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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
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Dave Gideon, the Noted Turf
man, Wants a Jockey.
Going to New Orleans After a
Good Rider.
MAY SIGN M'JOYNT.
The Fast BannOckburn May
Race In England.
lay SIGN M'JOYNT.
Ed COrrigan Anxious to Take
the Great Horse Over.

New Orleans, La, Feb. IA recent spe-
cial from New York conveys the informa-
ton that Dave Gideon, the noted turf
man, is due to arrive in New Orleans TINS
week, the chief object of his visit being TO
secure a light weight jockey if he can get
one to suit him Those who are most
favored by him at present, 1t Is stated
are Boland, McJoynt and WINFIELD. II
such is the case, McJoynts chances for
an engagement to ride in the east the
coming season would seem to be bright
Boland and Winfield are already under
contract for this year. The former were
signed by Charley Hughes for Board OF
Trade Smith at Cincinnati last fall, and
Winkfeld has been under contract to May
& Son since the early part of last year,
the Lexington turfman having taken him
up soon after going to Chicago aIter tne
Acieudy great consideration, Mr.; Ol9e0n
might secure a transfer to himself or the
contract for either Of the two rlders, pul
it IS hardly likely that ne WIZ oneI
sufficiently great consideration TO secure
either.
AS far as McJoynt Is concerned the in
dicadons are that Mr.. Gideon Is making
his move too late. Another prominent
eastern owner whose name mas nor pe e
learned. has had an agent here watching
McJoynts riding, and it is reported nego-
and the Texan jockey. The only one
among the more successful jockeys riding
here who is not already under engage
CIawson, the famous Berry Picker, and as
he can not get down to anything like 100
pounds it is doubtful If he would nil the
BIZ of Gideon's requirements for a light
weight jockey. Clawson at present is I'M
der engagement to ]. j. McCatferty, but
that engagement is only until April l.
Measured by success in the saddle Bo-
land is entitled to be considered the star
jockey here. In any event he has the In
dian sign on his fellow knights of the pig
skin, having ridden more winners than
any of the others. He has finished first
IS times to date, been second in 2! races
close competitor, and who like the Smith
jockey, is riding in great form these days,
has A winning mounts, 40 seconds and q
thirds to his credit.
Wedderstrand has been first % times,
second % times and third 90 Clawson has
ridden 20 winners. been second 13 times
and third 20. WINFIELD has II winning
mounts to his credit and McJoynt a. The
others that have won more than five
races are Harshberger, Il; Frost, 10; Du-
pee. s; Dominick, Tabor and Odom, 6. The
latter has been the disappointment Of the
meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07

cling the entrance fees for bicycling as
sociations from $25 to SO.
Mr.. BatcheIder presented a statement
showing what had been done in q finap-
ctal way during 1899. The amount of
money given in professional races was
$59. 407. The amount of money given in
prizes for amateurs was $4,000. The
number of amateur registrations was
1,421; professional registrations, 1877.
Frank L. Cramer, amateur champion of
America for 1898 and 1899, has asked to
be transferred to the N. c. A. profess
sional class.
Mr.. Batchelder then presented the re-
port of the board of control. In part it
says:
"One season has plainly demonstrated
that the N. c. A. form of cycle racing
government is built upon substantial,
permanent and satisfactory lines,
though it is to be admitted that there
is still room for Improvement in vari-
Gus directions.
During the first year of its existence
the National Cycling Association has
embraced nearly 100 bicycle tracks, BIZ
cycle clubs and bicycle race promoting
associations which are active or assOci-
ate members or have conducted meets
under its permit. With scarcely one
exception every noted track in this
country became associated with the Ma
tional Cycling Association.
The negotiations with California
amateur cycling clubs have progressed
to such an extent that the receipt OF
an official notification of the transfer
of the control of the sport on the Pa
cif1c slope may be expected. An I'M
Outstanding has been reached with the
Southern Cycling Association, and with
this accomplished the National Cycling
Association will have extended its Jur-
Foreign recognition has been practi-
callV obtained"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
NOT A POPULIST.
G. O. Clemens Tells Why He Withdrew
From Conference.

