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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
CITY RAILWAY $500.
The Plant and Cars Injured Severely
by the Hailstorn.


Manager Joseph Patten of the To-
peka railway says that the damage
done to the cOmpany'S property by the
hail last evening will be at least 81, 500.
At the time when the storm broke there
were 70 electric cars on the lines. OF
this number not one escaped damage.
At the time when the storm was about
to burst Chief Engineer J. L. Chase,
who lives near the Topeka railway
power plant, ran to the building and
threw the cutoff switch This stop
ped travel on the lines. The plant was
shut down and an instant afterward
the hail poured down. Engineer Chase'S
action probably saved the cOmDanv
several thousands of dollars damage
which might have resulted by lightning
and 1t may be prevented loss of life.
Lightning played on the lines and cleo
trio light wires were strung across the
trolley wires.
Trail car No %, which meets the
Kansas City plug train every evening,
was standing at the Santa Fe depot
during the hail storm. 1t was wrecked
there being fifteen holes made in the
roof and ten holes in the hoods over
the platforms.
IN all fourteen large car windows
were broken, eleven ''decklights" were
demolished and three cars had side
panes of glass broken. At the power
station twenty-five paneS of glass were
broken, and at the car sheds at Twelfth
and Jackson streets twenty panes of
glass.
The cars were at a standsti1 for two
hours and twenty minutes At $50
the current was turned on and traffic
was resumed. Il was afraid to have
the current turned on" said Manager
Patten, until 1 heard from each of the
men l sent out to look over the lines
1t might have killed someone if the
wires had been down. Engineer Chase
had rare presence of mind and he
saved US lots of property by shutting
down the plant before the storm came.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
DAMAGED ROOFS.
The Government Building and Court
House Sufier-Other Losses.

One of the greatest sources of loss is
on the roofs Workmen are busy today
in all portions of the city repairing
roofs
The roof of the government building
suffered greatly It is of slate and in
many places large hailstones went en-
tirely through the slate. In other
places the slate is cracked so that it
will have to be replaced. On the west
broken.
The county court house also suffered
severely. On the west side of the build
ing nearly all the windows were broken.
badly shattered and pieces of the ttling
cover the ground about the building.
The county commissioners will repair
the damage at once but they have not
yet made an estimate of the loss.
The roof on the Columbian building is
damaged. 1t is of tin and was not per
forated but it is nevertheless damaged
so that the timers viii have to go over
it. The windows in the west side of the
building are wrecked. Heavy plate
glass was cracked and shivered. The
loss will probably exceed $100.
A. A. Rodgers, who has charge of sew
eral buildings in the city says that he
is not able to make an estimate of the
damage done. He says that the tin
roofs on buildings which he has in
charge were perforated like they We're
paper Shingle roofs were also treated
in the same manner.
J. S Collins will go to Kansas City
this afternoon to purchase glass for his
buildings He says that he is unable
to get all the glass he needs in Topeka.
IN DR. L. Y. Grubb's fiat on East
Seventh street there are 26 broken win
dow lights.
J. d. Humphreys who lives at POS
Harrison street, says that the damage
TO his pIace will exceed 5000. The house
had just been papered and a new roof
put on but the hail broke through the
roof and the rain that followed soaked
the Daper so that it will have to be tax
en- off
In many houses in the city the hail
cut through shingle. roofs and even
through the ceilings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
STUMP IN THE STORM.
Amusing Incident of the Hard Cider
Vender.

