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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
A SHAM BATTLE.
Fought Police Boat Crew and otners
Disguised as Pirates.

Chicago. May IA despatch to the
Inter Ocean from New York says: a
battle between the policemen who man
the police boat and a squad of police
men disguised as river pirates has bean
fought off the shore of Tompkinsville.
There was no bloodshed. but the bat
tie looked real enough and a number of
Staten Island residents on the Bay
Ridge shore we're convinced that the
police had made an important capture
of river thieves.
The police boat patrol fired a number
of shots from its two five-pounders at
the pirates. The contending forces
clashed, brandishing clubs, strips of
rubber hose, and revolvers, and the
fireboat New Yorker, with steam up,
stood a short distance away apparent
" ready to give the police help should
it be needed.
As a matter of fact. the fight was ar
ranged for moving pictures to be shown
in the public parks during the ceiebra-
ton of the two hundred and fftfeth an
niversary of the founding of New York.
The patrol. with two launches and sew
eral rowboats, was used in the fight.
Two of the pirates pretended to be
shot and fell to the bottom of their
boat. A hand to hand conflict wound up
the proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
ALL BLOWS OVER.
Russia's Assurances Regarding
Manchuria Accepted.

Pekin, May 1.-THE French minister
reports that Minister Conger following
Instructions has notified the Chinese
government of the assurances regard
ing Manchuria which Russia has given
the United States directly through the
American ambassador, Mccormick, and
also through Ambassador Cassini and
says the Russian charge at Pekin has
given the Chinese officials similar as
surances. The French minister adds
that the Chinese are not gravely con-
cernea- by Russians alleged designs on
Manchuria. being fully satisfied with
the foregoing assurances.
The feeling here which is strongly
sympathetic with Russia. has been
greatly relieved by the advices from
Washington summing up the results
of the conferences between Secretary
Hay. Ambassador Cassini and the Jap
anese minister. particularly the con-
tradietion of the report that Mr.. Hay
had telegraphed to President Roosevelt
relative to the question of joint action
on the part of Great Britain, Japan and
the United States, which report aroused
serious apprehension here of possible
international entanglements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Labor Unions Will Debate With
Havemeyer.

Yonkers. N. Y. May 1.-THE chal-
meyer to the labor unions of the city,
in which he offered to PROFOUND various
questions for labor union speakers to
answer at 2 public meeting, the ex-
pense to be borne by him. has been Off
cially accepted by the local branch of
the Federated Union The vote to ac-
cept the challenge was unanimous.
There were delegates present from II
of the locals. It was at first deemed
expedient to conf1ne the speakers to
Yonkers men but the point was raised
that Mr. Havemeyer would in all prob
ability have the support Of a great
many wealthy men of the country and
for that reason the ablest labor speak
ers in the country are to be obtained to
answer him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
BURIED ALIVE.
Story of a Woman Being Sealed Up
in a Vault

New York May ia stonemason
was at work on an old wall in the CEN
ter of the town when a carriage drove
swiftly up to him. two masked men
jumped out. threw a bag over his head.
bundled him into the Garage and gal
loped away, says a dispatch from Baku
to the Herald.
After half an hours furious driving
the mason was told to alight. the sack
was taken from his head and he found
himself in an old fashioned courtyard.
He was pushed through a door into a
corridor and in an empty room he no.
ticed an opening in stone wall in
which was Wedged a woman, trembling
and with terrified face.
The men who had brought the mason
pointed reVolvers at his breast and or
dered him to wall up the opening with
the woman behind it, threatening to
shoot him dead if he refused Stones,
mortar and trowels were in the room
He was told that the woman was a
Mohametan who had injured her hus-
band. The mason built up the opening.
the sack was again drawn over his
head and t1ree-quarfers of an hour
later he was put out If the carriage at
a lonely part of the y.
As soon as he could free himself of
the sack he did so, but the carriage
had disappeared. He went Immediately
to the police and told his story, but al
though the police are ransacking the
houses in the A1ohametan quarter. they
can find no trace Of the locality Of this
horrible crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
STRIKE STAYED OFF.
Hanna Secures a Delay of Is
Days on Southern Pacific.

