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The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17

on ten million of them. suppose you
feel encouraged by your success. There
are ten million more, 1000 miles away,
of whom you know nothing You 20
forth jauntily and boastingly as Louis
Napoleon went to meet his doom at Sc
dan
Mr.. Hoar discussed at great length the
Filipino rebellion and the causes which,
in his opinion, led up to it. He made an
earnest and vigorous defense of the Fill
pinos, especially of Aguinaldo, who he
declares, was brave, honest and pa
In the course of his eulogy of Aguinaldo
he said:
HE deserves to be remembered with
that small band who have given life and
everything dearer than life to their coun-
try in losing cause He shall live with
Kossuth, with Dom Paul, with Joubert.
with Emmett, with Egmont and Horne,
with Nathan Hale, with Warren, with all
the great martyrs of history, whose blood
has been the seed Of the church of lib
erty.''
MIR. Hoar maintained his well known
position that the Filipinos had achieved
their independence, that the United States
had made them its allies and was bound to
recognize their independence and that
they had proved themselves fit for such
independence and capable of self-govern-
ment. AS one bit of proof of their state
craft. he declared:
1.-The state papers of Aguinaldo, the
discussion of the law of nations by his
attorney general, the mastery appeal of
Mabini are products of the Asiatic mind.
They are not unworthy of the Asiatic
mind. the vehicle through which came to
US the scriptures of the Old Testament
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
HALTING tBETWEEN TWO
OPINIONS.
LONDON DISPATCHES
Claim the Beers Are Retiring From
the Elandslaagte Districts.

New York, April IA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Ladysmith dispatches confirm the re-
port that the Beers have retired from
the Elandslaagte district to their Big
garSberg positions. No raiding opera
tons southwark have been reported and
1t IS now clear that the Boer advance
was ordered for the sake of EMPLOYING
the burghers on active duty and of
checking desertions. The British in
activity in one sense is mastery, since
1t demOralizes the enemy
Sir RedVers Buffers scouts have 1.a
ported that the Beers have wrecked the
engine house and shafts of three col
neries by heavy charges of dynamite
Ihese wanton attacks upon private
property have been characteristic of the
Dutch campaign. South Africans ex-
plain them on the theory that the Beers
are aware that claims for damages to
property in Natal and Cape Colony
which viii be presented after the war
can never be assessed against the far
merS OF the two commemorative but
VIII be HQuidated by the mine owners
OF the rand. Accordingly the ROers feel
at liberty to infict as much damage as
possible, since the indemnity will come
out of the mining industry of the rand
In the form of taxation based on the
profits of the companies The theory
IS correct without doubt, that Johannes
burg Will pay the piper when the war
Is over. Neither Pretoria nor BIoemron
TEN mas resources for uquidating war
indemnities and bills for damages
An official bulletin issued at Pretoria
contains a survey of the military situa-
tion in the various sections and fnlnlies
that there is activity All along the line
The Boer officials evidently find il neces-
Eary TO convey the impression to their
own people that the Dutch forces have
not disbanded. but are actively emDlOv-
ed at various points The only fresh
claim OF victory in this dispatch is a
report that General FrOneman has de-
1eated a British column and driven il
across the Orange river. There is no
confirmation of this story from British
sources and, on the contrary, the attack
on Col Dalgetty's force near Wepener
mas slackened, and there are persistent
funofS that General Brabant has re
lieved the garrison after defeatine tba
Beers General Brabant is on the vav
10 Wepener with a strong mounted force
and reinforcements from Natal are he
hind him. General Chermside with
full division, is also moving east from
Reddersburg ana the Beers may be
caught ina corner somewhere in tho
southwestern section of the Free STATE
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
BY FLOOD
Lower Mississippi Country Badly
Damaged.

