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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16

cisco, in which Referee Wyatt carp and
an alleged foul blow delivered by Fitz
GGemand ever since for another meeting.
Sharkey has undoubtedly improved since
mat 5s ran memorable a event as he showed in
fries, so that by defeating him Fitz would
stick quite feather in his cap.
From Hot Springs comes a rumor that
training to fit Jeffries for his battle with
Corbett. The champion has taken on
weight. it is said, until he now tips the
friends that he will be compelled to re-
duce to at least 2O5 pounds If he hopes to
make a successful fight with the light
footed, clever Corbett. It was shown in
grown slower than when he conquered
Fitzsimmons, and the reason aseribed was
ing off superfluous flesh, thereby weaken
ing himself. Jeffries has not dissipated
much, and says that his bulk is the re-
suit of natural causes
Corbett has suspended operations at
Lakewood, and is training for his fight
with Jefries on the streets of New York
Moreover, he does some spectacular work
Just as the matinees were letting out this
afternoon Corbett stood on the corner of
Twenty-third street and Broadway talk
ing to friend and manipulating the wrist
wonders for him. Several hundred persons
stopped to watch him, and the police had
to order them to move on.
Steve Flanagan, the remarkable Phila-
deiphia bantam, wants to meet Terry Nc
Govern for the championship in that
105 pounds, but he has frequently taken
on opponents outweighing him by 10 or
ern has no right to style himself the BAN
taIn-weight champion for the reason that
he cam not get down to the weight pre-
scribed. According to Flanagan the
BrooEdynite is now a fuli-1edged feather
pounds, at which he defeated Dixon, and
be strong. The, Philadelphia puts the
f Pantam =. Weight limit at no pounds but
points. McGovern won the bantam cham
pionship of the world from Pedlar Palm
er at ll6 pounds, or rather catch weight
which was close to these figures. on the
strength OF that victory McGovern has
been considered the bantam champion
eyer since But he won the feather-weight
championship from Dixon at limit two
pounds higher, which does not seem to be
in line with the ideas of exaeting critics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
WICHITA SHOOTING CLUB.
Reorganization of an Old One = Lease
Big Lake.

Wichita, Feb. 1e.-The Salt Marsh
Shooting club has been reorganized.
Last year the club was first organized,
but was allowed to lapse during the
summer. The club has leased a section
and a half of land at the salt marsh
near Stafford, Kan. This is a half sec
ton more than they had last year and
is very valuable addition. The menu
bership of the club is limited to 20. Mr.
A l. Bennett is the secretary.
Decoys, shooting boxes, stoves, beds
and two big tents have been provided
and will be shipped to the preserve
some time next week. All the arrange
ments will be completed by the 1st of
March There will be shooting boxes
not wish to live in the tents will be
able to find good accommodations at a
farm house in the vicinity.
The biggest bag made by one man at
this marsh last year was 240 ducks, IA
geese and 5 pelicans. This was the rec
ord for five days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
MASONIC TEMPLE NEXT
Work May Be Commenced on
Long Delayed Project.

By next year work on a Masonic tenn
pie may be commenced If the hopes of
the Masons in Topeka are carried out.
The Masons own four lots at Eighth
and Quincy streets. The Indebtedness
on the lots will be entirely paid off
within few weeks and then the work
of raising money for the building will
be commenced The property is in
charge of the Masonic Temple company,
composed of representatives from the
different Masonic bodies. The company
will devise means for raising money
and work will not be commenced on the
building until the entire amount is as
sured. A plan to issue stock is being
talked Of A K. Wilson, secretary of
the company, said: "NorhIng has been
decided regarding a building. I do not
believe that work will commence while
the price of material is so high. Many
questions are yet to be decided but the
time has come to talk OF building and it
will not be long until work is COM
menced. A building four stories high,
including the high basement, would
probably be built. One floor would be
knights Templar, another to the Scot
fish Rite, the third to the lodges and
the fourth to the Commandery. The
drill hall could be used for large gather
ings."
Charles J.Webb. president of the COM
pany, said: THE matter of temple
has not been discussed. The building
might be erected on the lots at the cor
ner of Eighth and Quincy streets or a
better location may be secured. So far
no definite action has been taken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
SPORTING news.
Sharkey Declares His Intention
to Meet FitZ.
Will Fight the Champion in
Reply to Challenge.
SAILOR IN EARNEST.
Sends O'ROurke to New York
to Clinch the Bout.
Will Insist That ALI the Purse
Go to Winner.

