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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-08

not train properly for them For my
coming fight with Jeffries, however. I
have made all sorts of sacrifices in or
der to fit myself thoroughly for the
event. In preparing for this battle
have had one idea in mind-to gain
sufficient strength to fortify me for a
long contest.
It think my efforts in this direction
have been successful. feel as strong
today as when defeated John L. Sui
ivan for the championship and that T
can fight a long battle without being
exhausted. My recent bouts in train
ing with Rubin have clearly demon
strated this to be fact, and I feel that
on Friday night I will win back the
championship which I lost to Fitzsim-
mons at Carson City,
George Considine is also very much
impressed with the former champion's
condition.
"Corbett,' he said, 'astonished the
world by defeating Sullivan for the
championship and he will give the
sporting public a lot to talk about when
he puts on the gloves with Jeffries.'
Preparations are now being made by
the Seaside Sporting cl'&) for the big
contest. Several changes have been
made in the club house and the ring in
which the men will battle has been
| considerably improved. The club has
! decided to yield to Jeffries in the mat
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choose. Malachy Hogan will act as referee
of the fight, which will be decided strictly
on its merits, there being no agreement
that it be a. draw if both men are on their
feet at the close.
Choynsld will be in the best condition
of his career. He has trained for ten
days for the meeting, which is about all
the time the long-haired fighter from the
Pacific coast needs to fit him for the fast
est six rounds ever fought Joe has done
little work since his memorable fight in
New York with Joe WalcOtt. His ribs
We're caved in in that battle and his hands
injured on the hard skull of the black
man and Joe decided it would be better to
take q long rest.
This he did lying idle all the time at his
country home and enjoying life: He took
on about twelve pounds of weight while
doing nothing but his health was perfect
and when he started work he was strong
and willing for the drudgery of training.
Choynskf is q fiend for work. He over
does it most of the time, but he allowed
himself just training enough this time to
get into perfect shape. He does a little
road work, but most of his labors are at
the bag and with the skipping rope
Joe is training for speed more than any
thing else. He realizes that he will have
rough journey of it with the sailor
fighter and he wants to be at his best for
the bull dog rusneS of Tom O'ROurke' s
champion.
Sharlzey, on the other hand, is training
for strength and endurance, and is out
spoken in saying that he Will make a
rushing fight of it from the start. He
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Fifteen Year-Old Girl ElOpes
With an Indian.
Romance of Ida May Davis is
Quickly Over.
GIVES A JUDAS KISS
To Her Aunt, Then Took Watch
and Money and Fled.
ssGray Horses Dream of Love
Lasts Just Two Days.
GIVES A JUDAS KISS
Tragedy Begun at Arkansas
City Ends at Winfield.

Arkansas City, May e.-The elopement
Of Ida May Davis, a 15-year-old girl,
with Gray Horse, a Territory Indian,
Saturday night, has proven a topic of
wonderment for the citizens here.
Late yesterday afternoon word was
received from Winfield that the girl
was there but Gray Horse is missing.
Ida Davis is 10 years old and her
mother, who is the sister of Mrs. Ed.
Hosmer, lives in Omaha. The little girl
came here several months ago to visit
her aunt. She has since that time made
her home at the. Savoy hotel.
Friday a half-breed Indian came there
and registered under the name of Gray
Horse. He did not register from any
place. but left that column on the regis
ter blank. He was at the hotel all day
Friday and Saturday and Saturday
night he disappeared and also did the
little girl.
He was seen several times talking
with the little girl and once he told the
porter that he was much in love with
her and that if she was his wife she
could have anything she wanted. This
is all that is known of Gray Horse.
Saturday night, some time after 9
O'clock the girl went into the office of
the hotel and after kissing her aunt re-
marked that she was going to bed. She
bade her aunt and one or two others
good night and went up stairs. She
occupied the room with her aunt and a
short time after 10, Mrs Hosrner went
to her room to retire. She discovered
the absence of her niece and proceeded
to make inquiries. Neither Ida nor the
Indian could be found. 1t was learned,
| however that about 10 o'clock she was
| seen talking to a man at the back door
of the hotel. Before leaving, the girl
| took a hat belonging to her aunt and e
| long black skirt belonging to the same
| party. She is also supposed to have
| taken IS in silver and a gold watch from
| the ROOM The money and the watch
| also belonged to Mrs. Hosmer.
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BOXERS AFTER m'eovERN.
Australian" Billy Murphy and Patsy
Magner Seek Bouts.

