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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
Speedy Cyclists Asked to Enter
Match Race.
Cooper, Butler, Sanger, Bald
and Gardner to Enter.
PURSE OF $500.
Match Race Between Hamilton
and MichaeIs.
National Cycle Exhibit at Chi
cagO Sept. 1926.

Chicago. Sept. 12-There is a proba-
bility that the leading crackajacks of
the bicycle world will be seen in a
match race on the great Coliseum
speedway at the National Cycle exhi-
bitiOn cOmpany's meet, beginning Sep
TENDER % and ending September rs.
Yesterday afternoon an offer OF $500
was wired for a special invitation
paced one mile match race between
Tom Cooper. Tom Butler, Walter San
ger, Eddie Bald, Arthur Gardiner, and
A. D. Kennedy, or any four of them,
the race to be held at the next Cohse-
UNI meet. The exact date for the race
has not yet been set, but it is probable
that it will be held on the closing night
The prizes offered for the "a hour
race aggregate 81, $50, which alone IS
enough to attract the speediest riders
in the country. No prize will be award
ed to any rider riding less than 400
miles. This rule viii tend to make the
race much more interesting.
In the "A hour event 120 men will be
used for pace makers. The small army
will be encamped in the center of the
building, and all necessary arrange
ments will be made for their comfort
while awaiting their turns at the pac-
ing. The track, over which several
worlds records have already been
made will be thoroughly inspected and
repaired where needed, and everything
possible will be done to assist the rid
erS in braking the record.
The next Coliseum meet promises an
other big attraction, a match race be-
tween Nichaels and W. w. Hamilton,
which Tom Eek is trying to arrange
for the coming meet. Eek, who recent
ly returned from abroad with his team
of crackajacks, has settled his differ
enceS with the firm of manufacturers
which employed him and is again busy
making arrangements for another great
racing team. Despite the failure of
John S. Johnson to electrify Paris and
England he, it is thought, will be
member of the new team. Parsons, the
Australian champion, and the speedy
Welshman, Nichaels, will be the others
on the team If all arrangements turn
out successfully. An elaborate outfit
of pacing machines and professional
pace makers will also be a part of the
new aggregation of cycling wonders
which Mr.. Eek will manage.
After the Coliseum meet is over and
the racing season in America ends, Mr.
Eek will probably sail with his new
team for Australia, October II, to join
Parsons, who goes on September 10.
where the American, Welshman, and
the Australian will race for the big
prize offered in the Antipodes. The
pacing team will go with Eek to Aus
tralia
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LOCAL MENTION.

Councilman c. H. NetteIs is the father
of a son, born this morning.
H. o. Garvey and family have re-
turned from their summer outing in
Colorado
President G. NJ. Herrick of Washburn
college viii make his opening address
at the college at 1O:45 Monday morning
Wednesday will be registration day.
The Populists of the First precinct of
the First ward will hold their primary
between the hours of and O'Clock
this evening at the Silver league rooms
three doors north of the North Topeka
fire station
Lincoln post will hold a memorial
service on September 9, to commemor-
ate the assassination of President Gar
field. Prof 0. c. Hill, who was a stu
dent of Gar1eld's at Hiram, O., will
make an address.
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AT M'K1NLEY's HOME.
Trainload of Commercial Democratic
Mckinley Club Visit Him,

Canton, O.. Sept. 1.-TWO train loads
of the Commercial Democratic McKin-
ley club of Chicago reached Canton
this morning, the last section arriving
at $40 over the B. & o. They came to
call on Major Mckinley.
They were met at the station by the
Canton Commercial Travellers escort
and the Canton Troop. Heading the
party were President G. Hoffsteadt.
Chief Marshal Frank Higbee. First
Vice President E. Dodd, Second Vice
President John Devlin, Third Vice Pres
ident W. F. Grafton, Secretary Harry
R. Levy, Treasurer A. F. Olger of Chi
cagO. Brooks Second regiment band
of Chicago accompanied the party
Marshall Field & Co., the J. V. FarweIl
company and Carson, Pierre, Scott &,
Co. were represented. These and the
band occupied the first section, num-
bering over 400 on this train alone. The
second train carried a larger number.
The party numbers between 900 and
1000. They were escorted to hotels for
breakfast and prepared to call on Nc
Kinley at IL o'clock. AS they paraded
past Mother Nancy Allison McKinley's
home they cheered and cheered again,
the venerable woman being 80 years old,
bowling her acknowledgment from the
front stooOp. where she usually spends
an hour in the morning.
There was great enthusiasm all over
the city as this entirely Democratic Nc
Kinley delegation, 900 strong, marched
over the well paved streets of NIcKin-
ley's home city.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
LOUISVILLE 8; CINCINNATI 2.
Louisville. Sent 12-Attendanca /

