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He LIVED AT STERLING.
j. F. Wilder, Who Claims He is Victim
of Scheming Chicago Woman.

Sterling, June 4-James F. Wilder
is well known here, where he has re-.
sided for many years. At one time he.
owned a large block of property on
Main street and still has large interests
there. His first wife died about three
years ago, and he was recently married
to Miss Anna Ryan of whom little is
known. Immediately after the wedding
it is alleged the bride demanded that
he give her a deed to his property.
This, he refused to do, but bought a
fine home in Hyde park, Chicago, as a
sort of compromise. His son James
F. Wilder, jr, who still resides in Ster-
ling, fearing that his father was being
victimized, visited the Hyde park home,
and tried to persuade him to leave the
woman, but to no avail. The old man
became very angry and ended the inter-
view by ordering his son to leave and
never return
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derby, arrived at Washington park yes
terday with the balance Of the veterans
string Pupil was a 2-year-O1d of quail
ity and has furnished into fine look
ing 3-year-old Eastern critics are not
disposed to regard Pupil as anything
extra. when first-class 3-year-olds are
up for discussion, but Mr.. Morris thinks
he has a Derby colt in him, and Mr..
Morris makes few mistakes It is with
in the range of possibility that Pupil
may do with Lieutenant Gibson what
Strathmeath did with Kingman in 1891
John Mackey. manager for John B.
Haggin, was in the city Friday on his
way to California from New York,
where he superintendent the sale of the
Rancho del Paso yearlings. Mr.. Maol1ey
is interested in Pupil as the son of Sir
Madred and School Girl was bred at
Rancho del PaSO.
Don't you believe EN- said he,
when they tell you that Pupil is not a
Derby colt. When he strikes that
Washington park track he'll fly. in
tend to return in time to see him start. F"
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Many Think the Akron Giant
Has a Chance.
FITZ is THE FAVORITE
Betting Is Two to One on the
Lanky Kangaroo.
Tom O'Rourke Gets a Tiger
From South America.

New York, June 4.-Sporting men are
looking forward to the fight between
Fitzsimmons and Gus Rubin, which
comes off at Tuckahoe June Is. Those
who have seen Rubin work with Cor
bett or elsewhere during the last few
weeks unanimously declare that the
Akron man has wonderfully improved
under the tutelege of Billy Madden.
Corbett, w. A. Brady, Mccoy and other
competent judges say this of their own
volition whenever Ruhlin's name is
mentioned.
Winning this match means a great
deal to Rubin. Not only will he make
the record OF defeating the man OF
whom many say, "F'itz can lick EN- all,
but, as a winner he can hold Jeffries
to a promise to meet him for the cham
pionship.
Although the battle between Fitz-
simmons and the Akron giant is pot to
be fought for two weeks, there is some
betting being done on the fight. kltz-
simmons, of course, is the favorite in
the betting at odds Of to l, and as
these odds seem to satisfy Ruhlin's fol-
lowers they have begun to wager their
money.
RUHLIN HAS A CHANCE.
While FitzsimmOnS is looked upon as
a sure winner by a majority of the
sporting men, there are a great many
who think Rubin has an excellent
chance OF winning from r liz anu Won l
be backward in wagering their money
on him. In selecting Rubin to win
the sports feel that Fitz is too old to
tight
Another thing which gives Ruhlin's
supporters great confidence in him is
the fact that he has learned a great
deal of cleverness from Jim Corbett,
with whom he boxed for over six weeks
while the latter was preparing for his
fight with Jeffries. AS this is the only
thing Rubin needs in order to give
FitzsimmOns a hard fight his chances
look good.
Referee srer Of Chicago, who has
been selected as the referee of the Fitz-
simmons Rubin fight, has made a re-
mark which is liable to prevent him
officiating in the bout. Siler. in a sign
ed statement which was published in
Chicago recently. said that Fitzsim-
mons would surely beat Rubin.
Billy Madden. manager of Rubin, as
soon as he read the announcement
stated that he will not allow Siler tC
referee the contest on account of thai
remark.
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KANSAS NEWS.
Two Men Killed Near AtchisOn
at Beer Drunk.
Party of Ten or Twelve Become
Involved in Quarrel.
A UNION LABOR FUSS.
w. ID. Rainier Enraged Because
He is Called a Scab."
Gets His Shotgun and Blows
Heads Off of Two.
Then Flees to Missouri, But is
Soon Captured.

