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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29

white stockings. having displaced Pitch
er Skopec, who has dropped back to sec
ond place. The feature OF the batting
among Comiskey's team is the slump
taken by Jones and Hoy, who are two
of the strongest men on the team, n>nd
the good stick work OF Hartman, Mertes
and Isben- Hartman and Mertes are
naturally strong with the wolloVv, but
Isbe1 was considered a weak hitter last
year. Now he is coming at a terrific
clip ana is one Of the four over the 300
mark. The team batting average Is 20
AS in the white stockings. the left
handed pitcher who led the orphans last
week has given way to a regular player
Green passing .7ube1' Waddell. Five Of
Lotus men have marks above the 300
line and the team has an average Of
-277. This is quite a slump from its
high-water figure Of over 500 and shows
that the league pitchers are steadying
down. Captain Doyle has not yet caught
his batting eye since returning to- the
game, and the same is true of Delahan-
". who thus far this year has failed to
fulfill the prediction that he would be p
greater batter Childs and Mccormick
are both picking up and the stick work
in general is more balanced than earlier
in the year.
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KANSAS NEWS.
State Bankers Association
Gathers at Lawrence.
Fourteenth Annual Session Be-
gins Its Work.
ATTENDANCE LARGE.
Address of Welcome by Congress
man B0WersOck.
President Chandler Reviews
Showing of Banks.
ATTENDANCE LARGE.

Lawrence, May 29.-The fourteenth
annual session Of the Kansas State
Bankers association began at New
Eldridge hall at 2 o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon. The attendance is larger than
ever before. The city is doing its best
to entertain its guests in a worthy man
ner. President c. I. Chandler. of Medi-
cine Lodge, called the session to order,
and DR.. r. COrdley. Of Lawrence, de-
nvered the invocation The address of
welcome was made by Congressman
Bowersock, and J. T. Bradley, of Sedan,
made the response. President Chambers
address was an interesting review of the
financial conditions of the republic,
comparing the present trade and wealth
of the nation with the conditions of the
past few years. President Chandler
called attention to the fact that even
England is selling her bonds in this
country, and that the United States is
borrowing money the cheapest of any
nation at present The increase in the
value of United States bonds was re-
ferred to.
Mr.. Chandler reviewed the great ag-
ricultura1 progress of Kansas, and con-
tinued:
1.-THE Kansas banks have also kept
pace. Only nine failed to show earnings
in 1S99 of which seven were new banks.
In 1890 no national banks and only two
private banks went into receivers
hands. The total deposits OF the Kan
sas banks for 1901 is $7O IFS. 286, an in
crease Of As per cent in two years.
Secretary Thornton Cooke of Herring
ton, read a complete report of the past
years work. dwelling upon the great
benefits of organization and co-Opera-
ton among the bankers. The insurance
and bond features which are conducted
from the secretary's office have proven
very satisfactory during the short time
which they have been in operation. The
membership OF the association has in
creased from 210 to 315 banks. of WHICH
81 are national and 21O state and private
banks.
The members Of the association were
the guests of Haskell Indians after their
session and were shown around the red
mems institution by the students and
teachers. The visitors will be at the
university this forenoon and at II O'Clock
classes will be dismissed in order to al
low students to hear the address of
James H Eckels. of Chicago, in the
chapel.
The present officers are: President, c.
L Chandler Medicine Lodge; vice preSi-
dent, Scott Hopkins, Horton; secretary.
Thornton Cooke, Herington; treasurer,
c. L. Brokaw. Kansas City; vice presi-
dents, J. w. Harris, Nortonville; Ira P.
Nye. Eureka; Newton Kreaner, Jewel
City; L. S. Naftzgar, Wichita.
Among the prominent men present
are: J. A. Adams, Ell Dorado; Grant
Hornaday, Fort Scott State Auditor Geo.
E. Cole; Mort Albaugh; State Bank Com
missioner and Cashier Merrill of the
National Bank of Commerce, ST. Louis,
No.
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Garry Herman Tried Out.

