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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE, 28, 1898.
RAILR0AD NEWS.
Trotection of the Feet of Men
and Women
Is the Object of a New Bill in
Congress
EXCURSION TROUBLE.
Union Pacific Precipitates
Lively Squabble.
Thieves Steal Watermelons
From Cars at Wellington.
Washington, June 28. A bill was In
troduced into the house of representa
tives by Congressman Norton, of Ohio,
providing: "that all persons, companies
or corporations owning and operating
a railroad or railroads, or operating a
railroad owned by another person, com
pany or corporation, in the United
States, or within the military reserva
tions of the United States, or the Dis
trict of Columbia, shall, and are hereby
required, within six months after the
passage of this act, so adjust, fill, or
block, or securely guard, the frogs,
switches and guard rails on their roads
(with the exception of guard rail3 on
bridges). In all yards, divisional and
and terminal stations, and where trains
are made up, as to thoroughly protect
and prevent the feet of employes or oth
er persons from being caught therein,
with the best improved metallic appli
ances that are known up to date."
The penalty for failure to comply with
the provisions of the act is fixed at not
less than $500 or more than $2,000 for
each offense, and "each unfilled angle
shall constitute a separate offense."
WASHOUT SAVED HIBL
Keason Why C. K. Yates of the Burl
ington, Insists That Operators
Keep Clean Desks.
C. E. Yates, superintendent of tele
graph of the Burlington system, is a
stickler for neatness among operators.
It is said that he will overlook ordinary
faults in a man if he only happens to
keep his desk in perfect order. A reas
on for this hobby is shown in a story
of Mr. Yates' early experience as an op
erator. Some years ago he was employed as a
train dispatcher by one of the eastern
railroad companies, when an incident
eame up which has influenced him ever
since. The experience which he gained
might havecost him, the railroad com
pany and hundreds of passengers dearly
but for the interference of Providence.
Anyway, that experience had its effect
upon him, and has never been forgotten.
At that lime he was accustomed to use
a fountain pen in his work. The par
ticular one which he used was rather
large. One night after having recorded
the movement of the trains on his line
for a number of hours, he carelessly
laid the pen down upon the train sheet
before him. Unfortunately the pen and
the shadow which it cast upon the pa
per served to hide from him certain
very important figures. These figures
showed the position of a fast express.
Soon after he was called upon to fur
nish the conductor and engineer of a
freight train which was to run special
with orders for Its movement over the
track upon which was the flyer. Not
noticing that the pen obscured his view,
he gathered the idea that the passenger
train was many miles distant from its
real location, and issued his order to the
freight crew accordingly. The trains
were running in opposite directions,
and probably would have collided at full
speed had not an unforeseen occurrence
arisen. Shortly after having issued his
orders to the crew of the freight train.
Yates saw his blunder and endeavored
to communicate with the conductor and
engineer, but his efforts proved un
availing, for there was not a station
for some miles to which an intercepting
irvessnge could be sent. The dispatcher
therefore could do nothing but sit in his
office and await the crash, which he
felt positive would come, but which did
not. It so happened on that particular
rieht a heavy cloudburst occurred,
flooding the country and washing out
a bridge which lay between the two
trains approaching each other. Both
trains wer flagged by the track walker
and brought to a standstill within a
few hundred feet of each other. Of
course a construction gang was tele
graphed for. and Yates was thus given
an opportunity of redeeming his error.
The experience had so powerful an
effect upon him that he remembers it
perfectly to this day. He resolved then
and there that neatness and regularity
are the most important features in an
operator's official life, and has made it
a rule to instill the same idea into the
minds of the men under him.
ENGINE 50 HOODOOED.
Fireman Williams Brings Her to
,Tswn Engineer Rollo Sick.
Engine No. K0 on the fast mail run
Is a hoodoo. The luck that was known
to the Five Spot has remained with
tier and when she left the run luck
seemed to go with her.
Sunday night when the mail was com
ing in from Newton Engineer Rollo and
Fireman Roger Williams were on
board. Between Newton and Emporia
the boxes of one of the driving wheels
went hot so when Emporia was reached
the 50 was cut out and was put on 36
to run into Topeka. Soon after leaving
. Emporia Engineer Rollo was taken
suddenly sick and Fireman Roger
Williams stepped over to the right hand
Eide. seated himself, gave the screecher
.a pull and called for his brother Ben,
a brakeman. to come down off the front
end and take the vacant seat on the
left. Then the Williams family showed
the 50 how they could run with a hot
box and cholera morbus.
