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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20

Mr.. BENEFITS catcher resembles
cage built for a homesick bear or a
above illustration, all the man behind
the bat has to do is to get the front
of the trap in front of the ball, the
latter drops through a spout into his
waiting hands, and, if the baserunner
has not taken an early start, the ball
may be next thrown to a baseman.
provided the latter has not gone to
sleep Mr. Bennett fails to state
to wait until the catcher removes the
chicken coop, in order that he may
be in position to throw, before
starting for the next corner. Imagine
if you can a catcher attempting to
get his cage under a foul fly near
the grand stand.
But the catcher is destined to fill
a lOng-felt want, at least Mr. Bennett
says it is. He thus describes the con-
trivance:
The present invention comprises an
approximately rectangular open-wire
frame body portion. This frame can
be reinforced by slotted walls of wood
or like material. SlfdabIy mounted is
suitable guides, secured to the rear of
the frame are the shoulder and hip
braces, and the same being adjustab BILE
to different players.
Doors close the forward end of the
frame, these doors being hinged to
the forward ends of the side walls
and being capable of inward move
nenL- AS these doors are moved in
ward by the impact of a ball and the
same has passed into the interior the
doors are returned to their normal
positions by springs, and are prevent
ed from outward movement by the
stops, formed by upturned wires.
There is a packing or cushion be-
tween which and the rear wall of the
frame are interposed springs, which.
when the ball strikes the cushion.
contact thereby overcoming the shock
which would otherwise be produced.
Directly beneath the cushion there is
an opening in the bottom wall of the
frame, whereby, after the speed of
the ball has been broken, the same
VIII pass into a pocket from which if
can be readily removed by the PLAYER
through the hand-hOle
mere IS a wire structure which is
preferably secured to the upper wall
OF the frame and extending a suffi-
clent distance thereabove to prevent
the ball striking the player.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR
Bows Went TO Order Intruders Away
From Cherry Trees.

Chester, Pa, June 2O.-Four boys
standing under a cherry tree on a
farm near FELTON,, three miles from
here, We're killed Sunday by stroke
of lightning The dead are:
ROSS SMITH, aged ID years, of
FELTON,, son of the owner of the farm.
ALEXANDER FULLERTON, 13
years. FELTON,.
WILLIAM DAVIS, IA years. Up
land.
ored, Chester.
About a dozen boys went from Fell
ton to pick cherries on the Smith
farm. Farmer Smith told his son.
Ross, who was about to go to Sunday
school, to order away any boys he
might see at the cherry trees On
the way young Smith met Fullerton,
Davis and Clark.
As they approached the cherry
trees the dozen boys from FELTON, ran
away. "A storm was coming up and
the four other boys went under one
of the trees. They had been there
only a few minutes when lightning
struck the tree. Smith, Fullerton and
Davis were killed instantly. The col
ored boy was so badly injured that he
died on the way to a hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
ona. win be touched and then the

IONA, will be touched and then the
desert
/ San Diego will probably be the Paci-
fic terminus. George Gould's agents
when trying to secure more land in
San Diego found a very desira bic plat
which was not for sale. That water
front belongs to the Rock Island sys-
TEN. It consists of nalf a mile of
wharfage room and 920 acres of land
which Gould would pave with golden
eagles to secure.
That this contemplated. line will open
up a vast area of arabic land goes
without saying. If it is true that the
Rock Island has secured the Phelps
Dodge roads in southern Arizona, New
| Mexico and Mexico, it viii dominate
1t would be an easy matter to build
/ down the San Francisco to connect
with the FL Paso & Southern. With
coke selling at the copper Smelters at
$50 a ton it is easily computed what an
enormous profit would accrue to the
company by moving coke and coal from
northern New Mexico and southern
Colorado to the mines about Clifton,
Bisbee and the Canaries.
At present fuel is scarce, great deal
of it being pinion wood brought down
/ from the mountains on burros. There
/ is an almost inexhaustible supply of
heavy pine timber in western New
Mexico which this line could put on the
market with at least 500 miles shorter
haul than any other line. The cattle
/ country would be cut in two thus saw
/ ing rancherS a drive of something like
100 miles One advantage which makes
this survey so practicable. is the pres
ence of coal and water. From Prescott
southwest water viii be stored, but on
the astern end it is plentiful. The coal
from Dawson will supply the road until
it makes a profitable eastern haul. Off
Gals in Chicago have been gathering
statistics for more than two years and
have everything figured down to a nice
ty.
The road and equipment will not
average more than $4,000 a mile The
line will be in the neighborhood OF
l1150 miles long from Colorado Springs
r. san Diego with rancnes.-Denver
Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
HAS TRIED BOTH
Travel for Health vs.. Dieting.

