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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
FARRELL WITH mANN1Na.
Covington Boy Will Play in Wash
ington the Coming Season.

Cincinnati. Feb. 22.-Jack Farrell, the
speedy outdeldeT, who was drafted by
the Cincinnati club last fall and played
with Jimmy Manning's Kansas City
team last season. yesterday signed with
Manning's Washington American league
team for the coming season.
Jack lives in CoyinEton- Manning has
been hot after nim for several months
The terms first offered were not salts
factory. but Manning finally came to
Farrell's figure, and he then affixed his
signature.
Il had the contract approved by the
Players Protective association before
signed it," said Farrell yesterday. II
am glad to return to Manning. for he
treated me well. In his last letter to
me he said that he would nave all his
players of last season signed before
long and that he would also have some
new men,"
Johnny Gonding. another local profess
siOnal, who was with Manning last sea-
son, has not yet signed, but expects
Manning to come to his terms shortly.
Billy Clingman, another member of
Manning's team, finds his terms salts
fatOry, and will sign in a few days
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KANSAS news.
Sale of Biggest Cattle Ranch in
Harper County.
Walter TreadwelI DispOses of
Over 5000 Acres.
PRICE OVER $4,000.
Deal Included Horses, Cattle and
Implements.
PRICE OVER sl1O, 600
Former Proprietor Started
TWenty-three Years Ago.

Anthony, Kan, Feb. 22.-Walter f.
Treadwen has completed trade with
Wyatt Stanley of Stronghurst, H., by
which title and possession Of the magnin-
cent ranch and all its belongings, and the
fine herd of graded cattle. passes to Mr.
Stanley.
Twenty-three years ago w e. Tread
well watched the teamsters unload the
first wagon load of lumber used IN the
construction Of the old barracks, which
furnished temporary shelter for neWcom-
ers until they could buy or build hoIaes
in TIE then new town of Anthony. He
selected some excellent grazing and farm
ing land north of town for a ranch, ana
catfie ranch ii the Strip When the large
ranches became an impossibility in what
to his Harper county acres until ne nad
6,160 acres of SPLENDID farming ana graz
miles north of town. 1t Is enclosed and
divided into pasture and cultivated fields
by fifty-four miles of three and four wire
Five residences are on the land and
some twenty barns. cribs, granaries and
ranch. from the fences and ma chinery to
the buildings, was of the best, ard kept
Of wheat and three hundred acres of
growing alfalfa were Included in the deal,
shock and stack Seventy odd head of
work stock, hcrses, mares and mules. as
well as a. large amount of valuable and
np-to-date farming machinery, went with
the ranch Out Of his bunch of high
grade roadsters Mr. TreadwelI only re-
served four, Mr.. Stanley thus becoming
the owner Of some of the best bred horses
this side of the mississippi. The sale
price was considerable over $4,000, half
cash and the balance in five years.
=, In ADDITION TO the sale of the land, Mr..
TreadWen sold his herd of SEQ graded cat
tie to Mr. Stanley, involving an additional
cash transaction of $20,000.
The deal constitutes the most consider
able money transaction that has taken
place in Harper county in years. the to-
tails of the sale amounting to over size, 600
the cattle and personal property being
clear and only a small inc1mbrance on
the iand.
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saw Historical Events.

One of the oldest residents of the
county is John West, who was born in
Wiltshire, England, April T. 1893, now
being nearly SO years old. He says that
he was on police duty in front of St
James palace wJ1en the death of George
" was announced from the balcony.
He was also on duty when William "
was pronounced king from the same bal
cony. This was near sunrise in May,
1880. He marched in the grand process
sion as far as Temple Bar to the en-
trance of the city of London, where the
lord mayor proclaimed William " king
He also saw the Princess Victoria when
IL years old, in Hyde Park, London, in
the royal carriage. She was there to
witness a sham battle and Mr.. West
was on guard at the time. He says
that in 1880 he resigned from the po-
lice force and on October 80, 1850, sailed
for America, Wnere he has lived ever
since but not as a British subject, as
he took out naturalization papers as
soon as he could after arriving, and has
been a true subject of his adopted coun-
try. Mr.. West still reads the papers
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A GOOD DEAL OF NONSENSE
About BLOOD Purifiers" and
ssTonics."