One of the funny incidents connected
with the storm occurred between Eighth
and Ninth streets on Kansas avenue.
An old cOlored man who is known as
Stump McMichael' has a, little street
stand and sells pop and sundry other
things.
According to his own story he had
been drinking hard cider during the day
and he was very much startled when
the hailstones began popping on the
houses and pavement. Finally one
struck the tin roof on his stand with
crash. NcA1ichael at once went down
on his one knee. He said he was not
sure but that it was the hard cider.
"Oh Lord he prayed, save me.
know I drank too much cider but if you
will forgive me this time I will never do
so again. Only forgive me this time
and will never drink another drop of
liquor as long as L live. I will never
sell any liquor again"
While the hail fell McNTfchael prayed.
and after it was over he arose, salts
fed that he had been saved by his
prayer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
GLASS FAMINE.
Plenty of Smaller Panes, But Larger
Sizes Are Scarce

The demand for glass today has been
larger than Topeka houses could sup
ply. J. S. Collins and other real eSta te
men have been compelled to send to
Kansas City for a supply.
The plate glass windows on Kansas
avenue which were broken have been
boarded up to await the filing of or
ders. People who lost larger sizes of
common glass have also been compelled
to wait because there was not a large
supply of that kind of glass in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
UNDER A BOILER.
o. Ainsworth Nearly Loses His Life
at the ELECTRIC LIGHT Works.

o. AinsWorth, a machinist employed
at the Edison Electric Illuminating
plant on Van Buren street, came near
losing his life yesterday evening. For
several minutes he was pinned under
a ponderous boiler, and it is feared that
he is injured internally.
Ainsworth was lying on his back
boiler which had been raised from it's
position for the purpose. Without any
warning the supports gave way. letting
the boiler down on the workman and
securely pinning him to the floor. His
screams attracted other Workmen al
most instantly and he was rescued in a
few minutes.
AinswOrth was takBl to his home in
North Topeka and a physician called.
1t was at first thought that his hip was
fractured, but this proved to be mis-
take.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
FEW LOSSES WILL BE PAID.
Insurance Policies Do Not Cover Loss
by Hail

The tornado insurance adjusters will
not pay any loss on account of the
storm if they can help it.
1t is claimed that the policies do not
cover a loss from hail. H E. Went
worth. an insurance man, said today to
a Journal reporter: L have made
careful examination of the policies is
sued by the various tornado companies
and the language used in all of them
is almost the same They expressly
provide that the policy shall not include
losses from hail or rain. Some of
them go even further than that and
say that they shall not cover losses
from freezing. The language is plain
and the companies are not liable for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
wAsHoUrs NEAR FORT SCOTT
Marmaton and InI Creeks Are Run
ming Up Stream.

Kansas City, June 25.-A special to
the Star from Fort Scott, Kansas, says:
Six and "a hundredths inches of rain
fell here last night making the greatest
precipita ton recorded by the weather
observer in many years. There were
two washouts on the Memphis road be-
tween Hammond and this city delaying
all passenger trains. Another washout
is reported between Richards and Metz
on the Missouri Pacific Both Marina
ton and Mill creeks are running up
stream from back water and rapidly
rising The wind did some damage. No
casualties reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
DAMAGE AT THE NEW MODEL
Water Poured Through the Shatter-
ed SkyIight Onto the Goods Below.

The big fat composition roof and
skylights of the New Model Supply
store Jared badly in the storm. A flood
of water poured through the shattered
of the clothing and furnishing goods
department, and numerous holes in the
roof covering the dry goods and shoe
departments especially, as well as scat
tered leaks over the whole large estab-
lishment attested the force of the blows
received during the hail storm
As most of the clerks had departed
for home before the storm broke it was
impossible for those remaining to care
for the stock as fast as the leaks ap-
peared, and though much of the best
was hastily covered with oflcIoth the
damage will be considerable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Judge SearIes' House Struck by a
Bolt but Not Badly Damaged.

Lightning this morning at o'clock
struck the residence of Judge Searles at
Eighth and Fillmore. The shingles
were ripped off the roof for a space four
feet wide and the whole length of the
roof The rain that fell afterward
soaked the ceiling and did much other
damage.
A large cottonwood tree in the yard of
Victor Spangberg, two doors south of
about the same time the house was
struck The tree was split in twain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
Were Out in the Storm in an Open
Buggy.

