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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-12
r. B. DEBUSsY RESIGNS.
r. p. Wilson Elected Treasurer of th'
Retail Merchants Association,

Retail Merchants Association,
r B. DeBussy, formerly of the firm
of DeBussy, Manwaring & Co., who has
@heen treasurer of the Retail Merchants
association for the past three years, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
a+ once. Mi. DeBussy found this step
necessary by his removal to New YORK
citv. At a meeting of the association
clarence p Wilson was elected to the
office of treasurer and S. E. Dibble as
q member of the board of directors.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-12
HARDWARE MEN DINE.
panouet Held at the Pequot Club Yes
terday Afternoon.

About forty members of the Hard
ware association were entertained at
BANQUET yesterday afternoon at the
peouot club. The association is COM
nosed of men from various parts of the
state and the arrangements for the
banuuet were perfected by Colonel Rol-
lin S, Woodruff,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-12
ANCHOR LINE.

United states N1ttl steamships
Sail from New York Every Saturday for
Glasgow via Lon donderry.
Second Cabin
CITY OF ROME. $50. Otner 5t'rs. $40.
Storage Passage
Rome se5.5O Furnessla. Ssa.50. Other
' Strs., S23.5O.
For Book Of Tours aud information, apply
tn HENDERSON BROTHERS,, General
Agents, Bowling Green, New York; or n
3. Newton u Co., So Orange St, or Bishop &
Co.. 7O2 Chapel St, or Jas. Mustarde. %
Grand ave, or J. Aug Svenson, 1928 Grand
ave. or Thos a. Pease & Son. lO2 Churcb
street, New Haven. apis 3m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

chicago, aug. a.
WHEAT opened firm today at full re
over Saturdays closing price, ana showed
considerable strength all morning. The
chief bull influence was the advance at
Liverpool said at the opening and SsU
sd at 80 D. m. Commission houses were
outsiders apparently being disposed to
take profits, but the late strength of
cables brought shorts into the market
and after a mOmentary drop to iAGI1Ssc
in the northwest was SeaSOnable but there
were reports of unsatisfactory threSh1nS
returns. Northwest receipts were light. 81
cars against 2l4 last week and ga i year
ago. Chicago receipts were 60 cars, of
contract grade. Little change was
pected in the visible supply. A general
realizing movement started when Septem-
Der touched 715sc, and under it the mar
CORN-The market was quiet and
steady, the strength being more marked
in the deferred futures than in September
sympathy with wheat was the factor. Re
ceipts were 338 cars. September opened
a shade higher at 307sc. sold to 3]sic and
advanced to 30BQ31c. Later 1t eased off
OATS were dull but steady with other
grain markets. Receipts were AZ cars.
September opened a shade higher at 1874
and held at that price.
PROVISIONS were firm, but extremely
dull The strength was with a I0d15c ad-
TIC higher at $S-3715 and easec off to
S. -321s. September lard opened a shade
higher at 50 -25G5- 271a and held at $5-2732
and September ribs opened 215G5 cents
FLAX-Cash: Northwest 81. 06: south
west $1-06; September 81. 0617; December,
BARLEY-Cash 36GHc.
RYE-September 5315 d533fc.
TIMOTHY-August $2.55; September,
81 AS; October 50
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS GIFT.
Presents a Banner to a Chicago Ger
man Society.

Chicago, Aug 14-'Hoch! Hoch!
Hoch Der KafserI" this was the shout
of thousands of Germans at Sharp
shooters park when Henry Eachmeis-
ter, president of the Veterans Society
of the German army, read the dispatch
from the acting German ambassador to
the 'Bundes Krieger Verein,' that En-
peror William had presented a banner
to the society. The dispatch dated
Bar Harbor, August 10. 1881 was
written in German. The following is a
translation:
1T is great satisfaction for me to no
tify you in the name of his majesty, the
emperor and king that he has presented
to the central organization of the Ger
man soldiers in America a, banner and
his order that the same is to be held
one year in succession by the societies
of the Krieger bund. The banner will
be sent as soon as made and will be in
Chicago inside of two months.
(Signed) Won MUMM,
Acting German Ambassador"
Since 1885, when the Germans in Chi
cago celebrated the 25th anniversary of
the F'ranco-Prussian war. no such large
gathering of Germans has taken place
in Chicago. Delegates were present
from Cincinnati, St.LOuis, Denver, Kan
sas City, Cleveland, St. Paul, Minneap-
oils, Pittsburg, St. Joseph, Colum bus.
O., Little Rock Portland, Ore, and
manV other cities
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WOMAN INSANE.
Hannah ohlsted Ordered Sent to the
ASYLUM.

