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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
LOOKS PROMISING.
Official Report on Plague Situation in
Hawaii.

washington, March 6.-The surgeon
general of the Marine hospital has re-
ceived a report dated February 20 from
Surgeon D. A Carmichael at Honolulu
summing up the plague situation there
and at Kaluhui, on the island of Maui
and at Hilo, Hawaii. At Honolulu he
says that up to February 10Th the sit
uation looked promising. On that date
three new cases, all fatal. were report
ed, one Hawaiian-Chinese woman and
two Cinnamon. The infection in these
cases is supposed to have been from
Asiatic food stuffs.
De. Carmichael gives the results of
the observations of a trip made by Con-
sui General Haywood president of the
board of health and himself to Kaluhui
Maui and Hilo. They started Febru-
ary 49, At Kaluhui. the Inhabitants of
Chinatown. where the disease was dis
covered, had been moved to a detention
camp, Chinatown destroyed by fire and
oped since February 10, and the situa-
ton was we'll in hand.
Sugar is shipped from Kaluhui to San
Francisco. Complete arrangements
were made for the shipping of
the sugar direct from the plan
tations to the landing place and thence
to the lighters, so as to avoid as far as
possible any danger of infection by the
men engaged on the work. At FIilo the
reported, at Mrs Serrao, the wife of a
Portuguese merchant, who kept a small
store near the water front The case
resulted fatally. The party returned to
Honolulu Friday, February 16 There
have been so few cases lately, the doc
tor adds, that the anti-plague serum
has not had a fair trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
GIVEN 10 YEARS.
Convicted of Highway
Robbery Receive Severe
Sentences.

Mary Marshall and Burley Hines, the
two negroes who were convicted of
highway robbery in the district court a
few days ago, will have 13 long years
in the penitentiary in which to mediate
over the truth of the biblical passage,
1.-THE way of the transgressor is hard"
Judge Hazen sentenced each of them to
13 years Imprisonment at hard labor
today.
When sentence was passed upon them
both criminals giggled as though they
thought it a great jocks. They are both
used to penitentiary life. The woman
served a term for larceny, and Hines
had only been out of the prison six
weeks when he committed the crime for
which he will shortly go back to Lam
sing. Life in the penitentiary will be
no novelty to them.
The two criminals were represented
IN court by W. I. Jamison and A. M.
Thomas. Thomas made d defense of
his clients. but without avail. After
sentence was passed, Jamison remarked
that he objected to it because 13 was
an unlucky number
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
JOE WHEELER IS BACK.
Arrives at San Francisco on the
Warren.

San Francisco. March 6.--The United
States transport Warren has arrived here
from Manila via Hong Kong, Guam and
Honolulu. On board the Warren are Gen
eral Wheeler and his daughter; Lieuten-
ant Commander Briggs, L. S. N: Cap
tain Johnson, U. S. V, and several pas
sengers. including William Bengough, the
artist for Harpers Weekly. The Warren
made stop of ten days at Guam to per
init General Wheeler to make an investi-
cation of the government established
there by Lieutenant Leary.
The Warren brings the news from Hon
olulu that of the three suspected cases
of plague reported on February 20, but
one proved to be genuine plague, and
when the Warren left Honolulu the au-
thoriueS We're of the opinion that the
plague had about died out, although every
precauuon was being taken to confine
any fresh outbreak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
A HARRISON MOVE.
Meeting to Boom the Ex-Presi-
dent Reported at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 6.-There
was a revival of talk of pushing Ben
jamin Harrison for the Republican
presidential nomination today, and it
was claimed a secret conference of Re
publicans was held yesterday to sound
the ex-president. This gossip was gem
eral over town, but no details of the
conference leaked out.
Gen. John c. New, who managed
Harrison's first campaign, said he knew
nothing Of it. Gen. Harrisons private
secretary declined even to ask the gen
eral if he knew of such a conference.
In 1895 there was movement among
Harrison's friends to prepare to use his
name, but Chairman Gowdy, a McKin-
ley man, it was claimed, discovered it,
and forced the general, by a political
trick, to put himself on record.
Gov. Mount today said he did not
think McKinley's chances for renom-
ination were endangered by the Porto
Rican bill.
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Natal will rebel rather than to allow
annexation.
WAY CLEAR TO FREE STATE.