LOUISVILLE 8; CINCINNATI 2.
Louisville, Sept. 12.-Attendance, l.
400. Score:
r. H. E
Louisville 10000 OOOO1-S o
Cincinnati 30 2 0 0 0 o. 8 8
Batteries: Louisville, Cunningham
and Miller; Cincinnati Ehret and
Vaughn.
WASHINGTON 5; PHILADELPHIA g.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Attendance,
2,00e Score:
r. H E.
Washington i OOO31-5 10 /
Philadelphia % 0 0 0 0 1 O-6 10 I
Batteries: King and Farrell; Phil
adelphia, Carsey and Grady.
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he ENT1oED GIRLS AWAY.
Drummer Ed Bussey Found Guilty
and jailed.

Eldorado. Sept 12.-The preliminary
hearing of Ed Bussey, charged with en-
ticing Alice Bixler and Maud Nell
vaine, 16-year-Old girls Of Augusta
from their homes, was held yesterday
before Justice Fremont Leidy
Miss Alice BixIer was the first wit
ness examined. She testified that she
was 16 years old and that she had lived
at Augusta all her life; that she and
Maud McIlvaine first met Bussey one
sunday evening about a month ago in
the parlOr of the Fifth Avenue hotel
at Augusta. The girls met him several
times after that and he always pictured
to them the pleasures of city life, and
urged them to let him take them to
Kansas City, where he said he had a
rich friend they could visit.
They finally consented and went.
Bussey said he would have to register
one of them as his wife, and they were
given two rooms, 35 and Sc; that they
went to the theater that night, and
after he came back that he accomplish
ed his purpose with her.
The next witness for the state was
Maud McIlvaine. the other girl, whose
testimony was practically the same as
the Bixler girls testimony only she
swOre that Bussey did not become in
innate with her.
Justice Leidy held Bussey to answer
to the district court. fixing his bond at
81, 600, in default Of which he was re-
manded to Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
ROTHSCHILDS INVEST.
Purchase a Gold Mine in Mexico for
Ten Million Dollars.

Chicago. Sept. III. R. Magruder,
late superintendent for the Creston and
Colorado Mining company. Guaymas.
Mex, and at present in Chicago, is au-
thority for the statement that the Elk
ploratiOn Mining company of London
of which the RothschiIds are the prin-
cipal stockholders, has purchased the
interest of the Colorado Mining com
pany and four partly developed claims
owned by Howell Heines of Guaymas,
paying therefore 92.0OO 900 sterling
money.
The property is in the Minos Prietas
district, in the province of Sonora, Mex
leo. The mines have been producing
an average of $4,000 in gold per year
for the past two years. The managers
for the English company are now en-
route to Mexico, and will pass through
Chicago next Monday. The deal was
contaminated September 5, in London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
The Line of March Under Discussion.

A meeting Of the amusement COM
mittee of the Fall Festival has been
called for o'clock this afternoon for
the purpose of discussing a probable
change in the line of march of the pa
rades during the week The residents
of North Topeka are much put out be-
cause the line of march was not ex-
tended to that side of the river. An
other question which the committee will
consider is the probability of having to
change the line of march from Kansas
avenue altogether, from the fact that
many of the floats are too high to pass
under the telegraph and telephone
wires, and the wires can not be raised.
This won't do. The floats will have to
be lowered as they are in ST. Louis.
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CONNOLLY JAILED.
One of COxey's COmmOnWeal
Army In Disgrace.
Wore Yellow Leggins and Re-
ceived Bouquets.
INLEAVENWORTH ONCE
Now He Is Languishing In the
BastiIe.
Pretends to Be On a Political
Mission.

