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The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
A "BUNCH RACE"
At the Wheelmen's Matinee at the
Fair Grounds.

One of the features of the Topeka
Athletic association wheelmen's races
at the fair grounds next Saturday aft
ernOOn will be a bunch race which will
close the programme, the promoters
working upon the theory that the best
features of an entertainment of that
kind should come last.
A bunch race will take more time
than any other kind of q race but it
promises lively interest from start to
finish. 1t is run by two Teams of five
men each who start in a bunch from
opposite sides of the track. When the
leader of either team Overtakes the
leader OF the other team the race ends.
The four men in the team will pace
their respective leaders.
Astudy of the plan of this race will
convince patrons of the sport that it is
peka.
Another feature of the races will be
the Deere triplet which will be brought
to Topeka from Kansas City by Fred
VeSper to pace the riders. He will also
have his megraphone to do the an
nouncing.
The officers of the meet will be as
follows:
Referee-Chas. w. Barnes
Starter-Charles N. Nelson.
Announcer-F. w. A. Vesper. Kansas
City, Mo.
Timers-W. w. Carr, W. L. B. .Wyman
and A. l. Murphy.
ScoreFs-A. G. Sheer, Chas. H Net
tells, and w. S. McClintock.
Umpires-Roy Millice, Ed Huling, and
Harry Mason.
Clerk of the course-O. S. Townsend; ;
assistants, Ted Snattinger and J. H.
Goodwin
Judges-W w Webb, o. G. Taynan
and F. D. Dreisbach.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
THIS IS THE HOTTEST DAY
Government Thermometer Marks go
and Tomorrow Giveg No Promise.

Today the government thermometers
are working all right and they register
ed the temperature at 2 o'clock at 90
degrees. The reading of los degrees a
few days ago was erroneous, as was
generally suspected, so that today is the
hottest day of the season.
The minimum temperature last night
was rs degrees, which makes the night
the hottest yet. The humidity in the air
is not quite so high as yesterday and
Thursday.
Weather Observer Jennings says that
there will undoubtedly be thunder
storms here tonight. From the top of
the Columbian building this afternoon
showers were observed several miles
north of the city. The wind this after
noon is blowing slowly from the south
five miles an hour. While the govern
ment thermometers indicate 80 degrees,
thermometers on the street level show
the temperature to be 98 degrees. Hot
winds are blowing high in the air, an
evidence of which is obtained by stand
ing on the top of the Columbian build
ing. Mr. Jennings says that it is doubt
full if Sunday will be much cooler.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
Horse Races for Festival Week

The horsemen will make a heroic eff
fort this year to bring some sensational
trotters or PAGERS to Topeka during the
Fall Festival week. Albert Parker, F.
H. Foster and Robert Lee are working
on the scheme. They propose to make
arrangements to secure a race between
John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen or
some other horses as well known. It is
their plan to make the races a feature
of the Fall Festival. 1t would be nee
essary to build a fence separating the
race track from the other part of the
fair grounds for the main portion of the
grounds will be free. Everything that
tends to deprive our visitors from US
ing all parts of the fair grounds free
will more or less injure the Festival.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
Great Religious Pain tings.


"The light of the World; or Our
Saviour in Art. "-(Chicago: The Elder
Company The N1essrs. Elder of Chi
cago have done some very meritorlus
work in the collection and publication
Of copies of over a hundred Of the
worlds greatest paintings relating to
Christ. The pictures are reproduced on
large pages and heavy paper. The
whole is bound in an imposing volume,
most excellently bound. The work pre-
sants an unusally attractive and desira-
BILE collection of the worlds great relig
ious pictures 1t covers the whole ca
reer of Christ, from his birth to the as
cension, as conceived in the minds of
the greatest artists. The best concep-
tions of artists of all ages are here
brought into interesting comparison.
The book as a Whole, may well prove
a liberal art education in the home. The
unusual scope of the collection makes
the book desirable for reference in even
the best of art libraries.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
DON'T LIKE HIS VIEWS.
President of Brown University Likely
to be Dismissed.

