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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
FIR. HARRIGAR DEAD.
Funeral Services Will Take Place at
LeavenHorth Tuesday.

Father NJ. f. Harrigan died Sat-
urday afternoon at Stormont hospital
and will be buried Tuesday afternoon
at Leav enworth. Father Harrigan had
been the assistant priest at the church
of the Assumption in Topeka during
the past seven years. His sickness
was of less than two weeks duration.
He was forty years of age.
Father Harrigan was born and
reared in Leavenworth county. His
education was gained at st. Benedict's
college at Atchison and he studied the
oIogy at the ST. Francis seminary of
Milwaukee.
At the Church of the Assumption on
Sunday Father Harrigan's body lay
in state from 1890 o'clock in the
morning until three o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Father McCourt, of Law
renee, preached a short funeral ser
mon after which the body was sent
to Leavenworth Sunday afternoon.
At Leavenworth the body was first
taken to the home of Father Harri-
gan's mother and lies in state all day
today at the Leavenworth cathedral.
At ten O'Clock Tuesday morning pom
tifical high mass will be celebrated at
the cathedral by Bishop Cunningham
be preached by Father Jennings of
in the family lot at Leavenworth. A
large number Of people Joined in the
procession which followed the body
from the church to the Santa Fe de-
pot Sunday afternoon. The Ancient
Order of Hibernians and the knights
of Columbus marched in the process
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
NEW MOVE IN WAR.
Japanese Sowed Floating Mines in
Front of Fleeing Russian Ships.

-
Front of Fleeing Russian Ships.
St. Petersburg. Aug 15--1:52 p. m.
The Novoe Vremya's naval expert,
reviewing the incidents of the sea
fight of August 10, says:
admiral Togo's first division sailed
out from the Elliott island or Talien
Wan and arrested Admiral Withofts
progress, utilizing the enormous supe-
riority of the Japanese in torpedo
boats to attack the Russian vanguard
and sowing floating mines in its course,
a stratagem hitherto unknown, which
paralyzed Withoft's movements as 1t
was almost impossible to detect the
floating mines without stationing
lookout in the the bows, which neees-
STATED exposing the men to almost
certain death. This presumably caused
Without and his staff to leave the con-
ming tower and stand on the bridge,
whence they could better detect the
treacherous obstacles. Thanks to the
courage and self sacrifice of the ad-
miral and other officers the squadron
successfully avoided a danger such as
never before was encountered but the
remainder of Admiral TOgo'S fleet.
came up, compelling a general en-
gagement in which the Japanese again
were favored by the superiority of
their torpedo boats, thirty to eight.
thanTheir artillery also was stronger
by half as many guns and their sec
ond batteries by a third more than
Their artillery also was stronger
disposition of the big guns of the
Czarevitch, Poltva and Sevastopol, the
strong force of their fire aft enabling
them to punish the enemy behind. The
battle at this stage was limited to long
range firing, in which the twelve inch
guns had a monopoly. 1t was at this
time that the CZarevitch was crippled
and the others gathered around to pro-
tect her 1t was the crucial period.
The Japanese, according to their Gus
tom, concentrated their fire on the
hagships, the Retvizan and Czarevitch
which were both crippled.
The writer adds that he believes the
russian fagshipS were put out of ac-
tlon but he is convinced that the jap
anese sustained severe losses and re-
calls that many Japanese vessels were
crippled at the naval battle of the
Halu, by the Chinese warships.
he does not expect Admiral Togo
was in position to follow up the Rus
san warships, which, he claims, es-
VladivoStok.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
PARKER OUTING
Guest of Friends 2,7OO Feet Above
Sea Level.

