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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
Star Pointers Great Perform
ance at Charter Oak Park.
Dubuque's Big Meeting Some
what of a Disappointment.
MISSOURI MEN LOSE.
Kansas Players Marching on In
Tennis Tournament.
Six Thousand People See Good
Races at Erie.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 1.-The feature
Of the day at Charter Oak park was
Star Pointers great mile, which was
made in minutes fiat without slip or
break, beating the track record made
by the same horse last season, 2:001z-
Dave McClary drove Pointer and ne
was aided by two running horses. one
going to the half and both coming down
the stretch, one either side of the
PAGER The time by quarters was: 30s
100. 1909 200.
There was intense excitement during
the progress OF the unfinished PIT trOC
in which Lelah s, was the favOrite ear
~ in the day. p to Is and later before
the race started. % TO IS for the field,
the change in the odds looked suspic-
iOus. and there was great amount OF
money up DOllade Wilkes and LeIah
:, had each a heat in Wednesdays
contest, and Lelah S took the first OF
the heats today. In the fourth heat,
however, there was trouble brewing,
Kenny, driving Lelah 5. did not score
her to the pole, and the word was given
with the mare we'll in the rear. She
broke in the first turn and made the
mile in fifth place Kenny complained
that he was fOuled. but the judges took
the fifth heat The veteran drove her
TO second in the fifth heat and in the
sixth took the race, although Speers.
behind Pilot Evans was fined SO Tor
not driving the heat to win DoIlie
Wilkes had two heats
Billy Andrews took the Z-30 pace, the
first mile in 2:0614 .COney being the only
horse that had any business with him
The consolation for all horses below
second place in the Charter Oak stake
OfSAonday was Won by Rubber in three
straight heats with little difficulty,
Precision second. Senator L. third
The Abbott had a good thing in the
free for all, doing the small field, John
Nolan, Eagle Flanagan and Monterey,
with ease. John Nolan made a big bid,
Geers driving The Abbott at pleasure.
J D 3. blk NJ, beat his record of
PIP to road wagon, making the mile in
2-1124.
w. J. Andrews. the driver, was fined
500 for not starting John R Gentry in
the two minute race Wednesday,
Results:
Pr trot. purse 81. 500; LeIah s, won
second, third and sixth heats. Time
2-13, 2:11L 2-17z4- DOllade Wilkes won
first and fourth heats and was second
Time 2-L2L: 2-15L- Pilot Evans won
~. Iona. Dr. Pitzer. Whitney and
Myrtle Boy also started
The Nutmeg, purse $3.50; 2-30 pace:
Billy Andrews won in straight heats
Time POS Is: 2-OI% 2-1O. COney sec
Ond. TObOggan third Motion and E,v-
Olute also started.
The consolation. 2.16 trot purse 81
600: Rubber Won in straight heats
Time 2.111s: Z-121z. 2.10. Precision
second; Senator L third Royal Baron,
Philip f, Miss Jay and Rene also start
Free for all, purse 81. 500: The Abbott
won in straight heats. Time 2,O614;
gle Flanagan third Monterey also
started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
KANsANs MARcHlNa on.
Missouri Tennis Players Go Down In
Defeat

Kansas CITY. No. Sept 1.-The men
who are still left in the singles OF the
Darlington tennis tournament are;
Webster Wilder of Topeka, Carroll ana
Griggs of Lawrence and Sheldon and
Aud of Kansas City
The two best matches Of yesterday
afternoon were between Sheldon and
Dryden and Carter Wilder and Aud
Sheldon, who is the only Darlington
club man left in the race defeated his
Lees Summit opponent, Dryden, in two
sets, but it took hard work
The match between Aud and Carter
Wilder was a three set affair, Wilder
taking the second set and losing the
other two. Wilder played too far back
to handle AuId's swift drives, which
Just skinned the net
BY defeating Kane and Hall in two
out OF three sets, Vernon and Dwelle
of Emporia won the first prize in con-
ISOLATION doubles.
Afternoon results: Carol beat Fox,
So. 81: Sheldon beat Dryden. 6-3. 6-3;
Griggs beat Lauder. 81. 60 Aud beat
c. Wilder, Ga, As, 81; Litchfeld de-
feated Moore, SIS. As, 81; Vernon and
DweIle beat Kane and Hall, $40, 60,
6-3
The morning summaries:
Doubles, first rOund-Pierce and Shell
den beat Jones and LitchdeId. 60. 81;
James and Vaughn beat Gum and
Mitchell, 6-3. SO: Dryden and Graves
beat Fox and Lauder, GO, So
Consolation singles - Jones beat
Zener. IS. 81; Alden beat Guthrie, 81,
So; Sharrard beat Jones, 10-S (un~
finished-)
Consolation doubIes-Vernon and
Dwelle beat Wilder brothers. Ga, S-6.
g.
This afternoons programme will be
a great one, with the seui-finaIs in the
singles and the latter half of the semi
finals in doubles The matches that
will be played at i and ; o'clock to-
day viii decide which two men viii
play for the singles champ ionship of
Missouri and Kansas on Saturday af-
ternoOn and which doubles pair viii
contest with the winner of the Carroll
and Griggs-Pierce and Sheldon for the
championship in that class
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
MEXICANS ROUTED.
By a Force of Yaquis fAfter a Hot
Fight