New York, Feb. 16.-Tom Sharkey has
accepted Bob FitzsimmonS' challenge and
will agree to fight the ex-chaLnpion as
soon as possible. Tom o Rourke, man
ager of Sharkey, arrived here from Phila-
delphia Thursday afternoon. where he
was second of the sailor in the bout
with Goddard. ORourke said that he
would open negotiations Immediately for
a match with Fitzsimmons and would
cover the latter's 5000 within few days.
I'VE shall insist on the condition that
all the money shall go to the winner"
said O'Rourke. AT first I was inclined to
believe that Fitz was not sincere In his
he has posted money and issued a ehal-
lenge We shall lose no time in cnnchlng
a match.
''Sharkey is very anxious to fight Fitz
and it was on his suggestion that hur-
ried to town to accept the CorniShman )
challenge; Ever since Sharkey fought
to meet Bob again and prove that ne
(Sharkey) is superior. We mean bust
ness Now it's up TO F1tIz- ,.,-o,.,,.z ~,
be awarded the championship wrestling
match between Bech Olsen and Ernest
Rober tomorrow afternoon when the
managers of the principals meet to con
slider bids and arrange final details. If
Brady succeeds in securing the match he
proposes to have it take place in Madi-
son Square garden the latter part of
March. Honest john Kelly has been
mentioned for referee and probably will
be selected.
Frank Patterson viii face Henry Lyons
of Chicago in the main event at the Her
cules Athletic club of Brooklyn Monday
night. The record of Patterson is replete
preston when at the Hercules club re-
Gently he disposed of so good man as
Joe Cain easily.
Mysterious" Billy Smith and Joe Wal
tied round bout at the Broadway Athletic
club February g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
SUES THE COUNTY.
o. Martinson Claims It Is Responsible
For Injuries to His Son.

o. Martinson. a farmer Of Topeka
township, has brought suit against the
board of county commissioners OF
Shawnee county,to recover damages for
injuries which he claimed his son sus-
tanned by the breaking of a defective
bridge in Auburn township.
Last October, the son, Chas. Martin
son, who is 10 years old, was driving
herd of cattle across the bridge. The
bridge is known as No. 2, and Mr.. Mar
tfnson claims that a formal notice Of its
defects was served upon the county
commissioners five days before the &C
cident occurred, but the bridge was left
open to the public.
While the boy was crossing the bridge
it gave way and one of the cattle was
killed. The boy himself was badly
bruised, and he suffered a fracture Of
the skull which sent him to the hospi-
tai, where he is still confined. deli
cate surgical operation was necessary,
and Mr. Martinson says he has paid out
$500 for doctors bills alone. The entire
amount sued for is s., $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
TO RACE NO MORE.
L. a. W. Will Relinquish Control of
This Feature of Sport.

Philadelphia, Feb 1.-THE national as
sembly of league wheelmen has relln-
the amateur clause of membership All
other references to amateur wheelmen
were stricken from the constitution. me
amendments bringir~ about this sweeping
offered by j. B. Pot.er, and We're adopted
amid the cheers of the delegates. These
questions and that of the establishment
of good roads occupied the attention of
noon. There were but four votes against
the abolition of the racing and amateur
clauses.
President Keenan, recommended reor-
ganization on national lines. advocating
the replacement of neutrality-suspicious. state
organizations by af$fassociation national
the league in the cause of highway i'm
provement, President Keenan, said, has
not ceased during the past year. With
reference to racing he said:
the league, the executive committee has
officially nothing to recommend. 1t does,
however, suggest that should the deci-
sion of the assembly be against control,
pediency as regards the welfare of the
league. Racing owes everything to the
league and the league owes nothing to
racing. The control of racing by an or
ganization with purely mereenary objects
in view, matter what the executive
ability that it may display, can hardly
be conducive to the purity and elevation
of the sport and will not add to its pros
perity if the results of the past season
are to be taken as a criterion
The following officers were elected:
first vice president, Robert T. KingsbuT-y,
New Hampshire; second vice president,
A. B. Choate, Minnesota: treasurer,
James. G. Tattersall. New Jersey; ausiting
Aaron Wolfson. Massachusetts; 7. Nj.
SklleS Maryland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
PRESIDENT HANLoN BUSY.
Prepares the Baltimore and Brooklyn
Teams For Next Season.

