davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1899-04-15

From May 20 to the 9Th Of July we were
In the water every day. wading and pull
ing the boats after US. Each of these was
laden with from eight hundred to thous-
and pounds of provisions and supplies.
They wsre Hight and constantly being snaS-
ged by the floating trees or by sunken
dmbers. Progress was consequently slow
and difficult. On some days we were In
able to advance more than half mile, and
we esteemed ourselves fortunate on The
days when We made two OF three miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
FIGHTING BOB EVANS
Makes a Speech at the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce.

Cincinnati, Feb. 22-Cincinnati's ce1e-
bration of the birthday of Washington
consisted mainly in doing honor to Cap
tain ROb1ey D. Evans, known every
where as Fighting Bob" Evans. He
came with Congressman Bromwen to
attend the banquet of the Stamina
League club tonight.
AT noon he was brought to the floor
of the chamber of commerce where a
great assembly cheered his entrance
and redoubled it's demonstration when
the gallant captain stood on the rostrum
and was introduced by Gen. Michael
Ryan in an eloquent speech.
Captain Evans with charming frank
ness said he supposed no one expected
a speech from him, that was not his
trade. The situation was embarrassing,
but he did not imagine he was in any
danger. Speaking of the Spanish war
he said the navy went into it because
the commander-in-chief William Nc
Kinley, and the congress declared that
war existed with Spain. That it was a
war for humanity was taken with some
reservation by the navy, though 1t was
true that the American nation had be-
come very weary of the starving women
and children at our very doors.
He insisted that the real reason that
actuated the navy was obedience to or
ders, but he added that the loss of 266
comrades had much to do with the will
ingness with which orders were obeyed.
ignoring all reference to the officers,
who he said had been too fully praised
already, he paid a splendid tribute to
the men behind the guns. He never
saw such devotion and courage as these
men exhibited. Mrs. Browning had ex-
pressed the idea exactly when she said
they all stood ready to flash their souls
out with their guns and enter their
heaven at once. That was exactly the
spirit with which they fought.
His remarks were greeted with alter
nate cheers and laughter and after
speaking he was greeted personally by
a long line of enthusiastic and loyal ad-
mirers of the United States navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
KANSAS EDITORS.
The Association Opened Its Ses-
sion at the Capitol Last Night.