Atchison, June Nv. D. Rainier shot
and instantly killed James Burdgett
and Carl T. Oathout in a row in a grove
about a mile and a half southwest of
this city Sunday afternoon.
A party of ten or twelve men had ia
ken key of beer to the grove and pro-
ceeded to fill up. A quarrel that had
taken place at the time of the strike Of
laborers on the Baker Vawter building
was renewed. Burdgett and Oathout
are said to have characterized Rainier
as q ''scab." This they repeated sew
eral times after he had warned them to
desist. He left the party and went to
his house, located some distance from
them and procured a shotgun and, af-
ter loading it with buckshot, returned
and deliberately shot the two men, tear
ing their faces completely off. He then
returned to his house. shaved off his
mustache and made his escape across
the bridge into Missouri. Rainier is said
to have originally lived near St. Joseph
Mo. He was engaged as a quarryman
The men killed were laborers and had
families. The coroner has charge Of the.
bodies and Will hold an inquest today.
Sheriff Kim captured Rainer at Rush
vile. Mo,
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AT EMPoRIA COLLEGE.
Commencement Exercises Now in
Progress.

Emporia. June 4.-Commencement
week at the college began Sunday The
baccalaureate sermon was preached by
DR. w. A. Kirkwood. In the evening
an address to the Christian association
was made by the Rev. A F. Irwin of
Hutchinson.
Monday evening the annual Hood
prize contest in debate takes place The
subject to be discussed is THE Sue
cess of the Negro as an American Cfti-
zen"
Tuesday. the board Of trustees meet
in the forenoon and class day exercises
viii be held in the evening.
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock
commencement exercises proper will
take place. In the evening the annual
reception will be held at the home of
President Miller
The following is the list of graduates:
Samuel NJ. Anderson. A. P Barrett R
F. Bracken, Charles A. Case. Sadie Van
AIKEN, Anna D. Ewing, J. H. T. Cor
don, B. F. Kaiser, w. B. Leslie, Alice
Marshall and Ada L. Thomas.
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TEE MOLE REpMEN.
Fell Before the Prowess of the Wash
burn Blues


Washburn closed the seasons schedule
of games on their home grounds Saturday
by defeating the Haskell Indians by the
score of II to 9.
For Washburn Gramley pitched a win
ming game and in the most critical times
tanned out his man or kept the hits down
to the minimum. The most sensational
play of the day was his gathering in a
hot liner in his left nit. With the excep-
ton of a few costly errors, the home team
played a strong game and at the bat
showed more ability to hit the ball than
in former games The Indians. started
out with their old time habit of pound
ing the ball all over the field and two hot
liners over second brought in two runs
But after the first inning the braves fell
into rut of retiring without scores IN
I'll the end of the game, when they took a
brace and sent in five runs. In the sew
enth with Washburn at the bat the bases
were full four times before the side re
tired. The Indians filed the bases twice
In the eighth. Washburn plays one more
college game at Emporia and closes the
season, which has been successful. The
college has been represented this year by
the strongest ball team in the history of
the institution. Financially the games
have been a success as the team has paid
expenses.
The following was the line up of Satur-
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MINERS WANT MORE PAY.
A1OPer Cent Advance to Be Asked at
the Conference.

Weir City. June 4.-The state con-
vention of coal miners from Cherokee,
Crawford, Usage and Leavenworth
counties, which has been in session
here for three days, closed Saturday
afternoon. A new schedule was agreed
upon demanding a 10 per cent advance
on the mining rate and twenty cents
a day advance on day work, all work
based on the eight hour day. A larger
advance in wages was asked in Usage
and LeavenWOrth counties owing TO the
extreme difficulties in mining there The
the present state mining laws which
the miners think are unjust A confer
ence committee was appointed to meet
with the operators at Pittsburg today
to consider the new schedule to take
effect September /
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By T. J. CoughIin Hardware Co.
7O2 KANSAS AVENUE.

