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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
LEATHER PLANT. DESTROYED.
Eight Bodies Said to Be Buried in
 the Ruins.

Philadelphia, June 13.-Fire broke out this afternoon in the mill owned by H. NJ. Rosenblatt & Go, manufac- turers of leather goods. Before it was extinguished it destroyed the plant, number of adjoining buildings in- cluding church. A number of the em- ployes were forced to jump and the police report that there are eight bodies in the ruins. There were two hundred girls employed in the factory and when the fire was discovered there was a stampede for the fire escapes. Many were knocked down and trampled upon and twenty persons are reported in- jured by jumping.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
PROTEST AGAINST NEW CONSTITUTION.
Meeting Held in the City Hall Last Nght-An Active Campaign
 Against the Bill From Now On.

 Monday. All City hall building night following the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Deadlock in Senate Over Cuban Reef
 procity Bill. |

Washington, June 13.-After talking with q number of leaders of congress regarding Cuban reciprocity, President Roosevelt to-day determined to send a message to congress, reaffirming his at titude on the question. He has earn estly considered the matter for several days. His action, it may be stated. from scenes close to him, was infiu- enced by the broad question of the duty of the United States to Cuba and of fairness to the new republic.
 Washington, June 13.-The situation in the senate regarding the Cuban reciprocity bill to-day indicated con- tinued deadlock
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13

New London, June 13.-The disabled steamer City of Brockton was picked up off Watch Hill, k. l., by the steam CT City of Taunton, which will tow her to Newport The breaKlng of the walk ing beam is said to have caused the accident.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13

Westerly, F. l., June 13.-The dis abled condition of the City of Brockton was signalled by the captain to Cap tain Walter Lewis of the Watch Hill life saving station, who in turn noti- fled the Fall River steamship authori- ties at Stonington.
 The freight setamer Pequot, which was at Stonington, was sent out, but had preceded only a short distance when she was signalled to return. A steamer supposed to be the City Of Taunton. came along and took the dis abled boat in tow, heading for New port. The cause of the trouble is no. known here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
FILL RIVER LINER D|SABLED|
City of Bpockton Picked Up and
 Towed to Newport.

The Breaking of the Brockton's Beam
 Said to Be Cause of Trouble-Tne
 Disabled Condition of the Boat Was
 First Signalled to the Watch Hill
 Light and from There to Stonington.
 Stonington June 13-The Fall River line steamer City of Brockton, loaded with freight from New York to Fall River, was disabled off Watch Hill this morning. A steamer from New Lon don has gone to her assistance. It is unable now to ascertain what the trou- ble iss
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13

London, June 13-It was announc- ed here to-day that S64 TransyaaI Boers surrendered yesterday, bringing the total of surrendered burghers for all the colonies up to about 12,OO0
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
A CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express to the public of
Topeka our sincere thanks for their
acceptance Cat the beginning) of our
word as to the great value of Smiths
Green Mountain Renovator as the
greatest cleanser of the blood, nerve
tonic and body builder which has ever
been offered to the public of this~city.
Although we have sold the Renovator
but a short time, it is no longer neces-
sary for us to speak for it
Smiths Green Mountain Renevator's
cures do that for US.
Weak people-old and ailing.
Men of business-crowded with cares
and responsibilities.
Won en-with bad thin blood, shat
tered nerves, a stomach that does not
digest its food, liver and bowels
clogged and stagnant-
Such people need our Smiths Green
Mountain Renovator, and nothing else
This excellent tonic and nerve
strengthener, being made from the
purest of roots and herbs comes fresh
from Vermont's mountains, contains no
poisons and does its work in natures
way with natures means.
We always sell our Renovator on the
guarantee to benefit or money re-
funded
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
FOR PRISON WORK.
Warden McClaughry Urges That
Cells Be Built by Contract

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Major r. w.
McClaughry, warden of the new United
States prison at Leavenworth, Kas., is
in the city, for the purpose of appear
ing before the committee on appropria-
tions, to urge the appropriation of a
lump sum of money for the construc-
ton of cells in the new prison by con-
tract, instead of by prison labor. Work
on the prison has been delayed, and
much risk incurred by the operation
of the present system, by which the
men are marched two and half miles
from the old prison to tie new.
1t is proposed to have the ceT~S of the
new prison built by contract, so that
the prisoners may be kept on the
ground all of the time, and thus pre-
venting any uprising and escapes. The
amount that will be asked for by Major
McClaughry has not been determined
but it will be about 100000. Something
like 100000 has already been expended
on the new prison, which will be one
of the three great government prisons
of the country. One has been located
at Atlanta, Ga, and one will be located
on the Pacific coast.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
NHNOHO NJ ~ o.
Atchison Parties Cutting 12-
Inch Ice Now.
The Harvest is Being Pushed
With VIgOr.
FILLING ALL HOUSES.
Body Of Young Boy Was Found
Frozen to Death.
None in the Vicinity of Winfield
Knew the Lad.

