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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
A RECORD
OF BRIBERY.
Is Being Brought to Light in
Connection With
Previous Prosecutions of the
Standard Oil Company.
MIR. ID. X. WATSON, WHO
Was MOnnett's Predecessor, Was
Offered 100000
To Drop a Case He Was Prose-
cutting Against the Concern.

Columbus, O., March 10-"I am salts
fed said Attorney General Monnett to-
day, that my Cleveland friend, through
whom the offer of $4OO. 900 for dropping
the fight on the Standard Oil company
was made, was innocent of any inten-
tion of wrongdoing. He was made a
tool Of
Ex-Secretary of State Daniel ]. Ryan
said that he had known for a long time
OF an offer to bribe d. K. Watson when
he was pushing the prosecution of the
Standard Oil company as the attorney
general for Ohio. 1T was 100000 that
Mr.. Watson was finally offered for
dropping the suit said he.
The first offer was made in an in
direct way. A man visited the office of
the attorney general and told him that
there was a man in the city with $780,,
600 for him if he would drop the suit.
When Watson refused to consider the
matter the man tried to turn it into a
joke
"A few weeks later another man came
into MIR. Watson's office with a valise,
and placing it before him. said it con-
tanned 5000. 900 which was his if he would
let up in his suit against the Standard
Mr.. Watson Indignantly refused the
offer and only refrained from exposing
the man because it would have opened
up a bad political quarrel in his party"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
SHOOT AT CHILDREN.
Tenth Negro Immunes Continue
Their Tour of Terror.

Raleigh, N. C., March 10.-The tour of
the Tenth immunes through South Car
olina was marked by drunken rioting
and shooting at people, houses and cat
tie along the railroad.
During the few minutes that the train
stopped here there was drinking and
disorder among the men. Several shots
were fired at the ground or into the air.
All along the route their conduct was
the same. A dispatch from Henderson
says:
THE Tenth immunes, negro troops,
passed here today over the Seaboard Air
line. They shot at private houses and
school children. Several men were
wounded The officers of the regiment
seemed to have no control over the men.
Similar reports come from other points
between here and Waldon."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
PACKING SILVER FOR CUBA
It Is Being Carted Out of the Sub
Treasury on Trucks.

New York, March 1O.-A busy carpen-
ter's shop is not more noisy than was the
office of the paymaster at the United
States subtreasury, where the silver which
formed part of the $3,000,O00 to be sent to
Havana to pay the Cuban troops was be-
ing prepared today for shipment Super
intending the packing of the coin were
Major H. L. Rogers, paymaster U. s. A,
who will go to Cuba with the money, and
Captain J. w. Littell. quartermaster U. S.
A Under their orders were ten men
from the quartermaster' department and
three from the paymaster's department.
All around We're boxes, nearly all of them
marked: Il shell c. A. For l. E. gun in
r. F. gun. W.T.. so lbs. Watertown Ar
Senal Sep. 1885,
These had been brought from the Sandy
Hook magazine after having been tinker
ed up to hold specie They We're of the
capac city of $4,000, 5000 and 81, 900 in silver
Trucks from the silver vaults brought the
coin in bags of 81. 600 These We're dump
ed into the boxes, which were secured
with nails and screws, sealed and marked
and whisked out to swell the piles in the
west end of the main corridor
Only silver was handled today. The
gold will be packed tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE.
Of so People From a Plunge
Into the Chicago River.

Chicago, March 10.-F'ifty people mar
rowly escaped death last in an accident
to a Halsted street electric car at North
Halsted street bridge. Approaching the
bridge at a rapid rate of speed the mo-
torman of the car failed to notice that
the bridge was open. When within a
few feet of the bridge he suddenly dis
covered the danger and put the
brakes, at the same time endeaVOring
of his efforts, the front part of the car
bridge and hung there. One foot fur
ther and it would have plunged into
the river. thirty feet below. and as it
was jammed with passengers the loss
of life must have been frightful. The
mOtOrman, thinking that the car was
doomed, warned the passengers and
then jumped into the river. The tip
ping of the car on the abutment, ac-
companied by the mOtorman's warning,
caused panic among the passengers
and they made a wild stampede for the
doors. During the rush for safety four
of the passengers We're injured. They
are:
Albert Rose, ankle sprained.
Mrs. Mary Fallinsworth, Frustrated
by fright
Charles H. Richter, ankle sprained.
Minnie O'HOullihan, cut by falling
glass from the windows of the car.
The motOrman. after jumping into
the river, managed to clutch some piles
and kept his head above water until
he was dra gged out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
BANK AT MANILA.
And One at Honolulu to Be Estab
lished by American Capitalists.