Hermosillo, Mex. Sept IA com
pany Of volunteers went from here this
morning to PLAYA to join Colonel
Piendado's command and arrest the
Yaquis who had destroyed the tele-
graph lines to Potam- The troops met
a band of about so Taquis and a short
fight occurred. in which one soldier was
killed and the Mexicans routed.
General Torres headquarters have
been entirely cut OF from teIegraphic
communication from the outer world
for the last five days. The Yaquis burn
ed about a mile of telegraph poles and
carried the wire away
Volunteers continue TO arrive daily in
columns of 100 or more and a heavily
guarded pack train of mules is kent
busy conveying new guns and amInu-
milton from the launches at Medano to
LOrin- Many of the natives who oc-
cupy huts near the edge Of the town
have become SO alarmed that they car
~ their beds in near the heart of the
pUebla to pass in near the heart of the
Torres has suspended hosCiIities TIL
October. when cooler weather viii have
set in and the troops will be better able
to take care of themselves. BY that
time there will be about 900 more SOL
diers in the field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Strikes Oil In South
ern California.
Prospecting Now Going on at
Sunset, California.
NEW CHAIR CAR OUT.
Santa Fe's New Departure Cars
Being Completed.
Kansas Lines Are Severely
Taxed by Heavy Business.

Bakersfield. Cal. Sept IAN oil lana
transaction involving $4,000 was con-
summated here today Ed D0heneE'
oil expert for the Santa Fe company
and a b Butler OF Fresno show up IN
the transaction 1t il reported that
other heavy capitalists and oilInen are
in the deal The land purchased IS
sixty-five acres on Lone Means place,
six miles from town, up the kern
river
About three months ago the Elwood
Bros OF Fresno county came here ana
leased the land from Means and, with
what snare cash they could raise, sunk
q we'll about $50 feet deep on the land
They went through 200 feet Of oil sand,
it is claimed The we'll was finished q
few DAYS ago. but the casing was not
perforated 10 let the oil flow This was
postponed for the reason that they
we're NEGOTIATING a sale OF the lease
Today the sale was made and the land
purchased of Means The Elwoods got
SO. 900 for the lease and Means Sl9,U0J
for the land The land is on the north
side of the river Means has other land
on the east side of the river
The EIW0ods and Means are poor
men and the money received put them
on velvet It is rumOred that another
poor rancher. whose property adJOInS
that OF Means, also made a big deal
Numerous heavy capitalists visited
here during the past month and all
act mysCeriously.
The Santa Fe people have gone to
Sunset a district forty miles west, TO
investigate. It is said 10 be a prOmtS-
ing field a big oil boom is On and
development is going ahead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
EASY FOR DIRECTLY.
Dubuque's s25, 900 Purse Race Was
Neither Fast Nor Interesting.

