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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
A NEW RACE OF HORSES
o. P. Updegraff Says That in Three Years
Scrubs, win Cease to Exist.

o. p. Updegraf Says That in Three Years
Scrubs" VIII Cease to Exist.
o. P. Updegraff, one of the Oldest.
largest and most successful horsemen in
Kansas, ventures the assertion that in
three years there will be only One-tenth
of the horses in the country that are
alive today. Dir. Updegraff predicts that
when this time comes good horses will
be in demand. and there will be none of
the other kind. Mr.. Updegraff said last
night to JOURNAL reporter: There is
no longer any demand for what we gen.
orally call scrubs They were used
chiefly in the large cities for street rail-
ways and other conveniences that are
now operated by steam or electricity.
When the demand stops the scrubs will
cease to exist The tendency of the
times is towards good roadsters and
drivers or speed horses Horses
we must have. We can't get along
without them. But horses are
not made of iron. They die. They are
burned up or become disabled The
present race of scrubs will not last to
exceed two or three years, and horse
owners have come TO realize the folly of
breeding any but the higher grade of
horses. This will result in better race
of horses, but fewer of them. The horse
business is like the cattle business. Years
ago the country became overstocked
with cattle and the business didn't pay.
Cattlemen went out of the business, and
the grazing lands of Kansas were con-
verted into farms. The result is that
those who stayed by the cattle industry
are able to dispose of their products at
fancy fipure3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Seed Grain Sent to Phillips
County Was Worthless.
Contract for the Ft. Scott Match
Factory is Let.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Mayor Waggener Asks Citizens
to Advise With Him.

PHILIIPsBURG. April g. = The corn
which was shipped to this county through
the state board of railroad commission
ers, proved to be the worst lot OF corn
that was ever handled in this country.
In the first place it is corn that was raised
in 1891, and has baen in the cribs at
Kensington ever since. Mr.. Lowe, one
of the railroad commissioners, came up
to Kensington and made contract with
Mr. Golden to buy the seed corn, but
contracted with him that it was to be all
hand picked, and only selected seed corn
was to be shipped
Il is claimed that the corn was all
hand picked, but the selected seed corn
was delivered to the commissioners OF
Smith county, and the cuttings shipped
to this county. We do not know how
true this claim may be, but we do know
that the corn that was sent here was a
perfect disgrace upon any attempt to
furnish seed corn.
The railroad commissioners were no
tilted about this condition of the corn
and Mr.. Lowe, the member of the board
who made the purchase, is investigating
the matter and promises that the matter
shall be made right with our people.
MATCH FACTORY BEGINS AT ONCE.
Contract For Building the New Fort
Scott Institution is Let.
FIT. SCOTT. April 6.-The erection of
match factory in Fl. Scott has been al
most a certainty for several weeks, but
there has been no definite binding as
surance that the institution would be
pushed to completion at once. Now how
ever the sugar works company has
awarded the contract for the erection of
the buildings TO Contractor J. W. Ham
ilton. who is instructed to proceed imme
diately with the work. The new indus
try will require three large one story
buildings. the main one to contain the
same foorage dimensions as the sugar
factory. The site of the match factory
will he about one hundred yards south
of the sugar factory. 1t is to be built
and operated by the stock company
which owns the sugar works, and will
WORK from forty to fifty men and women.
General machine shops will be estab-
Iished in connection with the plant, to
enable the company to manufacture and
keep in repair all of the machinery to be
used.
Judge W l. Parkinson has been en-
gagged by the company to have personal
supervision of the establishment of the
plant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
INJURED WHILE HUNTING.
A Gun ExplOdes In the Hands of the Son
of w. A. L. Thompson.

