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sugar beets, has gone to Chicago in the
interests of the scheme.
Last spring he furnished the farmers
a quantity II sugar beet seed and Of
fered several premiums on beets raised
from the seed that would stand the
biggest test, or contain the largest per
cent. of sugar. The beets have been
brought in but Mr.. Gum has not yet
made the awards. 1t will be remem-
bered that last spring two propositions
were rejected by eastern men upon the
pretense that the beets raised here would
not contain sufficient sugar to success
fully operate the plant. Now that it
has been demonstrated that the beets
can be raised in this county, with the
facilities already here there should be
no trouble to obtain financial aid to CO.
operate with the home people. Mr..
Gum has several schemes, and if he
fails to make sugar, sorghum syrup will
be manufactured The plant will be
overhauled and put in readiness.
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if he finds himself capable of doing so.
He has no feeling for Corbett, although
he does not care to engage in any per-
sonal abuse or newspaper controversy.
Jeffries is ready to defend his title OF
champion against any man. He takes
on Corbett because for many reasons
he would like to defeat him. Further
more, Jeffries will not accept a. verdict
over Corbett unless he is entitled to it
on the fighting.
':Jeffries will meet Tom Sharkey so
days after Corbett, winner to take all.
If Fitzsimmons wants another chance
the champion will agree to meet him
on the same financial basis that Fitz-
simmons dictated to Jeffries in their
former battle; that is, So per cent of
the purse, win or lose If Kid Mccoy
is in earnest in his cracks at the cham
pion he can also have a chance. jeff
ries is in this business to box all COM
ers and bars nobody. but he certainly
deserves the right that others have
claimed to pick his antagonist. He
promises always to choose a man in
whom the sporting public is interested
w A. BADLY"
Lakewood, N. J., February 5, 1900.
''The story that the fight between JEFF
fries and myself is fixed is simply alb
surd. JAMES J. CORBETT."
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THE PASTOR STOOD FIRM.
Would Not Resign at the Request of
Practitioners He Had Rebuked:

Montrose, Feb. 6.-At the meetings
held by the Church of Holiness in the
school house in the district known as
"Pavonia' some five miles north of this
place, there is reported to be trouble
and confusion between the saints and
their pastor, Rev. Grey.
The story of the trouble as reported
here is that the pastor incurred the i'll
will of several Of the male saints by
rebuking them for their somewhat
frisky conduct with one or two of the
younger sisters of the flock the re-
Duke being administered not upon gen
eral suspicion, but on the public con-
fession of one of the said sisters.
After a few weeks three of the lead
ing saints of the male persuasion went
to the Rev. Mr.. Grey and informed him
that after a season of fasting and
prayer it had been revealed to them
that it was no longer Gods will that
the aforesaid reverend should be their
spiritual adviser.
Thepastor informed the self appointed
committee, in very zero-like tones, that
he stood sQuarely upon the propositions
as laid down in the Holy Book, and
clearly informed them that he would
remain. The disgruntled saints re-
tired from the scene and are now VOW
ing vengeance, while the spirited pastor
is still holding meetings with great at
tendance
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vARDoN LANDS AT GOTHAM
Champion English Golf Player Will
Compete Next Monday.

