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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
he WON $4,000.
Kansas City Man Was Second in a
Guessing Contest.

Kansas City, April ply guessing
within six of the total paid attendance
at the St. Louis Worlds fair w D.
Walls. a butcher employed at the grocery
and meat market of James Rose. So2
Southwest boulevard, won a prize of sl0,
Coo A circular received by him contain
ed the announcement that he had won the
second prize the capital prize being $25,-
600 Mr.. Walls thereupon went to the
First National bank and drew upon the
AIissouri-Lincoln Trust company of St.
Louis, where the prize money was de
posted The draft was paid promptly
and Mr. Walls received from the First
National bank 100 bills of the denomina-
ton of 800 each.
correct figure was six more than that
number.
Walls attributes his luck to the fact
that he made the guesses on the twelfth
dav of the month which date a fortune
teller once told him was his lucky day
He has twice before dem onstrated his
ability to guess well on this date In the
Convention hall contest three years ago
he came within three of the capital prize
and at the same time he guessed the eX-
act number of nickels in q jar.
Walls intends to start the first OF the
week for an extended visit to MS OLD nome
in Indianapolis. When he returns ne eX-
meets to invest his money in real estate.
He is now 46 years old and has two sons
and a daughter living. His wife dled TOUR
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Bayless of Joplin is considered the
most dangerous hitter in the business,
when it comes to pinch work he
''souses'' the sphere when it is needed
and for that reason is a great batter
Persch, with Topeka, is another dan
gerous one from whom the pitchers
shy when men are on bases and hits
are needed. He whales the pill merci-
lessly when he connects, and hisl
method of plumbing between the BALL
and the bat is modern and approved.
Zoellers of Springfield has always
been rated a good hitter. He is one of
those men of whom it is said: He
is liable to hit the ball most any
time" Nickel and Sehrant, two of
the old-timers, who were always at
the top of the column, are no lOngeri
IN the circuit, and new men will push
up into their places One of the best
ball players on the circuit last year,
While talking about the art of batting,
said" t"The secret about punching
that ball, is to hit the first one. IN
Variably a pitcher, unless he knows
you mighty We'll will send up some
sort of feeler. In IS per cent of the
cases, he will split the pan. Look out
for that one, and soak him on the
nose. You will find sooner or later
that pitchers have some sort of a fra
tern1ty among themselves to inform
each other of the weaknesses of GER
tain batterS. When a new man ap-
pears on some team they get to talk
ing about him and want to know what
he hits and how he hits 'em. Take
one of these new fellows he can go
around the whole circuit the first
series and bat about 400 and on the
second trip he falls fatter than a
bubble. The pitchers get wise. They
find out his weakness. Take Danny
Green of Chicago for instance. When
he broke into the White Sox several
years ago he hit 500 on the first trip
around, and the second Whirl he
wasn't hitting $50. What was the
trouble? The slab men got next to
him. Occasionally you find a batter
without a weakness and then you've
of Sedalia is one of these, and Jake
Bauers is not. Just hand Jake high
ones around the claviele and he chops.
But let me tell you boys, when you
one, no matter whether the pitcher
knows you or not. Watch out for that
feeler, the one that usually splits the
pan. Soak it in the nose"
Next Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, the Pittsburg Missouri Valley team
will play the White Sox in Topeka. o.
H. Baldwin has gathered together
good aggregation and will give Abb
bolts hirelings plenty of practice.
StinsOn, last year with Topeka, and
known as the "Rube Waddeu of the
Missouri Valley league" will be on
the slab for the Pirates on Monday.
Stinson is a good pitcher He had
proposition this winter to joint the
Syracuse, n. Y, team this year at
$3.50 a month, and turned down the
offer. No one knows Why, and Big Cy
doesn't give a whoop" to explain Fle
is idiosyncratic, and that is about all
the diagram that can be made out.
Glory! there is trouble in Wichita
over the name of the team. The Bea-
con calls them Jobbers, and the Eagle
calls them Jabbers.
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DAMAGE OF $4,000.
Done in II Minutes by Storm ut Long
Branch.