Providence R. L, June 19.-At the
meeting of the corporation of Brown
university Thursday the views of Pres
ident F. Benjamin Andrews on free sill
yer and the tariff were alluded to in
guarded fashion and a committee, con-
sisting of Chancellor Goddard, eX-Chief
Justice Durfee and Francis Wayland of
Yale was appointed to confer with the
president on his return from Europe
regarding the best interests of the uni
Versity.
Dissatisfaction with the attitude of
President Andrews on these questions
has existed for some time. The work
of President Andrews for the university
was highly praised by all the members
of the corporations. President An
drews will return from Europe, his
health much improved, on July 1st.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Roy Crawford has returned home from
attending school al Notre Dame, Ind.
William Hanway, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. G. Hanway of this city, died Sunday
night at Ell Paso, Tex, leaving wife and
four children. Death was caused by the
amputation OF his foot. which was
crushed in the Galveston & Henderson
yards while he was at work as a switch
man. Mr.. Hanway had just taken out
50 400 insurance in one of the brotherhoods
but the papers had not been signed and
his family will not be able to collect it.
The remains were buried at Ell Paso-
The deceased was a brother of L f. Han
way of the Kansas City World.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
one 10 he Held in ropeka in Auenst.

On0 TO p6 A0AQ IL Topeka III august
The Topeka Tennis club. with courts
at Tenth and Fillmore streets, is max
ing an effort to have a state tennis
tournament held in Topeka some time
in August in which five or six Kansas
towns will take part. Orie Vernon of
Emporia. formerly of Salina, is work
ing up interest in the tournament from
his part of the state. The Topeka Ten
mis- club is one which was organized
after the West End Tennis club was
abandoned. The courts at Tenth and
Fillmore streets are the finest in the
city and well adapted for the holding
of a state tournament. In this club
are some of the finest players in the
city. If a state meet is held here the
contest for representation in it for To-
peka will be open to all tennis players
of Topeka The old interest in tennis
which Topeka used to take is return
ing. Several new courts have been
prepared this season and before the
summer is over it is probable that a
lively interest will be prevalent.
Orie Vernon writes from EmpOria
that if Topeka will hold the state tour
nament here he will see to it that Wich-
ita, Hutchinson, Salina, Eureka, Nc
PherSOn and EI Dorado will send rep
resentativ Tennis players remen-
Der well the state tournament which
was held in Topeka several years ago
by the West End club The Vernon
brothers of Emporia are considered as
among the best tennis players in the
state. They are prominent athletes and
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
JUDGES FIND WAY OUT.
The Discrepancy in S. B. Bradford's
Accounts win Now be Adjusted.

The judges of the northern depart
ment of the appellate court have set
tied the trouble connected with the ac-
counts of S. B. Bradford, the former
clerk of the court in this city, by in
structing the present clerk, "; Il.
Thompson, to apply all money collect
ed in cases which Mr.. Bradford han
died in settling up the accounts. Con-
siderable money has been collected and
is yet to be collected in fees which
would ordinarily go to Mr.. Bradford,
as the work was done during his term
of office, but this money will now be
used by the court in Strengthening out
the accounts.
When Mr.. Bradford gave up the office
of clerk of the appellate court he was
asked to make a statement to the court
of the condition of his accounts, but
this he neglected to do. The state ac-
countant was then called upon to
straighten out the records of the Office.
but after examining the books he gave
it up as a hopeless job. The judges
finally decided on this way of adjust
ing the matter,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
Flour Contract Awarded.

The state board of charities today
awarded to J. H. Fogarty of Junction
City the contract for furnishing flour
to the Topeka and OsawatOmie asylums
during the ensuing year. All other bids
We're rejected and the board will read
Vertise for bids to supply flour to the
other state charitable institutions. The
specifications provided that but one
kind of soap should be bid on, but the
board deciding that would create
monopoly and rejected all bids to give
all soap makers an opportunity to bid.
Where all other things were equal the
board made a special effort to give
Kansas enterprises the preference. This
created some criticism among Kansas
Civ iObberS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19

are now in the music business at EN-
poria.
1t is probable that August 21 will be
the date of the turnament, although
this date may be changed. Word is
expected from the above places men
toned, and when this is received the
final arrangements will be made To-
peka will have the state tennis tourna-
ment and Topeka players will stand
well in the tournament. Among those
who play in the Topeka Tennis club
are Lew Bronson. Geo. Stoker, Ed Nc
Bride, Dana McVicar. J. c. Mohler,
Roy Johnston, II. s. Morgan, VIM. M
Lyon, Frank f. Sheldon. Sol Stoddard,
Allen Lauck, Herbert Armstrong and
Geo. Heyden.
Ed Mcbride will receive the CORE
spondence in reference to the state
tournament
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
FOUNDED SHE'LL
Which Naturally Exploded an
Wounded Him Grievously.


