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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-24
QUIT A BIG WINNER.
BookmRker George Rose Clears $50
600 During the Year.

New York, Dec. A.-The racing year
just closing has been a lively one for
professional turf spectators, bookmak-
ers and plungers.
George Rose, the California penciler,
won $4,000, while his business rival,
Eddie Burke, who often sat within a
few feet of him, lost SIPS, 900. These
amounts represent the extreme of sue
cess and failure by the two largest opera
tors in the betting ring of the metro
pO1ltan race courses.
David Gideon was the largest indi-
vidual winner. This well known plunger
and horse owner relieved tAe book
makers of 100000 during the year. But
for him and 'Pittsburg Phil" the book
makers would have been enormous
winners. Mr.. Gideon began the season
badly and was big loser at one time,
but made up his early deficiency and
quit to the good His success was
mainly due to several coupS which he
pulled off from the fall meeting at
Sheepshead bay to the close of racing
at Washington.
His reliable old horse First Whip
started his change of fortune by win
ming two heavy bets for him during the
concluding days at Saratoga. This gave
him confidence and he backed Josepha,
Clonwell, Namtor and Darlington to a
fortune. The quartet won their reSpec-
tive races Not a failure was made.
All were at large odds. Josepha's high
est odds were 20 to 1, Clonwell IL, Nam
tor 20 and Darlington Is.
The bookmakers fear Gideon more
than any other plunger in the country.
George E. Smith GETTYSBURG Phil')
won $4,000, his friends say. The book
makers claim he secured double that
amount. Phil" admits closing up the
season with a profit.
His jockey. Shaw. was successful in
the first period of the sport and "Phil"
backed his mounts. He won various
large sums throughout the season. His
largest loss was when he bet nearly
$4,000 on Chiffon to beat Yankee at Sar-
atoga. IF he had not met with this
serious reversal of fortune he would
have Wed with Mr.. Gideon the honors
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oLD LEAvEN ROBBERS
Hold Up Alternately Furniture Pay
master and Escape With $500.

Leavenworth, Dec. 24.-Masked rob-
bers entered the Alternately furniture
factory a few minutes before 6 o'clock
last evening, held up the office force
and took about $500. This money had
been counted out and placed in enyel-
opes to pay employees.
The robbery was evidently committed
by men familiar with the factory and
the method of paying off. Just four
minutes before the employees were to
file through the office for their pay,
ped in and drew revolvers on Omar
Alternately, son of the proprietor and
manager of the factory, and Miss
Mourdant, a stenographer. They or
dered them to hold up their hands.
Then the robbers grabbed the box con-
tanning the envelopes and emptied their
contents into their overcoat pockets
Two employees started into the office.
The robbers ordered them ba elk. One en-
ployee was slow in retreating and one
of the robbers shot at his feet.
The employees spread the alarm
among the factory hands that the office
force had been held up" Employees
rushed out with clubs and irons. The
bandits rushed out, firing shots in the
direction of the factory men.
The police heard the shots, but the
robbers had a good start. One police
man got close to them in railroad
freight yard and exchanged shots with
out stopping the robbers. All the rail-
road depots. bridges and main roads
out of the city are under guard.
Mr.. Alternately describes one of the
robbers as tall and the other me
dunn sized" man. He says both were
cool and evidently used to holding
up"
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MAcKAY BUYS MARES.
Millionaire thurman Buys % Head
From John e. Madden.

Lexington, KY, Dec 24.-CIarence FL.
-Mackay of New York has purchased of
John E. Madden % head of thorough
bred mares with foal to Sandringham.
whom Madden purchased from King
Edward; Plaudft. Hamburg. Childrick.
~Rey burn and Meddler.
The mares are entered in the $4,000
Hopeful Stake to be run in 1904
The list includes Pocahontas, La Belle
III, imp. Royal Gun, Mary Black, imp.
Sister. Cheerful Rorka, Myrtle Hark-
ness, Bonita Brush, Mareto, Queen
Dor, Lydia B1ee, Set Fast, Maxine Ell
lott. Francis McCelland, Divide, ely
mena, Blissful. Lola A., imp lambert,
Ilithia, imp. Suspense. FIeur dor, imp.
British, Blue Blood, Fillette, Regalia,
imp Goutette dor, Nellie Osburn and
Response
The reported price is $4,000 per head.
The deal is considered one of the larg-
est in years, involving about $4,000.
George Fl. Whitney has lost by death
the good young horse Heliobas. The
horse had been resting in the east and
had returned home to go into the stud
Within three hours after leaving the
train he died. He was years old. sired
by Farandole, dam imp. Rowden Lass
by Gilliard.
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wishard VIII Train For Drake.