Winnisook Lodge, Ulster County, N.
Y, Aug. 15.-Judge Alton B. Parker,
the Democratic nominee for president
spent Sunday night at the Winnisook
club, 2,7O0 feet above the sea level,
at the foot of Slide mountain, which
is the highest point in the Catskills.
Winnisook lodge is nine miles from
the nearest telephone and is reached
by a steep mountain road
The Winnisook club was organized
about twenty years ago for purposes
of hunting, fishing and social recrea-
ton, and Judge Parker was it's first
president. The candidate is here for
rest. Judge Parker, accompanied by
Mrs. Parker, Fred H. Parker, the
judges brother, and Mrs. S. L. Dawes,
of Albany, attended church in Kings
ton and then took the 12:45 Ulster &
Delaware train for Big Indian, where
they arrived at 2:1S.
d. G. butcher and 200 citizens of
Big Indian were at the station. The
party started at once for Winnisook
There is to be no mention of politics
during Judge Parker's visit. The Win
nisook club is not unused to enter
tanning Democratic presidential can
didates, as Colonel William J. Bryan
visited the club in 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15

The storekeepers of Topeka have ne
elected a solemn summer duty If they
have failed to lay in a supply of "shel-
tering palms." What is summer with
out a palm leaf fan?
Topeka was not quite the hottest spot
in Kansas, but near it. Manhattan
claims a hundred as Sundays max
imum. No Topeka citizen who was out
in the open yesterday will believe for
"a minute that it was four degrees hot.
ter anywhere else..s4Rodge City is the
only weather station in Kansas which
could report rainfall. and II one-htln-
dredths of an inch is not much of a
rain, even for Dodge City. Topeka.
however, couldn't even boast of
decent cloud. Director Jennings, of the
local weather bureau, in mis- corn and
wheat region bulletin said:
''The weather was generally clear
over Kansas and western Missouri this
morning, xcept in the southwestern
counties of Kansas where it was cloudy
and where showers have occurred High
temperatures prevailed all over the dis
trict, reaching 100 degrees at Manhattan
Saturday and Sunday"
inum record Sunday and seems in fair
way to make another today. 1t started in
at z o'clock Sunday morning at "A and
was 72 at the same hour this morning, but
against the 80 of II O'Clock Sunday, 1t
hiked a degree, 81, at the same hour to-
day. Thirteen hours of Sunday recorded
the following teu1DeratureS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
RALLY AGAIN.
Grand Army of the Republic
Assemblies in Boston
For the 3Sth Annual Reunion
of the Organization.
BLACK In COMMAND.
Fifteen Events Scheduled for
the Opening Day.
Number of Visitors Estimated
at 100000.

Boston, Aug. 15-For the thirty-eighth
time since the civil war the surviving
veterans who fought in the union army
assembled today in annual encampment,
gathering in Boston. The encampment
of the veterans as we'll as of the sub
sidiary organizations, including the Ma
tional Woman's Relief Corps, the Ma
tiopal Daughters of Veterans, the Ma
tional Sons of Veterans and other or
ganizations were formally opened to-
day. The American flag was seen ev-
erywhere and red, white and blue
bunting was shown from the fronts of
business houses, hotels, theaters, news
paper offices and residences from one
end of the city to the other.
There were Is events scheduled for
today, principal of which was the pa
rade of the union ex-prisoners of war.
Massachusetts naval brigade, Jackies
and marines from the warships in Bos-
ton harbOr and others. Of these pa
radeS the men of the G. A. r. were to
be spectators. Their own big parade
was to come en- Tuesday with business
sessions later in the week. Commander
in-Chief John c. Black of the Grand
Army today assumed active command
of the great encampment. A cOnserva-
tive estimate of the people in this city
on account of the encampment placed
the number at 100, 900 with the Hkeli
hood of another hundred thousand for
the G. A. r. parade tomorrow.
Tcday's parade was scheduled to
move at u o'clock. The chief marshal
was Captain Don Read, U. S. n. The
parade started from the corner of Com
avenue and Arlington street,
passed through the principal down town
streets. At the state house where the
decorations are of particular appro
priateneSs and beauty the column was
reviewed by Governor John l. Bates,
with members of his staff. At City
hall Mayor Patrick A. Collins and the
city council reviewed the sailors and
the veterans while the procession pass
ed in review before Chief Marshal Reid
at the corner of Beacon and Charles
streets.
Special trains are arriving bringing
Grand Army posts from distant points
of the Union.
Notable among the numerous
musical bodies was a drum
corps in picturesque Zouave uniform
from Denver, Colo, which paraded
the streets booming Denver
for the 1905 encampment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
HIT WITH A BRICK.
Strike Breakers Attacked on a Train
at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 15.-A car car
rying strike breakers to the Swift
packing plant at South Omaha was
bombarded at Shelley station today
and three of the inmates, names un-
known. were injured, one being
knocked unconscious with a brick.
The car was taken to South Omaha
and the men removed. Sheriff Power
and a number of deputies returned to
Sheeley in the same car and were at
tackled by the rioters who believed the
strike breakers were returning. The
sheriff's force captured six of the riot
ers after a struggle and hustled them
off to Jail. Quiet was soon restored.
Judge Vinson Haler in the county
court today issued a blanket warrant
for 27 strikers. who are charged with
participating in a riot in the packing
house district Saturday night. Part
of the men have been placed in Jail.
The riot was the cause of strikers try
ing to prevent nonunion men from go
ing to work and a number of the latter
were injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
Mercury Today Reach the
Maximum for the Season.
Reached the 50 DegrHe Mark
at Two O'clock.
A SHORTAGE OF FANS.
Shop Keepers Found Themselves
Out of Palm Leaves.
Hot Weather Records Were
General Throughout Kansas.