A Gun ExplOdes In the Hands of the Son.
of w. A. L. Thompson.
Roy Thompson, the little son of w. A.
L Thompson, had narrow escape from
death this week. Dir. Thompson is an
enthusiastic huntsman. and he was de-
sirous that his boy should be taught how
to shoot. Accordingly he was given a
new shotgun, and they went to Mr..
Thompson's farm several miles from
Topeka, to look for ducks. Roy located
one, and taking careful aim, fired The
gun exploded, a portion of the barrel
being blown forward into the ground for
nearly half its length. and the other half
flew backwards. a piece of the gun
struck him just above the left eye. but
at such an angle that 1t glanced of. An
ugly scalp wonnd was inflicted, several
inches long. Roy still has his head ban
daged, but his wounds are not serious
An examination showed that instead of
All ordinary she'll being put into the gun,
one with g much greater charge had
been used, which Mr.. Thompson had
prepared last fall. when he went turkey
hunting. The immense shell was too
powerful for the gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
LATE SPORTING NEWS.
Wrestling Match Between Dunn and Gal
lagher Res ults in q Draw.

DENVER, April 6-The wrestling
match between Australian Dunn of San
Francisco, and Reddy Gallagher of Den
yer, resulted in draw. The first event
was Graeco- Roman, won by Gallagher
in ~ minutes Then Dunn threw the
Denver man, catch catch can, in 21
minutes. The event of the evening was
the collar and elbow, which was declared
a draw after two hours and len minutes.
Bat Masterson acted as referee. Dunn
weighed 200 and Gallagher 172.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
one way With Bad Husbands.

MOUND VALLEY, April 6-Mrs Kittie
King created & scene in front of the Oc-
cidental hotel by bouncing upon her hus-
band. Price King, VINO was sitting in
chair in front of the hotel. with a heavy
shovel and whacking him over the head
and shoulders. Price retreated in good
order. but the irate woman followed him,
firing chunks of coal and rocks at him
until he was out Of reach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
CAN'T SQUEEZE RAILROADS

Supreme Court Says They Must Be As
sessed Same Other Property
The supreme court today handed
down decision which is of importance
TO all the taxpayers of Kansas, especially
to railroads. banks and other corpora
TONS
The case decided is from Atchison
county, and was brought by the c., B. 6
q railroad company against the county
commissioners and county treasurer of
AIchison county.
It is shown that the township asses
sors of Atchison county held meeting
on the first Monday in March. as is done
In other counties, and decided to assess
all property in the county except the
railroads at 20 per cent its actual value,
but assesse the railroad property at its
full valuation.
The railroad company rendered in pay
ment of its taxes in full in the county
the amount figured at % per cent of the
actual value of the property, and then
brought suit in the supreme court to en-
join the county from collecting anything
In excess of the amount offered.
The supreme court sustains the injunc-
ton, and in doing so holds that all prop
erty must be assessed on the same basis,
corporations the same as individuals, and
one class of property the same as an
other.
The assessors may fix any rate they
please, but all must be assessed alike.
If hogs are assessed at % per cent of
their actual value then groceries or rail-
roads must be assessed on the same
basis
Only the most credulous housekeepers
l. H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
ROUND PRAIRIE AROUSED.
A Crusade to be Instituted Against DisOr
derby Resorts and CarOusing.


derby Resorts and CArOusing.
ATCHIsoN, April 6.-The hitherto tran
quill neigh borhood of Round Prairie
south of town has of late been thrown
into state of uneasiness by the con-
tinual depredatiOns and revelries that
have been carried on within her
quiet precincts during the past three or
four months
There are no saloons or vile places
within the precincts of this neig Dor
hood, but on the road between Round
Prairie aad LeaveEworth are number
of resorts.
A crowd of young men of that COM
munity have been making themselves
obnoxious by visiting these resorts
getting drunk and then alarming the
neighborhood by their boisterous con-
duct. They frequently visit the school
house and there indulge in revelry. play
ing cards and drinking The citizens
have been aroused to pitch of general
denunciation and a united effort will be
made-a crusade instituted-to close up
these offending resorts or prosecute the
offenders and restore a state of quiet
and virtue in that community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
SHOT BY A HURGLAR.
City Marshal of Manhattan Wounded by
Man He Was Arresting.

