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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
M'CLELLAN'S HELP.
Not a Tammany Man Among His New
Appointments.

New York. Dec. 30.-Mayor Nc
Clellan last night announced the ap-
pointment of Brigadier General Theo-
dore A. Bingham, u. S. A, retired, as
police commissioner, succeeding Will
liam McAdoo, who has held the Office
through Mr.. McClellan's first term.
The other appointments to places in
the city administration include the fol-
lowing, who have held offices during
the last two years:
City chamberlain, Patrick H. Kee-
nan; corporation counsel, John ]. De-
lany; commissioner of correction.
Francis J. Lantry; commissioner of
street cleaning, John McGaw Wood
bury; commissioner of health tn omas
Darlington, and tenement house COM
missioner, Edmund J. Butler.
Other selections include the follow
ing: Commissioner of bridges, James
w. Stevenson; commissioner of water
supply, gas and electricity, William B.
Ellison, and fire commissioner, John
H. O'Brien.
John J. Boyle. the sculptor, is ap-
pointed a member of the city art com
mission.
None of the new apDointees is
known as an Organization man, nor
is there a Tammany Hall district lead
er among the mayors selections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
ON CHICAGO ALLEYS.
BOwIers Are Doing Good Work for
City Championship.

Chicago, Dec. 30.=Leaders estab-
lished in the first nights bowling in
the city championships now running
at O'Leary's alleys were undisturbed
by the work of the pin knights yes
terday, the two Century teams rolling
into second and third places.
The feature OF the night was the
work of Matte Faetz, the Lake View
crack, who scored 264 in his middle
game with the picked team of Lake
View Aley-Keepers. and averaged PIT
for his series. Fred Hengst another
Lake Viewite, rolled an average Of
EOS 3. the two men being the only
ones above the 200 marks so far.
Work yesterday resulted in the No.
? team of Centurys getting 2,78S with
three consistent games, Fred Hoffman
and Peter Peth doing the best work.
The Centurys No. I secured 2.72S.
scores in general were better than on
the opening night, nearly all of the
first six places, with the exception of
the leaders, seeing new occupants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
AT LOUISVILLE MEET.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Chieago money will
be sent to New York today to cover the
forfeit put up by Jimmy Smith for him
self and his partner. John Voorhies, to
roll any individual or two-man team in
the country at Louisville Immediately
after the championship bowling tourn-
ament. John Schank has declared his
willingness to back the Chicago players
against the pick OF Manhattanville and
has said that Immediately upon his re-
tmn from a business trip his check viii
be sent to the stakeholder, Charles P.
Miller of New York, and negotiations
opened looking to a matching of the
stars.
When the def came out of New York
local critics were inclined to consider it
as Of the "hot-air variety but when
Smith followed it up by posting $50 as
an earnest with MI Miller for an in
diVidual match, with no one barred, ana
a similar sum for a tWO-man match
with Vocrhies for his partner, Chi
cagOans at once sat u and took notice.
A canvass of the local field disclosed
several men who were thought to have
a chance against the formidable duo
from Manhattan, so it was framed up
for Mr.. Schank to cover the forfeit.
A consultation with some of the stars
took place the opening night of the city
championship tournament and the cam
paign was outlined. 1t was determined
to go after the eastern money. AS
Smiths def does not require the man
who accepts the challenge to name his
players, Schank viii simply post his
money and wait until Louisville before
uncovering his hand
According to present plans only four
men win be considerably Wolf,
Frank Brill. Gus Steele and Dave Wood
bury. Wolf is pretty sure to be in
shape at Louisville, so he is certain to
be one of those in the big match. Brill,
too, ought to be on edge then, which
makes it look as if Brill and Wolf
would be the combination against WOOr-
hics ard Smith. There viii be more
than one singIe-handed match, so in all
probability Gus Steele will be trotted
forth to seek revenge for the trouncing
Smith gave him three years ago at
OLeary's when Steele got out Of a sick
bed to keep his engagements.
1t all depends. though, upon the form
shown by the four by Louisville time.
Tt may be that Woodbury. viii hook uD
with Wolf or Steele. Anyway, the Chi
cagCans believe they viii have first
CHARGE al the New Workers. for in no
other city, they declare. can men be
found of sufficient caliber to stack up
against Gothams best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
"a 70 learn that there is at least one
5Sresded disease that science has been
1,Ie 10 cure in all its stages, and that is
oas+srrb Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
Z,os5five cure known to the medical fra
R1ernitv- Catarrh being a constitutional
9i.esee requires a constitutional treat
I,s,f Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
tsTnallv, acting directly upon the blood
s,55 mucous surfaces of the system. there
- 5esfroyfng the foundation of the dis
use and giving the patient strength by
building up the. constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work The proprie-
covers that they offer one hundred dol
fars for any case that it fails to cure
send for list of testimonials. Address
r T. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for coustiDa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
GARDNER TO THE FRONT.
Places Himself in Hands Of sharkev
and CHALLENGES O,Brien.