New York, Dec 24.-Enoch Wishard,
who acted as trainer last year for Rich
ard Croker, arrived from England on
the steamer Minnehaha Wishard
brought with him a consignment of n
race horses. Thirteen of the lot belong
to John Drake, of Chicago, the most
prominent being Alverscott, an animal
that cost the Chicagoan 5000. like
number of the new arrivals are the
property of Eugene Leigh, the most
notable of the lot being King of Coins,
out of Lady Minting, recently purchased
for James r. Keene for SIS. 900. Another
crack of the Leigh collection is Sem
pronius. The remaining horse of the lot
is Elkhorn, owned by William c. Whit
ney. On being questioned closely Wish
ard admitted that he had severed his
connection with Croker. and for the
coming season will handle the Drake
stable at CHICAGO.
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I'm a Stolen Rig They We're
Caught Near Scranton.
TAKEN BACK TO PRISON
Maggie Marshall, Intended
Bride, in Boys Clothes.
Expected to Sell Outfit at To-
peka and Get Married.
Proceeds of the Sale to Start
Them Out in Life.

Scranton, Kas., Dec 24.-Pretty Mag
gle Marshall and her lover. both of En-
poria, left home Sunday night for To-
peka, where they expected to marry
and be happy for years to come. En-
route they passtd through here in a
stylish buggy drawn by a fine but tired
horse Miss Maggie was neatly dressed
in boys clothing, and when the eyes
of the hard-headed town marshal fell
on them he recognized the rig as one
stolen at Emporia Sunday night from
a prominent doctor. They were arrest
ed and held for the sheriff of Lyon
county, who recognized the youth as
Arthur Langford and the young Lady
as Maggie Mitchell.
She had assisted her lover in stealing
the rig. which was to transport them
to Topeka and by its sale afterwards
furnish capital for the honeymoon. In
stead the horse and buggy were sent to
Emporia and the lovers were sent to
Jail There will be no wedding at pres
ent
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SPORTING NEWS.
Colt Dan o. Brien Made Famous
III to BE Trained
The Three-eighths Pole Said
to Have Been Moved
TO AID HIS RECORD.
To BE Sent From Lexington
East to New York.
Hart and Rodgers Not Allowed
TO AID HIS RECORD.
Hart and Rod gers Not Allowed
to Eight Last Night.

Lexington, Dec M.-Today the bay
yearling colt, by Imp. Wagner-Margaret
Jane, will be shipped from New Licking
ton to New York to be placed in the sta
BILE Of Trainer Frank Jones, who has
charge OF the string of Mr.. George H.
Whitney OF this city. The colt is well en-
tered in eastern stakes and his perform
ance the first time he faces the barrier
will be watched with as much interest as
If he had sold for sc, 66c and was the Flu
turity prospect of some millionaire's sta
BILE. The your gster has been widely
and extensively talked about as any of
tne stars of the turf during the past two
months, and if he rever wins g. race the
colt will be long Ft Tnembered by thorough
bred horsemen- 1t was the Imp Wagner
Margaret Jane colt Clarence Mackay
Charles f. Hill, when the three-eighths
pole was moved at the Kentucky associa-
worked in the required time limit The
owners 9 Of the colt. Messrs; L. A Eng 2,ll
o Brien's hands as soon as the scandal
sne tha aaa T Fs Ha think thai e is
good one, as is evidenced by theif inten-
ton to race him in the east.
sistant secretary of the Washington track,
who had charge Of a second string for
paigned it with great success, will have a
stable of his own next season. which he
There are five yearlings in the lot, which
were purchased from Mr., Keene. and are
charge of J. G. Milan. They high
ly tried as any youngsters at the track.
The string will be kept here until Feb
ruary. 1, and Will then be shipped to
Washington
The following comprise the lot:
Bay colt by Handspring. dam Cleaning,
by Sir Modred-
Bay colt BY Handspring. dam Lady Gay.
by ST. Gatien.
Bay colt by St Leonards, dam Mere Hill
dam of UnmaSked. etc-1 by MacGregor.
Chestnut FLY by ChoriSter, dam Royal
Gem dam of The Regent), by Napsbury-
Bay FLY by Horoscope, dam Dusk. by
Chorister-
As will be noted by their breeding all
the mares save Gloam ming. and Dusk are
imported mares, and il pedigree and year
ling trials go for anything, the stable
should bring home a good part of the
money next fall. Mr.. Daingerfeld has
not as yet decided who will handle the
string for him.
Next season John E. Madden will, for
the first time, be represented ON the turf
by 2-year-olds in large numbers. which
have been bred by himself He has forty
the turf next season. They have had
preparation from the early spring until
the late fall. It is the Madden system to
give colt much handling, and they have
been going it in easy stages for months.
First it was once week that they came
up out of the paddock for their exercise.
Then they were given more of it and they
sion until the time that they were let
down late in the fall, just to feel of what
they were. The farm bred yearlings, to-
gether with the large purchases, will make
fully hundred youngsters from which
the Madden string of 1902 will be selected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-24
SAM HARRIS DIsPLEAsED.


