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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-28
THE MAYOR vEToEs 1T.
Jefries Will Not Be Allowed to Fight
Three Men In One Night.

Chicago, March 28.-Aayor Harrison
has determined to land a knockout blow
on the proposition to let James J. Jeff
ries, fistic champion of the world, try
conclusions with three men at latter
sails The mayor insists that Jeffries
must box six rounds with one opponent
or not put on the gloves at all.
Il have given orders that the fights be
called Off" said Mayor Harrison, ''un-
less Jeffries boxes with but one man
and keeps within the limit of six
rounds. I understand that he is booked
to go against three men on the same
evening. Well. that simply means that
they can let him fight for eighteen
rOunds-six rounds to a highland ham
mer these scrubs within an inch of
their lives. I do not propose to allow
any of that sort of work. If they want
to give a boxing exhibition simply to
show Jeffries' cleverness, why all right,
but in that event one man would be suf-
ficient and they must not keep it for
more than six rounds.
UNLESS this demand Is followed there
Will be no fight at ALL
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KANSAS NEWS.
Wichita Street Car Line Is at
Last Started.
Bankers JObeS and Davidson
Drive First Spikes.
CITIZENS REJOICE.
A Prohibition Wave Seems to
Have Arisen.
Galena, Like Arkansas City and
Winfield, Goes Dry.

Wichita, March ga gang of sixty
men have commenced to lay track on
Main street from Douglas north In
order that the occasion might be prop
erly commemorated the management Of
the street car company enlistd in their
cause the services of J. o. Davidson,
president of the Kansas National bank,
and A. c. Jobes, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, and these
two gentlemen drove the first two
spikes. They lid not drive any highly
ornamental spikes into soft wood ties
for the mere sake of ceremony, but the
spikes they used were the regulation
articles and were driven in to stay.
There are many interesting facts in
connection with the building of a new
railway. Take for instance the big rails
that are being used on the pavement.
They are sixty feet long, seven inches
high, weight seventy pounds to the
yard, or l, 400 pounds to the rail. These
rails are rolled at Steelton. Pa, ard
each one of them costs the company
S32- so laid down in Wichita The object
in having these rails seven inches high
is not so much to make very rigid
track as to leave room enough to lay
the paving stone over the ties.
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SPORTING NEWS.
The New York Giants Are Being
Strengthened.
Manager Ewing May Buy Cooley
Of Philadelphia.
HATES TO PAY $4,000.
Jeffries Cannot Fight Three
Hen In One Night.
Mayor Harrison Says 1t Would
Be a Brutal Affair.
IATES TO PAY $1,000.

New York, March 2S.-Although Man
ager Ewing is indisposed in his room
at the Sturtevant House he is still maxi
ing wonderful strides in the way of
getting a first class baseball club for
Gotham. The good news he received
during the last few days in the securing
of Hawley and Selbach for New York.
was again repeated by Boston turning
over Outfelder Charles F'risbie to New
York. His signed contract is now in
the safe of the New York management,
and Tom LOTUS claim on this players
services will probably never be cOnSid-
cred by the arbitration board of the
league. Dick Cooley, of the Phillies,
who spent his winter at Hot Springs,
is anxious to become a member of the
New York club. Manager Ewing would
like to have Cooley, as he is short of
utility men. but the price placed on
Cooley's services is rather high While
Ewing is willing to pay $1,000 for
Cooley's release, he says $4,000 is alto
gether out of the question.
Pink Hawley has not yet signed his
contract with New York. Manager EW-
ing is anything but pleased with HaW-
ley's actions thus far. President Brush
reduced this pitchers salary $500, and
after a great deal of working in his be-
half Ewing has almost disposed of this
reduction of salary, and Pink's service
with New York is to be very near the
limit. However, if HaWley does not
come to time in a short while there will
be many pitchers on the market, and
New York will have to pick from them.
Charley Hickman, the new fielder
from Boston, has written Manager Ew-
ing a long letter. In it he says he is
pleased to become a member Of the
New York club, and that all talk about
his throwing arm being weak is pure
rot. Hickman is at present coaching
the Yale baseball team, and asked E,w-
ing if he could defer leaving the Yale
headquarters until Saturday. As prac-
tice in New Haven is not much different
from that in New York at present Ew-
ing wired him to report Saturday.
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Notes From Baker.