Asylum.
Hannah Ohlsted, a Swedish girl who
has been working as a domestic at Mrs.
Blount's boarding house, at Ninth and
Topeka avenue, was adjudged insane
in probate court today and will be ia
ken to the asylum this afternoon.
The unfortunate girls principal hallu-
cination is that she is talking with spir-
its all the time. and when the spirits
tell her to do anything she does it. 1t
is thought that the hot weather is re-
sponsible for her condition. The first
peculiarities in her actions were noticed
Saturday afternoon, and during the
evening she became so deranged that
the officers were summoned to take
charge of her After she had finished
her evenings work she went to the
home of Rev. Peter Person, pastor of
the Swedish Bethel church, on Clay
street, and refused to go away. 1t was
here that officers were summoned.
One of the peculiar actions that she
performed while the officers were COM
ing for her was to tear up her hat and
attempt to eat the feathers. She said
the spirits told her to. She was taken
to the police station and kept in charge
of Mrs. Thorpe until this morning, when
Mrs. Thorpe made a formal complaint
in the probate court charging her with
insanity. She was docile and made very
little trouble, but apparently was not
at all rational She is q years old.
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SAN MATEO OURS
First Engagement of COIOred
Troops In Philippines.

Manila, Aug. IA reconnaissance by
troops of General Samuel B. NJ. Young's
brigade with the object of discovering
the whereabouts of the enemy near San
MateO, northeast of the San Juan reser-
voir, about ten miles from Manila, re-
suited in the occupation of San
Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and thirteen wounded, including a lieu
tenant of the Twenty first infantry.
The Americans approached San
Mateo in three columns. Major Cronin,
with $50 men of the Twenty-fifth infan-
try, advanced from NOvaliches, five
miles west OF San Mateo. Captain
Rivers, with a hundred men of the
Fourth cavalry, and Captain Parker,
formerly lieutenant colonel of the
Twelfth New York volunteer regiment
with $50 men of the Twenty-first and
Twenty-fourth infantry and the Fourth
cavalry, approached in two columns
from the south.
Major CrOnin experienced many diff
cult1eS arising from the condition of the
country and failed to effect a junction
with Captain Rivers west of San Mateo
as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
tered strong resistance among the hills
the enemy firing from excellent posi-
tons Having failed to connect with
was already occupied by the Ameri-
cans, Captain Rivers withdrew, cover
ing his withdrawal by a heavy VoIley.
He lost a sergeant killed.
|. Captain Parker, on advancing, found
the enemy strongly intrenched on the
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LODGES ENTHUSIASTIC.
Members Are Booming the city Hall
Proposition.

Some of the members of the fraternal
beneficiary organizations In Topeka
are anxious to see the city hall PROPOSE
ton carry on account of the good that
the building will do the different orders
that have lodges here in the way of
bringing big lodge meetings to the city.
At present lodge men are very careful
about asking for grand lodges to be
held in Topeka on account of a lack of
hall facilities. The local lodges are ex-
pected to furnish such things, and even
when they are able to secure a han
large enough, the rent of it has to be
paid for by the local lodge members.
Some of the larger gatherings are taken
to representative hall, but it is not
large enough to accommodate any be-
sides delegates, and for this reason the
outside lodge members do not generally
try to attend the grand lodge meetings
here.
with a hall of suitable dimensions.
such as is designed TO be included in
the new city building, furnished free
lodge men say that they can bring the
largest meetings to Topeka, and they
will be attended not only by the repre-
sentatives and delegates, but by many
lodge members from over the state who
will come solely to look on. The cost
will be comparatively trihing to the
local members, because there will be no
rent to be paid.
In addition to that supreme lodges
can be brought to Topeka, which the
city can not ask for at present, because
there is no place in the city to hold
them. At present all these supreme
lodges of any Importance always go to
other cities which have large halls to
accommodate them. Topeka is a great
lodge town. Fraternal beneficiary So
cieties flourish here like mushrooms
and there ought to be eight or ten big
lodge meetings here every year, instead
of one or two. In order that Topeka may
secure these the fraternal lodge men
want to see the city hall proposition
carry.
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Market Gossip.