New York. March 10.-Negotiations
have been pending for some weeks past
which have eliminated in definite action
toward the OrganiZa ton of a corpora
ton to transact general banking bus
mess at Manila. J. and w. Seligman &
Co, of this city, are at the head of the
enterprise and the new bank will be
ready for business in a short time. The
Manila corporation will be proba bly,
known as the Anglo-American bank.
The plan, it is understood has the ap-
prOval of the administration.
1t is also reported today that the
Anglo California Banking company of
San Francisco, in conjunction with
bankers in this city, San Francisco and
London, has arranged to start bank
in Honolulu. AS the United States
banking law can not yet be applied to
banks in Hawaii, the bill to that effect
having failed of passage at the last
session of congress, it is probable that
the bank will be organized under the
Hawaiian laws, which are understood
to be liberal, although not permitting
the issue of bank notes. Under the
laws of the island the government abso-
lutely controls the issue of all notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
LOSING HER GRIP.
New York's Export Trade Fell OFF
Nearly $4O,OOO,OOO Last Year.

New York. March 1O-According to the
annual report of the Chamber of Com
merce. just issued, the foreign commerce
of this port for the year ended June 80
last. was $S9, 255, 756 less than during the
previous year, being 1896 955. .416 against 81
o36. .211 172 for the year ended June 30 1897.
This was a much greater decrease. than
during the year 1897 compared with the
year 1896, when the falling off was only
$3 15S.O44 According to the report. the for
efgn commerce of the entire United States
during the last year was 81. .O69. 1863 O69, or
an increase of $35, S76 compared with the
previous year, so that there has apparent
" been general increase outside of New
York
OF the total foreign commerce at this
port $l27 I92,343 was carried in American
vessels and $500. 342, 275 in foreign bottoms.
Although no statement is made in the
preliminary report to the cause of the
great falling off in New Yorks commerce,
it has long been known that it is due
largely to the diversion of traffic to other
ports by reason of the discrimination of
the railroads against New York which
renders it more profitable to ship by way
of southern ports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
TWO MINERS ENTOMBED.
They Are Alive But It Will Take a
Week to Get Them Out.

Leadville, Col, March 10.-A cave-in
occurred in the shaft of the Ben Air
mine of the down town group that is
being unwatered by the Leadville
Pumping association, entombing Chas.
Rouss and Burt Frye, miners. in a drift
at a depth Of 400 feet. A. F. Shepherd.
who was coming up the shaft at the
time of the accident, was hit by large
rock and badly injured
Communication has been established
with the imprisoned men by ripping
asunder the water pipe by charge of
dYna mite lowered to the proper depth.
Provision are lowered through the pipe.
A new shaft will have to be sunk IS
feet before the men can be reached
This will take about a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
KILLED ON THE TRAIN
A Soldi er of the 23rd Kansas Stabbed
to Death by a Comrade.

Kansas City, March 1O.-The Twenty
third Kansas volunteers (colored), en-
route TO FIT. Leavenworth, Kan, from
Santiago, passed through Kansas City
today. When a short distance out
from ST. Louis a soldier named Will
liams of Kansas City was stabbed to
death by comrade named George Ray
of the regiment" had stirred up con-
siderable trouble, finally assaulting
Ray. Ray drew a knife and struck
Williams in the breast, killing him in
Stantly. The body was taken to LeaVN
enworth. Ray is under arrest. Both
are privates
Private Burt Moore of Kansas City
died on the train east of Jefferson City
of fever contracted in Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
STRAUSS DYING.
Composer of the immortal
''Blue Danube" WaItZes
And of Much Other Familiar
Music
is CRITICALLY ILL
And Can Scarcely Be Expected
to Live.
He is Suffering From Influenza
at Vienna.
CRITICALLY ILL

