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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Here at last was man who could not
ofiE of himself mt gWbicb is fbs conuTest af an
They felt instinctiVely he could be trusted
and in the right place. and that no erner-
gency could come to which he could not
be equal.
He has amply justified their confidence
Whether in diplomacy, etiquette, inter
national law, business or battle, he has
been always ready and has met no mas
With no land forces to occupy Manila,
and in the presence of unfrlendly fleets
he blockaded the harbor and heid pos
ministratfOn, perpleXed by the new prob
lens, hesitated through weary weeks of
and in the conflicts that followed he eN-
and in the conflicts that followed he eX
hibited neither jealousy nor hesitation in
the discharge of his duty
The world has never found the meat on
prescription for renoRyn. Greatness can
not be analyzed. Success does not always
dieted.
The fame of Dewey. perhaps seems in
ossal figure of the Spanish-American
war. He has no rival nor any competi-
first that the rest are nowhere.
In these days of push and. pull of pos
contemplate this correct. cold, calm Yer
monter who is Indifferent to the inter
viewer and the photographer. who stands
four square to all the winds that blow,
and has found the path of duty and the
But the welcome to Dewey. the hero
and the typical American. has a deeper
and wider significance. Had he repaired
to Honolulu or San Francisco after his
victory of May l, as a weaker cOmman-
der might have done. the Philippines
would have been lost and our sovereignty
in the Pacific have been destroyed
In the rectihcatfon of the worlds from
tiers Dewey, therefore, is the pioneer
of American destiny in the Orient.
The shot of his Irresistible guns broke
down not alone the barriers of Spanish
medievalism and the barbarisrn of the
TagalS. but of our own 1usularitT and
prOvincialism and made for the United
States an open highway TO the fraterfltty
of nations.
American citizenship needed no luster.
but Dewey has made it prOudeF title.
We fear no foe. but his life and example
Will give courage a warmer glow and
patriotism higher pulse wherever the
flag floats and there are human rights
to be enforced and human wrongs 10 be
redresSed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Indianapolis News: The entrance of
William Rockefeller into the directorate
of the New York Central road is taken
as a text TO herald the appearance of
the billionaire corporation, the Wander
bilt- Rockefeller alliance meaning the
amalgamation of 81 900 OOO. 900 of cap
itaI- The Vanderbilt roads at present
include more than 26OOO miles. If the
Southern Pacific system is added to the
new combination. the roads will reach
every frontier of the country, and Will
comprise over SO 900 miles, or more
than one-fifth of the entire American
mileage. The development of this new
condition presents interesting features
that may well attract serious attention.
What it shall prove to be, remains to
be seen. Tt looks as if it were simply
another step in the general progress of
consolidation and combination that
marks every phase of industry in this
country. Coming in the railroad indus
try. it may push it to the front as one
with which society will have to deal
first in considering the place and Iimi-
tatfon Of trusts
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

to defend a good story, it now becomes
necessary to deny one which has been
at least popular. Yet a little consider
alton will bring the conviction that the
story that the American ships all with
drew from action for breakfast is rath-
er theatrical than profitable to be be-
Geved in any other way. This was what
happened. At Z 7:35 a. m. or thereabOu
the Commodore was informed that
there was a scarcity of ammunition.
He had sent to the ammunition room to
learn how many rounds were left for
the five inch batteries. The answer
returned was Fifteen" but the man
who sent the answer understood the
question to be, How many rounds had
been hred2' Now, if there were only
dfteen rounds left it was a serious mat
ter. The commodore thought that some
of the ships must be as much
over-suppied as his was under
supplied, or else some terrible
mistake had been made about
the furnishing of the fleet. He there
fore signalled that all the ships should
cease firing and all the commanders
come on board the Olympia for a con-
ference, with a view of finding out how
the ammunition supply stood, and, per-
haps, of making transfers from one ship
to another. This took some time. and,
incidentally the crews did have break
fast, but that was not the object of
the pause a civilian standing about
might easily have imagined that
breakfast was the purpose. and cap
well enough have said so, not caring to
disclose that there had been even a
question of ammunition, and so it is
easy to see how the story gained cir
culation. 1t is given as fact by sew
eral of the eye witnesses. At 11:16 a
m. the commodore, being satisfied that
there was plenty. of ammunition, said
in effect what the Duke of Wellington
said at Waterloo when he was assured
that Private McManus was in the
ranks, Let the battle go on!"
But it was short work now. At 1890
p. m. firing ceased, all the Spanish
ships being sunk, burned and deserted.
The batteries at Manila had already
been siIenced by an intimation from
the commodore that the city would be
shelled if they did not stop firing. Their
fire had not been returned at all by the
American ships.
Ten minutes after the firing ended the
American ships returned to Manila, ex-
cept the Petrol. which remained behind
to destroy the small gunboats. Not a man
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
THE MAN WE CELEBRATE