PASSED OVER THE GAP.
Remarkable Accident on the Santa
Fe in Oklahoma.
There was a remarkable accident last
week on the Santa Fe between Guthrie
and Oklahoma City. A freight train of
23 cars left Oklahoma City northbound.
The train weighed 618 tons and was
drawn by two 8-wheel locomotives,
rated at 620 tons. Fourteen cars were
equipped with air brakes. The train was
coming at a lively speed down the long
hill leading to the valley of Dry Forks,
when suddenly the engineer saw a red
flag danger signal. He applied the air,
but could not hold the train. The engine
was reversed and two streams of sand
poured on the rails, but without per
ceptibly slackening the speed. The
whistles screamed for brakes, and the
train was finally stopped, just as it was
rounding a curve. It was found that
section laborers had removed 16 feet of
a.n inside rail. The engine and seven
cars had passed safely over the break,
dropping from one rail, crossing the gap
and. climbing the rail on the other side.
Not until the eighth car struck the
opening was there a derailment, and
then only two wheels of one truck wen,t
off. It is said that $10 will cover the
cost of the broken ties and bars. - On
the outside of the curve Is a gulch.
which leads to Dry Fork, and into it the
train would have been piled in a mass
had luck not been with the crew.
ROBBED FREIGHT CARS. '
Rock Island Watermelon Shipment
Suffered at Wellington.
Wellington, June 28. Marshal Shaw
yer arrested John Sears of this city,
better known as "Scissors," and a tramp
who claims to have arrived from Kan
sas City "on the hog train," for stealing
watermelons from a car attached to a
northbound Rock Island freight train.
While the train was doing some
switching the engineer saw some water
melons very mysteriously making their
exit from the car door. He notified the
operator at the depot, who in turn in
formed Officer Shawyer. He soon locat
ed the two miscreants upon the banks
of Slate creek near the dam and lodged
them in the city jail.
Sears is the youngster who has been
in trouble here a number of times be
fore. He was one of the lads implicat
ted in the Cicero postofflee robbery.
MEMPHIS WILL BUILD.
Pittsburg Will Revel in Luxury of a
New Depot.
Pittsburg', June 28. Agent W. F. Bill
received word from President E. S.
Washburn, of the Memphis route, that
Pittsburg Is on the list for 1898, and as
soon as material can be secured, a new
handsome, comfortable and commodi
ous brick depot will occupy the compa
ny's grounds in this city.
This means also more work and more
business for laborers here this summer.
HAND CAR WRECK.
Foreman Emery of Lawrence Was
Badly Injured.
Foreman Emery of Lawrence, who
was injured by the gearing of his hand
car breaking and the car being wreck
ed, is improving.
The car was running at a high rate
of speed when the chain on the gear
broke and the car was thrown off the
track. Emery was taken to Lawrence
in an unconscious condition with sev
eral bad cuts and bruises about the
head.
ROCK ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS.
New Boiler Plant and Ten 60,000
Pound Flatoars.
The Rock Island is constructing a new
boiler plant at the Valley Junction
shops. The battery consists of five
boilers 66 inches diameter, 18 feet long,'
with 54 4-inch tubes. The boilers are
built at the railway company's shops
in Chicago.
The Rock Island is building ten 60,000
pound flat cars at their shops in Chi
cago. Time Has Been Extended.
Washington, June 28. In the matter
of the application of the Sanm Fe and
other western railroads to whom were
granted an order on February 28 last,
relieving them from the operation of
the long and short haul clause of the
interstate commerce act until Ju' . V,
1898, by reason of the competition of the
Canadian Pacific road, the interstate
commerce commission has issued a fur
ther order extending the exemption to
December 31, 1898. The conditions im
posed are the same as in the original
order.
Centralia Church Dedicated.
Centralia, Mo., June 28. The hand
some brick Baptist church In this city
was dedicated free of debt, $3,750 being
subscribed promptly by the members
of the community. Dr. E. S. Graham
of Hannibal, Mo., financial agent of
William Jewell college, preached the
dedicatory sermon before a large con
gregation. The building was erected at
a cost of nearly $10,000, under the direc
tion and supervision of Dr. E. B. Dil
lard and Dr. E. L. Graham. The church
is heated by. a furnace and lighted by
electricity.
