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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-26
Detachments of the American
Army In the Philippines
Are Hunting Down FilipinOs In
Various Quarters.
VICTORIES WON
With Slight Losses to General
Otis Men.
Rifles, Cattle and Other Proper
ty Captured.

Manila, ec.26.-Col. J Franklin Bell
Of the Thirty-sixth infantry. eucOun-
tered $50 Filipinos Thursday near Ala
minos, province of Zambalese and kill
ed, wounded, or captured 2S OF them
Our troops also obtained possession o.
a number of rifles and q cuartity OF
ammunition. one American was wound
ed.
A detachment of the Thirty-fourth
infantry encountered a band of the en-
emy Saturday at Aritoa, province or
New Vizcaya, and routed them. killing
two and wounding or capturing 13- The
Americans also seized a quantity Of
ammunition.
The Twenty-first regiment attacked O.
Filipino outpost Sunday near Calamba.
scattering them and killing five OF the
enemy. The Thirty-second regiment
Sunday had a brush with the enemy
from the mountains northwest of Din
a1uptjan. One American was wounded
The troops captured 125 head of cattle
and brought them to Crank, Battaan
province.
In the island of Panay Capt Brow
nelIS company of the TWeuty-siNth in
fantry fought the enemy near Saia- The
rebels lost heavily, and the Americans
captured a number of rifles The rebels
who fled from Panay to Romblen island
are surrendering to the American garri-
son from Panay.
The funeral of Major General Lawton
will take place December 80 The re-
mains viii be embarked on the trans
port Thomas.
OTIS REPORT
Washington, Dec 26-Under today's
date Gen. Otis at Manila. reports some
details of engagements with the iusur-
gents following the death of Gen. Law
ton His dispatch follows
Following recent minor engagements
capture, San MateO. Dec. IS
Gen LaWtOn, killed.
Captain Kinan, 18th infantry
Lieut.. Breckinridse, 9Th infantry,
slightly wounded.
Capture same date MontaIban-
Lieut. COtchett, 11th cavalry and six
enlisted men wounded. mostly slight
enemy's casualties heavy
In northern Zambeles 21st inst Bell
struck $50 insurgents; killed. wounded
and captured IS and 20 rifles
Read 36th infantry, wounded thigh
slight.
Hughes, IlOilo reports insurgent band
attacked BrOwnelis company 26th in
fantry near Jaro. repulsed with heaVg
loss in men and &c rifles. Insurgents in
Romblon surrendering arms twenty
third instant Capt Dams, 3fth infantry
struck lnSurgent band near Arit0. pro-
vince Neuva Viscaya, killing and
wounding Is capturing seven rifles
Lieut.. Meade, 21st infantry. attacked
| insurgent outpOsts near Calamba. 2fth
instant, killing five, capturing five ri
hes.
In mountains southern portion Bat
taan province oath inst. Capt. Comfort
32d infantry struck insurgent band.
WOunding four and having one man
wounded. Major Spence. same rerl-
ment, same locality. captured iusurgent
corral with 1Z5 cattle and polnes- Gait
NaysOn same date attacked in noun
/ tains near Sulig, one man missing
OTIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-26
MAY BE A STRIKE.
RumOrs OF Trouble on Texas
Division of Santa Fe.

Dispatches from points along the line
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road
today state that there is a persistent
rumor that the engine and train men
are abou to strike on account of the
double header trouble. No word in ref
erence to the reported impending strike
has been received at the Santa F'e Of
fees in this city. officials here state
that they do not believe the Gulf, Colo
RADIO & Santa Fe men viii strike on the
double-header question, because the en-
gine and train men of the other Santa
Fe system lines would not go in with
them. Only last week the train men of
the Santa Fe proper acknowledged the
company's right to run double headers
by demanding increased pay for men on
double header runs. The right of a
company to run double headers is un-
questioned, and for this reason a strike
declared on such a point would not be
entered into by the system men.
On the Santa E'e proper but few trains
are now run with two engines attached.
This is due to the fact that the loco
motive equipment is for the most part
powerful. On the Gulf road many OF
the locomotives are light, and for this
reason it is necessary to attach two en-
gines to one train. The engine and
trainmen have been protesting against
the practice on the ground that it en-
dangers life and cuts down the earnings
of the men. An effort is being made to
have a law passed abOliShing the rum
ming of double headers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-26

