The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
September 6, 1904
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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT, LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER .6, 1904. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. FIGHTING HIS WAY OUT Knropatkln Making an Orderlj Retreat Toward Mukden. Harassed on Rear and Flauk by Japanese Army. IN RACE FOR MUKDEN. Field Marshal Ojama Trying: to Head Him Off. Attacking: Army Is Within li Miles of the City. LOSS OF MANCHURIA. Result of Abandonment of Muk den Which Is Reported. Fighting' a continuous rear guard action with the Japanese who hang to his flunk Kuropatkin continues to fall back over roads made sodden by two days' heavy rain. The heads of. his long commissary trains have passed through llukden and continue northward. It is reported that In spite of bad roads and persistent attacks on the Russian rear, the retreat is orderly. Details of the fighting and the exact position of the opposing armies are lacking. The Rus sian general staff while admitting it has received no official advices since last evening denies the report that Kuropat kin's rear guard has been annihilated. From. Tokio comes the official report that the bulk of the Russian forces Is still at Tentai. Whether or not Kuro patkin will make another stand at Muk den is not Indicated In today's advices. In St. Petersburg It is argued that the fact that his commissary trains passed on through Mukden does not Indicate that the Russian commander proposes to evacuate the city without a struggle, but only that they are taking up their proper position In the rear guard. Mukden, Sept. 6. 1:40 p. m. The re treat of General Kuropatkin's army Is being carried out in good order, despite the terrible condition of the roads, ren dered sodden by the rains which fell yesterday and today, which mire the lumbering guns and" heavy transport trains. Long lines of commissariat wagons,' drawn by steaming mules, horses and even bullocks are straining their way north over the soaking, cut- up main road from Tentai. Behind them come long trains of artillery and back of them still Kuropatkin's army. The Japanese are hanging on Kuropatkin's flanks, keeping the Russians engaged In a continuous rear guard action. The progress of the retreating army has been slow, owing to the necessity of first getting through the baggage and guns: but the heads of the commis sariat trains already have passed through Mukden and are continuing their way towards the north. The main Japanese army is marching up along the roads eastward of the Russian lines of retreat, which con verge at Mukden. Another Japanese force is also heading for Mukden from the westward, coming from the direc tion of the Liao river. Marshal Oyama seems to be making a race for Mukden. He evidently has great superiority In numbers, especially In artillery. As this dispatch was filed the corre spondent of the Associated Press could hear the booming of the Japanese can non .which are in play 14 miles from Mukden. The skies are black and the air is stifling with, the sense of suffocation, which is felt here before a storm breaks strange, harmony between the elements and the menacing attitude of the contending armies. Alexieff Readies Harbin. Harbin. Manchuria, Sept. 6. Vice roy Alexieff and his staff have arrived her from Vladivostok. Abandoning Mukden. London. Sept. 6. The Daily Mail this morning prints a dispatch from Sinmintin, dated September 5, giving a report that General Kuropatkin's retreat has been cut off. I The dispatch goes on to say that the Russian troops had advanced in strong force to the southeast of Mukden as far as Japing Hill to oppose any pos sible atack in the direction of their advance. A Chinese official who arrived from Mukden Sunday says that the Rus sian troops are leaving for the north, that there are 18. 000 men ten miles to the east of the city, that the officers and men have become disspirited and that much sickness prevails. Would Mean Loss of Manchuria. St. Petersburg. Sept. 6. 3:20 a. m. It is impossible at this hour to ob tain any authoritativeness regarding the reported abandonment of Mukden. This is the first Intimation that such a course is in contemplation. If it turns out to be true, it means the abandonment of the whole of south ern Manchuria arid the winding up of the present campaign. In fact, should Mukden be evacuated there would be no point for wintering the army of a quarter of a million with Its many wounded, short of Harbin. On the other hand, the evacuation of Mukden would give Field Marshal Oyama commodious winter quarters and the practical control of two lines of raiiway. The Kinchou-Sinmintin line, tapping rich Chinese territory, stops little short of Mukden, with which it is connected by a good wagon road. The report of the prospective evacuation of Mukden, if well founded, would indicate that the crippling ef fect of the Liao Yang fight on Kuro patkin's army is more serious than has as yet been intimated. Retreating Coluin 15 Miles Long. SL Petersburg, Sept. 63:08 P. M. Apparently the war office is not great ly disturbed by fear that Field Mar shal Oyama will cut off General Kur opatkin before he reaches Mukden. Ac cording to the latest advices the Rus sian retreat is being effected in good or der. The heads of transport trains pass ed lhrough Mukden yesterday at noon and the fact that the baggage trains continued on their way northward ot Mukden, the war office explains, does not mean that Kuropatkin is bound further north at this time, but is sim ply a natural precautionary measure, even if he intended to hold Mukden, the Russian formation during the opera tions of an army locating the baggage train 14 miles and the ambulance corps four miles in the rear of the main body of troops. The news from the front indicates that Oyama, having failed to surround Kuropatkin at Liao Yang, is pressing Kuropatkin's rear with all the power of his tired troops, while hurrying for ward a column which crossed the Taitze river at Bensihu. 30 miles northeast of Liao Yang and five miles due east of Yentai station, in the hope of cutting the Russian line of retreat below Muk den. This column may consist of fresh troops in light marching order. The Bensihu road joins the-main road from Yentai where the latter is inters.ected by the Hun river, three miles below Mukden. Once this point is passed Kuropatkin's army will have the Hun river between it and Oyama. The only uneasiness is due to the possibility thai. Japanese light draft gunboats, which, according to reports are coming up from New Chwang. might suddenly make their appearance, the river being navigable to this point. As Kuropatkin was just north of Yentai when the heads of t' ,iort en tered Mukden yesterday, it is evident that the retreating column is over 15 miles long. OYAM.-VS REPORT. lie Reviews the Fighting Back to August 24. Tokio, Sept. 6. 8 p. m. An ex tended report from Field Marshal Oyama. the Japanese commander-in-chief of the field, was received in Tokio today and made public tonight. it is largely devoted to a review of the fighting which took place between August 24 and September 4. The an nouncement that the Russians will re tain possession of the Yentai collier ies indicates a strong probability of a battle there. Yentai is the onlv col liery In northern Manchuria and its possession is of vital importance to the Russians In connection with the operation of the railroad. Field Mar shal Oyama reports that a portion of tne Kussian troops hold Ymgshiuissu south of Yentai, and that General Kuroki's right is in close touch with the Russians. It announces also that the left and center Japanese armies under the command respectively of Generals Oku and Nodzu have halted on the left bank of the Taitse river and that it his intention to dispatch a portion of them to occupy the heights north of Muchang and along the rail road. General Kuropatkin burned all the railroad bridges over the Taitse river. The report says that the exact number of Japanese losses since August 25 is not known at present, but that the cas ualty lists are being compiled. The field marshal predicts that the losses will prove heavy. The report does not mention the num ber of guns taken, but it is known that sixteen guns were captured at Anping and Anshanshan, and earlier erports mentioned the capture and use against the railroad station at Liao Yang of certain ten centimeter canet guns. field Marshal Oyama says also that in spite of continuous attacks for 10 days against an enemy occupying semi permanent fortifications and the heavy resultant sacrifice, that the spirit of de votion and determination of the Jap anese troops is excellent. General Kuro patkin, according to the report, contin ued to receive reinforcements until Au gust 13 and his final strength consist ed of at least 12 full divisions. The losses sustained by the Russians are not known to the Japanese field force. General Kuroki encountered desperate opposition in the battle on the heights to the west of Heiyingtai. where he rought continuously and fiercely for four days before he succeeded in dislodging- the Russians. It is manifest that the stubbornness or the Russian defense at Heiyingtai saved the Russian line of retreat and averted an overwhelmnig disaster. KIRILOFF'S LAST STORY. Associated Press Correspondent Shot Through the Lung. Mukden. Sept. 6. The following mes sage describing the earlier events of the Japanese attack on General Stakel burg's corps southwest of Liao Yang August 30, was written on the battle- ffeld by M. Kiriloff. one of the Associ ated Press Russian correspondents and sent to Mukden for transmission, just before the correspondent was shot through the lungs: This morning around Liao iang guns thundered unceasingly. T.ne heights forming a semi-circle around the city were dotted with Jets of flames and little black and white clouds. The spectacle was clearly visible from the water tower of Liao Yang. The Rus sian left alone was not engaged. "At 7 a. m. the correspondent rode to the Russian center where the Japanese were concentrating in an attempt to break through and climbed the neigh boring heights following a detachment sent to relieve the skirmishers who had been covering the battery commanded by Pokotiloff, one of the heroes of Kioulencheng. The Japanese, according to custom, were shelling places where they believed the Russian reserves were located. Before the correspondent could reach the battery he had to cross a danger zone of one hundred and fifty yards, projectiles falling and bursting on It until the very ground seemed to quiver with wrath. "There was a touching scenewhen the skirmishers were reached. A Russian soldier met a brother whom he had last seen in their native village. There were joyous greetings and a quick exchange of news from home. Then each went his way and settled down to the work of (Continued on Page Six.) LIGHT QNBONDS. Fallacies of Defense of Board Shown Up. An Interesting Comparison of the County Valuation. AN UNJUST INCREASE. Must Pay on Same Basis as in Room Days. Property Is Not as Valuable as in Other Counties. How the County Is Loaded Down With Debt. The members of the state board fujid commission in their "explanation" of the Comanche county bond deal, make a desperate attempt to prove two points: First, that the extraordinary and arbitrary increase of the assessed valuation of Comanche county from J632.553 to $1,041,771, by the state board of equalization was justifiable, and sec ond, that the Comanche county bonds are a safe investment. The figures given by the school fund commissioners will not bear close scru tiny. Their comparison of Comanche with the surrounding counties is ex tremely lame and unfortunate for their side of the controversy. In the first place Messrs. Coleman, Burrow and Dayhoff give a table of the assessed valuations of Comanche coun ty, beginning with 1891, down to the present time. This table is as follows: Countv Equalization i ear cierK. Ooard. 1891 11.4M.714 J1.357.2K9 1.242. 823 1,273,516 836.537 80S.068 759,994 808.S72 716.726 737,654 742,0;S $40,391 -8tU.109 1.036.M5 1,041,771 lii2 1.341.26W 1M13.... l,35..yS4 1SH4 970.844 lti95 9S0.516 19 918.95 1X97 9S3.43S 1S-98 &12.698 1S99 557.968 19IW 577,454 1901 562.674 Mr2 578.971 19i)3 633.S52 1904 632,553 It will be noticed that in 1S91 the val uation as returned by the county clerk was reduced by the state board about $140,000, but it still was considerably above the present valuation. Comanche county in 1891 still had boom values. Its valuation gradually decreased until 181)8 when the assessors' returns were $543,- 698, which was raised by the state board to $716,726. From that time the valu ation has Increased up to last year, when It reached $633,852, as returned by the county clerk. Last year, however, the state board of equalization, mani pulated by State Treasurer Kelly In his desire to raise a half million dollars more state taxes than was necessary, arbitrarily increased the returns of the county clerk more than $400,000, or to $1,036,865. The reasons for this fluctuation in the valuation are very apparent when one looks at the population figures for Co manche county. Back in 1888 at the height of the boom Comanche county had" a population of 5,636. It was about this time that the old bonds were in lit igation which resulted in the issuance, in 1890, of the per cent issue which were offered to the commissioners by H. B. Kelly and refused. Beginning with 1SS9 the population of Comanche county steadily decreased until about 1896 or 1897 when it was less than 1,300, or less than one-fourth what it was in 1888. From 1897 to 1901 it increased to 1.694, but since 1901 it has not quite held its own. Last year the population of the county was 1,671 and this year it is 1,670. Today the pop ulation is less than one-third what it was in 1888, yet the state board of equalization arbitrarily makes its as sessed valuation almost as large, al though boom values were still in effect at that time. What Land Is Worth. Messrs. Coleman, Burrow and Dayhoff also give comparisons between Co manche and the surrounding counties on the assessed value per acre of real estate. Here are these figures: VALUE PER ACRE AS FIXED BY STATE BOARD. Comanche $1.35 Clark 109 Barber 160 Kiowa 1.75 Pratt 2 68 Clark county lies immediately west of Comanche: Kiowa county is north, Pratt county is northeast, and Barber county is east. The value of real estate depends upon the value of its products and the value of its improvements. It is a well known fact that Barber.Kiowa and Pratt coun ties raise large quantities of wheat, while Comanche and Clark counties lie beyond the wheat belt. The value of Im provements depends largely upon the population, and all of these counties have a larger population than Co manche. The figures are as follows Comanche 1.S70 Clark 1.764 Barber 6.651 Kiowa 3.4H3 Pratt 7,771 It -will be noted that Kiowa county has more than double the population of Comanche; Barber has more than Jour times, and Pratt nearly five times the population of Comanche. This shows the relative density of population. Where there are more people there must be more houses and other improvements on the land. As stated, the value of land depends upon what it -will produce. The com parative values of the principal crops produced in these counties taken from the report of the state board of agricul ture for 1903, are as follows: WHEAT. Comanche 175.759 Clarke S2,j37 Barber 4MM33 Kiowa 526,824 Pratt 1,351,7'J7 CORN. Comanche 38.