New York May u.-Ralph NJ. Easley,
secretary of the civic federati ton. an
nouneed that he had received a telegram
that the Southern Pacific threatened strike
had been postponed IS days 10 give time
for settlement.
The boilermakers on the Southern Pa
cific were to have gone on strike today out
of sympathy with the striking Union Ia
cifc machinists who nave been out Tor
for the civic fedora ton. asked that this
sympathetic strike be postponed pending
efforts OF the federation to bring about a
settlement.
Earlier reports stated that the strikers
had informed Senator Hanna that his re-
quest came too late. but Mr.. Easley said
that these reports were unfounded and
that the assurance had been received tina t
a delay Of Is days had been granted. The
executive committee of the National Fed
Grafton meets in this city on Wednesday
for reaching a settlement and the Union
Pacific matter will come up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
STRIKERS WARNED.
NJ. & 0. Posts Notices About Mai
and Interstate Commerce.

MohNa. Ala, May 11.-Mobile and
Ohio railroad officials and clerks went
to work this morning switching cars
in the yards here to make room for in
coming freight Ten cars containing
dynamite were moved by the clerks to
pier, from which it will be loaded for
Mexico.
Ten non-union men who arrived yes
terday from st. Louis were met by
work. Two of them applied to General
Manager Clark for transportation back
to st. Louis and were granted it. This
morning five men went to work under
protection. The company has posted
this notice:
You are hereby notified that the
trains of this company are engaged in
carrying the United States mails ard
interstate commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
DEAL is APPROVED.
Rock Island Frisco Merger Con-
firmed by Directors.

Des Moines. Ia, May 11-At d meet
ing of the directors of the Rock Island
system here today the Rock Island
Frisco deal was approved.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad today filed with the secretary
of state amended articles increasing
their capital stock $20. coo 900, making
the total capital stosk s145s100. 600
The contract with Morgan & Co,
calls for an exchange of SIS, 900 0C0
worth of Rock Island stock for $31, ,000-
600 worth Of St Louis & San Francisco
stock. and the turning over also of the
entire Frisco system to the Rock Island
officials. There also was ordered issued
SIS 0G0, 900 worth of 5 per cent gold bonds
in connection with the Frisco deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
A HINT TO TURKEY.
Must Stop Menacing Bulgaria or She
Will Hear from the Powers

Paris. May 11-There was a stimuli
taneous publication this morning in
Paris, Vienna and St Petersburg of the
official view of the Bulgarian situation.
1t appeared in the Figaro here, the Neu
F'reie Press of Vienna and in the official
organ at st. Petersburg and carries out
the idea previously cabled to the Asso-
ciated Press that the powers are salts
fed with the correctness of Bulgaria S
course and will not tolerate the adop-
ton by the sultan of Turkey of stern
measures against Bulgaria on account
of the Salonica outrages. It is pointed
out that the question is not merely one
between suZerain and a Vassal but
is one between Turkey and the powers
sigma tory of the Berlin convention.
mainly France, Austria and Russia,
owing to their geographical position.
The official communication sums up as
follows:
Two important points mark the pres
ent status of the iInbroglio First. the
Bulgarian government is not responsible
for the Macedonian violence; second,
neither St. Petersburg, Vienna nor Paris
have the intention to permit Bulgaria to
be held responsible"
The communication closes with the
statement that the porte's first duty is
to carry out the general plan for the
Balkan reforms, repress the Albanian
agitators and punish the murder of the
Russian consul, adding:
IF Turkey persists in diverting at
tention by menacing Bulgaria the am
bassadors of the powers may shortly
remind the porte of what the powers
expect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
WASHOUT ON ROCK ISLAND.
Trans Delayed by High Water at
Smith Center.

Rock Island traffic is seriously de-
layed by a washout at Smith Center.
Rain to the amount of FIVE inches has
fallen there during the past two days,
and Beaver creek left its banks. wash
ing out the ballast under the tracks for
a considerab bic distance.
All the Colorado trains were tied up
yesterday, but the washOut was repair
ed this morning, and trains are again
running Train No. 10. the Colorado
flyer. is due here at 7:45 this morning.
but will not be through till some time
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
shamrocka Have Trial spin.

