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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING. JULY 4; 1904
GORMANLOOMSUP
3IarvlanI Man a Strong Probab
ilitjr at St. Louis.
If Parker Fails to Secure' the
Nomination.
ARRIVAL OF BRYAN
Is Signal for Grand Rush of
Democrats to Greet Him.
lie Decline's to Discuss the Sub
ject of Money Flank.
St. Louis, July 4. It looks like
Parker. Nine out of every ten men
who have been closely watching the
situation think that Parker will be
nominated by the second or not later
than the .third .ballot. At the same
time there Is enough uncertainty to
make the situation interesting. The
balloting is five days away, and a
great deal may happen in 120 hours.
iVlth many unpledged and unlnstruct-
cd delegations, with delegations that
Iwlll consider their instructions ful
Plied after one - or. two ballots,
Eoupled with the fact that there is a
ptrong undercurrent against the lead
ing candidate, much might happen. If
Ihe opposition to Judge Parker had
Ihe elements of cohesion he could be
lefeated, but the difficulty of mixing
fll and water is not yet successful.
If not Parker, then Gorman, or
Jemotely Cleveland,
Sunday was a Gorman day. All the
Elements that could be used to aid the
Maryland senator were put forth. His
friends have been in evidence and the
strongest arguments brought to bear
to show that he ought to be named.
JThe congressional Influence has been
a. factor and senators and representa
tives and congressional employes,
talking and working for Gorman, has
given evidence of the popularity of
the Maryland senator among those
Who know him.
Senator Gorman Is not coming to
the convention, and will not enter Into
. scramble for the nomination, nor
Wrlll he be a party to a movement to
Defeat the nomination of Parker for
the benefit of some other man Mc
Clellan or Cleveland, for instance.
There has developed two distinct
Situations without regard to candi
dates. One is a desire to "mix it up"
and have a convention which will be
uncertain up to the last moment. The
other Is a "band wagon" contingent;
they want the matter settled as soon
possible and get close to the driver.
Thus !t happens that delegations with
Javorite sons are among those who
would like to prolong the contest and
be among the first to swing for the
winning man. Some uninstructed del
egations would be glad of the oppor
tunity to make the presidential candi
date If they were sure they could pick
the winner. Naturally the "band
wagon" delegates are now counted for
Parker, but If it were possible to show
them another man who would win
they would be ready to support him.
Objections to Parker.
The opponents of Judge Parker
raise a number of objections. Hill as
his political backer and August Bel
mont as a representative of the busi
ness Interests behind him are said to
be unpleasant for many Democrats.,
The opposition of Tammany in New!
York and of Bryan and Hearst in
other portions of the country has
some effect. Of all the candidates
suggested Parker seems more ob
jectionable to Bryan and Hearst than
any other man, Cleveland alone ex
cepted. Tet several of the delegations
under Instructions for Hearst freely
announce their preference for Parker
and exrect to vote for him on the
second ballot.
The Cleveland talk has been on the
vrane, but there is quite a contingent
that is watching the situation with the
hope that a condition may arise which
will make Cleveland's nomination ad
visable, but this could not be brought
about except after an exciting and bit
ter struggle.
There has been some talk about
Mayor MeClellan, but it is recognized
that his birth in Germany would fur
nish a small element of uncertainty,
while a still greater factor Is the
solid delegation of New York state
supporting another candidate.
Soon after Mr. Bryan's arrival in
St. Louis there was some talk about
Judge Gray, mainly because a report
had been circulated that the Nebraska
man would support the Delaware man
in preference to any other candidate.
Occasionally the name of Joseph Folk
Is heard and it Is apparent that Mis
souri Democrats do not want any fur
ther prominence given to the young
Missouri attorney.
The presidential situation has been suf
ficiently interesting to keep the vice pres
idency and the platform somewhat in the
background, although both have received
consideration. Many drafts of alleged plat
forms have been brought to the city and
several prominent delegates are said to
have the real thing, but it is evident that
the platform will be made in committee
and after a sharp contest. It is known
that Senator Gorman made a draft of a
platform and sent it here with the
Maryland delegation. This will be pre
sented to the committee on resolutions.
Men from the far west have been mak
ing quite an active canvass for Former
Senator George Turner for vice president,
and the names of Marshall Field of Chi
cago; Benjamin F. Shively of Indiana,
John Kern of the same state. David R.
Francis of Missouri. David S. Rose of
"Wisconsin and John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi are among those whose names
are mentioned in connection with the sec
ond place on the ticKet. out as long as
there is doubt about who will head the i
ticket no great excitement can be worked
up over the second place.
ANV PLATFORM WILL DO.
AH Hill Cares for Is the Nomination
" of Parker.
St. Louis, July 4. New York, and of
course New York means Parker, is so
confident that their candidate is to
be nominated that they are talking over
with leaders of delegations from other
states the question of a running mate,
and to all delegations that have a can
didate for the place are giving assur
ances of their distinguished -esteem.
