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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
THE WEATHER.
One of the Hottest Days-Thunder
storms Likely.

The temperature this afternoon is OF
pressive, and people are beginning to
complain of the hot weather. This aft
ernoon at 2 80 o'clock the thermometer
registered 50 degrees, while there was
no breeze to speak of. Last night the
government thermometer registered
minimum temperature of Sc degrees.
Concerning the indications for tonight
and tomorrow, Weather Observer Jen-
nings said today: There is no energy
in the atmosphere. 1t was on such
day as this in May 1877, that Sitting
Bull cleaned out Clusters company. The
atmosphere is in a quiet state and in
deed it might stay this way for two or
three days heating up and cooling off.
Then again, it may rain tonight. Con
nors in Kansas City says that it win be
fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday,
but my telegram from Chicago says
that there will probably be local rains
tonight and Tuesday,
The weather map issued by the gov
ernment shows a center of low barOme
ter to be located near Miles City in the
northwest which is moving rapidly in
southeasterly direction. The approach
of this makes the weather uncertain
with the probability of thunder storms
more than likely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
GAS BAG SANK.
Waves of Atlantic Ocean Engulf
a Balloon.
Lives Of Two Aeronauts Be-
lieved to Be Lost.
BALLOON SEEN TO SINK
By a Pilot Five Miles From
Land.
Anchor Draws the Silken Bag
to the Bottom.

New York, May IA pilot on a yes
sci coming into port reports that he
saw balloon sink off Sandy Hook. 1t
IS now believed that the balloon was
the one in which Leo Stevens, known as
an aerOnaut under the name Of Don
Carlos, and two others made an ascen-
sion from Jersey City Leo. Stevens,
Franks brother, and Charles Lestrange
went up in balloon from vacant lot
on PaVOnia avenue, Jersey City, and
have not been seen since by any of their
friends.
The Stevens boys are wen known aer-
onauts, and are from Cleveland, o.
Brooklyn, May 1.-THE loss of the
balloon which was seen five miles
southeast of Sandy Hook lighthouse by
Pilot VIM. Furrie, was probably attend
ed by loss of life. From the description
the air ship corresponds with that
which Leo and Frank Stevens, two
we'll known aeronauts, were known to
be using in experiments, and, as they
are both missing, their friends fear that
one, if not both. may have been lost.
The Stevens brothers live with Chas.
Lestrange, another aeronaut, in an
apartment house at 361 West Twenty
fifth street, N. Y.
Recently they have had many visit
Ors, apparently foreigners, and it was
soon noised about that they had been
engaged by the Cuban junta to expert
ment with an air ship to be used in
dropping dynamite into Spanish camps.
From friends of the Stevens brothers
it was learned that their most recent
experiments had been made to test a
new style of parachute. Leo Stevens
is 26 years years old and Frank is "a.
When seen by the pilot the air ship
had partly collapsed and was appar-
emily sinking. No basket was attached
to the great net that encircIed the bal
loon, but there was an anchor swinging
at the end of a long rope. 1t finally
dropped into the sea, the anchor drag
ging the collapsed silken bag to the bot
tom.
The younger Stevens is well known
professionally as Don Carlos While
engaged in making ascensions at Edo
radO in 1894, he was severely hurt by
his balloon striking a church steeple.
Last September while exhibiting in
Huntington, Quebec Frank fell from
his balloon, breaking several ribs and
injuring himself Internally. He was
brought to this city and taken to St
Luke's hospital, where he was a room
mate of Aeronaut WOlcott, who had
also met with an accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
PHONES FOR FARMERS.
Two Valencia Men Perfect a Novel
Means of Communication.

