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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-02
Given Three Shocks.

The rush of the current threw the body
SO hard against the straps that they
creaked perceptibly The hands clnched
suddenly and the whole attitude was one
of extreme tension. For As seconds the
full current was kept on, and then slowly
the electrician threw the switch back. re-
ducing the current volt by volt until it
was cut off entirely. Then, just as it had
reached the point, he threw the lever
back again for two or three seconds. The
body, which had collapsed as the current
was reduced stiffened up again against
the straps. When it was turned off again
DIR. Macdonald stepped to the chair and
put his hand over the heart. He said
ne felt no pulsation, but suggested that
the current be turned on for a few sec
onds again. Once more the body became
rigid. At 7:l5 the current was turned off
for good.
From the time Czolgosz had left his
cell until the full penalty was paid less
than four minutes had elapsed.
The physicians used the stethoscope to
determine if any sign of life remained
and at 7l6 the warden raised his hand
and said:
Gentlemen, the prisoner is dead"
The body was taken from the chair and
laid on the operating table.
In the Chair.
AS he was being seated he looked about
at the assembled witnesses with quite a
steady stare and said:
81 killed the president because he was
an enemy of the good people-of the
working people,
His voice trembled slightly at first, but
gained strength with each word, and he
spoke perfect English.
81 am not sorry for my crime he said
loudly. just as the guard pushed his head
back on the rubber headrest and drew the
strap across his forehead and chin. As
the pressure on the straps frightened and
bound the jaw slightly, he mumbled
81 am awfully sorry I could not see
my father
1t was just exactly I'll o'clock when
he crossed the threshold, but a minute had
elapsed and he had just finished the last
statement when the strapping was COM
pleted and the guards stepped back.
Warden Meade raised his hand and at
1880 Electrician Davis turned the
switch that threw 100 volts of electricity
into the living body.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-02

A child's reward for taking care Of u
clothes is that it is compelled to ven
them longer than children who =
more careless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
PINK GOAT IN FRONT.
Beat Advance Guard and The Con-
oueror at Chicago.

Chicago. July 22-The brilliant pro-
Gramnne of races offered to the lovers
or the sport Of kings at Washington
park Saturday afternoon was a. ntIlnS
Windup or the great western meeting
and fully $4,000 people turned out to the
South side track to see the finish
The Wheeler handicap, the richest OF
all western handicaps, was the star at
traction, and it brought together such
high class performers as Pink Coat
Advance Guard, John Bright. Robert
Wadden, Terminus. Vesuvlan, Inc
ConQueror II. The Lady. The Unknown,
lTartimas, Star Chamber and Lady
Elite Advance Guard. Vesuvian and
John Bright We're the betting choice,
but Pink Coat, Woodford & Buckner's
erratic son of Leonatus. upset calcula-
tions by winning in an easy manner
from Advance Guard and The Con-
queror II Rounding into the back
stretch, Eildreth's daughter of King
ston was still two lengths to the goal.
with Robert Waddell second. a half a
length in front of Nesuvian. George
Arnold, the Texas sprinter, had moved
UP from the rear and was fourth, close
up. The others were well punched
AT the five-efghthE pole Dominick set
sail with Robert Waddells and when
the six furlong pole was reached ne
was Tapped on The Lady Nesuvian
was third, a neck away At the seven
furlong pole Robert Wadden and The
Lady were heads apart, but six
teenth Of a mile further both hung out
the distress signal and soon folded
their tents, and Vesuvian was in the
van. with The Conqueror II second and
Pink Coat third.
STRENGTHENING out for the final test,
THE Conqueror II showed up in front.
but II was only for a few strides. for
when Dupee called on Pink Coat. the
son OF Leonatus responded gam ely and
went to the front and was never in
danger, winning easily with a length
and a half to spare, from Advance
Guard. who beat The Conqueror II a
nose for second money. Terminus fin
Faned fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
SPORTING news.
Sharkey and Maher i'm a Wrest-
ling Match.
Both Men Show That They Are
In New Lines.
CONTEST IS A DRAW.
Champion Jeffries Reaches Fris-
co Well and Brown.
Has Been Fishing Three Weeks
on Catalina Islands.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 22.-One thou
sand persons turned out at the Ameri-
can league park to see Tom Sharkey
and Peter Naher in their wrestling
match Neither man displayed any re-
markabIe ability in his new line. and
when the catch-as-cateh-can bout. with
the collar and elbow hold. was started
Referee Hermann Wolff. the ex-ama-
leur champion wrestler, had to snow
the men how they were TO go about
this part of the game
The men Wrestled on mat placed
near the home plate. Maher was the
aReressor at the start. but after try
ing half a dozen holds, all Of when
Sharkey succeeded in wrestling out OF,
Tom got a half Nelson on Peter and
won the first bout in 7:10.
ATaher proved more clever than the
sailor In the second bout, which was
collar and elbow style, and in two min
utas and twenty-five seconds mad ION
alips and one shoulder touching the mat
which gave Maher the bout. The thrd
bout was Graeco-Roman STYLE but az
ter paving around for twenty minutes
without any damage being done the
match was declared a draw While
neither man showed much cleverness at
wrestling, the bout was fairly conduct
ed and no attempt was made by either
10 resort TO his favOrite methods OF
landing a lab, a hook or q swing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
MRS. KRUGER DEAD
Wife of TransYaaI President
Victim Of Pneumonia.