Former Senator Hill. William F. She
han, former Senator Murphy, and State
Senator McCarren held a levee all Sun
day afternoon and while they have not
yet seen all the delegations promised
for Parker, are In a state of extreme
confidence, so much so, indeed, that
they are not paying any attention to
the arrival of the leaders of the Tam
many delegations. In fact. Senator Mc
Carren said" significantly: "We are
looking for people who have uninstruct-
td votes to deliver. The Tammany
otes will be cast by ex-Senator
Murphy, who votes New York state
under the unit rule and he will cast
thr" for Parker, who wUl be nominat-
ed, perhaps, on the first ballot and sure
ly on the second.
Two things were stated definitely at
Senator Hill's headquarters, first that
no platform has been drawn for Judge
Parker to stand on ana that even
rough draft will not be forthcoming
until Wednesday, and second, that
Judge Parker as a candidate will read
ily stand upon any platform that a ma
jority of the convention agree upon.
This last statement is significant be
cause it is thoroughly well known tha
he would not stand on a radical plat
form. It is therefore evident that the
Parker supporters are already assured
that the convention will not agree to
even a suggestion of radicalism as su
eested bv Brvan and Hearst support
ers. but indeed will strongly tend in an
entirely different direction, particularly
on the financial and tanrc planus,
man close to Senator Hill-said:
"The feeling is that the Bryan ele
ment have had their way twice,
vrar thev did as thev pleased and the
next time they were catered to by
havine the old platform Indorsed.
They have had their innings and have
failed. This time they must give way
to the conservatives and if they are
good Democrats they will do It grace
fullv."
There is some difference of opinion
as to whether the plank should read
"sound money." or simply refer to tne
"money of the constitution," while a
few think It would be eminently
proper to declare for a gold standard.
This latter thing will not be done, but
it is probable that there will be a dec
laration "for the money of the consti
tution."
Senator Hill himself is paying little
or no attention to the platform, at
least at present, and this statement
was made for him by one of those
close to him: "Senator Hill is not
drawing the platform and, while he
will represent the state in the com
mittee on resolutions, will not be its
chairman. Several men of affairs, in
cluding some of the United States sen
ators and members of congress, are
preparing individual planks and will
submit them- at a conference on Tues
day or Wednesday. But Senator Hill
wants It distinctly understood that he
has no platform prepared and that
the only thing he is devoting his at
tention to is the nomination of Judge
Parker.
BRYAN BESIEGED.
Appears to Have Retained Much
His Old Time Popularity.
of
St. Louis, July 4. William Jen
nings Bryan arrived at the Jefferson
hotel shortly before noon Sunday, and
from the moment he set foot In the
hotel he was an exceedingly busy man.
his callers being so many that he
found it difficult to obtain time for
meals.
The Instant he walked Into the lobby
of the hotel he was surrounded by
dense crowd which pressed forward
to shake him by the hand. There was
no cheering or demonstrations of any
kind beyond the pressure of the
throng around him, which finally be
came so dense that he had difficulty
in reaching his room. As soon as he
entered the door of his apartment the
visitors were upon him and from that
time on he was given no rest. He de
clined to express an opinion regarding
the outcome of the convention.
'I see," he said, "that it has been
reported that I am to be a member
of the committee on credentials. I
would like to be, but I will not. I am
to be a member of the committee on
resolutions, and could hardly serve on
them both. The committee on cre
dentials will have an Important mat
ter to settle at this convention. It
must determine whether or not the
party Is to be run by gavel rule. In
my opinion there is no more import
ant question before the public today
tnan wnetner or not a few men. one
of whom happens to have a gavel in
his hand, shall override the wishes of
the voters who have selected certair
men to represent them in conventions
The people elect their men, and should
have them, but In some cases of late it
does not seem as though they were
getting tnem. i am opposed to such
proceedings from every standpoint."
Won't Discuss Finance.
On the subject of platform Mr. Bry
an was non-committal. "I have heard
talk," he said, "of a. gold plank in the
piatrorm. or course, it goes without
saying that I am opposed to such a
thing, and I will not stand for it."
"Does that mean that if a gold plank
is inserted in the rlatform that you
will leave the convention?"
Mr. Bryan laughed heartily as he re
plied: "I do not think that I will be called
to answer that question In the conven
tion, any more than I am compelled to
answer It now. Really, though, I could
not discuss such a question as that."
When asked if he had any particular
financial plank that he proposed to
father before the committee on reso
lutions, Mr. Bryan declined to say,
merely remarking:
"I cannot talk of that matter before
the meeting of the committee on reso
lutions." Neither would Mr. Bryan say if he
would accept a financial plank compro
mising between an affirmation of the
Kansas City and Chicago platforms and
a gold plank.