TOPEKA LOSES.
Close and Interesting Game at Atchi
son Yesterday.
Atchison, June 28. For nine innings
yesterday there was no telling whether
Topeka or Atchison would win the game
of base ball. Chamberlain, who was
in the box for Atchison, was wild, and,
while Atchison steadily led in scores,
it looked as if Topeka would mow him
down almost, any time. Topeka's hits
were scattered over' five innings, and
were not effective. Gatewood played a
remarkably strong game at second base
for Topeka, picking up three ground
balls which had every appearance of
hits. Atchison played an excellent game
in both infield and outfield.
R. II E
Atchison 10611211 18 6 3
Topeka 10610200 1 5 7 7
Two-base hits Topeka, Ash and Reb
semen; Atchison. Warner and Miller.
Home runs--Atehison, Krebs; Topeka,
Theil. Batteries Topeka. Ingram and
Fear; Atchison. Chamberlain and War
ner. Passed-balls Warner, 1; Fear, 4.
Wild pitch Chamberlain. Bases on
balls Off Chamberlain, 4: off Ingram,
4. Bases on hit by pitched ball Tope
ka. Gatewood. Struck out By Cham
belin, 8; by Ingram, 2. Umpire, Beau
champ. C. II. MATSOX WILL WED.
Goes to Solomon City Today for His
Bride.
C. H. Matson of Salina. who is a re
porter for the Kansas City Star in this
city, left at noon today for Solomon
City, where he will be married tomor
row evening to Miss May Collins, of
that city, a daughter of one of the lead
ing citizens there.
Mr. and Mrs. Matson will come to
Topeka to reside.
Prairie Ordered to SaiL
New York. June 28. The auxiliary
cruiser Prairie which has been at
Tompkinsville coaling and taking on
ammunition and stores, has received or
ders directing her to proceed at full
speed to Key West.
95,000 Gallons of Whisky a Day.
Peoria, 111., June 28. It has been de
cided to rebuild the Great Western dis
tillery, making It as large as any two
distilleries in the world, with a capacity
of turning out 95.000 gallons per day.
The cost will be over half a. million dol
lars. The Direct Line
to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fi ancls
co and Portland, is via the Union Pacif
ic. The service of the Union Pacific to
all principal western points is unex
celled by any other line and consists of
Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman
Tourist Sleepers. Chair Cars, Dining
Cars. (Meals a la carte.)
For time table and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent.
J. C. Fulton. Depot Agent.
Through sleepers both standard and
tourist to Washington for the N. E. A.,
via Santa Fe and Pennsylvania lines.
THE .GULLIVER
OF NATION.....
NO WOHDEROME OF THE LLLIPUTJ ARE13MY
SWOLLOW TAIL FLAGS.
Gen. Corbin Announces Designation
of Symbols for Troops.
Washington, June 28. The order of
Adjutant General Corbin issued last
night after designating the symbols for
the various army corps continue as fol
lows :
Corps headquarters will be designated
by a swallow-tail flag of yellow, six feet
on the staff and nine feet fly with a
swallow-tail two feet loop, bearing in
the center the corps symbol, four feet
high, or occupying a space four feet
square; the symbol to be in red, border
ed in white three inches, and edged in
blue one and one-half inches.
Division headquarters will be desig
nated by a flag four feet on the staff
and six feet fly with the corps symbol
in the center two feet high or occupy
ing a space two feet square as follows:
First division A white flag with the
corps symbol in red.
Second division A blue flag with the
corps symbol in white.
Third division A red flag with the
corps symbol in blue.
Brigade headquarters will be desig
nated by triangular pennants four feet
on the staff and four feet fly, divided
vertically into three parts with the
stripe next the staff of a color to repre
sent the number of the brigade in the
division as follows:
First division, red; second, white;
third, brigade blue.
The stripe next to the staff, 12 inches
wide; stripe in center 18 inches wide,
bearing in the center corps symbol
occupying a higher space one foot
square in the color designating the di
vision to which the brigade belongs and
a triangle at the point 18 inches meas
ured on the fly.
Colors of the pennants to be as fol
lows, reading from the staff to the
point:
First division First brigade, red,
white and blue; second brigade, white,
blue and red; third brigade, blue, rwhite
and red; corps symbol in red.
