The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
GLORIOUS THIRD.
1t Is just as Noisy and Just
as Glorious
As If 1t Were the Fourth
= Today.
EVERYBODY GETS OUT
Of Town to Get Away From the
Rocket.
Noise Maniacs Busy Blowing
Ont Eyes, Etc.


in Topeka was commenced a week ago
by the boys who could not keep their
hands off their stock of explosives.
This is the elimination. The grand
finale is in progress and noise is at
discount while quiet is absolutely I'M
known.
There is no speech-making in Topeka
today. Topeka orators and celebrators
long ago found that 1t does not pay to
put man up to talk against the boy
and his toy cannon. It does not pay
and the eagle of liberty thrives very
well without it.
A few people have gone to other pla-
ces to tell the old story once more,
Col. A. B. Jetmore is at Forbes grove
near MenOken, ]. G. Waters speaks at
Burlingame, Lieutenant Governor Har-
vey at Overbrook. Governor Leedy is at
Florence, and others fill dates else
where. But the whole number of Fourth
of July orators furnished by Topeka
this year is smaller than ever before.
The attention of the people in Topeka
is divided between two celebra tiOnS and
two ball games. Marshall's band is Civ
ing its usual Fourth of July celebration
at Garfield park. There was a concert
this morning and there will be one this
afternoon and another in the evening
with an accompaniment of fireworks.
AT the fair grounds is another cele-
bratiOn being managed by L. M. Craw-
ford and two balloon ascensions are ad-
Vertised. Topeka often sees people who
they rarely find an aeronaut who does
not find that there is something the
matter with his car" when he gets
ready to ''go up Mr. Crawford has
however, secured a man who promises
faithfully TO make two ascents. That
is he will make two If he comes out of
of the Corbett-F'itzsimmo fight We're
also to be shown but Mr.. Crawford can
celled the contract when he found that
the pictures were a fake
The how with Is
. Gus than ever before. He has procured
larger weapons and he rams them to
the muzzle and touches them off in
the vicinity of some store filled with
unsuspecting citizens 1t is a good
thing that more boy babies are born
than girls, for Fourth of Julys are get
ting more and more destructive.
There was a rumor that the police
would not allow firearms to be dis
charged on the street, but blank cart
ridges are nevertheless in demand and
the street shooting on all sides of them.
There is almost a total absence of
display of flags. The fireworks stands
are garnfshed with flags and bunting,
but that is their business There is
no display of patriotism in Topeka to-
day-only a display of noise. Every
body who can get away from town goes.
The time is soon coming when the city
will be given over entirely to the van
dals and they can work their sweet
will.
pite from the warm weather of the
past three weeks and they do not care
to exert themselves.
In spite of the fact that people staid
up all night to shoot firecrackers and
make noises there have been few ac-
cidents. Doctors came down to their
offices this morning expecting to have
one or more shattered hands to repair.
and were disappointed Blow off your
hands and noses early and avoid the
rush.
oLyi5e o,5 6vooroo1,o-e,, x.,o,a Tho
cause of two fires last night and this
morning according to the report of the
fire marshal.
At 11:25 last night A fire was started
in the one story dwelling at 829 North
Taylor street. The children had been
shooting firecrackers during the day
end near midnight fire resulted. The
damage to the house was small the
fire was discovered before it spread.
The second alarm was at the notion
store of John Spear at 838 North Kan
sas avenue at $50 this morning, boys
threw lighted crackers into the awning
and it was destroyed and the building
slightly DANA ged.
w. L Drum. insurance adiuster
had the fingers of his left hand badly
burned and lacerated by the premature
explosion of cannon cracker this
morning. The injury is not serious.
DIR. lindSay'S son, small boy, had
the right side of his face slightly burn
ed and cut by powder this morning, by
he explosion of a frecracker The in
jurieS were not severe and will leave no
scars Or powder marks.
The 11-year-old son of Mr.. Joseph E.
Dubreuin. was severely injured this
morning by the explosion of toy can
non. The boy was discharging the can
non and had put in an extra heavy
charge. The fuse seemed to have been
extinguished when the boy picked it
up. The cannon was discharged and
the boys face was filled with powder.
DR.. L. A. Ryder was called and dressed
he wounds. The boys face is severely
burned and il is feared that one eve
hos been dangerously injured
Mr. Dubreui1 lives at 924 Monroe
street and is an employe of the Rock
Island offices.
THE FOURTH IN MEXICO.