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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-23
ANOTHER REPORT.
Temporary Chairman Reeves
Gives His Version of the
Great Bend Convention.

A B. Reeves, temporary chairman of
the Great Bend Democratic congressional
convention, thinks that the newspapers
of the state and Kansas City did not re-
port the doings just in the light they
presented themselves to him. In q let
ter received today, he says:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
The Democratic and Populist conven-
morning and effected temporary organ
izations before the noon adjournment. 1t
was the purpose of the managers of the
Democratic convention to extend at once
to the Populist convention an invitation
to meet in joint session. This PROPOSE
ton was placed before a number of lead
ing Populists and they unanimously and
urgently advised that 1t should not be done
until after the Populist convention had
taken few ballots.
When the conventions reassembled at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, both proceeded
with informal ballot The Democratic
informal ballot resulted in disclosing that
Claud Duval had 101 votes in the Demo-
about 80, were scattered among the other
candidates. The Democrats then refrain
ed from taking any other ballot during
The Populist convention proceeded to
ballot regularly. On the first ballot
Claud Duvaf had SO, Brown had 80. and
Campbell had &c, there being 129 delegates
in the Populist convention and it will be
perceived that Duval had larger vote
fore that convention After quite a
number of ballots had been taken by
the Popullst convention Wltnout result
the Democratic convention passed a reso-
luton inviting the Populists to meet them
in joint convention for the purpose OF
taking an informal ballot and suggested
that the Populist delegation might be
increased to 142 in such manner as the
Populist convention might prefer, 142 be-
ine the number of delegates in the Demo-
This resolution was tabled by the Pop
1Iist convention and the convention con-
tinued to ballot. not informally, but reg
ularly and about o'clock, when the vote
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AMERIoAN LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, 5; MILWAUKEE,, 3.
Chicago, April 23.-The Chicagos re-
versed their Saturdays form Sunday and
defeated Milwaukee by punching their
hits and supporting Dancer in faultless
style.
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BIG CROWD WILL SEE FIGHT.
Plans For santry-Gardner Bout at
louisville on Derby Day.

Louisville, KY, April 23-Visitors to
Louisville on May 3, who go to take
in the Kentucky Derby, the western
classic event, will have the opportunity
of seeing a twenty-round contest be-
tween Oscar Gardner, the Omaha
Kid and Eddie Santry, of Chicago,
who is regarded as one of the cleverest
featherweights who ever donned a
glove. The dual attraction OF the
Derby and glove battle will undoubt-
eddy draw thousands of visitors to
Louisville on Derby day.
The Gardner Santry contest will take
place under the auspices of the Non
paren Athletic club at Music hall. All
the final arrangements for the battle
have been completed. The men have
agreed to weigh not more than 124
pounds at 8 o'clock p. m. on the day
of the fight The evenness of this
match will at once make itself appar-
ent to all lovers of the pugihstic game.
Gardner and Santry have never faced
each other before within the confines
of the roped arena, and there is much
division of opinion among boxing ex-
pertS as to which is the better man.
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CLAIM nc Be CITIZENS.
Federal Employees at Leavenworth
Seek Free Tuition For Children.

Leavenworth, April ga number of
civil employees of the United States,
claiming to be citizens of Leavenworth
and temporarily absent at Fort Leav-
enworth, are determined to push the
question of their right to free tuition
for their children in the public schools
of this city. To that end they have pre-
pared a petition to the school board.
The petition sets fourth that the
legal residents and qualified voters prior
to their employment by the United
States and temporary removal to Fort
Leavenworth and that under the provi-
sions of the constitution of Kansas,
their citizenship is preserved in that
mo person shall be deemed to have
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MAsToDoN's BONES FOUND.
A Tusk Nine Feet Long on a Farm
Near Coffeyville

Coffeyville, April 3.-Workingmen
digging pond on George NJ. Smiths
bones of a mastodon. One of them is a
tooth weighing about 10 pounds and
aobut IL inches in diameter. Another
specimen, a part of a tusk, is a foot in
diameter at one end and tapers to six
inches in diameter at the other end. 1t
is nine feet long and it is believed that
it was originally 10 feet long. Both the
tusk and tooth show the bone forma-
ton perfectly and are well preserved.
They We're found in a yellow clay and
the soil about them was streaked with
dark lines, believed to be the places
where the rest of the skeleton decayed.
Further investigation is being made
and it may be that other bones will be
found. The two specimens already dis
covered will be given either to the state
university or to the county high school
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A Good Field VIII Be Entered
For the Kentucky Derby.
The Classic Event of May 3 to
Be a Grand Event.
SURPRISES IN STORE.
Star Bright's Withdrawal
Causes Much Comment.
Madden Expects to Sell the Fast
Nag to Whitney.