Sioux City. Ia. May S.-Managers of
Australian" Billy Murphy of this city
and Patsy Magner of Yankton. S. D,
are both looking for matches for their
men with Terry McGovern. They are
anxious to have the bouts held in Iowa
istic exhibitions takes effect.
Murphy in his prime was a leader in
his class. He is now nearly 40, how
ever. and there is uncertainty as to
whether his right arm is as strong as
before it was broken in a bout with
Larry Gleason last winter. Still, he is
a dangerous fighter even yet and Of the
aggressive type.
Magner is little more than an anna
-teur, though he has made creditable
showings in many professional fights.
He is heavy for McGovern, but proba bly,
can make 1875 pounds by careful train
ing. His method is decidedly of the
rough and tumble order, his strength
is remarkable and his capacity for pun
ishment is unlimited. But his science
is not of the highest.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WEEK.
In Session at Wichita Tuesday and
Wednesday.

Wichita, May S.-The grand COM
mandery of Knights Templar of Kan
sas will meet in Wichita this week,
it being the occasion of the thirty-first
annual conclave of this order in Kan
sas. The conclave will last two days,
Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting
will be inaugurated Tuesday morning
by a grand parade of the local and Wis
iting Sir knights. The parade will be
divided into three battalions.
On arriving at the Scottish Rite
temple, the first session of the grand
commandery will be at once opened, in
the auditorium on the second floor of
the temple. An afternoon session will
also be held and in the evening the
visiting knights will entertained in the
auditorium of the temple by the local
commandery with a programme of
musical numbers.
Tuesday two sessions. morning and
afternoon, will be held, and the annual
election of officers be held, and the
date and place of holding the next an
nual conclave be then decided upon.
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coRBETT IS CONFIDENT.
PompadourJim Thinks He viii Defeat
Jeffries Friday Night.

New York, May S.-Corbett's method
of training for his fight on FRIDAY
night has differed considerably from
his preparation for former contests.
Since he went to Lakewood Corbett has
done comparatively little road work,
taking to horseback riding instead
His principal forms of exercise have
been wrestling. boxing bouts with Gus
Rubin, skipping the rope, side-step-
ping, feinting, short walks and horse
back riding. On Saturday the former
champion boxed twenty-three rounds
with Rubin and finished the bout in
a manner that convinced his trainers
that he will make a hard fight
"A lot of smart fellows" said Cor
bett to a friend, think that I am a
'has-been' SO far as winning prize fights
is concerned, but I will surprise all Of
them when I put on the gloves with
Jeffries. admit that some of my
fights since. fought F'itzsimmons at
Carson City have indicated that l had
gone back, but my showing in those
battles was not my true form I did
ter of the appointment of Charley
White as referee
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Gompers. of the Federation of Labor,
has been thoroughly discussed.
The old league men would like to
see the nine league players in line, and
a little missionary work will be done
in that direction. The Philadelphia
players are prime movers in the cause,
while Boston and Brooklyn are not far
behind. Neither Jennings nor Keeler
have signed contracts with the Brook
lyn club. 1t is intended to put the work
for organization out much as the Broth
erhood work was done in 1885, with
President Gompers to advise the lead
ers. The move is bound to come TO a
head within the next month or after the
players of the east and west have met.
With the support of the labor unions
the players feel sure of getting conces-
sions from the magnates that would
be impossible without some strong move
that would force them to see that they
didn't own the earth, is the way one
PLAYER expressed it today.
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OFFERS So, 900 FOR A YEARLING
Phil Chinn Commissioned to Buy the
Full Brother to Black Fox.