Merchant. 112 East Fifth st, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Liverpool followed US a little, their
wheat market showing an advance of ed
Paris has a holiday.
Our market locally pretty well evened
up with sentiment largely bulliSh-
Hogs are 5Q10c higher at yards and pro-
visions should show better prices.
Liverpool cables: Wheat Ad higher;
Worlds Shipments: Wheat G. 4S6. 900; corn
Duluth gets 80 cars: last year = cars.
MINNEAPOLIS gets 199 cars. last year 300.
st. Louis gets $1,000 wheat against g.
600 last year.
London, 2:15 p. m: Leading, Americans
up from g to p on New York and local
buying. General markets rather heavy;
no decided feature
Paris; Holiday.
wReat for 70 sale. St. Louis appears strong
and are buyers of wheat
Pts. September wheat good this week
6919c; calls 76c; corn puts 30Hc; calls 3194 C..
crease in December last year, 1,36f.u0q.
Liverpool close: Wheat 7s411sd higher;
corn I'D higher.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 24S-4S2;
corn 62-S2: oats 1875.
Quite selling of September and buying
of December at PIC difference
puts calls 309l Q307sc:. Curb sO2lc bid.
St Louis close; Wheat cash ne; Sep
TENDER 72Ad729sc; December 751sc asked;
May 1850 bid Corn, cash Sic: September
New York: Close wheat September TIC;
Decem Der 7924c: May S235c. Corn, Septem-
Der 363zc; December 342zc bid.
Duluth close: Wheat September 7154c;
December 72Ac bid.
Minneapoiis close: Wheat. September,
CSC; December 70s4c; May 7S24c.
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WARREN is DELAYED.
Colorado Volunteers Not Expected
Before the 18th.

San Francisco. Aug. 14-From advices
brought here by the steamship Centen-
NAL it is believed the Warren bringing
the Colorado regiment, which sailed
from Manila July 16, and which was
expected to arrive here on Wednesday
next, will not reach this port earlier
than next Friday. the 18th instant.
After leaving Manila the Warren ran up
against a typhoon, which battered her
up considerably and had to face also a
mutiny among her men. AS a result
twenty-fOur of the Warren's crew I'M
derWent trial and were sentenced for
long terms, varying from three months
to two years, and the Warren is sail
ing for San Francisco with a green
crew of Filipinos. The mutiny was
brought about by one of the men claim
ing he was sick and refusing to work.
He was placed in irons. Every man in
the crew then quit work and declared
they would not resume until their COM
rade was released and sent to the hos
pital. They were all court-martialed
and sentenced as above indicated.
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far side of some rice fields, about
mile wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly he routed the
Fiipinos after forty minutes fighting,
and then continued the march upon
San Mateo, which he entered without
serious resistance about 100 in the af-
ternoon.
Major Cronin entered the town about
4:3O. The Americans still occupy the
place. Our men were exhausted by the
heavy marching. Twenty-three of the
enemy are known to have been killed.
This is the first action in which Col
Burts negro troops participated. They
behaved well, their leaders having diff
Guilty in holding them back.
General Young accompanied Captain
Parkers column and was under fire
throughout the engagement 1t is esti-
mated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 800 and 400 men
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NeS-A--AA@ Il S4AA = - - = go
Sand Herr emphasized its official char
acter.
Counsel next asked Gen. MERCER why
the explanations of the secret dossier
We're not included in the dOssier relat-
ing to the revision.
these explanations were given for his
personal use and that was why he de-
stroyed the document. At this M
Demange expressed a sense of aStOnlSh-
meDt and asked Gen. MERCER If he did
not have reasons for suppressing the
document. The witnesses repudiated
the suggestion
Dreyfus at this point rose from his
seat and asked leave to explain in re-
gard to the assertion that he had traced
on a card the itinerary of a certain
journey of the general staff.
Both the itinerary and the journey
he asserted were purely fictitious
NJ. Casimir Perier then said he de-
sired to reiterate that he had never
promised anything to Dreyfus, adding
that 1t was with NJ. Waldeck Rousseau
alone that he had spoken in regard to
Casimir Perier reiterated his protests
at the letters of Dreyfus referring to
negotiations.
This caused n. Demange to explain
how Dreyfus came to say that Casirnir
Perier had promised a public trial
After NJ. Demange had asked NJ. Wal
deck Rousseau to intervene with NJ.
Casimir Per1er Chen president Of
France to obtain publicity, NJ. Wal
deck Rousseau reported that the presi-
dent appeared favorable to the sugges-
ton and counsel therefore thought he
might communicate the fact to Drey-
fus.
NJ Demange added that it must be
remembered Dreyfus wrote the letter
four years after the occurrence and his
recollection of the facts naturally lacked
precision.
NJ. Demange expressed regret at the
fact that the letter had been published
and apologized to NJ. Casimir Perier
who thanked counsel for his expression
of regret and exclamation
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THE FIRST WEEK
Of the Great Trial Summarized by
Emily Crawford

