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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
CALLAHAN TALKS.
Lieutenant Takes Issue With
General Funston.

Junction City, Nov. 16.-Lieutenant
w. A. Callahan of G company, Twen-
tieth Kansas whose home is in juno
ton City took a hand in the contro-
versy over the brevet of Col. Metcalf
and the battle of Guiguinto today. He
said:
General Funston in trying to make
Lieutenant John Hall a falsifier deib-
erately makes two misstatements him
self. First he says why we were all
there and second that two battles were
fought that day, only two hours apart
both Of which statements are untrue.
"The facts are that the battle Of
BocOue was fought about 10 a. m,
March %. and Guiginto just before dark
on the same day, fully seven hours al
ter the first engagement. 1 fail to see
General F'unston's reason for making
such an assertion when he knows how
long we lay at the river at BOcoue.
Then came the march of fully a mile
and a half to Bigaa where We lay Two
hours for dinner. After dinner the
march was taken up and Gu1gu1ntO was
reached shortly before dark. The pat
tie was of about a half hours duration
and it was quite dark when the order
to prepare to stop there over night
There were not two engagements
at GuiguintO as General Funston would
have the public believe and Col. Met
worthy gentleman would have US be-
lieVe. He was wounded in the loot
while in the support, 1000 or 1900 yards
in the rear of the firing line at BOcOue.
His battalion. think, that day did
not fire a shot
I don't wish to attack General Fun
ston's reputation for bravery but he
was no drawer than the men who car
ried the guns and deserves no more
credit.
There was strategy used in but one
of our engagements and that was en-
gineered by Major Bell now colonel OF
the Thirty-sixth infantry. 1t was
simply find the niggers intrenched and
then buck the center all the way
through and the men with the guns
stood the brunt of the Ducking. For
their daring courage and bravery in
facing a deadly fire one little man takes
all the credit and through the influence
! of his position secures a breVet for an
| other who was in fewer battles than
| two other field officers who were just
! as brave and more deserving.
1T is true that Metcalf did return
/ to the regiment on crutches but it was
| to take up quarters in the finest resi-
( dence in San Tornado where, when
! there was any fighting to do, he staid
and Lieutenant Colonel Little or Major
| Whitman commanded the regiment
| Major Whitman at the battle of BacalOI
I on May % and Col. Little in the rest OF
! the engagements participated in by
| our regiment after arriving at San
J Fernando.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
ROBERTS Will FIGHT.
Declares That He Has No Intention
of Resigning.

New York, Nov Congressman B.
H. Roberts, of Utah, who is at present
in the city. today denied the report that
he intends to resign his seat shortly
after congress meets, in pursuance OF
the wishes of the elders of the Nor
mon church.
I have seen many such stories since
came east" said Mr.. Roberts, but
there is absolutely no truth in them and
absolutely no basis for the state
ments. I will say as emphatically as L
can say it that I do not intend to re-
sign and never have had any such in
tentiOn since my election. I was fairly
elected, and purpose to fight it out to
the end with all the vigOr at my COM
mand. Those who know me are aware
of this intention on my part and will
not credit these reports, no matter in
what terms they my be cOuched.
L have also heard it said, and have
seen it in print. that the presence of
many MOrmOns in New York at the
present time is for the purpose of in
ducing me to resign my seat and go
back to Utah. AS a matter Of fact
there has never been d suggestion made
from any Mormon elder or Mormon
of influence that I should resign
'The Mormon church mas no more to
do with politics than the Episcopal
church or the Roman Catholic church.
1t is not in politics. I was elected
on purely political lines and will go to
congress absolutely free of this sOcalled
church influence over me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
NEAR A COLLISION.
Japan and Russia on the Verge
of HOstilfties.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 16.-According to
advices from the Orient brought by the
steamship Empress of China, the diff
Guilty arising out of the MasampO affair
is evidently far from adjustment. As
Aasampo lies in a commanding position
between Gusan and TsunIma and as it is
of immense Importance from a strate-
gical point of view, Russia IS anxious to
gain possession of it to use as a naval
base connecting Vladivostock and Port
Prior to this NIasampo affair. however,
1t was said that difficulties which might
cause war between Russia and Japan eX-
listed and many sOuthernerS living in Port
Arthur and Gee Foo hastily removed to
The story is now told of almost breach
on an occasion when two Japanese cruiS-
appeared before Port Arthur. The Rus
sian signal officers at the outer station
slGnalled that the port was closed TO Tor
eign ships of war. Disregarding or mis-
understanding this signal. however, the
TWO Japanese cruisers steamed straight
into the harbOr. They were intercepted,
however, by a Russian steam launch hay
ing on board an official who warned the
Japanese captains that the forts would
fire on the cruisers if they were not i'm
This advice was taken, it is said by the
Japanese commander, but with very bad
c, P. Greenhouse. who was consul gen
eral of the United States to Kangawa,
Japan, from 1856 to 1889, dleq at Seoul DC
t0ber n At the time of his death Mr.
Greenhouse was advisor to the Korean
government, a position he had held with
out interruption during his ten years
residence IN hoIea- ne emperor OF not
ca paid all funeral expenses and ordered
escort of 200 soldiers to attend the
ObseQuies. Mr.. GreathOuse was the auth
of of a book on Korean folklore.
Full details are contained in japanese
which caused fearful loss OF life and prop
erty October s. The tidal wave swept in
between the banks of the river Susukawa
with almost incredible rapidity and car
Tied Off fifty houses with their inmates.
Hundreds of other houses were submerg-
ed. many being moved some distance
from their foundations. The wave at
tanned a height of about So feet
On the same date of the tidal wave
Japan experienced the most severe ty-
phOOn which has visited that country in
many years. Hundreds Of houses in diff
ferent parts of Japan were wrecked and
several steamships and dozens of native
craft foundered. But the worst casual
ity of all the blowing from a bridge
of heavily laden passenger train near
UtsOmaya, 100 miles from Tyl1o in the
HOki river which was swollen by heavy
rains. The train consisted of two loco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
LIFE SAVING COLLAR.