Atchison. Kas., Jan 29.-Amos Howell
is cutting 12-inch ice on the river to-
day. He has nine layers in his old ice
house, and ten more will fill it Charley
Pullen has eight layers in his largest
ice house, and needs only two more
layers to fill it. He will then fill several
smaller houses. A hundred men and
fifty teams are engaged in the ice har-
vest at Atchison. A man and a good
team can earn from three to four dol
lars day hauling ice. Hands receive
from $1.25 to $1.50 a day. The ice at
Sugar lake is six inches thick. There
is still some of the old ice on the lakes
that is six inches thick, but there Is
not enough of the two layers to war
rant the ice companies in starting OPP
erations. 1t is probably the last chance
to cut ice, and the companies Will be-
gin cutting at eight inches. Charley
Pullen's ice cutting force near East
Atchison was delayed several hours
this morning. The teams in going to
the river bank had to drive over prop
erty belonging to Thomas McMannan,
the Missouri Pacific section boss. The
horses bit limbs off McNannan's fruit
trees, and McNannan refused to stand
for it. The matter was settled before
noon and the work proceeded.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
WILD OVER DERBY COLT.
Woodford County Horsemen Think
Andy Williams Dangerous Factor.


Lexington, KY, Jan. 29.-Woodford
county horsemen are wild over Andy
Williams. Capt ]. T. Williams Ameri-
can Derby candidate. who is taking his
early work in the meadow of the IA
ground where were trained such stars
of the turf as Glockner, Princess Lime.
I'D Hopper and Jugurtha- The colt is
credited with having grown and spread
out more than any other 3-year-old in
kentucky and now stands Is hands one
half inch high and weighs 1882 pounds.
ANDY Williams is a son of Kingston'S
own brother KingStock. out of Carmen
oita, dam of Deyo and Jake Weber, by
Day Star, winner of the Kentucky
Derby, she out of Laraminta, by Long
fellow. From this family comes the
famous Picayune, to which trace the
great horses Raceland and Banquet II,
as well as Garry Hermann and other
star performers.
Williams owned and trained the SEN
eationa1 Checkmate, Vera Cruz. that in
the Clark stakes beat the Kentucky
Derby winner of his year; Baden Ra-
den. Fair Play and Joe Cotton, winner
F'avor's year. Yet, in spite Of the fact
that he has handled such sensational
performers Williams confidently told a
friend here that so far asshe had gone
with him this winter Andy Williams
was the equal If not the superior of any
S-year-old he ever owned or trained.
The colt will first fill two engagements
al Nashville and then start in two all
aged stakes at St Louis. From St
Louis he will be shipped to Chicago to
En his American Derby engagement
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
Rube Ferns Has an Easy Victory
Over Tim Murphy.
Australian Proved to Be a Won.
derful Sprinter.
FIGHT WAS A FAILURE.
Kansas Pugilist Had No OppOr-
tunity to Spar.
Only i'm the Third Round Was
Anything Doing.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Rube Ferns. ex-
welter-weight champion, defeated Tim
Murphy, of Australia, at the America
Athletic club. The mill did not come
up to the expectations of the big crowd.
for Murphy did not put up any kind OF
a fight. From the tap of the gong which
started the men fighting, the Austral-
Ian began to tin-can, and for the en-
tire six rounds kept running away from
Ferns. The bout, from fight stand
point, was a decided failure and did not
give Ferns a chance to show his fight
Ing ability.
Ferns was forced to assume the ag-
gressive at the start, and was unable to
land any blows of consequence except
when he had forced his opponent into
the corners or against the ropes. In the
second round he corralled the Austria
ian in his own corner after hard
sprint and hammered him with right
and left swings to the body and head,
which caused Murphy to run around
the ring. In the third round the men
did the only real fighting, and, during
a mix-up, in which both fighters were
swinging rights and lefts, Ferns slipped
TO the floor. The crowd for moment
thought Ferns had been knocked down,
but he was UP in jiffy and continued
the pursuit race. The remainder OF the
fight there was nothing doing, and Ref
cree Siler awarded Ferns the decision
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
Is DRUNK AGAIN.
John L. Sullivan Thoroughly Terror
ICES Norwalk.

