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Nobody to Blame for Horror.

The last of the suits for damages based
on the ~Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago,
which occurred December 80, 1903, when
Learly 900 lives were lost, has been
thrown out of court. A score or more of
plaintiffs began actions against the
lessees of the theatre, but the judges
ruled that there was no legal resposi-
bility. The owners and managers of the
establishment have also escaped liability.
The catastrophe was a horrible one, yet
according to latest developments no one
seems to have been to blame legally
Troy Times.
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TLMH FOR GOVERNOR Stokes TO END THB Asylum sea-

The Trenton asylum managers must goi
There is no getting away from that, and the quicker. It's
done the better will it be for all concerned. If the managers
themselves don't see that, then they must be as blind as bats
OF the two million people in New Jersey, not more than two
hundred want to see them retained, and most of the latter will
be ashamed to say SO by the time that all the testimony IS in.
No State institution in New Jersey was ever governed by a
more incompetent and inefficient Board-and incompetency and
inefdciency are not the worst of their sins by any means.
The asylum managers have been treated with great tender
ness and gentleness on the presumption that they would realize
that the situation demanded their sel-efacement. But they have
mistaken this kindness. In their stoHd, obtuse way they are
clingng to office just as desperately as ever did any hardened
old professional politician who had nothing else to fall back on
for a livelihood. They apparently didn't appreciate the fact
that there were bundles of evidence accessible for the Assembly
Committee calculated to make sorry spectacles of
them. If they had bounced Warden Hayes and then quit
themselves this testimony might never have seen daylight But
they didn't know enough. The indications are that they didn' ,
dare fire the Warden without his permission Instead of taking
him and themselves out of the institution they have been issuing
fool statements of "vindication."
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The most remarkable thing in the ma
tional political situation at present is that
Vice-President Fairbanks continues to
take himself seriously.-Perth Amboy
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TRADE IS SLOW.
Unreasonable Weather Has Re-
tarded Expected Business.
Little Doubt That Lost Ground
Will BE Recovered.
BUILDING is ACTIVE.
Leading Manufacturing lnstitu-
lions Working Full Time.
Few Strikes and No Freight
BIOckades in Sight.

New York, April 20.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly Review of Trade says:
Spring trade develops slowly be-
cause of unreasonable weather, but
the lost ground will be recovered in
large measure when normal tempera-
ture prevails. Cold weather has pre-
vailed over an unusually large area,
retarding agricultural progress as well
as trade in light weight wearing APP
parel and other spring goods, but
similar bad starts in other years have
sometimes brought most favorable re-
suits. The only actual damage of any
account is reported in some winter
wheat fields of the southwest, where
insects and drouth combine TO injure
grain and most of this area some
other crop has been planted. Whole
sale business for later seasons is on a
liberal scale, building operations are
active and leading manufacturing
plants are busy. Few labor struggles
retard work in the industries and an
unusually small number of strikes are
scheduled for May. Little complaint
is heard regarding freight blockades
and with the resumption of lake navi-
cation on the northern border traffic
conditions will soon be entirely salts
factory.
Quiet conditions in the pig iron
market were to be expected after the
large sales of last week, and produce
ton has been sold so far ahead that
the steel department there is an in
creasing scarcity of billets that handi-
caps consumers. The wire trade is
especially disturbed, because demand
has been so urgent that stocks could
not be accumulated for spring bust
ness and the season opens with
smaller supplies than ever before.
Progress in building operations
brought out requirements for struc-
tural shapes that can not be satisfac-
torily met.
No change has appeared in the pri-
mary markets for textile fabrics,
prices ruling firm and mills are we'll
occupied Re-sales of cotton are re-
corded, but without adverse effect,
buyers being ready to take all offer
ings at second hands. While the coarse
yarns section is the least active, there
is no accumulation of goods, and there
IS less indication of speculation. Few
prices of cotton goods, but the ten
dency is still upward, premiums be-
ing frequently paid in order to secure
satisfactory deliveries A supporting
feature is the curtaflment of produce
ton, which is Unavoidable because of
the scarcity of labor.
Although there is a better demand
for hides on the whole, several grades
have cheapened still more because of
heavy accommodations. Foreign dry
hides are all lower for the week, sales
being made u C to %c lower While
leather markets are fairly we'll sus-
tanned, recent large purchases have
not had as much effect as was anti
cipated and current business Is quiet
The market now averages from
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A BIC BATTLE.
Hart and Schreck to Meet and
Sign Articles.
Next heavyweight Champion
ship Bout Being Arranged.
A FIGHT TO A FINISH.
rOnOpah, GOldfield and Los
Angeles Anxious for Fight.
Bill Squires Would Jump Mt
Chance to Meet Winner.

