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FEroAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, MAY 5, 1899.
FRIDAY EVENING.
THREE CENTS.
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SAN FERNANDO
HASJFALLEN:
MacArthur's Victorious Army
. Takes Another Capital.
Filipinos Apply the Torch Be
fore Retreating.
M'TAGGAKT KILLED.
Second Lieutenant of Co. G.
Twentieth Kansas.
Lawton Captures 150,000
Bushels of Rice.
New York. May 5. A special cable
gram to the Journal from Hong Kong-
says the American army has captured
San Fernando.
LI KI T. McTAGGART KILLED.
Washington, May 5. The war depart
ment has received the following:
Manila, May 5. Adjutant General
."Washington: Following casualties at
San Tomas yesterday: One officer,
Lieut. W. A. McTaggart, Company G,
Twentieth Kansas, and four enlisted
men killed; three officers and 22 enlisted
men wounded. Among wounded Gen
Funston. hand, slight. Lawton reports
capture over 150.000 bushels rice; 26a
tons sugar at Baluag. Value of sub-
sistance captured at Malolos one and
one-half million dollars. Large captures
Vice and corn belonging to enemy at
other points. Insurgents destroyed by
fire yesterday town of San Tomas and
last evening fired city of San Fernando.
OTIS.
LAWTON'S HARD FIGHT.
Manila. May 5. Detailed reports of
the work of Maj. Gen. Lawton's expedi
tion show that harder fighting took
place during the early part of this week
than earlier accounts indicated. In the
attac k upon San Rafael, the- American
forces were met with a heavy fire from
a large number of rebels who were con
cealed in the jungle on all sides. It was
only the adoption of the tactics follow
ed "in Indian fighting in the United
States, every man for himself, that
Raved the division from great loss. Gen.
Lawton as usual was at the head of his
line with his staff. Scott's battery de
molished a stone fronted trench at short
range.
The insurgent leaders, Gregorio and
Pio del Pilar, who had S00 men In
Kalinga, retreated when. Gen. Lawton
approached the town. -
Chit-f of Scouts Young with eleven
men entered Balinga. ahead of the army
and rang the church bells to announce
that they had possession of the city.
Gen. Lawton when attacking in force
outside of Balinga saw women and chil
dren in the rebel trenches and sent
Capt. Case in advance with a white flag
to warn the insurgents to remove the
non-combatants. When within five hun
dred yards of the trenches two volleys
were fired at Capt. Case's party. Chief
of Scouts Young, whose bravery at
Balinga was most notable, served as an
Indian scout under Gen. O. O. Howard
in his campaign in the Northwest in
1876. The work of Young's scouts was
a feature of the expedition. On Wed
nesday 23 of them encountered a body
of 300 Filipinos beyond Balinga and
drove them until of the 150 rounds of
ammunition whieh the scouts carried,
they had only fifteen rounds left. They
were about to retire when Lieut. Boyd
"with a troop of the Fourth cavalry came
up with them and chased the enemy in
to San Miguel.
There are two thousand Spanish pris
oners in the hands of the Filipinos at
San Miguel. They are served with five
cents' worth of rice daily and are com
pelled to work hard on the rebel de
fenses. Several hundred of the Fili
pinos wounded are at San Miguel.
The insurgents are sending their women
and children to the Bianaonabatto
mountains.
A Bolo chief and one hundred men
were captured at Ballnag.
Gen. Lawton has released many of
his prisoners.
CABLE INTERHUPTF.D.
New York, May 5. The Commercial
Cable company issued the following no
tice today:
"We are advised that the cable be
tween Iloilo and Bacaloa (Philippine
Islands) is interrupted."
A RUSH ON OVENSHINE.
Manila. May 5. 1:65 p. m. Major
General MacArthur's division advanced
to San Fernando today and found that
the place had been evacuated by the
rebels, who left only a small detach
ment to cover their retreat bv train.
Gen. MacArthur occupied the burning
town without loss.
The rebels south of Manila attempted
to rush through Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's
line last night. The attempt failed but
the rebels maintained a fusillade of
musketry on the fourth' lnfantrv regi
ment for several hours. The demon
stration was ineffectual beyond scaring
the inhabitants of Malate.
The outposts of the Idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro Ma
eati were also attacked during the
night. Major General Lawton is still
quartered at Balinag.
GEN LUNA WOUNDED.
New York, May 5. A Manila dis
patch to the Journal says:
General Luna was wounded in the
fighting near San Tomas yesterday.The
dispatch also says that a monitor is to
day shelling Paranaque south of Ma
nila. BT ARTHUR'S ADVANCE.
