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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
SCRAMBLE FOR A SEAT
In the United States Senate, in West
Virginia, is DisgracefuL

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 16.-The leg
islature was in session four days the
past week without doing anything. This
general deadlock is due to the sena-
torial contest and it will continue all
this week. The Democrats hold their
senatorial caucus on Wednesday night,
and the Repu blicanS on Thursday night.
but the balloting in the joint session
does not begin till next week, Monday,
January %. On the certificates of cleo
ton the Republicans have a bare ma
jority on joint ballot for senator. The
senate is Republican and the house
Democratic, so that in unSeating mi
nority members in either body both par
ties have opportunities for retaliation
and this condition is what prevents
both bodies from proceeding with BUSH
ness. The house failed on it's first con-
tested seat case because two Democratic
members refused to vote and another
was paired with a Republican, but it is
thought that Rogan, Democrat, will be
given the seat of Via, Republican, and
that other contest cases in the house
will be settled Immediately afterward.
Meantime the Republican majority in
the senate is awaiting the final results
in the house.
state house the headquarters of the
senatorial candidates at the Hotel Ruff
ner are crowded day and night with the
enthusiastic contestants. Ex-Congress-
man McGraw is having things very
much his own way on the Democratic
side for Senator Faulkner's place. 1t
would De necessary Tor the mouse to
unseat more members than the senate
for McGraw or any Democratic aspirant
to have any chance. On the Republican
side there are more candidates. Reve-
nue. Commissioner N. B. Scott and Gov
ernOr G. W. Atkinson are the leading
candidates with Caldwell Poffenbarger,
Floyd, Gaines, Hughes and others also
in the field. The dark horse that is re-
garded as the most formidable is Judge
Nathan Golf, who is not a candidate
but whose friends regard him as the
final solution of the pending complica-
lions.
1t is reported today that an under
standing has been reached between N.
B. Scott, commissioner of internal reve-
nue., and eX-State Senator James A.
Hughes, of Cabell county, by which
Hughes will get Scott's support for the
United States senatorship as soon as
Scott sees that his own election is i'm
possible. Coupled with the strength
that Hughes now has it is claimed that
this would make the Cabell county man
a probable winner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
DAILY BULLETINS
Issued From Havana Giving the Gus
toms Receipts.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Assistant Secre-
tary of War Meikeljohn gave out today a
synopsis of a report recently made by the
collector of customs at Havana, Colonel
Tasker H. Bliss.
Colonel Bliss writes that the operations
of the customs house at Havana are pro-
ceeding very smoo thly, considering all of
the conditions under which he has to
work. On the day following his installa-
ton number of employees vacated their
returning to their own country, or were
employees who, under the Spanish law, had
become entitled to retiring pension. Had
this class remained in the service their
Others left for reasons best known to
themselves. At present Colonel Bliss is
carefully readjusting his force, placing
Americans only on guard where a general
supervision over the whole force is nee
eSSary.
Colonel Bliss says that in his opinion the
customs service of the island should be
not only an object lesson, but school of
instruction for the natives. 1t can, he
says, be made an object lesson by having
But it can be made a school for instruc-
ton only by having the natives for the
great mass of employees, with only enough
Americans to see that their work is faith
announces that in addition to the weekly
reports required from such collectors by
the executive order of December 8. he
proposes to institute system of daily re-
ports showing all moneys received. He
thinks he can keep the war department
daily informed a to the revenues of the
island at a trif1ing expense.
Colonel Bliss found on hand when he
took possession of the custom house at
cial tax. His collections on the first day
amounted in cash to 81. 522. q. On the sec
ond day they rose to s., 800 SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16