Edward Mitchell and Alonzo Bea1 are
two prosperous farmers at Valencia.
Like other prosperous farmers they
take the Daily State Journal, and saw
short time ago an account of how
wire fences might be utilized for tele-
phones They determined to try the
experiment.
The farmers live about two miles
apart, and it was found that with a
little trouble the places could be con-
nected by a wire fence. The telephone
Instruments We're purchased for S15 and
the connections were made, but the line
failed TO work. The men then went
along the projected telephone line and
found that where the line had been
spliced the wire was looped and the
wires connected by the means of a
moose. This was changed and straight
spices were made by twisting the wires
together.
Then the line was again tried, but
still 1t failed to work. Both men had
about pronounced the plan a failure
when Mr.. Mitchell said he would make
one more trip along the fence and try
to ferret out the trouble. He found it,
At one place the wire was fastened to
he at once concluded that there the
trouble lay. He accordingly knocked
the neck off a glass bottle and put the
bottle neck on the wire next the post in
the fashion of an insulatOr
Then the line was again tried and it
was found to work perfectly. The tel
ephone line has been in use two weeks
and no trouble has been experienced.
Persons at either end of the line hear
the other distinctly and the telephone
line is as good IS any in use.
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr. Beal are both
elated at the success of the experiment
and they propose to extend the line to
reach the barns and milk houses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
CARsON'S FALL CARNIVAL.
Will Consist Largely of Pugilistic En-
counters.

Carson, New, May Arrangements
are being rapidly effected for an i'm
mense fall carnival to be held in this
city next September.
A. Livingston, president of the Orms-
by Company Agricultural association.
is making preNarattons for the annual
district fair and awaits Stuart's pro-
gramme before he fixes up the racing
schedule. Livingston, who is Stuart's s
Carson agent, received a communication
from his principal today to the effect
that another fight will be pulled off at
Carson in September without a doubt.
Stuart, who is in New York city, says
that everything is settled.
WheelOck is in Europe and in addi-
ton to obtaining copyrights for the Wit
ascope, is securing all the European
attractions possible for the fall carni-
val.
Several famous wrestlers and a num-
ber of minor pugilistS will be engaged
Stuart is expected here within 80 days
and will attempt to negotiate with the
Southern Pacific railroad for suitable
reduction of rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
MAY HAVE MORE OPERA.
'"The Brigands" and the "rar and the
Tartar May be Given Here.

Tt is probable that Topeka theater
goers will be treated to an enga cement
of excellent comic opera at popular
prices next week. Arrangements are
now on foot to bring the Summer
Opera company at present playing at
the Grand Opera House in Kansas City,
to this city for three nights and mat
inee, and if perfected. the company will
open at the Grand in this city one week
from next Thursday night, May 27 The
company is playing at the popular
prices of so and 25 cents in Kansas City
and if it comes to Topeka the same rule
will hold good.
The company is made up principally
of members of 1.-The Mandarin Comic
Opera company, which was seen in this
city last March. Geo. c. Boniface and
Miss Bertha Waltzinger are respective
ly the comedian and prima donna of the
new company, as they were of the
Mandarin" company. All of the prin-
ctples are good and the chorus includes
nearly 40 persons. This is the third
week of the company's engagement in
Kansas City, and so far it has been a
great success.
If the company comes to Topeka the
'Brigands'' and "The Tar and the Tar
tar will be among the operas pro-
duced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
HAS TO BE Up AT SUNRISE.
This Flag Business is Tough on Capt.
toll Grounds superintendent

The position of superintendent of the
state house grounds will. under an or
der issued by the executive council to-
day, be accompanied by the expendi-
ture of more energy and sterner appIi-
cation to duty than has heretofore
characterized the administration of Mr..
Lehman. who occupies that position.
The council looked into the matter at
a meeting today and adopted a scheme
whereby the superintendent viii be
compelled to be at his post at sunrise
and sunset The council reached Mr..
Lehman by adopting unanimously the
following order:
Beginning May IL the superintend-
ent of the state house grounds will be
required to personally raise the flags
on the capitol building and personally
lower them at sunset"
The members of the council, so one
of them said today, have become dis
satisfied with Lehman's work, and un-
less there is an Improvement, it has
been suggested by some and tacitIy
agreed to by the others that a change
will be made in that position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
DENYER'S FESTIVAL.
Work of Collecting Funds for it Has
Begun
LFrom the Denver Republiean.l

