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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

In 1889 Manifold's band was enlarged
to 4 pieces. In 1896 the band won the
first prize in the sweepstakes class at
the contest in Topeka during the fail
festival There has always been the
best Of feeling between Marshaifs- and
the two bands We're consolidated and
led the professions. That made a band
OF 10O pieces, and more music than that
never moved up or down street. the
Manifold uniforms were white with
large sunfowers embroidered on them
for decoration The uniforms were
striking and synboHea1.
During the II years that Manifold has
watched over the Beloit band he has
seen the numbers vary from to =,
and in that time he has broken in
and taught $50 men to become players.
Some years ago Manifold lost his upper
teeth, and it was feared that he would
nave to give up his favorite instrument.
the cornets but he hustled arOunds found
some more teeth. and he is playing to-
day in manner that keeps the young
sters with their milk teeth rustling to
keep W.
LEADER OF THE DISPATCH BAND.
George T. Hapgood. leader Of the
Mcpherson band, served. his appren-
ticeship at the business in South Wales
IN the First Glamorgan Artillery band.
Hapgood came to America and To-
Clay Center in 1874. He was d member
of the famous Dispatch band which
went to Washington with the Demo
cratic Flambeau club of Topeka for
Cleveland's first inauguration From
there the band went by inVHation to
Baltimore as the guests of the city.
In 1888 the same band went to Denver
with the G. A. r. While HaDgOOd as
leader of the Dispatch band that organ
ization won five first prizes and one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

and Protective Order of Elks to the re-
union at Salt Lake City this fall. Grady
and his players have, in short time,
come to the front as one of the best
bands in the state
The citizens of Emporia are loyal to
the organization and the pride of the
people and the players has reached the
pitch that Grady and his men are will
ling to enter in competition with any
band in the state. As the days Of band
contests seem to be over. this willing
ness to challenge any other band in the
state may not result in anything, but it
shows the confidence of the players and
the pride the Emporians hold. toward
the organization.
Marcellus c. Grady. the leader, is one
Of those musicians who began pounding
wind into a band instrument at the age
Of 10 and kept 1t uD until he was lead
er of the band he began with After
his first experience he played with the
Fifth regiment band of Canton, III, the
best amateur band in that state. He
studied with 2. K. Matus, who for ten
years was the solo E fiat cornet plaver
who was featured with Gilmore's band.
Since 1886 he has been leader of the
bands in EmDOrias commencing with
the Alphine band, which made such a
good impression at the Topeka fail fes-
tivals. The year he took charge Of the
band he and his players won the first
prize in class B at the contest held in
Topeka and was especially commended
and director of the band at the National
{ Soldiers home, LseayenWOrth.
The Second Regiment band played
I two engagements In Kansas City the
1 same year. The last time the band was
/ inspected the grade given by the in
+ specting officer was 81, out Of a possible
/ 100, a good showing indeed. The Sec
+ end Regiment band has played all over
I Kansas and at Colorado Springs and
I Denver and win play again for the
Mountain and Plain festival at Denver
this fall. The band was started WITH
16 pieces and now has so uniformed
/ players with a through Instrumentation
/ including all the reeds necessary for q
/ concert band. The citizens Of Emporia
donated the uniforms, which cost an
/ even thousand dollars. o. NJ. White,
the EmpOria FustIeF, Is the drum major
/ Of the band. He says that the Second
/ regiment band does more to make En-
poria "a live town" whites favorite
expression, than anything else In the
! city limits.
GORNLY'S WAR RECORD.
Charles E. Gormly, leader Of the First
regiment band, Kansas National Guard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

