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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
He Aspires to Be the Head Man
In Cuba
In Civil as Well as In Military
Affairs.
STANDS IN THE WAY
OF ANY Movement Looking to
Annexation.
1ANDS IN THE WAY
Is For Cuban Independence
First, Last and Always.

Havana April THE Cuban military
assembly being dead General Maxine
Gomez will take up his programme OF
soHdifying the Cuban people into
party that shall, without ceasing, urge
the United States to withdraw from the
island His purpose is to make the
people seem to have but one emotion,
one desire-the thought of independence
and the absolute separation from the
United States.
General Gomez considers the dissolu-
ton of the assembly as his personal
achievement aided by the military ad
zninistration here and countenanced at
Washington. He believes that he
energies from the controversy with the
assembly stronger than ever with the
better classes. His theory is that the
Cubans, who before thought him merely
an adroit guerrilla chief are now pre-
pared to regard him as a. political lead
er and that a few days more probably
will see him in name general-ln-chlet
of the army.
Yesterday the Cuban general, Pedro
Diaz, who commands i'll the province
of Pinar Del Rio invited several gem
erals and brigade commanders who are
friendly to Gomez to a conference re-
garding the latter'S future course. AS
many who were invited were some dis
lance away from Havana and could
not arrive here in time for the meeting,
but the possibility of reinstating Gomez
commander-in-chief was informally
discussed with the result that little or
no opposition to the proposal developed.
In order to get a more general express
sion of opinion it was decided to de-
fer the formal meeting until tomorrow
morning. No other candidate is pos
sible and if any such action is at
tempted it will undoubtedly be carried
through.
General Gomez. If reinstated would
be of greater service to the United
States in the disbursement of the So
100000; but his political programme
means the keeping up of agitation and
disturbance in the minds of the people
and the weakening of American au-
thority by producing the impression
that everything done by the Americans
is temporary and may sooner or later
be overturned.
American observers consider any such
agitation as extremely harmful to the
industrial revival and the restoration
of Cuban credit. Some who are high
in authority and who have exceptional
opportunities of knowing the character
and ideas OF Gomez think the United
States government may have trouble
with him vet. His attitude has ALWAYS
been consistent regarding Independence
for Cuba and he is still working for
the same end.
The national Cuban party and the
Liga Patriotica continue their cam
palgns Tor the formation of the party
OF cuban independence. Efforts are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07

now being made to effect a consolida-
ton of the two movements. The prin-
cipal difference between them seems to
be that one wishes ward representatives
in a national convention to be chosen
a ward, while the other insists upon
three delegates for each ward without
regard to the number of voters in it.
The committee of the national party
had the question of consolidation under
consideration last night but decided
that it had no authority to act indie
pendently. The probability is that a
union will soon be effected and that
both organizations will then proceed
upon the same lines throughout.
Another strike has just begun on the
lines of the United States railway sys-
TEN. There have been many similar
attempts by the employees of this sys-
tenn to secure a establishment of the
rate of wages in vogue before the war.
In each case the companies have con-
ceded something and there has been
little delay to traffic and no disorder
growing out of the agitation.
The appointment of Collector Bliss of
a Cuban negro to position in the
Havana custom house is applauded by
the element that is always seeking to
propitiate the negroes. It is expected
that a similar appointment will be made
at other ports.
All the official flags were half masted
at the hour of the interment in Airing
ton cemetery of the 1856 soldiers who
gave their lives for their country in
Cuba and Porto Rico during the war
with Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07