Natal Will TeDel rdSner L0au 10 allow
annexation.
WAY CLEAR TO FREE STATE
London, March 6-2:55 p m.-The
Beers in northern Cape Colony are in
full retreat to the Orange Free States.
The possession of Stormberg puts Gen.
Gatacre in railroad communication
with Gen. Clements at Colesberg, for
though the Beers partially wrecked the
railroad, it is understood that it can be
quickly repaired and thus the entrance
of additional British troops into the
Free State will be greatly facilitated.
From OsfOntein, where Field Marshal
Roberts is opposed by a good sized body
of Beers, there is still no news except
reports of minor skirmishes.
The position gained by Gen. Brabant
at DOrdrecht is reported to be exceed
ingly strong. According to the Times
correspondent the Boer numbers alone
enabled them to retreat from Dordrecht
practically unhindered.
He also reports a violation of a white
flag by the Beers and that they delib-
erately fired at close range,on a stretch
er party.
Gen. Whites garrison has begun to
leave Ladysmith and is arriving at the
Moi river camp where the troops will
remain several days when they will go
further south. They are emaciated and
say the road to Colesberg presented
scenes that exceeded in horror those de-
picted in "Dante's Inferno" Dead men
and animals are lying mutilated and
purified, in the trenches formerly occu-
pied by the Beers and filled the air with
a sickening stencil. In cases where hur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
LEADS The WORLD
Kansas Flour Demanded by the
English.
Importer Here to Buy l ,OOO,-
900 Pounds.
DEALERS ASK FOR IT.
VIII Soon Outrank the Minne-
apOlis Product.
Topeka Mills Supply Nearly ALI
Kansas Importation.

Mr.. L. Won Schulze, representing the
big flour importing house of Morris &
Co., of London, England, is in Topeka
today. The purpose of his visit is to re-
new acquaintance with the millers of
Topeka and not conditions incidental
to the wheat and flour market.
Mr.. Won Schulze says that his firm
expects to import to England at least
100000 bags or IA, ,000, 900 pounds Kansas
flour during the present year. Practical
~ all of this -four will bef rom the To-
peka mills.
The demand for Kansas flour on
the English market is increasing every
year. said he this afternoon, land I
believe it is the -four of the future more
than that of any other country or To-
cality in the United States. Retail
merchants are asking the jobbers for
Kansas flour, and the iobberS in turn
are making the wants known to the
importers. While the flour of Mime
apolis now brings a trifle more on the
market, L think the day is not far dis
tant when the demand for Kansas flour
Will be such as to outrank it. I sin
cerely hope the Kansas wheat crop this
year will be as large as now expected
for that will mean plenty of flour for
export trade"
wheat is now being imported into Eng
land from the Argentine Republic and
manufactured there. He says that this
is opening up competition, but does not
believe the Kansas flour trade will be
affected because of the superiority of
the product manufactured here.
Practically all of the flour now used
in England is American importation or
the product of Argentine wheat" said
Mr.. Won Shulze. But little wheat is
exported from Russia from year to
year. Invariably prospects are held out
early each year of big export trade, but
these promises invariably fall through.
There seems to be an air of mystery
about the wheat trade with Russia just
the same as there is about everything
connected with the land of the. Gar
Mr.. Won Shulze says he thinks Joseph
Letter did much for the farmers of the
United States by his wheat specula-
tions, and believes they. should feel
grateful to him. He was in this coun-
try four years ago, and he says the
change in conditions is wonderfully
noticeable.
Mr.. Won Shulze will probably remain
in Topeka until Thursday. He has been
in thisc ity twice within the past ten
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
ASSESSMENT EQUALIZED.
Property to Be Assessed at Half Its
Actual Value.

The township assessors late Monday
afternoon decided to assess real estate
al 30 per cent of its actual value. This
will raise the assessed valuation of the
farming lands, but will make no differ
ence with city real estate. Heretofore
the city has been paying more than it's
burden of the taxes, as all city property
has been assessed at so per cent of ac-
tual value, while farm lands have been
assessed at only go Is per cent.
All personal property will be assess
ed at so per dent of actual value. but
the exemption will be taken from the
actual value, whereas heretofore it has
been taken from the assessed valuation.
Heretofore a man with S400 worth of
property was assessed at 5000, and the
exemption was made from that amount.
SO that the property owner had no tax
to pay. This year the exemption will be
taken from the S400, and so per cent of
the balance, or 500, will be subject to
taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
ANOTHER CHANCE.
Amended Petition to Be Filed in Case
Against z. and L. of S.