New York, Feb. 6.-Harry VardOn, the
champion golf player of Great Britain,
was among the passengers arriving here
on the steamship StPaul. He will spend
a few days here before starting on his
tour of the southern links, and later in
the season will be seen in exhibition
and competitive matches on several of
the metropolitan courses
The Lawrence Harbor Country club,
near Red Bank, N. J., made an offer to
Vardon to appear there February u
NardOn said that undoubtedly would be
his first match in this country. He will
play against two amateurs Findley
Douglass and NJ. NJ. Singer having been
selected as his opponents.
Douglass is the ex-amateur champion
of the United States and Singer won
the North New Jersey championship
last summer. Even with this good rep
utation in their favor it is not expected
that they will get the mastery of the
English crack, provided Vardon can get
into good trim after an ocean voyage
VardOnS style differs somewhat from
the orthodox manner of addressing and
striking the ball. He uses shorter clubs
than are usually seen and handles them
by what is known as the interlocking
grip. His left thumb is placed down
the shaft, contrary to the usual custom
of thumbs around, and it is covered
by the ball of the right hand.
The little finger of the right hand
overlaps and is placed on the top of the
first middle joint of the first finger of
the left hand His swing is of the u
and down order. giving the appearance
Of a hit more than a swing. Vardon s
average tee shot is from 220 to ESQ yards
and he is equally skillful with his bras
sizes.
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Only Six Cities Are In Line
Against the League.
A Hitch in the Plans Of the New
Ball Association.
M'GRAW ON THEALERT
He and Quin Still Going From
Place to Place.
Philadelphia and Providence
Capital Holds AlOOf.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 6.-Nothing
definite has been reached in the or
ganization of the team in this city
wanted in order to assure the estab-
lshment of the new baseball associa-
ton. After a full week Of dickering
satisfactory Philadelphia hacker for
the new American association has not
been found.
Six cities are reported to be in line
Baltimore, Boston. Chicago, Milwaukee
Detroit and st. Louis. Louisville IS
ready to come in, but is located too taf
west to figure as an eastern city EhH-
adelphia undoubtedly Will be IN the cir
cult and Providence may be the elghth
Chairman McGraw of the committee,
who was left to look after the Phll-
adeiphia end, spent the greater part
of Sunday with these proposed packers,
but as yet nothing definite has been
accomplished. McGraW says there are
so many parties interested that II IS
hard to get them together.
He spent Monday in Baltimore and
on his return late last night said that
city would be able to hold the grounds
and that the prospects for the new
club there were most favorable 1he
object of his return is to form a stock
company of the numerous local hackers.
From reports now current it looks as
If his efforts will be successful.
While in Baltimore a conference was
held with Temporary President Quin of
the association and Robinson. Mr.. Quin
said Providence would certainly come
in and there was no doubt about Phil
adelphia, Boston and Chicago being
IN line In case Providence should
back out Louisville will be taken, but
only for two years, when Quin is con-
hdent New York will be in line.
Ouin left for Providence, saving be-
fore his departure: We are right. The
league can not beat US even by under
handed methods"
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TELEeRAPH1NG IN WAR.
Kansas Boy Writes of the Difficulties
of stringing Wires In Philippines

Coffeyville, Feb. GA letter from
Charles w. Faulkenstein, with the
United States telegraph corps in the
Philippines, states that on an advance
in the north, they had two army wagons,
six mules pulling each, loaded with
rubber insulated wire and battery, and
a reel to reel it out, keeping up with
the troops. The road became so bad
they had to strap the reel on a mules
back and the rest of the wire on other
mules, leaving the wagon in the mud
up to the hubs. One mule carried the
folding bed telegraph table, with in
struments all attached.
Every few miles they would stop and
telegraph back to Manila the progress
of the column. To do so they would
take the table off the mule, unfold it,
cut the wire from the reel on the other
mule, connect it with the instruments
and do the necessary telegraphing.
This was generally done when the
troops stopped for a few minutes rest.
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SEASIDE MAY GET FIGHT.
Jefries and Corbett Likely to Meet at
Coney Island

