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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
OATMEAL GOES UP.
Nothing is Known of a Trust of All
Cereal Manufacturer Yet.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. 4. = Henry E.
Fletcher, president of the Eli Pettijohn
Cereal company, was asked as to his
knowledge of the ruTnored formation of a
trust comprising the leading cereal manu-
facturers of the west and south, with a
view to adopting higher schedule OF
prices.
Mr.. Fletcher said: My first intination
of the alleged trust was received from a
Geographic dispatch I did hear some
weeks ago that the oatmeal manufacture
ers of the country were thinking of com
bining. looking to higher prices. but my
informant. who spoke reliably and au-
thoratively, told me the trust would in
clude the oatmeal men alone I do not
think there is any truth in the statement
that all the cereal manufacturers of the
country to be included as | have re-
ceived no authoritative intimation of it
whatever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
TRAIN FALLS IN RIVER.
Missouri Pacific Train Slides Into the
Missouri.

were instantly killed and IA cars of
freight hurled into the Missouri river
in a wreck that took place on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad line at New Ha-
ven, a. station 81 miles west of this city
at = O'Clock Sunday morning.
The cause of the wreck, as nearly as
can be learned from the officials, was
a landslide, caused by the heavy rains.
The track had been cut by the running
water and was left without support. 1t
gave way under the train and rcadbed,
track and train went into the river
The tracks at that point lie along the
river bank, and the water that had
gathered on the bluff above ran down
on the track.
The bodies of Engineer Homer Ev-
ans. Fireman Henry HOokup and
Brakeman ]. e. Mcqueen, all of whom
were from this city. We're all recovered
during the afternoon. The other train
men escaped with slight injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
FARMERS USE CIGARETTES
North Dakota Agriculturists Smoke
the Paper Cylinders.

Langdon. N. D. Jan. 4.-The sight of a
farmer smoking a cigarette is certainly
rare enough in most places in the United
States One of the first things which sur
prise strangers to this section of coun-
try is that he sees many farmers snok-
ing them. Ask an inhabitant how it
comes that this refinement Of pseudo
clvlllzation has penetrated to this far-on
Iald and he will tell you with a SMILE
oh, those fellows are Mennonites.'
Further inquiry shows that there is q.
small bdt rapidly growing colony of Men
nonites, who inhabit most of the town
ship Of Moscow, just west of the county
seat OF Cavalier county. It is a fact that
these Mennonite farmers can roI a cigar
cite in the worst gale that ever blew up
here in the native place of blizzards. They
smoke nothing else. They smoke cigar
cites and they make them themselves
They say they learned the trick in Rus
STA, whence they came.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
FARMERs AFTER HUNTERS.
Bourbon County Farmers Ask Repre-
sentative Try to Help Them.

Fort Scott, Jan. 4.-Some OF the Bour-
bon county farmers are beseeching
Representative TRY to secure the pas
sage of a new law to protect them from
town hunters and it is likely he will in
troduce a bill which has been sug-
gested.
well known and representative
farmer who lives several miles south
of town is one of a number who have
complained 10 Mr.. Try of the ineficacy
of the present law. He was in consul
tation with the representative yester-
day. This farmer stated to a reporter
that there had been thirteen town men
on his place with guns the day before
and that they had repeatedly been
there, killing the quail and menacing
his stock. He said the fault of the
present law was that it required the
farmer himself to cause the arrest of
the town men, and thus create enmities
which he could not afford. He sug-
gested to Mr.. Try the idea of securing
the passage of a law providing for the
election of four constabIes in each
township whose duty it will be among
other things to file complaint against
trespassing hunters and appear against
them, the constables to be paid a suffi-
Gent portion of the fine to induce dill
gence in the prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Return From Their Victorious
Southern Trip.
Their Car In a Wreck Near
Washington.
NONE WERE INJURED.
Fitzsimmons Signs For a Mill
With Corbett.
Other Sporting News of a Gen
eral Nature.

