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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18

least, in the face of disaster.-Boston
Chicago has lost 81 games. distributed
among the pitchers as follows: Cummings
ham, 0; Menefees 1: Killen, g; Taylor, 5;
total, 81.
President Hart says: saThe Chicago ball
lost to Boston, to Brooklyn, s to Gin
cinnati 2 to New York, to philadelphia,
wo 69 from o aRo s. s G Rrooy nag
from Cincinnati. from New York; 6
from Pittsburg. 4 from St Louis and
says the Philadelphia Bulletin about the
Phillies: Looks like case of quitting.
The toboggan IS well creased. Hard luck
stories won't go from now on. Maybe
few fines will help them to play winning
with black on Saturday Lost, a ball
team. Found, a. counterfeit outfit An
exchange will willingly be made by the
Philadelphia club
Manager Seiee of Boston has written
only one letter to President A. H. Soden
at loss to locate the trouble with his
team
this season in the league
Booklyn has stolen 129 bases up to date.
New York leads the league IN double
plays. They. are credited with S.
pions represent ali that is brainy in base
ball men who are scheming at all times,
ing, 1 mean thinking out new plays that
will gain point on the other fellows"
The Indianapolis team, OF the Alner1-
can league, is not out of the race for the
pennant by a great deal 1t will be hot
hight for honors between the Hoosiers and
Comiskey's Chicago team.
1t is said that Barney Dreyfuss Is al
ready way ahead of the season, and that
he will make no less than $4,000 this
year.-Exchange. Boston will make more
money than that, even with a weak play
ing team--Boston Globe
It is understood that Tommy Leach
and Tom o Brien, of the Pittsburg
club, can be bought for much lower
sum than the price Barney Dreyfuss put
on them earlier in the season. 1t is said
also that the Pittsburg club is about
ready to unload some of the surplus men.
ers ON its payroll.-Boston JOurnal-a a.,
Jimmy Manning, of Kansas City, will
then have two of st. Louis farmed-olt
players on his team. Hemphill, who was
loaned to Manning early in the season, is
one of the best batters in the American
league. Hemphin is also cutting up
things the cushions and his fielding
has been the feature Of several games.
He would have come in handy for Tebeau
lately when the St. Louis manager had
Pitcher Sudhoff doing stunts in center
garden. Hemphin is also a better hitter
and baserunner than billiard, who Is fill
ing Heidrick's shoes at present.
Catcher Fred BueloW is giving the man
agement of the ST. Louis club considerable
trouble these days. He was loaned to the
Denver Western league team by Mr.
Frank DeHaas Robson, but it is said
that he positively refuses to 60 Instead
of reporting to the Denver management
himself to his Detroit home. Mr.. Robson
has kept the wires hot for several days
trying to locate the truant wind paddiSt,
but as yet he has had little success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
MRS. ROLAND MIssI NG.
Woman Near Lessvenworth Suddenly
Disappears From Home.

Leavenworth, July 1S.-Mrs. Deborah
Roland who has been living in the Pres
byterian parsonage at Paramount, for
some time, has mysteriously disappear
ed. 1t is thought that she either COM
mitted suicide or dropped dead. She
was a sufferer from heart disease, which
makes the latter theory plausible.
Mrs. Roland's mind, it is said, has
been affected since two of her children
died some time ago. She left her home
some time Saturday morning and no
traces of her have been discovered.
Searching parties were out all day Sat
urday and Saturday night They search
ed the cornfields and dragged
Humphreys pond and examined the
creeks in that vicinity but nothing was
found to tell where the missing woman
was.
A lump of dough was left lying on
the table, indicating that Mrs Roland
had left suddenly. She had taken moth
ing with her. What money that had
been in the house was still there She
had not changed her clothes before leav.
ing either. She wore calico dress and
a straw sunbonnet lined with black. The
woman is "a years of age, five feet four
inches in height, weighs about 100 pounds
and has black hair and gray eyes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
IMPERIALIsM DAY.
Doliiver Spoke at Ottawa But Clark
Was Confined to His Room.