Leavenworth, Sept. 12-When General
Sanders division of the Coxey com
monweai army was encamped on the
reservation, there was one man who at
tracted more attention than Sanders
himself That VS. J. Edward Connolly,
General Sanders adjutant.
Connolly will be remembered by those
who visited the Coxey camp as the
young man wearing a shock of curly
red hair closely resembling two pounds
of fine cut tobacco. A pair of bright
yellow leggins covered his legs and a
light cOlOred sombrerO set on his head
at a jaunty angle completed a picture
of an ideal blood and thunder hero. He
associated with the other members of
the army only when absolutely neces-
sary and took special pleasure in tell
ing visitors his personal history. There
must have been something attractive
and interesting about him for he was
the recipient of many bouquets from
romantic young ladies living in the
city.
Last night General Connolly made
another entrance into Leavenworth
The handsome adjutant was dragged
out of the old Union foundry with two
other itinerants by a large, heartIess,
rough policeman and taken to the sta
ton where they were charged with vag-
Tancy.
When Connolly was questioned by the
sergeant as to his business in Leaven-
worth, he Strengthened up and said:
I am here, sir, in the interest of the
white metal and intend to organize a
Bryan club
General Connolly was sent to Jail
and viii explain to Judge Aller this
morning why he happened to choose so
lively place as the old deservted IN
ion foundry building to start a free sill
Yer club
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HOMESTEAD ExoURs1oN1sTs.
Hauled Up to Canton and Loudly
Cheered by Cantonese.

Canton, O., Sept 12.-Following close
ly upon the call upon Major Mckinley
of the Chicago commercial men today,
came the beginning of Pennsylvania
delegation. 1t surpasseS in size, noise
and enthusiasm all of its predecessors.
The first division to arrive was the
steel workers of the Carnegie mills at
Homestead. They came in a special
train of three sections, aggregating 80
coaches, each packed to the platform.
A parade was organized at once, the
horsemen the citizens committee and
the Pennsylvania society of Canton
leading The men marched four abreast,
and as the last were falling into line al
the depot the first were almost at the
Mckinley residence, over half mile
away. Cheers from thousands of Threats
all along the line mingled with the
music of a dozen or more bands, and
the noise all over the business sec
ton of Canton was simply deafening-
The crowds of CantOnianS and Of PEG
pie from surrounding towns and coun-
tr~v of the morning had been SWeIIed to
more than double their original proper
tons and the crush and jam about the
Mckinley residence is beyond deScr1p-
ton. Every department of the big Car
negie steel works is represented in the
parade. presided over by Chief Marshal
Schwab.
J. Molanthy, a workman in the mills,
is the spokesman AS he IS speaking
the trains at the depot are pouring out
a new and steady stream, composed OF
the Pennsylvania railway company en-
pIOves and the McKeeSport, "a, NC
Mckinley and Hobart CLUB. THESE are
coming on special trains run in sections
and it will be several hours before the
Iast arrives The railroad estimates
from eastern Pennsylvania this morn
ing were 8 900 to 10000 carried to can
Ton Psndenonium reigns throughout
the business section of the city Bus1-
ness is given over entirely to the dem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
BRYAN'S PICKPOCKETS.
The Nominee Discovers Two of the
Light Fingered Gentry.


Huntsville Mo, Sept. 12.-Mr. Bryan
will not go to Salem, Ill, tomorrow as
was expected. He will spend Sunday in
ST. Louis and in the morning will at
tend the Grand Avenue Presbyterian
church in company with John I. Mar
tin. Sunday afternoon will be spent by
Mr.. Bryan resting, preparatory to his
hard days work Monday.
Among the 1900 people crowded about
the rear end of the train at Salisbury,
Mr.. Bryan discovered two of the light
fingered gentry who had followed the
party through the east.
Mr. Bryan had just started his speech
when he stopped suddenly and pointing
to two men crowding their way through
the mass of people, exclaimed:
Hold on, there are two pickpOckets
operating down there
Just then the train pulled out and the
enthusiastic people more intent on
shaking the hand of the Nebraska
statesman than attending to their
worldly goods on their persons, follow
ed the car, leaving the operatives alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
W. c. T.u oFFICFRs.
Annual Convention of the Seventh
District at Wichita

Wichita, Sept. 12.-At the annual con
ventiOn of the Seventh district W. c. T.
U, in session here. the following officers
were elected.
President, Mrs. c. w NIitchner. New
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. Eva B.
Ogborn, Kingman; corresponding sec
rotary, Lizzie Brown, Hutchinson;
treasurer, Mrs. D. G. Weede, Sterling;
county Observation-Disclosures E. A.
Kennedy, Harper; Mrs L. a. Durley,
SedgWick: Mrs. NJ L Smith, Reno;
Mrs. D. G. Weede, Rice; Mrs. Eva B.
Ogborn, Kfngman; o. B. Shark, Bar
Der: Mrs. c. W. Mitchner, Harvey; Mrs.
Duminel. Pratt; superintendent of de-
partments-Mrs. NJ L. Parsons and
Mrs. NJ. J Hadley, Hutchinson; Mrs. H
L Mason, Mrs. Schallare and Mrs. Clara
G. Deem, wichita; Mrs. Lizzie Camp
bell, wellington; Mrs. L NJ. Taught,
Sterling: Mrs Melissa, Ballard Center;
Mrs. Z. S. Embree, Lyons; Mrs. Hugh
Lyons and Mrs. E. P. EdmOndsOn, Val
ley Center; Mrs. S. A Mitchner. New
ton: Mrs. Mary Roberts, Mayheld; Mrs.
Cora Harris, HOOsier; Mrs. Stemme
Hoosier township; Mrs. Ada Bradbury,
Hutchinson.
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FIRE IN A BARBER SHOP.
Made Considerable Excitement on
Kansas Avenue This Afternoon.

