The Daily North Topeka Newsletter from Topeka, Kansas • 1

North NO. 52. NORTH TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1899. VOL.

I. H. J. TAYLOR IS DEAD. AT WORK IN SAMOA.

AS TOLD BY FUNST0N. I lis II SL lifpil Democratic Leaders Listen to Reports From the States. Democratic Leaders Discuss Mo nopolies in St. Louis. Student of Tom Paine Murders HisWhole Familyand Himself.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT JOPLIN MR. BRYAN LEADING SPEAKER. St. Louis, May 20. Promptly in.

May 20. A horrible tragedy was unearthed hero yester day when the dead bodies of a family of five were found in a tent in the at 6:45 o'clock last evening the caterer's direction bell rang, the band struck up "The Stars and Stripes Forever," an army of waiters laden with viands appeared, and the mammoth Democratic anti-trust banquet was on, while the 1,445 banqueters seated at He Was a Negro, a Democrat and Once Minister to Liberia. Kansas City, Mo. May 26. C.

H. J. Taylor, the negro Democratic politician and lawyer, died at Atlanta, this morning. Taylor was minister to Liberia during President Cleveland's first term and was afterwards made recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia under the same President. For many years before his appointment Mr.

Taylor lived in Kansas City, and after his retirement from office again came West and began -practicing law on this side of the line. This did not prove successful, so he returned to Atlanta, whence he originally came. Taylor was always a Democrat, ne was a slave on a plantation owned by Rufus Carson in Perry county, Ala. The boy however, ran away to Savannah and changed his name ftom Elijah Carson to C. H.

J. Taylor. He worked in Savannah for five years and finally saved enough money to go to Ann Arbor and attend the law school. He graduated in 1873, and after practicing in Michigan he came to Kansas City, Kan. In 1834 Taylor espoused the cause of Grover Cleveland and for his work was made minister to Liberia.

It was about tjiis time that Taylor published the tabls broko into a tremendous cheer, rising in a body and waving the eastern part of Joplin, known as St. Joe hollow. About six weeks ago James Edwin Moss and his family located ia Joplin. Tho family consisted of Mr. and Mrs.

Moss and their three children, aged 12, 10 and 4 years. They came here from Nevada, but formerly lived in Independence, Mo. But little is known of the Moss family's habits or circumstances, ex small hand flags that had been provided at each cover. The vast arena of the Coliseum was filled with long tables tastefully decorated with roses, lilies of the valley cept that Moss had been at work at and carnations, The table of honor one of the mines near by. The family were strangers here and lived very Report Work of Kairnui la tlie Battles of Caloocan.

Washington', May 26. Adjutant Oeneral Corbin to-day gave out for publication the report of Colonel Frederick Funston of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, which was an appendix to the report of Major General Mac-Arthur. The report deals with the operations of the Kansas regiment from the beginning of the outbreak, February 4, until February 15. Colonel Funston confined himself generally to a rather dry statement of the daily events of that period. Touching the fight at Calooean, he says that his outposts were fired upon at 10 o'clock at night by insurgent patrols.

This had followed other attacks, so the general alarm was given and the Kansas men advanced, assisted by part of the Utah battery. During the day Major Whitman was taken ill and returned to Manila where he was at the date of the report. Distant from the insurgent trenches and barricades only about 2,500 yards, the fire from them was so galling that an advance from them was imperative. Says Colonel Funston: "I ordered a charge up the road and through the gardens and bamboo thickets that flanked it. This charge, which 1 led in person, was most gallantly made, the men firing as they advanced.

The insurgents stood until we were within sixty yards when they gave way." During February 6 the bodies of thirty-one insurgents were found and buried. Colonel Funston briefly describes other actions in which his regiment participated up to February 15, and in conclusion says: "Where everybody did so well, it is impossible to make distinctions, but I wish to bring to your notice the splendid conduct of Major Wilder S. Met-caW, who has been my right hand during the trying operations of the past ten days. quietly. was placed on a raised platform at the uorth side of the arena, and at it were seated Hon.