Hot weather is lin our midst and
no palm leaf fans on the market, truly
horrible state of affairs. Sunday the
mercury was up to 96.4. the hottest rec
ord of the year to date.
While a poor roasted citizen was
hunting a cool place he was telling
himself that he would get it back on
Old Sol today-he would purchase a
bunch of palm leaf fans and start a
breeze while the sun looked on in
chagrin. This morning the citizen went
out to make good his threat, and-it
took six stores to furnish four palm
leaf fans. not enough to go around the
victims family! -.-.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Is Indicated by the Buildings Trade
Situation.

New York, Aug. 15.-Today began
the third and possibly decisive week
in the controversy which threatens to
put stop to building operations in
this city for months to come. 1t is
declared by the leaders of both sides
that everything points to a fight to
a finish between the labor unions and
the building trades employers asso-
citation over the question of open
shop. There are now about 10000
men out of work, including skilled
and laborers as a result of
the present difficulty. There are about
$4,000 skilled workmen in the building
trades in this city who would be af-
fected by a general strike or lockout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
First well on VICTOR.

Chanute, Kas., Aug. 15.-The first
well on Victor, new company or
ganized and being financed by Kelly
& Kelly was shot Friday. The pay
sand was forty-five feet in depth and
before shooting, the rope was wet with
oil for distance of two hundred feet.
This is fine showing and the prop
erty is most promising, as it lies in
the famous East trend, half way be-
tween the noted Syndicate property
and the big Shaw wells, while imme-
diately to the north is the Miller lease,
developing twenty and twenty-five bar
rel wells, belonging to Mr.. Gay, Dave
Mulvane and others. This property is
one of the most promising in the East
trend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
5000 KNIGHTS.
Have Reached Louisville to Attend
*. of T.. Conclave.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 15.-It will be
noon tomorrow before all the Knights
arrive 10 attend the biennial concIave
OF the knights of Pythias, according
to statements by the railroad peonie
ana those in charge of the camp at
shawnee park. Three thousand of
the tents at Shawnee already are oc-
cupieo ana many more are being pre-
pared. 1t is estimated that g OOo
members of the uniformed rank ar
rived during the morning
f. E. Eaton of the Colorado Springs
orlII corps was injured while bathing
All the officers of the supreme lodge
have arrived. The sessions begin to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
Barkeepcr Held Up Seven Men.

Kansas City. Aug. 15.-Seven men
reported to the police that they were
held up at the point of a revolver by
Bert Rhodes. a bartender at S21 West
Twelfth street at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning. According to the story of
the men who were robbed the barten-
der did not seem content with getting
their money as fast as they could
spend it, and suddenly turned high
wayman and took all the money they
had by force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
WORD FROM PACKERS.
Causes Hasty Adjournment at Meet
ing of Strikers.