44esA6bSo &AhCAu0 LIS AFTERNOON.
A fire at o'clock this afternoon in
the Banks barber shop in the basement
at the northeast corner of Sixth and
Kansas avenue did about 800 worth of
damage to walls and fixtures
The fire was caused by a gasoline ac-
cident. There was a gasoline wall lamp
in the shop and George Gray, a colored
employee of the shop, went to fill it.
Some of the gasoline dropped on the
floor and after hanging the lamp up di-
rectly over it Gray lighted the gasoline
on the floor with a math to burn it up
There was more than he supposed and
the blaze shot up the wall and envel-
oped the lamp, causing it to explode
before Gray could get it down and
away.
He was badly blistered about the face
and the head.
Chief Wilmarth was in the shop get
ting shaved at the time and as soon as
he could get out through the smoke
that filled the room he turned in an
alarm The fire was put out in a few
minutes.
Chief Wilmarth's coat was burned and
his hair singed
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LOOKS LIKE A MATCH.
Corbett and Fitzsinnmons to Sign Pa
pers Today.

New York, Sept. 12.-In a dispatch to
the Evening World James J. Corbett
says that he will meet Robert Fitzsim-
mons in this city today and will surely
accept the latter's challenge.
When FitzsimmOns manager, Mar
tin Julian, was shown the dispatch, he
said:
I'VE are perfectly willing to meet Mr..
Corbett at the time that he suggests,
but have just telegraphed him that we
will not do business with him at the
place he names-the Police Gazette.
I'VE have asked him to kindly select
some other meeting place at the same
hour, 1870 o'clock today, and we will
surely be there"
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OLD SOLDIERS MEETING.
Report by the Secretary Giving De-
tails of the Meeting.

Hall of Bryan ex-SoIdiers' Silver
League Rooms, No. APO Kansas Avenue.
Sept. Il, 1S96.-Meetfng called to order
by President j. ]. Miller, who in a BRIEF
patriotic speech accepted the position
to which he had been chosen, extending
his most sincere thanks.
Vice President Captain J. G. Waters
was introduced and prefaced the read
ing of an address to ex-Union soldiers
with remarks eloquent, patriotic and
forcefuI. The address was read amid
applause that fully attested the hearty
approval of all.
The secretary was requested to asceT-
tain the number of the league mem
bers drawing pensions and report at
next meeting.
A vote Of thanks was rendered the
committee on address and the time eX-
tended for it's formal PRONUNCIATION and
to furnish a copy to each city paper
for publication, also to Kansas City
Times, Kansas City World, Western
Veteran, Post Dispatch, st. Louis, al
so to the National Tribune. Washing
ton.
On motion the president WIS instruct
ed to appoint a committee Of three to
look after finances and report at next
meeting. Comrades Edison. Yount and
T. w. Moore were so appointed.
Comrade E G. Moore placed before
the league his resignation as secretary,
as he had too much other business of a
similar kind for the cause to attend to.
On motion the resignation was accept
ed with regrets. j. W. Heinecke was
placed in nomination for secretary and
elected by acclam2tiOn.
On motion by T. w. Moore, all per
sons were requested to be present with
rolls of membership at next meeting
Carried.
The president requested all vice
presidents to meet him on next We'd
nesday afternoon at the league rooms
APO Kansas avenue to make arrange
ments for reunion week .-...-..
The roll shows a membership Of $50
names.
On motion adjourned to meet Wednes-
day, 2 p. m, September Is, at league
hall, 420 Kansas avenue.
J. J. MILLER,
President
J. W HEINECKE, Secretary.
Get estimates and Designs for Fail
Festival Electric Displays from E p.
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More Shower Prouiaed.

