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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
SHE SAW THE MURDER
Young Girl on the Stand In the Pitts
Trial, In Progress at Garden
Citv Kansas

Garden City, Kan, March 3O.-The eli
max of interest in the Pitts murder trial
Stella Schultz, Is years of age, was placed
on the witness stand by the state.
Miss Schultz resides with her parents a
half mile north of the place where the
shoot ting occurred. She says her aJten-
ton was attracted to the scene by seeing
the Naborses, father and son, in their
field, and by Pitts approaching from the
west with gun. She says that when
within twenty-five or thirty feet of each
other all stopped for a short time. They
appeared to be talking, but she could not
hear the conversation. Suddenly both
NaborseS turned and ran from Pitts. Pitts
shot with a double-barreled shotgun and
both men fell. Young Nabors got partly
up. Pitts approached him within twenty
feet and Louis Nab0rs struggled up, threw
up his hands and Pitts fired the thirG shot,
killing The general opinion is that a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree will be found by the jury, although
Pitts was acquitted only the other day of
killing the elder NabOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
DETAILS oF TIE BATTLE.
Gallant Rush of the Kansas Boys
Across q Bridge.

New York. March 3O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says:
The army's advance today had COW
cred more than two miles before any re-
sistance was offered.
Insurgents have been found with their
thrOats cut This is understood to in
dicate that they were punished for re-
fusing to fight.
1t is now believed that the insurgents
faith in Aguinaldo is destroyed. Aguin-
aldo with his family is said to be pre-
pairing to fee from MalOlOs
Gen. Macarthur is making ready an
armored railway car for future opera
tions.
At o'clock Wednesday morning the
flying column, with the Third artillery
and the Montana and Kansas volunteers
on the left of the railroad and the Penn
sylvania, South Dakota. and Nebraska
volunteers on the right, started for Ba-
cave across two miles of open fields.
The insurgents began to fire immedi-
ately. and continued until the troops
reached the river at Bocave. The
American troops never wavered. The
extreme left and doubled up the insur-
gents left on the river. The insurgents
ran after some rails had been removed
from the railroad.
Wounded insurgents reported that the
enemy had retreated to Malolos.
In the Pennsylvania regiment there
was one killed and five wounded. In
the Montana. regiment five men were
wounded, and in the Nebraska regiment
one man was killed and ten wounded.
The Americans advance was wonder
fully rapid. considering that the enemy
destroyed the bridges as they fed.
There was no resistance at Bigaa.
The troops advanced quickly in con-
tracted lines to the town of Guiguinto.
The Pennsylvania regiment crossed the
bridge as the advance guard.
Unexpectedly the insurgents concealed
in the woods ahead opened a heavy fire
Then the Kansas regiment and one bat
talon of the South Dakota regiment
rushed over the bridge under fire. Two
OF the Utah battery guns and one Colt
rapid-f1rer also came into action. The
insurgents had made trenches across
the railroad Our loss was several killed
and more than twenty wounded before
the insurgents were driven off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
BLIZZARD is
EXTENSIVE.
The Snow Drifts So Badly at
st. Joseph
That the Street Cars Are I'm
able to Run.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
Is Seriously Obstructed and
Trains Are Abandoned.
Five Inches of Snow at Ottum-
wa and Still Falling.

st. Joseph. Mo-, March S0.-One Of the
worst snowstorms of the season has
been raging here since last night. The
wind is blowing and the snow is so
badly drifted that street cars have been
unable to run. Railroad trains are ir-
regular and some have been abandoned.
The temperature is % degrees.
The storm is the worst experienced
here in many years so late in the sea-
son.
Ottumwa, Ia, March 3O.-There are
five inches of snow here. 1t is still fall
ing heavily.
and hail have fallen successfully here
since midnight, accompanied by a strong
north wind and falling temperature.
Kansas City, March 3O.-Rain, snow
SNOW PLOWS BROUGHT OUT.
Kansas City, March 30.-Reports from
the southwest indicate that the storm
is general and exceeds in severity that
of Wednesday, which was record
breaker. Chillicothe reports the worst
snow storm in northern Missouri in
many years, with a fall already exceed
ing a foot in depth on the level, and
the storm still raging. Atchison. Kan.
reports heavy snow from there to Oma-
ha, which is being drifted by q strong
wind. The Missouri Pacific, expecting
blockades, has equipped engines at diff
ferent points with snow plows. The
Missouri Pacific reported from six to
to Greenleaf and two feet at Blue Rap
ids and Waterville, Kan. At LeaN en-
worth street car traffic has been i'm
peded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
DIVIDE THE PRINTING.
Capital and Mail and Breeze Make an
Agreement