Chicago, May 29.-Garry Hermann,
who is expected to cut a large figure in
the American Derby, was given his first
Chicago workout yesterday at the Haw-
thorne track. He ran an exercise mile
with Operator, another Derby colt, and
made the distance easily in 1.421k. Herr
mann carried about 1870 pounds. Trainer
Bob Tucker was highly pleased with the
performance of the Esher-Silk Gown
colt His mate. Operator. had up only
about los pounds and was not able to
give Garry Hermann much Of a race
Those who have seen Garry Hermann
at Hawthorne agree that he is a, grand
colt and certainly entitled to his place
as short priced member of the Amer
lean Derby betting list
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A TONIC FOR
THE TIRED
CALIFORNIA.

and 1000 new raspberry plants have been
set out The three cottages, the west
end of the main building and four base
nents, which will be used as additional
play rooms for the children, are receiv-
ing new tile floors at a cost of about
ing sight is the manufacture of the thing
which is made there, a large room in
the basement being used for that pur-
pose, and for the past month an average
of 80 blocks Of tile has been produced
every day, each block costing, when
laid, Il cents per square foot. The sand
is obtained in the vicinity of the building
and % barrels of cement are used for
every 1000 tiles produced.
At present the inmates Of the home
number 1OS boys, 81 girls and 40 en-
p1oyes, the ages of the children varying
from to L years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29
10 HAVE COTTON MILL.
Big Proposed Industry For Coffey-
Vile Will Be Lucrative.

CofeyvilIe, May "a company is
being organized to put in a cotton mill
at Coffeyville, to be located on the new
factory site land bought by the Gas
company and Commercial club. The
capital for the concern comes from the
east and was secured by agency of the
Gas company. The plans have all been
drawn and will be publicly exhibited in
a few days They are now sent east for
verification-
The min planned is a 10000 spindle
one and the main building viii be 360x 70
feet in size, three stories high and built
Of brick Included in the estimate are
forty tenant houses. The plant com
plete viii cost thousands of dollars, and
viii be one of the biggest things in
southern Kansas. Those in a position
to know say positively it will be built
within a year.
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Races at St Louis

st. Louis Mo. Nay 29.-Four favorites,
one second choice and one long shot cap
tured the Fair Association card The
feature of the day was the fourth event
in which Starter Bruen had as his guests
a field Of high class all age horses. Am
pere was made a slight favorite over
Wax Taper. with Ida Ledford, Wall and
Imported Mint Sauce next In public
esteem Ampere got or in front and
led to the three-quarters, where he blew
up and finished in the ruck Wax Taper,
packing the top weight, was of abso-
lutely last, but under the excellent
1ockeyship of Combs he picked up his
horses one by one and won impressive
" by three lengths from Ethel Wheat,
who got her nose over the finishing line
before Hotfentot
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81 nEary,a pefeats nFanhattan.

St. Marys, Kan, May 29-Slattery's
superb pitching and fast play all round
won the final game OF the season from
Manhattan by a score of to 2 1t was
one of the snappiest and prettiest con-
tests ever seen at St. Maryss being play
ed in an hour and ten minutes The
Manhattans, after one or two Innings
put up a clever article Of ball, but were
easily outclassed by loose play in the
first and third, combined with timely
hitting, which gave St. Marys four
scores Manhattan picked out two at
the start under similar circumstances
After that no one got farther than third
Ri z
St. Marys .....2 100000 s. 4
Manhattan =. p 0 0 0 0 0 % 8 6
Batteries-Slattery and Hanick; Hall
and Moore. Umpire-Carpenter
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Parader Ahead 81 -oravesand.

New York, May 29.-Three favorites
were successful at Gravesend, and as
the sun came out and the track had
dried out to some extent a good days
sport was enjoyed. The Parader show
ed his class again. winning the Freak
ness stakes cleverly at the end. There
was a big upset in the Glover stakes
which was the other fixture. Luciline
was a hot favorite at 1 to 2. but was
beaten at the end by Disadvantage, a
20 to shot, running for the first time
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PLEADS FOR HELP.
City Clerk squires Says Ordinances
Should Be Lndexed-