Everybody knows or ought 10 kho"
that the nervous system is the touh-
tain which supplies every part OF the
bodv with life force. If this system
lacks vigor and strength, not only VIII
the muscles be weakened, but BRAIN
nerves. heart, kidneys and lungs i'm
medjateIy suffer. The weakest spot wllI
give way first. The weakening of nerves
IN muscles and joints is the direct cause
of rheumatism This explains why II
may go from one part of the body TO
another so readily. Were it a blood
trouble every joint would be affected
at the same time In nearly every an
stance this trouble has disappeared
when the nervous system has been
strengthened and invigorated. DE-
Miles Restorative Nervine purifies, VI
talizes and enriches the blood. 1t
soothes the irrftated nerves, and feeds
the wasted tissues. 1t gives motive
strength to the muscular structure,
healthful vitality to the nerve centers,
and recuperative capacity to the or
ganfc functions of the system
Mr.. Howard Wemple, Battle Creek.
Mich, says: Il suffered for years with
sciatic rheumatism; was laid up months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
RAILROAD NEWS
At Least 5000 Miles of Rail-
way Will Be Built
In the United States During
the Present Year
SAYS RAILWAY AGE.
Kansas Is Not Accredited With
Any New Mileage
But the Rock Island Is Build
ing In Oklahoma.
AVS RAILWAY AGE.

Chicago, April THE Railway Age in
its next issue, will publish the follow
ing:
There is every indication that not less
than 5000 miles of new railway will be
built in the United States in 1899, rep
resenting an investment of about $780,
900, 900. At the present time over 4,000
miles are either under contract or act
ualIy under construction. The following
states have over 100 miles of line under
contract or under construction:
Pennsylvania $50 miles; West Vir-
ginia 40; Virginia 100; North Carolina
1872; Georgia LAG; Florida 1873; Alabama
100; Louisiana IA; Michigan III; Hill
nois 1856; Minnesota 1876; Iowa 291; In
dian and Oklahoma Territories 204; Ar
kansas ZIG; Texas 108Gncluding II miles
of grade, most of which was completed
last Year,; California IT'S; Idaho 207;
Oregon 127; Washington $50 miles.
Many important extensions and con-
Meeting links are being undertaken by
some of the largest systems in the west
which have money on hand to complete
the work.
Among these are the Illinois Central,
Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul, Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific & Oregon railway & Navigation
company The Illinois Central alone will
add nearly 200 miles of line, including
its Omaha extension, 100 miles; connect
ing links in Mississippi "a miles and
coal branch ten miles long in Alabama.
The Chicago & Northwestern has 1877
miles under contract or actually under
construction in Minnesota and Iowa,
which is being built principally to give
that company a more direct line be-
tween ST. Paul and Minneapolis and
Omaha In addition, this road has $50
miles surveyed or under survey, some
of which may be built this year.
The Great Northern has not less than
125 miles under construction and the
Rock Island is building a line in south
western Oklahoma, on which 40 miles
of track have already been laid since
the first of the year. The Northern Pa
cific & Oregon Railway & Navigation
company have large forces at work on
extensions in Washington and Idaho
Another important line which will be
is the Choctaw & Memphis, which is be-
ing built from Howe, l. T., to Little
Rock, Ark, 164 miles, to unite the
Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf and the
Little Rock & Memphis roads. Work is
being pushed with all possible speed on
this line, and several thousand men are
at work.
While most of the new road added
this year will be in the south and south
west, the work is by no means confined
to those sections, eight central northern
and northwestern states showing near
" 1000 miles either under contract or
under construction. There will also be
a large mileage added in the Pacific
states this year, work being in progress
on over 900 miles at the present time
Statistics Of the new railway built in
1898 show a total of 8 OS2. 6 miles of track
laid on 236 miles in 46 states and terri
tories.
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FOR A CURRENCY PLAN.
Congressional Committee Will Begin
Work on April II.