Vienna, March 1O.-Johann Strauss.
head of the great dynasty of Waltz
Kings, is seriously i'll. Herr Strauss is
a victim of influenza and the physicians
say that his condition is extremely crit
ical.
The composer of the Gypsy Baron, :"
the Beautiful Blue Danube" and num-
erous waltz melodies which have de-
lighted music lovers all over the world,
was born in Vienna in 1925. His father,
Johann Strauss, Sr., was born in 1904
and died in 1849
His son was not to become a musician
despite the fact that his father had been
HOnized by the Sovereigns of Europe
When the elder Johann read his sons
first waltz he changed his mind COM
plete1y. At the age of 19 Johann made
his debut as an orchestra conductor,
selecting his fathers 'LoreIei' and a
composition of his own. Not long since
he celebrated the golden jubilee of his
musical career.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
DENIES PROSPERITY
Bryan Addresses 5000 People at
Houston.

Houston, Tex. March 10.-Col. Will
liam Jennings Bryan addressed 5000
people at the auditorium last night. At
ter stating that the Chicago platform
still stood, while the st. Louis one had
been violated by its projectors he de-
clared himself in favor of the free coin
age of silver. opposed to government
by injunction and in favor of the in
come tax. He said the Republican party
was willing to sacrifice the blood of the
poor man but not the rich man, in order
to benefit the rich gold miser. He de-
MED that prosperity had come to the
country and defied the Republicans to
go before the country on the platform
that I'VE advocated prosperity and we
have found it" He paid particular at
tention to trusts excoriating them un-
mercifully. He alluded to the declara
tion of the Chicago platform on the
subject and said that had the Demo-
Gratis been in control the trusts would
have been compelled to obey the law.
Regarding McKinley's assertion that he
favored expansion because the people
demanded it, he said Mckinley should
not gauge public opinion from the rear
end of train. He spoke, he said, from
experience as the states he carried he
had never Travelled through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
SAME OLD VAIL
OF Destitution at Dawson Is Being
Sent Forth.


Washington, March 1O.-The United
States consul at Dawson, Mr.. J. c. Nc
Cook, under date of January 81, informs
the department of state concerning the
condition of the people there as fol-
lows:
"The situation as to persons who will
be out of food in a couple of months is
becoming very serious. Many hundreds
will be so situated and will have to be
helped out when navigation opens.
Many have gone out over the ice and
are going out daily while more are re-
naming in the hope that they will be
bic to strike some pay on claims that
either they own themselves or are work
ing for others.
applications are daily at this office
for relief.
THE INDECENT sick so far have been
taken care of by the relief committee
and by the local authorities, the latter
seeing the necessity of taking a hand
in the relief work.
1.-THE destitute sick, while many of
them are not paupers in the strict sense
of the word, being temporarily without
funds, are compelled to call on the re-
lief committee and will finally pay when
they hear from the outside with remit
tances.
1.-The relief committee at this place
is unable to extend any more aid, as all
funds collected have been exhausted
and they are some 50, 900 in debt.
THE greatest evil, however. will be
the large number of people who have
exha usted their supplies, and who will
fail to succeed in getting paying claims
Il know it is not customary for any
nation to provide for destitute citizens
out of their country, still 1 feel it is my
duty to put this matter before you to
take what ever action you may deem
best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
NO BIG SHOPS
To Be Built by the Santa Fe at Ar
gentine

The story printed in the Kansas City
papers last night and this morning to
the effect that an appropriation had
been made by the Santa Fe company
for the erection of a big car shop with
a capacity of $50 cars equipped with
the latest machinery, at Argentine, is
wholly without foundation. No appro-
priation has as yet been made by the
Santa Fe management for the improve
ment of the terminal facilities at Argen-
tine, and if an appropriation is made
it will not exceed $8, 900.
This amount will probably be appro-
priated and will be used in constructing
shed roof over two repair tracks as a
shelter to the wOrkmen from the sun
and rain, and in changing some of the
Argentine yard tracks.
The Santa F'e company will continue
to do the biggest part of it's car repair
ing and car construction in this city
The new car shop recently erected here
is one of the largest if not the largest
railroad car shop in the United States
and it will accommodate only 125 cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
ONCE LIVED HERE.
Proprietor of the Barlow Minstrels a
Former Topeka Newspaper Man.

