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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-15
SPORTING MISCELLANY.
Manager Hanlon has ordered the Bal
tirnnra Gin b To rannrt for nractica NJ arch

Manager Hanlon has ordered the Bal
timore club to report for practice March
IS.
Viox, Manning's new shortstop, is said
to be a whiriwind Perhaps he will show
up.
Jim Corbett, as a retired pugilist, is
not the drawing card he was as cham
pion pugIlist.
Fred Tenney is more popular in Bos-
ton than Tommy Tucker, and if it came
to vote the fans would prefer Tenney
to Tucker on first base.
The Philadelphia infielders will be
told to keep the ball upFer Brouthers can
pull down high throw better than he
can pick up difficult fly.
Despite his many enemies, Chris Won
der Abe can show them how to make
money. He cleared $21, 800 on his
Sportsman park last year.
Elton Chamberlain says there are five
more seasons of big league pitching in
that foxy right arm of his. 1t is to be
hoped so, for Pat Tebeau's sake.
Cleveland is out to make one of the
biggest deals in the history of baseball
1t now looks as if the great Rusie would
be secured, and Breitenstein is not al
together out of the question Young,
Cuppy, Rusie and BreIenstein! Oh, no,
may be that wouldn't be quartette for
your money.
Tom Eek, the shrewd manager of the
affairs of John s. Johnson, is not an adj
vocate of the idea that the League of
American Wheelmen should relinquish
the control of racing. On the contrary,
Eek thinks such an action on the part OF
the league would work serious harm to
the cause of bicycling.
The Brooklyn Jockey club stakes are
announced to close on January 8. The
entry of DR. Rice for the Suburban was
receivad one day late. AS Fred Foster
has been conducting winter racing at
Sportsman's park, and thus made him
self an outlaw, il is not likely that the
entry would have been received in any
event.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mayor Fellows children are very
much improved today, and there is no
doubt about their recovery. Theirs are
the only cases of diphtheria in the city
w. J. Stage has withdrawn his suit
against the city for $3.50 for services as
an expert accountant He has cepted
the amount allowed by the council,
$37 so, on the theory that a bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush.
The Christian church revival meetings
are still in progress There is an arrange
ment being made to finish up the new
audience room of the church SO that the
services will be hold in the large room.
thereby accommodating q very much
larger audience. The song service be-
gins at 1870 p. m, lasting for half an hour
before the sermon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-15
BADGES FUR VENEZUELA.
The Little Republic Bubbling With En-
thuslasm for the u. ).

The Little Republic Bubbling With En-
thuslasm for the U. 5.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-By the steamer
Venezuela which sailed from this Fort
yesterday for Laguayra there was con
signment of goods TO Venezuela of several
thousand of buttons similar to the
ordinary campaign badges with a small
satin American flag attached. On the
top of the button is picture of ex-
President Monroe and the words America
for Americans. one country, one flag, one
God. The buttons were sent by M.
Bolet, ex-secretary of the Venezuelan
legation at Washington, who in speaking
of the matter said:
'By the last mail from Venezuela l re-
ceived letter from a friend in Caracas.
saying that the people were simply wild
with enthusiasm, and would buy any
thing which contained a suggestion of
American sentiment. He requested me
to send him something to sell. and
declared that he could dispose of 1,000,-
900 pictures of Cleveland and Monroe.
1 decided upon the President Monroe
button as the most appropriate and con-
venient souvenir, and isent batch today
for that c0untry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-15
WILL GO TO JAIL.

A Wealthy st. Joe Woman Committed for
Contempt of Court.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. ia sensa-
tional scene occurred in division No.
of the Circuit court this morning when
Judge Woodson ordered Mrs. 10y Marie
Hooper committed to Jail for contempt
of court. The commitment was afterward
stayed until tomorrow morning on a
legal point. Mrs. Hooper is we'll con-
nected and wealthy. She was interested
in fuel company, which failed recent
ly. After a receiver had been appointed
she collected about $500 of the firms
money, which she refused to turn over.
She declares she will not produce the
money and will likely go to jail.
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DID PRAYER AVAIL?
One Who Doubts Has Written to
Colonel IngersOlI 20 Learn.