New Orleans, April 17.-Reports today
from Louisiana. Mississippi and Ala
bama tell of heavy loss from floods,
caused by the unprecedented heavy
rains of the past few days. Crops have
suffered seriously and nearly every rail-
road in that section is badly handicap
ped by washouts and flooded tracks. No
trains have passed through jackson,
Miss, for Sc hours
Natchez is entirely cut off from tele-
graphic and railroad communication
with the outside world. All trains on
the Mobile & Ohio between Mobile and
Meridian have been abandoned.
No trains have been sent south OF
Vicksburg on the Illinois Central since
yesterday morning, and traffic west Of
that place is greatly delayed. The At
lantic and Vicksburg passenger train,
due here yesterday noon. has been
water bound twelve miles from Meri-
dian for twenty-four hours, and the pas
sengers are short of food. Meridian city
has suffered heavily and is almost
water bound. Three negroes have been
drowned near there. Several mines near
Birmingham have been flooded and the
shortage of coal will cripple many in
duStrieS.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
1T MAY BE HEATH
Who Will Succeed Hanna as
National Chairman.

New York, April IA Herald spe-
cial from Washington says: First As
sistant Postmaster Heath has not re-
signed to devote himself to the work of
the national Republican committee, as
has been stated. Mr.. Heath has no
present intention of resigning.
What he may do after the campaign
opens is a matter about which he will
not talk at present.
1t is very generally understood by
leading Republican politicians that Sen
ator Hanna will not be chairman of the
Republican national committee during
the coming campaign. There is no one
whom the president or the party leaders
generally would have more confidence
in than Senator Hanna, but the state of
his health is such that he does not feel
equal to assuming the responsibility for
the management of the campaign.
Mr.. Heath is one of the most talked
ofas Senator Hanna's successor. Repre-
sentative Dick of Ohio, who is the pres
ent secretary of the national committee,
is also spoken of for the place.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
A FINAL JOG
Will Be Given Turkeys Memory
in a Short Time.

New York, April IA special to the
Times from Washington says:
State department officials will not talk
for publication about the dispute be-
tween the. United States and Turkey
over the failure of the latter country to
pay the indemnity for the destruction
of American missionary property dur
ing the riots of 1885, except to deny that
there has been any suspension Of diplo-
matte relations. While Minister Straus
is in this country for an apparently in
definite stay,we have a charge d'affaireS
in Turkey, and diplomatic relations still
continue.
1t is evident, however, that in the be-
lief of the administration the time is ap-
preaching when Turkey must receive
the usual sharp hint which is always
necessary to make that country pay
debt. There is nothing unusual about
the long delay-Sixteen monthS-Since
the porte last promised to pay the $780,.
600 indemnity. 1t is Turkeys invariable
way of attending to such matters and
has not surprised anybody.
ANY nation which collects an in
demnity from Turkey said an official
today, ''ought to be entitled to an addi-
tionaI indemnity to compensate for the
time lost and the strain on the nervous
system
When this manana policy has been
stretched to the utmost there usually
comes a time when a final hint is neces-
Sary- European nations can not al
ways give utterances to that final hint
The United States can always do so and
the only question is how soon the time
will come.
There is another matter in issue with
Turkey-the payment of an indemnity
for the death of Frank Lenz, the wheel
man. The Turkish policy is the same
in both cases and is the time-honored
policy of that government.
One reason for the belief that the
time is approaching when the final jog
will be given to Turkeys memory is
that the state department claims that
nothing is being done by this govern
ment to secure the payment of the in
demnity. It is known that the govern
ment has for a long time been trying to
secure the payment and there is ap-
parently no reason for dropping all ef-
forts at this time. This leads to the
belief that the state department is pre-
pairing to give strong hint and does
not care to talk about it in advance.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
A Heavy Snow Still Falling in
Colorado Today.

General Superintendent Resseguie of
the Santa Fe stated this morning that
a heavy snow was falling between Colo
rado Springs and Denver, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that trains
were being moved. A heavy fall of
snow along the line from Limon to Colo
RADIO Springs, in addition to the snow
over the DenVer-Colorado Springs line,
IS also reported by the Rock Island. 1t
has been showing in this territory al
most continuously since Sunday noon,
and the snow has been accompanied by
a strong wind, which has filed the cuts
to a great depth.
It ceased showing in New Mexico last
night, and the Santa Fe tracks over the
Glor1eta mountains are clear today.
As a result of the heavy snow in Colo
rado, all trains in and out of Denver are
late, and if the fall continues all traffic
Will be blocked by night.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Twelve Hundred TagalOs SwOop
Down on a Garrison
Of American Troops in the
Island of MindanaO.
OUR LOSS is FIFTEEN.
Eighty Of Attacking Party KILL
ed, Wounded and Prisoners.
The Fighting Was Carried on in
the Streets.

