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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
FOR ANoTHER's CRIME.
L.C. Carey Served Ten Years in Prison
Reaches Parsons to Find His
Sister Dead

Parsons, May 29.-L. G. Carey, a man
emaciated and apparently more aged
with weight of woe than years, appear
ed in the city the past week looking
for his sister, after confinement in the
Huntsville, Texas, penitentiary over ten
years, where he had been sentenced for
life. He knew years ago that Geo. Sage
and wife lived in this city. Mrs. Sage
was his Oldest sister and raised him
to manhood, and when the prison doors
opened and he went out a free man, it
was unexpected, and in an almost dazed
condition, he made his way here as best
he could, believing he would find a
warm welcome, but only to realize that
Geo. B. Sage and wife were both dead.
Twelve years ago Carey was in the
employ of Harold & Eickert extensive
cattle owners in Texas, the first named
member of the firm being a brOther-in-
law. One day he rode in from the ranch
to the town of Graham, in Young coun-
ty. He was armed with two large re-
volvers. Two miles and a half from
Graham, while riding along the road
he discovered man lying by the side
of the road. He dismounted to see
what was the matter and discovered
that the man had been shot through
the body and was dead. Citizens and
officers were soon at hand. Carey was
suspected of having committed the
crime, as he was found to have two re-
volvers, and one with an empty cham
Der which he had discharged the
day before. Protestations of innocence
were of no avail, and after being con-
fined in the county jail for aover a year
he was tried on the charge of murder
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
A man by the name of Peabody in a
death-bed confession admitted that he
was the man who had murdered Chas.
H. Sanders twelve years before, and
that an innocent man was expiatins
the crime in prison. No time was lost
in releasing Carey and restoring him
to citizenship, and the suddenness Of
the great change sent him forth in a
beWildered condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
MCCOY IS CONFIDENT.
Says Ryan Will Not Last Over Five
Rounds.

Chicago, May 29.-"Kid'' Mccoy, who
is to meet Tommy Ryan and settle an
old grudge of long standing in the arena.
of the Tattersall Athletic club tonight,
arrived in Chicago yesterday afternoon,
coming direct from his training quar-
ters, at White Plains, N. Y. He was
met at the depot by quite a delegation
of sports
He looked to be in perfect health
and in good condition, and expressed
himself in the most confident manner.
1T won't go the limit" said he, land
it won't go more than four or five
rounds if Ryan will only stand up and
tight and not keep going down as he
did the last time that we met. I'll put
him out sure if he will only stand up
and take his medicine. 1 am really
glad to hear that he is in fine shape,
for / want him to have no excuse after
the contest is over. shall have no
trouble at all in getting down to the
stipulated weight, 1853 pounds, at the
time set for weighing in. was down to
1856 pounds last Thursday, but have
taken on about four pounds since. The
extra two pounds I can take off with
a run or two between now and then.
"Ryan's story that I double-crossed
him in the Maspeth, l. l., battle is a
lie. and one that is made out of whole
cloth. 1 never agreed to do a crooked
act in my life, and I never had any
intention Of taking the losers end at
that time If Ryan did not train prop
erlV Tor InaC contest II was MS own
fault, and I know that he did. His
friends have since assured me that he
was never in better condition than on
that occasion. I whipped him good and
plenty then, and 1 will whip him good
and plenty next Tuesday"
Mccoy will be seconded on this occa-
sion by his brother, Homer. who accom-
panies him; Billy Stiff, Harry Harris
and Jack O'Brien, of Philadelphia
while Ryan will be looked after by Jack
Jeffries, Pat Early and young Silvey
WORK OF RYAN AND JEFF RIES.
The cessation of hard training work
has had the effect of increasing the
weight of Jack Jeffries and Tommy
Ryan. Yesterday neither of the men
took any real hard exercise and the re-
suit was the gain in weight of three
pounds by each. Tommy had a sure
muscle in the back massaged yesterday
afternoon. The sore elbow, which was
| received by humping his arm against
| the shower bath screen in his quarters
several days ago, has left Ryan, and
! the little fighter now seems assured
! that he will best Mccoy.
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GREAT ENGLISH DARBY.
One Hundred and Twenty-frst Run
ming of the Race.

