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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-22
Tne English Language in Cubs.

peared the other day il Havana
paper: ''This is without doubt one of
the factories of first class and of the
most universal credit, and we affirm
that no other has this credit with
more merits, by the goodnes intelli-
gency and care employed in the
preparation and perfectionment of his
productions. New York Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-22
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Excellent . ,oor Coverings.

Colonial rugs are an excellent floor
covering. They are much more dur
able than the jute rugs of japanese
design and are less expensive than the
Smyrna rug. They come in large car
pet sizes, in small mats, hall strips,
and the usual variel dimensions.
The colorings are good, chiefly in
negative tones, and the designs unob-
trusive.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-22
CEMETERIES IN CUBA.
There 10 a Question as to Who Now Con
trolls Them.

In most of the cities and towns Of
Cuba there is contest pending over
the control of the cemeteries. During
the Spanish regime the burial places
were managed and controlled by the
authorities of the church. The fees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
BROOKE SURRENDERS.
Consents That Santiago Shall Retain
Her Customs

Santiago, jan "a dispatch has been
received from Havana saying that the
customs receipts may remain at Santiago
The effects of this information are good,
especially SO far as the laborers are con-
cerned.
Senior Bacardi, the mayor, has assured
the laborers that all works now in prog
ress will go on, and therefore there is not
likely to be any immediate trouble. But
educa ted Cubans. the members of the San
Carlos club. the justices of the supreme
court, the local newspapers and the Cuban
and foreign merchants here agree that
the situation is substantially unchanged
and that such a project as was originally
outlined simply means taxation without
representation Their argument is that
General Brooke, residing at Havana. will al
ways be antagonistic to the interests of
the province of Santiago and likely TO OBJ
ject to necessary expenditure in this sec
ton. Prominent Cubans emphatically as
sert that should Cuban government as
sumo to issue such order-concentrat-
ing the customs receipts Havana-civil
war would break out immediate ly- 1t is
hoped that civil government may be eS-
tablished in every province, distinct from
the rule of the governor general, who
should be merely the military chief of
the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
WILL GET TOGETHER.
Sc nate and House Will Have q Con-
ference on Appropriations.

This afternoon the senate took up
the senate miscellaneous appropriation
bill, from which the house had stricken
the appropriations for the maintenance
of the new court of visitation from a pril
l to June 80, 1899
Senator F'orney moved that the senate
concur in the amendments. and Senator
Lamb, Republican, secured recognition.
He made an amusing speech, for the
time being reviewing things from a
Populistic standpoint He said:
Think of it, brethren our party has
had a special session to pass a railroad
law, and now We refuse to provide
money for its enforcement This is a
shame and a disgrace We reformers
must not permit this house of represen-
tatives to spoil our good work Rally
to the party flag and vote down this
motion to concur
Senator King said: For once Sen
atOr Lamb is right and I am with him -
Senator Hanna Il understand that
the house has sent word that unless
the senate passes the supplemental cor
poration bill they will make no appro-
priations for the railroad court. This
kind of horse play disgusts me and I
think should not be tolerated.
A vote was taken and Senator For
ney's motion was lost A call of the
senate was ordered, but soon dispensed
with and Senators Forney and Lamb
were appointed as a conference commit
tee to meet a committee from the house
to adjust the differences in the appro-
Triarior hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
CARNEGIE,S HEART.
Is With Editor W. 7. Stead in Fan
Off London

London. Jan 6.-William t. Stead,
editor of the Review of Reviews, who
recently has been agitating "a great
pilgrimage of peace through all nations.
beginning at San Francisco and ending
at St Petersburg has received nurner-
Gus letters from America, all sympa-
thizing with the cause OF peace
Mr. Andrew Carnegie writes
Il need not say that my heart is
with you and that wish you Godspeed-
You have your field and I have mine
fndustriaIsunion from falling away from
its higher plane to the level of European
powers, which are armed camps I
can not leave this work or drive it from
me. even if / wished. 1t is not what /
can that am doing but what must
DO not make the mistake in believ-
ing that American people are in favor
of a departure from the policy of the
fathers a -plebiscite today would
drown the imperiaIists- Every laborer
organization speaks practically unani-
The farming interests are alarmed; and
even if we ratify the treaty with Spain
and hold the Philippines it will be only
until the day of reckoning comes Then
the world will have another proof that
the voice of the people IS the voice of
God / have not lost my faith in the
American people and 1 am still yours
for triumphant democracy
Senator Redfeld Proctor of Vermont,
who also comedies with Mr. Stead's
views, says: aside from the interests
of humanity, which should appeal to
all nations, the request from Russia,
such a friend in our darkest days of
civil war, should appeal to US with spe-
cial force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
THE FILIPINOS' SIDE.
Say They Have Established an Order
ly Government at uoilo.