New York, Dec. 30.-Now that
Philadelphia Jack O'Brfen is an as
pirant for heavyweight honors, George
Gardner has put himself in the
hands of Tom Sharkey and has issued
a challenge to O'Brien. He is willing
to take on the boxer from the City
of Brotherly Love for any number Of
rounds and for a side bet of $4,000, at
1913 pounds
Gardner is willing to meet the
Quaker City lad at any time or place
and under any conditions which the
conqueror of F'itzsimmons will name
the Lowell man in a bout from fifteen
rounds or to a finish, Gardner will
take him on in a six-round battle at
Philadelphia.
Sharkey has taken hold of Gardner
and will endeaVor 10 clinch the
match for him. If he does he viii
take the Lowell man in hand and train
him for the combat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
scHRECK REACHES FRISCO.
After a Match With Kaufman. But
VIII Not Make Weight.

San Francisco, Dee. 3O.-Mike
Schreck, the Cincinnati fighter. has
arrived here from Los Angeles. and
in company with Johnnie Reid made
the rounds of the town. Schreck is
here looking for a battle with some
good heavyweight, preferably Al Kauf-
mann. The COlma club is willing to
handle the match if Kaufman can
be induced to enter the ring. Billy
Delaney manager of Kaufman. is to
give his answer at once.
4 am not going to make weight
any more, said Schreck IT came
out to Los Angeles to fight Jack Sui
HVan- When I arrived I weighed 1872
pounds. 1 had to make 17s pounds in
little over a week. The result was
I didn't get into good condition and
sullivan got the decision If [ whiD
kaufmann I viii be in line for
O'Brien."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
F. DUM0NT SMITHS DEFENsE.
He Prints an Explanation in His
Newspaper.

In this weeks issue of the Kinsley
Mercury. under the caption, "A Person
al Word" Fred Dumont Smith gives
out a signed statement concerning the
Indictment for conspiracy which the
federal grand jury returned against him
recently.
Senator Smith calls upon his friends
and acquaintance to suspend judgment
above everything else. His statement
follows:
It is doubtless no news to the readers
that the writer has been indicted by d
federal grand jury on the charge of
bribing a government inspector. The
specific charge is that 1 paid the in
spectOr a large sum of money to in
huence his action in four land fraud in
vestigations he was then making.
have no intention of trying the case
here, but it is a sufficient answer to
the charge to say that out of some
twelve cases that the Inspector was in
vestigating in adjoining counties one
Of nv clients was the only man indict-
ed, the only man fined and the only
man imprisoned. And his Indictment,
fine and imprisonment were procured
by the inspector L am alleged to have
bribed. If this fact had been peSmitted
to come before the grand jury there
would have been no Indictment.
There are many other circumstances
AliiyOl tdAl 10 the case, DuL this one Dig
fact ought to be enough for my friends.
If I bribed Mr. Ryan it was money
wasted. If I Influenced him it must
have been against my client
To my friends in this county who
have seen me in court and in my office
for nearly twenty years, who have en-
ployed me in their litigation and have
known Intimately my manner of prac-
ticing law, it is hardly necessary for
me to deny the charge. AS to the other
citizens of this. my home I only ask
a suspension of judgment till the facts
are known.
The press of the state with few e5-
ceptions has treated me with great
fairness, a fairness which profoundly
appreciate. Here and there among the
smaller fry, some Of those creatures
that belong to the coyote tribe have
said mean and cruel things that they
did not dare say till they thought I was
ruined helpless. But the real newspaper
men of the state have given me a
square deal. I ask no more than that.
T. DUMONT SMITH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
NORDICA PUTSOUT FIRE
stamped Out Blaze Without Inter-
rupting Her Song.

