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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
MORRISSEY A FAKE.
Peter Maher Whips the Alleged Irish
Champion With Two Blows.

New York, June 21-Peter Maher, the
Irish heavyweight pugilist, scored a
quick victory over his fellow country
map, Mike Morrissey. of Tipperary, be-
fore the LenoX Athletic club last night.
Morrissey had been heralded as an in
vincible Irish champion. Maher sized
his man up quickly and went for him.
There was apparently no fight in the
newcomer. a light punch on the breast
and a right cross to the jaw were the
only blows struck, and these were de-
1ivered by Maher. The blow that Maher
landed on the jaw was insufficient to
knock out any man.
Maher weighed ia pounds and looked
we'll. Mike Morrissey had a retinue of
handlers when he reached the ringside
and said he weighed 1872 pounds. The
moment that the men shaped it was
clearly evident that Mossissey was
afraid and that Maher had the easiest
task ever given him.
Both fddled for a few moments and
then Maher went right for his man with
a light left lead which landed lightly on
the chest and his right over to the jaw.
Morrissey fell in neutral corner and
lay there resting on his right elbow,
while Maher strutted about the ring
until the referee counted off ten sec
on6ls.. Maher then walked to his cor
ner and the master of ceremonies an
nounced that Maher had won and that
the time of the bout was So seconds.
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WARDEN lands SUED.
An Ex-Convict Injured While a Pris-
oner Wants $4,000 Damages.

Leavenworth, June 21-F NJ. Cloud,
an ex-convict has brought suit in the
district court here against Warden
Lands and the action he brings is to
collect damages in the sum of $4,000.
Engineer John Flint is also made Il
party to the suit.
The injuries which Cloud received
were caused by an accident in lowering
the cage in the coal shaft on September
Is, 1897. At that time he was a prison
er confined in the prison and a worker
in the coal mine. He alleges that on
the date mentioned he with eleven
other men were ordered to descend into
the mine. He says that the cage used
was made to hold but six men at
time, but that through the order of the
warden, II men were put into it and
lowered to the bottom of the mine.
When the cage was within so feet of the
bottom it suddenly dropped and he was
injured His left leg was broken both
above the knee and at the ankle and
the knee injured so that his leg
has since become stiff.
He charges Flint the engineer, with
negligence and carelessness in handling
the hosting machinery, declaring that
when the cage had almost reached the
bottom of the shaft and when the
steam should have been turned off the
engineer turned it on, hurting the cage
with fearful force to the bottom of the
pit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
BAD STATE OFTHINGs.
Reported In Connection With Agri-
cultural Conditions In the
Philippines.

Washington, June 21.-The agrfcul-
tural department has received an inter-
esting report from Lieutenant A. P.
Hayne, California heavy artillery on
agriculture in the Philippines, dated
Manila. Lieutenant Hayne had been
able to make no personal observations
beyond the American lines, but he trans
mits the translation of an article pre-
pared for him by Senior Manuel Del
Busto, chief of the agricultural expert
ment station in Manila
The most remarkable feature of the
report is the almost hopeless picture
painted of the conditions prevailing in
the island.
The great fertility of the soil is point
ed out, and it is said that in only a few
restricted areas, where three crops a
year nave been gathered without inter-
ruption for several centuries is there
any apparent need of fertilizers In
spite of this, all attempts at colonial
ton has failed, either through the Door
class of emigrants secured, the finan-
cial instability of the various compa-
MES and the corruption or oppression of
the governors and governments agents
The result is that the middle and lower
classes in the islands are almost of the
worst possible type.
In addition to this primary difficulty
in securing reliable labor, the agricul-
turist is confronted at the start with
the necessity for an immense amount
of work in clearing new land. When
this is accomplished and a Iuxuriant
crop raised, it is at the mercy of the
first typhoon
Besides the typhoon there is to be
feared in certain provinces, the Dag
udo" or dry land wind which dries up
and destroys vegetation. Diseases so
far hardly known to European doctors
result from the turning up of this viz
gin soil. According to competent medi-
cal authorities many. of these strange
disorders cause death within a few
hnTr hi 49,,
patient RECEIVERS he is condemned to a
Wretched and lingering experience
Another of the great difficulties in
the way of development is the utter
lack of roads and shipping points.
The native Filipino is unable to do
any large amount of work and cares
to do less. He is indolent and given to
gambling. All these vices have to be
taken into account in any undertaking
where labor is employed.
The lack of credit is another serious
handicap to enterprise. The minimum
cost of money in the Philippines re-
CARELESS of security is II per cent. At
present the Philippines are cursed by u
we'll organized body of the worst sort
of usurists.
The price of nearly all crops is stead
fly falling as the production retrogrades
in quality and quantity.
Lieutenant Hayne in transmitting
this document states that he would
strongly recommend special quarantine
measures against Philippine plants as
there exist an immense number of very
injurious parasites in the island and
many private parties are already pre-
pairing to import botanical specimens.
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ToDAY's MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State journal.
Chicago, June q.