Spanish blockhouse on San Juan hill.
where the fierce engagement of the
troops in the Spanish war took place.
Lieut.. Blunt himself carried off the
piece of the shattered pillar from which
he made two canes, one for Mr.. Davis
and one to be kept by himself as a relic
OF the fortifcation against which he was
one of the soldiers to risk his life in the
heroic sally to rout the Spaniards from
this stronghold.
The wood is very dark and hard and
heavier than hickory. Lieut.. Blunt says
the natives call the wood t'caeydon, -
and declare that it never rots and in
the Cuban climate is preserved for hun
dreds of years, petrifying when placed
in the ground. 1t is only found in San
tiago province. A part of the block
house supports placed in the ground
had long since petrifed, while no part
of it bore signs of decay. 1t was built,
so Lieut.. Blunt was told, at the same
time the old Catholic mission in Santi-
ago was erected.
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GAMBLERS FIND REFUGE.
Run Out of Kansas City, MO, They
Are Countenanced in Kansas
Citv, Kas.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 16.-Before
the pool rooms can be successfully ex-
terminated the two Kansas Cities will
have to take some concerted action and
combine their efforts to rid the town
of these nuisances. AS it is, when they
are driven from one city they find
refuge in the other, and vice versa.
Saturday Mayor Jones Of Kansas City,
Mo-. signed an anti-pool room ordinance
passed by the council the night before,
which forced all the resorts in Kansas
| City, Mo-, to close their doors, but this
morning they were ready to open up on
! the Kansas side, where they are pro-
tected under a license of $4,000 a year.
The bookmakers will continue their
| business in Kansas City, Kan, until the
| agitation on the Missouri side Quiets
| down or favorable decision is received
! from the courts, then they will quietly
| slip back and resume operations at the
| same old stand.
Most of the equipment and parapher-
| MALTA used by the gamblers was moved
to the Kansas side Saturday night and
| yesterday it was put in shape for the
| opening of business today.
There will not be more than one pool
| room on the Kansas side because of the
| heavy license. Thomas Carey is the
| only man who has paid the fee and he
| will likely be the only one that will
| start up.
During the trouble with Missouri au-
| thoritieS last summer, Carey took out a
| license and opened the Derby at 8
| Ewing street, just a block from the
state line He did a profitable business
| and was in a fair way to get his 5000
| back, when a decision was rendered by
| Judge Henry of Kansas City, Mo-, de-
| claring the old breeders law not appli-
| cable to bookmakers, and there was an
| exodus of gamblers back to Missouri.
Since then Carey's license, which cost
| him at the rate of $14 day, has been
| of no use to him. Now he will have an
! opportunity to get some of his money
| back before the expiration of his Ii
cenSe.
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KANSAS SOLDIER SHOT.
A Private in the 23rd Breaks
Into a Store in Santiago.

