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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-21
KANSAS NEWS.
A CofreyvilIe Priest Tells Of the
General SlOcun.
Says the Excursion Steamer
Was a Regular Fire Trap.
OFTEN BEEN ON BOARD
Didn't Think the Captain Was
at All to Blame.
Was No Convenient Spot to
Beach the Steamer.
OFTEN BEEN ON BOARD

ConeyviHe, Kan, June 21.-Father
Tierney, of the Holy Name church.
Comeyville. can get better idea OF the
terrible New York steamer disaster
than many people.
II know the General Slocum, the
boat that was burned" he said TINS
morning. 81 have been on the old
tub many a time. She runs from New
York to Rockaway and is a regular
old dre trap.
''she is big steamer with three
decks and will carry about twenty
hve hundred people. She is light,
regular shell and when a fire once got
started it would burn in a hurry.
And then those waters around Hell
Gate are fearful. There is strong
undercurrent and if a child or even
a strong man fell in, he would have
a hard time getting out.
1.-THE captain did all he could Ihere
was no place for him to beach the
boat or he would have done So 1t
was a fearful loss of life, but when
the IRE once started, I don't see how
with three decks of the steamer
crowded, 1t could be helped
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Potter After More PIayers.

Philadelphia, Pa. June 21.-Presi-
dent Potter of the Philadelphia Ma
tional league club has about concIud-
ed negotiations whereby the Quak-
ers are to get two of Cincinnati's
pitchers, said to be Ewing and Walker.
Potter is said to have paid $1,000 for
the pair.
In addition to securing these two
players the team will be strengthened
by the acquisitions of Kittridge, the
crack catcher of the Washington team.
Potter tried to get Kittridge earlier
in the season, but the club refused to
part with him.
Since then trouble has arisen be-
tween the club management and the
veteran catcher, and Kittridge has on
several occasions signified his desire
to leave the team. Mr.. Potter is also
after an outfelder of national reputa-
ton. The deal whereby Barry was
to have gone to Chicago in exchange
| for Williams has been called off
Potter says Barry is too good a player
| to let CO.
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VIII Visit Eurnne.

Mr.. Fred Shiras VIII go to Europe
this summer, leaving early in August.
He will visit in London and Paris two
weeks and return to New York in
time for the meeting of the national
bankers association. While abroad
he will be the guest of his brother,
Mr.. Oliver Shiras, of London. Mrs.
P. Shiras will leave the latter part
of June for delightful trip, en-
bracing tour of Italy, Greece, Swift
erland, Germany, Belgium, Holland,
France and England. This tour will
take in such points as Naples, Pom
peii Brindisi. Corfu, Athens, Rome
Florence, Venice Milan, Flulen, Lake
Lucerne, Lucerne, Heidelberg, May
ence. Rhine, Cologne, Hague, Scheven-
ingen. Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Yer
saiIles Serves and London.
The tour is under the direction OF
George G. Brownell of the Johns Hop
kins university, of ottawa
Herald.
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TRUE TO HIS WORD.
A Travelling Salesman Promised q
Lease and Didn't Renig.

INDEPENDENCE, Kas.. June 21.-Be-
fore Harry Jiencke became an oil op-
orator he was a travelling salesman
and in his spare moments and with
Southeastern Kansas. One piece or
land that looked good to him was a
32O-acre tract in hautauqua county,
When the oil excitement 'broke out
ii was soon discovered that Harry
Jfencke was doing other things besides
selling goods. He had lands In Zee
and under lease every here-over
1000 acres tied UP. Many OF the
leases he was compelled to let lapse,
but the land he owned he hung to-
A few months ago he met one of his
old friends a knight of the grip. See
here, Harry" he said, you want to
remember the Maine; you have more
land than you can possibly operate
let a friend of the old days in
"All right" said Jiencke, and show
ing his friend on the map the differ
ent properties held, Jiencke told him
to take his choice. The friend picked
the $40 acres in Chautauqua county.
well, you may have it, said Har-
~ lightly, and the friends parted.
The weeks slipped by and drilling
operations began close to the Jiencke
farm. Adjoining it the Hoffman we'll,
which attracted so much attention.
was brought in Then the Prairie Oil
and Gas company drilled in fine well
on the Corneltson farm, directly across
the road
Then Jiencke's friend turned up.
He wanted the Jtencke 800 acres
There had been no contract, no scratch
of the pen, and months had passed
since the conversation. The lease
was now worth three times more than
the price Jiencke had quoted.
~ u've been little slow-waited
for a sure thing" said Harry
"Jiencke's word is his bond; you may
have it, only you will have to drill
eight wells inside of a year" So the
lease was given, and Jiencke's lessee
and a number of his Kingman, Kan.
friends will begin drilling operations
at once. The company has $4,000
in the bank with which to begin tn,
work.
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A BLOW AT DIVORCE
CongregationaIists Would Have Pro-
bate Judges Seek More Information