-H0 Clark 16.077 Barber 306.979 Kiowa 96.217 Pratt 238.S85 OATS. v Comanche 7.224 Clark 5.59 Barber &4,33 Kiowa 31,377 Pratt 70,122 BARLEY. Comanche l.O-a Clark 14.176 Barber 2.254 Kiowa 16.SSS Pratt 16.71S SORGHUM CANE. Comanche $12,796 Clark 24,525 Barber 54.3S0 Kiowa 26,430 Pratt 25,070 KAFFIR CORN. Comanche 65,916 Clark 26,556 Barber 126,423 Kiowa 71,952 Pratt 97,380 TAME GRASSES, Comanche 2,365 Clark 6,292 Barber 45,738 Kiowa 31,603 Pratt 18,293 PRAIRIE HAY. Comanche $10,788 Clark 9,724 Barber 15,288 Kiowa 18..S2 Pratt 37,032 TOTAL. Comanche 315,069 Clark 184,956 narDer aso, 198 Kiowa 820,221 Pratt 1,855,207 The State Board of Equalization fixed the assessed value of Comanche county landat $1.35 and that of Barber county at $1.60 an acre, yet the agri cultural products of Barber county were more than three times those of Comanche. The Valuation given Pratt county is a trifle less than double that of Comanche, yet the agricultural pro ducts were worth nearly six times as much. Does this look as though the arbitrary raise given Comanche coun ty was warranted, especially in view of its extremely small population. Ford county, northwest of Coman che, was assessed at $1.55 an acre. but Ford was last year a million bush el wheat county and the land along the Arkansas is extremely valuable. The Value of the Bonds. Messrs. Coleman, Burrow and Day hoff strive to make it appear that the bonds are a eood investment for the state. It has already been shown that the Comanche school district bonds held" by the state school fund are defaulted in their principal and past due the commissioners admit this in their statement. Now a word as to the Comanche county debt. The auditor's report this year shows the total municipal indebtedness of Comanche county to be $246,865, or $147.50 for every man, woman and child in the county.: The average in terest on this debt is probably about 5 Vi percent. This would make the total interest to be paid on this pub lic debt each year $13,57T.57. or $7.75 for each man, woman and child. For a family of five persons this would make $38.65 which the head of the family would have to pay in taxes to keep up the interest on bonds alone, to say nothing of school district. township, county and state taxes and a sinking fund to meet the bonds when they become due. This may ex plain why Comanche county school district bonds are in default. A strenuous attempt is being made to keep up the interest but no provision is made for meeting the bonds them' selves.' II is a tremendous tax when the average family has to pay $38.65 in taxes just for Interest on bonds alone. The condition of the county may grow better, but it certainly is not as good now as when these" bonds were is sued. The old bonded were litigated when the county had over 5,000 popula tion and a greater valuation than at present. During the past three or four years the county has not quite held its own in population. The present popula tion will doubtless struggle the best it can under this weight of debt that was loaded on to the county during boom days, but who can tell what a new gen eration will do? It is well known, that investments of this kind in the past have resulted in the state's losing thou sands of dollars of interest. The special assistant attorney general was employ ed by the legislature of 1901 for the ex press purpose of compromising many of these boom time bonds which the coun ties absolutely could not pay. The school fund also holds other defaulted securities. In view of these facts would a good business man consider the Comanche county bonds an absolutely safe invest ment, particularly when it had to be done secretly and by reversing former precedents with reference to the basis of valuations. About That Raise. It would be interesting to know all of the inside facts with reference to the raise made in the Comanche county val uation by the state board of valuation. Mr. Godard admits that he asked the board to make as great a raise as it did last year because he was interested in the county's bonds, but Messrs. Cole man, Burrow and Dayhoff say that this had nothing to do with the raise made by the board. When the excessive raise of over 23 millions was made over the state last year, Comanche county was given a horizontal raise on its personal proper ty and real estate of 77 per cent, exclus ive of railroad property. This increased the total assessed valuation, including railroads, from $633,852, as returned by the county clerk, to $1,036,865. It was this same sort of a raise that Mr. God ard asked for this year, but it was dis covered that this would not let the bonds in quite under the 15 per cent limit as required by law. The returna of the county clerk this year were less than last year, while tne valuation as fixed by the state board had to be in creased $409,000 to let the bond deal through. Therefore Instead of making a horizontal raise on both personal property and real estate this year, real estate was raised 100 per cent and per sonal property 50 per cent. This raise was not applied to railroad property of course. It made the total assessed val uation of the county, including the rail roads, $L041,771, or just barely enough to let the bond deal through. Last year the valuation per acre of real estate was fixed by the board at $1.15. This year the board fixed it at $1.35. That is the way the raise was accomplished. Mr. Godard's Dilemma. H. B. Kelly is having papers prepar ed for filing suit against A. A. Godard for whatever profit he believes Mr. God ard kept him out of in the Comanche county bond deal. Mr. Kelly alleges that he employed Mr. Godard as his at torney to aid him In getting his offer accepted by the school fund commis sion, putting Mr. Godard in possession of the necessary facts, but that Mr. Godard did not try to make the sale but used the facts to get hold of the bonds and put the deal through himself as soon as Kelly's option expired. There was some difference between the propositions of Mr. Kelly and Mr. Godard. Mr. Kelly proposed to have enough of Comanche county's indebted ness paid off to get the bonds through under the valuation fixed by the state board of equalization last year, instead of depending on the board to make a still greater raise this year. He also proposed to give the state the bene at of 6 per cent bonds and take as his the difference between "his option at 96 1-6 on the dollar and par, the figure at which he proposed to sell the 6 per (Continued on Page Six.) GO BACKTO WORK Orer a Thousand Strikers Apply for Old Places Aud Are Taken on at tbe Pack ing Houses. WILL GO TO A VOTE. Allied Trades Council Decides to Submit tbe Terms For the Approral of Unions En gaged in the Strike. Chicago, Sept. 6. The Allied Trades Council decided today to submit to the unions the proposition for settlement of the stock yards strike. The beginning of the end of the stock yards strike came early this morning when, according to the packers, more than 1,000 of the strikers applied for their old jobs and were taken back. Men began to seek work a few hours before the time set for a meeting of the allied trades conference board which, repre senting 22 trades .involved in the strike, was, as seemed to be the general im pression, to consider the question of submitting to the unions whether the strike should be called off or not. There was talk among the strikers at the yards about "terms of settlement." Off! cials of the packing companies, how ever, declared that no terms of settle ment had been reached, that strikers applying for their old places would be reinstated without discrimination, but no agreement would be made with the union. Meetings of all local unions in volved had been called for today to hear the result of the deliberations of the allied trades board. But many of the men who have been idle for eight weeks feared to await their action. So it was that a thousand applied for work. Ex pecting all would be ordered by their unions to go back tomorrow they went today to make sure of their places. OKLAHOMA DAY. Brought 25,000 Citizens of the Terri tory to St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept; 6. Oklahoma day was celebrated by 25,000 citizens of that territory who had come espe cially for the occasion. The celebra tion began with a free distribution of Oklahoma watermelons from the ter ritorv building. Music by the Chlloc- cee Indian band .addresses by Gover nor Ferguson of Oklahoma, President Francis on behalf of the exposition and Chief Pleasant Porter of the Creek nation comprised the pro gramme carried out with the addition of vocal and instrumental solos and the reading of an original poem by Freeman E. Miler. After these exer cises there was a parade to the Ter race of States, where the statues of Oklahoma and Indian Territory were crowned by young women trom Dotn a innflipnii to Governor and- Mrs. Fer- uaon followed. The lumDermen ana memoers oi Order of Woodmen continued their celebration begun yesterday and the Olvmpic swimming tournament was held in Life Savers' lake. Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, presidential nominee of the People's party, called on tresmeni rrancis, who escorted him to the Louisiana Purchase monument on the plaza of St. Louis, where he made an address. MINISTER OfTaBOR. Trades Union Congress Favors a New Cabinet Office. Leeds, England, Sept. 6. The trades union congress decided at today's ses sion to send a delegate with a fra ternal greeting to the international peace congress to be held in Boston. The congress also adopted the fol lowing resolution: "That in the opinion of this con gress the time has arrived when a minister of labor should be appointed, with cabinet rank, to whom would be entrusted the administration of la bor enactments and who would also collect and use such information as the various councils could supply in relation to labor legislation abroad and would be responsible for taking the initiative on questions such as the adoption of new machinery or in re spect to such action as the attempted cornering of raw material, so neces sary to our industrial prosperity." brokTall records. Attendance at World's Fair on Labor Day 207,454. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 6. All at tendance records of the Louisiana Purchase exposition were broken yes terday, when 2 07,454 persons passed through the gates. This number, it is stated, exceeds the attendance on Labor day at the Columbian expo sition, when 198,858 visitors were reg istered by the turnstiles. Fifteen thousand "members of military organi zations, the Woodmen, Lumbermen and other bodies encamped on the fair grounds are not included in the total mentioned. The Olympic swimming champion ship races were continued today in Life Savers lake, and because of the well known champions from various parts of the world participating, the attendance was large. Three Olympic championships were decided in to day's contests a fifty yard swim, 220 yard swim and swimming on back, 200 yards. There were also a number of handicap and minor championship events on the program. Wedding Will Be in Berlin. Berlin, Sept. 6. The wedding of Crown Prince Frederick William and the Duchess Cecelia of Mecklenburg Schwerin will take place in Berlin, where the visiting members of royal families can be entertained better than at the bride's home. The marriage will probably take place in the new year. MORE CLEAR WEATHER. That Is the Promise Given by Uncle Sam's Man. The weather today is warmer than it has been for manv davs. The forecaster thinks that today's clear weather will continue. The fore cast for Kansas is, "Fair tonight and Wednesday. Today's corn and wheat region bul letin says: "Clear weather with slightly higher temperature prevails over Kansas and western Missouri this morning, except in western Kan sas where the temperature has fallen slightly. No precipitation has occur red in the district." The maximum and minimum tem peratures reported for the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o'clock were as follows: Baker, 86-54; Dresden, 88-48; Fort Scott, 80-50; Macksville, 82-50; McPherson, 88-54; Manhattan, 88-52; Osage City, 84-52; Russell, 86-50; Se dan. 80-52; Topeka, 82-56; Toronto, 86-46; Wichita, .8 4-56. The wind at noon was west, blowing 12 mile's an hour. The hourly tem peratures recorded today by the gov ernment thermometer were as fol lows: 7 o'clock 5911 o'clock 78 8 o'clock 65112 o'clock 81 9 o'clock 70 1 o'clock 83 10 o'clock 75j 2 o'clock 85 Wind 9 miles from northwest at s p. m. A HOT CONTEST. Osage City and Scran ton Meet on Bur lingame Diamond. Burlingame, Kans., Sept. 6. Osage City and Scranton played on the grounds of the Athletic association here Monday for a purse of twenty dollars for the winner and expenses to the losers put up by the association. A game that would be a credit to any of the Missouri Valley league teams was played up to the ninth in ning, when Osage City lost their heads and also the game. At the end of the third inning there had not been a score made by either side; at the end of the eighth inning the score stpod 3 to 2 in favor of Scranton. In the first half of the ninth inning a combination of bad errors allowed Scranton to score 6 runs and Osage was then shut out on the final half. Batteries Osage City, Hockenson Mitchell; Scranton, Bryden Roe. Score, 9 to 2 in favor of Scranton. Umpire, Stahl. A second game was then played by Peterton and Burlingame s second nine, which resulted In a score of 13 to 11 in favor of Peterton. Burlingame has lately formed an Athletic association, acquired a tract of ground for a baseball park, graded it, erected a nice grand stand, and is fencing it In with a substantial board fence. Their receipts with a l-cent admission and 10 cents for a seat in the grandstand mounted to nearly $80. This park shows the enterpris ing disposition of the people of Bur lingame and is a feature of which the town may be proud. FOUR TICKETS. Are Presented to Vermont Citizens at Today's Election. White 'River Junction, Vt., Sept. 6. -Fair weather, the conditions consid ered most necessary to bring out the large vote desired by all parties, pre vailed throughout Vermont on this, the day of the biennial state election. The fact that the election was the first to be held in an eastern state this year gave it a national significance as the disclosure of the prospective Re publican .strength in a way would be viewed as prophetic of the situation throughout the country on national is sues. The election today was to choose state officers, two congressmen, mem bers of the state senate and house of representatives and various county officers. There were four tickets for state officers voted for in today's election, the Prohibition and Socialist parties both having nominated a full set of candidates. Charles J. Bell, of Wal den, is the Republican nominee for governor and his Democrat opponent a EH Porter, of Wilmington. The Prohibition candidate is Homer J. Comings, of Berkshire, and the So cialist nominee is Clarence E. Morse, of Springfield.: The Democrats, Prohibitionists and Socialists also have nominated candi dates for congressmen. Re-election of the present Republican congressmen Kittridge, Haskins of Brattleboro and David J. Foster, of Burlington, was felt to be assured. The legislature to be elected todav will vote for United States senator at the coming session. There is felt to be no question that both branches will be Republican and that Senator Proc tor will be chosen for another term. 70.000,000 BARRELS. Aople Crop in the United States a Record Breaker. New York, Sept. 6. Reports of the apple crop received here by large deal ers indicate that the American yield will be about 30 per cent larger than last year and 14 per cent above the average for the last ten years. Some dealers estimate the output at 70,000,000 barrels. OLD SCHOOL BAPTISTS. They Will Hold Their Annual Meeting at Highland Park.' The Old School Baptists' association will hold its annual state meeting at Highland park school house beginning Friday, Sept. 9, and continuing over Sunday. Elder W. M. Smoot of Occo quan. Va,; Elder D. W. Cawdell, of Fortville, Ind., and J. H. Hammons, of Nebraska and Joel Hammons are the speakers. A. D. Jones of Topeka Is the moderator. Dana to Hear Isenbart Case. Judge Hazen has appointed A. W. Dana judge pro tern -to hear the con test over the will of the late S. B. Isenhart. Weather Indications. Chicago, Sept. 6. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Wednesday; variable winds. HAD A GOOD TIME Labor DayCelebration fn Topeka a Success. Two Thousand People Hare Old Fashioned Picnic. MANY IN THE CONTESTS Prizes Awarded Except In On Contest. None Could fie Found to Climb Greased Pole. It is a safe bet that the people who stayed In their own town and attended their own picnic at Garfield park en joyed themselves more, and fell better today than did those who went to tha foreign seaport of Lawnence. X ne two thousand or more people what celebrated Labor day at Garfield park were not squeezed breathless in excur sion coaches, lost in the dense jungles of Lawrence or held up for the fare to the village down the creek. The people who stayed in their own town had a good time .and are willing to admit it.' The celebration at Garfield park in cluded all the features of a good old fashioned picnic. Peanuts and water melon, pink pop and lemonade wera plentiful, and anyone desiring to sep arate himself from a few small coins found no difficulty in doing so, although, he could enter into the wild delights ot the slippery pig chase, the greased pola event, the pie devouring contest and numerous other affairs, without giving up a cent. The Knights of Pythias band struggled against the frenzied yells of the banana hawkers and tha fortune tellers, shooting gallery and "one-baby-one-ci-gah" Institutions did a thriving business. Lemonade and pop were about tha strongest drinks in the park. A negro named fTank Thomas did attempt to open a keg party, but a posse of com mitteemen swooped down on him and after taking the keg away from him, cast him forth into the street. Later they gave back the keg of refreshment on condition that he go back to the city with it. The negro promised, but failed to live up to his agreement, and hardly lit in the brush near the Kansas ave nue bridge over Soldier creek, when ha was chased out of view by a deputy sheriff. Near the old stone barn in tha east edge of the park a North Topeka Jointist did a rushing business in Ro chester hop tea, but the bottles wera plainly labeled, and there was no mis taking the dead, sloppy byrage for beer. A squad of athletes from the Turners society save an exhibition of parallel bar and horizontal bar gymnastics in--addition to the features advertised by the committee. The Building Trades Union Is respon sible to a great extent for the homa celebration, and members of the union are incensed at the faction which decid ed on Lawrence as the proper place for the celebration. It is claimed by mem bers of the committee that persons In terested in the Lawrence scheme se cured money from Topeka business men who were under the impression when they contributed that it was to ba used in the Garfield park celebration. Owing to the failure of the crowd to arrive early in the forenoon, all tha contests and amusements were delayed about an hour and a half by the com mittee. This bunched the amusements during the afternoon, and contests, such as bricklaying, greased pole climb ing, pig chasing and baseball, were all going on at the same time in different parts of the grounds. It was impossi ble for one person to keep cases on Ml the amusements. All the prizes, wits, the exception of the ham sihlch was to go to the climber of the greased poli, were delivered to the winners. Thsra was no winner in the pole climbing af fair, as not one of the small boys who smeared axle grease on themselves reached an altitude of more than six feet. The following awards were made: Bricklayers' contest: Charles Fitz- gibbons, first prize, a pair of pants; George Fisher, second prize, a brick hammer Lathers' contest: Joseph Florence, first prize, lathers' hatchet; William Drake, second prize, 50 pound sack oS flour. Plasterers' contest: G. W. Blckle, first prize, plasterers' trowel; F. Haag ar, second prize, sack of flour. Painters' contest: F. A. Warren, first prize, $3 hat: George Laws, second prize, stepladder. Running broad Jump: Charles Fits gibbons, first prize; Fred Godes, sec ond. Running high jump: P. W. Funchess, first prize. Standing broad Jump. Carl Funchess, first prize; Charles Fitzgib bons, second prize. Mechanics' race: Charles Fitzgibbona, first prize; G. W. Lawe. second prize! Bert Clompton, third; W. A. Carter, fourth. OSAGE COUNTY FAIR. Every Race With From 8 to 6 Horses E. W. Hoch to Speak. Burlingame, Kas., Sept. 6. Tha Osage county fair will open here to morrow under the most promising cir cumstances. Secretary Price states that every stall on the grounds Is oc cupied with harness and running: horses and that these horses are be ing cared for by outside parties. Soma of the finest horses that have ever attended any fair held in Osage county ara here and it is expected th&t tha track records will be broken. Every race has been filled with from eight to ten horses, while the Burlingama derby will have ten starters. E. W. Hoch will speak on Thursday afternoon. Taken all in all the fair promises to be the most successful ever held in the county. Salina Is Celebrating. Salina, Kas.. Sept. 6. The Band Rossa, Italy's red band, arrived hera Monday, for a week's stay at Oakdala park. The band is brought here by the local U. T. C and the proceeds are to be used In the erection of Con vention hall, which was started last fall. All the railroads have mada special rates to Salina for this weelc and large crowds are expected.
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f T' 1 1 w rrr tTjt7- a cjnn a titt tattdxt a t rmrTwanAV TPvrwKr-rKTri ci-m-rm-r- r-r-nT a -t rr SPORTOEWS. The Emporia Normal Football Eleven Begins Work. Hare a Training Table and Ar ranged for JLIajers. THE SCHEDULE IS OUT. liare a Date With Washburn on October the 8th. Games Slated With Arkansas and Texas Elereus. Emporia, Kan., Sept. 6. Football practice at the Normal has begun. Coach Simpson was out with his men and work began in earnest. Light, the tar fullback from Colby, and LJndley, Hays' speedy halfback, will show the teams of the state a merry chase this season. Ollie Bright, the crack short atop, will be in school this winter and promises to be as fast with the pis akin as with the horsehide. "Posy" Craig, o baseball fame, will charge the line this season. The management has arranged a training table for the players and this will give an added stimulus to the practice. A schedule has been arranged lor the second team, closing with a Thanksgiving game at Manhattan and at Hays the following Saturday. The following is the first team schedule: September 24 Ottawa university, at bmporm. October 1 K. V.. at Lawrence. October 8 Washburn, at Topeka. Otiober 15 C. of E.. at Emporia. October 22 University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville, Ark. October 29 Friends university, at Wichita, October 31 University of Texas, at Emporia. November S Bethany college, -at Ltndsborg. November IS C. of E., at Emporia. November 24 K. S. A. C, at Em poria. Racing at St. Louis. St. lyouis. Sept. 6. Boaster, coupled In the betting with The Regent as the OoldblaU entry and third choice in the betting, won the Labor Pay handi cap, worth to the winner, $2,650. dis tance, mile and seventy yards. It was the feature of Delmar's opening card. Mafalda was second, a nose behind Boaster, and the favorite. Taby Tosa, three lengths back of Mafalda. The Regent set a hot pace to the stretch turn, closely followed by Ma falda. Mafalda passed The Regent shortly after the turn for home was made. Boaster was third. A hundred yards from the wire Boaster was on even terms with the Hayes Ally, and the pair fought it out to the wire, the former winning by a nose, going away. Taby Tosa was a false favorite at this distance, his forte being anything over a mile and a sixteenth. Colonel Slmson was havily backed in the first race, ana won by five lengths, equal lng the track record of :564. Track cast. Racing; atr.Sheepshead Bay. rsew York, Sept. 6. Dainty, with Hiidebrand in Uta. saddle, won the Ocean handicap, mile, at Sheepshead Bay. She covered,the distance in the fast time of 1:39 and was quoted at 4 to 1 In the betting. Alan-a-Dale, the favorite, mads the running to the tretch, where Lyne swung wide with the favorite, allowing Hiidebrand to come up on the U1. In a driving uuiwn jjuimy won oy a head. Ague at 7 to 1 easily won the rmppnire staKes. Handzara. an added tarter, was second and Bedouin third. Heart's Desire was the leader to the bend, where Burns brought Agile up nd won by six lengths. Two lengths rKucu me secona ana third horses. Merry Lark, the winner of the race, was bid up to $3. COO, an advance pi J,auu over nis entered selling price. ne scaoie Did the customary J5 and retained its horse. I wo favorites won. Muggsy McGraw Injured. New York, Sept." 8. John J. McGraw. manager of the New York National league team sustained a disloca tion or me lert ankle and a possible fracture of some of the bones of the foot with the conclusion of the double header between the New York and Bos ton clubs Monday afternoon. When Mertes made a hit to centerfield, which brought in the winning run in the sec ond game, a large number of persona urged out on the diamond and some of the more enthusiastic raised the members of the New York team to their houlders. McGraw tripped and fell In front of the on-rushlng mob and was trampled on by many feet before being extricated. A surgeon who examined the injured manager at the clubhouse rave him temporary relief and ordered bis removal to a hospital. Johnny Rotliftiss Traded? Kansas City, Sept. 6. The Blues left last night for St. Paul, but Johnny Kothfuss did not accompany the team He said last night that Manager Ir win told him that he had been traded to Rochester for Lavigne, but as he was not shown any papers to that ef fect he refused to stand for the deal. Rothfura says that he has a contract which calls for his salary until the close of the season and he will re main here and attempt to collect his pay according to the terms of the agreement. Charter Oak Park Races. Hartford. Conn.. Sept. 6. Before a crowd of 8,000 persons the Grand Cir cuit meet at Charter Oak opened un der the most auspicious conditions, the track being very fast and the weather perfect. The surprise of the day came in the econd event, when Stanley Dillon who has carried all before him around the circuit, was obliged to give way to Robert Mc, Norrie and Direct View. ptaniey union was played heavily. QUARTER. SlZt era each a row as era OLUETT, PEA BODY CO., 1 1 yy is .yi Geers was up. which also made th chances look favorable, but after win' ning the first and second heats he was beaten "out for the money. In the fourth heat Stanley Dillon broke bad ly soon" after the start and was dis qualified. Baseball at Atchison. Atchison. Kan.. Sept. 8. The Atchi son team defeated the Federation of Labor team, of Kansas City. Mo., in poor exhibition of baseball. Batteries Atchison. Faulkner. Anderson and Doyle; Federation of. Labor, Cox an J Brown. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT ST. LOUIS. St.. Louis won the first game, which was marked by poor fielding by both sides. Attendance, 4,000. Batteries Taylor and McLean:Briggs and Kling. First eame Score by innlnes: R.H.E. St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 7 Chicago 0 0101100 03 S Lundgren in the second game held the locals safe and Chicago won easily Attendance. 5,400. Second game Score by Innings: R.H.E. Ht. ;UOUlS UUUOVUZO 0 i 4 Chicago 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 10 Batteries Nichols and Zerfoss Lund gren and O'Neill. AT PHILADELPHIA. Brooklyn had the morning game well in hand until tne ninth inning, when Scanlan gave two bases on balls and was hit safely three times, giving the locals three runs and the game. At tendance, 1,800. First trame Score by Innings: R.H.E". Brooklyn ((00 3 0 1 0 0 04 8 Philadelphia 0 0100001 35 10 Batteries Scanlan and Ritter; Cor don and Dooin. Brooklyn won the afternoon game by hitting in the eighth inning. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. Brooklyn 0 0000003 03 S Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 02 6 Batteries Jones and Ritter; Fraser and Roth. AT PITTSBURG. Inability to hit Hahn lost the morn ing game for Pittsburg. Cincinnati made the most of its runs on errors. At tendance, 3.800. First game Score by innings: R.H.E Pittsburg 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 03 6 Cincinnati 0 0202010 05 10 Batteries Flaherty and Phelps; Hahn, Schlei and Pelts. Ritchie's two bagger, followed by Wagner's single, scored Pittsburg's only run. The balance of the game was a fight between the pitchers, both having excellent support. Attendance. ,2uo. Second game Score by innings: R.H K Pittsbure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 j Cincinnati 0 0000000 00 4 1 Batteries Lynch and Phelps; Ewing and Peitz. AT NEW YORK. Nearly 38.000 persons witnessed the double header between New York and Boston. The locals won both games. The first proved easy to the home team, but the second was in doubt up to the second half of the ninth inning, when Brown's double, a base on balls and Merte's timely hit to center, scored the winning run. Attendance, 37,300. First game Score by Innings: R.H.E. New York 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 6 2 Boston 0 0000000 00 S 1 Batteries Matthewson and Bower man; Wilhelm and Needham. Second game Score by innings: R-H.E. New York 0 2000001 14 11 4 Boston 2 0001000 03 7 3 Batteries Ames and "Warner; Plttln ger and Needham. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Club. Won. Lost. Pet. New York 87 .731 Chicago 4 Pittsburg r.. 6S. 4H .617 Cincinnati iJ 5tl'"' .572 St. Louis 62 Boston r44 Brooklyn 41 Philadelphia 35 fci .500 ?7 ;3ft4 7S .344 85 .2S2 AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT DETROIT. -.'J Chicago won both games before one of the largest crowds that ever gather ed at Rennet Park. Attendance, J.0.000. First game Score by innings: R.H.E. Detroit 2 0000000 02 9 1 Chicago 3 2000000 05 5 0 Batteries Donovan and Drill; jAl rock and McFarland. Seond game Score by Innings: R H.E. Detroit 0 0000000 00 9 1 Chicago 2 0200000 0-4 6 1 Batteries Mullin and Bevilie; White and Sullivan. AT BOSTON. Boston won a loosely played game from Washington with ease. Hughes was wild and ineffective and his support a great deal worse than the error col umn Indicates. Attendance, 7,600. First game Score by innings: R.H.E. Hoston 1 0001 1 2 7 12 11 Washington 2 1000010 15 10 Batteries Winter and Farrell; Hughes ana Kittridge. Hard hitting In the afternoon's game drove Wolfe from the box and Boston won by a score of 8 to 2. Attendance, 15.300. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E Boston 2 3 1 01 100 8 13 Washington 0 0000030 03 9 4 Batteries Gibson and Crlger: Wolfe. jacobson and Clarke. AT CLEVELAND. Although Cleveland outbatted St. Louis more than 2 to 1, the locals nearly threw the game away, making five er rors, which gave St. Louis all its runs. The features were Hess pitching. Tur ner's fielding, accepting twelve chances, and Bay's batting and base running. Padden was put out of the game in the ninth lnlnng for grabbing Umpire Lougnnn wnne making a protest. At tendance. 