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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
RUN TRAINS SLOWER.
President Ripley Is Against Record
Breaking Runs.

Chicago, Dec. 81. P. Ripley.
president of the Atehison Topeka &
Santa Fe railway company. proposed
yesterday to the executive officials of
the other transcontinental lines that
they enter into an agreement to
lengthen the running time of all i'm
portant passenger trains between here
and California and Colorado. The rep
resentatives of the interested lines met
in President Ripley's Office and dis
cussed the proposition but failed to
reach an agreement.
About month ago. in the hope of
Wrestling from the Rock Island and
Southern Pacific roads a valuable con-
tract for carrying the United States
mails to lower California. the Santa
Fe management put the California
limited" train on schedule of 81
hours and Is minutes from Chicago
before that was SIS hours and As min
utes.
The Rock Island and Southern Pa
cifie companies Immediately decided
to meet the cut in time by the Santa
Fe Since November ] ,, when the
new schedules went into effect. the
Santa Fe S California limited has
been on time at Los Angeles only
three times, being on the average
from five TO eight hours rate. During
the same period the Golden State
limited of the Rock Island and
Southern Pacific systems has reached
Los Angeles late only three times, and
the greatest detention was less than
half an hour
President Ripley has become con-
WINGED that the speed war vas a mis-
take, and now wants to have all COM
peting roads join the Santa Fe in run
ming more slowly all important pas
Sengef trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
TWO DEAD: TWO DYING.
Two Dangerously III All From mhaI-
ing Coal Gas.

Elizabeth. n. J., Dec. 9.-As the re-
suit of inhaling coal gas, Joseph Fiseo
and Andrew Plass are dead; Jeremiah
Flood and Robert Bowling are dying
in the general hospital and John Henry
and Malcolm Potts are dangerously i'll.
The mist hanging over Staten island
sound choked the draught in the
chimney Of the W. H. Rankin Tar Pa
per company and coal gas accumulat-
ed. The place filled rapidly with gas
and three of the men were overcome.
Flood tried to go to the rescue Of the
powerless men but he too was over
come. Potts, who tried to save Flood,
was likewise render unconscious. John
Henry finally succeeded in bringing
out Flood and Bowling and rescued
the body of F'isco. The men We're
hurried to a hospital but Plass died
shortly after reaching there. To add
to the horror of the accident a ealdron
of tar boiled over, allowing the hot
liquid to reach the bodies of the un-
conscious men. Escaping steam from
a broken pipe also made the rescue
work more difficult. All the men who
were rescued were taken out of the
place barely in time to escape the flood
of hot tar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
FOUR VESSELS ASHORE.
A Severe Storm Prevails Along the
South Atlantic Coast.

NorIolk, Va. Dec. 9.-Up to a late
hour tonight four vessels are reported
ashore or in distress between Cape
Henry and Cape Hatteras as a result
OF the fierce northeast gale and thick
weather that set in early this morn
ing and is still sweeping over the
southern coast. No further tidings
nave been received here concerning
the steamer Aragon, reported ashore
miles off Bodies island, with a crew
OF u aboard, other than that the yes
sci has been sent higher on the
beach. The crew is thought to be safe
ana the vessel still holds together, al
though much of her cargo of lumber
mas been lost The barge Goddard,
which the AragOn had in tow and was
compelled to drop previous to going
ashore, has been washed ashore four
miles beyond and will probably go to
pieces. Owing to lack of facilities of
getting news from the coast the fate
OF the crew of the barge is unknown.
Late tonight a, schooner was reported
anchored southwest of Cape Henry, fly
ing distress signals. Her name is I'M
Known nor is it known what happened
TO her but she appears as well as can
be determined to have been badly bat
tered by the storm.
Nothing further has been heard from
the schooner reported ashore at Gull
shoal, north of Hatteras late this after
noon, but as the wind has remained
high it is feared that the vessel and
probably the crew have been lost.
This has been one of the most tenn
pestuous days experienced on the Vir-
GINA and North Carolina coasts for sew
eraI years. The weather has been con-
tinuOusly thick and the rain has fallen
in torrents and all this has been driven
by a wind that swept down the coast
some times at a velocity of so miles an
hour.
The wrecking steamer Rescue Of the
Merrill & Chapman company will leave
here for the assistance Of the distressed
vessels.
Three months ago the Rescue pulled
the AragOn off the same beach on which
she now lies but few miles further
north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
Root aud FOgIer First Over the
Line at Madison Square.
BedelI Brothers We're Second,
Three lengths Behind.
$4,000 SAW THE FINISH.
Was a Long Weary Grind on
Saucer Track, Of l42 Hours.
First Prize Was 81, 500, Entire
Money Prizes, $4,000.