at Ottawa. is a Kansas bred and born
musician who has the honor Of having
led the regirnenta1 band Of the vaioTous
Twentieth Kansas IN Kansas, California
and the Philippines Gcrmly led his
band and his band led that regiment OF
heroes with. the inspiring strains of the
fighting tune Of the Twentieth, "A Hot
Time.
When Gormly was struggling to
gather together the nucleus Of his
regimental band while the volunteers
were ehcamped in the mud and slush of
Camp I.eedy, at Topeka, the prospects
were not the best but before Gornly
was through he had the best band that
played on the Preside in San Francisco
and the best baad that was heard on
the Esplanade in Manila.
Csormly was born at Abilene. the town
that has produced band men, writer's,
fighters, politicians diplomats, authors
and mineral water. G0rmly began work
ing up a Zip" when Y years old. IN
1889 he Joined Marshall's band and was
known as the best ball players in Kan
sas. After playing with Marshall for six
years he organized Gormly's band, Of
Topeka, with "a pieces. The band made
trips to Kansas City and to the Demo-
he was appointed by Governor Leedy as
bandmaster of the Twentieth Kansas.
While camped on the Preside at San
Francisco the Twentieth Kansas band
won a reputation that extended from
one end Of the Pacific slope to the other.
The band was in demands for all kinds
Of entertainments. Every night at dress
parade the band played "A Hot Time"
fer the Twentieth Kansas volunteers to
march to when they paraded in review.
And every night there were more people
on hand to see the Twentieth soldiers
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place Of honor, at the national gather
ing Of the Shriners held in Kansas city
last June. At the time the programme
was made out. the name of the band
to ill the place of honor was left blank
but it was understood that it should be
the Largest and finest band in the
west" A few weeks later A. D. /. Ham,
iltQn, chairman Of the reception com
nittee called on Mr.. Marshall and ten
dered him and his band the place Of
honor. 1t Is not necessary to say that
the band filed the place with honor to
itself and the Shriners-
While on the way to Louisville the
band gave two concerts in st Louis.
one at the Planters hotel and one, at
Delmar garden An old German nusi-
clan, who happened to be in the Plant
ers' hotel when the band arrived, Won=
dered at the size of It and wanted to
know where the players belonged He
was told it was an amateur band from
Topeka, Kansas. The first nun Der play
ed was william Tell overture and at
the conclusion of the piece the German
walked ID to Mr. Marshall ana said;
You fellows might fool some of them
but you can't fool me. for I know the
reason you claim to have an amateur
band and it is because you think it
VIII be easier to secure engagements
in the east" The old gentleman was
told that such was not the ease. but he
replied that he had been in the BUSH
ness too long and he guessed he knew
a professional band when he heard
one" At Delmar garden the band
played to an audience Of more than s.,
900 people
GRADY AND HIS EA1PORIA BAND.
The Second Regiment band of En-
poria, N. c. Grady leader viii head
the Kansas delegation Of the Benevolent
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GROUP OF THE BEST KNOWN OF THE KANSAS BANDMASTERS