W. J. Bryan, ex-Gov-nor John P. Altgeid, 0. H.

1'. Bcl-mout, M. (I. Wetmore, Harry B. Hawes, president of the Jefferson club under whose auspices the dinner was given; Hon.

Champ Clark, Hon. David A. De Armond and a number of other prominent Democrats. The Coliseum wns tliriinrrh. out with flags, and in the center of each was fixed a largo silver shield.

his first book, outlining the very policy which since won such distinction for Booker T. Washington, another of the negro leaders of the South. In 1888 Taylor went to Atlanta aud practiced law. His practice grew rapidly and it was not long before he was forced apply for admission to practice in the supreme court. This ho did, and in spite of tho prejudice against those of his color, passed a creditab'e examination and was admitted.

Taylor's home was in Baltimore. He was 42 years old. Commission Held It First Sitting May 16 Will Uphold Kantc. Apia, Samoa, May 17, via Auckland, New Zealand, May 20. The Samoan commission, consisting of Bartlett Tripp, ex-United States minister to Austria-Hungary; Baron Speck von Sternberg, representing Germany, and C.

H. Eliot, 0, of the ltritish embassy at Washington, Great Britain, arrived here May 1 3. Its first sitting took place May 10. The commissioners wero engaged all that morning in conferring with the chief justice, William L. Chambers.

Nothing was disclosed regarding the deliberations, but it is reported that tho commissioners will uphold the action of Admiral Kautz, the American naval commander. Mataafa, the rebel king, sent the commissioners a letter of welcome and expressed the hope that they would satisfactorily end the troubles in Samoa. It is understood Mataafa will obo3-the unanimous order of the commission, though it is doubtful whether he will order his followers to disarm, unless the Malietoans are first disarmed. The Mataafans will probably disperse to their homes if ordered to do so, but they will never recognize Malietoa as king, and doubtless there will be further trouble in the future if the kingship is maintained. Ouly one or two cases are known of the wounding of natives by the shell fire of the warships, and as they have not realized the strength of the Europeans they may go to greater extremes if war arises again Tho rebels remain outside the lines indicated by the admiral, and have strongly fortified a new position, while the Loyalists are drilling and have fortified Mulinuu.

A large number of Loyalists have been brought by warships from other islands. The Germans are preparing compensation claims. It is understood one German firm claims $60,000, and that other German subjects claim $20,000. The British consul, E. S.

Maxse, iuvited thein to put in their claims, and it is understood tho commission will adjudicate them. Replying to questions submitted to him by a correspondent, Mataafa said it was the head chiefs and not himself who began tho war. He says they were angered because power was taken from them by violence and also by the chief justice's "unjust de; cision." Mataafa claimed that he had uphold the treaty and said his orders throughout were not to lire upon the Europeans. Had it not been for this order, he says, the whole party of bluejackets eould frequently have been shot down by large bodies of uatives concealed in the bush. Washington, Iv'ay 20.

The following cablegram has been received at the navy department, dated Apia, May 10, via Auckland: "Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Badger arrived on May 13. The Philadelphia will leave so as to arrive at San Francisco about June 25. Commission may desire to return on tho Badger. Kautz." Yesterday, while two boys wero playing near Moss' tent, they uoticed great swarms of flies and a very offensive odor. Upon going nearer the tent they discovered the dead bodies of a man probably 50 years of age and a woman of about 45, and of a boy and girl.

Upon going around the tent they found the headless body of a little girl of about 4 years. The head, which had been cut off with some sharp instrument, was lying near the body. Examination showed that Mrs. Moss, her son and oldest daughter had been murdered by being hit in the head with a hammer, and Moss had killed himself after murdering his family. His youngest child was killed by cutting its throat with a razor, and his own lif was ended by a pistol ball, which lis fired into his right temple.