This morning shortly after 6 o'clock
Fred Hammel, IA years old, the son OF
Mr.. George NJ Hammel the tailor, sat
at the rear door of his home at 3OS West
Thirteenth street and pounded loaded
brass rifle shell with q hammer and
nail.
He was trying to loosen the cap from
the end of it. With the first blow there
was a terrific explosion which knocked
the boy over and he lay helpless on the
door step.
Mr.. George Hammel was dressing ae
the time and he ran to the back door
Fred was bleeding from several wounds
on his body. DrS. Powell and Peers
were summoned and they eased the
The shell had been blown into many
pieces varying in size from a quarter OF
an inch square to the size of a pin head
In all about 27 pieces of the she'll enter
ed the boys body.
The worst wound was in the left hand
and forearm. The physicians admins
tered chloroform and removed in all
about Fl pieces of metal SeVenteen
pieces were taken from the palm of the
left hand. The left forearm was lacer-
ated by several pieces of brass and by
powder burns.
On the left leg above the ankle there
were four wounds, one in the index
finger of the right hand and one in the
right foot. All but about six of the
metal particles were removed
Mr.. George NJ. Hammel said today to
a reporter: Fred was experimenting,
Win q smell ne Atu q hammer ana a
nail and when he hit the shell It e1-
ploded. He is a boy who is always try
ing to find out about things. When
found him this morning he was bleed
ing terribly"
Dr.. T. w. Peers said: None of the
wounds are dangerous, but it is possible
that there will be blood poisoning result
from them. It was a brass rifle she'll
and It blew into many pieces. In two or
three days We can tell more about it,
Fred Hammel is a twin brother OF
ETra4,1 1ta7
Soldier creek last summer. He has been
working in his fathers tailor shop.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
TO START HANNA's NINE
A Great Strike in the Pittsburg and
Ohio Districts to BEGIN June 25.

Pittsburg Pa, June IA great
strike of coal miners in the Pittsburg
and Ohio districts will take place June
25.-It will begin at the Manown mine
near Monongahela City, and will be fol-
lowed almost Immediately by district
strikes involving 35, 900 men.
The YOughiOgheny company is con-
trolled by Mark Hanna. The men en-
plOyed in the ManOwn mine until re-
Gently received so cents a ton, but in
accordance with the order issued a few
days a go they have been scaled down to
81 cents. This is the price paid by ad-
joining mines, and practically settles 81
cents as the uniform rate per ton here
after. The miners, who looked in q
hopeless sort of way to Hanna to main
tain the so cent rate, are preparing to
resist the reduction by every means iE
their pOWer
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
WICHITA HAS A HOLE
Just Like Topeka's Coal Hole Which
Bothers L.

Wichita, June 19.-Some years ago
Wichita appropriated a large sum Of
money to drill hole in the city limits
TO see what mineral deposits might be
found. Like the Topeka coal hole moth
ing was found. but ever since there has
been an effort to spend the entire ap-
prOpr!a ton somehow.
The following is the proposition as
submitted to get away with the balance
of the fund
To the Mayor and City Council of
Wichita. Kansas:
I'VE, the undersigned propose to try
to shut off the water and remove the
Instructions in the city prospect well,
without cost to the city of Wichita,
Kansas.
provided should we succeed in re-
moving the Instructions from the bot
tom of said well. that the city of Wich-
ita, Kansas. will contract to pay US ST.
500 when we have drilled the said well
10 the depth of 1000 feet
This is signed by c. W. Miller.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
The President Fills a Number of
Places in the Consular Service.

Inc EfeSlO0aG ElllS N umO5r OF
Places in the Consular Service.
Washington, June 19.-The president to-
day sent the following nominations to
the senate: Charles L. Cole of Pennsyl-
vania, to be consul general at Dresden;
George F. Lincoln of Connecticut, consul
al Antwerp, Belgium; Walter Schumann
of New York, consul at Mayence, Ger
many; Charles E. Turner of Connecticut,
consul general at Ottawa, Can; Hector
De Castro, consul general at Rome, Italy;
Hilary S. Brunol of Pennsylvania. consul
at St. Etienne, France; Addison Davis
James of Kentucky, to be marshal, dis
trict of Kentucky; Thomas A. Roseberry
of California, register of the land office,
SusanviIle. Cal; Alfred H. Taylor of Cal
ifornfa, receiver of public moneys at Su-
sanville Cal; Phillip GalIinger of Wash
ington, to be commissioned in and for the
district of Alaska; Albert E. White of
West Virginia, to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of West Virginia.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
HORSE FELL ON THEM.
Thrilling Runaway Accident Near
Oxford, Kan.