London, May 29.-Today 1.-The Darby"
a race renowned the world over, will be
run at Epson Downs, for the one-hun-
dred-and- twenty-first time. This year
the event creates much interest on this
side, for more American horses are en-
gagged than ever before though only two
win probably start.
The stake is worth s30 900; $25, 900 goes
to the winner and the balance to his
nOminatOr and the placed horses.
There have been may sensational Der
bies since that of 1914, when the winner
was disqualified for being a 4 year old
ringer In 1850, for the only time in
the history of the race, a half bred was
placed for it This was Hotspur, only
just beaten by Flying Dutchman, but
on the sire's side his breeding was good
enough, as he was by Sir Hercules.
grandshire of bennington. In 1858 West
Australian for the first time won the
three great classic races for 3 year oIds
the Guineas, Derby and st. I5eger.
Since then this feat has seven times
been eQualed
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, May 29.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Additional-John Viets, McLouth, IS;
VIM. S. Jackson, Oberlin, IS.
ReneWal-Wm. G. Andrews, Parsons,
IS.
Increase-Thos. T. Hall, Wilmington,
So; Henry Howell. Scranton, $24; James
c. Helfenstine, Smith Center, $40; VIM.
D. Mckinney, Elgin. IS; John P. Shaw.
National Military home, LeaVenworth,
$17; John w. Sechrist, Solomon, $40;
Robert F. Thrall. National Military
home, Leavenworth. So; James H. Mills.
Usage City, $12; Albert n. Bradley, Els
worth, So; Robert N. Farnsworth, Win
field, $17; VIM. II. Rosecrans, Ashton,
SO; Isaac r. Davis, Rice, ST; Thos w.
Reynolds. Erie, IS; Perry A. Morrison,
Devon, SIP; Otis B. Hardy, Mulvane, 81.
Andrew Bruce, Lenexa, $24-
Increase, special act, May 12-Janes
A Southland, Bow Creek. $24: Benjamin
T. Bourne, Ell Dorado, $50; Henry At
kinson. National Military home Leav-
enworth, $25; Oliver ]. Lyon, Sabetha,
$50
May 14-EH J. March. Fort Scott, $26;
Harrison Garfield. Minneapolis. $50.
Reissue and increase-Geo. W. Stof-
let, National Military home, Leaven-
worth, IS.
Original widows, special act, May A.
Sarah r. Burrell, Wichita, $40.
Original widows, special accd., may Il
Alice Kelly. Weir City, IS; Sallie E
Froman, Columbus So; Mary NJ. Phil
! lips Belleyille, IS.
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sHARKEY IS SORE.
Says He Did Not Authorize a Match
With Jeffries.

New York. May o9.-Sailor Tom Sharkey
again kicking over the traces. The ar
ticles of agreement for a fight between
Jim Jeffries and Sharkey have been form
ally signed by the managers of the two
pugilists. AS has been stated heretofore
they call for a 25~round contest. to be
decided at the club hanging up the best
incentive August %. TIE battle will
be fought under straight Marquis of
Queensberry rules. Al Smith will be final
stake holder, and ali bids from the var
ious clubs must be in his hands sealed by
July l. Charley White will be the referee.
No bandages are to be worn. In the event
of Sharkey being whipped in the mean
time the match is to be declared null and
void.
Sharkey was in town today. in company
with Jack Root, the Chicago middle
weight, who is matched to box Tommy
Ryan at Coney Island. When asked what
he had to say regarding his match with
the champion. Sharkey said:
THE first thing I heard about it was
from the newspapers
'Will you fight Jeffries2''
Certainly, but 1 ought to have been
consulted first before my manager went
ahead with it,
Then the articles which are signed do
not mean anything?' inquired the re-
porter.
No answered the ex-sailor quickly.
Il don't believe in arranging a fight I'M
less l have time to consider. All l can
say Is that I am not matched. If I am
l really don't know anything about 1t.
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JEFFRIEs sHARKEY MILL.
Clubs Which Will Bid For the Fight
and Their Offers.