Louisville KY, April 23.-The next big
Derby UP the line on the circuit is the
classic Kentucky event to be run at
Churchill Downs the afternoon of May g.
There are three sure starters, but there
may be others. AS it stands now. with
Star Bright out of it, Lieutenant Gibson,
the Chicago colt, seems to have It at his
mercy. In fact, it appears to be little
more than walk over for the son of G. W.
JOhnson-Sophia Hardy.
The action of John e. Madden in declar-
ing Star Bright out of the Derby at the
last moment surprised trainers and own
ers at Churchill Downs. The colt has
been showing great form and the sage Of
Hamburg Place had but q day or two
the race cllnched. However, he changed
his mind. and when he shipped his string
east Star Bright was in the bunch.
While no one knows positively why
Madden concluded not to race here, il is
quietly whispered that he has heard that
Whitney wants the colt and the owner
thinks If the son of Aintree-Spaldimo
made a good showing in the east he will
get a better price than If he ran Star
Bright here This may be the solution
san. the stake Of 5000 is worth run
ming for to any stable in the country,
and 1t seems strange that Madden should
throw 1t over for an uncertainty in the
east II he felt sure he was able to win it.
The retirement of Star Bright puts an
other. light on the Derby. Second and
third money are worth a struggle, and
several owners who We're frightened out
Bright are now talking of starting their
horses. For instance, Hiram Scoggan may
conclude to put in both Florizar and
Highland Lad. The former viii have to
carry the top weight Of 122 pounds, which
may be too much for him.
The victory over +. w. Brode. The
COnqueror and Thrive In the Memphis
Derby incurred the penalty of five pounds.
Florizar has been on the track pretty
much all the time for a year and the pub
lie has a fair line on what may be ex-
pected Of him. but a word concerning his
performances last season may be out of
place. He was raced nearly every day
and was put in against horses of all ages
and under all sorts of condition.
That he had plenty Of speed IS shown by
the brackets he secured; that he cares
nothing for weight also is admitted; he
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JOCKEY MARTIN DENIES.
Frisco Race Rider Declares There Was
No Fraud Combine as Charged.

Louisville, April 23.-Jockey VIII Mar
tin, who was reported in a San Francisco
dispatch to be involved in a racing scan
dial on the coast has arrived in Louis
vile. Martin denies that there was any
crookedness in his betting on the San
Francisco races, or that there was any
conspiracy entered into between himself.
Jockey Hennessey and Piggott and
Trainer Lynch to beat the races and
said that he did not believe Jockey Hen
nessey had made a statement that such
was the case. He said he won his money
at Frisco honestly. Martin admits plac-
ing a large bet on Hard Knot, but says
he did so because he knew Hard Knot
could win in any company his owners
placed him.
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BLOOD POISON.

the external signs of Contagious Blood
victim firmly within the grasp of the before the
known In other the blood is quickly filed with this
swollen glands patches in the mouth scalp
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Motor Tricvcle RACINE.

racing promises to become very popular
in America this season. It will be in
augurated at Woodside park, Philadel-
phia, next Saturday afternoon, by an
international hour match race between
Kenneth Skinner, Of Boston, Mass. who
rode from Boston to New York, Isl
miles, in seventeen hours, and Charles
G. Wridgway, Of London, England, a
crack British motocyclist, now in this
country. The demand for motor tri-
cycles has been so general and heavy
this spring that several more bicycle
makers are preparing to turn them
out. Race meet promoters. in view of
this, intend to offer prizes for amateur
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WATSON AGAIN WOUNDED.
a Filipino Bullet Hit the Kansas Of
ficer in One Foot.