MANHATTAN. April 6-Jos. Myers
city marshal of Manhattan, was shot by
a burglar whom he was attempting to ar
rest.
He tracked the fellow to the bank of
the Kansas river, near the city, where he
found him hiding.
When the marshal called him to come
up on the bank the fellow started to
obey, and the marshal did not anticipate
any resistance. The prisoner. however,
when the marshal was not looking, drew
a revolver, firing four shots in quick sue
cession The first shot struck the mar
shal in the right thigh near the body,
passing upward and coming out near the
right hip.
Myers is in a very serious condition,
but it is not believed that his wound will
prove fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
President Fairchild's House Burned.

MANHATTAN, April 6-Last evening
the fine stone residence of President
George T. Fairchild on the State Agri-
cultural college grounds was struck by
lightning. The building took fire. and
burned out completely. The building
was valued at about So, 800 and was state
property. About one-thIrd of the presi-
dents valuable library was saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

EMPoRIA, April 6-The new board of
regents for the State Normal school met
and organized by electing the following
officers. President, V. K Stanley, Wich-
tia; vice president, N. F. Knappenberg,
Jewell City; secretary, John Madden,
Emporia: treasurer, S H Dodge, Beloit.
The other members of the board are ]. J.
McGrath, of Barnard, and J. s Winans,
of Manchester.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
Union Pacific Route.
WHAT YOU WANT

Is the through car service offered be-
tween Denver and Chicago via the Union
Pacific aud Chicago & Alton R. R., which
is uuexcelled by any other line. Magni-
ficent Pullman sleepers, dining cars and
chair cars, run through daily without
change, Denver to Chicago via Kansas
CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

Never in the history of Topeka were
pictures sold SO cheap as they are now
being sold at the big unreserved auction
sale at 4O6 Kansas avenue. Be sure and
attend this sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

SABETHA. April 6-Fire broke out in
the Gregg elevator and consumed the
elevator. machinery, and about 5000
bushels OF grain. The elevator was
owned by Gregg Bros, Of St. Joe, oper-
ated by J. D. Loose, and was one of the
old landmarks of Sabetha. Loss $1,000;
light insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
Notice.

Divine Science service at Unity church
Sunday at 3 O'Clock by Mrs. NJ. E Cram
er, editor of Harmony. Evening at 8
o'clock by Mrs. c. s. Alden of Oakland,
California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06


The Y. N. c. A. tennis club held
meeting last night
Arthur Switzer, who will pitch for To
peka this season, is six feet eight inches
in height
The Kansas university nine and the
Kansas City Blues viii cross bats on Nc
Cook field on Arbor day.
st. Marys base ballists have written to
Topeka for dates" They want to show
the Topeka league team a touch of real
base ball.
o. P Updegraff is getting ready to
ship Car load Of drivers and standard
bred colts for exhibition at the Combina-
ton breeders sale at Cleveland, o.
The Y. NJ. C. A base ball team is hav-
ing a practice game today. They will
practice regularly on Thursday and Sat
urday afternoons near Lowman Hill.
The battery of the Topeka postoffice
base ball team has Arthur Ashpole, late
OF Ann Arbor. for pitcher, and Mike Nc
Nearny behind the bat Jack Curry is
on first base.
The glove contest between Jack Lar
ney, the "Icelander," and Purtell, has
been fixed to take place on May IL. Both
| of them are now in training for the
meeting. 1t has not been settled as vet
as to the place where it will take place
Herman Preyer, an old soldier at the
Soldiers home, saw some boys playing
foot ball this week and volunteered to
show the boys some fancy moves with
the pig-skin that used to be in vogue in
his boyhood days. In doing SO he fell
and broke his left leg, and was severely
! injured internally.
Frank Hyde, the Kansas City billiard
| shark, defeated Leavenworth's present
champion, Fred Cutley, last night at the
Richelieu billiard parlors in Leavenworth
in game for 300 points. The score stood
300 to 256- Both players showed re-
markable skill for amateurs and some
very fancy shots were made. Hyde could
play better game and has decidedly the
best of it. They will play again this at
ternoou and will play pool tonight at the
same place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

TOR RENT-Nicely furnished room. modern
= improvements; half block north of capitol
VIII rent by week or month at S. III Van Buren,
FOR SALE-A family cow full jersey. on
Skinner.
10 you wish to learn hypnotism? Consult
- Frot Connett, 72s Quincy st.
FTHEfknowledge of hypnotlsm will increase
your powers for success in life one hundred
tolos See Prof. Connect, 72s Quincy ST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