Hong Kong, Jan. 6.-The newspapers
here publish the following dispatch from
Iloilo, evidently from a Filipino source:
When the Americans arrived at
IloilO they found absolutely no Iooting
upon the part of the Filipino forces, or
conduct of any kind unworthy of civil
lied people. In conformity with their
agreement with the Spaniards, the
Filipinos entered IlOilo in an orderly
manner and formally hoisted the Fill
Pine flag. The Americans found a good
government established and meeting
with the complete approval of the for
eign residents. The postoffice, customs
and other departments were working
smoothly under the entire control of the
EihpinoS- This disposes of the alIega-
lions of the inc1inatio of the F'ilipinos
to loot and kill The Filipinos occupied
IloilO on the same humane principles
which have guided their actions against
their Spanish OppreSSorS-''
The correspondent adds that the re-
ports of an opposition republic having
been established are refuted by the
facts that the governor and general
commanding at Iloilo have assured the
American delegates from the warships
that they could settle nothing without
orders from the government at Malolos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
SENDING AFTER SENATOR'S
Who are Absent Cost $500 When It
Should Not

Scion o. Gray, sergeant -at-arms of
the senate is being criticised this after
noon for the manner in which he has
proceeded to summon the absent mem
bers of that body
Instead of telegraphing the abSentees
al an expense less than IS Mr.. Gray has
deputized men and started them out
after the senator's This costs 10 cents
a mile and per diem, and will make the
total expense of Mr.. Gray's method
reach proba bly, $500.
Z Senator Shafer of Bourbon said:
This is an outrageous proceeding and
involves a foolish expenditure of money.
The men who are absent would come
back if they were notified by wire and
the heavy expense could have been
avoided.
Marion Watson, secretary of the sem
ate, insisted that the absentees be noti-
fed by wire, but the sergeant-at-arms
preferred to send deputies for the fol-
lowing senators at their homes:
Senator ReSer. Salina: Senator Lew
cling, Wichita: Senator Householder,
Columbus; Senator Mathews. McPher-
son; Senator Stocks, Blue Rapids; Sem
atOr Sheldon, Ottawa.
The sergeant-at-arms should know
that Senator Sheldon of Ottawa is
critically ill and has not been dressed
since he went home sick to bed, on the
second day of the session. yet he sent
a deputy to Ottawa with a warrant
Other senators to be summoned are:
Coleman. Seneca, Braddock. Madison
and Armstrong, the latter being sick
in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
WAR OR GET OUT.
FiIipinos Say There Are But
Two Solutions of the
Situation.

Manila, Jan. ga dispatch to the In
depensia from Malolos, the seat of the
so-called Filipino government, says the
governors of all the provinces of Luzon
have assembled at Malolos for the pur-
pose of offering their lives and property
to the president and government, in adj
hesion to thc policy. Continuing the
dispatch says:
They say they fought only for the in
dependence of the Philippines and are
unwilling 20 surrender to strangers.
Commenting upon President McKinley's
proclamation 20 the Filipinos issued on
Wednesday by Gen. Otis, the Indepen-
cha which is 4 native paper says the
problem presented is. most grave. It
admits that there are two solutions
possible. namely the Americans aban-
dOnment of their annexation policy,
claiming that the people here are not
DESTROYS of absorption in their nation
ality or a prolonged and bloody war. 1t
cites the example of the noble patriots
of IlOilo defying Gen Miller, expresses
a hope for a pacific termination of the
crisis, but hints of trouble
The official organ, the Republica is
less aggressive but is indisposed to ac-
cept the suggestions of Gen Otis in
their entirety.
The Spanish papers are evidently
afraid to comment on the situation
The California regiment is still on
board the transports here awaiting or
derS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
BOOM PRICES.
a General Advance All Along the
Line in Iowa