The first batch of Boer prisoners has
arrived in England. 1t is announced
that the government has accepted an
other offer of Canadian Rough Riders.
NORWEGIAN VESSEL. CAPTURED
Durham, Tuesday, Dec. 19.-The Nor
Wegian bark Regina from Java loaded
with stretchers and railway sleepers,
has been captured near DelagOa Bay.
and brought here by the British second
class cruiser Forte.
A BRITISH DISPATCH
Modder River, Cape Colony, Wednes-
day, Dec. 20.-The British naval guns
command the whole Boer position and
possess the exact range of every stone
and bush. They frequently plant shells
groups of Beers.
The burghers are reported to be re-
turning home for Christmas.
Recent arrivals from Jacobsdale re-
port that Notwithstanding the BOer
successes the Free Staters do not ex-
pect ultimate victory. They complain
of the Overbearing conduct of Gen
Comes men who are alleged to be bet
ter fed and posted in the safest posi-
tiOns. The TranSVaalerS do not conceal
their suspicious of the possible defec-
tiOn Of the Free Staters and threaten
to shoot them at the least sign of wav
ering.
The Free Staters are said to regard
subsection to the Transvaal as more
to be feared than subsection to Great
Britain.
MULES ATTACKED BY CHAMBERS.
A QlSDaTCn
from Cape Town, dated Wednesday,
December 20. says that glanders has
broken out among the American mules
of which there are LOO at the Stellen-
bosch remOunt farm TWenty-six of the
mules have been destroyed and IS have
been isolated.
The despatch says sedition is spread
ing in Cape Colony Three members of
the Cape parliament are alleged to be
implicated and one of them is said to
have presented a free state flag to a
BOer commander, at the same time, ex-
pressing the hope that he would carry
it to glory and victory. Another mem
Der of parliament is said to be recruit
ing for the Beers. In addition wealthy
farmers are now aiding the invaders
KITCHENER AT GIBRALTAR.
Gibraltar Dec. 26.-General Lord
Kitchener has arrived here from Egypt.
ROTHSCHILD ENLISTS.
London, Dec. 26.-Mr- Lionel Walter
ROthschild, UniOnist member of parlia-
ment for the Aylesbury division of
Buckinghamshire, eldest son of the
first Baron Rothschfld and the latter's
heir. has volunteered for service in
South Africa. He was born in 1868 and
is unmarried
LETTING METHUEN REST.
London, Dec. 26-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Cape Town, dated December Is, say
ing:
at MOdder river Gen. Methuen is we'll
entrenched and the Beers have not dis
turbed him.
Gen. Gatacre reports that a force of
$50 police have occupied Dordrecht, the
Beers retreating with no loss.
The war office has received a dispatch
from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, dated
Sunday, Dec "a, announcing that in an
engagement at Ladysmith, Dec D, Ma
Jor A. c. King, Captains Wathen and
Oakes and Lieutenants Hulse and
Fawcett were wounded and that nine
on-commissiOned officers and men
were killed and ten wounded. This en-
gagement had not been recorded before
this.
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A BLIND MURDERER.
An Old Soldier ChOkes His Wife
to Death.

Baltimore, Dec. 26.-Frankiin B. 1iv-
ingstone, a blind man, aged 56 years,
choked his wife, Rosa Livingstone, to
death today at their home in this city
and then gave himself up to the police.
Livingstone claimed that his wife tried
to smother him With a feather bed,
that he succeeded in choking her and
put her body in the bat tub.
He was locked up. The police found
the nude body of the woman in the bath
tub as Livingstone had said. Both
rooms gave evidence of a struggle.
Jealousy is thought to have been the
motive for the crime. The man is a
Civil war veteran, having lost his eye
sight by a shell in the battle of Fair
Oaks. He had a pension of $72 a month.
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His Schema Failed.