A pathetic incident of the storm was
witnessed in the southwest part of the
city on the road leading to Washburn
college from Fourteenth and Western
avenue. Three little girls, the Oldest of
whom has not passed II, were driving
home to the country in an open buggy.
They had nothing with which to protect
themselves from the storm. The fury
of the hail and wind alarmed them and
frightened horse which they were driv-
ing. They were injured by the hail
stones quite severely but vigorous i'm
portunities from people along the road
failed to induce them to get out of the
storm when it first geban. They were
finally taken in by some good Samari-
tan where their tears were dried, bruis-
es bathed and comfort administered to
them in every way possible.
The names of the children are I'M
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
SKULL NOT CRUSHED.
Mrs. Corning Who was Struck on the
Head Will Recover

Mrs. A Corning, a woman who lives
near the corner of Second and West
streets was struck by a large hail stone
while trying to reach her home and
knocked down. She was picked up in
an unconscious condition and removed
to- Christ's hospital. It was thought her
skull had been crushed.
An examination by physicians proved,
however that the injury was slighter
than anticipated and the hospital auth
critics report today that Mrs. Corning's
skull is not crushed and that she will
soon recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
RIGHT ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.
A Man Knocked From His Wagon by
Hail

Albert Overton, residing at 171S Bu-
chanan street, was severely injured in
the storm last evening. Mr.. OvertOn
was in a wagon driving when the storm
came up and Immediately started for a
place of shelter Before the team had
gone a half block he was struck
squarely on the top of the head by an
immense hailstone and fell from the
seat of the wagon to the ground uncon-
scious. Two men who saw him fall
rushed out into the street and carried
him into house. He was unconscious
for several minutes.
The team became frightened by the
hail and demolished the wagon before
they were stopped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
KNOCKED DOWN BY ICE.
n. c. DEMO Receives a Blow Over the
Eyes.

H. c. DEMO, the sign painter, is one
He is wearing cloth around his head
today and deep ugly looking cash over
his left eye reveals the work of one of
the immense hail stones.
Mr. DEMO lives at 72O Adams street.
He was in his yard when the storm
broke last night. He at once made for
his house but before he could reach the
shelter one of the big balls of ice struck
him squarely on the forehead and
knocked him to the ground. He says
that for a few seconds he saw stars, but
was not unconscious, and was on his
feet in an instant afterwards and rush
ed into the house. The blow, he says,
was like a piece of lead striking him on
the forehead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
VICTIM oF TIE STORM.
Engineer Jones' Dies From Injuries
Received at La Cygne Last Night

Kansas City, June 25.-Davfd I. Jones.
an engineer on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis, died here today Of
injuries received while in his cab at
La Cygne, Kan, during last nights
storm. Jones engine collided with some
cars that had been blown across the
track from a siding. The engine was
overturned and Jones internally injured
and his fireman slightly hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
DOME GETS OFF LIGHT.
Only Five Windows in the State
House Dome Were Broken.

The state house which contains more
large windows than any other building
in the city escaped with but little dam
age. But five windows in the dome and
one in the office of the adjutant general
We're broken. The entire north and
west sides of the capitol contain 500
windows, large and small.
The flowers in the grounds were beat
en- down and some of the trees were
stripped of limbs and foliage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25

the loses incurred in last nights
storm
This will probably make many angry
property owners want Webb McNalI to
drive some more insurance companies
out of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
WOMEN KNELr AND pRAYED.
In the Oakland Car When HaiIstones
Came Through the Roof

c. n. Stockham, superintendent of the
Santa F'e lumber yard, who lives at 371
Chester avenue, Oakland, says that the
greatest force of the storm was felt in
that suburb. Mr.. Stockham says that
$500 viii not cover the damage to his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
Ricvcle Races

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
JOHN CARTER HURT.
Ex-Chief of Police Suffers a Scalp
Wound and Badly Cut Wrist.