A man who was sent to Europe for
his health and finally found cure in a
little change in his diet, says:
Il was troubled with dyspepsia for
five years and two doctors here in
year both told me there was no help
for me. Then I had an expert from
Chicago, but still no relief; then fol-
lowed another expert from Chicago,
who came to our house two times a
month for four months. He gave me
up like all the others, and told me to
take a trip across the ocean, which /
did in the year 1899 and came home
about as bad as when I started. The
doctors told me my stomach lining
was full of sores. Then 1 began to
study my own case, and learned of
the diet recommended by the Postum
Cereal com any, so / gave up coffee
pork and all greasy foods and began
using Postum Food Coffee Gradually
I got better and better until / am
well now as I ever was in my younger
days, have no trouble, and eat any
thing fit to eat.
Sometimes away from home 1 am
persuaded to drink coffee, but I only
take sip of it, for it tastes bitter and
disag reea Bile to me, but the longer I
the better feel I could say a great
deal more of my experience with Pos
tum, but think this viii give every
one a good idea of what leaving off
coffee and using Postum can do
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
Look in each package for the ia
nous little book, ''The Road to
Weuvine." Worlds Fair exhibit.
space 103, Agricultural building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
SUITS IT'S PATRONS.
Santa Fe Gulf Line Gives Improved
Train Schedule.


Beaumont. Tex, June 2O.=The new
schedule on the lines of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railroad which
was emectiye several days ago, is now
in good working order and is proving
very popular with the travelling pub
lie, both of this city and the country
along the lines, as well as a muchly
appreciated boon to the substantial
wholesale interests of this city.
Under the old schedule the Kansas
City mail and express, the fast train
to the north. left Beaumont at 8 a.
m. arriving at 1906 p. m. The Cen
ter mail and express left at s d. m,
arriving at y. m. The Saratoga train
left at a. M, returning at p. m.
Under the new schedule the Kansas
city mail and express leaves at 5 D.
m, returning at 1925 p. m. daily. The
Center train now leaves at 1915 a.
m, returning at 6 D. m, while the
schedule of the Saratoga train re-
mains unchanged.
The new schedule is proving of in
creasing popularity with the people of
this city, the leading commercial in
terests, the people living along the line
of the road and the general travelling
public The new operation of the
trains virtually opens up us miles of
new territory, from which people can
leave home in the morning, spend a
good portion of the day in Beaumont
and return the same night Prior to
this schedule on the Beaumont and
SOmerVille line this had never hereto
fore been considered as BeaumOn
territory, and the effect of the new
schedule has been virtually to open up
that much new territory to the com
mercial interests and enterprise of
this city. The merchants Of this city
are showing due appreciation by get
ting into the new territory as quickly
as they can. and they have nothing
but praise to offer the management
of tn e road.
Another important advantage from
the o'clock afternoon train is that,
arriving at SOmerville at 1890 a. m,
it connects with the st. Louis limited at
that point, making a convenient and
quick route for people in this section
to the Worlds fair. with the adj
vantage of a through sleeper from
Beaumont to Dallas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
RAILROAD NEWS,
Paul Norton Turns Down a Cab
met Position.
Roosevelt offered Him the Navy
Department Portfolio.
DIDN'T LIKE THE JOB.
Norton Said He Was Too Much
of Land Lubber.
Was a Democrat Until Very
Recently.

