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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1900.
SPORTING NEVS.
'."ansas ".Rube" Ferns Defeated
by Matty Matthews.
Jecisiou Awarded at End of
Fifteenth Bound.
FERNS' BAD SHOULDER
Handicapped by Blood Poison
. .. Ing In His Training.
Matthews Was the Aggressor
- Throughout Fight.
Detroit, Mich.. Oct. 17. Matty Mat
thews, of New Tork, and -Rube" Kerns,
of Buffalo, met before the Cadillac Ath
letic club last night for the second time,
for the welterweight championship, and
after fifteen rounds of fighting, Referee
Eiler gave the decision to Matthews. The
decision on their former fight went to
Kerns. The latter was handicapped by a
bad left shoulder. Two weeks ago blood
poisoning developed in It. and last night
there were three open sores on the
afflicted shoulder.
Both men weighed in at 140 pounds at
3 o'clock in the afternoon. Matthews
was in the pink of condition, and Ferns
was in good shape aside from his bad
shoulder.
The fight was not so fast at any time
as the men's first fight. Matthews did
the leading and crowding from the start.
In the seventh, after Ferns had put his
left on Matthews' jaw, the men mixed it
up fiercely, Matthews having a shade
the better of it. In the eighth round
Kerns pecked Matthews' face with left
jabs a dozen times, but Matthews had
the best of the infighting and rushes.
Both landed good lefts and rights on
the head curing the ninth. Matthews
iad the best of the eleventh, putting
rights and lefts to Ferns' head.
After a redhot exchange at the open
ing cf the thirteenth, in which Ferns
had the best of it, Matthews rushed
Rube to a corner and put some hard
punches to his head, the round closing
with a fast mixup, of which Matthews
had the better. The fourteenth was
Matty's round and he was fighting cau
tiously when the last round opened. In
this round Matty put two hard rights
and a left to Rube's jaw.
When Siler announced his decision.
Kerns' manager made a strong kick, but
the crowd shouted approval of the de
cision. LOOK OUT FOB. OTTAWA.
Their Football Team is Showing XXp
WelL
The town of Ottawa, as well as the uni
versity, is greatly worked up over the
refusal of Manaser Davis of K. U. to
plav the game scheduled for this week,
sava a Kansas City exchange. Since its
triumphant trip last week, when it de
feated both the Kansas City Medics and
the Warrensburg Normals with compara
tive ease, the Ottawa eleven has beenme
the idol of townspeople and students alike
and thev look upon K. U.'s withdrawal
from tcxiav's obligation as a plan to avoid
defeat at the Ottawan's hands. Manager
Davis' offer to play the game later is not
looked upon with favor, especially as the
Ottawa team's schedule is complete. The
feeling at Ottawa is expressed in the fol
lowing letter from one of the "rooters:"
"Everyone here thinks that we can de
feat K. "V. or any other team in Kansas,
and we would like to see the boys have
a chance to retrieve the laurels lot
through misfortune in the other K. U.
game. "We are much stronger than when
we played K. V. two weeks ago, for then
we had had no coaching. Peterson and
King, two of the Kreatest backs that we
have ever had. were not with us then; our
other speedy backs were both laid out in
the game, but both are in excellent shape
now should they be needed. And. too,
our boys expected to pile up a larger
score than did Washburn, for they not
only think thatOttawa has been strength
ened beyond any expectations, but they
also believe that "Washburn was aided in
it game with K. U. by the fact that
Ottawa had knocked out two or three of
the Jayhawkers in the hard games here
five days before.
"A large crowd of rooters has organ
ized and the Santa Ke had made arrange
ments to run a special train to Lawrence
today to carry the big delegation that
was being worked up. So when word
came Saturday night at 8 o'clock that K.
1". would not play the game, the Ottawa
enthusiasts naturally bt-came indignant.
They remembered the time last season
when Ottawa fulfilled its obligation to
play Kansas, although half of the team
was on the hospital list and three men
who had never practiced went into the
game, while the manager wore a suit and
played substitute. The victory over K. X.
that would have been placed to Ottawa's
credit had today's game been played
meant a great deal to our team, and the
TViien i&
accompanied by
mucous patches in
the mouth, erup
tions on the skin,
sore throat, copper
colored splotches.
