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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
TO CLOSE THIS WEEK.
Beef Court Will Hear No More Wit
nesses After Tomorrow.

Washington, April 1.-THE Wade
court of inquiry has decided to ex-
anime no more witnesses after the close
of this week unless in exceptional cases
where men expected were unavoidabIy
delayed Gen Miles will not be heard if
at all until next week. but he Will not be
called upon except at his own request.
There are several witnesses to be ex-
amined yet. In accordance with this
decision the court Will not hear all the
additional witnesses whose names have
been suggested by Gen Miles. Some
of them will, however. be called, and
they Will include Interpreter General
Breckenridge. The 200 additional re-
ports of officers viii be received, except
in cases where made by officers who
have already testified, or whose reports
have been read, and excepting also re-
ports of officers who were not on duty
at Santiago or in Porto Rico.
DR. c. p Adams. surgeon of the Sec
ond New Jersey regiment. was the first
witness of the day He and other Wit
nesses following were called at the in
stance of the court to testify concern
ing the condition OF affairs in that regi-
ment complained of by Dr. CUrrie. DR..
Adams said that he did not in any case
attribute the sickness of the troops at
Jacksonville to the government ration
He had. he said. heard nothing from
DR.. Currie during the stay there of his
chemical tests with the fresh beef. He
had been told of the doctors observa
tiOns concerning the effects of the
butchers knife blade in discolOring the
meat, but the investigation had failed
to corrobOrate this statement.
DR.. Charles r. BlundelI, assistant sur
geOn of the Second New Jersey. agreed
with DR.. Adams that no sickness had
been caused by the government food
nor had he ever heard of any chemical
tests by DR.. Currie- He had heard
nothing of this matter until his return
home Furthermore, he said that he
had had charge of the sick of the regi-
ment while the rifle range was in course
of ron TorTr nd r7ear =rr1F7
sickness in the detachment as had been
testified to. He did not think the men
could have been as sick as represented
without his knowledge.
Dr. BlundeI said that he had found
the meat bad in some Instances, but as
a rule it was wholesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
FOR SELLING COGNAC.
Irish Frenchmen Sue an Atchison
Firm For Violation of Trade Mark

Suit has begun in the federal court to-
day against an AtchisOn firm. brought
by a company in Cognac. France. to re-
train the AtchisOn people from selling a
certain kind of brandy. The French
firm is composed Of three brothers bear
ing the good old Irish name of Hennes-
sy- Their names are given as Jacques
Richard Maurice HeuneSsy. Jacques
Francis Henry Hennessy, and James
Richard Charles Hennessy. With them
are associated Armand CastiIIon and
Emmanuel Castaigne. and they aHege
that they have been engaged in the
manufacture of French brandy IN
Cognac. France. for the past 80 years
They make a brand which is put up
under q trade mark bearing the name
OF Hennessy's Cognac, which they
claim Is very fine
The AtchisOn defendants are John
Kaffer and Albert kessIer- The plain
tiff'S grievance against them is that
they are selling a brand of Cognac made
in inita ton of theirs and infringing on
their trade mark They claim that the
imitation is a very inferior article and
ask that the Atchison firm be restrained
from selling any more OF it and be re-
Quired to pay over to them the profits
on what they have already sold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
GREATER Chicago
Resolution Is Beaten In the Illinois
Legislature

cagO resolution was beaten in the Hi
nOiS house of representatives. but
Greater Chicago is not defeated The
plan now is to organize a committee or
100 representative men of Chicago TO
carry on an active campaign which
shall familiarize the people of Chicago.
Cook county and the state with the ad-
vantages Of governmental consolidation
and show exactly what is proposed by
the advocates of the resolution. The
chief feature of the plan, as it has been
worked out. is speech which VIM c.
Dewitt. who wrote the Greater New
York charter, is to deliver in the near
future. Whether this shall be at ban
quet OF in a public meeting has not as
yet been decided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
HETTY GREEN TO SELL.
Rich Woman to Dispose of All of Her
Chicago Property.