Yesterday's Hard Fighting Described
in Detail.
Manila. May 5. In spite of the peace
ful overtures of their commissioners,
the Filipinos vigorously resisted the ad
vance of (Jen. MacArthur's division
from Apali't toward San Fernando,
fighting desperately at long range, after
running from trench to trench when
driven out by the American artillery.
The movement commenced at 5:30 in
the morning. Gen. Hale's brigade, con
sisting of five Gatlings. under com
mand of Maj. Young of the Sixth artil
lery, two battalions of the Fifty-first
Iowa regiment, the First Nebraska reg
iment and the First Dakota regiment,
advanced along the road a few miles
west of the railroad line. Gen. Whea
ton, with Hotchkiss and Gatling guns,
under the command of Lieut. Naylor
of the Utah light artillery, mounted on
handcars, pushed ahead, the Twentieth
Kansas and the First Montana regi
ments deploying to the right and left
when feasible.
The country to be traversed proved to
be the worst yet encountered, miles of
marshes and many formidable streams
delaying the advance materially.
Both brigades met with resistance
simultaneously on approaching the
river near San Tomas, which is about
eight kilometers from Apalit. The cen
ter span of the railroad bridge had
dropped into the river and the rebels
had only left a small force to check
Gen. Wheaton, their main body lining
the strong trenches in front of Gen.
Hale.
Although the attacking force poured
a very heavy artillery and musketry fire
across the river, the enemy stubborn
ly resisted for over an hour, ultimately
breaking when Maj. Young shelled their
left flank and then retreating along the
river bank under cover.
Gen. Wheaton, in the meantime, tried
ineffectually to draw the fire of the Fili
pinos in the trenches east of the track.
As soon as they discovered that the
nature of the country would permit only
a few skirmishes on each side of the
embankment, the rebels regained their
courage and fought desperately for
three-quarters of an hour, in the face
of the American volleys and a rapid-fire
fusillade, until flanked by the Montana
regiment. Then a general scramble en
sued, most of the enemy boarding trains
that were in readiness and the others
taking the road to San Fernando, after
burning the villages of San Tomas and
Minalin.
About noon- -Gen. Wheaton crossed
the broken bridge, cleared the strag
glers oat of the villages and advanced
toward San Fernando. Gen. Hale ef
fected a crossing simultaneously, after
a slight delay necessary to repair a
stone bridge.
Our loss up to that hour (noon) was
two members of the Nebraska regi
ment and one of the Montana killed
and Capt. Albrecht, three members of
the Kansas regiment, two of the Mon
tana, four of the Nebraska and one of
the South Dakota wounded. The ene
my's loss was very slight. After a short
rest the advance was continued, Gen.
Wheaton encountering the first series
of entrenchments near San Fernando.
The rebels now op.ened a hot fire.
Col. Funston of the Twentieth Kansas
was wounded, one lieutenant was killed
and four were wounded while leading
four companies of the Kansas regiment
to outflank the enemy.
Gen. Hale pushed along the road,
flanking the trenches.
More than a hundred sick and wound
ed from Gen. Lawton's brigade were
brought to Manila from Malolos by last
night's train. The heat is unbearable.
W. Y. MORGAN BUYS.
Secures Plant of State Printer
Parks.
W. Y. Morgan, state printer-elect. has
purchased the printing plant of State
Printer J. S. Parks, which was former
ly owned by General J. K. Hudson. Mr.
Morgan says that he has not yet se
cured a lease of the building at 107
East Eighth street, which is now used
by Mr. Parks find he consequently does
not know whether or not it will be nec
essary to move the machinery.
Mr. Morgan will take charge of the
office of state printer July 1.
George Crane said today following
the announcement: "I am greatly dis
appointed at the outcome and I felt con
fident the work would be done in my
printing establishment."
NOW IT'S GOOD.
Republican Members Defend
Populist Railroad Court Law.
The Kansas court of visitation, which
has been organized one month and has
yet its first case to try, today issued an
excuse for its existence. In making
this excuse the court says:
"The establishing of the new court
requires time. Chief Judge Johnson,
who assisted in the organization of the
southern department of the court of
appeals, said it required three months
to get that department in working or
der, while at the end of one month
the court of visitation is supplied with
all necessary blanks and books, and are
ready for business as soon as the peo
ple become acquainted with the new j
system of dealing witn tne railroads.
telegraph and express companies. which
is through a court, and not as hereto
fore, by a commission.