ElQlP Fells
Cw-t swollen glands, aching muscles
11 and bones, the disease is making
rapid headway, and far worse
symptoms will follow unless the blood is
promptly and effectually cleansed of this
-violent destructive poison.
S. S. S. is the only safe and infallible
cure for this disease, the only antidote
for this specific poison. It cures the
worst cases thoroughly and permanently.
In the fall of 1807
I contracted Blood
Eavc Eeca Nt Wtrsc. doctors, but
t n e 1 r treatment
did me no voA ; I was getting worse all the
time ; my hair came out, ulcers appeared in my
throat and saouth, my body was almost covered
with copper colored sptotcbea and offensive
sores. I suffered severely from rheumatic pains
in my &hou4ders and arms. My condition could
have been no worse ; only taoseamicted as I was
can understand mv sufferings. I had about
lost all hope of ever being wett a gam when
I decided to try s s.
but must confess I had
little faith left in any
medicine. After taking"
the-third bottle I noticed
change in my condi
tion. This was truly en
couraging, aad I deter
mined to pTTe S. S. S. a
t borough trial. From
that time on theimprove-
ment was rapid ; S. S. S.
seemed to have the dis
ease wsmpletely under
-
V z
control ; the sore and
he sore and "T p3
led aad I was J Y
From alt signs h , :,. j .
rder: 1 bare ' W 4 3
ulcers healed
soon free from alt signs if jfc1-'V-V
Wen strona1 and'healthv ever since.
1,. W. Smith, lock Box 611, Noblesville, Ind.
K; 2 IhJ 3 offered for proof that
: contains a particle of
mercury, potash or other mineral poison.
Send for our free book on Blood Poison ;
it contains valuable information about
this disease, with full directions for self
treatment. We charge nothing for medi
cal advice ; cure yourself at home.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA. A
f Zh is the only purely vege
f tibC table blood punher
TX iS, known, ii.ooo is
boys are correspondingly disappointed, at
K. U.'s breach of faith."
NEW CYCLE RECORD.
Johnnie Nelson Makes 15 Miles In
f 27.36 In Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 17. At the Coliseum John
nie Nelson, of this city, defeated Eddie
McDuffee of Boston, in a fifteen-mile
motor-paced bicycle race. The time. 27:36,
breaks the world's record for that dis
tance, which formerly stood at 28.34 2-5.
Nelson won through sheer pluck. In the
sixth mile his motor broke down, thus al
lowing McDuffee to gain a couple of laps.
Nelson, nothing daunted, stuck until his
second pace machine had been manned
and after coming away again, set a pace
too hot for McDuffee and the Chicago
boy won by a lap and three-quarters.
Johnnie Lake, the speedy amateur who
represented the National Cycling associa
tion In the Paris races, set a new record
for the mile, indoors, in competition mak
ing the distance in 2:06 1-5 from scratch
in the mile handicap.
Jimmy Michael gave a clever exhibition
of motor-pace following and set a new
record for the mile at 1:40. beating the
previous record 1:47 1-5. made by Arthur
Ross in Madison Square Garden last win
ter. George Leander, the Chicago ama
teur, in his five-mile paced race against
Orlando "Weber, of Milwaukee, set a new
record for two miles, making the distance
in 3:49 -4-5, as against Ross' mark of 3:52.
WAGNER THE LEADER.
Undoubtedly at Head - of National
League Batters.
