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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-12
Comiskev and McGill Quarrel.

Chicago, March 12-For some time
there has been considerable feeling be-
tween Pitcher Willie McGill and Mag
nate Comiskey of the Chicago Ameri-
can league club. McGin says Comis-
keys offer of $3.50 a month is not suffi-
cient for him to make a living out of
baseball and wants his release from
reservation. Comiskey blames McGill
for having criticised him through GER
tain newspapers. Saturday McGiu and
Comiskey met in the Fisher building
and Comiskey, it is claimed threatened
the pitcher with personal violence if
he came to his office again. McGnl
said: I am held under reserve by
Comiskey and am therefore unable to
sign with other ball clubs yet when I
go to him to ask about it he threatens
to choke me if ever come to him
again. That's baseball justice for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-12
BALL sYNpIcArEs.
New York Paper Enumerates the Ex-
tent of the Evil In the League.

The New York Sun enumerates the
following facts in regard to syndicate
ownership in the National baseball
league:
John T. Brush owns the Cincinnati
club Of the National league, the In
dianapolis club of the American league,
holds stock in the New York club, and
has been accused of being Robson s
hacker in the st. Louis club.
A. H. Soden owns a third Of the
Boston club, is the principal minority
stockholder in the New York club, and
is said to be the real owner of the Wor-
chester club of the Eastern league,
which is ostensibly controlled by So
den's manager, Frank Selee.
F. A. Abel holds 40 per cent. of the
stock in the Brooklyn and Baltimore
clubs, is also minority stakeholder in
the New York club, thereby being
financially interested in three National
league clubs at the same time.
Frank De Haas Robson holds a ma
5ority of stock in the St Louis club
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BENDoRAN RAN AHEAD.
Defeated Imperious at oakland-So-
fala Continues to Win.

San Francisco, Cal, March 12.-The
Palace hotel stakes, at a mile and a
furlong, was the feature of the card at
Oakland Saturday afternoon. Walter
Jennings great horse, Bendoran, car
rying 124 pounds, won by a length from
the fast closing Imperious. 1t was a
procession all the way.
Spencer got Bendoran off in front and
opened up a gap of three lengths at
the quarter. Pat Morrissey and Impe-
rious raced abreast in second place to
the half, where Morrissey gave it up.
On the far turn the bunch closed in on
BendOran and it looked as if he were
beaten, but he had plenty left.
When Spencer urged him he opened a
gap of two lengths in the next quarter.
When they hit the stretch Imperious
began closing but Spencer never moved.
Bendoran was firing, but Spencer kept
his head up and landed him a winner
by a Sood length.
Storm King, Rosinante and Topmast
of Imperious. The latter carried ten
pounds more than in the Burns han
dicap and demonstrated he has more
class than generally credited with.
Barney Schreiber's great baby, So
fala, took up 118 pounds in the 2-year-
old race and made some of the best
youngsters in California look cheap.
The track was stickey, but the little
chestnut covered four furlongs in :5012,
winning pulled up by two lengths.
Sofala has started eleven times, won
nine races and has been second twice.
She is regarded here as a marvel. Other
winners were Durward, Andrissa, and
Cormorant.
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Jockey Club Announces Dates
For Fixed Events.
A SEASON OF 20 DAYS.
The Fast Filly Sofala COntin-
ues to Win at Oakland.
The Chicago Club Offers $1O,-
900 For Player McGraw.