"The people erroneously infer that
the judges of the court of visitation as
sume the duties of the former railroad
commissioners as evidenced by the cor
respondence of the office for the past
month, and when intormed that their
grievance must assume the form of a
verified complaint, the trivial matters
complained of fall. for the reason
that they do not wish to make a "court
case out of their imaginary grievance.
In this respect the law appears to op
erate as a preventative of the petty
annoyances which so freely incumber
ed the railroad commissioners and by
which the complainant hoped to secure
fre transportation.
"The law Introduces an entirely new
system, the beneficient result of which
can only be determined after the oper
ation of the law, as it may be admin
istered by the court, the members of
which will doubtless'do all in their
power to establish a tribunal which
shall be a. just medium of redress be
tween the people and the railroad, tele
graph and express companies ,to the
satisfaction of the people, and in jus
tice to the corporations."
TRIP FOR INGALLS.
To Go to the Philippines as New
York Journal Correspondent.
Abilene, May 5. A representative of
the New York Journal recently came to
Atchison and sketched the residence of
John J. Ingalls.
He told Atchison people that the
Journal wanted Ingalls to go to Manila
and write up the Philippines.
Boyle "With the Blues.
Kansas City, May 5. Jack iBoyle, th
old Philadelphia catcher, has signed a
contract with Manager Manning, and
just as soon as he can reach the team
will become a member of the Blues.
The news was telegraphed by Manager
Manning from St. Paul last night.
HATS OFF PLEASE.
Reception to Returning Soldiers
Will Hare Right of Way.
Fall Festival Postponed in
Honor of Fighting Twentieth.
THE C0M3IITTEE ACTS.
Organization Which Has Man
aged Grand Demonstrations
Steps Aside and Citizens of To
peka Will Take Action.
The Fall Festival for 1899 will give
way to the grand reception to be ten
dered the Twentieth Kansas. Such was
the decision of the Committee of Fifteen
for nothing will be allowed to detract
from the welcome home of the Kansas
heroes.
The committee met last night In the
Commercial club rooms and after thor
oughly" discussing the situation a mo
tion to adjourn, subject to the call of
the president, was carried. The year's
festivities will be in the hands of the
Commercial club and the Committee of
Fifteen will go out of business for a
year but will retain the organization
ready to take up the work whenever
the time comes. Before the adjourn
ment D. J. Greenwald was elected presi
dent and all the old officers re-elected.
The horsemen expect to have a week's
race meet in June and the state G. A.
R. reunion will be here early in the
fall. These two events, together with
the reception to the Kansas regiment,
will be sufficient without the annual
Fall Festival.
If it were not for the fact that the
Kansas regiment will be given a rousing
reception and that the whole state will
turn out to welcome them, the Commit
tee of Fifteen would at once commence
preparations for the Fourth Annual Fall
Festival. For the people of Kansas ex
pect to be entertained in the capital
city every year but nothing will equal
in enthusiasm arid splendor the recep
tion, civic and military ceremonies and
entertainments to be given in honor of
the return of the Twentieth and the
f whole state will not only be in attend
ance but will take part in the demon
stration. It was thought wise to do
nothing that would detract from the
splendor of this reception.
"The proper parties to arrange for
the reception of the Twentieth Kansas
are the business men," said Capt. C. H.
Titus, "and that means the Commercial
club. The Committee of Fifteen is in the
Fall Festival business and I believe we
should stand aside this year and allow
the Commercial club to arrange this
reception without any Festival. The
people of Kansas will all want to see
the regiment instead of entertainments.
When the news comes from Manila that
the regiment has started home the peo
ple will take hold of the reception and
make it a grand ovation. Therefore. T
move that the Committee of Fifteen ad
journ subject to the call of the presi
dent, in order that the Commercial club
may have the united efforts of the peo
ple in arranging for the reception of
the Twentieth Kansas." The motion
carried.
The Commercial club is now in charge
and the people of Topeka will lend their
aid in carrying out the programme as
suggested by the Committee of Fifteen.
At present it can not be foretold when
the regiment will start on the home
ward journey. All details are in the
hands of Gen. Otis.. The regiments will
probably return in the order of their
going, but the time for them to start
home will be set by the military gov
ernor of the Philippines, and the offi
cials at Washington can not even ap
proximate the date of returning. It
has been decided that the regiment will j
return Dy way ot Honolulu and San
Francisco and not by the way of the
Suez canal, as has been suggested. The
war department has announced that all
the transports are needed in the Pa
cific and that the triumphal voyage
home by way of the Suez canal, which
would give the regiment a triumphal
voyage around the world, will have to
be abandoned unless enough pressure
can be brought to bear to have the gov
ernment change its plans.