St. Louis, Oct. 17. "Hans" Wagner,
Pittsburg's slugging right-gardener, fin
ished at the top of the National league
batters, but it will not be known exactly
what his percentage was until Nick
Young, issues his official figures. Accord
ing to the best obtainable information
"Wagner's average was -3i4. Flick, of
Philadelphia, and Keeler. of Brooklyn,
followed, with percentages of .368 and .365
respectively. Then ernes Burkett. who,
according to Official Scorer McHale, of
the St. Louis club, secured a mark of
.347. "Oom Paul'' Kruger not only gath
ered a highfr percentage than Burkett,
but outhit Wagner, Flick and Keeler as
well. The little fellow, though, only
worked In a dozen games, so he will not
be rated in Young's set of figures. The
appended tables give the batting and
fielding averages of the St. Louis team for
the entire season:
BATTING AVERAGES.
a si m t)
c 5
PLAYER. 2 g. : g g
Kruger 12 3". si 14! .410
Burkett 142 5Sv 8." lt .347
McGraw 97 339 80 11.1 .3:13
Bonlin 7 2S! 381 91 .321
Donovan 125 4S:) 75; 156 .819
HeHriek Sil 337 51 102 .3
McOann 122 442 75! 132 .29
Keister 126; 4S7 731 143 .24
Criger 79 28$ 28 7: .274
Wal'ace 12! 4N7 S9 127 .26
Robinson 571 2o4 20 SO .2:5
Powell 36 luT 13 24 . 224
Huehey 20 4i fi 10 .217
Jcnes 3S 11 10. 211 .178
Young 40 127 12 ! 22 .173
Sudhoff 33 Ss 14! 17 .17S
COURSING AT MANKATO.
Large Crowd, East Bogs and Lively
Habbits First Day.
Mankato, Kan., Oct. 17. The first day
of the fall meeting of the Central Cours
ing club at Mankato was a great success.
There were forty-eight entries in the all
age stake, with $440 in the purse. The
grounds were in splendid condition, the
air just cool enough, the jacks as fast
a lot as ever kicked up the dust on a
Kansas prairie, only five being caught,
and the dogs as fine as ever gathered
at any meet In America.
There are thirty-five entries In the
puppy stake for today, which will be run
through twice, beside the regular all-age
stake. Red Diamond beat Dallas, Hor
tense Jane beat Larkins, Mondamon beat
Yreva, Bellany beat Lord Glenkirtc.Cuba
beat Lord Vandike, Hummer beat Inde
pendence, Busy Beryl beat Cloudface,
Humbolt Girl beat Buck, Cotton Queen
beat Pearl Trent, Langley Squire beat
Frank, Lady Gilmore beat Brother Bill,
Blue Queen beat Slick, Nacaret beat
Lyonesse, Sailor beat Nancy, Fleeta
beat Miss Weversettle, Harvest Maid
beat Maud, Lady Hortense beat Boston
Beans, Rainbow beat Greenwich, Meg
Merrilees beat Charlie, Cliffdale beat
Peacemaker, Nadine beat Belle. The fol
lowing named puppies will run as paired
today: Fanny O. Rell against Aria,
On On against Swivel, Dolly Vardin
against Selden Queen, Verily against
Inshot, Silver Sioux against Molded Gold,
Fanny Floater against Many Maker,
Highland Mary against TJneeda, Adalina
Patti against Kansas King, Scorbutus
against Donna Rita. Court Beauty
against "Whirlpool, Majella against Lucy
Lee. Joe Patcher against Bessie Fox,
White Flyer against Mankato, Brother
Bob against Lottie Ingram, Merry Mout
against Cue Ball, Fontanella against
Kansas Lily, Highland Lad against
Lady Gay, Captain Fdds a bye.
BROOKLYN WINS SECOND.
Pittsburg Fielders Played Like
School boys Score 2-4.
Pittsburg, Oct. 17. Pittsburg put up
a miserable exhibition of ball playing
in the second day's game for the world's
championship and presented the game to
Brooklyn on errors. Leever's base on
balls, followed by a w-ild throw, was re
sponsible for Brooklyn's first run. After
that Leever pitched a fine game, but
Williams' wild throws and O'Connor's
drop of Ely's good throw to the plate
to catch Kelley were responsible for the
other three runs. Pittsburg could not
hit Kitson effectively. The latter pre
sented a run in the fourth by making
a wild pitch when Wagner was on third
base. The other run in the seventh was
scored by O'Brien's twobagger, and his
advancement by Williams and O'Con
nor's outs. Outside of the erorrs, there
were no special features and the game
lacked interest. The attendance, 1,800,
was kept down probably by the cold
weather.
