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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09
on INrERnsr no rANs.
Items Regarding baseball Players Called
From sporting Life.


jack Crooks plays with team at Al
ton, lll, when he Isn't on the road scll-
INK cigars,
Jimmy stafford. released by Boston,
has not placed himself, though WASH
luEtou wants him,
Manager Irwin now nmuHe9 himself
with frequent Hhnkeupa OF the Scna-
turinl batting order.
Martin Bergen ISN'T playing mp 20 his
Old standard. His batting this year lB
weaker than usual,
Boston hns shut ont IiH opponents n
tlmps this season, which la the best
record in this line,
MANAGER Bancroft OF Cincinnati mas
made % wager that tnH Reds win boat
out uN the other western teams,
Mexican declares that no win rest
Tor tUU balance az ih# season and start
1900 with "a National League club.
HoIus nit by pitchers is biz fac
Tor iu helping the orioles 60 win this
HraE0n. Thoy have gotten this down
bohony, OF the New YoriH. made a
nuo record ON August 40, when ho struck
out Bowling, OF tho Loulsyilles nye
times.
President proyfus will pattern his
now Louisville Grand stand after the
~. Louis grand stand, which seats
10000 persona
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

crs were constantly npprehenaive that
they would fall down while running
The wicket, too. was IN such q con-
ditlon that the ogden hOwlerH' balls
went right over the wicket Just think
~ Il. Haddcnham bowlcd three maid
ems IN i've overs, each ball a. straight
rs shinrie and dead on the wicket.
but the condition 81 the rround made
them jump up over the wicket ana
the Salt Lake men could not bat them.
n the ground had not been covered
with weeds and TUFTS of grass Had
tninod several wickcts In the first
i've overs, and the Salt fakers would
have been all down before tho half
century mark had been called. a few
evenings practice on the Salt Lake
ground would enable "nilly' to do tor
riblc damage 10 the Salt Lakcrs. To
sum-up our boys were out-classcd as
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

upon 5000. while elem Turylllc runs him
close with $40. Deduct from 80 to
ylg a. week for training expenses and
rcp1lri and simple sum Boz arithmetic
evolves the fact th1t topnutchor can
live llke an alderman.
Frank Raphael. light-woIrht cham
plnu uf California. has issued through
Prof Young nutnhUy "a challenge 20
meet any llrht-WD.rht here at ll3
pounds, give ur take two pounds kid
Parker uTht-wyIght champion Of colo.
rnd0, .H gwen the preference. the match
Co h' Cor eide bet or Tor percentage
nf tho cato receipts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

flciders and were ratified on eoir,
10 bat, ana when Capt Haiderk.,
went down without a run, tho ~
seemed 10 have lost heart. and dld =.
seem ns II they had stamina ena,,y
left 10 stand up before the bowilng
the salt Lnkers. which while good W.,
tive. In the second inning our Ies
played a fairly good game. Tho L..
to be learned Il that the ogden criet,
terH must get together oftoner. ar.
must play match games among tbgr,
selves. which % the only way 10 y,
effective practice. Boys, play a matri
game Twice week starting nt ? o'cl1ci
some now blood. too, and when ts
salt Lakera come up here. the writ,
feola confident we can put up n tcSr
against them which will re-win our IL,
laurels.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

During the month ~ August Tod
Culna captured t2Qj In cold cash on tho
saucer tfncki Chapman since he has
tbfrlod with no has pulled down close
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09

The very idea the Paris fashion creator
automobile coat II consists OF short Jacket with
ooored kerHcy box front with half oosentng back
The velvet Is trnng shade darker than the cloth used In
tho Jacket II IL closely stitched closely held place
ny strap Of tho roughodged bias cloth Hand
bodored arrows finish tho ormnaons Of each scap The
sleeves trimmed the hole and the
with the stitched velvet The collar 10 extremely hgh
In circles about the edge and Intended be
curved away from tho hair at tho top couple Inches
Six large pearl buttons close the Jacket
lining Is heavy satin the shade
OF which the Jacket T. made An inch wide creamy satin
shrrcd In tiny around tho bottom OF tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-09
RAGING, WHEELING, OUTDOOR SPORTS.