A happy and prosperous looking lot
of individuals took possession of the
new state library rooms at the state
capitol last night. They wore smiles of
various sizes and yellow badges.
They were members of the Kansas
Editorial association, and represented a
considerable portion of the brains scat
tered about the state in different locali-
ties.
The evening session was scheduled to
open at 1880 o'clock, but the social quail
tiles of the Kansas newspaper workers
prevented it. 1t was almost an hour
later before President S. H. Dodge, edi-
tor of the Beloit Gazette, had the heart
to interrupt the friendly conversational
groups about the hall by rapping for
order.
In opening the meeting, President
Dodge commented on the fact, that
while there had been numerous changes
in the ranks of the association during
the past year, by reason of old publish
ers retiring and new publishers taking
their places, death had not entered. He
spoke of the movement inaugurated a
year ago for placing a suitable monu-
ment over the grave of Ex-Governor
John A. Martin, and the outcome, which
will be the unwilling of handsome
stone on next Decoration Day.
The papers on the programme were
taken up as soon as President Dodge
concluded his short address. Frank w.
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the seven congressional districts.
There is a plan on foot to run an
excursion to Cuba and Porto Rico fol-
lowing the next annual meeting.
Several papers were on the program
of this mornings session, but the var
ious members failed to present them.
Almost the entire time of the session
was taken up in a discussion of rates
for county printing, and finally q, resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment of a
committee of seven to meet the print
ing committees of both house and sem
ate and if possible draft a satisfactory
county printing law, was adopted. The
committee will be appointed by the re-
firing president, S. H. Dodge, this af
ternOOn.
At o'clock this afternoon 20S mem
bers OF the association left in special
coaches attached to Santa Fe train No.
ia for Kansas City. They will be en-
tertained at an early dinner at the Mid
land hotel by the Kansas City CONNER
cia1 club, and while at dinner tickets
of admtttance to the new convention
hall, accompanied by reserved seat
checks, will be distributed. Tonight the
association will listen to the concert by
Sousa's band and view the ball in cele-
bration of the opening of the convention
hall.
The majority of the members Of the
association will return direct to their
homes from Kansas City tonight.
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81 believe in it because it pays. At
least it is my opinion that if properly
managed it can be made to pay in any
town-any Kansas town, 1 mean, or
1000 people or more. Some of the rea-
sons why 1 think such a paper in such
a town may be made to pay may be
worthy of brief mention.
First, it adds prestige to the office
issuing it. If the Bungtown Banner is
Haunted in the faces of the people every
evening, filled with all the little local
happenings OF the day, the Bungtown
Bugle will blow it's belated blast at the
end of the week into very HstleSs and
unheeding ears. The paper that Is
picked up and read and talked about
six times every week is a very much
larger factor in a community than the
paper that is laid aside unopened one
time every week. And the paper that
is read the most and talked about the
OfteneSt is the paper that does the big
gest business.
Second a. daily paper picks up a
great deal of business that a weekly
loses and soon makes itself necessity
to the advertisers we'll as to the
readers. In even the SlOweSt towns
there are nearly always little unexpect-
ed business emergencies when some
man would pay reaSona bic price to
place an announcement of some kind
before the people of the town if he could
get it to them the right way, not to say
anything of shows and travelling fakirs
of various kinds whose ill-gOtten gains
ought to be diverted to some good cause
as often as possible.
1.-The third, last and greatest of the
principal reasons is the character of the
age in which we live and the whole
trend and tendency of modern ciViliza-
ton. Nobody denies the proposition
that the procession is moving at a very
considerable rate of speed these days,
and the man who leads it or keeps
within fair distance of it, has got to get
a, move on him. Wait until the United
States mail is delivered through the
country every day regularly as it is
now through the city, and then what
field is left for the weekly? The destiny
is coming, and it is so near now that the
newspaper that has a good field and
wants to hold it must get to it's readers
every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
BISHOPS WILL STAY.
Motion to Remove Them From the
House of Lords Defeated.

London. Feb. 22-By a vote of 200
against 129, the house rejected a motion
to remove the bishops from the house
of lords on the ground that their pres
ence there is Incompatible with their re-
ligious duties.
The debate was notable for a re-
marka ole proposal by Lord Sa1isburys
son, Lord Hugh Cecil, conservative
member of parliament for Greenwich,
who. in a quantity amusing speech,
moved an amendment suggesting that
instead of removing the bishops it
would be preferable to create the great
non-conformist preachers life members
and so make the house of lords more
representative of the educated classes.
Arthur J. Balfour, the government
leader, described Lord Cecil's proposal
as embarrassing and unconventional"
and urged him to withdraw the amend
ment.
The house was highly amused at the
Incident and the amendment was mega
tiVed without division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
PACKERS 10 BE HEARD
In Their Own Defense by Miles Court
of Inquiry

Washington, Feb. 22.-Surgeop DAILY,
who made the embalmed beef report. ap-
pe9red before the Miles court o. inquiry Try
famous ''embalmed beef report and ask
ed him if he recognized it.
DR.. DAILY said that he did and that il was
all right except perhaps the date which in
copy was September q. He said to the
act date ms was October Il. The
date, however, he said, was not essen
tial, the report being genuine in the opin-
ion of DR.. DAILY, and perfectly accurate.
Colonel Davis then addressed the court
briefly, saying that it was only within "a
hours that he had been able personally to
study this report of DR.. Daily and he
found therein certain allegations against
certain persons who had made contracts
for supplying food material to the govern
ment. To continue the examination of
the witness this subject in the alb
sence of those persons against whom his
charges were directed would be to deprive
them of rights accorded them by, law. He
therefore suggested that the other par
ties interested (the meat contractors
should be given reasonable notice of the
proceedings and that the witness be ex-
cused subject to recall, when the exam
inatiOn could be continued with the other
interested parties present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
FOUR INSURANCE BILLS
Recommended For Passage by the
Com mittea of the Whole House.