WHEAT-Rain was the chief influence
in wheat today. Advices from Russia told
of good rains in the district along the Don
river, with much improved crop prospects
in consequence. This affected the open
ing here somewhat, September starting
1s@Ac lower at 76sM%c- Liverpool
showed a I'D decline, proba bly, on account
of the Russian rains and northwestern
receipts were heavy, Minneap polls and Du-
1uth reporting 713 cars, compared with 434
cars last week and 81 year ago. Chi
cago receipts were 125 cars, six of contract
grade. Moderate liquidation and short
selling, which started shortly after the
opening, carried the price of Septern Der
down to 1890 Reports of too much rain
in the northwest, where dry weather is
now wanted, rallied September to 16asG34c,
but the bears redoubled their efforts on
the bulge, and by II o'clock had forced
September down to T6c. Liquidation was
heavy the decline.
CORN-Corn was slow and rather firm.
Receipts were liberal. $50 cars. and cables
were lower, but prospects of rain in the
corn belt sustained the market. Septem-
Der opened a shade lower at 3412Qssc and
advanced to 34azc
OATS-Oats were duh and practically
without feature, prices following the corn
market Receipts were 166 cars. Sep
TENDER opened unchanged to Nc lower at
2111Ga &c and advanced to 21A6Tc.
PROV1SIONS-Provisio were dull but
steady with grain and on the firm hog
market. Outside of a little scalp.ng trade.
little - ) done. September pork opened
unchanged at $s421z and advanced to $8.45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21

old rival Nellie Grove Pilot Evans has
taken three races and Nellie Grove two
out of five they have been in together.
John Nolan is entered and some say he
will make a good pacemaker for the
other two but it is prophesied that
there will be no waikaways. The fol-
lowing is Thursdays programme:
Barney A. b. h., by Ashland Wilkes,
dam by Arthurton, J. w. Creech, Her
ington, Kan.
Golden Ruby, b. s., by shadeland, On
ward, dam by Black Jack, Grant Con-
nors, Wellington.
Mollie Russell, b. m. by Miller's Rus
sell, dam by Ned Forrest, Horton &
Harlan, Perry, o. T.
Martha b. by Ashland Wilkes, Louis
Brittenfield, Wichita.
The Private, b. G., VIM. Hill. w. o.
Foote, Dallas, Texas.
Joseph r., b. s., by Walnut Boy, w.
A. Sombart, Bonneville, Mo.
Wakeeney, b. g, by Happy Heir, dam
by Coy. West, Dick Gardner, Valley
Falls.
Glass No. 11-Best Tandem and APP
pointments. open to alb Conformation
and action considered.
First prize ....................... SIS 90
OecOIlO prize 1oUO
Third prize 1000
Glass No. 12--Best gated saddle horse.
Open only to horses owned in Shawnee
county.
Free-for-all Trot .....$3 $500 co
John Nolan, 2:08, bay G.. by Prodigal,
w. Q. Foote, Dallas, Texas.
Nellie Grove, 2:19A, b. m, by Happy
Heir G. Y. Townley,a olathe. Kan.
Wilkes. dam by Round Sprague. Tom
Irwin, Chanute, Kan.
Pilot Evans, 2:17A, brown g., by Cen
eral Evans, dam by Goldsmith's Pilot.
NJ. w. James.
Evaou, 2:244, by Egmont Chief. E. c.
Dennison,, Ell Dorado, Kan.
Class No. 13-Runa about class Pest
ceeding 1919. Shown to runa bout or COW
cred wagon; appointments to count so
per cent. Conformation and aIl-round
action considered.
Erst prize --.-..-.......... $25.OO
second prize 1900
Third prize Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Glass No. 14-Best pair and best ap-
eral appropriateness to vehicle to be
considered. Horses to count so points;
skill of driver, % points; vehicle ap-
pointments % points.
Glass No. 15-Lawyer's race. Open to
lawyers in Shawnee county. One-ha1f
mile dash. All horses entered on speed
programme are barred from this race.
Glass No. 16-Best high jumper. open
to a1l) Performance over fence only to
count. Three trials
FIRST prize $50. 90
Secono prize --.......-.-.....- 50.OO
AAiIu prize ZULU
The following are the officials con-
nected with the racing:
Robert Harraman, starter; NJ A Low,
Geo. S. Pritchard and c. c. Christie,
judges. c.. E. Westbrooke and Albert
Parkers, timers. John Van Vechten,
clerk.
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GERMANY'S ISLANDS.
Reichstag Is Enlightened as to Their
Value.

