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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
IS IT HARRIsoNP
DR.. Angel Says Spanish Mission Has
Been Refused by Well
Enufnned Man.

Ann Arbor. Mich, May 31-Dr. James
B Angel says Turkey is now discuss
ing his accepta bility as American min
ister. He arrived at his home in this
city last night from Washington. DR..
Angel has for years been chairman of
the American board of foreign missions
whose work in Turkey has been carried
on to the great dissatisfaction of the
sultan His sympathy with mission
work and q, reported interview with him
in which he was made to say he hoped
the Turks would meet with their match
in the Greeks, caused the talk about his
Appointment in COnstantinopIe
I'm view of the muddle of matters -
said Dr. Angel, I cannot say when
shall leave for Turkey The pre-
sumption is, I may tell you candidly,
that L shall go, although definitely
cannot say OF course, it may be that
the sultan may refuse to be appeased
and viii continue to consider me too
good a man or too bad a man, you
please. to have about"
In speaking of the possibility of his
being appointed minister to Spain if the
sultan should refuse to withdraw his
protest, Dr. Angel said: ITO my knowl-
edge my name has not been mentioned
in connection with the Spanish minis
try. It is my belief that President Nc
kinley intends to appoint man to that
office whose name will be of the great
est political weight. Affairs existing
now between the United States and
spain are Of so complicated a nature
that unless the minister were a man of
known and recognized political and di-
plOmatic ability it would be almost use
less to make an appointment I may
say that l am told President Mckinley
has already offered the Spanish minis
Try 70 a man well equipped for the work
Dut thaI the offer has been refused -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
SHOCK IN THE EAST.
An Earthquake Frightens Occupants
of Tall Buildings in a Number of
Cities

GAINESVILLE, O., May 31.-An earthquake
shock was felt here at about 1 o'clock
this afternoon. The Courier building,
four stories exhibited decided vibra-
tions. To such an extent was this no.
ticed and experienced that employees on
the fourth and third floors deserted, ,hur-
rying below frightened. The motion
was from the east to west
Cleveland, May 31.-At 12:43 clock a
severe earthquake shock was felt at
this point.
Columbus, O., May 31.-A slight shock
of earthquake was felt here about 1 O..
m.
Pittsburg, May GA slight earth
quake shock was felt here at 1 "a o'clock
this afternoon. The tremor was quite
perceptible in high buildings and lasted
nearly five seconds.
Winston, N. c., May 31.-Three severe
shocks of earthquake were felt here at 2
o'clock today. Wild excitement pre-
vailed but no damage was done
Asheville, N. c., May 31-At 1853
o'clock this afternoon an earthquake
shock very perceptibly shook AsheviIIe.
Hundreds of occupants of buildings
ran into the streets. No damage was
done.
Atlanta, Ca, May 31.-A shock of
earthquake was clearly felt here at one
o'clock this afternoon. The trembling
was not severe and there was no excite
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
BROOKLYN
HANDICAP.
Eleventh Annual Event at
GraVesend Today.
The Famous Horses and Jockeys
to Compete.
PURSE WORTH $4,000.
Hand Spring and BeImar the
FaYOriteS.
Ben Eder, Harry Reed and Sir
Walter Next Choice.