Baldwin, March 2S.-Two numbers of
the gymnasium lecture course were CIV
en- last week. Tuesday night President
Guy P. Benton, of Upper Iowa univer-
sity gave his lecture upon Samuel
Adams, Patriot" Mrs. Ida Weeks lee
tured upon 1.-The Poetry of EmilyDickin-
son" Friday evening.
President Murlin announces that
work upon the gymnasium Will
soon be begun. The building will be COX
120 feet and Prof. FOCAL affirms it will
be the finest equipped gymnasium in
the state.
The Freshman Sophomore debate re-
suited in a decided victory for the
Freshmen. The question was THE
trusts influence upon the public good. "
Supporting the trusts the Freshman
debators were E e. Ely and J. A. Rob-
erts Denying the trusts good effects
the Sophos were represented by A. q.
Kirk and H. p. Study. Other features
of the programme were vocal solo by
Miss MoorhRad; readings by A. H.
French and a cornet solo rendered by
Mrs. F. P. Ozment.
N. P Manning, class '99. has been in
town during the week. Mr.. Manning is
acting as trainer and field manager for
the King Richardson company.
Mr. P. Hislop preached at High Prai-
RE Sunday night
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GO TO THE GIANTS.
'fKip" Setback and Pink Hawley Pur-
chased From Cincinnati.

New York, March 2S.-A Selbach and
Pink Hawley viii be members of the New
York baseball club during the coming
season.
Selbach and Hawley have been released
by Cincinnati to New York, and Rusie
has returned his signed contract to Sec
rotary Knowles, of the New York base
ball club. With the latter came a letter
to Manager Ewing. in which Rusie in
formed his old partner that he would put
his best efforts into the game during the
coming season, and that he would pitch
the best ball he knew how.
In consideration of the release of Sell
bach and Hawley Cincinnati receives no
playing talent from the New York man
agement. The deal was strictly a cash
affair, and the price paid for these play
ers. while withheld by both parties is
said to be well up in the four figures.
Secretary Knowles is in receipt of Sell
bach's signed contract His terms We're
accented by the New York management.
and he is expected to bob up in Gotham
Pink Hawiey still has the contract In
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OTIS DEATH LIST.
Those Who Have Died Otherwise
Than In Battle.


Washington, March 2S.-The war de-
partment has received the following
casualty report from Gen. Otis:
DEATHS.
Manila, March u, 1900.-Malarial fe-
ver-Feb, %, Samuel Grimes, company
G, 18th infantry.
March q, John S. Ray, company 3,
35th infantry.
Chester Q. Dunn. company E, saith
infantry.
Died from wounds received in action;
March IS, Joseph w. Airport, corporal
company H, AID infantry.
Alcoholism, March II, Alexander 5.
Bruce, company B. 29th infantry.
Drowned March H. John f. Lynch,
company E. 37th infantry.
Typhoid fever, March H. Frank An
son, company E, 41st infantry.
March 16, VIM. Knuckles, company E,
42d infantry.
March 10, Henry A. Sandman, COM
pany c, 42d infantry.
March 81, Daniel Knight, company K,
49th infantry.
Dysentery:
March II, Charles w. Sutton. com
pany F, 42d infantry.
March Is, Sylvester F. Rothwell, ser
geant, company F. 37th infantry
Hugh Mccall, company A, 18th volun-
teer infantry.
March 10. George E. Congo, company
B, 9th volunteer infantry.
March 20, Edward G. Rodday, COM
pany D. 18th volunteer infantry.
Cornelius E. Carter, company E, Oath
infantry.
March 3, Peter NJ. Fallon. company D.
9Th infantry.
March q, Hurley B. Kellogg. troop L,
4th cavalry.
Peritonitis, March To- Alfred L: Ross,
company l. 33d infantry.
Second operation. after surgical oper-
alton, March 10, Deph Parker, musician,
company I, 4th infantry.
Variola, March 20. Clarence h. Thomas,
corporal company F, signal corps.
March %, George Xwer, company B,
25th infantry.
tuberculosis, March 20.Joseph Strick-
land, company H, 4Sth Infantry.
General arterclosis, March %, VIM.
Linham, company z. 9th infantry.
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IittIa Rnck Races.