The attorneys for the plaintiffs in
the mandamus actions brought against
the executive committee of the Knights
and Ladies of Security to compel the
reinstatement of certain members, are
preparing an amended petition, which
Judge Hazen gave them five days to
prepare in his decision yesterday.
The decision which Judge Hazen rem
dered yesterday, which was favorable
to the executive committee, was on a
motion to quash the writ, which is
equivalent to a demurrer. The motion
was sustained and the plaintiffs were
allowed to amend their petition. The
case will then come up on its merits,
provided the amended petition stands
the test of the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
LIGHTS TURNED OUT.
olga Nethersole Did Not Play Last
Night.

New York, March 6.-As the result
of the decision of Magistrate Mott Wal
lacks theater was closed last night and
no production of 'Sapho" was attempt
ed. After the decision in Magistrate
Motifs court Chief of Police Devery tel
ephoned to the manager of Wallack's s
theater and to Marcus Mayer, manager
of Miss Nethersole and suggested that
it would be better not to give a per
formanee- Captain Thomas was in
structed at the same time to take ten
men in citizens clothing and visit the
theater and to make arrests if an effort
was made to produce ''Sapho' along
the original lines.
A notice was posted on the theater
that there would be no performance
and the lights were turned out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06

ried burial had been attempted the
rains have washed the earth away and
out of the earth stick ghastly legs and
arms of dead burghers.
A dispatch from Osfontein says that
according to the Boer prisoners, another
important British success will cause
President Steyn to flee to Pretoria, ,leav-
ing provisional government at Bloem-
fOntein, which is likely to make peace
overtures, those Free Staters not wish
ing for peace, trekking into the Trans
vaal and there helping to make a stand
which most of the British military crit
les now point out, will constitute the
most difficult and deciding feature of
the war.
The recent rains have afforded Lord
Roberts good grass and copious sup
plies have reached him. News of his
advance is eagerly awaited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06

Cocorit and captured Tegota, mile be-
low. They will attempt to burn Cocorit
if it holds out beyond tomorrow.
There are 5000 Yaquis between Potam
and Torin. Twenty-four Mexican sold
iers have been brought into the military
hospital and nine Yaquis are reported
dead on the field.
Mail communication between Potam
and Guaymas has been stopped.
Today 27 Yaquis fired into a body of
200 Mexican soldiers on the road be-
tween Potam and Torin and disappear
ed. Between Potam and TORN, Is miles
distant, 16 bodies are hanging to trees,
IA being Yaquis and two Mexicans
An expedition of 400 men has left Po-
tam to open the road to Cocorit and
great fighting is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
MARSHALL'S NEW UNIFORM
Famous Band Will Appear in New
| Clothes This Season.

TIL. members of MarshalIs band will
wear elegant new uniforms during the
coming summers work. Arrangements
are now being made to secure the suits,
and the order will be placed within a
short time.
The new uniforms will be of fatigue
style. and will be similar in color to the
uniforms worn by the members of
Sousa's band. The coats and trousers
win be of the same color, and the caps
probably identical with those of the
Sousa players. The present fatigue uni
forms Of the band have seen service for
number of years, and many of the
ters.
At present the band numbers Sc
musicians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
M1ER's MISSION FAILED.
Came to Topeka For Street Car Men
to Fill Strikers Places.

John L. Mier of 3O01 Park avenue. st.
Louis, with the st. Louis Transit COM
pany, is at work in Topeka trying to
hire the street car conductors and mo-
torneers to go to ST. Louis and take the
places of the strikers on the lines of the
st. Lousis Transit company.
Two Topeka men quit their jobs here
to go to ST. Louis, not knowing that
they had been hired to go to work as
non-union men.
Now that the secret of Mier's mission
is out he will not continue his work in
Topeka. Emissaries of the St Louis
Transit company are reported to be at
work in Kansas City, Leavenworth and
AtchisOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
DE BATH STRICKEN.
Husband of Jersey Lily Sick at Cape
Town.