Washington Spec. Chicago Tribune.1
Consul Lee Burt at Client has sent to
the state department description of a
new life saving collar which he believes
far superior to either the life buoy or
cork jacket, as the body is submerged
with tn exception of the head which pre-
vents exposure and congestion. while the
arms are perfectly free and it is impOS-
sible to capsize. The invention consists
of a cork collar having an exterior dia-
meter of 1872 inches and an interior dia-
a circumference of Is inches, and is com
posed of two half collars fastened tOgeth-
er with a hingS, in which there is a strong
spring, destined to maintain the collar al
ways close and firm. The opening is OPP
pOSite the hinge. On each side of the
opening there is a small holder made of
oak, inches in height and inches in
diameter, securely fastened. When the
pressure is eXerted on the two holders
the collar spreads open and allows the
head to pass in. On letting go of the hold
The collar is formed of 30 pieces of cork,
each piece having the form of an iSOsceles
triangle, with angels rounded. of which
the base is 4% inches and the heigh SIG
inches The points are directed toward
the interior which gives the collar an ele-
walton at its periphery of 4$4 inches, while
at its interior there is a thickness of
/ 1916 inches. The pieces are cut rad
tally and are strung on two heavy steel
wire stems cOncentrically riVeted to the
folding shutters of the hinge The weight
its displacement of water about u quarts
consequently its asceEsiOnal strength rep
resents constantly from Is to 20 pounds Of
iron
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
VOTING MACHINES WORK.

TFrom the Rochester Democrat
In the elections on Tuesday, November
Z! p Standard Young machines We're used
IN TINS. state, distributed as follows: Buff
falO, Jos; Rochester, 10; Utica, %; Ithaca,
10; Albion, 5; Canisteo, and West Win
held, /. Extra machines, held in reserve
to meet accidents or other emergencies,
are not included in the enumeration.
High praise of the machines come from
Use of convenience to voters, speed in vot-
ing, automatic and instantaneous footings
of the total number of votes cast for each
CANDIDATE, ana a prOmptnesS IN announc-
ing the aggregate result in a. city VII
lage proportioned to the quickness with
which the returns from each district We're
conveyed to a central point and tabulated.
Ithaca seems to be the banner town in
this last respect. with a record of Il min
uteS in gathering and adding the figures
from 10 machines.
OF the 225 machines used rnishaps were
reported to only seven, and these were
due in three cases to malicious vandalism
and breakage by violence; in three cases
to q miSplacement of keys by election Of
ficers delaying the unlocking of the ma
chimes promptly at the appointed time on
election morning and in one case to the
strong arm of an ignorant fellow who
the wrong direction: In none of these
cases was a serious delay caused, nor did
a single citizen lose his vote.
In addition to their speed and accura CIV
the machines are so constructed as to
make it impossible to cast a defective
vote. to repeat or to commit any fraud
anteeing to every citizen the exercise of
the voting privilege without risk of dis
the machines seem absolutely perfect
Their superiority to the official ballot
in this respect is plain and striking, and
is demonstrated by official records.
All in all, the voting machine is one of
the inventive triumphs of the age. and il
is sure, in the near future, to displace
to be in putting out of date the stage
coach and the packet boat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
WOLFF'S FIRE FIGHTERS.
Packing House Protected by Private
Fire Brigade.