course, adda 10 the Influence that may
ne Drought 10 bear ON desirable athletes
20 .eoure their enrolment loo the course
OF the midway schnoi
We amount Of football activity put
i?9rih az such an early period fofctclls
,e.,.i western teams this flil and de-
tviinlngl. bitter rivalry By scptcm.
~, the teams of Chicago Wlseouain.
Ml,nlEnn, Illinois and Notfo Dame Will
w active training and when the ear
~ hNm9a are played their standard WIN
-, considerably ahead N that of pre-
Nl"ua years for nrst games N North
Wt.letn pute forth the team that u
should with Hoillster'n valuable coach-
lnH' me question Of western champion
anlp thlh year ls likely 10 be- very COM
pucatgd. The fact Tint chicago does
not play Michigan. WIaconain or Illi-
nnis, ana that all these teama play
Northwcatern, Beloit and Notro Dame.
which latter teams IN turn play the
mato1nH. VIII awe tho man with tho
tendency 20 nFuro out comparative ~.
fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
FOUND BAD DOLLARS.
Convict Ballard Proving His Story In
Part, at Wichita

Wichita, Kan, April 10.-Alvin Bal
lard, the convict, whose confession led
to the arrest of six alleged outlaws re-
Gently and may secure the release of
two innocent persons in the Kansas
penitentiary on the charge OF murder,
spent Saturday with Sheriff Simmons
and W. P. F'Ieeman, the detective. cor
went with him Saturday to a tract of
unOccupied land several miles north of
town. Ballard pointed out the place,
and many counterfeit molds and several
hundred counterfeit dollars were dug
up At noon they returned Ballard
ate at the hotel with Sheriff Simmons
and officer Fleeman- In the afternoon
they visited a woman here, who saw
Frank Allgood, Alvin Ballard and Tur-
ner the morning after Joseph New was
murdered in Greenwood county.
AS Ballard had previously told, this
woman said to the officers:
Il saw these men come into a room
in my house the morning after the New
murder. Frank Allgood had blood on
his hands, He said he had been killing
chickens for dinner and invited me to
help eat them. He also showed me
money. and said: 1t took blood to get
that"
The officers carefully hid the woman's
name, but Officer Fleeman gave the
above statement as the one made by
this woman. He said further:
Il am more confident than ever that
Ballard Lale Is true ne mas ulucn 10
lose and nothing to gain if it is not.
The things he told Warden Lands and
myself months ago are being corrobor-
ated now"
Ballard Is dressed in citizens cloth
ing and unshackled- No fear is enter
tanned by the officers that he will at
tempt to escape
Late in the afternoon several officers
went to the city park and dug for coun-
terfeiting tools supposed to have been
buried there, but failed to find them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
81 Bet. 5th and 9th.
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
Two Men Injured and the Cars
Smashed at Leavenworth.

I.eavenworth, April 10--A collision
between two electric cars, while near
the post. Saturday night at 10 O'Clock,
resulted in the injury of Frank Harmon.
motorman on one of the cars and a
prison guard by the name of Howell.
Both men men were badly hurt and
the cars smashed.
Harmon's chief injuries are about the
knees, and he will lose the use of them
for some time.
HOwelIs injuries were confined to the
lower part of his body He received sew
eral bad bruises, which are very pain
full, and it is thought that he may be
injured internally. He was taken to
the hospital at the post
The accident was the result of the
breaking of the trolley pole on the car
which preceded Harmon's to the post
When but a short distance from the
fort the trolley broke, leaving the car
in darkness It could not be seen by
Harmon until he was upon it, and it
was then too late to stop the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
NEARLY WRECKED.
Fire Department Handicapped by the
Condition of the Streets.

The hose reel of station No. 8 came
near being wrecked while going to a fire
in Parkdale Saturday night
1t was just after dark, and Driver
Sneed of the hose reel could not see the
holes in the street. At Fourth and
Hancock, Logan, the off horse on the
reel, suddenly pitched headIong into a
hole two feet and a half deep and about
four feet long The horses were run
ming at a terrific rate, but he managed
to scramble out of the hole and keep
on before the reel ran onto him The
reel was badly shaken up and the men
nearly thrown frem the seat Capt.
Brown, who was standing on the rear
step, was thrown on top of the reel,
and suffers from a badly bruised hip
With streets in such a condition it
seems as if something should be done.
Pavements or macadam would be an
aid to the fire department and to other
vehicles. With the streets in the pres
ent condition the heavy reels and wag-
ans often have to take the longest route
in order to reach 4 fire, and in many
cases q wagon has to be aba ndoned and
the four horses put on another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
NORTH TOPEKA.