Copyright, 1899. by Associated Press.)
Rennes, Aug. 1.-THE battle has be-
gun in earnest. It's political bearings
are shown in the arrest of Paul
Deroulede, the deputy and poet, and
tWenty-three Of his numerous ROyalists
and BOnapartist allies, who have pooled
with him against the republic. AS in
the Boulangist conspiracy, the pool
would be of little consequence but for
the military caste, which has found
representative men in General de
Negrier and some other generals hav-
ing great commands.
It is a strange thing how the fight
thickened around the shadowy and
emaciated red-haired Jew. whose uni
and BELTS his figure and phySiOgnOmy.
Last Mondays sitting of the court
martial and the subsequent non-public
sltt1ngs were the first skirmishing OPP
eratiOns, but Saturday was a field day,
in which the two hostile forces into
which France is divided and has been
since the revolution, set themselves in
array of battle and drew the first
blood. Each side stands committed to
a certain course and has burned it's
ships The actual Dreyfus trial is a
trial of strength. can not see a posi-
bility of its ending in a drawn game
Tt is now a. neck or nothing combat
a desperate fight in which neither side
will give in unless utterly routed
The moral situation Of the forces en-
gagged reminds one of the armies of
the French revolution and those they
nao 10 nSnI- The DreyfuSlteS have
the brains, the forward impulse the
dash and the flexibility. At the same
time they are raw recruits, gathered
spontaneously from the four points of
the compass. Hatred of the military
caste and, it may be, the secret hone
of rewards have made them homogen-
eOus-
The Nationalist have social and
other prestige, numbers and organiza-
zion. Their center is composed of the
majority of F'renchmen and French
women; their left wing is formed of
$4,000 officers and their right wing con-
sists Of the church. All profess respect
for legality, but only from the lips out
One side is just as INSCRIPTIONS as the
other, but the most active and less num-
erous side does really fight for the
cause of humanity, justice and truth.
The Dreyfusites have, at any rate, won
belngerent rights. and they are sure of
the friendly neutrality of the govern
ment.
Their adversaries can no longer make
use Of the rope that hanged Packard or
the razor that cut Henry's throat. The
minister Of war could not, if he wanted
TO, read a forged document in parlia-
1nent. It is impossible now to stuff the
dossler with fables fit for Mother
Cfoose's Tales" But organization, num-
beers, prestige and wealth mean staying
power.
SUPPLIED WITH JEWISH FUNDS
Doubtless the Dreyfusites are supplied
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BOSTON SECURES MEEKIN.
Valuable Acquisition to Pitching De
partment of the Champions.

