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Arizona republican., 1899-11-26
Little Hope for the Be-
 |eaguered Cities.
HELP MAY COME TOLATE
General Met1uens Victory at Bel mont Has Been Reduced to a Purpose to' Buoy Up the British. Mafeking in a Bad Way and Ladysmith in Worse One-Boer- Irish Reinforcements.

London. Nov. 25.- The position in Natal remains full of perplexities which the censorship has increased. Although a division and a half have now reached Durban, that place is practically powerless until supplied with cavalry and artillery, and until these arrive the situation will un- doubtedly remain grave. With three beleaguered garrisons in Natal beside Kimberley and Mafeking, and no signs of succOr in the immediate future, it is no wonder that the outlook is re garded gloomy tonight, and that the most possible is made of General Methuen's success such as it was.
 That battle decided nothing and it seems certain that many experts are of the opinion that the story of the return of the pursuing cavalry without getting in touch with the retreating Boers indicates that the cavalry dis covered in time that if it had gone on it would soon have been on the Pre- toria race course with its comrades of the hussars. From no other point can even the semblance of success be re- ported. Mafeking is apparently in a worse plight than Britishers have hitherto cared to admit, and it is difficult to see how it can be relieved for some time to come.
 While an official dispatch from the Boer head laager outside of Lady the town was still flying the Union Jack on Friday, the cheerful tone of the message and the evident anticipa- tion of a speedy reduction of Lady smith is not calculated to cheer anx- ious relatives. The reported silence of the British guns also again arouses fears of a shortness of ammunition. and the fact that the Boers have just placed in position siege guns shows that they have not yet done their worst
 The entrance of the troops to the relief of Ladysmith, Kimberley and Mafeking is necessarily clothed in secrecy which is only broken by the news of desultory engagements. Even if General White holds out until re- lieved it will only remove a picturesque phase of the campaign and does not mean that it will hasten it's speedy end. The Boers, it is claimed, are not likely to risk the deciding battle of the war until they have gotten Buffers invading force into a position believed to be favorable to them, or until they are driven into a corner, which prom ises to be a matter of months.
Arizona republican., 1899-11-26

ary, 1896, receiving a considerable plu- rality of the votes cast, on the first ballot, and it is safe to assume that he will have earnest friends in the com ing caucus.
Arizona republican., 1899-11-26
DAVIS IS DEAD.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-George R. Davis, former director general of the Worlds fair, died tonight.
Arizona republican., 1899-11-26
RECRUITING FOR THE BoERs.

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.- Recruiting for the Boer army, it is alleged, is be- ing conducted here under the direc- tion of an organization known as the Irish national party. It is said last Thursday night 45O men left the city en route to join the BOer forces. It is also asserted that recruiting is going on in all parts of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
SIXTEEN WE'RE KILLED
In the Lehigh Valley Wreck-Three
Yet Unidentified.

New York Jan. 10.-As far as can be
ascertained today the total victims OF
the Lehigh Valley collision at West
Dunnellen, N. J., yesterday number six
teen Three died during the night They
were two unidentified men and a wo-
man. At the Muhelnburg hospital.
Plainfield, it was said today that all
the II injured there had passed a fairly
good night.
The injured are so scattered that it is
hard to ascertain with certainty their
condition or even location. 1t is pos
sible that one of the unidentified dead
is r. Weikel of Shamokin, Pa
This leaves the bodies of the three
women to be identified. The authorities
of Middlesex county, in which county
the accident occurred, are making an
attempt to fix the responsibility.
A special train brought delegation
from Shamokin who will try to identify
the unrecognized dead. While the train
was passing over the bridge near
Bound Brook, it ran over and killed
James Bond, a carpenter, employed by
the Iehigh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
BOUGHT HERSELF IN.

Milford Pa, Jan. 1O.-An unfortunate
old woman, poor, her usefulness
gone her friends driven from her by pc
culiarities incident to old age, has just
been sold at auction to the lowest bidder
by the overseers of the poor of Lacka-
waxen township, Pike county. Despite
her age, however, her mind is acute and
she startled the auctioneers by bidding in
herself
The woman put on the block is Mrs. Ell
mira Quick. She is Y years old and has
resided all her life in Lackawaxen town
ship. Her sale at auction was in pursu-
ance of a custom which has long prevail
ed in that township.
The successful bidder, in addition to re-
ceiVing a small allowance each week from
the poor authorities for the maintenance
of the INDECENT, receives the amount bid
for the person sold.
When Mrs. Quick was offered for sale
she arose from her chair and said quietly:
Il will bid IS a month. l will have
trouble to maintain myself that
amount" The bid was accepted, and Mrs.
Quick will receive 1.50 a week. with addi-
tionaI capital of S. with which to start
life anew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
AT BOILING POINT.
Paris is Again Wildly Excited
Over the Dreyfus Case.