Chicago, June 2O.-Men who have just
arrived from Washington and who are
very close to President Roosevelt are
telling how Paul Morton, second vice
president of the Santa Fe road, refused
to enter the cabinet as secretary of the
navy. The president has high regard
for the ability of Mr.. Morton, and has
been looking out for an opportunity to
make him a member of the executive
family for some time When Attorney
General Knox was appointed senator
from Pennsylvania, it was decided to
transfer Secretary Moody to the de-
partment of justice. This made the op-
ening and the president wired Mr.. Nor
ton, asking him to come to the capital
at once.
The young railroad magnate arrived
at Washington last Tuesday, and with
out any preliminaries, the president
bluntly told him he wanted him in the
cabinet and rendered the position of
secretary of the navy to him. The fact
that Mr.. Morton was until very recent
~, Democrat and is a railroad official
OF high rank, did not figure in the case
at ALL
The president said he was looking for
talent and he had an excellent opinion
OF the character and abilfty of Mr.. Nor
ton. The latter expressed his gratitude
and said personally he should like to
accept He admitted a. fair knowledge
of the railroad business, but said he was
vertiable land lubber and knew moth
ing at all about naval matters He re-
sisted all establishments, saying he
would prefer to stick to the business for
which he has been especially fitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
WHY GUARDS ARE EMPLOYED.
Not to Protect Nom Union WorI1men
But to Satisfy Fire Insurance Co.

Not to Protect Non Union Workmen
But to Satisfy Fire Insurance Co.
A mistaken impression seems to pre-
vail at Alamogordo and abroad that the
guards which the railroad company has
stationed about its property since the
strike there, are there for the purpose
of protecting the nonunion men from
assault, says the Ell Paso Times
This is not the case, as is SHOWN by
the following: The railroad company $
property is completely insured and
clause in the insurance policy is to the
effect that should, in time of a strike
the company's property burn from
VIA fever cause the insurance COM
panies will not be responsible unless
the company has guards stationed
about the property. It is for the pro
lection of property in this way thal
viii keen the guards about the works
here even after the men have gone TO
the town to board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
GOING TO THE COAST.
Denver Post Says the Rock Island
Has It's Route Selected.


Has It's Route Selected.
The Rock Island system is going to
the coast. This road. which, it was
thought thirty years ago, was only built
to give town in Illinois on the Mis-
sissippi river a reputation, and a doubt
full one at that, has now become one of
our greatest empire builders.
The building of the Panama canal
has no terrors for transcontinental
lines, as every line which is pointed
westward dreams of a Pacific outlet
The day of mountain climbing, of
switchbacks and building a hundred
miles Of road to get twenty miles, is
past. The boring of mountains is now
a simple engineering feat, which would
appall the engineers who built our first
mountain roads.
Seventeen years ago this company
surveyed across Colorado and the new
line viii follow the old survey. The
road is now into Colorado Springs
Starting from there the survey will run
east of the GreennOrn range of noun
tains. to a point ten miles west of Wal
senburg, where it turns toward the
Sangre de CriStO range which if will
tunnel, thence in a southwesterly di-
rectiOn, passing near Alamosa and
turning into New Mexico near Duran
go
The line in Colorado will open llp the
HuerfanO county mines and others be-
tween there and the New Mexico line
The company built line from
TucuncaT1 TO Dawson, n. NJ l32 miles
in length for the express purpose of
utilizing the Dawson coal field. This
line will be extended from Dawson
north to connect at a point between La
Veta and Alamosa- This viii give Den
yer an almost direct line to FL Paso
and the City of Mexico.
In New Mexico the new lines will
cross the San Juan valley. touching
Pennington. Here are vast coking coal
beds Passing south the line crosses
the Atlantic & Pacific at Thoreau, N.
NJ. where a connection will he made
with the American lumber company's
road, which owns Cottonwood Canyon.
fhe only practicable route to get down
into the New Mexico Arizona mesa.
Running south southwest It crosses
into Arizona about seventy-two miles
south of the Atlantic & Pacific and
then runs west for two hundred miles
over the plateau which is covered with
q dense forest of pine, which is a gov
eminent timber reserve. Prescott, Ari-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
AMERICAN DERBY FACTS
HighbaH Won the American Derby
at Chicago.
American Derby Facts.

