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The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
REGISTER! REGISTER!
Where the Books May Be Found
During the Rest of the Week.

The registration books may still be
found in the various wards where the
people may have an opportunity of reg
istering without going to the office of
the commissioner of elections. No one
should neglect to register, for there are
important questions at issue for the
people to settle. 1t should be remem-
bered that the city hall proposition is
to be submitted at the election in April
and that the women can vote on that
as we'll as for city officers.
The books may be found during the
remainder of the week at the following
places:
At Lacey's drug store, No. 831 North
Saturday, Mrs. Josie NJ. Gibbons in
charge.
At Whittlesey's store, No. 135 Madison
street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
A STREET BATTLE
Five Men Killed and Two Badly
Wounded
On a ThOroughfare Of Little
Rock, Ark.
MAYORALTY CONTEST
Responsible For the Sanguinary
Encounter.
The Sheriff and His Sons
Among the COmbatants.

Hot Springs, Ark, March ia shoot-
ing occurred here at $50 o'clock last
night which resulted in the death of
five men and the serious wounding of
two others, one of whom is not expected
to live.
The killed are:
THOMAS TOLER, chief of police.
]. E. HART, city detective.
THOMAS F. GOSLEE. police ser
JOHN WILLIAMS, son of Sheriff
williams.
LOUIS HINKLE, driver of a brewery
wagon.
F. D. Spears was shot in the neck
and may die.
The shooting was the result of a feel
ing growing out of the mayoralty con-
test which was under way here. The
sheriff was a warm supporter Of the
regular Democratic nominee, while
Toler, Hart and Goslee were supporting
an opposition candidate.
Feeling ran high and early in the af-
ternoon shots were exchanged in front
of the city hall between the sheriff and
his son John on one side and Sergt.
Goslee on the other but no one was in
jured.
After this both parties determined to
have it out. Toler, Hart and GOslee
were together walking south on Central
avenue at about $50 o'clock when they
met Sheriff Williams and his two sons,
John and Coffey, and E. d. Spears, a
deputy sheriff, in front of Lemp's beer
depot. The quarrel was renewed No
one can tell who fired the shot, but in
a moment there was a general fusillade
in which forty or fifty shots were ex-
changed. When it was over Toler, Hart,
Goslee and Hinkle, a non-combatant.
were dead, and John Williams mortally
wounded. He died about an hour later
Louis Hinkle attempted to separate the
combatants at the commencement and
was shot in the head and died instantly
The mayor Immediately after the
shooting appointed Judge L. D. Belding
chief of police, who had a posse of dep
uties sworn in at once. There is little
factfonal feeling outside of those en-
gagged in the shooting. Order was cas-
lily restored and the city is now quiet.
The sheriff and his son Coffey are under
arrest and no further trouble is an
ticipated.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

gave me dreadful pain, and would often
lose complete control of my nerves. I
dragged along in this way for nearly
ten years, doctoring all the time, but
my condition seemed to grow steadily
worse. At last I decided to try the Dr.
Miles Restorative Medicines and be-
gan using Nervine and Nerve Heart
Cure. Within a week my friends re-
marked how much better 1 looked and
acted. 1 continued the medicine for
several weeks longer and now my health
is good and 1 can do any kind of work.
DR.. Miles Remedies have made me
we'll"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
WANTS TO BE SET RIGHT.
Judge stillwell Says He Has Been
Misrepresented.

A friend of Judge Stillwell of Erie,
residing in this city, writes to the State
Journal as follows:
81 am just in receipt of letter from
Judge StilIwen of Erie, in which he in
forms me he has been very much mis-
represented by an article which ap-
peared in the Journal of the 9th inst,
Specting trial had before him at Yates
Center, the gist of the article being that
he adjourned from the regular court
room to a public hall to pander to the
vicious and morbid taste of the mob
who were hungry to hear all the details
of a homicide. Judge StilIweu informs
me that such was not the case at all,
but that the hearing was had in the hall
on account of the unsafe condition Of
the old, rickety, frame court house. L
personally know that it is in a very
rickety condition. 1 regarded it unsafe
ten years ago and several times when
room the floor has come nearly giving
away; the court room being upstairs.
The judge also informs me that he had
for the hearing; that that was done by
rived at Yates Center, because of the
expectation of a large crowd and the
danger of having the hearing in the
court house. He says that the sheriff
and clerk had already taken their rec
ordS there and were there when he ar
rived in the city. AS Judge Stillwell is
a man of perfect honor, have no hest
tation in endorsing everything he says
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
HAYDN'S BIRTHPLACE.
Austrian Musical Societies to Rebuild
the House Which Was Recent
lV Burned.