The bullet passed through his head, coming out the right side behind the ear. No cause can be assigned for this tragedy. Moss was somewhat of a misanthropist, judging from some of his writings, and was a reader of Tom Paino. Two of Paine's works were found in Moss' tent and one appeared to hava been read considerably, lie probably became despondent and sore on the world, and while in that mood murdered his family and then ended his owu life. A note was left by him saying: "There was no truer wife nor lovelier children than mine.

J. E. Moss." The tragedy had probably been committed about midnight Tuesday, for all the family except Moss were in their night-clothes, and were in bed, and neighbors say they heard a woman scream about that hour. Moss wm a member of Independence camp No. 22, Woodmen of the World, and a paid-up policy for 81,000 in that order was found among his TO MEET IN CHICAGO JULY 20 St.

Louis, May 26 When Ilia conference) of members of the Democratic national committee adjourned yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock it had taken no action regarding the policy of the party in the coming presidential campaign, and planks for the platform were not even discussed. The meeting, from first to last, was one of discussion regarding methods of work nest year and the ways and moans by which this work could best bo accomplished. All members were urged to see that the organization of the party in their respective states is perfected as soon as possible and all preparations be made for the fight. The matters of "anti-trust," "anti-imperialism" and silver were not touched upon. No action was taken regarding them and no recommendations were made.

The next meeting of the conference will probably be held in Chicago on July 20, and Chairman Jones of the national committee has been asked to call a formal meeting for that date. It is expected that at this meeting definite action will be taken and the question of what is to be the rallying cry of the democracy in the fall of Ir'JD will be determined. Those present at the meeting were: Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, who acted as proxy for Committeemau Tomlinson of that state; Thomas McRae of Arkansas; T. J.

O'Don-nell, proxy for Wilson Adair of Colorado; J. K. Ohl, proxy for Clark Howell of Georgia; Alexander Troup, Connecticut; Thomas Gahan, Illinois: John 0. Shanklin, Indiana; A. Walsh, Iowa; J.

G. Johnson, Kansas; Urey Woodson, Kentucky; W. Ii. Sullivan, Mississippi! W. J.

Stone, Missouri; W. H. Thompson, Nebraska; Josephus Daniels, North Carolina; J. M. Guffy, Pennsylvania; J.

M. Head, Tennessee; J. G. Dudley, Texas; 1'. J.

Otey, Virginia; John T. MeGraw, West Virginia; W. N. Holli-lay, Wj'oming; Thomas Marcum, Indian Territory. Mr.

Bryan acted as proxy for J. M. Woods of South Dakota during the time that he was in tire meeting'. Mr. Bryan said, at the conclusion of the conferenbe: "I am satisfied that great good has come from the meeting, aijd that the Democracy will be in a better position to make the light in the coming election than it has ever been.

It was not designed that any action should be taken at this meeting. It was called for the sole purpose of getting an insight into the conditions in the different states and urging those that have in any way allowed their organization to "lapse from wli'at it should be to get to work at once with the object of putting matters into the best condition before the serious work of next year. What action will be taken by the Democracy regarding its platform, it is too early to discuss, but I am sure of one thing, and that is that silver will not be relegated out of sight. It cannot be. It is an issue that has come to stay and the people will not allow it to be put in the background." Ex-Governor Altgeid expressed views similar to those of Mr.

Bryan. Notwithstanding the statements of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Altgeid, it can not be gainsaid that there is a strong un-lcr current of feeling among the members of the national committee that silver should not be given the exceedingly prominent place that it held in the last campaign. It may be one of the leading features of the platform, but they declare openly that they think there are other things that should bo given as much importance in the declaration of the party as silver, and one of these that finds the most favor with them is "anti-trust." FUNSTON AGAIN IN ACTION.

A Lieutenant and Five Volunteers Wounded In an Exciting Ilrush Manila, May 26. A scout from the party of American troops encountered a body of insurgents at Santa Rita and the Americans being reinforced by Brigadier General Funston with the South Dakota regiment a warm fight ensued. A lieutenant and five men of the American force were wounded and ten of the insurgents were killed and several captured. General Hughes, who has been appointed to relieve Colonel Smith as governor of the Visayan district, will be succeeded as provost marshal by Brigadier General Willstou, who recently arrived here in command of Uie troops of the Sixth artillery. THE ANNIVERSARY IN HAVANA.