Pretoria, July 22.-Afrs. Kruger, wife
of former President Kruger of the
South African Republic, died Saturday
afternoon of pneumonia, after an ILL
ness of three days. She was 81 years
old.
Mrs. Kruger was the second wife Of
the Transvaal president She was a
Miss Du Plessis, a name of prominence
in South Africa. Mr.. Kruger's first
wife was her aunt.
Mrs. Kruger was a typical Boer wo-
man. She cared nothing for finery, and
at her home in Pretoria she had all the
simplicity of manner and mode of liv-
ing OF the plainest woman OF the veldt.
1t was said Of her, even at the time
when her husband was accommodating
millions, that her chief interest in life
was to see how much she could save
in her housekeeping. Throughout the
Transvaal she was famous for her
coffee, which she always had ready Tor
visitors.
When the statue was erected to her
husband in Pretoria her special wish
regarding it was respected, namely
that the hat, an ugly chimney pole,
should be left roofess, so that the rain
might collect in it and afford solace
to thirsty birds
sAuntie Kruger" is what she was
called by her people in the Transvaal.
It was often told of her that when
anyone mentioned her husbands
wealth, she would confide to him that
her husband and she never lived be-
yond their coffee money" $1,000 a
year, which they got from the govern
ment.
Mrs. Kruger was the mother Of six
teen children. Her daughters all mar
ried wealthy burghers, and most of her
sons took an interest in the army
She and the president lived in a mod
est little two-story cottage, painted
white and covered with morning-glory
vines.
When the British took Pretoria and
the president fed he left Mrs. Kruger
in the city, and she was sick when he
left for Europe last February Six of
her children were then with her De
spite some losses in the family at last
the couple had thirty-one sons /
and grandsons in the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
Kansas City, KS, Shows Large
PostofIice Fee Increase.
Uncle Sans Receipts Show SO
Per Cent. Gain.
IN THE WEST.
The Increase of Topeka Not
Nearly So Large.
The Office at the State Capital
Leads i'm Business.