For the next six days the American
people will put aside everything that can
be put aside in order to give expression
20 their admiration for a brave. modest.
high-minded American sailor returning to
his native land For weeks and months
they have been preparing to give him
triumphal reception such as no Roman
ronquerer ever had. To that end they
have lavished their money unstintedly.
rallied their citizen soldiery from their
widely separated homes, and invoked the
make the honors they offer worthy of the
man TO whom they are offered.
An uninstructed foreign critic has said
that we are Dewey mad In truth our
enthusiasm is mark of the highest san
lty
We offer Dewey all we can of honor.
not because a year and a half ago he Sc
cured decisive advantage for US in war
BY destroying a Spanish fleet. for others
have done the like much nearer our own
shores; not because he is brave, for all
our sailors are that; not because he is
skilled in his profession, for we are for
tunate in having many scores of such:
but solely because of the character of the
man.
The hero is he who unffnchingly does
lutte disregard Of consequences to himself
without fear of the evil or concern for
the good fortune that tn duty-doing
may bring TO him
Measured by that standard our Dewey
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Minneapolis Journal: The Atchison's
annual report. the advance sheets of
which have just been made public is in
n sense a typical 1899 report, as indicat-
ing the greatly increased prosperity of
the railway properties OF the county.
The Atchison's report is especially no
kiceable, as the road was in a world of
trouble a few years since, through ex-
treme vices of competition and rebat-
ing. The road went into the hands of
a receiver. The mortgage securing the
old per cent first mortgage bonds and
that securing the guarantee fund notes
have now been discharged and the net
earnings from operation were s12. 9O6. .S17.
while the earnings have been largely
put in permanent improvements and the
physical betterment of the road.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

the war of the rebellion, in which he
served with courage and distinction. he
passed the next 30 years in unconspicuous
bureau, service and routine sea duty in
honorable obscurity. He had nearly reach
ed the age of compulsory retirement.
Although ne seems young. he was as
@ old as I aaaTraegul Wheh ne desI5royeQ me Lte
New Orleans in 1852. He was "A years
older than Nelson when the EngliShman
died in the hour of victory at Trafalgar.
His health was infirm and his life seemed
like a race that was already run.
Assigned early in the year to the COM
nand of the Asiatic squadron. the first
American commodore in those waters
since Perry, it is said he was averse to
the station. War with Spain was immin
ent. and like all naval experts he felt the
Atlantic would be the theater of active
operations, in which he wished to parti-
10 the mass of the people he was un-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
State oRcers seamnsr.

Jackson. Miss. Sept. Ex-Governor
McLaurin. Treasurer May and Superin-
tendent of Education WhitefeId have
left the city on account of the yellow
fever prevalent here. The business Of
the treasury is being transacted
through one of the local banks No
new cases have been reported since yes,
terdaYs
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

simply by what information they had
gained hundred of miles away. 1t was
an act of great holiness and of terrible
responsibility to make such an entrance.
but Dewey had worked out the problem
and believed that this was the right way
and that was enough. The other ships fol-
lowed, every commander on the bridge.
All who could be allowed to sleep slept
beside the guns. which We're loaded and
as ready for action as the men.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
TO RETIRE FROM WORK.
vice-President of the hEiIwaukesRoad
Will Resign.