Gill Jackson, a IA year old co1ored
boy, is being held at the police station
for investigation. Christmas afternoon
jackson went to the home of Mrs Arch
lie Lord and told her woman wanted
to see her at her home on Western ave
nue. Mrs. Lord told him she would
not go unles the woman set a note and
she knew who the woman was. The COL
ored boy went away and later returned
and said that he would go with her.
Mrs. Lord refused to go When her
husband returned she told him of the
message He knew the boy and had him
arrested The boy refused to tell who
sent him and when questioned told sew
eral different stories about the message
The police believed that he was trying
to get Mrs. Lord away from the house
and that in her absence some cOnfeder-
ate intended to rob the house
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SIGSBEE RETURNS
With the Remains of His Men Who
We're Blown Up At Havana

Newport News, Va, Dec; 26.EThe bat
tleship Texas in command of Captain
Sigsbee. arrived here shortly before noon
yesterday with the remains of the men
who lost their lives by the destruction of
the battleship Maine in Havana harbor.
The bodies of the Maine heroes which
were brought up on the Texas will be
transferred to a Chesapeake and Ohio
train at u o o'clock today and win be taken
to Washington for interment in Arlington
cemetery next Thursday.
The Texas left Havana last Thursday.
She encountered a gale off Hatteras but
had good weather until she reached that
point. She anchored in Lynn Haven bay
last night and came up to Old Point this
morning. After the quarantine regula-
tions had been complied with she pro-
ceeded to this city.
The Rev Father Chadwick, who was
chaplain on the Maine. is in charge of the
remains of the dead heroes and will ac-
company them to Washington Not more
than a score of the bodies on the Texas
We're identified The name of these are
inscribed on the coffins which enclose
their mortal remains. There were no
ceremonies here in honor of the arrival
of the Names dead, but impressive ex-
ercfses Will take place when the bodies
are transferred from the ship to the train
The funeral train will arrive in Wash
iQ2tOQ midnight.
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HAPP1 LITTLE PEOPLE.
Christmas Celebrated at First M e
Church Last Night

The Christmas exercises at the First
NJ E church last evening brought out
a large audience. Auditorium, balcony
and lecture room all were crowded.
The church was decorated in white
and green. Long streamers of white
were stretched from the center of the
roof of the auditorium to the balcony
rail, and the pillars and balcony rail
itself were decorated with white bunt-
ing mingled with evergreen and holly.
over the front of the pipe organ hung
a tapestry representation of the nativ-
ity, and on either side Of the organ
were small trees
Seats were reserved for the various
classes Of the Sunday school, and the
primary department was massed in
front of the pulpit Thirty or forty wee
ones composing the kindergarten de-
partment occupied the pulpit plat
form.
The exercises consisted Of songs and
recitations by the little folks, and an
address by the pastor. Rev. DR. McFar-
land. The recitations by the little
folks never failed to bring forth en-
thusiastic applause.
After the exercises ushers passed
through the audience and distributed
large packages of fine candies to every
member of the Sunday school who had
been previously provided with tickets.
The visitors We're given oranges.
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our city government. The manner in
which they acted in letting this con-
tract disqualifies the lowest bidders and
is heralded to the world as such. I have
followed the contracting business for
over so years and no man in all this
land can dispute my ability. I never
have erected a building in all my life
and fallen down and bondsmen had to
pay out, and whenever I have contract
ed work it stands as a monument and
a credit relative to my honesty and
ability. The excuse as to time to erect
this building expressed by the council
is a farce. The council knows as well
as the majority of the contractors know
that from ten to twelve months will be
required to build and complete that
building. (Remember that eight hours
constitute a days work.. The penalty
attached is all bosh and the council has
no right to embOdy any preliminaries
in that contract that the law does not
provide. I hope that the taxpayers of
our city will see to it that the council
will rescind their actions in letting this
contract and give it to the lowest bid
der without favOritiSm, considering the
lower round of the ladder first and
place themselves upon record that jus
tice, qualifications and the interests of
taxpayers are to be rightly considered.
/. D. EVERSOLE.
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YOUNG CRIMINALS.
Boys Who Are on Their Way to tn
PenitentiarR.

