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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-01
When Archbishop Farley was pri

When Archbishop Farley was prl-
waite chamberlain to the late Pope
Leo, some twenty years ago, he was
called upon to meet all sorts of per-
sons. Many of them measured wits
with him. and few scored victory. On
one occasion a young Frenchman tried
his best to anger the prelate, then
Monsignore Farley. by scoffing at re-
ligion and clergymen. Failing in this,
he resorted to sheer impudence, say
ing: II am informed that in Madagas-
car, whenever they hang a priest. they
hang a donkey along with him." The
young man laughed and Monsignore
Farley, looking at him mildly, said
We'll, let us both be thankful, my
young friend, that we are not in
Madagascar"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-01
Copyright, 1904. by Angelo Sprecl
Sans Thought.

Sometimes 1 wish that I could be
AS merry as the birds / see,
That always fly and sing;
But then, when l see mothers cake
1 suddenly see my mistake,
And glad as anything
And 1 that l am what l am
Just a plain boy by name of Sam
Who is not on the wing,
But stands upon the earth on feet
And gets things that are good to eat.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-01
Russia, Manchuria'S Aladdin
Nothing in History Equals the Amazing Development Of
Manchuria Since 1900.
BY WILLIAM THORP.

"They terribly carpet the earth with
dead, and before the cannons cool
They walk unarmed, by twos and
threes, inviting the living to
school" -Kipling.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
TOPEKA In BIG LEAGUE.
Local OmcfaIs Say That They Don't
Want In.

A telegram to the State Journal from
Des Moines this afternoon states that
Topeka has been taken into the West
ern Baseball league. No details are
given.
When Secretary Logan of the local
association was asked about this action
he said: I have had no conference
with the Western league officials and
we don't care to go into the Western.
We are perfectly satisfied with the
Missouri Valley, because if we go into
the larger league it will raise our SAL
ary limit and baseball will again be a
losing venture.
Il don't see how they can force us
to go into the Western if we don't want
to be taken in"
President Sheard said: 1--WE do not
want to go in the Western league un-
less it is reorganized and the long
distance jumps taken out. Colorado
for us to consider. If the Western
league is reorganized and only towns
which are situated close together
chosen. we might go into that league.
But it is too early now to talk of
that matter. We are playing faster
ball in the Missouri Valley league, and
our salary limit is not so high. We
find our league is in a very satisfac-
tory condition, and with the addition
of two or three stronger towns 1
can see no reason why we should enter
the Western league"
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21

delivered at the fair grounds by 8
O'Clock this morning.
The show uses 400 horses. The horse
flesh is a great feature of the show.
Some very beautiful specimens of the
equine world are owned and exhibited.
The average daily expense of the
snow is $1,000 Eighty-three persons are
employed to travel ahead to do the
billboard and newspaper advertising.
The big tent seats just IA, 500 people.
That many tickets and no more are
they are all sold the sale is stopped.
The tickets for the entire season are
printed before the show starts on its
tour. The reserved seat tickets are
printed with coupons the same as thea
ter tickets, and the date of the per-
formance is printed on every ticket.
The tickets for every performance are
also numbered to show what perform
ance they are for. Every ticket sold
this afternoon bore in big figures the
number S19, showing that it was the
319th performance of the season. To-
night all the tickets will have the
number 800 in big figures.
Anyone who saw the Barnum & Bailey
show today is willing to concede the
claims of the management that it is
the greatest show on earth" One is
appalled, by the magnitude of this
amusement enterprise
1t would require columns in which to
describe the myriad features and con-
vey even a faint idea of the magnitude
Of this tented attraction which surpass-
es anything ever seen in America be-
fore.
When the visitor steps upon the lot he
Is struck with the magnitude of the en-
terpriSe and he marvelS the more as he
passes from one department to another
The menageries are worthy of the rane
and is probably the finest collection of
wild animals eevr shown in Topeka.
The circus performance is a revelation.
Every act is of the highest order and
embraces the very best in arenic talent
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
OFFICE SEEKS MAN.
Colorado Democrats Have Trouble
Finding Candidate for Governor.

