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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-31
The Costliest Sport In the World.
TFron Jeslie's Weekly1

To the men Immediately interested,
international yacht-racing is the cost
Hest sport in the world. The bill for
the yachts themselves, for building, al
terations and repairs, will amount to
fully $3.50, 900 for each; the expense of
racing them cost their respective own
ers easily $3.50, 200 more. Here is a cool
million just for building and racing the
boats. The sails alone cost as much as
an ordinary sailing yacht The Column
bias sails are said to have cost So, 200,
and the Shamrock's even more for
hers were woven to order from Egyp-
tan and Sea Island cotton mixed with
silk. The expense of maintaining the
crew was, or rather is, enormous, for
the boats are not yet out of commits
sion. It is said that the skipper of the
Columbia receives 81, 600 for his services.
The salary of the mate is one hundred
dollars a month, the second mate forty
dollars, the four quartermasters thir-
ty-five dollars a month each, and the
thirty-twO members of the crew each
thirty dollars a month. Food for the
crew costs easily $500 a month; each
tender accompanying the yachts costs
81, QUO for the few weeks of the season
and dOckage and tonnage costs about
SIS, 900 more for each yacht Estimates
of the total cost of the Shamrock have
been placed all the way from $15O,000
to $3.50, 000 Probably Sir Thomas him
self does not know exactly what his
little sport has cost him; there are
doubtless stacks of bills yet to be pre-
sented-such bills as $4,000 for the
charter of four tenders, and So, 400 wages
for twenty extra sail-makers for three
months. Besides all this, Sir Thomas
paid $275, 900 for his steam yacht, his
sea home, the Erin, 100000 more in fit
ting her out, and another $780, 900 in en-
tertaining guests during his visit. The
most impressive feature about this
array of costs is that the yachts upon
which so much has been spent are use
less after the races. The Columbia, for
instance, can race no more, for there
will probably be no yacht fit to meet
her and for cruising she would be
failure. In a year or two her delicate
hull will be worth only the metal of
which it is made.
The money spent by yacht owners in
entertaining also reaches far into six
figures. Commodore Morgan entertain
ed at least one hundred guests every
race day; and Howard Gould and John
Jacob Aston entertained even a greater
number.
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HANGED BYA MOB.
A Col6red Man Lynched at Weir
City.
Accused of Killing a Bar Tender
Evidence Not Positive.

Kansas City, Oct. 31.-A Star special
from Weir City. Kan, says:
Weir City was the scene last night of
a double tragedy. Gus McArdle, bar
tender in Berry James Joint was shot
and killed at half past 10 o'clock and in
less than two hours, his supposed muir
derer, George Wells negro miner from
Scammon, was swinging to a telephone
pole. the victim of a mob which had
forcibly taken him from Jail.
Earlier in the evening McArdle and
Wells had some words in the saloon af-
ter which the negro left. Shortly af-
forwards a shot was fired from across
the street, the bullet striking McArdle
squarely in the forehead. He died in
half an hour.
A few minutes later Wells came up
in the crowd that collected and in
quired the cause of the commotion. A
spectator to the previous quarrel point
ed Wells out to an officer who arrested
him on suspicion and lodged him in
jail. Another spectator shortly after
wards identified him as the negro who
had quarreled with McArdle and the
report quickly spread that he was iden-
titled as the man who did the killing.
A bowling determined mob formed
quickly and marched to the Jail. Sc
curing Wells without much trouble they
dragged the frightened negro from the
building and strung him up to the
nearest telephone pole. Before the rope
was placed about his neck, Wells ad-
McArdle, but denied that he had done
the SbOOfinC
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TRIED 10 DROWN Her.
A Rejected Lover Upsets a Skif Con-
tanning the Girl He Loved.

English, Ind. Oct. S1.-Miss Maud
Kimion, of Leavenworth, was found
clinging to an overturned boat in the
river near here this evening and Thad-
deus Durff, also supported by the same
tiny craft, fed when she was rescued
to escape charge of attempted MUIR
der.
According to the young woman's
story Durff took her for a boat ride
and when well out on the river propos-
ed marriage and was rejected. Angered
by Miss Kimion's refusal to wed him,
Durn upset the skif and when the girl
chung to the keel he attempted to tear
her hands from their support.
Miss kimion fought desperately,
shouting for help. Her cries attracted
the attention of a man rowing nearby
and he hurried to her assistance. When
the young woman was taken from the
water Durff swan to the Kentucky
shore, where he disappeared in the tim
Der.
Miss Kimion's father has offered a
reward of 500 for the capture of Durff,
who is a hunchback and has been en-
ployed as bOokkeeper.
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LEGAL
First Published, in the Topeka STATE
5ournad October SOi 1897
Voting Places Judges and
Clerks.