New York, May 31-Fog hangs over
the Gravesend course and a cold, driz-
zling rain promises ill for the track
conditions despite the fact that it is the
quickest drying track in the country.
Only the handlers of the ''nud-hens''
are satisfied. The outlook for the
high grade animals who are trained
for hurricane dash over a fast course
is gloomy. Handspring, who did not
show at all in favorite form against
Requital last Thursday, has bettered
materially in his time trial since then.
Belmar and his stable mate, The Win
ner, have been doing fast miles to-
gether- The Iatter-S race of the season
was the Metropolitan, in which The
Voter headed him at the wire, but had
to break the track record to do it.
Game little Sir Walter is, as usual,
looked upon as dangerous competitor
and good for a place. His best time
this season was mile and a quarter
at Morris Park in 2:11. Harry Reed
and Ben Eder, from Mike Dryers
string, are fit for the race of their
lives Handspring and Belmar are the
favorites, but track conditions give a
fighting chance to some of the light
weights, among whom are VOlley, JEFF
ferson and King Arthur.
The conditions and entries follow:
The Brooklyn handicap, of $40 600, for
3-year-olds and upwards; $3.50 each,
half forfeit, or $50 if declared by Feb
ruary 20; to winner, IS 900; to second
horse, 81, 500 and to third horse, $500;
one mile and a quarter; best time ever
made, Z:07.
P. J. Dryers Handspring. 125; G. E.
Smiths Belmar, 121; Oneck stables Sir
Walter, 115; G. E. Smiths The Winner,
115; F. NJ. Dwyer's Harry Reed, ia;
F. NJ. Dwyer's Ben Eder, 113; Bromley
& Co.'S Free Advice, 1OS; E F. Nc
Leans Loki, 1OS; F. L. Parker's Lake
Shore, 1O5; August Belmont's Merry
Prince, 100; J. r. Keene's King Arthur
II, 9S; J. c.. Days VOlley, 95; Erie Sta
bles' Jefferson, IS.
The jockeys for the handicap are as
follows: Belmar, Sloane; The Winner,
Griffin; Ben Eder, Thorpe; Harry Reed,
Taral; Sir Walter, Doggett; Hand
spring, Simms; Merry Prince, Hewitt;
King Arthur II, Hamilton; Volley,
Lambley; Lake Shore, H. Martin; JEFF
ferson, Powers; Lol1i, J. Hill; Free Ad-
vice, Scherrer.
Jockey Taral has won three of the
former events out of nine, today's be-
ing the tenth annual race.
HOWARD MANN WINS.
New York, May 31.-HOward Mann
won by two lengths. Lake Shore second
and Voley third. Time, 2:09A.
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Hack Drivers Fight.

Ed Travis and Jake Guffy are hack
drivers, and are now also enemies The
two men had d fight last night, and today
Travis was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Guffy charging him with beat
ing. striking and otherwise assaulting'
the latter. Travis enjoys the fancy name
of "Coonskin'' and Guffy has always been
more or less envious of his fellow ba-
rouche owner because he did not glory in
a similar possession. This long standing
enmity, together with heated discussion
on the financial question as it applied par
tieularly to the hack driving profession,
was responsible for the row. Guffy was
badly bruised when he came out of the
encounter. Travis will be tried before
Justice Guy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
M'KINLEY'S PICTURE.
Torn Down and Trampled by
600 Discharged Workmen.

Wilmerding, Pa, May 31.-Six hun
dred angry and disappointed working
men, who paraded and labored and
voted for Mckinley six months ago.
believing that he would be, as he was
heraIded the advance agent of pros
perity,'' Saturday night tore down the
picture of President Mckinley from
the walls of their club room It had
hung there in an hOnOred position. They
stamped it under foot and tore it into
shreds.
Seven months ago so strong was their
belief and so ferVent their desire to aid
in their success that they formed them
selves into clubs and purchased uni
forms to wear in psrades. When the
famous parade took place in Canton
o., in honor of the Republican candi-
date, these wOrkmen paid their own ex-
penseS to the town so as to take part
in the demonstration.
The scene when the portrait of the
president was trampled upon and then
torn to bits was a dramatic one It be-
gan in the fitting ROOM of the West
inghOuse Airbrake Co. Four hundred
of the men, all skilled mechanics, and
men with families, had just received
notice of dismissal. Dull times and
lack of work. was the cause assigned
by the company.
The discharge was a bitter blow to
the men, and as they were told there
was no more work for them, one of the
men CHANGED to see a IithOgraph of
the wall during the days when they be-
IieVed in him.
Look at Mckinley, there!'' he shout
ed, pointing to the picture He was
an advance agent of prosperity It's
a fine prosperity he's brought US"
'McKinley's prosperity be damned 8"
said another. We made a mistake
when we believed him. But we won't
do it again
Bryan was the real thing. The work
1ngmen would have had a show If he
had been elected" cried a third.
BY this time the temper of all the
men had been stirred. One man shout
ed: Tear that picture down.
In moment the big picture was pull
ed from the wall As the leaders jerked
it down they tore it to bits and threw
the pieces to the Ascr-
There's your prosperity, they shout
ed There's the man who was going to
bring good times to all of u.s.
He won't fool US again." was the
cry as the men trampled upon the pic
ture and rubbed it into the dirt of the
floor.
Then, leaving the factory, they went
to the rooms which had been used as
headquarters of their Mckinley club.
The walls were covered with insignia
of the last campaign and prominent
among them was a silk banner bearing
the picture of Mckinley and the words:
Advance Agent of Prosperity"
In a moment this was torn from it's
place and thrown on the floor !'hen it
was trampled and spaU upon while the
men continued their work of destroy
ing everything which reminded them of
the part they had taken in the cam
paign. Not until the walls were bare
did they leave.
But even then they were not through
-Hurrying to their homes they collect
ed the uniforms and regalia they had
worn at the famous parade in Canton.
These they brought to an open lot in
front of the factory. There they piled
the hemlets and caps in a heap, and
with torches they had borne in Act<in-
IeV'S cause set fire to all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
CRASH ON THE SEA.
Hospital Ship st. Pierre Runs
Down the Brig AnatOIe.