Score by innings:
Pittsburg 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 02
Brooklyn. 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 04
Races at Marysville.
Marysville, Kas.. Oct. 17. The Marys
ville Race association opened the season
of their annual races Tuesday. The
races were very interesting and attend
ed by large crowds.
2:22 trot: Scraps of Marysville-. Ed
Ryan of Valley Falls. Scraps did ex
cellent, winning- every heat. Time. 2:30.
2:.1 pace: Dr. Tom of Table Rock,
Neb.: Sober John of Afton. Kas.: Lady
McCarthy, of Hiawatha. Kas; Dr. Tom
winning every heat: Sober John second.
Lady McCarthy third. Time, 2:32.
Running race, half mile: Muggins of
Marysville, Kas.; George T. Todd,
Frankfort, Kas.; Fred Kinney, Falr
bury; Dr. Combine, Humboldt, Kas.;
George T. Todd, first. Dr. Combine, sec
ond. Time. 54 seconds.
Hippodrome races were main features.
Big Offer For Charlie Herr.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 17. John D.
Creighton, of Omaha, has offered $25,000
for Charley Herr, 2:07, the famous Ken
tucky trotting stallion. David Cahill,
who as a poor dairyman bought the
horse and two others for $25, wants $50,
000 for him.
Best Presciption For Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron
and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure
no pay. Price, 60c.
KANSASJ1EWS.
Mrs. M. E. McClintock Falls
Under the Cars at Emporia.
Terribly Mangled by the "Wheels
and Will Die.
WAS A SAD PARTING.
At the Depot to See Her Daugh
ters Start to California.
Paul Hale of Greenwood Leaves
Creditors In Lurch.
Emporia, Oct. 17. Mrs. M. E. McClin
tock fell under the cars near the Santa
Fe depot here late Tuesday afternoon
and was so horribly mangled that she
can not survive. She was on board the
west bound train to see two of her
daughters depart for California. The
switch engine started to cut out some
cars. She thought the train was about
to start and attempting to jump off was
dragged under the cars. Her head was
terribly cut, one leg was crushed to pulp
below the knee and one hand was cut
off. Pieces of flesh and her middle finger
were found on the track after she was
taken to her home, a couple of blocis
away.
She belongs to one of the pioneer fam
ilies and has resided here for more than
40 years, excepting six years that she
with her family resided in Missouri near
St, Joseph.
ARCH DAVENPORT'S WILL.
Queer Provisions of Well-Known Fort
Scott Character's Request.
Fort Scott, Oct. 17. When Arch Dav
enport dies, according to the terms of
his will, now made out, nothing but a
common, natural stone must be placed
over his grave as a monument. It will
cost about ten dollars to have it hauled
and set, with one side flattened and his
name marked upon it. This stone will
last much longer than marble; at least
it will endure until his generation and
that of his children he has one son and
two woodchucks is past.
Mr. Davenport's provision for his fun
eral is odd in other respects. It is
drafted along the practical lines that
mark most of his doings. The funeral
must be held on Sunday, no matter if he
dies on Monday. He wants no line of
carriages to follow his remains to the
cemetery only those who think enough
of him to desire to go through respect
for his memory. He expects there will
be a few of these and for their accom
modation the funeral will be held on
Sunday, so they will -not be required to
sacrifice business interests to go. The
total expense of his funeral must not
exceed $50 and it ought to be gotten
within thirty. Of course this amount
must include the cost of the monument.
The idea that his widow or family
should spend from $100 to $300 or more
of what estate he might leave on his
funeral seems the height of folly to him.
If, within, three months after his death,
his widow should receive a proposal
from a suitable man she would not dese
crate his memory by accepting him, but
of course, he knows she takes a different
view of such matters and he will not
quarrel with her trying to induce her to
marry right away after his death. His
preference for a monument is a big
piece of Red Missouri sand-stone, which
is common here.
WHERE IS HALE P
Greenwood County Stockman Leaves,
Owing Many.
Madison, Oct. 17. Paul Hale, one of
the heaviest cattle feeders in Greenwood
county, disappeared last Thursday night
and has not been seen sice. It is be
lieved here that he has left the country,
probably to Mexico, leaving many cred
itors including both banks and several
business men in and around Madison.