Baltimore Nd, Feb 16.-President Han
lon is busy getting the Baltimore and
for the opening of the coming season. At
the same time he is watching develop
ments in the association circles from the
corner of his eye
Mr.. Hanlon said this morning that he
does not believe the circuit Committee
has any intention of meeting in New
York and in order to prevent any false
rumors about the object of his visit to
that CITY he asserted that if either the
circuit committee or the league met there
this week he would defer his consultation
with Mr. Ebbets until the coast is clear.
Two duties are occupying Mr.. Hanlon' s
attention mainly at present-getting the
spring training quarters. In regard to the
former, he says he has heard from every
one of the orioles of last years team ex-
cept one, to whom HanlOn did not write.
The contracts of De Aontreville, and at
least four other players, whose names MI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
cHoYNsK1 IN TRAINING.
Confidently Expects to Win From
Peter Maher Tonight.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Joe ChoynsIi, who
meets Peter Maher tonight at the Sec
ond Regiment armory, Washington and
Curtis streets, is having plenty of COM
pany these days at his training quar-
tiers in the gymnasium under the Star
theater. Many visitors have been on
hand each afternoon this week, watch
ing the blonde-haired Californian box
and punch the bag. Choynski is in
grand condition. The Californian is
fighting as well today as at any time
in his long career in the ring. He .ex-
poets to offset the terrific hitting of the
Irish champion with shifty foot work
and left-hand jabs-the plan of battle
which kid" Mccoy successfully fol-
lowed against Maher at Coney Island.
Il am not in the habit of making ex-
cuses after fight is over" says Choyn-
ski Il am satisfied, however that L lost
my first fight with Maher through moth
ing but careleSsness. l found it an easy
matter to jab him for five rounds. In
the sixth had him groggy, but l fool
ishly took a chance of scoring a quick
knockout and went in to mix up. Maher
threw his right on nay jaw. The punch
knocked me down and daZed me badly,
and he had little trouble after that in
reaching me. went down several times
before 1 was counted out. Had 1 taken
my time l could not have lost. l expect
to reverse the decision this time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16

certificates shall be issued against the
gold held in the treasury
No United States notes or treasury
notes shall be issued in denominations
of less than ten dollars and no silver
certificates in denominations of more
than ten dollars
The secretary of the treasury is also
authorized to refund the bonded debt
of the United States in thirty year
bonds bearing two per cent interest, the
principal and interest of these bonds
to be paid in gold. The two per cent
bonds shall be issued at not less than
par.
Any national bank, by depositing with
the United States bonds of this coun-
try, shall be permitted tC issue cir
culating notes to the face value of the
bonds deposited, no bank being allowed
to issue circulating notes in excess OF
the amount of the paid in capital stock
of the bank.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Stew
art providing for the payment OF bonds
of the United States in coin of the
standard fixed by the act of July IA,
1870, was laid on the table, A to &c.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Pettus
(Ala) providing that gold coins and
silver dollars coined by the United
States shall be legal tender at their
nominal value was defeated, A to 81
Another amendment by Mr., Pettus
providing that nothing in this act
should affect the legal tender quality
of United States silver dollars was like
wise defeated. A to g.
Mr.. Vest (do.) offered an amendment
providing for 5000 900, 600 of treasury
bond notes which should be loaned by
the secretary of the treasury to any
person who would deposit United States
bonds as security. 1t was lost with
out division.
An amendment of Mr.. McLaurin Is.
CO to repeal the tax on state banks was
lost, 81 to 90
Mr.. Jones (Arlx) then offered as a
substitute for the senate bill, a meas
ure providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver That, too, was lost,
AZ to %, the vote being along almost
strict party lines, Senators Lindsay
(Ky.) and Caffery (La.) voting with the
Republicans.
Mr.. Nelson (Adinn) offered an amend
ment for the organization of national
banks with a capital of not less than
$25, 600 in towns whose population does
not exceed 1900.
Mr.. Aldrich accepted the amendment
and it was adopted.
The bill as amended was then passed
46 to 20, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Beveridge
Burrows, Caffery, Carter, Clark (Wyo)
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Depew, Elkins
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gear
! Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley
/ Hoar, Kean, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride
| NcComaS, McCumber, Mcmillan, Mason
| Nelson, PenrOse, Perkins, Platt (Conn.)
| Plat IN. ", Pritchard, Quarles, Ross
| Scott, SeweI. Shoup, Simon, SpOoner
Thurston, Wetmore, Woleott-46-
Nays-Bates. Berry, Butler, Chandler
! Chiffon, Clark (Mont) Clay, Cockrell
| Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld
| Jones (Ark.), Jones (Nev.), Kenny, Me
| Henry, McLaurin, Martin, Money, Nor
gan, Pettus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sullivan
| Taliaferro, Teller. Tillman, Turley
/ Vest-29.
On motion of Mr. Cullom the Ha-
waiian bill was made the unfinished
/ business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
BAKER WINS A POINT.
Secures Appointment of Government
Meat Inspector For Leavenworth.