New York, Dec. 3O.-Mme. Lillian
Nordica won the enthusiastic plaudits
of a large matinee audience at the
Metropolitan opera house when she
quite coolly stamped out a blaze on
the stage near the footlights caused
by fire dropping from a torch carried
by a chorus woman in "Gotterdam-
merung" The incident occurred dur
ing the fire scene of the last act of
the opera. Burning oil spilled from
one of the chorus torches and set
fire to the stage carpeting. Immedi-
ately there was an uneasiness apparent
in the audience, and several persons
started to leave their seats. Nine.
Nordica, who was singing, walked over
to the blaze and without interrupting
her song stamped out the last spark
of the fire. When the act ended the
audience cheered, waved handker-
chiefs and applauded her for many
minutes. Enthusiastic exclamations
of praise in many langua ges were
shouted across the footlights to the
singer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

the sewer by the first Of the year as
was first expected.
Contractors are busilys engaged today
IN laying the heating pipes from the
state heating plant to the new state
printing plant building. It viii take
less than a week to complete the work
and the building VIII be ready for oecu-
pany a few days later.
In place of the regular Sunday morn
ing sermon at the Unitarian church.
Justice Burch of the supreme court will
read a paper on Some Observations on
the Scientific Method" which was read
before the Missouri Valley Unitarian
conference which met at Lawrence last
fail.
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. viii keep
open house New Years day and even
ing. The rooms have been handsomely
decorated with seasonable decorati lions
and an interesting musical programme
has been arranged for the evening. Re
freshments will be served during the
afternoon from two until six.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
WHY SHE LEFT ROBERT.
Mrs. FItzsinnlons Says Her Husband
Vas Intensely Jealous.

Was Intensely Jealous
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dee. 3O.-Unreason-
able jealousy. amounting to cruelty, IS
assigned by Mrs. Robert Fftzsimmons
as her reason for demanding a divorce.
In support of her claim she detailed
numerous instances in a lengthy heart
to-heart talk here. She expresses great
sympathy for him, says she was sorry
and surprised to learn of his defeat at
San Francisco, and that she is sure the
unkind things that he has been quoted
as saying of her were never actually
said. She even says she expects mo-
mentarily to see NJ. Fitzsimmons or his
manager William FTiendman. drop in
upon her and seek to effect a reconcile
alton or a compromise.
1T is true" said She, that when we
separated Mr.. Fitzsimmons had no
knowledge of my intention to leave him.
He has tried to be kind to me in his
way, and really is devoted to me, but it
is not his nature to understand. While
] was travelling with him in The Fight
For Love he insisted upon carrying
his little 6-year-old daughter Resale
with u.s. and I had all the responsibility
of caring for her and appearing in one
night stands with three or four matt
nees thrown in. He couldn't realize it
was wearing me out. When I said I
was tired he thought I must have ceased
to love him. Then I went to Paris af-
ter a 42-Weeks' enga cement with him.
and he promised that I should study
vocal music uHueF Jean Deft6SZhe- 4
had only been there short time when
he suddenly dropped in on me unan-
nounced and created a terrible scene.
don't care to discuss this Major Miller
story further than to say that ne is
gentleman, and that our relations have
beer beyond question at all times.
know Mrs Miller and have been her
guest. We are good friends. I don't
even know the Spanish Marquis. I've
been a good mother to Bob's children,
and hHcn = good wife In him 11rf Wa
are temperamentally unsuited. One
thing I would ask, and that is, that the
newspapers cease to refer to me as
chorus girl. I never was a chorus girl. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
BUFFETED BY WAVES.
The Celtic Encountered a Hurricane
on Christmas Day