Norwalk, Conn, Jan. 29-When the
great John L Sullivan pays his periods
cal visits to NorWalk there is some
thing doing" He descended upon this
town yesterday afternoon to play Le-
gree in Uncle Toms Cabin" and yes
terday and today he has made Rome
howl The last time John L struck
town one blue-coat tossed up his job,
and Chief of Police William Voltmer
had to make an explanation to the COM
mon council The town did not settle
down for a week. He was the same old
John L yesterday. He owned what he
wanted, and wanted everything in sight.
He threw handfulS of money into the
crowds and chased a newsboy, who ran
for blocks after the ex-champion had
returned to his carriage. He started
out early. He spent his money lavishly
and gave handfuls of it away. The mix
ers of gin fizzeS and Manhattan cock
tails at his hotel didn't work quickly
enough to please the thirsty John l.,
and he scrambled over the bar and
mixed the drinks himself. The barten-
der resented this and John l. tapped
him playfully- In the mix-up glasses
and a big mirror were broken.
The proprietor, with the aid of the po-
lice, cleared the place and locked it up,
pending repairs. When he left the hotel
to go to the theater where he was sched-
uled to appear he executed few jig
steps on the sidewalk, came to the con-
clusion he was tired and bolted into a
barroom.
What towns this?" he asked from
somewhere down in his massive chest.
The man got dollar for the informa-
tion and then the ex-champion, who in
his life has spent million. set up cham
pagne for the crowd. Two Norwalk
young ladies passed the hotel as John
l. emerged.
How do you do?" said John L.
The ladies looked surprised. John l.
insisted on shaking hands with them,
and seeing no means of escape they
humored the ex-champion. Sullivan
espied an E1lks' pin in the lapel of News
man Thomas Magner'S coat. The two
men exchanged the pleasantries of the
order and then John L. poked the news
dealer under his counter and called for
the police. They were busy elsewhere.
John L saw the sights of Norwalk
again at night in company with local
and New York friends, but his Uncle
Toms Cabin company has left town.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
is, it could lift this amount of dead

is, it could lift this amount of dead
weight.
Its great wheel base gives 989 this
worlds record hauling power. Ten
massive driving wheels. nearly as tall
as a man, and so heavily counter
balanced that they appear almost solid
grip twenty feet of track.
On these ten drivers, which gave the
name of decapod to this type of engine
a weight of $4,000 pounds is carried.
The pony truck carries only fourteen
tons, much of the weight of the saddle
and cylinder castings being distribute
over the drivers by the equalizer beams
so distinctive of American design.
To make use of this unprecedented
driving weight of lis tons, 989 must
produce steam as no other engine ever
has. Following the growing practice
among the railways of the southwest
the Santa Fe will burn oil in this, its
best engine.
James J. HiIPs twelve-wheel noun
tain locomotives weigh $4,000 pounds.
The mastodon consolidation engines on
the Illinois Central weigh 21S,O00
pounds.
When the 115-ton engine was built
for Mr.. Carnegie the leading engineer
ing authorities in England said that the
Americans were afflicted with mono
mania of bigness, and that this mon
strouS engine was an absurdity. But
now the Santa Fe is adopting a 13o-ton
type, and the end In net yet
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
TO FIGHT IN ENGLAND.
Spike Sullivan Will Try to Get a
Match With DAILY.

New York, Jan. 29-"Spike" Sullivan
has decided to go to England next
spring in an effort to get on a match
for the lightweight championship of
Great Britain.
Sullivan would like to meet Pat"
Daily, who was scheduled to fight Frank
Erne some time ago, and negotiations
are now under way for a match be-
tween the pair for $1,000 a side.
Sullivan said yesterday that he made
up his mind to go abroad some time
ago, but that he would like to cIinch the
match with DAILY before he sails.
Sullivan will meet all comers while in
England and he will accommodate any
of the ambitious English boxers with a
side bet of R1 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
GUN CLUB SHOOT.
Central Kansas Teams at Minneapolis
February 8 and 8.