Chicago, April 14.-Hetty Green is gO-
ing to cease to be a holder of Chicago
realty because the assessor of the town
of Lake placed a valuation upon prop
erty owned by her at Fifty-dfth street
and Western avenue in excess of what
she deemed proper. Mrs Green has
formed the opinion that the nOn-resi-
dent property owner is persona non
grata in Chicago, and has initiated her
plans for disposing of her holdings by
selling the ground and building at -
and So Wabash avenue to Marshall
Field for $3.50, 600. The transfer of the
deed was made yesterday
Mrs. Green. according to the tax
books. is possessed of property valued
al more than $4,000. 600. Much of this
is in the business district. the Rowland
block at the southwest corner of Dear
born and Monroe streets being the most
important, with a valuation of $500. 900.
All of it is TO go upon the market.
Marshall Field wanted the property
in Wabash avenue between his new
building and the BOtsford fronta ge,
which he acquired by purchase of the
leasehold last fall For many months
Mrs Green, acting through her Chicago
repreSent tiVeS. H O. Stone & Co She
wanted more for the seventy-two feet
of frontage and the five story building
than the merchant was willing to paw
Then came the town of Lake assess
ment matter, WhereupOn Mrs Green
agreed to sell property valued by the
tax commission IT 100000 to Mr. Field
for $3.50, 0G0 in cash.
The property was formerly owned by
Leander Read After the fire he built
the present fve-stOry and basement
structure, the acquisition of which will
give Marshall Field & Co. about s.. 900
feet of additional space. In 1875 il was
secured by Mrs Green by foreclosure
a a cost of about 1925, 600
Mrs Green still owns besides the
Rowland block. the ground and build
fngs at 243 and 245 Michigan avenue.
1s5 and 1S7 and 351 and 353 Wabash ave
nue., as well as valuable realty in the
residence and manufacturing districts.
This will all go as soon as purchasers
can be found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
FIGHT ON ROBERTS
IS Taken Up by the Congregational
Churches of St Louis

St Louis. April 14-At the spring
meeting of the Congregational associa-
ton of St. Louis, composed of all the
churches of that denomination in and
around this city. a unanimous vote has
been taken against the seating of Brig
ham H Roberts in congress The resO-
luton adopted contained a petition to
be presented to the national house of
representative asking that body to ex-
ercise its constitutional prerOgat tive
against Brigham H Roberts as being
an open violatOr, not only of the laws
OF God and of the United States. but
of the state of Utah, to which he owes
his election The association also
pledged itself to use its influence to
induce the representative of this dis
trict to vote against the seating OF Rob
ertS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14

which was followed by proceedings in
United States court for improper use or
the mails.
In cross-examining Mrs Nauman to
day, the defense sought to have her re-
late Mrs. Georges alleged grievances
against Saxton. Witness insisted now
ever that Mrs. George never told her OF
the wrongs which she claims SaXton
inflicted upon her
Mrs. McAIIister related what Mrs
George said of her grievances against
Saxton John L. Jackson. a coiored
janitOr testified that Mrs George often
came to him at the block where he
worked and said to him she would XIII
Saxton if he did not settle with her and
quit going with Mrs AlthOuse-
Miss Nellie McAHster detailed con-
versation with Mrs George about
threat to kill Saxton. about the pistol
incident at the AIthouse home and the
threatening letters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
TENSION INCREASED.
Between Great Britain and Germany
Over Samoa

London. April 1.-THE Standard
prints the following dispatch from Ber-
lin:
THE tension between Great Britain
and Germany over the Samoan question
was somewhat increased since yester-
day when the conference between Baron
Won BuloW. German minister of foreign
affairs, and Sir Frank LescaIIes, British
ambassador at Berlin. failed to settle
all the disputed points"
BITTER COMMENT.
Berlin. April 1.-THE afternoon papers
continued their bitter comments on
Great Britain. The semi official Post
strongly urges the reichstag to place at
the governments disposal forthwith the
whole amount of the appropriations,
passed in annual instaIments, for the
naval increase last year. and to hasten
the work of construction. arguing that
with a respecta BILE navy Germany
need not fear a repetition of the humil
iating occurrences at Samoa"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
CHICAGO'S RECORD.
Hold-UpsKeeps Growing Right Along
Police BIotters Show No Arrests