"No matter what time of the year the
Twentieth Kansas returns we can take
care of them and tender them a royal
reception," said Councilman J. S. War
ner. "They have been enduring hard
ships and privations, while we have
been staying at home. We can not do
too much to show them the apprecia
tion we feel. We can not do too much
for them."
The members of the regiment expect
to be entertained in Topeka. They are
looking forward to the time when they
will be mustered out. and their wish is
that the last ceremonies of disbanding
the famous regiment be at the capital
city.
When the boys were camped on the
sandhills of the Presidio, at San Fran
cisco, and before they received the final
order to embark for the Philippines,
they were anticipating a glorious home
coming, for they were determined, every
man, to make a name tor the regiment.
They had named themselves the "Fight
ing Twentieth" and had chosen "A Hot
Time" as their fighting tune. They have
received their baptism of fire and been
duly christened. They have won the
sobriquet.
The climax of their Joy, so many a
member has expressed it in letters, is
to march up Kansas avenue behind the
Twentieth Kansas band, that made it
self famous in San Francisco, to the
fighting tune of the regiment and be
tween the crowds of cheering people
and the waving of flags. They know
that no other city will accord them as
royal a reception nor welcome them as
warmly as will the people of Topeka
and the Kansans who will assemble
here. The choice of the regiment is To
peka. "I would like to head a list of sub
scriptions to buy the regiment Hag
or some fitting emblem of our regard,"
said H. A. Auerbach. "What we want
to do is to make the boys our guests
for a week and entertain them regard
less of expense."
It has been suggested that Topeka
or Kansas have a special medal struct
and presented to every member of the
regiment. Make the medal the badge
of the regiment, so in after years the
wearer can proudly show that he was
a member of the famous regiment and
that he was remembered by the citizens
of his state. The government willpre
sent every soldier who served in the
Philippine , campaign with a special
medal, but let the Kansas 'boys receive
a medal distinctive of the government
medals, to show that they belonged to
the laure winning regiment of the Phil
ippine campaign.
Let the people of Topeka devote their
efforts in assisting the Commercial club
in arranging for a grand reception to
the Twentieth Kansas.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
Are Being Made by XT. S. Authorities
in Idaho.
Wardner, Idaho, May 5. Four hun
dred United States troops are on guard
in the Coeur D'Alene mining district
and martial law is in full force in Sho
shone county, Idaho. While the gover
nor's proclamation has not been posted
in a public place, citizens are aware
that martial law is in force by reason
of the fact that United States troops are
on the ground to see that it is carried
out. Brigadier General H. C. Merriam,
who arrived from Denver, by way of
Boise, has demanded, if possible, to ar
rest all those implicated in blowing up
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine.
While it is known that several of the
mob, fearing arrest have escaped from
Shoshone county, a large majority of
those wanted are still within the county.
General Merriam has been busy all
dav sending dispatches throughout the
mining district disposing of the troops
so as to protect property and shut off
the escape of those suspected of assist
ing in lawless acts here last Saturday.
Every avenue of escape from the Coeur
D'Alene district is guarded by one or
more companies of troops and the fed
eral authorities believe that the arrest
of all suspected will be made without
serious trouble as soon as identification
is possible.
One hundred and? twenty-eight men
accused of participating in Saturday's
riot have been arrested and are under
guard of United States troops near the
railroad station here.
General Merriam has established a
strict censorship over the telegraph
office here and nothing is allowed to go
out regarding the plans for the arrest p
the retraining suspects.
The taking of testimony in the cor
oner's inauest over the bodies of Smith
and Cheyne, who were shot and killed
by the. mob Saturday last when the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine was
blown up was commenced today by
Coroner France behind closed doors. At
torney General Hays of Idaho arrived
today and was present at the inquest on
behalf of the state.
Important witnesses on the stand to
day were Sheriff James Young of bho
shone county, James R. Sovereign, ex-
master workman of the Knights of
Labor, and Albert Hutton. a Northern
Pacific engineer. The attorney general
refused to disclose the nature of the tes
timony until all witnesses have been
examined.
The troops that arrived today from
the west were sixty men from Company
B. Twenty-fourth United States infan
try, colored, from Vancouver barracks,
under command of Lieut. Murphy, and
troop F, Fourth United States cavalry
from Boise under Lieut. Walsh. Six
companies of the Twenty-fourth infan
try arrived last night and today from
the east and will probably be held at
Burke. Wallace and Mullan.