Gourock. Scotland. May 1.-THE con-
ditions this morning gave promise of a
fine light weather trial when the two
Shamrocks under club top sails and jib
top sails over their lower canvas left
Gourock in three knot northerly wind
The Shamrock l. drifted quite as fast
as the cup challenger and had a long
lead as they started down the channel
Off Holy Loop the boats got a six knot
breeze from the northwest and as
soon as the Shamrock III was percept-
IDLY heeled she started to overhaul her
opponent and soon closed up on the
latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
opened Fictitioua Accounta.

Washington. May 11=Further inves-
tigation Of the case of Frank NJ. Bar
nett. clerk in the bureau of ethnology
from Alabama who was arrested Sar-
urday charged with stealing money
from the government. discloses the facs
that ais method was to open fictitious
accounts. crediting certain names with
alleged services rendered to the burea;i
These accounts would be passed in the
regular way and checks drawn for the
amounts Barnett would then intercapt
the checks The total sum thus pro-
cured was $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
Mr.. CONANT THE MAN.
He will Be at Head of Wash
burn Law Department.

Ernest 3. Conant. of Chicago. who is
slated for the position of dean of the
proposed law school at Washburn col
lege. is in Topeka today.
Mr. Conant is graduate of Harvard
and has lived in Chicago several years.
The election viii take place tomorrow.
and it is understood he is to be elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
Edward Leaves for Scotland.

London. May liking Edward and
the queen. accompanied by a large suit
left London today to pay a ceremonial
visit to Scotland. They will arrive at
Edinburgh this evening. They were
greeted by big crowds while driving in
semi-state to the station, escorted by a
detachment of the household cavalry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
Man and Woman Drowned.

Kansas City. Kas.. May 11-Alfred
Taylor. Of GA South Sixth street. and
Mrs. =. F. Rengey. of 916 South Sixth
street. were drowned at 1890 o'clock
Sunday night IN the Kaw river opposite,
the Sehwarzschild & Sulzberger packing
plant. They had been riding up the
river IN a small boat rowed by Roy Van
Meter Iaylor was a years old and un-
married. Mrs. Rengey was about 81
years old She leaves a husband and a
daughter ten years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Holding a Secret Conference.

Chicago. May 1.-THE Chronicle to-
day says: President H. 6. Burt, of the
Union Pacific railroad. and J. c. Stubbs,
third vice president and traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific railroad. were
central figures in conferences held ia
Chicago yesterday in efforts to forestall
an alliance between the shoDmen on the
two systems in furtherance of the
Union Pacific strike
All Saturday night two stenographers
were at work in the Joint offices of the
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific rail-
roads, and yesterday the telegraph wires
were kent busy with cipher messages
from the same Offices
Conferences between Mr. Burt and
Mr. Stubs included other advisers, the
identity of whom was guarded with the
closest cG-xH-
Last night none of the participants
would discuss what had been done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
MARsHALL's SEASON OPEN.
over 1900 People Heard the First
Concert.

Marshalls band opened the Sunday
concert season at Garfield park yester-
day afternoon
The first concert brought out an audi
ence of 1.272 persons. The seats were
all taken and the space about the grand
stand was filled with vehicles. The park
is particularly attractive. as the recent
rains have brought out the grass and
leaves, and it would now do as the Forest
of Arden for a production of As You
Like It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
MILLER WASN'T DEAD.
A False Report Concerning the Fact
from Oakland, Cal.

Oakland, Cal, May IA report was
sent out from here last night that
joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sier-
rasH was dead. 1t was later found
that the news was untrue. From what
source the report originated is not
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
Temperature of Large Cities.

Chicago May III a. M tempera-
lures: New York. S. Boston. so: Phil
Ga; Minneapolis. 46; Cincinnati, "a; st.
Louis, Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
Weather Indications.