Second division First brigade, red,
white and blue; second brigade, white,
blue and red; third brigade, blue, red
and white; corps symbol in white.
Third division First brigade, red,
white and blue; second brigade, white,
red and blue; third brigade, blue, white
and red; corps symbol in blue.
The corps of engineers will be desig
nated by a swallow-tail flag five feet
on the staff and five feet fly, with swallow-tail
one foot deep; flag to be di
vided in two horizontal stripes of equal
width, the lower stripe to be of blue,
bearing the castle symbolical of the
engineers of white, occupying a space
two by three feet; the upper stripes to
be white, bearing the corps symbol in
red, bordered in white two inches and
edged in blue one and one-half inches,
two feet high, or occupying a space two
feet square.
The divisional engineers will be desig
nated by swallow-tail flag four feet on
the staff and four feet fly, with swallow-tail
nine inches deep; the flag to be
divided in two horizontal stripes of
equal width, the lower stripe blue, the
upper stripe white (with exception of
that for the second division which will
be red) bearing the corps symbol 18
inches square in the color of the division
to which the command belongs.
The corps cavalry will be designated
by a swallow-tail flag five feet on the
staff and five feet fly, with swallow
tail one foot deep; flag to be divided in
two horizontal stripes of equal width,
the lower stripe to be of yellow, bearing
cross sabres in blue, occupying a space
two by three feet; the upper stripe to
be of white bearing the corps symbol
in red, order in which two inches are
edged in blue one inch, two feet high,
or occupying a space two feet square.
The divisional cavalry will be desig
nated by a swallow-tail flag four feet
on the staff and four feet fly, -with
swallow-tail nine inches deep; flag to
be divided in two horizontal stripes of
equal width, the lower stripe yellow
and the upper white (with the exception
of that for the second division, which
will be blue), bearing the corps symbol
IS inches high or occupying a space 18
inches square in the color designating
the division to which the command be
longs. The corps artillery will be designated
by a swallow-tail flag five feet on the
staff and five feet fly, with swallow-tail
one foot deep; flag to be divided into
two horizontal stripes of equal width,
the lower stripe to be of red, bearing
crossed cannon in yellow, occupying a
space two by three feet, the upper
stripe to be white, bearing the corps
symbol in red, bordered white two In
ches and edged in blue one inch, two
feet high, or occupying a space two feet
square.
The divisional artillery will be desig
nated by swallow-tall flag four feet on
the flag staff and four feet fly, with a
swallow-tail 9 inches deep; flag to be
divided in two horizontal stripes of
equal width, the lower stripe to be of
red and the upper white (with the ex
ception of that of the second division
which will be blue) bear the corps sym
bol 18 inches high, or occupying a space
18 inches square in the color designat
ing the division to Which the command
belongs.
Members of the provost guard, when
on duty, may wear upon the left breast,
as a badge of authority, the corps sym
bol in tin or white metal.
By order of Major General Miles.
H. C. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.
THIRD FLEET SAILS
With 4,000 Men for the Philippine
Islands.
San Francisco, June 28. Another fleet
of transports has sailed out through
the Golden Gate to the broad Pacific.
Yesterday afternoon the third fleet of
vessels loaded with soldiers and sup
plies for the Philippines hoisted anchor
and amid the screaming of a hundred
whistles and the clanging of bells and
the booming of cannon, proceeded down
the bay toward the ocean and are now
well on their way to the Philippines.
The first movement of the vessels
comprising the fleet was the signal for
the crowds which had gathered along
the docks to commence cheering the
departing soldiers and for the steam
whistles along the city front to scream
their goodbyes to the ships and men
who are going to Manila to protect the
interests of their country and to spread
the doctrine of freedom on the other
side of the world.
Tug boat's, yachts, small bay crafts
of all kinds hovered around the big
ships and some ever went close enough
to permit their passengers to throw
oranges and other things to the soldiers
gathered on the decks of the trans
ports. The scene on the transports was
a thrilling one; the men were perched
In the rigging like so many insects and
handkerchiefs and flags waved and
fluttered from every port hole and spar.
As the vessels proceeded slowly down
the bay the noisy demonstrations of
people on the shore became more pro
nounced and increased until the din
was awful and added to the noise of
whistles and bells was the booming of
many cannon from the batteries at Ft.