Harry Ward, proprietor of the Bar
low minstrel organization, seen at the
Crawford theater last night, was at one
time a Topeka newspaper man, working
telegraph editor on the Topeka Com
monwealth. His home is in Leaven-
worth, and his name in reality is Ar
thur Dudley, he having assumed the
name of Ward when he took up min
strel work His parents still reside in
Leavenworth and while living there
Dudley worked the Leavenworth h
Times. After leaving Topeka he was
city editor of the Times for several
years.
Dudley has been on the stage about
six years. For the past two seasons
for other parties, but this season is the
sole PROPRIETOR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
EXPLOSION IN CREEDE.
Killed Four Miners and Possibly
More.

Denver March 10.-A special to the
Times from Creede, Colo, says:
An explosion of several hundred
pounds of powder occurred this morning
in tunnel No. of the Commodore mine,
creating great havoc and killing at
least four miners. The names of the
dead so far found are:
SCOTTY WATSON.
FRANK HESS.
JOHN SARNER.
It is certain that one other miner
(name not yet ascertained) was killed
and it is believed that the dead number
seriously injured.
A large force is digging away the
debris in order to recover the bodies of
the dead and rescue the injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
CAPT. ELLIOTT'S BODY
Placed on the Scandia For Return to
His Home.

Manila, March 1O.-The remains of
Col. w. E. Smith, Major E. McConville,
Captain David s. Elliott and Second
Lieutenant Eugene S. French who were
killed in action, were shipped home to-
day by the United States transport
SGandia with military hOnOrS. the Sec
ond Oregon volunteers furnishing the
escort through the city. Major General
Lawton who arrived today on board
the United States transport Grant from
New York January 19landed and formal
ly reported to Major General Otis after
which he returned on board the Grant.
The troops that reached here on board
the Grant Ghe Fourth infantry and a
battalion of Seventeenth infantry will
be diSembarked Immediately A bat
talon of Twenty-S infantry has
reinforced General Wheaton's brigade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
sen. HARRIS SUGGESTS
To the President Delay in Sending
Out Nicaragua Canal Commission.

Washington, March Ex-senator Harris
of Kansas and Representative Burton of
Ohio, chairman of the house committee on
rivers and harbors, had a conference to-
day with the president in regard to the
committee to be appointed to investigate
the Nicaragua ard Panama canal routes.
Admiral Walker also the president
on the same subject Senator Harris sug-
gested to the president that he defer send
ing out the new commission until the com
mittee headed by Admiral Walker had
submitted its report, which will be about
the middle of April. The president did
not indicate what he would do in the, mat
ter. but it is likely that he will take no
action at least until after his return from
the south. Admiral Walker said he did
not know whether the president desired
him to serve on the new commission or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
COERCION
Is Charged Against One of the Pro-
prietors of Glass Factory.

Portland, Ind, March 1O.-George
Beatty, one of the proprietors of the
Beatty Brady glass factory at Dunkirk,
was arrested today on six different COM
plants, five of them charging that he
discharged employees of his factory for
belonging to labor organizations and
the sixth that he coerced and threatened
to discharge an employe who was a
member of a labor union. Mr.. Beatty
gave bond in each case for his appear
ance for trial
The arrest was brought about by D.
F. Kennedy, organizer of the Indiana
Federation of Labor; Mr.. Darrick,
member of the advisory committee of
the same organization, and B. H. Camp
bell, their attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Fire at Arvonia.

Reading, March 1O-Fire destroyed
the general store of w. D. Ransom at
Arvonia, a small village about eight
miles southeast of here, at 1 o'clock
last night. The entire stock, together
with the equipments, and mail of the
postoffice, located in the building, were
burned The fire is said to have been
set by Luther jenkins, who broke into
the store last Saturday night and stole
a large quantity of merchandise and
considerable money. He had been for
hidden coming into the store since then,
and is supposed to have taken his re-
Venge in this way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
WANT CONTEST DISMISSED.
Attorneys For Stuart File New MO-
ton in Their Case.