Cincinnati, April 20.-The Enquirer
says: The next heavyweight cham
pionship battle will probably be ar
ranged in the Enquirer office on sun
day evening, next. At least negotia-
tions were started last night looking
toward that end Mike Schreck will
be in Chicago today. Upon his arri-
val he will find a challenge from Mar
vim Hart waiting him, also an invita-
ton to come to Cincinnati Sunday to
meet Hart and his manager, John Nc
Kee, to sign articles for a finish fight
before the club offering the best purse.
That Hart is entitled to a match
with Schreck no one dare dispute. The
Louisville boxer whipped Jack Root
at Reno, and later fought Tommy
Burns, losing a very questionable de-
cision. Since then both Hart and
Schreck have repeatedly challenged
Burns, but the Canadian refuses to do
business with either man. This leaves
the field clear for Schreck and Hart to
fight for the honors that once belong
ed TO Jim Jeffries, and it goes without
saying that it will be a great match if
the men are brought together. John
Mckee, the manager of Hart, said last
night: at have wired Mike Schreck to
meet me in the Enquirer office Sunday
evening. Hart will be here at the
same time and I hope 10 get the men
to agree upon terms for a heavy
weight championship battle. There
will be no trouble in securing a purse,
as Tonopah, Goldfeld. Los Angeles,
San Francisco and several other fight
ing centers will hang up good money
for this pair Of scrappers. AS Hart
and Schreck are two of the most will
ing fellows in the. world there will be
no trouble in signing articles if
Schreck can only find time to be on
hand" ----
Bill Squires is now in this country
from Australia, and would no doubt
jump at the opportunity to meet the
winner of this bout
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ED o'BRIEN HIGH GUN.
Florence Marksman Led at Ottawa
With Mrs. Toppewein Second.

ottawa, Kan. April 20-Ed O'Brien
of Florence was the high man in the
big shoot which was pulled off here.
O'Brien sustained his reputation and
his title to the championship of Kan
sas for trap shooting in a closely con-
tested shoot. Out of a possible 400 he
broke 3S7 targets. Mrs. A. D.. Toppe-
vein Won the second place in the shoot,
getting 1856 out of possible 400 Adams
Of Kansas City got third place with
3S2- More than $500 in prizes was CIV
en- out. The other high shooters were:
Plank 81. Tom Marshall 366. Fftzsim-
mons 373. GottIieb 375 Elliott 346,
Thomas 376, Veach 1865. Dixon 1855, OLE
van ass, Hairgrove S43, Haley. 1856, John
son 357, w. A Smith S66. There was
large attendance of shooters at the
meet which was held on the, grounds
of the ottawa Gun club in Forest
park -...
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coM1sKEY MAY GET NIERTEs.
President of the White Sox Is Flirting
With the Great OutfieIder.

Chicago, April 20.-'tSandow' Mer-
tes, the outfielder who helped the New
York Giants win g. worlds champion
ship in 1905, may soon be a member
of the White Sox team. The big field
err is in the city, and has had several
conferences with President Comiskey
of the Sox Sandow has been virtually
declared free agent by the national
commission, and it is quite possible
that he will come to terms with the
master of the Sox, as "Cummy" thinks
him still a great ball player.
Mertes being a right handed hitter
would give the Sox more batting
power against ''southpaws," who for
many years have been bugbears to the
champions. Comiskey has not en-
tered into any deal with Sam yet. and
remains ncncommittaI on the subject,
except to say that Mertes is a player
that would help any team in need of a
strong right hand hitter.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
st. Louis A. Cincinnati 4.