CITY Clerk Sauires has lifted up his
voice and demanded a reform. He wants
the council to hire a man to index the
city ordinance books.
'd'rhere in a vault said Mr.. Squires.
'-are fourteen immense ledgers written
full of ordinances. Whenever I want to
find the original Of any city ordinance
have to hunt through those books and
find it. There is no index A man in the
position Of city clerk viii lose as much
time in the course OF a year hunting M
council to get the books indexed.
Since January have been indexing
all the ordinances as fast as written Tha (
viii of course be all nice for nay sue
cessors, as far as it goes. but it won't help
out any on those thirty years OF back rec
ords''
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Texarkana's Pitching wonder

Texarkana, Ark, May 29-This city
has one of the greatest negro wonders
alive in the shape of a baseball pitcher.
He can pitch with his right arm one
game and follow nine innings with his
left, and is very effective with either
The colored locals have defeated every
team they have played this season. Geo
Jackson, the freak pitcher, struck out
Is Of Fulton's men in today's game,
which Texarkana. won. Il to 0.
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Washburn and Santa Fe Reds to Con-
test on College Grounds.

The Washburn ball team will play a
game with the Santa Fe Reds at the
Athletic park on Thursday, May 80 Dec
grafton Day. This viii be the first and
perhaps the only game Washburn VIII
play with local team. Shop men and
baseball fans are taking quite an inter
est in the game, as the Reds have been
playing pretty good ball this year.
The season viii close for Washburn
with the game Saturday with Haskell
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Highland Park Defeats Baldwin.

Ottawa, Kan. May 29.-The Highland
Park ball team returned from Baldwin
last evening, where it defeated the
Baker team 80 to 2. Another game has
been arranged here today Fogleberg
viii pitch for Ottawa university and
Park.
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Eudora Bridge Goes out.

Lawrence, Kas, May 29.-Two spans
of the Eudora bridge across the Kaw
went out Tuesday afternoon under the
weight of a load of rock. The spans are
SO and 25 feet in length, and it will
cost a large sum to replace them The
bridge was weakened by the high water
last winter, but it was then thought no
serious damage was done The acct
dent resulted in the killing of one Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29
Arnold outshot o'Brien.

Hutchinson, Kan. May 29.-E w.
Arnold, Of Larned. defeated Ed O'Brien,
Of Florence. here in a match shoot for
the Missouri river championship cup,
won by Arnold at the Leavenworth
shoot The score was AZ to 43 out of a
pOssihle 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29
SPORTING NEWS.
Garry Hermann Shows Speed
at Hawthorne Track.
Wins Mile and q Sixteenth Race
From BOney Boy.
/ STIRRING FINISH.
VIII Be a Factor in the Chicago
American Derby.
Is the King of Western Colts
without Doubt.

Chicago, May 29.-Garry Hermann,
the king Of western year olds. made
his first appearance of the season Tues
day at Hawthorne and at least answer
Cd the question as to whether he is to
to be a factor in the American derby.
The answer was in the Affirmative The
colt won a grand race from Boney Boy.
at a mile and q sixteenth B0ney Boy
ran vastly better than the previous day.
when he was beaten by Strangest, who
Tuesday afternoon was defeated q doz-
en- lengths, Strangests Boney Boy and
Garry Hermann being the only start
erE
Garry Hermann cut out the pace.
with Boney Boy right at his heels
6tranFest was unable to keep up and
dropped out OF it at the half mile pole
Turning into the stretch Boney Boy
made his challenge, and it was a strong
enc. Hermann resisted vigorously,
but despite his efforts the year old got
& neck IN front. Woods drew his whip.
AT Erst It made no effect on the derby
colt, but at last the latter seemed to
realize that something more was requlr-
ed, ana with bulldog courage he settled
down, uverhauled Boney Boy, got his
head in front and kept It there to the
6nish. Garry Hermann won the race
on courage alone. and it undoubtedly
one of the gamest horses that ever lived
He was unquestiOnably short Of conoi-
ton and this race should DO him great
% sounds, but was a. z to 10 favorite IN
the betting Weather clear; track fast.
CHICAGO LEAGUE BATTERs.
Average Of Stick Work Compared
Among Heavy Hitters.
Chicago. May 29-'sDutch' Hartman
aInrv stands as the premier batter Of the
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Long Jump Record Beatan.