''The story of the Breidenthal confer
ence in the State Journal unseals my
lips" said G.. c. Clemens today. Il
had considered myself bound as
occurred, but that is now impossible
7 have always urged Mr.. Breidenthal
to stay out of the fght-advised him
as an old time friend; and did it again
at that alleged conference. I was urged
to attend q conference at which, l was
told, Chief Justice Doster and others of
my friends would be present, had
been hunted for hours and was caught
at last. Desiring to make myself
clearly understood, once for all, I at
tended for the purpose of telling my
friends my position and of thus max
ing an end of the embarrassing situa-
ton in which I had been for weeks. 1
did not understand Mr.. Breidenthal was
to be sent for, 1 understood he was to
be there. I remained a few minutes.
Being asked to talk 1 briefly in
formed the half-dozen gentlemen pres
ent that it would be improper for me
to participate in the conference, as l
had made up my mind; that I had de-
cided to quit the Peoples party, which
had been killed by a fusion committee
and fusion candidates, and that hence
forth I was a plain Socialist. Some
gentlemen expostulated, but remained
firm, and bidding them all goodbye po-
litically I left the room within five min
utes, perhaps, after entering it.
Every gentleman present there, in
Guiding Mr.. Breidenthal, knows just
what occurred. Even were disposed
to stay with the Populist party, would
certainly understand I was sitting by a
corpse. When the principles for which
a Peoples party stands have so little
hold upon the people that it becomes
necessary for men all over the state to
flock to Topeka, as the magi journeyed
to Bethlehem, to seek for one man as
the only savior, think that party must
be in its dying agonies, If not already
dead. I am a socialist and propose to
vote a socialist ticket if I have to go to
Missouri to do it.
1T is utterly useless for the fusion
brethren to labor with me further. In
the language of the old colored Meth
odist revival hymn:
They've overstayed their day of grace.
And made their bed in hell"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
sTILLwELHs NEW WORK.
Former P. & G. President Will Head
Car Motor Concern.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. THE Star
says:
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway
and until last year its president, is or
ganizing the American Vimotion Car
company, which owns patents for n
gasoline engine which, it is claimed.
will minimize the expense of operating
street cars. Mr. Stillwell will be pres
ident of the company and have associ-
ated with him Jesse M. Thompson, of
California, said to be the inventor of
the cable car system, and George J.
Atkins, of Chicago, owners of the pat
ents to be used by the new concern
The company will, Mr.. Stillwell says,
have a capital of $4,000, 900, will con-
struct a manufacturing plant at In
dianapolis, an assembling plant in
Kansas City md have Offices in New
York, Chicago and Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
BANNooKBURN
May Be Taken to England by Ed Cor
riGan to Race.

Der is seriously considering the advisa bill
ity Of letting Ed Corrigan take Bannock-
6urn to England next spring. Adolph
has been endeavoring to buy Bannock-
burn of Schneider, offering SO. 900 for the
great son of Hayden Edwards and BETTE
Blaise but the St Louis horseman refuses
TO part with the horse for a cent less than
$4,000 Burns Handicap with Bannockburn
At Oakland next month and then retire
the horse to his stock farm In California.
dicap, and is not sold prior to or after the
race, 1t is probable that Schneider will
to England
Mr.. Corrigan viii ship his string across
the big pond about the middle of April.
Allowing the horses two months in which
70 get acclimated, Corrigan figures on be-
ing ready for the races in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
MOVING SLOWLY.
The Dowager Empress of China Is
Feeling Her Way.

Pekin, Feb. 1T is generally believed
that the dowager empress will not at
tempt the formal deposition of the en-
peror at the present moment though
that this was her first intention there is
little room to doubt. 1t is gathered
from creditable Chinese sources that
the dowager intends to carry out her
plans during the first days of the new
year. Everything had been prepared
for the coup but at the last moment
representations to her that such a
course probably would create serious
opposition in the south induced
her to temporarily abandon her de-
cision.
There is much anxiety in native
quarters regarding the dowager en-
press next move. tits generally thought.
however, that she will allow affairs to
remain as at present until she is able
to ascertain to a certainty what atti-
tude the emperor's party is likely to
assume There is little reason to be-
lieve that the emperor's party is
strongly enough united to give serious
trouble whatever action the dowager
takes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
WILL BREED RACERS.
J. D. Yeomans and T. Stout Have Pur
chased Washington's Old Home.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. Judge J. D.
Yeomans of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and Frank Stout of Du-
buque, who is counted the wealthiest
man in Iowa, have purchased 120 acres
of the Mount Vernon estate in Nir-
GINA which George Washington called
River Farm, on the Potomac, and will
establish there a racing stable.
The place has costly stables and ap-
pointments. Some very notable horses
will go in the first car load from Judge
Yeomans' Iowa farm to the new stables
in Virginia, among them George R.
Peck, a son of Joe Patchen, Frank Yo-
KUN, Madeline, Annice, and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
THEIR USEFULNESS OVER
Old Locomotives Awaiting Their Fate
Like Aged Horses