Chica go. April 1.-THE police are
looking for three negroes who held I'D
Albert Tompkins of 4SS Thirty-seventh
street. at Thirty-third and Dearborn
streets. last night and robbed him Of
SS4 and a watch. TOmpkins was stand
ing under the shadow of a building at
the corner when three negroes ap-
prOa ched him. One of them drew a re-
voIver and threatened TOmpkins while
the other two searched him.
Many people were passing at the time,
but the robbers escaped August John
son, bound for Minneapolis, was held up
IN Mendelsohn's saloon, 30S State street.
by man and a woman. who at the
point of a revolver robbed him of his
watch and $25- No arrests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
SUMOF $4,000 MISSING.
Pouch Lost Two Weeks Ago Between
Newport and Boston.

Newport. r. L. April 1.-Two weeks
ago Saturday a mail pouch was shipped
from Newport to Boston. and since it
was placed aboard the mail train in this
city it has disappeared.
The matter was kept secret and de-
tectives were placed on the case But
no trace of the bag has been found
1t was learned at the Exchange Ma
tionaI bank today that that institution
had ii the lost mail pouch one draft for
S14 600 and number of smaller ones on
banks in Boston The value of the con-
tents of the pouch was between $4,000
and $40 900. None of the checks or
drafts has been presented for payment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE OPENS.
Eighth Championship Season Inaugu-
rated at Louisville This Afternoon.

Louisville Ky. April 1.-THE eighth
championship season of the National
league Will be inaUgurated this after
noon at League park between the Louis
Vile and Chicago teams. The season
according to schedule was to have
opened tomorrow with a double header,
but by an agreement between the two
clubs the season will open today with
one game
Both teams appear to be in perfect
condition The game will be preceded
by the usual parade, and Mayor Weaver
will throw the first ball over the plate
promptly at 3:30 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
ACTORS, NOT YACHT SPIES.
Two Men With Kodak Were Not
Trying to Photograph the
Shamrock

London. April 1.-THE two supposed
spies who were arrested at ThOrney-
croft's yard at Chiswick while appar-
enty attempting to photograph the cup
challenger Shamrock with a kodak
prove 10 be two actors, Raymond and
Gelue, who are playing at the AIham-
bra
They were out rowing for pleasure
and had no thought OF the Shamrock
The plans which were found upon them
were not those of a yacht. at first
reported, but of a new ballet scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
KAPIOLANI is ILL.
Dowager of Hawaii Victim
of Apoplexy.

San Francisco. April 14.-Honolulu
advices of April ) say
The ex-Queen Dowager Kapiolanf is
seriously ILL., She had another stroke
of apopIexy about week since and in
place of becoming better she failed from
day to day Not even her most inti-
mate friends are allowed to see her
Prince Cupid kalanianOIe returned from
kOna in the steamer ManO MaIa on
April I. having been summoned hastily
to the bedside of his aunt. The physi-
perate one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
DISCIPLINE REMOVED.
Reform School Is Being Conducted
Along New Lines

Superintendent J. @ Butler is trying
some experiments in the MANAGEMENT of
the reform school He has abolished
whippings- and the obstreperous boys are
now punished by confinement
Superintendent Butler has also changed
the plan of having the boys march to and
from their meals in double file, and they
allowed to take their time coming
and going. He does not allow the word
.-dfscipline'' to be used in the institution.
The result is being closely watched by
the employees at the institution. and those
who believe in strict discipline say that
the institution is becoming denora lized
under the new order of things
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
NaugIe Wilt Not Leave Wellington.

r L Collins. of Oxford. has bought
a half interest in the Peoples Voice
newspaper. The firm will be known
hereafter as Naugle & Collins NaugIe
Will have charge of the editorial de-
partment. with Collins as associate edi-
tor There will be no change in the
present policy of the paper. Collins was
a lieutenant in the Twenty-first Kansas
volunteers in the late war and is quite
we'll known in eIlington.-WeIIingto
Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Old River CAPTAIN Dead.