New York, Dec. s-After a hard
grind of 142 hours, riding, relieving
each other 50 that neither should be on
the track more than u hours out of "a,
Eddie Root Of Sheepshead Bay and JOS
eph FogIer. Of Brooklyn won the six
dav bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden tonight in the presence of near
" 5000 persons. The -Beden brothers,
John and Meneus Bedeu, of Lynbrook,
L. L. were second, Root having beaten
John Beden in the final mile by nearly
three lengths. This was Roots second
winning bracket as he won last years
race with Dorian as a team mate.
Jimmy Moran and Hugh MacLean, of
Boston, were the winners of third mon
ey and the foreign team, Johann Stol
of Holland and Arthur yanderstuyft
of Belgium, finished fourth. There were
seven cash prizes altogether.
g L. HOLSTER, of Springfield, Mass,
and N. Hopper, OF Minneapolis, were
fifth. Hardy Downing of San Jose, am
James B. Bowler of Chicago, were sixth
and Matt DOwney and Patrick P. Lo-
gan. both Of Boston, won seventh place.
The cash prizes We're as follows:
81 800: 81 600; $500; $500: $780, and 5000.
In addition to these awards there
were several incidental prizes for fast
work in sprints since last Wednesday
SO that the total amount of the cash
won by the riders during the week Will
figure over $4,000.
Ten p. m. final score:
Root and F'ogleT, $3.50 miles 6 laps.
Reden brothers, 2,260 miles laps.
Vanderstuyft and Stol, ESQ miles 5
laps.
MacLean and Moran, 1880 miles 3
laps.
Hopper and HOLSTER. $3.50 miles 4
laps
Downing ana Bowler. 1880 miles 4
lap.
Logan and Downey. .. 260 miles 3 laps.
Calvin and Mcdonald, $3.50 miles
lap.
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e record is 2,788 miles 4 laps.
FITz HIMSELF AGAIN.
Knocks Out His Sparring Partner Il
Show His Strength.

san Francisco Dec. 9.-Nettled by
the developments when four prominent
sporting men caught him in physical
distress, Fitzsimmons started in to con-
vince all visitors to his camp that he is
still able to put up a game fight even
if d mile and a half on the road ex-
hausted him. In his set-to with big
BiIlev Bats, one OF his spaTing part
ners, Fitz hooked his left to Billy's jaw
and dropped him cold. Billy was rather
proud of the event as he maintains
the old man is still the greatest ever.
Hell hand it to O'Brien worse than
that" said Billy, as soon as he could
recover his bearings aud speech.
Fitzsimmons showed fine form in all
his training stunts. Many anxious in
quiries have come in from the east
since the episode of Thursday. and there
is a noticeable Veering in the betting.
G'Brien put in a busy day at his
camp. deVoting most of his time to try
ing out new boxing stunts and develop
ing power behind his drives, especially
shoFt-arm work. He declines to make
any predictions on the fight but says
he viii be there with the goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
BIG new THEATER
Contract for One Expected to
Be Closed Soon.
Would Be on Miller Property on
West Eighth.
NOVELTY PEOPLE IN IT
Mr.. A. H. Hagan, of Topeka,
Making the Deal.
Will Play the Big Independent
Attractions.
NOVELTY PEOPLE IN IT