Kansas City Kan, July 22-The Kan
sas City. Kan, postof1ce has the dis
tinction of having made the largest
gain in postal receipts during Presi-
dent AIcKinley's administration, of any
first class Office in Kansas, if not in the
entire west. The receipts of the local
Office for the fiscal year ending
June 80. were sos. 1896, an increase of
90 per cent over the receipts
of the same Office in 1897.
During the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1897, the receipts amounted to
only $56,675.57. This is said to be the
greatest gain made by any first class
Office in the west, and Postmaster
Barnes says that he knows of no Office
in the United States that has made
The receipts at Kansas City. Mo- in the
last fiscal year amounted to $S10,02T, or
an increase of s. Der cent The office
at topeka has always been the leading
Office in Kansas, but from present in
dications the Kansas City, Kan, office
will soon relegate the capital city to
second place. During the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1897, the receipts of the
Topeka Office amounted to S104, 3S6.45
and those of the last fiscal year were
Sl4S.14S-s0, an increase of 81 per cent
over the year ending June 30, 1897
The Kansas City, Kan, Office had in
1897 tWenty-Cne carriers and nine clerks.
The force since that time has been in
creased to twenty-five carriers and six
teen clerks. The expense of maintain
ing the Office and free delivery in 1897
was IS Der cent of the total receipts,
while the expense Of maintaining the
present Office. with its additional facil-
tiles, amounts TO only AZ per cent of the
receipts. Thus ii is shown that Uncle
Sam Is making money out of the local
office.
The expense of maintaining the free
delivery service in 1897 was 341A per cent
of the receipts, and the improved de-
livery Of the present year costs but 2135
per cent of the receipts. During the
past four years five new stations have
been established in the city, which are
alone responsible for a greater part of
the increased receipts. BY the present |
system mail is pouched direct to trains ]
from two of the new stations. thus ma |
terlally improving the service in the /
manufacturing districts. While num-
erouS improvements have been added I
to the local Office. there is still room for /
more. An inspector from Washington 1
has been in the city for some time /
looking over the territory covered by i
the present force of carriers, and it is /
believed that when he returns to the /
department at Washington he will rec
ommend the appointment of at least /
three additional carriers and an assist
ant in the money order department.
This extra help has been demanded by /
the postmaster.
Wichita'S increase was 40 per cent,
while the other first class offices In the
state, with the exception of Topeka,
have only increased their receipts from
6 to II Der cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
WOMEN CLOSE A JOINT.
Smash the Stock of a Tent Saloon at
FL Dorado

Il OOEEQO.
FL Dorado, Kas., July 22=About 5
o'clock Saturday evening a party of
W. c. T. u. women, led by their presi-
dent, marched from their meeting in
the city building to an orchard where
a joint was located in a tent. They
We're followed by quite a crowd and in
a few minutes several hundred people
had assembled
They entered the tent just as a man
commenced drinking a bottle of beer.
They secured the bottle, and two ladies
started to hunt the officers while the
Others remained on guard They found
the county attorney and he sent them
to the sheriff They failed to find the
sheriff, but found the city marshal and
asked him to file a complaint. He told
them he had ordered the proprietor to
close and quit selling.
The ladies' returned to the tent just
as two men were carrying a tub con-
tanning ice and bottled beer out of the
back of the tent The ladies' captured
the tub. broke the bottles and spilled
the contents on the ground This was
a. the beer in sight, and the ladies
marched to the county attorneys Office
and insisted that he act. He issued an
order to have the place cleared in an
hour, and when Deputy Sheriff Young
served the order the proprietor said he
would clean up" in half an hour,
which he did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
WESTERN LEAGUE.

UOIlDINlILO oTTTNITc-
The Milliouaires found Wolfe for "a hits
at the game at Woodland park. The To-
Gals knocked the ball all over the field
and played the game in good form. Gas
ton was in good form and the Kansas
City players did not find him easv
Ketcham was the first man up for Kan>
sas City and drew q base on balls. Don>
ahue made q Wild throw to first ana
ketcham moved to second. Hartman
famed and Miller flew out to HemphfIl
Robinson singled and Ketcharn scored on
this play. Q, Brien made an easy out on
a pop fly to Holland It is announced thar
no more games viii be PLAYED at Wood
land park The mana cement has endeav-
ored to take the crowd up Ute Pass. but
with continued decreasing success. Dona-
hue stated that he was through with
Woodland park. He has gone to Cripple
Creek and viii endeavor to find a place
there where the rest of the Sunday games
Will be played
Score BY innings. " TT ~
Kansas City .--...1 o o q n o - M
Colorado Springs 20 8 3 o 4 3 . 2 is "a
atteries-kansas City, Wolfe and Mes
Sltt' Colorado Springs. CASTOR and Dona-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
DELEHANrx LEADa
Ahead in the Batting Championship
of the National

Ahead in the Batting Championship
Of the National
Christy AIathewson in pitching that
no hit game against St Louis last week
did more than he probably figured on
doing. He created havoc with the bat
ting averages of the National League.
Delehanty was brought TO the top Of
the list. having a percentage of 1888
and Burkett. former holder Of that hon
or, was pushed back to third place,
Heidriclx ranking above him for Sec
ond
The National has 2S players now bat
ting over 300 among whom are Held
rick. Burkett, Wallace and Donovan, Of
ST. Louis In way Of hits Burkett has
116 to his credit with Keller for a close
second with one less. Keller has Bur
kett bested in runs scored, however,
having IS to Burkett's r.
In team batting. Boston has that no
hit game TO thank for being in first
place st. Louis is the nearest compe-
titor with three points shy. Chicago
leads in stolen bases and Brooklyn in
sacrifice hits; also long hits, the Cardi-
nails being second
Harper holds the front seat for pitch
ing having q. record to be proud of,
Phillippi is second and AIathewson. the
no hit man. third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22