L
st. Louis. April 20.--The National league
season was inaugurated in st. Louis FRI
DAY. Desplte the cold weather the game
was spirited and well played, ST. Louis
winning: The score stood to until the
St Louis half of the eighth. when, with
the bases full, Beebe won his own game
with a long single. = - s.
Score by innings: RHE.
St. Louis ................o0 1o01O 10 .
Cincinnati ............0-0 o o 1 600 OIL 8
Batteries-Beebe and Marshall; Essick
and Mclean
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noinc business Again

when my friends thought was about
indigestion, nervousness and general de-
bility," writes A. A. Chisholm, TreadweIl
n. Y, land when it looked as if there
was no hope left, 1 was persuaded to try
Electric Bitters. and I rejoice to say that
they are curing me. 1 am now doing bus
ness again as of old, and am still gaining
daily" Best tonic medicine on earth
Guaranteed by the Arnold Drug Co., S21
North Kansas ave. 80 cents
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High school Meet at Emporia.

Emporia, Kan, April 20.-The Kan
sas state high school track meet held
here Friday was won by Cherokee
county high school which won 46 out
of a, possible $50 points. Garrett was
second with Al points. Chase county
was third with % points. The high
schools participating were Eureka,
Chase county. Garnett, Cherokee coun-
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ty, and Scranton. The individual prize
was Won by Diamond of Cherokee
county who look sdhree f1rsts and a
fourth. Next 10 Diamond in individual
points was Croft, also of Cherokee
county, with two frsts and a fourth.
This is the second annual meet of the
high schools of the state held on the
normal athletic field.
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R.H.E.
American League STANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
lincoln ?. Pueblo 4.

Lincoln. Neb., April 2O.-Lincoln took
row margin. Tt was anybody's game until
the last man of the visitors was out in
the ninth inning, Considering the cold
weather the fielding was very fast and
Score by innings: RHE
Lincoln ............1 OOOO1%2 4 1
Pueblo .................O O 0 10 OIL 5 1
Batteries-Jones and zinran; Hatch and
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National League standing.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago /, st. Louis o.

Chicago. April 9o.--None of the st. Louis
batsmen passed first base in the game at
the American league ball park, Chicago
winning. A double steal sent F. Jones
home with the lone tally. Walsh's pitch
ing and fielding formed a feature.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Chicago ...........1 100000 8 0
ST. Louis ............s.0 o 0 0 0 90 o
Batteries-Walsh and Sullivan; Jacob
sen and Buelow.
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Manhattan 4. Ottawa ?.

Manhattan, Kan, April 20.-The KAN
sas State Agricultural college defeated
Ottawa university here. to 2. Nc
Canless pitched and his batting. with
the stick work of Cave and Mallons
fielding, Won the game and were deeid-
ed features. The Farmers made eight
hits and two errors, Ottawa seven hits
and three errors. Batteries-Kayes,
McCenless and Cassell; Rubick and
OOlfe,
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Wasllfngton z. Missouri 8

st. Louis. April 20.-The baseball game
between Washington university and Mis-
souri, university resulted in Washington's
victory by a score of to 8.
Score by innings: RHE
Washington -. .,..4020 ZOOLOGY 6 i
Missouri .......1 2 o O % 5
Batteries : Cell and Fichell; Capp,
Jacoby and Swanson.
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Fairmonnt z. Drurv 1

Springfield, Mo-. April 20-Fairm cunt
college team of Wichita, Kan, defeated
Drury yesterday afternoon by a score of
to 1. Drury lost the game through
errors.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Paramount ......O-0 0 L OF z 2
Drury 49,. .........0 0 O0O1 OIL 9
Batteries-Salter and Merry; Wagstaff
and Evans.
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Bank CIearings.

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending April is shows an aggre-
gate of $3014,063, goo against So 053, 459. 900
last week and s., 9S9, 724,OO0 in the CORES
bonding week last year. Canadian clear
ingS for the week total $T7,729 900, as
against $S0.975, 900 last week and $54, $40, 900
in the same week last year. The following
is list of the cities
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to cents below the highest point two
months ago. New England manufac-
turers report fall buying of footwear
as quiet, but plants are still occupied
on spring and summer contracts. The
late demand for russell shoes has pro-
vided some factories with work that
will last six weeks.
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American Association STANDING.
Wichita S, Independence O.