Manila, April 17.-Twelve hundred
Tagalos attacked Cases battalion
headquarters of the Fortieth regiment
at Cagayan, island of Aindanao, on the
7th. The Americans had fifteen casu-
alties, while of the attacking force
fifty were killed and thirty wounded
or taken prisoners The enemy. num-
bering 100 riflemen, the remainder be-
ing bolo men, archers and mounted
spear men swooped down in a bowling
mass at daylight, surprising and kill
ing three of the sentries. They swarfned
the streets in small parties. some bear
ing scaling ladders by means of which
they attempted to enter the houses
The Americans tumbled out of the
barracks and formed in the plaza and
companies began sweeping the town.
The subsequent street fighting lasted
twenty minutes. Twelve of the wound
hospital ship Relief.
The enemy withdrew to the noun
tains in great confusion.
GEN. MONTENEGRO SURRENDERS
Manila, April 17.-General Montenegro.
one of the insurgents best fighters, has
surrendered to Colonel Smith in the
mountains near Camaline, in the prov
ince of Pangasinan, where with General
Macabulos he had been trying to re-
organize the Filipino army. Colonel
Smith, with five companies of the Sew
eEteenth regiment, nearly surrounded
the force of Montenegro, who discour-
aged by the impossibility of making his
men stand against the Americans sur
rendered. Macabulos escaped The in
surgents have attacked San Jose in the
province Of Bantagas. and Santa Cruz
on the lake fruitleSSly.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
WILL OF THOMAS BUCKMAN
Divides His Estate Among His
Children.

The will of Thomas Buckman, the
well known Shawnee county farmer
who died last week, was admitted to
probate Monday in the probate court
The will states that $1,000 shall go
to his son Edward Buckman, and that
his widow, Susan Buckman, shall re-
ceive one-half the proceeds from his
farm and live there. but the executors
have the right to sell the property at
any time. The farm consists of 240
acres. To his daughters Anna H. Cap
pock and Mercy Coultis and his son
Edward an equal share in the proceeds
of all other lands and personal prop
erty is given. A H Buckman, a
brother and his son Edward are named
as executors. without bond.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
DIDN'T GET A DOLLAR.
Robbers Wreck the Safe of a
Pullman Bank.

Chicago. April 17.-Early TODAY rob-
bers partly wrecked the safe in the
state Bank Of West Pullman. but failed
TO secure the ten thousand dollars in
side.
The explosion attracted two police
men who ran to the scene. Their an
proach was known by one of the rob
pers ON guard outside. He fired a shot
INTO the air and the men inside escape,i
from rear window through which they
had gained an entrance. and disappear-
ed in lumber yard near by.
Curlously enough the time lock me-
chanlsm was not injured and at 7.3o
@ CLOCK this morning the door was
&hr0Wn open automatically.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
HANNA HAS GRIP,
Has High Fever and His Friends
Are Much Alarmed.

New York, April IA Herald spec
ial from Washington says:
Senator Hanna returned to Washing
ton last night from Fort Monroe ser
iously i'll with grip. He has high fever
and his friends are much alarmed. The
senator's physician, L. Eixey does not
consider the case dangerous, and al
though he realizes that the senator is
quite i'll, he hopes to be able to prevent
any serious complications.
HANNA IS BETTER.
Washington. April 1.-THE condition
of Senator Hanna of Ohio is much i'm
proved. He was able to go to the cap
itol this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
ABOUT TO START.
Roberts is Expected to This
Week or Next
On His March to the TranSVaal
Capital.
is NOT QUITE READY.
But the BOer Activity Makes 1t
Necessary.
His Army Has Been Put in
Much Better Shape.
Is NOT QUITE READY.