Berlin, June 21.-The Reichstag today
passed the third reading of the bill
providing for the prelongation of the
Anglo-German commercial treaty.
Baron Eeyl, national liberal, pre-
viousIy withdrew the amendment of
which he had given notice June II,
That the most favored nation treat
ment shall apply only to those parts of
the British empire which grant to the
subjects and products of Germany the
same advantages as are granted to the
subjects and products of the most ia
vored nation"
During the discussion of the supple
mentary credits for the protectorates
and the loan therefore the minister of
foreign affairs, Baron Won Bulow
again defended the acquisition of the
Spanish islands, which, he said, the
would tend to the development of Ger
many's old possessions. He added that
he was no builder of castles in the air,
but had proceeded quietly, soberly and
advisedly, as in the case of Kiau Chou
and asserted he was justified in assum-
prove most valuable for German in
dustry and German enterprises in the
regions, which henceforth, would be
able to advance under much more IA
vorable conditions. The islands, he ex-
planned were admirably suited for Gull
tivation and might in time to come be
bases for commercial intercourse be-
tween Asia, South America and Ger
many.
From the outset the minister also
said. Germany could dispense with the
costly military establishments of Spain.
The reichstag subsequently passed the
second reading of the credit for the
bill and the commercial convention
adopted with Spain
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TRUCE AT CLEVELAND.
Between Strikers and Street Railway
Company.

Cleveland, O., June PA determined
effort is being made today to settle the
street railway strike. Committees from
both sides met at IL o'clock with the
committee of the city council appointed
Tuesday to devise means for bringing
the dispute to an end. The meeting is
secret.
The serious riot on the South side
last evening, was the prelude to a ser
les of minor disturbances carried on all
through the night. In every part of the
city switches were destroyed, rails torn
up and the tracks piled high with OBJ
Structions. These were removed by the
police today. No attempt was made this
morning to run cars over lines where
trouble was anticipated and both sides
are awaiting the result of the confer
enC0.
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BUCKETsHOP FOR WOMEN.
Man at the Telephone Dispenses the
Information and Fair Customers
Place Their Money.

New York, June PA stockroom run
exclusively for women is doing thrlv-
ing business on the eighth floor of Ex-
change Court, No. 81 Broadway. Its
patrons are all apparently well-to-do
women, with agfew young girls bent on
doubling their allowances.
The name on the door is Fired G.
Smith,
Within the room, which is plainly fur
nished with a dark blue carpet, are
woman's desk, Japanese screen and
many rocking chairs. One wall is large
ly occupied by a large blackboard for
stock quotations. One corner of the
room is rallied off for couple Of men.
One slight and middle-aged was called
Mr.. Smith. He handled the telephone.
A blonde girl mounted on tall stool
beside the ticker read from the tape
called out the quotations, sympath1zed
with losers and braced up faint hearts.
Two women in shirt waists and white
aprons chalked prices on the black
board. Both were past the first youth.
The little one was called Miss Smith,
and between chalkS went behind the
japanese screen and made iced tea and
lemonade for the customers.
None of the patrons seemed particu-
young woman in a blue shirtwaist,
respondent. "B. r. IT, in some way
had proved her undoing. The % women,
one after the other, offered her consola-
ton. All but one.
You ought not to have done that
anyway said a large wotnah.- %You'H
lose every time that way. The only way
to beat this game down here is to play
both long and short. I'm going to use
my other name. I've been married
twice, you know, and I'll use one name
for short and the other for long"
when will you find out about Sugar,
Mr.. Smith," said woman impatient
1y. when is that dividend?"
A sedate woman murmured to her
companion, I'D no more touch Sugar
than a red-hot poker
Just then Mr.. Smith suggested to
Mrs. Townsend" that it was good
time for her to buy and Mrs. Towns
end" obediently filed out a blank she
found on the table. Soon Mr.. Smith
told her the price at which she had
bought.
well, I'm even on the day, any
way" said another woman to a friend
three rocking chairs away.
he listened to the telephone. THE divi-
'Good!' cried the woman, rising from
her rocking chair. And how much will
it be, Mr.. Smith?''
But Mr.. Smith raised both hands a
the very idea of his being suspected of
having any such valuable informa ton
and the rest of the crowd promptly sub
dued the woman with a jeering laugh.
The room settled down to wait for
closing prices, while the blonde girl
monotonously repeated ticker prices
and Miss Smith covered the black
board with figures.
One woman said the room had been
open for some time and that nothing
less than 800 margins would be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
FINISH WHISKY PRODUCTS
PEORIA Decides to Enter the Market
Against Kentucky Bourbon.

