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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
THE AMERICAS CUP.
light of dawn Illuminated the battle

light of dawn Illuminated the battle
field.
Vslkyrie passed outside the hook at
1886 a, N. and as she did so, she broke
out her jih Defender followed suit a
minute later. Both yachts at $3.50 a. m.
we're about third the way out to the
Scotland Light Ship and were under
main sails and iibs.
d efender at 40 a. m. cast loose from
her tow 4 minute or so later Nalkyrie
also cast loose.
The starting point it then appeared
would be about mile and a half east of
n Normandie by the Sea. The wind was
very light, not over tive miles an hour
At 1850 about the Luckenbach signalled
that the course would be east by south
from near Normandie- by the Sea. which
would be beat right out to sea from the
Jersey coast
At 1855 the preparatory signal was
hoisted Nalkvrie dropped her tow
Defender then just to the northward of
the Luckenbach, headed out to sea on
the starboard tack aud Valkyrie went
about on the same tack and headed after
the Defender. second preparatory
signal was hOisted and both yachts head
90 back and repaired for a start,
The yachts started at 1920 Valkyrie
crossed the line at 12:2O:05; Defender
crossed about i've seconds later Both
Defender and VAlkyrie stood away to the
northeast on the starboard tack. Valkyrie
GFpeSFed TO be increasing her lead on
the Defender.
Inc excursion feet hampered the
yachts badly, and the racers picked their
way In through the accompanying feet.
Ihe Falkyris was over 200 yards ahead
OF the defender shortly after the start
ana seemed to be gaining constantly.
The Defender at 1924 D. m. was cut
ing down NSlkyrie's lead and had the
pest OF the breeze after being cleared of
the excursion feet
At 12:45 Valkyris seemed to be out
aSeeiRg 1897 ana oatpointing the Defender.
The Falkyrie was then leadino bv two
quarter lengths.
At 1880 when Valkyris went about on
the port tack she was ahead md to
windward and compelled Defender to 90
about under her lee. Defender appar-
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emily outfooted valkyrie after going
around.
At 1902 both yachts went about on the
starboard tack.
At 1:20 after an hours racing the Eng
lish boat was ahead by quarter of a
mile. Both yachts were holding off
shore on the star board tack and Defend
er seemed to be doing much better The
excursion boats were clustered about
while Defender seemed to be keep
ing by herself, The race was
such a close one that such interference
on the part of the steamer captains was
very detrimental to the boat which is
being thus handicapped.
The race is undoubtedly the most ex-
citing ever held for the Americas cup, as
it has been close since the start and at
times it Was difficult to distinguish which
yacht was ahead At 2:37 the Defender
appeared to be gaining slightly. Every
thing that can muster glass is along the
J beach, on bath houses, cottages and
every point of vantage. The patriotic
sentiment is apparent whena slight gain
of the Defender is reported.
At 3:4S Valkyrie WAS leading. She
carried her balloon jib top sail and was
perceptibly increasing her lead. The
tug Engineer. which arrived at $3.50 at
the llgnt snip from the scene OF uno
race, reported that the British yacht Val
kyrie led the Defender from the start.
The engineers captain turned back an d
! landed his passengers because they were
all suffering from sea sickness.
At 4:30 p. n. it is fOggy and the haze
is growing thick. A light rain is falling.
The sloops are barely distinguished
about a mile apart Hardly any wind
stirring.
Q. m.-The wind has increased and
they are both running along at a great
rate with balloon jibs set. Their out
lines can dimIy be seen through the fog.
$40: Although the fog prevents any
accurate information being obtained on
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DEFENDER WINS.
Crosses the Line a Winner Over
the Valkyrie.
Race for the Americas Cup an
Exciting One.
The Valkyrie Crossed the Start
ing Line First.
INCREASED HER LEAD.
Then the Defender Gained
Slightly for a Time.
INCREASED HER LEAD.