second in competition and played an
nually at the fair at Bismarck Grove,
Lawrence, and for years at the state
fair in Topeka. Hapgood has been the
leader Of ten bands i'm Kansas and for
eight years was instructor at Bethany
college, LindsbOFg.
THE SALIVA BANDMASTER.
W. H. Packard survived the mumps
and measles and then went into the
band business after studying at the
Boston Conservatory of Music.
His first experience in band leading
was in Mendoza, H., but the population
decreased SO fast that the vigilance
committee ran him out of town. He
came to Kansas in 1882 and settled at
Salina and before the people were fully
aware Of their danger he had establish
ed himself so firmly with the band boys,
many of whom would be useful citizens
If they would leave the band alone, that
they cannot now get rid Of him. His first
experience as band leader in Kansas
was with the Fourth Regiment band,
which, under his direction came to be
recognized as one of the leading bands.
He next took charge of the Salina ANA
teur band and of the Dispatch band for
awhile but resigned the leadership OF
both owing to the press Of other work
In 1895 SaIina. had two fairly good bands
struggling for existence. when some Of the
best musicians conceived the idea Of form
l Would bring bring saiina to the front Prof.
Packard being the only man who could
I
them their best efforts, was chosen to lead
this new organization. Ihus was organ
lied the Salina Military band, with Prof.
/ Packard as musical director and the BUSH
ness management IN the hanus OF capable
I officers.
In 1900 the band entered the Fifth district
WOodman Log Rolling band contest at
/ Concordia. securing the first place by a
/ handsome percentage Each trip out OF
town extends their popularity, being ev-
/ erywhere received with the plaudits Of the
multitude.
AT the time of the declaration of war
with Spain the band was on the streets
within half an hour after the news was
received, drawing crowds to the streets,
where patriotic speeches were made and
the work of raising the volunteers was
begun. On the landing OF the twentieth
/ Kansas at San Francisco the band was on
the streets inside Of rye minutes, thus
! showing the patriotic feeling IN the hearts
of the band members. On their arrival at
I Topeka the band was there to escort the
/ home company. company NJ. to Sanna-
THE LINDSBORG BAND.
I Charles Wagstam. leader Of the band at
! Iindsborg was born at Salina- He has
] led bands at SaIina. Ellis and lsindsborg.
| In his present band. formed of Bethany
/ college students. he has % members His
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and hear the Twentieth band. than for
any other regimentaI dress parade.
When the Twentieth Kansas band
was mustered out Gormly was made
chief musician of the Thirty-seventh U
s. volunteer infantry band. When he
was mustered out Of that position he
was offered three other reginental band
positions but he refused them TO return
to Kansas. Then he accepted the lead
ership of the Ottawa regimentaI band
and in one year he brought that or
ganization to the front with 40 players
ANDY MANIFOLD, THE VETERAN.
Every band man in Kansas, inclua-
ing Ed Howe of Atehison, knows Andy
Manifold of Beloit While Marshall IS
the dean of Kansas bandmasters, Mani
fold is the veteran his BeIoit band be-
ing organized in 1878 with a member
ship of Is.
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Charles Wagsta1f, Ieader o. me pand At
LindsbOrg, was born at Sal1na- he has
led bands at SsaIina. Ellis and Lindsborg
In his present band. formed of Bethany
college students. he has " members His
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

At Fort Scott, May 20 to p. the Mis-
souri, Pacific win sell tickets from all
points in Kansas and Kansas City and
St. Joe, Mo, May 18th, 10th and 21st.
limited to return May oath. at rate OF
one fare for the round trip.
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band played at the Worlds fair, at the
state convention at Topeka in 1888, for the
state Republican. convention IN Hutchinson
in 1898 and IN other towns in Kansas and
illinois. During the Messiah oratorios
at Lindeborg, Wagstaff's band is one Of
the features OF the entertainments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17
sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Four
teen Years of Suffering.

II have been afflicted with sciatic rheu--
natism for Il years" says Josh Edgar OF
Germantown. Cal Il was able to be
sound but constantly suffered. tried
Everything could hear Of and At last was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

told to Try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
which I did and was Immediately relieved
and in a short time cured, and / an happy
to say it has not since returned Why
not use this dniment and get WellZ. II Is
Tor sale BY all drugEists.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

Massachusetts living within driving distance
Of the sea have a general picnic. Whole
families drive to the beach with laden lunch
baskets and enjoy themselves. Incidentally, of
course, the picniekers take sea bath This has
led the humorous newspaper paragrapber to
name this yearly picnic " The Annual Bath"
and many sly chuckle goes the rounds over
the people who take a bath once year.
Mohamned has credit for the saying that
Cleanliness is next to goodness" But a
greater than Mohammed upbraided those whose
external cleanliness was only a cover for inter-
nal corruption. The very people who make
their jokes on the annual wash need to have
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Everybody reads. the state journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-20
BOILING RIVERS.
Each Day Adds Fresh TerrOrs
in Martinique.