In perfect harmony and unanimity
rises the chorus of praise for DR.. Prices
Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

agreed upon creating a Kansas state
league. A meeting of representatives
from all of these towns will be held in
Topeka next Wednesday to perfect ar
ranQements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

The ideal investment is Dr. Prices
Baking Powder The inevitable divi-
dend is perfection in the cooking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

My mother has had perfect success
with cakes, cookies and mullins since she
has used Gypsey Queen Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06


KANSAS CITY. April 6.-CArrLE-Re-
ceipts. 100; shipments. 1000 Market
stronger. Texas steers $405Q5.35;
Texas cows, $2S5Q35O; beef steers,
81 5OQ635; native cows, $150@4 rs;
stockers and feeders. $1.S5@450; bulls.
Hoes - Receipts. 5000; shipments,
500. Market strong to 8 cents
higher. Bulk of sales, $4500
4S5; heavies, $4750495; packers, $465
0495; mixed, $450@495; lights, $40
@470; workers., $460047O; pigs, $500
@441
SHEEP = Receipts, 800; shipments,
500. Market steady.
WHEAT-Easy. No hard, soc;
No. 2 red 55c; elected 81
CoRN-No 2 mixed nc lower 421S;
No. white &c lower, 4415.
OATs-15c lower; No. 2 mixed 29c;
No. 2 white, 33c
RYE-Firm- No. 9, 55c
FLAX SEED-Nominally $1.50@L60
BRAN-Firm 67@69.
HAY-Steady. Unchanged.
BUTTER - Firm; creamery 15@19c;
dairy 11@15c.
EGGs-Quiet, 10c.
New York sugar Market
NEW YORK, April 6-SUGAR-Raw,
steady and unchanged; refined, steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

CATrLE-Estimated receipts today
600. Market quiet and steady.
SHEEP Estimated receipts today, g.
000 Market dnll and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

A monument to enterprise and excel
lence-the world wide fame acquired by
DR.. Price's Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
RACING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
A Company Organized at Denver to Have
90 DaYs' Racing.

90 Days Racing.
DENVER, April 6-Denver is to have
racing by electric light if the plans of
new company carry. The Denver Eiec-
trio Light Track company. capital $685.
900, has filed articles of Incorporation
with the secretary of state.
MIR. Roentgen says the company ex-
poets to have night racing for ninety
days, beginning June 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
MYsTERIOUsLY DISAPPEARS.

Months Can't BE Found.
WILMINGTON, April 6.-Thomas Col
gate mysteriously disappeared last Sun
day a week ago. He wrote a letter to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06
Wear shirts

Made by Topeka
Shirt Mfg. Co., 625 Jackson street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

Only the most credulous housekeepers
would use inferior baking powders. DIR.
Prices does its work with speed and
accnranv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

Good work done BY the Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-06

New York sugar Market
NEW YORK, April 6.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady and unchanged; refined, steady
and unchanged.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
ELECTRICITY AND STEAM.
An Intcrcstin1 Competition That De-
Cured In Lynn.


There are few 'ghts more fitted to
convey an idea OF power than steam
locomotive just starting or arriving. the
whistiing and roaring of the steam, the
throbbing In the smoke pipe, the tremor
of the ground. lead the mind to expect
a proportional effect. as from some ami
mate monster.
An electric locomotive. in a similar
There Is neither throb nor roar. no
steam to scHid the waysldc passer. nor
cindery, sooty smoke to blind the eyes.
choke the breath or stain immaculate
linen. In action. however. the electric
machine. still comparatively quiet In It's
movement. often rolls along with a
tigerish purr or hum az OF vast
then e lurld flash-weird evidence Of the
mysterious power, invisible as the wind,
that turks In the miles Of wire coilcd
round and round the magnets and arma-
lures of the hugh electric motors con-
cealed In the dark interior of the mas
sivc frame.
Last year when two OF these loco
motives were under construction at the
works of the General Electric Company
In Lynn. there was one day rare
sight. 1t became necessary to test the
comparative power and economy. pound
for pound. OF an electric and steam
locomotive. The two huge machines
one the bombastic and terrifying con-
sumner Of water and coal, the other a
silent mass of iron-came gently to-
gcther on a branch track OF the Boston
and Maine Railroad leading to the cleo
trcal works. Coupled with each other
by strong bar. eadl monster attrnpte ed
to drag the other from Its posltion-the
steam sometimes and then the electric
machine, appearing Triumphant; Thi.
many spectators AMI with intense In
terest by those concerned In the manu-
facture Of the two kinds of locomotive.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
A COLOR CASTE LINE.
The Old Regime NcEroca Preparing
to Organize mn AriatOcrncy.