New York. Dec. 3O.-The White
Star steamer Celtic which arrived today
from Liverpool, encountered a terrific
hurricane on Christmas day. Enor-
nous seas retarded the steamers pro-
gress, the days run from noon on the
25th to noon on the 26th being only
1873 knots. An enormous sea. broke
over the starboard quarter and ripped
out a section of the heavily plated
waistworks. The uprights were
snapped off and several other sections
were dented in. The portion swept
away was held by rivets half an inch
thick but the total number of fifty
were drawn apart. The sea swept
through the engineers gangway,
flooding various compartments and
smashed in windows, doors and head
lights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
A FAST COOKING MAIN.
Topeka Birds After a Portion of Leav-
enworth's 1925 Purse.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. SON
the thirteen-f1ght cooking main which
took place in the north side pit. Ed
Wynn and Ed Connors of Kansas CITY
won seven out of the thirteen, and
were awarded the purse of 1925. The
Kansas City men are said to have Won
considerable more than this amount
on side betting.
It looked for a while at the start as
if Dearborn, No, would win the MAN.
Josh Shif7ett of this town winning the
first three fights straight. They lost
the last three to Kansas City, however.
After the main fight there were a num-
Der of hack fights, which lasted until
almost daybreak. Besides Kansas City
and Dearborn, the following towns
were represented in the fights: Atchi-
son, Topeka. st. Joseph, Omaha, Well
ington and Waldron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Through sleeper to St. Paul.

A through sleeping car Inc between
Kansas City and Des Moines, Mime
aDolfs and St. Paul via the Wabash
and Minneapolis and st. Louis Rail
zvavs has been inaugurated, taking eff
feet sunday. December 10th.
Train leaves Union Depot Kansas
r,i+v via. Wabash 800 p. m, arriving
At Des MONIES 500 a. m, Minneapolis
$50 p. N. and St Paul 1880 p. m.
next day. Buffet service all the way.
All railroads sell tickets via this pop
Mar line. If you are going in thai
direction ask your agent for tickets
over the Wabash and Minneapolis &
81. Louis Railroads-and get the best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
THE TROUBLES or YosT.
The Michigan Coach Discusses His
Football Suit.

Football Suit.
Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 3O.-Coach
Yost recently published book on
football and he now finds that the
path of an author is not necessarily
strewn with roses. Charles Van
Keuren, of Howell Mich, who has
been acting as agent for the book. has
begun suit against Yost for $4,000.
Van Keuren claims that he had an
agreement with Yost whereby he was
to get commissions on books sold
through advertising placed by him,
and that Yost had refused to hand
over the commissions.
On the other hand. Yost alleges
that there is no such agreement. and
that Van Keuren owes him 1889 for
over LOO copies of the book, and he
began suit by summons for that
amount against Van Keuren last
night.
let Van KeUren have 1900 books
on credit he said, and ne still owes
me for 100. I am worrying more
over my bills for 1889 against him
than over his suit for $1,000 against
me Tt looks very much to me as if
his suit against me is all a bluff to get
out of settling with me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
I.ieIlt WiIl Re Ritter.

Those who will persist in closing their
ears against the continuation recolnmen-
5ofion of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
fishf with their troubles, if not ended
earlier BY fatal termination. Read what
r r. BeaIl of Beau Miss, has to say.
ssT a ST fall my wife had every symptom OF
consumption She took DR.. Kings New
Discovery after everything else had fail
ed IMPROVEMENT came at once and four
bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed
nv the Arnold Drug Co, 81 North Kan-
sas ave. Price SOC and S1.00. Trial bot
ties free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES.
Andrew Carnegie VIII Write His
Autobiography This Winter.

New York, Dec. 30.=Andrew Car
negie will spend the winter at Dun
genness. Cumberland county. Georgia,
the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Lucy Carnegie, says a dispatch to the
Tribune from Pittsburg. The CORE
spondent adds:
Under southern skies he will write
his autobiography
Mr.. Carnegie recently confided his
intentions to those who dined with
him at the annual banquet given his
former partners in New York They
were invited to spend part of the win
ter with him, and suggest interesting
points for the work as it progresses.
The autobiography viii tell Mr.
Carnegie's reasons for building and
endowing Libraries. It will be a de-
tense of his motives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
An Increase in PAY.