Chicago. Aug 15.-what is believed
to be tantamount to the opening of
negotiations for peace emanating from
the packers brought session of the
allied trades conference several hours
when a messenger arrived bearing
word from the packers. Word spread
that the way had been paved for the
reopening of peace negotiations. The
news was greeted with enthusiasm.
A committee from the conference
board was quickly selected and left,
ostensibly to meet the packers. The
utmost secrecy governed the steps that
followed the appearance of the mes
senger. Adjournme was taken short
ly after the conferees were in
structed to remain within easy call to
receive a report from the committee
that was sent out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
TO OPEN IN KANSAS.
Senator Fairbanks Confers With Com
mittee I'm Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. Ex-senator Fair
banks arrived in Chicago from Indian
apolis today. He is here for the pur-
pose of holding a conference with the
executive committee of the national
Republican committee. The confer
ence is to cover the management of
the campaign in the west and Senator
Fairbanks participation in the speak
ing. Senator Fairbanks will open the
Republican campaign in Kansas on
September 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
THINK MAINE IS CLOSE
Democrats Open Headquarters and
Begin Business.

New York, Aug. 15.-The national
Democratic headquarters were opened
here today. The new quarters are at
No. 1 West Thirty-fourth street. The
reports from Maine indicate reduced
majorities for the Republicans and
the Democrats think a close vote, al
though the Republicans are success
full, will have a great moral effect in
other parts of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday,
with possibly showers In southwest
portion tonight; slightly cooler tonight
in north and west portions; variable
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
Made Minister of Educatlon.

st. Petersburg. Aug. 15.-General
Glazoff has been appointed minister Of
public instruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15
STOCK Exchange TO Close.

London, Aug. 15.-The stock ex-
change will be closed Saturday, Aug
ust 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15.-Rear Admiral
Jewell, commanding the American Eur
opean squadron, today cabled to the
navy department announcing the de-
parture of his command, comprising the
Olympia, Baltimore and Cleveland from
Smyrna for Gibraltar. This action is
taken on the instruction from Ministers
Leishman at Constantinople that the
squadron's presence is no longer neces-
sary at Smyrna.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
DESIGNATE ROUTES
FOR THE MILITARY
ORDER NAMING LINES BY WHICH
COMPANIES OF PROVISIONAL
REGIMENT. a. NJ. G., WILL
TRAVEL TO MANASSAS.

The routes by which the provisional
regiment of the A. N. G. will go to Man.
assas has been announced in an order
from the office of the quartermaster gem
eral in Atlanta. The various companies
will either travel by the Western of Ala
bama or the Alabama Great Southern.
The two companies from Birmingham
will travel via the Alabama Great South
ern. The two companies will be met at
Alfalfa by the companies from Gadsden
and Admission. and the Florence company
will join them at Chattanooga.
The south Alabama companies will mus
ter at Montgomery. The companies from
Mobile, Fort Deposit, Dothan and Eufaula
will meet at Montgomery and will be
Joined at Opelka by the Girard company
These companies travel over the West
ern of Alabama to Atlanta.
The Mobile company and the Fort De-
post company will go to Montgomery
by the Louisville and Nashville, and tho
Eufaula company will get to Montgomery
on the Central of Georgia. The Girard
company goes by the Atlanta Coast Line
Each company will be expected to carry
full blue and khaki uniforms, cooking uten-
slls, and such other articles as the gov
supplied with travelling rations at the
point where they join the other companies
preparatory to the Journey
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
RECORD OF COURTS.

Dan Hardy has filed suit in the city
court against the Alabama Great South
ern Railway company for $4,000. He al
leges that on July %, 1904. he was en-
ployed by the defendant and that while
In the discharge of his duties he fell from
the car. He claims further that had it
not been for an insecure brake he would
not have been thrown off.
George H. Robertson has filed suit in
the city court against the Western
Union Telegraph company for 1899. He
alleges that on August l, 1904, friend at
Dalton, Ca, delivered a message to the
defendants agents at that place for
transmission to Birmingham telling of
the death of a relative, and that defend
ant failed to deliver the message; hence
the amount asked for.
e. L. Fitzpatrick, Administrative of the
estate of j. T. Fitzpatrick. has filed suit
In the circuit court against the Southern
Railway company for $4,000. 1t is alleged
that on April l. 1904, the plaintiffs inte-
state was killed In collision while in the
employ of the defendant, and that the
collision was due to the negligence of the
defendants agents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
SPECIAL DEPUTIES
HAVE QUIET TIME
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY HAVE
BEEN SWORN IN, BUT THUS FAR
ONLY ONE ARREST HAS BEEN
REPORTED.