Denver, Sept. 21-The Democratic
state convention which met here today
to nominate five presidential electors,
a congressman at large and a full state
ticket will make it's selections of can
didates from scores of names which
have been discussed in connection with
the verious positions to be filled. For
the governorship, Charles J. Hughes,
jr., a Denver attorney, former Cover
nor Alva Adams of Pueblo. former
Congressman John F. Shafroth of
Denver, State Senator Edward T. Tay-
lor of Garfield county, Judge Christian
A. Bennett of Weld county. Joseph H.
Maupin of Fremont county. Judge
Theron Stevens of Ouray county and
Harvey RiddeH of Denver have been
most persistently pushed forward by
their friends, but Hughes, Adams and
Shafroth have frequently declared that
they did not want the nomination.
The indications early today were that
Hughes would be nominated on the
first ballot, or possibly by acclama-
tion unless he should announce his
declination in positive terms 1t is
probable that the convention will re-
main in session two days as no "slate"
has been prepared by the party
leaders.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller was chosen
temporary chairman of the convention
and in his address he outlined the
policy of the party in this campaign.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
SULLIVAN FILES SUIT.
Rock Island Engineer, Hurt at Perry
Sues Union Pacific.

Daniel Sullivan, the engineer on the
Rock Island passenger train which
was wrecked between Perry and Will
Jamestown on Dec. II, 1903, filed suit
this morning in the United States
court against the Union Pacific rail-
way for $4,000 damages. His attor
neys are Boyle & Guthrie, of Kansas
City.
Sullivan alleges that it was the busi-
ness of the Union Pacific railway COM
pany under it's contract with the Rock
Island, to keep the track clear for
Rock Island trains which run over
that track between Topeka and Kan
sas City. The passenger train on
which Sullivan was engineer left To-
peka at $40 in the morning. There
was dense fog. The train passed
Perry at 5:37 and was due to reach
Williamstown at 5.42. A Union Pa
cific freight train, also going east, had
been allowed to take the track be-
tween these two towns, and the pas
senger ran into the rear end of the
freight.
Sullivan was confined to his bed with
injuries for eight weeks and one of his
legs had to be amputated below the
knee. Prior to his accident he had
been earning from $1S3 to 5000 per
month. He was A years old. He
thinks $4,000 would be about right
for the damage he has sustained
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
Is BAD FOR FISHBACK.
Two Witnesses Identify Him as the
Pullman RObber.

Kansas City, Kas., Sept. 21.-J. w.
FiShback was placed on trial in the
common pleas court yesterday after
noon on a charge of robbing the pas
sengers on a Pullman sleeper of a
Missouri Pacific train on the night of
December 19, 1899, just north of that
city. He had recently been released
from the Missouri penitentiary, where
he served a term of four years for
robbing the cash drawer at the Coates
house of more than $500 in money and
jewelry valued at $1,000.
Two witnesses declared that they
positively identified Fishback as one
of three men who committed the rob-
berry. James P. English, an attorney
of Omaha and county attorney of
Douglas county, Nebraska, and II. T.
Lemist, a coal dealer in the same
city, both of whom were passengers
on the sleeper, testified that shortly
after the Missouri Pacific train had
pulled out of the yards in Kansas
City, Kas., two men wearing black
masks and the defendant, J. w. Fish
back, without a mask, entered the
sleeping car and after a few words
with the porter and conductor, lined
up the passengers and proceeded to
go through their pockets. From En-
glish the robbers took a valuable gold
watch, some small change and $35 in
bills. From Mr.. Lemist they took
gold watch which he valued at $125
and several dollars in silver.
''When Fishback finished searching
our pockets" testified Mr.. English, he
took my watch from his pocket and
examined the time. He made the re-
mark that they must not let the train
pass the place where they had sta
toned a wagon. When they arrived
at the place the defendant. F'ishback,
ordered the porter to pull the bell
cord and stop the train. The porter
did not give the right signal at first
and as the train did not slow down
the robbers drew their revolvers on
nd fhTaa life If
he did not bring the train to stand
still at once. When the train was
stopped the robbers backed out the
rear door, warning us to keep our
heads inside the car under penalty
of being shot"
Mr.. Lemist, the other witness, testi-
fed that F'ishback was very pleasant
and polite while he was searching the
passengers and did not appear in the
least excited. Fishback is wanted in
and two other states on
charges of robbery. He is pale and
thin and appears to be in the last
stages of consumption.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
LONG RANGE PROPHETS
Are Condemned by Head of Govern
ment Weather Service.