Makes a Statement,
Later in the day Mr. Bryan gave out
the following formal statement:
"After conferences with a number of
delegates from various sections I am
satisfied that the opposition to Judge
Parker Is sufficient to make his nomi
nation highly improbable. If not impos
sible. There has been no concentration
upon any anti-Parker candidate, but
two arguments are having weight with
the delegates. Among the radical Dem
ocrats the feeling is that the party
must not be surrendered into the hands
of Wall street. The Influences back
of the Parker candidacy are so Inti
mately associated with the trusts and
great corporations that the Democratic
party could not appeal to the masses.
The party cannot afford to entrust its
future to the men who were responsible
for the party's defeat in 1896 and 1900.
If Mr. Parker had a record of his own
he might be judged upon that record.
But as he has refused to speak he must
be Judged by the record of his political
manager, ex-Senator Hill, and his fin
anclal agent, August Belmont, and
their records. A man who is weak
enough to put his candidacy In their
hands before the convention would not
be strong enough to resist their influ
ence after the election if he were by
any possibility successful.
"Parker Cannot Win.
"The second objection is the one
that carries weight with the con
servative delegates, viz.: That he can
not win. It is becoming- more and
more apparent that he would prove a
weak candidate, and this is robbing
him of whatever strength he had
among the men whose first desire is
to win. With such a candidate the
battle would begin with a foot race
and end with a rout. These two argu
ments seem quite certain to prove his
undoing.
"The first fight of the convention
seems likely to be over the Illinois
contest.
"The Illinois state convention prob
ably has no parallel in convention
history. It was run by brute force
and without any regard to Democracy
or decency. The contestants will pre
sent the Indorsement of a majority of
the delegates of the convention, who
having been deprived of a voice in the
state convention will appeal for Justice
to the national organization. The na
tional committee cannot Indorse the
Hopkins methods without overthrow
ing the most fundamental of Demo
cratlc - doctrines, viz.: The-right of
the majority to rule.
When asked about the platform
Mr. Bryan replied that nothing defi
nite could be said on the subject; he
hoped to see a platform satisfactory
to the Democrats who had borne the
burden of the fight .In recent cam
paigns. On the subject of candidates
he maintains the attitude that he has
maintained all along, saying that he is
not urging the nomination of any
particular person, and will be - satis
tied with any one whose Democracy
Is unquestioned, and who can be trust
ed to faithfully carry out Democratic
policies after election.
FIELD AGAINST PARKER.
He Must Be Beaten Before Nomina
tion Is Considered. -
St. Louis, July 4. Summarizing the
news reports, gathered from the influ
ential Democrats now arriving to at
tend the convention, and by telegraph
from all parts of the country, the situ
ation is evidently still uncertain. Par
ker remains the leading candidate, but
with a more or less loose support out
side of New York and a few other
states.
Yesterday saw the beginnings of a
solidification of the other candidates
against Parker. The Hearst headquar
ters at the Jefferson became an active
scene from the entrance of the Califor
nia men, the most vigorous of the
Hearst delegations, and the presence of
Mr. Ihmsen, one of Mr. Hearst's per
sonal advisers. There were some con
ferences which encouraged the proba
bility that, without promising anything
to Hearst hlmself.the delegations which
have favorite sons will reach a working
understanding with the Hearst men to
stick together on the balloting to beat
Parker.
Senator Stone, representing Missouri's
candidate, Senator Cockrell, said that
it is "the field against Parker," Intlmat-
ng that Parker musut be beaten before
the chances of other candidates can be
measured.
Two of the marked Incidents of the
day were the subsidence of the Cleve
land Idea and the rather peculiar news
from Senator Gorman. The well-informed
do not believe that Cleveland will
be seriously considered. The Parker
men insist that the Cleveland boom
was started by the Hearst men to di
vide Parker's strength ; while the Hearst
managers assert that the Parker advo
cates put It forth In order to frighten
western delegates into taking up Par
ker as the lesser evil in their eyes.
The reported Illness and possible
absence of Senator Gorman from the
convention gave rise to many rumors.
The report was disagreeable to both
the Parker side and the opposition.
New York friends of Parker were
counting upon Gorman to dissolve any
possible combination against tneir
candidate: while the "field" had hoped
for the Maryland senator's influence
in constructing an opposition strong
enough to successfully combat the
Parker prestige in the south.
The national committee announced
that Congressman John Sharp Wil
liams had been selected as temporary
chairman. It is said that there Is a
division of opinion about the perma
nent chairmanship, some of the Par
ker element on the committee desir
ing to make the temporary organlza
tion permanent: others wishing to Join
the western states in selecting Champ
Clark of Missouri as permanent chair
man.
MAY NAME FOLK.
Brvan Said to Favor the Missouri
Circuit Attorney.