Fort de France, Island of Martinique
June 2O.-The river which flows by
Basse Pointe has risen suddenly four
times. since Wednesday and as a result
the city houses at Basse Pointe have
been carried out to sea-
The first flood was signalized by the
appearance in the valley of the river Of
a torrent of muddy water 40 metres
wide and five metres high. which al
vanced at frightful rapidity. The first
houses that We're struck by the rush OF
waters were shattered and thrown high
into the air, and their ruins were car
ried out to sea on the crest Of the tor
rent
During all of yesterday afternoon
thick clouds of smoke issued from the
crater at the head of the river Fallaiz.
and the river itself has been rushing
downward with such violence that its
banks have been carried away and the
old river bed has disappeared. The
river has now taken a new course A
bridge over the FaIlaiz has been carried
away One Of the chasms resulting from
the volcanic eruptions, which rendered
access to the head Of the river imp0s-
sible is now filled up with volcanic mat
ter which has solidifed, and it is posi-
bic to cross the chasm on the newly
thrown out material
Torrential rains are falling in the north
ern part Of the island. Mont Pelee con-
tinues to vomit thick column OF cinders
which the wind blows to the north.
The village of Lepreceur has been in
vaded by stream Of mud. A great por-
ton of this village, however, had been car
ried away by floods which occurred pre-
vioUsly.
Last Wednesday several French news
paper reporters who were exploring Lep-
receur were surprised while there by an
eruption of Mont Pelee They fed preeipi-
lately and with great difficulty gained
their boat amid a rain of cinders and sur
rounded by flashes of lightning. The at
mosphere was charged with electricity to
a remarkable degree.
Thick clouds Of vapor are rising from
the crevasses along the entire northern
coast.
It is said that the water Of several rivers
on the island is boiling hot.
There is extreme misery among the peo-
The town Of La Fallaiz is cut off from
communication with the rest of the is
land.
The people who sought refuge at Lor-
raine are slowly returning to the villages
in the north.
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NEED A REVISION.
City Attorney Spencer Tells Why Or
dinances Should Be Revised.

There's no question that Topeka
needs q. new revision of it's city or
dinances." said City Attorney Spencer
this morning. TT can better afford to
spend $1,000 or 81 200 on such work than
on some of the things which money has
been spent for"
Anyone who has had occasion to find
out what the city law is on almost any
matter not in daily consideration will
agree with Mr.. Spencer. It is the work
of days for a person to be absolutely
certain that solid foundation is reached
when some city ordinance is being prod
ded as to it's validity. The ordinances
passed since the present ordinance
book was issued in 1883 are entered in
the city clerks records, but are not in
dexed and there is no record in the pos
session of the city showing which or
dinances have been declared invalid by
the courts. All this inform alton has to
be dug out"
says Mr.. Spencer, and inquire about
the law on some point. I can tell them
what the old ordinance book says about
it, and that's all They naturally think
it is queer that the city attorney can
not give them assurances that such is
the law, but I can't without making a
searching investigation, and of course
/ have not time to make such an inves-
tigatiOn in every case which arises.
There are many good ordinances in
existence which have been entirely for
gotten. For instance, we discovered a
few days ago that there is an ordinance
providing for a tax on omnibuSSes, and
that a license fee of 500 is required
from the sO-called fake advertising
schemes which the Commercial club re-
Gently took action against.
zone of the parts Of the ordinance
book which is in especial need Of re-
vision is the criminal code. That is in
a great tangle, and it is very difficult
to find out what is the law.
1T is not merely matter Of getting
all the ordinances into a bunch and
classifying them that the city wants
It needs to have conflicting ordinances
recOnciled by revision and amendment.
old dead letter ordinances repealed, and
ordinances which are manifestly i'm
proper changed as they may need. The
person who does the work should there
fore be a thoroughly competent attor-
the city will have to pay for to have
done right. It will not take less than
two or three months to do the work
The old ordinance books consists of
over 400 pages. and was prepared under
the direction Of City Attorney Bird. BY
resolution of the council, 1000 copies
were printed by c. c. Baker It Is
likely that the new book will consist of
at least 500 pages. The city will likely
sell copies of the book, If published, to
the public at the cost of printing It is
estimated that the cost Of printing the
book viii be about $500 and the cost of
preparing the material from $500 and
$500
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VALUABLE SPECIMENS.
DR.. SHOWS Party Get 10000 Insects
in Western Kansaa-