Lexington. KY, May s.-Phil T. Chinn
of the Kingston stud today delivered an
offer of 5000 for the yearling colt by st.
George Marie Jansen, by Kingfisher. The
youngsteE is a full brother to Black Fox.
A. Featherstone's sensational 2-year-old,
that ran half mile in 0:47 at Morris park
on Saturday. 1t was known here that
Black Fox. in his work at the Feather
stone training quarters, had to be pulled
to Missionary, and that Mr.. FeatherStone
expects great things of him.
7. G. Mcdowell, who sold his race horse,
Batten, to Captain Sam Brown, of Pitts
burg yesterday, is here today; but will
not state what price he received for the
horse His friends say $4,000 is the
amount, and it is known that he held the
horse at that price. Last season Mcdowell
was offered $4,000 for His Exce1lency,
when he showed so well at the Louisville
meeting, but he wanted $4,000 Mcdowell
is probably the most famous developer
and seller IN the blue grass region. Cap
tain Brown will ship Baten east, where
he will run in his many engagements
there.
Ernest Featherstone of this place has
sold for J. Warren and s. Dey of Spring
Station to B. T. Hume this county, for a
large lump sum, eight head of fine brood
mares and four colts. The mares are
Autoharp, Guitar, Fashionette, Normal
inc, Lisbona, Linnett II, Reclamation,
and Bonhomme.
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says he is as fast as he ever was. despite
some of the predictions that we're made
after the Jeffries fight in November, when
1t was said SharSey would never be the
same man again because of the punish
rnent he received from the champion.
Sharkey has disproved these statements
since the contest by whipping several sec
ond-class men in swift style, showing in
these fights that he is as fast on his feet
as ever and has much of his old hitting
power and force. Tom is training at
Forbes quarters at Leavitt and Twenty
second streets. He claims he weighs but
IFS pounds, or Just about the same as
Choynskf when Joe started training.
When the men enter the ring, however,
Sharkey will have the advantage of at
least ten pounds in the scaling, as Joe
will not weigh more than 16S and viii be
in good condition at that figure Like
ChOynski, Sharlxey is not paying much at
9sntion to road work. He likes to work
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FRANoo-AmER1cAN MATCH.
Preparing For the Shoot at New York
and Paris.

New York, May S.-Prelininary practice
has begun in earnest for the Franco
American team revolver match, which is
to be shot in New York and Paris be
tween June 1 and 20, the results to be an
nounced by cable. Crack shots in st.
Louis, Chicago, Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Boston are beginning to
send in their scores for approval by the
executive committee of the United States
Revolver association of New York. This
organization had received and accepted a
challenge from representatives of French
revolver clubs.
Ten men and three substitutes will con-
stitute a. team. Each man is to fire 60
shots-30 at 5235 feet on a French target,
and 80 at so yards on a. standard Ameri-
can target. The Americans in this city
are practicing at the Manhattan Revol-
Yer club. A telegraph match is to be shot
there May II. The members of that club
will shoot against a team at Springfield,
Mass. The shooters purpose having a. big
revolver tournament on Friday, June Is,
for special prizes offered by individuals
and by the association. From the best
shots at this tournament the American
team is to be selected to shoot in the in
ternational match on the following day.
An extra prize of 500 francs has been Of
fered by a French gentleman to the win
ming team in the big match.
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derful cleverness and great foot work
brought forth much applause, and the
settos throughout We're full of interest.
Last evening Manager Sam Harris
was asked concerning McGovern's future
plans. He replied that Terry had plenty
of offers, but would not take any but
the good ones. His next match is with
Elmer McClosky, at Philadelphia, on
May IL It will be a six-round affair.
He will also box at Buffalo before the
Olympic Athletic club His opponents
viii be Harry Johnson and Luke Burke.
Each bout is to be six rounds, but no
date has yet been announced. From this
city McGovern will go TO West Baden
and rest up until a few days before the
McGovern- McClosky bout comes off in
the Quaker City.
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PHENOMENON EXPLAINED.
How the Solomon Horse Got a Pic
ture in His Eve.
[From the Salina Union.1

From the SaIina Union.
The Solomon horse with &, photograph
of a woman in its right eye was ex-
anined by a number of persons this af-
ternoon. The animal is on exhibition at
DR.. Harris veterinary barn, south OF
the postofffce.
The existence of the picture in the
horses eye is explained in the following
manner: 1t was caused by an electrical
shock. About a year ago while the
horse was on the farm of J. P. Sullivan
of Solomon, lightning struck tree close
to where the animal was standing. Mrs.
Sullivan was between the horse and the
tree and the electrical shock produced
the phenomenon, which the horse now
carries in his right eye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-08
1MPoRTANT RACES AT HAND.
Rich Contests Are to Be Held at
Louisville This Week.