Washington, April 7-Within a few
weeks 1t is likely the presidents finan-
cial policy will become impressed on the
Republican leaders. As usual, the pres
ident has avoided entirely the faddistS
and theorists and has devoted his atten-
ton entirely to the actual conditions in
the treasury.
On April II the caucus committee of
the house will meet at Atlantic City
to formulate a policy for the next ses-
sion. The committee will be overwhelm-
ed with mass of literature and per-
sOnal pressure from the Indianapolis
conference looking toward the adoption
OF some scheme as asset banking SINH
lar to that advocated by Secretary Gage
and completely discredited by Control
Ter Dawes. No such plan is likely to re-
ceiVe the approval of the president, and
II present appearances count for any
thing the caucus committee will not
adopt it, eithre.
The president, it is believed, has seen
no reason to change his position. He
does not favor the retirement of the
green backs and the issue of bank notes
based on personal assets of wind as
the case may be. He will continue to
urge that if the greenbacks redeemed
in gold are merely held in the treasury
as trust fund the endless chain will
be broken. He would not destroy these
notes nor substitute others for them,
but reissue them only for gold, the
greenbacks thus performing the func-
lions of gold certificates.
This plan, with the extension of ma
tiOnal bank circulation to the par value
of bonds deposited as security and the
reduction of the tax on circulation. COM
prise the sum and substance of the ad-
ministration currency plan, which pro-
ceeds on the assumption that present
laws are quite sufficient for the country
If amended as indicated. This position
is far from acceptable to the theorists
and it represents the extent, with a pos
sible declaration for the gold standard,
to which the administration will will
lingly go in "monkeying' with the finan-
cial system of the country.
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Is STILL BEAUTIFUL.
Mrs. Cleveland Attends Alumnae Elk
ercises at Wells College.

New York, April Fourteen years
ago Frances Folsom was the loveliest of
all the graduates that stepped across
the threshold of Wells college into the
big world beyond, and today, when the
Wells college alumnae, 60 strong, gath
cred for their annual luncheon at Sher-
rvs, Mrs. Grover Cleveland still car
ried off the palm.
A trif1e more matrenly than the slim
brown haired girl of the past, she is in
the fullness of her matured beauty. Her
black silk gown, with a glimpse of pink
at the throat, and the big gray hat,
with sweeping plumes, made an admir-
able setting.
Mrs. Cleveland had reason to congrat-
ulate herself. The So, 600 fund she start
ed six years ago to add to the building
resources OF the college was today COM
pleted.
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WILLIAM GOING TO COWEs.
With Members of German Royal Fam
lily He Will Be Victoria's Guest
Yachting Week.

London, April Truth today says
Emperor William of Germany will be
accompanied to Cowes, Isle of Wight,
for the yachting week by the Empress
and Princes William and EiteI Fred
erick.
His majesty. it is added, will live on
board his yacht, but the empress and
her sons will be the guests of Queen
Victoria at Osborne.
The visit will probably last u days,
when the imperial yacht Hohenzollern
will proceed to Aberdeen, and the en-
press will land there and spend a few
weeks at Abergeldie castle, which the
queen has offered to place at her dis
poSal.
In the event of the programme being
carried out the younger children of the
emperor and empress of Germany will
join the latter at AbergeIdie castle.
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the yards will probably be enlarged
this summer-not later than fall.
The Santa Fe has decided that the
facilities at this point for unloading ana
feeding cattle in transit must be en-
larged. This is made necessary by the
increase in shipments over the Pan
handle line, resulting from the opening
of the Pecos Valley & Northeastern
road Wichita is making an effort TO
become the unloading point for south-
ern Kansas. but she is handicapped by
the fact that the Santa Fe does not
own the cattle yards in Wichita, ana
the additional fact that it costs the com
pany So for every switch thrown IN
sidetra cixing for the yards there.
The engagements of the yards mere
will necessitate an expenditure OF a
handsome sum, and will give permanent
employment to several men.
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FOR THREE-CENT FARES.
indianapolis Capitalists Are Backing
New Street. Car CompanY

Indianapolis, Ind, April IAN offer to
provide Indianapolis with a three-cent
fare street car company was made today
by G. F. Smith, D. M Parry and Frank
A Maus of this city.
The newspapers and the professional
politicians are almost unanimously back
ing the attempt to bind the city to a thir-
ty-four year franchise for the old street
The citizens now offering to give three
cent fares in return for a franchise also
promise to pave between the tracks, give
universal transfers. and at the end of 30
years give the plant to the city at its ap-
praised value. They also offer to pay the
cost of all litigation necessary to GUST the
present company. and will give bond that
duced. Experts find that the present
company's plant can be duplicated for
less than 5000 600.
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GIRL GOES WITH HIM.
Miss Shane and Captain Andrews to
Cross the Ocean in a Dory.