Knoxville. Tenn., July 4. News has
reached this city through reliable sources
and direct from an eye witness that Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, the past week at
St. Louis, held a conference with Circuit
Attorney Folk of St. Louis, in which Mr.
Brvan reauested Mr. Folk's consent to
place his name before the St. Louis con
vention as a candidate for the nomination
for president. The information comes
from an uncle of Mr. Folk, who was in
the office at the time of Mr. Bryan's ar
rival, und at the reauest ot Doth Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Folk, remained through a
part or tne conrerence.
Mr. Folk was non-committal and Mr.
Bryan was arguing and urging with Mr.
Folk to accept when the Tennessee rela
tive excused himself. The Tennessee rel
ative did not learn whether Mr. Folk gave
his consent, or conditional consent, or
ot, but Is of the opinion that Mr. Bryan,
nder certain contingencies, will place
he name of Joseph W. Folk before the
St. Louis convention in a rousing speech.
Belmont Distributes Parker Buttons.
St. Louis, July 4. August Belmont has
caused the distribution of 2,a00 Parker
buttons from headquarters and they
found ready takers. Five hundred im
mense lithographs of the New York jurist
have been distributed. Walt a dozen mar
ker leaders have said: "It Is all over
owi Let s e t him a good running mate.
Parker's personal choice is said to be
Marshall Field of Chicago."
Works wonders while you sleep, brings
bright eves, red lips, lovely color. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea makes people
aoDy. 35 cents, lea or raDieis. tjatnn
Drug Co.
St- Louis and Return $11.40 Santa
'e.
Good for 15 days; $12.70 for' 60
days. ,
$20.00.
Chicago and return via Rock
Island
system; good all summer. ,
THE
. The irresistible dash and vim with
quarters of Kuropatkin at Liao Yang.
SBSSSK tSllllilSitfi :
REST ONARMS.
Belligerent Armies In Manchu
rla Inactire.
Japanese Retire to Sandy Sec
tion of Country.
MUCH RAIN AND MUD.
Render Military Operations All
But Impossible.
Russians Hare Not a Dry Spot
to Camp On. '
Liao Yang, July 4. Seeing the im
possibility of bringing about a decisive
battle in consequence of the retirement
of the Japanese and the heavy rains,
General Kuropatkin, accompanied by
the military attaches is returning, to
Hai Cheng. Both combatants are ap
parently inactive.- The Japenese have
retired to the sandy part of the coun
try to await better weather. The Rus
sians have reoccupied their old posi
tions 30 miles eastward of Llao Yang.
The two armies are now bivouacked on
either side of Dalien pass, which can
not be said to be an effective occupa
tion for either army, as the deep mud
renders impossible the movements of
transport wagons and guns. No battle
of any consequence has been fought
there since the Russians retired from
Dalien pass before the Japanese ad
var.ee. The Russian troops are display
ing splendid spirit, in .spite of terrible
hardships. -There is not a dry spot for
them to camp on and the troops are
often obliged to pass 12 hours in tha
rain before they can prepare soup with
which to warm themselves, owing to
the difficulty experienced in kindlin
fire. The Russians are showing great
consideration for the Chinese, frater
nizing with them and paying them
good wages and high prices for goods
supplied.
BANKERS NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
Politicians Easily Defeated Them on
Baseball Field.
The Bankers and State House base
ball teams, so labeled, fought seven
rounds to the disgrace of each other
on Wrashburn field Saturday after
noon. The official scorer chalked down
the final record as 15 to 7 In favor of
the politicians, but It has not yet gone
through the clearing house. . One of
the features of the game was to watch
the money-lenders line up In the field
and let a hot grounder pasa through
the legs of every one and land up
against the fence, , i
There was, however, one particular
stellar constellation on the field de
scrap, namely, Charles Barnes. He
put up a very spectacular game at
pitching, and like Standard Oil stock
was going up all the time. He Just
winds up, snaps thi ball .and lets her
go. Ben Johnson, (Who was catching,
had a tracer out . after the horsehide
all the time. Barnes' greatest stunt
came in the fourth. One of the
usurers slammed a terrific grounder
at him. Barnes stuck out both paws,
knocked the ball on the ground, and
then crawled after It on hands and
feet. . It looked like a kitten playing
with a ball of yarn.
As much of the agony as the type
setting machine would stand for:
Political complexion Rlchey, right
field; Bacon, left field; Barnes, pitch
er; Johnson, catcher; Payne, center
field; Smith, shortstop; Smith, third
base; Findlay, second base;; Johnson,
first base.
Money Lenders Martin, catcher;
Spillman, pitcher; Wolf, first base;
Smith, shortstop; Norton, right field;
Spielman, left field; Bird, center field;
McKirahan, second base; Wolf, third
base.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
State House 4 3 2 2 4 15 14 89
Bankers 2 1 0 2 2 7 48 200
A $4,000,000 MORTGAGE.
Kansas . Natural Gas Company Takes
Means to Raise Money.
