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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

fore. a trip to any track where a stee-
plechase race is on the programme is
sufficient to convince the spectator that
nine out of ten track goers are enthu-
siastic supporters of timber topping
contests. In England steeplechasing
has reached its highest state, and the
Grand National, run every year. is the
most important event of It's kind in the
world.
The leading steeplechasers in this
country are owned by gentlemen rid
ers, who, aside from entering them in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
ACToR AND AuTHoR.

Usually when manager accepts an
actor for the most important role in a
forthcoming production he requests the
author to read the entire play to his
chief interpreter that he may ascertain
the authors idea of the role and it's
relative value to the others. Occasion
ally an author viii not grant to players
a perusaI of his manuscript, contending
that the element OF surprise is removed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
A COLE NOVELTY.

A golfer of an inventive turn of mind
has devised a club that can be used by
either a right or left handed player.
The adaptability Of this new weapon
must be apparent to all close followers
of the sport as there are times when
one gets lies where it is next to impos-
sible to play the ball right handed. The
same thing, of course, holds good with
left handed players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

The death of Director, 2:17. at New
castle, Pa, recently removed one of
the greatest sires the world has ever
known Think of it, Among his de-
scendants can be named Margaret s.,
2:12h, the sensational grand circuit
winner; Direct. the little black de-
mon;" Directum. 2:05A; Directly.
3 G3A; the unbeaten Direct Hal,
2:O4K; Bonnie Direct, 2:05A; Prince
Direct, 2.O7; Trflby Direct. 2: O81k; Di-
rectum Kelly, 2:OSA; Directum Miller,
2:O8A, and King Direct, 2:O9A.
Director sired forty-two trotters and
sixteen PAGERS: twenty-nine sires, the
get of which numbered seventy four
trotters and sixty PAGERS and twenty
eight dams, the producers of twenty
eight trotters and thirteen PAGERS. All
of these horses have made marks I'M
der 2:30. HARRY GRANT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

is utilized the team is in a fair way to
suffer a loss. If the pitcher tires him
self so that he fails to win game in
the afternoon it has not paid the man
ager to sacrifice points in the percent
ge column for the sake of giving some
few players an opportunity to increase
their batting averages.
It is just that sort of complication
that the pitching machine is designed
to prevent. BY using the machine in
practice a teams twirlers can be saved
for the actual championship games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
CHARLEY FARRELL NOW A MAN.
AGER

Charley Farrell, better known as
Duke" is now manager of a minor
league ball team. and his friends are
wishing him the success that attended
his active days on the diamond
Charley was for several years a mem
Der of Ed Hanloh's Brooklyn Superbas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

tom themselves to meeting balls so
speedy that in comparison with them
the cannon balls" of a Rusfe would
appear like dried peas from a putty
blower.
At Princeton university a pitching
machine has been used for two or three
years with good results. and several
major league teams took these artificial
aids with them on their preliminary
tours early in the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

Of the stars of the New York Matinee
club, when Fl. c. Mapes owned him.
Ills sire is the well known Bourbon
Wilkes.
Ehe remaining NJ and NJ entries are
L.iscn5ero. I-rnIna Hoyt, Bitse Wood.
Dodie X. Ned s., Eoreazelle, Field
Day. Italia, Medium, Fred Direct,
Johnny, Backbone, Miss Gay, Billy
Mac and Miss RosedaIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
The chieaao Favorites.

,Chicagoans are inclined to favor the
chances of Edmee ]. and Baraja in the
NJ. and NJ. These two horses are owned
in the Windy City: hence their popu-
Iarity there. Baraja is bay geIding,
the property of J. J. Shaw, who also
trains him. In two heats at Memphis
last year he finished second and third
to Axdelight, the winner going in
2:11k and 2:12k. He impressed spec
tators, and Owner Shaw asserts pos
itively that the gelding could have gone
the distance in 2:15 at the close of the
fall campaign.
Edmee J. is a young roam mare own
ed by w P. Dickinson and is now in
the training stable of Charlie Dean
near Chicago. She has never started
in a race as yet, but showed an easy
mile in PIT at Wheaton, Ill. last fall
She comes from the Jay Bird family of
trotters, which produced among other
stake winners AIlerton, 2:O9H; Haw-
thorn, 2:06A; Susie j., 2:O61A; Jay
MacGregor, 2:08, and Country Jay
2:103a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

and estimates how his sails must be
trimmed to meet the various winds Of
opinion and yet steer the snip in the d.
rection he has privately marked out. He
then applies himself to the memorial
ton of the words and business" of the
nart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
ROBERTSON TO PLAY aorHELLo."

