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A Suspension Of Work viii Be Ordered
at Once.
Twenty-one Thousand Miners in
the Pittsburg District Will Be
Affected by the Action and 21,-
900 in the Clearfe1d District
Will Probably Go Out-Those
in the Vicinity of Greensburg
Will Probably Continue at
Work

PITTSBURG. July 3.-The largest
convention of coal miners ever held i'll
this district began here at 10 o'clock
this morning to take action on the
strike circulars sent out by the gem
eral officers a few days ago. Nothing
had been done when the convention ad-
journed for lunch, but President Dolan
stated that the Committee on Resolu-
tions had prepared a report favoring
strike and this would be presented this
afternoon. The feeling among the
miners, he said was strongly in favor
of strike and the resolution will prob
ably be adopted
In case a strike among the coal min
ers in the Pittsburg district is declared
by the convention to-day, u 900 min
ers will be concerned in the result.
Many of these, however, have not been
working regularly for some time. In
the Clearfield district 25000 miners are
employed when the mines are running
and District President Dolan says the
whole district will also go out. The
number of men in other States who are
concerned in the present strike. so far
as can be estimated, are as follows:
Ohio 25,0OO, Illinois 10000, Indiana 30
600, and West Virginia about $4,000
men.
The miners employed in the vicinity
OF Greensburg will not join the strike.
but on the contrary, are preparing for
rush of work. The Greensburg. Mad
lson, Hempf1eld and Carbon Coal Com
panies employ about 1,500, who have
never been idle and have always been
paid the highest scale of wages The
nf
means steady work for them During
the general strike of two years ago,
the miners and operators of Green's
ourg literally coined money
PITTSBURG, July 3.-The resolution
to strike was unanimously adopted by
the miners convention this afternoon
and a suspension will be ordered at
once.
Shortly after the adjournment for
lunch District President Dolan filed the
following telegram from President
Ratchford:
COLUMBUS, July 3.-We are out
Tor living wages. The issue must be
met squarely and determinedly and
success will attend the greatest move
ment the country has ever seen"
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THREE FIRES.
The Vicinity of Red Bluff Seems to
be Subject to Conhagrations.

RED BLUFF, July 3.-The beautiful
home of NJ r. Hook was destroyed by
fire this morning about IL o'clock with
all it's contents. The fire caought in the
woodshed from some live ashes Loss
about Sc 5000; insurance about $500.
The residence of the late j. c. Tyler.
valued at $4,000, situated about six
miles south of here, was burned at about
11:30 Mrs. Tyler and her daughter
were canning fruit and using pine wood
for fuel and it is supposed the sparks ig-
nited the roof Nothing was saved. M.
V. Browns residence, nine miles north
of here, was also burned. Origin of fire
unknown. Loss 81 900.
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EASTERN BALL TossERs.
Phillies and Brooklyns Each Win
and Cleveland Beats ST. Louis.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-The Phil
lies and BroOklyns had double header
here this afternoon, and each pocketed
a victory. Attendance, $500. Score:
First game, Brooklyn ,, hits 8, errors
/; Philadelphia =, hits 3, errors l. Bat
teries-Dunn and Grimm; Wheeler and
Boyle. Second game: Brooklyn ), hits
10, errors 4; Philadelphia Z, hits IL,
errors 3. Batteries-McMahon and A.
Smith, F'ifield and Clements. Umpire,
Emsle.
CLEVELAND, July 3.-The Cleve-
lands won one of the most exciting
games imaginable by a batting rally
in the tenth inning. Score: Cleveland :,
hits IA, errors ;; st. Louis f. hits q, err
rors 3. Batteries-Powell and Criger;
Donohue and Douglass. Umpire, ODay.
NEW YORK, July 3.-Attendance TO-,
000. Score: New York ,, hits 9, errors
4; Boston 3, hits 3, errors 0. Batteries
Meexin and Warner; Stivetts and
Lake. Umpires, Lynch and Mcdonald.
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I States and Territories under the Act
'of 1877, and subsequent ones, therefore,
the diversion of such local waters is
not violation of any Act of Con-
gress, even though the navigable ca
pacity at distance below may become
impaired" !"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
SPORTING NEWS.
Pittsburg PhiI's Big Winning
at GraYesend.
Is Credited With Making $780,
900 on Howard Mann.
DID 1T VERY SLYLY.
Baltimore Continues at the
Head of the League.
st. Paul Leads the Western
League Easily.