Mason, but the farewell given the sold
iers was no less hearty than the wel
come given them when they first land
ed within San Francisco's limits.
The ships which left carried about 4,
000 men under command of General
Arthur McArthur, who has made the
steamer Indiana his flagship.- The City
of Para, the Ohio and Morgan City were
the other vessels to sail with the Indi
ana. The steamer Valencia was not
ready for sea and will probably sail
with the steamer Newport on Wednes
day. Gen. Merritt and his staff will
proceed to the islands in the Newport,
which has been especially prepared for
the service.
CANARIES AND CEUTA
May Be Taken Before the Attack on
the Spanish Coast.
Washington. June 2S. When the Amer
ican fleet sails for Spain it will take with
It complete information as to the entire
stretch of Spanish coast, with detail maps
of every harbor and its fortifications. The
war board has a mass of this informa
tion before it and spent part of the day
studying Spanish charts and fortifications
'With a view to outlining the series of
blows which are to be delivered to Spain
at home. The Spanish coast is 2.122 kilo
meters long, of which 7(i9 kilometers is on
the north coast, while 1,353 kilometers is
along the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
on the south coast. The coast is de
scribed by naval strategists as abrupt and
mountainous, with sinuous inlets and
gulfs, resembling the fjords of Scandina
via. In general, the fortifications of the
coast are relics of the mediaeval great
ness of Spain, and many of these de
fenses are tumbling ruins.
The Spanish coast Is dlrlded Into three
captain generalcies, namely: Ferrol, on
the north: Cadiz, on the south: and Car
tagena on the east. At Ferrol is the
naval school and the school of naval ap
plication. At Cartagena is the school of
ordnance and the torpedo school. Cadiz
is the point where most of the fortifica
tion guns are made.
Each of the three naval provinces has a
certain number of ports and coast towns
under its care.
The total artillery of these ports, under
the normal conditions prior to the war is
as follows: 118 Krupp guns, 55 Armstrong
guns, 90 Ordonez guns and a large number
of Hontoria guns. The main reliance is
on the Ordonez guns, which are especially
for fortification purposes. They are 21, 24
and 30 centimeters.
A separate division of the coast is made
for the purpose of placing torpedoes and
submarine mines. This work is divided
into four districts, with Ferrol, Cadiz,
Cartagena and Mahon as headquarters.
Each town along the coast is allotted a
certain number of torpedoes. For in
stance, the allotment for Barcelona alone
is 500 torpedoes. Many of these ports are
connected by cables, which form an ad
ditional feature of naval attack. A cable
runs from Barcelona to Marseilles. Cadiz
has three cables, one to the Canaries, an
other to Gibraltar, and another to Villa
Real. Vigo is the cable station for two
lines. The information is in minute de
tails as to the defenses of each port. For
Instance, Ferrol is protected on the north
by a series of three batteries and two
chateaus, the chateaus occupying points
which command passes from the sea. The
town Is encircled by bastions and redoubts
of ancient pattern. but recently re
modeled. . The defenses of Cadiz consist of
a circle of eleven powerful forts. The
other harbors are similarly defined, with
detail information as to approaches, chan
nels, depth of water, batteries, etc. With
this full information at hand, the nature
of the assault upon the coast of Spain will
be pretty well outlined before the Amer
ican squadron sails. At the same time
much will be left to the commander . in
chief of this squadron. Some naval au
thorities believe that the Canary islands
will be the first point of attack, and that
the next move will be to establish a naval
base at Ceuta, a point on the African
coast owned by Spain and opposite
Gibraltar. With this base our ships would
be within easy striking distance of the
long stretch of Spanish coast.
THEY CHOSE TOPEKA.
State Dairy Association Will Meet
Here in November.
The executive committee of the Kan
sas State Dairy association held a
meeting at the Throop hotel yesterday
afternoon to fix the place and date of
the next annual meeting. Topeka was
decided on and the meeting will be
held here on November 16, 17 and 18.
Resolutions criticising the action of
the state and national departments in
furnishing charitable institutions oleo
margarine instead of butter, requesting
the representatives in congress to use
their influence towards having Ameri
can butter and cheese included in the
army and navy rations, urging every
creamery and cheese factory in the
state to make an exhibit at the Omaha
exposition and thanking the Kansas
commission for recognizing the dairy
interests of the state, were adopted.
Resolutions of condolence on the death
of J. L. Hoffman of Newton, ex-president
of the association, were also
adopted.