The executive council compromised
the official state paper controversy this
morning by dividing the plum, giving
each of the contestants half The Cap
itaI will be official state paper for the
year commencing next month and the
Mail and Breeze will be the official
organ for the following year.
1t was evident that the members of
the council could not come to an agree
ment after the 115th ballot was taken
this morning and proposition to COM
promise was suggested Editor Capper
of the Mail and Breeze and Editor Null
Vane of the Capital were sent for and
they were informed of the arrangement.
Both men acquiesced and it was agreed
that the Capital should have the first
year. Mr.. Capper is very well pleased
with the arrangement for the second
year is much better so far as the per-
quisiteS are concerned as the Legislative
session will be included in that year
with the necessary publication of the
laws passed. 1t will also be the state
and national campaign year.
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JOE BRISTOW'S OPINION.
Against Americans Among
the Cubans.

Washington. March 3O.-Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow returned
here today from Cuba, where he accom-
panied the postmaster general. He says
there is no feeling of antagonism on the
part of the Cuban people generally against
the Americans, for whom almost all Gu
bans have only friendship.
-, There are many beggars and yagabonds
been made SO by Weyler's reconcentrado
order. Very many of those who have
been insurgents are good people, peace
ably inclined. and will work when they
have the opportunity. But undoubtedly
gands throughout the island. Unless thor
ough restraint is enforced, these brigand
operations will continue to break out in
some places. The Cuban people as a
whole will give their best efforts to sup
press them, and a well organized police
system should be able to keep them well
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS.

Your committee on arrangements in
charge of the conference and banquet
would respectfully suggest the follow
ing information in order to facilitate
the attendance and seating of the large
number who will participate. The ban
uuet as you are aware, will be held in
the State library room in the state cap
itoI building. The doors Will be open
at S:45 sharp, but persons attending
should come at Sis, thus giving time to
check coats and hats. A reception COM
mittee will be present.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with
responsible parties to check hats, coats
etc, near the entrance to the hall, for
which a charge of 10 cents and no more
will be made. There is no place in the
hall for hats, coats, etc, as all avail
able space will be required for the use
of the people attending.
A large number of Democrats have
re1nitted for their admission tickets as
late as the 29th and Both. it being too
late to send them their tickets; they Will
be held at the office of Frank S. Thorn
as treasurer, No. sol Kansas avenue,
where parties will please call early to
get same.
No person will be admitted to the hall
without a ticket, which is not transfer
able and can not be had at the hall,
but can be had while they last, at the
above number, sol Kansas avenue.
Referring to the matter of the Hmita-
ton of railroad tickets, the railroads
agreed to an open rate of one fare for
the round trip from all points in Kansas,
tickets to be on sale March 29 and go,
and to be good for returning including
March 81.
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS.
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SOMETHING'S GOT TO BUST.