4.700. First game Score by Innings: R.H.E. Cleveland 1 0200001 4 9 6 St. Louis 1 0010001 03 4 0 Batteries Hess and Bemis: Pelty and Connor. St. Louis won the afternoon aame. bunching hits off Donohue in the fourth na nrtn inning. Cleveland was not ble to find Glade until the seventh. Second name Score bv Inninss: R.H Cleveland 0 0000010 12 S 2 St. Louis 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 05 11 0 Batteries Donohue and Buelow: Glade and Sugden. AT NEW YORK. New Tork and PhlladelDhia broke even in a double header. Chesbro's good pitching and a timely hit by Keeler won the first game for the locals. The vis itors outbatted the home team in the second game, although Waddell was batted out of the box in the first Inning. First game Score by innings: R.H E Philadelphia 0 0000010 01 4 2 New York' 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 S 2 Batteries Coakley and Noonan;Ches bro and Kleinow. Second game Score by Innings: R.H.E. Philadelphia 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 12 2 New York 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 5 1 Batteries Waddell and Schreck; Powell, Clarkson and Kleinow. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. -iuos. Won. Lost. Pet New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Washington 71 44 .619 73 69 S4 64 47 4T 45 51 48 51 67 68 G9 .619 .575 .571 .557 .412 .419 .233 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Kansas City First' game: Kansas! City, 2; Milwaukee, 4. Second game: K-arsas City. 10: Milwaukee. 4. At Columbus First game: Columbus, 13; Toledo, 0. Second game: Columbus, u; xoieao, l At Minneapolis First game: St. Paul, 7; Minneapolis. 1. Second game: Minne apolis. 1; St. Paul, 1. At Indianapolis First game: Indian apolis, 1; Louisville, 2. Second game: Indianapolis, Louisville, 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING. Club. Won. Lost Pet. 8t. Paul 85 45 .654 Milwaukee 77 51 .5!S Columbus 72 58 554 Louisville 71 59 .546 Minneapolis 66 61 .520 Indianapolis 61 73 .455 Kansas City 55 78 .414 Toledo 3i 97 .271 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT DES MOINES. Timely working with the stick won a doubleheader for Des Moines from St. Joseph. Major, a new And used by Des Moines in the second game, gave ten bases on balls, but won out by the aid or brilliant support. First came Score bv innlnirs: R.H.E. Des Moines 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 6 iO 1 St. Joseph 0 0201000 0-3 9 Batteries Liefleld and G. Clarke Diehl and Garvin. Second came Score bv Inninra: R.H TS. Des Moines ..7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 1 St. Joseph 0 0201000 03 9 3 Batteries Major and Towne; Hodson and Garvin. AT OMAHA. The Omahas took two carries from Sioux City. The visitors were unable to hit Brown safely in the first. In the second a brace of hits and errors mix ed in the first and seventh innings gave tne home team seventeen scores. First came Score bv lnnlnes: R.H.E. Omaha 3 0201120 9 9 2 Sioux City 0 0100000 01 4 2 Batteries Brown and Gonding: Lin- daman and Kelly. Second came Score bv Innintrs: R.H.E. Omaha 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 19 8 2 Sioux City 2 00220 0107 9 5 Batteries Ffeister. Quick and Gon ding: Cadwalader, Jarrett and Star- nagle. AT COLORADO SPRINGS. Colorado Springs lost the first game througn errors at critical stages. First game Score bv Innings: R.H.E. Colorado Springs ....1 0000040 05 7 5 Denver 10020020 1 S 9 2 Batteries Villeman and Baerwald: voiiendorf. Hostetter and Lucia. Second game Score bv lnnines: R.H.E. Colorado Springs ..5 00002000 07 14 4 Denver 100200112 07 15 2 Batteries Maupin and Baerwald: Eyler, Hostetter and Lucia. WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet. Denver 77 47 .21 Colorado Springs 71 50 .57 Omaha 71 51 Des Moines 69 60 .53 Sioux Citv 40 78 .8.19 St. Joseph 47 76 MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE. AT IOLA. Root had everything a pitcher needed and with good support behind him shut the Miners out. Lowell went up in the sixth and Iola cinched the game. Bally Gray relieved Lowell in the seventh. Score by Innings: R.H.E Iola 0 1 000702 10 9 1 Joplln 0 00000000 0 1 2 Batteries Root and Seigle: Lowell, Gray and Vanderhlll. AT SPRINGFIELD. Wakefield, a Springfield amateur, was in tne box for the Midgets and Pitts burg was defeated 8 to 3. Schmidt's nger was injured by a foul tip and he will be out of the game for a few days. Score by innings: R.H. El Springfield 1 0010006 8 11 4 Pittsburg 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 03 6 Batteries Wakefield, Schmidt and Wood; O'Brien and Seabaugh. AT S ED ALIA! In a fast game of only seventy min utes' duration, Sedalia. defeatedLeaven- worth in a close finish. The fielding of both teams was admirable and Hutter held the visitors down to two hits. Er rors by the locals allowed three unearn ed runs. Score by innings: R.H.E. Sedalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 7 Leavenworth 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 03 2 1 f,t. Batteries Hutter and Stoner and Ulrich. Umpire Owens. MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND ING. Clubs. Iola Springfield Joplin Sedalia Pittsburg Leavenworth Topeka Fort Scott Won. Lost. Pet. 77 36 .62 75 40 .653 68 41 .6(r7 68 45 .HiC 4! 61 .113 3 70 .:I5S 38 75 ..VH 33 80 .2y2 945.00. To California and Return Santa l'e. via the The twenty-nmtn triennial con clave. Knights Templar U. S. A. and sovereign grand lodge 1. O. O. F at San Francisco in September, are the next occasions for which the Santa Fe will make reduced rates to California. Any one, whether member or not, may take advantage of the reduction. If you're going to make the California tour, this is your chance to do it eco nomically, comfortably, and thorough ly. On sale August 15 to September 10, inclusive. Limited to October 33. Low Rates to Northern Resorts. Excursion ncaeis at unusually low rates, good for the season, on sale daily to Milwauicee, juaaison, vvaukesha. Green Lake, Devil's Lake, Gogebic. Ashland. Marquette, Superior. Duluth. St. Paul, Minneapolis and many other! cool and deligntrui lake resorts reached by The Northwestern Line. Stop-overs at St. Louis permit visit to the World 3 lair en route. Information and tickets can be se cured from your home agent. Booklet entitled "The Lakes and Summer Re- sorts of the Northwest" mailed UDon receiDt or cents in sta.mDs. A. if Fisher, passenger agent, S23 Main St.. I Kansas City, Mo- It's almost impossible for a woman to get in the pink of condition without the aid of a mirror. SAVE YOUR BOOKS MOM BAT AND MICE Vmny everj on h&a bad book and patwis troyl by rats, mica oreockroacaaa. Rid your noma at laaaa daneeroaa paatt with Steams' Electric Rat and Roach Paste. Baar to Qae. aura daatb. clraua them out thoroughly, thejr die oulof tba houaa. All oaalars, or aspraaa paid oa receipt of price. 2 Of. I0X, 25c; HOTEL UfE,1l 0Z.t f 1.00. TCAJLM8 JtXECTHIO PASTS CO. Belldlai, an v ai 5 VJ Sold by Rowley Snow. 'T SEE IT. Henderson's Pitching Hade the Saints OIzzj. Onlj Got Three Hits in Monday's Game. SCORE WAS ONE SIDED. Hughes Was Hatted Freelj by the Giants. Large Holiday. Crowd Sees the Contest. The Saints did about as much to Henderson's curves on Labor Day as a feather bed would do to a soldier's feet. The lengthy Scottite had the wing clipped leaning -on his benderines and falling through every time. Threehlts were the sum total corralled from his whizaers. The speed he had made the ozone from the pitcher's box to the home-plate smell like sub-sulphate of the torrid region. On the contrary Tom Hughes gecame particeps criminis to a horizon fracturing contest which looked like an endless chain. The details In cold print follow: Fort Scott 4, Topeka 1. Henderson and Fredericks Calmly watcn the Descent of a Fly. Of course the fellow who was betting on jrort scott would call it a good game. It was a good game if you can look at it from the impartial stand point. And the unprejudiced rooter w-ould have laid the credit therefore and thereunto upon the page of the Scott hitters. And the' shame and the blame would have found lodging place in the weak-stickedness of the Celestials. Mr. Hughes Fanned Desslekamp Three Times. Hughes handed the Scots the first run on a silver platter. Fredericks got 11 1 0 U(X3C U 1 1 llllllil. iaillULUII (,UL d 111 I and Horath was hit in the slats. Hughes then struck out the next two batters. and things were picking up. But Hen derson, next up, got a pasB ana it forced home Fredericks. In the third Jones got a hit and Harrington sent him home on a two-bagger to the left fence. In the fifth the other two were made. Jones laced out a two-bagger which cracked up against Burghart s cigar sign, the first man to win the box offered. Downs smashed out a similar one which veered off to right center. Jones came in. Harrington thought Red Downs looked lonely on second, so he smashed out a sirgle and the sorrel top came around the curve. How Jones "Won a Box of Cigars. The Saints got their lone one in the sixth. Cole singled. Olson and Brown aia iiKewise in succession mm iiuie came in. Several times did the win clipped get men on bases, but the way around was too long ana too aam. Harrington Prancing Home. There was again' as on Sunday no fea ture to the game, save the batting of the visitors. They seem to be long on that particular suit and It is doing the business for them. Then they carry cp.s good pitchers and- the combination makes one wonder 'why they have not been out of the rut long ago. Gus Alberts umpired but two Innings; Both sides, including the pitchers took occasion to kick long and loud at his decisions and" it rankled lir the old man's heart and he left the game. It was too babyish for a man of his age and experience. Nick Carter and Splint ers Groom then in dual role performed the services. Nick wanted to quit once when objections became too hot, but he was induced to go back. The score: FORT SCOTT. Player. AB R H O A E Graves, cf. 5 0.0 2 Oli.0 Jones, ss 5 2 3 3 0 0 Downs, 2b. 5 1 2 3 5 0 Fredericks, lb 4 1 0 11 3 0 Harrington, c 5 0 3 5 0 0 Horath, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 Haney, If 4 0 0 1 0 0 Disselkamp, rf. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Henderson, p ...3 Totals 38 0 0 13 0 9 27 12 TOPEKA. Player. Hurlburt, cf. AB R H 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 O 1 10 2 7 1 2 0 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 .6 0 1 o 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 Abbott, lb. Cole, if Schrant. c. Dunn, 2b Olson, ss. Brown, 3b. Shinners. rf. Hughes, p. Totals 30 Score bv innlnea: 3 27 Fort Scott 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 Topeka 0 0 01 Summarv: Earned runs Tonplta .1. Fort Scott 3. Struck out By Hender son 5, by Hughes 6. Hit by pitched ball Shinners. Horath. Stolen bases Ab bott, Cole. Two-base hits Jones, Downs. Umpire Alberts, Carter and Groom. Time of game 1:45. Attend ance 1,00. WHAT THE VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYERS ARE DOING. "Where they play Wednesday: Ashland at Topeka (exhibition game.) Joplin at Iola. Pittsburg at Springfield. A good attendance should be out tO' morrow to witness the contest between the Ashland team and the Saints. For ty-five per cent of the gate receipts is to be divided among the Topeka play ers. A "V" or an "X" each as their share of the box office receipts would give the boys each a nice piece of pocket money, and from the manner in which they have been playing lately, no one will deny but that they have earned it. The Ashland boys are good ball players Most of them have great reputations out in the short grass country as ball tossers. Harry Bone fathers the Ash land crowd and will bring them here in a special car. Here Is a bunch of stuff from the Iola Record, and in regard to the Friel case, Topeka does not dispute the Gaslighter paper: "Sedalia has traded Eddie Me Dill for Friel. Doesn't Doc Shively know that this is a direct violation of the same rule he invoked to prevent Iola from getting Henderson? Has he notified all the clubs in the league of the trade as the constitution provides? Has he received the consent of three- fourths of the managers of the league as the law requires? Since Iola got in the lead it Is impossible to write a column of baseball notes without men tionlng the name of the town or some of the Iola players. As a result the Kan sas City Star has abandoned its Mis souri Valley league notes. The Spring field Leader thinks there was some thing queer about Iola winning three straight games from Fort Scott. Reckon there .was anything queer- about win ning two from Springfield?" The Joplin-Iola series now beingplay- ed in the gas town were transferred to Joplin about two weeks ago to help out in the moneymaking department. But on Sunday Manager Tholen took a sud den notion that bis children could bat tle better at home, so he changed the games back to his own yard. At different times during the year 33 ball players have been recipients of pay checks from the Topeka Baseball as sociation. But three have remained through the whole season. Carter, Cole and -Olson. The names of the others and the places at which they played are as follows: LaFrance, c. and lb.; Lim ing, c. and r. f.; Kellar, 2b; Olson, s. s.; Miller, 3b; Carter, p.; Durst, p.; King, p.; Howie; p.: Hughes, p.; White, p. and 2b.; Stinson, p.; Worral, c. f.; Mansfield, lb.; Cole, c. f. and 1. f.; Sis ler. 3b.; Torrle. p.; Friel, 2b. and 3b.; D rummy, lb.; Thompson, 1. f.; Corr, c; Schrant, c; Schrant, c. and lb.; Ab bott, lb.; Brown, 3b.; Dunn, 2b: Hurl burt, c. f.; Shinners, r. f.; McDill, util ity; Archlquette, t. I.; jvioore, p.; Ann strong, c; Harrington, I. f. That tells in good cold Engilsn wnat it means to get a team together of even ordinary or tail-end caliber, and the Topeka management has been decidedly cau tious in the employment of men,-due to the fact that it did not unnecessarily wish to spend money in getting players here to simply give them a try-out. And the big fat number 33 well defends the word "cauttous." Skinny Hbf ton;" according to the newspaper reports has "Jumped" the Springfield team. The actual fact of the matter is that the elongated Midget has been overworked this summer and has been begging Hurlburt to be 'laid off. He is simply resting up. Wake field, a Sprlngfied amateur, joined Shorty's slab-staff and initiated him self on Labor day by defeating Pitts burg, letting the Pirates down with 6 hits. Did you ever notice how much heav ier the bats are which the .visiting teams use, than the sticks of the Saints? SoXie of the' guests, notably Fort Scott, Joplin and Springfield have regular wagon tongues. When these connect with the horse-hide, the' ball travels like a runaway steam engine. John Schrant, one. of the premier, bats man of the circuit uses a willow which the boys of the third grade at some grammar school would pass up as too light. "Terre Haute is the worst town in the United States to umpire in, but To peka is worse." This is the opinion of the Indicator men. Every umpire who has been on the circuit this year kicked about the town and begged not to be sent here except Gus Alberts. And on Labor day it was too much for the old man and he left the field at the end of the second inning. He resigned last night, and .Claude Liming took his place on the stall, une loiiowing list ot Born So? Is that why you are so cheerful? Or is it because you keep your liver active with Ayer's Pills? All vege table, mild, sugar-coated. They act directly on the liver. AJure constipation, biliousness. J. C. Araroo., Lowell. JCeae- EDUCATIONAL. Co You Expect to Enter College This Fall? SODLE eOLLEGE Dodge City, Kansas. TUITIOX AND Preparatory or Normal Department. per term ...$8.00 or per week from time of entrance.. .76 College Department, per term. .10.00 or per week from time of entrance.. 1.00 Commercial Department, per term.:,. 8.00 or per week from time of entrance:. 