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The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
RECORDS
OF THE
FIGHTERS.
JAMES J. CORRETT.

James ]. Corbett was born at San
Francisco. Cal, on September 1, 1866,
so that he is now in his thirty-firs
year He is half an inch over 6 feet
in height. He was given a good edu-
cation.at the Sacred Heart college He
Joined the Olympic club, the leading
amateur athletic organization beyond
the Rockies, and in time became an
adept in the use of his fists. He won
the title of amateur heavyweight cham
pion of the coast before becoming a full
Aedged professor of the science and
subsequently met Jack Burke, the Eng
lish professional, in a point contest of
limited number of rounds, in which
Corbett a little more than held his own.
1t was in the spring of 1889 that he
made his initial appearance in a ring
erected on the turf, his opponent being
Joe ChoynSki. They met near Fair
fax, Martin county, California, May
30 1889. After three rounds had been
cotested without noticeable advantage
or damage to either the sheriff appear
ed and stopped the bout. The result
did not satisfy either principal, and
soon afterward they mutually agreed to
fight for a purse according to rule. This
they did on June following, near Ben
icia, Cal. COrbett proved himself to
be much the cleverer boxer, and he
finally settled his man after 27 rounds
in 1 hour and AZ minutes Corbett met
a number of other professionals of that
section in glove bouts of limited dura-
tion, including Dave Eiseman. Captain
Jim DAILY, Duncan Mcdonald, Mike
Brennan, Frank Glover, Frank Smith,
Joe McAuliffe, John Donaldson, Martin
Costello and Dave Campbell, all of
whom he outclassed. He next boxed
six rounds with Jake Kilrain and was
declared the winner of the match.
He afterWard met Dominick McCaf-
frey in a four round boxing match in
Brooklyn April IA, 1890, the latter be-
ing easily bested. Returning to San
Francisco he was matched with the
black Australian heavyweight, Peter
Jackson. They fought for a purse of
$4,000, offered by the California Ath-
letic club May 21. 1891, the contest be-
ing declared a. draw after the sixty
first round, the little execution done
during the last half of the battle con-
trasting unfavorably with the good
fighting up to that time.
Corbett's memorable victory over
John L. Sullivan was accomplished at
New Orleans September Z. 1892, in 21
rounds The battle last 112 hours.
On January 25, 1894, at Jacksonville,
Fla, the Californian defeated Charley
Mitchell, the English heavyweight, in
three rounds.
The four round draw fought by Cor
bett and Sailor Tom Sharkey on the
oath of last June, in San Francisco, was
the last contest in which Corbett took
mart
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ROBERT ]. FITzsIMMONs.

Robert ]. FitZSimmOnS was born In
Cornwall, England. June IA, 1852 He
stands feet liz inches in his stocking
feet He established a reputation for
himself by knocking out Herbert Slade.
the Maori. He knocked out many clever
fighters in Australia and came to this
country His record as told by himself
is as follows:
MY first appearance in the ring was
at Jem Mace's amateur boxing tourna-
ment at Timaru, New Zealand, II
years ago. 1 succeeded in knocking out
four men, winning the amateur cham
pionship of New Zealand and a gold
watch. The next year Mace gave an
other tournament. 1 knocked out hVe
men in one night. After defeating the
five men 1 put on the gloves with Her
bert Slade and beSted him
II next fought Arthur Cooper under
London prize ring rules at Timaru, de-
feating him in three rounds. Then
came my fights with Jack Murphy and
Jim Crawford, both of which were un-
der the London prize ring rules. / de-
feated the former in four and the latter
in three rounds, knocking them both
out After this 1 left New Zealand
and went to Sydney, where defeated
BraWsmead, a heavyweight, in two
rounds. He weighed 40 pounds to my
14S. I next defeated Jack Greentree, a
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IN the state, but without relief. In
fact, my sufferings grew worse daily,
until I despaired of ever being cured.
81 had been in this wretched condi-
ton for many months and was almost
a complete wreck, when first read the
advertisement of S. S. S. Having tried
a dozen or more rheumatic cures and
blood remedies with no success, Twas
almost hopeless, but decided to give
your medicine a trial. did so, and in
a few weeks it had made a permanent
cure of me. I was soon a well man
and have never had touch of rheuma-
tis1n to this day. S. S. S. is indeed
a wonderful medicine, and I shall ever
recommend it to ali sufferers from this
worst of blood diseases"
S. S. 5. stands out distinctly to It
self as a real blood remedy, and for
half century has been curing obsti-
nate and deep-seated blood diseases
which other medicines fail to reach.
S. S. S. is not drug store preparation
and no druggist can offer substitute
for it. 1t is guaranteed purely vege-
table, and contains not a particle of
potash, mercury, or any other product
of the chemists shop.
S. S. s. never fails to cure Rheuma-
fisn, Eczema, Cancer, Scrofu1a, or any
other disease of the blood, it matters
not what other treatment has failed.
Our books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free to any address.
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, GA.
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INGALLS, IS PLEASED.
He Arrives at Carson and Holm obs
With the Pugilists.