Chicago, May n-Forecast for kan
sas. Local showers tonight and prob
ably Tuesday: northeriy winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
GEORGETOWN BOYS SHOW
UP STRONG At PRACTICE
Sixty Candidates Now Battling for
Place on Varsity Ball Team

Georgetown will have a winning team
this year was the remark made by
Coach Jerome Bradley after watching
the initial practice OF the sixty or more
candidates on the field yesterday and
today.
The largest number OF candidates that
ever reported for practice has been on
hand on both occasions. and IT is be
loved mat they viii continue 10 report
until the fifteen regular men have been
chosen.
The men were played in the positions
they are trying for. and some fast work
was done. There are enough men TO
make up half dozen good teams. b..
when il comes to the survival OF the
httest. and fifteen men are picked.
Georgetown will have "A crackaj Jack
team. The best part OF today's prelim-
mary work consisted OF knocking EN-
out" to the boys. who were as thick as
flies on the field. which bore close re-
semblance TO a quagmire this after
noon. The infelders were worked hard
and constantly, while the men out in
the suburban territory were sen. over
the high precipice on more than a dozen
occasions. in order to capture the elU-
sive horsehide.
ScheIler and McGettigan look like the
most promising candidates for second
base. the position which was made Va
cant when Dorman was shifted 20 short
stop. Both Of these men arc fast and
shfty. and il looks as though ability
to WELD the willow VIII play an impOr-
tant part in allotting the position. Nc
Gettigan is a strong batter. while Scbci-
/ Ter is rapidly improving and Inay beat
/ him out for the coveted position. Some
| OF the students aver that neither che o.
/ them viii get f. Some duck from that
/ Law School Will pop up ere long and
snatch the plum from their mouths
This may aud may not be true. but il
4 is SAFE to say that Coach Bradlev viii
( sec thot second Eopje is covered by N,
/ best and fastest candidate.
, Although it is u triHe early 10 make
/ predictions. the lineup OF the team " IL
! be something & not entirely like this
/ Catchers, Captain Apperius. Drake. Hart
! and Carroll; pitchers, Fay. VIII Thomp
, son. Ryan. Titus. Frank Drill. anC
: Charlie Cox: first baseman. Pat Dow
ling. second base. Scheller or McGctti
, gan: shortstop. Dorman; third base
Morgan. right field. Drake and Han
retty: center field. Hanretty and cou
PIE Of uukuowas; Ieft field. ADperius
Hart and Carroll.
Strenuous practice will be kept u
until the first real game is played. wit
the Maryland Agricultural College
Coach Bradley hopes to have the tear
in good shape by the 2Sth Of this month
and Will be a trife surprised n his pro
/ teges do not give the Senators a Grub
bing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
.PHILLIES' NEW OWNERS
ARE ALL GOOD ATHLETES
Personnel of the SOciety-Club Sports
men Now in Control

PHILADELPHIA. March 5.-One OF the
features Of the sale Of the Phillies is the
fact that nearly every one OF the nine
teen members of the syndicate is a de-
voice OF some particular branch Of ath-
letics. a singular fact in this regard IS
that most OF them are followers OF and
participants in amateur athletics. in dis
tinction from professional athletics. The
sports in which most of them are inter
ested are cricket, racquets and yachting.
James Potter. who conducted the nego-
tiations for tho syndicate, is one OF the
best racquet players in the city. He is
also prominent cricket player.
Robert X. Cassatt is a son OF Alex
ander Cassatt, president OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He is also a member
Of the Philadelphia racquet team which
won the national championship las,
week
F. H Bohien is one of the most ex-
pert cricket players Of the city. He is
one OF the team selected to PLAY in
England this summer By profession
he is a lawyer.
f. W. Clark is a banker and cricket
player.
Alexander Van Rensselaer, confines
most Of his athletic energies TO yacht
ing. though he is interested in other
] athletic sports.
/ Charlie F. De Costa is a lawyer and
/ a prominent golf player.
! The other members Of the syndicate
are interested in athletics in general
/ but do not have any known specialties
/ A. f. NewbOld and c. B. Newbold ar,
/ bankers and brokers; Francis f Bon,
a banker: c. f. IngersolI. lawyer
| ". Lyman Biddle. a stock broker
Z, VI. Robinson. a banker.
Ralph NJ. Townsend. b. Dawson
{ Coleman. Arthur Brock. George II
Frazier, and Henning and Houston
are all prominent business men Of tn,
| city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05