New York, June 3.-"Pittsburg Phil -
the turf pIunger, is reported to have
won about $4,000 on the victory of
Howard Mann in the Brooklyn handi-
cap at Gravesend.
It was at first thought that $50, 600
would cover Smiths winnings, but in
quiry among the bookmakers today de-
veloped at least SIC, 900 already had been
paid out, with obligations still out
standing equivalent to $40, 900. It was
the greatest coup sprung by this mild
hammered young man from Pittsburg
since he hit the ring for $4,000 with
King Cadmus.
When it rained Sunday night Pitts
burg Phil felt that he held the race
safe. The Winner does not take kind
~ to mud, but Belmar is good on any
kind of a track and Howard Mann
revels in soft going.
So when the books opened for bust
ness Tuesday Smith went into the ring
and backed his stable to the tune of
about $50, 900, receiving odds of 3 to l
and better. The bookmakers fancied
they We're laying against Belmar and
The Winner, but they realized the trick
that had been played on them a few
minutes before the bugle called the
was withdrawn and Howard Mann was
announced as a starter in his place
The public took the cue, too, and the
Smith stable was backed to the posi-
ton of favOrite, though it is true that
most of the spectators looked to Bel
mar rather than to Howard Mann to
win the race
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GYPSUM DUTY
Is Wanted by Blue Rapids to
Boom Its Mills.
Has Three Plants With a Ca.
pacity Of 800 Tons.
AN EIGHT FOOT VEIN.
In 1896 One Firm Sold About
900 Cars.
But the Industry Has Fallen
Off Over One-third.

Blue Rapids, June 3.-This town is
more interested perhaps in the new tariff
Dill than any other in the state The
citizens to man would be glad to see
a nigh duty on gypsum inserted in the
tariff bill The plaster industry is now
the leading hope of Blue Rapids. It's
three gypsum mills have a capacity of
300 tons every "A hours but building is
slack, and ten hours is now a days
work.
When the country around Blue Rap
lds was settled, the people saw what
looked IKE vein of rock salt cropping
o , near the river. 1t was not salt, so
Iney concluded it was white marble
fl1teen years ago parties from Michi-
gan pegan to convert supposed white
naEpIe INTO hard plaster, which is
USED extensively in building
A sign on the new Atchison court
n ,lIessta Is 70 the effect that Blue Rapids
plaster was used. 1t is used for all
xmas OF pIastering and for ornamental
work, ana Possesses every quality of
cement, excepting that it absorbs in
stead OF resists water. The vein of
gypsum which is being worked 10 the
greatest extent at Blue Rapids is about
elgnt teet thick, and is found a t a depth
of so feet. x y ia
Three hundred tons a day would mean
- carloads, which might be possible for
sue RAPIDS, with a duty on gypsum
anu good building season. The pres
enI output IS less than a third of that
amount In 1885 the largest firm at
Blue RAPIDS sold 900 cars In 1895 there
was less building, and the sales of the
arn amounted to 700 cars. Running
TUT olast, the Blue Rapids mills wOuId
employ 50 or 20 men,
Gypsum Il worth about 81 n +or E71,,o
IeaPius shlps gypsum to nearly all the
southern states. 80
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CLOSING Ar ST. JOHNS.
Bishop Mlllspaugh oficiates at Sa-
lima Military School

Salina, June 3.-On Sunday the Bac-
calaureate sermon of st. Johns school
was preached by Rev. S. E. Busser
rector of st. Andrews church. Fmporia
in Christ church, Salina Bishop Mills
paugh was present. On the following
day and Tuesday the examinations of
the school We're held.
On Tuesday the literary society gave
a creditable entertainment.
The commencement exercises on
Wednesday were opened by Chaplain
Watkins in the gymnasium, which was
beautifully decorated with the colors of
the school yellow and black, the United
States cOlOrs and the arms of the ca
diets, for the occasion. The head mas
ter, Prof c. E. Barber, presided. Bishop
Millspaugh, the rector of the school, be
slowed the diplomas, after original
Orations by members of the graduating
glass, upon Scion Thatcher of Topeka
and John K. Landes of Arkansas City.
A happy address was made by Chap
lain Barry, u. S. A. The bishop, in
his address, stated that in some re-
spects the school had had the most sue
cessful year in its history, and the pros
poets for the coming year were very
hopeful.
There was a review of the cadets by
Riley, which was witnessed by the
trustees and a large number of citi-
Zens.
The demands of the school call for an
extra professor, who comes from New
York in September. All the old pro-
fessors will be retained
Kansas will be interested to know
that Cadet West has received a COM
mission as an officer in the Greek army.
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WEATHER IN MAY
Prof F. H. Snow Issues His Monthlv
Bulletin.