Erie, Kan., July 4. John J. Jones, at
torney for the Kansas Natural Gas com
pany, has filed in the register of deeds
office of this county a four million dollar
bond mortgage, given by the Kansas Nat
ural Gas Co. to the Fidelity Title and
Trust company of Pittsburg, Pa. The in
strument is the largest mortgage bond
ever filed in Neosho county, and the fee
lor filing the same was a handsome sum.
New York 4, Philadelphia 1.
New York, July 4. New York defeated
Philadelphia in the morning ball game in
the American league.
Score: R.H.E.
New York 4 8 2
Philadelphia ..1 7 1
HEADQUARTERS OF KUROPATKIN.
which the Japanese carry on the war
OVER 700 DROWN.
Continued from First Page.)
board and fitted them out as best we
could, made the women as comfort
able as possible and immediately sail
ed for home. The survivors were
landed about 10 o'clock. They will
be sent back to Copenhagen on the
Bothina, sailing tonight."
Karl Mathiasen, the only members
of the crew among the survivors, said
to a representative of the Associated
Press that Rockall reef was invisible
in the fog and rain. The captain and
chief officer of the Norge were both
on the bridge at the time of the ac
cident. The chiew officer got Into one
of the boats, but the captain was seen
on the bridge surrounded by many
persons, all In the attitude of prayer
as the Norge sank.
Refugees Being Landed.
Stornoway, Scotland. July 4. One
hundred and one survivors of the
Danish steamer Norge have been land
ed here. The British steamer Cer-
vona, from Leith July 1 for Montreal,
brought in 32 shortly before noon.
She picked them up from a boat yes
terday evening, westward of the Butt
of Lewis. They were in a woeful
plight, nearly all of them being naked.
One dead child was with the party.
Shortly afterwards the German steam
er Energle arrived with 69 persons
rescued from the Norge's life boat.
They all were terribly exhausted. The
Cervona proceeded on her voyage but
will keep a lookout for other possible
survivors of the Danish steamer.
FOVKTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS.
Pistols and .Fire Crackers Cause u-
' mcrous Injuries.
Edwin Kistler, the 16-year-old son
of V. B. Kistler, of the Kistler-Metz
ler Mercantile company, was shot in
the thijjh of the right leg this morn
ing with a blank cartridge by a boy
named Hulett with whom he was cele
brating the Fourth. Hulett held the
pistol close to Kistler's leg and pulled
the trigger. The discharge lacerated
tne flesh badly and filled it with pow
der. Dr. H. H. Keith was called at
once and attended the injured boy.
He stated that the wound is a bad one
and would lay up Kistler for some
time. There will be no serious results
If blood poisoning is avoided. The
accident happened at 7 o'clock this
morning in front of the Throop hotel
Kistler was taken to his home at 301
Topeka avenue.
Willie Emery, a 6-year-old boy liv
ing at the Sixth Avenue hotel, burned
his left hand badly this morning in
front of the Crawford theater while
trying to relight a giant firecracker,
off which the fuse had been burnt. A
great deal of powder was blown into
the flesh of the fingers and into the
palm of his hand, making a painful
bruise.
One of the early Fourth of July
accidents was that of Charles Sand-
mever of 1208 North Qulncy street,
who had his arm badly torn by the
premature explosion of a small can
non. -
HALF AN INCH OF RAIN.
That Is What the Gauge Registered
Last Night.
Not until today was tha. forecaster will
ing to say what the weather would be
for the .fourth and today he doesn't need
to tell. The wheat and corn region report
savs: "The weather was ciouay uib
mornine over Kansas and western Mis
souri, with but slight changes in temper
ature. Rain had fallen at all stations
and was still falling at Manhattan and
Osage City this morning."
The forecast promises: "Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday," but that does not
mean the clouds will leave. Dut cloudi
ness is lust the thine for fireworks.
The hail and -wind and rain and all the
bluster last night only produced .48 Inch
of rain, which, with the rain Sunday at
ternoon, made a total of .66 Inch. Th
rain Saturday amounted to .03.
Some heavv rains fell in Kansas last
nitrht and the rerjorts are as follows: -
Ft. Scott. 1.26; Macksville, .32; McPher-
son. 1.18; Manhattan, .94; Osage City, .50:
Sedan, 1.Z4; xopeKa, .ttf; Aoronto, ;
Wichita. .34
Saturday s rains were: ton cott.
Macksville, .18; Manhattan, .38: Osage
Citv. trace: Dodge City. .02; Wichita, .ill.
The maximum and minimum tempera
tures for the past 24 hours were as ioi
lows: Baker, 82-62: Fort Scott. 84-64;
Macksville, 84-64: McPherson, SfMSu; Man
hnttan. X2-. .2: Osaee Citv.' 82-62: Sedan
86-64; Topeka, 83-60; Toronto, S4-60; Wich
ita,
The wind at li o ciock was east, oiow
ing six miles an hour. The hourly tern
peratures recorded today were as fol
iows :
7 O'clock 65 9 O ClOCK b(
8 o'clock 6510 o'clock
Pittsburg 7, Chicago 2.