Peoria ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Long range
weather prophets, men who make
their forecasts and send them broad
cast over the country to be published
from time to time, received the at
tention of Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief
of the United States weather bureau,
at the convention of weather men yes
terday afternoon. At the conclusion
of Prof. Carrots paper on long range
forecasting, the chief of the bureau
delivered a scathing rebuke to what
he termed charlatans in weather fore
casting and the unScientific matter
published in newspapers. His speech
created somewhat of a sensation in
the convention.
The first paper this morning was
one on "a Popular Account of the
Concurrent Theory of Storms" by
Prof. Bigelow of Washington.
The ladies of the party were taken
over the city in automobiles in the
afternoon and the banquet at the Ma
tional comes in the evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
HERRICK NAMED.
New York Democrats Nominate
an Albany Man.
Presented by Hill and Chosen
by Unanimous Vote.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 21.-By an un-
animous vote today the Democratic
convention nominated Supreme Justice
Cady Herrick of Albany, N. Y, for
governor.
The agreement on Herrick came af-
ter a long series of conferences which
was carried on almost up to the very
moment of presentation of Herrick' s
name. He is essentially a compromise
candidate between Edward IL Grout
and Edward M.Shepard, both of Brook
lyn, who practically &rove each other
from the field.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 21.-The lead
ers today resumed conferences on the
last nights conference having been
without result. Finally after prOlong-
ed discussion today Justice y. Cady
Herrick of Albany was agreed on and
expected to follow. The convention
was delayed for some time pending
the result of the conference of the
leaders. Chairman Hornblower not call
ing the convention to order until after
the noon hour
Francis Burton Harrison was agreed
on for lieutenant governor.
When the convention was called to
order Permanent Chairman Duncan
Campbell Lee, of Tompl<ins county. adj
dressed the convention.
The platform was next read and
adopted. 1t is chiefly devoted ITO state
issues The resolutions ''arraign be-
fore the bar of public Judgment the one
man power that today dominates the
Republican organization of New York
state
The Democratic party is pledged to
the state government from cor
ruption and graft, and to the enforce
ment of the civil service laws: nom
partisan control of the public schools is
advocated and good roads favored.
OF national issues the platform says:
I'VE endorse the Democratic national
platform and resolutions adopted at st.
Louis in July last, as a complete ex-
position of Democratic principles and
policies, upon all the living issues of
the present time.
I'VE cordially endorse the Democratic
for president and vice
president of the United States
Former Governor Hall tnen took the
platform and amid cheers presented the
name of Justice Herrick for governor.
After the secoEding speech Herrick
was nominated by the secretary casting
4 single ballot for the convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
SHERIFF BELL HERE.
He Refuses to Discuss the Confession
of ROmaine.

Edward Bell, sheriff of Teller county,
Colorado, arrived in Topeka this morn
ing to see Robert Romaine who made
the startling confession about the
blowing up of the depot at Victor and
the mine in the Cripple Creek district
Sheriff Bell is the civil officer who
has borne the brunt of the work of
keeping the peace in Colorado. He is a
short, thick set man and looks as if he
might not bluff easily.
Sheriff Bell will ross-question Ro-
maine in an effort to satisfy himself
as 10 the truth of the confession. Soon
after he arrived he asked that Mrs.
Romaine be sent for and at noon Sher-
iff Lucas, Sheriff Bell and Mrs. Ro-
maine went to Romaine's cell in the
county Jail to talk with him.
Il do not wish to say anything about
the confession said Sheriff Bell.
Some of it is taken as true by some
people and some of it is not believed.
it. l have seen Romaine and while his
face looks familiar 1 do not place him
as a. miner 1 have Known in the Grip
pie Creek district. / did not come with
requisition papers to take Romairie
back to Colorado. / can not say what
fession- l do not believe there is any
danger of his being lynched if he is ia
ken back to Colorado. No one was
1ynched right after the explosions and
do not think they would be now.
Immediately after the blowing up
of the depot at June g. warrants were
issued for about 100 men. About so ar
rests were made and all but a few of
those arrested are now out on bond.
Arrests have been made right along
as fast as we could find the men want
ed but the Romaine confession did not
bring about any more arrests and in
fact no arrests have been made since
the confession was made"
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
Branum & Bailey Worlds Great
est-in Topeka.
First Performance Is Given
This Afternoon.
PARADE is DIFFERENT.
StersOtyped Features Have Been
Replaced With New Ones.
Daily Expense of the Produc-
tiOn Is 81, 200.