AO A1OuOAS 4AsaS W EAttcM ~
Colonel IngersOlI Learn.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15,-Thousands OF
| prayers were said for Col R. G. Inger-
soil little while ago. DR.. John Rusk,
OF the Militant church, wishes to know
how effective these prayers may have
been.
To bring the question to actual test the
clergyman has forwarded letter to the
author of 1.-THE Mistakes of Moses:'
Col Robert G. Ingerson, Adrian. Mich:
"DEAROIR:-1heM Militant church which
is organized for the purpose of bettering
condition of mankind regardless of
creed or lack OF it desires to extend to
you an Invitation to preach to us some
Sunday morning in the near future on
the subject of your views as to what the
Christian church should do and how"
"The motto of Mems club is: .Act in
this world; theorize in the next
''Some of our most earnest workers
hold your views. others are devout
Christians. All work together, however,
think TO themselves and no criticism of
creed is exchanged.
1--WE have volunteer orchestra of
20 pieces, a legal committee, COM
posed of over 80 of the leading lawyers
of Chicago, who are each pledged to
try one case week free of charge for
the poor, or TO take up the prosecution of
lax city officials or law breakers.
sour committee of physicians hunt up
the poor aud care for the sick, delegates
visiting the police stations and curing
drunkards by practical methods The
health committee OF ladies fights the sa-
loon by trying to provide for the work
ingman better club house, not by in
vecuves.
"Knowing your interest in honest,
practical work for humanity and feeling
that the fact that l am Christian and
you are not should not prevent US from
working together for the uplifting
of humanity and leaving it TO
the individual helped to judge for
himself what is true, 1 earnestly invite
you to give US the assistance of your
ability for ore Sunday in building up
movement great enouough to embrace
and love all humanity, from the highest
to the lowest
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN RUsK"
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PAUL JONES VIOLENT.
The Globe TrOtter Objected to Being Ar
rested for SwindIing.

The Globe TrOtter Objected to BeinG Ar
rested for SwindIing.
TExARKANA, Ark, Jan. ia hand
some, we'll dressed man, giving the name
of Paul Jones, came here about two
weeks ago and delivered in interesting
lecture at the Wide Side public school
building, charging an admission fee at
the door
Next morning he was gone, leaving
the publisher of the Daily Call in the
lurch for sum of money, worked out of
him, it is alleged, on the bogus check
racket Yesterday the newspaper man
learned that Mr.. Jones was at Jefferson,
Texas. After securing a warrant on
charge of swindling, he went to Jeffer-
son and caused his arrest, bringing him
back and landing him in jail here, last
night. 1t took eight men to handcuff
Jones after he had been arrested.
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Market Gossip.

New York: keene's brokers are sellers
of sugar. Room traders selling St Paul.
New York: Four ports cleared, wheat,
1876, 430; corn, 132.O55; oats, 1884; -four,
| 32,979 packages. Wheat and -four. 2S4,-
831 bu.
Liverpool: Wheat closed unchanged to
I'D lower; corn unchanged to Nd up
Chicago: Ii. G. Champlin is covering
more short May corn.
Chicago: Puts, May wheat 571S; calls
SO, good next week.
Chicago: Orders to buy pork numer-
Gus from all parts of the country and are
for large quantities.
Chicago: Intense cold wave ia threat
ening its appearance through winter
wheat belt. 1t is extremely cold in the
northwest.
Chicago: The Cudahys are again re-
ported heavy buyers of provisions
Market is firm and purchase on all soft
spots.
Chicago: The entire list of markets
are stronger with good tone. Offerings
of ali commodities light and looks like
bull market all around.
Chicago: Puts, May corn 2614, good
next week.
Chicago: Grain out of store, wheat &c.
coo; corn $4,000.
minneapolis: $50 cars, last year 1874;
Duluth 81 cars, last year 81 cars.
Chicago: Wheat opens tirmer, Logan,
NOrton and w, Mitchell buying.
Chicago. Provisions opened higher and
strong on good buying and light receipts
of hogs. Corn and oats firm.
Chicago: Wheat is strong and offerings
light, looks like bull market.
Chicago: New Orleans shipped 21S650
bu. corn.
Primary receipts and shipments Of
wheat, 1876, 442-137, 454: corn, S72, 372-
235, AGO.
Chicago: Champlin's purchases of
May corn will amount to a million and
half
Inspections: Wheat, 107-77; corn 403
-43; cats, 166-40.
Chicago: Russian shipments to L. K.
$4,000 quarters, to continent ], 900 quar-
tiers; total $4,000 bu.
Chicago: Estimated cars tomorrow,
wheat 90; corn 500; oats 100.
Puts. May wheat, 595s; calls, 6O2S;
puts, May corn. 2o94; calls, 2s7s; puts.
May pork $780,; calls, $1O.15 Curb.
May wheat. 60c bid.
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AN EX-srATE TREASURER
Protected by the Administration rs a Gam
bier at Wichita, 1t Is Said.


