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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-07
New Orleans Race.

New Orleans, March 7.-Favorites fin
ished first in each of the six races
which composed today's card. The
track was fast and the weather fine.
Summaries:
First race-1 mile; selling. Bequeath,
los, to and l to 2. won ridden out
by length; Sun God, los. 20 to 1 and
s to 1, second; Prince Real, 49, to 5,
third. Time, 1:42s4.
Second race miles; selling. Rush
fields, 102, to and 1 to 3. won all
out by a head; Banquo H., 1864, to
and 1 to 2, second; Postum, 1914, 8
to l, third. Time, 1900.
Third race-1A miles, over five hur-
dies; handicap. Cheese Mite, 15S, to
5 and out, won by a head in a hard
drive; Glover Vendig. 1856, 10 to 5 and
to 10, second; Seidenback, 134, u to l,
third. Time, 2:2O.
Fourth race furlongs; handicap
Hfmtime, 10, IL to 10 and 1 to ?, won
easily by two lengths; Alex, 90, to 2
and 4 to 5, second; Jim Gore IL, 104, 5
to 1, third Time, 1:131h.
Fifth race-lA miles. Northumber-
land, 105, IL to 5 and 4 to 5, won, driv-
ing hard by a length; Jennie F.. Is to 1
and to 1, second; Clarence B., 1881,
to 1, third. Time, 1:54%.
Sixth race-1 mile; selling. Sir Fitz-
hugh, 122, to 5 and out, won all out
by half a length; Rodd. 119. to 1 and
2 to /, second; Wedding Guest, 122, 10 to
l, third. Time, 1:42%
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GREAT TRIAL REPORTED.
A Two Year-old by Tenny Steps in
Fast Time at Little Rock.

Little Rock. Ark. March Two good
workouts. one of which may be consid-
cred sensational and the other very i'm
portant have occurred at Clinton Park
One was that Paul Miles 2-year-old
brown gelding, Tennie, and the other that
trained by Ed Headley. ''''
Tennie is a rather ordinary looking
Much, but his work Saturday morning
has opened the eyes of O. her trainers, who
have 2-year-Old of their own who are
likely to buck up against him when the
races begin.
After a warming up Tennie was cut
loose for three-eighths of a mile, and the
pace he set caused some of the timers
to think that their watches had stopped.
to at least three or four watches in :35la,
which is believed to be the fastest work
ever done by a 2-year-old the Little
Rock track. The going was good but
1t was just drying out after the recent
rains and although the harrow had been
used time or two, still it was lumpy in
places.
When the fact that the Clinton Park
track is soft and naturally a few seconds
to the mile slow, the splendid perform
ance of Tennie can be appreciated. About
81 is generally considered good work
here for a. 2-year-old.
The other notable workout was that of
Dramburg, and as he is engaged in the
Tennessee Derby and other stakes up the
line, his work on Saturday is very i'm
portant to followers of the racing game.
With boy weighing 11S pounds up
Dramburg was let go a mile and he did
the first three-eighths pole the watches
marked SO. Running easy and without
apparent effort, he passed the half in
;5OA. and then, settling down to the task
mark in 1859 and came under the wire
in magnificent style in I Az.
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FALSEHOOD SOMEW HERE.
Mckinley Says Congress is RESPONSE
BILE For Porto Rican Tariff.

Washington, March THE Post says:
President Mckinley. in conversation
with callers at the White House yeSter-
day, reiterated his belief the people of
Porto Rico were entitled to free trade
with the United States. He made it
clear that his views had undergone no
change since he sent his message TO
congress. He still adhered to the senti-
raent therein expressed. AT the same
time he said he was unable to subscribe
to the theory that the constitution fol-
lowed the flag: that the Porto Rieans
must have free trade as necessary
legal right. When he found that the
house deemed it the part, of wisdom; the
president explained to impose a small
tariff upon condition that the revenues
so collected be returned to the island
he. had been constrained TO yield to the
Judgment of the house. The tariff I'M
der such conditions, would be no hard
ship to the Porto Ricans. Moreover.
he believed it advisable at the earliest
moment to secure a decision of the
supreme court on the constitutional
question involved. Therefore, he had
given his consent to the tariff and had
agreed to sign such a bill He left nc
doubt in the minds of his callers-whom
he questioned closely regarding the
drift of public sentiment-that con-
gress, not the executive. was response
BILE for the change Of policy.
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Corhett Very Confident.