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Iron and Steel says:
For the opening week Of the new year
there is an activity in iron and steel
which IS almost phenomenal Two facts
of Importance exist One is an advance
OF from so to 81 per ton on many kinds
of iron and steel product. The other is
a scarcity in many lines; marked that
grave doubt exists whether manufac-
turers can fill probable demand. The
mills have been stormed with orders
Not in years has there been a week
in which there has been an advance so
sharp and general as in the present one.
Beams and channels are up 81 per ton;
tees, angles and plates 81 per ton.
Standard steel rails have advanced
from 81 to 81 per ton and light rails
81 per ton Individual hoop and band
makers are quoting prices so cents
higher. FerrO-nanganese has advanced
81 so per ton. Mills are generally quot
ing bars about 81 or 81 per ton higher.
It is impossible to obtain heavy plates
at any price for deliveries within sew
eral months. Tin has advanced a cent
a pound. Copper and lead are both
fractionally stronger than a week ago.
This list is incomplete but it is longer
than any past period of similar length
can show for years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
TO AID MISS CAYVAN
Women Will Not Permit Her Good
Name to Be Tarnished So Lightly.


Name to Be Tarnished So Lightly.
New York. Jan 6--Women throughout
the city are banding to the rescue of Miss
Georgia Cayvan. The aspersions cast
upon her spotIess character by the negro
valet Jackson. in the trial of the Oliver
Sumner TeaII divorce suit at Providence,
r. L. have aroused great indignation and
support of a woman universally esteemed
The motive fmpelIing this unique dem
onstra ton by women for woman Is a
powerful one In their statements MISS
Cayvan'S champions assert that the time
has passed when a good woman'S pure
name can be torn from her by the simple
In view Of the unwarraInIted attack
Cayvan. the F'ortnightIy Shakespeare club
extends to her its heartfelt sympathy
nous consent at the regular meeting of
Street. Mrs. Anna Randall DiehI the
president. IN presenting the matter briefly
touched upon the unpro tected condition OF
a woman in the face of such a caIumny
and asked the Endorsement which all must
The answer to her appeal was a rising
George NeIhsh will send a copy Of the
This accusation said Mrs. Margaret
Ravenhi1. lis the most horrible outrage
ress who has worked all her life to keep
her pane oe clean n1 10 I bsr sidy woman
1t has been a terribIe erdeal for Miss IS
Cayvan. added Miss SADIE BaCtreSEali,
IAN ordeal which ought not to be possible.
The law should protect any man or Wo-
man from such PUBLIC arrangement, AT
least TIL guilt is ProNyTg id Anna Warren
Story, have only done their duty in COM
ing to the rescue of a woman maIgned-
The history of the remarkable stand
taken by New York women in sustaining
Miss Cayvan dates back to Tuesday last
at the Carnegie building, when Mrs VIII
liam Tod Helmuth- guest of honor at the
Christmas gathering of the professional
Women's league. spoke out boldly for the
injured woman and babe each of her. hear
ers TO do her duty in word and deed in
The Impulse 10 extend the hand of fell
least three organizations. Sorosis. the
leader in woman's clubdom- had alreay
sent her testimony % aef'l09 W6 % rsE
league had expressed by letter its vindica-
ton of the woman assaulted But this had
been a matter of private sympathy, and
until Mrs HeImuth. President OF the State
Federation of WOmenS clubs. publicly
voiced the sentiment the world at large
was resented as slight upon woman
hood, and as such made the affair of all
wOmankind.
1t needed but a word to start the fuse
of feeling The Mary Arden Shakespeare
club followed with hearty agreement -i in
the support offered Miss Cayvan Testi-
moay was forthcoming from public and
private individuals expressive of regret at
her unfortunate position and mistaken
The West End Republican club was the
next to join the ranks in unstinted praise
of Miss Cayvan and indigua ton at her &C
cuSerS. and. already told, the FOr--
nightly club added another to the list Of
Mrs. HeTmuth in her official capacity is
the representative of 1000 women and in
less than a week more than go by actual
Miss CayEan'S case has become 4 cause
ceIebre- Women's clubs have put them
selves OF record as defenders of their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
WOMEN CAN VOTE
On the Sale of City Building
and Construction of the
Auditorium.