Ex-senator John ]. Ingalls, of Kansas
arrived yesterday. Mr. Ingalls, was
trained down to his usual hne edge ana
did not take up much room in the traV-
cling suit and box OVercOat in which
he reached the scene. He admitted on
his arrival that he did not know much
about prize fighting either in theory or
practice, but he was very willing to
learn and accepted an invitation TO VS.
it Corbett'S quarters. The ex-senator
looked as though he rather regretted
the trip when he was ushered into the
smoky bar room at ShaWS Springs, fill
ed as il was with braWny. strong jawed
piciously at the gentleman from Kan
sas. There was little chance Tor eS-
cape, however, and he followed his es-
cort into Cobett's parlor where intro
duction ensued.
How do you do, Mr.. Corbett," said
Mr.. ingalls,, Il hope your folks are all
WE'LL
champion as he shook the ex-senator's s
arm into a state of partial paralysis.
"Glad to see you"
Il intend to see the match tomorrow
and thought l would come out and see
you" said the statesman. Il don't
know much about this branch of gym
nastics."
III be gland to post you, senator, +"
replied Corbett, what can 1 tell you?"
We'll. for instance how hard are you
allowed to hit your opponent?" asked
Senator ingalls, with evident return of
las hard as you can punch was the
answer amid general laugh which
again Disconnected the questioner- But
he was game and led back with an
other query:
But he asked, ''how much does it
count when you hit the other man? I
don't know much about the score"
That f1oOred Corbett- and to cover his
visitors confusion, he began little
rapid work with the dumb bells.
Mr. ingalls, hastily retreated TO far
corner of the room from which he view
ed the work with evident admiration.
L think you must be a very nice
fighter Mr.. Corbett'' the ex-senator
said when the exhibition was finished,
and I think you will beat Mr.. Fitzsim-
MONS We are both American citizens
and of course I sympathiZe always
with Americans. You are so big you
know
Mr.. ingalls, soon drove back to town
where he was met by Gov. Sadler and
the two walked to Dan Stuart's big
arena.
Dear me-" said the ex-senator, as he
stepped on the ring platform. What
a big place. Why this beats the ma
tional conventions all to pieces, doesn't
it? Prize fighting ought to be quite
lucrative enterprise to justify such
splendid preparations. 1 am quite glad
/ came
Governor Sadler was delighted with
his visitors enthusiasm and took him
to dinner at the executive mansion.
During the evening Mr.. ingalls, met
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Hawkins. SO; Corbett, Smith, F'laherty,
49; Fitzsimmons, Green. Flaherty, 20;
Fftzsimmons, Smith, FIaherty, 10; Fitz-
simmons, Green, Hawkins, II; Corbett,
Smith, Hawkins, 10; F'itzsimmons,
Smith, Hawkins, 10.
1t is likely that Corbett will leave for
San Francisco on a special train, which
is to start Immediately after the close
of the fight. The plans of the Corbett
party have not been fully matured in
this respect, but there is very little
doubt that they will leave on the spe-
cial train. FitzsimmOns will leave for
the same city in all probability on the
regular train which leaves for Reno at
6:40. This connects with the west
bound train for San Francisco on the
Southern Pacific and will land F'itz-
simmons in that city Oh Thursday
morning The Australian is to give
an exhibition Friday night, and it is
possible that he may not leave until
the night of Thursday, but his present
intention is to get out of town as soon
as he can.
Fitz declares that in the event of his
losing the fight he will leave the coun-
try.
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NOT ENOUGH TO EAT.
The Restaurants at Carson Run
Short of Food This Morning.