London, March ia dispatch to the
Standard from Vienna says that the
house in which Joseph Haydn, the COM
poser, was born and spent his childhood,
at Rohau, was burned on March 3. 1t
was a cottage thatched with reeds and
contained memorials and relics of the
composer.
1t is proposed in Austrian musical
circles to have the house rebuilt and
restored as near as possible to its orig
inal condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
Sample Treatment Free.

A trial package of DR.. Miles favorite
treatment, consisting of DR.. Miles Res
torative Nervine, DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills and DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver
Pills, will be sent absolutely free of
cost to any person who will send name
and address on a postal card, request
ing the samples, and mentioning the
name of this paper. Address
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.,
Elkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
Mrs. Elizabeth Roth in charge.

Mrs. Elizabeth Roth in charge.
AT grocery store corner Huntoon and
Lincoln streets, Friday and Saturday,
James Naylor in charge.
At Merri1pS drug store, No. 1921 West
Sixth street, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, Mrs. L. r. Emery in charge.
At L. NJ. Bard's store, corner Seven
teenth and Buchanan streets, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Mrs. Lillian
Kingsland in charge.
At E. Ridley's store, corner Twelfth
and Washington streets, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, E. Ridley in charge.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to a great extent loss of hearing
BY the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping of mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved-J. w.
Davidson. Atty at Law, Monmouth, Ill
You are making a great mistake in
not sending for 10 cent trial size of
Ely's Cream Balm 1t is a specific for
catarrh and cold in the head. We mail
it, or the so cent size. Druggists all
keep it. Ely Brothers. IS Warren Street,
New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
JOHN COLLINS SENTENCE.
Will Be Passed Within Two Weeks in
the Absence of an Appeal

John Collins will not receive his SEN
tence until the end of the present term
weeks
Up to this time no notice of appeal
has been filed and Stenographer Ralph
Cav has received no order for a tran
script The friends of John Collins
think that no appeal will be taken, and
as no word has been received up to this
time from Attorney Charles Hayden
this is undoubtedly correct
All of those who have been convicted
during the term who have made an ef-
fort to secure new trials will be SEN
fenced at the same time, and John Col
Inns Will not be an exception. He will
be taken to the penitentiary soon after
sentence is passed, there to begin his
long term.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

We mend and sew on buttons free.
American Steam Laundry. Tela. 9A1.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

Save Your Neck
And wear collars that have no rough
edges We do them. American Steam
Laundry, Tel. 341.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
SHE JUST DID 1T,
Columbia's Small Margin Over the De-
fender.

The old Defender practically won a race
against Columbia yesterday off Vineyard
Haven. Mass, If time allowance was given
in the dirtiest sort of weather for a yacht
club cruise. But the victory, it must be ad-
mitted. was more than we'll earned and the
yachtsmen of the New York Club and their
guests never saw before and may not see
again for years such sailing event The
margin between the famous sioops was IA
seconds over a minute in the 37-mile run
from Brenton's Reef lightship off Newport
to the West Chop buoy In Vineyard sound
with a change in course at Vineyard sound
lightship, seventeen and quarter miles
from the start.
The race between Columbia and Defender
was fairly soul-stirring. After both got
away over the starting line 1t was nip and
tuck with eased sheets for almost an hour
Defender just hairs breadth in the lead
with Columbia abeam. Even after Column
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bia made a gain so that Defender should
cross Under her stern, Columbia did not
walk away, as the heavy breeze hove the
latter down and made her lose distance on
repeated tufts. From the lightship to the
finish nearly 20 miles, the boats ran some
what more off the wind, and Columbia drew
away from Defender, finishing I'm. As.
ahead.
The race and the performance of Column
b;a was satisfactory the score of heavy
weather. She took all that came. and while
eased up several times that was no evidence
that she would have had too much of a
good thing if a stake were pending on the
outcome of the race. All the other boats
found that the weather was boisterous
The sloop Vigilant which headed the fleet,
finished first. with Navahoe second. and
then came the two big racers. All the craft
finished in a nasty squaH, which made the
turn at the West Chop buoy particularly
exhilarating
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URGES CUBANs TO BE PATIENT.
Gen. Gomez Says United States Will
Keep It's Word.