Atlantic City, N. J., April Miss Belle
Shane aged 2, a resident of Morristown,
Pa, and now visitor in this city. de-
clared her intention today of accompany
ing Captain Andrews on his next voyage
across the Atlantic ocean to attend the
Paris exposition Miss Shane read in the
papers a few days ago that Captain An
drews was TO make his seventh and last
voyage in 17-foot dory, She sought out
enlarge his boat to such size as to give
her suitable accommodations she would
bear the expense of building the boat
Miss Shane said today that she had ar
ranged with Captain Andrews to sail with
that it was her ambition TO DE the first
woman to cross the Atlantic in a small
boat.
Captain Andrews said that he would be
delighted to have her accompany him. He
has made a number of trips across the
Atlantic; each time going in a small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
Herne in Irish Character.

James A. Herne, the actor, who made
himself famous as Nathaniel Berry
in Shore Acres will proba bly, appear
in an Irish character next season. Mr..
H c. Miner, who by contract with
Herne controls all of his production,
has asked him to write an Irish play,
and he will shortly commence work on
the new piece. Mr.. Miner said to a,
Journal reporter yesterday that if the
new piece is completed by next season
he will make it the greatest Irish char
acter play ever produced on the Ameri-
can stage. To alternate with the pro-
posed new play, a repertoire may be
arranged for Mr.. Herne If so, it will
include Shore Acres" THE Minute
Men and Hearts of Oak" The two
latter plays are also productions of Mr.
Herne, he having written them preced-
ing Shore Acres''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07

no longer sufferd that dreadful soreness
in my left side I took eight bottles of
the Nervine and was completely re-
stored to health. Now can sleep as
peacefully as a child and no longer SUI
fer from binding headaches and pail
pitation. I cannot speak too highly of
DR.. Miles Nervine and would advise
others who suffer from nervous trou-
bles to give it a trial.
Il have used DR.. Miles Restorative
Nervine for stomach troubles and gem
eral debilitated and run down condi-
tions. I find it first class remedy and
in every way all that is claimed for it,
]. w. LATIMER, Lisbon, Iowa
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Santa Fe HELPS Albuquerque.

Tomorrow one of the largest branches
of the Santa Fe's business will be
transferred from this city to Albuquer-
que and many of the employees here
will either be transferred or else dis
charged The Santa Fe has made many
changes within the past few years that
have affected San Bernardino, but I'M
fortunately, the present one, unlike
most of the others, will do this city no
good although it may do no harm Be
ginning with tomorrow, all the supplies
west of the Rockies will be handled at
Albuquerque instead of from this city:
This is one of the big departments of
the service and many are employed in
it-San Bernardino Index-Times.
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Sample Treatment Free.

"A trial package of DR.. Miles favorite
treatment, consisting of DR.. Miles Re
storative Nervine, DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills and DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver
Pills will be sent absolutely free of cost
to any person who will send name and
address on a postal card, requesting the
samples, and mentioning name of this
paper to
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
ROLLER BOAT FOR SALE.
Tt Is offered at Auction With No
Bidders.

Liverpool. April THE French roller
boat Ernest Basin was offered at auction
here today, but there. were no bids for
her. The Ernest Basin was launched in
1896, at ST. Denis. France. in the presence
of many foreign engineers. She was de-
signed by Ernest Basin. a well known
gineer. In brief, she is large, rectangu-
lar iron box, mounted on six lenticular
discs sunk in the water bout 3.33 meters.
In the sides of the box is the machinery
of $50 horse power. This set in motion
propeller and the rollers, and the idea was
that the Ernest Basin would roll over the
water instead of cutting through it and
attain a speed which would enable a
large steamer built on this model to make
the voyage from Havre to New York in
four days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
Relief in Sig Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder kidneys and back in male
or female. Relieves retention of water al
most Immediately. If you want quick re-
lief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by
Geo. w Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue
and the Sim Drug Co, COZ Kansas ave-
nue., druggists. Topeka. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07