Barnum & Bailey's Worlds Greatest
Show is in Topeka today. The first per-
the second performance will begin to-
night at s o'clock. Tonignt's perform
ance will be the 32Oth performance of
this season. The tent is located in the
quarter stretch at the fair grounds.
The street parade of the Barnum
shows was seen in Topeka today for
the first time in twelve years. This cir
Gus was last in Topeka in 1892. The
spectacle today was undoubtedly one of
the greatest pagenants ever witnessed
here. 1t was led by a magnificent forty
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
RUSH FOR TICKETS.
Streets Blocked by Crowds Trying to
Get to America for $40.

Liverpool, Sept. 21.-The streets lead
ing to the steerage offices of the Trans
atlantic steamship companies were
blocked today by thousands of immi-
grants, clamoring for a last chance to
get to America, for SO, the reports that
the rate was over being generally
believed. The White Star line steamer
Baltic which sailed today, took over
two thousand SO emigrants and many
were left behind for lack of accommo-
dation.
which also sailed today, was filled up
with the last $40 batch for Philadelphia
ScandinavianS predominated, but
there was a fair sprinkling of British
enigraQtS.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21

horse team attached to a monster band
wagon and driven by one man.
The parade moved along Kansas ave-
nue. promptly at IL o'clock as adver-
tised- 1t was noticeable that the usual
clown band and the caIliope were alb
sent from the makeup of the parade.
Instead IT was also noticeable that
there were five bands in uniform dis
tributed in the line
One section of the line was devoted to
the clowns and no less than twenty
were shown on the tops of the circus
wagons.
Twenty-four elephants were in line.
Barnum & Bailey,s circus recently re-
turned to this country after a fiveyears'
absence. during which time several
tours throughout the European con-
tinent and England were made
The European trip was a novelty and
proved a never ending source of sur
prises- In many parts of the country
through which the circus Travelled such
a thing as a billboard was unknown and
the circus was compelled to erect miles
and miles of billbOards during the
course of its visit in the foreign coun-
tries. Billboard Autographs were un-
known to all but few of the people of
the foreign countries.
System is the watchword of the man.
agement of the circus, and not few
of the crowned heads of Europe, il is
said, took the opportunity of profiting
by the lessons to be learned from OBJ
serving the system of organization of
the big show The German emperor de-
tailed two captains of the army to travel
with the circus to study the methods
and details of feeding the army of en-
plOyes- The captains were with the
show as the guests of Mr.. Bailey
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
A Meek and Lowly Elephant.

The organization of the work in the
big cook tent of the circus is worthy of
note There are LOGS employees with the
circus and for this army more than 5000
meals are served every day. The cooks
who prepare the meals are always
dressed in the neatest of clean linen and
not vestige Of the cook tent is left
when the show leaves the grounds
Every scrap and rag is gathered up and
buried in lime before the show grounds
are left behind.
While the circus was in foreign
countries all employees were paid their
salaries in the coin of the country
through which they travelled.
A corps of interpreters were kept
with the show and with the press rep
resentative and billposters who travel
ed ahead of the show.
The Barnum & Bailey circus is said
to be the most expensive amusement
enterprise in existence. and it is man
aged much Dke a city The show has
its own attorney and also its own post
man who delivers the mail. sells ard
caskes money orders and receives AMI
sends registered packages and trans
acts a regular postal business.
Dr. Ivers, of Bridgeport, Conn.,. is the
physician and his office is just to the
right of the main entrance to the
show.
Mr.. Bailey's private office is also at
the right of the main entrance as is
also the Office of Dan FiShel. the press
agent. where with the assistance of his
private secretary and stenographer, the
main portion of the work of the news
paper advertising is done.
The circus has its own detective de-
partment and Chief Mcclure of the
Pinkerton service is in command, as
sisted by his Eeutenants-
And spea king Of the detective ser
vice. 1t may be well to state that Bar
mum & Bailey bears the reputation of
having a thoroughly clean and moral
show where no gamblin nor lake
gratis of any kind are tolerated
The circus travels in SO railroad cars,
which are divided in five trains. The
show came to Topeka today from Kan
sas City No accident occurred and
the train was here very early this
morning. The paraphernalia was all
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
INHALED NITRIC ACID.
Four Denver Firemen in Serious
Condition.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 21.-Four city
firemen are in a precarious condition
from inhaling fumes of nitric acid, a
carboy of which was burst by a bolt
of lightning which started a fire in
the etching rooms of the Post Print
ing and Publishing company.
Truckman John McGlade is at the
point of death in the emergency hos
pital.
Truckman Sherman B. Wilcox has
double pneumonia and is in a very
critical condition
Lieut. Charles Doloff is in almost as
serious a plight as Wilcox.
Captain Charles Eymann is very Sc
riously ill.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
WIRES ARE CUT.
Near Scene of a Reported Battle Be-
tween Whites and Negroes.