Cliff Music and John Hicks were ar
rested this morning by Officer Heud-
ricks for burglarizing the house of
Charles McClintock at 7Z9 Monroe
street.
A neighbOr telephOned to 1IcCIintock-s
store that he had seen two boys leaving
the house carrying several gas fixtures
with them McCIintOck Immediately no.
titled the police and Officer Hendricks
started for the house He found a man
there watching the boys who were lu
the neighbOrhOOd. They had the FIX
lures with them. THESE are two of the
boys who We're arrested for robbing the
coffin factory for brass trimmings COM
plant was made against them in the
probate court to have them sent 20 the
reform school II was found that the
probate court had no jurisdiction %
sentence boys to the reform school
without the consent of the parents ami
they We're discharged
So far none Of the boys caught steal
ing brass fixtures and lead pipe from
houses has received a severe sentence
on account Of their age. The boys are
instructed by junk dealers to pound up
the stolen metal so that il viii not De
recognized If the junk dealers are He-
verely dealt with the thievinas VIII stop.
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BONDS DEPOSITED,
And Bonds Bought Under Recent
Treasury Orders

Washington. Dec. 26.-It was stated at
the treasury today that the total amount
of bonds deposited and accepted by the
secretary as security for internal revenue
receipts to be deposited with national
bank depositories is $1,000 .OOO of which
81. .OOO, 900 has been deposited by New York
banks. Among other cities making depos~
its are: Chicago. $500, 600: St Louis s.. .366.-
600; Boston. 81. 600: Baltimore, S245. 900;
Cincinnati. S375. 900: New Orleans 800. 00O-
The entire list fOOts up 81 banks in fif-
teen different states. The total receipts
from internal revenue sources are dis
tributed each day among all of the banks
represented in the list each bank receiv-
ing it's proportionate share of the whole
on the basis of the amount of bonds de-
posted.
amount of bonds purchased by the gov
ernment under the sGnretary,s recent or
der was: Fours, s14244. 050. 5s 81 $50 300:
total SIS, ,234. $50 with about S45, 600 addition
al still under examination.
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MR.. FREY'S CHRISTMAS.
He Has Bought Several Thousand
Acres at Yellville.

If the YeuviIle, Ark, district turns
out to be the bonanza it is believed to
be, Mr.. J. J. Frey, who retires as gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe on jan
uary l will be one of the men who will
come into a fortune as a result.
Mr. Frey has purchased several thou
sand acres of land in Marion county,
and intends to hold it until at least,
it's worth in zinc is shown. Mr.. Frey 5
lands adjoins 10000 acres purchased not
long ago by General Manager Yoal1um
of the Frisco road. Both railroad man
ayers have faith in the development of
rich zinc mines in Marion county.
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SIGEL-HILLMAN FAILURE.
Big st. Louis Department Store Makes
Deed of Trust.

ST. Louis, Dec. 26.-The Sigel- -HilIman
Dry Goods company which operated a
large department store here today filed
a deed of trust to secure all its creditors
in the sum of 100000. The amount of
assets is not made public. Thomas II.
McKitrick of the Hargadine- McKitrick
Dry Goods company, one Of the heav-
lest creditors, was named as trustee.
He took immediate charge of the busi-
ness and will continue it. About 300
creditors are mentioned, but none is
preferred Besides the Hargadine-M Nc
KitricIz Dry Goods company the heav-
lest creditors are the Fourth National
bank of St Louis and the Corn Ex-
change National bank Of New York.
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MEMPHIS BUYS ALABAMA,

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 26.-It is stat
ed on reliable authority that the East
and West Alabama railway has been
purchased by Lee Higgins & Co, of
Boston, for the Kansas City, Memphis
& Birmingham railroad, and that it will
at once be extended into Birmingham.
The road extends from Cartersvil1e,
Ca, to PelI City, Ala, a distance of 12O
miles. The purchase price is given as
81, ,250 900. The seaboard Air line is said
to be behind the Kansas City road and
will operate the line in conjunction with
the latter
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LOWELL ARMS co. ASSIGNS.

Boston, Dec. 26.-The John P. Lowell
Arms company assigned today to
Charles 3. Barnes.
The John P. Lowell Arms company is
one of the largest sporting goods houses
in the country and the failure is the re-
suit of the collapse of the Globe Ma
tional bank of this city, to which the
company was largely indebted. The
concern has a large store at 163 Wash
ington street, a factory at South Port
land Me. and several branches.
The company manufactured bicycles,
fire arms and sporting goods of nearly
every description.
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WORK NIGHT AND DAY
at Armour's to Fill Orders of the
British Government.