1.00 Shorthand Department, per term 8.00 or per week from time of entrance.. LOO Summer Normal Term 4.00 or per week from time of entrance. -.50 Vocal Music, in class, per term........ 2.00 For catalogue and further information, address at once Educational Department, Topeka State Journal. TOPEKA, KANSAS. COLLEGE OF THE SISTERS OF BETH AN Y, TOPEKA-KANSAS- (Auspices Episcopal Church.) RU Rev. F. K, Mlllspaugh, D. D., President. Henry L. McClellan, A.M., Regent. The "Woman's College in Kansas, distinctive for the Christian edu cation of girls and. young women in college; College Preparatory Courses, Music. Art. Faculty of Specialists from leading colleges for women. Attractive home life of refinement and culture, with charm ing situation in a. park of twenty acres facing State Capitol. Rest, dent nurse assists in caring for health. For Catalogue address the Regent, or Miss M. C. Hambleton, Preceptress. "THE FIRST COLLEGE IN KANSAS' IIKU Mm If EmSIT Y Over 15,000 Kansas young people have been educated here: Ell, E68, 629. 72T, 907, 963 are the figures for each of the last few years. For forty-six years this fine old college has stood for manhood and womanhood four-square physical, intellectual, social, moral. With new Church, new Library, new Gymnasium, a total of $166,000 re cently added to permanent resources, BAKER Is better prepared than ever to render, next year, the superior service characteristic of her through all the past. Fall term begins Sept. 1. For finely illustrated catalogue and valuable educational literature, address, DR. L. II. MURLIN, Pres., Lock Box 10, Baldwin, Kansas. 813 nmno" have nrotested this town: Franklin. Owens. Regan. Shanks, Cuz- ack. Laury, and Collins. Alberts' ab sence from the ring for three days last week put into the practice tne piayer- umpire" system, and If anything ever proved a frost it was that stunt. Ed die McDill was the only one out of the five or six used that stayed it out. Car ter who has served twice declares ve hemently that ne wilt never uo u again. Lucky Bill Rapps is of the same opinion, and you ought to hear Groom of Fort Scott on tne suDject- oiiivcicj', Shiveley, 'tis up to tnee: A good many people wondered why the figures were so piain.uiiu itoi j the score board yesterday. The man agement got decidelly metropolitan and ordered a lot of tin plates marked with different figures. These are Just lorsp the sauares on the board and after each inning one Of these is hung up. Just about half of the num bers are zeros. There will be no more kicks registered from now on about the score board. The Sedalia Sentinel's luke-warm opinion of Jack Freil after his first ap rwrann with the Bugs: "Freil, the lotoot arrmtsitinn to the Champions, niuvpH second base and did good work and drove a nice one over second for a station. He made a couple of errors, but they did not prove costly. Freil if worked regularly win mane a gouu inau at second. She Met John Drew, "Actors? Yes. I used to" be stuck 0 Yif BlflTiiT-v cirl. "1 used fjll C-JIa. crv v. r havp an idea that they were littie tin gods. I thought that because they were grand and noble ana neroic in thev couldn't possibly be otherwise in private life. Well, I suc ceeded in meeting a lot of 'em and they all disappointed me. Off- the stage they were pretty much in -the dub class. They neither knew how to talk, nor how to act. I don't know Just how a fish out of water feels, but that's the way actors seemed. But still I wrote mash notes. One day I wrote one to John Drew, who was then playing in Philadelphia, asking him to take lunch with me at the hotel where he was staying. I didn't think he would accept, but he did. He turned up at the appointed hour, and took the soup, which was the first course of an elaborate luncheon I had previously ordered. He hardly spoke to me until the next course had come on, and I, in a flutter of excitement, hadn't the slightest idea what to talk to him about. After a while he opened on me. He asked me all about my self and my people, and then he read me such a lecture as I wouldn't' have stood from my own father. In very plain words he convinced me- of the rrnra of my way. told a few terse stories to illustrate his protest, arid made me promise that as long as I lived I would never again monkey with actors. And I haven't." Philadelphia Record. Old Times Recalled. The American, sightseeing in the Fijl Islands, came upon a young sav aga engaged In tattooing-the-picture of a fish on hie father's back,. His1 OTHER EXPENSES. Use of Piano per month 1.00 Use of Typewriter per month I.W Elocution, private lessons....... .SO Music, according to the student's ad vancement, per lesson 60c to 1.00 Incidental fee, per term or part thereof 1.00 Board, per week 3.00 Furnished room (towels and bed clothing not included) per month.... 2.00 Unfurnished room, per month LOO Light and fuel extra. Long Distance Lines. We have recently added more than 200 exchanges to our list, and several- hundred miles of copper metallic toll lines, reaching many eastern points. Try us and get the best, DIRECT WIRES, QUICK SERVICE. For further information call 406. THE TOPEKA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. S19 Kansas Avenue. trt Bros. Famous Shows Will exhibit under canvas (rain or shine) At 9th and Jefferson Sts., ONE DAY ONLY Monday, Sept. 12. Afternoon at 2, Night at 8 MUj- Now the Largest, Grandest, ana Jtsest Animal Circus in the world. SEE KITAMURA'S ROYAL JAPANESE TROUPE. MONK DIAVOLO Loop the Loop on Bicycle. Many New, Unique, Novel Features this year. Don't fail to witness the all new free street parade at 10 a. m., Sept. 12th eyes filled withaatears. wnat movesHrou so?" Inauired his companion. "It reminds me of the tim when my Old man would let m rtrnw rm tilm also!" was his reply. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Bon MJm
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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1904. KANSASJ1EWS. Littlo Learenworth Child lias a Striug of Uelatifcs. Can Boast of Haying a Great, tireat Grandmother. OF FIVE GENERATIONS. Good Example of the Health fulness of the Town. Probably Not Another Case of the Kind In the State. Leavenworth. Sept. 6. The Times says: It does not happen to every family to have an unbroken succession of five generations. In fact, the child that can boast of a great-grandmother is peculiarly fortunate. But Leaven worth possesses a splendid example of the healthfulness of the place, in a five generation family, all of whom have spent the whole, or greater part of their lives in this city. The eldest member of the family is airs. Elizabeth. Smith, who lives with her son-in-law, W. Frank Bedwell, on Pennsylvania avenue. She is 79 yeras of age and is very active and well pre served for her age. She came here with her family about forty-five years age. The second link in the chain comes through Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin, who lives at Eleventh and Ottawa, where she has made her home for twenty six years. She is now about sixty years of age. Her daughter, Mrs. II. Dobson, re siding in the Philadelphia block, has lived here since about twelve years of age, and says she don't know of any other place but Leavenworth. The youngest mother. Mrs. J. A. Johosky. of 404 Ottawa, was born at Port Leavenworth. Her nine-months old son, Howard, makes the fifth link. The unusual feature of a woman finding herself a great-great-grandmother at the age of seventy-nine, is accounted for from the fact that all married very young, between the ages of 15 and 17 years, with the exception of Mrs. Johoskv. who was twenty-two. The baby. Howard, is unusually well oft in the line of grand-mothers, hav ing four, the fourth one being the mother of J. A. Johosky. Bell 'Phone Scores at Wichita. Wichita, Kas., Sept. 6. Wichita lost out in a decision handed down by the United States court of appeals in a case that has attracted more than ordinary interest throughout Kansas. It is the final decision in one branch of the litigation growing out of the attempt of the city to terminate the franchise of the Missouri and Kansas Telephone company here. It has been in court for several years, and another branch of it is now pending in the state sunreme court, where it will be tried in November. The decision re ceived here today sustains Judge Rog ers, who, while sitting for Judge Hook in August, 1903, decided that the franchise had been improperly terminated and enjoined the city from interfering with the company in its work of extending and making repairs upon its lines. Clianute Sues a Bookmaker. Chanute. Sept. 6. W. H. Daly, the bookmaker who did business at the fair grounds during the races, has been sued by the fair association for $175. alleged to be the balance due on the contract price of the pool and book privileges. The suit was begun in Justice Farmer's court yesterday and summons was secured on Daly at the Katy depot a short time prior to the departure of the evening train. OiHimte Leads in Wells. Chanute continues to lead in the number of wells and the amount of product, with Humboldt second. Chanute has 716 wells and Hum boldt 681. Independence has 328 wills, while Neodesha holds fourth place with 2 6 8. Total in Kansas Territory field 3,337. Plant 5,000 Black Bass. C Butcher has received a con signment of five thousand black bass from the U. S. Fish Commissioner, secured through the kindness of Con gressman Phil Campbell, and will place them above the Verdi dam. This Is the second installment of f. 3h re ceived and placed in the river near Verdi. In a few years that place which Is near tne White Swan Inn When the lifo of Mra. RnS mi hanging in the balance she used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and was restored to health. Her ex perience made her the firm friend of the medicine that cured her. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has no equal in it cures of womanly disease. It establishes regularity, dries the drains that weaken women, heals inflammation and ulceration and cores female weakness. Five wn tgtt kn my tift waa bang ing i the balance, tr. pierce' Faroriit Premj iption was brought to my hone, write Mra. Carolina Raff. Director of Gf mmu Orphan Home, residing at tn luaa. a Street. Detroit, Mich. -1 took V aad, It won me back to health. Em since Xttmi ttaM, I bave baeo ka firm friead. Wr fre quently have mothera coaaa to omr Kotae wtoo are anffering with aterine troablea, tfl. flammatioci. tumors ami alorratiaoa. Oar Kat remedy (or a female trewbat ia Dr. rca'a Favorite Prescription, and we have foand nothing so far which would so qsaek cure the disease, reliev taftammatioa) and atop pains. It ia a good friend to women." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med- fical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent the favorite summer resort for Neode sha's Rod and Gun Club will be an ideal fishing place. Neodesha Regis ter. Train Kills a Farmer. Fredonia. Kas., Sept. 6. W. S. Stall ingrs, a well to do farmer 4 2 years old livig six miles west of here, was found dead on the St. Louis San Fran Cisco track at 8:30. The body was mangled. While on the way home he was struck by a freight train. Mr. Stallings leaves a daughter 18 years old and a widowed mother. The body was buried today with I. O. O. F. honors. 1 Labor Day at Wichita. Wichita. Kan.. Sept. Over 1,000 union men took part in the Labor day parade here Monday. In Riverside park W. L. A. Johnson, state commissioner of labor. Congressman Murdock and Mayor McLean delivered addresses. CROWN PRINCE TO WED Betrothal of Heir to German Tlirone Officially Announced. Berlin. Sept. 6. The Duchess Cecila of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, whose be trothal to the crown prince, Frederick William of Germany, was announced is a tall, slight girl, light haired and brown eyed. Although she could scarcely be called pretty, she has a vi vid complexion and is of sprightly de meanor. The only time she and th' crown prince had been seen together in public was a few evenings ago. The crown prince had called on her and her mother at the Kaiserhoft hotel Just be fore they left for home. After talking with them for an hour the crown prince took them to the station in an automo bile and found that the train did not start for an hour. He then asked them to drive around the city and with them went through the principal streets which started the first talk of an en gagement. It is impossible to say whether it is a love match or not. Strong dynastic reasons for the marriage exist. Only once during the last century, in the case of Frederick II has a Prussian king taken a wife except from a Ger man princely house. The emperor de sires to bring the Cumberland. Danish and Netherlands courts into closer re lations with the German court. The Duchess Cecila's brother, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, mar ried in June the Princess Alexandria, second daughter of the Duke of Cum berland. a sister of the future queen of Denmark. The Duchess Cecila is also a niece by marriage of the prince con sort of Holland. The best loved of Prussian queens, Louise, was of the same family, but of the Strelitz branch. The erand duke of Mecklenbuig Schwerin, who is at the Bristol hotel here set any dougt of the betrothal at rest by telegraphing an official an nouncement to his cabinet. Good Week for World's Fair. St. Louis, Sept. 6. The division of admissions of the World's fair has is sued the following statement of the dailv attendance for the last week and a monthly report giving the total at tendance figures: Mondav. Am. 29 155.748 Tuesday 108,816 mi in. w eanesaay Thursday 125,629 Friday 116,814 Saturday 130.S83 Total "RECAPITULATION. April, 1 day May, 26 days Jure. 26 davs 795,30i 187,733 l,001.2'.t 2.124.636 .Tulv. 11 davs 2.343.557 August 26 days 3.0S8.743 September, 3 days 373,335 Total 9,119.506 Racing at Detroit. Detroit, Sept. 6. Five favorites and two second choices were returned win ners at Highland park Monday after noon. The crowd in attendance was the largest in the history of the track and the brisk betting left the ring with the balance slightly on the bad side when the day was over. The La bor Day handicap, which featured the program, had eight starters and it was won by Spencerian, a strong choice in the betting. Jockey Shaver rode three winners and a third horse. New York to Play Cuba. New York. Sept. 6. The around- the-world trio of the Giants and Chi cago Colts has been given up. The Giants will instead take a trip on their own hook to Cuba, and all those who are going, and they will include most of the team, have already deposited $100 each as a guarantee that they will make this tour. The Cuban trip will not Interfere with the post-season series, as the Giants will not sail until November. Injured by a Ball. Wichita, Kas., Sept. 6. Harry Her man, a ball player, was hit on the head by a thrown ball Monday after noon. He was injured so badly that for a time he was unconscious, and his condition is regarded as critical. To the Woi.u'i Fair via tne Missouri Pacific. If you do not live on the line of the Missouri Pacific, ask for your ticket via that line from Kansas City. There art seven daily trains between Kansas City and St. Louis, making connection with all trains on all lines running into Kansa3 City. Any ticket agent will sell you a ticket at the reduced rate reading over the Missouri Pacific from Kansas Citv. Fair Tickets at Reduced Prices. The advance sale of State fair tick ets, at reduced prices, has been auth orized by the state fair management. and the tickets have been put on sale at 40 cents for single admission tickets and $2 for family tickets good for six admissions. The family tickets bear six admis sion marks and each time an admis sion is used one of the marks is punched by the gate keepers. The six admissions may be used at once or one each day for six days, or in any man ner the holders wish to use them. The advance tickets have been placed on sale at the following stores: A. C. Klingaman s drug store. Rowley Snow's drug store. M. F. Rigby's confectionery store. George Stanfield's drug store. Charles Eagles' cigar store. George Burghart's cigar store. Arnold Drug Company. $15 for Round Trip To Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo, on the Santa Fe, Tuesdays and Saturdays during August and Septem ber, tjouidn t do more tor your com fort if you traveled a thousand miles with