New York, April 22.-Considerable
damage has been done at the beach
resorts near this city by severe storm
that swept over northern New Jersey,
south New York and Connecticut
Lightning and wind destroyed cOnsid-
cradle property at COney island where
preparations are being made Tor the
summer season
At Long Branch, N. J., damage
amounting to $4,000 was done IN .
minutes. Several persons narrowly
escaped death from falling timbers
and some of the big hotels along the
beach were hit pretty hard by the
gale.
In Mount Holly. N Y, the storm
took the form of a cyclonic sandstorm,
which was followed by drops of rain
of extraordinary size. Trees, fences
and outbundings were topped over
and merchants wares displayed IN
front of their stores were scattered in
all directions Fifteen minutes later
the sun was shining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

The Western association Datters
will have to go UP against a new kind
OF pitched ball this summer. 1t is
the invention of Nick (Kirt) Carter.
one Of the White SOx slab artists. This
isn't a gag-but a cold blOoded fact.
Manager Abbott and the whole white
legged bunch think well of the new
'foOler' 1t is a hybrid between the
spit ball and an Out-drOp. The sphere
must be thrown hard 1t goes straight
to the plate and then drops out, with
out a break as in the curved balls
which the pitchers are now throwing
L don't know how I learned to throw
it. said Carter, Friday afternoon
while practising the stunt al Associa-
ton park Il picked it UP some way.
can hardly say how I get st away.
more than that ] throw it under
handed, like an Out-curve. 1t is not
hard for me to throw and does NOT
hurt my wrist. hold it with my two
fingers spread apart and do not turn
my hand either way when throwing
after assuming the underhaud posi-
ton Manager Abbott is working
out the big fellow on his new discov-
cry and is building a good many hopes
on it. Il never saw anything like it
before, says Abbott. 1T looks
mighty good to me " The players
held an informal parley yesterday
evening and christened Carter's inven-
ton the sag ball" So bewarel
Sunday afternoon at o'clock the
White Sex viii play the Kansas CITY
Thomas Blues at Association park.
The game ought to be a good one. The
visitors will bring up with them the
best team which they can pick up in
Kansas City They will bring j num-
Der who have played in fast company.
The lineup was not furnished to the
local association, so it cannot be given.
From the Atchison Globe. on the
tragic oblteration of Earl Green's In
dependent team in Topeka last We'd
nesday by the White Sox:
Iopeka's league team defeated Earl
Green's nondescripts yesterday by a
score of IA to 3. and the funniest
thing about it is that Topeka is proud
OF us victory Wouldn't that tickle
your ribs Why. Topeka should have
beaten that bunch 90 to 0. Failure
70 DO so looks like the much touted
Iopeka White SOX will be calender in
the Western association race. aItboueb
Wichita, which has butted into the
league, never did know anything about
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the game. over here in Atchison,
when it was found that Earl Green
was going to Topeka with a team of
that character to play leaguers, an at
ton, but the judge said it would be
good enough for them. Poor as that
team was, had Ernest Anderson been
in the box, Topeka would have gotten
a run for its money. We say this
without any special admiration for the
present Atchison team at its best. We
have had ball clubs in the past, and
Topeka knows it. Just now we don t
make any claims. Even that catch
as-catch-can crowd Green had over
there got eight safe hits, while Lizzie"
Bales, the boss sticker of them all,
was sick in bed at a hotel. Topeka
got fourteen hits off Deering and
Compton, who do not even claim to be
pitchers Now viii Topeka be good?
Five Missouri Valley leaguers of
last year went to higher company this
spring and are still sticking. Nickel
(LeavenwOrth), Morgan (Iola) and
StOner (Sedaia) are with the Kansas
City Blooz. Schmidt (Springfeld) is
with the Minneapolis American asso-
citation team. Henderson (FOrt Scott)
is with Indianapolis. Jake Bauers
(Sedalia) is the only other man in the
circuit who went up, but did not stick
until the opening. He is back with
the Gold Bugs.
There is lots of speculation on who
is going to do the heavy hitting in the
association this summer. Naturally
the names of Rohn. Bauers, Bayless,
Persch, Zoellers and probably Schu-
meyer would be called to the attention
of the prognosticator. By common
consensus of most of the players,
Dick ROhn of Sedalia is considered the
best hitter in the association. Pitch
ers say that he can cIOut anything. He
practically has no weakness when it
comes to the stick. Jake Bauers. the
leader of last year, is not thought
much of as a hitter. strange to say,
by a good many players around the
circuit. They say that he bats about
107 on the road and about 701 at
home. 1t is frequently said by play
ers that Sedalia scorers will give him
a hit for almost anything. One thing
remains, however, Bauers hit last
year and hit hard. He doubtlessly
earned the honor which he received,
despite the barking at his heels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
SUIT OVER GALLONS.
Firm of Contractors Carried One
Away in Montana.