Pumps and repairing. phone Pratt sos
Maj r. W. Jenkins spent Sunday in
Kansas City.
Harley Hamilton returned to Kansas
City this morning.
John H Vincent has returned from
visit to Chicago friends.
George Van OrsdaI of Silver Lake was
a north side visitor today.
Special bargains are offered in Shoes,
by The Leader. s1s Kansas avenue.
Frank Burns has joined the Fifth
United States cavalry and left today
for Porto Rico.
Ladies, if you are looking for a hat
at prices that will surprise you, come to
CostIey & Post.
Go to c. B. Lyon. D. d. s. for fine
dental work at popular prices Once
611 Kansas avenue Tel $50
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Warnock have
moved in from their farm near Kilmer
and are living in the Warnock place on
Polk street
The special prayer meeting OF the
Christian church will be held Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. Sloan, 81
Topeka avenue
Ed T. Hear:ek, carriage painter. for
rnerly with Geo. J. Graves & Sons, is
now with Hearick & Rea, at 627 Quincy
street, Veale block
Miss Grace Miller, who is attending
the state normal school at Emporia,
returned to her work today after spend
ing few days at home.
Mrs. Mark Putnam and little daugh-
ter, Juanita, went to BelOIt Saturday
to spend Sunday visiting Miss Edith
Putnam. They returned today.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Reynolds and fam
lily are moving today from 1905 Quincy
street to the Lyman property, north OF
town on the Kansas avenue road
The Ladies' Aid society and the c. W.
B. NJ. of the Christian church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. W. J. StovaI, 1927 Van Buren,
street.
The members of the North Congrega-
tionaI church, at their annual meeting
Friday evening, after the election of two
deacons, treasurer, clerk and four trus-
tees, decided by a large majority to dis
continue the services OF Mr.. A s. Pal
mer.
Miss Jessie Warner OF Wilmington.
ILL.,, who has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Z. D. Small, for the past two
months, left today for Parsons, where
she will be entertained by relatives for
a couple of weeks. She will stop in
Topeka before returning to Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schulze and family
of 917 Jackson street will move this
week to Perry where Mr.. SchulZe will
be engaged in business with his father.
Mrs. E. c. Lacey left yesterday for
Denver to visit her sister, Mrs. Ellen
Storrs, and daughters, at present So
iourning in Edgewater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10

gave the horses the word and away
they started but not the wagon The
collars had not been snapped and when
the horses jumped they jumped right
out from under the harness. They did
not get away and were hitched up
again A couple of officers cIambered
into the wagon and away they went
The horses were running like mad and
Henderson was pulling back with all
his might but couldn't hold them. They
ran a good ways past the place to stop
before they could be stopped and turned
then back they started, the bell ringing
and at every jump the horses going
faster Henderson just managed to turn
them west on Fifth street and down the
hill they went on mad run and half a
block past the station Henderson shook
like a leaf when he dropped the lines
He had arrived at the conclusion he
could not hold a pair of oat fed horses
when he discovered that the lines had
been snapped in the headstalls instead
of the bits. No wonder they ran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
TOPEKA DATES.
Washburn to Play Seven Games on
the Home Grounds

Topeka is on the schedule of the col
Ieges for seven baseball games during
the coming season. Manager a. J. De
lay of the Washburn team announces
the following dates for Topeka:
April 2S-Washburn VS.. Missouri uni
versity.
May HWashburn VS.. Kansas uni
versity
May 12-Washburn VS.. Nebraska uni
versity.
May 16-Washburn VS.. Ottawa
May 22-Washburn VS.. Kansas Agri-
cultural college.
May 30-Washburn vs. Haskell
June 3-Washburn VS.. State Normal
These are the games scheduled, but
it is likely that several additional games
will be played. The T. A A proposes
to organize and maintain a good ball
team and already a trip to Colorado
points is contemplated 1t may be that
the Topeka fans will see some ball this
year after all the discouraging outlook
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
ROUND UP OF TRAMPS.
The Lame, the Halt and the Blind
Having a Reunion
Last night officers Hend