Little Rock, Ark, March 2s.-Three IA
zorites and one second choice won at
Clinton park today. There was a large
attendance, and the track was fast. In
the second race Tennis Girl outbroke the
others and had all the speed. Vitatoe's
ride InsurrectiOn was the feature of
the day. Two additional carloads of
horses will arrive tomorrow morning from
Memphis. Summaries:
First race-6 furlongs; selling Polly
Bixby, 81 even, won easily by two and
a half lengths; Ben Boy, 107. to l. sec
ond: Sir Eldon, 81 to 1, third. Time,
Second race-Purse; Y mile Tennis
Girl, 10, 4 to 5, won handily by five
lengths; Myra Aforella, 10, 2 to l, sec
ond; Matte Balm, ITO, to 1, third Time
0:50%.
Third race-7 furlongs. ". B. Gates.
los. to s. won easily by two lengths;
Robert Bonner, 100, g to 5. second; Sehnell
Laufer. 49, to l. third. Time, l:3O.
Fourth Handicap; furlongs
Dutch Comedian. 103, to 2, won in a
mild drive by a length, and half; Free
Hand, 49, 8 to l. second; greensboro, 1O4,
to /. third Time, :16.
Fifth races furlongs; selling. Insur-
rection, 100, to /. won handily by d
length and a half: Martin Duke, io2. to
8, second: Ella Penzance, ITO, to 5,
third. Time, 1:1z12.
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A CHURCH QUARREL.
The People of Wet Greek, Doniphan
County, Fail to Agree.

Atchison, March 2S.-The people of
Wet Greek, Doniphan county, are have
ing trouble again. For several years
they have been fuarreling over a pastor
for their church. and lately hired new
one, giving the matter long considera-
ton.
But it seems that a quarrel developed
the first Sunday the new pastor arriv
ed. Several ministers had been preach
ing at the church, "on trial. and all of
them had friends. A man named Boil
ton had many friends. but the admirers
of another man named Hodsteen wrote
to Bottoms former home, and received
letters saying that Bolton was a dis
turber, and should not be hired on any
account. Then Bottoms friends wrote
to the town where Helsteen had been
employed and received warnings about
1olsteen.
Finally, as compromise. a man
named Hart was employed. There is no
objection to Hart, as yet, as he has
been in Wet Creek only two weeks, but
several admirers of Holsteen have with
drawn from the church, saying he was
not treated fairly, and several admir-
ers of Bolton have also Withdrawn from
the church, saying that Bolton was not
treated fairly. There are rumblings al
ready to the effect that Mr.. Hart, while
a good man, and a bright man, is too
old
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JOCKEYS BARRED.
Sloan and Martin Not Wanted at the
Hotel Cecil.

New York. March ga London cable
to the Telegraph says:
The expected has happened, and Tod
Sloan has been barred from the Cecil
hotel.
To make a show of consistency, Jockey
Martin has also been shut out, and the
edict is that no small but loud riders are
wanted at the Cecil. In consequence of
this. the two jockeys have put up at the
Metropole, and refused to be comforted.
Sloan and Martin are both highly in
dignant, and threaten all sorts of suits
and vengeance, but it does not seem as
though they would accomplish very much
after all.
Just in proportion to the chagrin of
Sloan and Martin seems to be the salts
faction Of the guests of the Cecil, who
express themselves as well pleased with
the new order of affairs What Sloan
will do without the American bar in
which to display himself is difficult to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-28
BASEBALL AT Z. o.
Will Play First Game With the In
dams at Haskell.

Lawrence, Kas., March 2S.-Dale Gear,
the Kansas City baseball player who is
to coach the Kansas University team this
spring, came Up Tuesday and gave the
candidates for places on the team their
second lesson.
By the last of next week, when the
first game is played with the Haskell In
dams, the men who will play on the reg
ular nine and as substitutes will be pretty
well decided on. Moore has no opposi-
ton as catcher. In the first game Hail.
Stanley and Maltby will be tried in the
pitchers box; Frebert, Tucker and Curry
will take turns on first base; Housh will
play second and Parent third; while
Poornan vii play at shortstop; Owens
and Reed are the prominent candidates
for left field; Barnett has been looking
after center field almost exclusively
while Maltby and McKenna will each
be given a chance in the right field.
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WILL HOLD M'GovERN
To His Contract To Box santry at
Louisville.

Louisville, KY, March 2S.-Terry Nc
Govern, the champion featherweight, is
in fair way to get in complications with
the Nonpariel Athletic club of this city
Some time ago the club secured McGov-
ern's agreement to meet some good
man in this city May 3. Derby night
No one was barred and McGovern posted
a forfeit. Eddie Santry agreed to meet
McGovern, and Sam Harris was notified
that Santry had signed the articles of
agreement. The following telegram was
received this afternoon from Harris:
Impossible to meet Santry, as he is
matched to meet before the Broadway
Athletic club. Get some one else at 122
pounds"
that AdcGovern cannot back out and that
they will hold him to his contract. San
try also offers to bet IS, 900 even that Nc
Govern will not put him out in 10 rounds,
or the same amount at suitable odds that
he Will not be put out at all
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LIGHTS NO LONGER SHINE.
Electrical Signs of Noted Pugilist Or
dered Down.