Wichita, Kan, April 2o.-wichita shut
out Independence here by a score of 5 to
o. The features of the game were the
striking out of twelve men by Clark of
Wichita and six by Deemer of Independ-
ence.
Score by innings: RHE
Independence 20 0000o-0 i 3
WlcnlIa .....O y U z U *-5 g 2
Batteries-Ind Deemer. and
Finney; Wichita, Clark and Weaver.
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RH.E.
Sioux CITY 8, Omaha 4

Sioux City. April 2o-Sioux City won
from Omaha. The, weather was cold and.
the grounds damp and slippery, -fl-.sls.
Score by inningsh ~-- RHF
Sioux City s..esszs. 8 o 90 o Ok0-s 7ss
Omaha. ...:... :. ID, 100 10 o o 90 e=1+ 3
Nee1ey and GOndifig 7'l'V7'
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western League Standing.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Louisville Louisville, arkansas City,
At lumbus-columbus 8; Milwau-
At Toledo-Toledo,- O.: st. Paul. .. ez-4
At Observation-Disclosures 2; Mime
apoliS, !.
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New YorIx 4. BOSTON 1.

Boston, April 20-Dorner's wildness in
the first inning gave the New Yorlxs a
lead that the locals could not overcome.
Score by innings: RH. E.
Boston .:............00 O010OI o
new 1OrK ............3 U y U U ~ 1
Batteries-Dorner and Brown; Ames and
Bowerrnan.
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Pitcher Bert Jones of the White sox

Mr.. Jones, as they call him in the
grand stand. was born at home on a
bright and sunny day in May, 1874,
just at the time the grasshopperS in
kansas were getting a good start. His
parents named him Bert. but to the
rest of the world he has ever since his
birth been known as "Peewee." He is
tall and handsome. a member of the
Elks, and he says that when he gets
through with baseball he is going to
raise a beard. He is very handsome
pitcher and is good natured as well,
but for the benefit Of the ladies' day
fans it might be we'll to add that he
has already been plucked.
His first professional engagement as
a pitcher came in 1897, when he sign
ed up with the Milwaukee team in the
kee battery of Jones and Speer is still
remembered as one of the best that
ever, worked in that circuit. So great
a showing was made by Jones that
to Cleveland in the old twelve club
National league. He played there a
couple of years and was purchased by
St Louis From there he went to
Denver, and then to Colorado Springs.
He also has played with San Francisco,
Portland and Lincoln. He has had
the novel experience in his career of
never having played on team lower
than class A. This season.. however,
he has been persuaded to stay in To-
peka on account OF the fact that he
has a lot of relatives here and he also
gets a good salary, ~ -
Unlike many players he does not
have to play ball for a living. He is
well fixed as far as material wealth
goes He was largely interested in
property in San Francisco until the
earthquake deprived him of his hold
ings, amounting to several thousand
dollars. However, he says that he will
make it all back this year. as he says
he is going to get dollar for every
game he wins. At the present time he
owns large fruit farm on the out
skirts of Golden, Colo.
Last season he had the misfortune
of breaking his arm while in a rail-
road wreck and he was laid up for the
greater part of the season. However,
even then he won a majority of his
games.
best ball of his life and his friends say
that he can do it.
Leo Cruegher, a young outfie1der, has
signed up with Jay Andrews at Hutch
inson.
The Topeka team will leave for their
trip through the towns of the Kansas
State league, Tuesday morning. Tues
day and Wednesday they will play Fort
Scott and will be at Parsons Thursday
and Friday. The team after leaving
Parsons will divide into Regulars and
Y annigar;s. being supplemented by
White and Dunaway, two of WASH
burns players. The Yannigans will
play Saturday and Sunday at INDIE
pendenee and then come home while
the Regulars will play Saturday and
Sunday at Coffeyville and Monday and
Tuesday at Bartlesville.
Woods +l,a E1I,tof,ins0p F2loo,7oer Girl
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Jewell City 10. ConcOrtlia 2.
Jewell City, Kan, April 20.-JeweiI CITY
DEBATED Concordia in a one-sided game
by a score of 10 to 2. Batteries-JeweII.
Furey. and Stattery; Concordia, Quigley
and Thomas.
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PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case of itching, blind, bleeding or pro-
truding piles in TO IA days or money re-
funded Sec.
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Fred Wilkinson, the Joplin pitcher,
has not yet reported for work at the
Missouri mining burg. But. the Joplin
management does not seem to be wor-
rying over his case very much, as his
chances of making good are consider
ed as being very remote.
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Peck Harrington has been signed by
Joplin to play in the outf1eld. Har-
rington was an original inhabitant of
Joplin and believes he can play great
ball in his home town. With Cole,
Graves, Schrode and Harrington in the
gardens, one of them will have to quit
IS the rules of the game only allow
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Big Ed Pokorney batted 1000 again
yesterday with Toledo. This Is the Sec
ond time this season that he has bat
ted 1000.
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The Oklahoma City Times-Journal
printed a column story Thursday ask
Ing the Oklahoma City management to
make some changes in the team before
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Johnny F'illman, who is paying with
the Joplin team, but who is still owned
by the Wichita team, is wanted by
Wheeling, West Va. However, John
ME does not think that he cares to go
that far away from home. The Wheel
ing team is managed by Ted Price, who
wanted to manage Hutchinson but who
couldn't get loose.
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Cleveland 4. Detroit 1