Pittsburg. April Pa cablegram
which reached here announced that
Captain William J. Watson of Company
E, Fortieth United States volunteers,
tie of Casbanyar, on April T. The cable
gram was forwarded here by Major
johnson. assistant adjutant general at
Washington.
Captain Watson was enlisted as a
lieutenant in Company D, of the Twen-
tieth Kansas, and was afterwards pro-
NOTED to a captaincy. He was shot
through the lungs. Since his re-enlist-
ment he has been on duty on the island
Of Mindanao, south of Luzon.
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Joe Pigg, ex-Joclxey Willie Martin. him
self and several other prominent jockeys.
beside Trainer Danny Lynch of Fitzsim-
lnOns-Sharkey fame, and at least one
bookmaker whose namet can not be learn
ed Hard Knot, controlled by Lynch,
seems to have been the horse on which
the combination relied to bring about its
desired result Hard Knot is now on the
way to Chicago, where he is booked to
race. Hennessey, in his confession, states
that Hard Knot and other horses have
been pulled at times and other times been
allowed to win The combination has
representatives in the betting ring, who,
it is said, cleared up an immense sum of
money. Willie Martin is credited with
having taken 10000 out of the ring.
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A @Reward For Evidence" Arrest.

Burlington, April 23.-H E. Cowgirl
was arrested Saturday night by Sheriff
Green on a warrant charging him with
violating the prohibitory law. Cowgirl
is one Of the leading druggists. The
complaint was made by /. c. Liggett,
of Halls Summit. There are six counts.
Liggett is the man who made complaint
against the two who were arrested a
short time ago. The temperance people
offer a reward of $50 cash for the convic-
ton of any liquor seller. Liggett re-
ceived the reward for the conviction
of Tom Endsley at the last term of
court Cowgirl will be tried before a
country Justice of the peace
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AthIetic meet al Il. ID.

Lawrence, April 23.-Kansas universe
ty indoor athletic meet was held Sat-
urday night with the following events
and results:
Snap under. Sawtelle. 10 in at feet
3 inches.
High kick. Cramer. z feet 5 inches.
Fence vault, Gates and Beaman, 6
feet AZ inches.
Hitch kick, Bruniton, feet II inches.
Standing broad jump, Gates, 10 feet 5
inches.
Pole vault, Delano. feet inches.
Featherweight, wrestling, Gates.
Middleweight wrestling. Gray.
HeaYyWeight wrestling, Simpson
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a TABLET TO PAoLA's DEAD.
Citizens Accept a Design For Memo
rial Seven Feet High to Cost $3.50.

Paola, April 23.-Contributors to the
fund to erect a memorial tablet in hon
boys who had died, or may hereafter
die, in the Spanish-American war have
selected a tablet designed by the Paola
Marble works. The tablet, which will
cost $3.50, is to be seven feet high and
will be deliberately carved. It will be
put in the court house.
The names of Sergeant Jay Sheldon,
Alonzo Ricketts, and Dallas Day of
company l. Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers, and Arthur G. Rowe and w. H
Trumbull, United States army, will be
engraved on the tablet. Room will be
left for other names.
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HALL FOR FORT SCOTT.
1t Will Cost $4,000 and Will Be Ded-
1cated july "a

Fort Scott, April 23.-This city will
have its new convention hall finished
July 10. The board of directors, in
Guiding Eldon Lowe, J. M. Humphrey,
Grant Hornaday, F. c. Rainey and e.
c. Gates, were in Kansas City last night
looking over convention hall plans and
gathering ideas as to the proper con-
Scott hall will be a modest structure,
but it will be modern, up-to-date and a
permanent building. 1t will be dedicated
July "a, with the state convention of the
Populist and Democratic parties. The
hall will cost about $4,000. The con-
tracts have been let and the work of
construction win BEGIN at once.
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TURNER'S AFTER HIM.
A Witness in Sabetha Liquor Case
Narrowly Escaped From Mob.