.=a- Topeka, Kansas, Oct. q. 1899.
G s sd dS 1ed5e BY S1Xien that have this
voters OF the city Of Topeka, to serve as
held on Tuesday, November 7th, 1893, al
the following named places, to-wit:
First Ward.
FIRST PREGINcTzz5RoLLING PLACE.
Judges-F. s. Stevens, Fred Marks
CIerksZDavid Ward, H. c. Bowen
SECOND PRECINCT-S05 NORTH VAN
BUREN, STREET
Judges-Geo. Allen. J. Arterbrtdge5 w
GEgFKs b RqElzip Payla Ley5s srrB
AND GRANT STREET.
Judges-O. c. Neiswender, NV. Hines;
cierks-C. F. Bridge. H. W. cheney.
Second Ward.
FIRST PRECINCT-S27 MONROE ST.
Judges-H. w. Parker, p. J. Donahue.
cleTTkkg0Jesge PeTglsy. GO Chagi Miller
STREET.
Judges-W. H. Oliver, John Langan.
Glegks8 "a Benson, wm snsed, r7,,t,
Juddges-Joe Griley. J. NJ. Blevins. Le-
6 53SEsJ ABP2tt so2tt " WaE R g1xt4
Judgeg-zR. T. Darby, Pat McAndrews.
Clerks-H. e. Mills, j. c. Yohey.
FIFTH PRECINCT-VEALE BLOCK.
Judges-W. w. Alkire, L. NJ. Penwen, J.
Clerks-Geo. D. Rogers. S. J. Semple.
Third W ard.
FIRST PRECINCT-11O EAST TENTH
AVENUE.
,Judg.es-J., NJ Hart. John T. Widner, D.
Second PRECIN 6sSTs- RANsAs AVE.
Judges-W. H. A1daffer, T. J. Crouch.
CIerks-DeForest Jetmore. J. N. Keys.
THIRD RECINCTNCORNER KfNG
IA
Judges-Leroy Heffliek, N B. Arnold.
Cierks-spence Hall S. N. Roberts.
FOURTH RECINCT-CORNER HUN
Judgees-H. R. Achenbaeh, J. T. Ward.
H. J. Beville.
Clerks-J. B. Carroll. H. W. Craig.
Fourth Ward.
FIRST PRECINCT-RAIN'S BARN, W.
SIXTH STREET
Judges-Tom Archer, w. II. Harris, ST.
Clerks-C. W. Davis. Carl Nellis.
SECOND PRECINCT-CITY PRISON.
Judges-A. NJ. F. Claudy, P. J. NJ. Bur-
kett, I. T. Lockhard.
THIRD ECINcT.7iI WEST Fourth
Judges-J. P. johnson, Geo. w. Clark.
CleTIyS1R WhitmeEs 5,o G Root
AVENUE.
Judges-W. H. Cummings, J. NJ. West
Clerks-John Rogers, w. A. Roberts.
FIFTH Ward.
FIRST PRECTNCT-CORNER TOPEKA
AVENUE AND SEVENTEENTH ST
Judges-Sam Jones, NJ. G. Pryor, G. W.
Packard.
Clerks-Geo. T. Mattingley, J. S. Leach.
SECOND PRECINCT-6O5 EAST TENTH
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
Judges-W. E Atehison, J. +. c. .Ruck-
er, John ChileS.
CIerks-Dr. E. P. Rogers, E. c. Russum
Sixth W ard
ALIENS BARN
Judges-D. H. Morgan, c. T. Sears. Hen
'Cierks-T. F. Orner. E. c. Fowler
The above named Judges and clerks
must appear at the office of Commission
er of Elections on or before Monday night
November 6. at 9 O'Clock and qualify
such judges and clerks. The polls will
be open at clock a m, and close at
o'clock p
L. T. YOUNT,
Commissioner of Elections.
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enworth county. He swore that the
body brought back from Medicine
Lodge was not Hillmon's because 1t
was two inches too tail. had dark hair
whereas Rillmon had light brown, and
because the teeth in the corpse were per-
rect While Hillmon's were defective.
Holiday swore positively that Hillmon
had one tooth out in the upper left
jaw.
Joseph Neubauer testified to knowing
Htllmon we'll in life, having herded cat
tie and slept with him. He testified that
the body brought to Lawrence was
some other than Hillmon's because, it
was too tall, and had sound teeth
wherein Htllmons were defective.
One witness was put on the stand
who was on the coroner's jury at the
third inquest and he testified that Mrs.
Smith, nee HilImon, sWore at this in
quest that she could not remember
about her husbands height. During
this testimony it was brought out that
the attorneys for the insurance COM
panies had another and entirely differ
ent set of photographs than those Of
fered by the plaintiff
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FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
Galena Man Violates the Quarantine
Laws of the City.