tFrom the Baltimore SUM
THE ex-slaves OF Alabama are pre-
pairing to organize an association to
which none Of the late-day negroes will
be admitted. After the association has
been organized 1t Is intended to have
State associations. and then take in all
the old time negroes of all the slave
holding States The movement In At
lanta Is in the hands Of j. W. Edwards. a
contractor, who used to belong to one
Of the wealthy planters In South Caro-
lima"
And why not. pray? These ex-slaves
belonged" to the best families in the
South. and they base their claims to
social superiority upon their aristocratic
connections before the war. In good
he difficult to find their equals among
even the best educated Of what they
somewhat condescendingly call the
joyed social advantages OF the highest
order. The old house servants had con-
stantly before their eyes some OF the
best types Of ladies and gentlemen to
the manners Of their masters and mis-
tresses, initiated their style OF con-
versation and insensibly modelled them
selves in all particulars after the fine
freedom have not impaired their good
breeding nor their pride In the social
school In which they were brought up
Iney reel, IKE the sons OF the KeNolu-
ton and the Colonial Danes. that they
belong to socially distinguished class.
that they nave past that Is worth
cherishing and preserving and that they
have IA right to he exclusive. They
have always been accustomed to the
best associations. and from colonial
days to the time Of their emancipation
always looked down with contempt upon
common folks. Why should they not
form n society Of their own based on
their social traditions? Possibly II they
were to investigate the subject closely
they would be able to discover many
deeds of merit and courage performed
by their ancestors in colonial and revo-
lutiOnary times which would entitle
them to form revolutionary and colonial
societies. At present they only propose
to GO back to the general period In time
designated by the phrase "before the
war" The colonial and revolutionary
pedigree may. and probably will. come
laf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
A CONFEDERATEs REVENGE.
The Little German band on the
street Answered His TOrmemtOrn.
From the Atlanta CONSTITUTIONAL

(From the Atlanta Constitution)
Capt. william B. Young, Augustus
Mayor. wa. a gallant Confederate sold
Ter and officer AMI was devoted to the
cause of the stars and bars.
Years after the war he had occasion
to spend couple OF weeks in New
private hotel There were there domi-
cled among others half IA dozen North
ern retired merchants, Capt. Youngs
dining table ndjoined theirs and he was
csms OF the South and Southerners IN
course. not enjoying hts acquaintance.
was. But the patriotic soldiers blood
boiled bit every time he was forced
to overhear these criticisms.
were seated on the lower hotel ver anda,
when one Of those little German bands
came along, The Captain was in the
hotel office and walked to the side walk
lnvoluntarily the Captain glanced al his
unintentional tormentors and notice
that they did not enjoy Dixie" much.
Capt. Young walked over TO the leader
and giving him 20 cents. asked him TO
s SspInaa but stunE it o on " '"er
Say. give g cents more of Dixie
said the Captain to the leader. quietly
slipping him another quarter.
Look Away Down in Dixie" was
started up again. The veranda party lit
their cigars and bit their lins.
Another quarters WORTH please
quietly ordere1 the Southerner, after the
piece was finished.
For the fourth time the tune was
played the veranda was cleared. the
1oke got out the Southernar was
avenged and he was eyed severely when
he next took his place AT the dining
table next to the quartet, but there was
no more denunciation of the South or
the Southern cause in his presence.