Memphis, Tenn, March 12.-Racing at
Montgomery park will be resumed on
April 5 for the annual spring meeting,
which will be of twenty days dura-
ton. and it will mark the twentieth
annual meeting given at the historic old
course. The Tennessee Derby will be
run on April 16. Secretary Macfarlan
of the New Memphis Jockey club has
given out the fixed dates for the stake
events. and 1t is an important an
nouncement for horsemen. They will
now have a line on when the various
stakes are to be decided and can pre-
pare their candidates accordingly. The
Montgomery handicap will, as in for
mer years, be run on the opening day.
The Tennessee Oaks will. be decided on
the fifth day and the Tennessee Derby
will be the attraction on the tenth day
of the meeting. These are the most
important stake features of the twenty
days racing season.
LIST OF STAKE EVENTS.
The schedule of the stakes is as fol-
lows:
Montgomery handicap. April 5.
CASTOR hotel stakes, April z.
Tennessee Oaks, April 10.
Ardelle stakes, April Il.
Tennessee Brewing stakes. April IA.
Tennessee Derby. April IS
Lumberman's stakes, April IA.
Cotton Steeplechase stakes, April Fl.
Turf Congress stakes, April %.
Memphis stakes, April 25.
Peabody hotel stakes, April q.
Steeplechasing will be made a prom
inent feature Of the meeting and from
present indications there will be plenty
of spectacular sport in store for the
jumpers to figure in at the coming
meeting
There have been some changes in the
conditions of the various events, which
have been made with a view Of making
the stakes of more value to horsemen.
The club this year has abandoned all
guaranteed stakes and nothing but
added money stakes are scheduled for
decision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-12
KANSAS CITY BALL CLUB.
Nearly All of the Blues Have Put
Their Names to Contracts.

Kansas City. March 12.-An the ball
players whom President Manning had
reserved for the coming year, with the
exception of Hulen, Slymer and Iburg,
have put their names to contracts and
they will report in Kansas City March
%, two weeks from next Wednesday.
The men who will be called to report
on that date are:
Pitchers-Patten, Gates, Schmidt
Gear, Hamilton. Simmons, Sparger.
Lee
misunderstanding and Sullivan.
Infielders-Ganzel, Wagner, COUCH
lin, Hulen, Clymer, Thiel, Gurheen.
Schaeffer Burns.
Outfielders-Halligan Magic. Furren,
Green.
In this list there are eight pitchers,
two catchers, nine infielders and four
outfelders, a total of twenty-three men.
OF course it is impossible for so many
players to remain members of the club
and it is likely that President Manning
win allow some of them to go to minor
league clubs. From the eight pitchers
at least four good ones can be selected,
and indeed there are three twirlers,
Gear, Patten and Schmidt, who have
been tried and have not been found
wanting.
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Entries For Ohicago Races.

Williamson of the Harlem Jockey club
announces that in number of entries
the seven spring stakes of the Harlem
Jockey club, which closed March l,
broke all records for even those of sim
liar conditions. For the seven stakes
Secretary Williamson received 773 en-
tries, or an average of ITO per stake. the
2-year-old stakes securing an avera ge
of 1913 each. Among the crack horses
engaged are: Imp, Warrenton, Brisk,
All Gold. Han DOR, Raffaello. Richard
J., San Cecilia, Installator, Lieutenant
Gibson, Rosinante, Algol, Whaterlou,
Carnero, Belle of Memphis, Mozpah,
Lieber Karl and many others. The five
Lakeside Jockey club stakes received
a total of 941 entries. so that for the
twelve stakes Secretary Nathanson Sc
cured an entry of LILA horses, a grand
average of SO. These entries represent
222 stables.
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BosToN's LATE TRAINING.
Men Will Not Leave For the South
Until Early In April.

Boston, March 1.-THE Boston team
will be almost the last of the league
aggregations to take up it's spring
practice. The men will not go south
until April 8. The location of training
quarters has not been selected, but will
probably be at Greensboro, N. c., where
the team has been several times be-
fore.
So many of the teams members are
with the eastern college mines this sea-
son that quite a portion of the team
will not need much hard practice to get
into fine form. Others have been bowl
ing and playing basket ball all winter,
and they are fit to don uniforms now.
The Boston management has % men I'M
der reserve at this time, but only 10 will
be taken SOUTH and later this number
will be cut down to 16, who will con-
stitute the playing force.
Manager SeIee says he has no doubt
he can round his nine into form very
quickly, but nevertheless he favors
dating contracts in future from March
l, so that he can have full control of
the men earlier in the season.
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GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Prof. F. o. Marvin of z ansas Univer
sity Delivers an Address.