Louisville, KY. May $50 far the
meeting of the new Louisville Jockey
club has been the best IN years from
every point of comparison. except, posi-
bly,, in the general class of horses.
Among the important. stakes to be
decided this week is the Clark stakes
for 3-year-olds at one mile and one fur
long. to be run Thursday. This fixture
bears the same relation to the Kentucky
Derby that the Sheridan stakes at
Washington park does to the American
Lieutenant Gibson is eligible to start,
but will have to pick up a hve-pound
penalty instead of getting a. fve-pound
allowance, which he did in the Derby.
This will make his weight 127 pounds.
Of the others likely to start Florizar
and Thrive will have to carry their
weight 122 pounds each.
Mr.. Smith has not made up his mind
yet whether he will start Lieutenant
Gibson, but unless the colt is afling on
the day of the race it would not be good
business policy tokeep him in the stable.
The race is worth $4,000 in gross, but it
looks like a pickup for the board OF
trade mans superb racing machine.
Mr.. Scoggan has in F'loTizar, who in
other years would be a first-class B.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, May S-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Hilton S. Enslow. Ottawa,
So; Marsena st. John, Ottawa, Sc; John
Lowe, Lansing, S.
Restoration, reissue and Increase
Philip Roads. Chetopa, SIT.
Increase-Joel w. Roth, Atchison, SIP;
Henry R. Graham, Stockton. SIT; John
w Pember. Sl1iddy. $14; Thomas w.
Musgrave, White City, S.; Hiram Shoe
maker. Holton, IS.
Reissue-Young ]. Powell, Robinson.
$24
Original widows, etc.-Nellie E. Bar
rett. Topeka, So. Original widows, spe-
cial account, April 24-Rebecca Martin,
Arkansas City, IS; Mary E. Mccall.
Hays So.
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Jockey Murphy Going Abroad.

Chicago, May S-Tommy Murphy, the
jockey, will leave in a short time for Eng
land in search of. engagements on Eng
lsh race tracks. The success of the
Americans on the British race courses
has inspired Murphy with the belief that
he can make a, success there Perhaps
the sensation that Ben Rigby has created
on the other side has had something to
do with Jockey Murphy's determination.
On this side of the water Rigby was re-
garded as only a fair steeplechase rider,
and a failure at fat racing. Last sea-
son about Chicago no owner would put
Rigby up when he could avoid it, and in
many instances horses have been scratch
ed rather than allow Rigby to take the
mount.
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ENFORCING EIGHT HOUR LAW
Assistant Labor Commissioner Puts a
Stop to Evasion at Independence.

independence, Kas., May s.-B. P.
Scott, assistant labor commissioner,
was here today regulating the hours
of workmen employed on constructing
sewers and street pavement. 1t was
sought to evade the state law providing
that eight hours constitute a days work
on all public work by employing the
men by the hour instead of by the day
The men worked ten hours and COM
plant was made to the labor COM
missioner.
Mr. Scott served notice on Mayor
Bowen today that he must abide by the
law and the men will hereafter work
only eight hours, with the same pay
they received for ten hours heretofore.
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Engines For Egypt.

Philadelphia, May 8.-The Baldwin
Locomotive Works have just closed a
contract with the Egyptian government
to build twenty engines. Ten are to be
passenger and ten switching engines.
The contract calls for the delivery of
these locomotives by the beginning of
October The Baldwin engines are not
strangers to the Egyptian government,
nor is the contract just placed the first
one from that source, as the Baldwins
have been for some years building en-
gines for the Egyptian state railways
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TO SEEK OIL.
Several Wells Win Be Put Down
Near Independence.

Independence, May s.-The Indepen-
dence Gas company intends going quite
largely into the oil business, as there is
now a ready market with the Standard
Oil company at Neodesha for all that is
offered. The we'll drilled some time ago
for gas on the Parks farm, about one
and one half miles northeast of the big
Brownfeld gusher, proves to be q splen-
did oil well. A 200 barrel tank has just
been put up, and without any pumping
the well is flowing from Is to 20 barrels
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FIGHTS IN GOTHAM.
White McGovern and Ryan-Root
Contests to Be Decided There.