- ESCAPE TO THE MOUNTAINS.
Wallace, Idaho, May 5. The moun
tains around here are full of fleeing
men. With the railroads all guarded
the only safe way out of the country is
over the old Glidden road to Thompson
Falls, Mont. That route is lined with
them. Some take the road direct from
Burke, while others go by way- of Mur
ray. The road from there was kept
open nearly all winter in hauling ore
and is fairly passable.
ARRESTED THE WHOLE TOWN.
Wallace, Idaho. May 5. Two troops
of cavalry came here and arrested prac
tically every man in town. A train of
two coaches and six box cars, all heav
ily loaded, took them to Wardner. It
is thought many are ohly wanted as
witnesses.
DEVICE IN KAVAL WAR.
German Admiral Hopes to Be Able to
Control tbe Guns From the
Bridge.
.Berlin, May 5. Vice Admiral Thom
son of the German navy has invented
an apparatus by means of which it is
possible to direct and control the guns
of a vessel from the bridge.
The contrivance will prove of the ut
most importance in battles on the open
sea, where the commandant will be able
to fire on the enemy with unfailing pre
cision. The motive power of the new
machinery Is electricity. The apparatus
has already been placed on board the
Kurfuerst Freidrich Wilhelm and will
be tested in a few days.
HIS TEETH GOLD PLATED.
Portsmouth, O., Dentist Profits by the
Freak of an Ohio Doctor.
Portsmouth, O., May 5. Dr. M. 'A.
Robins, an eccentric doctor from Rome,
Adams county, has been here amusing
himself and shocking the citizens. His I
latest freak was paying a local dentist
$100 for gold-plating his teeth. As the
doctor's teeth were perfect, the dentist
at first refused, but finally agreed to.
After the work was completed the doc
tor examined the job by means of a
hand mirror, and, being satisfied, hand
ed $100 to the dentist and refused the
change. The dentist remarked that had
he owned the doctor's teeth he would
not have allowed them to have been
touched for $10,000.
KEEPS THE RUMOR" GOING.
Revival of the Story That "Fighting
Joe" "Wheeler Is to "Wed Mrs.
George W. -Childs.
Washington, May 5. Today there was
a revival of the story that "Fighting
Joe" Wheeler and Mrs. George W.
Childs of Philadelphia are to be mar
ried. It is said that the wedding will
take place in this city some time during
this month. Both Gen. Wheeler and
Mrs. Childs are out of the city and the
story can not be confirmed.
OLD MINSTRELINSANE.
J. "W. Me Andrews, .the Watermelon
Man, Incarcerated at Elgin.
Elgin, 111., May 5. J. W. McAndrews,
at one time one of the best known min
strels in- the country, and Haverly's or
iginal 'Watermelon Man," was com
mitted to the insane hospital here to
day. His mental condition resulted from a
fall from a Chicago street car. His sav
ings soon disappeared, and he came
here two years ago to live with a
nephew. He has been gradually grow
ing worse, and his confinement became
necessary.
Spanish Min ster Starts.
Madrid, May 5. The Duke d'Arcos.
the newly appointed minister to the
United States, started today upon the
Journey to his new post at Washington
by way of Paris.
M. D'S. CRY HELPllCITY MUST SELL.
Save the People From Doctor
Factories
Which Turn Hundreds of
"Graduates" Loose on Public.
REFORM IS NEEDED.
Uneducated Ignoramuses Crip
pie the Profession.
Demand Eridence of Qualifica
tion of Medical Students.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
Medical society will end with a banquet
at the Copeland hotel tonight. Preced
ing the banquet the members will at
tend the concert of the Bruno Steindel
company at the Grand Opera House.
Some of the members of the society
do not take kindly to the request of
Governor. Stanley for names of phy
sicians from which to select members
of the state board of health. Dr. W.
R. Priest of Concordia made a speech
before the society protesting against
honoring the request, saying that the
governor had no r.ight to endeavor to
mix politics with the business of the
medical association. He said:
"The governor must be insincere and
undemocratic to run this society up
against a pat hand of this kind. I, be
ing a Democrat, object to this society
being made an annex to any political
party. If he wants six Republican
members I am willing for one that he
have the sole privilege to select them
and not put the members of this so
ciety, who are of other political faith
in an embarrassingposition. While I be
lieve that physicians should be selected
for fitness and qualifications for such
a position, yet I realize that the spoils
go with the victor, and in this instance
political faith will land the man pos
sibly with few exceptions."
However, it is probable that the so
ciety wrill accede to the governor's re
quest before adjournment this evening.