No less than $10,000 will liquidate the
debts, and worthless paper toe left be
hind. Hale is a young man, recently married
and seemingly prosperous. This summer
he pastured about 5,000 head of cattle
west of Madison for a Texas firm and
the last shipment was made last night
to Kansas City. J. H. Hale, his father,
lives near Eureka and is well-to-do. He
is here and is trying to satisfy some of
his son's creditors and he still believes
his son will come out all right.
Two Young Burglars,
Independence, Kas.. Oct. 17. Corkey
Robinson and Harry Hankston, the two
15-year-old burglars who were arrested
a few weeks ago, were Tuesday sen
tenced to the reform school. They were
convicted of nine different burglaries,
and would have gone to the penitentiary
but for their youthfulness. They broke
into and robbed two houses in Cherry
vale, the homes of five farmers living
east of town and the Racket and A.
Brinkman's store in this city. They are
undoubtedly the champion burglars of
this section.
Will Prepare For Smallpox.
Salina, Oct. 17. The city council last
evening decided to take action to pre
pare for an epidemic of smallpox this
winter and not be caught unprepared
as last year. Every precaution will be
taken to prevent the appearance of
smallpox or any other contagious dis
eases, but upon the appearance of the
first symptoms the patients will be
moved to a house of detention, where
they will be cared for by the city. The
scare here last winter was detrimental
to business to such an extent that the
citizens do not wish to have it repeated.
Fire Near Salina.
Salina, Oct. 17. Fire last night de
stroyed the store building of John Smith
at Assaria, south of here and the Mc
pherson branch. The citizens succeed
ed in saving nearby buildings. Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $500.
ADDITIONAL TEST ORDER.
Santa Fe Takes Fifty More Dodson
Signal Lamps For Trial.
An order has been given for fifty more
Dodson signal lamps, which are being
given a full test by the Santa Fe. This
brings the number that the Santa Fe
are using in the trials up to 100. They
have given splendid results thus far and
their ultimate adoption maybe expected.
These lamps have a double reflector, set
at slant angles toward each other, but
not meeting and the wick occupies what
wrould be the converging point. This ar
rangement permits of the use of a very
small wick, allows the lamp to be burn
ed continuously for five days before it
needs attention, and consumes only
about a third as much oil as the lamp
in present use. at that.
Several of the Dodson lights have just
been put on trial in Colorado and New
Mexico and some more are to be place on
the Oklahoma division this week.
LOOK ATJTIIE PIPES.
Waterworks Experts Show the
. Council Samples. "
The waterworks committee of the
council met last night in Mayor Drew's
office and examined a section of the pipe
which had been removed from the Jack
son street water main under the direc
tion of the hydraulic engineers. The
committee was assured that the full re
port of the engineers would be handed
in before the next regular meeting" of
the council, which will be held on No
vember 5.
Tuesday afternoon the mayor and sev
eral members of the committee went
with the engineers while they made their
last examination of the pipes and mains.
Excavations were made in different
places and the pipes were found to be in
fairly good condition. Not a pipe was
found which had been effected in the
least by electrolysis, although it was
feared that considerable damage would
be found from that cause. It is rather
strange that the water mains 3hould be
exempt from electrolysis in Topeka. In
sandy places it was found that a coat
ing a quarter of an Inch thick had set
tled upon the pipes, and that it acted as
a preservative. The coating was formed
of lime and iron which was in the soil.
A microscopic examination showed that
the coating was mostly lime.
The pipes have been in the ground
nineteen years, and when the time is
considered they are regarded a3 being
in remarkably good condition. . The
council should see that the examination
of the pipes is thorough. The engineers
will now figure up their estimates, and
when that is done they will try to get
together upon the total value of the
plant. Should they be unable to do so,
a third engineer will be called, but it
is thought that this will be unnecessary.
While there has been no written agree
ment that the city will purchase the
waterworks at the figures agreed upon
by the engineers, it is generally under
stood that It will do so, and no difficulty
in that direction is looked for.
