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FRIDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA. KANSAS, AUGUST 16, 1901.
FRIDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS
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REED FROM
STORM'S GRIP.
Train Get Through From
.Montgomery to Mobile.
Passengers Were Transferred
in Boats Last Night.
THE W011ST IS OYER.
The Water Has Begun to Sub
side Along the Gulf.
Wire Communication He-established
This Morning.
New Orleans and Vicinity Sus
tain Great Damage.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 16. The first
train since the storm between here and
Mobile was run this morning. The train
went a little south of Baymitte, but it
was found that the track was 20 inches
under water and the train was com
pelled to turn back. A special train
with the superintendent of the Louis
ville & Nashville, which left here lust
night has reached Mobile. It is said
passengers who were on the train from
Montgomery were transferred to boats
which took them to Mobile. The wires
between here and Mobile are still down
and messages are subject to indefinite
delay.
COMMUNICATION' RKOPKNED.
Atlanta, (in.. Aug. lsj. Communica
tion with Mobile was estabiisned at 9
o'clock this morning over an unre.iable
wiie entering the city by way of Mer
idian. The only information obtained is
that the water in Mobile began to sub
side after midnight, but is still high.
The tropical storm which nas been
raging along the Uulf coast for two
days last night completely isolated the
city of Mobile. Ala., from the outside
world. It is known that considerable
damage has been done along the water
front in Mobile, but whether there has
been any loss of life or not is mere
conjecture. Nothing has been heard
f ro n the country south of Mobile up to
the time the last wire to Mobile failed.
At 4:..0 yesterday afternoon the
Western Knion office in Mobile was
abandoned, the water at that time be
ing three feet deep in the operating
room.
Two hours later communication was
had for a few minutes with Mobile. The
Associated Press operator there had
made his way to the operating room in
a boat. He took up his position on top
of the switchboard, several feet above
the Hooded office, and detaching the
Associated Press wire from its place in
the board, sent this message:
'Am on top ot the switchboard here
with a lineman. The water is over
three feet deep in this room and it is
still rising. The wind is blowing at the
rate of i'J miles an hour, and we look
for worse things tonight. The business
district is deserted "
Here the wire failed and nothing
more could be heard from him. al
though the most persistent efforts were
made. The water at :i p. m. was re
ported as high as in the great Hood of
IsM. although at that time the wind
was not so high.
From Mobile to Fort Morgan, a dis
tance of 35 miles, and on both sides of
the bay. summer resorts and summer
housfs are located. These were, it is
believed, in the direct path of the
storm. The telegraph line to Fort Mor
gan runs around the bay through the
country and covers s," miles before it
reaches the government reservation.
It is feared there has been loss ot
life on some of the islands in Missis
sippi sound, loiated just outside the
bar below Fort Morgan. These islands
are inhabited by French fishermen, and
are only about lour or five feet above
the water under ordinary stages, and
there was great loss of life in lyj'S.
According to advices received in At
lanta, the Iouisville v Nashville rail
road has had washouts near Chef Men
tour. Lake Catherine. Lo -knut and Hig
olets. Two miies of Louisville & Nash
vilie track 1 hrough the Tensas swamp
west of Mobile is reported under water.
All trains have been abandoned for the
present. Several bridges are reported
out of plumb.
RT'BSJDKS AT N'EW ORLEANS.
New Orleans. La., Aug. 16. The big
storm has practically subsided here and
both the river and the lake are falling.