He came at IL o'clock on the Santa Fe
and was soon installed in his room at
the Hotel Throop. There was no num-
Der on the door but the Democrats soon
found that Mr.. Bryan was there and a
stream of callers poured into his room
until nearly noon. Then he dismissed
the callers and divested of his coat,
vest, collar and necktie, stuck the end
of towel around his chirt collar band
and proceeded to shave himself.
From a big grip the necessary articles
for shaving were taken and after sharp
ening up his razor the great apostle of
free silver and Democracy was inter-
viewed by Journal reporter. Mr.. Bry-
ans skill with a safety razor attracted
the attention of the reporter to such an
extent that he narrowly escaped being
interviewed himself. But, after several
long, steady pulls with the safety, Mr.
Bryan turned around in reply to the
following question::
DO you find any signs of weakening
among the Democrats who supported
the Chicago PLATFORM"
Mr.. Bryan seemed surprised at such
a question yet he did not forget the
work at hand. Zip, Zip went the ra-
zor as the whiskers were moved down
Not the least sign of weakening
zip-zip-zip lis apparent among the
Democrats" zip-zip-zip who supported
the Chicago platform" Zip, zip, zip
sang the razor as Mr.. Bryan continued.
Il have had the opportunity to meet
many of the rank and file'' zip, zip, Zip
''and I have not found the least ten
dency to abandon the position taken in
1885,
The razor went on as Mr.. Bryan ex-
pressed himself as follows:
Unless a change comes over the par
ty within the next IS months the Ma
tional Democratic convention will re-
affirm the Chicago platform and add
thereto, new planks to cover the new
issues.
THE trust question will not be a new
issue because the last Democratic con-
Vention declared against the trusts and
the trusts opposed the Democratic par
tvs candidates. The subject has grown
in importance because of the new trusts
which have been created, and I believe
the present conditions will bring us
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with sugar and moIasses was an event
of more than passing moment.
SMALLEST OF THE LINE.
The scene of the disaster near Tyler,
Mo, is 125 miles south of here. The
steamer was blown up, being torn asun-
der amidships. Both ends went down in
a few moments. The boat had landed
at Tyler to put off some freight and was
backing out from shore when the acci-
dent occurred The crew consisted of
George Carvell. captain; J. K. Booker,
first clerk; George Mitchell, second
clerk; Sam Lewis, third clerk; Sidney
Smith, pilot; Eph Cosby, first mate;
Pat Flanagan, second mate; James
Calder, first engineer; Frank StulI, Sec
Ond engineer; George Todd, steward;
NJ. G. Kelly, mail clerk.
The Lee left Cairo Tuesday. evening
with a light passenger and freight trip but
picked up considerable below here. The
sunken steamer was the smallest boat
in the Lee line She was 1861 feet long,
SO feet wide and Az feet hold.
NOT SO BAD.
Memphis, Tenn, March 3O.-The man
ayers of the Lee line of steamers have
just announced that only three lives
were lost by the sinking of the RoWena
Lee near Tyler, Mo.
The dead are:
NJ. T. KELLY, mail clerk, Memphis.
MRS. CHAMBERS, a passenger.
Unknown colored woman.
ANOTHER REPORT MAKES IT f.
st. Louis, March SO.-A Post Dispatch
special from Cairo, ILL.,, says:
The Ora Lee was coming up the river
at the time the Rowena Lee sank and
at once began the work of rescue. She
was at Tiptenville this morning and
while there the Post Dispatch CORES
pondent telephoned a Mr.. Eastwood of
that place and learned from him that
only four persons were lost, according
to the report of the officers of the Ora
Lee.
KEUCHLER MAY BE SAFE.
St. Louis, March 30.-A st-Dispatch
special from Memphis, Tenn, says: H.
c. Lewis, travelling passenger agent for
the Lee line, telephoned to Capt. James
Lee, of this city from Tiptonville, giving
the mail clerks name as George
Keuchler of ST Louis 1t is doubted
by the postal authorities at Memphis,
Continued on Sixth PazeA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
NOW THE AUDITORIUM
People Will Vote Next Tuesday and
Proposition Will Garry.