Americans and Cubans at a Hanquet In Honor of Juecn Victoria. Havana, May 20. At a banquet given last night at the Hotel Ingla-terre in honor of the 80th birthday anniversary of Queen Victoria, the toasts to the queen and the President of tho United States was received with Qocrnor General Brooke, in responding to the toast of "The United States," said that wherever Great Britain's flag was planted there was law, order and development, and he believed the same was true in the case of the United States, who had been taught by Great Britain. The supreme court fiscal, Senor Mora, replying to the toast, "Cuba," said the Cubans had struggled all they could for liberty and independence, that they deserved independence and that they would have independence. General Ludlow, responding to "Our Guests," said the United States was aiding the development of civil government and that when the work was done its forces would leave the island.

The dinner was concluded at 8 o'clock. No speeches were made during the banquet. It was strictly a love feast. ISy the time the tables were cleared the 5,000 seats of the amphitheater were filled with spectators representing the society of St. Louis, and the speaking began.

The first speaker of the evening was Harry B. llawes, president of the Jefferson club, who delivered the address of welcome. lie was followed by Champ Clark, Col Wetmore and Congressman DeArmond. When Mr. Hawes arose to introduce Mr.

Bryan he was greeted with ap-plauss and the applause which met Mr. Bryan was of the most flattering description. The cheers drowned the music of the band, which struck up "Hold the Fort," as he advanced to the front of the rostrum. Mr. Bryan, although he devoted the greater part of his address to the trusts, touched briefly upon the silver question, declaring that it was an issue that must be met.

The Republicans being pledged to the gold standard, he said, were opposed to silver because it meant the giving up of the standard which they had adopted. He then returned to the attack upon the trusts, which ho accused of lack of good faith toward the people. "A rich man," he declared, "whopayshis taxes is as much of a patriot as any man who swims a river or who climbed up San Juan hill." Following Mr. Bryan came H. P.

Belmont of New York, wiio, in the opening sentence of his declared himself as in favor of the selection of Bryan as the Democratic nominee in 1030. Ho then returned to the foe of the evening the trusts and hunted them vigorously, declaring them the offshoot of the policy pursued by the Republican party during the last twenty years. Ex-Governor John P. Altgeid of Illinois was the next speaker. He dwelt at considerable length on the principles of the Chicago platform, declaring that a continued adherence to them by the Democratic party would mean a great success in the future.

There were loud calls for ex-Governor William J. Stone, but he declined to make a speech, introducing as his substitutes ex-Mayor E. A. Noo-nan of St. Louis aud Hon.

A. M. Dockery of Gallatiu, who spoke briefly. An overflow meeting was held in the auditorium of Music hall. Nearly 4,000 people thronged the hall and short addresses were rnada by Mr.

Bryan, "Coin" Harvey, Congressman Dockery of Missouri, Champ Clark and a number of others. KANSAS CASUALTIES. THREE WHITE MEN LYNCHED. Otis Itaports One Death untl Seven Wounded in Recent Fighting. WASHINGTON, May 20.

General Otis cables the following casualties: Dead: Twentieth Kansas 24th, Company Private Willie Sullivan. Wounded: Twentieth Kansas Company II, Second Lieutenant Robert S. Barker, thigh, slight; Company Privates Peter M. Sorenson, shoulder, severe; Elmer II. Ashcraft, neck, moderate; Arthur llollingshead, abdomen, severe; Company Ernest Ryan, abdomen, severe; Sergeant Charles W.

Tozer, head, slight; Company Corporal Albert Dooley, thigh, moderate. Washington, May 20. General Otis has forwarded the following dispatch to the war department: Texans Who Harbored a Murderer Are Punished by Neighbor. Houston, Texas, Ma3' 20. Three white men, James Humphries and his two sous, were lynched last night near in; village of Aley, in Henderson county.