Fighting fire when there is no blaze
is the story of a practice drill of the
volunteer fire department at Wolff
packing house.
Chief Wilmarth drills the men. We'd
nesday few minutes after the Whis-
tie at the plant sent forth shrill 'tOOt,
loot, tOOt. loot. and then a pause and
then foot" making the signal 81 In
an instant the six fire crews of four
men each were at their stations ready
to turn on the water or use the extin-
guishers. For all they knew it was
fire.
Then the order was given for two
lines of hose to be laid ready for a cOu-
pie of streams to be directed on the
smoke house. Up the ladders went the
men and over the roofs went the men.
A call for water, Up to 80 pounds
muttered the engineer as the water
went on and in a minute the smoke
house had been sprinl1led- A minute
more and the water was pouring out OF
the spOuts.
Then the drill was over but it had all
been done with as much energy as
though a serious fire threatened the
plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
Grain Letter

Chicago. Nov. 16-WHEAT has shown
considerable strength today and the fact
that cables have been higher with better
tone and some inquiry for our wheat has
been an incentive for some Of our opera
tors to take the long side The news has
been more in favor Of buyers. Northw
reported good demand for -four and ex-
porters claim 80 loads from Duluth. This
latter may be little over estimate as the
late reports are to the effect that our eIe-
vator people have been the principal buy
ers of high grades at that point Local
shorts are scarce and sentiment here
leaning largely to long side.
CORN has been firm with the features
country offerings have been a help; LIZ
erpool was sd higher Clearances % ~ ~
ferings light, hardly anything bought
last night on Chicago bids. Feeders are
said to be bidding considerably over the
elevator people Chicago stocks VIII de-
crease about 200, 600.
OATS are up 1c- sympathizing with the
other grains. There has been large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
OUR SAMOA POSSESSIONS.
Are Regarded as of Great Value by
Judge Chambers

JuUS6 CQa1nDerSs
New York, Nov. ga special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Judge Chambers of Alabama, chief
justice of Samoa, discussing the terms
of the Samoan partition, said today:
In the division we get what will be
most valuable to US We have Manua,
Rose and Tutuila islands and with Tu-
tuila the great Pago-Pago harbor,
which is the best planned harbOr in the
south Pacific.
This harbor. with the great coa1ing
station and naval station, will be of
the greatest utility in the development
of our trade with Australia and South
Africa Without disparagement of the
Chinese trade, think it may be truth
fully said that the Australian and
South African trade will develop more
rapidly and will always be the most i'm
portant to US on the Pacific.
In China we shall have to educate
the people up to the demand for Amer
lean manufactures and other articles of
commerce. In Australia and South At
RIGA we find more of European custom
and a taste for European and Ameri-
can products and we have to deal large
I ly with people who speak our own Ian
guage. The large number of Americans
and English set the fashion, and are
walking advertisements for American
and English products. The trade from
our Pacific coast and Hawaii is grow
ing rapidly and has the brightest pros
peClS. II Is only d IndIl6I Ol COll1JCL-
ing in quality and price with our Euro
| pean competitors, and this We are
| abundantly able to do.
1.-The Samoan islands themselves
| have not sufficient commerce to make
| them worth consideration from that
! point of view, but they are invaluable
/ as a station on the line of the grow
| ing commerce of the South Pacific. The
| harbOr of PagO-PagO is land locked and
/ a. perfect refuge. 1t is the shape of a
| ffshhOok and a. vessel entering the har-
! Dor is lost sight of in five minutes be-
| hind the great rock cliffs. The United
| States will have no difficulty about the
| government of her Samoan possessions.
| The natives are of an amicable DISPOSE
ton and education is general among
| them. They have a strong love for the
| United States and ask nothing better
/ than to be governed by Americans. A
| naval governor will probably be sent
! to the islands, as in the case of Guam,
| and the natives should, as they doubt
less will be permitted to preserve as
far as possible their own methods OF
customs. They are in no sense saw
ages. Their school system is extern
sive and during my time there I found
few who could not read and write. OF
course they have not the need for the
/ higher education, but are generally vel
grounded in information and there are
probably no people better informed as
to the geography of the world.
1.-THE man whom the SamOanS would
most like to have appointed governor is
| Captain Leary, who is now governor OF
| Guam. They know him and have the
utmost affection for him.
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Holcomb Ran Ahead.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16-Interest in
the election was revived yesterday
when tabulation of the returns began
at the state capitol, inasmuch as it
shows that HOlcOmb (fusion) ran far
ahead of his ticket, and that the Re
pubhcans have possibly elected one of
the university regents, While the ma
jority for the second fusion candidate
will be less than 5000. The count in
sixty-four counties out of the ninety
in the state give Rich (fusion) for re-
gent, 81, SS7. Ely CRepublican), 81, 5S7.
The same counties gave Holcomb a
majority of 11.5 If Rich should win
out it will be not to exceed a thousand
votes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
CITY SUED AGAIN.
Greenup Leeper Wants $4,628 For
COLLAPSE of Sidewalk.