Carson City, New, March 1.-THE
restaurants and hotels were this morn
ing not able to care for all their guests.
The first ones to arrive. were sure of
their meals, but along toward the fag
end of the morning the hungry follow
er of the noble art of pugilism who
showed up clamoring for his breakfast
came out of the argument with an
empty stomach and was forced to rush
for the nearest restaurant, and the res
taurants of Carson are not many nor
are they on a par with those of larger
cities.
Most of them realized that a fight
at IL a. M, with two other fights to
follow,meant no lunch at the noon hour
and they took no chances on getting
meal at the opening of the day. By 8
o'clock this morning the Arlington no.
tel Office was crowded to suffOcation
and for several blocks down the street
groups of men stood, all in earnest
conversation, and the topic with nearly
all of them was the comparative merits
of the two men. Around the hotel of
Stuart the scene was one of lively
hustle. The big blue chart of the ring
was lying on the counter and two men
were constantly engaged in selling
tickets and making the final arrange
ments for caring for the crowd which
saw the fight. In front of the office
stood Dan Stuart, as cool in the eli
max of his work as he had been in
pushing that work to conclusion.
This is my one chance to get even,"
work that I have been through with
all these fighters. 1t marks the begin
ming of the end with me, and l rather
think that when this thing is over 1
will be out of the fighting business for
good. 1 am not making any predic-
tions regarding what [ may do here
after, but do not think that will un-
dertake any more fights"
Stuart expressed himself as being
somewhat disappointed with the at
tendance, which is smaller than he has
been expecting, but he viewed the mat
ter in the stoical manner in which he
takes all of his troubles.
There are not more than 5000
here, are there?'' he said with a smile,
but it is the best we can do and there
is no use of making a fuss. Carson is
a long way for lots of the boys to
come, and the hard times have made
it impossible for lots of men to spend
5000 to come here and see the fight and
get home again"
man, across the street from the Airing
ton hotel, was filled with men this
morning who were anxious to put their
money on the fight. Outside of the
pool room many small bets were made
with Corbett the favorite at odds of
to / The mass of the sporting men
are with Corbett many because they
like him and many because they dislike
Fitzsimmons and would be pleased to
see his head punched into mince-meat-
The magnificent form shown by CDR
bett in his training and the erratic
manner in which FitzSimmOnS has gone
through his work of preparation, but
which it must be confessed his left him
in just as good condition as the cham
pion has also tended to down the
amount of money which is going on
FitzSimmonS.
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BAPTISTS IN SESSION.
Meeting of the Baptist Missionary
Society Here.

The Baptist Missionary conference
opened last evening with prayer ser
vice at the First Baptist church. The
meetings will continue until tomorrow
afternoon. The conference is called by
the superintendents of the Baptist
American Missionary society and the
Baptist Missionary association" for the
purpose of devising means to raise the
debt on the two associations There are
several visiting Baptist ministers and
laymen from the state and the confer
ence includes several papers and dis
cussion in addition to the main theme of
discussion Rev G. d. Rodgers of Law
renee is given the honor of presiding al
the conference.
Among those present are the follow
ing: Rev. c. J. Pope, Ottawa, Rev. H.
D. Brown, Clay Center. Rev. J. A KEEL
lin Marion; Rev. 4. L. Krouse, Carbon
dale; Rev R. P. Stephenson, Salina;
Rev. H. P. Gregg, Peabody; Rev. E. S.
Riley. Manhattan; Rev. c. P. Coffey.
Wamego: Rev ]. R. Conner, Atchison;
Rev n. 3. Reardon, Omaha; Rev. L. w
Clark, Kansas City; Rev. w W. Rob
insOn, Kansas City; Rev. Geo d. Rod
gers, Lawrence; w A Elliott, Newton;
and others.
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ELLA BURDEN MISSING.
IL Year Old Girl MysteriousIy Disap.
pears From Her Home in st. Louis

St. Louis, March 17.-ElIa Burden. II
years old. heiress to 500 900 has been
inexplicably missing from her home
since Monday. She lived with her
grandmother, Mrs. Burden, a 5032 Mi
nerva street and left home Monday for
the Dosier school where she is regard
ed as one of the brightest and prettiest
of the several hundred pupils. At $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon, the usual hour,
she left the school for home and went
part of the way with several other
girls, to point where she usually took
the car for home. Nothing has been
heard of her since.
Her father, who is married the Sec
ond time, has permitted the child to
live with his mother, which was the dy-
ing request of her mother several years
ago. The child frequently went to her
fathers and her grandmother thinking
she was there, thought nothing of her
absence until late at night when her
father failed to bring her home. The
alarm was al once given. Mr. Burden
has every agency possible at work for
her discovery He declares the only
possible theory for her disappearance
is that she was Kidnapped and is being
held by her captors until a sufficient
reward is offered.
Ella is a beautiful child and well
grown for her age. A large reward is
offered for her return.
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A RUSH FOR SEATS.
grhe Mandarin Saturday Night to Be
Fashionable Occasion.