bate Judges Seek More Information
Lawrence, June 21.-The semi centen-
NAL session of the General Association
of Congregational Churches and Minis
tiers of Kansas came to a close here
Monday The meeting next year VIII
be held in Kirwin, beginning May 3.
The following officers were elected;
Moderator, Daniel A. Bradley; clerk
and register, the Rev. Wilson c. Wheel
er, wellington; treasurer, the Rev
Frank Ward, Emporia; auditor, z. u.
kimball, Wichita; preacher, the Rev
o. B. Thurston, Manhattan. The Rev.
J. E. Kirkpa trick will be chairman of
the business committee
Among the resolutions adopted was
a recommendation to all Congregation
al ministers and licentiates within the
church bonds to decline to perform
marriage ceremonies in the case of d.
yorced persons, except when such per-
sons have been divorced upon the New
Testament grounds and are innocent
parties. The associa ton will seek also
to have a law passed requiring probate
judges to seek information as to wheth-
er parties applying for a license have
been formerly divorced, and whether
they are proper candidates for remar-
riage. Another resolution was to the
effect that prohibition does not seek tC
make people moral by law, but makes
/ it as difficult as possible for bad mel
to do evil, and as easy as possible 1ol
good men to do right
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Gans Going Abroad.

New york, June 21.-Having proved
himself invincibIe in the lightweight
class in this country, Joe Cans is Sc
riouslv thinking about taking a trip
abroad and tackIing Jabez White. the
Iie7tyveight champion of England
Matchmaker Bettinsons of the Ma
tionaI Sporting club, has received a
letter from the club managers re-
questing him to find Snod opponent
for White. Britt is not at liberty to
fight until after his return match with
Corbett and Cans is therefore the only
available man.
Cans is in good form now He can
fight best at 133 pounds ringside, but
he prefers to meet White at 1873
hounds at 2 o'clock If the match is
arranged Hereford will wager an
amount Of $4,000 on the result Of the
match He says If the club viii offer
a suitable purse and guarantee 500
for expenses no trouble will be en-
countered in making the match.
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Meat Sauce Causes Death.

Wichita, June 21.-Poisoned by swal-
lowing some Mexican meat sauce, Miss
Mamie BeffeI died at the st. Francis
hospital Monday. She was taken i'll
one week ago after using some of the
sauce, and gradually grew worse until
her death. Other members of the fam
lily who used the sauce on their meat
became i'll but recovered. Not all the
sauce was used by the family, and that
left in the bottle is in the hands of a
doctor to be analysed. 1t is claimed
by those who have seen it and tasted
it that the "hot taste" is not caused
by pepper, but by an acid that caused
the death of Miss Beffel. She was "A
years old. and well known here.
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Wheat Harvest Opens Thursday.

Sterling, Kas., June 21.-FoIlowing
the heavy rains and electrical storms
Sunday, light showers fell Monday
but the sun shone out brightly after
noon and all indications of more rain
have passed. A few head of stock
have been reported killed by the cleo
trical storm, but otherwise little dam
age was done. The wheat harvest will
begin Thursday in many sections, if
no more rain falls before then Wheat
is in the very best condition, and will
make a high average. Corn is doing
nicely, but the continued rains have
prevented the farmers from cultivat-
ing it and the weeds are very thick.
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New York, June 21--There is at
least one bantam weight that Cham
pion frankie Neil will have to meet
before eastern sporting men viii agree
with those of the west that the little
Californian is the premier of his class.
The bantam whom the fasteners pin
their faith to is Tommy Love, Of Phil
adeIphia, who is at present in New
York and has placed his affairs in
the hands Of Sam Fitzpatrick. the
well-Iznown promoter of athletics.
Tommy is as yet undefeated and has
met nearly all the bantams in the east,
including Hughey McGovern. After
reading the report of the Neil-Forbes
bout in Chicago Fitzpatrick today
stated that he stood ready to match
the Quaker City boy against the cham
pion. and that he is willing t. wager
$1,000 on the side that Love is the
champions master.
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WAS NEA1s no A RIOT.
Auburn's Postmaster and Star Route
Carrier at War