New York. Dec. 3O.-The inter-
borough rapid transit company, which
operates the subway and elevated
roads Of New York city. has announced
an increase in pay of employees to take
effect January I. The increase ranges
from Is to % cents a. day with two
days off with pay each month for en-
ployes who work twelve hours a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

non. owner of the st. Paul club. WHO ar
rived here today
Mr. Lennon said that three of the fouv
Minneapolis people who had intended TAX
ing the Minneapolis team of WarEin' 8
hands craWhshed at the last moment No
others could be found to take the club.
and therefore, Mike Kelley and ". H.
Watkins arranged a fake sale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
uoIidav Rates-Santa ne

For the Christmas and New Years
HOLIDAYS tickets viii be sold to points
on santa Fe lines and connecting lines
at rate of one and one-third fare.
Tickets on sale December %, %. "a
Is. so. 81 and January I. Final re-
turn limit January 4. 1906.
For further particulars address
T. L. KING, G. P. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
TIIINKs Il a FAKE Sc.

The Milwaukee News Tells of the
Minneapolis Club Deal.
Milwaukee Wis. Dec. 30.-The 7Iilwau-
kee Daily News. says
II have good reasons to believe that the
sale of the Milwaukee club was a fake
This was the statement OF George Len
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

Berlin, Dec. 30-Baron Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein, the German minister
at Pelxin. has been appointed ambassa-
dor Of Germany at Toxic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

All Turner's and guests are invited to
attend masquerade ball Sunday, Dec. 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

WE PUELIsA A FINE LINE or BOOKS FoR
ELEMENTAL AND TEACHERS USE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

FIaa Book Catalogue and Pamphlet Printing Our Specially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-07
GOOD ORDER MAINTAINED
No Arrests Made in the Capitol Inau-
guration Day,

The lack of disorder within the CAPITOL
building March and the quiet way In
which the day was passed has been ex-
tensively commented On. The force of
Capitol police is under the general control
of Sergeant-at-Arms Dan NJ Ransdell, and
under the immediate command OF Capt. J.
P. McGrew. At other inaugurations there
were large details from the metropolitan
police force for duty within the Capitol.
Four years ago there were fifty members of
the metropolitan police In the building be-
sides the force constantly maintained there
But this year the need for police surveil-
lance on the streets was so great that
Capt. McGrew undertook to look after the
building with the eighty-six men of the
Capitol force, sixty-five being in the Senate
wing Of the building and twenty-one on the
House side. There was not single dis
turbance Of consequence and no arrests
were made. A few persons who thought
they ought to be allowed inside the building
and had not the proper credentials to get
there nearly created a disturbance justify
ing arrest. but they were quieted and al
lowed to go their way in peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-07
COMING ARMY RETIREMENTs.
Promotions That May Be Looked for
Next Month.

The retirement of Brig. Gen. Francis
Moore. commanding the department of
California, on the 9th proximo will enable
the President to retire number of colo
nels and lieutenant colonies with the rank
of brigadier general Among the officers
selected for such advancement and retire
ment are Lieut.. Col Edward Davis of the
military secretary's department and Lieut..
Col. Charles w. Hobbs. Artillery Corps,
and Col. Alfred c. Girard of the medical
department.
The President has declared that he will
not appoint for permanent service as
brigadier general any officer on the active
list of the army who served during the
civil war. and who. because of this service
under the act Of April %, 1904, may retire
with advanced rank on his own application.
The President has determined that only
men Of comparative youth and with sew
eral years before them of active service
shall be made brigadier generals to fill
those vacancies which may occur during
his administration.
The officers who are most prominently
mentioned for permanent appointment as
brigadier general, vice Moore. retired, are
Col. E. H. Crowder, judge advocate generals
department; Col. Arthur L. Wagner, mill
tary secretary's department, and Capt.
Hugh L. Scott of the cavalry. who is now
ippine constabulary. Capt Scott Is a per-
sonal friend Of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
and was his aid in Cuba.
1t Is again reported that Mai. Gen g. s.
Gillespie, assistant chief of staff, will retire
in June next instead of awaiting statutory
retirement in October. In that event Brig
Gen. George M. Randall will be made a
major general. He retires October next
Brig. Gen. A. w. Greeley may also be
made a major general and retired, and the
permanent major generally go to Brig.
Gen. F. D. Grant commanding the DEPART
nent OF the east.