New York, Dec. 24-From the re-
marks dropped by Sam Harris. mana
ger OF Terry 8TcGovern. in the presence
of number of horsemen and sports on
the Brooklyn speedway this afternoon,
it appears that there is trouble brew
ing between McGovern and his mana
ger and that the two will soon go diff
ferent ways. Harris does not fancy the
way McGovern is handling himself. and
says that unless he takes better care
of himself he will quit him. 1t is no
secret that since his defeat by Young
Corbett" on Thanksgiving day MCCOY
ern has. not given his health and condi-
ton the best of care. McGovern is fat
and his skin has not the heaIthful glow
of a conditioned athlete.
Harris, who has been disconsolate
since McGovern was dethroned by
young Corbett'. said:
Terry viii have to leave fast horses
alone, or else / will quit him No ath-
lete can stick to horses and enjoy him.
self and keep in trim" Harris was en-
phatic and impressed his hearers that
be meant every word he said.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

L. H. Morey and wife to Ella May
Upton, 800, lot II and north one-third
IA Locust street, Mulvane & Chase's
first addition.
c. E. Pierson and wife to Annie M.
Greenwood, $3.50, lots 1896, $685. 300 and 302
Winfield avenue, J. w. Morris addition.
J. G. Freshman and wife to Jno. H
Willow. $1,000, sw " Is and part Sc "
Is, r. II.
r. w. Mason and wife to T. w. An
drews, $1,000, part sw II "a, 10, Ii, part
sw II "a. 10, ID.
NJ L. Stalker and wife to Henry Eshe,
$1,40O, lot 464> and 1853 Ohio avenue, j.
Norton's second addition.
s. T. Miller and wife to S. B. John
son, $3.50, part 20, 3D. Is east of sixth
principal meridian
Theo. Kreipe to Jno. G.. Freshman, 81,
sw II 10, IL, IL, and part Sc u 15, II, IL.
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DOGS FOUND A TRAIL.
Bloodhounds at Atwood Stop at
House Near the Courthouse.

Atwood, Kas., Dec. 24.-The Manhat-
tan bloodhounds arrived via Colby at
daylight Monday and were at once
taken to the court house, where the
county treasurer's safe was blown open
Sunday. The dogs quickly took the
trail and followed it. to a residence
three blocks from the court house
kota were stopping and indicated they
were the persons trailed. The young
men were taken in charge but after a
thorough investigation no evidence
could be found sufficient to hold them.
They were released but are being
watched. The exact amount stolen has
not been ascertained-
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 24.-Close
finishes marked the racing at Oakland
three favorites being won by narrow
margins. Outsiders were successful
on two occasions. The mile race re-
suited in one of the closest finishes of
the season, Pat Morrissey- leading until
the last jump, when First Shot got up
and beat him by the shortest of noses.
Many of the spectators thought Morris
sey had won. After his good showing
Saturday, Headwater was made favor
tie for the Racine handicap at seven
furlongs. He broke with the field, but
bolted and was left Mercer won easily
from Rio Shannon and Janice. Jim Hale
upset calculations by leading all the
way in the last race. Horton finished
fast and beat Greyfeld for the place.
Jockey Roscoe Troxler has arrived and
will ride here
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engine cannot then be taken into a