New York, May 29-The sports who fol-
low fights are pleased because Jeffries
and sharkey are to have it out again in
the roped arena, as they are matched to
fight on or about August Is before the
club offering the largest purse.
Bids for the fight will be received until
July l by Al Smith, when they will be
opened by him, and the club offering the
best, purse or inducements will be award
ed the contest.
Every club must send a certified check
for 5000 with it as the guarantee that the
club will pull off the contest on the date
selected.
The clubs which will bid for the fight
and their probable offers are as follows
Seaside Sporting club of Coney Island. go
per cent of the gross receipts: Olympic
A. c. and National A. c., both of San
Francisco, 20 per cent of the receipts, with
a guarantee of a SIS, 600 purse; Twentieth
Century A. c. of this city, which is to
hold fights in Madison Square Garden. 65
per cent, with a guarantee of $40. coo; Nut
meg State A c: of Hartford, &C % per
cent of the receipts; Jack Roses club of
Connecticut, a $4,000 guarantee with Is
per cent of the receipts; Westchester A.
c. of Tuckahoe, 70 per cent of the re-
ceipts and a certain percentage of the
fight pictures.
The men will fight under straight
Queensberry rules, with hitting in the
cllncheS.
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WHERE DIRT GATHERS WASTE RULES"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
Sal POI 10

bring in any money. That was what it
was expected TO do There was a great
deal of work in the world that the Reg
lister hadn't done yet and a great deal Of
money in the world that the Register
hadn't spent and with these splendid
natural resources in its favor the Reg
lister decided it could live just as long
as the Sun could. 1t has done it and is
satisfied.
To the 124 subscribers who came to it
by Wednesday noon-and whose names
were published yesterday-and the II
VINO nave come to it since, the Register
could have none but the warmest
thanks. It shall always be the friend of
every one of them whether they see fit
to subscribe for the Weekly Register in
the daily's place or not. To all those
who had subscribed for the daily for a
week from three to five papers are Stjll
due. These unexpired subscriptions viii
be filled with the same number of issues
OF the Weekly.-if that is satisfactory.
II 1t isn't. you are out. The Register
never refunds any money It is against
its principles-you will have to stand it
that long, anyway. Several persons in
sisted on paying the carriers for several
weeks in advance. The Register could
not refuse these subscriptions without
betraying to the public that it believed
it was really on it's last legs even before
it got on its first ones. The money thus
paid viii be credited on the weekly I'M
less it is desired that it be refunded
The paper win be stopped as soon as the
credit expires unless otherwise ordered
The weekly will not be forced on any
body. You will all be swarming in to
subscribe for it soon enough
NeOdesha may have daily papers
again-but not for year at least. BY
that time Neodesha may be big enough
to support daily paper or two. Let
us hope so, anyway and if it is the Reg
lister viii be the best one; you may bet
on that.
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KANSAS NEWS.
Queer Case Comes Up at Hutch
insOn For Trial.
Two Country Women Living the
Life of Hermits
STARVE THEIR STOCK.
Cattle and Horses to Suffer for
Supposed Misdeeds.
Both Women Feeble Minded and
SuperstitiOus.
THEIR STOCK.
Thought They Had Power to
Bring or LuIl Storms.

Hutchinson, May ga case brought
in Justice Morris court has been dis
missed for peculiar reasons. 1t was
state case brought against Pauline
Festro, or Fastrow, and her daughter,
Ida, for cruelty to animals. It was al
legged that these women tied certain an
imals to posts and trees and allowed
them to starve to death.
Pauline Festro settled on a timber
claim about ten miles southwest OF
NickersOn directly north Of quarter
section owned by her father. The fam
lily has been in Reno county since DE-
Pauline F'estro has been divorced from
her husband for about IS years. For
several years Mrs. Festro and her
daughter Ida have lived in strict seclu-
sion The matter of their Furnishing
their cattle, horses and hogs has for the
past two years been the subject of much
comment in the neighborhood- CAVES
were tied to trees where they could not
reach the grass, hogs were left unfed
at times in dry pens, and a horse was
turned into a garden patch and allowed
to wear his bride until the animal died
for want of feed and water. When the
neighbors would call to expostuiate
against this cruelty the doors of Pau
lines house were barred against them
Finally the thing became unbearable
and the neighbors determined to take
legal steps toward preventing the abuse
of the stock.
The states witnesses testified to see
ing several head of stock starved to
death.
When Mrs. Festro was put on the wit
ness stand the case soon came to an
abrupt termination. From her replies to
questions it was plainly evident that she
was simply a feeble minded and sup
erstitious woman, entirely incapable of
managing her business affairs or at
tending to the wants of stock. Her
father died a year ago and since then
land and what stock both families had
owned Mrs. Festro believes that her
aged mother has power TO bring storms
or to prevent them. She says her faith
er instructed her to not rent any of the
land, and also to teach her grown
daughter, Ida, to till the soil. This year
only enough of the ground has been
used to serve as a school for the girls
farming lessons.
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Smith Defeats Maynard.