New York, March 2S.-Protruding flu
minating signs of pugilistic saloon pro-
prietors are conspicuous only by their
absence. Kid McCoy's electrical display
which dwarfed into insignifcance all the
yesterday as per police instructions.
The brightly beaming name of the
dusky ex-champion. George Dixon no
longer shone across the sidewalk Of
Sixth avenue.
The big electrical letters spelling John
/. Sullivans familiar name are down
also. This conspicuous sign was on a
saloon on Herald square. 1t has been an
eyesore to the redoubtable John ever
since he left this saloon in disgust and
moved on Broadway further down town.
The new proprietors didn't choose to take
it down because they figured that Sulli-
vans name over the door drew many
dimes to their bar that might otherwise
not find their way there.
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MURDER AT GALENA.
While Drunk Pomp Chester Shoots
and Kills William Reid.

Galena, March 2S-At a late hour last
night, Pomp Chester, while drunk. shot
and instantly killed William Reid, in
Bob Mann's gambling house in this
city.
Chester fired three shots, one ball
grazing the back of a man named Mil
Ter, who was in the room. and another
hit William Reid Reid had evidently
tried to get away as he was at the head
of the stairs when Chester shot him.
The ball entered the right breast, just
below the nipple and came out on the
left side, piercing the heart in its
course After being shot Reid plunged
headIong down the stairs dead. Chester
was Immediately arrested and taken to
Columbus, by the officers, for safekeep-
ing.
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YALEs SCHEDULE IS OUT.
Baseball Games Arranged For Easter
Trip Are Announced.

New Haven, Conn, March 2S.-The
Yale baseball schedule was completed
today. The announcement of the list
of games scheduled for the Easter trip
was made as follows:
April 11-Fordham college, at New
York
April 12-Georgetown university. at
Washington.
April 1S-University of Maryland, at
Baltimore
April 14-Boston National league
team, at Norfolk, Va
April 1s-university of Virginia, at
Charlottesville.
April 17-Georgetown university, at
Washington
About twenty-five other games are
scheduled.
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Conev island Stakes.

New York March 2S.-The following
stakes are announced to close April II
for the June meeting of the Coney Island
Jockey club, at Sheepshead bay
The Vernal, 81 $50 added, for hl1ies two
years old, five furlongs:
The Grass Selling stakes, 81 added
for three-year-olds and upwards, one
mile and a sixteenth, on turf.
The Bay Hurdle race, $500 added, handi-
cap. for four-year-olds and upward, two
miles. over eight hurdles, turf.
The Independent Steeplechase, 81. $50
added, handicap, for four-year-olds and
upward, full steeplechase course.
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FOR $4,000 CONSIDERATION.
A Leavenworth Coal Company
Changes Hands.

Leavenworth, March 2S.-Arrange-
nents have been completed whereby the
North Leavenworth coal mine is to pass
from the control of the old company
and stockholders and become the pro-
perty of the Home-Riverside Coal Min
ing company.
The consideration for which the mine
changes hands is about $125 900. A part
of the money will be paid in cash and
the balance will be secured by bonds is
sued against the Home Riverside and
the North Leavenworth properties.
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Freednan Cannot Have O,Rrion.

Pittsburg,- Pa, March 2S.-President
Freedman's efforts to secure Tom O'Brien
from Pittsburg were definitely squelched
which was received here today. Clark
says that under no circumstances will he
consent to O'Brien leaving Pittsburg. He
is too valuable a player and is needed
here. By mutual arrangement between
scheduled between -Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl for April 30 and May 1 have been
brought forward to April &c and q, thus
opening the season here Thursday, April
26. instead of the 2Sth, as per regular
schedule.
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closed. Kelly's first warrant was sworn
out by George Herold, a former jointist,
and the last warrant by Sheriff .. w
Sparks. Louis Jacobs, who runs an
other joint, was also arrested at a late
hour last night and Riley f. Robertson S
place of business closed in the afternoon
upon a warrant sworn out by George
Herold. An old grudge exists between
the iointists of this place.
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A SUDDEN DEATH.
Neodesha Man Killed Primarily by a
Strong Rush of Gas

Buffalo, March 2S.-R. B. Wilson, a ged
about 80 years, an empIoye of the Forest
Oil company at Neodesha. was crushed
to death there Tuesday while uncapping
the Laverty gas well west of the Neode-
sha a half mile. When he. released the
gas it came with great force, causing
a pipe to whirl around and strike him
about the shoulders and head, dashing
his brains out. The accident occurred
just about noon and he died without re-
gaining consciousness.
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o,Rnnrka Gels O,Rrian.