The following members of the com
mittee were present:
President C. F. Armstrong, Clyde;
George W. Hanna, Clay Center; Ed F.
Davis, Concordia; W. F. Jensen, Beloit;
George Morgan, Miltonvale; J. E. Nis
sley, Topeka; F. H. Teetor, Wellsville;
Professor H. M. Cottrell , Manhattan;
J. K. Forney, Abilene, and Secretary
F. S. Hurd, Meriden.
MRS. LOWE ELECTED.
A Southern Woman Succeeds Mrs.
Henrotin as President.
Denver, Col., June 28. Two thousand
women packed the Broadway theater
yesterday to proceed with the election
of officers. Probably as a pacific meas
ure, Miss Cole of Boston read the 103rd
psalm, which commends people not to
keep their anger forever. Mrs. Henrotin,
the president, appointed a parliamen
tary committee, consisting of Mrs.
Shattuck of Illinois, Mrs. Roberts of
Ohio and Mrs. Osgood of Maine.
Mrs. Noble of Connecticut, as chair
man of the nominating committee, pre
sented the official ticket, headed by
Mrs. Lowe of Georgia. Mrs. Barnes,
the secretary, followed, presenting the
name of Mrs. Breed of Massachusetts,
outlining her policy.
Miss Alice French of Iowa fired the
first gun for Mrs. Lowe with a plea for
the south for non-sectional reasons.
Mrs. Mumford of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Lockwood of Washington, Mrs. Loutal
of Texas and Mrs. Hauger of Arkansas
followed with similar arguments.
Mrs. Jennings of Utah got in an effec
tive speech for Mrs. Breed, whereupon,
amid the highest tension, the speeches
were divided between the two candi
dates. An effort was made to pre
cipitate a vote after an unsuccessful
effort to have Mrs. Lowe take the floor.
Finally the confusion arose to such a
point that it was decided to eject all
visitors from the house.
An amendment permitted a solitary
man the governor of Colorado to re
main. After one hour of oratory, the debate
was closed, Mrs. Henrotin relieving the
tension with her good humored rulings.
After the presidential ballots passed
into the hands of the tellers the excite
ment subsided somewhat and for two
whole hours the assemblages split fine
parliamentary points.
Then Mrs. Mumford, as chairman of
the committee on resolutions, moved
that the federation telegraph Speaker
Reed at Washington urging the pass
age of Senator Hoar's bill to preserve
bird life, which resolution was enthus
iastically passed by the birdless bonnet
faction of the fair fashionables. It was
also recommended by this body to the
Incoming board that at the next bien
nial more time be reserved for discus
sions and the evenings kept free for
social affairs. Along with this- recom
mendation came another one to hold
the next biennial in the sfjuth.
By this time the ballots having been
counted the results were presented to
the audience breathless with suspense.
The announcement of Mrs. Lowe's elec
tion as president precipitated a wild
hurrah, which was promptly squelched
by the presiding officer. The number
of ballots cast were 674, with 338 needed
to elect. Mrs. Lowe received 425 votes,
Mrs. Breed 234, with a few scattering
votes fo Mrs. Helmuth of New York.
The other officers are:
Vice president, Mrs. Sarah Piatt of
Colorado; recording secretary, Mrs.
Emma Fox of Michigan; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. G. W. Hendricks, jr.,
of Pennsylvania; treasurer, Mrs. Phil
lip Moore of Missouri; auditor, Mrs.
C. P. Barnes of Kentucky.
Following a forty-five minutes' inter
mission the body reassembled to elect
the board of directors as follows:
Mrs. Mary Lockwood, District of Co
lumbia; Mrs. Charles Morris, Wiscon
sin; Mrs. S. Kinney, Utah; Mrs. H. S.
Phile, Connecticut; Mrs. F. A. East
man .California; Mrs. Frances Wood,
Nebraska; Mrs. William Tod Helmuth,
New York; Mrs. E. L. Buckwalter.Ohio;
Mrs. Harriet Windsor, Iowa.
BASEBALL MEWS,
Cincinnati, Kansas City and Topeka
Lost Monday Games.
Cincinnati, June 28. The Senators made
it three out of four by hitting Hawley op
portunely. The Reds could do nothing
with Cy Swaine. It was a listless game.