been productive of considerable agita-
ton, mainly in committees, and a radi-
cal restrictive bill has been reported to
the house.
The general pension laws have been
materially changed by the present con-
gress, largely as a result of the efforts
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which secured the passage of a bill
amending the law of June p, 1890. so as
to permit the .aggregating' of disabili
ties and changing the provision as to
widows SO that q. widow may receive a
pension when she is without means of
support other than her daily labor and
has an actual net income not exceeding
$3.50 etc.
The free homes act has at last be-
come law. 1t provides for the patenting
of homesteads on the public lands ac-
quired from the Indians on the payment
of the usual fees and no other or fur
Their charges. This opens to free home
stead entry many millions of acres of
public lands in the west heretofore sold
at stated figures per acre.
Another measure passed of some gen
eral interest permits the secretary OF
agriculture to restore game birds which
are becoming extinct and provides
means for the restriction of traffic in
! dead animals, birds. etc, from state to
state the latter provision being in part
designed to limit the destruction of SONG
birds for the sale of their plumage.
Among other miscellaneous acts of
the session are those for the preserva-
ton of the historic frigate. the Constitu-
ton, and for extending the work of the
twelfth census.
Considerable general legislation is
carried on appropriation bills. These
| provisions include the amendment Of
/ the military academy bill, making the
/ commanding general of the army
/ lieutenant general and the adjutant
! general of the army a. major general:
| also the amendment to the sundry civil
bill, appropriating $1,000. 900 for the St.
/ Louis exposition. Both of these bills
are still pending. The naval appropria-
ton bill adds two battleships three ar
mOred cruisers, three protected cruisers
and five submarine boats to the naval
/ strength, and may include special leg
islation as to armOr plate and a gov
eminent plant. The other appropriation
j bills in the main carry the usual gov
! eminent supplies.
The Alaska code bill, giving a COM
! plete civil system of laws to the terri
tory, has passed both houses and IN
doubtedly will become a law Other
measures which have passed one house
or the other, but are still pending in
/ Guiding those for the election of sena-
tors by the people. authorizing the pres
/ ldent to appoint a commission to study
! the commercial conditions in China and
/ Japan, for increasing the efficiency OF
the army by making service in the STAFF
| corps temporary; extending the S-hour
/ law: increasing the annual allowance
to the militia of the country from $500. =
| 900 to 81 200, 600.
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TIGER FOR o'RoURKE.
Friend Brings a Kitten Up From
South America.

New York. June A friend of Tom
O'Rourke, who recently returned from
South America, walked into the Della
van today and said to the proprietor:
tom, I've brought you kitten all
the way from South America" Where
upon he pulled out of his coat pocket
a small tiger. 1t is just a month old,
and striped in a way to make Prince
ton or Tammany man enthusiastic
The little fellow is about the size of
kitten, but has the claws and teeth Of
a mature Thomas cat It's fur is as soft
as velvet.
O'ROurke was much interested in the
tiger and had a lot of fun fOndling the
little beast, until suddenly it clawed
a large piece of flesh out of his chin
Thereupon Mr.. O'Rourke admired the
fascinating brute at a distance.
Tom has not decided what to do with
"tige" He has been named Joe Wal
colt and may possibly be presented to
Richard Croker on his return as po-
litical mascot.
Then, again. O'Rourke says he may
keep the animal till it reaches its full
size, and Sharkey, who by that time
may have made a match with Jeffries,
can use it as a wrestling partner.
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COLLEGE PLAYER MISSING.
Hutchinson, Princeton's Most Versa
tile Athlete, Cannot Be Found.