New York, March 2S.-Tom O'Rourke
will have another fighter to manage
soon. This man is Jack O'Brien, the
lightweight boxer, who parted from
Jack Dougherty and who already has
asked O'Rourke to look after his in
terests. O'Brien and O'Rourke had
talk in regard to the matter Saturday
and they lost no time in coming to
terms. O'Rourlxe's first move probably
will be to match O'Brien against Frank
Erne for the lightweight championship
of the world.
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Fort Scott, Kan, March 28.-The people
of this city. by popular subscription. have
taken about $1,000 OF. stock in a company
which will erect a convention hall. The
building is to be sufficiently advanced in
construction by July "a for the meeting
of the Populist and Democratic state
conventions. At a meeting at the rooms
of the Fort Scott club last night a. COM
pany was organized and it will be char
tered. The hall will cost about $4,000.
1t will be a frame STRUCTURE.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, March 2S-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Horatio Blanchard, Marys-
vile. Sc: Jonathan Pearson, Edna, $40;
Miles Webb, Girard, S.
ncrease-William T. Cunningham,
Howard, Sc to IS; Thomas w. Mitchell,
Burlingame, Sc to So; Thomas Clancy,
Ottumwa, so to $12; Jonathan P. Mat
thews. Sabetha, So to $12.
Original widows. etc.-Amanda Note
man De Sofa 49,
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Hawkins and Parker to Meet.

Chicago, March 2S.-Dal Hawkins,
who has made himself popular with
fight followers in two recent appear
ances in the ring at Tattersalrs, was
matched yesterday to meet Kid
Parker, the Denver light weight, in the
Sixteenth street building April 10. The
match was one of several which were
arranged yesterday Another feature
of the card for the same night will be
the appearance OF Jim Hall, the. Aus
tralian, against Jack Root Hall began
training on the south side Yesterday.
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Was Easy For Fitz.

Philadelphia, March 28.-What was
scheduled to be six round sparring
match between Bob Fitzsimmons and
Jim DAILY, at the First Regiment arm
ory last night, came to an end in the
first round. Fitzsimmons foored Daily
three times and the referee stopped the
fight The attendance was small.
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Frank Erne Won $4,000.

New York, March 2S.-F'rank Erne, the
lightweight champion, who defeated Joe
Cans for that title at the Broadway Ath-
letic club Friday night, received more
than $1,000 for his victory, while Cans re
ceiyed a trifle over 81 900. The men fought
for so per cent of the gross receipts.
Erne Tor winning took go per cent
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For Memorial cate Fund.

Ottawa, March 2S.-Tonight the bust
ness men of Ottawa will give a negro
minstrel show in the Rohrbaugh. The
majority of the towns business men
will take part as end men, clog dancers,
etc. The proceeds are for the benefit of
the memorial gate fund built to the
memory of Company K, Twentieth
Kansas The advance seat sale has
been enormous.
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TO BE DRY AT aALENA.
War Is Being Waged Upon Violators
of the Prohibitory Law.

GaIena, March 2s.-The situation of
Galena now is that she will experience
another dry spell. Yesterday evening
Charles Kelly was arrested for violat-
ing the prohibitory law and his goods
confiscated, but upon being released and
putting up a $500 bond, he opened and
commenced doing business.
His place of business was again
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To Increase Wages.

Argentine March 28.-The Consolidated
Smelling and Refining company will give
the laborers in its employ an increase in
wages of Is cents a day, beginning April
next. The change in the scale of wages
will only affect the common laborers
They now draw $.35 a day and the in
crease will bring their daily pay up to
$50. About IS men viii get an Increase
They are employed as helpers in some OF
the departments.
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Rindine Twine Price,.

Leavenworth, Kas, March 2S-The
price of binding Irvine manufactured at
at 10lz cents a pound, f. o. B.. Lansing.
No orders VIII be sold to others than
Kansas farmers nor in lots less than 100
pounds. Orders are strictly for cash in
advance.