WICHITA, Jan, 15-It is we'll known
that there are very extern; We gambling
rooms on the corner of = rst and Main
streets in this city, said to be run by an
ESTATE treasurer aud ar Afuential To-
cal politician and gamble
1t 10 said the Republics ex-state treas
urer Stands in" with tn state admins
tration and the local boss with local au-
thorities and thus are enabled to run
without molestation or fear while 9TH
ers without pull start similar places.
thinking they can have the same protec-
ton from our police authorities that any
others have.
1t is said, ana probably true, that GER
tain men from ElDorado started gam
bling resort on Market street, were seen
by policemen, when he was offered $50
which was wrapped around a cigar.
1t is further stated that as this Market
street house interfered somewhat with
the financial success of this high toned
place on Main street. that said Market
street place was raided and its proprie
tors had to leave town broke.
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Topeka Departures.

The following Topeka people have
left the city for various points within
the past twenty-four hours. Via Santa
Fec. FL. Speers, San Francisco; John
Congdon, Pittsburg; A B. Keller, Leav-
worth; ]. L. Bristow, Ottawa; Bert Haz-
let, Cripple Creek; II. A. FIuKe. Roches-
ter. Via Rock Island-A- 3. Balm bridge,
Hoyt; G. 81. Stratton, Clay Center; D. L.
Whiting. Beatrice; Mr.: and Mrs. L. w.
Willis, Atlanta; c. NJ. Merriam, St. Joe.
Via Union Paci2c-L. Eckert, Kansas
City; w. II. Day, junction City; c. II.
Hawkins. Minneapolis
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END OF SKY-SCRAPERS.
The New York Legislature Will Call
"a Halt.

NRw YORK, JAN 15-The movement
to limit the height OF buildings has crys-
talized. A bill for this purpose, drawn
on lines suggested by George B. Post, the
wellknown architect, will be presented
in the assent bly,.
So firmly convinced are the men who
have followed this matter that the law
will be adopted that the architects who
have commissions for tall building are
rushing their plans through in order that
they may be able to file them with the
department of buildings before the first
of next year. There is something almost
akin to panic among property holders
who have projects for "sky-scrapers'' IN
der Way
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RECRUITS FOR CUBA.

An Agent Shipping Men from Galveston
to Assist Insurgents.
Fort WORTH, Tex, Jan. 15.--Within
the last ten days. twenty five recruits for
the Cuban army have left this city for
Galveston, from which point they will
embark for the Cuban coast They were
recruited by an agent of the insurgents
and were mostly laboring men out of
work. The agent contracted to pay $50
per month to date from enlistment, ad-
vance payment to be made when the
party arrived at Galveston. Railroad
transportation from Fort Warth to Gal
weston was furnished each man.
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Kansas city Markers.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500; shipments, 5000. Market
stronger Texas steers $2.S0@3 60;
Texas cows $2.O0@3.6o; beef steers
$3000425; native COWS $1.5003.25;
stockers and feeders, $215@$3.75; bulls
$2250325.
Hoes-Receipts, II 800; shipments, 100
Lights higher; heavies steady to
stronger. Bulk of sales 1850
$50; heavies SIS 1895 go; packers So 90
036O; mixed So 5O@3 6716; lights So so
as. 90; yorxers $355Q365; pigs. $330@
$50.
SHEEP Receipts, 500; shipments,
100 Market steady. Lambs $4,000
4.4G; muttons, $200@350.
Representative sales-Texas steers 81
head, averaging 1874 pounds, So 60: Tex
as COWS. "a head, 976 pounds. $3.50; beef
steers, Is head, 1880 pounds, 81 20; ma
tive cows, IL head, 1897 pounds, So %;
stockers and feeders IA head, 76l
pounds, 1915: bulls, 6 head, 1852
pounds. 1925.
WHEAr-Low grades neglected; 9TH
sec; No. 2 white, nominally, 69c; No
red. nominalIy, 6O@66c; No. 2 spring,
soc; No. 8 spring, nominally, 55@56c;
rejected. 43@5Oc.
CoRN-Steady, higher; No. mixed
23@2314c; No. white %.
OATs-tirm; No. mixed 161k@17c;
No. white, 1T15@18c.
RYE-Dull; M. 2, nominally, Sic.
HAY Firmer; timothy, $100O@12.5O,
prairie, $6.00@Z00.
Butter-W eaker; creamery 1s1z@21c;
dairy 13@15c
Eggs Weaker; 14c,
To Dealers in Live Stock
Several readers have called in ques-
| ton the Kansas City market quotations
which appear from day to day in the
| STATE JOURNAL These quotations are
| supplied daily to the Associated Pres:
by r. P. Woodbury., secretary of the
| Kansas City Live Stock Exchange. Mr.
Woodbury. writes in reply to the criti
cism: ave devote our whole time to tn,
p-building OF this live stock market aut
it is above all things to the success o
our efforts that we send out correc
market reports
In reply to a statement made b,
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HOWARD ROBBER CAUGHT.
John Hutchinson Arrested With
Howard Goods on HiuR-One Escapes.