St. Louis. April 14-Another old time
river captain R A Dorst. is dead
Capt DOrst engaged in the river busi-
ness when it was at its height in 1870
He naVigated both the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers and was the first to
take a Stea N boat up the former TO the
Rocky Mountains. Although in his S1st
year Captain DOrst kept employed al
most I'D to the time of his death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
WHISKY OR CHURCH.
Ultimatum of q Baptist Congrega-
ton to Liquor-Selling Members

Louisville. Ky. April 1.-THE congre-
CATION of the Walnut Street Baptist
church. one of the richest in Louisville
last night adopted resolutions giving
wholesale whisky dealers who are mem
bers one year in which to give Up their
business If they have not complied by
that time they viii be expelled from the
church
a number of the weaIthiest members
are whisky dealers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
FOR A KANSAS REGIMENT.
Senator Harris Secretary Is Booming
the Project

Chicago, April 14,-Wm- H. Sears of
Lawrence. Kan, secretary to Senator
Harris of Kansas. is in the city.
He says the people of Kansas are
talking OF the desira bility of having a
Kansas regiment in the United States
army at all times To this end they ad-
VOCate the adoption of the British army
system Of naming regular regiments
from the territory in which they are
raised. and of sending all necessary re-
cruits from the same territory to such
ragimants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Firms Coming Over.

Hull England. April 14-There Is 4
great rush of young Finlanders II the
tnited states to avoid the recent decree
of Emperor Nicholas regarding Finland.
which provides for an increase OF the Ftus-
sian military and naval forces The
steamer Arctur landed 80 men here today
from HangO 2O2 arrived a few days go.
and all report that many more are COM
ing as soon possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Death of Cant Blake.

Kansas City, April 14-Capt John T
Blake. aged s. years. q capitalist. is
dead at his home here of consumption.
He was a freighter on the old Santa
Fe trail; later he was appointed post
office inspector by President Lincoln.
raised company in 1861 and fought in
thirty battles in Kansas. Missouri and
Arkansas, winning considerable recog-
milton for his gaIIautrv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
A Burlington Train Plunges
Into a Flood.
Six Passengers Drowned Before
Help Could Be Given.
THE MELTING SHOWS
Cause Streams to Overflow
Near Cheyenne
Where the Catastrophe Occur.
red Inundating the City.

Denver. April IA special to the
News from Cheyenne. Wyo-, says
Word has reached here of a terrible
accident at Sheridan in which six per-
sons lost their lives.
The melting snow has caused both
Big and Little Goose creeks to over
flow their banks and flood the town
Into the raging torrent a Burlington
train plunged and six passengers were
drowned before help could reach them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Ate Sulphur Of Matches.

Galesburg Ill, April I4-Mary Colson
a young Swiss. committed suicide here
today by eating sulphur off matches
She died of phosphOric poison A short
time ago she tried to starve herself TO
death but was discovered and rescued
The girl was hOmesick. She wanted
TO go back to her native land. but had
not tho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Caught a Big Wild Cat

Pom Mccarthy and Al Overton
brought TO town Thursday a wild cat
" hich weighed twenty-eight pounds
The cat was found near Tom Howe's
farm chasing pigs and was driven into
a tiling culvert where it was shot This
was one of the largest specimens we
have seen for many a day.-Chapman
Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
NILES OF FIRE.
Thousands of Cattle Driven From the
Colorado Range

Cheyenne Wells. Col. April Hum
dreds of square miles Of grazing land
have been burned over by prairie fires
south. east and west OF Cheyenne Wells.
Thousan nds of cattle have been driven to
other ranges
Still further west on Wild Horse an
other fire started yesterday At last
accounts it had burned over an area of
20 square miles and was spreading IN
checked toward the west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
wheeler wants to Fieht.

Wheeler was at the White House today
He says that he desires active duty in
active duty he viii resign He expects to
resign before the Eifty-Sixth congress
meets to take his seat in the house of
rem 7rarf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Old Soldier Found Murdered.