The house today in committee of the
whole recommended four insurance bills
amending the mutual fire insurance
law; Hogue's bill to prevent fire light
ming or tornado companies from dis
counting claims by making a cash set
Element, Benefiel's bill to provide a uni
form fire insurance policy, and Law
rence's bill for the regulation of fra
ternal beneficiary societies.
Other bills recommended for passage
were the following:
OSbornS bill concerning the endow-
ment fund of Baker university.
A bill to abolish the board of pardons.
CampbellS bill to give police courts
jurisdiction over misdemeanors.
Wheatley's bill to make mine inspec-
tors also inspectors of weights and
measures at coal mines.
McKeeVer's bill authorizing the publi
cation of the general statutes.
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DEPEW GETS OUT.

New York, Feb. 22-Senator-elect
Chauncey NJ. Depew was able today to
leave his West Fifty-fourth street home
and go down town. He had an attack
of bronchitis, which left him SpeechleSs.
Yesterday he could talk only in whis
pers, but this did not prevent him tell
ing a story:
1T put me in mind,'' he said, ''of the
advice my prototype, the Bowery
Peach, gave me two or three years ago
last fall whom we spoke together at a
down town political meeting. My throat
was sore and my voice was husky.
Say, DOCTOR he said. what you
want is one of Dennis Shea's bracers-
whisky, two dashes of rum. two
squeezes of lemon, and as little water
as you can stand. That will give you
a voice like the high c on a pipe or
gan
Did you try it?'' was asked.
'Well, the newspapers said made
good speech that night
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Mr.. McNeaPs speech, two other papers
were read at the session last night, one
by J. L. Brady of the Lawrence World
on 1.-The Editor and the Public, land one
by Charles F. Scott of the lola Register
on 1.-The Country Daily
On motion of Secretary Morphy, Il
committee composed of Chas. F. Scott,
William Nelson, D. R. Anthony, George
w Martin, J. K. Hudson, d. A. Valen-
tine and J. w. Morphy, was appointed
to meet the ways and means committees
of the senate and house and urge an APP
preparation for the state historical So
ciety.
At 10 o'clock the association adjourn
ed until this morning.
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NICARAGUA
GETS CAY
And Refuses to Let the United
States Government
Communicate With It's Agents
in That Country.
PROTESTS ONO AVAIL
A Warship Has Been Ordered
to Bluefields
To Try Its Powers of Persua-
sion Upon Zelaya.

New York, Feb. pa special from
Washington says:
Nicaragua has again offended the
United States and is to be called to ac-
count for her impohte action.
Apparently at the instance of the Mic
araguan government, such a strict CEN
sorship has been applied to all cable
and telegraph lines controlled by Presi-
dent Zelaya that it has been impossible
for either the state of navy departments
to communicate with their agents. Pro-
tests made to Senior Corea, the Nicar
aguan minister here are of no avail.
Protests to the cable companies have
produced no result The administration
has finally determined to take the mat
ter in its own hands and has ordered
a naval investigation preparatory to
= such action as may seem proper.
The cruiser Detroit will make the in
vestigation. Her commanding officer,
Commander J. H. Dayton has been Or
dered to proceed with his vessel from
New Orleans to BIuefelds, Nicaragua,
where he will consult with Commander
F. NJ. Symonds, commanding the Mar
1etta, now there and deliver to him the
instructions, the navy department has
been vainly trying to send by cable.
The Detroit will then proceed to
Greytown, where Commander Dayton
will make an investigation into Mic
araguas peculiar action. He will be
assisted in his inquiry by Commander
Symonds, who will remain at Blue
fields, the center of the revolution, to
provide protection for American citi-
zens and interests. What is especially
peculiar in connection with Nicaragua's
refusal to permit messages to or from
the American agents within its boun-
diaries, is that she allows cable COM
Inunication between the British WarShlp
and British agents in Nicaragua ana
British officers outside that country. In
some circles there is a belief that the
Nicara guam government is endeaVor1nG
to curry favor with Great Britain, just
for what reason, however, is not appar-
ent in view of the Willingness OF th2
London government to abrogate the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty SO as to give
the United States a free hand in the
construction of the Nicaragua canal
1t is said there is absolutely no excuse
for the refusal to receive the messages
as Greytown is in the possession OF
President Zelaya's government and OPP
erations of the insurgents are confined
to Rluefelds and it's vicinity. Moreover
the American man of war at BlueheldS
is there simply to provide protection Tor
American interests and 1t is said that
President Zelaya ought fully to under
stand So It may be however that he
does not desire the true condition OF al
fairs in eastern Nicaragua to be known
and this may be the reason for the CEN
sorshiD Should the abuse continue, the
authorities may go so far as to direct
the Detroit to take temporary possess
sion of the cable station at GreytoWn
in order to get message through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
JOE WHEELER FOUND
Lurking in the Assemblage OF the
DAUGHTERS of the Revolution