next Tuesday and the probability is that
the vote will be large. The, Important
question of an auditorium will be settled
a the polls on that day and it will then
be known whether the people want to pro-
vide for large gatherings in the capital of
the state.
The proposition to vote bonds to build a
city hall and the sale of the present city
building is embodied in the ballot, and
those who favor the proposition will place
The fact that for the first time in To-
peka the women are to be allowed to vote
on an issue of bonds has stimulated the
interest in the question. There are few
women in Topeka who are not in favor of
the auditorium and it was wise proViS-
ion that they should be allowed to express
their sentiment.
President Brigham of the Commercial
club and everyone else who is interested in
the project is confident THAI the PROPOSE
ton will be carried by a big majority.
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! is estimated that with passengers and
crew she then had aboard about 60 peo-
pie.
She made the next landing at Tyler,
Mo-. and backed into mid-Stream from
Tyler, to proceed on her journey The
steamer had just reached the middle of
the river when she suddenly stopped
and lurched as if a snag had been
struck. The next moment the boat
parted in the middle, a volume of steam
and debris arose and the detonation of
an explosion thundered over the water
The river is running very high and the
steamer Immediately sank in II feet of
water with all on board but the captain
and one of the crew. These two clung
to wreckage and were saved by boats
Among the passengers were:
H c. Lewis, travelling freight agent
of the Lee line and S. G. Humphrey;
general agent for the Chicago Mill ana
Lumber company of Cairo
The steamer was manned by the fol-
lowing crew:
CAPTAIN George Carven-
First Clerk L. K. Booker.
Second Clerk Gus Mitchell.
Third Clerk Sam Lewis.
Pilots Sid Smith and E. Banks.
Mates John Krasty and Patrick Flan-
igan.
Stuu.
Steward George w. Todd.
Mail Clerk NJ. T. Kelly.
Most of the crew live in Memphis.
OWNED IN MEMPHIS.
Memphis, Tenn, March 30.-The steam
er Rowena Lee was owned by the Lee
line of Memphis, and was one of the
most magnificent passenger steamers in
the Mississippi river trade. She piled
between Memphis and Cairo: News Of
the sinking of the Rowena Lee spread
like wildfre in Memphis where most of
the crew lived.
The Rowena Lee was built at Jeffer-
sonville Ind, five years ago and was
valued at $50, 600.
BUT TWO ESCAPE.
Cairo, ILL.,, March 30.-As far as can
be learned only two persons of the 60
on board the steiner Rowena Lee es-
capped when that vessel sank in the Mis-
sissippi river near Tyler, Mo- 1t is
probable that it is the worst river dis
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aster known in these waters for nearly
half a century. OF the sixty people on
board about thirty were negro deck
hands. All those on board were drown
ed excepting Capt. George CarveH and
one of the mates. Among the passen-
gers reported to have been lost are:
Clay Lewis of Cairo, ILL.,, general
freight agent and solicitor for the Lee
line.
s. c. Humphrey of Cairo, lumber in
spector for the Chicago Mill and Lum-
Der company.
James Sullivan of Cairo. ILL.,, lumber
inspector.
Al Faris, Hickman, KY.
A RUN OF BAD LUCK.
The Lee line of Mississippi packets
has had a run of bad luck during the
last ten years. The new James Lee, one
of the fastest steamers that ever piled
the river runs, followed the older James
Lee in 1894, being burned while moored
at Hopefield bend, two miles above
Memphis. The Rowena and the Rosa
Lee, named after Captain Lees daugh-
ters, were continued in local and upper
Mississippi river service. The Rosa Lee
was sunk less than a year ago and the
disaster to the Rowena Lee is last
chapter in the series of river horrors.
The Lee line of steamers was eStab-
lished more than half a century ago by
the father of the present Captain James
Lee who bore the same name. The cot
ton packet and local business was high
ly profitable until the river became
paralleled fifteen or twenty years ago
with railroads, and since then the buS1-
ness has been gradually going from bad
to worse.
The Lee line is the last survivor of a
number of large local lines of a quarter
of a century ago and recalls the days
when the James Lee and the Kate Ad-
ans would race from Helena, or Ar
kansas City for the honor of bringing g
in the first bale of cotton and the ar
rival of a big anchor line packet loaded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
JERRY SIMPSON A FACTOR.
Retired Congressman May Be Can
didate For Governor.

Some of the politicians among the
Populists are looking over the field for
a suitable candidate for governor and
many of them are in earnest in the eff
fort to induce Jerry Simpson to become
a candidate. Since retiring from con-
gress Mr.. Simpson has not expressed
any political ambition and some Of his
friends think he is the man of the hour
for the campaign in two years.
There is every reason to believe, say
the PopuIists, that a new man free from
the gubernatorial entanglements of the
past six years in the party Will lead
the fusionists in two years, to victory
over Mr.. Stanley they believe, and the
indications now point strongly to Mr.
Simpson. But, politics, like Kansas
weather takes strange shifts and Mr.
Simpson may be left high and dry by
that time.
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EXPECT A LONG WAR.
Foreign Governments Sending Mill
tary Representatives to Manila.