Boston, Mass, Aug. IA decided
sensation was caused in baseball circles
here today by the announcement that
Pitcher Meekin had been secured by the
Boston club.
1t is intimated that Soden's friend,
Andy Freedman, has consented to the
deal, in order to make Boston as strong
as possible against Brooklyn. With
such an important accession as Meekin,
Boston will be prepared for any emer-
gency. Before hearing that Meekin had
been secured by Boston, Manager Ew-
ing, of Cincinnati, said he thought Bos-
ton would have a walk-over for the
pennant, inasmuch as the Brooklyn club
had literally gone to pieces on account
of the failure of its pitchers.
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EVANS CLEARED.
G. A. R. Investigation Commit
tee ExOnerRtes the Pension
Commissioner.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE special
committee appointed by the G.. A. r.
to investigate the charges which have
been made by pension attorneys, prinei-
pally. against the administration of
Commissioner Evans is now at work on
it's report. The report will be ready
for presentation to the G. A. r. at the
Philadelphia encampment. The investi-
cation made by the committee elected
a great deal of interesting information
about the manner in which the national
government is caring for its old sol
diers, and finds that the charges are
without foundation. The report will
close with the following findings:
The entire organization of the Pen
served in the union army. 1t is essen
TALLY a soldiers bureau and in all
matters pertaining to the organization
of the different divisions, in appoint
ments and promotions, the eX-union
soldier and sailor had the preference.
The statute which gives preference to
the union soldiers of the rebellion has
been faithfully observed by the officers
of the bureau.
ct is well known that the foundation
of much of the criticism that has arisen
against the administration of the bureau
viii be found in the refusal of the COM
missioner to allow the claim agents to
run the bureau.
He has striven to afford claimants
who are not represented by attorneys
every facility for the prosecution of
their claims, and has often found it
necessary to take action which some of
the claim agents do not like, and as
result they have organized a systematic
attack upon the bureau in all directions
thereby endeavoring to create a senti-
ment of hostility among the soldiers
toward the administration of the pen
sion bureau, when, as a matter of fact,
all the officers and clerks are putting
forth their best efforts to adjudica+e
claims justly and speedily and in con-
fOrmity with the law is it exists.
"On assuming the duties of his Office
the commissioner realized that it would
not be an easy nor pleasant task, and
therefore he selected for the positions
of responsibility the most competent
ex-Union soldiers that he could find in
the bureau, believing that the soldiers
of the country would appreciate the
fact that their old comrades in arms
were to have charge of the settlement
of their claims upon the government for
pensions.
The work of the bureau has fully JUS
titled the expectations of the commits
sioner, and it is believed that the de-
termination of the commissioner to ad-
Indicate claims in accordance with the
law has received the appreciation of all
worthy claimants for pension, and all
others who believe that the pension
laws should be administered in the spir-
it which prompted their enactment, but
who do not ask the officers of the bu-
reau to go beyond the law to satisfy the
demands of the claim agents"
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MUST BE RED TAPE.
Topeka Avenue Residents Cannot
Pave Except In Regular Way.

By a ruling of City Attorney. Bird it
has been necessary to somewhat change
the Dlan of procedure to repave the space
on Topeka avenue occupied by street car
tracks.
It was originally intended that the
property owners should buy the brick and
This would cost about $16 per lot. City
Attorney Bird now holds that this can not
legally b done, but the paving must
go through the regular course the same
as if the street had never been paved;
Mayor Drew has accordingly appointed
appraisers to report on the value of the
property.
property owners somewhat more, prob
ably S24 per lot. 1t is not thought that
the method of procedure will delay the
paving to a great extent.
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PALACE MOVES.
win Be In Their New Home To-
morrow.

The Palace Clothing store will be
moved tonight from the temporary
quarters to the handsome new rooms at
709 Kansas avenue and will be ready
for business tomorrow.
The firm has occupied the store room
in the old city building since the fire
which almost totally destroyed the
stock and building.
The new store was built especially for
this firm and it is a model of beauty
and completeness. The firm will occupy
the three upper floors as well as the
basement.
Mr.. H. A. Auerbach said today: ut
was originally our intention to have a
grand opening when we moved into our
new home, but owing to the summer
goods yet in stock we have decided to
wait a few weeks We will then have
one of the grandest openings ever seen
in the city''
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Chicago Llvestock Market.

HOSES timated receipts today % 900;
tomorrow 10000; left over 1477. Market
higher. Mixed and butchers 81. 50f4. IS;
good heavy 81. 45d4. IS; rough heavy S4.150
4.30; light 81. 60GI4. s.
CATTLE-Receipt 1880 Market strong.
Beeves "a. $685. 20: cows and heifers 81 coo
feeders 50 .2504. 80.
SHEEP--Receipts 10000. Market lower
Sheep IS. 90 to 81. 60; lambs 81 O006. IS.
Official receipts and shipments for Sat
urday:
HOGS-Receipts s6n: shipments 2s9S.
CATTLE-Receipts 100; shipments 622
S6EEP-Receipts III: shipments 1.ISO.