Gen. Gomez Says United States Will
Keep Its Word.
In an open letter, published yesterday in
the Havana newspaper La Lucha, General
Maxine Gomez says he remained in Cuba
to fulfill a great duty. Now that exaggerat-
ed and mistaken notions are current regard
ing the state of Cuba, he desires to explain
the true situation.
1T is absolutely false" he says. that
great differences exist between the Cubans
and Spaniards, or between the Cubans and
Americans, or among the Cubans them
selves. On the contrary, all is going well.
An old institution, the Cuban army, is being
dissolved; the people think only of abso-
lutte Independence; national party, which
opens its arms to receive all without asking
questions as to where they were during the
war, is being formed. More could not have
been done in so short time.
1.-THE impatient population does not real
ize that it is not the work OF day 10
organize society. Turbulence OF, htghly-
strung minds must have time to abate in
a people thirsting for independence and for
liberty restrained by rational precepts-
There has been Intervention by foreign
nation for the sake of peace, and now the
moment is propitious. All who were previ-
ously, dfsunited should unite for the same
end, which is to form a council representing
the soul of Cuba
''In the meantime the intervening power
will fulfill the obligations it has incurred,
and the Cuban people, heroic and sensible,
will take the situation calmly. working and
waiting for the Independence and liberty
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INTERNATIONAL CYCLING.
Records Were Broken by American
WheeImen.

Yesterday was another beautiful day at
Montreal. and a crowd of 5000 people greet
ed the second day of the worlds cycle
meet. The racing was of better order,
the management giving pacemakers places
in the semi-finals. On account of the time
occupied in disposing of the 100-kilometer
race the five-mile amateur handicap was
postponed until today, when it will be run
off as part of an extra days race.
There were two worlds championships
on the card yesterday-the long 100-kilome-
ter race for amateurs and the mile profess
sional.
The 100-kilometer race was a gift for the
Chicago rider. John A. Nelson, who had no
difficulty in winning, beating Ben Goodson,
the Australian, by nearly four miles and
Riddle of Winnipeg. the only other tinisher,
by seven miles. Cherry, the English cham
pion, who won at Vienna last year, was
scratched, having injured his leg by run
ming against the fence Wednesday. Nelson
had much the best of the pace, with a
steam motor, triplet and q tandem, and
ne evidently was the most experienced in
Following pace. Goodson's pacing by trip
let and tandem was not geed. while Rid
die practically had no pace at all. Two
other men started but aropped out before
many miles had been covereT
In an hour Nelson rodes33 miles 460 yards,
against the amateur competition record of
30 miles $50 yards, made by Dupuy of
France. In the two hours he rode 81 miles
AGO yards, against 81 miles 33O5 yards, the
best amateur record made by Frost of Eng
land. no
Major" Taylor had little difficulty in add
ing the mile professional championship to
his laurels All the preltrhinary heats were
marked by good finishes, Except that which
the major" took with ease The most in
teresting were the third In which Nat
Butler cleverly disposed Of r. Mccarthy
of st. Louis, and the fourth in which An
gus Mcleod, the fastest of the Canadians,
disposed of Bowler of Chicago In a rafting
finish. d
In the final NAT" Butler took the lead
at the start, Major Taylor dropping into
last place. The pace was slow. On the
backstretch in the second round there was
some pretty maneuvering for place, and
when 1t was over the major had dropped
into the position he wanted-second-with
Butler leading. The men began riding at
the three-quarters. Mcleod went to the
front with rush and attempted to make
runaway of 1t. When they rounded into
the homestretch the others were well
punched behind Mcleod. Halt way down
the stretch the major had the race well
in hand, and great fight was on between
Tom and Nat Butler and Mcleod. Fiji
ty feet from the wire Mcleod wilted under
the terrific pace, while Tom Butler beat
Nat out by a half wheel to the wire, the
major winning by a wheel.
Moran OF Chelsea, Mass, won the two
mile amateur from Caldow, the Scotchman.
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Failure of Crops in Russta.