Chicago. Dec 26.-The employees of
the canning department of Armour &
Co. at the stockyards, worked Christ
mas day filing a rush order sent by the
British government. For almost a
week night and day shifts of men have
been kept at work. Recently, it is said,
two large orders came from the Eng
Iish government officials for meats for
the army. The supplies are intended
for the British forces in South Africa
1t is expected the order will be filled
before the week is out. The supplies
will be carried east in special trains
and shipped at once to Cape Town.
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JUDGE PRICE RESIGNS.
Resignation Was Filed With Governor
StanIeY TODAY

Judge Francis c. Price Of the Thirty
first judicial district. rendered his res
lgnatiOn to Governor Stanley today
He has been on the bench for eleven
years, having been appointed by Gov.
Humphrey early in 1889, while he was
serving in the state senate He served
two terms in the house Of representa-
tives. Judge Price viii 90 to Sanduscv
Ohio. to practice law.
Governor Stanley VIII probably an
point Ed Madison to the vacancy ca us
ed by the resignation
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Lawton Fund Il ohieago

Chicago, Dec 26.-Alexander H Re
veil, in charge OF the Chicago fund for
Gen. I.aWton's family telegraphed Ad-
jutant General COrbin that the total
amount raised here up 10 this eve is
S21O2 Among the subscriptions today
was 500 from Robert 7. LIncoIn-
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HANNA'S PRAISE.
Commends the Good Work of the
Salvation Amy.

Cleveland Ohio, Dec. 26.-The Salvation
Army fed $500 of the Christmas poor
many of them street boys at a
Christmas dinner in the Gray's armory.
Before the dinner Colonel Holz of the
Salvation Army introduced Senator Han
ma for a speech.
The senator heartily extended the greet
ings of the season to those present and
paid warm tribute of praise to the
men and women of the Salvation Army.
God bless the senator" shouted Col
onel Holz.
Amen" yelled the boys. Then the
good things on the tables began to dis
appear.
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Life Saved by Mckinley.

Oshkosh. Wis. Dec. 26-Wm. Scar
borough of this city, a private of COM
pany 3. Third United states infantry,
who was tried by a military court in
the Philippines on a serious charge and
sentenced to death, has been saved from
execution by President Mckinley The
president has commuted his sentence to
dishonorabIe discharge and twenty
years IMPRISONMENT.
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<. o. Reunion.

rhe raculty and former students Of
the University of Kansas in attendance
at the State Teachers association win
hold a reunion in the auditorium of the
High school building after DR.. Jones'
lecture tomorrow evening.
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CIarence Holland,s Position.

Clarence F. Holland. who has been
employed in the car service department
of the Santa Fe in this city for some
time has secured a better position in
the car service department of the Santa
Fe Pacific road at Los Angeles, and
will leave this week for the coast.
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Boston Rank Favored.

Boston. Dec. 26.-Receiver Wing re-
ceived word today from Comptroller
Dawes in Washington that the time
limit for the reOpening of the Broad
way bank, which would have expired
tomorrow night, has been extended for
one week.
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Governor Poynter's Father Dies.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26.-WIlliaru Chap
man Poynter. father Of Governor P0yurer
died today at his home at Albion. aged
years at Eureka H. and has been "a resi-
dent Of Nebraska fifteen years. Governor
Poynter was with his father when ne
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Weather Indications

Chicago, Dec 25.-For Kansas
Threatening tonight and Wednesday,
variable winds.
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ENaLAND's DREYFUs

War Departments Scapegoat Is
General Butler.
New York, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Herald from London says:
1t appears that a storm is brewing on
CContinued on Third Pagel
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Continued on Third Page.)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
T|CMNGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Great Britain Is Making Preparations to
Force a settlement of the TransvaaI
Difficulties IL Necessary - Mexicans
are Preparing to Fight the Indians.
Britishers Fear a Conflict.

While the members of parliament
and officials present in the house of
commons at the propagation OF parlia-
ment at London on the 9th, express
hope of peaceful settlement of the
Transvaal difficulties, it was evident
that an uneasy apprehension was pre-
valent that an autumn session might
be necessary to vote war supplies Mr..
Chamberlain says: 1--WE recognize the
grievances of the outlanders and have
said that these grievances are not
merely themselves serious cause for
interposition, but are a source of dan
ger to the whole of South Africa. We
say our predominance is menaced by
the action of the Transvaal in refusing
to redress the grievances or give con-
sideration to requests hitherto put in
the most moderate language of suze-
rain power. We say that this state of
things cannot be tolerated. We have
put our hands to the pillow and won't
draw back. With that statement
propose to rest content"