New York March flames J. Cor
bett said today concerning his coming
battle with Jeffries: II am as confident
OF defeating my opponent as ever 1 was.
My reasons for making this statement
are the, excellent condition which 1 am
in at the present time and the great
strength which L possess after all the
hard training I have done for this con-
test. If 1 should meet with a reversal
1 hope that I may be carried out of the
ring dead, so confident am that 1 shall
be the victor over Jeffries and once
more the champion of the world.
never was so strong for any battle as
I am for this one, and at the present
when I fought Mitchell and Sullivan"
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sharkey Can't Get Banastar.

New York, March tom Sharkey
will be unable to buy Banastar. He may
but he will not be able to secure any of
the late w A Clark Mrs. Clark has
decided to retain all the thoroughbreds
which her husband left. She has made
arrangements for Matt Allen to retain
his position as trainer. Mr.. Allen will
have full charge of all the horses. AL
though the valuable stake enga gements
are now void by the death of Mr. Clark,
the horses will be reentered in stakes,
which will close shortly. All the horses,
thoroughbreds as well as trotters, are
now quartered at the Empire City
track.
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Reno County WOman's Run
away Husband
Located In Kansas City After
Il Years. Absence.
THOUGHT HIM DEAD
And Applied to Government For
Widows Pension.
Notified That He Was Alive and
on the Roll.
Living With Another Women
and Large Family.

Hutchinson, March Fourteen years
ago John r. Little, then living in Nc
Pherson county, loaded up his wagon
with feed and provisions and started
further west to find a home. He left
his family behind, saying he would
send for them as soon as he found a To-
cation. His wife and children waited
year after year, but no tidings came
from the husband and father. Mrs Lit
tie worked hard to support the family,
and in the course of time moved to
Hutchinson, believing she could find
more work here.
After several years had passed she
gave up all hope of the husbands re-
turn. After the first few months alb
sence the fear came to her that her
husband had died unknown some place,
or had been murdered for his team.
Last fall Mrs. Little made application
for widows pension and in the course
of proceedings it was learned that her
husband, John r. Little, was still alive
and was drawing pension at Kansas
City. She was at first happy at the
news, believed that some explanation of
" his strange disappearance would be
made and that he would return home.
William Little, who was charged with
assisting in the O'Laughlin robbery,
went to Kansas City to escape arrest
here. While there he learned that his
father was really alive in Kansas City.
The son was arrested there and brought
back, and now supplies the missing part
of the story of his fathers strange de-
sertion. Young Little says that his
father is living with another woman
at Kansas City, and that the couple
have five children living and three
dead. The woman with whom John R.
Little is living formerly lived near the
family in Mcpherson county, and left
there soon after Little had gone away
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TO MEET YALE.
The University of California Track
Team to GO East in Nav,

Berkeley, Cal. March THE Uni
versity of California track team will, if
conditions are satisfactory, meet Yale
at New Haven on May 5. Manager
Decoto of the California received a tel
egram today from the Yale manager
stating that the match would be accept
ed for that date, subject to conditions
to be forwarded by mail. The date
named is the one which Manager De-
coto wanted. It will make the contest
the first in which California will COM
pete in the contest The team will leave
Berkeley on April % and will reach New
Haven May 3. Decoto has received a
challenge from the University of Michi-
gan for a date on the return trip. Cali
fornia wants this match and will make
an effort to arrange it. With Princeton,
Pennsylvania and Yale this viii give
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TEBEAU PLANS PRACTICE.
Will Make Arrangements to Take St.
Louis Team South.