There is a varied and motley collection
of old and disabled locomotives in the
Santa Fe yards, standing on the side
tracks near the roundhouse, waiting to
be taken either to the scrap pile to be
broken up, or else into the repair shops
and thoroughly overhauled and again
put into regular service.
The collection of locomotives only
represents that of very short time, as
every day or two a locomotive is ia
ken away to be repaired or ''scrapped,"
while another is brought from some
part of the system and takes its place.
The present attitude of the railroads in
getting the greatest amount of service
out of the locomotive in the least posi-
BILE time, is making a continual change
in the locomotives and quick repairs
are necessary to replace the old and
partly broken down locomotives with
new ones which have either just come
from the locomotive works or else been
overhauled in the company's shops.
There are at present in this collection,
about 20 locomotives, and they repre-
sent all kinds, grades and styles of loco
motives, and are in all stages of delapi-
dation. Some have their front ends
stove in, others are minus cab, some
have the rear end broken, and possible
a pair of wheels gone, while another has
only boiler and a few connections to
show for what was once a powerful en-
CINE. They are broken up in every con-
ceivable way, and show the effect of
nara usage or the results OF pe1ng IN
wreck or a collision. If these old en-
gines could talk, what varied and in
teresting story they would tell. OF fast
runs made, of scenes passed by, of ad-
ventures gone through, of thousands Of
miles Travelled and possibly of an acct
dent which they have been in and
which probably resulted in their being
sent to the sidetrack where they now
stand awaiting the judgment of the
machinist to decide whether they will
be sent to the scrap pile or. else given
another chance on the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
NATIONAL CYCLE MEET.
John A. Blaurock Elected President
Membership of 80 Reported.

New York, Feb. THE National
Cycling Association opened It's annual
meeting in this city Tuesday. George
G. Greenburg presided in the absence
Of Fred 3. House, president Of the as
ISOLATION. A. G. Batchelder, chairman
Of the board of control, read a state
ment showing membership of ninety,
distributed by states as follows:
New York, Is; New Jersey, 9; Massa-
chusetts, 6; Utah, /; Rhode Island, g.
Kentucky, 1; Pennsylvania 6; Connec-
ticut, IS; Georgia, 8; New Hampshire. /,
Florida, 3; Tennessee, 1; Alabama, 8,
Maryland, 2; Missouri, 3; Minnesota, 1;
Illinois, 2; Washington, l.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: John A. Blaurock
president; Charles Bloenecke, vice pres
ident; James L. Allen, second vice pres
fdent; Clarence Mcguire, secretary; A.
G. Batchelder, chairman of the board OF
control and treasurer of the associa-
ton. Additional members elected to
the board of control were chosen as fol
lows:
District A. r. E. Kelsey. Hartford
Conn; district B, N. z. Turgeon. Buff
falo, n. z; district c. Ross Kloster-
man. Baltimore; district D, Harry Hart
ley, Jacksonville. Fla; district 2, George
p. Greenburg, Chicago.
The constitution was amended. redu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
CHAMPION M'aovERN
Will Not Fight Again Until After he
Meets Oscar Gardner

