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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
KANSAS NEWS.
Horse Thief Pursued by Posse
as a Convict
But Was Only a Desperate Man
Out of Work.
WAS CHASED SO MILES.
The Stolen Animal a Heavy
Horse, Not a Runner.
Fate of a Former Brakeman in
Marion County.

Wichita. Nov 20-Constable c. H
Marsh of Peabody, came down from
that place yesterday, having in charge
a man who gave his name as George
Raymond By the mans own confess
sion, he stole a horse from a farm. as
he said, eight miles northwest of Wich-
tia.
The capture of Raymond was quite
an exciting incident. He was on his
way from Oklahoma to Kansas City,
and was out of money. He was sick
and in desperate straits, and coming to
the pasture where the hroSe was, he
caught the animal and started north
with it, He continued straight north
until he came to a house several miles
west of Peabody. Dismounting he went
to the door and asked for something 10
eat. The lady who came to the door told
him that she had just put the break
fast things away, and that she had
nothing cooked. He told her with an
oath that he must have something to
eat and for her to be quick about it,
She was terrified and fastened to COM
ply with his order. After he had eaten
and ridden away. she ran across the
road to a neighbours and told them the
occurrence. The neighbor Immediately
went to the nearest station and tele-
graphed to Marsh, telling him that one
of the escaped Leavenworth cOnvicts
had just left there. Mr.. Marsh secured
posse of three men and started IN
pursuit of the supposed convict They
chased him for Sc miles before they fin
ally caught up with him. When they
saw him he was lying by the side of the
road letting his horse Craze AS quick
as he caught sight of his pursuers he
sprang on his horse and attempted to
run away The horse was a large draft
animal weighing probably 1900 pounds,
and was not built for running, and the
posse soon overlook him. Riding up be-
hind him. they commanded him to
positions behind some big cottonwood
trees Their preca were needless,
however, as the hunted man threw up
his hands and rode toward them. Tt was
then discovered that he wasn't an eS-
capped convict, but only plain horse
thief He told them where he got the
horse, and said he was ready to go
back as he was tired and sick. He sup
posed that the men knew that the horse
was stolen, and that they were chasing
him for the horse. and not because he
was supposed to be a desperate crimi-
nal. The constable did not know that
such a horse was missing from this Sec
ton of the country, and brought the
man down here on bis word. Raymond
is a former brakeman on the Union Pa
cific railroad. running out of Kansas
City. He is 43 years of age, and looks
like a hard working man. He still
wears the blue uniform of the brake
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
TO SELL WATER PLANT.
Fort Scott Company Makes Offer to
the Citv.

Fort Scott, Nov 20.-Judge MeC1ever-
ty, attorney for the owners of the Fort
Scott water plant, have offered the wa
ter plant to the city for $137, 500. This
is a reduction amounting to one-ha1f
the amount between what the city Of
fered and the company asked for the
plant.
The answer to the city's proposition
to pay $125, 900 for the plant was made
at Judge McCIeyerty's office to Mem
bers Fredericks and Redman of the
water committee, Judge McCleverty
having asked for an audience with that
committee for the purpose of submit
ting the company's reply The company
will accept part payment on the plant,
or will take the city's bonds bearing 5
per cent in payment for it. The water
committee will submit the proposition
to the council at its regular meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
BANKERS TO MEET.
Sessions of Group One to Commence
Tomorrow.