The State Department has received a re-
port from Consul Heenan at Odessa. Rus
STA, stating that the failure of. the crons
IN many of the provinces of European Rus.
STA is much more serious affair than is
generally admitted. Energetic steps have
just been taken to meet the situation The
famine districts are divided up and gov-
eminent aid is being given according to the
extent of the failure in the several disc
tricts. Employment also is being given to
a large number of peasants on special lines
of work, such as road making One of thd
most difficult questions to be solved is how
working stock and other animals are to ba
saved, the hay crop being a complete fsil&
ure.
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which the future will surely bring As for
the suggestion that the intervening power
contemplates robbing the Cubans of their,
own, do not believe it. Such a rumor Is
calumny against an honorable people
The Cuban, left poor by the war, should
cream only of work. Let us allow by-eones
to be by-gones. Let us see a brother in
every man in Cuba"
With regard to himself, General Gomez
whose letter is addressed to his son DO,
Iningo, says the noble people of Havana"
nave orce more earned his gratitude by a
Slsnai demonstration of good will toward
ms wlIe and family. but he is soon going
away from ambng them. as he longs to be
in his own country again
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To Wheel to AtIapttc civ

capt. Ed. s. Byrnes of the Century Cycle
Club and viii Goodman are en- route to
Atlantic City, mounted on tandem. They
left Washington Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock, and are expected to arrive at
their destination today some time. They
Went over the short road to Baltimore
and reached the monumental city without
any accident After leaving Baltimore a
SLOW leak In the front tire of the tandem
caused considerable trouble They found
the roads in horrible condition, but push
ed on to Philadelphia. At Philadelphia
they Will join with the famous White
horse pike and make good Roadway for
Atlantic City.
Captain Byrnes will not be on hand Sun
day to take charge of the Century boys on
their annual run to Baltimore from this
city, but will reach Baltimore on the re-
turn trip in time to Join the Century BOYS
and return with them to Washington Sun
day evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Earned runs Baltimore. 9: St. Louis L. Two
base hits-McGraw. Brodie. LaC'han..e Schrecongost
Three-base hts-LaC hance. Smith, Wallace Powell
Stolen bases keister (2l Heidrick. Double PLAYS
Sheckard to LaChance; Wallace to Tpheau. Cross ,o
Chlds to Tebeau- First base on balls-Off Powell
I DEMONSTRATING. Struck out-By Nops, 3 tChilds
2 Miller; by Powell, Demontrevilie Sheckard
LaChancel- Left on bases baltimore 4; st Iouis
3. First base On errOrs-Baltimore, =; st Ionis I
uppires-oDay and Hunt Time: hours and 40
micutes.
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Baltimore. Z; ST. Louis, 4.

The Baltimores and st. Louis played a
scrappy game in the former city yesterday.
the Orioles winning by the score of I to 4.
NOps was effective, while Powell was hit
timely. The players of the two clubs were
continually in a of words and the UNI
pires were also prominent in the excitement.
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coming out of the bunch at the head of the
stretch and winning by a wheel Peabody
got into a pocket the turn into the
stretch and gave up. The tandem pursuit
race was easy for the Buffers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
Philadelphia, 3; Pittsbur~ Q

Yesterdays game at Philadelphia, be-
tween the Quakers and Pittsburgs was a
pitchers battle, Frazer outpointing Sparks
on the rubber and allowed his companions
to win by the score of B to 3 Over 5000
spectators witnessed the game Score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