The water has rapidly receded from the
section of the city which was overflow
ed yesterday. Large bodies of men
have gone to w-ork to repair the dam
age done at the various lake resorts
which bore the brunt of the storm Lit
tle news has come thus tar from the
Mississippi sound but there has been no
loss of life in that reach of territory
Louisville and Nashville railroad is still
badly crippled. No trains have come in
or gone out over the line since night be
fore last. The subsidence of water
however, makes it probable that the
damage to th- tracks will be ejuickly
repaired and that the traffic will be re
sumed by tonight. A large number of
cotton and other business men are still
bottled up on the coast and unable' to
get to their offices. The Northwestern
road has had some trouble, but t lie
Illinois Central has aided both the
Louisville &- Nashville and Northeast
ern in handling their passenger traffic
The Cromwell liner Comus reached the
city today. She had no trouble in the
storm and reported no vessel in dis
tress. Lr. J. N. Thomas of the quaran
tine station boarded the Comus near
tne mouth of the river and told Capta'irt
iranklin that an unknown schooner
and a small boat had been wrecked in
fiat vicinitv and six lives lost No ser
ious dainif; was done at quarantine
station. A report from below savs that
the tus Biloxi of Siidell and two'barges
went ashore and that the fate of those
on board is not known. The report of
the loss of the Colxlen family of 11
above quarantine station has not been
confirmed. At Shell Beach the wind has
ceased but the water is rising and there
has ben considerable damage to crops
Bice has been damaged considerably
down the river.
MOVING NORTHWARD.
Atlanta. Oa., Aug. 16. Weather Fore
caster Hardsby said of the storm con
ditions today:
-The storm that has prevailed along
the gulf for the past 'few davs is-" ow
confined principally to the eastern
rtion oi the Mississippi valley the
storm center this morning being over
Meridian, Miss. The path of the storm
seems to be in a northerly and north
easterly direction. Normal barometerie
pressure is reported as far north as
Cincinnati."
SAVED BT A TREE.
New Orleans. Aug. 16. The United
Fruit company's steamer Esther ar
rived here today. She experienced
heavy winds, but was not injured and
saw no vessels in distress. The Esther
reported that there was no serious
damage at the quarantine station, but
that considerable property had been
swept away at Port Eads.
The fruit company fears for the
safety of another of its ships, the Ful
ton. The Fulton left Ceiba fourteen
and a half days ago, and is now ten
days overdue. She has never been re
ported. Captain Stevenson of the Esther
brought up with l.im Captain Sanuel
J. Dunham aud four members of the
crew of the tug Biloxi. The Biloxi cap
sized during the storm, and the five
rescued men made their way to a tree,
to which they clung until rescued.
They reported that two of the crew of
the tug were missing-.
Captain Stevenson also reported that
he saw a ship's mast, possibly a fruit
er's, sticking out of the water about
nine miles from Southwest pass. Ho
was unable to identify the vessel., and
saw none of her crew.
The Esther has as passengers Juan
y Carrillo. familv of twelve and four
! servants, all of Belize. They had been
I at the quarantine station for several
j days and passed safely through the
j storm. Captain Stevenson said a
i houseboat and small craft had been
battered to pieces in the vicinity of the
station, but he had learned of no loss
of life.
A TIDAL. WAVE
Similar to That of 1893 on the Gulf
Coaat.
New Orleans, Aug. 16. The storm
which had been sweeping the gulf coast
from Pensacola and moving westward
during the past two days has prostrated
telegraph and telephone wires to such
an extent that news from the outlying
sections is hard to get. The gravest
fears have been entertained for the
safety of the people living at Port Eads,
w hich is at the mouth of the Mississippi
river, and for the ships that started for
sea just before the storm began. The
wires to Port Eads have been pros
trated since Tuesday but the Picayune
reached a man who left there at 2
o'clock Wednesday. He was at Buras,
which is ti! miles down the river and
the farthest point with which there is
wire communication at the present
time. This man describes the storm
which swept that section as a regular
tidal wave, similar to the one which re
sulted in such awful loss of life in 1S93.
He says all the people living on the
east bank of the river have moved up
to the "Jump." which is 15 miles from
the mouth of the river. The house of a
man named Cobdeti, half a mile above
the quarantine station, was swept away,
and the 15 members of the family, in
cluding nine children, were drowned.
The quarantine buildings were badly
damaged but no one injured. The big
tug Chamberlain was driven high and
dry but her coal is safe. The pile driver
at Port Eads was sunk. The steamboat
Buras was driven ashore near the light
house, and later it was reported that
she had sunk. Her crew were said to
have been saved.
There are numerous reports of indi
vidual casualties along the river from
Buras down to the passes.