Versailles, Mo, July 22.-Between Il
and 1 o'clock this morning fire broke
out in the large livery barn OF J. c.
Sparks. OF this city, and in ID minutes
the large livery barn. with its contents.
was consumed. Twelve. horses persisted
in the flames, over 100 bushels OF corn,
10 tons of hay, Is vehicles and various
other valuable property were burned. A
barn belonging to A. Kahn was burn
ed as was also a substantial dwelling
occupied by Mrs. Kurtz and family. The
entire loss is estimated at about So, 900;
partly covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22

Pittsburg. Kas., July 22.-Anton
Schinger and son, Frank. who came
to Litchf1eld three or four days ago
from AtchisOn. are just now the cen
trail figures in a mysterious shooting
scrape, with the son in the city hos
pital lying at the point OF death from
a gunshot wound in the abdomen,
while his father is locked up in the city
jail charged with shooting him AS to
the shooting the boy viii tell nothing,
and the father says he knows nothing.
The circumstances are so strong
against the father that the authorities
concluded to hold him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
ALL TIRED OUT.
Hundreds More in Topeka In the Same
Plight.

Tired all the time.
Weary and worn out night and day;
Back aches-side aches.
All on account of the kidneys.
Must help them at their work
A Topeka citizen shows you how:
Mrs. A. W. Wells of GLIB Chandler
street says: For three or four years
I was troubled with kidney trouble. The
heavy. bearing down aching through
my loins and across the small of my
back was frequently so bad that I
could only stand for short time When
7 caught cold suffered severely and
the pain extended up into my head and
almost set me wild. doctored and
took a great many remedies but OBJ
tanned nothing but transitory relief. I
got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills from
Rowley & Shows drug store and the
benefit received from the treatment
rendered my back and kidneys better
than they had been for long time
take pleasure in recommending REM
edy from which 1 derived such salts
factory results.
For sale by all dealers. price SO cents.
Foster dilburn Co. Buffalo. N. 2, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22

wants to take on any man VINO wishes
to fight
He would like to meet Rubin by
September and Fitzsimmons BY No
vember. He is especially anxious to
meet FItz, as he wants to show he can
whip the Cornishman easily, and he
resents Bob's excuse that in the last
fight ne was doped- Jeffries said.
san Francisco is a good headquart-
ers for fighting, as the police won't
interfere with any square fight, and
we can get honest referees and good
houses. There Is not much use of
talking about Corbett, as he always
wants to split the purse, and that
won't do. I was never in better con-
dition than now, and could get into
shane for q fight in three Weeks.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
vino storm at Fdna.

Edna Kas-, July PA heavy wind
and rain storm visited this city Satur-
day and did much damage. The Mis-
souri, Pacific depot was badly wrecked.
being moved about eight feet and
thrown from its foundation. The
Presbyterian church was torn up con-
siderably and moved from it's founda-
ton. The farm building of J. P. Ellis
was badly wrecked and most entirely
torn from its foundation and the roof
torn Off Hail fell near the city in
such large quantities that the ground
was covered It is probably the worst
storm that ever visited this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
Lake Vessel BUNS.

Menominee. Mich, July 22.-Govern-
ment Lightkeeper Young early this
morning saw a vessel afire about seven
miles southeast of Green Island. He
reported to the fire tug Menominee, and
that boat went out to the scene, but the
boat sank before it could be reached
It is not known what boat it was. It is
feared that all on board were lost, as no
report from anyone on board the yes
sci has been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22

the members of the committee which
will have charge of the drawing at
the opening of the a-Comanche
and Apache and Wichita reservations,
today: w. A. Richards, assistant com
missioner of the general land office is
to be chairman; and the other two
members are D. P. Aver, of St. Louis;
Frank Dale, formerly chief justice of
Oklahoma The commission Will meet
at FL Reno, O. T., on July &c. three
days before the date set for the open
ing. Their compensation will be ar
ranged by the secretary Of the interior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
oHIoAao RooTER pARREp.
His Criticism of Visiting Players Did
Not Suit President Hart