Lewiston, Mont, April ga re-
markabIe civil action has just been in
stituted by the county attorney against
Tubbs Brothers, contractors. 1t grows
out of the sale of the old county Jail
which was bought in by the con
tractors for $4,000. According to
their understanding they were to have
all of the old timber in the Jail yard
and so they carried away the gallows
This week the sheriff of Meagher
county applied to Sheriff Slater for the
use of the gallows for the execution of
H. H. Metzger. 1t was then discovered
that the gallows was missing. Tubbs
Brothers assert they believed that
they had bought the gallOws The
county commissioners dispute this and
will bring an action to compel the
contractors to return the gallows or to
pay its value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
SCHWAB IN RUSSIA.
His Visit Believed to Be Connected
With Cars Naval Programme.

St. Petersburg, April 22.-CharIes NJ.
Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Works
and Charles r. Flint, of New York, have
arrived here
It was announced from st. Petersburg,
20. that Mr.. Schwab. accompanied by Mr..
Flint, would arrive in that city today 20
confer with the admiralty and the minis
ter of finance regarding the Russian naval
program. which it is understood is now
practically completed although it has not
yet received final imperial approval 1t
is believed that some preliminary negOtia-
lions relative to the building of a ship
in the United States and involving also
the possible construction of big ship yards
in Russia have already taken place and
that Mr. Schwab has gone to st. Peters
burg upon the request Of the Russian au-
thorfties to discuss the subject in detall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
REVENUE LARGER.
Increase for March, but a Decrease for
Nine Months.

Washington, April 22.-The monthly
statement of the collection of internal
revenue shows that for the month of
March, 1905, the total receipts were
$19,347,3O2, an increase as compared
with March, 1904, of $261,O14 The
receipts from the several sources of
revenue are given as follows: Spirits,
$11, 051, O96; decreased, $422,5S2. To-
bacco, S4,227,276; increase, $47S,764.
Fermented liquor, $3,90O,828: increase.
$259,322. Oleomargarine, $78.291; in
crease, S48,565. Process or reno
waited butter, $1O,390; decrease, 3d.
1872. Miscellaneous, $79,41S; decrease,
$92,872.
For the nine months of the present
fiscal year the receipts show a decrease
of S419657
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civil Service ORGANIZATIONS.