Not a single 'essel has passed up
the river since the storm began, and
fears are entertained for those that are
expected. There is serious apprehen
sion concerning the Cheniere Cam
inada and Grand Isle sections, on the
south Louisiana coast of the Mississippi
river, where 2,000 lives were lost in
1!!3 by the tidal wave. Tp to this writ
ing no word has been received from
that section, which is largely inhabited
by fishermen, mostly Chinese and Ma
lays. The Louisville & Nashville railroad Is
blocked off beyond Chef Menteur, 30
miles from this city. The big steel
bridge there is safe, but beyond there
are several washouts on the road. The
New Orleans and Northwestern road
is also blocked by washouts, and a big
trestle over Lake Pontehartrain has
been shaken by the heavy seas break
ing against it.
Much damage has been done at Shell
Beach, a settlement of Ijake Borge,
which is southeast of city and connects
with Lake Pontehartrain. All tli
buildings there have been swept away,
and there are reports of loss of life !
among the fishermen, but the exact ex
tent of this is not known. A tidal wave
swept over the land there as it did nine
years ago.
In the city of New Orleans and su
burbs there has been some damage. At
Milburg, one of the lake resorts, rail
road pier head, running out into the
lake for 1.000 yards, has been destroyed
and all light buildings demolished.
There was no loss of life. The steam
er Neptune, tied to this pier head,
pounded herself to pieces and sank.
At West End the lake run over th
revetment and destroyed nearly all the
buildings there. The big dancing pa
vilion at Lakeview was postponed t
pieces by wreckage washed up by the
waves. The shell road to West End has
been under three feet of water and
Bucktown. a gambling resort, has been
swept away. It was at the mouth of a
canal, and the sweep of water into the
canal from the lake carried everything
before it.
The old basin canal, coming Into the
city on Toulouse street, overflowed its
banks, inundating the entire second
district. A thousand men have been
put to work on it and are raising its
banks.
A coal fleet of 24 barges belonging to
the Monongahela Coal Co.. and anchor
ed at Coal Port, nine miles above the
city, had a rough experience, and every
tu in the harbor was sent up there to
save the barges. Six of them, with an
aggregate capacity of 6.000 tons of coal,
sank. The tow boat Henry Marx, be
longing to the Interstate Transporta
tion company, pounded a hole in her
bottom at Oretna this morning and
sank.
Americana Control the Market.
London, Aug. 16. There has been a
recrudescence of agitation on the part
of Irish and British farmers against
what they term the practical monopoly
of the London meat market by Ameri
cans and the board of agriculture has
promised to inquire into the matter.The
agitators assert that the American im
porters of cattle have so influenced a
corporation) in London, which controls
the markets that they absolutely con
trol the trade and rule prices to the
practical exclusion of home farmers.
Wealthiest Man in Iowa Dies.
Des Moines. Ia. .Aug. 16. Edwin Man
ning, the wealthiest man in the state of
Iowa died at his home in Keosauqua at
6 o'clock this morning at Wie advanced
age of 86 years. His estate is valued at
three millions.
DENS OF VICE.
Topeka Surrounded With Chain
of Road Houses.
Stone's Folly Is One of Latest
and Most Palatial.
NEIGHBORS PROTEST.
Sheriff Cook Says He Doesu't
Know About It.
Several Iiesidenees on the Out
skirts Have Been Ilented.
ONE ON EAST SIXTH.
Another About to Be Opened on
West Sixth.
Negotiations For Dr. Roby Prop
erty in South Topeka.
Nothing Being Done to Check
the Spread.
Stone's Folly, southwest of Topeka,
has been transformed from a Bible
school into a gaudily furnished road
house within the last month. This is
but the beginning of a sytem of road
houses that are to be located in the
country surrounding the city and away
from the jurisdiction of the polic.
A month ago Harry Croft, v-ho at
one time was one of the most prosper
ous jointists in Topeka, bought the
place. The building was occupied by
Rev. Charles H. Parham and his Bible
school. The place was owned by the
American Bible society, who were
forced to take the property several
years ago to satisfy a mortgage. Croft
gave it out that he was going to start
a large chicken ranch. He bought the
property, consisting of the three-story
mansion and ten acres, from the Bible
company. Crof,t bought a wagon and
team of horses ostensibly to use in
hauling feed to his chicken ranch and
eggs to market, and it is said he is
really raising chickens.