London. May 2s.-In the Irish cham
pionship games at Dublin today r
OConnor Of Waterford covered "A feet
9 inches in the long jump. beating All
previous records.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE


First game
Score by innings: r H E.
St Paul ---.-...---.-0 0 0 0 0 o. 3
Kansas City ..--.....0 ] 0 2 O o. 8 ?
Batteries-Thomas and Wilson; Welmer
and Messitt-
Second game
Score by innings: RI E.
St Paul ---- ..-..-....0 I 2 0 0 o CT IL
Kansas City ..-.-.-.0 0 / Q 0 0 o-1 3 3
Tsatteries-McGill and Holmes; Wolfe
and Hessitt.
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TWO BOYS DROWNED.
One Tries to Rescue the Other and
Both Are Lost

Pieasanton, Kas., May 2s.-Harry
Norman. aged Is years, and Todd
Blakey. aged II years, were drowned in
the Marias des Cygnes river near here
Tuesday. Young Blakey while playing
in the water got in over his head. Nor
man tried to rescue him, and both were
drowned.
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Score by Innings: r n E
9 9maha sorinss liz SSSSSS9H9o5S95 :
characterization and Gonding; Gas
ton and Donahue.
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Ar oRPHANg HOME
Atchison Institution Is Receiving
Needed Repairs.

Atchison, May 29-The Soldiers
Orphans Home at Atchison is receiving
repairs now in the way Of a new coat OF
paint. This year 5000 new strawberry
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Score BY innings: RIFF
Cincinnati 20 o00o9o90o
Philadelphia !. 20 O o 0 0 o o IL
Batteries-Hahn and PETIT; Orth, Dono-
hue and Iacklitch.
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AMERIoAN LEAauE.


At MII4WAUkEE
Attendance. 1000.
Score by innings. RHE
Milwaukee -. 80 0201000-3 /
Philadelphia 800 40 0O12 Il u ]
Batterles-Garvin and Leahy; Frazier
and Powers
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AT CHICAGO


Score by innings. RHE
Chicago -. ...3 o ODO7-5 q o. < 10 <
D5Lt11nOfe ----..5 z @ o 2 2 Ola III 3
Batteries-Skopec Harvey and Sullivan.
McGinnity and Robinson
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and diseases arising from an impure state
Of the blood Lichty's Celery. Nerve Com
pound is an invaluable specific. Sold by
Geo w. Stansfield. $50 Kansas ave-; Mar
shall Bros. 115 Kansas ave-
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At M1NNEAPOLIs.


Score by innings: R.H. z.
Minneapolis IA 0 50
st. Joseph ...........0 0 90 o 0 o 90 5 3
BatterfeS-SWormsted and K1einoWi Tn
derwOod and DOOM
Second game
Score by innings: RI. E.
Minneapolis ... 30 0 1-3 S i
St. Joseph ........-...2 0 2 0 0 0 o. 9 0
Batteries Wadsworth and Kleinow;
MauDin and DOOM
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Score by innings: RH. e.
Des Moines ---..--.2 O. oo oil L
Denver .-.-.- ......0 0 3 2 2 2-l1 IL
Batteries-M Morrison, Weigs and Con-
well; Butler. A4cNeely and W. Sullivan.
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AT BROOKLYN.


Score BY Innings: "a. q.
Brooklyn - 30 0 O5111@- IS IA s
Batteries-Wiltz, PhilipDi and thinner;
Kitson, Donovan and Farrell.
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Kansas City and Return $267 via
Santa Fe Route
Tickets on sale May both to June Srd,
inclusive. return limit June 6th.
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Attendance. g 300
Score by innings: RHE
New York .......-...0 0 o D Onn0n Go q
- Louis ....-s.......0 Q Q q 90 O. OIL
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AT PHILADELPHIA

Batteries-Afatthewso ana Smith; Pow
ell and Ryan.
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dftion of the blood, and local
applications, while soothing
and cooling, and may to some
extent relieve the inhamna-
ton and itching, cannot
be considered cures, because
external remedies do not
reach constitutional or blood
diseases. SaIves, ointments,
powders, lotions and soaps do
more harm than good by
smearing over and sealing up
the nores of the skin. thus
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AALERICAN LEAGUE sTANDING-
NATIONAL LEAGUE

AT NEW NE YORK.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13
COMPANIES TO COMBINE.
Carriers of Packages to Consolidate
Despite Denias.