II is astonishing how much terri
bic suffering a woman VIII endure be
fore taking proper medical treatment
In the many cases of contagious blood
poison which have been completely cur
ed by the international Serum Toxin
Company. those of the women patients
were always the worst. We presume
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But we would like 10 instantly remove
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have so far as the work of this company
is concerned. and for that reason have
arranged both separate entrances and
consultation rooms for our lady pa
tientS.
Every woman who is afflicted with
blood poison in any OF its stages who
reads this announcement should come
at once 10 Suite 3OO-305 Evening Star
BUILDING Eleventh and Pennsylvania
Avenue. Washington. D. c.. where she
will not only be cautiously received. but
learn Of the many complete cures effect
ed by the International Serum Toxin
Company II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE TO
HOLD MEETING TODAY
New York. the Mecca Of
Baseball Magnates.

NEW YORK. March SIT has finally
been decided that the spring meeting
Of the American League will be held
in this city today. Up TO last night
President Ban Johnson denied the re-
ports that a meeting had been called
for today. but he finally admitted that
a meeting would be held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel this afternoon.
President Johnson. Charles COmiskey,
and Ben Shibe were the only magnates
Of that league in town yesterday. They
held a long conference and everything
was made ready for today's meeting. 1t
was admitted by those who took part
in the conference that the question of
the New York grounds took up the
greater part OF the time
johnson said this morning that he
would have a team in this city. but re-
fused to say whether he had already
secured a location for his park. or
whether II would be on Manhattan
Island or in the Bronx.
President SOmers. OF the Cleveland
Club is not expected at the meeting
as he is at present in Hot Springs
Ark
The National League magnates yes
terday established a remarkable record
for themselves at the first session o.
their spring meeting by doing business
IN rush.
Within a period OF two hours they
| fixed upon and adopted the schedule FOL
| the coming year, and ratified the wOrl
OF the schedule and rules committee
/ which recently met in Chicago. WheI
the magnates met again today they
/ found but little routine work confront
/ ing them
| 1t is expected that the constitution o
| the league will be so amended today 4
| give the league president more power II
/ the conduct Of the umpires and player
on the diamond with regard 10 rOwdy
/ Ism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
COLONEL POPE TO OPEN
AUTOMOBILE EXHIBIT
One Hundred Machines to
Be on Display

Col. Albert a Pope. of Boston, founder
OF the bicycle and automobile industry in
this country. will deliver the opening ad-
dress at the third annual exhibit OF the
Washington Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation. which is TO be held at the wash
ington Light Infantry Armory the week
beginning March %. The formal opening
OF the show will be at O'Clock the even
ing OF March %. and the public will be
admitted 10 the exhibition the remaining
days OF the show from l until II p. m.
one hundred automobiles will be on
exhibition and the display viii in many
respects be equal to the New York ex-
hibit OF horseless carriages. Machines
will be shown which range in price from
$3.50 20 81 500. Drays and commercial We
hicIes Of all sorts will also be seen.
The show will differ from last year s
chiefly in number and variety OF electri-
cal vehicles. In the past year many i'm
provcments have been made in batteries
and electrical machines are much more
in favor than they were twelve months
ago.
Many OF The electrical displays used al
the New York automobile show will be
brought 10 this city. and the armOry will
be deliberately decorated with supplies OF
interest 70 persons interested in auto
MODELLING One Of the interesting
features OF the exhibit viii be a section
Of the automobile battery OF Northwest
ern University. The cadets viii give
daily drills with their automobile gun
carriages and will also entertain tn.
crowds with wall scaling and other mil
ftary work.
IN addition TO the 100 vehicles which
will be on exhibition fifty automobile
will be stationed outside Of the building
for the inspection and use OF persons
who desire 20 test various makes. 3. 9
washington. jr.. is the general manager
OF the show. The officers OF the Washing
ton Automobile Dealers Association ar
as follows: 4. L. Cline president; W. !
Foss. treasurer; ;. 8. Olds. 5r.. secretary