The members of group No. of the
Kansas Bankers association will hold
their annual meeting in Kansas City,
Kas. next Thursday, November 81.
Group 1 takes in the northeastern por-
ton of the state. The counties COM
posing it are: AtchiSon, Brown, DOni-
phan, Douglas, Dickinson, Franklin,
Johnson, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson,
Leavenworth, Marshall, Morris, Miami,
Nemaha, Usage, Pottawatonnie, Riley,
Shawnee, Wabaunsee, and Wyandotte.
The programme for the meeting, as
prepared by C. L. Brokaw, the presi-
dent, is as follows:
welcome to the Mouth of the Kaw,"
MyrOn A. Waterman, cashier Citizens
State Savings bank, Kansas City, Kas.
Response, G. w. Mcknight, president
First National bank of Junction City.
Impressions of Recent Meeting of the
American Bankers association" Scott
Hopkins, president State Bankers asso-
citation, Horton.
1.-THE Past, Present and Future of
Kansas Banking j. r. Mulvane, presi-
dent Bank of Topeka
1.-The Circulation of Bank Drafts at
Par" Thornton Cooke, secretary Kan
sas Bankers association.
Bankers Money Orders" Edwin
Goodall, treasurer Bankers Money Or
der association, New York city.
Forms, Methods and the Office
Force w c. Henrici, cashier Inter-
State National bank, Kansas City, Kas.
1.-THE Methods of Bank Burglars" Jo-
seph E Calender, general agent Ocean.
Accident and Guarantee corporation,
Chicago.
"Chatte1 Mortgage Insecurities," Will
liam c. Michaels, of the Kansas City,
Mo. bar.
An informal talk, Morton Albaugh.
bank commissioner, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
FOOTBALL AT EMPoRIA.
College Defeats Normals by Score
of to O.

Emporia, Kas., Nov. 2O.-A large and
enthusiastic crowd saw the Empofla
college football team defeat the State
Normal team in q very close and hotly
contested game here Tuesday afternoon
by score of to O. The teams are
playing for a gold cup and each has a
game to its credit.
The third, and the one looked forward
to as the game of the season in EN-
poria, will be played the first week IN
December. Considerable money changed
hands. Odds were given on the col
lege. The game was opened with the
college kicking off to the normals- The
ball went to the nornalS' ten-yard line,
but was returned ten yards. The col
lege got the ball on downs and We're
making constant gains, but fumbled
when within ten yards of the goal. The
nornals were held for downs and Mid
dlekauf made one of his pretty punts,
sending the sphere we'll to the other end
of the field. The teachers resorted to
punting frequently and that is what
prevented a one-Sided score in the col
lege's favor. The college hit the line at
will for repeated gains of from one to
fifteen yards. The Presbyterians' line
was impregnable and the teachers made
scarcely gain by line bucking- Nc
Farland made a pretty thirty-five yard
run around end. The teams sWayed
back and forth with the bail on normal
territory most of the time 1t was on
the teachers thirty yard line when time
was called for the first half
off to the college. The collegians were
downed ON their ten-yard line. BY
constant line bucking and a pretty
twenty-yard run by Anderson. the ball
was returned near the center of the
field. The nOrmals recovered the ball
on downs The team remained near
the center of the field until McCabe
to : hole through left guard and
made a sensational touchdown after
running fifty-five yards. He kicked
goal. Twice the normals were within
twenty-five yards of the Presbyterians'
goal and made one touchdown and
failed at field goal Both teams were
in prime condition and played a good,
clean game Hinsley. who resumed
training recently, helped the teachers
much. Coach Williams was a tower of
strength and played fine game. The
team work of the college is where they
Won Botsford, as usual, played a star
game Buckner, the Indian tackle,
played a hard game and tore through
the teachers line for big gains. The
game closed with the ball on the nor
mails thirty-yard line, with the college
in possession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
ENROLMENT AT BAKER.
Is Now 1873 Larger Than Last Fall
School Out of Debt.

Baldwin, Nov 20.-The enrolment at
Baker university continues a gratifying
surprise 1t is now 12S larger than the
entire attendance for the fall term last
year. For each year since 1898 the en-
rollment has been, respectively, SIP, 56S.
5S3, 629. The present rate of increase
will make this years enrolment far
enough beyond 700 to make the net gam
since '98 over 200. Within the same per-
iod Baker has received, over and above
current expenses, over $50, 900 for debt
paying Cnow out of debit improvements
and added equipment. we yet need
$4,000 to complete the library building
fund, $1,000 to complete the heating,
lighting and water plant, and $1,000 for
further repairs and improvements.
Along with these things we need a half
million endowment. President Murlin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
CURTIS ON STATEHOOD.
Kansas Congressman Favors Unity of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