engine cannot then be taken into a
field.
The only practical method, Mr.. Sher-
man thinks, is by the use of stationary
engines at each side of a field, connect
ed with a cable wound around a drum
beneath the engine. The cable hauls the
plows other implements back and
forth across the fields. There are now
steam engines built on this plan, but
Mr.. Sherman says they are too cumber-
some for his purpose.
Mr.. Sherman believes the solution of
the problem lies in using gasoline as
power, and he is trying to interest a
manufacturer of gasoline engines to
build one on the plan that he has in
dicated. He thinks he can have one
made that will answer the purpose and
be much more economical than steam.
A steam engine keeps one man busy
hauling fuel and water. and it con-
sumes fuel at night in keeping up the
fire when the engine is not at work.
None of these difficulties are expert
enced with gasoline He thinks a pair
of Sixteen horse power engines would
list twenty acres a day. The engines
would take the place of horses and in
a year when feed is high, as it is this
year, a great saving would be effected
simply in the feed bills.
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Champion Offers to Pay 81 900 For a
Match With Cornishman.

Denver, Col, Dec. 24.-That James J.
Jeffries is eager to get on a battle with
Robert Fftzsimmons il shown in his
announcement that he would pay 81 600
to the person who would induce the
Cornishman to sign articles to fight
him.
There has been considerable talk, .
he said, about my being afraid to meet
him. but I want to say hight now that
I will take on Fitzsimmons any time he
wants my game and furthermore will
give any man $1,000 who will induce
him to meet me.
1T looks as though Sharkey would be
my next opponent He is the only one
anxious TO fight me and will take him
ON when I get to New York"
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Farmers Elevator Complaints.

because the old elevators put wheat up
too high. They claimed the old elevators
were trying to beat their elevator by
raising the price of wheat.-Minneapolis
Messenger.
Lots of bad blood was aroused among
the farmers of the new elevator associa-
ton during the past week by their re-
ceiving two or three cents less for their
wheat than the other elevators were
paying right along. Some two or three
of the enthusiastic members, it was re-
ported had quit the organization We
heard three or four members growing
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An Attack of Pneumonia warded O.

Some time ago my daughter caught a
severe cold She complained of pains in
her chest and had bad cough. I gave
ing to directions and in two days she was
well and able to go to school. I have used
this remedy in my family for the past
seven years and have never known it to
fall says James Prendergast, merchant,
Annato Bay, Jamaica, West India islands
The pains in the chest indicated an APP
preaching attack of pneumonia, which in
by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
counteracts any tendency of a cold to-
ward pneumonia. Sold by all druggists.
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QUIET HOME WEDDING.
Prof. Lockwood, of Manhattan, United
to Miss Mary Primer.

Manhattan, Dec. 24.-Dr. Frank c.
Lockwood, professor of English at the
State Agricultural college, and Miss
Mary Pritner, instructor in the domestic
science department, were married to-
day at Keats, the home of the brides
parents The Rev DR.. Lockwood, father
of the groom, performed the ceremony.
Prof. Lockwood and wife will leave this
evening for Middletowu. Conn, where
he is spending a years leave of absence
in special study.
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Remarkable Cure of Croup-A Little
Bows Life Saved.

have a few words to say regarding
my little boys life and I feel that I can
not praise it enough. / bought q bottle
OF 1t from A. E. Steere of Goodwin, s.
p, and when I got home with 1t the poor
baby could hardly breathe. I gave the
medicine as directed every ten minutes
until he threw up and then 7 thought
had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth
in great long strings. am positive that
tf had not got that bottle of cough med
icjne my boy would not be earth to-
day.-Joei Demont. Inwood, Iowa. For
sale by all druggists.
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Burns Defeats Thurston.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-CharIey Burns of
Cincinnati won the decision over
Dutch Thurston, the California Wei
ter-weight, at the American Athletic
club last night. Thurston was the
more scientific of the pair but his
blows did not seem to have power be-
hind them. Burns forced the fighting,
and scored a big lead in every round.
In the sixth and last rounds Thurston
was pounded all over the ring and was
in trouble when the contest ended.
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A woman's Awful Peril.