Paris, Jan. 10.-The resignation of M.
the civil section of the court of cassa-
ton, has revived interest in the Drey
fus case, which has GAINED down dur
ing the past few days to the fever point.
The anti-Dreyfusites are doing every
thing possible to discredit the court of
cassat ton, as it is generally accepted in
the best informed circles that the court
is preparing to render judgment in IA
VOr of DreyfuS.
The cabinet met this afternoon under
the presidency of President Faure, who
issued a decree accepting the resigna-
ton of NJ. de Reaurepaire and apopfnt-
ing Counsellor Ballot de Beaure to sue
coed him. The Minister of Justice NJ. lie
Bret announced that NJ. Mazaeu,
sation will, preside over the criminal
section of the court of cessation instead
of M. Loewe when the Dreyfus inquiry
is terminated and the court meets to
take a decision. This step has been ta-
ken in consequence of the virulent at
tacks on M. LoeWe based on the fact
that he is a Jew.
The minister also read the telegraph
&c deposition from Dreyfus in which he
not only declared he had never confess
ed that he was guilty to Capt. Lebrun-
Renault, who had charge of the prison
er at the time of his condemnation and
degradation, but insisted that he had
always protested his innocence and had
parade ground of the military school at
Paris his intention to declare publicly
that his innocence would be recognized
in two or three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
DENVER DROPS OUT.
St Louis Leads in Contest for Loca-
ton of the 1908 Celebration.

ST. Louis, Jan. 10.-John c. Wilkinson.
president of the Business Mems league
of st. Louis called the Louisiana Pur-
chase Celebration convention to order
in the parlorS of the Southern hotel
shortly after noon today. Bishop Dan
iel S. futile eloquently invoked the di-
vine blessing, the delegates rising. The
call of the convention was read by Col.
F. NJ. Sterrett. On behalf of Governor
Stephens, who was unable to be present,
Attorney General Crow delivered an adj
dress, welcoming the delegates to St.
Louis.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick of New Orleans was
then introduced as temporary chairman,
with James Cox of St Louis as secre-
tary. After the appointment of COM
mittees on credentials permanent or
ganization and resolutions, a recess for
lunch was taken.
The majority of the delegates present
express themselves in favor of selecting
ST. Louis the city in which to hold
the celebration. New Orleans is in the
field for the honor and her delegates
are working hard for it. Denver was
also an aspirant for the honor, but is
now out of the race.
From Kansas City, the Colorado dele
cation, en- route to st. Louis shortly
before noon today telegraphed: j. NJ.
Hunter and myself delegates from Col
orado will arrive in st. Louis at 6:15 p.
m. Tuesday. If question of place oc-
ours today you are authorized to record
our votes for st. Louis. (Signed)
ssP + SOITRS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
MCCOY AND SHARKEY REST.
Advance Sale of Seats Now $4,000
Betting Odds Yet on Mccoy.

New York, Jan. 10.-Tom Sharkey and
Kid Mccoy are resting today prepara-
tory to the promised battle tonight.
The disputed question as to what shall
constitute a clinch has not been settled,
but there is prospect that an under
standing will be reached at the meet
ing of managers, referee and principals
which is to be held at o'clock this
evening.
Very rarely have so many patrons of
the sport come to New York to wit
ness a bout since the Horton law was
enacted. Seven carloads of sports came
from Buffalo, and about as many more
from Syracuse. Parson Davies and
Dominick O'Malley headed a large dele
cation from New Orleans; about 300
came from Detroit; Tom Allen, who
fought so many battles with bare
knuckles, is here with twenty-five ST.
Louis followers of 1.-The game" and
George Siler and Lou Houseman can
round about 500 Chicagoans. The ad-
vance sale of seats has brought in $42,-
900 to the Lenox club engagement and
a goodly bunch of SIS bills will be handed
in when the sale of the lowest price
admission tickets begins at $3.50 o'clock
this evening.
Sharkey will weigh in at 1870 pounds
and Mccoy is expected to tip the beam
at something like 162 to 165. In the
betting the odds are still on Mccoy, who
himself has passed out $1,000 to be
placed on even money bets, or as much
better as can be had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
FACING A CRISIS.
Fall of the French Ministry is
Looked For.