Lawrence, March 1.-THE first good
roads convention ever held in Douglas
county took place here Saturday in re-
Spouse to the call from the board of
county commissioners to the road dis
trict overseers of the county. The meet
ing was called to order by 3. T. Hook
inson. aMyor Gould made the opening
address of welcome. Prof. F. Q. Mar
vim of Kansas university delivered an
able address on improvement of district
roads. The principal address was made
by E G. Harrison of the agricultural
department at Washington. The Com
mercial club of Lawrence entertained
the convention at dinner in its rooms.
A good road association of Douglas
county was organized at night.
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Hamilton MAY Join Giants.

Boston. March Pit is rumored here
that Billy Hamilton will be sold to
the New York club and that Buck
Freeman will play center field here
this year. Freedman has been after
Messrs. Soden, Billings and Conant for
some time to give him the fleet footed
Hamilton in the event of an eight club
league. 1t is said here on good au-
thority that the Boston club owners
finally agreed to the transfer of Ham
ilton. Friends of the outfielder claim
that he is as good as ever and will put
up a grand game for the Giants.
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ROBERTS MAY EDIT A PAPER.
Ex-Representative Mormon Is Ten
dered Vehicle For His Defense.

Paola, March 12-B. ]. Sheridan, one
of the most widely quoted Democratic
editors and a politician of state promi
nece, announces today in his paper, the
Western Spirit of Paola, that he has
rendered that paper to Congressman
Roberts of Utah for a month, during
which period Mr.. Roberts is to edit it
as a Mormon would run it.
The idea is to give Roberts an oppor-
tunity to argue the matter of his recent
expulsion from congress and to give
publicity to the principles of Mormon
ism. which cost him his seat in con-
gress.
Mr.. Sheridan says negotiations are
pending with Mr.. Roberts to this end,
and that he expects to announce the
date soon.
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SHE MADE HIM DANCE.
Atchison Man Tells the Court Why
He Wants q Divorce.

Atchison, March 12-B. F. Fletcher
has brought suit in the district court
against Martha Fletcher for divorce,
alleging that she has been guilty of ex-
IRENE cruelty. She insisted that he
take her to dances and social enter
tainments almost nightly, no matter
what the state of his health might be,
and, that when for the sake of peace
he yielded. shell would neglect him and
dance with other men, to his great dis
tress of mind, also that for the past
year she has so conducted herself as to
make life a burden to him, and finally
brought matters TO a crisis by insisting
upon a sale of the furniture, which was
done. and thereupon she departed for
St Joseph, where she now resides.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, March u. = Pensions
have been granted as follows:
Original-Ralph Boyer, Keelville, Sc;
Corvine Patterson, Kansas City, Sc.
Increase-Thomas Jefferson Melvin
Moore, Maxon, 8 to $12; George S. An
derson. Parsons. Sc to s12; Peter Arley
National Military Home, Leavenworth
Sc to IS; John NJ. Peterson, Attica, sc
to s; Robert w. Burns, Mcpherson, S1f
to $17; Albert Stewart, Clay Center. $I4
to $17.
Original widows, special accd. Feb
24.-Anna P. Nider, Waterville, So,
Mary S. Kilgore, Ell Dorado, IS.
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Baseball Berth For Sullivan.

Helena, Mont, March 12-The Rocky
Mountain baseball league will be
launched this season. 1t will be a
four-club affair. with a ninety six
game season. The members are Salt
Lake, Ogden, Butte and Helena. The
two Utah teams nave been organized,
and at a meeting held here last night
a stock company with 1000 shares, at
IS per share, nom SSessable, was or
ganized to father the Helena club. Ted
Sullivan, the veteran ball manager and
player, will manage the Salt Lake team:
Gimlin, the Ogdens; w. H. Lucas, Butte,
and w. z. Phillips, Helena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-12
TWO DEATHS IN A MINE.
While Working at the Bottom of a
Shaft Miners Loosen Timber.