Dr. R. S. Magee as chairman of the
committee on necrology, reported the
death of five members during the past
year.
A resolution calling for another joint
meeting of the three medical societies
next year was voted down. If a joint
meeting is held it will have to be ar
ranged later.
The following resolution, prepared by
Dr. Schenck of this city was adopted
at the meeting this morning:
Whereas, It is a well known fact that
many young men have been allowed to
enter and graduate from some of our
medical colleges who have not had even
a common school education and who
could not pass the necessary examin
ation for a third grade teachers' cer
tificate; and
Whereas, This condition of affairs is
detrimental to the advancement of
medical science and tends to lower the
standard of the medical profession
therefore be it
Resolved, That it is in the interests
of the medical profession that all per
sons proposing to enter the medical pro
fession shall give proof of a preliminary
education equal to that prescribed
by the National Association of Medical
Colleges; and that such proof or evi
dence shall be shown by an examining
committee independent or the medical
college to which said person or . appli
cant has made application to as a
matriculant.
ECLECTICS ELECT OFFICERS.
The Kansas Eclectic Medical associa
tion this morning elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Dr. J. M. Wright, Elk City; vice presi
dent. T. W. Watts, Alma: second vice
president, G. W. Locks, Holton; treas
urer, W. C. Hamilton, Topeka; secre
tary. E. B. Packard, Osage City.
The following names were sent in to
Governor Stanley today in response to
his request for the recommendations of
physicians for appointment on the state
board of health: Dr. B. J. Alexander,
Dr. E. B. Packer, Dr. J. A. Radder and
Dr. J. L. Furber.
After the election of officers this
morning the association adjourned.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS.
The Kansas Medical society has elect
ed the following officers: President, Dr.
Chas. Gardiner, Emporia; . first vice
president. Dr. R. J. Morton, Green: sec
ond vice president, Dr. C. A. Milton,
Dodge City: recording secretary. Dr.
W. E. McVey, Topeka; corresponding
secretary. Dr. J. M. May, Kansas City,
Kan.; treasurer, Dr. L. H. Munn, To
peka: librarian. Dr. S. G. Stewart. To
peka; judicial council. Dr. W. R. Priest,
Concordia; delegates to National Medi
cal association. Dr.. R. J. Morton. Tr.
J. E. Minney and Dr. H. G. Deoven.
REGENTS REMOVED.
Governor Stanley Has at Last Acted
on Recommendation.
Governor Stanley today formally re
fhoved C. B. Hoffman and J. N. Lim
bocker as regents of the state agricul
tural college and appointed J. C. Mc
Dowell of Smith Center and Thomas
Yoe of Independence as their success
ors. In the removal of the two regents
the governor followed the recommenda
tion of his investigating committee,
which was appointed to find an excuse
for ousting the regents.
To Fight Wire Trust
Chicago, May 5. The Chronicle says:
Makers of steel fence wire who are out
side the trust, are meeting in Chicago
for the purpose of formins a combina
tion and erecting a plant at some point
within the Indiana gas belt. The com
panies number 14 and have been com
pelled to get together in order to com
pete successfully with the steel and
wire trust. The latter has advanced
the price of raw material to such an
extent that extreme economy of man
agement and manufacture is essential
to the securing of any profit from pro
duction. Bailey Is For Little.
Representative Bailey of Kansas observ
ed yesterday to a reporter in Kansas City
that, in his judgment. Lieutenant Colonel
Little should be appointed colonel of the
Twentieth Kansas to succeed Funston.
While Little had not been heard from, the
reason was plain and found in the fact
that Funston was in command. The ac
quaintances of Little know very well he
is competent in every respect and his ap
pointment would be regarded as the right
thing under the circumstances.
Investors Don't Appreciate Ad
vantages of City Hall Block.
Commercial Club to Assist In
Finding Buyer.
The auditorium question has not yet
been solved.
Everything hinges upon the sale of
the city building. It is somewhat re
markable that not a single offer has
been received for what is conceded to
be one of the most valuable business
blocks in Topeka.
There Is no use to haggle or discuss
what might have been done. There is
only one thing possible and that ia to
sell the city building and build an audi
torium as soon as possible.. The city
building, as a business block, may be
made to produce an income of at least
$3,000 annually and there is no good
reason for the reluctance on the part of
investors.