Greenup Leeper, has filed a. suit in
the district court against the city of
injuries which he claims to have re-
ceived at the time of the collapse of
the Tagging in front of the Fifth ave
was sitting in a chair on the flagstone
that gave way and was precipitated
into the areaway below. Two ribs were
broken and he was otherwise injured.
Mr. Leeper claims the city is liable
for the damages to him, but the city
council refused to allow his claim. The
items and amounts for which he claims
damages are: Pain, $1,000; physician 5
services, $50; nurse, $50; time lost, $42,
and permanent injuries. s.. 500.
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NO ENCOURAGEMENT.
Is Derived From Recent Elections by
Senator Daniel

New York, Nov Ex-senator John W.
Daniel of Virginia, in a, signed dis
patch to the World, says:
I have made no public expressions
touching Democratic candidates or
platform for 1900 and such as have been
attributed to me were in answer to
hypothetical questions or made in pri-
vate conversation and have appeared
in reports without the qualifications
given them.
I know no more than the general
public, being constantly occupied in
matters to be dealt with now and have
no suggestions or advice to offer which
1 think worthy of attention.
1t IS premature to shape issues be-
fore the conditions of 1900 are devel-
Oped, as they may be very different
from those existing now. am a be-
lever in the principles of the platform
of 1885, which was largely opposed in
the proportion that it was misunder-
stood or misrepresented, but it is a self
evident fact that the platform of 1900
may require additions and qualifca-
lions to the work of 1896, which were
not then and may not be apparent.
I have not lately seen or conferred
with my colleague, Senator Martin, and
it is not true, as has been stated, that
we have any Generated views or plans
on the subject. see no announcement
to Democrats in the recent elections %
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GOEBEL STOCK RISES.
Owing to Action of Kentucky Court
of Appeals.

Frankfort Ky. Nov. 16.-There is re-
newed confidence around the Goebel
headquarters, probably as a result of
the decision of the court of appeals,
dealing an expected blow to the Re
pubicans by a ruling which practically
decides in advance adversely the man
damus suits filed by TaylOr's attorney
in several counties to compel the coun-
ty election commissioners to certify
the vote It is probable now that the
jefferson board, which includes Louis
Vile, will proceed to throw out several
precincts in that city contested on
grounds of fraud, and especially where
the state militia were present or near
the polls on election day. It is claimed
here that TaylOr's $500 plurality in the
city of Louisville may now be almost
wiped out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-16
New york: Earnings NJ. K. & T., s.