Paris. Jan. 10.-ghe French chamber re-
opened today and the Palais Bourbon
where the chamber of deputies sits, was
crowded.
Everything points to a stormy sitting
of the deputies. 1t is expected that a
vote of confidence will be taken and that
1t will possibly lead to the fall of the min
istry.
All the streets in the vicinity of the
Palais Bourbon are lined with excited
crowds which are kept in order by an i'm
posing force of republican guards
The session was opened at 2:15 p. m.
under the presidency of NJ. Charles Bows
set, radical Republican
Addressing the deputies, NJ. Boysset i'm
piored them to put end to the pain
full and dangerous divisions and to again
become calm and self-reliant, side by side
with our valiant army
The chamber subsequently reelected NJ
Deschanel to the presidency of the house
by vote of 1913 against 1877 for NJ. Bris-
son.
Senator Walton, the senior member pre-
sided at the opening of the senate. He
made speech pointing out that the pres
ent Internal troubles of France were not
attributable to the constitution and that
the moment was very inopportune for a
convocation of the constituent assembly,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
WOMEN PROTEST.
A Board of Missions Urges Congress
to Unseat Roberts.

New York. Jan. 1O.-FfnaI plans for the
house of representatives have now been
go6 By Of the Boad CT Thes
are outlined in a letter of instruction.
wheh W O be sen to every
womens church organization in the coun.
the the protest to be made to Congress and is
practically an Indictment of the Mormon
Three plans for bringing about the pun
iShment of Mr.. Roberts by congress have
amy who are LED by bye the 8 Board
One was to have his seat contested by M, his
election. Another was to challenge his
right to the seat on the ground that he
poiygamy, either to '' Vote or hold Office
Both of these were objected to, how
eyer, on the ground that they would oit make Axe
Roberts, while the woman's board feels
term tern ton ion Of the Mermon Church to re-
establish pelygamy; After consulting with
stitutional lawyers the board has deter
mined to direct its efforts toward having
Permitted to take his seat eat This f viii re-
quire two-thirds vote, but it is believed
of the displeasure of the house and will
prove most emphatic warning to the
The statement is made in the boards
letter that Mr. Roberts lost his right to
o1 D for GiG peiy is in 1sss It declares
he has ''confessedly lived with plural
since 1879 and therefore as not reganed
these rights under the amnesty proclama-
land land " e7i4e-'4 ---'- --90- anu 0-e'e
Promises of the Mormon leader made in
amy should be abandoned. are quoted. par
ticularly one that 1.-The rightfulness of the
Gated" The pledge against polygamy in
the Utah constitution and the law against
ute Books Of Utah. are also cited. This
law, the letter shows, makes continuance
in polygamy, even if no more wives have
been taken since 1890. punishable by fine
and Imprisonment.
that at last the vexing Mormon question
church began to teach poiygamy all over
the state, thus violating one of its solemn
pis% smu t9 e fV WITH the renewal of
this teaching the leaders of the Mormon
common people followed the example of
the law against practicing .polygamy had
ET9n Up nus f t6a OF
The events leading up to the election of
of living with polygamous wives are then
reviewed. The protest says:
ITO permit B. H. Roberts to remain in
the house of representatives would be an
Endorsement on the part of the house of
b lives OF suf 6 ne an
disposed of in the only honorable way
R thns serving notice That the house Of rep
resentatives does not propose to permit
Utah to break her solemn covenant with
the nation.
ITO permit Mr.. Roberts to remain in the
house of representatives after he has been
elected upon such issue would give
pOlygamy such an impetus as it has never
had before in all the history of the Nor
mon church. 1t would establish polyg-
amy a legitimate system of marriage
and make it once a menace to the Ameri-
can home, which is the cornerstone of our
Christian civilization. 1t would at once
greatly strengthen Mormonism to
make it at once menace to the very life
of the republic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
JENNINGS is RYAN.