Ex-Mayor Fellws. who is chairman
of the committee on municipal legisla
tion of the Commercial club, has called
a meeting of his committee for Monday
evening to discuss the auditorium ques
tion. The entire city council met Thursday
evening with the ways and means com
mittee to consider the bids which have
been submitted for a site for the audi
torium. The meeting was for the "pur
pose of giving the persons submitting
the bids an opportunity to present to
the council the arguments in favor of
the sites they offered, but not more than
one-third of those submitting bids were
present. Consequently very little head
way was made in selecting a site, al
though the various questions to be con
sidered in a location were brought out
in the discussion.
Seven bids were opened without any
one responding to them. The eighth
was the bid of the Topeka Railway
company for the sale of the old street
car barns on Tenth avenue between
Kansas avenue and Jackson street. C.
C. Baker, representing the street car
company, said:
"There are five lots in this tract, mak
ing a plat 125 by 130 feet. There are
alleys on the east and north. If the city
purchased this location I suppose it
would be with the intention of combin
ing them with the school grounds on
the west."
The tenth bid was that offered by
A. K. Rodgers for his residence property
on Fifth and Monroe, which he offers
for $10,000. Mr. Rodgers spoke of the
prominence of the Santa Fe hospital and
how every stranger who comes into the
city -sees it and asks what it is, because
it is situated on high ground.
W. F. Parker represented the property
on the southeast corner of Seventh and
Van Buren. There are six lots offered,
and the price is $10,000.
The merits of the bid offering the
property northeast corner of Seventh
and Jackson- streets, just west of the
National hotel, were . presented by
Frank J. Brown. There are five lots in
the plat, and they are offered for $21,
000. A. A. Rodgers presented the claims of
the location on the opposite side of Jack
son street, north of the Real Estate
building. The plat is 150 feet by 112,
and Air. Rodgers stated that a good
foundation is already laid on the corner,
so that an excavation would not be
necessary for all the walls. The price
asked is $12,000.
Thomas G. Shillinglaw, as agent for
Leonidas Bryson, spoke for the half
block on the east side of Kansas avenue,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
There are eighteen lots in the tract and
they are offerd for sale for $12,000, or
ntteen or tne lots can be had for $8,000.
If this tract is taken part of it would
oe usea for landscape gardening.
Albert Parker offered the cronertv
where his homestead is. There are six
lots on Quincy between Sixth and
Seventh, and Mr. Parker said two more
lots could be secured. He asks Sfi R00
ior nis property.
Edward Wilder presented the lota he
tween the Baptist chufch and the Giles
property on Jackson street, facina- the
state house square. There are eight lots
m tne tract, owned by three different
parties. Mr. Wilder said that he had
no financial interest in the location, but
because he thought jt was a good site
for the auditorium, he had obtained
the prices asked by the different owners
arid had submitted them to the commit
tee. The price asked for the Dronertv
is $21,000.
This completed all of those nresent
who had offered sites, and the commit
tee tnen gave an opportunity to other
citizens present to express their views
on the different locations suggested
Ex-Mayor T. W. Harrison said:
'I hope the same mistake will not be
made in locating the auditorium that
was made-with the court house. It
ought not to be put down out of siu-ht
It ought to be close to the business cen
ter ana on high ground. It won't rfirrv
business with it. but must "he nlnerl
where business is."
Joseph Marshall, the arrhi tec- whn
has prepared plans and drawings to fit
me nair diock Detween Eleventh and
Twelfth, spoke for that location.
Mr. Marshall opposed makine- the fitv
hall a part of the auditorium. He also
took occasion to poke a little fun at
the street car company in agoodnatured
way.
It has teen argued," he continued,
that the auditorium oueht not to tie
on the street car line on account of the
noise made by the cars, but we don't
have enough cars on that South To
peka line to disturb anybody. At least
that is what I have thought when I
have been waiting for a car some times.
And when a car did come it would be
so cold that I would have to walk II r
and down the aisle to keep a little
warmth in me, and when I would ask
the conductor why they didn't have a
fire in the stoves he would always say
mat tne coal nadn't come yet: that a
flood on the Ohio, or snow in the Alle
ghenies had interfered with the com
pany getting its coal.
"They say the street cars always use
hard coal, which I suppose means hard
to get."
Oscar Bischoff was called for to give
his views.- He said he resided in North
Topeka and naturally his first choice
was the city park, which he thought
could be made into a beautiful spot.
Next to that he favored the site between
Eleventh and Twelfth.
After the outsiders were gone the
council held a consultation and it was
decided to take no further action at
present.
Suing Newspapers.
Nashville. May 5. E. B. Stahlman. the
attorney who collected the celebrated
Methodist war claim, has brought suit for
$30,000 for libel against Rev. W. B. Palmer,
D. IX, editor of the St. Louis Christian
Advocate. It is understood that several
suits of a similar nature will be brought
against individuals, who have engaged in
newspaper attacks on Mr. Stahlman.