John Carter, who owns the Riblet
hotel at Fourth and Quincy streets.
was severely injured by a hailstone and
broken glass. Carter went to a front
window to close it when a large hail
stone went through the window and
struck him on the head. The scalp
was cut open. Carter's left hand was
badly cut by broken glass. His in
juries, while severe, are not serious.
a Bleeding Man Drove By.
A young farmer driving a spirited
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-25
a Bleeding Man Drove By

CONTINUED on Seventh Page.I
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
The New Postofice Service Deferred
Again

Last Monday, July 26th, having re-
ceived no further instructions regarding
the changes in carrier and sub-station
service other than a postponement from
July LIST, the original date on which they
were to have gone into effect, Postmaster
Mathews wired to the first assistant post
MASTER general at Washington that the
eight new carriers could render fairly
satisfactory service Independent of the
new station service, and asking that he
be authorized to set the eight carriers
at work August 1st Yesterday a reply
came signed E. c. Fowler, first assistant
ostmaster-general, as follows: 1.-THE
department is not prepared to grant the
requisite of your telegram of July 26th."
The exact meaning of this delay, the
reason for the estimation and the
rate the new regime will be put into
effect furnish somewhat complicated
but diverting material for a thinking
contest or guessing game for the 10000
people, more or less, who are directly
interested in the proposed change.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
Court Notes

Judge Smith went down to Santa Ana
yesterday for the purpose of trying a
criminal case
No more cases will be brought to trial
in department one before the holiday
recess. On Monday morning Louis
Montariol will be brought up for sentence
and in the afternoon Judge Smith will
leave the city with his family for Cat
alma.
Victor E. Hathaway, fruit and vege-
table peddler at Santa Monica, filed his
petition in insolvency yesterday. His
liabilities are set at $99O.64; homestead,
valued at $1,000, with an $500 incum-
brance; personal property, $780, prop
erty exempt from execution, $780,
Frank r. Willis. deputy district attor-
ney, yesterday received a communica-
ton from Sacramento to the effect that
Governor Budd had reappointed him as
notary public. Rather oddly the law
provides that no one holding office shall
be notary public, but single exception
is made in the case of deputy district at
torneys.
A motion to set for trial the Majors
divorce case will come up for hearing
on Monday in department six. Both of
the youthful couple are anxious to have
the case disposed of one way or another
On application a ten days stay of pro-
ceedings was granted by Judge Shaw
yesterday in the sensa tional divorce suit
of Nora Stevens against William Stew
ems, wherein the relief prayed for was
denied to both.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
New Suits Filed

Mamie L. Reynold VS.. ]. Frank Bow
en-On July 9Th the plaintiff conveyed
by deed lots 8, 6, and s, block l, Hancock
survey, to the defendant on the promise
of the latter to reconvey the lots in
few days. Though consideration was
stated there was no consideration in
fact. and the defendant now refuses to
make the reconveyance. The court is
asked to enforce the making of this
deed.
Thomas Wilkerson, receiver, VS.. Jesse
w. Thorp and E. S. Shattuck-A suit
to recover certain quantity of hay and
for 500 as damages for detention; or
if the property cannot be found and re-
turned for judgment for the value in
the sum of $780,
The Continental Building and Loan
association VS.. Martha I. Keefer ct al
A suit to recover $4,000, on a note, and
order of foreclosure against lot 129 of the
West End Terrace.
State Loan and Trust company of Los
Angeles VS.. D. McFarland-A suit to re-
cover $500, on note, and $3.50 attorney s
fees.
State Loan and Trust company VS..
T. M. Gibson-A suit to recover $1,000, on
a note, and 500 attorneys fees.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
fudge Wellborn Squashes
the Demurrer
THE CITY WATER co. IN COURT
MERITS OF THE HoMosAssE Or
ANGE DISCUSSED
Probable Increase in the County Tax
Rate-Sebastian Dumller Shows
Philosophic Min6