New York. May 29.-solly Smith, of
Los Angeles, defeated Billy Maynard
of Brooklyn. in the tenth round Of what
was to have been a twenty-rcund bout
at 122 pounds, before the Samson Ath-
letic club in Brooklyn last night Both
men fought cleVerly and honors were
about even up to the end of the ninth
round In the tenth round SOlly landed
his right on Maynard's jaw and fol-
lowed it up with a swing on the nose
which put Maynard on his back. May
nard's seconds, seeing that their man
was groggy and practically knocked
out, threw up the sponge.
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Rise and Fan Of a kansas Daily.

Beginning with today the Neodesha
Daily Sun and the Neodesha equally
Daily Register cease to exist. That
sentence may sound funny but it isn't.
1t is a death sentence. The Sun and
the Register will hereafter slumber in
the same peaceful grave, hands clasped
beneath the weeping willow and the
twining vine; under the laurel, the Reg
lister; under the willows, the Sun.
No flowers.
Last Sunday evening the Register
learned that the Sun intended to start a
daily paper in Neodesha. 1t was pretty
short notice for the Register but it de-
cided it could do just as much work for
just as little money as anybody SO it
started a daily too that appeared on the
same evening that the Daily Sun did.
The venture was a great success. It
made great deal Of work and didn' t
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Piles Cured without the Knife.

Piles. No cure, no pay All druggists
are authorized by the manufacturers of
PazO Pile Ointment to refund the money
where il fails to cure any case of piles no
matter of how long standing Cures or
binary cases in six days; the worst cases
in fourteen days One application gives
ease and rest Relieves itching instantly.
This is a new discovery and is the only
pile remedy sold on a positive guarantee,
cure. pay. Price 50 cents. If your
druggist don't keep it in stock send US SO
cents in postage stamps and we will for
ward same by mail. Manufactured by
Paris Medicine Co.. St Louis SO. Manu-
facturers of Laxative Bromo- Quinine and
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
HAVE WATER TROUBLES.
Cherryvale to Submit Proposition to
Vote Bonds For Water Plant.

Cherryvale, May 29.-The mayor and
council of Cherryvale have determined
to submit to the people a proposition to
vote S45, 900 for the purpose of supplying
the town with water
The water company has practically
thrown up the sponge. It's franchise
has six years yet to run and the com
pany thinks it will not pay them to
seek a. new source of supply for that
length of time. OF course they would
like to sell their plant to the city. Their
franchise specifies that the city must
buy the franchise as well as pay the
actual value of the plant, and also buy
all outstanding accounts
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SMALLPOX SCARE.
People of Stoctnok Fear They Are to
Be Plague Stricken.

Atchison. May 29.-Dr Charley Howe
has returned from Stockton where he
found the people greatly excited over
three cases of smallpox in the town. A
young man named Kelly, who had been
studying dentistry in Kansas City, broke
out with the disease after returning to
have it, and it is said that 200 have
been exposed. The local doctors were
in a quarrel, and the patients had been
chasing around the streets. Dr. Howe
says every one in Stockton is taking
vinegar and that one grocer has ten
barrels which he is selling at so cents a
gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
Latonia Derby a Farce.

Cincinnati May 29.-The thousands of
lovers of thoroughbred racing who
gathered at Latonia 10 see what prom
ised to be the greatest derby of the
year met with bitter disappointment.
The race proved to be a farce Lieuten-
ant Gibson was the only starter and
simply had to galIop around the track
to win the big prize.
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National League Race.