Dubuque. Ia. Sept. IA large crowd
was disappointed at NutwoOd park
track yesterday People gathered with
the expectation OF seeing great
scramble between four great PAGERS
for the special purse Of $4,000 The race
was a gift TO Directly. who was never
in danger from beginning to end The
best heat was turned in 2-U4. This was
the first one. The other two were
2-OS1z and 2:OS14. respectively In the
first heat Directly went out at the
quarter and led all the way, except for
a moment drawing up to the hail.
where Ananias stuck his nose in front.
Coming down the stretch Ananias was
a close second. but broke and fell back
to the last. In the second Directly was
in front all the way Ananias held
second place to the head Of the stretch,
where Park came out and took the
place, a length behind Directly. Direct
" took the deciding heat by two
lengths Borough Park mad second
money cinched and laid back and I'm
ished easy in third place
It took two heats to decide the 2.07
pace. postponed from yesterday. Giles
NOyes went TO the front at the quar-
ter IN the first and won easy at a
length in 2:O6A- In the second TOIer
gave Noyes a run for his money from
the half TO the wire Both drivers urg-
ed their charges hard and came down
the stretch and under the wire SO close
to a dead heat that the judges were a
long time in giving NOyeS first place
Ond money The deciding heat was
won in 2:O7L-
Nine starters lined up for the 2:I6
trOt- In the first heat of the four nee
essary to decide on a winner. Ebert led
the quarter, where he was headed by
Aegon Star and Jack D, who led the
procession to the three-quarters pole.
Jack was coming TO the front fast when
he broke and fell back TO third place
Thomas C went out in front at the
quarter in the finish heat and led all
the way Aegon Star and Ashbrook fin
ished second and third. but were set
back 10 the tail end for running
Aegon Star and Thomas Q. put up a
pretty contest in the third neat They
were on even terms to the head of the
stretch, Star finishing a nose in front
on a break and Thomas c. was given
first place
The fourth was Won easily by Thomas
c. Aegon Star took second money
and Ellert third.
Tommy Britton had an easy victory
in the 2:10 trot- The other three form
ed as follows:
Little Edgar. CaracaIIa and Pearline
c This was the order in which they
realed off three heats
Weather hot. track fast
Results
2:07 pace. purse $3.50 Unfinished
from Wednesday,: Giles N0yes won
second. fifth and sixth heats Time
2-0514, 2-06a4, 2-.0714- Sally ToIer won
third and fourth heats and was second.
I1me-z-O61z- 2-0S1z- Indiana won first
heat in EOS and was third Tom Og-
den and Sherman Clay also started
2-18 trOt, purse S2-500: Thomas c won
second, third and fourth heats. Time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
RAILROAD NOTES

Fireman Morrison of the middle di-
vision came to Topeka yesterday to
take the examination TO be an engineer.
Engines No SOS and s09 from La
Junta are in the shops for overhauIing
Engine No. zoe win be turned out of
the shop today and broken in by Engi-
ueer Beeler.
Frank P. Macleod. brother of Eben
F. Macleod, formerly of the Rock IS
land passenger department. is now
Pullman conductor on the Rock Island
Colorado Flyer His run is between
Kansas City and Denver
Engine No 2346 has been sent TO
AtchisOn TO take the place of No. 1913.
Leopold Mandrel of the coach shops
met with a painful accident yesterday
afternoon A heavy iron dropped on his
foot badly MASKING it It will cause
him TO lay on several days No bones
were broken.
a new Pullman sleeper, which is of
late pattern and just out Of the
shops has been added to the equipment
of the Rock Island Colorado Flyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
0. P OFFICIALS CONFER
Closer Alliance With the Oregon
Short Line Is Planned

Omaha Sept. President Burt and
several other leading officials of the
Union Pacific are holding an executive
conference here to agree upon a plan
Of consolidating the system by a closer
alliance with the Oregon Short Line
One view is that the Vanderbilt in
terests propose that the Union Pacific
be operated as at present, but that the
ShorrLine become part Of the Union Pa
cific, TO be operated from Salt Lake
City. as now, and that after this has
been done the Short Line viii gradual
" take possession OF the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation line and operate
that portion OF the system from Salt
Lake City This is made possible by
the Short Line controlling the major
ity Of the Navigation stock It is over
500 miles from Omaha to Portland,
Ore. which is said to be too long a dis
tance for one line to be successfully
operated
Other reasons why the consolidation
is considered certain are: Judge San
born has discharged the successory re-
ceivers OF the Short Line, Oliver W.
Mink and Thomas P Wilson
The sale Of the Northern Paciic's
holdings OF Navigation company pre-
ferred stock to a syndicate of Union
Pacific interests is officially confirmed
at New York MeIIen. Lamont and
Carr offered to resign. but were asked
TO remain in charge until the next an
uuaI meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
x-cEAMPIoN coRBErE
Is To Get a Chance With the Winner
of the Jeffries-SharkeY Fight

New York. Sept flames J. COrbett
Will be given another chance to win back
the title OF champion pugilist OF the world
which he lost to Bob FltZstrnmons IN car
son City two years ago The former
champion viii be matched to fight the
winner of the Jeffries-Sharkey battle in
ing today between Corbett- Tom o ISOurlle
representing Sharkey. and VIM A Brady
The only condition imposed upon Cor
bett was that he post a forfeit Of $1,000
as guarantee of good faith as soon as all
the arrangements for the Sharkey- eff
ries fight are completed. This COrbett has
agreed to do COrbett says that the rest
he has enjoyed for several months has
done lot of good and his health Is better
now than fl has been for some time
Sharkey viii begin training tomorrow
for his contest with Jeffries- He has
chosen New DOrp. S I. for his prepara-
tory work Sharkey will be trained by
Herrick of Providence. R / Herriek viii
devote part of his time to Sparriug with
Sharkey with the idea of making the
sailor pugiIist fast and clever with his
p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
moFFArr KNOCKED OUT.
Ridiculous Exhibition by Freaks at
Dubuque's Carnival