St Louis, Mo, March Pat Tebeaut
manager of the st. Louis ball team is
from Hot Springs. Ark, to make arrange
ments for taking the team south this
week All the men except Sheehan,
Cuppy. Young and O'Connor, who are at
the Springs will be here Thursday. Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday they will play
at Memphis and after that go to Hot
Springs.
Twenty-seven men will compose the
squad lining up as follows:
Fredericksburg, Cuppy. Powell. Sud
hoff, Mcbride, Thomas, Harper, Knepper,
Jones.
Catchers-O'Connor, Criger, Beulow,
Schreckengost.
Infelders-Cross, Wallace. Sheehan,
Childs, Quinn, Kruger, billiard, Tebeau.
Outfielders-Burkett, Heidrick, Donlin,
Blake Griffin POSSIBLY later on), Hemp
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PUGILIsT sHARKEY
Will Not Help Joe Walcott Train Fol
Billy Smith.

New York, March Tom Sharkey
viii not help Joe Walcott to train for
his bout with Mysterious Billy Smith.
That matter was settled today, when
WaIcott said:
You know, Use aftah those big uns,
and the Lawd knows how soon ahll
have to fight Tom and give him a
chance to get a line on me. Well, all
jus, guess not. Ah'n work, all alone
first.''
Walcott will not be seen in a fight in
this vicinity again until he meets Smith
on March 80, and for that bout he will
do his hard work at West Baden
Springs. Walcott says he will return
in better shape for Smith than he ever
was before.
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YosT GOES WEST.
Noted Football Coach to Be With Le-
land Stanford University.

Lawrence, March Coach Yost, who
coached the Kansas university team so
successfully last year, has been EN-
ployed by the Leland Stanford uni
versity of California for next year. P.
S. Elliott, former manager of the foot
ball team, received a letter from Yost
this morning written from his home at
Amos w. Va, which announced that
he had just received a telegram from
Leland Stanford accepting his terms.
His salary will be 81, 500. 1t is under
stood that he was offered 81, 200 by Mis-
souri, university. K. U. did not hope
to hold him. Yost has been in corre-
spondence with Leland Stanford for
good recommendations for him.
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RACINE al Emnoria.

Ed Jay has returned from Cottonwood
Falls, where he has been on business
connected with the reopening of the old
race track. This movement is steadily
growing. By next Saturday Dave
Cartier who will have control of the
track, expects to bring his horses here
and begin working them on this track.
The work of putting it in shape will be
begun then, and the fall race meet now
appears to be an assured success. J. NJ.
Kerr, of Cottonwood Falls, will bring
some horses down about the same time
Cartier comes, and Marc Wheldon will
be brought here by Andy Robinson
EmpOria Gazette
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box full, and Fred Lewis, son of H L.
Lewis, caught a big string in fifteen
minutes yesterday. Jim Ellis, who lives
near the lake, brought a wagon load to
town Saturday afternoon. and sold
them on the market. The fishing is not
done with hook and line, but with
small dip net about a big as wash
tub A hole is cut in the ice and the
fish swarm up to the opening Every
time the net is put into the water 1t IS
brought up heavily laden with fish. A
good many large German carp are be-
ing caught.
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q. b. Ban Team Date.

Lawrence. March THE Kansas Uni
versity athletic board has held a session
for the purpose of discussing the base
ball schedule presented by Manager Mich
OILS The team according to the schedule
for this trip, will leave Lawrence on April
rs and return on May 5. playing games
with the following teams; Washburn col
lege. State Agricultural college at Man
haitian, St. MaryS college, University of
Nebraska Chicago University, Missouri
University, Cornell college. Knox collge,
play a Decoration day game at Lincoln.
Neb., with the University of Nebraska
team. Ten good games are scheduled to
be DlaXed in I.aYlrence.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington March Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaI-Ransom NJ Raymond, Ha-
ven, Sc.
Increase-Job Rakestraw, Ports, So to
SO; Henry C. Bell, Leavenworth, Sc TO
IS; James S. Sterling. Clay Center, St
to IS: Jamuel James McMurray, Pc
mona. SI2 to $17; GiIvert Wilson, Mel
vern, Sc to s12.John S. Halliday, Cold
water, $14 to ST.
Reiisue-Albert Paul Shreve, Topeka.
$50
Original widows, etc.-Nancy Jane
Russell, Gardiner, So.
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Chicago, March THE articles of
agreement entered into February % be-
bout of twenty rounds or more at $50
pounds We're received by Lou Nj. House
man, Jack Roots manager, today from
Hot Springs. The bidding on the con-
test has already begun. Charley
Houghton, on behalf of the West End
club, of st. Louis. has bid $4,000. It
has been agreed between the contest
ants that bids for the fight be sent to
u. NJ. HOuSerlan Chica 90.
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brakeman Pieg killed.