The most notable thing in the National
League race during the past week has
been the improved form OF the ex-cham-
pion Boston team. The beaneaters seem
to finally have struck a more natural gait,
and it would not be surprising to the
fans were they to keep it up until the
close of the season. Boston has been
handicapped all spring through lack of
condition of its players and unfortunate
accidents. This week the eastern clubs
will play on their own grounds, and Bos-
ton among the rest is not expected to suf-
fer anything from the change.
Chicago has had a week Of varied ex-
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perieInces; It began the week by defeat
from Pittsburg. On Monday, Tusday and
Wednesday the orphans had their setto
with Philadelphia Chicago got one. out
of three. when in fact they We're entitled
to all: In the first nothing but the hard
est kind of luck for Garvin lost Chicago
the game In the second the whole Chi
cago team played far below even their
meanest standard The last went to Chi
cago.
Friday came the trolley dodgers, and
a right merry time did the champions
have in the first game. Garvin's hoodoo
was sttn doing business at the old stand,
and after pitching marvellous ball for
five innings hits and errors made chaos
out of the game. The tables were re-
versed when Callahan by magnificent
pitching and the rest of the players by
all-around great playing defeated Brook
Ign, l to O. The game kept Chicago in
third place, where it has been, save one
day, all week
St. Louis has been on the mend during
the week and has played consistent ball,
if not brilliant Tebeau'S angels are keep
ing the orphans on the hot foot" and
there is only a few points difference be-
tween the two in the percentage table.
Cincinnati has been in hard luck and has
not improved its position. New York,
during the last few days has been playing
better ball than it did when it first start
ed out Philadelphia's pitchers showed up
better than had beer predicted. 1t IS not
likely, though, that The QuakerS Will lead
the procession very long.
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Mike Padden's New Hob.

New York, May 29.-Mike Padden has
been appointed the manager and match
maker of the Broadway A. c., replacing
George Consldlne, who resigned the posi-.
rheumatism which has compelled him to
take a trip to Hot Springs.
Padden is we'll liked by the sporting
fraternity, and also by the pugilists, and
consequently will have no trouble what
ever in securing the best boxers in the
business to fight at the Broadway club.
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Newsboy Knocks Mccoy Down.

Toledo, O., May 29-In passing
through Toledo kid" Mccoy, the pug
Hist, found the time hanging heavily on
his hands. He wandered about the I'M
ion depot until he encountered Jimmy
McGrady. a II year old newsboy. He APP
preached the street merchant and made
q feint at him. The boy made an at
tempt to get away. and Mccoy followed.
making some rapid jabs in the air and
putting on regulation bout in panto-
mime. Jimmy did not know he was in
the presence of an aspirant for cham
pionship honors and suddenly made the
game good. He made pass at Mccoy
and then landed a right swing, which
put Mccoy to the floor. Mccoy arose
and extended his hand to the paper
merchant and complimented him on his
knowledge of the game.
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Washburn. 8: ottawa. s.

WashDurn took a ragged game from OF
tawa Monday afternoon by the score of
to g.
In the first inning Sandy Stahl dropped
the ball over left field fence and Wash
burn piled up three runs. Then Ottawa
failed to score and the crowd and the
Washburn players decided that Ottawa
was easy. After that Washburn played
listless ball and the visitors played
worse. Frost, in the box for Ottawa,
pitched good ball. but had poor support.
The star player of the ottawa aggrega-
ton was Smith at short, whose long
drives and work around the bag was
good. The following was the line up.
Ottawa Washburu.
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owner. and as this shrewd Kentnelian
rarely overlooks an opportunity it is
thought that this colt will be sent to
the post if his condition warrants
Out of his three candidates, Pupil,
Goldone and Silver Garter, Green B.
Morris is likely to have at least one
starter
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Sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
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Horses For England.

Lawrence, May 29.-Agents of the
British government have completed the
purchase Of $50 head of horses for the
army in South Africa. from Captain
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wAsHBURN VS.. BAKER.
Good Game Scheduled For Wednesday
at Washburn Grounds.

On Wednesday afternoon Washburn and
Baker will meet on the Washburn field.
This will be a fine contest.
Washburn has to her credit this year
the defeats Of three state universities,
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, and the
team from Baldwin may lose their scalps
before the day is over. The following will
be the line up:
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AT CHICAGO.
Attendance, $500. Score:


Chicago .............o10113 10O-7 II I
Brooklyn ............00 1 1902 IA 0
Batteries-Chicago Garvin, Menefee and
Chance: Brooklyn. Kennedy, McGinnity
and Mcclure, Farrell.
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Toughs drove at Bismarck grove.
Agents of the United States army are
still here to select 400 horses for this
government