New York, May S-Fol1owing the deci-
sion of Ma gistrate Meade, permitting box
ing in the various clubs in this city,
Matchmaker O'Rourke of the Coney Is
land Athletic club arranged two star
bouts to be decided at the above club:
Tommy White of Chicago will meet Terry
McGovern in a twenty-five-round bout on
May 25. After Whites showing with Nc
Govern in their recent six-round bout it is
expected that these boys will furnish a
slaShing exhibition.
Tommy Ryan of Syracuse will meet
Jack Root of Chicago on May IS. This
pair were expected TO fight at Tattersall S
IN Chicago, but Tom O'Rourke offered
them a. most inducing purse, and the men
agreed to accept his offer.
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wa1nott and west to EIGHT.

New York, MAY 8.-Joe Waleott and
Tommy West have been matched to meet
at the Broadway Athletic club within
three weeks. Immediately after Walcotts
ticles were signed by the pair. The bat
tie will be for twenty-five rounds. On
colt will bog SIX rounds at philadelphia.
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Wellinrton,a JaiI.

wellington. May s.-The board of
county commissioners today accepted
the new Jail, for the construction of
which $50. 600 was voted at the election
of November, 1898 The actual cost of
the building complete was a little less
than 49, It is a fine structure Of
Butler county limestone, having all ac-
commodations for thirty prisoners. be-
sides detention rooms for insane and
women prisoners and spacious jailer's
residence
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Remarkable Cure Of Rheumatism.

Kenna- Jackson Co., w Va.
About three years ago my wife had an
attack of rheuIna tfsm which confined her
to he- bed for over month and rendered
her unable to walk q step without as
sfstance her limbs being swollen to dou-
bic their normal size. Mr.. s. Maddox in
sisted on my using Chamberlain's Pain
Balm / purchased a fifty-cent bottle and
used it according to the directions and the
next morning she walked to breakfast
without assistance IN any manner. and
a B. Parsons. For sale by all druggists.
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AFTER THE COYOTES.
Wolves in Sedgwick County Destroy
ing Young Stock.

Wichita, May 8-Fritz Christianson,
a farmer living near Mt. Hope. brought
eight live coyotes to the county clerks
office in the county building. They were
young ones and had been dug from a
burrow. Tuesday another farmer, also
living in the same vicinity. brought in
the scalps of seven young ones.
Reports coming in from the western
part of the county say that there are
more coyotes than there have been for
many years and are doing a great deal
of damage to the young stock. The
county pays a dollar apiece for scalps.
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per day. The company intends putting
down a half dozen more wells on the
Parks farm at once and expects them
to be ~il wells.
They will also go to work in a short
time on the Waggoner farm, near the
bridge over the Verdigris north OF
town. A we'll was drilled there two or
three years ago and the drillers sud
denly quit without making known the
results. It is said that the we'll did
not go deep enough by $50 feet to reach
the oil or gas sands and it will be drilled
deeper
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Matthews and Parker Matched.

Denver, Col. May S.-The Times today
published a letter from John P. Dunn,
manager for Matty Matthews, of New
Kid Parker last Friday night, offering
another match at 1876 pounds, before any
club outside of Colorado, Matthews agree
ing to stop Parker in six rounds Mat
thews weighed 40 pounds in the Denver
fight. This afternoon Parker wired Dunn
at Chicago his acceptance of the offer,
asking Dunn to name a holder for $1,000
forfeit
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PRATT FARMERS wRoTH.
Find Their Insurance Policies Against
Hail Are WrongfuIly Cancelled.

Pratt. May S.-A heavy hail storm
struck this place Sunday afternoon and
destroyed wheat and gardens, also
broke window glass.
Several of our farmers are on the
warpath owing to the fact that their
live stock insurance policies written by
a certain insurance association OF Kan
sas City have been Cancelled. These pol
icies were supposed to run for one
year, but We're Cancelled after each ap-
plicant had paid a good big assessment.