Last night Officers Hendricks and
Belts rounded up a herd of tramps in
the woods near the Rock Island y"
There were nine in all Two walked
on crutches, one had his head bandaged
another had chiIls and wanted a doctor,
a third was greatly overcome with
drink. and another was partly blind,
marks or defects.
One, who travels under the name of
Tommy Burns. made all sorts of things
out Of wire. He had a pair of pinchers
and a coil of wire. He carried samples
of trouser hooks, bill hooks. skirt hang
ers, coat hangers, cork pullers, lamp
cleaners and a dozen other contrivances
ingeniously made out of wire He ex-
planned that he was a mechanist travel
ing for his health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
RUBBER TRADE PARA.
1000 Tons Awaiting Shipment to
New York-The Product Enormous


Washington, April 1o.-Syndicates
don't have everything their own way
down in Para, Brazil, according to a re-
port just received at the state depart
ment from Consul K K Kennedy re-
garding trade there He says:
THE profits in the rubber trade have
attracted the attention of foreign CAPT
taIists- The newspapers published few
days ago a cable from London an
nouncing the formation of a syndicate,
with a capital of $4S. Sos, 600 for the ex-
ploitation of the rubber business. Diff
culties will be encountered, however,
should the syndicate, instead of making
the purchase of the rubber itself in
The estates are controlled by the avail
dOres, who supply the rubber gatherers
with food and clothing, advancing
money against the rubber to be gath
cred. Unless an understanding is had
with the avaidOres, the rubber gather
ers Will sell neither the farms nor the
rubber.
Another smaller syndicate. formed
in England for the same purpose, some
weeks back. succeeded in buying a few
farms in the Marajo Island, near Para /;
but, the prices were excessively high
some say four times as much as any
one else would give, and more than
double the amount of their value Sew
eraI representatives of other syndjcates
who have made recommending trips to
the rubber regions of Para, and ANA
zonas, stated on their return that the
field is enormous; that the further up
they go the more rubber they see and
that rubber gatherers are only working
the smallest portion of the trees in
their estates
The total quantity of rubber received
at this port during the month of Feb
ruary already aggregates upward of A.
600 tons. and it now seems positively
certain that before the end of the month
the figures will exceed 5000 tons, or
nearly double the amount ever before
received at this port during one month.
This most extraordinary movement has
given room for the widest speculation
Prices have gone up and down Every
business house is heavily loaded with
orders.
The Red Cross steamer Camatense,
which bears this report. is carrying q
record-breaking cargo Of rubber. She
arrived here from ManaoS with a trif1e
over 400 tons on board and she is to take
900 and odd of the 1900 tons of rubber
now in Para waiting for room in the
steamers bound for New York This to-
tai of over 1900 tons is nearly double
the amount usually shipped by single
steamer Fifteen additional vessels
have been added to the various fleets
plying between Para and outer points
since the first of the year, the majority
of which run up the Amazon, passing
through the newly explored rubber
StateS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
SPENCER APPOINTS.
List of Local Oil inspectors Already
Appointed

Appointed
S. o. Spencer. the state oil INSPECTOR.
after consulting with the governor and
securing the approval of the chief exec
utive. has announced the following Sc
lections of local oil inspectors:
Abilene-John B. FaVors-
MarySville-J. c. Lentz
Valley Falls-F. C. Kibbey.
LAWRENCE. L. Brady, editor Law
renee World
Neodesha-Frank E. Shoemaker.
Paola-J. P. Hiner
Mound City-Eugene Lorton.
Sedan-C- VI. Ellis
BelOit-John L. Graham.
Junction City-George Cormack.
Washington-E. n. Bulls
Garnett-W. F. Hampstead.
Council GrOve-H- Ct. Martin.
Emporia-T. J. Fleming, ex-city mar
shall
Great Bend-W. b Bunting.
OttaWa-Ed Chenoweth.
Winfield-A. R Bent
Seneca-A- Mathews.
COfeyviIle-W. G. Long,
WamegOOT. H Perkins.
HutchinsOn-W. H. Little
The new law requires the appointment
Of local inspectors instead of a long list
of deputy inspectors with headquarters
at the state house.
This list is only a partial one. there
being so local inspectors to be selected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
DICKINSON WILL RESIGN.
Third Ward Councilman VIII Be Sue
ceeded by c. H NetteIs.