HIGHLANDS OF NAvEsTNK. Sept T.
A dark cloudy sky frowned over leaden
sea early this morning as the challenger
for the Americas cup, Lord Donraven' 3
Valkyrie III, and the gallant cham
pion in lts defense, Americas Defender,
rolled and pitched at their moorings in
the Horseshoe, instead of Sandy Hook,
two graceful powerful csnters of interest
among feet of weather bound coasting
schooners and large number of yachts
of all sizes and varieties.
Those two rival yachts from the High
lands looked like grey hounds held in
leash, eager for the dash forward longing
for the test Of speed and endurance. All
were busy on them and boarded their
tenders Immediately after the first gray
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

A MeI0dra1na with "speciaItfes' at the
Grand Monday nnd Tuesday.
fortune hidden during the late war
by confederate colonel, its subsequent
finding by gang of counterfeiters, who
for a time deprive the heiress of her
rights, forms the basis OF the story told
by the play Birds of a Feather" The
plot is not intricate and is easily fol
lowed but it serves to introduce a mum
ber of people who can sing and dance
and do other specialties. In the com
pany are lola Pomeroy, the singing aud
dancing soubrette. Will Lang, the &c
centric comedian, Charles Mason, the
German, and others.
The production will be given next
Monday and Tuesday at the Grand.
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the auspices of the T A. A. at the close
of the league season. He thinks that
three games at Athletic park would be
patronized by every body in Topeka who
knows what base ball is.
He expected to have the first two clubs
of the western league, indianapolis and
Kansas City, play a series of three games
here, but his hope in this direc-
ton received blow yesterday when he
received letter from Manager Jimmie
Naming ofthe Blues saying that his team
could not possibly appear here. Man
ming is making too much money this year
to think of playing after the season.
Mr.. McCabe now hopes to be able to
bring the St. Louis and Chicago teams
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$3,OOO,OOO more will be at the disposal
of its backers- The principal western
headquarters will be McVicksr's theater
inChicago,a aud the principal eastern head
quarters Miners Fifth Avenue theater in
New York. In q smaller way managers
in the following cities are interested:
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Pitts burg, Detroit, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Indianapolis. Louisville, Cincinnati
and St. Louis. No theater west of St,
Louis will be Interested.
The scheme as outlined by Joseph W.
Brooks is this. A dramatic company
containing an extraordinary number of
players will be organized This com
panv will be able to present any play
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that can be written by anybody. 1t will
rehearse all the new plays which the
combination may purchase from play
wrights.
The full cast may appear in the two
principal theaters, but after short time
this main company will be split up into
a number of smaller companies, each
thoroughly organized and equipped. and
these will be sent to the smaller cities
and towns of the country. The ''trust."
if successful, will be almost a death
blow to stars and the star system.
The mbination already has arranged
for several new plays and operas by
writers of prominence. ME- Brooks
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HOw THE RACE WAS REPORTED.

The Floating Telegraph Station. Carrier
Pigeons and Observation Towers Used.
NEW YORK, Sept THE Associated
Press arrangements to cover the race
were so complete that not a move on the
board could be missed and every change
OF sail or course was by cable direct
from the Commercial Cable company's
steamer Mackay- Bennett off Sandy Hook
and from shore by exclusive wire to the
Associated Press Office in New York re-
corded there and flashed throughout the
United States all over Europe and all
over the rest of the world.
In addition, the Associated Press had
full staff of reporters and teIegra ph
operators on board its special steamer,
the Fred b. Dalzell; q staff on board the
Scotland lightship having telephone
communication with the shore; a staff of
reporters and operators at Sandy Hook,
and others in the tall towers of the High
land -hghtship and still others along
Long Branch and Asbury park, Far
Rockaway and Long Beach, and all this
supplemented by complete pigeon SER
vice from the Associated Press pigeon
service steamer, with another staff OF re-
porters and operators at Bayview, l. l.,
having direct wire communication with
the Associated Press offices in New York
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the subject. the two yachts seem to be
but q short distance apart
5:l1.-Can see both boats now. They
are coming out of the fog and are near
the stake boat.
5:15 The form of a big sloop
yacht can be made out half a mile
from the finish. The second yacht is
about half a mile astern of her The
excursion feet is clustering about the
finish line. and the leader is being con-
stantly saluted by steam whistles
The Defender won, crossing the line
at about 500 o. IN. Valkyrie crossed
about eight minutes later The
yachts became obscured in the mist and
the Defender undoubtedly passed the
Valkyrie on the run home
The course was thirty miles long and
the turn was taken with fifteen miles to
windward and return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
ENDS SUNDAY NIGHT.