METGALFNAMED.
Lawrence Man Appointed Col
onel of the 20th Kansas.
Recommended by Cable by Gen,
Fred J. Funston.
OTHER PR03I0TI0XS.
Capt. Wm. II. Bishop, of Salina,
Made Junior Major.
Other Elevations Follow
Regular Order.
the
Governor Stanley this morning re
ceived a cablegram from Brigadier Gen
eral Fred Funston recommending ap
pointmentsintheTwentieth Kansas reg
iment as a result of his elevation by
President McKinley. The appointments
win be made today by Governor Stan
ley in accordance with the recommenda
tions, and will be as follows:
Wilder S. Melcalf of Lawrence, Junior1
major, to be colonel of the regiment vica
Funston.
William H. Bishop of Salina, captain
of Company M, to be junior major vice.
Metcalf.
Daniel F. Craig of Garnett, first lieu-
CAPT. WILLIAM H. BISHOP,
Of Salina. Who Has Been Appointed Ma
jor of the Twentieth Kansas.
tenant of Company E, to be captain
vice Bishop. .
Edward J. Hardy of Salina, second
lieutenant of Company E, to be first
lieutenant vice Craig.
Cassius E. Warner of Fort Scott,
sergeant of Company F, to be second
lieutenant vice Hardy.
John C. Murphy of Leavenworth,
sergeant Company C, to be second lieu
tenant vice William A. McTaggart,
killed.
In appointing Wilder S. Metcalf col
onel of the regiment Governor Stanley
ignores Lieutenant Colonel Little and
Frank H. Whitman, senior major of the
regiment. Whitman is a regular army
officer, and the slight therefore falls al
together on Lieutenant Colonel Little'
"I am willing to take General Fun
ston's opinion in the matter of appoint
ments," said Governor Stanley this
morning. "I know there are some poli
ticians in the state who would like t
run the appointments in the army in
the Philippines, but I don't believe they
will do it."
Governor Stanley said in a conversa
tion with Theosophilus Little of Abi
lene, father of the lieutenant co'lonel of
the Twentieth, that it was his opinion!
his son had interfered with the appoint
ments in the regiment during Governor
Leedy's term, and that he might ex
pect to suffer as a consequence. This
went to show that he had never any in
tention of promoting Little.
As soon as tlovernor Stanley formal
ly carries out the recommendations" oC
General Funston, which will be some
time today, he will send the list to
Adjutant General Corbin at .Washing
ton. Capt. Bishop who will succeed Metcalf
was the junior captain in the regiment.
In the natural order Fred Buchan of
Kansas City would have received the
place, but he was transferred some tlm
ago and is now on the road home with
the body of his wife.
WILL MAIL COMMISSIONS.
Governor Stanley this arternoon sent
a telegram to Adjutant General Corbin
announcing appointments in the Twen
tieth Kansas regiment, in accordance
with the recommendations of Gen. Fun
ston. The commissions of the promoted
men are now in course of preparation,
and will be mailed to the Kansas head
quarters in the Philippines tonight.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Lawrence, May 5. Wilder S. Metcalf,
junior major . Twentieth Kansas, was
born at Mllo, Maine. He went to Ohio
at an early age and was graduated
from Oberlin college In 1878. He came
to Kansas in 1887 and in 1897 he was
graduated from the law school of Kan
sas university. While in Ohio he had
his first military training and rose to
the rank of captain of the Ohio Na
tional guard.
On coming to Kansas he connected
himself with company H, of the Kan
sas Guard, rising to the rank of cap
tain. He then was promoted to major,
lieutenant colonel and finally to colonel
of the first regiment of the Kansas Na
tional guard, which place he held when
appointed mapor of , the Twentieth
Kansas. .
A Fake Murderer.
New York. May 5. Chief of Detec
tive McCluskey ht.i asked today re
garding the confession of the murder in
this city of Dolly Reynolds made by
Ricard T. Nicholson in Wormwood
Scrubs prison in England. He declared
there was no truth in it. Dr. Kennedy
was recently sentenced to death for
killing Miss Reynolds. Capt, McCIus
kev nointed out that the confession
states that the woman was shot while
the autopsy showed that she was killed
bv a blow with a Diuageon ana mas
she was not shot at all.
Weather Indications. . . . .
Chicaeo. May 5. For Kansas: Partly"
cloudy with showers tonight and in
east portion Saturday; easterly winds.