Kansas City, Jan. 10.-A Star special
from Springfield, Mo-, says:
The man Jennings, under arrest for
completely in the robbery of the Kansas
CityS Fort Scott & Memphis passenger
train at Macomb, Mo, last Tuesday
night has been positively identified by
a Kansas City detective as Ryan, who
was a prominent member of the famed
outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse
James, when it operated in Kentucky
years ago.
When Jennings" was searched today
$3.50 was found sewed up in his clothes.
Elmer Byrun, son-in-law of Lew
Neigh, another of the robbers, today di-
rected the authorities to an old barn
where the robbers had secreted $500 in
money. It was recovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
BREAK OFF,.
FilipinOs Sever All Relations
With the American Consul
at Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Jan. 10.-The Filipino
committee here has broken off all reIa-
lions with U. S. Consul Wildman- The
committee today issued a writ in the
supreme court to recover the sum of
SAT 900 which the F'ilipinos claim to have
deposited with Mr. Wildman as treas
urer of the Filipino independence fund
in June last.
The members of the committee fur
Their allege that sensational disclosures
are probable, showing, they add, that
the American government recognized
the Filipinos as belligerents by afford
ing them assistance in arms and moral
influence to cooperate against Spain,
thus endorsing the agreement made
with AguinaIdo at Singapore in April"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
TALKING STATE FAIR.
Stock Breeders Say There Ought to
Be An Annual Fair.

The Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association and the Kansas Swine
Breeders association, which are holding
a. joint session at the state house, will
ask the legislature to make provisions
to hold an annual state fair in Kansas
A paper read by r. S. Cook of Wich-
ita on The Swine Show at Omaha"
started the state fair discussion.
o. P. Updegraff of Topeka said that
it was more important to the live stock
industry of the state to have state
fair than anything else. He thought
that it should be held at some point in
the state with good railroad facilities
so as to be accessible to all parts of the
state. He said that either Topeka,
Kansas City or Wichita would suit the
purpose very well, SO far as location
is concerned.
J. W. Harrington thought that in or
der to secure an appropriation from the
legislature the association should be in
corporated. He approved of the idea
of holding a state fair.
w. S. Westbrook of Peabody said that
the fairs held at Wichita during recent
years We're infested with gamblers and
thugs. He said that Kansas City is too
far away and thought that Topeka IS
the place for state fair. 1T is the
capital of the state,'' said he, land the
city can be easily reached from any
portion of the state
The state fair question will come up
again through a report of special
committee appointed to examine it and
submit a report. All that were ever
held at Topeka have been failures from
a financial point of view.
The annual address of President H.
w. Cheney. president of the Kansas
Swine Breeders association was well
received
Suggestions to Pork Producers was
the subject of a paper by William Jor-
dan of Alma and w. P. Goode of
Lenexa-
At the forenoon session J. E. Hoag-
land of Holton read a paper on hog
cholera.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
G. C. CLEMENS RETIREs.
Thinks He Will Write . Book En-
titled 1.-TWO Weeks as Statesman"

Supreme Court Reporter G. c. Clemens
is thoroughly disguised over the result OF
in the future and that the old line Pops
WI vote Tor Io the f pens fsion
crowd and be defeated in the legislative
halls hal In Discussing AFFAIRS pertaining TO
Il think L will write a book entitled
Two Weeks as a Statesman; and warn a
thoughtless generation of the perilS and
tribuIations of this much-coveted occupa-
ton have quit Sraf stat ana fdaf to-
the d ruth without ii having It Bag at the
Whence 1 cometh and WHITTIER 1 goeth.
imagine my establishment when senator's
as an excuse for voting in favor of the
railroad companies, held me up to the
bent on doing them up by. threatening the
companies with receivers if they failed to
treat decently and justly their employees!
nouncine the law creating the State Soci-
ETY. of Miners because it will do up the
to elect the state labor "Reminiscences has
not vet been attacked as a blow at or
ganized labor. but am expecting mob
to attend to it an early date
Indeed, it seems / have not done a
made for the crucifixion of men who work
for wages! 1 never had such an attack
before in my life, and hope shall never
Il no longer yearn to be a statesman; es-
pecially a. statesman sincerely trying to
LAS to the effect of the defeat of the
supplemental corporations bill, 1 think it
would be too serious a view to take of it
that it destroys the act creating the court
of vista ton 1t does render nugatory, 1
fear. the provision as to strikes, for the
supplemental bill defined what would be
reasonable grounds for a strike, and now
there is provision explicitly defining
such grounds Other PROVISIONS of the
court of visitation act would have been
stronger and safer. and the court would
have had more grease to its elbow, had
the supplemental bill passed; but the court
will be capable of doing vast good in many
respects. You understand, three bills were
prepared as parts of a complete system,
because our constitution limits each law
to one subject. These were the court of
visitation bill, the supplemental corpora
tions bill and the bill repeating the rail-
road commissioners act. The first and the
last went through, the second fell through,
and, of course, this necessarily deranges
the complete whole we had in contempla-
ton.
But, there arg, those who, win in a los
ing cause A lobby may kill a bill, but it
cannot kill an idea. Thanks to the strug-
gle and the press reports of it, an idea
was born, and grew almost to manhood
during this extra session. That idea is
that corporations may be controlled by
amending their charters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10