Santiago, Jan. Eel Porviene pub
fishes an extra today giving cable
message from DIR. Joaquin Castillo, now
in Washington with General Wood in
the interest of the Santiago board OF
trade. DR.. Castillo says that complete
autonomy will be granted to the prov
ince The whole city is talking of a
demonstration to celebrate the prospect.
A negro private of the Twenty-third
Kansas broke into a store opposite the
police headquarters and stole diamond
ring. The police We're called and the
man was shot, though not seriously
The local press is making the most OF
this situation, contending that it is only
another incident in the bad history of
the negro regiment. The sentiment of
the Americans, however, is that it
would be unjust to blame the race for
the act of one man.
Charges of a very serious character
have been brought against an officer of
Third immune regiment in the Guam
tanamo district. More than 81, 900 is in
volved. The officer is under arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Shortening of Time Between
Chicago and X. C.
OF the Fast Mail Will Take
Place Shortly.
REDUCED 3 HOURS
The Santa Fe Has Almost an
Air Line
And Can Easily Make the 4S5
Miles in 10 Hours.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-A shortening of the
running time of the fast mail between
Chicago and Kansas City is now ex-
pected.
1t was stated today that Superintend-
ent Troy of the railway mail service
is working on a schedule under which
the southwestern mail will be carried
out of Chicago and to Kansas City in
ten hours. The distance is 485 miles
by the shortest route, and the road
which now has the contract could make
that time without difficulty. 1t is not
expected that there will be any such
competition among the railroads be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City as has
developed between Chicago and Omaha.
The Santa Fe makes almost an air
line from here to the Missouri city, its
track is in magnificent condition, and
it can make almost any reasonable
time.
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CHINESE ARE SOLD.
Make Break for Liberty When They
Find It Out.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. ia story of
alleged Chinese slavery has come to light
here since the arrival of the steamship
Empress of Japan from the Orient. She
brought from Hong Kong 4O6 Chinese, OF
whom 191 were reported to be destined for
Tampico, Mexico, to work on planta tons
They were under the care of a Chinaman
more are to follow. While herding the
Chinese from the dock on a special train
a stampede ensued. In their frenzy
number rushed toward the edge of the
dock They would have fallen into the
bay had it not been for a police othcer
who stopped the mad rush by knocking
score of them down. When they were
finally rounded up it was found that elght
were missing. After several minor STAN
pedes the Chinese were persuaded to get
The cause. OF, the frenzy and STAMPEDE 6
was the arrival of a Chinaman from san
Francisco who told them they had been
sold as slaves by Hong Kong men ana
that they would never go back to China
Local Chinese here are helping the men
still in hiding in every possible, way as
all are convinced that they and the re
manning 1900 to follow are being sold into
slavery. They are going to SEND word 10
the Chinese government about It
The CITY police are hunting down the
missing Chinese for evading the 500 poll
tax. The Canadian Pacific officials are
also hunting them because they have con-
tracted to take the party safely over their
lines and are liable to a heavy customs
penalty for every Chinaman landed in
British Columbia who does not pay poll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
GLASGOW'S PUSH
Is Getting Up Worlds Fair Without
Government Aid

New York Jan. 16.-Three commissioners
from Glasgow arrived the St Louis to
lay before President Mckinley and his
cabinet particulars regarding the Glasgow
exhibition to be held in 1901. They are r:
Crawford Thomas Mason and Michael
Simmons They are former members of the
corporation of Glasgow and were appoint
ed commissioners by the lord provost of
that city. They are accompanied ]. NJ.
Smith, editor of the Glasgow Evening
News. He comes here to study American
Journalism
r. Crawford is the chairman of the fine
arts and archaeology department of the
exhibition: Thomas Mason, deputy chair
man of the buildings, lights and grounds
department, and Michael Simmons, chair
man of the musical and entertainment de-
partment.
1--WE have come over to assure Ameri-
can representation at the exhibition. said
Mr.. Crawford. I'VE wish to obtain rep
resentation from those handling labor
saving machinery, and those engaged in
commercial and Industrial enterprises: We
believe we will gain the sympa THY, # not
the active cooperation Of the United
States government in the exhibition. The
success of the affair will be largely due to
the sympathy obtained in this country 1t
is to be held the year after the Paris ex-
position. and we are hopeful Of having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
PLYMOUTH'S NEW PASTOR.
An Immense Audience Greets DR..
Hills Initial Appearance.

New York, Jan. 16.-There was an act
ual crush before the opening of the
doors Of Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
yesterday morning of people determin-
ed to hear Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hill
lis. formerly of Chicago, deliver his first
Sunday sermon in the edifice. The gath
ering in it's different phases brought
forcibly to mind the days of Henry
Ward Beecher and DR.. Hills more ar
dent friends were delighted beyond ex-
preston. When Rev. DR.. Lyman Abb
bolt, the retiring pastor, opened the
services at 1920 o'clock every pew and
gallery seat was filled and the extra
chairs in the lower aisles were as eager
ly taken.
People stood five and six deep in the
rear aisles and there was a line of lis
teners standing along the walls of the
spacious side aisles. 1t was probably
the largest attendance since the Beech
er period. DR.. Hills occupied a seat on
the platform to the right of DR.. Abbott
and Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Field was on
the latter's left.
DR.. Hills was listened to intently. He
seemed perfectly at ease and spoke so
distinctly that every person in the
church heard him. His theme was.
Jesus Christ, the Supreme Example
of Genius in the Realm of Intellect"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
NETHERSOLE On CARMEN.
Sensuality is Master and Leaves No
Room for Other Emotions.
IF'rom the Chicago Times-H Herald