Forbes Robertson is to present
"Othello" next season during his Amer
lean tour. The play viii be superbly
staged and will equal as a production
Mr. Robertson's Hamlet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
The smathers Entries.

e. E. Smathers, the harness devotee,
who is forming q notable thoroughbred
stable also, has two nominees in the
M. and NJ. They are jolly Bachelor
and Lady Babbie. Trainer George
Spear has them in charge. But little
is known of Lady Babbie. Jolly Bache-
Ior has for several summers been one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
Wisconsin Aauatics.

Unless a sufhcfA4t amount of money
is raised, the University of Wisconsin
viii be unable to send a crew to COM
pete in the annual intercollegiate re
gatta on the Hudson off POughkeepsie.
Unusual difficulties We're encountered
this year in obtaining funds for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
steepIeohasina Boom.

SteepIechase races are becoming more
and more popular in America. More
events of this thrilling nature are
scheduled for this season than ever be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

and win. Such are the uncertainties of
teeplechasing. and no nobler sport was
ever originated by the agile brain of
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

Geers, the silent man from Tonnes
see"
is a relative of Lou Dillon, the worlds
champion trotter- He is owned in De-
troit. Sidney Dillon. sire of Lou Dill
lon, is also the sire of Stanley Dillon,
and the last named horse was, like his
half sister, bred at the Santa Rosa
farm in California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

Stanley Dillon is now at Memphis
with the Geers string. Reports indicate
that he has wintered well, and from the
efforts Geers makes to keep his trials
secret there is reason to doubt that
the horse is going in the fast time that
he showed unmistakable indfcat ions of
possessing last year. Last summer he
went sensational mile in a trial, but
for some good reason was not raced
That Stanley Dillon will be heavily
backed in the NJ. and M. is foregone
conclusion That he will be well worth
a tap" there is not the slightest doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
An Aid to Batsmen.

Then. again, experiments have proved
that the improved machine can deliver
a ball with greater swiftness than any
human being. Thus batsmen who face
the mechanical box artist can accus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

IT OW that the opening of the
grand circuit is drawing near
harness horsemen are at the
a top notch of activity. Trot-
tiers and PAGERS are receiving
their finishing touches for the long,
arduous campaign around the big
ring" with particular attention to the
big stakes of the early part of the sea-
son.
To some extent a horse rounds into
form naturally and gradually for the
purses hung up at the middle and close
of the circuit. His many races make
him fit without an unusual amount
of exercising by his trainer For the
early races. however, a horse needs es-
pecial attention, for even if he has win
tered we'll injudicious tactics viii often
ruin him for winning work later onl
The first two important stakes are
the M. and NJ. Merchants and Manu-
facturers) and the Chamber of Com
merce stakes, both of which are held at
Detroit, where, as in years past, the
circuit opens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29
ISSUE HANGS
ON CONTESTS
Continued From First Page.

ever, the Collins men say they know
Of delegates who have been credited
to Dunn that will vote for Collins.
Hubbard county's delegation is said to
be divided instead of solid for Dunn.
Ottertail county is claimed as having
instructed for Dunn, but some Of the
delegates are for Collins and say their
Instructions were not properly carried.
The majority of Blue Earth couhty's
delegation is claimed for Collins in
stead Of being equally divided; and
Collins men from Goodhue say they
have nineteen out Of the twenty-five
delegates.
Norman county has been counted in
the Dunn column, but the delegates
In st. Paul today say they are only
instructed for E. J. Herringer of Ada
for railroad commissioner. They will
vote on governor according to his in
terests. Divided delegations are
claimed in several other counties
which have been reported solid for
Dunn. Not over twenty of the coun-
ties gave tron-clad instructions on
governor. The rest Of them are free
to vote as they please, and from the
way sentiment Is forming it would not
be surprising to see a well-developed
boom for some new candidate come
from the Dunn side of the fence by
tonight.
Captain M. J. Wiley of ST. Paul has
been designated for sergeant-at-arms
and his assistants are H. J. West of
ST. Cloud, B. F. Ward Of Minneapolis
and Roy Underwood Of Lake City.
Altho the convention starts two
hours earlier than usual it Is predicted
that one day will not be long enough
to conclude it's work and that there
will be a morning session Friday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29
I. PETERSBURG BREATHLEss
Whole City Looks for Decisive Battle
I Within q Few Days.