Washington, March 30.-Among the
foreign attaches stationed at Washing
ton the fighting about Manila is being
followed with critical interest They
speak of it in rather serious terms, the
prevailing view being that the insur-
gents can keep up a long and harass-
ing running fight One of the foreign
representatives who has seen long SER
vice in the far east said that casualties
of 21 day may seem small but when
long continued reach discourag ging pro-
portions
Since the fighting with the insurgents
began some of the foreign governments
have arranged to send their military at
taches to Manila to observe the deveI-
opments. The Italian military expert
already has left on that mission.
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of battering ram. 1t is made up mainly
of regulars, the Twenty second infantry
and the Third infantry, as well as one
regiment of volunteers, the Second Ore
gon, which has seen some of the hard
est fighting of the war. 1t is expected
that this reserve force of Wheaton viii
be heard from when the main assault
begins. Hale's advanced column on the
right is made up of the First Nebraska,
First South Dakota, First Colorado and
First wyoming. Otis advanced column
on the left is made up of the Twentieth
Kansas First Montana, four batteries
of the Third artillery, the Thirteenth
Minnesota and the Tenth Pennsylvania
The Minnesota regiment was sent for
ward from the waterworks yesterday
in order to strengthen the advanced line
for the final assault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
ROWENALEE SUNK
A Mississippi River Steamer
Goes Down In Mid Channel
With 60 People ON Board, Pas
sengers and Crew.
ALL BUT TWO DROWN.
There Was an Explosion and
She Broke In Two
Sinking Instantly In IL Feet
of Water.
The Captain and One Mate
We're Saved.
ALL BUT TWO DROWN.

st. Louis, March 3O.-A special to the
Republic from New Madrid, Mo-, says:
The steamer Rowena Lee, with about
81 passengers aboard, besides her crew
exploded opposite Tyler, Mo-, and i'm
mediately sank with all on board except
Captain George Carvin and one of the
crew
The steamer left Cairo with 16 passen-
gers aboard bound for Memphis.
At charlottesville, Mo, she landed
and took aboard Is more passengers. 1t
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Rockefallsr,s Railroad.

Seattle, Wn, March 30.-John D. Rock
efeIler's railroad from Everett to the
Monte Cristo mines is being built as
rapidly as possible. The construction
gang has reached Stil1aguamish canyon
where the roadbed was swept away by
flood in November, 1897. A dispatch
from Everett says there is little doubt
that in so days trains will be running
to Monte Cristo, and the mines there
will again be in operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
GOD SAVE THE CAR.
His Mother and the Head of the
Church Conspire.

Paris, March 3O-The Echo de Paris
today publishes a sensational dispatch
from Copenhagen saying a plot against
the czar, in which his mother and NJ.
Pobyedonotzeff, the head of the Holy
Synod are implicated has been discov-
cred the object of the conspirators be-
ing to take advantage of the state of
the czar's health to remove him from
power and confide the government to
his uncle who is classed as a notorious
reactiOnarY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
BRYAN Is HERE.
Leader of the Democracy Ar
riveS in Topeka
To Attend the State Democrat
ic Banquet.
HE TALKS WEIGHTILY
While Shaving Himself With a
"Safety Razor"
At the Hotel ThrOOp-Expects
Some New Issues
In the Next Campaign - His
Views on the War.
HE TALKS WEIGHTILY

The advance guard of the Democratic
host arrived in Topeka yesterday after
noon. Others came this morning on
early trains while the noon trains
brought crowds of the faithful Bour-
bons who come to Topeka to participate
in the second annual banquet and the
great reunion which takes place at this
time.
The first of the distinguished visitors
to arrive was William Jennings Bryan.
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
James Reed Hanged on the Same
Scafold That His Father
Died On

Kansas City, Mo, March S0-James
Reed, aged % years, colored, was hanged
in the Jail yard at the county jail at
1850 O'Clock today.
Reed shot Mrs. Susie BlakesIy to
death in her home in a fit of jealousy.
He died on the same Scaffold on which
his father, Martin Reed died in 1891,
for the murder of his wife, Jim Reeds
mother.
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PROSPECTS POOR
Little Hope of Pleasant Weather For
Easter.

The prospects for a pleasant Easter
Sunday are not the best. With the
weather that has prevailed for the past
week there is little hope that it will
clear off in a short time, and the pre-
dictions give no encoura cement.
Today's forecast is "snow this after
noon and probably tonight Colder in
southeast portion tonight. Friday prob
ably fair
The snowfall last night and this morn
ing was about two inches.
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HE IS NOT EXPECTED.
Why Grover Cleveland Will Not
Attend the Ten-DOllar
Dinner.

Princeton, N. J., March 30.-Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland was asked today
whether he expected to attend the Bel
mont SO Jefferson dinner to be given
in New York city on April 13. He said
he had not received an invitation. All
he knew about the dinner was what he
had seen in the papers.