St. Johns, N F., May 31-The new
hospital ship ST. Pierre arrived at the
French colony of st. Pierre today from
France in a sinking condition, bringing
besides her own crew of % men, 80 9TH
ers, composing the crew of the brig An
atole, which she collided with and sank
on the Grand banks last Monday
The AnatOle was fishing on the south
ern edge of the banks when the floating
hospital doomed up through the fog. Be
fore her helm could be altered she
crashed into the fishing vessel. striking
her amidship and almost cutting her in
twain. The st. Pierre is a ], 200 ton YES
sci, while the AnatOle was only $50, and
the impact was terrible.
The AnatOle was cleft almost to her
keel and her crew hurled from their
feet like ninepins. Through the yawn-
ing chaSm in her side the water poured
in torrents and the panic-stricken men
had barely time to cut loose and launch
their boats when she settled down and
within 20 minutes had sunk beneath the
waves.
When the St Pierre backed off she
was found to be leaking badly. But
she was new ship, with water-tight
compartments, and her bulkheads
We're not seriously injured. After the
crew had been in the boats several
hours without her showing any signs of
disappearing they returned, accOmpa-
MED by the AnatOle'S men. They pump
ed vigorously, realizing that their best
chance of rescue lay in keeping the ship
af1Oat.
The double crew got oakum filled
sails over the sides, which stopped the
thrush of water, and by. continuous
pumping the leaks were kept under
control. When she was in fit shape she
was headed for land, and up to today
no man on board took off his clothes or
snatched more than a few hours sleep
on the deck.
The boats were swung out and pro-
visioned, ready to abandon the ship the
moment rough weather threatened for
she was so shattered she would not live
an hour in a gale Several heavy ice
bergs were met, and il was found diff
cult to evade them, so sluggish was the
St. Pierre, but no further damage was
done
The hospital ship was sent out last
year and she went to pieces on this
coast in a gale on her first trip. The
St Pierre carries IS in the crew, two
priests, two doctors and six hospital at
fpndanfS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
Al ANARCHISTS RUN IN.
Pittsburg Police Swoop Down on a
Gathering of Reds.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 31.-An anarch-
ist picnic at a grove near Glenwood
was ratded yesterday by the police, and
forty-seven men taken prisoners. The
charged preferred against the prisoners
is disOrderly conduct and breaking the
city ordinance which prohibits the sale
of beer on a picnic ground. It is
claimed that lotteries were also in Op-
Grafton, and several rifles and a large
amount of bullets were captured, which
the men said were to be used in a
shooting gallery, which had not been
erected at the time of the raid.
The picnic was being held in cele-
bration of the release a few days ago
of Henry Bauer and Carl Mold from the
penitentiary, where they had served
four years for melting a riot at Home
stead at the time of the big strike at
that place.
those arrested, say the action of the
police is an outrage, and someone will
be made to suffer for it.
Each member of the party was this
morning fined $25 and costs or 80 days
in the work-house. Carl Mold and
Henry Bauer and a dozen others Sc
cured the money to pay their fines.
The others went to the work-house-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
Guards at San Quentin Prison
California
Are Doubled in Number and
Each Has a Shot Gun.
SHREK LIKE MANIACS
COnYicts Yell and Pound on the
Cell Doors.
Opium Fiends at the Bottom of
the Trouble.