Croft bargained with the American
Bible society for the place for $7,000. He
paid $500 down, and the contract is that
he is to pay $500 annually until the
purchase price has been paid. The
managers of the Bible society often an
nounced that they would not dispose of
the property to anyone who would use
is for any illegal purposes.
Soon after he had closed the deal for
the place Croft moved out there and
bought a large amount o furniture to
use in furnishing the house. The
"Folly" cost $40,000 when it was built.
It is covered with all sorts of towers
and cupolas and dormer windows, and
contains at least twenty rooms. The
building has a high basement, two
stories and a large finished attic story.
The interior is finished in various kinds
of expensive woods, carving and other
expensive ornamentations. It is one
of the largest residences ever built in
or near Topeka.
Two years ago Croft gave up the
joint business in Topeka. He had been
operating a large joint at 410 Kansas
avenue. He was arrested with regu
larity, and finally closed his place and
moved to the Indian reservation. He
found that business there was risky,
and went to St. Marys, where for a
tine he flourished in the chicken busi
ness, he says. A month ago he re
turned to Topeka and opened negotia
tions for the building he now occu
pies. Complaints have been made to Sheriff
Porter Cook by Robert Stone, who lives
close to the "Folly." Stone and the
neighbors are keeping a close watch on
the place. Sheriff Cook says he knows
nothing 'about the place except what
lie has heard. Saturday night a car
riage load of people who were return
ing from the place at a late hour over
turned the carriage and wrecked it.
Drinks are served, and the establish
ment is complete in every detail.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
Croft's place is but one of at least
three road houses now in operation.
Lou Arnold, who conducted a place on
lower Kansas avenue, has been run
ning a road house east of town on the
Sixth street road for some time. She
has rented what is known as the Golden
property.
Bill George has been running a road
house south of town on the Topeka ave
nue road across the Shunganunga for I
May Ox Hughes It's not
some time. His place is what is known
as the Jordan property.
Yesterday afternoon the furniure was
bought to be used in furnishing a new
road house on the West Sixth street
road on the old Hartsock property near
Martin's creek. The furniture was
bought by a man named Spendlove who
claims to have leased the property. The
old Hartsock house is a two story brick
building with a basement. It is close
to the insane asylum grounds.
Jennie Cline, Vera Knowdes and
May Stanton, who have been the keep
ers of disorderly houses in Topeka for
several years, are figuring on opening
road houses to add to he chain already
started. It is understood among the
demi monde that the Knowles woman
intends to invest $1,200 in a road house
and the Cline woman wishes to put in
about $800. f
WANT DR. ROB-fr'S PLACE.
Other places are being negotiated for.
One of the places proposed to be includ
ed in the chain of resorts is Dr. H. W.
Roby's place on South Kansas avenue.
Dr. Roby has received offers for his
property through an agent. He does
not know who wants the place and he
says he will not lease or rent his prop
erty for any such use.
The plan of having the road houses
in the country is to be outside the city
limits and to not be under the jurisdic
tion of the police. Those who propose
to open the places think that if their
places are outside the city limits that
there will be little complaint about
them.
One resort outside the city has been
raided. Assistant Attorney General
Redden proceeded against Mrs. John
Mahanna for running a place east of
town on the Fourth street road. She is
now serving out her sentence in the
county jail.
ORDEREDSOUTII.
Ranger Will Sail For Panama
From San Diego.
Washington, Aug. 16. The cruiser
Ranger now at San Diego, Cal., today
was ordered to proceed southward to
Panama. It is expected that she will
be able to leave without delay as her
commander has had warning to pre
pare for the Journey. The Ranger is a
little over a thousand tons and her
speed is but six knots an hour.
The cruiser Philadelphia, which ar
rived at San Francisco yesterday from
the Samoan islands, is to go at once in
to dry dock at the Mare island yard for
overhauling and general repairs. The
navy department has decided that "this
vessel should be immediately placed in
condition in order that she mighf be
prepared, if occasion arose, to go south
to the scene of the trouble on the isth
mus. The state department today issued
the following:
"The department of state is advised
by a telegram from Mr. Russell, charge
d'affaires in Venezuela, that the depar
ture of the Colombian minister from
Caracas was voluntary and that he has
the intention of returning to his post.