On April 26. q and IS civil service ex-
win be held in Topeka for
mechanical craftsmen, salary $1,000 per
year. On May 1, examinations viii be
held for steam shovel engineers, $3.50 per
month; steam shovel crane men, S165 per
month: steam shovel firemen, $50 per
month; steam shovel pitmen, So per
month. On May 2. examinations will be
held for bookkeepers in the department
service at 81, 200 per year. On Ma 10,
examinations viii be held for dairymen at
$500 per year On May 10, examinations
win be held for nurserymen in the Phil
ippine service at 81, 200 per year. On May
10 and Il examinations viii be held for
civil engineer students, salary $50 per
month. On May Is, examinations for
matren in F'reedman,s hospital at $3.50 per
annum will be held Examinations will be
held May II, for testing engineers, salary
s. 900 per year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
rLAINvUhE's PHONE co.
Has Been Incorporated and Will TX
tend Territory.

PIainville. Kan, April 22.-The Plain
vile Telephone company which has
the independent system by c. H. Good
man. has been incorporated with a cap
ital stock of $4,000. The new officers
are: President, c. H. Goodman; secre-
tary. C. N. Burroughs; treasurer, F. c.
Cochvan.
The line has SO business men, 40 resi-
dences and so farmers. The new COM
pany expects to increase it's patrons to
300 They will also put in a central
station. and will give it a thorough
overhauling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
STAFFORD'S BOOM.
Fourteen Brick Business Buildings and
% Residences Going Up.

Stafford, Kan. April 22-The wheat or
gas belt can produce no town with boom
equal to this. Fourteen brick business
buildings are now under construction:
many of them fine, large. two and three
story buildings.
Three brick churches costing from five
to ten thousand dollars each are also go
ing up, and twenty-five residences are
building with a dozen more contemplated
The increase alone in the Santa Fe's
freight receipts for March was 81, 900. The
people are asking for new depot and
the county court house.
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All HeaIers on an Equality.

Denver. April Ex-Governor Nc
Donald has signed the medical, anti
trading stamp and anti-boycott bills.
The medical bill was introduced in the
house for the purpose of prohibiting
osteopaths and Christian Scientists
from praeticing in Colorado, but was
so amended by the senate as to allow
representatives from all schools equal
privileges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
Hill CITY ENTERPRISE.
win Erect a Flour min of $50 Barrels
Daily Capacity.

Hill city. April 22.-stock is being sub
scribed for the building Of a grist mill IN
mn CITY. A L. Crist. of Lucas has been
here for several days working up the
project. -, o...-- 49,, s,,,
seril7inr- Ifberallv. and the Graham county
farmers are favoring the enterprise
It is the intention to erect 4ourlng
barrels daily A charter has been ap-
D1ied for with capital Of s20,Oo0, when
may be increased to S50,Voo as the WORK
progresses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
Eansan Gets Good Place.

Detroit, Mich. April 22.-Announcement
has f7een made here that ". S. Kinnear,
cfief engineer of the Michigan Central
railway, has been appointed assistant gen
eraI manager of the road, his new dutles
IL begin April % Mr.. Kinnear viii pc IN
General charge of the construction OF the
Rfichigan Central tunnel under the. Detroit
Mr. E<innear is a graduate Of the Univer-
sity of Kansas.
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A DnredeviI hide

often ends in a sad accident. To heal ac-
cidental injuries use Bucl1len's Arnica
Salve. "a deep wound in my foot, from
an accident" writes Theodore Schuele. OF
Columbus o., caused me great pain.
PHYSICIANS were helpless, but Bucklen's
Arnica salve quickly healed il Soothes
and heals burns like magic. 25c at Arm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

Boston, April 22=The Consolidated
Ubero Plantations company, a Maine
corporation with officers here. was
placed in the hands of jeremiah Smith
IT.. as temporary receiver today at
the request Of certain bondholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
Ola KentucIxy BanI1 Assions.

Bowling Green. KY. April 22-P. J.
Potters Sons, private bankers, with a cap
ital of $4,000 and $4,000 deposits have
filed a deed of assignment. It was one of
the Oldest banks in southern Kentucky
It is announced they will pay dollar for
dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

Brown of Topeka, who died recently,
has been sold, to W. W. Finney Of
Neosho Falls, and the transfer of the
stock has been made. This is the
stock which the Bell Telephone COM
pany was reported to be after, and for
which they are said to have made a
standing offer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
vesuxius Becoming More Violent.