The attorneys for William l. Stuart in
the Falloon-Stuart contest case today
filed with Secretary Morphy of the senate
case. The motion sets forth the follow
ing claims
That the senate cannot sit as a court
when the legislature is not in session.
That the senate has no power to com
pei the attendance of witnesses and that
Stuart will be deprived of making his de-
fenSe except to witnesses who volun-
tarily attend the hearing set for March 21.
That the contestee has no specific or
definite fact from the cOnteStOr upon
which intelligent defense could he pre-
Dared-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Morgan Takes the Lehigb.

New York, March 10.-The Journal
and Advertiser says: ]. Pierpont Nor
gan has now absolute control of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company.
Since March, 1897, he has held an op-
ton on a block of 10000 shares of Le-
high Valley stock belonging to the
Packer estate. The right to purchase
this stock was exercised yesterday and
SO, 600, 900, the cash covering the entire
transaction will be paid to the trustees
of the estate in Philadelphia by Drexel
e Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
MORE TIME GRANTED
To the Bribery Investigation Commit
tee at Harrisburg.

Harrisburg. March 10.-The house today
granted an extension Of time to the sPe-
charges of bribery in connection with the
consideration of the McCarrell jury bill.
The committee had been ordered to report
on March 13. 1t has held three sessions
and it will sit again next Tuesday night.
Developments CT even more sensa tiOnal
nature than have yet been brought out
are promised next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
RUSSIA BACKS DOWN
On Hong Kong Contract After Talk
ing It Over With England.

Pekin, March 1O.-The Chinese for
eign office has received a dispatch from
st. Petersburg saying that a result
of negotiations between Russia and
Great Britain the Russian minister here
will withdraw his protest against the
Hong Kong contract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Bette carr's Case Dismissed.

Liberty, Mo-, March 10.-The case of
the state against Mrs. Bette Carr,
charged with manning and wOunding
her step-child, 11-year-old Belle Carr,
whose body was found in the Missouri
river over year ago, was dismissed to-
day At her first trial the jury dis
agreed William Carr, the woman S
husband, was hanged a year ago last
December for drowning the child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
GaveIs From Manila.

Lawrence, Kan, March 10.-The Sons
of Veterans camp and the Masonic
lodges of this city have received gavels
from members of the order belonging to
Company H of the Twentieth Kansas,
now at Manila, which will be highly
priced. The gavel heads were made
from pieces of the foremast of the
sunken Spanish cruiser Reina Chris
tina, secured by the boys and fashioned
into these relics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
SNOW Is PREDICTED
And It Is Coming to Spoil One More
Sunday.

The winter is not yet over, according to
the weather prediction, for Kansas is to
have rain. turning to snow and norther
tonight with cold wave. Saturday partly
cloudy and much colder"
There is a high barometer near Salt
Lake and a low barometer in Alabama
The high is spreading across the country
toward the low and Kansas comes in for
a share of the severe weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
PORT ARTHUR CANAL
Will Be Opened March 25 With Elab-
crate Ceremonies.

= Port Arthur, Tex, March 10-The date
of the opening of the Port Arthur ship ca
nal, which is part of the harbor system
of the Gulf terminus of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf railway at Port Ar
thur, has been fixed definitely for Satur-
day. March 25. Arrangements for an
elaborate celebration have been made. A
large delega ton of foreign capitalists and
others will be present and the governors
of several states are expected to partici-
pate in the ceremonies. A number of spe-
cial trains will be run from Kansas City
to Port Arthur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Challinor In New York.

John England Challinor, who was state
accountant under Governor Morrill,, is now
at Buffalo, n. Y. where he represents
the Jacob Dold Packing company of Kan
sas City. Mr.. ChallinOr's wherea bouts
became known today when he named
as commissioner of deeds for Kansas in
New York. When Governor Morrill, went
out of office Challinor retired from poll
icsi in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
HE ASKS FOR JOSEPHINE.
Mr.. Kipling Anxiously Requests to
See His Children.

New York. May 1O-The Tribune
says: For two days Mr.. Kipling has
made inquiry for his children. He asks
the nurse and DR.. Durham when he
may see them, and is particularly anx-
iOus to see Josephine, the little one who
died. His nurse finds it very difficult
to invent some new excuse to gain time
The father seems to have some inkling
that something is wrong and his con-
tinually repeated requests for Josephine
are most pathetic.