Pratt, April A-Jacob McCammon.
a resident of Kiowa county, and an old
soldier. was found today with his skull
smashed in Lemon and Barbe's pasture,
fifteen miles northwest He was doubt
less murdered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14

New York, April 14.-Rudyard Kip
ling was out driving today for the first
time since his recent illness The drive
was through Central park Mr. KipIIns
has engaged a suite of rooms in a hotel
at Lakewood, N J.. and viii go there
with his family on Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Receiver For a Toledo Newspaper

Toledo. o.. April 14--As the result of
a friendly suit, at the request of the
company. a receiver was appointed to-
day for the Toledo Commercial The
total liabilities are about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Weather Indications

Chicago. April 14-For Kansas: IN
creasfng cIoudiness with possibly show
ers in south and east portions tonight
and Saturday northeast winds.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-01
POOR FRANCE.

There is still great unrest in France
hopes of getting a large portion of the
army upon its side, and there are
threats of an outbreak on July IA. But
an outbreak, the date of which is osten-
tatiously fixed, is not likely to occur al
all There have been so many threats
of revolution in France during the last
quarter of a century, that people have
begun to doubt the cry of wolf, wolf.
The elements of revolution, however
are there and may burst forth at any
time.
1t is extraordinary what precautions
have had to be taken for the trial OF
Dreyfus. The French Government have
evidently searched the Atlantic coast
for suitable town containing a suit.
able prison and court house, and ever
this has had to be changed so as to give
Dreyfus a special entrance. Probably
no prisoner has ever given the author
tiles more trouble that this presumably
innocent captain of artillery.
What the effect of his trial and ac-
quittal may be no one can foretell. With
any other nation than the French, il
might be possible to foretell, but with
them it is impossible. At the time of
condemnation, and long after, it was
treason to say a word in favor of Drey-
fus, to hint that he was innocent was
regarded as a heinous crime. That
mood has changed among part of the
nation, but the anti-Dreyfusards re-
main strong and are even more desper-
ately bigotted. Will Dreyfus be regard
ed as a martyr to be almost worship
ped, or will he be looked upon as a viii
lain who is the cause of all Frances ills.
Either extreme will probably be equally
unpleasant to Dreyfus.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-01
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.


The peace conference is coming to a
somewhat inglorious end. The main OBJ
iect aimed at, the project of the disar-
mament of the European powers, has
been laid aside as not feasible. The
modified form of not making use of any
improvement in arms for period of ten
years proved of the same character, and
the still more modified proposal of Hol-
land to reduce the period to five years,
proved but a feeble wall that fell upon
deaf ears.
There seemed to be some hope of the
arbitration idea being made practical
and the American delegation proposed
a plan which has called forth the ad-
miration of all thinkers, an outline of
it was published in these columns eight
or ten days ago. But this too has been
emasculated till it remains a solemn
farce. 1t has been agreed that coun-
try can arbitrate if it wishes to, but
there is no obligation to try arbitra-
ton. This leaves the matter exactly
where it was.
The stumbling block in the way was
the Emperor of Germany, who does not
believe in arbitration. That he should
take this view is not surprising, it
would be one contrary to the traditions
which he sets such store by.
The only thing that has been gained
is the application of the red cross sys-
tenn to naval warfare. This is a dis
tinct gain. But it will probably not be
the red cross" very much longer, If
the motion of the Persian delegate is
carried out. Mohammedan countries
cannot use the cross" as a symbol. If
we are to make the Geneva convention
applicable to the armies and navies of
all nations irrespective of creed, we
must do away with an emblem which
is deeply offensive to all good followers
of the prophet of Mecca. The Persian
suggests a red sun on a white ground.
There will as likely as not be quite a
debate upon this point. 1t is one that
may be expected not to call up much
opposition from the English and Amer
lean delegates, but it will surely draw
down upon it the concentrated opposi-
ton of the Greek and the Roman Chris
tians.
The only thing that becomes clear out
of all this, is that the peace conference
has been premature, has entailed con-
siderable expense upon the powers, and
/ is likely to break without accomplish
ing its object.