ottawa, July 1s-The regular work of
the assembly Tuesday was almost lost
in the greater attraction, Imperialism
day.
The crowd was several times larger
than any day of the session Aside from
J. p. Delivers speech the annual
meeting of the stockholders took place,
at which Rev. DR.. Stephen A Northrop
of Kansas City was elected president for
the third time. Rev Mr.. G. s Nuss-
baum, pastor of the First Methodist
church of this city, was elected secre-
tary, to succeed John z. Clark. Rev.
Mr.. Nussbaum was secretary of the
Winfield Chautauqua before coming to
Ottawa, and made a success of it. Trus-
tees elected: ]. w. Norville, Olathe;
Rev. Mr.. H. J. Coker, Emporia; Rev. DR..
S. A. Northrop, Kansas City; John 2.
Clark and John r. Boardman, H. F.
Sheldon, Ottawa, and Mr.. Blythe, To-
peka. Lou ]. Beauchamp gave
humorous lecture at night to a large
audience. Today Is Educational day,
and Champ Clark will speak tonight, If
well enough. He is now i'll at hotel.
He could not speak yesterday.
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TRIAL OF MISS MORRISON.
Having Her Preliminary Hearing For
the Murder of Mrs. Castle.

FL Dorado, July 1s.-When Justice
Allebach called the court to order Tues
day for the preliminary hearing of Miss
Jessie Morrison, charged with the muir
der of Mrs. Olin Castle, the court room
was literally packed with people from
all over the country.
Miss Morrison entered the court with
her brothers, kissed her aged father and
mother and took her place near her at
torneyS, Redden & Kramer, V. P.
Mooney and H w. Schumacher. She
was perfectly cool during the trial. Mr..
Castle was accompanied by his mother,
father, Mr.. Wiley. father Of the
late Mrs Castle, and her brothers
Hamilton & Leydig are assisting Coun-
ty Attorney Brumback. The state oc-
cupied the entire day and did not finish
their evidence. Drs. Koogler and Full
linwider testified that they considered
the wounds fatal from the start.
Mrs. Mobberly testified that she heard
cries in the Castle home and ran over
She found the door locked, but forced it
and found Jessie Morrison bending over
the form of Mrs. Castle, who was lying
on the floor in pool of blood with her
throat cut. She saw a razor on the
floor. Mrs. Castle, who could not talk,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
ROW IN WESTERN LEAGUE.
Blacklisting of Hansen May Lead to
Further Investigation.


Sioux City, Iowa, July 1s-Prospects
are good for a big row in the Western
League of Baseball Clubs as a. result
of the blacklisting of First Baseman
Hansen of Sioux City by T. J. Hickey
Hickey'S action with reference to
Hansen will be remembered to have
been taken as result of an assault by
the latter on Catcher Wilson OF Omaha
on the diamond during game here
between the Omaha and Sioux City
teams. So far as can be learned, Hau-
sen was blacklisted simply upon the
strength of the first newspaper reports
of the ARRAY. Certainly he was given
no opportunity to present his side Of the
case.
Hausen's friends do not defend his
action They do maintain, however, that
his provocation was extreme and that
a stiff fine would be sufficient punish
ment for him. Their version is that the
i'll feeling between Hansen and Wilson
dates back several years to the time
that they played together with Kansas
City. Hansen considered Wilson re-
sponSible for the release from the Kan
sas City team and for keeping him out
of baseball for a long time after the
quarrel.
During every game that the two men
participated in after their engagement
legged to have done everything in his
power to annoy Hausen. Matters came
to a, crisis when they met on the field
here last week A number of witnesses
SlduQ ICtQy " testify lIldL w 4lSOA
language was of the most insulting
nature.
Hansen promptly turned and warned
him that a repetition of the Offense
would be followed by severe punish
ment. Wilson responded by a vile cpl
tibet and Hansen struck him with his
bat The blow drove the wires of the
catchers mask into Wilson's face and
he fell to the ground, bleeding profuse-
ly. Everyone agreed that his injuries
were not serious, but the Omaha play
ers insisted that he had been badly hurt
and carried him from the field tO,a ply
sicians office, where five stitches were
taken in the cuts on the side of his
head.
Hansen was arrested, but at once Sc
cured his release on bond. His case has
not yet come up for a final hearing.
Within the next day or two news was
received of his blacklisting by President
Hickey.
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Editor of the Atchison Globe Remem-
bered by His Friends.