washington, Feb. 22.-At yesterdays
session of the congress of the Daugn-
president Mrs. Manning, introduced
Miss Susan B. Anthony and mary
Wright Sewall and other prominent
members of the national council OF
American women, recently in session
here They were received with enthuS-
iastic applause, the audience STANDING.
Miss Anthony and Miss SeWaI SPOKE
briefly expressing their sympathy with
the work being done by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. In the
course of the proceedings, General
Joseph Wheeler was discovered TO oe
in the audience and a committee was
Amounted to escort him to the PLATFORM
The general, however, excused hlmseh,
with promise to make some remarks
at the patriotic celebration 10 oe neio
at their congress in the evening"
Amendments to the constitution
adopted included the following;
Precluding the election of honorary
vice presidents general as long as the
number of these officers is thirteen.
representative of the thirteen original
states.
tive office in the society at the same
time: and, vesting in the continental
congress all legislative and judicial
poWer in the national society OF the
Daughters.
A brilliant gathering followed in the
evening when a special peace jubilee
celebration took the place of the regular
night session. Strong addresses on the
late war were made, patriotic music rem
dered by the Fourth artillery band and
national songs sung. Mrs Daniel Man
ming presided John L. Grifhths of In
diana smoke eloQuently on the soldier
in the late war. He mentioned by name
the heroes in the war, and each name
was greeted with rounds of applause
The climax came when the speaker ut
tered the name of William Mckinley,
the enthusiasm being unbounded.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert
smoke of the work of the sailor in the
war. The American, he said, is a sailor
by heredity.
Mrs. Roberts of Pennsylvania spoke
of the Daughters and the work in the
la ST war
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CHARLES F. SCOTS PAPER
On s'The Country Daily" - tThe Big
gest Little Thing on Earth"

In his paper, 1.-THE Country Daily"
Charles F. Scott, editor of the lola
Register, told the Kansas Editorial as
ISOLATION last night why he believed in
the publication of dailies in country
towns. He said:
considering the size of the country
daily to the man who has it to run,
it is the biggest little thing on earth
1t takes all his time, and some Sundays,
demands all his energy and absorbs all
his thoughts. 1t sits on his shoulder as
the Old Man of the Sea sat upon the
shoulders of Sinbad the sailor. 1t stays
up with him late at night and it gets
him out early in the morning. 1t keeps
him so busy that the alleged business
of men in other occupations seems to
him like wilfuI and wanton idleness.
If he likes work it makes him the hap
piest man on the planet. If he doesn't
like work it drives him to drink and
then kills him. Therefore 1 believe in
the country daily.
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GEO. W. MARTIN CHOSEN
President of the Kansas Editorial As
ISOLATION For the Ensuing Year

The Kansas Editorial association ad-
jOUrned shortly after noon today Just
prior to adjournment the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-George w. Martin, Kan
sas City.
Secretary-J. w. Morphy, Topeka.
Treasurer-J- Irwin Gabel, Holton.
Vice presidents-First district, D. r.
Anthony, Leavenworth; Second district
F. c. Raney, Fort Scott; Third district,
A T. Cox, Independence; Fourth dis
trict, w. A. Morgan, Cottonwood Falls;
Fifth district, Conner T. Davies, Con-
cordia; Sixth district, n. A. Turner,
Colby; Seventh district, Mack P.
Gretchen, Wichita
Delegates to national convention
First district. F. H Roberts, Oska-
Ioosa, and ]. W. Morphy, Topeka: Sec
ond district, j. Frank Smith, Pleasan-
ton, and w. T. McElroy, Humboldt;
Third district, A. NJ. Wasser, Girard.
and N. NJ. Jones, Cedarvale; Fourth
district, J. NJ. Satterthwaite, Douglas,
and w. a. Madaris, Lyndon; Fifth dis
trict, Geo. T. Smith, Marysville, and
H A. Perkins. Manhattan; Sixth dis
trict, ]. @. Royce, PhilliDsburg. and
Chas. w. Lands, Osborne; Seventh dis
trict, w. L. Brown, Kingman, and J.
c. Nicholson, Newton.
Fort Scott was named as the place of
association, subject to change, however
by the executive committee, which is
composed of the vice presidents from
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ASHBRIDGE'S PLURALITY