Galena, March 1.-Two fatal acct
dents occurred Saturday at the Pilot
mine. Webb Sewall and Don Fisher
were the victims. They were at the bot
tom of the mine repairing the pump
and in moving it, caused a timber. used
as a brace at the top, to work loose and
fall a distance of $50 feet It struck each
of them on the head and killed them
instantly. Fishers neck was broken and
Sewell's head was mashed into a pulp.
SeWell was married and leaves a fam
lily. Fisher is about Is years of age and
has been in Galena only a short time.
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and is also the owner of the Cleveland
club both of the National league.
H. r. Van der Horst owns 40 per
cent. of the stock in the Brooklyn and
Baltimore clubs.
Edward Hanlon and c. H Ebbets
each hold 10 per cent. of the stock in
the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs.
\. G. Spalding owns big block of
Chicago club stock, and is believed to
still hold a few shares Of New York
club stock.
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serhe Creation at Newton.

Newton, March 1.-THE oratorio of
1.-THE Creation" was given by the Ora
torio society of Bethel college in place of
the usual annual concert The chorus
had 80 voices under the direction of
Professor B. F. Welty dean of the
music department. There were seven
soloists, who, with the chorus, did ex-
cellent work. The oratorio viii be re-
peated on March 81.
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Mathodists at Cha mute.

Chanute, March 1.-THE South Kan
sas NJ. (. conference is fast closing up
it's business and little remains now but
the reading of the appointments today.
The session has been the largest in the
history Of the district. Eureka was cho-
sen over Chetopa and Paola as the
place for holding the next conference.
Rev. DR.. Harry F. Ward closed his SER
les of lectures with a brilliant address
on 1.-THE New Task of Methodism-'
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AN INSANE FARMER.
Mcpherson County Man Sets Fire to
His Hous and Burns It Down.

Mcpherson, March 12.-Henry Han
son of New Gotland township, set fire
to his house Friday night, and then
guarded the burning building with a
he still continued to walk about the
premises carrying the gun on his Shout
der. 1t is thought that he is insane and
Sheriff Seitz went out and arrested him.
Hanson lived on a farm by himself.
Several days ago, he left home with
a team and buggy and returned on
foot a short time before setting fire TO
the house.
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FOOT CAUGHT IN THE sTIRRUP
Nephew of Dave Leahy Killed by a
Runaway Horse.

Wichita, Kas., March 12-Wi11ie
Wright. a nephew of David B. Leahy,
was killed at Corbin, Sumner county.
He fell from a horse and his foot caught
in the stirrup, the animal dragging him
several hundred yards. He was years
old and was returning home from
school when the fatality occurred.
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CHICAGO MAY HAVE M'GRAw.
President Hart Bids $4,000 For the
Baltimore PLAYER.

New York, March 12-McGraw, one
of the Baltimore players, may be seen
at Chicago's third base the coming sea-
son. President Hart of the Chicago
club offered $4,000 for him, but it was
refused. It is assumed he will get the
player at some price. Mr.. Abel of the
Brooklyn club wants McGraw to play
In Brooklyn, and it will take a big
bunch OF money to secure him.
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FIRE AT HAYS.
Destroys Grain Elevator and 5000
Bushels of Wheat.

had another big IRE. About nidnight
Saturday, Cox's large frame elevator
was discovered on fire and burned to
the ground, with several thousand
bushels of wheat. The fire was confined
to that building, all adjoining being
saved, Ellis fire department coming to
our assistance. Loss about $4,000, in
sured 81, 600 on building, $1,000 on ma
chinery, s., 600 on grain.
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Republicans Won in Washington.

contest t--l court ' granted a -I recounting of
the ballots in the Duston-FoSter con-
test case for county treasurer This re-
duced Mr.. Duston's majority from SO
to 2 The court has refused a recount.
Duston is the Republican treasurer
elect and he has the same majority
now that was first announced. Foster
attorneys claim they will carry the case
to q HIGHER court
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Coniskev Wants Fisher.

Richmond, Ind, March 12.oChauncey
Fisher, pitcher for the old St. Paul
baseball club. now a member of the
local polo team. has received an offer
from the new Chicago team, which will
be a member of the American league.
Fisher has served with the st, Joseph
(Mo), Brooklyn, Cincinnati and St.
Paul clubs
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a Postmaster Arrested.