Every drop of blood. every bone, nerve
and tissue in the body can be renewed in
but one way, and that is, from whole
some food properly digested. There is
no other way and the idea that medi-
cine in itself can purify the blood or sup
ply new tissues and strong nerves is ri
diculous and on a par Withe the fol-de-
rol that dyspepsia or indigestion is
germ disease or that other fallacy, that
a weak stomach which refuses to digest
food can be made to do so, by irritating
and inf1aming the bowels by pills and
cathartics.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure indi-
gestion. sour stomach, gas and bloating
after meals, because they furnish the di-
gestive principles which weak stOmachs
lack, and unless the deficiency Of pepsi1
and diastase is supplied tits useless to at
tempt to cure stomach trouble by the
use of -+tenics.' pills and cathartics''
which have absolutely no digestive pow
er and their only effect is to give a
temporary stimulation.
One grain of the active principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
5000 grains of meat, eggs and similar
foods and experiments have shown that
they viii do this in a glass bottle at pro-
per temperature. but of course are much
more effective in the stomach.
There is probably no remedy so uni
versally used as Stuart's Tablets be-
cause It is not only the sick and ailing,
but well people who use them at every
meal to insure perfect digestion and as
similation Of the food
People who enjoy fair health take
StuaFt's Tablets as regularly as they
take their meals, because they want to
keep we'll, prevention is always better
than cure and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets do both; they prevent indigestion
and they remove it where it exists. The
regular use of one or two of them after
meals viii demonstrate their merit and
eficiSncy better than any other argu-
ment-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
AT FoRr scorr NExr.
Masonic Grand Lodge Completes Its
Work at Wichita