A new $4,000 Independent theater IS
apparently assured for Topeka. The
new theater is to be built under contract
by G. F. Miller on West Eighth avenue
between Kansas avenue and Jackson
street. The mana cement of the new
play house win be in the hands of the
Novelty string OF theaters with A. H.
Hagan, the local manager, in charge.
The attractions which the Shuberts ex-
plot win be the offerings. This includes
Sarah Eernhardt, Henrietta Crosuan
and other stars Of similar magnitude
outside Of the trusts management.
Yes, Il looks to me as II IL We're going
20 be GO" said Mr.. Hagan. Il made
a proposition to Mr.. Miller Friday, and
Saturday he came to me and stated that
it was q very favorable one and that
he considered it agreeable. ] Judge that
the contract between US can be hxad up
to suit both Of the parties interested.
The new theater when constructed
will have frontage of So feet on West
Eighth and a depth of ninety feet. The
seating capacity will be about $500 and
the stage is to be as large as any one
in the city. It win have to be in order
to play the antitrust attractions.
I'VE are going pay Mr.. Miller's ex-
penses on a trip of inspection which he
is to make to two of our theaters IN or
der to get an idea Of what is desired IN
the way of a new Enealef- W e&pSct u
take him to St. Louis and show MIN
the theater we have there.
THE building will be two stories nlgn
and the entrance to the main moor viii
be from the ground. It is to be Of the
most modern construction throughout
Under the contract which we nave
been discussing Mr.. Miller agrees 10
have the new building completed BY
the first of August. Our plan would
be to give the house over to vaude-
Vile on the dates not occupied by the
elaborate productions. This is no new
thing for us, and we are running two
or three theaters on that PLAN We
are now building a new theatef IN
Lincoln, Neb. which Will be man
aged upon this plan. 1 believe that
the deal will be consummated in few
days"
twice before has a deal partially
been closed with Mr.. Miller The first
time F. A. Slater of Chicago deposited
$1,000. but the deal fell through. The
second time W. A. Floyd, of the
BeIasco schubert FisSe syndicate
made overtures to Mr.. Miller, but the
deal was not completed
One thing is certain-the independ-
ent people would like to get into To-
pelxa. Another fact is, Mr.. Miller
wants to buiid theayer. Mr.. Hogan
can use a theater and at the same
time accommodate the independent
attractions.
Topeka may eventually see some OF
the big antitrust attractions, but it
will not be until new theater is
built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
TO LESSEN BRUTALITY.
Coach Williams OTers1 Feasible solu-
ton to Temper Football.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 9.-Dr. II.
L. williams, director Of athletics at the
University of Minnesota and coach of
the Gophers' football team. offers a
solution of the problem of brutality
in football that appears to cover the
point and in no way interfere with the
play as it stands at present.
"My remedy is simple" said DR..
Williams. when a player is unrea-
sonably rough. let the officials disqual-
With it the award of two points to the
side offended against. If the same man
is disqualified the second time in the
same season, award the two points to
the opponents as before and bar the
offending player from football for a
full year
This penalty would not be so severe
every individual player on his
guard.
1.-THE technical rules of the games
should be very little tempered with.
The proposed ten-yard rule will ac-
complish nothing as it is very difficult
for evenly matched teams to make the
required five yards. In many games
strong teams, can make first down
only once or twice in an entire game
and sometimes not at ALL A change to
ten yards would put the advantage en-
tirely with the large and heavy teams.
1.-The general public is entirely mis-
informed as to the dangers of so-cal1ed
mass play By far the greater number
of injuries occur through the fast open
style Of game than in the so-calIed
mass plays. Mass play does not pre-
dominate at present among the lead
ing teams of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
LIARS AND VANDALS.
Are the Names Applied to Mrs. Grace
Taggart's Attorneys.

Wooster. O., Dec. 9.-The efforts of
Grace Taggart's attorneys to get a new
trial of her case eliminated in a sensa-
tionaI scene at the hearing before Judge
Eason today. Twenty affidavits were
fled in support of the reasons for new
trial, many of them rejecting upon
Judge Eason. Several of the affidavits
accuse Allen Bob Ford, correspondent
at the trial for the Cincinnati Enquirer
of influencing Judge Eason in favor Of
Taggart. One of the afridavits says that
Ford and John Adalr, a leading Wooster
attorney, were together on one occasion
during the trial and insinuates that
Adam by his sociability with Ford in
fuenced him to color his news story to
the Enquirer in favor Of Taggart- Adair
and his brother. Judge A R. Adair, were
present when the contents OF this AMI
davft became known. Judge Adair re-
fl1ted it by calling Mrs. Taggart's attor-
news Liars and vandals." Order was
restored with some difficulty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

peka 8 favor giving them the snae BIZ
the big score of AZ to II.
Between q couple Of the halves of
The basket ball games, teams Of I'VE
boys from the senior and sub-suslior
classes competed in a relay race that
was exciting. Representing the SEM
Tors We're Davis c. Zercher. Uav-s
Carver and Taft. and the suh-iunio,
team consisted of Wilbur. T. Zercher
Crossley, Brown and Campbell. The
seniors Won the FIRST two heats and
race.
Mr.. Stoves Of the local Y. NJ. G. A.
and Mr.. Gordon of Fort Scott actsd &c &C
referee and umpire in the basket hail
games alternating their duties in each
me teams are to play return games
At az Fort Scott in the near future and
IN! me sort scott boys and girls prom
lss " make things more interesting.
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He LOST 100000.
Hiram Goddard Has Secured War.
rants for Five Arrests.