San Francisco, May 91.-"Shoot the first
man who breaks out of his CELL That
was the order of the guards at the San
Quentin prison last night The prison
ers were shrieking like maniacs and rat
ting and pounding the iron doors of their
cells. The guards were doubled and each
carried shot gun loaded with buck shot
Two men who were released yesterday
their terms having expired, told what the
desperate convicts were planning Ac-
cording to this story it has been agreed
among the ring leaders that when they
are permitted to return to work in the
jute mill. they will make a sudden rush.
kill Engineer Young if necessary; over
power the guards and completely wreck
the magnificent plant on which the enor-
nous amount of money, said to be nearly
$1,000 600 has been spent. The machinery
is of such a nature that it could very
soon be damaged and practically destroy
ed and the cOnvicts are worked up to
such a pitch that they would stop at
nothing.
There are 1854 prisoners within the
walls at San Quentin. Over half of them
are in open revolt. Many of the others
sympathize with the violent ones.
During the afternoon Governor Budd
telephoned to Warden Hale, requesting
advice as to the exact situation at the
prison. The governor was anxious to
know if there was any danger of a jail
break The warden replied that the sit
uation was improving and informed the
governor that the men were all safely
locked up in their cells and that in his
judgment there was not the slightest
chance for a single prisoner to escape.
Governor Budd did not make any sug-
gestions as to what course the warden
should pursue, but left everything with
Hale telling him that he would back him
to the end and would send militia if nee
essary.
The warden says that all the COM
plants made by the men are trivial. Di-
rector Wilkins declares that they have no
| real grievance Prison Surgeon Lawler
says that the opium fends who have beer
! deprived of the drug are at the bottom
of the trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
VINCENT RIDES A BIKE.
The Fifth District Congressman j
Devoted to the Wheel.

Congressman W D. Vincent, says a
Washington dispatch, has acquired the
bicycle habit and spends many odd
moments struggling to conquer ma
chine He is one of the enthusiastic
patrons of a riding academy, and, al
though having been interested but "a
few weeks. is confident that he will
soon be able to ride unattended.
Mr. Vincent was visiting some friends
in Washington and was by the young
er member of the family transported
to a bicycle academy for a few hours.
During that time he became greatly
interested in riding, and before the ev-
ening was over had essayed the role of
a cycler himself, since which time he
has been one of the regular patrons of
the academy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
c. E.'s HERE TOMORROW.
1900 Delegates Will Attend the To-
peka Convention.

Tomorrow 1900 Christian Endeavorers
from all over Kansas will come to Topeka
| to attend the Tenth annual convention of
the Kansas Christian Endeavor union
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the convention by the Topeka
Christian Endeavor union. The meetings
will be held four days this week The
main ones will be in the First Presbyter-
ian church and when overflow meetings
are necessary the First Congregational
church will be used.
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates will
arrive and will be received at the First
Congrega ational church, where Rev NJ. c.
Long, as chairman of the committee on
reception and assignment, will direct
them to their boarding and rooming
places. The first meeting of the con-
vention will be held Tuesday evening in
the First Presbyterian church when the
following programme will be given:
7:1rSong service, E. o. Excel Chicago.
7:3O-Address of Welcome, Miss Edith
Worden, vice president, Topeka local
union.
7:35-Response to welcome. Rev. NJ. E.
Harlan. Atchison, director Kansas
C. E. Union
7:45-President's address: 1.-The COnven-
ton
announcements for the convention.
S:15-Singing.
S:2O-Address: Subject, whats the good
of a Convention, Anyhow" VIM.
Shaw, Boston, Mass, treasurer U. 8.
c. E.
Informal reception to visiting dele
gates.
The following are the chairmen of COM
mittees for the convention, made up from
members of the Topeka Christian En-
deavOr union:
Entertainment, H. w. Bomgardner;
evangelistic, Rev. D. D. Boyle; church
and hall, Vinton Phenis; reception, Rev.
NJ. G. Long; social, Miss Matte Sher-
burne; decorating, Mrs. r.. s. Magee;
guides and messengers, E. G. Fox; ushers
and doorkeeeprs, R. c. Squires. press, W.
B. Roby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
BIG TELESCOPE DISABLED.
a Huge Movable Floor Falls at the
Yerkes Observatory.