Wichita, Feb. 22.-The grand lodge of
the Free and Accepted Masons. before
adJourniug last night, selected Fort Scott
as the city Of the next annual state con-
Vention.
The body unanimously elected Perry
M Hoisington, of Newton,as grand mas
ter, succeeding Charles G. Webb, of To-
pelxa- Thomas f. Dewey, Of Abilene,
was elected deputy grand master; Bes-
tor G. Brown, of Topeka, grand senior
warden, and Thomas Fitch, of Wichita.
grand junior warden, the office which
Mr. Brown has held for one year. Robert
E. Torrington, of Wichita, was re-elect-
ed grand treasurer. as was Albert K.
Wilson, grand secretary, Of Topeka, Geo.
Copeland, of Paola, was elected custO-
dian, to serve six years. The sother Of
fees are appointfYe.
The grand treasurer reports a balance
In the charity fund of 81, 90e.1 Is and in the
general fund of $1S,41117. The grand
lodge last year appropriated IS, rs for
the Masonic home.
Grand Secretary Wilson reports the
membership at the close Of 1900 to have
been q, COL. During the year no were in
1tiateGs 1884 passed, 1927 raised. 637 ad-
mitted and III restored. During the same
year SOB Omitted. 260 died, 1893 were sus-
pended and 10 expelled.
Inc Masonic library contains II 1867 vol
unes, and their value is placed at S10.-
900, based upon original cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
He is AN AMATEUR.
Detective Who Caused the Arrest Of
St Paul Citizens.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 22-Something Of
a sensation was created here when 1t
became known that Patrick Hussey, a
well known local character, and John E.
Lane a well known and highly respected
contractor of Minneapolis, had been taken
into custody on a warrant charging them
with being implicated in the abduction of
young Cudahy at Omaha The warrant
was sworn out by John NJ. Baum, who
said he was a detective from Omaha, but
who. it later developed, was a local lam
ateur sleuth. It appears Baum, working
on alleged "clews," had developed what
seemed to him a gigantic conspiracy.
which included number of men and
women, and told the county attorney
such a plausible story that he issued the
warrants Both men have been released
and the police officials consider the affair
q huge joke.
Omaha, Feb. 22-Mrs George F. Wit
tuIn today positively identified Callahan
as the man she saw repeatedly in the
neighborhood of the Melrose Hill house
where Cudahy was held prisoner. Vari-
gus means were employed to shake her
Judgment but without effect, Mrs Wit
tuHn picking Callahan out of a line of five
prisoners as they marched past her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
ARIoN IN KENrUoKY.
Noted Trotter Wiil Summer in Blue
Grass Region.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 22.-Arion. the
highest priced piece CT hcrsefeSh in the
trotting horse directory. arrived today
from Boston and is comfortably quarteIed
at Carrot d. Wilson's livery stable The
horse was sent from the renowned POnk-
apOg farm, near Boston, consigned to
Mr. Lister WitherspOon OF. the GllenartIley
farm near Versailles Arion was bred
by the late Governor Stanford at the
famous Palo alto farm in California, and
az a 2-year-old tFotter set the harness
world agog by reducing the worlds rec
ord for colts of agH to 2 -11A- The next
year he placed the mark for 3-year-old
stations at 2:1O1z- Both Of these records
still stand. 1t is q. coincidence that the
trainer of Arion when he was the wonder
of the trotting world was none other than
the veteran Charles Marvin, who is now
located in Lexington, and the meeting
between the master and his old pupil yes
terday afternoon was very touching As
q 3-year-old -Arion was sold to COmmo-
doEe J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston for
$l25, 900 cash in hand, this being the largest
amount ever paid for a trotter. COmmO-
dore Forbes is considered the best all
round sportsman in America, and the fact
that Ar1on has been sent to Kentucky is
but a sportsmanlilSe aclzn0vled gment that
his great stallion can get better advantage
In this state to demonstrate his ability
as sire than even at Ponkapog farm,
where are gathered the most select band
OF brood mares in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
BACK GIVES QUIZ
Plenty Of Topeka Readers Have This
Experience

You tax the kidneys-overwork them
They can't keep up the continual
strain:
The back gives Quit aches and
pains;
Urinary troubles set in:
Don't wait longer-take Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Topeka people tell you how they act
Mr. w NJ Smith of SIC Lawrence
street, blacksmith by trace. says: Il
had most depressing pains in my back
and across the loins- In the winter OF
1898 they grew much worse and at night
after working aHday. suffered severely.
l took a number of kidney remedies and
wore an electric belt for three months
but obtained little relief My rest at
night was frequently broken on account
of a kidney weakness and on learning
of Doan's Kidney Pills went TO Rowley
& Shows drug store and got box The
treatment relieved me of the annoying
weakness of the kidneys and the pain in
my back passed away Doan's Kidney
Pills did more for me than any other
remedy I ever used
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Gilburn Co. Buffalo, N. z, sole
agents for the u. s.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
REFUSED TO SIGN.
CisnerOs Is Dissatisfied With
the Cuban Constitution.

Havana. Feb 22.-The Cuban constitu-
ton, first submitted by the central COM
znittee to the convention at the public Ses-
sion of January Fl, was signed today
The president and vice president signed
first and then the delegates.
Signor Cisneros created a sensation by
refusing to sign.
Several delegates endeayored to dis
suade him from his course, but he was
1mmovable. AS the delegates retired,
Senior Tamayo remarked:
We are all Cubans, senor," and Senior
Cisneros replied:
Yes, when the time comes to fight the
Americans we will fight together"
Senior Capote, president of the conven-
ton, VIII deliver the document to Gen
eral Wood A copy in English will then
be sent to Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY.
St Petersburg Will Own and Run All
Her Street Cars

Washington, Feb. 22.-In commune
cation to the slate department Consul
General Holloway at st. Petersburg
says the municipality of that city, which
at present has three of the car lines
under it's control, anticipates the pos
session Of the remaining lines before the
first proximo, when the authorities will
advertise in the leading newspapers of
the world for bids for the conversion of
the lines to the electrical system. The
underground system will be used in the
center of the city and the overhead
trolley in the outskirts. The present
lines are single track The fare is about
three cents for inside seats and about
two cents for outside or top seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
Philippine orthorraphy.