Chicago, March Capt. Hugo De
Bath, husband of Mrs. Langtry is dan
gerously i'll in the British military hos
pital at Cape Town. A cablegram to this
effect has been received by Mrs. Lang
try. Capt. De Bath, who is a member
of Col Kitchemer's staff, was stricken
with fever shortly after the relieving
force entered Kimberley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
island Has Disappeared.

San Francisco, March 6-Chief Officer
Cooskey of the transport Grant said
that on February 5 the ship sailed over
the spot where Morell island was gen
all sailing charts, but at 1870 a m.
on the date mentioned the Grant sailed
over the position in lat. % degrees 81
minutes north; Long. ia degrees 81
minutes east and not a trace of the
island could be found. At noon any land
forty feet above the level of the sea
could be seen for a distance of twenty
five miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
IT IS COMPLETE.
New Philippine Commission
Ready For Business.

Washington, March 6-Prof. Bernard
Moses of the University of California.
had a conference with the president to-
day. Mr.. Mckinley rendered him the
vacant place in the new Philippine COM
sion and Mr.. Moses accepted it. This
completes the commission, whose per-
sonnel is as follows: Judge Taft (Ohio),
president; Dean c. Worcester (Michi-
gam. Luke Wright, Henry G. Ide Wer-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
Favorable to Bynum.

Washington, March 6.-The senate
committee on finance today authorized
a favorable report on the nomination
of w D. Bynum, as appraiser of mer-
chandise at the port of New York. The
committee divided on. the nomination
on party lines, the Republicans sup
porting and the Democrats opposing
confirmation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
Famous Race Mare nead.

San Francisco, March 6.-Geraldine
the famous racing mare Of phenomenal
speed at short distances, holder of the
worlds record for half a mile in 4e
seconds. is dead at SpreckeFs Napa
farm. Her newly born foal by Crigh-
ton died at the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
AFTER PAPER TRUST.
Joint Resolution For Repeal of Duty
on White Paper.

Washington, March 6.-Representative
Devries (Cal) has introduced a joint res
olution for the repeal of duties on white
or printing paper and the material from
which it is made and directing the at
torney general to proceed under the anti
trust law against those maintaining a
monopoly in such paper and material.
The resolutions recite that the existing
maintenance of the monopoly, that the
price of paper has increased so per cent.
to the consumer and that this result is a
menace to popular education and the dis
Semination of information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
DETROIT CLUB SALE.
American Baseball League Franchise
Purchased for $4,000.

Detroit, Mich, March 6.-James D.
Burns and George T. Stallings of this
city today closed the purchase of the
Detroit club of the American Baseball
league The price is $4,000 cash. This
will enable the divorced wife of George
A Vanderbeck, the late owner to collect
the alimony granted her, amounting to
1000 and will end the further litigation
of the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
RAILROADS GET IN.
Supreme Court Admits Santa Fe to
Court of Visitation Case.

The supreme court today authorized
o. ]. Wood of the Santa Fe legal de-
partment to prepare and file a brief
in the case brought in the supreme
court to test the act creating the court
of visitation.
Mr.. Wood appeared before the su-
preme court today and explained that
the railroads are interested in this case
and asked permission to file a brief
The request was granted.
This case will come up for hearing in
the supreme court April 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
Hitt Renominated.

Freeport, H., March 6-Robert r.
Hit was renominated for congress by
acclamation at the Republican congress
sional convention here today. c. A.
Works of Rockford, was named for
member of the state board of equaliza-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Charter Board Passes Upon New Kan
sas Enter priseS.

SaS EnGe1 pf1ses.
The state charter board granted the
following charters today:
The Verdigris Valley Brick & Tile Co,
Neodesha; capital, $4,000
The Mound Valley Natural Gas and
Mineral Co.; capital, $3,050.
C7irard Creamery & Cold Storage Co.
capital, $1,000.
Farmers Lumber & Coal Co., Hill
City; capital, 10,0OO.
Zoellner- Wark Mercantile Co., Ton
ganoxie; capital, $4,000.
Frederick Creamery Co, Frederick,
Kan; capital, $780,
Alexander Lumber Co., Everest; capi-
tai, $4,000.
Diamond Ridge United Brethren
church, Pomona.
First NJ. E. church Baldwin City.
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MEXICAN DEFEAT.
Body of Three Hundred of Diaz's
Soldiers
Routed by Yaquis and Two Are
Hanged.
ESIEGE COCORIT
After Capturing TegOta a Mile
Below.
Threaten to Burn the Town if
It Holds Out.