Atchison, July 1s.-E- W. Howe. editor
of the Globe has been made a present
of a very costly watch. 1t was given to
him in appreciation of what he has
done for Atchison. Those that headed
the movement to give him the watch
were Jim Orr and B. p. Waggener. To-
day E. w. Howe has as many friends
in Atchison as any one else. while
back H. H. Brooks who threw the last
shovelful of dirt on the Champion coffin
started in to abuse Ed Howe. The in
dignation in Atchison was astonishing.
H. H. Brooks took the hint and shut up.
To say that Ed Howe is respected is
sufficient. He is honored by all, which
is the only way to say it and why
shouldn't he. He has done more to make
Atchison a widely known city than any
one in the town. His quiet and original
sayings are copied the world over. When
an AtchiSon person is away from home
and says that he is from Atchison, the
first thing his questioner will say is
That's where Ed Howe lives"
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STRIKE AT LANYoNv1LLE.
Furnacemen Go Out to the Number of
200 at La Harpe.

lola, Kan, July 1S.-The strike OF the
furnacemen at the Layonville smelter,
five miles east of here, which began
Monday is getting more serious All of
the yard men have stopped work and
the furnaces are on dead fire. The total
number of men now out will reach
nearly 200. Tho strike is merely a mat
ter of race prejudice, the American
workmen refusing to work under A
Pollock, who was put on as boss Satur-
day. Early last week A. Pollock was
sent from here out there and the metal
drawers walked out then. The Pole
was sent back here and the men re-
sumed work But this time it has re-
suited differently and the men are still
out and others are threatening to go
out in sympathy with them
One of the high up officials OF the
company says that they may close the
works at Lanyonville- until the matter
is adjusted. This viii cause great dis
aster to the town of La Htarpe, which
depends almost wholly upon the Lam
yOnVilIe Smelter.
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Displeased With the Country
He Stayed Eight Days.
SAYS GOLD is THERE.
But 1t is Mostly in the Banks
and the Saloons.
Sumner County Colony Disc0ur-
aged and Scattered
And Will Soon Return to Dwell
in Sunny Kansas.

Wellington, Kan. July &c. D. Get
ter has returned from Cape Nome after
stay of eight days in that region.
Mr.. Getter left Nome June 25 after
being there eight days, and was thir-
teen days on water from Nome to Seat
tie He says he left Nome because he
wanted to get back to Wellington.
Mr.. Getter says Cape Nome is an
overrated place. There is gold there
in the banks and saloons-and, accord
ing to rumor, some of it was taken from
the sands on the beach. The beach has
been thoroughly worked, and if there
was ever any gold there, there is not a
trace of it left. The 20,0 600 people, in
Guiding the Wellington crowd, who
went to Nome this spring are camped
on the beach. The Wellington crowd
have prospected the beach, but found
no indications of gold.
The Wellington crowd has divided I'D
into squads and were preparing to leave
the beach when Getter left Joe Thralls
has four claims on Shovel creek, sixty
odd miles from Nome. He has given
the Wellington crowd the privilege of
going to his claims and working them
on equal shares. Elmer Layne, Hud
Wightman, d. S. Rose and Gus Hamel
have decided to accept the offer, and
are probably on Shovel creek now. Joe
Pfatt, A Murphy and Mr.. Blair of Belle
Plaine, intended going up into the
same ne1ghborhood, and may work
ThrallS' claims. Jack Britton, Ed Hern-
ing and Ben Hitchcock form another
squad. They had not decided where
they would go. AL Bellies, Emery ia
cobs and Mr.. Harrison have gone to
Topcock, between Nome and St. Mi
chaels, and about sixty miles from the
former place, where there was a re-
ported discovery of gold.
Mr.. Getter says prospector stands
very little show of securing anything
within sixty miles of Nome City. Trans
portation is very difficult over the
narshy ground, and sixty miles there is
a great distance. Back of this sixty
mile limit, little is known of the coun-
try. The creeks for a great distance
inland have been prospected-
A drill was sent down at Cape Nome
for the distance of 120 feet and the
ground was frozen all the way. During
the summer the ground thaws out only
three or four feet, leaving the surface
soft, wet and marshy
Labor is very high at Nome. but there
is no employment except for few to
help unload vessels, etc. Al Bellies was
offered a job, and replied: Il quit a
good job to come here. If I had been
wanting work, 1 wouldn't have left"
The Wellingtonians will probably all
return about the first of October 1t is
cheaper to return and go back than to
spend the long winter there.
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UTEs VISIT CHEYENNEs.
Band of 400 Goes From Colorado to
Oklahoma Only to be Sent Home.