Atlanta Ga, Sept. 21-A special
from Macon, Ca says report has been
received from Talbotton that a crowd of
negroes has been attacked several miles
from town, that four of them are re-
ported to have been shot and killed and
others more or less severely wounded.
The telephone line from Talbotton has
been cut. The sheriff and a posse have
gone to the scene. The attack is re-
ported to have been made on negroes
who had been tried and acquitted of
the charge of belonging to a before
daV cIub''
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
I3 CARS DERAILED.
Wreck of the Diamond SpeciaP' at
Barclay, Ill.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-The Dia-
mond special passenger train on the
Illinois Central railroad was wrecked
at Barclay, seven miles from here, to-
day. Thirteen coaches were derailed
but none of the passengers was killed,
although several were slightly injured.
The fireman was killed and the en-
gineer seriously injured
A switch had apparently been tam
pered for the purpo9e of wrecking the
train. The lock had been removed and
the light extinguished.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-At the general Of
fees of the Illinois Central here the
accident was attributed to an attempt
to rob the train.
Inspection showed that the switch
had been partially opened and OBJ
struction placed so that the switch
could not be moved. The light was
out and the lock was found in an ad-
joining field The switch was in per-
feet order less than an hour previous.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
odd Fellows on an Excursion.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-About 1000
Odd Fellows and Daughters of Re
bekah went on an excursion trip on San
Francisco bay this morning visiting AL
catraz and Angel Island and stopping
at other points of interest. The SOW
ereign grand lodge met at Native Sons
hall for the consideration of questions
pertaining to the good of the order.
The grand encampment of California
did its work in memorial hall, the cleo
tion of officers being the most import
ant feature of the proceedings.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Only One Store Building Left in the
Town of Oakley.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 21.-The
town of Oakley, Kansas, with a pop
ulation of $50 about $50 miles west of
here on the Union Pacific, has been
entirely destroyed by fire.
The fire originated in the Tennessee
hotel and rapidly spread to other
buildings Sixteen business buildings
were burned. only one store left stand
ing. Nobody was hurt but several
guests of the hotel had narrow es-
capes. Loss $4,000. Origin of the
fire is unknown.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
F'riars Want Pay in London.

Manila, Sept. 21.-The Augustinian
Friars have repudiated the agreement
made in Rome between the late Pope
Leo, the late Archbishop sGuidi apos-
tolic delegate in the Philippine Islands,
and former Governor Taft. that the
money paid by the United States in the
purchase of the Friar's lands should re-
main in the islands, and have requested
that the payments to them be made in
drafts on London.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21

in the world. While many of these acts
in the three rings, the two elevated
stages and in the dome of the canvas
are worthy of the highest praise, pub
lie interest naturally centers in the sen
sational acts of Looping the Gap. Volo
who leaps the space and the dash of
the two men on the unicycle on a lad
der from the top of the canvas to the
ground and Ancillotti who loops the
gan.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
SPANISH SPEAKING CITY.
Buenos Ayres Claims a Population of
a Million.

New York, Sept. 21.-A municipal
census has just been taken, says a
Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayres.
The exact figures are not yet known,
but the population of Buenos Ayres is
estimated at about one million. The
Argentina capital is now the largest
Spanish speaking city in the world.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-09-21
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Forecast-Kan
sas-Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day with possibly light showers in
south portion; slightly warmer Thurs
day. Light variable winds.