The Wesleyan BIsthOdist Conference in
Topeka Nearly Over.
The Wesleyan Methodist yearly con-
ference which is being held at the cor
ner of jefferson and Third streets, closes
Sunday evening. Twenty eight dele
gates, consisting of elders and lay
men, from different portions Of the state,
were present. Some of them came from
Clay, Cloud and Allen counties in
wagons, camping out on the way. The
local church esta ablished dining hall on
the opposite corner, where the delegates
were furnished meals free.
Rev. G. B. Howard, president, has the
conference in chafge. Rev. ]. Ford, of
Clay Center, will preach both morning
and evening of Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
POPULIsT PRIMARIES.

Quite Possible That Bob Kepl-y VIII BE
Endorsed for Sheriff
The Populist county primary is to be
held at o'clock this evening. There IS
very little interest manifested and in
very few of the precincts will any con-
test be made.
The only point which is causing any
division among the Populists is whether
they will put up candidate for sheriff
of their own, endorse Kepley, the inde-
pendent candidate, or leave the place on
the ticket entirely blank
The city Populists as q rule are in favor
of Kepley and they will try to see that
delegates favorable to him are elected.
The county convention is to be held next
Saturday.
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LEFT TO PERISH.
Awful HardshIps of the Negro COIOnists
To Liberia.


To Liberia
LONDON, Sept IA. Burnett and b.
Jumper. American negroes, have arrived
at southampton by the steamer Tagar,
with a mournful story of the fate
of a party of negro colOnists with
whom they left Savannah, Ca,
on the 10Th of March, on
board the steamer Henga for Liberia
OF the 210 who comprised the company,
only two secured work in Monrovia-
Half the entire number died of fever
aggravated by privations. The re-
mainder, excepting few who were
too ill to travel made their
way toward the coast in the
vain hope of finding means Of returning
to America, The international emigra-
tion society of Birmingham, Ala, which
organized the colony aud undertook to
furnish its mem bers with three mouths
rations after landing in Liberia, Burnett
and Jumper say, failed to fulfill its
promises, but dumped the colonists on
the coast. and left them to perish
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BAKER FOR SILVER.

The Senator Comes Out For Free Coinage
of the American Product.
ELDoRADo. Kan, Sept Hon. Ber-
nard Kelly addressed the old soldiers
reunion in this city last evening.
Senator Baker made a long speech in
which he said he was in favor of the
free coinage of American silver and was
in favor of placing a duty on foreign
silver.
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brought back from Europe the Ameri-
can rights of play called Louis XVII"
by NJ. de CourceIes
American -playwrights Will be offered
every inducement to produce new plays.
The dramatic company will be organ
lied in Miners theater in New York and
will open there September 1, 1896 J.
Charles Davis has been selected as the
business manager of the syndicate.
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KINCAID BANK ROBBED.

KINcAID, Kan; Sept. 7.-Burglars en-
tered the bank of Kincaid last
night aud blew open the sup
posed burglar proof vault and
took between $4,000 and 81, 900, all it
contained They gained access to the
bank by skeleton keys. They we're ap-
parently cracks.
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BIG THEATRICAL TRUST.
1t will Be a Death Blow to Stars and
the Star System.

the Star System.
CHICAGO, Sept. Chicago and New
York are to be the western and eastern
ends of great theatrical syndicate. In
this combination managers of theatres
in twelve large cities aside from Chicago
and New York will be interested. ]. II.
DicVicker of McVicker's theater, Con-
gressman Henry c. Miner, who owns
and manages several theatres in and
near New York. and Joseph w. Brooks
are the principal backers. This theatric-
al trust" for such it is said to be, will
have capital stock of $1,000.0OO, and
whenever it shall be found necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
MAYOR FELLOWS ABROAD.
He is in Chicago in the Interests of Deep
HarbOr.