Galena, Oct. 31.-That the officials of
GaIena purpose to enforce the quaran-
tine law, is evidenced by the fact that
one prosecution has already been made
and warrants are out for other viola
tors of the law
Banty Vansycle came to Galena from
Joplin. He had hardly been in the city
long enough to accumulate Galena mud
on his feet until City Marshal Parker
had him in tow. He was turned over to
guard and permitted to spend the
night at the home of his father, H. II.
Vansycle, corner First and Short
streets. Banty was brought into police
court and tried. He was found guilty
and fined $50, and $3.50 costs Being IN
able to hquidate he was committed
At this juncture of the proceedings,
the board of health stepped in and or
dered, that with the consent of the de-
PENDANTS father and family, Banty be
Quarantined in his fathers house along
with all other persons who slept in the
same house at the time, for the period
of p days, dating from yesterday II
the family objected, then a pest house
would be erected and every member of
the family, together with those who
slept at the Vansycle residence should
be incarcerated therein. The Vansycle
residence will be closely guarded day
and night, and no one permitted to en-
ter or leave the same.
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Mad Dog Runs Amuck at In
dependence
Bites Several Head of Stock and
Also Dogs.
1T is FINALLY SHOT.
Two Other Dogs In the Neigh
borhOOd Act Strangely
One Of the Hogs Bitten Attacked
With HydrOphObia.
IT is FINALLY SHOT.

Independence, Oct. 31.-The mad dog
which was making trouble in the east
part of town Sunday, did much more
damage than was reported. 1t ran
across the Carter farm south of the
city, and bit several calves, a horse and
Mr.. Carriers dog. 1t then went to
Michael Naut's place east of the city
where it bit a calf Frank Naut, son
of Michael Naut, shot the dog and
killed it about o'clock in the after
noon.
A. T Cox reports that last Sunday
and Monday nights a strange dog visit
ed his place repeatedly and bit his two
dogs. Mr.. Cox was so well satisfied
from its actions that the strange dog
was mad that he killed his own dogs
that were bitten.
Mr.. James Carter, who lives on the
LogsdOn farm, just south of town, re-
ports that his own dog went mad about
two weeks ago and bit a large numb
of dogs and three of his hogs. One Of
the hogs went mad yesterday. Mr..
Garter killed his dog as soon as he sus-
pected that he was mad.
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EXPANSION INDEED.
United States Now Wants a Portion
of China, It Is Said.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-A special to the
Chronicle from Washington says:
VIII the United States seize a por-
ton of the Chinese empire? And, if
so, what part does it desire? These are
the questions that will almost immedi-
ately be put to President Mckinley by
the representative of France, Germany,
Russia, and England.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambas-
sador, will arrive in this city tomorrow
and will put the question directly.
All the other powers will soon be rep
resented here again, and the United
States government has been notified by
its ambassadors and ministers abroad
that the same question will be put by
all of them.
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Only Official Buttons.

Beginning with today on one will be
allowed to sell buttons or badges of any
description in Topeka without permit
from License Collector Bailey This ae-
ton is taken in order to protect the sale
of the official buttons as there will be
a multitude of street fakirs here within
the next two days to palm off all sorts
of buttons on the public as Official but
tons. A committee consisting of M. D
J. F. McManus and John Waters has
been appointed to have charge of the sale
of the official buttons. and parties who
sell them them will be given permits at
the time they secure their supply of but
tons. Major Anderson has suggested th:lt
a per cent be offered for the sale of the
buttons, and that people be sent out to
come in on the special excursion trains
Thursday morning to sell the buttons A
good live pusher ought to be able to dis
pose of 500 to 900 buttons on each incom-
ing train.
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IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
Recognition the Republicans Have
Received From Governor Stanley.