Dubuoue Iowa Sept Tommy Ryan
was given the decision over Jack Moffatt
at the end of a twenty round bout here
last night Ryan had his opponent going
easily put him out. He let down, how
ever, and made no attempt to end the
fight Ryan did not show a mark while
MOhatts nose and mouth bled freely and
his breast and neck were well skinned
The crowd were disguised because Ryan
did not extend himself Up to the thir-
hibition and RYAN had all the best OF il
In the preliminary bout between George
kerhin OF Chicago and James sellers col
ore1. of S1arshalItOwn. Iowa. Sellers sec
ouds threw up the sponge at the end OF
the seventh round It was ridiculous
exhibition kerwin- as a ring freak. met
his match and the spectators enjoyed their
Offic.al time keeper, James Whitfield of
Ker7yin ana Sellers entered the ring at
gan rushing and repeatedly butte6 his
head into his opponents breast. much 70
was TO the advantage of Sellers The
fight from the second round was very
rough and up TO the sixth round they
continued roughing 1t with neither man
having apparent advantage Sellers re
peatsdiy butted George IN the breast with
Sellers began the sixth by rushing and
pushing Kerwin violently against the
ropes and landed heavily on the stomach
twice. twice on the mouth and twice on
the jaw. kerwin landed a left swing on
the wind and a stiff right on the jaw and
Just before the bell George placed a short
left lab on the stomach that dszed his op-
ponent- kerwin's mouth was bleeding
freely
Kerwin opened the seventh by landing
a st1n 1ao on stomach and stiff left
swing on breast &ersFin swung on neck
and Sellers stun led TO his knee but
jumped up and plunged after Ker7viu
head nrst- pushing him 70 the ropes ker-
win missed with a heavy right swing
which would have put his opponent out
of business and then chased Sellers
Of the head sellers went 10 one knee and
stayed down eight seconds He jumped up
and kerWiu caught him in the neck put
ting him TO his knees again At the bell
Sellers seconds threw up the sponge
The spectators Kissed Sellers Tor i've
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
VERY WORST KIND.
A Backache That Caused the
Greatest Suffering.
A Certain Cause Which Also Has q
Certain Cure, as Proven
by Experience

We ask you to believe what we say
about 4Iorrow's Kid-nO-Oids because
we publish only facts. We are honest
in all our statements and we prove our
claims by respectable people Ar- C.
w Ayers adds his testimony IN favor
OF Morrow's Kid-ne-Oids as follows
G. ". Ayers. 1890 Kansas Ave. North
Topeka, Kansas, says I have been
afflicted with kidney complaint FOR the
past fifteen years Backache- rneun1s--
tisTn, urinary disturbances and 1erF-
BUSINESS are some OF the symphonic
which panied. annoyed and disturbed
me the most I used q package Ct Nor
rows Kfd-ne-Oids and it gave me
great relief I will continue 70 use KID
ne-Oids with the assurance Of COM
pIete and permanent cure
Norrow's Kid-ue-Oids are not pills.
but Yellow Tablets and sell at nifty
cents a box At all drug stores and &C
Swift & Holidays drug store
Mailed on receipt OF price Msnufzc-
tured by John dorrOH & Co, CheDisrss
Springfield Ohio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
Repairs IN Sac Fe Yarda

There IS a great deal of repairing go
ing on in the Santa Fe yards Several
new lengths of track are being put in.
as well as few switches where they
are needed The measurements are al
ready taken and stakes driven for the
new steel water tank which Will be
erected shortly, just north of the old
wooden tank now standing near the
round house Other repairs and i'm
pFovenents, made necessary by the
usual wear and tear on the road. as
well as a general cleaning up prepara-
tory for winter are being made, and
several new men have been put to work
to assist the already large force which
is kept employed by the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
LOST INTEREST IN RAFFLEa
Story Told on a Young Machinist of
the Santa Fe Shops-

The following story is told on a young
man who is a nachinfst at the San+s
Ee shops
Not very long ago a certain young
man IN town held q rattle and asked
lIle EnachInlsC to invest. The nachfniSt
dl1 50 with the understanding that the
Ialner should introduce him 10 a youne
4ady whom ne was desirOus of meeting
u course provided that the young LADY
was willing The nachfnfsf iDT,aS+e5
heavily in the rattle. no doubt 10 cinch
MS introduction The rattle came Off
ana the machinist lost out. That vas
replied % the request for an intTodIIc-
uon- w nat that little red-headed bov-
On 1 guess not" the Job was cOurIe1s
Snd me maehinist now takes no stock
name IS mentioned in connection win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
Electric Headlight Scared EN-.