Lawrence, June 3-ChancelIor Snow
mas issued the following weather re
port for May:
The rainfall, mean cIoudiness and r77r,
OF wind for the past month were all
below the May averages. Onlv one
May on our record has less wind ana
only five less rain. The mean temper
allure was slightly below the average
and the mean barometer somewhat
above the average. A light boar frost
on the 18th inflicted no serious dam
age.
Mean temperature, 6815 degrees
which is 1.81 degrees below the Nav
average. The highest temperature was
88 degrees, on the 10Th; the lowest was
S15 degrees on the 14th, giving range
of sos degrees Mean temperature at
Z a m. $3.50 degrees; at , D. m. 1927
degrees; and p. m, 61.51 degrees
Rainfall, 2.26 inches, which is 235
inches below the May average The
entire rainfall for the five months of
1897 now completed is 1915 inches.
which is 254 inches below the average
for the same months in the % years
preceding. Rain in measurable uuan-
tIles fell on days. There were
thunder showers during the month
Mean cloudiness, 1886 per cent of the
sky, the month being 9.55 per cent
clearer than usual. Number of clear
days Qess than one-third cloudy. p;
half clear (frOm one to two-thirds
cloudy, Is; cloudy CmOre than two
thirds), 4. There were entirely clear
days and none entirely cloudy. Mean
cloudiness at a m, 41.61 per cent: at
p m, 43.06 per cent; at 9 p. M, IA
per cent.
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Jewellers NOT TIoKETED.
a. W. Dana Does Not Favor Hamper
ing the Night Carnival

A. w. Dana is opposed to the plan to
have a Carnival night during the Fan
Festival in which the participants VIII
be licensed and numbered He thinks
that the plan followed last year was
excellent and if the same plan is toi-
lowed this year it will prove saisfacto-
ry
It do not know" said Mr. Dana to-
day. why people are talking about
precautions and abandoning the car
nival entirely. I did not wear a mask
last year, but I was on the street sew
eral hours and as 1 was one or the
special officers, took pains to see
what was going on. say frankly
that I never saw a more decent Wen
behaved crowd in my life.
In company with my wife and sew
eral other ladies, I walked from Eighth
to Sixth street and not one of US saw
an occurrence to which the most par
ticular person could object Nothing
occurred that I heard of except that
one colored boy threw some flour, ana
he was promptly arrested
Ito me the Carnival was the most
fascinating part of the Festival
think it was a most ecellent feature
and it would be a. great mistake to go
tagging the maskers and doing a lot
of things to hamper them. There is no
occasion for anything of the kind
think that the restrictions last year
were sufficient for all purposes
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TRYING TO SAVE CHURCHES
Two Plans in Vogue-Starve the Min
lister or Work Him to Death.

Saratoga, June 3.-The first paper at
this mornings session of the COngrega-
tional Home Missionary society was
read by the secretary. Rev. Washing
ton Choate, D. D.. of New York. 1t was
entitled Fixed factors in home mis-
siOns." It was the purpose of the paper
to look along the lines that run through
the Il years of the home missionary
field and show that amid all the changes
the great principles remain. Among
other things he said: Let the menace
of our cities in their masses, all I'M
touched by gospel light, or saving
grace, the old world hOrdes still COM
ing and bringing their blSOtry, degrad-
alton and illiteracy over great areas of
our land-let these conditions stand be-
fore our division and the need of the
nation as a present factor in home mis-
sions is read in characters of darkest
hue
The Rev. Harmon Bross, D. D., of
Lincoln, Neb. spoke as follows: we
are trying to save our churches during
these desperate times by com bining the
Minnesota idea and the Nebraska plan.
The Minnesota idea is to starve the
ministers, the Nebraska way is to work
them to death. We cannot very well
combine both these plans on the same
field, but we are trying to make a jul
diciOuS selection. By combinations of
two or three or four churches and max
ing one man pastor of all, one man
breaches three times every Sunday and
drives 25 miles over a rough road; an
other mans parish has been IS miles
long by as wide as he could make it.
Our churches have been struggling
toward self-suppOrt; many of those up
on the self-suppOrting list have reached
that point through great sacrifice on the
part of pastors and people. If there is
a noble Christian work going on under
the sun, surely it is there on those
prairies.
Think how economically we are do
ing this work; 12S churches with 70 pas
tors, receiving !, $50 persons in church
membership in a year, sustaining Sun
day schools; creating and maintaining
a standard of religion, morality, patriot
ism and righteousness in 200 communi-
ties and the whole plan costing less in
home missionary money than half the
running expenses of one of our city
churches. The current expenses of one
of our city churches are said to be over
$50, 900 and our allowance for the whole
state of Nebraska for the present year
is only $14013, S., 900 of which we are to
raise in our own churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
HAD ARMS FOR CUBA.
Government Tug Captures the Daunt-
less With Supplies for Insurgents,