."There is only one chance to save your
life and that Is through operation"
We're the startling words heard by Mrs.
I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge, Wis. from her
her of a frightful case of stomach trou-
BILE and yellow jaundice- Gall stones had
formed and she constantly grew worse.
Then she began to use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It's wonderful
dyspepsia, loss of appetite. Try it. Only
Soc. Guaranteed. For sale by A J. Arm
old & Sons drug store. s21 North Kansas
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Noted Racer Drops Dead.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 24.-Dunlop,
the English stallion imported by Ed
Corrigan, dropped dead at his stock
farm near Sacramento today Dunlop
ran third in this years English Derby
and was bought by Corrigan to be the
head of his breeding farm, the price be-
ing about $4,000. The horse stood the
trip well. but died suddenly soon after
arrival The cause of death is not
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cester yesterday and announced that he
had closed a contract with Taylor for
his appearance in Europe during May
and June OF next year.
Taylor signed for twelve races during
these two months. This will enable him
to return in time for the grand circuit
of the N G.. Ass~tfaat starts early in
July. Taylor expects to go to Europe
early in the spring so as to become ac-
climated before his first race.
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Champion Rabbit Hunter.

The Journal lately has printed several
stories of champion rabbit hunting The
ing told by A. p Gorton Mr. Gorton
says that last Monday morning John
Smiley. a 15-year-old boy, living in the
north part of town, went out to his
fathers farm on Deer creek and in two
hours, with a single barre1led shotgun,
killed 81 rabbits.-Coffeyville Journal
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YaIa,s Crew Declines.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 24.-The Yale
varsity crew has declined thief invita-
ton of the Dublin regatta managers to
send an eight abroad next year. The
Harvard, Cornell and Pennsylvania
crews have also declined the foreigners
challenge. Capt. Phil Kunzig, of the
Yale crew, says that the fact that Yale
Is raising $1,000 to build a new launch
will prevent any other projects the COM
ing season
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Miltonvale, Kas., Dec. 24.-The 10
year-old son OF Thomas Mccormick was
drowned in a pond just south of town
while playing on the ice with another
younger boy who gave the alarm The
body was recovered shortly afterward.
Mr.. Mccormick is a section foreman on
the Leavenworth Kansas & Western
railway at M1ltoovale.
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Santa TO Health Resorts Excursion
Rates.

Phoenix, Arizona, and return, $780,
good for nine months
San Antonio. Texas, and return. 5000,
Rood returning until June J.
FL Paso, Texas. and return. $42.40, good
mix months.
Las Vegas. n NJ. and return. $a1 co.
three months limit.
Hot Springs. Ark, and return, $2s S.
three months limit.
Excursion rates to other health re-
Rcrts quoted Oh application Address
T. l. KING,
Agent A. It. & s. r.. Topeka.
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Peitz Will Coach Team.

Notre Dame, Ind, Dec. M.-Manager
Crumley gave out officially tonight
that Heine PETIT of Cincinnati has been
secured to coach the Notre Dame var
sity of next year. Peitz will come to
the university about January 20. when
squad. 1t is not fully understood that
Pat O'Dea will handle the track men.
O'Dea should get good results in the
hurdles, as the varsity is strong in this
direction, having Herbert, Kirby and
Hoover
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Croker,s Partner Arr1ves.

New York, Dec. 24.-David Maggie,
who is Richard Croker's racing partner,
arrived on the steamship Campania
from London Mr.. Maggie is just recov-
ering from a long and severe illness
and is on his way to San Diego, Cal,
where he has purchased a house to re-
cuperate-
''Mr. Croker's has forty horses in
England" he said, tout of which /
think there are two who may prove
Derby winners"
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Christmas AND New Year Holiday
Rates via the Santa Fe

Fare and one-third for the round
trip Points within 200 miles of To-
81. ana JAIN. /. 1902 anal lfmit return
ing Jan. 2.
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Jangline Nerves.

Are you irritable? Do you sleep badly j?
Is it hard TO concentrate your thoughts
Is your appetite poor? Do you feel tired,
restless and respondent? Try Lichty's
Celery Nerve Compound. It will do you
more good than anything you have ever
tried. Sold by George w. Stansdeld, 632
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TAYLOR GOING ABROAD AGAIN
Cyclist Signs For Races in Europe
During Next Summer.

New York, Dec. 24-Major Taylor,
the crack negro cyc1ist who was enter
ed in many match races abroad last
year, will return to the other side
again soon. Victor Breyer. the Paris
cycling authority. returned from Wor-