Attendance, 600. R H E
Cincinnati 10010000 02 4 1
Washington 20001141 9 13 2
PITTSBURG, 2: BOSTON 0.
Pittsburg, June 2S. Tannehill pitched a
masterly game, not allowing more than
one hit an inning. Only one Bostonian
reached third. Two bases on balls and
four hits scored Pittsburg's two runs.
Score: R H E
Pittsburg 01100000 2 7 2
Boston 00000000 00 8 0
Batteries Pittsburg.Tannehill and Bow
erman; Boston, Lewis and Yeager.
CHICAGO, 9; BROOKLYN, 4.
Chicago, June 28. The Orphans hit their
ex-comrade hard from the start, while
Woods kept Brooklyn's hits far apart un
til the game was practically won. Score:
Chicago 11401020 9 15 3
Brooklyn 000000 30 1 4 11 3
T ,-.. . I . nU.'..n -rr. Wnnila o n rl TlrTl Vl 1 1 f
Brooklyn, Stein and Ryan.
BALTIMORE. 16-12: ST. LOUIS, 4-1.
St. Louis, June 28. The Baltimores hit
the ball in both games. The Browns
plaved listless ball. Score:
First game: R H E
St. Louis 1100000204 9 8
Baltimore 43430200 016 9 0
Batteries St. Louis, Taylor, Esper, Gil
patrick and Clements, Sugden; Baltimore,
Nops and Robinson.
Second game: R H E
St. Louis 1000000001 8 6
Baltimore 30022040 112 17 1
Batteries St. Louis, Taylor, Carsey,
and Sugden; Baltimore, Hughes and
Clarke.
Louisville, Ky., June 28. No game; wet
grounds.
Cleveland, O., June 28. No game; rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
St. Paul, Minn., June 28. Score: R H B
St. Paul 10010010 3 5 3
Kansas City 00000000 0-0 3 3
Minneapolis, Minn., June 28. Score:
Minneapolis 10111000 04 12 1
Omaha 31020001 18 14 1
Detroit, Mich., June 28. Score:
R TT E
Detroit 00002001 25 11 2
Columbus 00005002 07 10 2
Milwaukee, Wis., June 28. Score:
R H E
Milwaukee 00200000 2 7 1
Indianapolis 00001000 01 7 2
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
At Peoria: Peoria. 6: St. Joseph. 19.
At Dubuque: Dubuque, 8; Ottumwa, 6.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING
W. L. P.C.
Indianapolis 35 39 .643
St. Paul 36 23 .610
Columbus 31 20 .60
Kansas City 35 23 .6 5
Milwaukee ' 31 27 .534
Omaha IS 34 .346
Detroit 19 37 .3 9
Minneapolis 18 40 .310
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
W. L. P.C.
Cincinnati 37 22- .627
Boston 36 '11 .621
Cleveland 34 22
Baltimore 33 21 .600
Chicago K4 26 .567
Pittsburg 31 6 .tul
New York 2S 2S .50.)
Philadelphia 23 IS .4 2
Brooklyn -3 oJ .411
Washington 23 36 .390
St. Louis 20 as .34o
Louisville 19 41 -317
New Japanese Cabinet
Yokohama. June 28. Okuma Stasakl has
been charged to form a new cabinet. It
will be the first party cabinet in the his
tory of Japan. The resignations of the
Marquis Saigo Tsugumichi, the minister
of marine and Lieutenant General Kat
sura, the minister for war, have not been
accepted. They will probably retain their
posts in deference to the feeling among
the officers.
German Elections.
Berlin, June 28. The complete result of
the second balloting in the election of
members of the Reichstag is as follows:
Conservatives 19, imperialists 10. center 23,
reform party 5, national liberals S9. radical
union 11, radical people's party 29, German
people's party 8, agrarians 3. socialists 24,
Poles 1, Guelphs 8. independents 6.
Hurts Banana Growers.
San Francisco. June 23. The interrup
tion of regular steam communication with
Honolulu, caused by the use of the reg
ular Ocean steamers as transports for the
army going to Manila, it is said will en
tail great loss to the banana growers of
the Hawaiian islands. IVIost of the fruit
intended for shipment will be unfit for
sale before vessels can be secured to con
vey it to market.
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The North American Turners' Union
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The rate from Topeka will be 60.00 for
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The Tenth Triennial National Coun
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and will be limited to "August 31, 1898.
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