wellington, June 19.-Mrs. Charles
Thomas of oxford, with a young son
and daughter are the victims of re-
markable runaway accident.
The trio were on their way from OK
ford to Belle Plaine when the accident
occurred. They had just passed Whit
man when a horse in a cOTnheld near
them broke loose from a cultivator,
ran into the town and frightened a far
mer's team which in turn broke loose
and started down the road after the
team driven by Mrs. Thomas. Soon
after the team started from Whitman,
Mrs. Thomas pulled her team out at
the side of the road to allow loaded
wagon to pass, not noticing the runa-
way team approaching in the rear.
AT this jUncture, the girl, who was
sitting in the rear seat of the carriage,
noticed the approaching team, but it
was too late. She cried out: "Oh, mann
ma, here is a runaway" and the next
instant she was knocked insensible by
the shock of the collision. The runa-
way team dashed at full speed into the
rear of the carriage and one horse,
plunging high in the air alighted al
most exactly upon the top of the vehi-
Gle and was disem bOweled by a steel
portion of the carriage.
The horse died in an hour afterWard.
The force of the collisiOnG threw Mrs.
Thomas and her son out upon the
tongue of the carriage which frighten-
ed her team. They fortunately broke
loose from the carriage and ran for
about three miles before they were
stOpped
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Spain Will Add 90 Armed Cruisers tc
Her Navy

New York, June ia dispatch from
Havana to the Journal and Advertiser
says:
"A Madrid dispatch says since Janu-
ary last IS, 100. 900 has been paid into
the government treasury by Spanish
parents redeeming their sons from mill
itary service in Cuba and the Philip
pines. This money, it is announced,
has been turned over to the navy de-
partment to meet the expenses of in
creasing the navy.
In Havana II was reported yesterday
that orders had been given to trans
form twenty of the best vessels of the
Transatlantic line into armed cruisers
for immediate service in West LnGisn
waters in view of the strained relations
existing with the United States. AT
the arsenal here a double force of EN-
ployes are working both day and night
and new torpedoes are being laid to the
entrance of all Cuban ports of import
ance"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
ANDERSON INCREDULOUS.
Says Cy Leland Isn't Going to Refuse
the Pension Agency.

Republicans in Topeka discredit the
report from Washington to the effect
that Leland is likely to decline the po-
sition of pension agent at Topeka.
Major Tom Anderson says the report
is probably unfounded and gives it no
credence whatever. ''Ir. Leland has
been working to get that place all win
ter and spring. He succeeded and will
not decline. People can talk as they
please, but Leland is not the kind of a
man who would refuse to accept one
of the best offices in the state. He is
a good deal like the rest of us-takes all
he can get, except myself, of course.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
AGAIN THOSE POLES.
Now it is the Color of Paint That Of
tends.

superintendent Patten of the Topeka
City railway says that some kind soul
should come forward and teach the
Western Union Telegraph company
that it is exceedingly countrified to
paint the new poles on Kansas ave
nue. white. I understand" said Mr..
Patten, that they propose to cover the
lower part with sheet iron. That COM
bined with the white Will make the
poles stand out so that they will be
the most conspicuous things on Kan
sas avenue.
In large cities telegraph poles are
painted with mixture of yellow. blue
and green paint, which harmOnizes with
the atmosphere in such way that the
poles are scarcely noticed. do not
see why the company should not do
the same in Topeka.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
Funeral of Miss Isabel Thompson.

The fnnera1 services of Miss Isa bel
Thompson were held at the residence, 6O7
W. 10th street yesterday afternoon. The
Rev. J. D. Countermine, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church conducted
the services. Appropriate music was
furnished by a quartette consisting of
Mrs A r. Lingafelt. Mrs. Alice Clug-
ston, Mr.. H. E. OverhOlt and Mr. Will
liam Shaver. The pail bearers were
Messrs. Tom King. Albert Patten, Dan
Hammatt, Joe Wilson, Kurtz Kellam
and John Mcfarland. The floral offer
ings were in profusiOn. The services
were largely attended, fully $50 people
being seated in the front yard.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
EmPoRIA NEXT WEEK.
Three Good Games Promised for the
Coming Week.