-Wakarusa, June 21.-A riot is i'm
minent between patrons of the Au-
burn p. o. and Star Route Carrier
II. H. Buckley. Yesterday, on &C
count of the knee deep mud in front
Of the Auburn postoihce, the postmas-
ter declined to wade out to the street
to receive the mail pouch from the
CAREER. For the same reason the ca T
rier refused to ieave his horse and
deliver the mail in the postohice. At
ter recriminations. threats, and chal-
lenges to mortal combat between the
belligerents, Mr.. Buckley returned
with the Auburn mail undelivered
The case was telegraphed to the
Topeka Office for solution, but was IN
decided. A demand for the arrest of
Buckley was made by Auburn people,
but Postmaster Snyder settled all but
the i'll feeling in finding the law in
such cases provides for the postmaster
leaving the building to receive the
mail in case the Star carrier does not
wish to leave his horse.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT BOSTON

Philadelphia won the first game, and
game abounded in brilliant fielding
plays. Philadelphia's outfeEders and
Boston's infielders divided the honors
in the first game. Long hits by Cooley
scored six of Boston's runs in the sec
ond game. Attendance, $500.
First game-Score by innings: RH e
Philadelphia &c.. .....3 0 2 90 Is 9 2
Boston $500. .........1 0 0 0 Is 5 1
Batteries - Duggleby, Doom and
Roth; Carney, Pitinger and Moran.
Second game-Score by innings: RH E.
Boston go. -........0 3 600 1 80 10 0
Philadelphia 30 0 90 IL D
Batteries-Wilhelm and Needham;
Frazer and Doom.
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Lays Nfnrder to Liouor.

Garrett, Kas., June 21.-Thomas
Tyler has been sentenced to serve IS
years in the penitentiary for the muir
der of Ira Vess, in February. In pass
ing sentence Judge Smart said Tyler
was not more responsible for the
death of Vess than the man who sold
Tyler the whisky which made him
drunk before the crime was com
mitted. Judge Smart is a strong pro-
hibitiOnist.
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Change for Chief Surgeon Hull.

Leavenworth, Kas., June 21.-Dr.
H. G. Hull, chief surgeon at the sol
diers' home, has been ordered to pro-
coed to Hot Springs, S. D., to take
charge of the government sanitarium
for veterans there. The successor to
DR.. Hull has not been named. DR..
Hull is a son-in-laW of the late
Colonel Abernathy. and is said to be
one of the finest surgeons in the west.
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AMERICAN AssocIATIoN sTANpING
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT DTS MONIES

Timely hitting in the seventh and
eighth innings won the game for Des
AIoines from Colorado Springs. Up to
that time Scopec had been invincible.
CUshman pitched a beautiful game for
Des Moines.
Score by innings: R-H. z.
Colorado Springs % 0 0 0 o o. 6 ]
Batteries - Cushman and Towne
Scopec and Baerwald.
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Farrell did magnificent work in the
first game in the afternoon, shutting
out Leavenworth, who made one hit.
The AIidgets made eight runs in the
sixth after which they were BANKED.
The locals also played without an error.
Score by innings: RHE.
Leavenworth 90 o 0 %
Batteries-Farrel and Schmidt; Tor
renee and Ulrieh.
Seven innings were agreed upon for
the second game. but the teams tied
and remained so in the ninth, when UNI
pire Owens called the game on account
of darkness. Bouldin was benched for
disputing with the umpire and FORD
6nished He was very effective. Het-
ling's two-bagger in the ninth, when
two men were out, saved Springfield
from defeat, as it brought IN run ana
tied the score
Score by innings: X II Z;
Springfield .--- -----.-0 * 3 -
Batteries-FarreIl and Schmidt; Boul-
/ din. Ford and Ulrich.
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Junction City, Kan. June 2L-Thomas
Allen Cullinan, who died in Kansas City
Saturday was buried here Monday. The
Odd Fellows lodge conducted the fu-
neral services, which were attended by
all the city officials, members of the fire
department, Knights of Pythias and Odd
Fellows in separate bodies and by an
immense throng OF citizens and soldiers
business houses of the city were closed.
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lola was shut out in a close and ex-
citing contest After the first inning.
when Sedalia hit Goodearl, he held
them at his mercy. Davis was effective
throughout lola had the bases full in
the eighth with one out, but could not
score.
Score bv innings: R.H.E
lola -. ,.-.......O G 0 10000 90 10 0
SedaIia 80. ......2 0 0 600 O. ]
Batteries-Goodearl and Seigle; Davis
and StOner-
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To Swim the Channel.