Sheriff Andrew w. Burgin Is receiving
daily large number of applicants for pa
sitions as special deputy sheriffs for duty
in the mining camps 1t is understood that
about 100 special officers have already
been sworn in to protect property and
that the county officials can use a few
more reliable men, who will come we'll
recommended.
The deputies have been assigned to duty
In different sections Of the county, and
so far only one arrest by them has been
reported. One deputy at Dolomite made
an arrest, the offender being charged with
shooting across a public highway.
The deputies spend their time In various
ways. Some of them play baseball while
others are not so anxious for such siren
uous exercise. and they sit around and
chat with passers-by.
The very best of order Is being MAIN
tained throughout Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
JUDGE FEAGIN ON
The JUNK DEALERS
RELEASES SAM JAFFE, CHARGED
WITH RECEIVING STOLEN
GooDs-JAFFE PROMISES TO
QUIT THE JUNK BUSINESS.

Judge Feagin yesterday released Sam
Jaffe on a charge of receiving and con-
eealing stolen property, on the condition
that Jaffe would quit the junk business
and promise not to buy any brass, iron
or other junk from any one in the city.
Jaffe readily made the promise and was
released. Judge Feagn, In making the
agreement with Jaffe. took occasion to
say few words to junk dealers in gen
eral. In part he said:
"A large percentage OF the. stealing
which goes on in Birmingham is the re-
suit Of you junk dealers using little negro
boys as catspaws. If you would not buy
brass and iron from these little negro
boys they would not be encouraged to
steal 1t.
"A number of the real estate dealers
and owners in the city have been COM
planning that every time a house is left
vacant for few days the plumbing.
brass fixtures. and everything else that
can be carried away Is stolen. 1t has
cost them several thousand dollars in
the last few months making repairs
where the fixtures were stolen by the lit
tie negroes sent out by junk dealers.
81 think 1t would be a good plan for
Chief Wier to send around policemen to
visit the junk places just as he does to
visit the gambling dens l understand
that the regular visits of the policemen
have hurt the gambling business very
considerably, and I think that it would
hurt the junk dealers even more.
THE officers tell me that the junk deal
ers even go SO far as to bury junk to
prevent the officers from finding 1t. and
that they deface it so that 1t cannot be
identified. 1t will not be long before we
will be able to get at the junk dealers
when they buy stolen property, and some
Of them will get in trouble.
'Jaffe, you are a foreigner, and we are
having more trouble with foreigners In
this country than with any other class
of people. Even the negroes are not in
court as often as these late importations
of foreigners"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
HORSES SEEMED
QUITE FRACTIOUS
TROUBLE IN STARTING PONIES
AT RACES LAST NIGHT-DID
NOT RUN so WELL AS ON PRE-.
vIoUS NIGHTS.

A somewhat larger crowd saw the cleo
trio light races at the fair grounds last
night than the night before.
Trouble was experienced starting the
horses last night and Iney hardly ran az
well as they have on some other nights.
The animals seemed to be fractions and
unruly and Starter Smiley experienced
much difficulty In getting them away
from the post. The ,'orses became tired
from standing too long and the races were
a second or two slow on that account.
The first race, however, was an unusu-
ally pretty event st. Ermine Urchin,
Buster and Moroton finished with not
whole length separating the first horse
from the last. They ran around the
track almost neck and neck. and the
Judges experienced difficulty in deciding
which horses were entitled to second and
third money.
The results were:
First race. one-half mile, purse 800
st. Ermine. 1os Posey). first; Urchin. 1903
CWiison), second Buster, 100 Grant.
third. Time. :52ls
Second race, half mile, purse s100-wa-
chusell 11S (Posey), first; Carl Schultz. 100
Pooie). second; Varube, IS Cwllson),
third. Time :56.
Third race, half mile. purse $100-Anzl-
zier, 10 Posey). first; Review 1903 (wil-
SOM. second; vincernee, ITO (Posey) third.
Time, :b1h.
Fourth race. four furlongs. purse 800
Miss Black, 1903 CWilson). first: EdsAa d,
1os Wardy). second; Shellbark, 1903 CReese),
third. Time. BIZ.