Z There will probably be a rush for de-
lsirable seats at Shows drug store to-
morrow morning when the chart for 1.-The
Mandarin opens at o'clock. This sue
lcessful comic opera viii be seen at the
Grand on Saturday evening.
''The Mandarin closed an engagement
at the Creighton Opera House in Omaha
last night. and in commenting on the
opera the Omaha Bee printed the follow
ing:
"In ''The Mandarin" DeKoven & Smith
have surpassed all their former efforts.
The nbretto is deliciously humorous and
Is entirely free from horse play" The
music is pretty and graceful. There is
just enough Oriental coloring in it to
harmonic most delightfully."- with the SEN
timental portion of the libretto while the
distinctively Chinese flavor impaired by
the drums and other ear splitting instru-
1nents forms a pleasing setting for the
fun making There is profusion of
1uneful chOruSeS and pretty songs. not
particularly haunting, but pleasing to the
ear and of enough intrinsic worth to make
them popular The orchestra ton is ex~
cellent and the finales are carried to a
climax in a very effective fashion
The production is elaborately caparison-
ed the stage settings being remarkab BILE
even in this day of stage realism. The
costuming is gorgeous to the point of
uagnificence. Added TO these is a wealth
of pretty girls and singing voices for
above the average even in the the best of
travelling companies"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
$25. 600 BET.
Fitz Will Leave the Country If He
Loses the Fight

Carson March 1.-THE betting on the
fight Jagged somewhat early in the
day, but with the arrival of the crowds
from San Francisco and the east the
pool rooms did a lively business Up to
10 O'Clock last night about $25, 900 had
been placed on the three fights Most
Of the money went in on the -COrbett-
FitzsimmOnS fight, but the other con-
tests received a share of attention Cor
bett was the favorite at 100 to rs against
FitZsimmOns. Jimmy Wakely is said
to have placed 81, 500 on Corbett odds
ranging from 100 to 65 to 100 to rs. In
the WelterWeight contest Green was the
favorite over Smith at 100 to so. Haw-
kinS and F1aherty were at even money.
but very little Hawkins money ap-
peared. In the combination betting
Corbett, Green and Flaherty seemed to
be the favOrite trio, SO out of 234 bets
going on them to win. The other COM
binations sold were: Corbett, Green.
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Dreadful
Rheumatism.

No disease has puzzled the doctors
so completely as srheumatism-that de-
p1orable condition of the blood which
so often renders the strongest man as
helpless as a babe. Their mercuria1
and potash remedies may ia some
cases impart temporary relief, but are
sure to ultimately result in wreckiug
the entire system.
Rheumatism is a deep-seated blood
disease and only a real blood remedy
will have any effect whatever upon
it. Most of the so-ca11ed blood RENE
dies are at best only touics and can
not reach an obstinate blood trouble.
One of the most frequent symptoms of
rheumatism is ting1ing sensation of
the parts affected, generally brought
about from lack of free circulation
of the blood through the very small
blood conductors. This trouble is al
ways eliminated by the use of S. S. S.;
it thins the blood, gives it a free and
forcib1e circulation, destroys the pois-
onous microbes and restores the circu-
1ation to its normal condition.
Mr.. Robert H. King, a prominent
and influential citizen of West Point,
Va, writes of his experience with this
dread disease:
"About five years ago was a great
sufferer from rheumatism. I was
treated by all the leading physicians
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
CoRBETT MEN WANT ODDS.
London Sports Take a Different View
of the Fight From That Held
in America

London. March 1.-THE greatest in
terest is taken here in sporting circles
in the prize fight between James ]. Cor
bett and Robert Fitzsimmon, scheduled
to be decided today at Carson City Ne
Vada. The sports" however, cannot
understand the odds offered on Corbett
in the United States, as even money is
the rule here.
They recall the fact that Fitzsirnmons
is alleged to have sold" a fight to Jim
Hall in Sydney, N S. w, and the bet
ting is light. No American money is in
sight and an offer of 81, 900 even on Fitz-
simmons at the National Sporting club
was not taken, Corbett's supporters
asking for Odds
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
middleweight in three rounds.
Then