Washington, Nov. misrepresentation
Curtis, of Kansas. is in Washington for
the Fifty-seventh session and has
taken a house at 2012 r street, where
he will reside with his family for the
winter. He announces he is strongly
in favor of statehood for the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma. Mr.. Curtis
said that he did not know whether his
ideas on this matter agreed exactly
with the intentions of the delegates,
but he was thoroughly impressed with
the idea of bringing Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory into the union as one
state. These two territories, if adj
mitted as a single state, would make
one of the grandest states in the union,
and I would he heartily in favor of
such a plan,' continued Mr.. Curtis.
''They are both composed of magnifi-
cent territory and are rich in mineral
deposits, as well as oil and gas, while
their agricultural future is second to no
section of our entire country. To di-
vide them and endeavor to make both
states would, in my. judgment, not only
result in failure, but would not be as
satisfactory if consummated-'
Mr.. Curtis is Il strong advocate of the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal,
and a Pacific cable. He will also in
troduce a bill on the subject of an
archy and advocates reciprocity and
the abrogation OF some of the war
taxes. On the subject of the canal Mr..
Curtis said he understood that the new
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain has removed all of the
obstacles, and if this was the case the
proper measure for the construction of
the canal ought not to be delayed.
No tariff revision is looked for by
Mr.. Curtis, although in this connection
he said he was in favor of the negotia-
ton of all the reciprocity treaties pos
sible; these treaties, of course, being
favorable to our commerce, and not in
furious to any of our industries. The
pretext that this was in any way IA
vorable to the advocates of free trade.
Mr.. Curtis said, was absolutely alb
surd. ANY man who will read Presi-
dent McKinley's Buffalo speech will see
that he gave the free traders no hope.
He advocated reciprocity just as James
G. Blaine did,
Touching the subject of anarchy, Mr..
Curtis said: There ought to be a bill
passed by this congress which viii go
stamp out anarchy
On revenue reduction Mr.. Curtis ex-
pressed himself as of the opinion that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
CATARRH AND
CONSUMPTIO
Their Cause and how Contracted.

Catarrh and consumption are germ
diseases in every sense of the word,
local in nature and not hereditary or
blood diseases. The germs of both dis
eases may be taken in the stomach or
injected into the blood without endan-
gering a persons health in the least.
But let these germs become dry and in
hailed in the air we breathe, then if
there is any irritated or sore spots.
such as are caused by coughs and colds,
on the membrane lining the air pass
age, these germs attach themselves to
them and multiply with astonishing
rapidity.
The. old theory that germs of these
diseases are carried by the blood to the
different parts of the body has long
since been exploded. The germs them
selves remain in the head and lungs
and it is the product of their digestion
"a poison called tOxine) that finds its
way into the circulation, causing
coughs, emaciation, fever and weak
ness, these being symptoms of and not
the disease itself.
Up to the present time there is only
one permanent cure for these diseases
known, and according to Government
statistics this treatment has reduced
the death rate from catarrh and con-
sumption 80 per cent. yearly since it's
discovery Such authority as this can
not be disputed and no person affected
with THESE diseases mas any right OF
excuse to jeopardize their lives by
using other remedies.
HYOMEI, the new Australian dry air
germicide, CURES COUGHS, CA
TARRH and CONSUMPTION because
it is the only one which can be inhaled
in the air we breathe. and this the
only way by which the germs causing
these diseases can be reached and de-
stroyed.
HYOMEI is sold by all druggists or
sent by mail Hyomei outfits, $1.0o.
Trial outfits. 25c. Hyomei Balm, Is
The K. T. Booth Co., Ithaca. NJ. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
MANY ARE COMPLAINING.
School Land Being Sacrificed in Kan
sas Counties.