Councilman D. J. Dickinson of the
Third ward will soon resign his place in
the city council. His place will probably
be filed by ex-COuncilman c. h Net
tells
Mr.. Dickinson is in the grocery bust
ness at the corner of Tenth and Morris
avenues and he says that he finds that
he cannot devote the time to the affairs
of the city that he should and that he
has therefore decided to resign He IS
a ereditabIe member of the council and
has the respect of his associates
The appointment of Mr.. Nettels VIII
be generally endorsed by the people all
over Topeka Like Mr. Dickinson ne
lives in the dry district" and during
the two years he served in the council
he was at once one of the most capable
and active members. He has made a
special study of the waterworks ques-
ton and is as well Informed on that
subject as any one in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
KANSAS MEN SELECTED.
The University Representatives For
the Kansas Nebraska Debate Chosen.

Lawrence, April 1O.-The final pre-
Iiminary debate for the selection of
Kansas university representatives in the
annual debate with Nebraska univer-
sity men has been held. There were
eleven speakers contesting for the
honor of representing the university
The successful men were Tom Brady J
c. Lane and Franklin Baker
The debate between Kansas and Ne
braska will be held on May II in Law
renee. The question to be discussed
will be: Resolved, that combinations
of railroads to fix rates are undesirable
and should be prohibited by law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
EXCITING RIDE.
Patrol Wagon Made Chariot Race
Time Through an Accident.

The patrol wagon made the quickest
and most exciting trip Saturday night
that was ever known in Topeka.
Patrol Driver Mccoy was off duty
and Officer Henderson was detailed to
drive the wagon. During the evening
while the streets were crowded a call
came for the wagon to go to the Ches-
terrified. Officer Henderson rushed out
to the barn bent on making a record
for quick hitch. The horses jumped
to their places, he jumped to the seat
and pulled the rope, the harness fell, he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
KANSAS BANKS CONDITION
Commissioner BreidenthaI Makes q
FIattering Report From Statements.

Bank Commissioner BreidenthaI is
highly pleased with the showing now
being made by Kansas banks, the in
formation upon which he reports being
taken from the quarterly statements
now coming in. Not all of the $40 banks
under his jurisdiction have reported
The banks have reduced their 8 per
cent certificates Of deposit from 1856. 900,
three months ago, to $4,000 now. This
is in obedience to Mr.. BreidenthaPs no
tice that certificates of this rate of in
tereSt are listed in the commissioner s
office as borrowed money. The banks
have an aggregate OF $29S, 900 borrowed
money in their vaults, against 1922, 900
last April This item has been steadily
decreasing since 1891, when it was about
81. 500, 00O- The so banks have about
eight and one-half million dollars due
from other banks and five million dol
lars of it is due from Kansas City
banks One Kansas City bank has on
deposit more than 81, 100000 of this
money!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
sTANLEY'S OFFICE HOURS.
Governor Will Not Talk Business
After g O'Clock P. N.

During the distribution of patronage
Governor Stanley has kept irregular Of
fee hours and has frequently been de-
tanned at the executive department IN
til a late hour an the evening, missing
his supper and experiencing other in
conveniences calculated to make a man
grow old in spite of himself
Now that the greater part OF the ous-
mess of distributing offices has been
disposed of the governor announces tnag
he will not hereafter give any attention
to callers after p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
To complete Winfield Observatory.

Winfield, April f0.-The long delayed
iron works for the observatory is here
and it is pronounced highly satisfactory
bv the mechanics. There is about 5000
bounds of it and as it is all special
work. it took some time to make IT,
There will be a meeting of the COM
mittee Saturday night to arrange FOR
pushing the work to completion There
is more than enough money subscribed
to complete the building but it has not
all been collected yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
CUTTING ARRAY.
The Man Who Was Wounded Bears
No Ill Feeling But q Wound.

Luke Heery and Q. S. Giesert were
arrested at 1 o'clock last night by OF
GERS Lucas and Matthews for disturbing
the peace
The two men had an alteration with
Ed Ryan at Fourth and Kansas ave
nue.. Heery drew a knife and cut Ryan
on the arm and breast pocket full
OF pencils saved Ryan from a serious
wound and. as It was, the cut was
slight. This morning Ryan refused to
appear against the two man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10
Must Pocket 500 Balls

Chicago, April 10.-The contest for the
championship in the world in contin-
uous pool will begin tonight in this city.
Alfred De Orc of New York as chaI-
Ienger. will play Jerome Keogh OF
Scranton, Pa. as holder of the cham
pionship emblem The match requires
the winner TO pocket 800 balls and viii
last three nights, 200 balls being played
each night