New York. Feb. ct looks as If the
Jeffries-Corbett fight will be decided
in the arena of the Seaside club which
is the old Coney Island building, the
scene of the championship fights be-
tween Fitzsimmons and Jeffries and
Sharkey and Jeffries. Tom O'Rourke
and AIeck Brown are now the con-
trolling spirits in the organization.
They bid so per cent. of the gate re-
ceipts for the fight of March Is. The
same bid was made by the Broadway,
Brady. Jeffries' manager bid Go % and
there were a couple of bids from san
Francisco.
1t was decided to wait awhile before
placing the fight. This made O'Rourke
angry and he aired his feeling in this
way:
There are only two legitimate bid
ders in the field and these legitimate
bidders are the Broadway and Seaside
clubs Brady has a bid in, but he has
no club, and what is more he cannot
get one. 1 was looking for club for
a long time, but I failed to land one
until A1eck Brown and I got together
and took the Seaside. and Brady is not
likely to succeed where failed. Then
those bids from San Francisco simply
are plug bids Brady has the cham
pion, but he wants to be declared in
on the clubs earnings as wen as on the
champions winnings. He might as we'll
forget it.
Brady can get 60 per cent. Of the
receipts and not a dollar more. The
offer is a liberal one. Sixty per cent.
here is a great deal better than rs per
cent. in San Francisco, and Brady
knows it. There are only two clubs
that can handle the fight. One is the
Broadway and the other is the Seaside.
and the Seaside is the better club for a
mill of this kind because it is the larger.
We must have an answer by the 10th
of the month or we will have nothing
to do with the fight. Brady cannot pull
it off anywhere around New York
simply because there is not a clubhouse
available"
George Considine, who is Corbett's
manager, is in favor of having the bat
tie decided in the Seaside club. He
says:
although I have the Broadway club,
I am willing to let the mill go to the
| Seaside club. which is good deal
larger than the Broadway. and I'M
doubtedly is the only club about New
/ York which could accommodate the
crowd that will want to see Jeffries and
| Corbett. But Brady has the champion
/ and we want to nail the champion
| That is the first thing we want to do
/ and, so far as I am concerned, am
| so confident that COrbett can outpoint
| Jeffries that I'm willing to have the
fight decided anywhere. The maiI
| thing is to get the men together"
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spike sullivan vs.. Doc Cans.

New York, Feb. 6.-The coming week
will not be particularly brilliant in a
fistic sense. About the only fight of any
Importance is that set for the Broad
way club, New York, Friday night be-
Irishmau, who is probably the most
active light weight in the ring, and Joe
Cans, the Baltimore colored fighter. The
conditions call for % rounds at 1873
pounds. It should be a good exhibition
as it will be a wild. rushing, smuggling
fighter against the cool, careful, finish
ed boxer. Cans has nothing. like the
punching force of the white man, but
this advantage is somewhat offset by
superior cleverness and care. 1t looks
as if the chances favor the negro a tri-
fia-
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Banquet AT ooNcoRDIA.
z. of P. Lodges to Hold q Session
Feb 15-E. c. Little to Speak

Concordfa, Feb. 6.-The knights of
Pythias OF this city are making great
preparations for the annual convention
and banquet of Kh0rassan Temple No.
3, Dramatic Order knights OF khoras-
san, which will be held in this city on
February Is. The banquet will be
served at the BaronS House and the
menu will be the most elaborate ever
served in this part of the state
ToaStmaSter Conner T. Davies has Sc
cured an acceptance from Col. E. G.
Little, of the Twentieth Kansas, to re-
spond to one of the after-dlnner toaStS
and the members of the temple are
looking forward with a great deal OF
pleasure to the talk of this distinguish
ed traveller and soldier, on that oc-
casion. The order has practically the
same relation TO the order of Knights
of PythiaS that the ShrinerS do to the
Masonic fraternity. The order is pure
" social and the ritual is interestingly
dramatic. The first requisite to mem
bership is that the applicant must be
a Knight of EsythiaS in good standing.
The Temple at Concordia is the third
one established in the United States and
the members of the Temple take great
pride in the efficiency of the degree
team in interpreting the ritual. They
give the tyros who cross the desert
sands under their guidance a truly hot
time. The membership of the Temple
is made up of K. P. lodges all over the
northwest part of the state and the
meeting VI 1SOO lIi0y PIOPOSS " 1ic1rAC
the high water mark of the order since
its establishment in the state.
The annual banquet of Council No.
&C. U. c. r, will also be held in this
city on February "a and will be served
at the Barons House. This affair al
ways brings to the city the leading
travelling men of the state and if there
are any people on earth who know
what a good time is and how to get one
up, it is a crowd of travelling men.
Nothing is being left unGOne to make
this the most enjoyable banquet yet
held by this popular council.
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THIRD WARD POLITICS.
P. n. Forbes Defines His Position on
City Issues
To the Voters of the Third Ward. in
TOnAlSa