Mr. Russell has taken charge of the
Colombian legation property and
archives during the minister's absence.
Mr. Russell does not state that he has
assumed charge of Colombian interests
as he was authorized to do if requested
and with the assent of the Venezuelan
government. It is inferred that he has
not been asked to do so."
TO INVITE THE WORLD.
Secretary Hay Will Ask Every
body to Come to St. Louis.
Washington, Aug. 16. Former Sena
tor Thomas H. Carter, of Montana,
chairman of the national committee of
the St. Louis exposition and former
Governor David Francis of Missouri,
w ere callers upon Secretary Hay at the
state department today. They talked
with Mr. Hay concerning formal noti
fications which the exposition managers
desire the department to send t the
various governments of the world Bo
lieitinr exhibits at the coming exposi
tion. Secretary Hay told the commis
sioners that the department would pre
pare such letters and transmit them as
soon as possible.
Temperatures of Large Cities.
Chicago, Aug". 16. 7 a, m. tempera
tures: New York 72; Boston 74; Phil
adelphia 74: Washington 76:ChIcago 72;
Minneapolis 60; Cincinnati 6S; St. Louis
4.
Chinese Are Grateful.
Fekin. Aug. 16 The Palace of Ances
tors, hitherto guarded by French troops
was yesterday transferred to the Chi
nese authorities intact. The Chinese
express themselves as grateful, for the
other palaces were looted before being
restored. ! 'iSfttiS
ONE EFFECT OF ANTI-SWINE ORDINANCE,
- y ' "n
my fault that I am forced to banish
S4 AWEEK.
Strikers Will Begin to Draw
That Amount September 1.
Men Outside of Amalgamated
to Be Cared For.
FALLING INTO LINE.
Three Thousand Employes of
the Steel Colossus
At Joliet Finally Decide to Join
the Strikers.
TIG HE'S APPEAL WON.
Had the Same Contract as the
Chicago Men.
Next Effort Will Be Made at
Milwaukee Works.
j Pittsburg, Aug. 16. It is reported that
tne tUDe welders or tne .National xube
works at McKeesport have refused to
join any union and that they will return
to work whenever the strike shows any
weakness. The knobblers are to meet
on Sunday and vote on a continuance
of the strike. Discussing the strike to
day President Shaffer said:
"Under our constitution our men will
on September 1 commence to receive
$4 a week apiece. There is no provision
for men outside of the Amalgamated,
but they will be looked after."
Referring to the status of the men In
the western lodges who have refused
to strike, President Shaffer declared
himself today as follows:
"The men of the Chicago lodges of
the Amalgamated association who re
fused to obey the strike order will be
placed without the pale of the organi
zation. Notices will be sent to all the
lodges to receive no communication
from them and to send none to them
and to accept no working cards from
them. Such notification will be given
at once. A date will be set at which
intercourse must cease, the date to
cover the recent defection of the men
in the trust plants in the west."
FIRES WILL BE DRAWN.
Pittsburg, Aug. 16. A telegram from
McKeesport announces that the fires
of the Monongahela blast furnaces will
be drawn tomorrow and 400 men will be
without employment. The order to close
down resulted from the strike. The
strike organizers are working among
the Carnegie men at Homestead and
Duesquene and claim they have a foot
hold. They may hold a meeting at the
latter place on Saturday night. The
steel managers say their position at
those two ' places is impregnable.
Wheeling is stirred by a statement that
the steel corporation is planning "the
removal of several of its plants to town
where there is less labor sentiment. The
steel workers at the Riverside plant
are the only ones still at their places.
Plans for the relief of strikers are
being prepared at McKeesport and
Wheeling. Only $27o has been raised at
the former place but more is promised.
Wheeling has named a relief commit
tee. Contributions are coming in to
Secretary Williams but no plan for aid
ing the men who are out is an
nounced. v
CLOSES EVERT PLANT.