Peoria Ill, June 21.-Kentucky and
Illinois will compete in the production
of finished WHISTLES in the future. The
great Western distillery has made GER
tain satisfactory tests and warehouse
with a capacity for 10000 barrels is be-
ing built. The building has reference
to the operation of the American Spirits
Manufacturing company.
For two years this company has ex-
pe7fmented in the direction of finished
bourbon goods and has demonstrated
that as good product can be made here
as in Kentucky. This is one reason
why the combination of Kentucky
bourbon whisky manufacturers is
watched with such keen interest by the
large distilling interests which center
in Peoria. The local manufacturers see
every indueement to produce finished
goods on a scale. The capacity of the
Great Western is $4,000 bushels of corn
daily, and thus can compete to advant-
age with the small houses of Kentucky.
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Oar Special Price, S9C.
SANTA FEM TEXAS.
Improving Their Track to Make
Record Breaking Runs

Fort Worth. June 21--The Gulf, Col
orado & Santa Fe Railway company is
making preparations for running some
of the fastest and best equipped trains
that have ever been run through the
state of Texas.
The work of Strengthening out crooks
and curves is going on, and the line is
being regarded and baIIasted with rock
ballast. Steel and iron bridges are re-
placing old wooden ones and all trestles
are being repaired. The work has al
ready been completed between Fort
Worth and Cleburne Galveston and
Sealy and similar work is now under
way between this city and Red River.
The new passenger depot of the road in
Fort Worth is under construction and
will be completed by fall. 1t will cost
about SIS. 000
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Much Money TO Be Expended In
Its Erection.
WILL FURNISH WORK.
Old Chimney Improvised When
Electric Plant Was Built.
Other News From the State
House Department.

State house people claim that care
less piece of work has been discovered
in the construction of a fiue to carry
off the smoke from the boilers which
are used in the operation of the electric
light plant in the capitol.
They say that the job is such a bad
one that the force in the Office of the
secretary of state have several times
feared that fire would result. At times
the walls become so hot that it is pain
full to touch them. The executive coun-
Gil will soon construct a new CHIMNEY
to carry off the smoke.
Within the walls in the building mol
low thing was placed in the original
construction This thing is not large
and through it's center runs a small par
tition of the same material, making two
compartments in each block or tile 1t
is very porous.
In this particular instance the thing
was so placed in the wall as to form a
Ventilating shaft which was connected
with the various rooms adjoining 1t by
open registers through which foul air
passed and was carried out at the roof
When the Populist executive council
was putting in the electric light plant
it was found that there was no smoke
stack to which the light plant boilers
could be attached. But the man who
had charge of the work, which was
being done by the day, solved the prob
lem by permitting the job about which
BY some means the partition through
the column of thing was knocked out
and the ventilating shaft was converted
into a smoke stack.
The boilers were attached and the job
thus completed. The employees of the
office of the secretary of state had been
unable to determine why their room
was so very much warmer than the
offices in other parts of the building: 1t
is now claimed that it is found that
the wall surrounding this dangerous
f1ue or smoke stack is hot enough dur
ing the day when the electric light
plant is running to crack the paper.
warp the wood and destroy the plaster
ing.
The construction Of a new smoke
stack will involve a large amount of
needless expense. The heavy expense in
the new work will be due to the fact
that it will be necessary to start it in
the corridor and run it to the roof, be-
ginning at point perhaps so or IS feet
from the engine room careful inves-
LEGATION should be made before the new
work is ordered.
When the ventilating shaft was
turned into a chimney another peculiar
job was completed in the attic. The
stack made of zinc or iron was made
large enough to drop down over the
opening to the shaft and was then car
ried through the roof.
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EAGLE HOTEL BURNS.
One Person Suffocated and
Eight Seriously Injured.