Washington, Feb. 22--The president
has sent to tie senate a report made
by the geographic board upon the spell
ing and pronunciation of geographical
names in the Philippines A list of 400
coast places is given The board says
that the reason for the report is found
in the great LACY of uniformity in spell
ing. some places having both Spanish
and Malay names and other Malay
names which attempts have been made
to Anglicize. The board has retained the
spelling found on official Spanish charts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22

Washington, D. c., Feb. Extensions
have been granted to Kansans as fol-
lows:
Original-John Shoemaker. .Wellsville,
IS; Jacob F. Russun. independence, IS.
Renewal and fncrease-Samuel ".
Jewell. Piedmont, SIT.
Increase-Wm. Holloway, Ionia, s12
Michael Fletcher, Wetmore, IS; John F.
Bull. Parsons. So; John A. Wiley. Os-
kaloosa, IS; Joseph Robenreith, Lincoln,
s12
ia1, Feb. 8-Edyth NJ. Muck, Haven, $50
Special act. Feb. 8--Eda A. Vanhorn.
Booth. S. Martha Blanchard, Hamlin.
IS; Helen NJ Boyles, Lawrence, s.; LII
cinda Moreland. Rosedale, S.
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back. Slater is said to be a coal miner
at Carbonate, but he told a reporter
that he was a stage carpenter; that he
had been on the road with companies,
and had worked in theater at Hutch
inson. He has small ears, a several days
growth of beard, and looks tough
through prison bars. He would have
been strung up beyond a doubt had he
not been removed from Topeka, and if
he escapes Iynching at the time of his
trial, he is sure of conviction and a long
term in the penitentiary. Even on a plea
of guilty he could be given 21 years
Five years is the least that can be given.
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SMASHING UNNECESSARY.
Harrington Pastor Says Joints Should
Be Closed by Law.

Herington Feb. 22.-The Rev w NJ.
Cleveland, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this place, has just returned
from ten DAYS visit to Ohio, where
he went to be present at the wedding
of his sister Rev. Mr.. Cleveland has
been one of the foremost workers among
the temperance people of Herington in
closing the joints He advocated that
it would not be necessary to resort to
the smashing system in order to close
them up if the people would back up
the city officials
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Gus Rubin Free.

Chicago. Feb. 21-The grand jury to-
day decided that boxing exhibitions
such as Gus Rubin and his sparring
partner Denver Ed Martin have been
giving in a local theater, and to which
objections were made were not viola
lions of the law las a result of this
decision the cases against Rubin and
Martin will be dropped The same de-
cision was made in the case of Frank
Hall who was held by the grand jury
Tor witnessing The sparring match
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LED COWBOY BAND. i.
a Y. Sholes, Formerly With Gillett
VIII Enter the Pulpit.

White City, Feb. 22.-H. V. Sholes, the
famous cowboy preacher and formerly
the leader of Grant C. Gillett's cowboy
band, is now the leader of the White
City band. They will give a concert at
the Congregational church in White
City soon. After the concert the Rev
Mr.. ShoIes will preach. Sholes is now
proprietor of a barber shop in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
Headache Causes

Headache is usually caused by living in
poorly ventilated rooms, Overindulgence in
food or drink. insufficient exercise. mental
strain, excitement or malaria Krause,s
Headache Capsules quickly cure the most
severe cases and leave the head clear and
cool Price 25c- Sold by Geo W. STAINS
held. 6Sz Kansas avenue; Marshall Bros,
lis Kansas avenue
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Chicago, Feb. 22-Presioent Hickey
has issued the batting and fielding aver
ages of his league AIcVicker of the
Omahas leads in batting, average 389;
Kane of Denver is third with an aver
age of 375. Price of Pueblo leads the
pitchers with a per centage of zoo, but
he pitched in only ten games. Hickey
Denver, leads the first basemen; Ray
nler, Pueblo, leads the short stops and
Whittridge. Pueblo. the oIltfelders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
Smallpox at salina.