New Haven. Jan. 4.-Bruised, but VIC
torious the members of the Yale foot ball
eleven arrived home safely. The team
played three games. with the following
scores: Yale 20; Nashville, 6; Yale, 80;
Southwestern Baptist university, 4; Yale,
30; Alabama Consolidated. O.
We had a successful financial we'll
as athletic trip" said one of the men
We played to a total of 10000 people. The
toughest time we experienced was yester-
day morning just this side of Washing
ton We We're getting up north fast on
Baltimore & Ohio express, and were
speeding along at nearly thirty miles an
hour, when our sleeper jumped the track
and was ditched. Avery squeezed through
the window, Sedgwick wedged his way
through the twisted door, but Captain
Sanford never woke up. When the car
went over on its side. he calmly muttered
down and tackled the side of his berth.
THE trainmen rushed back to extri-
cate us from the wreck. They thought
half of US were badly smashed up. but as
they pulled off the tinbers and got out
player after player without revealing one
with a single bruise, their wonder grew
and they vowed that foot ball players
bear a charmed life.
DIR Hammond threatened to sue the
road for his glasses which were smash
ed, but a compromise will probably be
made to save the expense of a law suit
We were only a few hours late in Birm-
ingham, Ala. where the express was
wrecked, killing thirty people We just
missed that smash-up-
I'VE We're treated Hospitality by the
open-hearted southern people. The games
in which we contested were made society
events, and we feel that the colleges rep
resented viii feel honored by the fine
made in every reSDoct.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
WANTS A KANSAS LEAGUE.
Harry T. Mote Writes That Emporia
Will Lead the Procession.

Harry Mote. ex-Topeka baseball man
ager, writes the Sporting News from
Emporia as follows in regard to KAN
saS league for 1897:
The article signed by Jerome Dawson
in q recent issue of the Sporting News
was credit to the sporting fraternity
of Kansas. Let the good work go on.
If all baseball enthusiasts would lend
as willing and helping hand as has Mr..
Dawson, baseball in Kansas during the
coming season will be a sure winner
Letters to all the principal cities in the
state most positively state that teams
will be organized and also their willing
ness to organize a league for the com
ing season.
The season of '97 promises to be even
more successful than the one just pass
ed for the reason that men of sound
business judgment, backed by good
financial credit, will add to the stabil-
ity of the team.
The teams should be organized with
a fair salary limit and short season
for the first year to insure success. As
a suggestion, each club entered into the
league should deposit with the treasur-
er of the league $3.50 as a forfeit or
guarantee that they remain in the
league until the close of the season. AL
so a franchise could be put into the
hands of some good, responsible party,
for term of from one to five years
A board of directors composed of three
responsible and reliable business men"
are well enough for safeguard, but
too many cooks spoil the broth"
The best results are obtained when
there is but one responsible head to a
club. Well intended advice is given the
manager almost every day of the sea-
son and the directors often do a great
deal of harm in this way, as the man
ager naturally tries to do what he
knows will please them. and often
against his own judgment The direc-
tors should keep their hands off the
players. The manager is hired to run
them.
Emporia has a large number of lovers
of the game who are ready and willing
to lend a helping hand to the team of
this city for the coming season. Our
team will be composed of several play
ers of local reputation, but who rank
second to none in the state. Emporia
will play at the head of the procession
in 1897
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
AT WORK ON HIS MESSAGE.
President-Elect Mckinley Seeks Sc
clusion rom Office Seekers

Cleveland, O., Jan. 4.-President-elect
Mckinley passed a very quiet Sunday
at the home of NJ. A. Hanna. In COM
pany with Secretary Osborne of the
national committee. Mr.. Mckinley at
tended the Franklin Avenue NJ. f.
church. His presence at the church
was not announced in advance, and
there was no increase in the attend
ance. When Mr.. Mckinley returned
from church he was greeted at Mr..
Hanna's home by Senator Cullom of
Illinois, who had stopped over for 4
short visit on his way to Washington.
The senator and Mr.. Mckinley had a
short conference In the afternoon a
few of the close personal friends of the
president-elect called upon MIN
1t is the intention of Mr.. Mckinley t,
devote the coming week to the outlin-
ing OF his inaugural message, and fot
that reason it is announced he desires
to be left undisturbed by callers as
much as possible. Part of the week Mr.
and Mrs Mckinley will remain at the
home of AIR. Hanna, and the latter part
Of the week they will be the guests Of
Colonel Myron t Herrick on Prospect
street If the quiet which he desires
can not be secured here, the president
elect viii return before the end of the
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
TO REPEAL GAME LAW.
Olathe Gun Club Pass Strong Reso1u-
tons on the Subject