ST. Petersburg, June 20, 1880 pm
The whole city is awaiting with
breathless interest news from the OPP
posing armies in southern Manchuria,
grappled in the decisive battle Of the
campaign. But those fully appreciat-
ing the almost impossible country
thru which the Japan csc columns are
advancing and the difficulty Of NOV
ing large bodies of troops into posi-
ton, hardly expect the battle to begin
in earnest inside of several days, a1tho
admitting that heavy fighting between
the advance forces may now be in
progress. The papers are unanimously
of the opinion that a pitched battle is
now certain.
The emperor today inspected the
condition Of the ships Of the squadron
destined for the far east. He thoroly
examined the battIeships Alexander
III, Dniaz Souvaroff, Orel and Boro-
dino, which were moored inside the
basin. He expressed himself pleased
with their condition and addressed the
workmen, who cheered him Justify.
The emperor said he hoped the work
men would devote all their energies
and duties to the patriotic cause Of
completing the warships at the
earliest possible moment, and con-
Guiding with doubling their pay for
the day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29

Collins organization does not consider that
there is any merit in any of the contests
with the possible exception of that in Cass
county, where, they admit there may be a
chance for" honest dispute. Mr.. Nelson
gives Eddy thirty seven votes, but con-
cedes that Swift county may give hira a
complimentary vote, which would swell
his strength to forty-four. He discourages
talk Of a bolt. He said there would be no
boiling by the Collins adherents. At the
same time he insisted that Judge Collins
had won the fight, and his friends would
not submit to being robbed of their rights.
h Oar Reese, in charge Of the Dunn head
quarters at the Windsor, declared that
Dunn had over 700 delegates in his sup
port. '"T h g ] journal last evening
conceded us 534 delegates" he said. Nov
add to that number the delegates that we
know absolutely are for Dunn and we
have more than 100 additional. Leaving
out contested delegations and doubtful
votes Dunn has over 600 votes, and there
Is n oway in which his strength can be
honestly figured under 600. 1t looks to
me that there will be a stampede for
Dunn on the first ballot tomorrow morn
ing" y e
: Mike Bowling, who is looming over the,
horizon as a possible dark horse, ex--
pressed some inisgivings over the bitter
ness shown by the Dunn and Collins fol-
lowers. The interests Of the republican
party In this state must not be jeopar
died thru tn epersonal ambition of any
one man, and If there, IS anything in
delegates in the convention should take
charge, stop the wrangling and nominate
a third man who has not been identified
with either side in this struggle" 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29