Chanute, March 7.-B. L. Pigg, a San
ia Fe brakeman here, was killed Tues
day afternoon on the Girard branch,
near Brazilton. He was thrown under
the cars by having his foot caught in
the frog of the switch as he stepped
backward from the switch. He leaves
a wife and four children.
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loculated with poison
/ my babe with blood

curry and potash seemed 70 add fuel to the
awful flame which was devouring me. 1 was
advised By friends who had seen wonderful
cures made by it. to try Swift's Specific. We
got two bottles. and felt hope again revive in
my breast-hope for health and happiness
again. I improved from the start, and a COM
plete and perfect cure was the result. s. 5. 5.
Is the only blood remedy which reaches des-
perate cases. MRS. 7. W LEE,
Montgomery, Ala.
Of the many blood remedies, S. s. s.
is the only one which can reach deep
seated, violent cases. 1t never fails to
cure perfectly and permanently the
most desperate cases which are beyond
the reach Of other remedies.
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Barber Goes Suddenly Insane.

Independence, March 7.-Albert Wal
ter, IS years old, became violently in
sane while at work in a barber shop in
Claremore, I. r. Saturday night. and
has been brought here to his fathers
home He left a man half shaved in the
chair and went up and down the street
preaching the Gospel. He now refuses
to eat or drink and it is feared he will
starve. He will be sent to an asylum as
soon as possible.
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Setback to Join the Reds.

Columbus, O., March kip Setback
Tuesday morning, and will accompany
the Reds on their southern trip. He re-
ceived letter from Manager Allen on
Saturday, and, although he refuses to
divulge its contents, they seem to be
entirely satisfactory. Acting upon
sudden impulse. he got out bunch of
bats and oiled them up for use this sea-
chi
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Gardner Gains Friends.

Wheeling, W. Va, March 7.-Since it
has become automatically known that
McGovern compelled Gardner to sign
the articles OF agreement with a clause
providing that the money should be
split whether he (McGovern) won or
lost, the betting on the battle has ma
terially changed, and considerable
money was wagered yesterday. One
bet was $500 even that Gardner stays
ten rounds. and another bet was 500
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River Brethren Confer.

Abilene, March THE River Breth-
rem state conference met at Rosebank
church. in this county, the session be-
ing devoted to routine business Elder
Samuel Zook presided. Much attention
is being given to the missionary work
in India and South Africa, where a
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number of workers from the county are
laboring The South Africa missions
report hard times, owing to the war.
Jacob N Engle was elected delegate to
the international conference, to be held
in Canada.
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SICKNESS AT PRATT.
Causes Primary Grades in Public
Schools to Be Dismissed.

Pratt, March 7.-Willie, the 3-year- old
boy of Tom Jewell, died yesterday of
membraneous Group and pneumonia,
and Sam Watson's little boy is expect
ed to die, he has had the measles for
several days.
Owing to the great amount of sick
ness the school board dismissed all pri-
mary grades up to the seventh on Mon
day for two weeks and possibly longer.
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Cleveland Goes A-Fishine.

Princeton, N J.. March 7.-Ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland left Princeton
today for New York, where Mr.. Cleve-
land win join e. c. Benedict and Daniel
s. Lamont with whom he will start for
Florida tonight on a pleasure trip. The
party viii spend about three weeks fish,
fnE along the Florida coast
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Methodists III Conference.