CHICAGO. Sept Mayor Fellows of
Topeka, Kansas. arrived in Chicago last
night to labor in the interest of the deep
harbor conference to be held at Topeka,
Oct /, 2 and 3. The conference was
called by Gov. Morrill, of Kansas at the
request of Gov. Culberson of Texas.
All of the states and territories west of
the Mississippi have been invited to send
delegates.
The object of the convention is to
secure a deep harbor on the gulf OF
Mexico within the limits Of the state of
TRYas
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esavernor Gotne te ChIckamaura-

Governor Going te ChEckamauEa
Governor Morrill, is being advertised
by an eastern railroad as one of its pros
pective passengers from Kansas CITY to
the National G. A R. encampment at
Louisville. Governor Morrill, will not go
to Louisville, however, but will GO to the
dedication of the monument to Kansas
soldiers st Chlckamauga September 30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
URGED THE RED FLAG.
j. Ksir HArdIs Advises Chicago Socialist
To Fly 1t.

To Fly It,
CHICAGO. Sept. ii. Keir dsrdie.
the English socialist. addressed Ell aadi-
ence last night in Twelfth street Turner
hall He urged his hearers TO follow
the socialistic doctrines, but condemned
anarchy as thing separate aud apart
from socialism proper.
He urged that the red flag be used
and said: "If Il dozen staunch Ghi,4-
goans should 1y the red banner
tho standard and stand by tit is my
belief that all that is worth having in
this city would flock around it,"
In other parts of his speech he vigor
ously led his audience to follow the
red flag
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Weunaa Of RatrIe.

One of the sergeants of the <. N. G's.
who marched down Kansas avenue this
morning carried his arm in a sling. A
half dozen of the boys thought they
would act just like regular soldiers in
time of war and went out foraging in
farmers melon patch. Thew were dis
covered by the enemy and sixteen No.
shot were removed from the sergoant'a
arm by the army surgeons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-07
SOME GOOD BASEBALL.

Charley NcCabe has been season
corresponding with several league base
ball teams lately trying to make arrange
ments to have then appear here under
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Of the National league. He is still cor
responding with the managers of these
clubs and arrangements may be made
whereby Topeka will have the biggest
ball games in its history.
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1Continued on fifth Page.
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w. H. Nelson, editor OF the Smith
Center Pioneer, says: 81 am thorough
in earnest on this silver question, wheth-
er it is in line with the Pop idea or not;
but we know it is not"
COLONEL MARSH MURDOCH
Col. Marsh Murdock of the Wichita
Eagle, in discussing the movement in d
recent letter, says: '-Silver is coming out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-04
COMMON COUNCIL.
There is Continued Business of I'M
pOrtance on the Docket.

The Common Council will be in scs-
sion this evening and numerous matters
that have been hanging fire for the last
two or three sessions are to be disposed
of.
The bill for an ordinance permitting
the Union Railroad Company to have
double tracks on Washington street and
Miller avenue was passed two weeks ago
in concurrence with the Board OF Alder
men, but was held under rule 8, upon q
notice from Councilman Millen that he
should move to reconsider at the next
adjourned meeting. 1t Is not anticipated
that Mr.. Millen's motion will prevail.
A bill for an ordinance in amendment
OF Chapter as Of the ordinances relative
to salaries, and increasing the salaries OF
the city solicitor and his assistants, IL the
special order for tonight but il will be
again ontinued.
Ordinances for the regulation of bicy-
Gle riding and forlbdding the use OF fire
crackers were both laid over and ordered
printed at the Meeting of October !, and
are on tonight's docket.
From the Board of Aldermen the most
important matter is the commuicati ton
from .the Board of fire commissioners
Recommending the establishment OF the
Office OF permanent assistant engineer
and aDolishing the position of call engi-
neer.
There Is also, from the Board, a resoiu-
tion appropriating S11, coo for enlargina
the Third police station.
The committee on ordinances will re-
port back the bill introduced by Mr..
Clark for the establishment of a board OF
police commissioners, with recommends
tion of passage. Ii will, however have re-
ceived material alterations.
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BROWN
CRESCENT
Minister in Trouble.