Judge Wellborn yesterday delivered
an oral opinion in the circuit court in the
case of the Los Angeles City Water COM
pany against the City of Los Angeles,
overruling the demurrer of the city to
the complaint.
The objections made to the complaint
were generally of a purely technical ma
ture, and appeared to be simply ques-
ton of the sufficiency or insufdciency
of the bill in point of law.
The demurrer commended that the case
was outside the jurisdiction of the court.
1t was alleged that the contract was
invalid. 1t was claimed that the ordi-
nance bond could be disregarded, and
procedure by suit instituted upon re-
fusal to pay old rates, or payment might
be enforced by shutting off the water
The court rendered the opinion that
the case is within the courts jurisdic-
ton; that the. contract is valid, and that
the remedy in the matter of enforcing
payment of old rates, ETC., was not ade-
quate nor was it such remedy as to pre-
vent the court from entertaining the bill.
The defendant has until August 23rd
to answer.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
CALVIN HASTINGS MARRIES
The Electric Doctor to Wed Miss Ham
mond, One of His Witnesses

Calvin S. Hastings, who posed before
the public as medical specialist in
electric treatment, ard who, in conse-
quence, recently posed before jury and
the public to answer the capital charge,
is about to--if he has not already-com-
nit matrimony. The lady of his choice
is Miss L. j. Hammond, who secured the
large bail needed at the time of DR.
Hastings arrest, ard later testified IN
his behalf.
In a monetary sense the doctor is to
be congratulated, for his fiancee is
lady of considerable wealth. She ar
rived in Los Angeles many years ago
and met with success when she opened
a millinery store. During the buoyant
period of Los Angeles real estate Miss
Hammond was fortunate enough to be
one of those who not only made money,
but kept it, and she has added to her
holdings since by judicious investments.
The Hammond block is the most i'm
portant piece of property held by her.
but her interests have been varied, and
for a time she is credited with having
lost considerable money by ir'dulging in
the expensive luxury of racing stable.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30

hood, but is ready now as ever to return
to her husband and perform all marital
duties. She also maintains that she has
always kept her marriage vows to her
husband.
On the other hand, the husband claims
that he didn't drive his wife away, but
bought her ticket to Boston and gave her
$50; that she has resources, for she owns
real estate in Los Angeles valued at
$500 and $1,000 worth of personal prop
erty. He repudiates being worth $780,,
900, and claims the sum total of his re-
sources consists of $4,000 worth of per-
sonal property. He declares that he
owns no real estate, that he cannot meet
his debts and practically is insolvent.
All the same Mrs. Howard wants the
court to award her 5000, pending the set
Element of the suit, and that her hus-
band be made to pay into court $500 to
defray the expenses incident to her de-
Tense of the suit.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
East Side Notes

Mrs. ]. j. Brininstool of Sichel street
will leave this morning for Batavia,
N. Y, where she goes to visit her
mother
Mrs. F. L. Floyd, who has been stop
ping with her son and family at the cor
ner of Sichel and Siegler streets for sew
eral weeks, has removed to the city.
Miss Eva M. Longworthy of Thirty
second avenue spent yesterday at Rubio
Canyon with party of friends.
Mrs. e. w. Kapp, with her Sunday
school class, spent Wednesday at East
lake park, where a dainty lunch was
served and merry games INDUCED in.
The party consisted of the Misses Amy
McCord, Eloise Poor, Ethel Worthing-
ton, Dell Tiel, Lille Schacca, Minnie
Foyne, Mary Lamphar, Helen Husmer,
Nell Langford. Mrs. ]. E. Brown as
sisted Mrs Kapp in entertaining the
young ladies.
George Ragland of East Lake avenue
has gone to Newhall.
Rev. L. F. Laverty and wife, with a
party of friends, spent yesterday at
Echo mountain.
Mrs. j. M Nickel has returned from
Santa Monica, where she has been en-
joying a two weeks outing.
DR.. J. S. Griffin of 1909 Downey avenue,
is quite i'll at his home.
Two Pasadena electric cars we'll file
with old soldiers and friends passed
through East Los Angeles yesterday on
their way to Rubio canyon, where the
party spent the day.
Mr. Benjamin Hayman and family are
spending a few weeks at La Canada.