The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-31
Assembly division and will appoint his

Assembly division and Will appoint MS
H. P. Miller was appointed chief of
the park police and will have the spec
ial police under his supervision. Two
men will be stationed on the outside of
the park to look after vehicles. NO
vehicles will be allowed in the park
except wagons carrying in supplies for
the stands. The two men on the out
side will secure suitable hitching places
for the teams and will look out for them
during the day.
Vincent Kaczynski offered to keep the
park sprinkled and his offer was glad
ly accepted. The city authorities VIII
be requested to see that Kansas ave
nue. north from Gordon street to the
park is sprinkled.
Secretary F. H Jewell has moved
his headquarters to Garfield park and
will be there the rest of the week To-
eating the stands and other privileges.
His telephone at the park is 337
The Topeka wheelmen have received
a special invitation to join in the pa
rade and to have race meet of their
own during the afternoon.
The following is the programme:
10 a. m.-Grand street parade, with
the following prizes for the best ap-
pearing organization: First prize, SO;
second prize, 200 cigars; third prize, 100
cigars.
For the best appearing degree team
First prize, SIS; second prize, so cigars;
third prize, II packages breakfast food.
The KarnivaI knights and the Boyd
cadets will not be allowed to compete
for prize as no other organizations in
the city could beat them but they are
expected to take part in the parade
The following is the programme OF
sports which will be held in the field
south of the park at 2 o'clock All con
testants will report at secretary'S tent
not later than 1:30 o'clock:
Judges Otto Kuehne, w. H. Davis,
Chas. A. Fellows.
Starter-W. H. Culp.
Mercants' running race-First prize,
coffee steamer, pounds coffee; second
prize, silver match safe; third prize,
8 pounds coffee.
Merchants running race-First prize,
so cigars; second prize, pounds coffee
Standing broad jump, merchants
First prize, Il pounds Star tobacco; Sec
ond prize, u cans soup.
Standing broad jump, free-for-all-
First prize, Il cans baked beans; second
prize, II cans baking powder
Running race, free for -all-First prize,
Il packages wheatling; second prize, II
packages breakfast food.
Running jump, free-for-all-Fi
prize, 5 pounds coffee; second prize, L
cans baking powder.
Sack race, Observation-Disclosures, box
soap, value So.
prize u packages wheatling; second
prize, one 3-lb. butt tobacco.
Potato race, free-for- -all-First prize,
1 box tobacco; second prize, one Ib.
butt tobacco; third prize, II cans bak-
ing powder
Pole vaulting. free-for- -a1l-First prize.
so cigars; second prize, II cans baked
beans.
High kick, for men over 35 years
First prize, high chair; second prize, one
Alb. butt tobacco.
Bicycle race, for merchants-First
prize, case fancy waters; second prize,
one 3-lb. butt tobacco; third prize, II
cans soup.
Bicycle race, free-for-a -alI-F'irst prize,
"a cans baking powder; second prize,
ar.Irr G1ra fCc food
Three legged race-Prize, box tobac-
MoIasses licking. ree-for-all-Prize
coin in bottom of plate.
BIS p. m.-Address, Labor Union
ISM
400 p. m.-Cake walk. First prize.
$25 cake, donated by Kennedy Biscuit
company, Chicago; second prize, $25
cake, donated by Henry Vesper.
= 500 p. m.-BallOOn ascension and dou-
BILE parachute leap will be given by
Prof. Kinnebrew and his dog Dewey"
500 p. m.-The K. K. minstels will be
given in the casino.
The following is the official string
of cake walkers under the management
of Vernon Gray. They will all appear
in the grand cake walk:
Doctor Brown of Kansas City, hold
er of the worlds championship medal,
presented by Richard K. Fox. Madison
Square Garden, N Y, during the
Worlds Columbian Naval Review, April
26, 1898.
IOn6Y W1lllamS OF 81. LOUIS winner
of gold medal during National Cream
cry and Butter Makers association, To-
peka, February 25. 1898.
Henry Brown, of Omaha, winner of L.
V. Gray's International Cake Walk,
April 49, 1896. Also of Modern Wood
men of America, June 18, 1897, at Kan
sas City, Mo.
Sport Weaver of Chicago, Ill, winner
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F'e
cake walk at Leavenworth, Kan, June
18, 1898.
Dollar Bill, Tuffie Rollins and Henry
Brown of Omaha, Neb., direct from
Royal Casino, Midway Plaisance of the
Transnmississippi.
Happy Jack, the Cracker Jack, Tope-
ka's faVOrite.
The following is the programme of
the concerts to be given by MarshalPs s
band:
AFTERNOON.
l. March-Campania .......... Carlton
2. Overture-Fest .Leutner
T. Polka-Midway Plaisance Herman
s. Waltz-Italian Nights ...... Tobani
6. March-Caesar's Triumphal ......
-..-. .-.-.-..-. ....--.---. Mitchell
z. electiOn-TTOvatOre .......-.- Verdi
s. Dance-EthiOpia ..-.......--. Reeves
g. Descriptive Fantasia, A Trip to
the Country Description"
.-...-..--.- -LuscOInD D
10. March-''Ragged Repscallions" Bell
EVENING.
l. March-TheOlympia ........ Marshall
2 Overture-Poet and Peasant ..Suppe
8. Indian War Dance. .Bellstedt
f. Waltz-Till We Meet Again. Bailey
5. March-Uncle Remus -.-Bean