First base by errors-washing on 3; Chicago
Left on bases Washington. 1: Chicago S. First
base on balls-of Carsey. Quinn Green: off Gar
win. OBrien'. Struck Out-By Carsey. . Quinn
Green; by Garvin, tOHrien, Coughlin 2 Roach
Three -base hits-McGann. Mertes. Two-base hit
Bonner Sacrifice hits-Eyeritt, Garvin. Stolen
bases -Mctiann. Padden, Coughn, Green Mertes
Double plays o. Brien to Bonner; Magoon to Common
to Everitt Hit by pitcher Mctiann, Freeman
Wild pitch-Csrsey. Passed ball Roach. Umpires
-Swartwood and Dwyer. Time-1 hour and So min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

No. 1 engine company responded to a
local alarm of fire at the house of Miss
Nora Hayes, No. 1119 X street northwest.
last night. A lace curtain had been blown
over iighted gas Jet. causing blaze. The
fremen had nothing to do when thew
reached the house, as the flames had been
extingufshed by occupants of the house.
The damage was small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Thousands of situations have been oh,
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Three base hit-Deuglass. Double plays-Bowerman
to Madison; Madison to Bowerman. FBt base
hallsOT sparEs. 8; off Fraser, 3. Hit by pitched
ball-Thomas, Madison. Struck out-By Sparks, B;
by Fraser, 2. Wild pitch-sparks. Left on bases
Pittsburg, s; Philadelphia, 8. umpires-Emslie and
Mcdonald. Tirne-2 hours
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Rain at Saratoga,

Despite cold rain the crowd attended
the Saratoga races yesterday afternoon.
Scratches were frequent, though the track
was in good condition, as was shown by
the time made. The Lemp handicap was
the stake feature of the card Bramble
Rose and West Baden were withdrawn and
Long Isle added 1t proved only an exer-
else gailop for Maribert, who won. The
Scotchman. 30 to l shot, made things
lively, as he led into the stretch
1t remained for the fourth race to fur
nish the days excitement. 1ragedian was
red-hot favorite, and the money piled in
on him. Spreckels and The Bachelor were
even up. Tragedian went to the front and
stayed there to the lower turn, where The
bachelor headed him. In the run home
Iragedian came again, but sulked at the
furlong and The Bachelor showed in front
Maher shook Tragedian up and he passed
under the wire on close terms with The
Bachelor. The public thought Tragedian
had won, but the judges decided otherwise
Kisses, groans and the usual cries greeted
the going up of the numbers. For a time
confusion reigned. but the ''kickers" de-
Gliding that they had no show, relapsed into
silence.
Pierre Lorillard will make his reappear-
ance on the American turf tomorrow after
an absence of three years, the FLY Gratia
being his first entry
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The Fort Erie Track.

The four-day card of the Buffalo Driving
Club was completed at the Fort Erie, N Y,
track yesterday, although with the brisk
half-hour shower and the match affairs
the grand circuit performers were kept
pusy until close to o'clock. The shower
sprang up as the horses were called for
the third heat of the Queen City trotting
stake, and it made the track heavy and
STICKY. This stake was holly contested.
At the start it looked like battle con-
fined to Surpol and the Village Farms The
Queen. However. both Surpol and The
Queen fell by the wayside and the winner
appeared in Lord Vincent, who won a
hard race very easily in the sixth heat 1t
was terrific upset and thousands were
lost on The Queen and Surpol. Coney took
the pace with the greatest of ease and
Sphinx S. had little trouble in his race.
Ihere was an affair for the local roadster
PAGERS. but all but two were Scratched.
Mr.. Lattimer's Kitty B. had little trouble
beating Maid at Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
CHICAGO VICTORIOUS
The Windy City Team Wins An
other Game Here.
SENATORS NOT UP TO THE MARX
Columbia Wins, but Only by a
Narrow Margin.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS
SENATORS NOT UP TO THE MARI
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS

TOday's Schedule.
Chicago at Washington.
Louisville at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia
Cleveland at New Yorr,s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Childrens tan ard black lace shoes which
should be marked 81 Is and 81 so will On b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Ladies white jumbo straw sailors with
plain and polka dot bands, which sold pn
for as high Sl.25-for. ....... eOVC.