Impossible to dress him
for three years. H .
head and body were .
mass OF sores, and has
eyestght also became
affected Ne tReaExnens
was spared that we
thsaght woad Fekeye
hiHa. but he grew worse
until his eonditi0n was
indeed Pitiahle. I had
almost desPaired of his
ever belRg cured, when
by the advice OF a friend
we gave him S. S. s.
{SUift'S SpecfffrA A DE-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
ScrOfu1a, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofulais the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is oftea the result of an
Inherited taink IN the blood. s. s. S.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scxofula; It torces oas
every trace of the disease. and cures
the worst cases.
Ny son, Charlie, was sAsiGssd fron infancy
with ScrosAla, and he szfsesed 50 that il vaA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
MOTHERS FRIEND

VIII overcome all ills peculiar IN tbs
period preceding childbirth ana vii IL rls=
pare the delicate organism directly in
vowed tor the final ordeal. Motber1s
Fnend IS not an internal cure-aIl bI+
scientific hniInent approved bv pedica1
authority and established BY wears OF
sold by druggists for 81. ya1uabl~
Doek, Before Baby is Bora" sent Tree
EaE RRAnFELD REGULATOR CO.. A,,.,,. 6,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
MARTYR SPIRIT BURNS.
Husband Attempts Suicide After Re-
ceiving Castigation.

Camden n. J.. April because his
wife gave him a public thrashing William
Adams cut his throat He may recover.
After quarrel with his wife on Mon
day he went to work. He did not go
home to dinner and his wife found him
eating milk and pie in restaurant. She
seized him by the whiskers and dragged
him TO the sidewalk and whipped him as
one would a child. Then she walked
home. Adams could not bear his humil-
iatinn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
FROM ARABBIT'S BITE.
Mary Lockhart Almost Bled to Death
and Is Now Threatened With
Hydrophobia-

Louisville, April MARY Lockhart. who
is about Is years old. is in a critical con-
dition as the result of being bitten on the
right hand today by pet rabbit The
main artery in her right hand was cut by
the teeth of the animal. and she almost
bled to death before medical aid could
reach her.
She is now threatened with hydrophobia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
Car of Horses Burns

The express car on train No. 2 of the
Santa Fe Pacific was burned at Ludlow
last Monday evening. The car is sup
posed to have been set on fire by hot
cinders from the engine The car con-
tanned a number of horses, and all ex-
cept two perished.-Need1e Eye. One
of the horses had just won $4,000 on
a California race track.
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A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST.
John M Justus Brings Suit For Di-
vorce, Alleging No Doctors Were
Allowed in His Home

ST. Louis. April John NJ. Justus
has filed suit for divorce from Flora
a. Justus.
He alleges that his wife is a Christian
Scientist and refused to procure medical
attendance or to allow doctors in the
house during the sickness of his two
children, which resulted fatally.
He also claims his wife sold his fur
niture in his absence and went to live
with her mother.
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FROM NEWTON.

Fireman Mike Smith has been per-
JnanentIy transferred to Ration for ser
vice.
Timothy F. Mahoney. formerly a To-
connective fireman on the Middle Divis-
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Change of Engineers

Emporia, April THE work of bal
lasting and laying steel has caused
shake-up on the extra board of engine
men. The two Merideths have the en-
CINE on the work train. Engineer Lew
Yengst and Fireman Dan Hamilton
will pull the Strong City ballast train.
This will advance Engineers Blodgett
and Minard and Firemen Bryant and
Conway from the extra board to the
CCI
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NEED MORE ROOM.
Santa Fe Cattle Yards at Wellington
to Be ENLARGED.

Wellington, April agent T. E.
Purdy is at work on plans for enlarging
the Santa Fe cattle yards at this place
to double their present capacity. He
has already recommended that this be
done When the plans are completed
they will be submitted to the Santa Fe
officials for approval, and If accepted
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Now CoIorado Road.

Denver, April THE Silverton, Glad
stone & Northerly Railroad company
was incorporated today with a capital
stock of 5000, 600 The purpose of the
company is to build a railroad from Sill
verton. in San Juan county, to Lake
City, in Hinsdale county, a distance of
80 miles. 1t is intended to build the
road the coming summer.