Lawrence, Kas., June 2o.-Dr. F. H
Snow and party, of the university of
Kansas, which left here three weeks ago
for a specimen hunting trip in western
Kansas has returned. Besides DR.. Snow
there We're in the party Frank L. Snow
Win Bailey. Roy Moody and e S. Tuck
er.
The party was In Hamilton county for
ten days and got 5000 specimens and
then went to Morton county where as
many more specimens were secured
Comparison viii be made Of the insects
secured from the two valleys with refer
ence to the vegetation and other interest
ing facts.
DR.. Snow expects to leave Saturday for
Massachusetts to attend the commence
ment exercises Of Williams college. The
occasion will be the fortieth anniversary
of the graduation Of the class Of which
he was valedictorian. and a big reunion
viii take place.
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FOR TWO MURDERS.
Walter Gordon IS Hanged Once at
Brandon, Man.

Brandon, Man, June 2O.-Walter Cor
don, who was convicted at the spring
assizes here of the murder Of Charles
Daw. young Englishman, and who
also confessed to the murder of Jacob
Smith, DAVIS hired man, was hanged
here today. The prisoner manifested the
greatest sang froid to the end. Gordon
had arranged to purchase DAVIS farm,
but when the time came for completing
the bargain he lacked the money. He
took possession of the farm and held it
for some time, but fearing detection,
fed to Dakota. where he enlisted in the
United States army. Afterward he de-
serted and going to Halifax. enlisted in
the Second Canadian mounted rifles for
South Africa. He was arrested just as
he was embarking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-20
MR. BURT Is HERE.
Says Topeka Telephone Wires VIII
Go Underground at Last.

General Manager A. Burt and General
Engineer W. H Lichty of the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company are in To-
peka making preparations for the work of
laying the telephone wires of this COM
pany in conduits under ground in the
business district of the city. It is an
nounced that this work will be completed
this year. One hundred men will be en-
ployed on the work. The company will
have to secure concessions from the city
council to enable them to proceed with
the excavations. However, It is not an
tfcipated that any difficulty will be en-
countered in securing these privileges The
plans are also being made for the new tel
ephone exchange building that is to be
erected on West Sixth street
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A JURY AT LAST.
Twelve Men Secured to Try the
Morrison Case.

Ell Dorado Kan. June 2O.-The jury
to try Jessie Morrison for the third time
for the murder in June. 1900. of Mrs.
OIin Castle, was completed this morn
ing after a weeks effort. It consists Of
eleven farmers and one la,borer. With
the exception of one man. all are young
or middle aged. The trial began active
" at the afternoon session.
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New Football Rules.

Chicago, June 20.-There viii be some
radical changes in football this year. ac-
eording to the Tribune's Philadelphia
correspondent. The most important re-
vision was a rule providing that the
opposing teams should change sides at
ter each touchdown scored or field goal
kicked. The other radical change is In
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FATALLY BURNED.
A Little Girls Clothing Catches Fire
From Rubbish Heap.

Pittsburg. Pa, June 20.-Annie Reno,
aged 10 years, was fatally burned at Brad
deck today and four others who went to
her assistance were severely burned. Their
names are
Jennie Ellis
Mrs. Annie Baker.
Mrs. Mary Malloy.
Justice John G. Richards.
They will recover.
The little girl was playing near a rub
bish of fire when her clothing caught fire
and she screamed for help.
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the kicking of a goal from touchdown.
The new rule provides for the bringing
out of the ball as heretofore to kicking
distance, say, 20 yards, from the goal
posts; that this point shall be a line Of
scrimmage, and the goal can be made
by swapping the ball either for a place
kick or a drop kick behind the line OF
scrimmage.
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so a week now. but think minimum
wage scale Of 4z5 would be little enough
for budding artists
The girl supernun eraries will be given
q special charter as members OF the
Theatrical Stage Employees National al
lance, and through 1t affiliated with the
American federation Of labor
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A Double Hanging.

Baltimore, June 2O-Frank Jones
and John johnson, negro murderers of
Israel Radstsky, a Hebrew peddler
were hanged in the jail yard at ElIicott
City. near this city. this morning.
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