Chicaero. July 4. In the morning game
in the National league the score stood:
Score: R.H.E.
Pittsburg 7 12 0
Chicago 2 8 1
New York 9, Philadelphia 3.
Philadelohia. July 4. New York won
the morning ball game in the National
league from Philadelphia.
Score: R.H.E.
New York 9 10 0
Philadelphia 3 7 2
now threatens
the military head-
EIGHTEEN DEAD.
(Continued from First Page.)
at his- hotel. "We were In the chair
car at the rear of the train and it did
not leave the track. When the acci
dent occurred the front cars piled up
on tne engine, took fire and burned
There were dead and Injured people
all around and it seemed to us that
there were forty killed, but probably
the number is not so great. We did
not learn the cause of the accident
nor the actual number of the dead
and injured, as we took the Illinois
Central train for St. Louis soon after
tne accident.
Mrs. Bachelor has a badly bruised
nip as a result of the accident, but
Deyond that and a general shaking up
neither Mr. nor Mrs. Bachelor are in
jured.
Description of the Wreck.
St. Louisa Jul v 4. No i nformatinn r
celved today at the office of President
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., of the Wabash
roaa makes any change in the number
of dead and injured in the wreck at
i.itcnneid, ill., as given out last night.
-ine number of dead will not exceed 20,
while . the injured number anywhere
from 35 to 50. Two of the injured died
uumig me nignt and two more are ex
pected to die today. It will be some
time before a complete list of casual
ties can be obtained.
Among those on the wrecked train
who escaped Injury was J. M. Buggle
of Chicago. Mr. Buggle, who arrived
In St. Louis today gives a graphic de
scription of the wreck which he de
clares was much more tragical than
given in first reports. Mr. Buggie was
in a rear coach, which was onlv slleht-
ly damaged. At the time of the wreck
he was standing near the rear door. He
was hurled out of the coach by the
force of the collision and landed in a
aiten. Mr. Buggie said:
"Fourteen or fifteen killed does not
begin to give the number. In my opin
ion there were many more than that. I
personally assisted in caring for the
bodies of 15 of those who were dead
or who died later and I was only one
In a large number. Almost without ex
ception, all the passengers who were
able and all the citizens of the Illinois
town went to work with a will and did
all within their power to rescue and
care for those who could not care for
themselves.
"There were those who risked and
lost their lives trying to save others.
One poor fellow had been uninjured
and could easily have found a place of
safety. But he saw men and women
and children in distress, pinioned in
the cars. He ran to their assistance,
braving the dangers of the fire which
raged within the coaches. He had not
thought of the death which might
await him there, but he rushed on In
tent upon doing all within his power
to save those who up to that time had
not been so fortunate as he.
"As he approached the car it sud
denly toppled over. It struck him on
the head, crushing his skull and hold
ing him pinioned to the ground, where
no man could rescue him from the
cruel flames which crept nearer and
nearer every moment. Nothing Could
be done for him, and I turned away
in borrow, unable to bear the sight.
It was awful. There was nothing In
connection with the wreck which was
not the most horrible sight I have ever
witnessed.
"None too much praise can be given
those who gallantly pushed from the
scene of the burning train the car of pow
der which threatened theh lives of those
who had escaped the first catastrophe.
Those who were working to save, tha in
jured and to remove the bodies of the
dead raid no heed to the erie that tha
car of powder was liable to explode any
iiuiiicuL. juej nau no lime lo trunk or
their own danerer. T-her-e w-a f -
however, who were not actively engaged
at work upon the wreck. In daneer of
being blown to atoms anay moment, a
number of them loosened the brakes ot
this car and pushed it away, where there
would be no danger of it catching fire.
Had it exploded there wnuM he
few in the vicinity of the wreck who
would have escaped.
Edward T. Clapp, chief clerk in the of
fice of the president of the Wahnnh
stated today that from all that could be
learned, the switch was tampered with
by some outside persons. A thorough in
vestigation will be made.
THE FIRST WIRE ROPE.
Was Manufactured by the Ancients
and Pompeii Contains Samples.
It Is not an uncommon thing in this
age of advancement in industrial and
engineering matters for the present day
engineer to assume that he knows much
more tnan his ancient brother, and,
while this is true in manv things. It
frequently happens that an invention
or appliance commonly believed to be
long to modern times is found to have
been known and used centuries ago.
topes maae or various kinds of
fiber and leather are of very ancient
date. Ropes of palm have been found
in Egypt in the tombs of Beni-Hassan
(about 3000 B. C), and on the walls of
these tombs is also shown the process
of preparlnghemp. Inatomb at Thebes
of the time of Thothmes III' (about
1600 B. C.) is a group representing the
process of twisting thongs of leather
and the method of cutting the leather
into thongs. The Bible tells us that
Samson was bound with ropes, and that
the spies sent by Joshua into Jericho
were let down In a basket, presumably
by means of a rope.