The Topeka Auditorium bill was COM
pIeted this afternoon but it will not be
introduced in the legislature until the
regular term
The bill contains eight sections. and
not only authorizes an election to vote
upon the proposition TO vote bonds for
a city hall, but includes the PROPOSE
ton to sell the old building. The bill
provides that no real estate shall be
sold until a majority OF the persons
voting have voted in favor OF the
proposition.
a peculiar provision of the bill is that
it authorizes the women to vote on the
proposition. Heretofore the women have
not participated in bond elections
The essential features of the bill are
contained III the following sections:
Sec 3. The mayor and council of
any city of the first class are hereby
authorized to issue the bonds of such
city in such an amount Of such character
and denominations and bearing interest
at such rate as they may determine, for
the purpose of purchasing a site or
erecting a public building for such city,
or both
Sec 4. No real estate of the value of
81 600 or upwards, shall be sold, nor
bonds issued under this act until the
proposition of making such sale or the
issuance of such bonds, or both, shall
have been authorized by a majority of
the legal voters voting thereon at a
general election. or a special election
called by the mayor for that purpose
Sec. s. The proposition for the sale
of any real estate or the erection of any
public building. or both shall be in
Guided in the mayors proclamation for
the election, at which election the form
of the ballot shall be as provided by
section Is of chapter 129 of the laws of
Kansas 1897
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
THEY WERE TOPEKA.
Blind Organ Grinder Who Played
Some fearful Tunes

The family name was Wind they said,
t-four winds Of Heaven" perhaps.
Father was blind, mother almost, with
two small shivering chaps They just
blew in to beg and work the town for
all twas worth; they didn't look wan
and sad. but bright and full of mirth-
The youngest lad sold poems crude
g Twas writ by dad he said, sells
'em for all can and dad gets all that's
made
The blind man ground an organ on a
corner cold and bleak A tin cup in his
hand asked aims from passers on the
street. His steady grind brought
squeaking notes above the noise and
roar, his cup he twice had emptied, and
still he ground for more.
The woman and the youngest worked
all the stores and shops, they told the
same old story at all their many stops.
a nickel. thanks, kind sir: you see it 5
as from town to town we go. We never
wear our welcome out by making stops
too long, but when we've worked the
town we always jog along, cause, I
guess you know, it amt no earthly use
TO touch each man but once; twice they
says abuse.
I used to work on mattresses and
rusty sofa springs, 1 cleaned them up
with acid. the mean old dirty things;
but once I got some acid right square
into my eIe and when I asked the doc
to save it he said it amt no use to try
You see it looks right bad, 7 can't use
It no more. You see I have the good
one shut; but straight, I cannot see the
floor"
And while she kept her good eve shut
a philanthropic man held out q two bit
piece right in his open hand Change
this" he said, and take a dime" Right
there she ran amuck and made the
change right to the cent, but with her
good eve shut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
10000 sPANIARDS REMAIN
At Cienfuegos Where There are but
1900 Americans.

Havana, Jan -6-@'King's holiday"
was observed here today just as though
the king reigned over Cuba The bust
ness houses were closed but the Amer1-
cans kept the public offices open There
will be man of war regatta this after
noon
Colonel Richards, General Brooke's
adjutant general, has arrived from
Porto Rico via Santiago left Glen
fuegos yesterday He said that General
Bates with the Sixth Ohio has arrived
there with DusenberFy's Second Illinois
battalion, which makes 1,500 Americans
and 10000 Spaniards camped in and
about the city
The Cuban camp is near the American
camp, but strict military discipline is
maintained and there have been no
disturbances
Colonel BiddIe, from Matanzas. who
has just arrived here, says there were
L. 600 SDania ards and 400 Americans
there when the American flag was rails
ed There are now 300 Americans
there and everything is quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
SANTIAGO,Ss TRADE
Is Showing q Surprising Growth On
der the New Order.