Lacrosse, Wis. Lee. 9.--TIirman God
dard VINO lost S2o0. 600 through forged
Oregon land certificates, today secured
warrants for the arrest 81 s. Al d
Kay MeKay,a John Doe and Richard
Roe.
Horace Mckinley may be arrested Or,
the John Doe warrant and another Per.
son unknown, on the Richard Roe.
All are charged with forgery in con-
nection with the oregon land frauds
by which numerous wealthy men OF
the northwest were vietifnized by
means of forged certificates.
George Hubbard has been arrested in
Portland, but the others are still at
large. Secret service men have started
in esareh Of them.
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AIadison Wis. Dec 9.-Arthur MeIzner
the 1877 pound quarter back, last night
was elected captain of the Wisconsin
football team for 1906. He is a senior in
the law school and has been ON the foot
ball squad two years. His election as cap
tain makes it certain he will return next
season Other men mentioned for the
honor were Brindley, ROseth and Deer
ing. After the election the football ban
quet took place. at which tOasts were re
sponded to by the members of the team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

Dubuque, Ia, Dec. 9.-Mayor Berg
surprised local sporting circles here
when he refused his permission to al
low Harry Gilmore of Chicago to hold
a boxing show here this week. Gilmore
had arranged for two fen-Found bouts,
the main go to be between Franz Jor-
dan of Chicago and Otto Sieloff at 142
pounds. Gilmore has given several
shows here. and each time had the per-
mission Of the local authorities and had
all arrangements made for this one
anticipating no objection from the
authorities.
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WORSE THAN MURDER.
Taking of Life by the State Is So
Characterized.

Cleveland, O., Dec. s.-Inhuaneed by the
Rogers execution, a bill to discontinue
capital punishment in Ohio, viii be in
PRODUCED in the legislature by Represen-
tative ". G. Sawicky. He said today
that the theory of ian eye for an eye"
was obsolete and a relic of barbarisn.
The taking of a life by state is cold
blooded," he said, land sometimes worse
than murder, for murder is often COM
does not recognize the ,enormity of his
action. The population of the state OF
Ohio ought TO take the lead in setting
a good example in this matter. A life
sentence in the penitentiary rs severe
enough penalty for any crime
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DILLON. Isrinceton's Captain.

Princeton. n. T.. Dec 9-Herbert Dill
lon. 1907. of Fitchburg. Mass, has been
elected captain of the football team for
next year. James Cooney. 1907 declined
to accept the nomination. Dillon prepared
at Exeter where he played on his school
team. He has played left guard on the
Princeton eleven three years, getting into
the Yale game each year. He is a Strong
aggressive player. He is q years old
5 feet IL inches in height and weighs $50
mounds
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5000 MEN ARRESTED.
Three Regiments of Russian Troops
Taken Into Custody.

London, Dec. ia dispatch to
Dalziels news agency from st. Peters,
burg says that a message received in
the Russian capital from Reval states
that three regiments, comprising 5000
men, have been placed under arrest.
The men were dec0yed away from
their barracks and the places were
then taken by Cossacks, who seized
their rifles. The Alexander-Nevsl
regiment. stationed at St. Petersburg.
is in a state Of senni-revolt
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GENERAL BIssEbn DEAD.
From Heart Failure Following an At
tack u Indigestion.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. e.-Cenera1
e. L. Bisseh, M. D. SO years Old. died
here tonight OF heart failure, folIoVzInsS
an acute attack OF indigestion. Cseners7
Bissen graduated from the Yale school
in 1850 and in May. 1852, enlisted. - . j
sistant surgeon Of the Fifth Connaef5-
cut volunteer regiment. He fo11sbt l.,
the big battles of the civil Wan - y
twice. taken prisoner and received re-
ognition for bravery in carinr- So,. ~
wounded on the battlefield. -SA Tue
General slssel served for sometime
sllden me peruvian government erS
10Y years was an examiner for ~
Y hltea States pension department. ~
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FOUND DEAD N HIS oFFTCE.
With No Marks of Violence ON His
BODY.