The Humphries were farmers. Several months ago Constable Melton was murdered by a man who had committed a crime and whom he was attempting to arrest. The peoplo searched the country thoroughly but failed to apprehend the murderer. The Humphries were known to have been on friendly terms with the fugitive and were suspected of having aided hi in to escape. SKIRMISH WITH THE ENEMY.

General Oti.t Keports the Attack Made on the Third Infantry. "Manila, May 20. Ad jutant General, Washington: On 23d instant (Tuesday), Third infantry returning to Iialinag from San Miguel were attacked morning, noon and evening by a large force of enemy, suffering in casualties two men killed and thirteen wounded. Enemy repulsed, leaving upon the field sixteen killed, large number wounded and prisoners. "Yesterday enemy appeared in vicinity of San Fernando; attacked by Kansas and Montana regiments, which suffered slight loss.

Enemy driven through rice fields, leaving fifty dead, thirty-eight wounded and twenty-eight prisoners; fifty rifles aud other property captured; their retreat through swamp land saved them from destruction. Lawton returning, leaving with MacArthur on the front regular troops to replace volunteers. Otis." Shot Her Hmtal Husband. Springfield, May 20. Mrs.

Alice Blunk shot her husband, Robert E. Blunk, ycsterdtiy afternoon The shootinj occurred on College street near the public square. She used a thirty-eight caliber revolver, firing two shots. One of them took effect in his hip, but the other only inflicted a slight flesh wound. Blunk is a switchman on the Frisco and has abused his wife unmercifully.

Disgrace Drove lilin to Suicide. Poitri.Axn, May 20. 1. Neill Gresham of Jonesboro, a nephew of the late Secretary of State W. Q.

Gresham, committed suicide at the Perkins hotel by shooting himself through the heart. He was arrested here on complaint of a banker for obtaining money under false pretenses. YALE'S NEW HEAD. Choctaws Flogged South McAlistfu, I. May 28.

John Washtub aud Joseph Stark, full-blood Choctaw Indians, were publicly flogged at San Bois to-day in accordance with the Choctaw law. The two men were sentenced to receive 100 lashes on the bare back as a penalty for stealing cattle. Professor A. E. Hartley Succeeds Timothy Dwlght Vote Was Unanimous New Haven, May 20 The Yale corporation had its regular meeting yesterday and elected Professor Arthur Ewing Hadley, M.

president of Yale university, to succeed Timothy Dwight, resigned. The vote was practically unanimous. THEIR LINES. RETURNED TO Manila, May The Filipino com missioners left here by special train to-day. They will be escorted to their Repented In Time.

viLi.E, May 26. --Mrs. J. II. Driscoal, wife of a traveling man, took carbolic acid with suicidal intent.

After taking the stuff she became frightened and sent for medical aid. Three physicians came and it is believed she will recover. President's Trip to Wesc. Washington, May 20. President MeKinley has positively decided to go as far this summer as St.

Paul, but who her he will go on to the Yellowstone and the coast much depends upon circumstances, such that it is ucw impoF-ibla to make a Must tin to Sunday School. TOLEDO, Ohio, May 20. Perhaps the most peculiar sentence ever passed upon a person in the courts of Ohio has been given James Firs-den in Bowling Green by Ma'or A. R. Campbell, who once made himself widely known by fining himself for a misdemeanor.

Young Firsden, although 13 years old, has just finished a 30 days' sentence in jail. When arraigned liefore Mayor Campbell he was sentenced to attend Sunday school aud church for eight weeks every Sunday or go to jail for 20 days. Upon presenting a certificate from his Sunday school teacher at the close of the timo he is further to be paid 81 by Mn3'or Campbell for his good conduct. On refusil to attend church the boy is to be locked up and the seutence car-riod out. I'iayotl Soldier and Got Shot.