To the Voters of the Third Ward. in
Having entered the race for the Repub-
lican nomination to the office of council
man for this ward, the nomination to be
without the interpoSition of nominating
convention. Owing to this method of nom
mating, the party has no way in which
to express itself upon the. questions Of
pressing. interest and great Importance,
unless the candidate seeking nomination
to office shall define his position. I deem
1t but fair to the voters of my ward to
define my position upon such questions as
are in. or being injected into the present
/. am unalterably opposed to the
granting of a new franchise to the Water
company now operating in our city and
if nominated and elected to the council
its franchise. or the granting of a fran
chiSe to any other company. I believe
the city should own its own water plant.
2. While am opposed to lavish expen-
ditures, I am impressed with the neces-
sity for cleaner streets, and new paving
as fast as the property owners will de-
ordering of new pavement, and levying
a tax therefor, faster than the pavement
stantly to make improvements of such
permanent character as will lead to it's
tempting to do so much in any one year
as viii place burden upon taxpayers.
In making Improvements, the council
SHOULD see to it that the. city gets a
dollar of value for every dollar expended.
Much improvement can be made without
increase OF taxation It may be a sur
prise to some TO know that the total city
tax of 1899, for all purposes, including in
terest and sinking fund, was six mills less
than for 1898. The increase of tax noted
was because of larger levy for state and
school purposes
g. I believe in the strict enforcement of
law It is gross SANDER of our people
to say that hundred and fifty law
breakers can dominate or defy 40, 900 peo-
pie. To say our city government can not
enforce the law is to pronounce it the
rankest kind of a failure.
f. believe that no member of the city
council should be interested directly or
indirectly, in any corporation which may
require the attention of the council dur
ing his term of office. am not, and will
not become so interested, should I be
elected.
can not possibly see all of the voters
in my ward before the primaries. but re-
spectfully solicit their votes upon the
above declaration. If nominated and
elected, will give the city my best work
in its behalf 50 long as I shall hold Of
fee Respectfully, 2. H. FORBES.
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southeastern Kansas Circuit.

Chanute, Feb. 6.-The representa-
tives of the Southeastern Kansas Fair
associa tons met in this city and or
ganized the Southeastern Kansas fair
circuit. Z. D. Morgan. of Coffeyville,
was elected president; c. H. Wheaton,
of lola, vice president, and ]. T. Cooper
of Fredonia, secretary and treasurer
The following places constitute the cir
cult with dates of fairs;
Coffeyville, commencing August "A;
Fredonia, August 81; Erie. August %;
Chanute, September 4; lola, September
10; Garnett, September 10; Ottawa. Sep
TENDER 18; Burlington, September %;
FL Dorado, October 2.
The following stakes were adopted,
ranging in amounts from 5000 to $500:
rotting-3-yeaf-o 300 class; 2:40
class; 2:30 class 2:24 class; 2:1S class.
Pacing -year-olds; 300 class; 2:35
class; 2:27 class; 2:22 class; 2:17 class;
2:10 class.
Entries close July 16.
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RECKLESS SHOOTING.
Insane Man Fires Five Shots at
His Lawrence Neighbor.

Lawrence. Feb. 6.-David David,
while in a fit of insanity, Monday shot
five times at H. G. Porter, his next
door neighbor. Only one shot took
effect, SCATTERING Porter's left arm and
lodging in the bone. Both men were
about 80 years of age, and have been
close friends for several years, but for
abouta month David has imagined that
Porter was doing all he could to in
jure him, and had threatened him sew
era1 times. David was known to be in
a demented condition, and has been I'M
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Fredonia. Feb. Crank Hervey,
identified, and Walter Huff, suspected,
of the Altoona bank robbery, mentioned
January %, apprehended at lola, Kas,
were lodged in jail here Monday by
Bank Detective Williams and Deputy
Sheriff Shurtliff The evidence appears
very strong and that these two belong
to a travelling gang of five operating
on small banks
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a Night of Terror.

awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave General Burnham of Mach
las Me- when the doctors said she would
die from pneumonia before morning,
writes Mrs S. H. Lincoln. who attended
her that fearful night but she begged for
DIR. Kings New Discovery, which had
more than once saved her life, and cured
her of Consumption. After taking. she
slept all night Further use entirely
cured her. This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all Throat. Chest and
Lung Diseases. Only soc and 81. 90. Trial
bottles free at Waggoner's drug store, 7S1
Kansas avenue
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Many Sign Temperance Pledge.