Government Tug Captures the Daunt-
less With Supplies for Insurgents.
Washington, June 3.-Secretary Gage
has received the following telegram da-
ted yesterday from J. B. Brown, cOlIec-
tor of customs at Key West, Fla:
1.-The tug Dauntless, sighted by Uni
ted States steamer Marble Head off
New river, this district, with steamer
Biscayane alongside transferring to her
boxes supposed to contain arms and
ammunition. When the Marble Head
was sighted Biscayane dropped off and
proceeded up New river. Dauntless at
tempted to escape but after two hours
chase was overhauled by Marble Head
and taken into custody, brought into
this port and turned over to me today.
Twelve Cubans on board besides the
crew. No arms and ammunition.
Before being Overhauled by the
Marble Head the Dauntless was seen
throwing overheard boxes which did
not float. Biscayane went up New
river to Port LauderdaIe, having on
board number of boxes and men who
was ordered to stop by Deputy Collect
or Curry but continued on and dis
charged cargo on cars. Biscayane now
in custody"
The secretary will instruct the United
States attorney to proceed against all
parties.
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sHELDoN's COLTS WON.
Duke Lows Giants Defeated in the
Society Ball Contest.

defeat before ky SheIdon's Colts yes
terday afternoon at Athletic park. It
was the match ball game between the
society boys of the city.
There was larger crowd present
to see the game than had been expect
ed, several young ladies attending in
their buggies. Sherman RowIes play
ed the part of umpire. He sat in the
grand stand behind the netting and
made his decisions from there.
The boys were out for a good time,
and they had it. But DR.. Sheldons
weren't so warm. Fate Howell occu-
pied the box for the Colts and Tom
King for the giants. The score was
q to Is.
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Rubber Hose. Kitchen & Marburg.
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FLESH TORN FROM HIS BODY.
Runaway Team Drags Lincoln Boy
Through a Wire Fence.

lincoln, June 3.-Garfield Marshall,
aged II years, living three miles west
of town, was cultivating corn, driving
a team of fractions mules.
While scraping the cultivator share
with his boot, Marshall caught his
foot between the blade and the beam
The team ran away, dragging the boy
by the foot. One share of the Guilt
vatOr caught in the lower wire of a
barbed wire fence. About fifty feet
of the barbed wire was jerlzed off the
fence and wound around the boy and
cultivator before the mules could be
stopped.
The wire was wrapped nine times
around the chest and upper part Of
young Marshal's arms, but his face
neck, stomach and limbs escaped. Two
ribs were broken and the flesh across
his chest was completely torn off, clear
to the bones and the upper part of both
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
BONES OF SOLDIERS FOUND
No Doubt They Are Remains of Men
Who Fought Under Gen. Harrison.

Upper Sandusl1y, O., June 3.-The
bones of y human bodies were un-
earthed last week while excavating for
new court house at the site where the
OLD one stood. Buttons, breast plates
ana other insignia We're found proving
beyond a doubt that the remains were
those OF soldiers of Gen. Harrison. who
Tor while during the war of 1912 made
upper Sandusky a base of supplies
The bones were taken in charge bv
company B, Second regiment. and to-
day were given a military burial. off,
GERS OF the Second regiment being pres
ent TO assist An imposing parade &C
CURED, at the head of which the re-
mains were carried. The fnterment wa q
made at the old mission graveyard. near
the famous Old Mission church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
WITHOUT A Rival.

Annual Sales more than 5000, 0o0 Boxes
Csc. at Drug Stores, or will be sent by @ s.
Agents. B. F. ALLEN CO.. 965 Canal ST.. blsW
York, post paid upon receipt Of price. Boolsi
tree upon application.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
SOUVENIRS SANTA FE MEDAL
To be Sold for Santa Fe Celebration
Fund.