Sa1ina, Feb. 22-Salina has a num-
Der of cases Of smallpox. Ted Haggart,
a clerk in the Hub clothing store. was
taken to the pest house. and the jan
itor of the Sallna club is also suffering
from the same complaint.
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Racing at Tanforari.

San Francisco, Feb. 22-The surprise
at Tanforan today was the victory Of
Rio Chico in the fourth race. He was
almost entirely overlooked, and was held
at so to in some books. Buchanan got
him away in front and he was never
headed He won by a head from Pres
tome. Favorite scored in four of the
events. Weather fine, track muddy.
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Nation BoYcott on lrerchanta.

Arkansas City, Feb. 22.-The temper
ance women of Arkansas City met yes
terday and pledged themselves to with
hold all their trade from the merchants
who did not favor law and order An
auxiliary battalion to the mems. or
ganization was formed
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effect that the Washington team would
stand "a better chance OF success with
such a man as Joe Kelley or Buck Ewing
or some other well known playing man
ager at its head. This conversation was
made the vehicle for floating the story
that HanlOn was here in the interest OF
Kelley as the director general of the
American aSslcfatia41 cllE in this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 22.-Kansas uni
versity will be closed today to observe
Washington's birthday. This is the last
holiday for the students until the spring
vacation in April Quite a number win
take advantage of the holiday to make
short visit home With the close of this
week twenty-five out of the forty weeks
school year is past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
New Ice Pacing Record.

ST.. Paul, Feb. 22.-In the -for-an
race at Lake Como, near Minneapolis,
the PAGER Como is credited with half a
mile in :01A, a new record on ice.
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Reiffs Start For England.

Toledo, o., Feb. 22.-Lester and Johnny
Reiff. the jockeys. left today for Eng
land. They sail from New York Feb
ruary 26 to take part in the spring
races.
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Big Offer For the Abbott's Brother.

Chicago Feb. 22-It is said that VIII
lage farm recently refused an offer of
$4,000 for the weanling brother of The
Abbott, 2:034z, made by Fred Gerkin. of
New York. -
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Berlin. Feb. Pit is announced In a
dispat on from Pelkin dated February. 81
that Count Won Wa1dersee has post
poned the expedition he planned, as
China has conceded the demands Of the
powers for punishment OF guilty Off
Gals.
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Penaions Zoe Kanaena.

and keeps posted on all matters Of the
day bilene Reflector.
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$1,000 For a Name

We propose to put on the market
a new brand of Hams and Breakfast
Bacon, these goods viii be made
from the very highest grade of
healthy Kansas corn fed hogs, and
the name should suggest whole
someness, palatableness, purity and
perfection.
A sketch for suitable label should
accompany the name submitted.
VIII pay above amount for the
name selected. Contract open to
all, and viii close at u noon, March
1st. Decision announced March 9Th.
Address, Manager Cured Meat De-
partment, care Chas- Wolff Packing
Co., Topeka, Kansas.
The names OF the parties competing will
not be given TO the judges, who viii make
the award. until selection has been made.
CHAS. WOLFF PACKING co.
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Liverpool. Feb. 22-In the annual
course race for the Waterloo cup, run
at Altcar today. J. H. Bibby's Peerless
Footsteps won. There were 81 entries.
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St Paul MINI, Feb. 22.-Gen. Wade
left last evening for Chicago. He will
go to San Francisco by way Of Omaha
and will sail for the Philippines March ].
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Manila, Feb. 22.-Ariolo. a Manila
druggist. has been arrested and COM
munications from Aguinaldo, dated lisa
bella province. northeastern Luzon, have
been seized in his store. The matter
is being investigated.