Topeka, May 20. Thomas Ewing, a 14-year-old boy, had his arm shot off while playing soldier. He and his chum, Walter Fogle, were out drilling. Young Fogle had his father's shotgun, which he did not think was loaded. During the "battle" Fogle pointed the muzzle of the gun at Ewing and pulled the trigger.

A big charge of shot did the rest. The arm had to be amputated. Destroyed by Lightning Logan, May 20. One of the best residences in this city was destroyed by lightning at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, and totally consumed. It was the property of Mrs.

Nora K. Emery, and was occupied by her family at the time of the disaster. All the occupants escaped uninjured. The loss is estimated at 12,500. Discuss Laws of Warfare Tun Hague, May 2e.

Both sections of the committee on the laws of warfare of the peace conference met separately yesterday, and began the examination of the subject submitted to them. M'GIFFERT HERESY CASE, fttifnrrod tlaelc to the New York Presbytery by tleoarat Assembly. MlNNKAPOMS, May 20. In lie hands of the presbytery of New York- is the fate of Rev. Dr.

Arthur C. MeGiffert, professor of church history in Union Theological seminary, New York. The general assenibly of the Presbyterian church steered clear, as it hopes, of the rocks of another heresy trial when it voted yesterday afternoon, after a fierce, earnest, tumult nous and sometimes personal debate, to refer the whole matter to the presbytery of New York "for such disposition as in its judgment the peace of the church and the purity of the doctrine may require." CAST ELAR IS DEAD. fiilsttagulsfleil Orator PjiSSOS Awiy HAnRID, May 26. Senor Don Emilio C.uitelar, ex-president of Spain, the distinguished Republican orator and who had been suffering from an attack of pulmonary catarrh, contracted last winter, is dead.

He was years old Hoy Kill. Ml by a Virions Horse. Mountain Ghove, May 2ii Gus Stone, the lS-year-old son of Westley Stone, a prominent business man of Houston, was kicked in the groin by a vicious horse and died in a few hours. Cigars Sclcd at Sholblna- Snttl.BIN May 20. Arehv 0.

liobards, deputy internal revenue collector, seized several thousand cigars in thisccunty. '1 hey were manufactured by factory I 71, Ninth district, and the stamps were counterfeit. lines under a Hag of truce. It is expected they will return soon. President Gonzaga of the Philippine commission, previous to his departure, said: "Wo greatly appreciate the courtesy shown us.

We have spent some time with your commissioners, incidentally considering the American constitution. Its principles impress us profoundly. 'The plan of government offered the Philippines seems in theory a good colonial system. But wdiy should a nation with your constitution seek to make a colony of a distant people, wdio have been so long fighting against Spain to secure tho same rights your constitution gives'? You fought the same ha tie in America when you fought against England." The Teias Antl-Trnst Hill Signed Austin, May 26. Governor Saycrs signed the anti-trust bill today The law becomes operative January 31, 1901.

Governor Sayers will likely ask the proposed aDti-trust convention to have the Texas bill cuacted into a law by all the Southern states. In Searcli of Andree. Copenhagen, May 20. The expedition under Professor A. G.

Nathorst, who is to search along the Northeast coast of Greenland for Professor Andree, the missing aeronaut, sailed yesterday from Helsingborg, Sweden. Kallroad Men Hold Rotponslhle- Reaoing, May 20. By direction of the district attorney Detective Kerschncr to-day swore out warrants for the four Philadelphia Reading railroad men who were censured by the coroner's jury for causing the disastrous wreck at Exeter, St. Joe Minlstei Dies. St.

May 20. The Rev. Dr. George II. Trcnholm, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, died at the Presbyterian parsounge at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Atchison Btono Masons Strike. Atchison, May 20. All tho stone masons in Atchison, forty in number, have struck for forty cents an hour ami eight hours to constitute a dav'v work Mark Twain With Royalty. Vienna. May 26.

Emperor Francis Joseph received Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) in special audience yesterday aftcruoon..