SEPTEMBER TYPHOON
Caused Great Loss of Life and Prop
erty la Japan
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 17. The Empress
of Japan brings news that the typhoon
at the close of September was felt over
the entire Japanese group. A vast
amount of property ashore and afloat
was destroyed and there was heavy loss
of life. Hundreds of houses were blown
down, flooded or otherwise destroyed.
At Tokio three lives were lost. Two
hundred Namadsu fishermen were blown
out to sea and all are believed to have
perished. A number of vessels were re
ported wrecked, mostly junks and small
schooners.
The steamer Urato Maru was stranded
off Mikokujima and probably will be a
total loss. The Yachijo Maru, a sailing
vessel of 920 tons, was wrecked in Shi
mizu bay and all on board were lost. The
200-ton schooner Shintoku Maru was
wrecked off Karaura. The steamer
China of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company had a very trying voyage while
bound from Yokohama to Kobe. Con
siderable damage was done aboard the
vessel. Some of her boats were smashed
and her rails were swept away. The
vessel shipped two heavy seas, which
placed her in serious danger for a time.
At Yokohama the wind blew forty miles
an hour, and the New Christ church was
destroyed.
J. C. Hemment, one of the passengers
returning on the Empress of Japan, was
present at the taking of the Peitang
forts by the Germans and Russians. He
says the French artillery was present
but did not take part, and the British
arrived after the Chinese guns were si
lenced. The Russians opened at 2 a. m.,
and fired six shots before the Chinese re
plied with shrapnel, which burst among
the attackers. As the advance con
tinued several minea exploded and two
mounted officers and ponies were blown
into the air. The gunners got the range
about 7 a. m., and landed shells in the
forts, which were soon ablaze and thei
Chinese guns silenced.
Passengers who arrived from the Ori
ent on the Empress of Japan say that
residences and stores at Tien Tain and
Pekln were looted by soldiers, corre
spondents and missionaries. An im
mense amount of silver and valuables
was taken.
A JAPANESE SERVICE.
From Harper's Weekly. 1
When he had finished the address. Gen
eral Fukushima made another profound
salute to the temple and stepped back.
One of the priests took his pliee and be
pan a droning chant. Presently the other
two priests joined in. This part of the
coremonv did not seem to be epcia'ly In
teresting to the officers. The priests
chanted and droned and told their beads,
and the officers talked and moved about
restlessly, and finally Baron Yamaguchi
stepped up beside the priests find made
his salute to the dead. The other generals
f ' llowed and then the crowd of officers.
They walked up very gravely to where
the long strips of paper with prayers
printed on them were fluttering in the
breeze from their fast"ni"gs amone the
blosom-t-'pped bushes. Th re thry stoppel
and snluted. with eyes fixefl "for a few
seconds intently on the temple. Then they
withdrew slowlv. and those not of the
staff corp3 rejoined their troops.
Said the bride: "Here's my first batch
of biscuit.
Just wait! From the oven I'll whiseuit."
How the poor woman cried
When her husband replied:
"Let it burn! I don't think I should
riscuit."
Everybody reads the State Journal.
We've a little book on the
hair and its diseases which tells
you a good many things you
should know. It's full of pic
tures, too, of what Ayer's Hair
Vigor has done for all sorts
and conditions of people.
We should be glad to send
you one. A postal card re
quest will do.
J. C. Aver. Company,
Practical Chem'at., . Lowell, Man.
Arer't Sansparilla
Aya't Pilla
Afcr'a Ague Cure
Ayer'a Hair Vigor
Ayer't Cherry Pectoral
Ayer'a Coma tone
SILENTJFAGTORS.
Political Workers Who Are Not
Known to Outsiders.
They Form the . Secret Service
Department.
KEEP TAB ON VOTERS
Their Duty Is to Watch the Un
certain People.
Furnish Information to the
State Central Committees.
The secret service of a campaign is a
department concerning which the public
has little knowledge.. In fact, it is a safe
proposition to suggest that nine out of
ten men not actively identified with po
litical machines do not know that the
state committees of the great parties
have secret agents at work all the time.