New York. Sept. 29.-Frank S. Bond. for
fourteen years vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway com
pany and in charge of the company's Of
fees here, has decided to retire from ac-
tive work and will resign his position.
taking effect January I. 1900. It is ex-
pected that Roswell Miller the new elect
ed chairman of the board of directors
may come to this city to take charge 81
the companV's affairs here
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Visiting is like gambling; everybody
| gets the worst of it.
| It is usually easier to be imposed
/ upon than it is to kick.
The women who go to prayer meet
ing, are the ones who are fond of at
tending funerals
The wonder is not that people are
afraid to tell the truth, but that they
are not afraid to tell a lie.
Some men have an idea they are
sports If they pay a dollar bottle for
beer, when the regular price is ten
cents.
When a woman realizes that the hap
piness of the home depends more upon
the grocery than the dry goods store
there is some hope for her.
An Atchison man claimed it was easy
to quit smoking, and tried it, but a few
days later when caught with a pipe in
his mouth said he had to smoke in or
der to keep the flies from bothering
him.
woman died in Atchison a few
years ago who had boarded every day
of her married life, and who never got
out of bed before nine in the morning
Still her folks look reproac chfully at the
bereaVed husband. and say that Poor
One of Mrs Lysander John Apple
tons children is named Nassar Apple
ton. in honor of the college where the
mother was educated. Mrs Lysander
John says has went and uses many
other strange expressions for a Vassar
graduate, but being a woman, none dare
tell her they are from Missouri.
When I was nineteen years old, I
was editor and owner of the Golden
Globe. Of Golden, Col I carefully pre-
served copies of the paper, and have
carried the files around in all my wan
derings since. Not long ago. on a
rainy Sunday, I looked over the copies
OF the Golden Globe I had preserved
with SO much care. There was not
paragraph that did not cause me to
blush. There never was such a silly
paper 1 was afraid my children
would get hold of the papers, and my
dread was such that I burned them. 1
shall have more charity for young
newspaper workers hereafter. Drake
Watson.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Tom Reeds secretary is showing a
disposition to break his tether. Having
secured the nomination he declares
mildly in favor of the administration,
Philippine policy and all. Can the czar
stand to have his old district repre-
scented by a man who will condone the
purchase of the yellow men at 80 a
hea q 7-s
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

There IS much discussion of the ques-
tion. in political circles. of whether
state campaigns shall be conducted on
national or state issues. After all, the
main issue is much the same every
where. 1t is who shall distribute the
patronage and draw the salaries.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
FAME AND CAREER OF DEWEY
Bv One Stroke In Six Hours He
Changed the Geography of
the Hemisphere.

II. J. ingalls, In POst-DisDatch-I
It is doubtful if history has any cOun-
terpart to the fame and career of George
Dewey.
1t is one of the incredible denouements
of destiny. A youth of IS, commissioned
as lieutenant commander at the close OF
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Just as everybody expected, Joe
Wheeler was in the front at the first
fight OF any consequence that has taken
place since his arrival in the Philip
pines
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Now the question is being asked, will
&c require two divorces to unite the Can
tacuzene nuptiaI knot. in view of the
fact that there were two marriage cere-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

II was singularly appropriate that Ad-
miral Dewey should give his lion the
name of an Englishman. When he
gets a. bear he should name him Can
1acuzene.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

How is Hobart to be induced to re-
tire from the vice presidential race2
VIII he have a conversation with him
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

If more attention were paid to the
pie crust and less to the pie trust, it
would be better for the consumer, at
1aaer
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Arriving before he is expected is jus
a way of Dewey's. He did the same
thing at Manila
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Among the increasing foreign de-
mands for American productions may
b. noted that for American girls.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

a great many people live according
to their cOnvictions-es specially those
who reside in the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Whenever a man is positive he sees
things and afterwards discovers that
he only thought he saw them it is time
to turn over a new leaf.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