Washington, Kan, Feb. 6.-Washing-
ton is undergoing a series of temper
ance revivals. A. @. Rankin of Chicago
is here for a week. He spoke to 500
people yesterday afternoon and even
ing in the Methodist church and 253
persons have signed the pledge.
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TO MAKE BEET SUGAR
Fort Scott Man Goes East to Secure
Capital to Erect a Plant.

Fort Scott, Feb. 6.-W. c. Gum. who
for several years has had an option on
the sale of the old Parkinson sugar
works plant, and who has been nego-
tiating with eastern capitalists to buy
the plant and manufacture sugar from
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Washington, Feb. 6.-Senator Carter has
reported from the committee on territor-
les, the bill for. a civil code for Alaska
and providing for courts of that terri
tory. Three district courts with the nee
essary officers and United States com
missiOners are provided for Three judi
cia1 district are created. No delegate in
congress or territorial legislature is al
lowed under the bill.
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I,ourenzo Marquee, Delagoa Bay, Feb. g.
Webster Davis, the United States as
sistant secretary of the interior, accom-
panied by party of friends is at the head
laager of the Beers at Ladysmith. and is
closely inspecting the camps and positions
around the DeSieged town. The German
consul at Pretoria Herr Biermann. is ac-
eompanying Mr.. Davis on his trip to the
Boer head laager.
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der the constant care of his son for sew
he can be taken to the insane asylum
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Denver. Col. Feb. 6.-Judge johnson. in
the district court, decided today that the
constructing an auditorium in this city
is Illegal.
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Cures Group, sore throat, pulmonary
troubles-Monarch over pain of every
sort. DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
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Tommy West, the Brooklyn middle
weight, and Jack Root of Chicago are
likely to engage in another battle with
the gloves in the near future, and, if
the match is made. il will be decided
in San Francisco. Root a few weeks
ago received q decision over West in a
six round bout in Chicago, but the loser
claimed that he was robbed by George
Siler. West has been anxious to have
return match with Root. and the Mon
arch Athletic club Of Frisco has offered
q. purse for a 20-round contest Root is
quite a favorite with thefar west sports
by virtue of his victory over their old
favorite, Alex. Greggains, a few months
ago, and the fight would be a great
drawing card.
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Harry Corson Clarke, who will be seen
in Broadhurst's What Happened to
Jones' at the Crawford theater Wednes-
day night, is remembered by Topeka
theater-goers for his clever work last sea
son in the roles of Jones' under great
disadvantages. While playing his part in
the afternoon he received a telegram an
nouncing the loss of his entire collection
of books, antiquities and valuables in the
Baldwin hotel fire in San Francisco. How
ever, no one in the large audience knew
of it. Mr.. Clarke finishing his part in his
usual accomplished manner
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

why Smith Left, Home" will be the
night This is the, Broadhurst farce
which followed What Happened to
cessful season in London. in addition to
its success in this country. Why Smith
The company now presenting It includes:
Frank Tannehin, jr., Eugene Redding C.
Jay Williams. Frederick Roberts. Gilbert
Gardner. Carina Jordan. Nellie Masken
Jennie Engle, Lottie Williams Salter
Rose Hubbard, Belle Chamberlain and
Lizzie May Timer.
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Oakland Races.

San Francisco, Feb. 6-Track fast,
Weather clear at Oakland. Summaries:
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Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 6.-Nicholas
Kramer formerly a cigar manufacturer
of ST Cloud. Mimi. committed suicide to-
day by hanging himself He was, sixty
years of age and has been mentally I'M
balanced for some time.
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Best ana Health to Mother ana child

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