These men do not get on the pay-rolls
as detectives or spotters, but simply as
clerks, messengers or some other equally
innocent appellation. Yet these men are
entrusted with important missions and
upon their activity largely depends the
length of service and payment which
they enjoy.
The principal business, however, which
this feature of the political machine has
to do is to keep tab on the voters. It
is Important that the state committees,
for the purposes of mailing lists and
other campaign uses, be well informed
as to tae attitude of voters. Of course
the great majority of men express their
political opinions without fear or favor,
but there is a class of men who profess
in the presence of one man to agree with
whatever political opinions are ex
pressed, but placed in company with
representatives of an opposite party and
they express their approving views of
ideas and utterances contrary to those
agreed with while among the others.
This class of men in Kansas is large
enough to make their influence danger
ous to the success of any party. For
this reason the managers of all parties
make an effort to get down to the bot
tom of the ideas of such a man, and
poll him wherever he belongs.
This is one of the secrets of the two
political headquarters in 'Topeka. The
Populist and Republican managers will
not admit for publication that it is
necessary to watch men so closely but
they will confess confidentially that this
very class makes the elections in Kansas
uncertain. That is to say, there are so
many men who say one thing and do the
opposite that it is next to impossible to
keep an accurate record of the actual
happenings.
Then there is another class which this
secret service is maintained to look after.
This is made up of the men who have
something- "to tell" on the other fel
lows. It is an unwritten law In the manage
ment of state political headquarters to
hang out the danger signal when a man
of this character comes along. He is
permitted to stay around until his pres
ence becomes offensive, then some one
tells him it would be better were he seen
less. Invariably this individual then
seeks the headquarters of the party
which he desired to scandalize in some
way or another and there abides until
subject to the provisions of the ordi
nance against nuisances and vagabonds.
Then he seeks the town which he claims
as home and abides in peace until an
other set of officers take charge of the
state headquarters.
Not many weeks ago a man dropped
into the Republican headquarters and
very confidentially informed the man
agers that he was possessed of valuable
information concerning the fusionists.
He intimated that he would sell this in
formation for a small consideration.
Mr. Albaugh ordered the western Kan
sas man out of his office and admonished
him to remain, away from the head
quarters. Within two hours a State Journal re
porter saw this same individual seated
in a comfortable chair at Populist
headquarters.
"Have you bought that fellow's
goods?" said the reporter to John H.
Curran, secretary of the Populist com
mittee. Mr. Curran gave the reporter a look
of incredulity when the subject was first
mentioned, but later said:
"No: and we don't expect to. We are
on to the game this kind of men work,
and while this one sits around and at
tends to his own business he will not
be disturbed. When he opens his
samples we will boost him."
This fakir was certainly "boosted," as
he is not now seen at the headquarters
where he was formerly a frequent vis
itor. Another branch or the state commit
tee secret service extends to the various
counties. In this department represen
tatives of the various parties count the
voters at meetings of the opposition.
This system was first Introduced in the
state by the old Alliance movement, but
it has been fostered with great diligence
by those who have followed that po
litical upheaval in Kansas.
In every county of the state there are
men whose special duty it is, represent
ing both parties, to count and report to
the state committee of the party to
which they belong the number of voters
present at a rally or speech-making held
by the opposition.
Many of these local representatives fire
very diligent, furnishing the committees
with the total attendance at these dem
onstrations, including the men, women
and children and "voters."
In this day of political activity not
much publicity is given to these figures,
but the state committees receive their
daily bulletins for the special informa
tion of the chairmen or managers.
With these three branches of secret
service -the state committees manage to
keep in close touch with the local situ
ations and the doings of men interested
in politics. It is one of the spokes In
the great political wheel which revolves
once in four years, and the importance
which it attains is dependent entirely
upon the result of the election. Both
sides can not win. The element which
does win attaches great responsibility
to the secret service. The element which
loses never refers to it until the time
again comes to press it into service.
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS
The famous musical comedy success
from Daly's theater, New York city, and
presented by the Augustin Daly com
pany, entitled "A Runaway Girl," will
make its initial appearance in this city
at the Crawford Thursday night.