London, April I7.-At last Roberts
Seems to be on the eve of making his
main advance towards Pretoria. Unless
all the usually reliable SOURCES Of in
formation and all the indications SNUG
gled past the censor are at fault, the
British army within a few days will be
marching northward.
After many premature and unfounded
reports that have purported to tell OF
this move there is naturally, even in the
best informed quarters, considerable
hesitancy in definitely settling upon the
day Lord Roberts is likely to leave
Bloemfontein, but there is a settled i'm
preston that it will occur either at the
end Of this week or the beginning OF
next.
The long weary wait in the Free State
capital has apparently effected much
needed rehabilitation, though it is prob
able that Lord Roberts would stil fur
ther have delayed his advance had not
the BOer activity forced him to put his
forces in such positions that today un-
less they quickly proceed nOrthward the
strategic advantage will be lost
The critics suppose that the advance
will BE- made in columns with a broad
front west Of the railroad, the third and
eighth divisions sweeping nOrthward to
the extreme northwest. the entire force
amounting to 5000 men.
Exactly the part Gen. Butler will
take is still a secret which no one is
able to probe.
From the seat of war there is signif-
cant silence, from The Hague comes the
news that the Boer delegates refuse to
make public the object of their mis-
sion They hoped to be received by
Queen Wilhelmina, but nothing in this
direction has yet been decided upon.
HALTING BETWEEN TWO
OPINIONS
Maseru, Basutoland, Monday April
16.-The Beers for two days past have
been displaying great activity along the
Reddersburg and Rockville road
Their scouts report that the British are
advancing on those places to the re-
lief of Wepenef, and the burghers con-
seQuentiy are divided as to whether to
remain or retire. A majority of them
desire to abandon the investment of
Wepener, fearing to be cut off, while
the minority, led by Commandant
Olivier, are reluctant to move as long
as there is a chance to capture Colonel
Dalgety's garrison Scouts have just
reported rifle firing in the direction of
Thaba N'Chu.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
1000 MEN THERE
To Prevent Trouble at Scene Of New
York Strike.

New York, April lin compliance
with orders issued last night, seven
companies of the Seventh regiment left
this city today for Croton Landing, the
other three companies of the regiment
having proceeded to the scene of the
strike last night. The companies are
practically full. The men carried 80
rounds of ammunition each and march
ing rations for three days With the ar
rival of the seven companies at Croton
landing, the seventh Will muster more
than 1000 men.
The deputy sheriffs on guard at the
quarry works have been prohibited
from leaving their post of duty without
a written order. During the morning
a skirmish occurred between some of
the strikers and some of the employees
of the contractors. Frank Baker, a sec
tion boss had several of his teeth
knocked out by q stone.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
GOVERNOR Els ATTORNEY.
Helps 7. 7. Kelly With Estate in
Colorado

Governor W. E. Stanley and T. T.
Kelly, assistant state treasurer, left to-
day at noon for Lamar, Colo, where
they viii remain several days, return
ing to Topeka probably Sunday.
The business is connected with the
Kelly is interested. and the governor is
helping him by acting as his attorney
and legal adviser.
- This is the second trip which the two
men have made to Lamar on this busi-
ness, having been there last summer.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Fnl1r Rnrned to Death.

Newcastle. Pa, April IA lodging
house occupied by Italian and negro
families near Rockpoint was destroyed
by fire last night. David Abiatte, an
old man and his three young nephews,
Joseph. .Pastelle and Erwin Abiatte were
burned to death. Many of the other
occupants escaped by jumping from the
windows. The remains of the four vic
tins were found in the ruins today
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
KIOWA FOR LITTLE.
Abilene Man Not Allowed to Keep
Out of Politics.

Col E c. Little. in spite of his an
nouncement that he seeks no Office and
is out of politics. seems to be in danger
of having Office thrust upon him.
The Populists of Kiowa county in
structed their delegates to the state
convention to support Little for con-
gresham at large.
The delegates to the Fort Scott con-
vention from KioWa county are B. H.
Albertson and c. A Taylor, both Of
HaViland.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
SNOW BLOCKADE.
No Trains Have Moved in Colo
RADIO For So Hours.

Denver, April 1.-THE Denver & Rio
Grande, Santa Fe and Colorado South
ern railroads are blockaded by snow on
the Divide between Denver and Colorado
Springs No trains have gone through
in over SO hours The railroads to the
Cripple Creek district are also blockaded.
It is still showing in the southern part
of the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
HOAR'S PLEA.
Massachusetts Senator Makes
the Effort of His Life
On Behalf Of the People Of the
Philippines.
HE LAUDS AGUINALDO.
Classes Filipino Leader With
Revolutionary Heroes.
How He Would Handle the Mat
ter if He Could.
HE LAUDS AGUINALDO.