Through the influence of Senator Ba-
ker, a meat inspector will be appointed
by the government for Leavenworth,
the principal work being the inspection
of the products of the Ryan Packing
company, a local enterprise.
The Ryan company has been unable
to dispose of considerable quantities of
the output because people would not
buy meat that did not carry the gov
eminent tag showing that it passed an
examination. The Kansas City pack
ing companies were gradually freezing
the local enterprise out on this point
The inspector will soon be named and
the probabilities are that the official
win be a LeavenWorth man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
FIELDER TOM o'BR1EN.
Will Go Back to the Pittsburg Club :
Brooklyn's New PLAYERS,

New York Feb. 16.-Tom OBrien, who
played left field for the New Yorks last
burg club, which merely loaned him to
the local club last season.
The Brooklyn club is pretty sure to have
the pick of the Baltimores It was thought
some time ago that if Hanlon thought it
unadvisable to bring McGraw to Wash
ington Park to play third base he would
place Dahlen at that corner of the dia-
field. With Sheckard in center field and
the pitching corps strengthened by Nc
nql5g a9%e N9ps or me k IT'S can
will be fortified when the race begins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
WONDERFUL DISTRICT.
Topeka Man Returns From Visit to
Cripple Greek.

L. H. Jansen returned from Cripple
Creek where he has spent some time
looking over the camp and examining
many Of the properties 1T is the most
wonderful gold camp in the world. I
believe it viii take over ten years more
to open up IS per cent of her mines 1
Travelled all over the district by electric
and steam cars
Mr.. Jansen went to Leadville, Col, In
1879, to Aspen in 1880, from there to
California and the northwest where he
has been interested in mining until re-
Gently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
Duffy to Eight Kelly.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-AIartin Duffy and
Jack Kelly. who met recently at latter
Sails at catch weights, are billed for the
wind-up at the show to be given by the
North Side Athletic club at kenosha Sat
urday night They will go ten rounds.
The fights were to have been held last
Saturday. but Were postponed q week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
BROADWAY WANTS FIGHT.
Club Makes an Offer to Erne for a
Match With Cans.

Buffalo, N. 7, Feb. 16 Frank Erne,
the champion light weight boxer, arrived
yesterday from Chicago. He has just re-
ceived an offer from the Broadway Ath-
letic club of New York to fight Joe Cans
for the lightweight championship. Erne
already has signed for the meeting 1873
pounds at the ringside, but Cans is hold
ing out for 1873 pounds at 8 p. m. the day
of the battle. 1t is not likely that the
hitch will delay the match, which will be
held In March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
FAVOR THE CAPITAL CITY.
Promoters Say Washington Should
Complete the New League.