middleweight in three rounds Then
defeated Bill Slavin.
Il fought Jim Hall. the middleweight
champion of Australia and Queensland.
I beat him in five rounds Then
fought Starlight, knocking him out in
nine rounds. My last fight in Australia
was with Prof West, a heavyweight. I
knocked him out in two minutes Com
ing to San Francisco, 1 got on a match
with Billy Mccarthy. 1 knocked him
out in nine rounds I then met Arthur
Upham. We fought before the Au-
dubon club of New Orleans, and I de-
feated him in five rounds
Fitzsimmons was then matched to
meet Jack Dempsey for the middle
weight championship of the world. The
fight took place before the Olympic club
of New Orleans on January IA, 1891,
and FitZ knocked out the Nonparei1 in
13 rounds. On March 2, 1892, Fitz de-
feated Peter Maher in II rounds before
the Olympic club of New Orleans. A
year later, in the arena of the Crescent
City Athletic club, Fitzsimmons knock
ed out Jim Hall in four rounds. His
next battle was with Joe Choynski. 1t
took place in Boston on June IS, 1894.
FitzsimmOns won, but the referee re-
fused to credit him with a victory and
decided the bout a draw. EitzsimmonS'
next battle was with Dan CreedOn of
Australia The scene of the mill was
the arena of the Olympic club of New
Orleans and the date September 26,
1894. Fitz won after 1 minute and 40
seconds Of fighting, in the second round.
His second battle with Peter Maher
took place February 81. 1896, on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande in sight
of the village of Langtry, Tex. The
stake was $4,000. Maher went down
and out in the first round, having lasted
only 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Fitzsimmons' last fight was with
Sailor Tom Sharkey in San Francisco,
a foul in the eighth round. The fight
was for a purse of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
THE CRESCENT HOTEL
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Opened
March 1st. 1897.

It is a modern, stone, fire-proof no
tel located in heart of Ozark mountains
Northwest Arkansas; climate mild and
bracing; scenery wild and beautiful; !;
waters unequalled for purity and med
icinaI qualities. Rates reasonable Ex-
cursion tickets on sale Through sleep
ers via St L. & S F. railroad.
Write George T. Nicholson, G.. P. A,
Frisco line, ST Louis, Mo, or Manager
Hotel Eureka Springs
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"SID'' COOKE A CANDIDATE
For Local Manager of the Soldiers
Home at Leavenworth,

The rumor comes from Washington
that Col. Sidney G. Cooke of Herington.
local manager of the ma ationaI soldiers
home at LeavenWorth is a candidate
for governor of the home in the event
vacancy arises by the removal of Gov
ernOr A. ]. Smith
It is understood that Mr.. Cooke and
Congressman Blue have had an under
standing in this matter and that the ar
rangements have been made whereby
Cooke will succeed Smith.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
Rheumatism oured in a Day.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause and the disease imme-
diately disappears The first dose great
" benefits T F. Anthony, ex-post-
master of Promise City, Iowa, says: 7
bought one bottle Of Mystic Cure" for
Rheumatism, and two doses of it did
me more good than any medicine ever
took" Sold by Swift & Holiday. drug
gists, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka.
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Chaplain at Reform School.

Rev Frances E. Brandt the Univer-
Ealist minister. who was candidate for
chaplain of the senate is seeking the
appointment as chaplain at the state
reform school in this city. Rev. Brandt
has been in the city during the winter
and is making an active canvass for
the position which she is seeking.
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sULL1vAN's GREETING.
A Brass Band Turns Out at Midnight
to Receive the Ex-Champion.

Carson, March 1.-THE most promi-
nent arrival on the late train last night
was John L. Sullivan whom all Carson
has been expecting for week
Notwithstanding the late hour. near
midnight, a large crowd and a brass
band was awaiting to greet him and es-
c0rt him to the Arlington hotel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
Fire at the Golden Eagle, Z. C.

Kansas City. March 17.-Fire last night
in Eli Cahn's Golden Eagle clothing store.
at Main and Eleventh streets. destroyed
everything on the third and fourth floors
causing a loss of $50 900. The stock, val
ued al S1OO. 600. was insured for SIS. 600.
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"Parson'' Davies, Muldoon, Tom Shark
ey, Prof. Donaldson and many other
men prominent in pugilistic circles and
appeared TO enjoy himself immensely.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-17
OF THE DAY
rContinued from First Page. ]

Brady. He is sure of winning this fight
and that is half of the battle. He is the
better man and he is bound to win"
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A REALITY FAMILY
Will be the Result.

Hart, Mich.-Postum Cereal Co. Linn,
Battle Greek, Mich, Gents: Please send
me $500 worth of Postum by express;
enclosed find money order for same.
My family all like it; no more coffee
for us. Yours truly, J. A. Collier
A relia BILE grocer will never offer a
cheap or weak imitation of a genuine
original article because he happens to
aake a little extra profit. But it is
ell to observe that when genuine Pos
I'M Cereal coffee is ordered, that you
1T Postum and not a spurious imita-
on offered as Just as good