New York: Earnings NJ. K. & T.. Sep
TENDER net decrease $42.645.
there is heavy general realizing but it is
mostly by traders and market has become
very large and sentiment generally bull
There appears to be a little better feel
ing in wheat. Traders not disposed to be
aggressive on bear side 81,
Liverpool: Wheat sd higher, corn 1sd
london: Wheat cargoes steadier. op-
chicago: Wheat So. graded p; corn 1872.
graded 10; oats IA, graded IL
Chicago Hogs $1,000; slow; Kansas City
IA 600: Omaha 1000
Antwerp wheat unchanged.
firm. COnsols unchanged. Report circu-
Joubert had been killed.
Minneapolis 422. last year $50. Duluth
liverpool close: Wheat Esd higher than
yesterday.
New York: New com binations said to
be forming in the steel stocks and higher
Wheat firrser on closing cables which
Estimated decrease in stocks at Duluth
this week so OOO
New York: Bears getting desperate and
fake rumor eXploiters working over time
New York: There is talk this morning
of dividend on Atchison common
Estimated cars: Wheat 80; corn $50; oats
Paris: Wheat and flour confines low
Price Current says: Mild temperature
ana occasional showers are advancing
growth Of wheat and conditions generally
good. More frequent references and in
| creased apprehension of fly but little evi-
dence Of actual damage.
Primary receipts: Wheat So OOQ. last
year .604 900: shipment $4,000, last year
$4,000 Corn receipts 10000 last year
$4,000; shipments $4,000, last year S2f 600
New York: Offering to government said
/ to be less than half million up to noon
The advance in sugar is on rumor Of
! settlement of trade difficulties but as us
1 ual these are not confirmed.
New York: Both Morgan and Co. and
TTsaF-Z vow md is
! have offered $15.0o0o00 and S10O00.00o OF
! bonds to treasury.
( May 76lAc. Corn, December 391sc. May
| Puts December wheat opened 671zc: sold
( 671sM6Tfc closed &C. Calls opened G7atc,
| closed 6l1z4675sc. Puts May wheat 7llr
/ 71kc: calls 71&tc closed T5sc sellers. Puts
| and calls May corn 32@4c. Curb December
I wheat closed 673sc sellers, May 7lasc-
! Minneapolis close Wheat, December
/ 63aac1s May 677sN6Sc.
l cents hil-
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Nov. Receipts
$500; prime cattle shade higher, others
strong: stockers and feeders frTner; ives
tern Strong. Beeves 81. 40d6.70; cows So. rs
OATS; heifers So -50@5. %: gamers 8 -SOo
3.06: stockers and feeders 50 1904 rs; Texas
grass steers s. 60G4 .25; Texas fed beeVes
81 5O6I5 40: westerns S4.10d5 %.
HOGS-Receipts today $4,000; tomorrow
q 900; left over 1872. Five cents lower
than yesterdays average. Mixed and
butchers s. S014 10; good to choice heavy
So. S5d4. 05: rough heavy So. 75M3. 50; light,
s.. S004 90: bulk of sales So 90ft4. 90.
lambs firm.
OniciaI receipts and shipments for yes
CATTLE receipts 10. 1856: shipments 1886
HOGS receipts $685.; shipments ,94?.
SHEEP receipts 15,470; shipments 276.
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WORK THE TRUST.
Eighty Out of 40 Tin Plate Mills
Ara Closed.

Washington, Nov. 16.-William H.
Griffith, who is establishing an indie
pendent tin plate mandatory at
Washington, Pa. was before the in
dustrial commission today. He said
that the American Tin Plate company
not only practically controls the tin
plate product but also the production
of tin plate machinery, there being only
one Independent machinery plant left.
He also said that jobbers We're not al
lowed to have special brands of plate
except upon condition that they assign
said that of the two hundred and sew
enty mills controlled by the trust, 80
had shut down.
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WIN. LAWLESS ARRESTED.
He Is Charged With Assaulting a IA
Year-OId Boy.

William Lawless. who runs a feed
yard on Quincy street, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, was arrested at
noon for assault.
The warrant charges him with as
saulting the 14-year-old son of Mrs J.
r. Hague. The story told by the boy
is that he was walking down Quincy
street carrying a potted plant. His dog
was following him. A dog belonging to
LawIess ran out and the Hague boy S
dog bit at the other dog. Lawless
knocked the boy down.
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Topeka Marketa TodaY.

CATTLE.
COWS-s2. 50G3. %.
STEERS-S3. 50N4.00.
HEIFERS-S3. O0d3. 40.
HOGS
Lights. 60a3. IS.
HEAVY AND MEDIUMS. 6OQ3- 70.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WIFE T-611ad62 cents.
NO. 2 CORN-241sc.
NO. 2 OATS-24c.
HAYS 100000.
PRODUCE.
EGG-15c
CHICK ENS-S2. 50G3 90.
BUTTER-Country 1Sc-