New York, June 21.-America' long
distance swimmer, Capt. Tom Riley, will
make an attempt to swim across the
English Channel during the latter
part of August. He is swimming from
two to five miles every day in the
ocean off Coney island in preparation
for the event
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In an exhibition of now not to play
ball Sioux City opened the home series
of fourteen games with a defeat by
Denver by a score of to l. The Sioux
could not touch Hostetter, while Kostal
was very wild, and errors were plentiful
and costly.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Sioux City -..-.--.---0 Q Q o.
Denver 80. .-....-.---4 0 %
Batteries-Kostal and Kelly; Hostel
ter and Lucia.
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is now the largest pear tree in town
In good years it yields four bushels.
She has a crane vine which twists half
way around the place, and, having
more grapes than she can eat, put up,
and give away, she makes a. barrel OF
wine from them every year. When 1t
comes to raising flowers it is hard TO
get ahead of Mrs. Diesbach: her dahl
las are in bloom. She has some unusu-
al rose bushes. On one, the roses are
a deep purple, almost black--Atehi-
son Globe.
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Was Jerry simpsons Brother.

Eolton, Kan, June 21.-J. T. Simpson of
Holton, who was a retired merchant, died
of Bright's disease after a lingering ill
ness of several years. He came to jack
son county in the COS and endured the
hardships Of pioneer life. He was u
brother of Jerry Simpson, who repre-
scented the Seventh Congressional dis
trict in congress for two terms. His
brother Jerry, who resides at Roswell, n.
NJ, was not notified until last night, and
will not be able to attend the funeral,
which will be held this afternoon.
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Kansas City, June 21-Captain c. P
Davis of Holton, Kan, yesterday suffered
the amputation of his right leg at the
home Of his sOn-in-law Acting Mayor
H. M. Beardsley, 1921 Walnut street. Cap
tain Davis has been confined to his home
in Kansas City for nearly four years
with rheumatism, and the only relief Of
fered was an amputation. He is a prom
inent politician in the First district in
Kansas
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Little Child Poisoned.

Leavenworth, Kan. June 21.-Little
Carl Nelson. child of years, swallow
ed a number of tablets and died in great
agony a few hours later The little fell
low was staying with his grandparents
at 113 Ottawa street, while his parents
were out at the cemetery. 1t was not
known the child had swallowed the tab
lets until he complained of great pain. A
physician was hastily summoned, but be-
fore he arriXed the chiId was dead.
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For nearly forty years people have
peeked over the stone wall around
Mrs. Louisa Diesbach's place on South
Fourth street and admired her flower
garden. Mrs. Diesbach's place is not
only ornamental but useful She
raises all her fruit except Strawberries,
and every year has a big vegetabI
garden She moved into the house
in 1866, when it was built, and the
same year set out a pear tree. which
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cal storm passed over this city Monday
and for a while the lightning was terrific
Several instances have been reported
where the deadly bolts did damage, and
it is expected that serious losses of cattle
will be reported from the surrounding
country. A large chimney at the Ever
green hospital was struck and a house in
the west part of town was partially
wrecked by lightning, although the in
mates escaped without injury.
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Ikock Island system.