IFrom the Chicago Times-Herald.1
Apropos of Miss Nethersole, on a re-
cent occasion she expressed her concep-
ton of Carmen in the following words,
which fully justify that exuberance of
manner which many have FASTENED to
condemn:
ITO me-" she says, Carmen has al
ways been one of the most interesting
studies in the whole gallery of female
portraits. AnimaliSm incarnate is the
keynote-not a vestige of intellectually
enters into her makeup. Sensuality is
master and gives no room for any other
emotion. 1t blots out every womanly
characteristic, every soft shade and tone
of gentleness save as it lends or tends
toward the great absorbing passion of
the woman And that is how I keyed
my Carmen-not that must needs ad-
mire characteristics that were the
cigarette girls, but because art must
be truthful always, and the true artist
must give expression to that which is
first, last and always truth. And if
Carmen was apnormally developed from
the sensual side, the artist who studies
truth must portray her. And that is my
justification to the critics of my Carmen
not an apology, understand. 1t is as
have learned her-aS she must have
lived. And if the critics, who are learn
ed men and scholarly men, and men of
analytic acumen, will weigh all the
pros and cons of this interesting crea-
ture of Spain-this Carmen, the cigarette
girl-they will admit that 1 am right,
that to invest her with life and blood
you must make her wild, impassioned,
sensual, sexual volcano, with one
thought-one thought only"
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Tor officer will not end the scandal. He
must meet the issue raised by Gen.
Miles and determine in an official man
ner whether the generals charge con-
piled to the army is true or false.
The commission created to take test
tmony on the conduct of the war will
report that there is no foundation for
Gen. Miles charge, and that the evil
dence presented warrants the commits
sion in finding that the beef was good.
The commission will give a clean bill to
the war department and the commits
Sary general in this matter. But that
will not meet the issue raised, for Gen.
Miles is conducting an Independent in
vestigation, which will no doubt report
in his favor, since it is by his own sub
ordinates and antagonistic to the war
department.
With such a situation the president
will be compelled to order a court OF in
CURRY, which will be authorized to place
all witnesses under oath and sift the
whole matter to the bottom The war
department courts such an inquiry.
Gen. Eagan sought in his brutal langu-
age to compel such an inquiry. He con-
tends that he was charged with muir
der, and that the government was ac-
cused of being his aid and abettor in
his conspiracy to poison the soldiers in
the field.
This does not justify his conduct nor
does he attempt to justify it. He is re-
ViSing his statement and will send it
to the commission on Monday. Whether
it will be received or not depends upon
his ability to free 1t of offensive epithetS.
Whether Gen. Eagan will be court
martialed before the court of inquiry is
ordered has not been determined. In
fact nothing has been determined eX-
cept that the matter cannot be dropped
and that court martial will not clear
up the scandal. The court of inquiry
is under consideration because it is re-
garded as the only piece of military ma
chinery that will establish the extent of
Gen. Eagan's offense.
It will also establish the truth or fall
sity of Gen. Miles charge. Such a court
would not sentence Gen. Eagan, but
would present an Indictment against
him, calling for court martial, and if
it found that Gen. Miles has, as Eagan
charges, "willfully and maliciously"
made false charges against a brother
officer and the government, it will pre-
sent an indictment against Gen. Miles,
and he too will be summoned to appear
before a court martial.
PRESIDENT INDULGENT TO MILES
The scandalous conduct of Gen. Ea-
gan has done this much: 1t has made
capped The president is said to realize
that he cannot escape it. He has been
indulgent of Gen. Miles and has insist
ed that the war department should ig-
more the generals breaches of discipline
in taking all his grievances, personal
and otherwise, into the newspapers to
be paraded before the whole country.
But, regret it as he may, he realizes
that the time has come when Gen. Miles
must be brought to account and estab-
lish the truth of his grave charges
against the war department, and the
government inspection or suffer the
consequences of his ISLANDERS.
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SUES FOR sa5, 900.
An Engineer Wants Big Damages
From the Rock Island and
Union Pacific.