New York, Feb Tommy West and
Dick Moore have been matched to box
20 rounds before the Eutaw A. c. of
Baltimore on February II. The men are
to meet at catch weights, for so per cent
of the gross receipts.
Betting has already begun on the re-
suit of the twenty-five round battle be-
tween Joe Cans and Spike Sullivan, which
is to be decided at the Broadway club Fri
day night. Cans is a slight favorite, at
10 to 9. Champion Terry NcGOvern will
not do any further fighting until his bat
tie with Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid,
is decided. This is scheduled to be held
Tim McGrath has been engaged to train
Dave Sullivan for his coming battle with
Kid Broad. Dave will do his work at
NeWdorp,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07

the mare for a spin down the turnpike
without permission of Mr. Belmont, who
has closed his country seat here and is
spending the remainder of the winter
at his home in New York. It is al
legged that Hall stopped at several of
the road houses. and becoming intoxi-
Gated, was unable to control the trOtter
which ran away, and dashing down the
road near the country seat of VIM. c.
Whitney ran with great force into a
heavy farm wagon. The mare was Sc
riously cut and bruised, and DR.. Harry
S. Field, the veterinary of the Meadow
brook club, fears that she may be
crinnled.
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SELECTION IS MADE
P. & q. Interests Have Decided on a
President.

Chicago, Feb IA president has
been selected for the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railroad and he has &C
cepted the position" said Max Pam, at
torney for the reorganization commit
tee, today, but his name cannot be di-
vulged at this time. I Will say. how
ever, that it is neither W. G. Collins,
formerly general manager of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
Northern lines"
Mr. Pam further stated that the
Pittsburg & Gulf would be operated as
an Independent line and would have
no rails of it's own north of Kansas
City. He has gone to New York to
consult with Mr.. Hartman and others
interested in the reorganization of the
road. and promised on his return to
give out the name of the new president.
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NOVELTY IN LOCOMOTIVES.
Engineers Favored in Building OF
Burlington Engines

Ten powerful locomotives for pas
senger service have been added to the
equipment of the Burlington lines in
Nebraska. They were built at the
Baldwin locomotive works from designs
furnished by the Burlington. says the
Pittsburg Post.
The big machines have already made
some records pulling heavy trains
across the Nebraska plains Some of
the dimensions are of uncommon inter
est. The driving wheels are six feet
in diameter The tender carries ten
tons of coal and has a. water capacity
of 5000 gallons. The weight of the en-
gine and tender is 243, 800 pounds.
The cab is arranged to give the engi-
neer the best possible chance to work
The levers are within easy reach of his
seat while the right side of the boiler
has been stripped of machinery in order
to give the engineer a, chance to look
ahead without having his vision blurred
by escaping steam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
Fred Gilbert High Man.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. Fired Gilbert
match at the Limited Gun club Tuesday.
H. E. McCurchie and Powers were tied
for second money honor soo The shoot Is z
thrown. Dark, rainy weather prevented
clean scores in many instances The en-
tire programme today was at clay birds.
One of the features of the shoot was a
team match race between Neal and Trip,
of Indiana, and Sconce and Cadwallader
of Illinois, which was won by the Indiana
pair by score of As to 45. The conditions
were twenty-five birds to the man, and
the individual result was: Trip, "a; Neal,
p; Sconce, %; CadWallader, p.
The events today will be a sparrows,
and on Thursday at pigeons. All the
cracks are here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07

Ian, from employees of the Oklahoma di-
vision, A. T. & S. F., 1900" There was
also a gold plated clock and candelabra,
all medallion finished.
The transportation department, the
mechanical department. the traffic de-
partment, the track department, and in
fact every department of the division is
represented in the gifts and set a rep
resentative to the presentation. The
gifts were transferred from them TO
Mr.. Dolan by Conductor Al Glazier of
this city, r. E. Torrington of the traffic
department and Master Mechanic Mel
bert of Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07

railroads in the United States. With
these men the commission question is
bread-and-b butter subject, for it means
to each an average net loss of $50 per
month.
Just what the agents are going to do
about the matter is not known They
are convinced, however, that the day
OF commission payments has gone in
this country, and that the executive
officers win not be in a hurry to ad-
vance salaries in the light of the eco
nomic attitude of the powerful syndi-
Gates in control of the leading proper
ties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
TOO MUCH SUGAR.
Sugar Trust Will Shut Down Jersey
City Plant

New York, Feb THE New York
Evening Post says:
1t was stated positively in Jersey City
today that the American Sugar Re
filming company is preparing to shut
down it's Jersey City plant which en-
ploys 1000 men. The men will quit work
within three days. The stopping of the
plant is due to an over supply Of re-
fined sugar.
The warehouses in Jersey City and
Brooklyn are all oVerstocked. The re-
finery work was stopped Saturday
night last, but the men have since been
at work getting out the finished pro-
duct on hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
Another Legislative Aspirant.