sabetha, April Psf. w. Jacobs a
lawyer of Seneca, testified here that he
had bought beer in Turner hall. Mayor
Cummings, with the marshal, took
charge of Jacobs and made an attempt
at a livery barn to send him home, but
a mob of about 300 enraged Turner's and
their sympathizers interfered.
Jacobs was then taken to the city
hall, where the mob seized him, but he
was pulled into a barber shop and the
trouble subsidized. Then, through the
efforts of several cool headed citizens,
Jacobs was rushed out of town. It is
stated that Jacobs volunteered this evil
dence.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, April Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Daniel L. Baker, National
Military home, Leavenworth, So; And
rev c. Snyder, Elsmore, Sc.
Restoration and increase-Benj A. D.
Shafer, Cherokee. 81 to STA
Increase-Perry Wagy. Fort Scott, So
to SO: Geo. w. Willie. Salina, Sc to S.;
James M WalthalI. Beagle, Sc to $40;
VIM. Robinson. Caney, $12 to $17; Geo.
d. Roy, Prescott, sc to IS; Liberty Hix,
Fulton, So to SIP.
Reissue-Francis H Hannah, Coun-
Gil Grove IS.
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coon BAsEBALL.
Washburn Team Starts Out in Excel
lent Condition.

lent Condition.
If the Washburn baseball team takes
advantages OF the opportunity which
now presents itself the club will have
the enthusiastic support of the Topeka
baseball fans. The team is showing up
well but constant practice will put the
players in better shape and assure the
patrons of the game that they will have
an opportunity of seeing game
worthy of their support so far as the
Washburn team is concerned.
The Washburn players have advan-
tages this year which they have not
heretofore enjoyed. There is no coun-
ter attraction in the baseball line and
the ground owned by the college team
is the only available place for games
in the city. The former park has been
converted into a golf field and it's use
for baseball purposes abandoned.
The Washburn players defeated the
Missouri university team last week and
will try conclusions with the Kansas
university next Thursday. The game
will be called at $3.50 with the following
Iinp11n.
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gained or lost a residence by reason of
his temporary absence in the employ
ment of the United States
The petitioners do not contest the
right of the board to charge a tuition
fee to nonresident children, but they
do deny it's right to tax children of
parents who come within the above
provision of the constitution.
Those who have persiStently opposed
the claim of these employees contend
that removal from the city lost them
whatever right they possessed, and
this in the face of existing law.
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Abilene to Have a Business College

Abilene, April 23-The Commercial
club has decided to pay the rent free
for a business college and there will be
one opened here in about two months
The club is encouraging all new enter
prises. A brick plant will be in opera
ton in a few weeks, samples of the clay
here being declared by the experts of
the east as among the best in the ma
ton. 1t is proposed to do some paving
of the main streets if the product of the
plant is satisfactory
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Frisco Combine Made Vast Sums by
Riding " Fast and Slow"

San Francisco, Cal, April 23.-For some
time past the in and out going of some
the racing Associations ana an investiea-
ton was started which has resulted in a.
confession being obtained from Jockey
Mike HenneSsey, who was suspended re-
Gently for a suspicious ride of Lucidia
Hennessey, 1t Is said, has told the officials
that g ring existed which included Jockey
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Gnsher al Cherrvvale.

Cofeyville, April 2S.-The Coheyville
Vitrified Brick company, located at
Cherryvale, struck a regular gusher of
natural gas on the E. l. Sawyer farm,
two miles southwest of that city, last
Saturday. This is new territory and
indicates that there is plenty of gas
in that direction. Apparently there is
no part of Kansas with natural gas
supply equal to Cherryvale.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES CHURCH.
Baptists of Cherryvale Suffer $4,000
Fire Loss.

Cherryvale, Kas., April 23.-The Bap-
fist church in this city, fine frame
building, was struck by lightning and
entirely consumed by fire Saturday.
The church was we'll equipped, with fine
carpets, organ and opera chairs
throughout Nothing was saved. The
parsonage, only a few feet from the
church building, was saved. This is
a hard blow to the church interests of
this city, as there was no insurance.
Loss about $1,000.
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Nc Poison Round.