Pittsburg. Pa., Aug. 16. The 600 em
ployes of the' National Galvanizing
works, an adjunct of the National Tube
company at McKeesport, joined the
strikers today. This closes every plant
in McKeesport.
JOLIET MEN" FALL IN.
Joliet, 111., Aug. 16. The four lodges
of the Amalgamated association em
ployes of the Illinois Steel company at
Joliet, by a unanimous vote, decided
last night to obey the strike order of
President Shatter. The conference was
in session from 3 o'clock until 9 before
the decision was reached.
The steel mills were closed at noon to
enable the members of the association
to attend the meeting, which was
called by National Assistant Secretary
Tighe. after his arrival. He was ac
companied by Vice President Davis, of
the Fourth district. Both men present
ed the side of the association to the
local members. It was argued that, in
order to secure the organization of
non-union workers In the east, it was
essential that tne western men should
join the strike movement.
Mr. Tighe also appealed to the fealty
of the men to tne association: he urged
them to be men and to stand by their
union. His remarks were received witn
you with my own hand.
"
enthusiasm, and presaged the vote that
followed.
This action will close the entire steel
plant here, throwing out of employ
ment nearly 3.000 men. Fires were
drawn last night.
The Joliet men had the same con
tract with the Illinois Steel company
as the South Chicago workers, who re
fused to listen to the arguments of Sec
retary Tighe. The contracts call for
three months' notice to the company
before quitting work.
Secretary Tighe left for Milwaukee,
where he will endeavor to bring out
the Bayview men. The Bayview lodges
have voted once, as the Joliet lodges
had, not to obey the strike order.
HOPES ARE HIGH.
Strike Will Be a Long Drawn Strug
gle Now It Is Said.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 16. The reversal
of front by the men of Joliet has cheer
ed the steel strikers more than any
other event of the week and their hopes
again seem high. It has ended for the
time being all talk of peace by com
promise and given the tight the aspect
of a prolonged one. The strikers de
clare in their enthusiasm that they will
force the Milwaukee men to join with
them and that in the end the Chicago
Steel workers rather than lose the hall
mark of unionism will finally recon
sider their action and swing into line.
The loss at Joliet has had no apparent
effect upon the men who are directing
the field operations of the steel corpor
ation. One of them remarked when he
heard the news from Joliet:
"Well, it seems to be settling down to
a long drawn out fight and I guess we
can win at that scrt of game."
There were no developments today in
the situation in western Pennsylvania,
Ohio or West Virginia. McKeesport
and Wheeling continue silent, while
here in Pittsburg and vicinity no effort
was made to add to the force at the
mills which are working either partly
or in full with non-union men. The
steel corporation is "preparing to re
open the steel works at Monsen.
While men are being brought cp from
the south, it is expected by Monday a
start will be made there. Every pre
caution to guard the non-union men is
beinjr taken, as it is feared that when
they arrive some of the strikers and
their sympathizers can not be held in
check by their leaders. The American
Tin Plate company officials have plans
for resumption at some of their Idle
plants, but have carried no more of
them out yet. The strikers claim that
the lower union Carnegie mill and the
Lindsay & McCutcheon mills are in
paired, but this the steel officials deny
President Shatter was an early ar
rival at strike headquarters, and talked
freely about the situation. When asked
if Trustee Pierce had gone east to do
some organizing, he said:
"I will not talk on Mr. Pierce's trip.
"Will he go to Duncansville?" was
asked.
"The Amalgamated association never
sought to organize those men, ne saia.
They sent word for us to send an or
eanizer there. ' We did so with the re
suit that is already known. We have
not troubled ourselves about them since.
They do not amount to a row of pins
and if they come into the association it
must be voluntarily. 1 have received
a telegram from Mr. Tighe, stating thai
the Joliet men are out and that he will
go to Milwaukee."
"Have you any word from Vice Pres
ident Davis of Chicago.' was asked.-
"I have not heard from Mr. Davis and
do not know his position. I know what
is going on In every mill in the country
and am satisfied with the situation. I
have reports from the local mills sup
posed to be in operation and of their fail
ure in turning out work. It looks nice to
see the flames of these mills goinsr up.
but our men know there is nothing going
on In them that amounts to anything. Mr.