Chicago. July 22.-F'rank Chnds, lead
er Of the RIOTERS Chorus" which is a
feature OF the left 80 cent seats at the
West Side park. has been practically
barred from the West side grounds by
President Hart Childs was shooting
criticisms Of the players to which Pres
ident Hart objected, and a wordy tilt
between the two resulted. At its con-
clusion Mr.. Hart ordered his ticket sell
ers not to sell tickets to Childs anv
more, ana to refuse him admission if
ne appeared at the pass gate. Childs is
known to regular patrons at both parks
Tor his noisy and generally good-na-
tured coaching and comments, and has
been following the game. locally. Tor
six or eight years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
SHE u AN ORATOR
Postmistress Long at Belleville Makes
Good Speeches.

BeHeville, July 22.-Mrs. Madge E.
Long, who is giving the patrons of the
Belleville postoHce as good service as
they have ever had. has developed into
an orator, and on the Fourth Of July
she addressed a multitude of people in
Jetmore. The local journals of that
town speak in the highest terms of her
patriotic and eloquent address.
Mrs Long is a soldiers widow, a ".
r. {. lady of prominence, and has for
years been an ardent worker in the
cause of the Grand Army, and address
cd many assemblages of the old sold
iers. Congressman Calderhead is to be
congratulated in giving the Belleville
postohice to SO deserving and compel
ent oficial as Mrs. Long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22

Brussels. July 22.-Count De LIGHTER
velde, Belgian minister to the United
States, win retire from that post at his
own request. He viii be succeeded by
Baron Moncheu, Belgian minister TO
Mexico, who in turn will be succeeded
by Viscount De Beughem De Houthen,
councillor to the Belgian legation in
London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
REvERsIoN OF FEELING.
Temperance Element Of Fort Scott
Closes the Saloons.

Fort Scott. Kas., July 22-As a re-
suit Of the visit of prominent ministers
to the saloons night before last in
junction suits have been filed against
eight Of the leading saloonkeepers in
the city and the owners of the proper
ties in which their places of business
are located Judge Simons has issued
temporary restraining orders in every
case, and the Civic Purity League on
GERS state that they VIII continue to
prosecute every sa1oOnkeeper until
they perm anently close up their places
II there IS a law on the statute books
which can be enforced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
Saturday Baseball.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis. 2: Boston, 10.
Brooklyn, 2: Pittsburg, Is.
New York 2: Chicago. T.
Philadelphia. 1: Cincinnati. g.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. 6. Philadelphia, s.
Cleveland. z: Washington, 9.
Boston, 8; Detroit. 8
Milwaukee. Il. Baltimore IS.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Denver. s. St Joseph. 10.
Des MOines. ;, St Paul. 6.
Colorado Springs, 3; Kansas City, 6.
Omaha. 0; Minneapolis. u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
Compute Ahead at Brighton.

New York. July 22.-The Foxhan
stakes, for ? year olds. worth $4,000 to
the winner, was the magnet that drew
out the crowd to Brighton Beach Sat
urday afternoon. and it was annexed
by Compute A. H. and D. H. Morris
son of Hanover Reckon, who won af-
ter a rafting finish from Hyphen and
Goldsmith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
Woman After Gamblers,

Leavenworth, Kas., July 22.-RIrs
Mary L. Dickens entered. a gambling
estab lishment. on Shawnee street Sat
urday night and broke up a roulette
wheel and other machines connected
with the place. She used a Ratchet
Her arm was cut by flying glass. Mrs.
Dickens has two boys who she says
were allowed to gamble in the place.
She claims also that the county at
torney sheriff and other officials re-
Wen she reouested tbea 10 % So pse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-22
AMERIoAN LEAaUE


Boston punched hits on Yeager in the
first inning and scored three runs. De-
troit tied the score in the fifth inning on
some bad batting and good base running.
The score remained tied until the ninth
inning, when a base on balls, two outs
and q wild pitch let Stahl in with the
winning run.
Score by innings:
15OaNO4l --..-..- ----...- ..--5 y y U "a
Detroit $1,000 ----.-.-.--.---0 0 8 0 O-5