At Nimrod, Assyria, a carved slab
showing the siege of a castle was found,
on which a soldier was represented in
the act of cutting a rope to which a
bucket for drawing water from a well
outside the castle walls was attached.
The wire rope is generally considered
a modern invention, a product of mod
ern skill, and it will surprise many to
learn that its manufacture Is really a
rediscovered lost art.
Although the Assyrians practiced the
art of wire-beating, no evidence has
been found to indicate that they used
wire for making rope.
The excavations at Pompeii have.
however, brought to light a piece of
bronze wire rope nearly fifteen feet
long and about one inch in circumfer
ence. This rope is now in the Musio
Borbonico at Naples. It consists of
three strands laid spirally together.each
strand being made up of fifteen wires
twisted together, and its construction
does not, therefore, differ greatly from
that of wire ropes today. Pompeii was
buried A. D. 79, over 1,800 years ago.
but how long wire ropes had then been
known It Is Impossible to tell, though
judging by the knowledge shown In
the construction, it may be safely con
cluded that they had been known for
a considerable time. The uses to which
these ropes were put are not definitely
known, but further excavations may
shed some light on the subject. Phil
adelphia Record.
A Kitchen at Sea.
There are other characteristics of the
ocean kitchen which the housewife will
notice instantly, but most striking are
the manifold forms of activity which It
reveals. About the big range, which
weighs 40 or 50 tons and is itself as
large as an ordinary shore kitchen, per
haps a dozen white-capped and white
uniformed cooks are basting, stirring.
turning, tasting or watching each his
own particular specialty in preparation
for the next meal. At one side the soup
cooks with long ladles in hand, stand
before great cylindrical caldrons that
hold 15 or 20 gallons apiece; beyond
them two men stand before a giant
broiler on which two dozen chops are
acquiring toothsome qualities; across
the room the bakers before the great
ovens watch the progress of their
loaves or rolls or muffins, while in an
other corner are the dessert cooks busy
with puddings and tarts. There are
perhaps 30 or 40 men in the galley,
each Intent on his particular task,whlle
among them all moves the chef, an Im
portant and high-salaried functionary
for whom the most eccentric demands
of the gourmets on the passenger list
hold no terrors. He keeps the big gas
tronomic machine moving properly, di
recting, suggesting or warning his
numerous assistants.
This one room, big as it Is, with its
many fires and ovens and pots and
pans and workmen, by no means coin
prises the ship's entire culinary outfit.
Cross the galley and turn along the
passage leading aft and you will paus
a number of smaller, office-like com
partments. In one, bakers are knead
ing dough and shaping loaves for the
ovens; in another confectioners are
evolving their clever dainties, and t:i
the rest are still other specialists pre
paring dishes that are to be finished In
the main galley. The Pilgrim for July.
GUNS OF LONG RANGE.
Shells Could Be Fired Front Dover to
Calais, Across the Channel.
There are on British warships scores of
guns each of which could, if need be, fire
a shell weighing a third of a ton from the
cllfts of Dover and land it on French soil
well on the other side of Calais. Such is
the wonderful development In naval ord
nance within less than 40 years.
A much more useful and practicable
weapon is the 12-inch Vickers-Maxlm gun.
Which is now the heaviest and mmt now-
erful mounted on a British battleship.
This marvelous gun weighs 60 tons, of
which 14 tons are represented by 120
miles of wire wound round and round it.
and is 41 feet long. It disDatches a nro-
jectile weighing 86 pounds the weight of
nait a dozen men witn such terrific force
that it will pierce 38 inches of wrought
iron at 1,000 yards, only four Inches less
at twice that distance. This projectile
leaves the muzzle with a velocity of over
1,610 miles an hour 20 times the speed of
an express train at its fastest and with
an energy eaual to 40,230 tons.
More astonishing still is the merit of
this Drojectile. weiehing more than a third
of a ton, since with the gun at a proper
elevation it would be quite possible to
send the shell over the top of the highest
mountain in the world, coming to earth
again 25 miles away from its starting
point. With such a gun it would be easy
to oomoard Calais from the clifrs of Do
ver, while 24 of such shots would co er
the extreme length, of Scotland and Knar-
land In something like halt an hour.
Some years ago an Interesting experi
ment was made at Shoeburyness with a.
9.2-inch gun in order to ascertain exactly
now tar it would send us projectile or 380
pounds. It was found that the shell be
fore coming to earth traveled a shade
over 124 miles in R.6 seconds, and that
it rose at the highest point of its flight
2.000 feet higher than the summit of lit
liianc. i-rom comparison it win De seen
how vastly superior to this erun is tha
50 ton Vickers-Maxim with which British
battleships are armed today.