Chicago, March GA special to the
Tribune from Potan, Mexico, says:
Three days ago the Yaquis intercept
ed the mail, which was being conveyed
under an escort of 300 soldiers OF the
300 soldiers all were dispersed except
two, who were hanged to nearby trees.
The Yaquis carried off the mails
Yesterday the Yaquis laid siege to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
Pannoefote win Stay.

London, March 6-5 D. m.-The Asso-
ciated Press learns that the British
government has decided that Lord
Pauncefote will remain as ambassador
at Washington indefinitely.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. March 6-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Wednesday; warmer We'd
nesday and in west portion tonight;
variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06
Inventor Daimler Dead.

Herr Daimler, the INVENTOR OF tne InOtur
car bearing his name, died here today
.rxveu. how are things looking this
1noruing?s asked the insurance re-
porter.
,neerful." answered the optimistic
FIRE insurance agent We've given
avvav nearly 900 more blotters today
than we did the corresponding day last
year."-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-06

Brussels, March 6.-The Transvaal
agency here confirms the statement
that President Kruger is ready to con-
clude peace with Great Britain on the
basis of the independence of the two re-
publics. and that otherwise the strug-
gle VIII continue to the bitter end.
The agency believes that the Afri-
kander element in Cape Colony and
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MORE POWER TO BOROrGHS?
That Is Said to BE the Sentiment Of the Charter
Rcyiscrs.

Alexander T. Mason, one OF the Manhattan
members OF the Charter Revision Coinmi sion.
said last evening that he sentiment among the
members of the commission seemed to be In
favor of C. ~ntinuirg the present boz ough sys-
TEN OF city government and of extend
ing the powers Of the local boards and
borough Presidents over local I'M
proven, nts and internal Affairs so that
they will not be useless parts OF the machinery
OF munic' pal & vernment. At present the bor-
ough organization and on ers have practically
no influence on the d ci,ion OF questions affect
ing their boroughs. Their uselessness has been
the joke of City Hall. The five Presidents cost
the city $4,000 a year with their office
stats and occupy room that is nee Il d
BY other departments. The Presidents are
members Of the Board I Public improvements,
but have no vote except In matters which affect
exclusively their borouehs. Thus The LAYING OF
a water main in Manhattan IL a subj 'ot on
which Pre- ,dent Coogan can vote, hut " he
water main CROSSE the lin, dividing Manhattan
and The Bronx. neither Mr.. Coogan nor Pres!-
osHs H dnIis. o. q IN, The sa sr 9 'f P1e ySis On It. s,,, liz
In presiding over the DELIBERATIONS OF the local
Improvement boards and over the borough
boards. These boards make recommendations
to the Board OF Public improvements. which
VIA, the borouuhs outside Of Manhattan
ant Is gr 'ater power over internal I'M
Trovements, and this Is the view which. ac-
cording 10 MI. Moran, the Revision Commls-
sion seems IN favor. Tammany Ia opposed
strongly TO the extension Of the borou. h sys-
tenn. The leader Of the org nization want to
see power CENTRAL zsd in the Mayor and his ap-
pointees. The RESIDENTS Of the other borouGhs
declare that the Administration wants 10 make
their horoughs tni lis TO IN Manhattan k to. The
representatives OF Richmond ard Queens have
charged repeatedly that their taxes we're
higher since Consolidation thsn before. but that
tbs amount Of money expended In those
boroughs for Improvements vas mach less.
The sub committee II the Revision Commits
sion which Il Investigating the Charter sections
governing the Police Department has been par
t~iculnrly active and has been examining the
books ard men ~ the department with a view
to determining the adyisabilitv Of Sc ara,ing
the Police Department the Bureau OF Elec-
tions, II was said yesterday that the commit
tee would prob ably recommend a slnsle-ho AIDED
Police Commit. sion and y Bureau Z Elections
entirely Independent of Il. Gov. Roo>c> eli l.
known TO favor sucn q division OF the depart
ments ard President York OF the Police Board
Ia heartily in favor Of II.