John Hutchinson Arrested with
Howard Goods on HinR-Gne Escapes.
The police have arrested John Hutch
inson who is believed to be one of the
men who entered and robbed the How
ard machine works of $500 worth of
goods one night last week.
Hutchinson was arrested last evening
about six O'Clock by officer Aye. He
was near the corner of Ninth and Kan
sas avenue selling knives when he was
taken to the station knife and a chisel
were found his person that were
identified as part of the missing stock.
There was another man with Hutchin-
son at the time he was arrested but he
escaped and a man answering his de-
scription boarded a train for Kansas City
last night.
Hutchinson was turned over to the
state today,
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BEATS A bicycle.
DR.. stoelsmith WIN Use a HorseIess Car
riaEe.

ABILENE. Jan. 15.-Dr s Steel
smith has ordered a gasoline motor car
riage which he will use in making his
professional calls. It is a light but
strong single-seat buggy much resem-
bling an ordinary carriage except that it
has no shafts, horses being done away
with, the power being supplied with a
little gasoline engine under the seat.
The carriage is guided and controlled
by small lever on the dashboard.
Gasoline furnishes the fuel, a tank of
the liquid sufficient to run the CARRIAGE
between 100 and goo miles being placed
under the seat. The cost of operation is
about one-half cent per mile. The car
riage will go in rainy or snowy weather
Its speed varies from three to twenty
miles an hour. The vehicle weighs 700
pounds and costs $500.
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THESE LOAFERS MULTIPLY



Fools to Pay His Way.
New YORK. Jan. ia locnl paper
says: George Leonard, San Francisco
moulder, has arrived in Now York en-
route to Boston. He is crossing the con-
tinent on wager of $1,000 made by two
Frisco sporting men, George Hayden and
Frank Hogan, to decide whether the
trip can possibly be made in 30 days.
Leonard has undertaken to
work his way across the
continent without the expenditure
of a cent, and at the conclusion of the
journey he must have $500 cash on hand
earned while on the way. He started
December 26 and was just in time to re-
ceive the full force of the recent north
western blizzard which impeded his pro-
gress. He went a long way towards
making his $500 while in Chicago. He
has been at present 10 days on his jour
ney and has earned 1852,
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GREAT BENDS STRUGGLE.

The Citizens VIII Make Heroic Effort
Save Their Light Plant.
GREAT BEND, Jan. 15.-This city is
about to lose its electric light service.
The council has decided to cut down the
price of lights and the owner of the plant
says he will have to close. A meeting
will be called to devise ways to continue
the plant
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BANK PRESIDENT ASSAULTED.
A Railroad Agents Ire ArOused-Bus It
Cost Him SO.

A Railroad ARents Ire ArOuBed-But It
Cost Him SO.
FIT SCOTT, Jan 15.-Waller Chenault.
president of the First National bank of
this city, was assaulted while walking in
front of the postottice yesterday morning
by a. L. Brace, agent for the Memphis
road at Washburn Junction, four miles
south of this city.
Mr.. Chenault was walking with a
friend when the attack was made with
out warning. He, however, grappled
with Brace and both men fell and rolled
of the sidewalk. When they fell Mr..
Chenaulrs head struck stone, cutting
a slight scalp wound, which bled quite
freely. The men were then separated.
The trouble grew out of an old law suit
Brace was fined SO.
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NAMED FOR LIFE.
A Little Girl's Jaw and Tongue Shot
AWAY.

Away.
WEsTMoRELAND Jan. 15.-Last Satur-
day afternoon Duke McComas, the eleven
year old son of Dave McComas of West
moreland, went hunting with several
other boys of about the same ace. After
their return they stopped at LAWYER
Frank Challis' barn, in which some little
girls were playing. Franks oldest girl.
aged about eleven years, started to run to
the house, when the shot gun in Duke
McComas' hands went of, the charge
taking effect in the little girls face, tear.
ing away portion of the jaw and tongue.
and hopes are entertained that she will
recover, but she will be terribly marked
for life. The boy has Disappeared.
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A GREELEY COLONY.