Received From Governor Stanley.
Norton, Oct. 31-Some kicking Re-
pubHcans scattered here and there
complain that the Sixth district hasn't
got as much in the matter of appoint
ments as the district is entitled to. q
The fact is that since the district was
created it has got more from Governor
Stanley's administration than any 9TH
er. No Republican administration has
ever taken better care of the Sixth dis
trict in the matter of recognition than
has the present one.
J. G. POstlethwaite, of Jewell county,
is a member of the court of visitation,
while 5. H. Dodge, of Mitchell county,
and E. A. Ross, of Jewell county, are
members of the state normal; E. A Nc
Farland, of Lincoln county is a mem
Der of the penitentiary board. So far
u appointments have been secured by
Mr.. Mcfarland in the counties Of Ellis
worth, Russell, Ellis, Logan, Thomas,
Rocks, Osborn, Smith Norton, RaWlins
Lincoln and Sheridan. The board of
charities have made number of APP
pointments in the Sixth district, the
most important being that of w. S.
Hancock of Jewell county, SuDerintend-
ent of the reform school at Topeka. 1t
seems to have been the policy of the
administration and the different boards
that a number Of good party workers
should have appointments rather than
few to get good places. Most every
county of the p in the district has had
some recognition.
The chaplain of the penitentiary, Rev.
r. A Hoffman, comes from the Sixth
district, Lincoln county. while the as
sistant adjutant general. Captain F.
CharleSWorth, is from Mitchell county,
and S. H. Thomas. of Ellsworth county
was appointed quartermaster of the
soldiers home at Dodge City.
E. T. Fairchild of Ellsworth county
and Captain J. S. Mcdowell, of Smith
county, are members of the agricultural
college board.
Nor is this all; J. s. Dawson, of Ora
ham county, has a position in the Of
fee of the state treasurer, Hill P Will
son, of Ellis county, and E. S. Knight,
of Sherman county, have good jobs in
the office of secretary of state, and D.
w Little, of Wallace county, has a po-
sition in the state superintendent Of
flee.
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WRONGS A YOUNG GIRL.
Rubber Ball Vendor in Trouble at Fort
Scott.

Fort Scott, Oct. 31-James Wright,
the young vendor Of rubber balls who
was in Fort Scott over fair week and
was this week arrested on the charge
of feloniOusly wrOnging a II year old
ImhOff girl of Cherokee was bound over
in the city court today and remanded
to jail for trial at the next term of
court.
The Imhof girl, a nice looking girl of
II, who it seems. has been raised under
the strict surveillance of her parents,
testified that she came here from
Cherokee to visit during the fair and
that she met Wright on the street; that
she voluntarily accompanied him to
hotel and lived with him for two days.
She says she lacks but two months of
being is years old and that she didn't
want Wright prosecuted. Her parents
are greatly distressed over her conduct
and are unrelenting in the prosecution.
Attorney c. B. Griffith, who is defend
ing Wright, made some suggestion of
a compromise and Mrs Imhoff rubbed
her fist against his nose and warned
him not to talk compromise to her.
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IN A PECK OF TROUBLE.
A Sunday School Association Wants
No More Watermelon Picnics.

Parsons, Oct. 31.-The facts shown by
the trial at the recent term of the dis
trict court, in the damage case of Mrs.
Josephine Wilson against Usage Town
ship Sunday School association are as
follows:
During the annual picnic last Aug
ust the association sold a party the
right to sell melons on the grounds.
Mrs. Wilson and some others came
along with loads of melons and went to
selling them on the public highway
near the grounds. This made the man
who bought the right to sell on the
grounds dissatisfied with his bargain,
and the officers of the society, to ap-
pease his wrath, had the people
selling melons on the highway arrested.
They were almost Immediately dis
charged by the justice of the peace be-
fore whom they were brought, but
meantime, while the owners were away,
their melons disappeared. The action
was brought to recover damages for the
arrest and for the melons. The verdict
of $50 for the arrest, 1925 for the mel
Ons, and the costs will cause the asso-
citation to pay out about 5000, and more
suits are likely to follow.
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poor and unfortunate is most excellent.
The establishment costs something to
inaugurate it, but once in working order
on development Of the plan its expenses
will come wholly within the economic
range BY the work the dodgers do
upon the streets a very large part of
the cost is betrayed. The county de-
trays a part of the expense.
The Municipal Lodging House has re-
lieved the town of the nuisance of men
delaney, and no longer are housekeepers
pestered with applications for help.
which are turned into this channel of
practical relief. An advantage is that
the cases of application for relief are
subject to investigation and the worthy
are searched out and needed help given
to those who are deserving of it. Since
the lodging house was established the
solicitation Of aims has been reduced
to the minimum. This alone is a very
considerable relief to the community.
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ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
Case Of Render and williams, Oolored
Comes Up at Alma