The great impetus which general
business got in 1898 is kept up. This is
the midwinter period of dullness, but
the reports from all over the country
show a condition of great activity in
most of the important branches of
trade. The annual stock taking and
settlements will soon be over, and then
another advance will undoubtedly be
made. All the indications point to a
spring and summer of greater trade ex-
pansion and prosperity than the United
States knew in even the Iiveliest period
of the past.-Globe-De
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
$4,000 A VOTE
Being Paid by Senatorial Candidates
at Helena Montana.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 1O.-The legislature
yesterday appointed a committee to in
vestigate alleged attempts at bribing mem
bers in the interest of sena torial candi-
dates. Today the senate and house met
in joint session to hear the report of the
committee. The committee made a par
tial report and asked to be continued. The
committee produced and exhibited, $4,000
in thousand dollar bills which Senator
Whiteside of Flat Head county claimed
had been paid him and two colleagues to
vote for W. A. Clark of Butte for United
States senator. The money was ordered
deposited with the state. treasurer subject
to the order of the legislature.
At u O'Clock the two houses proceeded
to take the first vote for senator.
Vote in senate: w. C. Conrad Z; w. A.
Clark. l; J. +; Toole. 5; j. M. Fox, 2; E.
Vote in house: Clark. 8; Conrad, 90;
Toole, 20; Hartman. 4: c. A. Hoffman, l;
H. L. Frank, l; Lee Mantle, Marshall, TO-
"Queen" Canister Japan Tea,
BIC. each.
Closing out all groceries below cost
New Model Supply Store,
Sixth and Quincy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10

In his Jackson Day speech at Chi
cago, Mr.. Bryan declared for the Chi
cago platform and warned the
Gold Democrats that they need expect
no compromise. In a speech at Omaha
on a similar occasion John P. Altgeld
assumed practically the same attitude
but favored expansion of the platform
so as to include government ownership
of railroads and telegraph. Altgeld and
Bryan make a strong team and if the
west stand by them in 1900 as it did in
1896, the issues may be regarded as al
IL concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
DO NOT COMPLAIN
If You Do Not Get Letters on Time
The Poor Mail Carriers Are Sick.

The postoffice department has been
having a difficult time in distributing
the Topeka mail during the past ten
days because of the prevalence of
grippe in this city. From three to
ten carriers have been ill at the same
time, and in some cases one carrier has
been compelled to cover two routes al
though the entire force of substitute
carriers were at work. Several of the
men are still confined to their homes,
and if any more are taken i'll Postmas-
ter Guthrie will be compelled to appoint
several additional substitute carriers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
HUNDREDS SICK
In Shipload of Repatriated Spanish
Soldiers.

Barcelona, Jan. 10.-The Spanish trans
port Notre Dame de Salut, which sailed
from Havana on December 10 for this port,
mas arrived here with LOO repatriated SOL
diers on board The vessel was over
crowded, and many. of the troops were
found to be i'll on the steamers arrival.
During the voyage 80 deaths occurred. The
sick soldiers were speedily attended to and
$50 of them were taken in ambulances to
hospitals and 100 others were removed to
the sanitarium. The remainder of the
troops were in a fearfully emaCiated con-
dition and were hardly able to stand.
Crowds of people who had assembled to
welcome the returning soldiers were hor-
rified at the sights presented by the men
and wept and cursed the miSmanagement
of the officials