Since the newspapers have published
the fact that a complaint has been re-
ceived by State Auditor Cole from Ora
ham county that school land is being sold
to cattlemen for much less than it is
worth, similar complaints have come in
from several other counties, particularly
In the southwestern part of the state.
The Graham county complaint init
mated that there was collision between
the appraisers appointed by the county
clerk and the men who want to purchase
the land. Whether there is collision
not. a great many people seem to think
that much of the land is~being sold too
cheap. since the Legislature has reduced
the minimum price for which it may be
sold to S1-25 per acre.
In many counties in the southwestern
part of the state cattlemen have leased
a great deal of the school land. The
leases usually run five years, and the
minimum rate at which the law allows
it to be leased is SIS section per year.
Now many stockmen are throwing up
their leases, setting up a claim that they
are actual settlers on the land and are
buying it in at $1.25 an acre or little
more
Attorney General GODDARD has rendered
an opinion that the county officers can
not release a man from the conditions of
his lease except provided by law,
when he fails TO pay the rental, and there
is no collision IF man leases section
of school land from the state he must
carry out it's provisions and pay his
rental whether he becomes n actual set
tier and buys the land or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
CATTLE TRAIN WRECKED.
One Man Killed in an Accident Near
Liberal.

Hutchinson, Kas., Nov. 20.-One man
was killed, another seriously injured
and fourteen cars of cattle were
crushed together in a wreck which oc-
curred on the Rock Island nine miles
east of Liberal about noon Tuesday.
The train was live stock extra
pulled by two engines. The two en-
gines were derailed by a broken rail,
the cars of stock piling upon each other.
The fireman and engineer escaped with
only a few bruises and none of the
trainmen were seriously injured. An
unknown man, who was stealing a ride
was instantly killed. His body was
found under the wreck of cars The
amount of loss to the company is esti-
mated at about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

a reduction of the war tax would be the
proper step. 1--WE thought we were TAX
ing off 100000 at the last session." he
remarked, but I believe the reduction
has only amounted to 100000 There
could very well be a reduction equal
at least to this amount but this mat
ter is properly one for the consideration
of the ways and means committee, and
am not prepared to advocate any def
mite action"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Wellington After Artesian Water.

Wellington, Kas, Nov. 20.-Mayor
Hunter received today from Washing
ton the report of a photographic survey
of this region made a number of years
ago for the government, which con-
firms in all particulars the theory of
the city or near under, the bed of Slate
creek, the city's present source of
water supply The stream disappears
in the creek bed near Arson, about ten
miles northeast, and reappears a short
distance southeast Of town. The coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Place For La Chance.

can League Baseball club has signed
George La Chance to play first base
La Chance was under contract to the
Cleveland club, of the American league,
but was anxious to get away from that
city In looking about for a first base
man, after it was decided to play Free
man in the outfield, President Somers
ana Manager Collins decided that La
Chance was the man they wanted If
they could persuade the Cleveland club
to dispose of his services for a fair CON
Sidaratinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
His Bond Is Insufficient.

Arkansas City, Kas, Nov. 2O-Judge
Mcbride, of the district court today
ordered Sheriff Daniels to bring Clyde
Moore into court The Moore boy is
under a bond of 81, 500 for the killing
of G. L. Wiltberger, at Winfield, on the
18th of last April. The sheriff arrested
Moore in Arkansas City and took him
to Winfield last evening. It is thought
that Judge Mcbride believes the bond
insufficient. Moore is only IS years of
age, and the murder was one of the
most coldblooded ever committed in
CoWley county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Gold Excitement in CowIey.

Winfield, Kas.. Nov. 20.-GoId has
been discovered in a quartz ledge on
the farm of Andrew Pennington, seven
miles west of here. An old miner re-
turning from Colorado camped on the
farm and discovered the gold. He says
the gold IS present in paying quantities,
not only in the ledge, but also in the
sand of a creek near there. Samples
of the quartz are now in the hands of
an assayer, but his report has not yet
been made. The find has caused no
little excitement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

both eIevens deserve to class with the
few really great teams Of the west
Their relative strength, however, viii
remain a disputed question, as the
much talked of post-season game is not
even a promising possibility. The Mich
igan management went on record some
time ago as opposed to such a contest,
and Coach King has given out similar
views With the Arrangements of both
institutions opposed to the game, it
seems that the football fans must settle
the disputed title by arguments and
comparative score dope alone. In
short, no championship" can result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
POT HUNTERS BUSY.
They Are Killing Quail Out OF
Season

The law prohibiting the killing of quail
before December is not being observed
IN Shawnee county at least.
One man who kills game for the market
Is known to have used 600 shells within
the last six weeks and quail probably
suffered greatly from pot shooting. The
restaurants are serving quail under the
name of hedge snipe. snow birds and the
like, and SportSmen say that by the time
the open season commences the first Of
next month there will be quail to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
winfield to Bore For Gas.