/. YELLOW MEDICINE The. delegates Will
favor Young for attorney general and Brown, and
Collins men bad everything their own way.
f snd staA ehRag fer
senater Lord is chairman of the delegation.
liz eaed y he o at
committee elected six Dunn and two Collins dele
!, MURRAY-Rooseyelt Nelson, Clapp and Nc
Cleary Endorsed by resolutions.
CAss-Cass county sends contrasting delegations
q nine , each, one set for Collins and the other
wINoNA- conventions elected an unin-
e pnnns nomination: The convention declared
II soaaR
elected sixteen anti-Dunn delegates. The delega
ton Is untnstructed, but is favorable to Col
ANoKA-Dunn was indorsed A resolution in
dSorsing Governor Van SAINT and asking for a
plank on the merger question was voted down.
be;f1ng IN , al over hfty, walked out after R. W
Loyal yM to t., Collins had been DISTINGUISHED.
al ala asd y Rasmussen was elected chair
Ian ana j. A: stuart secretary of the republican
county committee The Dunn victory was com
BLUE EARTH republican comfy conven.
ton elected ten delegates for. Dunn and ten
for Collins, on account Of the candidacy Of w o.
Young 1y14 for for railway commissioner
Observation-Disclosures for Gray for railroad
commissioner. No instructions 9as to governor.
About eighteen Collins men are on the delega-
ttOn. 81 "a $3.50 -
sIBLEY-The delegates are uninstructed but a
majority are for Collins.
TRAVERsE-Twelye delegates bolted the con
vention at the last moment and elected a contest
ing Collins delegation.
WASECA-At least ten of the twelve dele.
S1a sl candidacy indorsed no
MEEKER-The convention named thirteen
llunn delegates The final strength of the Dunn
forces was 90 against 10 for Collins.
MARTIN-7Justices Ioyegs Brown and Lewis
their behalf. The county is for Dunn.
HoUsToN-The delegates go uninstructed and
are divided about half and half between Collins
HUBBARD Delegates are not instructed,
oLMsTED-The candidacy: Of "A. #: stebbins
as member Of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission was iLdorsed. Instructions for Collins
convention and two sets OF delegates were
named. Collins strength was IS delegates to
- for Dunn, 4 a :
LAKE--The delega tes were instructeds'to vote
candidate; also to use all honorable means to Sc
cure the nomination of Joseph G. Miller for re.
election as railroad commissioner.
/ + L1NCOLN-The convention sends eight sunin-
structed delegates to the state convention who
are in favor of Collins. The convention Endorsed
Marcus Lauritzen of Tyler for representative
oyer John Mckenzie of Lake Benton. BY, vote Of
coOK-The delegation is for Dunn Instruc-
tons were not directly gfNen but the candidacy
Of Dunn was Endorsed, by resolution,
Lac QUI ARLE-The convention was: strong.
| ~ In favor of Collins and the delegates were
| Instructed for him and for Simpson, Douglass
BroWn and Jaggard for the supreme bench.
MISUNDERSTANDING for Dunn. A motion not
first promised to work. against the merger was
| voted down. 80. ~ ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29
BoIrERs PREPARE STATEMENT
Meet and Draw Up Formidable List
of Wrongs

The Hennepin Dunn delegates to
the state convention elected by the
rump convention of yesterday after
noon, are preparing to make a siren
uous fight to secure seats in the state
assembly.
This morning j. A. Peterson, Thorn
as Girling and other leaders. Of the
Hennepin boilers, held conference
in Dunn headquarters, the Boston
block, as to what was most advisable
to do. The principal result was the
preparation of a, long, typewriter
statement which will make up the
brief on the boilers case. This brief
will probably be presented by j. A.
Peterson as spokesman. It will as
sert that Dunn properly had major
ity of the delegates in the Hennepiif
county convention; that the Collins
faction got up a number of fictitious
contests for the deliberate purpose of
unseating some fifteen delegates who
were favorable to the Princeton man,
and to thus give Judge Collins COM
troll; that the Collins element was so
fearful that fair play would prevail
and the Dunn faction would gain con-
troll, that Chairman Wilson, Collins
leader, did not dare put a single Dunn
man on the credentials committee Of
five men, but named every member
from the ranks Of the Collins sup.
porterS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29
jap Advance Continues.

Hai-cheng, June 29.-The Japanese
are continuing to advance from Stu
yen and Feng-wang-c heng. General
Oku is also moving north from Senu-
chen. General Samsonoff is contest
ing his progress, but is not offering
serious resistance.
The Japanese force advancing from
the Molten pass C?o is composed of
at least three regiments and ten bat
teries of artillery.
A force of equal strength is adj
vancing from Fen-shui pass on the
high road to Liao-yang. The flank
movement on the latter is supported
by column marching from Sal
matsza.
It would appear that confusion has
arisen thru the use Of the words Mo I
Tien pass in General Kuropatkins dis
patch of June 81. The Mo-tien pass.
known as the Gate of Mukden.'' is easily
located. but troops would not be likely to
advance from there on Hai-cheng or Ia
tche- kiao. as they would have to move
nearly 100 miles southwest after getting
thru the pass.
On the other hand, there is a Mono ten
pass nearly east Of Hai-cheng and about
forty miles from that It possible
that Mono-tien pass has been meant when
Mo-tien pass was mentioned.
It also seems probable that the reference
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-29