Minneapolis, Kas., Jan. ga circuit
shoot of the gun clubs OF central KAN
sas will be held here February and g.
Blue rocks from Magau trap, two cents
each. Open to all amateurs, subject
to our rules The best grounds and
club house in the state. Good lunch on
grounds. Money divided Rose system
7-5-4-3. Referees decision final, and
protests must be made before scored
All kinds of ammunition on the
grounds. This will be the biggest shoot
ever held in central Kansas. $5, So and
81 given to the three highest guns on
each day.
H. Z. Crawley VS.. w. H. Heer, 80
blue rocks, for Rochester cup, emblem
attic of the championship of Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma
Crawley- VS.. Frank York of Junction
City purse of $50, so blue rocks.
Team shoot Five men from any one
club; % targets each Entrance, SO per
team.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
Races at Frisco,

San Francisco, Jan. 29.-The victory
of Maresa, a 25 to 1 shot, in the sixth
race, was the feature of the racing at
Oakland After running second to San
Venado, the first part, she took COM
mand and in drive won by a neck
from King Dellis. Sweet-Tooth was
heavily played but received a poor ride
and was beaten a nose for second mon
ey. The Pride, who was a to favor
ite, made a poor showing.
Montana Peeress with Long Shot
Conley up won the first race at odds
of Is to 1. The other events went to
favorites. In the 2-year-old race ARABIC
had to be ridden hard to beat Gold Van
who made his first appearance and got
away poorly
Winnie O'Copnor is no longer riding
for Green Morris The owner was not
pleased with the ride the Jockey gave
Janice Saturday and today he sub
stituted L Jackson on the mare O'Con-
nor said that he would no longer ride
for Mr.. Morris and the latter agrees to
an ending of the engagement.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
Beloit Items.

Beloit, Jan. 29.-The only postoffice in
Kansas which has a rest room attached
is the Beloit office. To make it more
inviting a carpet is needed.
The sewerage system of Beloit is well
nigh perfect, and will in the next few
months extend throughout the city.
During 1901 and January, 1902 the prop
erty owners paid about $4,000 for sewer
age privileges.
The people of Beloit have fulfilled ev-
cry promise made Mitchell county in
the erection of the court house. The
town clock and bell which Beloit prom
ised to put in the court house tower
have been put in place at a cost of
81, 140, all of which was contributed by
her citizens.
For a good prosperity item for Beloit
it is claimed the Beloit Milling company
has cleared up about $4,000 a month
during the last two years The Solomon
valley mills have all been making good
money the past few years since the
cattle dealers have been buying almost
everything but the best flour and pay
ing good money for it,
Several citizens who came to Beloit
in an early day made good financial in
vestments, and saved enough to make
ing property, Arkansas and Texas lum-
ber and oil interests and Oklahoma and
Indian Territory banks.
Two travelling queensware men Sun
dayed at the Avenue hotel Discussing
with each other as to amount of sales
they made to Beloit merchants aggre-
gated nineteen car loads.
There are fifteen rural delivery routes
already in Mitchell county, besides petit
tions in for five others. OF these routes
Beloit has seven rural routes and one
box delivery route, with petitions for
two others, thanks to her pOStmaste
Chm. Perdue. Each route will average
go patrons. The first one was started
in October, 1900, when 20. 434 pieces were
handled and the cancellation of stamps
amounted to $2619. A year later, in
October, 1901, there was handled 40, 30
pieces and $72.59 worth of stamps can
celed. It must also be remembered that
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
AS TALL AS NIRGARA.
New York Sun Tells of the Santa Fe's
New LOGON otives
[From the New York SUM-