Winfield, Kas., Nov. 20.-The city
council has granted a franchise to a
company which will bore for gas. The
company is composed of local bankers
and business men, who will be backed
by foreign capital. About 100000 will
be expended for drilling, and work will
begin at once. Winfield is in the gas
belt, and the organizers are confident of
a strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD.
Herbert Draws Jumps From Moving
Tram at LaWrance.

Lawrence, Kas., Nov. 20.-A young
man named Herbert Draws was killed
in North Lawrence Tuesday as a re-
suit of jumping from a moving Rock
Island train. The Rock Island trains
do not stop in Lawrence. and it is sup
posed that Draws boarded one of them
through ignorance of that fact. He
was on his way to Bonner Springs to
visit his mother. The body was found
by the track near Bismarck grove and
taken in charge by the coroner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

ell after determining the approximate
location of the stream by experimental
borings, will sink a number of wells to
furnish an auxiliary water supply to
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Not Guilty of Murder

jury in the case of James Baker, who
has been on trial in the district court
charged with numbering a negro, re-
turned verdict of not guilty last even
ing. Baker shot and killed Simpson in
the Little Gem saloon last spring while
the negro was attacking Bakers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
NO FOOTBALL TITLE
Michigan and Wisconsin in O Glass by
Themselves

Chicago, Nov 2o-Wisconsin and
Michigan now remain the only unde-
feated elevens, and unless there is a
radical change in the expressed policy
of both institutions they will undoubt-
eddy jointly hold the western football
championship for 1902.
The results Of Saturdays games
leave the wolverines and badgers
clearly at the top and in a class by
themselves, and from THAR records
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Young Militia Captain.

Salina, Kas., Nov 20-First Lieut.
Fred r. Fitzpatrick has been elected
captain of company M, Kansas Ma
tional guard, to succeed Capt. c. T.
Milton, retired Fitzpatrick is about %
years of age, and is probably the young
est militia captain in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20
Gardner and Carter Matched

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. 20-George
Gardner and Kid Carter have been
matched to fight twenty rounds Deem
Der 20. The matching of Gardner and
Carter for next month effectually bars
the way for the proposed match between
JeffrieS and Sharkey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

has figures to show that there is no
place in the world where money inter-
ested in education will produce such
large return as in Baker university
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

Ashland, Wis, Nov. 20.-Loss of $780,
600 was caused by fire that broke out
last night on the wharves of the Key
stone Lumber company Over 1000, 900
feet of lumber was destroyed and the
steel tug Keystone was burned at the
wharf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-20

Stops the Cough and works offth Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a
cold In one day. No Cures No Pay 25cts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-04
CROPS RUINED
Drought Will Cause Large Grain
InnpOrtatiOns to Mexico.

Chihuahua. July "A severe drought
which prevails throughout Mexico is
going to cause immense injury to agri-
culture, and, indirectly, to all business
except mining. The rainfall last year
was unusually light. and. as a conse-
quence. water was needed this year. In
some districts irrigation is impossible,
the ground having been unwatered
since last fall.
The result is that the wheat crop,
which has just been harvested, is only
little more than half what it was last
year, and the prospects for corn are
even worse.
In good years Mexico raises just
about enough corn for home consump-
ton. This year there is every reason
to believe that large importations win
have to be made from the United
States.
In the southern part of this state and
in Queretaro the lack of water has been
particularly disastrous on the big haci-
endas. From many of these it is re-
ported that cattle are dying by the
hundreds for lack of water.
Nearly all the railways have sent cir
culars to their representatives asking
for estimates of the coming crop These
estimates, while not all in, are far be-
low those of last year.