Olathe, Jan 4-The 40 members of
the Olathe Gun club had a contest
shoot in this city on Saturday with Jim
Stevenson and Frank Hodges as cap
tains of the contesting teams. Each
man shot at 25 blue rocks, Stevenson
side winning by five. Stevenson broke
81 out of his 25, while Hodges was sec
ond with 90
The losing side banQueted the club at
Hotel Olathe.
The club passed resolutions for the
repeal of the present game laws and in
stead have an open game season. w.
r. Walker Frank Hodges and J. c.
Carpenter were appointed a committed
to present the resolution to the state
senator and representative and urge at
least some change in the present law,
which is practically imperative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
MRS. MAYEs TAKEN AWAY.
The Suspected Murderess of Annabel
Williams Taken to Olathe.

Sheriff hepley left this afternoon for
Olathe with A B. Williams and Mrs
Macy Jane Mayes, who are charged
with the murder of u year old Anna bel
Williams
The murder was committed in john
son county and consequently they must
be tried there. 1t was thought at first
that Williams would not be held but
the officers think there is sufficient ev-
idence to convict him of completely in
the murder.
Neither Mrs MayeS nor Williams
have changed their demeanor Mrs
Mayes still insists that she did not kill
the girl, and by the advice of her at
torney, W I. Jamison, she refused to
say any more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
NOVELIST CRANES ESCAPE.
He was on the Commodore Which
Went Down Saturday.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 4.-Seventeen
men accounted for out of the twenty
eight on the Cuban filibuster Commodore
was the record here last night, with the
slight chance of seven more yet alive
day noon-Captain Murphy. Stephen
Crane, the novelist, the cook and two
sailors. One of the latter, William Hig-
gins. of Rhode Island, died soon after
reaching land from the effects of the high
surf. His family live in Boston One of
the survivors gives the following graphic
details:
Captain Murphy, Stephen Crane. the
newspaper man, Higgins, myself and one
other sailor took to the ten-foot dingy at
the last moment. We tried to save the
men in the water around Us, but the
heavy seas and binding winds swept
them from us. The spray was so thick
that we could do nothing. It required all
cur efforts to keep our small boat right
side up. For twenty-four hours we bat
tied with the heavy sea, constantly bail
ing, and at last land was sighted As We
attempted to land, the wind drove US into
the breakers and in instant the boat
was overturned and We're struggling
for life For an hour we battled for life,
and then managed to crawl out on the
sands almost dead. Captain Murphy saw
ed Mr.. Crane by helping him when a
cramp caught him. Higgins was struck
on the head by floating timberS and he
died soon after landing. He was a good
sailor and brave man. He worked hard
TO save his comrades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04

fight with Corbett. His meeting with
Stuart will take place somewhere in
New Jersey
Some managers of big heavyweights
thinks that Dan Stuart intends to give
several other fights in the south besides
the Corbett contest and
at present they are sending letters to
the Texan Offering to match their big
sluggers for any purse offered
Stuart, however, does not want any
fights in the south but the Fitzsim-
ons-Corbett mill, and the managers
are only wasting time bothering him.
George Dixon and Frank Erne will
also be matched to meet in a 20 round
contest at the Broadway Athletic club
some time next month.
Jim Kennedy, manager of Erne, and
Tom O'Rourke, manager for Dixon,
will meet and arrange the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04

I've got to have i cabinet.
But one thing I'm afraid Of
I don t see how in time III choose
The stuff it's to be made Of.
For kindly friends ON ev'ry hand
Their ready tongues unlimber
To tell me just the very spots
To look for likely timber.
According to the tales they tell,
The woods are full OF giants
On any of whom 'twould seem
'Twere safe to place reliance.
While lofty heads all round Us tower
IT'S pulling to tell which is
The best for any place, mid such
Embarrassment CT riches
The woods are full of giants, peers
OF Seward and of Stanton,
And cv'ry day secs sample lots
Dumped right down here IN Canton.
Yet can't help suspicioning
That folks who talk the longest
Are those vvilo'd make the poorest sticks
Appear to me the strongest.
And some, know, in spite of all
The booming that is cheering
Ambitious hearts and hopes just now
Are nothing but veneeriag-
want q good, strong cabinet.
don't propose to cumber
The presidential Office with
A lot of useless lumber.
But, OH. sometimes can't but wish
We We're little scaat on
Fine timber for a cabinet
Such carloads cone-to C2ntoni
Mary Norton Bradford in Boston GIoee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
POOR PHONE SYSTEM.
Oskaloosa Complains of Paying for
Something it Doesn't Get.