Washington, April 17-At the begin
ming of today's session of the senate a
bill was passed granting to soldiers of
the Mexican war pensions of $12
month in certain cases.
After the transaction of the routine
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Shah Starts For Europe.

Ieheran, April 1.-THE Shan started
here yesterday on his way to Europe
An outbreak Of bubonic plague is re-
ported in Javanrood district near the
Turkish frontier. Since the disease ap-
peared three weeks ago 1876 deaths have
occurred.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Neuananer Mar kills Himself

Lexington, KY, April I'D. T Bax-
ter, a Kentucky newspaper correspon-
dent. committed suicide at his home
here last night by shooting, because Of
Ill health. He was 45 years OF age.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Cowie Goes to Cavite.

San Francisco, April 17-Commodore
Cowie, u. S. N. viii sail for the Phil
Ippines today on the steamer Doric. to
take charge Of the machine shops at
the Cayite navy yard.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Howe Sails nay ath.

Atehison, April 17.-E W Howe, Of
the Atchison Globe. will sail for Europe
from New York May s, on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Weather Indications.

Chicago,-Apr1l 17.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Wednesday,; cooler east
portion tonight; warmer Wednesday;
northwest winds becoming variable.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
TIE ROMANCE or \ nosE.

A curious story is told of how that
lovely variety of the queen of flowers
called the White Rose OF Provence first
became known One summer day rath-
or more than 100 years ago Mr.. Dam
icl Grimond. nurseryman of London
was riding lciSurely along country
lane in Norfolk when he noticed "A rose
tree growing close beside an old mill
and covered with roses of dazzling
Wilderness. 1t was but tho work OF
few moments 10 dlsmount knock at
the door Of the min ana make friends
with ;hc miiler's wife, who. good wo-
man, was not n little surprised at the
interest shown by the stranger in her
favoritc white roses.
Her astonishment. however. must
have passed all bounds when the for
MGR. having begged permission to carry
away one of the blossoms pressed
guinea into her hand Gut she could
not know that in cutting off the flower
Mr. Grimond had cut three buds and
that on arriving Mt the neares; inn he
had carefully packed the spray and
sent 1t posthastc 10 his foreman at
! Chelsea.
Two of these buds grew, and the fol-
Lowing autumn the entcrprising florist
once more visited the old Norfolk mill
and bought the entire stock for gum
ems The foreman had instructions to
: propagate the rose-a-Hd was paid o shll-
,lings n plant for three years for doing
| so. At the end of that time NIr. Girl
mond sold OUT all his white rose plants
at n guinea apiece, the foremans share
of the profits amounting to $500 IL Is
pleasant 10 know that the miilers wite
was made sharer in the Chelsea nurs-
eryman's good fortune, and she re-
ceived as her reward for being all UNI
consciously. the discovcrer of grand
secret in horticulture handsome pres
ent. consisting of n silver tankard and
other pieces of plate of the value OF
eco.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
JosEPH r. BUCHANAN.
HOW um READ.

Messrs. Erdmann and Dodge, accord
ing To "a German scientific paper. have
been trying TO analyzc the operation of
the eye and mind in reading. Two
views are current. one that in reading
you spell out the words letter by let
ter and ;hc other that you learn to rec
oEuiZe groups of letters.
by recording the motions of the eye
during reading it was found by Erd
mann ana Dodge that the eye does not
follow tho line of reading at regular
pace from LETT to right, but that 1t goes
Icy steps or jumps. with periods of rest
between them 1t is during the periods
OF rest. innnitesmai as they are. the
reading is really done. During that PC
riod. which is analogous to the short eN-
posure needed to make Il Photograph
with snap shot camera. picture OF a
group of letters is made before the
mind, and reading consists in grasping
these groups of letters iE succession.
When we come to group OF letters
that is unfamiliar, such as an unusual
word. the eye hesitates and perhaps
has TO anaiyzc the group, letter by let
ter In some persons the optical mem
DRY is developed extra strongly, and
such persons are able TO grasp a whole
line at time and thus make rapid
readers. inexperienced readers, on the
other hand have to read much more
! slowly, letter or two at time.