Mt. Vernon, O.. Dec. &c. I. Men
denhall. of the real estate firm of Mem
denhan & Kelly. was found dead in his
ONCE this evening at o'clock. He US
ually carried large sums of money hut
his pocketbook can not be found, thus
giving rise to the suspicion of foul
play. NendenhaH was q years Of age
and was a prominent Democrat. No
external marks we're found on Menden-
halls body, but q two ounce bottle half
ailed with laudanuul was found on
his person. An AUTOPSY VIII be per-
formed Sunday morning
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man for the duties and responsibilities
of representing his district, state and
nation in congress %
Senator Long is to be given another
chance TO declare himself on the railroad
rate question. He viii speak before the
Knife and Fork club at Kansas City on
December p on the subject, Proposed
Railroad Rate Legislation"
After his speech at Kansas City he
viii speak at Wichita on December 2
on 1.-The Orient as [ Saw IT Immed-
lately after the Wichita speech ne win
return to Washington to spend the hole
days.
T. W. Morgan Of ottawa when asked
concerning his boom for the Democratic
nomination for governor, said: rs this
my week to be GOVERNOR / thought
this was Bob BIair's week Somebody
ought to be appointed to keep track of
our booms; we are likely to get mixed
up"
Concerning the Republican congress
sional fight ia his district Mr.. Morgan
said: "Of course we Democrats are not
supposed to know what is going on IN
the inside of the Republican ranks but
It seems to me that Henry Allen has al
most a sure thing for the Republican
nomination
How would you like to be the execu-
toner to swing woman into eternity.
said Governor Hoch. For my part,
he continued, Il would resign my posi-
ton. however high it might be before
I would be the one to execute death
sentence, whether the condemned person
is a man or a woman. Why, the hanging
of a human being. whether It be legal
lied or not is a relic Of baFbarism- /
car. not conceive how any one can bring
himself to spring a trap or pull rope
or touch a button to send a person TO
eternity"
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Glasco Dereafs BeIoif.

Glasco, Kan, Dec. 9.-In one of the
fastest basket ball games ever played
here Glasco defeated Beloit this after
noon by the score of to 0. Pools Of
K. U was referee and Nicol Of Glasco
umpiFed. The tournament has been. a
success. crowds coming on trains
from every direction.
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Cleveland, O., Dec. 9-The Cleveland
club today completed arrangements for
the spring training. The team will arrive
at Atlanta on March 10 and play practice.
games with the Southern league team for
three weeks. Leaving there the team
will jump to Louisville, IndianapoIis
Cincinnati and Columbus.
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IN bowling game. lie accomplished the
Ieat on the Ca1anAt alleys with Clay
Ozark Witte as an opponent. Both Of
HIS 300 games were rolled in friendly
matches Last night. in match game,
roiiluS with Sands Diamonds, Hills piled
Up total of III IN three games. break
lng al city records for Ieague games.
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Yale ana Harvard 10 IIav or Ne

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 9.-Yale and
Harvard have agreed to play over the tie
in their baseball games. Last June thew
put up q 70 inning tie. which was stopped
by rain. The first contest will be PLAYED
at Cambridge June o. the second at yale
held June Is, and the third, in case Of a
tie, at New York June 50.
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The Next Bowlers' Convention.

New York, Dee. with the support
Of the New York boWlers- assured. the
Philadelphia committee that has been
appointed to boom the Quaker City at
the Louisville convention, has started
work with a vengeance, and the pros
pect Of having the next American Bow
ling congress in the east is very bright.
At meeting held in this city. at which
Harry Mills and G. 3. Koran, of Phil
adelphia, were present. it was decided
to support Philadelphia for the 1907
convention.
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Bangor. Ne, Dec. 9.-Henry Lord
8 Co, for the past forty years stock
brokers and commission merchants in
this city, made an assignment today. to
p. G. Ryder & Co. OF Bangor. The
liabilities win be $4,000.
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From the Yale Brown game Yale re-
ceiVed about $2.500, and from the other
Yale minor games about So, 600 more. so
that her total receipts for the season viii
be about SIS 600 This is by nearly so, 600
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RoIIed q 80 60

Cleveland, O., Dec $50. che second
time IN less than six weeks Perry q
Hills has rolled a perfect score Of 800
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YALE EARNS $4,000.
The Three Big Football Games We're
Paving Analrs.

New Haven. Conn. Dec 9-From her
three big football games Yale received
about 900 this fan, follows:
Wi