[F'rom the New York Sun.l
The worlds biggest and most power
full locomotive, an American compound
built at Schenectady by the American
Locomotive company, is on its way
from the Mohawk valley to the far
west, where it will haul heavy freight
the Santa Fe road. 1t represen is
the highest achievement in locomotive
design, the most notable effort of Am er
lean builders to produce an engine OF
enormous tractive power adapted to the
needs of our trancontinental lines.
As bold venture in massiveness.
9S9's service tests in the mountains OF
the transmiSSouri will attract the at
tention of the railway engineers of the
world. The builders of England and the
continent judged us insane when we
passed the hundred-ton mark, but here
is a monster weighing, without the
ffty-ton tender, 130 tons-twenty-one
times as much as the historic De Witt
Clinton.
From the end of the tender to the
point of the pilot, this giant of the rails
measures seventy feet Two engines of
9S9s type, if they could be suspended
in the air one above the other, would
reach height nearly as high as Nj
agara-
The top of the stunted smokestack
is sixteen feet above the ties, and to
such a height does the dome reach that
it's top had to be taken off before the
locomotive could pass in safety under
the overhead bridges between Schenec-
tady and Buffalo. The massive boiler
is perched so high in the air that a
tall man can stand under it
But while the dome top is thirteen
feet above the driving wheel axles, the
center of gravity is very low-several
inches below the top line of the drivers.
The engine gets its great stability from
its massive fran es, cylinder castings.
driving wheels and driving mechanism.
On a level track 989 could haul a
train mile and a half long. carrying
the harvest of 10000 acres of wheat.
Its tractive power is So. 800 pounds; that
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Emma Forter, of Marysviile, Is
W. r. @, Candidate.

Marysville, Jan. 29.-For department
president of the Womens Relief Corps
the name of Mrs. Emma Forter, of
Marysville, will be presented to the en-
campment to be held at Fort Scott, for
the position, which will be heartily sec
onded by a large number of her w. r.
C. friends throughout the state.
Mrs. F'orter is the sister of Congress
man Calderhead. She is fitted for the
honor having held most of the offices
of her home w. r. c., and for two
years she filled the office of patriotic
instructor of the department. She has
at all times been one of the foremost
w R. c. ladies in the state, and has
always lent a willing hand for the bene-
fit of the old soldiers and the G. A r.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29

eha-i key and His Manager Willing to
@ight the Champion Anywhere.

New York. Jan. 29.-Barney Reich.
who looks after Tom Sharkey's inter-
ests and who made the match with Jim
Jeffries for the sailor, says that he will
force the champion to live up to his
promise to give Sharkey the next
chance to battle for the championship.
eve signed articles to fight Jeffries,'
said Reich. tand intend to make him
live up to these articles. Because the
for the fight does not want it now is
no reason that it shall not take place.
There are other places where Sharkey
and Jeffries can fight"
Sharkey nodded his head at every
statement made by his manager, ana
wound up by saying: TN fight JEFF
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
MAY GO TO ENGLAND.
Yale Talking of Sending Varsity
Eight Abroad.

New York, Jan. 29.-Yale men are
talking of sending their varsity eight to
England this year, says a Journal and
American special from New Haven,
Conn. The negotiations with Harvard
for a series of races drag, and a trip
to England is being talked up at Yale.
President Roderick Potter, of the Yale
navy is authority for the statement tha1
Yale had declined the invitation sent
by the Annapolis eight for race on
and Georgetown. He said that Yale
had challenged Annapolis to a dual race
and would send down to Annapolis last
years freshman crew If the middies
accept The date named by Yale is
May TO-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
spreckles Buys Imported Stallion.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 29-Adolph B.
Spreckles, the millionaire California
sugar king, has purchased of Millionaire
Drake and Enoch Wishard, of Chicago,
the two imported stations Solitaire and
Stratton. The former is a bay stallion.
by Thunder and the latter is 4-year-
old chestnut stallion, by Raeburn (son
of st. Simon), dam Prospective, by
Speculum. Solitaire was good horse,
winning in England the great cham
pion stakes at Newmarket and other
famous races, while Stratton landed a
great coup for his former owner, Capt
Berwicke, when a 2-year-old.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-29
A Winter Book on the Derby.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan 29.-Before lea-v-
ing for Hot Springs last night, Joe I'LL
man, the well known bookmaker, an
nounced he would have a book on the
American Derby. He will be associated
with Leo Meyer, Dan Stuart and Char
ley Dugan. who will furnish q half
million dollars bank roll for a pay or
play book on the big Chicago race.
Odds will be announced next week and
the prices offered will be sent out from
Hot Springs. G. Sanford Lynee, the
Lexington breeder, after a consultation
with ]. w. Schorr, announced that his
son, Jockey Luciene Lynne, will not be
with the Schorrs this season.