Princeton, N. J.. June 4.-Princeton's
campus is all agitation, and the cause
Of it is the effort to solve the riddle
Where is Hutchinson?" The subject
of the inquiries. as all the world knows,
is PrincetOn's crack third baseman
champion hur1er, best quarterback and
probably the most versatile athlete
identified with the university. The first
knowledge that most of the students
had of Hutchinson's disappearance was
when the tiger baseball men left Sat
urday afternoon for New Haven, where
they met Yale, and Hutchinson was not
with them. Then the students remem-
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, June 4.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaI-John S Watson, Emporia,
Sc
Additional-Meli Walker. Mayday, $12;
Geo. N. Hodge, Sterling, IS.
Restoration-Henry c. Lindsay. Tope-
ka, IS.
Increase-Jason C.Pierce. White Cloud,
IS; John B. How. Beverly. SIP; Peter
Widner, Williamsburg, IS; Daniel Joer-
ger, Harper, $12; John J. Spain, Wichita,
IS; Addison w. Diggs, Parsons, 500;
special May 1S-Thos. c. Ayres, Indus
try, SIP.
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Glowing was the line up Of satur-
IT WAS ETHELBERT.
Perry Belmont's Colt Easily Defeated
Whitney's Jean Beraud.

New York. June 4-Perry Beimont's
Ethelbert easily defeated Jean Beraud
owned by ". c. Whitney, in the special
race at Gravesend. He was ridden by
Danny Maher and was favorite in the bet
ting. The time was pos Is for the mile
and a quarter. His performance today
that was ever saddled in this country
Maher had waiting orders and laid along
side his rival until they were half mile
from home when he drew out and opened
a big gap in a few strides and then came
home as he pleased. under double wraps
with his head sideways, ten lengths in
front.
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bered that Hutchinson had not appeared
at practice for a couple of days and
their curiosity was aroused to the high
est pitch
Captain Hillebrand was questioned,
and he said that Hutchinson had not
been beard from since Wednesday, just
after the track and field meet at Ell
mira, n. Y, between Princeton and
Cornell. He obtained leave from Cap
tain Cregan of the track team to visit
frinds in Elmira, promising to join the
rest of the team in time to return with
them to Princeton. He failed to put in
an appearance, and not a word has been
received from him since
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IMMENSE HARVEST.
Wheat Crop in Southern Kansas Will
Be a Record Breaker

Wichita. June 4-Harvesting viii
commence in southern Kansas this
week. 1t will be the biggest harvest
ever seen in the wheat belt The four
counties of Sedgwicl. Sumner. Reno and
Barton will produce more than 10000, 900
bushels of wheat, or one-eighth Of the
estimated crop of the state. There has
been some complaint about rust in the
wheat harvest. but investigation proves
that it is confined altogether to the
leaves ard therefore not injurious. The
wheat is in fine condition. and it is ex-
pected that some of it viii yield as high
as forty-two bushels to the acre. Corn
is backward, owing to the cool nights.
but a fine crop is expected. Nothing
bur heavy hail can now affect the
wheat and while it is not impossible it
is decidedly improbable.
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General Superintendent Harding that
the demand for harvest hands along
those lines was SO great that the sec
ton men were all quitting and it was
impossible to get men to fill their places
He suggests that the unemployed of the
larger cities Of Kansas be sent out.
Some of the farmers are Offering 50 per
day and board for harvest hands and
are not able to get as many as they
need. A call has been received here
from Pratt county for 500 harvest
hands. Many are going from the
larger towns of eastern Kansas and
Missouri
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Fort Scott. Kan. June 4.-The triple
circuit and the southeast Kansas fair cir
cult have issued the dates of their eleven
weeks of race meeting for this summer.
The Triple circuit dates are: Fort Scott.
July 24-27; Nevada, July 81 August 8:
Carthage, August TO The dates of the
southeast Kansas fair circuit are: Coffey-
vile. August IA to Il: Fredonia, August p
to "a; Erie. August 2S to 81. Chanute.
September 4 to Z; lola, September 10 to 13;
Garnet. September y to Is; Ottawa. Sep
TENDER IS to 81; Burlington September 25
to Is. The entries in this circuit close
July 16. The Triple circuit offers $4,000 in
stakes and purses.
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MCPHERSON WATER PLANT
Bid in For $4,000 by stockholders
Franchise Declared Void.