LFrOm the Denver Republican,
The soliciting committee for the Fes-
tival of Mountain and Plain for 1897
will begin work at once. It occurs this
year on October ), 6 and Z, only one
day earlier than last year. The board
of direction promises that the Festival
Will be a great advance in point of
elaborate and finished detail over last
year. and will be entirely different in
almost every feature. No monoton-
Gus repetition viii be allowed to creep
in and every exhibit will be artistic
pleasing and instructive. Entirely new
features in unlimited quantity are be
ing planned, and will be carried out
to beautiful completion In order to
do this the board must be met with
hearty support and generous contri-
buttons. This is the building up of
the business of the entire state and of
the city, and the business community
can readily see that each one is fully
interested in the movement, and there
fore must help on the advance. No one
can afford to ignore the soliciting COM
mittees that viii call. and the board
Of direction cannot afford to lose any
of it's former subscribers, but must
needs add to the list in order to carry
to completion the enlarged plans.
The details of the Festival can never
be repeated, but must necessarily be
new and fresh each and every year
in order that no one can say: Il saw
the Festival once; don't care to see it
again.
To "see it again will be impossible,
for there will be no repetition. There
fore, it is desired that every person
called upon may subscribe literally and
cheerfully, so that this fall Denver may
contain the biggest crowd ever congre-
gated within her limits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
Still a Bigger Pole.

When the workmen who are putting
in the rev telegraph poles of the West
ern Union along Kansas avenue reach
ed the tall pole al the southeast corner
of Eighth and Kansas avenue and
started to dig it up to replace it with
another they were stopped by Superin-
tendent Patten of the city railway. The
street railway uses the pole for a guy
wire by an arrangement made with the
Harrison Telephone company when the
pole was put in place and naturally
objected to it being replaced with an
other But the trouble was finally ad-
justed and the pole, which is 60 feet
high will be replaced by one which is
10 feet higher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
AID is ASKED
By the President for American
Citizens in Cuba
In a Message Sent to Congress
by Him Today
TO BRING THEM HOME.
This Action is Believed to Be
But
The Initial Step to Something
More Important.
Spanish Officials at Havana
Greatly Excited.
TO BRING THEM HOME.
he Initial Step to Something
More Important.

Washington, May 1.-THE president
today sent the following message to
congress:
To the Senate and House of Represent
atives of the United States:
Official information from our consuls
in Cuba establishes the fact that a
large number of American citizens in
the island are in state Of desutution,
suffering for want of food and med1-
cines This applies particularly to the
rural districts of the central and east
ern parts The agricultural classes
have been forced from their farms into
the nearest towns. where they are
without work or money
The local authorities of the several
towns. however kindly disposed, are
able to relieve thu needs of their own
help our citizens
The latest report of Consul General
Lee estimates that six to eight hundred
Americans are without means of sup
port.
l have assured him that provision
would be made at once to relieve them.
To that end [ recommend that CON
gTesS make an appropriation of not less
than $4,000 to be Immediately avail
able for use under direction of the sec
retary Of state.
1t is desirable that part of the sum
which may be appropriated by congress
should in the discretion of the secre-
tary of state, also be used for the trans
porta tion of American citizens, Who,
desIf1ng to return to the United States,
are without means to do SO.
VIM. MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, May II, 1897.
Washington May 1.-THE Cuban res
olution appropriating $4,000 for the
relief OF destitute American citizens in
Cuba passed the senate without divis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
ROCKEFELLER'S MONEY.
The Baptists are Preparing to Take
in That $25O,oOO