Philadelphia, Feb 22.-The plurality
for Ashbridge, the Republican candi-
date for mayor in yesterdays election,
is 119, 766, the largest ever given a can
didate for the office. He carried every
ward in the city and his total vote. 49,,
204, is the heaviest vote ever given a
candidate in the city except candidates
for president The vote for Hoslxins,
the Democrat, was %. 43s, the smallest
vote accorded a candidate of that party
for a city office in many years.
Both branches of the new city coun-
ellis will have overwhelming Republican
Inajorities. The elections throughout
the state show mixed results, the gen
eraI trend being Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
JUDGE HURD DEAD.
Pioneer Kansas Jurist Suddenly Called
Away.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 22.-Judge
II. A. Hurd, aged 80 years, died while
sitting in his chair in his residence in
this city today of heart failure.
Judge Hurd was the former law part
ner of Joshua A. Spencer in New York;
he came to Kansas in 1859 and was
judge of the state supreme court from
1884 to 1886, succeeding Justice Brewer
For many years he was attorney for
the old Kansas Pacific and later for
the Union Pacific railroad, and was at
torney for other large corporations east
and west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Senator Hessin Makes an Important
Move in the Senate.

Senator John E. Hessin of Manhattan
has a bill pending in the senate, having
introduced it yesterday afternoon, to
provide for an investigation of the in
veStments of the state permanent
school fund. the state university
school fund, the state normal fund and
to confer authority upon a commission
Indebtedness to the school fund of the
state.
Mr.. Hessin wants legislative COM
mission to look into these matters and
to settle up such business as is now in
complete and at the same time ascer-
tain if there are doubtful securities now
held by the permanent school fund.
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LAID TO REST.
Funeral of Eugene Wolfe Took Place
This Afternoon.

The funeral of Eugene Wolfe took
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his late residence, 81 West Thirteenth
street.
The floral tributes were elaborate and
many were sent by former associates
of Mr.. Wolfe. The Elks, of which or
der Mr. Wolfe was a member, attended
in a body as did the postoffice employees
and the members of the Shawnee Coun-
tY Bar association.
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Chicago Livestock Market

ChlcagO, 2
HOG+Estimated receipts of hogs for
today 20. 600: tomorrow. 5000; left over, g.
259 Market 5d1Oc higher Mixed and
butchers. $3.5Od37715; heavy, $3.50lD3S 80;
ATTIEEReceipts, 10000. Market steady
to strong. Beeves, IS. S0d590; cows and
heifers, $1-75q4.75; stockers and feeders,
S3.5064.60.
SHEEP-Receipts II 600. Market steady.
Natives, s314.45: lambs, $4d4.90.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts II, 755; shipments, 5.55S.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1852; shipments, l.,
sHEEP-Receipts, 1O.A7; shipments. L.
223
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A Steamer Ashore.

Philadelphia, Feb. PA dispatch re-
ceived here this morning states that
steamer is ashore near the Ship Bot
tom life saving station, a few miles
south of Barnegat, N. ]. The crew of
the station have gone to the assistance
of the distressed vessel and the tug
North America has started from At
aantic City to aid in floating her. The
vessel is said to be the Norwegian
steamer Hildur from Curacao for New
York. She lies easy. The weather is
foggV.
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New Forest Reserve.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The president
has issued proclamations setting aside
the following as forest reserves: The
Tea buco canon forest reserve in Cali
fo1-nia. 1O9 92O acres; the Fish lake forest
reserve in Utah, 81 $40 acres, and the
GaIlatin forest reserve in Montana.
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Half a Million For Rufa1o.

Washington. Feb 22.-The senate COM
mittee on international expositions today
authorized a favorable report the bill
appropriatf ting $500 900 for the assistance of
Ru6a1o, y. Y.