Cleveland, April 2o.-CIeveland defeated
Detroit Both Sewer and Liebhardt pitch
ed good ball, but Detroit's errors proved
costly.
Score by innings: RHE
Cleveland ............oO11 2O0o*4 s o
Detroit .....-..........0 90 0O01 Z 3
Observation-Disclosures and Benis; Sewer
and Schmidt st'-s
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Denver 6. Des Moines ,.

Des Moines April 20.-Nelson weakened
easily
Score by inningSst RI F.
Des Moines .......-..10 10000 6 3
06hNSI ...-.---.-.---.V " U " L . If 6 3
Batteries-Nelson, Clark. Sessions and
Yeager; Engle and McDonough. -
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Harry Cheek, who caught for the
Webb City team last season and was for
several seasons previously with the old
Sedalia teanl, has reported for work at
Webb City and celebrated the playing
of his first game against the Pittsburg
Miners the other day by getting two
hits out five times up. If Harry could
only hit he would be great ball play
er, rs he is about as good a catcher
as there is in the league outside of
Jack Henry.
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Woods, the Hutchinson Boomer Cir
pitcher is said to be find and Man
ager Jay Andrews is "dee-lighted'
with the work Of the kid.
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One of the most popular players on
the White Sox team at the present
time is Bert Jones. the southpaw who
comes from Lincoln. where he worked
last year. Jones has shown I'D in
swell form so far and he is expected
from his past record to be able to keep
his stride all through the season. He
is sure to be a terror to the heavy hit
ting teams of the association and what
will happen to the weaker teams when
they face his slants would better be
related in the mortality records.
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SMOKERS FIND
LEWIS SINGLE BINDER
5sciear better Quality than most 1os Cigars

the season starts. What is needed is a
couple of more pitchers. a shortstop
and a new outfielder. The pitchfn y
staff, while there are some good men
on it, does not balance up very well.
and will hardly be able to stand the
strain when it comes UP against some
of the heavier hitting teams such as
Topeka and Wichita. Starkey, who
played shortstoD for Pueblo last sea-
son, did not even play in enough
games there to get his name in the
records of the league. He is neither
a good fielder nor hitter. Lotion in
center field acts like a man who is
about all in and he will have to do
whole lot better playing if he sticks
through the season. Oklahoma City
wants a good team and the town is a
good one and ought to have a first
division team at least. =.
Roy st. John is now playing short
stop for Gus Alberts at Bartlesville.
st. John played with Topeka a few
weeks at the tail end of the season in
1905. Previous to that time he played
on the Leavenworth team and was as
good man as there was in the league
at the short field position until he got
to living too high and Stacking his
thirst with beverages stronger than
buttermilk.
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Dick Rohn has reported for duty a
Joplin and will be used at first Rohr
has been coaching the Warrensburt
team and is already in shape for thu
opening of the season.