us. Ask T. L. King of A.. T. S. F. railway, at depot. Topeka. Chicago and Return 520. OO via Santa Fe. Ticketa on sale June 1st to Sept. 20th, final limit returning Oct. Slat. Good via St- Louis in one direction. either going or coming. For full In formation addreaa T. L. Kins. f- F jt. X- A- Toaeka. RAILROAD NEWS. II. K. MIckerson la Transferred to New York. Has Charge of Acco anting and Purchasing Department. FORMER SANTA FE MAN He Lired in Topaka for Many Tears. O. J. Hamilton Will Succeed to His Duties. H. R. Nickerson, formerly general superintendent of the A. T. S. F., in Topeka, but who has lived in Mexico for ten years where he was general manager of the Mexican Central, has been transferred to New Tork, the fol lowing announcement having been sent out: "On and after September 1. the head quarters of Mr. H. R. Nickerson, vice president, will be in New York, where in connection with other duties, he will have -charge of the accounting and purchasing departments. Mr. O. K. Hamilton, heretofore as sistant to the vice president in Mexico, is transferred to the position of assist ant to the president, in charjye of traf- nc ana sucn other duties as may be as signed to him. "A. A. ROBINSON, "President." "Approved. H. Clay Pierce. Cnairman of the Board." ROCK ISLAND'S GOOD LUCK. Shortage of Wheat Crop Will Not Ma terially Affect Road. While it is generally admitted that there will be a material shortage in the year s wheat crop, the advantage ous position occupied by the Rock Is land is attracting general attention. The failure of one crop cannot mater ially affect the Rock Island. It has two others still to depend upon. Last year 70 per cent of the total grain crop of the country was raised in Rock Island system states. Sixty per cent,or 2,000,000 car loads, was raised in eleven states shipping largely by Rock Island lines. Fifty-five per cent was raised west of the Mississippi river. The Rock Island brings cattle from the farms and ranges of its own territory to the packing centers of the country, reaching all of them, and when it markets the cotton of its southern farmer brings to him his meat grown and packed on its own lines. This very packing house pro duct is crated and boxed in wood cut on Rock Island lines and carried north by the Rock Island. The sys tem reaches the only considerable timber supply, save that on the Pacific coast, now left in the United States. It penetrates not alone the southern pine district, but reaches the magni ficent hardwood reserves of the south west, including the oak of Arkansas and the walnut of the Indian Terri jry. Texas does not pose as a tim ber country, yet the timber lands of this one state covers an area larger than that of the state of Indiana. In Alabama the Rock Island is a Birmingham, which means a termi nal in an American iron and steel dis trict second only to that of Pittsburg As to precious metals, Rock Island lines are in Colorado, and they reach the smelters of Denver. Pueblo, Kan sas City Omaha and El Paso. In lead the Rock Island is even more fortun ate. for. with its Frisco system. It is paramount in the Joplin, Mo., district. These are certainly claims to dis tinction, but they do not exhaust the Rock Island list. It not only -reaches and supplies every great manufactur ing center of the middle west witn an manner of raw material, but it dis tributes their wares over 15.000 miles of railroad in consuming territory. At Moline and at Rock Island. 111. are manufactories of agricultural im plements among the most extensive in the country; they are very particu larly Rock Island system industries. Kansas City, on the other hand, is the erreatest distributing center for agrl cultural inplements in the whole The letter of Miss Merkley, whose picture is printed above. proves beyond question that thousands of cases of Inflamma tion of the ovaries and womb are annually cured by the use of Lydia E Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound. "Dm Mm. Turn am: Gradual losa of treng-th and nerve force told me something- was radically wrong; with me. I had severe shooting- pains through the pelvic organs, cramps and extreme irritation compelled me to seek medical advice. The doctor said that I had ovarian trouble and ulcera tion, and advised an operation. I trongfly objected to this and decided to try Lydia E. Plnkham's Vege table Compound. I soon found that my judgment was correct, and that all the good thing aaid about this medi cine were true, and day by day I felt less pain and increased appetite. The ulceration soon healed, and the other complications disappeared, and in eleven weeks I was once more strong and vigorous and perfectly welL My heartiest thanks are sent to you for the great good you have done me." Sincerely youra. Miss Miigisit MKSKI.IT, 275 Third St., Milwaukee, Wis. SSOGO forfttt If mrlaiatU mt mtmm imttm I M 1.11 II ff.fl world, and it is a principal terminal of both the big roads of the Rock Is land system. In the southwestern part of Mis souri and the northwestern part of Arkansas lies a region especially fa vored by Providence irithe temper of its soil and climate. It is known as the Ozark Plateau. Fruit should not ordinarily be expected, outside Cali fornia, to interest a large railroad sys tem. But Missouri is the home of the big, red apple, and of these it supplies thousands of car loads to the Rock Island. Niagara County, New York boasts 924,086 apple trees, and in the whole United States there is no record to approach this except in Washing ton County, Arkansas, where there were at the same time 1900 1,555, 000 apple trees; and Washington County has planted half a million ap pie trees since then. ACCURACY I?f TIME PIECES. Railroads Have Special Department to Look After Watches of Employes. Absolute accuracy in timepieces is no where else so vital a matter as in the operation of railroad trains. If watches vary no schedule or time table is of any value. Where so many thousands of watches are in use it nas been found necessary to adopt some system where by perfect uniformity may be insured. All watches are examined at close in tervals and kept in order by a staff of experts especially engaged for the pur pose. There is no reason why a rail-, road man's watch should keep inac-' curate time. It costs him nothing to have it regulated and it is part of his duty to see that it is in order. The time by which the watches of an entire railroad force are set is tele graphed from Washington. At a cer tain time the operator at the railroad headuarters receives the time, records it at his own station and at the same instant sends the information to every "train-order" station along the line. It is the duty of the operator at the trains order station to set the clock right by Washington time and from this clock every employe attached to that station must set his watch. At every station there is a clock that record standard time. At the larger stations there is a clock that records the correct time to a second. If it varies from the standard time a notice is affix ed to the clock stating the exact vari ation. Upon returning from a trip or before beginning the return trip after a run, the trainmen must compare their watches with this carefully regulated clock. If it is found that the watch has lost or gained during the trip the time piece must be handed in to the time keeping department. Here the railroad man receives an other watch for temporary use while his own is being regulated, and the ex pert employed by the company over hauls the condemned watch and returns it later to the owner. With the watch is given a certificate showing that the department has regulated it and it is again a good railroad timepiece. Besides the watches of the train crews, there are still the timepieces of all the station employes, the signal tower men, the thousands of hands working along the tracks and in the shops, to be looked after. For these a special force of experts is employed to travel up and down the line, stopping at all stations. To the expert come the railroad men, watches in hand. From constantly visiting the various points the watch repairer knows the timepiece as well as he knows the men, and a short examination deter mines whether or not the watch is tick ing to proper railroad time. Part of the duty of the repairer is to see that the station v-clocks and the clocks in the signal towers along the line are ticking according to railroad time. If they are not doing their duty he halts in his progress long enough to make them register time according to the Washington standard. The railroad company will not permit the employe to carry any watch that his fancy suggests. He must purchase a watch that meets with the favor of the management. If a certain watch, comes again and again to the repair depart ment and proves to be always behind or ahead of the time it is condemned finally and the railroad man must pro vide himself with one to the liking of the company, or carry a watch that the company will provide at his expense. TRAFFIC INCREASES. Western Roads Now Gettinff Into the Grain Shipping Season. Chicago, Sept. 6. There was a gener al increase in the traffic of western railroads last week and prospects are good. The total amount of grain brought here during the week was 5,- 603,000 bushels, an increase of 398,000 bushels over the previous week ana or 1,310,000 bushels over the corresponding week of last year. The receipts of corn increased last week over the previous wpek RR7.000 bushels, much more than offsetting the decrease of 101,000 bush els in wheat receipts and of 200.000 bushels in corn receipts. The live stock traffic of western roaas last week was the heaviest of any week n tho mst four months. The total re ceipts were 293,719 head, an increase of B4.5S3 head over the previous week and a decrease of only 2,530 head over the corresponding week of last year. These figures indicate that the packers are now operating nearly on a normal ba sis. The eastern railroads also maae goou gains in traffic last week. A feature was the increase in shipments of gen eral merchandise from the east. East bound shipments of grain last week, however, were 880,000 bushels, a de crease of 582,000 bushels from the pre vious week but an increase of 136,000 bushels over the corresponding week of last year. Flour shipments easxDounu last week were 60,831 barrels, an in crease of 500 barrels over the week and of 800 barrels over the same week of last year. The general rate situation is fair, ex cept the cut rate on wire and nails to Colorado made for the United States Steel corporation by the Harriman sys tem, and the corresponding reductions in rates eastbound from Colorado made by the Gould system to protect the Col orado Fuel Iron company. BTRAM'S NEW JOB. Former Rock Island Superintendent Here Gets a Burlington Office. Harry E. Byram. until recently gen eral superintendent of the Southwest ern district of the Rock Island, with headquarters at Kansas City, will suc ceed T. E. Calvert as general superin tendent of the Burlington lines west of the Missouri river. Mr. Bryam is under 40 years of age and is considered one of the Hill school of raiiroaa economises. He beean his railroad career as a clerk in the Burlinerton office at Galesburg, and was discovered by Mr. Hill while serving as chief clerk to John D. Bess- ler. ireneral suoerintendent ot tnat roaa and was appointed general superintend ent of Montana Central. VALVE OF RAILROADS. Wisconsin Roads Found to Be Worth $221,431,400. After more than a year of labor the state tax commission of Wisconsin has arrived at a preliminary estimate of the value of all railroad property in that Rtatfk. It inMuHfs the Dhvsii-fll nrnner- ty as well as the franchises of the com- I panies. On the average value of stocks I and bonds for five years the commission estimated the valuation of railroad pro perty in 1902 at $217,854,026. By capital zing the income from operation from 1892 to 1902 the valuation was found to be J220,341,950. Having devoted a year io tne. most painstaking investigation. during which they appraised all of the physical property of the roads, they now assess the holdings of the com panies at $221,431,400. The point to be determined now is the rate of taxation to be assessed against this valuation. If the amount 'deter mined by the commission is the full value of the railroad property, the rate assessed against that property must be the rate which the taxes paid on gen eral property bear to the full value of such property. The average rate of tax ation of the general property of the state last year was .0117736. LAMOXT SET 'EM UP. Conductor Got the Best of the Rail road Politician in Repartee. Colonel Daniel S. Lamont, who is vice president of the Northern Pa cific railroad, encountered a smart Yankee in the conductor of a train on which he -was returning to St. Paul after a trip of inspection over the Northern Pacific system. To relieve the monotony of the long ride Colonel Lamont strolled out of his private car and through the train, which was go ing at a good clip through a pictur esuue region. While standing on the platform of a day coach enjoying the cool breeze and the scenery, he was approached by the conductor, who po litely called his attention to train rule No. IV., which requires passengers to stay inside of a car while it is in motion. "I hope you will excuse me, colonel," said the conductor, "but my instructions are to enforce the rules, regardless of persons. Nobody is al lowed to ride on the platform." Lament loves a quiet joke and. af ter looking the conductor sternly in the eye for a few seconds, replied: "That is all right, conductor. As vice president of this road I do not ask to be excepted from any of the rules, but I am a 'prominent politician' the newspapers have said so and as such I think that I ought to be allowed to stand wherever I please." "Certainly, colonel, certainly." re sponded the conductor with serious face. "But you must admit that plat forms are only made for politicians to get in on not to stand on." A look of appreciation came into Lamont's eyes. A good cigar changed hands and Clevelan-d's old-time confi dential adviser passed into his own car chuckling to himself. THINKS ROOSEVELT WILL WIN. Geo. Gould Says People Are Afraid of a "Democratic Slump." New York, Sept. 6. George J. Gould, with Mrs. Gould and eldest daughter, returned today on the American liner Philadelphia from a trip abroad. After stating that, in his opinion. Parker could not defeat Roosevelt because of the fear of a business slump in the event of Demo cratic success, Mr. Gould said: "We left here June 25. We did nothing on our vacation except mo tor. We toured 4,000 miles through England, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. We had no break downs and no accidents, and did not kill even a chicken. We wandered around without set program, stopping over one or two days at any place that looked interesting." Mr. Gould did not discuss the ques tion of a successor to Russell Hard ing as general manager of the Mis souri Pacific, the elevated strike situ ation or any other specific business topic, saying that he would talk more freely next Tuesday afternoon if called upon, after he had time to get in touch with the actual situation here. DIG ARTESL4N WELLS. C. II. Hudson Tells of His Texas Col onization Schemes. Chicago, Ills., Sept. 6. C. R. Hud son, president of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad, while in Chi cago yesterday stated that his company was making special effort to colonize the southeastern portion of Texas. In Nueces, Cameron and Hidalgo coun ties there has been discovered an ar tesian belt about sixty miles wide by eighty miles long and containing about 48,000 square miles. Thus far a total of 250 wells have been dug and no failures are reported. It is stated that the depth of the wells is between 568 and 745 feet, although some have gone as deep as 1,000 feet. It is said there are three distinct artesian strata' from which water can be taken. Irrigation has begun, some of the wells having a now sumcient to water iaree tracts. The land is adapted to truck farming ana iruii raising. AFRAID OF WOMEN. Railroad Clerks' Brotherhood Thinks Men Are Being Replaced. New Orleans, La., Sept. 6. Mem bers of the brotherhood of railroad clerks in New Orleans believe the lo cal agencies of the railroad lines en tering New Orleans intend replacing men with women. Yesterday morning women were put to work in the offices of tha Illinois Central and the New Orleans and Northeastern roads. A member of the clerks' brotherhood said that the appearance of these wom en workers caused consternation among the clerks, who fear that an effort to make the change general will be made. The women employed yes terday were intrusted with making ex pense accounts, a very Important po sition in the railroad office. WAXTS A SHORT LIXE. Rock Island to Build From Kansas City to St. Joseph. At a banquet tendered B. L. Winchell. president of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railway at St. Joseph recent ly that official, during the course of his remarks, said that the Rock Island would have a short line from Kansas City to St. Joseph within a year's time. Railway men in Leavenworth now say that this means that the Rock Island will build the line from Kansas City, Kan., through Leavenworth to Atchi son. 