BosToE, Nov. 4-Rev. Frank Hyatt
Smith, pastor OF the North Avenue Con-
gregatiORal Church OF Cambridge, was
arraigred this morning before Judge Mel
son in the United States Court and his
demurrer TO the indictment presented
for sending scurruous postal cards
through the mails being denied he was
held for trial. He pleaded not guilty and
was released on his former bond of 5000.
The date OF the trial has not been set.
in overruling the demurrer Judge Nelson
said that the document clearly sets forth
charges of defamation, scurrilous and
indecent language, as provided in the
statute.
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BUSINESS In COURT.
Hearings on Petitions for New Trials
in Appellate Division.

The case OF Isaac Wadleigh against the
Probate Court of East Greenwich was
heard by Chief Justice Matteson and JUS
tices Stiness and Tillinghast this morn
ing. The plaintiff seeks to establish an
instrument in writing signed by Thomas
May of East Greenwich. deceased, as SAID
Nays last will and testament. The de-
fendant cosrt refused TO allow the pro-
bate of the instrument referred 10 on the
ground that the testator was nN OF SOUND
mind and jury in the common pleas
division OF the court in Kent county also
decided that the deceased was not capa bic
of making a will when the instrument De-
fore the court was signed.
Colonel C. j. Arms appeared on behait
OF the appellant and made long argu-
ment in favor of new trial on several
grounds, the chief OF which was that
the evidence failed to show that the do
ceased was not of testamentary capacity
and also that the court below erred in
permitting a certain letter TO go TO the
jry. lie claimed the teststor had made
no unjust discrimination against any OF
his children.
Arthur L. Brown in behalf OF tho de-
fendant argued that two courts have re-
fused TO probate the will, as the evidence
clearly showed that the teststor was sub
ject to an insane delusion. He contended
that the will it was sought to establish
'unjustly Disseminated against the child
rem of Mr.. May by his last wife. s. w.
X. Allen was associated with Mr.. Brown
in the trial.
Thomas Miller vs. Robert McArdle. The
defendants petition for new trial OF
this case was also heard by the same
judges.
The docket OF uucortested petitions for
divorce will be in order for hearing on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, December o, 10, II, II and
13,and no longe.. All uncontested pc
titions for divorces not heard on said .,
10, IL, II and 13 will be passed until the
docket shall be again In order for hearing.
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
There was but one case tried in the
common pleas division OF the Supreme
Court today and ii was one that did not
require a great deal of time TO settle.
The case was that of Patrick Devine
against George g., Kelley. The former
alleged that the latter owed him 1909. 0l
for 34,610 feet of turf furnished last
spring The defendant claimed that all
he owed the plaintiff was s7695 and that
this amount he had rendered the latter
but il had been refused. The jury
found for the plaintiff for the amount OF
the tender, S76. 80,
Page & Owen for plaintiff, Edwards
and Angel for defendant.
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ON THE BORDER.
Canada is FOrtifying Her
Frontier.
American Miners Likely to
Have Some Trouble.
To Get TO the Gold Fields Foreign
Soil Will Be TrayerSed.

PoRr TOWNSEND, Wash, Nov A
party OF miners from the headwaterr OF
the Yukon river has arrived and reports
that the Canadian Government is estab-
fishing we'll equipped fortifications on
commanding bluffs overlooking strategic
points on Forty Mile creek and elsewhere
along the supposed international bound
ary line.
A large company OF Canadian military
police is busily engaged in exploring
the country for mountain passes both IN
Alaska and Canadian territory. The loop
of Forty Mile creek runs into British ter
ritory, and TO reach the most valuable
mines it is necessary for American miners
TO pass through a small portion of for
elgn territory Ihe river Is very narrow
and the police have erected on the other
towering cliffs fortresses which COM
pletely guard travel on the river.
At several other points breastworks
OF stone have been erected. On the
whole, the actions of the police would
indicate that preparations are being made
to accommodate large squads of militia al
various points along the boundary and
particularly in the vicinity OF the placer
mines. However, the police are very
kind toward American miners, render
ing them every assistance possible and
in many other ways bestowing small IA
vors and endeavorfng TO allay suspicion
or unpleasant inquiries as to the objects
Of such warlike preparations.
The entire area OF the country is in the
British territory. Small attachments at
tired in citizens clothes have visited all
important mining camps reconnoitering
the surrounding country. What their
object was they would not state. On the
British side are stationed customs and
judicial officers and good system Of
municipal government Is maintained.