F. II. Conkright of Winfield is another
new man in the field for legislative hon
oas; ne. wants va come 70 ,dopeka ana
and on the Republican side. Mr.. Conk-
right is now treasurer of Cowley county
and attempted to prevent his friends from
bringing him out believing that he should
not seek another office while holding one
and also thinking, so he said. that 1t is
time to pass the honors around. These
objections were not needed by his friends
and Conkright is doing business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
PITCHER PINK HAwLEY
Is of the Opinion That the Association
Will Be Go.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. For some
days past it has been reported, here
that Pink Hawley, the crack pitcher of
Cincinnati, had been offered a large
salary to play with the new American
association team which Harry Quinn
proposes to launch here. Hawley was
interviewed over the telephone at his
home at Beaver Dam, where he is now
staying, and said:
1.-The report that I have signed with
the association is not true, though 1
have been asked to do so. have not
signed with any one and I have not
made any arrangements with the Gin
cinnati team. 1 have no plans what
ever, so far as to my future. Yes, I
think the new association will be a go,
but I do not care to discuss it further
than that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
HIN OILS Road Sold.

Matttoon, ILL.,, Feb. THE Peoria, De-
catur & Evansville railroad was sold in
this city by Special Master Chancery
Brown of Springfield Ill. to Adrian H
Joline, representing the Central Trust
company of New York The bid on the
Evansville division was $685., 000 On
the Peoria division the bid was 81
$50 900. 1t is inferred that the Illinois
Central interests were behind the bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
J he
PfH1kh1aEn1
Remedies

For disorders 81 fhe
feminine organs have
gained their great F0n0VgEs
and enormous sale BE-
cause of the permanent
good they have done and
are doing for the women
Of this country
IF all aiJEng o. suffer-
Esg women could be made
10 understand hOW all
SOEUfeIy true are the
statements about lydia e
PSnkbann's Vegetable
COMPOUND their suffer-
kn@S would GKScs
MRS. PkmAEksARss OOEEnSeES
women free Of charge.
Her address Is Eynns
AEasSs The advice she
gives Is practical ana
honest You car write
freely 10 hesy she IS a wO~
GaaaAs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
SANTA FE LIGHT PLANTS.
Said Company Will Build at Newton
Albuquerque and Winslow.

1t is rumored that among the many
improvements which the Santa Fe man
agement will make this year, will be
the building and equipping of electric
light plants at Newton, Kan; A1buquer-
que N M, and Winslow, Arizona.
These electric plants are to be built
near the roundhouse at each place and
will furnish light to the different build
ings of the company, as we'll as the
yards. The building of these electric
plants has been under consideration for
some time. and there is good reason to
believe that they will be built.
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California Travel Heavy.

Passenger travel is better than the
average for January, particularly to the
Pacific coast. A statement made by
the Santa Fe road shows that the travel
to Cal fornia over it's line exceeds last
year by % per cent. The travel a year
ago was Is per cent. over 1898, and
taking this year as compared with 1897,
the gain is Sc per cent. With the ex-
ception of the low rates from st. Paul
to North Pacific coast points, passenger
rates are well maintained in all Sec
fiO1G
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MoKibben st. Joe,s Manager.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. Hackers of the
St. Joseph Baseball club have finally Sc
cured a manager He is Byron McKib-
ben. McKibben is well known among the
baseball enthusiasts, having played with
the St Louis team in 1894 and 1895. Last
year he was with the Cedar Rapids club
in the Western association, and played
with that team until the association went
to pieces.
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AGENTS WILL CONFER.
Hundreds of Ticket Agents Will Be
in Atlanta Thursday

The annual convention of the Inter
national Association of Ticket Agents
will be held at Atlanta on Thursday
This is a social gathering, bringing to-
gether ticket agents from all parts of
the country. and an excursion through
the south will be provided. At the busi-
ness session the principal subject for
discussion is the sweeping abolition of
commissions to coupon ticket agents
that has just been effected by all Of the