Naples, April 22.-The eruption of Mount
Vesuvius is increasing, and frequent ex-
plosions are heard. Streams of lava are
running down the mountain. and the era
ter is emitting smoke, ashes and red-hot
stone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

Norfolk, Va, April 22.-Fire has
destroved Is stores and dwellings in
the district bounded by Chestnut
London, Queen and bingham streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
frank Browns Phone Stock Sold.

Emporia, Kas., April 22--The stock
n, t1e Fmporia Independent Telephone
company which was owned by Frank
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-01

Relative to the accusation against
him, that, believing riot call for drill
purposes was to be turned in at a
certain hour, he notified the Henry"
men on the force so that they might
show up to better advantage than the
Brown" men, Senior Captain Parker
is quoted as saying: Il cannot turn in
a riot call for drill purposes Only the
sheriff can do that. He did not tell
me there was to be a call. If he had
/ would not have told anyone, for what
good would it have been for us to have
a drill if the man that gave the call
should give it out to a man who would
tell all the men? Whenever the sheriff
has informed me that there was to be a
a riot drill 1 have kept it to myself
How naive! But apparently, even
the Advertiser, which undertakes his
defense, does not too slavishly believe
the Captains denial for it adds:
There are riot-drills every once in a
While and any of the officers hearing
these rumors generally gives the tip to
others 1t would seem that it was in
this way that Parker gave the tip last
Wednesday,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-01
A Comprehensive
Program

prehenSvene Money be
spent right royalty Teachers, for
have their salaries increased
scheme be introduced for their benefit Any
this direction be approved other things being equal for
teachers that the great responsibility moulding the minds OF the
rising generation The of today in large degree what
the teachers of made Them the rulers of
generation growing schools will thei
atve and of their performance the who today teaching
them the three Rs with the trimmings which the fashion the
makes The debt which owed to the who
have adopted this arduOu profession hardly be estimated
than the influence which they directly indirectly
the 1t well that their salaries should that
provision should be made for them they past
only hoped scheme will be
cessu than similar schemes established for other public
other countries Particulars this scheme supplied but
New Zealand would the happy knac finding money
for everything OF poerty will have pay whenever
there surplus is devoted elaboration of State iber
aity.
The od-age pension is to be increased from the shings week
which has hitherto been made satisfy the modest of New
Zealand to the shng week with which New South Wales
wards the and residence qualifications
and the alleged benefit which the have conferred the
The resident back blocks be de-
prved Of the nestmae benefits of the telephone and in time
government this charge every
holder The build womens homes money
for the purpose There be road
outport settlement and New Zealand follow the example
enlightened countries in utilizing motive power Of
be modification improvement
suggested
acquisition of native lands for settlement purposes.
Among minor reforms which Mr. Seldom proposes effect in the
Parliament the abolition and the suppress
gambling Room might perhaps have been the pro-
gramme bill regenera the human but Seldom
knows thought that they would hardly
proposal Short of this the scheme
New Zealand Parliament sufficiently comprehensive Everybody
will something in which appeals his ympae though
may that the performance of all the promises
nors speech probemata he will least be persuaded
own little pet project will be carried
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-01

In the details of the big fight in the
Japan sea it appears that of all the
Russian ships the gamest fight was
put up by the Izmrud. She kept firing
until the last and her captain blew her
up when capture by the enemy was GER
tain. He himself was saved and re-
ported his action to the Gear. It is in
teresting to note that this officer is a
Captain Fersen and further that he is
the direct descendant of a chief of the
clan Macpherson who with many of
his people was driven from Scotland at
the fall of the Stuart cause. They
went to Sweden where the Mac was
dropped from their lame, and the mem
bers of the family spread to Russia
where many have risen to positions OF
prominence and even to the nobility.