American Derby Facts.
Winner-Hfghbau
JOckey-GroVer Fuller
Owners-Scheftel & May.
Trainer w. (Bub) May.
Track-Fast.
Won=EasiIy
Value-$25,575.
Odds to 1 (private).
Starters-Sixteen.
At post-Eleven minutes.
Second-Woodson
Jockey-M. Henry.
Third-Rapid Water
Jockey-Lucien Lyme.
Chicago, June 2O.-Highbau first.
Woodson, second; Rapid Water, third.
After repeated efforts the east took the
great American Derby away from the
west in as sensational race as has
ever been seen for the big western
honor. The time, 2:33, EQUALS the
record for the Derby held by The
Picket.
English Lad. the short priced hope
of the west, finished fourth Proceeds
which went out in front and stayed
there for nearly a mile, finished last
me Derby, in one respect, was the
most remarkable in turf history, its
claim to fame resting in the fact that
not dollar was bet at the track I'M
less it was between friends in such a
way that even the army of police
Pinkertons, cOnstables and track off,
Early in the day it was clear that
Mayor Harrison's edict of no betting
was to be followed ION the square"
and there was not a bOokmaker who
dared to accept a bet. Not an arrest
was made
Bill Curtis paid more than his start
ing fee. He was badly cut down right
after the barrier went presumably by
English Lad. H. 7. Griffin, his owner,
said after the race that he may never
race again.
In the language of the old timers, the
Derby of 1904 was a real boss race
The result was unpopular, as the crowd
had no sentimental leauingS toward the
eastern contender. AS HighbaI began
to move up in the back stretch to a
commanding position the enthusiasm
in the grand stand was perceptibly
dampened, and the cheer that greeted
the winner of the great western clas-
sic was feeble compared with that of
years when the western favorite won
the floral horseshoe.
HighbalIs price was 4 to / to win
with 2 to 1 to place and even money to
show. He ruled at the same figure as
ond choices. English Lads price was
to to win and to 5 to run second.
Woodson. who ran second, was priced
at 80 to !, and Rapid Water, who fin
ished third, carried 6 to i.
To Fullers handling largely was due
the victory Of Highball, but the discOv-
cry that Trainer May made three days
blinkers was utilized to the best of ad-
vantage in the big race Saturday, and
Highball ran like true race horse
throughout.
That Woodson was a good second was
due to Milton Henry. This premier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
WRECK on B. & o.
Captain Van Duesen, of Fort Leaven-
worth. Among the Injured.

Vincennes. Ind. June 20.-Thunder-
ing down a steep grade r. & o. pas
senger TRAN No /, west-bound, ran
through an open switch, colliding
with a freight train of thirty cars, re
sulting in the injury of sixteen per-
sons, three of whom may die
Seriously Injured.
John Eisenhart, 9 years old, with
Philadelphia party en- route to St
Louis; head badly cut, internally in
]. L. Wither. of Cincinnati, head
cut. internally injured; may die
Ed Mason, COvington, Ky, porter
on dining car. internally injured and
wounded on head; may die
Severely Injured.
Miss Maud Steinhart, Burlington,
Iowa: face badly cut.
Peter Miller. Cincinnati
Crawford Corner, Elkhart Ind
Mrs. w. E. Dryer, Pfttston, Pa
Rev. NJ NJ. Porter. Nincennes, Ind.
H C. II. Humphrey, Gordon, NO
Capt. George V Van Duesen, artil-
lery corps, Fort Leavenworth, kas.
Hugh Cox, Washington, Ind
c. W. Brown, Dallas, Tex
r. L. Phillips. fireman on passenger
James Eastridge, fireman on freight
train.
James Kennedy. engineer freight
Engineer Walters of the passenger
train estimates that his train was run
ming at the rate Of fifty miles an hour
when he discovered that the switch
applied the air and jumped from his
engine. The interior of the dining
car. which was the most badly dam
aged, was despatched with blood and
the furniture was a mass of debris.
Vincennes has no hospital and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
GAVE HIM PUBLIC BATH.
shopmcn Would Not Endure Dirty
Strike Breaker.

Albuquerque, June 20.-Friday night
at the stockade, there was. a public
washing. One of the new recruits from
Chicago who has been in the habit OF
appearing at meals in a very filthy con-
dition and who is naturally dirty about
his person, was taken out to the public
bathtub and washed and scrubbed with
broons and other implements. He was
released with the promise that if he
did not keep himself clean in the future,
on the next occasion he would be wash
ed down with the fire hose. There are
a few of this sort inside the stOckade,
but the railroad company are getting
rid of them as fast as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
REV. Mr.. STONE DEAD.
Father of Melville E. Stone, General
Manager Associated Press.