Pittsburg. Pa May 17.-Large dele
cations of Baptist women from various
sections of the country arrived here
this morning to attend the opening ex-
ercises this afternoon of the Goth ami
versary of the Woman's Home Baptist
Mission society. This will be the first
of the series of many anniversaries of
the different Baptist bodies to be held
during the next ten days and which it
is expected will bring to this city from
l. 500 to 1000 delegates.
The session this afternoon will begin
at 8 o'clock with a fellowship meeting
followed with greetings from Miss Esv-
erett, vice president for Kansas, Mrs.
Schuler for Pennsylvania and Mrs. .Tay-
lOr for New York. Greetings viii then
be given by the presidents of city un-
ions aSSOciatiOnal directors and others
AT p. m, Mrs H. +. Smith of New
Jersey will lead in a service of prayer
and praise. The other anniversar ries
will be held as follows: American Bap-
tist Home Mission society, May 19;
American Baptist Historical society.
May 20; American Baptist Publication
society, Nay q; Commission on System
attic Christian beneficence, May %;
Baptist Young Peoples Union of Amer
lea, May %; American Baptist Mission
ary union, May "A and 25.
During the week, when the financial
report of each of the various organiza-
tiOns is made. it is expected the books
will show that the numerous societies
and churches have raised a sufficient
amount of money to capture the $3.50
000 offered by John d. Rockefeller TO
free the missionary societies of debt
The total debt of the organizations ag-
gregated $4S6, 600 and to become entitled
to the gift of Mr.. Rockefeller it is nee
essary that the church raise 1926 COS
Co0dly sums were raised on the occa-
sion of special services in this directions.
In addition sums ranging from s. to 81 =
900 and S. 600 have been contributed.
Not in the history of the church has
such active work been done and the eA-
ecutive heads of the society believe Mr.
Rockefeller's offer has been covered, or
that it has been so nearly 50 that the
balance can be raised before the dele
gates return to their homes.
Mr.. Rockefeller stipulated that the
money should be raised before July 1st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
His Sensational Speech at Phil
adelphia Causes Comment.
Says America Has to Fear Her
Heart-Tired People.
PROSPECTS NO BETTER
Than They Were Six Months
Ago, He Says.
The People Adrift With No
Faith in Party.

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE sensation
al speech of John Wanamaker at the
business mems league banquet has pro-
duced a profound feeling among busi-
ness men in this city who have been
watching the policy of congress on the
Dingley bill with much solicitude. The
part of Wanamaker's speech which
causes the most comment is the fcl-
lowing:
The country is not prosperous. Since
the outset of the last presidential cam
paign the party press and political lead
erS generally fixed the November cleo
tlOn of 1896 as the date of the begin
ming of good times. A full half of the
year has expired since the viii OF the
Republican party was declared. Thus
far but one of the important issues of
the campaign is nearing settlement, and
hardly any noticeable Improvement OF
the Wretched times is manifest. The
tide will soon set in strongly against
the Republican party unless the de-
preston of business is altered. Idle
ness and want breed bitter discOn-
tent, which will never be overcome till
there are ample emplOyments.
THE foes America has to fear are
not the Sultan of Turkey, nor the in
surgentS of Cuba, nor the territory
graSping British, but they are out pa
tient and heart-t tired people, our own
suffering, much promised people, who,
betrayed and disheartened, no longer
have faith in their party and will turn
to any leadership that offers promise of
better times, believing that worse times
can never come than those now exist
ing. 1t is a terrible thing to observe
public sentiment adrift and uncap-
tanned, the people sweeping away from
the affection to the old party.
THE young men are growing up in
different to the Republican principles,
with no respect for parties of broken
platforms who used national and state
patronage in payment of election con-
tracts. The political religion of the ma
ton is falling lower and lower under
insults to intelligence, violation of law
and reckless daring of unscrupulous
bosses.
There will most assuredly come a
day when there will be a mighty revolt
| and resistance, resulting in a revolution
! that will give birth to new political
| party. Laws continually despised and
| disregarded. Legislation conceived for
| blacklnailing purposes. speculation by
! public officials in trust and other stocks,
| while tariffs and other financial bins
| are pending, must surely and irrevoca-
bly, ALLEVIATE the people from their party
and awaken a disposition and despera-
ton to substitute almost any wild and
untried leadership with the hope of pos
sible relief"
The reference to bosses is taken as a
covert attack on Quay and Hanna
The speech is all the more sensa tiOnaI
because of President McKinleyis pres
ence in the city Saturday and Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
BENJAMIN ON A BIKE.
Ex- President Harrison Will Learn to
Ride a Bicycle.

Chicago, May 17-Gen. Benjamin
Harrison, ex-president, found time be-
tween law practice and the baby. to go
out shopping for himself today He
bought a bicycle suit. 1t is of grey
Scotch check, with stockings of clans.
The former president of the United
States has not learned to ride, but he
proposes to begin the ordeal as soon as
he gets back to Indiana, where the
roads are not so hard.
Gen and Mrs. Harrison have accept
ed an invitation to dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Pullman and a small COM
pany of friends.
This is the third invitation of the kind
een+ed in this city and it is probably the
slast Their present intention is to leave
for indianapolis this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
CEDAR RAPIDS.
Western Aesociation standine.
Spiders Were Arrested.