Chicago, May 31.-Yerkes observatory
at Williams Bar. Wis, will be closed
for the summer, the movable floor of
the dome having been wrecked by a fall
of fortyive feet. This floor which was
seventy-five feet in diameter, was sus-
pended by iron cables One of the
cables was torn from it's weight and
this unbalanced the floor which fell
to the bottom of the dome In it's fall
it carried the winding stairway of the
support of the telescope with it, crush
ing the electrical apparatus underneath
it.
The floor lies now a complete wreck.
The loss from this part of the accident
is slight, but it was feared the jar may
have disturbed the accuracy of some
telescope itself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
PROMOTER IN HIDING.
DR.. Griffin who Formed Million Dol
lar Companies is Found.

New York, May 31.-A dispatch to the
Press from Pittsburg says:
DR.. q. Hamilton Griffin, the Wall
street promoter of many companies. for
whom many persons have been look
ing everywhere recently, has been dis
covered at No. III Wylie avenue in
this city, where he is living with his
wife and 4-mOnths-Old son under the
name of Jean Baptiste lie Blanc. He
has been here since April p and has
not been out of the house since May
28, when New York papers published
his picture and record He was recog-
nized by this picture and from the fact
that he wrote a prescription which was
filed at a drug store. This prescrfp-
ton was printed on a notehead, on
which was engraved a crest. which
crest was also printed on his cards
A press representative called on the
doctor and asked him if he were not
the man whom so many creditors were
hunting. He admitted that he was
DR.. Griffin, but said all the COM
panies in which he was interested were
legitimate business concerns and that
he had not been guilty of any wrong.
Griffin said that he did not fear to face
his -accusers and he could prove that
all his business transactions were hon
est. He promoted companies capital
lied at many millions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
To Paint Sixth Street viaduct.

The committee on streets and walks is
on tour of inspection today Inciden-
tally the committee made an examination
of the Sixth street viaduct- The struc-
ture was found to be all right but it IS
in need of a coat of paint, which it viii
receive as soon as the wheels of 1egisla-
ton will permit it. The committee is try
ing to find out whether any of the walks
on the condemned list should be released
and the examination was but just COM
rnenced today. When a property owner
protests against the condemnation of the
walk as reported by the side walk in
spector the committee makes an inves-
tigation and if the walk is not unsafe it
is released for another year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
POPULIsT CONVENTION.
7 Will be Held July II to Name a
County Ticket

The Populist central committee held
q meeting Saturday afternoon and de-
cided to hold a county convention. The
convention will be held July II and
the primary will be held July 10.
The question of fusion has not yet
been settled. Some of the ultra fu-
siOnists were opposed to holding a con-
vention at all, but they were outnum-
bered and it was decided to hold Pop.
ulist convention.
Some arrangement may be made with
the Democrats before the convention is
held, and in that event the places con-
ceded to the Democrats Will be left
blank. Frank Leech, who is an en-
ploye of Sheriff Kepley and one of his
supporters, thinks that some arrange
ment will be made that will at least
secure Sheriff Kepley the Endorsement
of the Populists of Shawnee county
The basis of representation at the
convention viii be one delegate for
every 20 votes cast for Frank Leech
for county clerk.