Alma, Oct 31-The trial of the two
negroes, James Render and Richard
Williams, charged with the murder Of
Harry Tandy and Calvin Berger, two
white men, near Mcfarland in June,
was commenced in the district court
here Monday before Judge Thomson. ].
b. Barnes is assisting County Attorney
Carroll in the prosecution, while Judge
John I keagy is defending
Forty-tWo jurors were subpOenaed on
the special panel but jury was secur-
ed by examining 20,
Mrs. John c. Berger, the step-mother
OF the murdered boy, Calvin Berger,
identified the clothing he wore when
he left home, testifying as to certain
patches made by herself in the trous-
ers. She also testified that when she
visited the Jail in Alma, Richard Will
iams had on the shoes Berger wore
when he left home.
Mr.. Berger, the father also testified
and identified the clothing.
FOrty-fve witnesses have been sub
poenaed, among them being Sheriff
Cook, Crook Wright, "Souse" Hawkins,
Collins and other negroes from To-
peka.
The general impression is that the
trial will be short and that the ne
grOeS will be convicted
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A VICIOUS INITIATION.
Society Fraternity Blamed For the
Death of Young Man.

Geneva, N. Y, Oct. 31.-The remains of
Edward Fairfax Berkeley, who met death
by drowning near here last Friday, while
going through the preliminary steps of
initiation into the Kappa Alpha frater-
nifty were taken to St Louis last night
Several members of the Kappa Alpha
society accompanied the remains. Mr..
Berkelev did moi 90 west but hastened to
the bedside of his wife, who is in a criti-
cal condition as a result of the terrible
shock. The relatives of young Berkeley
are. greatly. wrought up over the affair
and it is said they will attempt to punish
those who are believed were responsible
for the students death. Dickinson, the
student who was with him at the time. is
greatly broken up and is in very ner-
vous condition Papers in this vicinity
are editOrially censoring the fraternity
and Hobart college for allowing the prac-
tees of such a society.
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The current year promises to make a
record in the matter of the organiza-
ton Of new national banks, that is,
dating from the 1898 panic. At least IS
institutions have applied for or have
taken out national charters this year.
and the number of national banks for
the first time since 1892 will show a
large gain in the aggregate number of
institutions. The capital of the banks
organized or in the course of Organiza-
tiOn amounts to 49, 600. 900, while the
decrease owing to hquidations or fail
ures is only $2,OOO,O 900, making a net
gain in the live capital of 10000, 600.
The report Of the comptroller of the
currency for the year ending with Oc-
tober, 1885, shows that the capital of
the national banks decreased for the
twelve months S4.O44. 900. In 1897 the de-
crease was 81, O9O, 500; in 1896, 81. SO5,-
600; in 1885, Sc. 4Ss, 12O, and in 1894, $780,
coo.
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During the winter OF 1897 Mr.. James
Reed one of the leading citizens and mer-
chants of Clay, Clay Co, W Va, struck
his leg against a cake of ice in Such a
manner as to bruise it severely. It be
came very much swollen and panied him
so badly that he could not walk without
the aid of crutches- He was treated by
physicians, also used several kinds OF lin
fuent and two and a half gallons OF wills
XIV in ba thing it. but nothing gave any re-
lief until he began using Chamberlain s
niete cure in a weeks time and he be-
fieves that had he not used this remedy
his leg would have had to be amputa ted
Pain Balm is unequaled for sprainS
bruises and rheumatism For sale by all
druggists.
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ooFFEYvILLR FINANCES.
Net Indebtedness Increase For Past
Three Months Is S2,646 IL.

er's report for the quarter ending Oc-
tober IL has been issued. A comparison
of it with the July report shows a
steady increase in outstanding indebt-
edness. The amount of outstanding
warrants against the general fund has
been increased $2,052.09; against the
waterwOrks fund, $3.50. 38. The amount
of outstanding warrants against the
street and alley fund has been decreas-
ed $107.45. This makes the total in
crease in the amount of outstanding
warrants, 81, S2S o.. The cash on hand
is $1S1.S0 greater than in July. Deduct
ing this from the increase in warrants,
it is found that the net increase in out
standing indebtedness made during the
past three months is $2,646.12.
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Bert Stewart Badly Hurt

Bert Stewart. one of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment boys. who returned to
Topeka about a month ago, was pain
fully injured by falling from an extern
sion ladder in the new state library
rooms this afternoon. Stewart was as
sisting in the decoration Of the hall
when the accident occurred, and was
about 20 feet from the floor. His left
ankle was badly sprained, and his
limbs and body severely bruised. He
will be unable to accompany the other
returned members to Hutchinson We'd
nesday to meet the regiment on its way
to TODelxa