The young woman who starts ou
with the intention of lettering tn,
world takes care to better herself whe1
she marries.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
bonnet in which a large sized political
bee is continually buzzing.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Recent events have made the location
of the money power" a difficult mat
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

The individual who robs Peter to pay
Paul usually strikes Paul for a larger
loan later.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Men who know all about mushrooms
sometimes have poor memories.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.1
Trumps are always kisses. When in
doubt, lead trumps.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

The presence of good women in the
world is the surest proof that God made
it
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

1t is said that misery loves company,
but it doesn't entertain its company
very well.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

A ''deathless joy is probably nearly
as scearce as a kissless girl
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

When a woman realizes that the hap
piness of the home depends more upoT
the grocery than the dry goods store
there is some hope for her.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Some men have an idea they are
sports if they pay a dollar a bottle for
beer, when the regular price is ten
cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

When a man does take your advice
he acts as though he had done you q
great favor.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

If a man was as much of devil as
he tries to make his wife think he is,
he would never dare go out of the front
door without getting shot at.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
PoINTED PARAeRAPHs.

[FrOm the Chicago News.l
Riches have wings and poverty has
stings.
If time is money some peoples time
must be counterfeit.
The hidden hand in politics is the
hand that fools the world.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

The wonder is not that people are
afraid to tell the truth, but that they
are not afraid to tell a lie.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
GLOBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atohison Globe.1
Visiting is like gambling; everybody
gets the worst of it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

The women who go to prayer meet
ing, are the ones who are fond of at
tending funerals.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

An Atchison man claimed it was easy
to quit smoking. and tried it, but a few
days later when caught with a pipe in
his mouth. said he had to smoke in or
der to keep the flies from bOthering
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

It is usually easier to be imposed
upon than it is to kick.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

Whenever a minister that nobody
suspected anything about goes wrong
there are a lot of women who say that
whenever they listened to his sermons
they couldn't help thinking of the
sounding brass and the tinkling Gym
hal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

AS an effort was made a moment ago
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

York. Henry NJ. Whitney of Boston,
Thomas ". Hyde of Bath. John Ware of
Watsrville, Joseph II. Manley of Angus
ia, William p. Frye CT Lewiston, George
+. Evans of Portland.
The directors at once organized and
elected Luc'us futile president, George
+. Evans vice-presidsnt and Hon. Josiah
ii. Drummond, clerk.
The only change effected at this meet
ing of the stockholders and directors was
the addition of Hon. George p. Wescott
as director and of buoius futile as
president of the board of directors in
place of franklin A. Wilson, who re-
signed few weeks ago.
Before adjournment the following was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote:
That the directors of the Maine Cs ntral
Railroad company desire to express their
high appreciation of the eminent ability,
unfailing courtesy and unceasing devo-
tion to the interests of the company.
with which their associate, Franklin A.
Wilson, has discharged the duties of
President of the corporation for the las t
six years.
1t was voted to hold the monthly meet
ings of the directors on this Friday next
after the third Thursday of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

oity. This was a position OF great re-
sponsibllity, and 1t Is safe to say that the
manner in which he filed it recommend.
ed him to those who were controlling
the railroad business in the New England
field, where he saw his first service In
1890 he WAS elected general manager OF
the New York, New Haven & hartford
railroad, with headquarters at New
Haven. In two years more he had become
vise-president of that road, which was
then already the great railroad OF south
ern New England
A year later, in 1898. came the oyerturn
In the Boston s. Maine, when President
Frank Jones and Director Arthur Sewall
we're fcrsed out of the position of infiu-
enne which they had formerly held. The
overturn brought Mr.. futile to the front
as president of the great Boston 81 Maine
system. A little later thera was an over
turn in the Mains Central, MIR. SewaIi
being deposed from the presidency. As
a part Of this change Mr.. futile came
onto the board of Maine Central direc-
tors. He las remained ON thu boar a from
that day to this. He is now president of
both the Boston s. Maine and Maine Gen.
trail.
Mr.. Tuttle is a man of great executive
ability, Of strong will, hut courteous and
affable manner. and has pronounced views
on many OF the great questions OF the
day.
Here ara some of his views:
sffphaya usvor can no auv no,,4uol - - I
railroads by the state which Will accom-
plish as much good as private ownership
of railroads secures. The motives which
induce men to go into tine railroad bust
ness impel them to employ INCREASINGLY
the very lest effort that Is in them, ana
by natural process of selection only
those men remain in the business who
are the most competent TO successfully
conduct 1t. If the state owned the roads
there would be no opportunity for the
operation OF this natural process Of Sc
lection, and even II the management by
the state of such an immenre business
escaped the evils which q system of no.
liticai patronage would intlict there In
evitably would bs woful losses which the
people would be compelled to make up.
1 think nothing so far has been in
vented to take the place of individual
ambition In promoting industry and in
tegrity. and the prosperity which they
produce"
Il believe that 1t Is possible for tbs
man who is employed and the man who
employs TO get along amicably. In this
country the two positions may be reversed
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