Mcpherson, June 4.-The Mcpherson
city water and electric light plant was
sold Saturday by Special Master J. F.
Sherman by an order from the United
States district court The only bid was
$4,000 and was made by a committee
representing certain of the bondholders,
John w. Ashman. kingston Gushing and
Charles E. Gibson of Boston. Prior to
the offering of any bids Mayor Spiiman
served notice on all present that the
franchise advertised TO be sold was nuls
and void, being illegal. After this the
sale proceeded
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

7 = 7.
Pitching. fielding, batting. base-running
the Blues were outplayed in every de-
partment and the Hoosierinos took the
third game as easily as they had taken
the other two. Although the first inning
ended with a score a tie, the second found
the men from Indianapolis with a lead
which was never cut down during the re-
turned out to witness the contest had all
their excitement in the first inning. Dam
dianapolis. while Patten was wild
Kansas City ...............2 0 %
indianapolis ...............2 0 O-5
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GOING AFTER GAS.
Eureka Citizens Raise a Fund to Sink
a Well

Eureka, June 4.-Citizens of Eureka
have raised 5000 to prospect for gas.
The money was subscribed in amounts
from $25 to $3.50 and all of the rich cat
tlemen of Greenwood county together
with leading business men of Eureka
have donated to the fund The town is
full of excitement about gas and work
of boring will be commenced as soon
as men and machinery can be secured.
The excitement is largely due to the big
flow of gas struck at Toronto, twenty
miles east of here last week. 1t is a
notable feature that the whole sum of
5000 was raised by a soliciting com
mittee in about seven hours.
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Rest and Health to Mother and Child
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
By MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
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all PAIN, CURES WIND COLTC and Is
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by Druggists in every part of the world
Be sure to ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
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ty-hve cents q bottle
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oHoYNsK1 AND MAHER.
Will Be Matched in a Few Days For a
% Round Bout.

New York. June 4.-Joe Choynski and
Peter Maher will probably be matched
in a few days to meet in Is round bout
at the Broadway Athletic club in four
weeks. Maher asked Matchmaker Mike
Padden to arrange a fight for him with
ChOynski as soon as possible, and Pad
den wired ChOynski Offering him good
inducements to fight Maher. Choynski
will in all probability accept.
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Once a Lincoln County Office.

Lincoln Center, June As. H. Bogh,
for six years register of deeds of Lin
coin county, died Saturday from alb
cess on the liver. He came from Den
mark "a years ago.
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GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
Mrs. Fleming Carter Burned to Death
at Mankato.

Montrose, June 4.-Mrs. Fleming
Carter was burned to death in Mankato
Saturday in a gasoline stove explosion.
She was at her daughters residence
clothing caught fire. She ran out in
the wind and her clothing was burned
from her body. She died after a few
hours of agony
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New Z. of P. Lodge.

Osawatomie, June 4-Sunf1ower dI-
vision Uniform Rank Knights of Pyth-
las was organized here Saturday night
with S. L. Guthrie as captain The di-
vision will go to the national encamp-
ment at Detroit in October.
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WINS PIANO CONTEST.
Miss Stella Conway of Cottonwood
Falls, Victor at Liberty College.

Cottonwood Falls, June miss Stella
Conway. daughter of Dr.C. F. and Mrs.
Conway of this city won the piano con-
test at Liberty. MOI Ladies college
Friday night. There were ten contest
ants. Miss Conway. although young, is
noted as one of the best musicians in
Kansas
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an MINNEAPOLIS-

Detroit and Minneapolis played a slug
ging game the latter winning. The game
was notable for the terrible slaughter of
the pitchers. Detroit tried three pitchers
and Minneapolis two. Holmes. Detroit's
left fielder, made a couple of sensational
catches. The rest of the playing was list
less and very shabby. Davis was injured
in the second inning. Score:
Minneapolis ..............1 04130 Il 80
Detroit .....................O 2 2 D 0 o. 9
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HEADACHE!

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1t gives me great pleasure to voluntarily
state that your Pills are much superior 10
others 1 have tried. Being greatly troubled
with headache and costiveness I find that
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GARRY HERMANN FOR $4,000
Stake Colt Sold to C. H. Smith, Owner
of Lieutenant Gibson.

Chicago. June 4.-The sale of Garry
Hermann to Charles Head Smith is an
nounced- The price paid was 1000.
Smith bought the colt on the advice of
Pat Dunno