This mornings rain amounted to
nearly a half inch of rainfall and was
in the form of surprise Mr.. Jen-
nings said that the disagreeable wealth
er is trying to exhaust itself so as to
make room for good weather during
the Festival week. At o'clock this
70 degrees. Showers tonight and Sun
day is the prediction sent out today by
the weather bureau. In the eastern,
central and southern portions of the
state showers fell early this morning
This afternoon the temperature ranges
from IS to 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
WATSON AT ABILENE.
Reiterates His Demands for Watson
Electors.

Abilene, Kan, Sept. 12.-Thomas E.
Watson spoke here today to a large
crowd of Populists and was well receiv-
ed. It is his last speech in the state
and he again emphasized his position in
favor of a Watson set of electors.
You must be for me or for Sewall,'
he said there is no middle ground. I
stopped the fusion of the Populists in
the south and propose to stop it in the.
north. You cannot afford to trade the
national ticket for local sDoils., >,
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Electric Car Kills a Mule.

Leavenworth, Sept. 12-Last night an
electric car ran over mule and killed
it on the Limit street hill. The car
was coming down grade, and as the
track was slippery the motorrnan was
unable to stop before reaching the ami
NAL. The car came to a stop with the
mule under it. and it was thought at
first that the car would have to be
raised and the mule removed.
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M GemmeII's Condition.

There was practically no change in
Mr.. Gemmell's condition at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. The physicians still be-
Iieve that there is a slight chance for
his recovery, but at the same time his
death may occur at any moment Mrs
Aiken and Mrs Gill, sisters of Mr.. Gem
nell from Grensburg, Pa, and Robert
Gemmell, his son, from Salt Lake City,
arrived in this city this morning.
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asoul sieeperg0 Revival.

Arkansas city, Sept. 12-Beginning
tonight at the Crescent school house,
seven miles west of this city, the Church
of God or the Soul Sleepers,' = will be
gin a four days meeting. Rev. Adams
of Oklahoma City, Rev. Carson of In
diana and Rev. Adams of northern
Kansas will be the ministers in attend
ance to conduct the services.
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Normal FootbalI Team.

Emporia, Sept. I'D. a. Ellsworth is
running the Normal football team this
year. Geo. Griffith is captain. The line
up is; Keyser, center rush; Woodruff,
left guard; Bell, right guard; G. Har-
rison, left tackle; Ellsworth, right
tackle; Wood, left end; Lucas, right
end; Griffith, quarterback; D. Harrison,
right halfback; Waggener, left half
back; Pagett, fullback.
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Reunion of Ex-sIaves at Baldwin.

Baldwin, Sept. 12-Big preparations
are being made by the darl1ies for the
eX-slaves' reunion to be held in the city
park on the 22d inst. A big barbecue
is to be one of the features, and the day
will be wound up with a big zangaree
in Africa town.
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At the U. S. Prison

Leavenworth, Sept. Bids were
opened for supplies at the United States
penitentiary at Fort LeavenwOrth yes
terday, but the contracts were not
awarded. There were a number Of
bidders at the prison. The prison Off
Gals have asked for bids for 1000 yards
of cloth, so gross of buttons, 1000 yards
of striped goods and 1, 500 yards ofshirt-
ing.
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Shipping Horses From Manhattan.

Manhattan, Sept. 12.-JOhnsOn, the
eastern horse buyer, has just shipped
two cars of horses to Buffalo, N. Y.
This shipment makes eight car loads
of horses he has bought and shipped
from this city during the summer. The
prices paid Were from $45 to S125.
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HauIine Them to Canton.

Pittsburg. Sept. 12.-Thirty cars of
Homestead steel workers left Home
stead at o'clock this morning for Can
ton to visit the Republican presidential
candidate Major Mckinley About 2'OO0
were in the delegation This afternoon
the Pennsylvania railway employees of
the western lines will leave on special
+-oi,, for the same destination
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Fish oommisgioner stoeking streams.

EIdorado Sept. Estate Fish Com
missioner SadIer went up near Atch-
isOn to plant some fish yesterday Sad
Ter puts in nearly all his time in the
distribution of fish, and although the
state has no hatchery Sadler is doing
active work stocking the streams.
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made by Robert Lanyon & Sons, of
Pittsburg, Kan, who have established
a zinc smelter here. It will be COM
pleted soon and viii start with 80 or. 100
men 1t will consume gas equivalent
in heat to 120 tons of coal daily. AS
an inducement to the establishment of
the plant here, the gas for its con
sumption will be furnished free of
charge for a stipulated period.
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COMPANY I Coming to Topeka.

Cottonwood Falls, Sept ia mill
tary ball will be given by Co. on
Thursday evening, September II, for
the purpose of raising funds to take
the entire company to. Topeka the 18th
of the month, where they will go into
camp for one week.