Chicago. June 2O.-Rev. Elijah
stone. father of Melville E. Stone,
general manager of the Associated
Press, and of OrmOnd Stone, profess
sor of astronomy at the University Of
Virginia is dead at Charlottesville,
Va. the home of his son Ormond,
aged 70 years. Mr. Stone came to
Illinois in 1910. and was one Of the
first circuit riders in the state he
often rode long distances in company
with Abraham Lincoln, when the lat
ter was making his campaign for the
legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
INCREASE SANTA F7E VALUATION
Oklahoma Railway Assessors Make a
Raise of $500 Per Mile.

Guthrie, June 2O.-The board of
railway assessors of Oklahoma has al
most finished its work of fixing the
taxable valuation of railway proper
ties in the territory. 1t is known that
the vallHltion of the main line of the
Santa Fe has been raised from $5,2
to $500, an increase of $4OO a
mile over last year. 1t is believed that
the valuation of main line roadbeds
of other railways has been raised
proportiOnally. 1t is not known def
nitely whether these figures viii be
final. Returns from different counties
show that the valuations are general
" lower than ever before. The aggre-
gate of all the. counties. however, Will
be greater than last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
Issue ss5. 100000 in Bonds.

Roanoke, Va, June 2o.-The stock
holders of the Norfolk & Western met
here today in the office of the presi-
dent, L. E. Johnson. and authorized
the issuance of S35, 900. coo gold bonds.
The Guarantee Trust company of New
York was named as trustee. The pro-
ceeds from the sale of the bonds is to
be devoted to the completion of double
tracking work, the building of new
lines and general Improvement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
neath of DE-. -Reeder oil Trov.

Troy, Kas., June 2O.-Dr. Reeder.
of Troy, who has lived a retired life
for the past ten years, died Sunday
afternoon after a lingering illness of
several months. He came to Don
iphan county in the pioneer days and
worked up an enviable practice which
he continued several years. He leaves
a widow and four children; Chas. w,
the youngest, is a prominent lawyer
in Troy DR. Reeder was a veteran
of the civil war and a member of the
Masonic lodge at Troy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
NO MORE cArcHER.s ..M1Ts.n
Illinois Man Invents a Machine to
Improve Baseball.

James E. Bennett lives in Momence,
Ill, but he doubtless aspires to have
his picture hung in the hall of fame,
says the St. Louis Republic. Mr. Ben
nett has just taken out letters patent
for a baseball catcher. and it is a
wonder in its way. However up to
the present time managers of major
and minor league clubs have not
taken any bark from their shins in a
wild scramble to procure the device,
which had its origin in Mr.. Benefits
fertile brain; and the chances are
they will be satisfied to go through
another season with real live catch
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
RED AND BLACK

while the local physicians were ad-
ministering the first aid to the in
jured. the wrecking crew hurrfedly
cleared the track in order that the in
jured might be taken Immediately to
St. Louis, where they could receive
hospital attention.
An engine was brought from Flora
and attached to the passenger train
which proceeded to St Louis. The
cars in the passenger train were new
and so constructed as to make il al
most impossible to telescope them.
Captain Van Duesen, who was Sc
Verely injured, is a brother-in-Iayv OF
Dr. L. Fl. Mum. of Topeka, and often
visited here He was last here a
month ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
Lac on AM Us Gnards.

The Santa F'e laid off all the deputy
sheriffs at this point except one, James
Bradshaw, last Sunday, which signifies
that they consider there is no danger
from the strikers. 'Tis an i'll wind that
blows nobody good, as while no ma
chinists We're out at this point, six
guards were given employment for SO
days at $3.75 per day.-Williams News.
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To Be Dedicated Free OF Debt.

Ell Dorado, June 20.-In less than two
hours Sunday morning the people as
building contributed over $4,000, enab-
ling the new structure to be dedicated
free of debt and leaving some money
in the treasury. DR.. Hobreeden, of Des
Moines, Ia, conducted the services and
also lectured at the church in the even
ing.
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KEEP OFF TRANIPs.
Big Four Finds 1t Necessary to Put
Officers on Trains.

Cincinnati. June 2O.-On and after
today all Big Four passenger trains
that leave here will carry one of the
members of the roads secret service.
This is found necessary in order to
keep tramDs off the trains bound for
ST. Louis, They not only ride blind
baggage. but also on top of the
coaches.