Wichita, April 23-The body of DR..
sas, who died here ten days ago, was
taken up by Coroner McCol1ister Satur-
day at the request of Mrs. w. H. Kun
eel, Blacks sister, and an examination
of the heart and stomach made to look
for the presence of poison. Mrs. Kunzel
thinks her brother was poisoned by
meddling relatives who want his prop
erty. Black was once thought to be
worth II million dollars. No poison
was found.
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WILL ENFORCE THE Law.
Eight Hours Constitute Days Work
in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo, April 23.-W. L. "A.
johnson, the Kansas commissioner of
labor, has in Kansas City, Kan, filed
complaints against several contractors
on public work, charging them with
violating the Kansas eight-hour law.
The law provides that eight hours
shall constitute q days work for en-
ployes in state, county and municipal
offices, as well as on all contracts for
public work. Heretofore the law has
been ignored by some of the contractors.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CINCINNATI, Z; CHICAGO, 6.
Cincinnati, April 2S.-With one out in
tim ting Sire Streak and pulled a. game out Of
the fire that seemed hopelessly lost. Sin
giles by Irwin, Crawford Peitz, Woods
double and McBride's single turned the
trick:
Score by innings:
Cincinnati .....--.--.--....-0 % 81
Chicago .....................1 0 8 0 0 1 0-6
Observation-Disclosures Hahn and Peitz,
Chicago, Garvin and Donohue.
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Oxford the Champions.

Oxford, Kan, April 23.-The South
western college team OF Winfield, cham
pions of southwestern Kansas, met de-
feat on Saturday by the Oxford slug
gers. The game was played on the OK
ford diamond. 1t was one of the best
The game was replete with brilliant
plays and fine work The score was Z
to I in favor of oxford. This gives OK
ford the championship of southern Kan
sas. Challenges are now open to all
corners.
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Emnoria nefaata HaskelL

Emporia, April ga great game OF
ball was played to a big crowd at the
Midway park here Saturday afternoon.
In the last half of the last inning the
score stood II to 10 in favor of the
Haskell Indians. when the NormAls
went to bat and by a series Of nervy
plays succeeded in making two tallies
and downing the red men
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Atchison, refused to pay more than $1.25
a day. Nine union men struck and
Uhrich will endeavor to secure non
union men. The federation includes
bricklayers, stone masons, carpenters
and the like, who, it is understood, will
assist the laborers in upholding the
wages of $3.50 a day.
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ST. LoUs. 6; PITTsBURG, 5.

St. Louis April 28.-st. Louis won an
exciting game from Pittsburg Sunday.
visitors tied the game in their half of the
ninth and only Heidrick's magnificent
catch kept them from winning. Held
rick singled in st. Louis half and went
to second on Donovan's sacrifice. Nc
Cams terrific liner to right brought him
in. Attendance, 1890.
Score by innings:
st: Louis ....-....-.........0 y ~
Batteries-St. Louis. Powell and OCon-
nor; Pittsburg. Wadden, Phillippi, Fla
hertY and thinner.
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Verdict Against the Santa Fe.

Larned. April 2s.-George Potter, a
boy 10 years of age, was given a YER
dict in the district court here against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe for
$500. Potter fell under a freight train
which was switching in the railroad
yards here two years ago and his leg
ont off
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Mrs. BRYAN NOT to Como.

Wichita, Kas., April 23-Mrs. c. w.
Brown, of this city, has been notified
by w. J. Bryan that his wife cannot
accompany him on his visit to this
city Tuesday. This has caused the
ladies of this city much disappointment,
as they had made elaborate arrange
ments for her reception.
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Long sentence For ARSON.

Atchison, April 23.-Thomas C. Woer-
man, the mysterious fire bug who burn
ed the residence of J. c. Fox March II,
pleaded guilty in the district court to
arson in the first degree, and was SEN
fenced to eighteen years in the peniten-
tiary.
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Missouri, 10; Lawrence, 12.

Lawrence, April 23.-The first inter-
collegiate game of the season resulted
in a victory for the Jayhawkers over
Missouri by a score of 10 to II. The
game was a very exciting struggle.
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A Labor Strike at Atchison.

Atchison, April 23-The American
Federation of Labor, organized in Atehi-
son some time ago, has put the wages
of laborers at S1.50 a day and Saturday
o. Uhrich, the principal contractor of
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SATURDAYS Games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis. 3; Pittsburg, 4.
Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 2.
Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, 3.
Brooklyn. 5; New York, 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Kansas City, 1; Minneapolis, 0.
Detroit-Buffalo, no game.
Chicago, 4; Milwaukee, 5.
Indianapolis, 6; Cleveland, 5.