Acting under orders from head
quarters, the Dunn delegates to the
Hennepin county convention yesterday
afternoon followed the example of
their friends in Ramsey county,, and
bolted. 80
The bolt was unwarranted and un-
sucesscful in both cases. In. Hennepin,
as in Ramsey, the Collins men had a
clear majority of the delegates, and
they gave the minority considerate
treatment. In both cases the bolt was
all arranged before the convention
met. In Ramsey county the Dunn men
had their hall rented the evening be-
fore, and it was all ready for them
when they left the convention.
Yesterday afternoon, before the con-
vention, Dunn leaders admitted to
friends among the Collins delegates
that they were beaten, and that the
program was to bolt. AS soon as the
first test vote was taken, the word was
passed around among the Dunn dele
gates. They waited till the creden--c
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WARNS DRIES:.=TO
SHUN old PARTIES
aN:-N "..@ ,rf.8W :. dftoE--b.4.T lf*c.s7e..f
Chairman Of Prohibitionisstts G Con
= vention Speaks Of Madmen
4! ,r&fJf9:a g-~..sy.ftg sslss45@ty
and Hyenas. %;

E Indianapolis, June; 29.--The tenth
national prohibition =. convention
opened today in Tomlinson hall with
4, 900. delegates, alternates and visit
ors present. The convention was
called to order by National Chairman
Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago, who
introduced Homer L.. Castle of Pitts
venfiof1. Mr.. Castle spoke of the
trust evil, of polygamy, and of the
saloons. Then he said:
Where is the political aggregation that
can be trusted to, cope with those evils?
Shall 1t, he that crowd of insane, be-col-
Jared men who gathered last week in Chi
Ecago to do the bidding of the hero Of
bfoodfess Sam juan. and place demo-
cratic secretary in charge of their national
committee and coax some one Of even
seminational reputation to agree to run
second, to this despoiler Of every trust ex-
Ecept the whisky trustS by no manner Of
means: The men who as senators have
mot the courage to send back to little Utah
its much married Snoot can never be
trusted to cope with alb evil whose talons
are sunk deep in every municipality in this
broad land. s@-et
Shall we trust that 5crowd Of uncagedi
hyenas who will conNe1e next week in St;
Louis, and whose CHIEF occupation seems
to be to dig in some graveyard, uncovering
the bones Of some bygpne dead issue and
failing to find subsistence upon these, they
turn to rend each other apparently caring
nothing for the peace and dignity and
preservation Of the nation in their desire
! to gnaw at each others' throats? BY no
manner of means Nor shall we wait to
/ see what they will do for a democratic
convention can always. be trusted to do
the wrong thing at the right time.
There is but one party left With the
absolute monarchy existing today in the
republican party, expressed in its imperial
ism, militariSm and commercialism on the
one hand, and democracy, with its abso-
lutte anarchy, want of consecutive though
on any subject onthe other hand, there was
never "a clearer call for party who can
the needs of our great land, positive Of its
position on public questions, fearless in It's
fespousaf of the cause +of right. whether
that power however strong in this land.
Following Mr.. Castles address, w.
| G.. CalderWood of Minneapolis took
charge of the records as temporary
secretary and the committees selected
the new national committee were read
and adopted. A recess was then taken
| till O'Clock.
The committee on permanent or
ganization held q brief meeting and
selected "A. G. Wolfehberger of Lin
Il ANCD., LII Vel 11ld1iC1l
and w. G.SCalderwood of Minneapolis
for permanent secretary.
The northwestern 1 members Of the
resolutions committee selected at the
state meetings today, who will draft
a platform, are:
Michigan, Samuel Diclie; Minnesota,
Nv. "A. Powers; Nebraska, W. B. Clark;
South Dakota, G. 3. Hopkins; Wiscon-
sin, B. Van Keuren.