Immediately after the Maine Central
nesting the annual meeting Of the
Portland Union Station Railway CON-
pauy was held. the following directors
being elected Luoius futile Of Boston.
Joseph s. Ricker Of Portland, William
q. Davis of Portland, franklin A. Will
son Of Bangor. George Il. Evans Of Port
land MIR. futile was elected president
In the place Of Mr.. Wilson, and Thomas
+. Shaw was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
Lucius futile, who succeeds Mr.. VIII
son as president. was born In Hartford.
Conn, in 1850 He was descended from
an old New England family, his ances-
tor, William futile, having landed in
Chs rlsstown. Mass, from England In
1886. After graduating from the High
School In Hartford, Luoius futile be-
came probate clerk Of the Hartford dis
trict court. This employment lasted only
ysar. Then he became q clerk In the
ticket depH rsment of the Hartford, Proyi-
denoe g. Fishkili railroad. After ten
years Of service he was appointed assis-
tant general passenger agent of the New
York s. New England railroad, with an
Office in Boston. A year later he became
general passenger agent of the old East
ern road. He was filling this position sat
isfactorily. when the Eastern was leased
by the Boston & Maine. For few
weeks after this he served as assistant
general manager of the Boston &c Maine
under the late James 4. Furber, but soon
resigned. In February, 1884, he became
: hs general passenger agent of the Boston
s. Lowell road, remaiuing In that posi-
tion until 1856. For the next three years
he was passenger traffic agent of the Ca
madam Pacific with headquarters in
Montreal. In 1889. he left that position
to become commissioner of the passenger
department of the frank Lines assocl-
alton, with headquarters In New York
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
AGUINALDo IN THE MARKET.

Manila, October 1S.-General OTIS has
received messages from the insurgent
General Pho del Pillar, Offering to sell
out his army and to del liver Aguinaldo
into the hands OF the Americana. AL
though he is not satisfied that this offer
is authentic 1t is not intrinsically i'm
probable. fhe policy Of General Otis Is
firmly set against buying any surrender.
piodel Pillar offers for the sum Of $50, :
900 o refrain from attacking Manila, for
the sum Of $3.50. 600 he offers Co surrender
his army after sham battle, 10th sides
firing into the air; and for the sum Of
throw OF the tnsurrection and tha capture
OF Agunaldo, Baterno and the other
leaders.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
SILVERWARE
SALE.

We have large stock of sterling
silver and Rogers best plated ware
made by the International Silver Plate
Co, which has absorbed all the prin-
cipal factories Of this country.
During the month Of October we
shall make especial low prices on all
these goods. Rogers best knives.
5000 peredozen; teaspoons, Sl.99 per
dozen; dessert spoons, 1914 per dcz-
en-; table spoons. $500 per dozen, and
forks, $500 per dozen. Sterling ST.
yer teaspoons, $27o per set. We have
over a thousand pieces of sterling sill
yer to show you.
We have a large LOT of silverware
that we shall sell at 20 per cent dis
count to make room for our Christmas
goods, and if you wish anything in the
silver line we can suit you. and give
you lower prices than any dealer in
this or any other city.