Wichita Kan, July 1S.-MaJorS touch,
agent of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Indians, with headquarters at Canton
ment, was in Wichita today. He says
that he has just sent a. band of 400 Ute
Indians back to Colorado. A few days
ago the Utes suddenly appeared on the
Cheyenne reservation, having come
overland. The TWO tribes at once began
a dance and pony swap. Major Stouch
learned of it and ordered the Utes home.
The Cheyennes knew of the Utes' COM
ing and had made preparations to re-
ceive them. They refuse. to tell how
the communication between the two
tribes is maintained. They live on
reservations apart and separated by a
thickly settled country. Not a white
man knew of the Utes' coming. and
word must have been sent by mes
Senger.
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An Efingham Scandal.

The people of bingham say that the
latest story there is true in every
particular A citizen of Ehingham
lately went to Excelsior Springs, and
while there he received letter from
an bingham widow making a date
with him in Kansas City. In the same
mail, the Effingham man received a let
ter from a relative. He intended to send
this kin letter to his wife at Effing
ham, but, through an awkward mistake,
sent the compromising letter. The wife
received 1t, and there was a scene. She
called in her friends, and they all read
it, The news spread like wildf1re and
there were several scenes" on the
streets The guilty woman at once left
town, and it is said she will not re-
turn. The guilty husband. it is stated,
has agreed to leave town, provided his
wife will make up with him.--Atchison
Globe.
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WHAT THEY SAY.
Erne Was Too Weak For His Sturdy
Opponent

New York, July 1S.--Erne was seen In
his dressing room after the fight, and
said:
The weight beat me. I reduced my
self too fine and I had no strength at
all.
My blows lacked force, and realized
after the first clinch that McGovern was
much stronger than myself. The fact of
the matter is, handicapped myself out
of the match by taking off too much
weight. will never go out of my class
again. At 1873 pounds am fine and well,
but at a lower weight I have no chance
to win
Terry McGovern took his victory very
modestly. When seen after the fight he
said:s
Il always thought that I could beat
Erne, but did not expect to do the trick
in so short a period of time. He hus-
tied me quite a bit in the first round,
but after that his blows grew weak and
felt had him beat. I still intend to
remain a feather weight and am open to
any man from 116 to 122 pounds
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EDITOR EsKRIDGE AT REST.
Funeral of Emporia's Well Known
Citizen Held Tuesday Afternoon.

Emporia, Kan, July 1S.-The funeral
OF ex-Lieutenant Governor Charles Yer
non Eskridge Tuesday afternoon was
the largest held here for years. The
Masonic fraternity had charge of the
ceremonies. The Rev. ]. T. Sauber of
the First Presbyterian church, and the
Rev. ]. H. Hill of the state normal.
conducted the religious exercises A
special choir, consisting of Miss Bell c.
Harris, Miss Jennie Thomas. Frank
cal music.
All the stores were closed and the
whole town attended The second, regf-
ment band rendered its services and
headed the Masonic procession, which
was followed by the two Grand Army
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THINNER AT THE HEAD.
Pittsburg Player Leads the New Base
Ball Players Organization.

New York, July 1S.-Oficia1 announce
ment was made today that the officers
of the Protective Association of Profess
sional Baseball Players are Charles 1.
thinner of the Pittsburg club, president;
Hugh Jennings of Brooklyn, financial
secretary, and William F. Clarke of
Boston, treasurer. The organization is
on a firm, substantial basis in spite of
many reports of disaffection among the
players.
Hugh Jennings is authority for the
statement that every player now under
contract to National league clubs has
not only Joined the association, but has
paid his initiation fee and dues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
Baseball Notes

Scott has pitched three games against
Philadelphia and the Phillies have vet
to win game from him. His first effort
against them resulted in a. tweive-inning
game. He beat them in Philadelphia, and
he beat them Wednesday. The Phillies
seem unable to do much hitting when
Scott is the rubber.
THE Phi1lieS have a. strong enough team
to warrant being at least second all the
season, and the club owes it to its pa
irons to see that the players play the best
game they can put up so declares a
Quaker
The Reds, after losing four straight to
Brooklyn, won four straight from the
Quakers.
The Bostons have played two errorless
games among the nine they have lost on
this western trip. They have sand, at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-18
WELLINGTON SUED.
w. L. Etherton Wants $4,000 For
Loss of Eye From Dangling Wire.