Washington. Jan 6.-The trade OF
Santiago is already showing a surpris-
ing growth under American administra-
ton General Wood has submitted a
report to the war department in which
he states that the policy of nOn-dis-
criminative intercourse extended to the
vessels of all nations in Santiago prov
ince has greatly facilitated the re-
establishment of commercial relations
and has been one of the chief features
in the restoration of comparative pros
perity in commerce, industry and agri-
culture
Outward cargoes of sugar and other
products are being gradually found for
shipping, but expectations from the
mines of the province have constituted
the bulk of the exports.
THE fact says General Wood. that
the mines were put into operation at an
early date after the capitulation of San
tiago was important, in that the en-
ployment of large numbers OF natives
during a critical period was stimulated
by the facilities afforded for shipping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
THESE GO EAST.
Fourth Infantry Will Sail From New
York simultaneously With the
goth From Frisco.

Chicago, jan 6.-Telegrap hic instruc-
lions were received here today from
Secretary Alger giving final orders for
the movement of the Fourth United
States infantry to Manila The 1900
men and officers will leave Fort Sheri-
dan on three special trains Jan. ID. 1t
will take three Pullman cars, q tourist
sleepers and 80 baggage cars to carry
the men and equipment east The regi-
ment will reach New York Jan Is and
sail that evening for Manila on the
transport Mohawk, by way of the Suez
canal.
Battery 2. of the Fourth artillery.
now at Savannah, and one company of
the Seventh infantry will be transferred
to Fort Sheridan to do garrison duty
during the absence of the Fourth regi-
meQt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

David Higgins, supported by Miss
Georgia Waldron, and a specially
strong company, will present Mr. Hfg-
gins southern drama At Piney Ridge
with its characteristic scenery and
effects at the Grand Opera House to-
night AT Piney Ridge" is more than
its title signifies it is a pastoral picture
of the real south A south not all
sunny" but depicted with its dark
shadows as well as it's brightness It
has probably enjoyed more success than
any southern drama of late years and
Is said to be built on natural lines
-
Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York"
comes to the Crawford theater next
Tuesday evening The sale Of seats
opens tomorrow morning. Harry Gill
foil, who has given himself a big boost
IN his profession by his portrayal of an
anuquated rOunder in "A Stranger in
New York" made his first appearance
In HOyt comedy in a minor part in
"A Hole in the Ground Shortly after
that Mr. Hoyt wrote "A Trip to China
town and GilfOl was cast for the
waiter He was also cast in the same
piece for the character of the old man
servant in the last act. the first reveIa-
ton or his more hiStrionic talent He
was then cast as the private in the
original production of "A Milk White
Flag and scored an emphatic success
Besides Gilfoil the cast includes several
other Hoyt people.
Under the Red Robe a romantic
stage creation, comes to the Crawford
theatsr on Saturday, January IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
GOTH GOES NEXT WEEK.
VIII Embark for Manila on the 18th
Inst.

Washington, Jan. General Sumner,
commanding at Omaha. Neb-, has inform
ed the department that he has received no
tice that the United States transport Scan
dia will be ready to sail from San Fran
cisco for Manila on the 18th instant. and
that he has accordingly ordered the TWEEN
tieth infantry TO leave on the 18th instant
for San Francisco. The Twentieth infan-
try Will be the first regiment to start for
Manila out of the six regiments of regu-
lars now under orders to proceed to the
Philippines Three of the other regiments
will start from New York about the 17tb
instant and will make the trip by way
OF the Suez canal The remaining two
the Pacific coast route as soon as the
transports can be provided at San Fran
cisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-06
The State Journal r.

tnC S60I0 SO0t nod IL
ceives the foil day leased-wire
Associated Press report, is a
member of the American
Newspaper Publishers Assoc
citation, has four Linotypes,
fast Web Perfecting Press, etc.
The State Journal has a
larger circulation than any
other daily paper published IN
the great State of Kansas. It
requires A carriers Exclusive
of newsboys) to circulate the
paper In Topeka and suburbs.
The State Journal recent
ly erected for its exclusive use
as a permanent home, hand
some double front pressed brick
building of three floors. The
location is one of the most
eligible business sites In To
peka-the southeast corner Of
Kansas avenue and Eighth st.
The building is one of the
most complete newspaper
structures IN the west and has
many unique features among
these are construction and ar
rangement by which the four
Linotypes are seen IN operation
behind plate glass facing Kan
sas avenue, and also through
a large glass window from
the business office.