Leavenworth, Jan. 16.-Noval1 Walling
filed a suit against the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific and Union Pacific rail-
road companies, to recover $4,000 dam
ages, in the district court here Satur-
day night.
Walling was a Rock Island engineer
and was injured in the yards here last
fall. He alleges that he was ordered to
proceed by the yardmaster when it was
not safe to do so and that a collision
occurred through the carelessness of
Rock Island and Union Pacific en-
ployes. Walling claims that his spine is
injured and that he is crippled for life.
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Stand bv Breckinridge.

Lexington, KY, Jan ia letter has
been written by an ex-member of the
Fifth Wisconsin volunteer infantry, who
resides in this city, in which he calls on
all the volunteers who were encamped at
Chickamauga to protest against the action
of the war department in it's recent order
censuring General Joseph G. Breckinrldge,
Inspector general of the United States
army. -,
The letter states that as soon as Cen
eral Breckenridge assumed command at
Chickamauga the condition existing there
improved to a marked degree and urges
the volunteers to do what they can for
him by concerted action and influence up
on the congressman from their respective
districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-16
ROCK ISLAND BUSINESS
At Smith Center and Lebanon Heavy
for the Past Year,

Smith Center, Jan. 16.-Station Agent
Flaxbeard of the Rock Island road at
this point, has figured the total amount
of business his company did at Smith
Center for 1898, at $1O4, S68.73.
In December last the business was
car loads received and forwarded, 252,
of which 173 were loaded with ice and
Skipped to Rock Island ice houses along
the line. For the same month this sta
ton did a business of Sc, 902.1
The Rock Island company's business
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many of the American exhibits at the for
mer city sent to Glasgow. They will be
stored at the. expense of the city. We
Great Britain, but by the local authorities.
It will be held in Kelvin grove, in the city
of Glasgow, from May 1 to October 10.
1901. we have just completed in this
grove a magnificent art gallery and mu-
scum, at a cost of over a million dollars.
This gallery will occupy a central posi-
ton"
ton on Thursday. After visiting the pres
ident they will visit other cities to meet
commercial bodies.
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Irvine's Railroad Business.

Irving, Jan. 16.-The Missouri Pacific
and Union Pacific roads do the railroad
business of Irving. The agents furnish
the following facts of their business
here for 1898, as follows: Car loads re-
ceived and forwarded on the former
road, 23O, which include about so car
loads of sand, car loads received and
which includes 991 cars of stone ship
ped out from the extensive quarries
near the town.
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CANE FROM SAN JUAN HILL
Is Presented to Webster Davis by q
Number of the Colored Immunas

Washington. Jan. 16.-Lieut. Blunt of
the First colored immune regiment,
called upon Assistant Secretary Web
ster Davis at the interior department
and presented him with a cane made
from one Of the pillars supporting the
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at Lebanon, another Smith county town,
for the year, amounted to $91, 114.18.
Before the building of the Rock Is
land road through this section of KAN
sas, the Central Branch of the Missouri
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St. Louis in a Tempest

New York, Jan. 16.-The American line
steamer ST. Louis, Captain Randle. which
left Southampton on January z, arrived
after a tempestuous voyage The big
liner encountered a succession of strong
head winds and gales during the greater
part of her passage. The storm was ac-
conpanied by heavy seas, hard squalls
and very cold weather. The spray which
few over the ships side froze rapidly, en-
casing the spars and rigging in solid ice,
making it very difficult to get about the
decks. Two seamen were seriously in
jured.
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Good Things

That add relish to your meal. Silver
Leaf Sweet Pickles, Mince Meat, Cat
Chow Chow. OTTO KUEHNE & CO
Manufacturers.
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SO that the colors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. LIP and ia West
Eighth street.
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Your linen left spotless, American
Steam Laundry, 112 West Seventh.
Telephone BAL.
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| Large or small bundles sent for, Amer
lean Steam Laundry. Telephone BAL.