Locates in Wallace County for Irrigation
and Farming.
SHARON SPRINGS Jan 15.-C. P. Carl
son, the new Greeley county man. who
has located on Wilson creek in Weskan
township, is the advance guard of a num-
Der of Greeley county people who are
going to locate on the low lands in Wal
lace county, and go into the irrigation
and stock raising business.
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HAS SEEN JOHANNESBURG.
An Arkansas City Man Left So Day Job
Come Home.

to Come Home.
ARKANSAS CITY. Jan. 15.-M. L.
Beale has just returned from Johannes
burg, South Africa. He intended TO
reach here in time 10 take Christmas din
ner, but the voyage over was very rough
and the steamer was delayed. Mr.. Beal
stated that Johannesburg was a town of
about 16, 500 people.
The town is 200 miles inland, and a
desert lies between it and the coast.
This desert is almost impossible except
in certain seasons, and even then the
trip is an exceedingly dangerous one.
Mr. Beal was tool sharpener for the
syndicate which own the mines, and re-
ceived a salary of 30 pounds per month,
or about 50 day for every day in the
year.
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TO RESTRAIN 'POSEN.
The Curtises EnjOined from PrOdu'
cling Gentleman Joe.

NEW YORK. Jan. IS. = An injunction
suit has been brought in the Supreme
Court by Aronson and Stone against actor
Nj. B. Curtis and wife to prevent them
from producing the play of Gentleman
Joe in New York. Counsel for the de-
Pendants moved to have the suit tried in
the United States court on the ground
that Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis were actually
residents of California In the mean
time, however, another plaintiff went be-
fore Judge Lacombe and secured per-
manent injunction restraining the Cur
tises from producing the play.
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LIKE TIE BLUE LAWS

Curfew VIII Ring ut Chanute Promptly
Each Evening.
CHANUTE, Jan. 14-An ordinance has
just been passed by the council whereby
all persons under II years of age being
found on the streets of Chanute after Z
o'clock at night will be arrested.
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BETTER THAN CORN.

A WameEO Man Receives $500 for so
Walnut Logs.
WAMEeo, Jan 15.-Antoine Uhlrich
sold his large crop of walnut timber
from his land above Wamego to for
eign shipper, and it was prepared for
export in this city. Three car loads, 30
logs, were shipped, and Mr.. UhIrich real
lied $3.50 for them
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GARNETT, Jan. 15.-Mr. Frederick
King was in Garnett Tuesday, organic
ing a committee to secure homes for
party of fifteen New York boys. Mr..
King and party will be here January II.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associate Press to
the State Journal.

the State Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Opening prices for
wheat were about the same as yester-
days closing. May opening $3.50 &c.
News was somewhat conflicting, cables
being Indifferent, and n orthwest receipts
though moderate, were much larger
than last year. The final official world
shipments were much smaller than esti-
mated and the market developed bull
ish tone. May going to 595s @34c.
Corn opened easy and unchanged at
2S5s. but was influenced by the advance
in wheat and rallied to 29c under profess
sional buying, and steadying at 2SA
@1sc.
Oats-Firm with other commodities.
opened fractionalIy higher at 1890 and
advanced to 200201sc with light offer
ings.
Provisions opened higher on good
general buying and light hog receipts.
May Pork opened 1890 higher at $3.50
90 6215, and went to $3.50 Lard OPP
ened 21ac up at $5.721a Il nd advanced TO
SO. rs. May ribs quoted DC higher at
$4921z.
Hogs Receipts, $4,000; Official re-
ceipts yesterday, 20,962; shipments,
3,451; left over, 5000. Market fairly
active and higher than Yesterdays av-
erage. Light, $3.65@3- 971a; mixed
$3.65@3.871a; heavy $36O@3 80; rough
$3.6O@3.65.
Cattle = Receipts $4,000. Market
steady to shade higher; beeves So 20
@$475: cows and heifers. $L60@
$3.7O; Texas steers, $2.750S41O; stock
ers and feeders, So. 60@S375.
Sheep Receipts $4,000. Market
quiet and barely steady.
CATrLE-Official receipts yesterday.
g. 22T; shipments 2,01l.
SHEEP-Receipts 1888. shipments,
544
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
80 600 head
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Peters Training Quarters.

Las CRUCES. n. NJ, Jan. 15.-Peter
Maher arrived here today, accompanied
by his manager, John ]. Quinn and his
trainers, Peter Lowry, Peter Burns and
Jack Quinn, also by Jerry Marshall. who
is to fight with Dixon. They have Sc
lected this point for training headquar-
tiers, it being but forty miles from the
proposed site of the combat and very de-
sirable from climatic standpoint.