Cleveland, May 1.-THE police made
good their promise to prevent Sunday
base ball in Cleveland if an attempt was
ming between Cleveland and Washington
teams all the players on both sides and
Umpire Tim Hurst were arrested and
taken to the central police station four
miles distant, where President Robinson
gave bail for the prisoners and they were
released. over 10000 spectators We're
present.
The arrested base ball players appeared
in a body in police court this morning and
decided to take advantage of the law
which permits them to enter no plea for
three days. The case was continued un-
til Wednesday. when a motion will be Of
fered to quash- If the court overrules
the motion, a trial by jury will be de-
Inanded. A test case will be made of the
law in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
TOO DRY FOR BERRIES.
The Kansas Crop Will Soon Play Out
Unless We Have Rain.

The first ome-grown strawberries of
the season are on the Topeka market
today. They may be the last ones
The continued dry weather is playing
havoc with strawberry beds and un-
less there is rain soon the crop will be
very much shortened.
grocer told a Journal reporter to-
day that the prospect for a large crop
has been excellent until recently. 1T
looked as if there would be an immense
crop" said he, but unless there is rain
soon the STRAWBERRIES will be almost
entirely ruined. few of the early
varieties are on the market now and
one good rain would make the crop a
success
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
WRECK on THE SANTA FE.
Texas Express Goes Through Tres
tie Near Ardmore.

Ardmore, / T, May IA south
bound passenger train on the Santa Fe
road, known as the Chicago & Calves
ton express, went through a trestle 16
miles south of here yesterday Fifteen
persons, passengers and trainmen. We're
injured. Several of these are seriously
hurt and it is believed that two will
die.
The accident occurred near the town
of Marietta.
The coach next to the last one, the
one Immediately in front of the Pull
man, was left standing directly over
the chasm, one end resting on either
bank of the guIch. The Pullman re-
manned on the track The four coaches
which were dragged by the locomotive
across the trestIe were badly wrecked
The baggage car telescoped with the
smoker and the latter was all but de-
molished. Most of the injured were rid
ing in these coaches.
J. NJ. Grider, the Wells Fargo express
messenger, was so badly crushed by a
heavy car chest that he cannot live. f.
T. Sparks of Oakman. I. T., was crush
ed in the wreck of the smoker, and is
also mortally injured.
The injured were brought to Ardmore
on a wrecking train sent out from here.
The names of those seriously injured
in the wreck follow:
T E. Sparks, Oakman, I. T., injured
in chest and back, probably fatally
C. G. Crawford, F1urd, l. T.. elbow
dislocated and right arm fractured.
w. L. Irwin, Kansas City, cut on the
neck.
L F. Hale, news agent, Fort Worth,
bruised on hip and side.
! ]. NJ. Grider, express agent, hurt in
ternally. cannot live.
r. j. Crawford, Fox, I. T., ankle
sprained. badly cut and bruised.
w. NJ Forbes, Lebanon, head, hand
and arms cut and hip injured.
o. L. York, PaIo Pinto, Tex, hip hurt
J. F. Piper, Laddonia, head cut, ,shoul-
der dislncated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
SUGAR MEMS TRIALPUTOFF
Tt Will Come Up the 25th-No Par
don for Chapman

Washington, May 1.-THE trials of
Messrs Havemeyer and SearIes. presi-
dent and treasurer respectively of the
American Sugar Refining company, for
refusing to answer questions of the SEN
ate sugar trust investigation committee
have been postponed until Tuesday the
25th inst.
Senator Hoar reported from the judi
ciary committee today in favor of taking
no action on the Chapman resolutions, as
Chapman has made no application for
pardon. Without debate the report was
adopted and the resolution went to the
table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure .
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys
hack ana every part of the urinary pas
sd gas in male or female. It relieves re
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy
Sold by Geo. W. Stansfeld. 622 Kansas
Ave. and Sim Drug Co. 607 Kansas
Ave, druggists, Topeka, Kan.