Wellington, July 1S-Lawrence &
Ferguson have fled a suit in the dis
trict court for w. I. Etherton against
age.
On the night of April %, Etherton'
was going home. On West Second
street a wire was hanging from a tree
across the walk. The end of this wire
caught Etherton in the right eye and
tore the eye out
He presented a bill to the city coun-
ell at it's May meeting for $4,000. No
action has been taken on the bill and
the suit has been filed.
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ALL CLASSES WELL FILLED.
Cleveland Grand Circuit Meet Will
Bring Together Speedy Racers

Cleveland, O., July 1s.-The entries
for the grand circuit trotting meeting,
which closed today, promise fine sport
at the Cleveland course next week The
purses aggregate about $4,000 and the
twenty classes are well filed.
In the POS trotting class the great
stations Croesceus, Charley Herr,
Tommy Britton and Grattan Boy will
make their first appearances for the
season in the grand circuit In the 2:06
class pacing there are fourteen entries,
including some of the speediest. All the
other classes are we'll filed and rec
breaking meeting is looked for.
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GOOD HORSES FOR SARATOGA
Date Conflicts With Both Brighton
Beach and Sheepshead Bay.

New York, July 1s.-Twenty-two days
will be the duration of this years rae
ing season at Saratoga. The meeting
will begin on Wednesday, August l, and
will end on Saturday, August %. There
will be a conflict of seven with Brighton
Beach and one day with the Coney
Island Jockey clubs fall meeting.
Many of the best horses now winning
the big races in the west are engaged
at Saratoga, including Sidney Lucas,
Fly by Night, Bannockburn. Alard
Scheck. Lady Schorr. Silverdale. Sam
Phillips, Larkspur, Garry Hermann,
Advance Guard, Bangle and others
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Business Change at bingham.

Atchison, July 1S.-It is rumored that
Mrs. Ina L. Klingman has left Effing-
ham, and sent in her resignation as
postmaster, and that she will also dis
pose of the New Leaf Whether this is
true or not. it is certain that T. f.
Stewart and c. E. Green are in Atchi-
son today soliciting signatures to APP
plications for appointment as postmas-
ter at bingham. 1t is said to be prob
able that w. w. Cohoon will secure con-
troll of the New Leaf.
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Closed by Creditors.

lola, July 1s.-The doors of J. j.
Often, baker and confectioner. have
been closed by creditors The indebted
ness will reach 81, 900. Often was con-
victed at the last term of court of SELL
ing whisky. He is now serving sentence
and this fact caused creditors to close
on him. He says he is satisfied he can
pay out and refuses to give up the
building which he has occnnied
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A Big Spice Bill.

Atchison, July ia travelling gro-
ceryman has been taking in the farmers
of Atchison county by selling them gro
ceries for which they paid more than
if purchased at home. He sold sugar
$3.50 a sack added the freight, making
it $6.05, and at the time the farmers
bought it, sugar was selling at $500.
He had such convincing way with him
that he persuaded one farmer in the
Huron neighborhood to buy $12 worth
of spice.
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Tried to Pound Himself to Death.

FL Dorado, July I'm. Parson, sup
posed to be partially demented. attempt
ed to commit suicide at Beaumont last
evening by pounding himself on the
head with a hammer and then jumping
into a pond. He was rescued and will
recover, but begged the rescuers to let
him die
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STOPS SLOT MACHINES.
Clay Center -Inaugurating an Era Of
Reform.

Clay Center, July 1s.-The city mar
shall, acting under instructions from the
city attorney, has retired every slot ma
chine in town from active duty.
This is but another chapter in the
interesting story of local civic reform
that has been so closely engaging the
attention of Clay Center's Inhabitants
during the past year.
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BALL CLUB FOR SALE.
Detroit Thinks It Is Being Discrimi-
mated AGAINST

Detroit, Mich, July lS-As the result
of the suspension of Shortstop Elber-
field by President Ban johnson of the
American League, the Detroit baseball
dent Burns and Mana ger Stallings de-
clared today. Some time ago President
Burns expressed the opinion that De-
troIt was being Disseminated against
he was not welcome in the American
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wrote: Jessie Morrison killed me-"
Mrs. Spangler testified to about the
same facts.
The razor was shown and identified
by Deputy Sheriff Young, Miss Cowles
and Mrs. Spangler. Mrs. Castle, mother
of Olin Castle, identified the clothes
worn by Mrs. Castle when she was
killed She broke down and wept bit
terly on the stand.