Oswego, N. Y, June 21.-The Eagle
hotel was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Mrs. Rachel King, an old lady
whose home is in New Haven, lost her
life by suffocation and eight others were
seriously injured. The fire started in
the kitchen and spread quickly. Sew
eral persons, including the proprietor
and his wife, jumped from the windows
on the second floor. The building was a
fine structure two stories high. Mrs.
King occupied a front room and was
dead when discovered.
Following is a list of the injured:
Alfred johnson, face and hands
burned.
Mrs. James Doyle, wife of the pro-
prietor, face and breast burned
James Doyle.
Miss Cora Doyle.
James Bachnan and Thomas Gal
lagher, Oswego.
J. J. Saladin, Syracuse.
Mrs. Ida Haines, Serbia, face and
hands bliStered.
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OVER THE FENCE.
Dandy and Prince, Albert Elliott.
Continued from First Page.)

Dandy and Prince, Albert Elliott
In the merchants half mile dash g.
new mark for drivers was made and
Carrie w, driven by T. w. Deafen-
baugh did the half in 1854, with r. T.
Kreipe's Mack second, James D. Sulli-
vans Blanch r., third and J. J. Green
with Maggie, fourth.
In. the saddle pony class ]. S. Goes
Robot with E. B. Gully riding took first
Alice Aston on Secord took second and
Cornelia GIeed on Robbie took third.
In the Corinthian class three hunt
ers were entered. Joe Wheeler, owned
first, Black Douglass, owned by the
Horse Show monthly of Kansas City,
and ridden by Bob English of st. Louis
took second and Bonnie Lass, owned
and ridden by A. E. Ashbrooke of Kan
sas City took third. Mr.. Ashbroolxe
rode Joe Wheeler. The three hunters
cleared two bars on the hurdle without
an effort
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SOLDIER LECTURES.
Praises Kansas Troops and Says They
Are Appreciated at Home.

A. H. Danforth. who served with the
First Montana regiment in the Philip
pines, delivered a lecture at the First
Congregational church last evening on
Soldering in the Philippines The
lecture was illustrated with $50 stereop-
ticon views taken around Manila and in
camp
Mr.. Danforth praises the Twentieth
Kansas greatly, but he does not think
the state appreciates the regiment as
much as il ought to. He does not
think much of the Philippines as d
place Of residence and saws he would
not live there for the entire islands.
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OFFICIALLY FLoPS.
S. s. King Again Abandons the Popu-
list Party.

s. s. King, the Shakesperian looking
man who has been a prominent figure
in Populist conventions for several
years has decided to abandon the
Populist party and in an open letter
several hours long, announces his re-
turn to the Republican party
King was election commissioner in
Kansas City under dwellings admin
istratiOn and held position which paid
81 600 a year under the Leedy adm MIS-
tration. He has been an Office holder
for many years. His differences with
the leaders of the Populist party are
assigned as the reason for his flop.
No man pretends to know what is in
Kings letter because it is too long to
read. Life is too short in the opinion
of Kings friends who have seen the
letter to attempt to wade through it
when the summer season is at hand.
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RICE HEARD FROM.
Man Who Ran Away With His Little
Son Writes to the State Journal

F. B. Rice who deserted his wife sew
eral weeks ago and went to Colorado,
taking his little son with him, has been
Journal from Eckert Col He gives for
his reasons for leaving home that his wife
accused him of frequenting all the joints,
He says she also claimed he was an nj inf
the children to attend church or Sunday
school, which MIR Rice denies. Many Of
the good citizens, he says, well as his
fellow members of Amity lodge <. of p.
No. 231 and NJ. W. A. No. 1243 will vouch
for the way he has conducted himself for
the past five years. Mr.. Rice says he is
undecided in regard to the future, but will
try to make a new start.
His letterhead announces that he is
breeder of barred Plymouth Rock chick