At the Gaiety theater, London, it had
a continuous run of 600 nights, and at
Daly's theater. New York city, it had
an equally prosperous run of 300 nights.
Mr. Arthur Dunn, the versatile come
dian, is at the head of a company of
some sixty members comprising this or
ganization. In speaking of the opening perform-
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ance of the company at Kansas City,
the Star says:
"Arthur Dunn is flitting about the
part of Flipper this season, and his per
formance last night was the best thing
Kansas City audiences have ever seen
him do. He Js an active, slippery, funny
little fellow with a brightness that,
based on nonsense as it ia, still brings
a laugh from an audience of the mt
dignified character. The responsibili
ties of his present work are somewhat
heavier than he has ever shouldered, and
it would seem that he has found his
'opportunity.' Clara Belle Jerome is in
the cast, and like Dunn has made a hit.
The one person in the company who
sings faultlessly is Henri Leone, whose
serenade is the best rendered number
in the play. Miss Celeste Wynn is Wini
fred Grey and her songs are pleasingly
done."
One of the most famous sings in "A
Runaway Girl" is "Listen to the Band."
David Higgins' southern play, "At
Piney Ridge." will be at the Crawford
tonight. This play has the flavor and
depicts the langorous life of the sunny
south. The story is that of the strug
gles of a young mountaineer who as a
child was hid away by a former slave
woman, who passed another in whose
veins coursed negro blood to the rank
and station rightfully Belonging to the
white babe The plot is said to be a
strong and Interesting one, striging the
sympathies and holding the interest of
the beholder to the fall of the final cur
tain. The scenery is carried by the
company, a different set being provided
for each of the four acts.
The attraction at the Crawford Sat
urday right will be "The Star Boarder."
ChaSi H. Boyle will be responsible as
the star, for he will be involved in "do
ing" the title role. He will be aided in
his conspiracy to promote merriment by
numerous specialists, including a score
of fair and nimble young wmen in bril
liant gowns. The object of this piece
has been achieved without Introducing a
plot.
SUCCEEDS POWELL.
First Vice President of O. B. T. Takes
Place of Deposed Executive. '
St. Louis, Oct. 17. The Order of Rail
way Telegraphers has held an election
to fill the vacancies caused by
the removals made during the
present convention. M. M. Dolphin
of Kansas City, formerly first
vice president, has been unanimously
elected president, vice W. V. Powell, re
moved. T. M. Pierson. S. J. Kelly and
F. G. Sinclair, were elected first, second
and third vice presidents respectively.
T. W. Baron and C. E. Layman, were
chosen directors. The salaries, of the
president, first, second and third vice
presidents have been fixed at 18,000,
600. $1,200 and $1,200 per annum, respec
tively. It is expected that the work of the
convention will be completed this after
noon. Railroad Gross Earnings.
The ITnited States Investor has issued
a statement of the gross earnings of
twenty-five roads for the first week in
October, showing an Increase of $76 5C7
over the corresponding week last year,
as follows: First week in October, 1900,
$4,986,926, against $4.910. 3t!9 for the first
week in October. 3S9. Twenty roads
show increases and five decreases. Since
January 1 the roads referred to above
earned tl74.070,4S9. an increase of $15.
199,496 over the J15S.870.99S reported for
the corresponding period of 1899. For"
the longer period twenty-one show in
creases and four decreases.
Into New Country Direct.
Mangum is extending a cordial invi
tation everywhere for people to come
and see it by the excursion from Okla
homa points over the new Chickasha
branch of the Rock Island on Sunday.
The Mangum commercial c lub describes
Mangum as "the metropolis of south
west Oklahoma, the young giant In her
infancy." It says further that "Mangum
has started out on a pace that will give
her 10.000 population in the near future.
Mangum is destined soon to be the larg
est range cattle shipping point in the
world." TheChir kasha branch goesrlpht
through the Kiowa-Comanche reserva
tion, and many future settlers will give
this excursion big patronage.
COLORADO FLYER.
Via "Great Rock Island Route."
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Colorado Springs 10:35, Denver 11:00
o'clock, next a. m.
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Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, promptly,
permanently. Regulates and tones the
stomach.
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