Tighe has the right to bring back the
charters of the western lodees where the
men refuse to go out, and will do so if
necessary. If I were one of those men I
would be ashamed of myself."
CRESCEUS GOT $7,000.
Lost by Shut Out of The Abbot
Last Tear on the Turf.
New York, Aug. 16. Interviewed con
cerning the Creseeus-The Abbot race,
George H. Ketcham, of Toledo, O.,
owner of Cresceus, said:
"Cresceus did just what I expected
him to. He is the greatest horse In
the world, and he has not yet reached
his liaiit. This is his last season on
the turf, and I will retire with a rec
ord as close to two minutes as possible.
I tried to distance The Abbot, and con
sider the feat a feather in Cresceus'
cap. By doing so, however, I got only
$7,000, the regular first money, and The
Abbot's owner receives $5,000."
Asked why he drove to distance The
Abbot. Mr. Ketcham said:
"That's horse racing. I brought
Cresceus here to beat The Abbot, and
I wanted to finish up the job as quickly
and effectually as possible. To have
taken my horse back and allowed Geers
to get inside tne flag would have sa
vored of hippodrome racing. As it was
everybody on the grounds went away
knowing he had seen a genuine h. use
race. Many were somewhat disap
pointed, perhaps, that it ended so sud
denly .snd unexpectedly, but this was
much better than a longer race in
which there was a truce."
NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Members of All Reform Parties Invit
ed to Kansas City.
Carthage, Mo., Aug. 16. The follow
ing invitation has been issued to the
fusion Populists of the United States
by J. H. Cook, chairman of the allied
party and also chairman of the fusion
Populist state committee of the state.
A mass national conference has been
called to meet in Kansas City on Sep
tember 17, 18 and 19. 1901. of all the
reform forces of the United States, in
viting the fusion Populists of the na
tion to participate in harmony with all
other national reform forces in launch
ing and naming a national third party
political organization in line with the
principles enunciated at the Kansas
City conference of June 18 and 19, 1901.
At this conference it is hoped that the
People's party will be reunited and
join hands with all reform forces in
the nation in the advance of reform
politics.
Heavy Hail in Arizona.
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 16 A heavy
rain of half an hour's duration oc
curred at Lesa City, 18 miles east of
here, accompanied by a heavy fall of
hail, an unusual occurrence In this re
gion. The wind broke down the tree
and unroofed snail buildings. A wash
out on the Maricopa and Phoenix road
at the north bank of the Gila river
threatens the bridge, and passengers
and mail are being transferred.
WHAT OFGEOES f
Kansas Girl Should Poso lor
Statue of the Cioddes.
HerType Should Be Perpetuat
ed ou Capitol Dome.
THE PLAN FINDS FAVOR
ExecutiTe Council Thinks Fk
ure Should Mean Something.
Architect Stanton Also Favors
the Idea.
State officers are giving some thong i t
to the question of making Miss Cert-s,
the bronze statue which i to be pla - I
on the dome of the state house iU'
fall, a Kansas girl beyond mere luxa
tion. Several think it a happy suxses-
tlon that some fair citizeness be perpet
uated in the figure of the goddess.
It is a matter for the executive coun
cil to determine and it will probably In
taken up at its next regular rm etirc
Max O'Rell says the royalty of Kui
ope should renew its vigor by alliuiu
with the strong and healthy Kansas
girl. It was a pretty compliment to
her worth. The state now has an op
portunity at hand to pay another com
pliment just as pretty of its own ac
cord. A member of the executive council in
discussing the suggestion said: "it
would be a good Idea to have the status
on the dome represent something mo.y
than a mere allegory, something ani
mate as well as inanimate. If we should
select some one of the women of Kan
sas who has had a conspicuous part in
the making of our state to loan hri"
features to our patron of agriculture,
an emblematic crown to the state's of
ficial home, it would be a worthy tri bute
to Kansas' womanhood. We won! I
not let the joker in with Mrs. Nation.