Oskaloosa people are very much dis
satisfied with their telephone service
The OskaIoosa Times says:
We notice in the dispatches that the
Missouri ard Kansas Telephone com
Dany is talking of putting in new lines
to connect with Wichita and Falls
CITY, Neb If the lines TO be put in
give no better service than the one in
operation here they had better let the
new project alone, as it will certainly
fail to pay any returns on the invest
The people here have about conclud-
ed to organize a boycott on the phone
unless there is an immediate and radi-
cal Improvement.
More than half the time it is irnpossi-
Bile to talk with Meriden, Valley Falls
or Nortonville; Topeka is almost as bad
and often Kansas City is worse. The
people here keen1y feel the injustice of
paying for first class service and get
ting next to nothing in return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
FIGHT AT FOOTBALL GAME.
Nashville-Scuthern Athletic Contest
at New Orleans Ends in Battle

New Orleans, Jan 4--The football
game Saturday between the Nashville
team and the Southern Athletic eleven
terminated in a disgraceful row. The
game resulted in a tie, the score being
10 to TO- The game was characterized
by vrangling throughout and both
sides were in an ugly mood when the
contest ceased. AS neither side had
won there was some doubt as to who
was entitled to the ball.
Averin of Nashville, a strapping fell
low of 195 pounds, started off with the
ball, and Wills of the Southern Athletic
team, who tips the team at about $50
pounds, attempted to take it He was
Joined by six others. who struck at the
Nashville man with their fists, canes
and umbrellas. Averin proved capable
of taking care of himself, however, and
put up a game fight.
The crowd closed in on the combat
ants and n lively scrimmage followed
Most of them went to the assistance of
the visitors and the latter do not COM
plain much of their treatment. saving
Averill, who says one man drew a knife
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
SOMETHING WRONG IN KAN.
Pratt Republican Complains Because
Joints are Treated Different.


Last week man was on trial in this
city for selling a bottle of beer, says
the Pratt Republican. He swore that
he did not sell it. He said that the
a pitifuI tale about his wife being sick
and in need of a bottle. of beer; he let
the man have the beer, but refused to
accept any pay for it. Then the man
had him arrested and swore that he paid
him for the beer. The jury brought in
a verdict of mot guilty., but it might
have been different.
Suppose the jury had said guilty"
The defendant would have been sent
to Jail for thirty days and fined 800,
while just two counties east of Pratt
there are men who sell beer every day
and go ''unwhipped of justice" There
is something wrong in Kansas when a
man can violate law in one county
and go UNPUBLISHED and in another
county is liable to be deprived of his
liberty for the same offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
BALD TO RACE IN EUROPE
The American Champion Will Try for
Cash Across the Water.

Washington, Jan. 4-Eddie Bald. the
champion sprinter of America, will
compete in France and other European
countries during the coming season
This is his latest statement, and, ac-
cording to his latest plans, he will leave
America some time within the next
three months.
Il have won nearly everything it is
possible for me to take in this country, .
said Bald, land though it is barely pos
nearly as much money in Europe as in
this country. still 1 wish to race there
for the glory rather than the cash
prizes. I Will not race there, however,
until have been put in perfect condi-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
NEW POLICE BOARDS
Will be Appointed by Governor Leedy
in Six Cities.