Colorado Flyer Tor Kansas City
leaves Topeka every day at 7:45 a. m.
arrives Kansas City 9-35 a. m, con-
meeting with all trains north, south
~. arrives Topeka $50 p. m. Carries
dining car in both directions, and Is a
through train without stops at inter-
mediate stations.
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it, he might be roughly handled. Low
cry is a coward, as was illustrated in
this city recently. He gave Fort Scott
byfar the best of a decision simply be-
cause he had robbed them of the game
an instant before He should be kick
ed clear off the townsite and not per-
nitted to even look through the fence
at a game in this league"
Harley. who started out with Fort
Scott and then went to his home in
st. Louis because of his fathers
death wants to come back to the VAL
ley and is dfckering with Plttsburg
for job He is first baseman-
The baseball writer on the Joplin
Globe is pretty clever Sam Morris,
an Indian, was recently put on the
Miners team and this effusion la
Hiawatha followed in the Globe. IL
tells incidentally, the story OF the
| Pittsburg-Joplin game of last Friday
sssammie Iorrisi Thus they call him
/ In the language of the paleface-
I In the tongue of old Chilocco
/ His address is: tDamgOod pitcher
/ Care of big Chieftain Fillman,
| Father of the mighty Miners,
Leaders of the tribes of baseball
| In the valley reservation.
Sammie Morris, Damgood pitcher
Landed in the joplin wigwam
In the fair moon of the Juneume-
I But the warriors, led by F1llnan,
! on a distant trail had rambled-
! And the twiler from the forest
! With the head of paleface cunning,
! And A wing of steel and twisters,
| Heard the rambles of the battles
! Fought in wild and bloody Kansas,
! Heard the news of many victories.
| Smiling always at the tidings,
He had everything and then some
And he had it from the minute
| That the arbiter of battles
! on the hot-talk field of baseball
/ Told the foes to get together
Till the sun was slowly sinking
/ or the scaIuIess gang from PittSburgs
! once. twice the fiends incarnate
4 From across the Kansas border
4 Found the ball as shot by Sammie
/ TIL the ninth and and final inning
/ When he tossed some easy ping pongS
/ That were biffed fast into bingies
/ bringing forth a brace of tallies
/ Aggregating four in toto
! Just a week Quartette of safehes
/ And of runs an equal number
/ was the best the Baldwin pipplns
| Could negotiate with Sammie-"
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AAfERICAN LEAGTE.
Ar PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia won the game easily
from Washington by hard hitting.
Davis and Noonan, the new catcher
from Holy Cross college, were com
PEELED to retire from the game because
of injuries. Attendance, 5000.
Score by innings: RHE.
washington .....O1OO1O1 OO-S7
philadelphia ..--3 0 8 OF 90 Ill Is
Batteries Orth and Drill;
Henley and Shrek.
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AT NEW YORK.

New York won an easy victory over
Brooklyn. Poole, who pitched for six
innings, received poor support, Babb
making no less than five errors. Reidy
relieved Poole in the seventh.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Brooklyn - -.--2 Q @ 70 6
Enthusiastically, Poole and Ritter;
MattheWson and Bowerman.
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Armour OF the American league Cleve-
land club was here today on business
with Manager Cautillon OF the 1IilWau-
lzee team It is understood here that he
IS after either stone OF the Brewers CT
Jackson OF the St Paul club and is also
looking for an inHeIder. He wants to
farm Donovan OF the Cleveland club to
some American association club.
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WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING:
MISSOURI valley LEAGUE.

Joplin Mo, June 21-Sisler's wild
throw to first in the fourth allowed
Vanderbilt and WeIday to score the
only runs of the game. The game was
unusually fast and the errors We're not
disastrous. Neither team could locate
the slants of the pitchers.
The
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In fast and closely played game
Pittsburg defeated Fort Scolt aIIu
made it three straight GroIn ana Aol
renee pitched, the former with pad sup
-o1t and the latter backed by the en-
tire team Not an earned run was Aleiue
in the game.
Score by innings; n X n Il T. =
Pittsburg ..-.-. -.----V y y .
Fort Scott -----------O D U y y ~
T3atteries-Torrence and Baerwald;
(5rom and Armstrong.
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Ten and Nunroe Forfeits.

San Francisco. Cal. June Cherries
a,75 F11nroe last night each placed 500
with Harry Corbett as a guarantee that
the pugilists will appear in the ring mere
in the last week of August. Each VIII
post an additional $500 August l.
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Washington, June 21.-The follow
ing Kansas Dostmasters have been ap-
pointed: Bayard. Allen county, Mark
NJ. Cubbison. vice S. Trimble, re-
signed; Coalvale, Crawford county,
Robert H. Robson, vice A. Bell, re-
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AT CINCINNATI.

Stagle's muff of Peitzs fly in the
fourth inning gave the locals two of the
three runs, and decided the game. Chi
cago mad the most men on bases, but
could not score them.
Score by innings: Ri. F.
Cincinnati 1890 90 90 90 Q IS s 3
Chicago ...... .-......O 0 0 0 0 0 o. 7 I
Batteries-Harper and PETIT; Briggs
and King.