Chanute, March THE South KAN
sas conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church begins the twenty-seventh
annual session at this place this even
ing. Bishop John H. Vincent will pre-
side. About 100 visitors are expected.
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Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi
son can not know what desperate co.,
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inficting its
faint upon countless innocent ones.
Some years ago 1 was inoculated with poison
BY q nurse who infected my babe with blood
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FRISCO RACING FIGURES.
Burns 6 Waterhouse Lead the Win
ming Owners.


San Francisco, March master Will
lie Shields useful horse, Zoroaster
Doctor. H. E. RowelPs Imperious, win
land last Saturday; Ed Corrfgan's Gey-
ser; Brewer John w. Schorr's crack g.
year-old f. W. Brood and Doctor Shep-
pard, who raced in the colors of Burns
and WaterhOuse and c. E. DurneI have
been the biggest breadwinners cam
pagtned at the San Francisco tracks this
season. Zoroaster has over 5000 to his
credit having won no less than a dozen
races at Oakland and Tanforan Park
f. w. Brode is responsible for half Of
the $4,000 won by the Schorr string at
Frisco this season.
John pullman leads the winning Jockeys
at San Francisco with eighty-one mounts
to his credit. Charlie Thorpe has sew
enty-six to his credit and Spencer sixty
six Tommy Burns piloted forty-folr
W1ners since he went west last fall
Burns and Waterhouse continue to lead
the winning owners with over s21 900 to
their credit. A list of the leading owners
UP to last -Iuesday will be found below:
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Gentlemen" began the orator, who
had gone down to Frankfort with pacific
intentions, the dove of peace will never
rest among the blue grasses of Kentucky
until her citizens cease to toy with the
trigger. When will this grand day come ~
when triggerless guns come in fashion
down here responded the mountaineer-
Chicago News
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faint. The little one was
unequal to the struggle,
and its life was yielded
up to the fearful poison.
For six long years / SUI
fered untold misery. 1
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
OF woe during those long
years. I had the best
medical treatment. Sew
eral physicians success
sively treated me, but all
20 no ra71 1-ngaa The Tf7ar-
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four dual meets besides the two cham
pionship games.
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FISHING THRoUeH ICE.
Atchison Fishermen Making Good
Har q O the FinnY Tribe.

Atchison, March Fishing his been
particularly good at Mud lake for sew
eral days. Phil Dunkin went over to
the lake Saturday. and caught buggy
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Builds up the system, puts pure, rich
blood in the veins makes men and wo-
men strong and healthy-Burdock Blood
Bitters- At any drug store.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New Orleans, La, March Julius
Noise, the bogus Captain Clark, who
deceived and married Miss Bertha
Warnken, of Dayton, and Cincinnati.
O., was today committed to the United
States circuit court to be tried on the
charge of impersonating a government
officer.
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to 81 600 that Gardner wins. Several
smaller bets We're at the same ratio.
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Peter Brewer shot and probably fatally
wounded Victoria Goodwin, in a saloon
last night. He was arrested. The shoot
ing is believed to have been actuated
by jealousy
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London, March Isaac Gordon, the
notorious money lender, who has figur-
ed in numerous scandals, died suddenly
today in Birmingham. He was known
all over the kingdom under various
aliases Gordon was in his thirty-fifth
year. He is said to have been worth
100000 pounds.
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Cape Town, March IA case of bu-
bonic plague has developed on board a
steamer from Rosario, Argentine re-
public. The vessel has been quaran-
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A MANS BACK.

mans back is the main spring of his working
ability No can do his best work if he is ham,
pered with baekache, or lame back-if his waking
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Elmira, N. Y, March 7.-Dr. Frank
Flood, Republican, was elected mayor
by 756 plurality over Frank E. Bundy.
Democrat. The Republicans also elect
ed ten aldermen, which gives them a
majority in the common council. The
city has been in control of the Demo-
Gratis for more than twenty years.