Wichita, March 12.-Postmaster Grice
of Gage, was arrested Saturday on the
charge of buying goods with postage
stamps, which resulted in the discovery
of a shortage in his accounts Grice is
a prominent local politician in King
man county and is known largely over
southern Kansas.
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a LUCKY BURGLAR.
Got Gold Brick That Proved to Be
Genuine.

Lebanon, March 1.-THE house of
Ernest T. Derge was entered by bur
glar, through a window, last night, and
a $50 diamond pin taken from his scarf.
a small gold brick worth about $50 and
two pocketbooks, containing $50 or $40,
taken from his clothes.
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a PH11IPP1NE HERO.
Body of Eli Goodreau Reaches Strong
City Where Services Are Held.

Strong City, March 1.-THE remains
of Eli Goodreau, a private of Company
D. Fourteenth United States infantry
arrived here Sunday from the Philip
pines.
Methodist church, conducted by Rev.
J. B. Baker
The funeral party left early this
morning for Miltonvale where the in
teTment will take place.
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An AGED Mason Dead.

Abilene, March 12.-Aaron Dresser. of
Solomon, aged 81 years, the oldest Ma
son in Kansas, died after a brief i'll
ness. He has been faithful to Masonry
since young manhood, and was widely
known in central Kansas.
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Independence Wins.

Independence, March I'm the dis
trict court Judge Skidmore gave de-
cision in the street paving case in IA
vor of the city This permits the city
to pave with brick as originally in
tended, unless an appeal is taken, as
will probably be done.
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Lenny to meet McGovern.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 12.-E. G.
Barrow, manager of Industrial hallhas
signed Terry McGovern and Eddy
Lenny for a six-round go at that hall
manager of Lenny. last night made an
even money bet that Lenny would stay
the limit and was willing to bet more
the same way.
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Eczema!
The Only Cure.

Eczema is more than a skin disease,
and no skin remedies can cure it. The
doctors are unable to effect a cure. and
their mineral mixtures are damaging
to the most powerful constitution. The
whole trouble is in the blood. and
6wift's Specific is the only remedy
which can reach such deep-seated blood
diseases.
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FROM LUzoN ISLE.
The Remains of Charles Britenstine
Arrive at FL Dorado For Burial.

FL Dorado, March 12.-The body of
the late Charles Britenstine, hospital
steward of the Thirty -second volunteer
infantry, arrived here today from Ma
Mia. He died of illness at Angeles,
Philippine islands, November o. 1899.
He served as hospital steward Of the
Twenty first Kansas volunteers. at
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

The Glare Mathes Stock. company will
open an engagement of three nights at
the Crawford theater. with THE, Shadows
of a Great City tonight. Popular prices
will prevail and ladies will be admitted
free tonight.
Under the Red Robe" which made so
pronounced a success at the Empire
theater, New York city, running for the
entire. season. will be the attraction at
Crawford theater Thursday night. This
now famous play was adapted for the
stage by Edward Rose from the pages of
Stanley Weymans fascinating novel,
Under the Red Robe has been. one of
the most successful plays seen in New
York for many years. The cast, scenery
and appointments, which characterized
the play throughout the country. will be
given here in every detail Mr.. Paul
Crazeneuve, who created so many admir-
able and important roles at the first class
theaters in New York, will enact the
role of the hero, gil de Berault," and
Miss Amelia Gardner will be seen as
Renee de Cocheforet," the heroine.
"a Breezy Time" one of the annual
visitors, will be the attraction at the
Crawford theater Saturday afternoon and
night.
Augustus Thomas ..Arizona" will be at
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THE GOVERNMENT SETTLES.
Pittsburg Man Allowed an Old Claim
For Stolen Horses hv Ind JAMS

T OF otO4oH AAOIs5S Uy AHu 1eIs.
Pittsburg. March 12.-E. L. Ross, the
administrator of the estate of Melvin
Ross, deceased. received a check yester-
day from the government for 1870
amount of a claim for a drove of horses
stolen by the Grow Indians in 1869 in
Montana, where Ross lived at that
time.
The claim has been pending for seven
years before the government, owing to
the red tape precautions, and it's final
allowance is source of great benefit to
the heirs.