Governor Leedy has decided to ap-
point police boards in cities of the first
class. This will insure the local Pop
ulists in The cities of AtchisOn. Lea ten
worth. Topeka, Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Wichita getting control of the ma
chinery of the police departments: it
will also insure the opening of the pro-
hibition fight again. This fight has
hurt every governor that ever got into
it. Governor Leedy has opportunity
to show his strength here that viii test
his ability to control warning factions.
There has been considerable contro-
versy over the question as to whether
this step would be taken The ma
jority of the Populists outside OF the
cities named are not favorable to po-
lice boards and those that live in the
cities under the system are not in favor
of it only when their party is in power
in the state house. The governor hes
itated a long while whether he would
appoint boards or not, but has come to
the conclusion that he viii appoint
them as the law directs and let the leg
isIature use its discretion in abolishing
the system. This week the governor
will hear those who wish to advise him
as 10 who should be appointed on the
boards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
There Is to- Be a Giant Statue
Made of Salt.
A KANSAS CITY FIRM
Will Have a Genuine Scotch
Bagpiper
Who Is Now Playing at Eastern
Shows.
Two Hundred PatrOnesses Sc
lected for the Cooking School.

Secretary Adams. superintendent
Newland and William Green have re-
turned from Kansas City where they
succeeded in interesting several manu-
facturers in the Topeka Pure Food
show which is to commence on January
90
The delegation was cordially received
everywhere and the encoura cement
they received left no doubt in their
minds that the merchants of Kansas
City appreciate the magnitude of the
forthcoming exposition.
The firm of c. A. Murdoch & Co, who
are manufacturers of baking powder
and large dealers in coffee and teas Sc
cured one of the largest spaces left.
Their booth will be II by II feet in di-
mansions and the firm promised that
no one shall be disappointed by the
display
The Beahan Manufacturing company
also took booth space and will fit up an
exhibit of their starch and other house
hold articles.
William Leitsch, the agent for Eli
Petition & Co. of Minnea polls, hunted
up the Topeka delegation in kansas
City to secure details concerning the
exhibition The contract for space was
not closed, however. but there is little
doubt of that enterprising firm entering
the show and making a creditable dis
play.
The exhibit of Corle &. Sons is con-
tfngent upon the firm recalling their
OcOlcn Dag pipe player W1C IS now IN
the east If he can be secured the firm
will also be in the show.
Several other firms in Kansas City
are also considering the proposition
made by the Topeka delegation to take
part in the Pure Food show and favor
able replies are anticipated from near
ly all of them.
w. H. Smith of the Hutchinson Pack
ing company called on Manager Adams
and secured space for an exhibit of the
salt which is manufactured by that
firm. Though the firm is known as the
Hutchinson Packing company it's bust
ness is confined exclusively to the salt
industry.
Mr. Smith has not yet decided what
the exhibit to be made by his firm will
be He is considering a plan to have a
figure of a giant woman cast in salt
and set up to represent Lots wife The
| plan is to make the model very large
| and then to cover the surface with
crystallized salt which will sparkle like
| diamonds in the glare of the electric
! lights.
! The course tickets for the cooking
school lectures will be put on sale in a
| few days by the ladies of Ingleside who
will have charge of that part of the ex-
! position. The course tickets which will
! admit to both lectures and food show
| will be sold at 81
| The following ladies have been Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
HOMEsEEKERS' EXCURSION
Via Santa Fe Route-rhe Home Road

Via Santa Fe Route-Ihe Home Road
On January and 10, February 2 and
16, March and is, April and 20, May
4 and Is the Santa Fe route, the home
road, will sell round trip tickets at one
fare plus $2.00 to points in Arkansas,
Arizona, Indian Territory. Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
good fifteen days going. to return any
Tuesday or Friday within final limit OF
twenty-one days
For additional Information call at
passenger depot, foot of Fifth street.
telephone 692, or on Cromwell & JEFF
fers at postofice, North Topeka, tele-
w. c. CARNEY. Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
MINERS WAGES CUT.
A Reduction From 81 to 81 Cents Per
Ton at Mas5iilon.

NIassillon, O.. Jan. Notices have
been posted at all the mines in the
Massillon district of reduction in the
price of pick mining from 81 to 81 cents
per ton. The notice says rate of 60
cents has been agreed upon in Penn
sy1vania, under the long established
system whereby the Ohio rate is nine
cents less than that of the Pittsburg
district; therefore, the 81 cent rate viii
be maintained under existing condf-
lions.
About 1000 men are now out. but it
is thought they will resume work and
continue till after the joint meeting of
operators and miners at Columbus, jan
uary u.