bevier. Mrs a c. Elder, Miss Ell
der, Miss Pearl Weber, Miss Grace Nor
ris, all of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. 1 w.
Parks, Mrs. J. D. Parks. Miss Parks.
Mrs. NJ. F. Jackson, Miss jackson. of
Beloit; Mrs. M. E. Harkins, Gary, S.
D; Miss Lila Harkins, Bozeman.
Mont; J. H. Stratton. Champaign, Ill;
Mrs s V. Stratton. Toulon, Ill; c. A
Elder, Los Angeles.
Tom S Manning broke the black sea
bass record today by catching a 800
pound fish Mr.. Manning had a hard
struggle with the fish fighting it for
more than two hours, when it was
brought to gan. The black sea bass
record has been held byssMr. Rider for
several months. his fish weighing 324
pounds. This is also the record catch
of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
KATE SPRAGUE DEAD.
Daughter of Salmon P. Chase
Passes Away at Washington.

Washington, July 31-Kate Chase
Spra gue, wife of a former governor of
Rhode Island and the daughter OF Sal
mon P. Chase, governor Of Ohio, United
States senator and chief justice of the
United States supreme court, died at
her homestead, "Edgewood, in Wash
ington suburbs early this morning. She
was SO years old. For three months
she had been i'll, but consented to medi-
cal treatment only ten days go. She
grew setadiIy worse and the end came
a few minutes after 3 O'Clock this morn
ing At the bedside were her three
daughters. Miss iKttie Sprague. who
Sprague of Narraga gansett Pier and Mrs.
donaldson of BrCoklyn. y. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
FAIL TO REPORT.
Bank Commissioner Says Loan Com
panies Are DELINQUENT.

4 number of loan associations doing
business in the state have failed for
some reason to comply with the new
their business. The call for the state
1neEt was issued several weeks ago and
some of the associations have ignored ii
completely
The bank commissioner is a patient
man but he is required to enforce the
law governing these organizations and
viii do 50 A continued failure to make
the reports and statements will pre-
cipitate trouble between the bank com
missioner and the negligent officials
which is likely to result in favor of the
bank commissioner as his powers to de-
mand and procure a statement are alb
solute. Failure to comply with the law
means that the associations must give
up their charters and quit business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Mr.. BreidenthaI Would Take State
Institutions Out of Politics.

State Bank Commissioner Rreiden-
thai. who is the choice of many Popu-
lists for governor. expresses his opinion
Of the issues Of the next campaign bv
saying:
The main issue. so far as have
been able TO learn. viii be civil service
In the state Charita ble institutions and
the penal institutions. I am in favor of
z civil service plank. and believe many
other Populists also are in favor of it.
Some other state issues, perhaps Will
come up, but there seems to be a dfsnO-
sltlon on the part of our fellows to
make the fight on the principles of Pom
uhsm rather than on personal
grounds
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This Mans Woes

''Vick" Olson, whose wife sued him
for a divorce a few days ago, has filed
a cross petition in which he asks for
the divorce for himself He claims in
his petition that his wife would not re-
main at home when he provided her
with one, but that frequently when he
came home from his work in the Santa
Fe shops he would find no meals. and
on several occasions he found neither
wife nor furniture. He claims that her
conduct caused him to lose his job in
the shops He further says that she
has figured in police court circles. and
is now associatIng with Smoky Row
chara cterS
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HILO is SAVED.
Great Lava Stream From Mauna
LOa Changes It's Course.

Honolulu, via San Francisco, July 81.
The latest report from the volcano
of Mauna Loa. received today by the
way of Kaheha, is to the effect that a
great change took place in the course
of the lava flow on the night of July
Is. The mighty stream of burning lava
which was steadily flowing toward the
town of Hilo and threatening its de-
struction has fortunately been diverted
in its course so that the danger to life
and property is less imminent than al
the time of the previous mail advices
from here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
POET BRYANT'S ESTATE.
General Lloyd Brioe and Perry Bel
mont Purchase Portions of tt

Roslin. N Y, July 31.-Upland farm
formerly a part of the Poet Bryant es-
tate, has just been sold to General
Lloyd Brice The property is at pres
ent occupied by the family of DR.. J. J.
Germany of New York He will give
up his lease early in the autumn, and
General Brice viii take possession.
Another section of the William CuI-
len Bryant estate was purchased a few
days ago by Perry Belmont. He in
tends building a handsome summer
residence on the property.
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POOR CHILDREN'S TREAT.
Municipality of Cork Carries 1000 of
Them to a Seaside Resort.

Cork July 31.-The municipality of
Cork takes particular interest in the
children of its poor. Today the mayor
and the citizens committee carried A.
600 of the poorest children of the city
TO Yougha1 a seaside resort on Youg-
hal bay, p miles east of Cork, where
they spent a day in frolic, regaled on
fruit, sweets and sandwiches. Three
special trains we're required, and the
excursion was accomplished without
accident.