The Topeka base ball team yesterday
defeated the Winchester team by a
score of IA to 3. Harry CoIborn was
in the box for Topeka and Dummy Tay-
lor for the visitors. It was an easy
game for Topeka A good sized crowd
was present Taylor struck out four
men, while Colborn famed but one.
The score by innings:
Topeka ........2 1000 PA
Winchester .........O 0 0 0 0 f. 5
Topeka goes to Emporia Monday for
three games and the Emporia team will
return to Topeka for three games, be-
ginning Thursday. The Enporia and
Topeka teams are believed to be pretty
well matched.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
PARSONS REUNION.
Date Set for September 20 -25-some
Noted Sneakers.

Parsons. June 19.-The date fixed up
on for the Parsons old soldiers reunion
is from the 20th to the 25th of Septem-
ber-
1t is not impro bable that W. J. Bryan
viii speak at the reunion. while the
array of speakers so far secured en-
braces the largest number of noted
in Kansas
Among the number is Gov Leedy,
Chester I. Long, Jerry Simpson, J. V
Beekman, and others, and among the
attractions will be the Modoc club of
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
SCAFFOLDING FALLS.
Carrying Down a Graduating Class Of
24-Two Persons Hurt.

Ottawa, Ill, June 19.-While twenty
four graduates of a county school were on
a temporary scafolding this afternoon
for the purpose of having a photograph
taken, the structure gave way on account
of weakness of the timbers, and fell in
a confused mass, a distance of ten feet.
Jenness Andrews and Minnie Reid. botn
from Grand Ridge, were severely hurt
about the back. Many others sustained
slight injuries Feeling is high against
the photographer who built the scaffold
out of rotten timber.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
THE OTTAWA cHAUrAUoUA
z. W. c. A. Day Devoted to Religious
Subjects.

Ottawa, June 19.-Y. w. c. A. day be-
gan with a talk by DR.. Ida NJ Barnes
of Topeka on. the benefits the vo11ne1 1vo
men of this and other countries receive
through this far-reaching organizat tiou.
Nearly every civilized country on the
globe, and some that are not generally
50 considered, are affiliated with the
worlds Y. w. c. A And wherever if
has a branch, young women find in the
local secretary a wise, sympa athetic and
competent friend. Working girls are
helped to employment and homeless
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
New seats and 10 Dust.

The management of Garfield park an
nounces that at Marshalls band con-
certs hereafter there will be no dust.
The roadways and paths will be sprink-
led before each concert. New benches,
it is said, have been made, and for to-
morrow afternoons concert there will
be seats for all. But alp will be slow
to believe this until they actually see
the seats. Then there will be rejoicing.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
10000 BERRY PICKERS
Are Gathered at Liberty. Mo, and
More are Coming Daily.

Kansas City, June ia Star special
from Liberty, Mo, says:
Fully 10000 blackberry ptckers have
already arrived here and hundreds of
others are coming in on every train, by
wagon and on foot, for the season, which
will open on Monday, and last a month.
The crop is estimated at $4,000 crates,
and will be the largest ever known
here. Never in the history of black
berry picking in this section has there
been such crush of humanity. Gamb
ling devices of all descriptions are run
ming without interruption.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
KILLED BY ACHIP.
Singular Accident to Little Ella
Prigg.

Winona, Mimi, June leila Prigg.
3 year old daughter of D. Prigg, died
today as the result of an unusual ac-
cfdent.
Thursday she was playing in the yard
while her father was chopping wood
The little girl had the steel rib of an
umbrella in her mouth. This was
struck by flying chip and forced into
the pharynx, causing cOngeSt StiOn of the
brain and spasms, resulting in death
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
BRYAN AT OTTAWA.

On account of Bryan Day. at Otta-
wa ChautauQua, The Missouri Pacific
viii run special train from Topeka, Fri
day, June 25th, leaving at 7:5O a. m
and returning, leave Ottawa at 1880 p.
m. Tickets will be sold. at rate of $1.00
for round trip. good going and returning
on special train only.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
suicided After Family PRAYER

Covington. KY, June 9.-Immediate-
ly after family prayer Miss Amelia
Baer, aged p years went into the par
1Or and cut her throat from ear to ear
with her brothers razor. There was no
known cause for the suicide. The cor
oner's verdict was temporary insanity.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-19
MARYSVILLE-Thirfv

RYSVILLE-Thirty Democratic
and Populist committeeman met here
and decided to recommend that the
nominations for county offices be divid-
ed as follows this fall: The Democrats
to have Sheriff and register of deeds;
the POpulists and silver Republicans to
have the rest. EX-County Attorney
Glass will be pushed by the fusionists
for Judge SpilIman's position.