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San Francisco RocK Island System Tickets on sale Aug. 15th to Sept. 10th inclusive. With final return limit Oct. 23rd by purchasing your tickets from Pock Island Agents you will be permitted to go either the Southern or Scenic and return by any other direct route. For full information see Rock Island agents. A. M. FULLER, C. P. A., Topeka, Kansas. be chosen in building the line and then Leavenworth will have another line to St. Louis and Chicago. Quite recently the Rock Island con structed a line from St. Louis to Kan sas City, Mo., and it desires to reach St. Joseph via Kansas City without the tedious trip of 110 miles by way of Cameron. MILE OF ROAD A DAY. New Line From Chanute to Memphis Doing Fast Work. Joplin, Mo., Sept. 6. Work on the new Arkansas, Missouri Kansas rail way is progressing rapidly. Large numbers of men with teams and grad ers are throwing dirt at a lively rate between Scammon and Mineral, Kas. A mile of road a day is being built. In the next thirty days rails will be laid, the intention being to crowd the construction between Chanute and Joplin to completion. The road is be ing built from Chanute, Kas., to Mem phis, Tenn. Civil engineers are now working between Joplin and Butter- field, Mo., a town in Barry county which is on a boom. OVER LINES IN KANSAS. A H. Moll Succeeds R. H. Dwyer as 51. P. Superintendent. General Superintendent E. A. Gould of the Missouri Pacific, in a circular ap proved by Manager Cotter, announces that A. H. Moll is appointed superin-' tendent of the lines of the Kansas and Colorado Pacific railway, from Hoising ton, Kan., to Pueblo, Col., and from Hoisington, Kan., to Great Bend. Kan., with headquarters at Pueblo, Col., vice Mr. R. H. Dwyer, resigned. Special Train for Employes. The Vandalia has adopted the plan of running special coach trains for the accommodation of its employes who desire to visit the exposition. One of these trains was run Friday and was filled with employes, who spent yesterday at the exposition and re turned last night. Everyone was given free transportation. Fearful Odds Against Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such. in brief, was the condition of an old sol dier by the name of J. J. Havens. Ver sailles, u. or years ne was troubled with kidnev disease and neither doctors nor medicine erave him relief. At lenarth he tried Electric Bitters. It put htm on his feet in short order and now he testifies: I am on the road to complete recoverv." Best on earth for liver and kidney trou bles and all forms of stomach and bowel complaints. Only 60c. Guaranteed by Arnold Drug Co., 821 North Kansas ave. Through Sleeper to St. Louis, Santa Fe Leaving Topeka 4:30 p. m. and 8:00 p. m., arriving fet. Louis 7:15 a. m. Call or address, T. L. King, C P. T. A.. Tooeka. or phone 682. fit) mm hi! Tot Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought T "jL. 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THE TOPEKA! STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 6, 190f. 5 ARE STILL BUSY. New Fall CLOTHES Now on Display; THE GOOD CLOTHES STORE." niaml Coontj Commissioners OrYrhknllng the Records. an i in -mehm. .aasMw W M hva BBBk J H Sum and Substance M vTKe Sum is 5c I t And all may afford it. f W Substance jj J is crisp, fresh, nutritious J soda crackers. All may ml enjoy them. M W TSe Sum and Substance is 'En jf Nal i m J Jocy oft I NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Vj"--T"i''l'.!!ii? 'mi wirBSS' tfr yet,,,, 'SSgr'11"' ir,ll'ai6......rrl -.iggfci,B,.,.r- :lLgggjgt., l V yg POLITICAL GOSSIP. There is considerable comment over the state because of Senator Long's eulogy of Governor Bailey and his administration In his speech at Mar lon last Thursday. Only a short time ago the politicians -who ran that Mar lon meeting were abusing- Governor Bailey worse than they would a Democrat, and E. W. Hoch was nomi nated for governor In a "reform" movement by turning Bailey down. The boss busters denounced Bailey most vehemently and intimated that he was in league with grafters. Yet here Is what Senator Long said about Bailey, speaking from a platform on which sat the men who were respon sible for Governor Bailey's defeat: "Governor Bailey hase made a re cord as chief executive of the state so clean and so pure that even his most bitter opponents have found nothing in it to criticise. No charge of boodling or grafting has ever been laid at or near his door. His record as governor will, in the future, receive the merited Indorsement from the peo ple of Kansas which it so richly de serves." iiow does that sound In comparison with the speech made by Dick Blue in the boss buster meetings last winter, or with Mr. Horn's opening boss buster speech at Atchison. There ts a peculiar situation out at Hill City. The Graham County Re corder, which has been Republican, has repudiated the Republican ticket and will support the fusionlsts. in cluding congressman and state sena-J tor. The Hill City Reveille, which has been the Populist organ ever since the party was organized, has repudiated the fusionists and has gone over to the fcOClHllSlS. Sheffield Ingalls has declined to run as the Republican candidate for re presentative in Atchison and another will be nominated. The Potter Kansan announces that, beginning next week, it will print all the correspondence it had with Charles Curtis. James M. Chisham and A. K. Rodgers prior to and during the cam paign of last spring. The inside facts of a conference the editor had with Mr. Curtis In Leavenworth, will be publish ed in full. "We may have to tell what we saw take place in the Atchison post office." the editor adds. The letters written the Kansan by Mr. Curtis were personal letters, and they were sent through the mails on a congressman's frank, which, the Kansan says, is a criminal offense. The editor of the Kansan, In his last issue, tells a few things. He says Curtis offered him $250 with which to start a paper at Effing ham. In opposition to the New Leaf. Which is anti-Curtis. He further says that Curtis gave him a hundred dollars When prom inent phy s i clans freely pre scribe the Bit ters for Poor Appetite, Sour Stomach, Liver C o in plain ts. Sleeplessness, Indigestion, rTpersla and Malarial Fever, you can make no mistake in trying a bottle. It always cures, as hundr e d s have testified. 4A f"fc STOMACH when he started the Kansan. but that he soon got onto Curtis' bad ways, and quit him. The editor also says that Jim Chisham asked him (the editor) to ap proach Committeeman Booher, of Pot ter, and see if he could be bought for ten dollars, but that Booher laughed the offer to scorn. It is further charged that A. K. Rodgers met the editor of the Kansan in the Pyramid building in Kansas City, and offered him $100 to print a certain story about D. R. An thony, Jr. This proposition was also de clined. The Kansan says that next week it will Tell It All without fear or favor. Here are some of Bill White's trou bles as reco'-ded in the Emporia Ga zette: This week has been a terrible week for "us." as Ed Hoch would say. What with Tyne suing "us" for libel, with Hill abusing "us" for the McClure article, with "our" baby keeping "us" awake night, and "our" press suffering with a compound fracture of the duodenum or something in its innards, fate aeem.i to be prodding "us" with a pretty sharp stick. The immaculate Tom McNeal pub lishes the following in the Mail and Breeze: "On Saturday last Secretary of State J. R. Burrow, Attorney Gen eral Coleman and State Superintendent Davhoff brought ?ach a suit for dam ages against Frank McLennan of The State Journal. alleging libel. The amount of damage asked in each case is $15,000. "In justice to themselves, this was the only course the state officials could pursue. To have allowed the charges of The Journal to have passed unnoticed would have been evidence that they were afraid of an investi gation of their official acts in court. Mr. McLennan will now have an op portunity to prove his charge that the school fund commissioners have en tered into a conspiracy to loot the school fund, and that they received a rake off" for the part they took in the matter." But how about T. T. Kelly? He was charged two years ago with di rect theft and embezzlement, but the Mail and Breeze found no difficulty in supporting him. although he brought no libel suits "in justice to himself." Would not the Mail and Breeze sup port Burrow, Coleman and Dayhoff just the same if they had brought no libel suits? Barnes Chief: "It's a hard thing to do but we believe it's the duty of all Republicans to support Tom Dolan for state treasurer. Tom Kelly, while his name is on our ticket, is not the man for the place, is dishonest. His nomi nation was not obtained fairly and honestly. Tom Dolan is an upright, honest man. and, though a Democrat, is preferable to a man of Kelly's char acter." Mankato Advocate: It is announced from Topeka that Burrow, Coleman and Dayhoff have sued the State Journal for libel for telling about the Comanche county bond deal, asking for $15,000 each. It is simply a campaign bluff. The Journal has been doing good work for the people of Kansas in uncovering some of the state house rottenness and an attempt must be made to shut it off. But for the State Journal the peo ple of the state would have little idea of the things which are taking place In the state house at Topeka. Belleville Telescope: The Topeka Capital admits that if all the county treasurers had remitted, as the law re quires, there would have been $900,000 in the state treasury on the first of July. As this was about $600,000 more than there was on hand a year ago and about that much more than the aver ages fop the last five .years It stoves. that the Capital and a number of other papers, a year ago, deliberately prevari cated when they said the raise of a half million dollars was rendered nec essary by the alleged extravagance of the last legislature. The amount of money belonging to the state on the first of July shows that the predictions made a year ago by Albaugh and oth ers, including the editor of the Tele scope, were absolutely correct. Minneapolis Better-Way: Ex -Chair man Albaugh renews his charge thj T. T. Kelly was instrumental in raising half a million dollars more taxes last year than was necessary In order that he might deposit that amount in bank and draw interest on it himself. Will honest Republicans support that kind of a man? If they do, let them never again cheer for Missouri's Folk. JIM HART WOXDEKIXG. What Became of Several Players Drafted by Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 6. "We drafted several more players than were awarded to us by the national commission," said Presi dent Hart of the Cubs this morning, "and I do not understand yet why we did not get these other men. I have watched carefully the names of the players who have been sold, and have not seen them cn any one's list. It may be that some other players from the same clubs were drafted, and that would bar us from get ting them. I will not say anything about whose these other players wore until I loam more about the reason we did not got them. The men we did get are all good, however. "Maloney, the Minneapolis outfielder, is considered a good player by every one who has soon him. Pennall is a promising man. according to all reports, and can throw and hat in great shape. Roy Clark is the old Brown man, and was with the New York team for a time. He has been doing good work in the last two years." Makes rich, red blood and muscle more rapidly than any known remedy. It's food lor Dram ana nerves. inuis wnat tioi 1'nter's Rocky Mountain Tea is. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Uatlin urug Co. GET INSIDE. Your Friends and Neighbors in Topeka Will Show You How. Rubbing the back won't cure back ache. A liniment may relieve, but can't cure. Backache comes from the inside from the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills get inside They cure sick kidneys. Here is Topeka proof that this is so: Thomas Davis of 215 West Sixth street barber, says: "I had kidney complaint more or less for twenty years. The pain was not always severe, but there was a constant weak and tired out feeling which deprived me of all ambition. I was nervous and restless, and could not sleep. The action of the kidneys was not regular, and became much worse whenever I caught cold. Various remedies I tried did not give me any permanent relief, and when Doan s Kidney Pills were brought to my notice I got a box at Rowley Snow's drug store. The use of the one box brought such good results that I continued the treatment until I took five in all. They completely cured me." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. T., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Psj.""'