Chicago, Feb. 1e.-Adrian. C. Arson,
phia magnate, and Tom Mccarthy of
Boston, held a series of conferences yes
terday in regard to the New American
Baseball association. 1t was decided that
Washington, by all means, should be the
eighth city in the circuit, and at once
telegraphed to McGraw and Peterson, the
circuit committee. to pay particular at
tention to the capital city and select it
even at a possible sacrifice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16

Jean Look; Emerson E. -McCargo, Phil
a6elphit, Sc. 100.
Prince Ansel. CHI. h., trial, 2:151l, 81,
by Ansel-Daisy Darling; J. w. DAILY,
Mount Kisco, n. Y, 81 OPS
Maud c., blk. m. '89. 2:10K, by Bin
derton-Nita; Harrington, New York,$2.-
900.
SunoI, b. M, sc, 2:OS1z, to high-wheeI-
ed sullxy, by observation-disclosures John
H Shultz, New York, $4,000.
Harold S., bay colt, '97, by Starkirk-
Russella; Herbert Gray. Boston, $1,150.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
Second Ward Caucus.

The Republicans of the Second ward
will hold a caucus Saturday evening at
the old court house at 8 O'Clock for the
purpose of selecting delegates and al
ternates to be voted for at the Curtis
primary February "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16

Hanlon has not yet disclosed, are slowed
away safely in the Baltimore presidents
strong box and he intimates that all the
men are ready to sign the formal docu-
ments, which will bind them for the COM
ing season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16


spread all over my body.
These soon broke out In to
sores, and it is easy to
imagine the suffering I
endured B efore.I be-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
I had spent q hundred
dollars, which WAS really
thrown away. / tn en-
tried vari Gus patent
medicines. but they did
not reach the disease
When I had finished nay
AFst bottle Of S. S. S. !
was greatly improved
and Eaa da1irh ted With
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
Copper Co1ored
Splotches.

There Is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison-ths disease which has
completely baf1ed the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. 8. 8. s. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace Of the faint.
was afflicted with q terrible blood disease,
which vas in Bpotg at frst. but afterWar1s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16

the result The large red splotckes on my
chest began to grow palsr and smaller and
before long diSsp psared entirely. regained
my lost weight, became stronger, and my ap-
petite greatly improved. I was soon entirely
we'll, and my skin as clear as a piece of glass.
Il. L. MYERS, 1e0 Mulberry ST., Newark, n. J.
Don't destroy all possible chance of a
cure by taking the doctors treatment
of mercury and potash. These minerals
cause the hair to fall cut, and viii
wreck the entire system.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-28
Telling Fortunes in Tea Grounds.

A device on sale at some of the
shops enables every woman to be her
own fortune teller. It consists of a
cup and saucer containing %astrologi-
cal. and other signs of portent and
mystery by which future destinies may
be read in tea grounds. From the SUI
perstitious and ignorant darkies of the
south to the learned and practical spin
sters of New England there is a pecu-
liar reverence in the feminine mind for
tea grounds, often partially concealed
or wholly denied, but still there. A
certain Massachusetts woman was al
ways besought to read the fortunes of
the family and their friends on her
periodic visits to a large circle of
nieces and nephews. At first she
invariably refused to comply. At the
second request she would glance long
ingly at her teacup, then press her
lips firmly together and shake her head
in negation. In the end she always
yielded. and it was difficult to- say
whether she or the young people en-
joyed the reading the most. Profess
sional or accomplished readers OF fate
in tea grounds may disdain the for
mally prescribed rules Of the fortune
telling cup, but the amateur will find
it helpful in cropping her way to the
Interpretation Of fortunes by this
time-honored method.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-28
Concrete Took Fire.

Concrete is not usually classed
among the combustibles, SO that the
recently reported taking fire Of a mass
of that compound in the boiler room of
an electric power station is particu-
larly interesting. A simple enough
explanation for the occurrence was,
however, found in the fact that the
concrete consisted Of n part in seven
Of boiler furnace ashes, and that the
brick lining under the boilers was
omitted in n place, SO that the fur
nae temperature was readily trans
mitted to the concrete. The latter, as
the Electrical Review Of London tells
1t, became ignited. and the whole
block. eight feet deep, disintegrated;
In consequence it was found necessary
to pull down the brickwork Of the boil
ers and remove the whole. Of the con-
crete block. In the present scarcity
Of coal, the Review facetiously adds,
engineers may find It worth their
while to stoke with concrete!