New York, June 11.--Despte official
denials, it is believed that what viii
amount to a consolidation of all ex,
press companies in the east is being
planned. 1t is said in Wall street that
the plan is to merge the American Elk
press company, the Adams Express
company and the United States Elk
press company into one company, CT
which Senator Thomas C. Platt will be
president. George Gould, it is said, in
tends to bring his Pacific Express com
pany to the east with his transconti-
mental line and the three companies
will combine to meet the competition
of the new company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13
Palo Alto Will Send Anti
Cummins Delegates to
Cedar Rapids.
CONGER TO STAY In IOWA
Will Ask for an Extension Of Leave of
Absence in Order to Be Present at
State convention-lntentions Are
Not Known.

Emmetsburg, June 1.-THE Palo Ak
to convention selected eleven anti
Cummins delegates to the state con-
vention. Judge Carr, former resi-
dent of this county, Thomas Way and
several other outside lieutenants of
Mr.. Cummins were hard at work be.
fore and at the primaries, and the us
ual Cummins methods we're resorted
to, in endeavoring to force Cummins
delegation upon the county. They
were also ably assisted by several To-
cal democratic workers. Notwith-
standing this more than three-fourths
of the delegates in the convention
were opposed to Cummins
All for TreWin.
The delegation chosen are person
ally friendly to Mr.. Trewin and are all
positively opposed to Mr.. Cummins.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the administration of the president
and governor, and also the record of
Senators Allison and Dolliver and
State Senator Bachman and Represen-
tative Barringer.
conger Will Stay in Iowa.
Winterset, June lie. w. Johnston,
the Des Moines attorney who conduct
ed the Conger campaign in Madison
county, announced before his return
to Des Moines that Minister Edwin H.
Conger will ask for two months ex-
tension of his leave of absence in or
| der to be present. at the state conven-
ton and also for the purpose of lending
inspiration to his campaign. Mr.. John
ston did not say that Minister Conger
would enter into the compaign to any
greater extent than he has done in the
past but intimated that Major Conger
realized it was to his benefit POLITICAL
ly to- be in the state until after the Ce-i
dar Rapids convention.
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No Third Term.

81 regret that the suggestion of a
third term has been made. doubt
whether am called upon to give. it
notice. There is now a question of the
gravest Importance before the admin
istration and the country and their
just consideration should not be preju,
diced in the public mind by even a sus-
picion or a thought of a third term
In view, therefore, of the reiteration
and suggestion of 1t, ! will say now,
once for all, expressing long settled
conviction, not only am not and will
not be a candidate for a third term,
but would not accept the nomination
for it if it is rendered me. My only
ambition is to serve a second term to
the acceptance Of say countrymen
whose generous confidence i SO deeply
appreciate, and then, with them, dc
my duty in the ranks of private sitizen
ship. William Mckinley"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13
PLow COMBINE is ASSURED.
Judse Vincent Thinks IT viii Soon Be
Incorporated.

Chicago, June 11-Plans for the
combination of the twenty-one largest
plow factories of the country were
practically completed yesterday at a
meeting at the Auditorium Annex over
which Charles H. Deere, of Moline, pre-
sided. Former Judge Vincent, of Chi
cago, has the details in charge and
expects to have the combine incorpor-
ated within month with a prospect
i've capital of $75,003.000. 1t is posi-
lively denied that the price of plows
will be raised
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burned, and at 10 o'clock the body of
Taylor Gunsauless, Sr., was brought
out by the last inspection party.
Scene Pitiful.
The scene about the mouth of the
shaft is pitiful in the extreme. Many
women are there looking for husbands,
fathers and brothers, and wildly ap-
pealing for the rescuers to save their
loved ones.
Considered Dangerous.
The Port Royal mine has always
been considered dangerous. There
was a similar explosion in the mine
seven years ago when one man was
killed. The cause of the accident is
not known, but it is believed some
careless miner went into the shaft
with an open lamp Notwithstanding
that open lights are imperatively for.
hidden.
Hope Abandoned.
Another explosion occurred shortly
before noon and several of the res
cuers We're dangerously injured. The
last explosion, in many minds, settles
the fate of the entombed men, and all
hope of getting them out alive has
been abandoned.