Mrs. Lease or similar suggestions. I
have no particular personage In mind
Just at present that would be appro
priate. Of course if we were to pick,
from the flower of our maidens, she
would be found in my district, w h-r
the queen of our Kansas girls v.ou. 1
surely be found."
State Architect John Stanton. w)h
made the preliminary design. fa vors the
idea and considers it practicable to in
clude the typical Kansas grirl in the d'
siit, from a constructive point of vi'w.
No one district can carry off the dis
tinction of having the prlz girl as eas
ily as it is said by one state otllcial.
The Kansas type is found in every tty.
town and hamlet in the state. They
will put their claims forward, too. It is
a good time to find the "typical Kans i-i
girl," whther or no she is to be cast in
eternal bronze.
An investigation should be made t
secure the best type of the young wo
men for which Kansas is famous to h(
cast into deathless bronze to surmount
the state house dome.
The State Journal will be pleased t
receive suggestions as fo how this can
best be done.
BUBTOFi mm CALLS.
Eecomes Impatient at II oldt l"p
of Tracy Appointment.
"U'ahlnton. X). C, Ausr- 16. Spnntor J.
R. Burton of Kansaa clid on Attorney
Gneral Knox lat yest'-rdu y aftcnuoti
and again urg-ed fhe immediate appoint
ment of B. H. Tracy to suKvwd I. II.
lambert aa I'nlted States district attor
ney. Senator Burton came b;ick from Xw
York for this purpose, having become im
patient at the continued hold-up v. In n c
wh.s so con li dent I y vpn out early la st
week, that the chartieH HKainst Tr:u v
were settled and t hj in t inm t h m tr i . it
that the appointment should be iorthcoi"
Iiik before this. '
The senator expressed the greatest con
fidence bint nitiht timt th a pp un t men t
will be made shortly, but t h-rt are no j?i
d lea lions that the cae will be taken w :
at the department in the n-ar future. Tia
department peems to a wa it a po-dii w
move on the part of the appointee to up
set the accusations.
It is thought that something more th;u
a denial of the charges will be required
before the commission is issued.
WHAT THEY L1ISSED,
Morgan About to Give Employes
& Share in the Business.
New York, Ausr. 16. The Press s;is:
"J. Plerpont Morgan bus planned th-i
greatest labor union of the mkp. a uiii-u
of labor and capital. According to 1 i
plans Htock of the United Slates st--l
corporation valued at several millions of
dollars at par has been set aide tor i If
purchase at outside tig-tires by the t;.yi)
men employed bv the corrorA,tion. li e
contemplated to form this co-imrf neriti ;t
between tne snareiioio-rs ana uie -rr;-
loves of the L'niled hiatus btvei cor
pora t ion.
'The plan was cowti ed before tl, ,
strike was on and then It was (x''rim
that it might be In opermion In t w j
vears. It reouire-d time to InrrimliHe th
details of such a tremendous uiHl-rtaki-i;-c.
For this reason announcement, waa wlni.
held. At a recent conference, howev. r.
between the executive boarl of the Am;u-
gramated association and riarles fst-hv' jd.
the iiresiiient of the t'nited Siatex Su- j
corporation, it came ont that t riah h
formulated a scnerne wnm-iiy u was pc-toa-d
to make every ernniove of the ere.-i
corporation a co-operator in the bi.-i-
ness.
The Press b1.o savs that the plan
temnlated bv ttM Tinted States S1.--1 ..!-
mtrmion in nottilniT more than a Mi;tt !-
velopment of the scheme that ha- pre
vailed in the CmnrKle plantH since lxt.
Faria Cyclers in Long Race.
Paris, Aujr. Id. The contestants li
an international bicycle rate f
Paris to Hrest and return, a Uist
of 1,200 kilometers, started at
o'clock thia n.orninu. There were
competitors. Autouturier was the
to pass Dreux 21 mi"S north of t'ha
at 7:16 o'clock. Miller, of Chicago,
the eig-hth to passDreux, at T:;'l.
roto
I tve
4: .:
v- a
an 1
Hurt was n in in.
Weather Indications.
Chlcagro. Aug. IS. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Satur
day, variable wiiiiia.