W. B. Doddridge, general manager of
the Missouri Pacific, ran his special
train. with an electric headlight. from
BeIOft to Downs Sunday night and
came near soaring people to death The
light was seen at Downs when the
train was six miles away. and as the
light increased the people gathered on
the street corner to discuss the apDar-
ent phenomenon The operator at
Downs finally happened along. and ex-
planned it It was the first time Downs
people had ever seen an electric head
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
RETURN OF THE GOTH
Santa Fe Shop Men Want the Troops
Brought Home In Royal Style

great many OF the shopnen say
that the sentiments expressed in the
letter which W L SherbuTne of the
Twentieth Kansas wrote 10 Engineer
andy Smith is about right They are
almost all in favor OF bringing the boys
home in a body, and feel that any
money which the state or people intend
TO spend in the honor of the Twentieth
Kansas. ought to be spent on the boys.
either in paying their expenses home or
given TO the boys as present from the
people Of Kansas. rather than TO spend
II in putting up decorations and arches
which look pretty but after the cele-
bratiOn is all over with. will be OF little
use 10 the boys
There are several OF the boys in the
Twentieth Kansas who used to work
IN the shops, and il is on this account
as well as to show to the regiment
their appreciation of what the regiment
has done for Kansas that the shop men
are anxious to do all that they can to
give pleasure TO the boys who have so
long suffered the hardships and trials
or war The shOpmen are almost a unit
on bringing the boys home and giving
them the best that Kansas affords.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
KINLEx MACK WINS
Sheepshead BayReapers Stakes Taken
by the Favorite-

New York. Sept THE chief race on
the card today at Sheepshead Bay was
the Reapers stakes for three year olds
at a mile and three-sixteenths. and
Kfnley Mack was a pronounced favor
tie, although His Lordship was we'll
backed Fast Black showed in front
for a furIong and then dropped to the
rear the favOrite and His LOrdship
taking up the running They ran lock-
ed around the lower turn, up the back
stretch and around the upper turn, with
Martimas trailing a couple of lengths
behind. AS they came into the stretch
Martimas came with a rush and His
Lordship quit McCue let out a wrap
out and Won
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
NEW CHAIR CARS OUT
Santa Fe Shops Complete the New
Departure Cars.

New chair car No. 1913. the first one
OF the order for five new. vide vesti-
2-IeG cnalr cars which ara building at
tas axle light cOmpany-s snop. in the
- 9LALn street round house. to be
EQUIPPED with electric lights.
rms work viii be finished b,- the
middle Of next week. afre- y-bfcb -
a. VIII De returned to the trimming
shop' where the finishing touches win
@ put on and the car made ready for
The other four cars are uearfnr com
2LSClon and work is being pushed as
1aSI as possible on them. II i expected
mat these cars VIII be put on the Cali
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
In His First Wreck

Charles Styles was in the Rock Is
land wreck at Keats, Kansas, yester-
day morning. and his hair IS still red
He was in the sleeper and did not know
what had happened until il was all
over In all his travels II was Mr..
Styles first experience in a wreck This
is rather renarka Bile when it is con-
sidered that he has been a travelling
passenger agent ever since the rail-
roads were buiIt.-AtehisOn Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
Six Thousand People Brave the Heat |
and Dust at Erie

Erie, kan. Sept Yesterday was the
third day OF the NeOshO County Fair as
ISOLATION. The weather was very dry and
hot but the crowds came early and stay
ed late. $50 tickets being sold at the
gate The summary OF the races was as
follows.
2.3O Trot: Alverda Akin won; Dad De
Ianey second; DR.. Price third Best time
2:40 Trot. St Justice won; Cash, Jr-,
second. Pickering third. Best time 2-24lz.
Two-year-old Pace: Half mile heats:
Doc Mann Won, keWauee girl second
Robin s, third Best time 1.11lA-
Half mile running; Sky Rocket hrst
Diamond Dick, second; Colonel, tnlro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
L1NE 10 MARaUETTE
Mcpherson Citizens View FaHorably
Visit of Missouri Pacific Officials

TFrom the Mcpherson Republican,
A special train carrying several of
the officials of the Missouri Pacific
railroad was in the city a few days
ago.
Those in the party were H. C. bod
ridge general manager; 5 H Clark,
general superintendent, and A h
Webb. division superintendent.
1t has been rumOred here that the
officials are considering extending the
road from here 10 Marquette.