-an4 take no other, j, SIKXICAX OUTPOINTED. Decision in Twenty Round Battle Glv en to Nelson. Butte, Mont.. Sept. 6. "Battling" Nelson of Chicago won over Aurelia Herrera after twenty, rounds of the nercest ngnting ever witnessed in tnis city. From the tap of the gong until the finish the lightweights went after each other with bulldog tenacity, at time butting each other with, theirheads with savage efforts to get at eacn other Herrera. with his right wallop to jaw sent the Chicago lad to the floor in the third round, but Nelson immediately regained his feet and came back at his opponent with tenacity that elicited re peated rounds of applause. Herrera, in frantic attempts to land the knockout blow, grew wild and Nelson with a right swing caught the Mexican on the jaw, staggering him. The gong saved a knockout, as both men were groggy when they retired to their corners. During the balance of the fight Nel son landed at least two blows to the Mexican's one. Though they were de llvered with such rapidity as to lose their effectiveness. Nelson displayed a wonderful capacity for punlshment.tak ing the Mexican's wicked wallops on the jaw with almost Indifference, but there were times when tney jarred mm considerably. Nelson's footwork and blocking were of such character as to prevent the Mexican fighting in his usual style, but several times Herrera aid take aavan tage of his peculiar crouch or turtle glide, the two men gruelling and clinch ing each other like nuuaogs. The men fought for a purse of $3,500, 60 and 40 per cent. Herrera was the fa vorite in the betting at the ringside at odds of 50 to 30. Several thousand dol lars were placed at odds of 500 to 400. The Mexican's stock rose appreciably as the men stripped for action. Ten thousand 'people saw the tight. Never in the history of Butte have peo ple been to such a high pitch over a fight. Challenges were read irom -K.ia Goodman, who was present at the fight. Nelson weighed In at 128 pounds and Herrera 129, which conpelled him to take off 14 pounds in his training to come to the stipulated weight. Herrera claims he injured his left arm in the fight and was unable to use it enec tively. Geronimo in Old Age. Geronimo was at Lawton last week. The health of the old chief is still good, although he is very aged. His home is ten miles from Lawton, yet he usually walks to and from the place to do his trading. He is quite often asked to give an exhibition of his skill as a marksman with the bow. This he read ily consents to do provided a nickel is made the target and is to become his own in case he hits it. Geronimo de nies the statement of Gen. Miles that the ereneral captured him. The old warrior says that somewhere up on the mountains, when ne was on me war path, two white men came to him and told him that Gen. Miles wanted to see him. The men accompanied him to the camp of the general and he was made a prisoner. Geronimo says ne minus it was In Arizona. me Territory of his birth. Anyway, he says. It was ud in the mountains. The tribal relations of the Apaches have been dis solved, and they no longer look upon Geronimo as their chief. They consid er him a childish old man who is too senile to advise them. Lawton (Ok.) State Democrat. Xowne She's from Boston, isn't she? Browne I can't tell She hasn't had oc casion yet to pronounce me worn vwrii aha'a not from Boston, then. If ho wr Bha'd have found the occasion long ago. iPiuladelBhlS. Press. Ask Former Conntj Treasurer to Paj Back Monej. TELL OF COJiNIYANCE. How Treasurer! Deputy and Kelly Worked. Warrants Issued Without At tlon of Board. The county commissioners of Miami county have been doing some more in vestlgating, and the result of their in vestigatlon throws an interesting side- light on the peculations of T. T. Kelly wnne ne was county clerk of Miami county. It has been commonly talked in Miami county that Kelly was not alone in his thefts from the county that he prob ably had an accomplice in the county treasurer's office who aided him. The Investigation lust completed by the county commissioners shows that while Kelly was raising warrants and otherwise filching from the county as county clerk, some one in thetreasurer's office was making little peculations which aggregated $614. It would look as though Kelly and the other man worked together. The man who was treasurer of Miami county during this time was J. W. Bry an, who still lives there. The commis sioners have just completed the task of going through the boeks and records left by Bryan, and they find numerous instances where the treasurer has given nimseir credit for greater sums than the warrant called for. amounting in all to $633, but errors amounting to $19 were lounu which snould have been In Bry an s favor. The county commissioners do not hold the county treasurer himself guilty of theft, but hey say his deputy or dep uties were the guilty parties. It was the name of one of these deputies that was linked with that of Kelly in his thefts. In their official findings the commissioners say: "We might say in justice to John W. Bryan, late county treasurer of Miami county, that so far as we can ascertain from the records, that none of these false entries were made by him, that all of them were made by his deputy or deputies, but under the law he Is re sponsible for their acts, and we so hold him." Mr. Bryan has been requested to pay into the county treasury the amount which the commissioners find him short, but he refuses to do so. There are 25 or 30 instances of false or erroneous entries given by the coun ty commissioners during Bryan's term of office. Bryan was treasurer four years commencing October 9, 1888, but it is a peculiar fact that -no apparent thefts are found in his books until early in 1891, Just about the time Kel ly's irregularities began. The first one noted by the commis sioners was on January 17, 1891, when a warrant for $1 was issued, but later it appears on the treasurer's warrant register and cash book as $11, and the treasurer credited himself with that amount. On April 14, 1891, five warrants were raised, one from $23.80 to $28.S0; two from $10.20 to $20.20; one from $6 to $9.55. and one from $35 to $45. In some instances warrants were is sued where there was no record of any allowance having been made by the countv commissioners. This, of course, could not have been done except with the connivance of the county clerk, T. Kelly. A number of instances were discover ed where the treasurer had apparently credited himself with a warrant of a certain number two months before the warrant bearing that number was is sued, to a person and for an amount wholly different from that named in the warrant itself. No finding was made against Mr. Bryan unless it was clear that the county had lost money through some one In the treasurer s omce. ine following is a sample finding: "Mav 23. 1892. John W. Taylor en tered into a contract with Miamo-co. to do certain work upon a bridge near Fontana, for the sum of $545.15. On Julv 2. 1892. John W. Bryan ad vanced to Taylor on said contract the sum of $100, by giving Taylor his treasurer's check. No. 3214. on the Miami Countv National Bank for the amount. For this $100 Taylor filed a proper voucher with the treasurer. and when the ooara met at me regu lar session in July. 1892. it was hied bv Brvan as a "paid voucher," and was allowed in the sum of $100, and warrant No. 3 86 was drawn and re ceipted for by Bryan. Bryan takes credit for the payment of this warrant on treasurer s warrant register ts. page 325, and on his cash book, page 257. On July 14, 1892, Taylor, having c.omnleted his contract, filed his vouch er for the full contract price, namely $54 5.15. and it was allowed, and war rant No. 5 43 was drawn in payment for the same. Upon Taylor's present ing this warrant for payment, John W. Bryan, by his deputy, Ira N. Bryan gave Taylor his treasurer's check. No. 3284, on the Miami County National Bank, for the sum of $445.15, retain ing the $100 he had advanced to Tay lor July 2, 1892. But Bryan takes credit for the full amount of this war rant, namely $545.15 as is shown on the treasurer's warant book B, page 332. and the treasurer s casti dook. nae-A 25 9. Bv this transaction Miami- county lost one hundred dollars, and John W. Bryan, by his deputy, Ira N. Bryan, gained one hundred dollars. We therefore find that on the above item that J. W. Bryan is indebted to Miami-co. in the sum of $100. Kellv's name appears in this one: "No vember 6, 1891, a claim was allowed to J H. Rhea for $2 on account of judge of election, as is shown on page 191 commis sioner's journal G. On the same date, to the same person, for the same .purpose and for the same amount, a duplicate was drawn bv Thomas T. Kelly, countv clerk, numbered 2614, and is re ceipted for by James H. Rhea. The orig inal warrant orawn in iavo. oi u. TOViao nnd numbered 2534. for S2 On ac count of judge of election, is not receipt ed for, but one month after its issue, namely: December 5. 1891, J. W. Bryan, county treasurer, takes credit, page 302 treasurer's warrant register B, and upon his cash book, page 221, for the said num bered warrant 2534, Issued to J. H. Rhea for the sum of $2 as judge of election. In the sum of $90 as being paid to Sugar Creek township. This warrant was can celled by -the board February 4. 18SB, as y0, page 216, commissioners' journal G. No bill or voucher was filed by Sugar Creek township for the sum of $90. No pl Iowance was made by the board to Sugar Creek township in the sum of $S0 at the meeting of the board November 6, 1891, when this warrant for $2 was issued to J. H. Rhea, nor at any other meeting of the board, either before or after that date. The manner of payment or to whom this jjq was paid la not shown by records. Wo h r Tomorrow $15.00 and $12 Fine Suits for therefore find that on the above item that J. W. Bryan Is indsbted to Miami county m tne sum or S8. Xhis matter la or Interest to tne people of the state at this time only as showing that T. T. Kelly, now state treasurer of Kansas, implicated others in his crooked work in Miami county, it has Deen a my a terv to many how Kelly could hav fals ified his records as he did without being caugnt at it, out tne fact mat ne oaa an accomplice in the treasurer's office would explain it. nelly, it wilt te rememDereu, was rouna by the commissioners two years ago to have been short over $1,300. which he promptly paid back to the county when ne was caugnt. SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS There! little girl: don't cry! They have broKen your aon, x Know And your tea-set blue. And your playhouse, too. Are thinirs of Ion c naro: But childish things will soon pass by There! little girl; don't cry! There! little girl; don't cry! Tney nave DroKen your siate. Know; And the glad, wild ways Of your school girl days Are thinsrs of the lonsr aico: But life and love will soon pass by There! little girl; don't cry! There! little girl; don't cry! They have DroKen your neart, i Know And the rainbow gleams Of your youthful dreams Are the thins-s of long ago: But Heaven holds all for which you sigh- There! little girl: don't cry! james wniicomo jtuey. The district court grind began today. The city schools begin two weeks from today. Barnum Bailey's circus will be here two weeks from tomorrow. The federal, offices were open all forenoon on Labor day. M. I. Gage was last night re-elected truancy officer by the board or educa tion. Mavor Bergundthal has trimmed off about half of his luxuriant black moustache. The state house grounds are pretti er right now than they have been at any time this season. Five-dollar hat given with every tailor suit made at 115 West Tenth street- Mrs. Buzzell, dressmaker. Harrv Bone's boneless herrings from Ashland play the Saints tomorrow. The game will be called at tne usual nour. W. B. Whitehead i recovering well from an operation for appendicitis 'per formed Friday at the Santa ire hos pital. Fagercrans. optician, 515 Kansas avenue, will for a short time, thor oughly test and fit glasses at unusu ally low prices. The William Green Sons' baseball team defeated the Shawnee grocery team Monday afternoon In a ten inning game by a score of 13 to 12. The excavation for the foundation of the new Carnegie library at Wash burn, is completed, and the construc tion of the walls is In progress. Mayor Bergundthal has been grant ed a ten days' leave of absence. He will leave within a day or so for In diana, to visit his brother who is very sick. This evening Jackson's band and oth er prominent colored musicians, will give a concert at the Auditorium. Madam Lucas and Frof. Charles Lee are the star performers. J. Clarke Swayze left this afternoon for St. Louis. After spending a few days at the fair he will go on to Wash ington where he has secured a position in the pension department. C W. Lovewell, a nephew of Prof. J. T. Lovewell, from Boston, Mass., was In Topeka the past two days. He is on his way to Colorado Springs where he will attend Colorado college. Another towel was stolen out of the city 'fishroom at the city hall Mon day. This makes three In a week. The result is that in the future the washroom will be kept locked all the time. Speaking of the charge that James Green, dean of athletics and law at Kansas university, has not denied the report that he tried to proselyte Wash burn football players and take them down to K. TJ., the Lawrence World says: "What's the use in denying such Wire Mother's Friend, by its penetrating: and soothing; properties. allays nausea, nervousness, and so prepares tne system tor tne ordeal that she passes through the event safely and with but little suffering, as numbers nave testified and said, "it is worth its weight in gold." $1.00 per bottle of druggists. Book containing valuable information mailed free. THE B2ADF1ELD RLGULAT08 CO.. AtluU, 6. 709-711 Kansas Avenue. This is the Money Saving Sale for You 2 Suits for the Price of One This Sale will interest you. It's a clean-sweep price on every Season able Suit, no matter what the make mav be. We need the room for Our Great New Fall Stock 7 I C. G. BLAKELY INSURANCE Central National Bank BniHing Seventh Street Entrance and Elevator PHONE No. 738 OUR THEORY That en pleased customer brings another U doing Ita mil lion nobly. The Five Ce&ta a Day Telephone tm proving more popular dafly. Mo. Kansas Tele. Co. 'Phone a foolish thing?" No use at all. There are too many people who know tho facts. A. N. Banta, a man who is $5 years old and voted for John C. Fremont for president when he was Q. was regis tered by the election commissioner the other day. Mr. Banta lives at 817 Kast Eighth street. Mrs. J. V. Daniels, president of tha Topeka Orphans' home, announces that there will be a meeting of the directors of that institution at the home of the secretary, 1113 Van Buren street, Friday evening, September 9, at 8:30 o'clock. At a short meeting of the ways and means committee,- held after the coun cil meeting Monday night. Mayor Ber gundthal, Street Commissioner Snyder and Councilman L. A. Ryder were ap pointed as a committee of three to buy a mowing machine with which to cut weeds on the vacant lots. A mowing machine costs about $50. A Lawrence paper hands the follow ing neat compliment to Topeka: "The crowd which came down from Topeka for the celebration was about 200, there were a score from Ottawa, a few from Leavenworth, and that was all. It waa not expected that Topeka would send many people to Lawrence for a celebra tion. That town never doea anything for Lawrence if it can help it." Con sidering the abuse Topeka geta from Lawrence newspapers she ia extremely charitable. To Aid Salina Normal Pupils. Salina, Kas., Sept. At a meet ing of the stockholders of the Salina Normal University, which was destroy ed by fire no definite action was tak en concerning rebuilding, but the chances are that the school will not be rebuilt this fall. President Roach. of the Kansas Wesleyan, said he would take care of all the students that had come to attend the Normal and the Wesleyan agreed to fulfill the contract mede by the Normal with each student Swallowed a Safety Pin. G. S. Miller's little child swallowed an open safety pin about an inch long while being dressed Tuesday morning end all efforts made by the parents failed to Kit the article from the throat of the chfiit. Ir. Hartweil was called and made an In effectual effort to remove the obstruction. which seemed stuck behind the soft Del ate. The little one was taken to Beloit in the evening, and, with the assistance of an electric light and mirror. Ir. Leiiv located the pin and removed It. Beyond the soreness caused in the throat by tha pin sticking it, the little girl seems to have experienced little Inconvenience from the accident. Jamestown opuzniat. Kansas August Weather. Lawrence, Kan., Sept. 8. The mean temperature last month was 73.2 degrees, which is 4 degrees below the August aver age for the past 3S years, but there have been ten cooler Augusts In that time than last month. The wind was leaa than for any other August except that of 11 and the records for four years past show no table decrease in wind. Less than half the average amount of wind was recorded last month. The rain fall for the month was 4.77 Inches, which was .81 of an lncte above the average. Is to love children, and no home can be completely happy without them, yet the ordeal through which the ex 33. 4 pectant mother must pass usually ia so full of suffering, danger and fear that she looks forward to the critical hour with apprehension and dread. all unpleasant feelings, and Miners
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