It compares, indeed, more than favora
bly with the leviathan 16 inch gun mount
on on Romer Shoals to defend New York
harbor. This gun is but a lew Inches un
der 50 feet long; it weighs 160 tons, and
nres a projectile weighing as nearly as
possible a hundredweight over a ton, with
a charge of 1,500 pounds of powder. It
cost J500.000 to make the mount, and each
firing means an expenditure of $1,000; but
its maximum range is said to Do tour
miles less than that of the British guns.
It can be fired once in two minutes, tso
that an hour's continuous firing would
cost $30,000 in shells and powder alone..
lo test the penetrating power or these
mammoth weapons an interesting experi
ment whs made some time ago with a 15
inch caliber gun firing a projectile weigh
ing 1,800 pounds. The target was a com
posite one of steel Iron, timber, granite
and concrete, and it was found that the
shell fired at closd range passed througll
a compound plate of steel and iron 20
inches thick, a second plate of iron eight
inches thick, 20 feet of squared oak tim
ber, five feet of granite and 11 feet ot
concrete, and was only brought to full
stop after piercing six feet of brick be
hind them all. From Tit-Bits.
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lisher, as he shook hands with the far
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as a subscriber to his publication, "I
am glad to meet you, and I want to
ask if my magazine seems to fill a
long-felt want."
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"Good! Splendid!"
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of myself for 25 years past, but I never
knew how to do it till I subscribed to
your magazine and read the advertise
ments of a dozen fake mining and land '
companies, and I wasn't over a month
losing J500 In cash!"
Hurt by Cannon Cracker.
John A. Kendall of Kentucky, who
is visiting the family of Mr. Slovaen
at the Santa Fe house, was seriously
injured at noon today by the prema
ture explosion of a cannon cracker.
His eyes were Injured by powder and
he may lose his sight. Mr. Kendall
was taken to the Keith hospital.
Topeka Market.
. HOGS. TPeka' J"ly 2'
MEDIUM $4.7S4.S7H
HEAVY 4.87Hfi4.'.iO
LIGHT 4.6ofa4.SO
COWS
HEIFERS
BULLS
CALVES
DRY LOT CATTLE.
STEERS
HEIFERS
f'OWS
..2.5Og.T00
.. 2.6013.25
.. 2.0u-ti3 00
.. 3.0U4J3.50
..$4.00-55.00
.. 4.00u4.T5
S.OO.GO
VEAL CALVES 3.0O&3.G0
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT ..,)0
NO. 3 WHEAT isa
WHITE CORN 4H0
YELLOW AND MIXED CORN 4s3
NO. 2 OATS sso
NO. 3 OATS .jtio
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to W.
O. Anderson & Co., 210 Kansas ave-
n"ei FRUITS.
ORANGES Valencia, $3.4053.75.
LEMONS California, per box. $2.75;
Messina, $2.S5 per box.
PINEAPPLES $3.0( per crate.
BANANAS Per bunch, $2.0ora3.00.
GOOSEBERRIES 24-quart crate, $1.65
RASPBERRIES 24-quart crate. $1.50.
CHERRIES 24-quart crate, $1.251.35.
BLACKBERRIES 24-quart crate, $150
H L CKLEBERR1ES 24-quart crate.$2 SOL
PEACH ES Per 4-baskct crate, $1.00.
APPLES Per 1-3-bu. box, 60c.
CURRANTS Per 24-quart case, $2.50.
VEGETABLES.
GREEN BEANS Per -bu. box, 60c.
WAX BEANS Per 1-3-bu. box, 753380c
PEAS Per H-bu. basket, 50c.
CUCUMBERS Per -bu. box, 70c.
NEW POTATOES Per bu., OS9oc
ONIONS Per crate, $1.50(1.75.
TOMATOES Texas, 4-basket crate, 701
80c
CABBAGE $1.6&S1.75 per cwt.
HONEY 24-rack cases, $3.00.
TEXAS CANTELOUPES Per crat
WATERMELON'S $3.00(3.50 per dox.
FULL CREAM CHEESE.
Kansas Y. A., per lb gua
New York State (white), per lb lu;,j
Brick, per lb 13'o
Llmburger, per lb J3C
Block Swiss, per lb 151
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
POULTRY Young roosters. 20c each;
hens. 7c lb.; broilers, la 17c lb.
BUTTER Country, . ll&12c.
EGGS Fresh, 12Hc.
HAY.
PRAIRIE Baled, per ton..
PRAIRIE Loose, per ton .
STRAW Baled
.. 7.5078.50
.. 6.00a 6.50
Topeka Hide Market.
Prices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations:
Topeka, July 2.
NO. 1 TALLOW ....in
GREEN SALT CURED 80