An employe of the Santa Fe Offices in
this city suggests a souvenir medal in
connection with the Santa E'e silver an
niversary next fall. The suggestion
is a good one and can be readily car
ried out.
Aluminium would be a suitable ma
teriai for the medals. and BY using TINS
product medals could probably be man
ufactured and sold for % cents apiece
By making the medals distinctly SOU
venirs of the Santa Fe celebration
every employe of the Santa F'e road IN
Kansas, as we'll as in other states,
would want one and a considerable
revenue would be obtained from their
sale. This is a suggestion that should
be carried out in connection with the
celebration.
TO sit for another picture, so that there
would be a likeness between the photo-
graph and the original, why not nave
his profile on the medals?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
GRAY IN JAIL AGAIN.
Pardoned Kansas Murderer in the
Federal Jail at Guthrie for
Buying Witnesses

Anderson Gray, the Sumner county
murderer who was pardoned from the
penitentiary by Gov. Morrill, just an
hour before he turned over the reins
of government to Governor Leedy, is
in custody again and stands a fair
show of taking another trip to Leaven-
worth
This time he is charged with buying
witnesses in a land contest case in Ok
lahoma and is a federal prisoner at
Guthrie The crime for which he is
now held was committed before he was
arrested and convicted of murder At
ter his pardon by Gov.-MorriIl the old
federal charge was dug up against
him and he was taken in by the terri
torial officers
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Mrs. Fowles was Increduious.

Mrs. VIM. Fowler, who came to To-
peka from Chicago several weeks ago
in search of her husband, who was re-
ported drowned in Lake Michigan, says
that he left a note saying that he in
tended to drown himself in the lake,
but she believes that he reIented and
went to Oklahoma, and she was on her
way to that territory when she stopped
off in Topeka She was taken sick and
has been in charge of the ladies of In
gleside Poor Commissioner Hale fur
nished Mrs. Fowler ticket to Wichita,
q g she is destitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
MRS. C. s. BAKER NAMED
AS One of the Vice Presidents of the
Floral Festival

Mrs. c. s. Sutton has named Mrs. c.
S Baker as one of her vice presidents
for the Floral Festival and the latter
has taken hold of her work in her de-
partment and will devote the summer
to the success of the Festival. A Flor
al song which will be sung by 200
school children will be composed. This
viii make a pretty feature of the cele-
bration and can be brought to a sue
eeSSfuI elimination.
The song will be dedicated to the
Floral queen and the music will be
composed by w. NJ. VanNess, who is
author of several good compositions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-03
BARNES APPOINTED.
Cy Leland Telegraphs That He is the
Next P. NJ. of Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, June 3.-The following
telegram was received yesterday by ex-
City Counselor K. P. Snyder, dated
Washington, D. c., June 2, II a. m:
Barnes nomination made. Through
senate today. Notify his folks.
ICY LELAND, JR.''
There appears to be no longer
doubt that Mr.. Barnes is the next post
master of this city. His friends con-
gregated at the Portsmouth building
last night and talked over the victory.
They are all feeling highly jubilant and
will hold a grand ratification upon the
new postmaster's return to this city. He
is at present in Washington.
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AMERICA MAY COME TO IT.
Austrian Government Plans to Con-
troll the Sugar, Petroleum, Salt
and Beer Industry.

London, June 3.-The Vienna CORE
1.-The government submits to the
reichstrath it's bill providing for the
state control of rings and trusts in the
sugar, petroleum, salt and beer indus
tries, with a view of preventing the
abuses of com limitations and the extor-
ton of high prices. The bill will be ap-
piled later to other industries"
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INQUEST ON LACEY'S BODY.
Funeral Will Take Place From First
A. NJ. E Church.

Coroner Westerfield this morning
held an inquest over the remains of
Geo. Lacey, the colored man who was
shot by Henry Johns. The verdict of
the jury was that Geo. Lacey came to
his death as a result of a gun shot
wound from a weapon in the hands of
Henry Johns"
Lacey's remains will be buried to-
morrow The funeral will be held at
the First A NJ. E. church, corner of
Seventh and Topeka avenue at 2
o'clock.
Ellsworth Hawxhurst died yesterday
at the Salvation Army hospital. He
had been suffering with drOpsy and,
being in destitute circumstances, was
taken care of at the charity hospital.
He claims to have a home in Zanes-
vile, o. The funeral was held today
the interment being in Rochester Gem
etery.
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ATCHISON-A COW belonging to I'd
Williams. living on the hill just south
of the Central Branch shops, got her
head fastened in an empty salt barrel
yesterday and in tryiI e to extricate
herself, backed down an open cistern.
Sh- was taken " with block and
tackle and found to be not injured in
the least