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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-28
GOLD STRIKE IN SAMOA
Black Sand Yielding $e4O q Ton
Found on Upola Island.

Honolulu, Feb. 21. via San Francisco.
Cal, Feb. ga wonderful discovery OF
gold is reported in the Samoan Islands.
Black sand running as high as S940 4
ton is said to have been found on the
island of Upola.
Capt Best, formerly Of the OGHantc
Steamship company, who passed through
here on the steamer Aorangi, on his way
to Samoa, is authority for the statement
that a company is to be formed and an
s00-ton schooner bought to work the
sand and carry the product to Sydney.
The company consists of Walter Selby
and J. Waters. of San Francisco, and
H. B. Dearborn, of Sydney, under the
firm name Of the Samoan Gold Mining
company. Ten tons of the sand already
sent to Sydney Is stated to- have aver
aged Al ounces of pure gold to the ton.
Nickel and tin ore are also declared to
exist in large quantities in Samoa The
company will send these ores to Sar
Francisco.
y. d. Bumberg, teacher, who recent
~ returned here from Guam reports
that preparations are being made there
for 1.50O Filipino prisoners. The natives
of Guam have deep hatred for the Fill
pinos and do not like to see them
brought to the island
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and his followers escaped punishment.
Had the jockey on the horse known as
Leander followed Instructions to lay
with Running Rein. the scheme would
undoubtedly have been carried through
successfully. as Leauder was just as
able to have won as Running Rein ana
could have finished second without diff
hculty-
Perhaps because this ringing job Is
part Of the history OF the great Derby
is it entitled to take precedence, but Ger
tainly no race ever run in America was
followed by more sensations than when
Polk Badget swept down the stretch at
LatOnia an easy winner that mellow
September afternoon nearly ten years
ago He was entered in the race by the
Rocky Creek stable, and the faded col
ors Of his jockey. Keith. suggested that
he was nothing more than a regular
compaigner from the small fair districts
Familiarity known as the bush" HIS
pedigree was given as by Quicksote, dam
Eva r., and the peculiar looking breed
ing was not noticed, as IN those days il
was not out Of the ordinary to enter
In maiden races.
The opening price against him was 25
to 1. but this was quickly pounded down
to to s. and when the horses went TO
the post the so books doing business at
the track that day had in the majority
Of instances rubbed his price off their
states. Everything worked well for the
Brannon confederation that day. There
was no delay at the post. They were
sent away, and Polk Badget took the
lead from the jump and flashed under
the wire an easy winner. Before the
judge suspected anything the numbers
had been hung up, the bets paid, and
the greatest steal in American turf an
mails had passed into history.
Perhaps because the Brannon confei-
Grafton had worked so successfully in
ringing Tanner as Polk Badget is the
reason VIII Brannon's sin against turf
laws Is classed as objectionable. At any
rate, Secretary Hopper recently said
Brannon would never be reinstated so
long as he had any voice In racing ar
fairs.
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onto the standing collar of lace. The belt
of pearl embroidery is high in the back
and narrows into q small band Of leaves
in front. The sleeves are embroidered
with pearls from the wrists to the
shoulders, below which two rows of the
open Misunderstanding appear. They
start from the embroidery and pass I'M
der the arms
This dress was made in New York
and was sent to Mrs Mckinley today
with another which she viii wear while
Witnessing the president taking the oath
of Office. This il a carriage gown of
silver-gray miroir MORE, with which will
be worn a bornet of gray-tucked silk
seeded with steel spangles and trimmed
with foTget-me-nots and blue-tipped
aigretteS.
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work Of DERBY Candidates

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 2s.-The track
at RTortgomerS Park this morning was
filed with horses receiving their pre-
iminary work for coming turf events.
SiIverdaIe and AIard Scheck. candidates
for the Derbies, were breezed three
Quarters in a fraction less than 1:20
SfIverdale is ready to be shipped to New
Orleans for the Crescent City Derby in
the event Joe Frey does not ship well
from Frisco. Goo Goo Eyes. a 2-year-
old in Jake Marklein's string, negoti-
ated a half this morning in :50a2, and
Larkspur, a Montgomery handicap can
didate, went FIVE furIongs in 1:021x. j. F
Schorrss horses will start from Frisco to
New Orleans next Sunday. Young
Schorr will come direct to Memphis to
be present at his sisters marriage to NJ
N MacFarlan, secretary of the Memphis
Jockey club
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Garry Hermann Looks Well.

louisville, Feb .2S.-Garry Hermann
looks better every day and he is get
ting a good preparation he is not be-
ing pushed as was Lieutenant Gibson,
and has had little more than just or
binary gallops Last years experience
was enough for Board of Trade, Smith
and he is not going to take any chances
with this seasons star of the stable.
The Derby is to be run April %, and
Hermann is not going to get any hard
work until about the first of that month.
Then he will Re sent along. As 1t is, no
one knows whether he viii be great
3-year-cld or not, but the chances are
that he will. Smith has three others
under the care of Charles Hughes. and
he may add to the bunch before the
racing begins Those he has look well,
and Hughes is confident he has the win
ner OF the Derby in one of his stalls.
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BREWERS SECURE ANDERSON
Big Worcester Player VIII Not Be
With Bridegrooms Next Season.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 2S.-John An
derson viii play first base this year on
the American league team of Milwau-
kee, President Killilea announcing this
afternoon that the contract of the big
Worcester man had been secured by
Manager Duffy, though he depIored the
fact that it was necessary to publish
this information, as the American league
magnates had agreed at the recent meet
ing held in Chicago not to indicate whom
they had signed until Immediately be-
fore the season opened. Through private
sources, however, it became known that
Anderson had signed a contract with
A1ilWa pkee which deprives the Brooklyn
club or the National league of a valuable
player and adds materially to the
strength of the American league.
President Koch OF the American asso-
citation club of Detroit denies that he
has sent his lease of the grounds Sc
cured in Detroit to President Hart of the
Chicago National league club, but
affirms that the document has been sent
to President Power of the association,
who, with Watkins of the Indianapolis
club, has been in New York since last
Wednesday negotiating with the mag
mates of the National league.
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Crescent Citv DERBY Eligibles.

New Orleans La, Feb. 2s.-The final
declarations from the Crescent City
Derby, which viii be run on March 10,
declared. which leaves twenty-four
eligible to start. Egyptian Prince, Syn
copatsd Sandy, Al Brown and Fake
were the best OF those which declined.
The declaration Of Fake leaves Choice
as the sole dependence OF. A. H. and d.
H Morris, ard with Al Brown out G.
w. Poole will rely on Lord Roberts to
win fer him.
Merriman. Dick r3urnoss. Handsqueeze,
Maxinus, Bard of Avon, Tonicum, Var
70. Queen Carnival. James J. Corbett,
Glenbert, Joe Frey, Lady Schorr, Harnp-
shire, l5andwurst, Choice. Wild Pirate,
Lord Roberts, Fleetwing, Hillyard. East
ertime. Picador, Siddons, Bah, and
Queen Dixon
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TO LET DOWIE DROP.
Illinois Legislature Has No Right to
Investigate His Bank

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 2S-The affairs of
DR.. Alexander Dowie's zioElst bank will
not be investigated by the Illinois legisla-
ture Attorney General Hamilton today
furnished an opinion to Chairman Ketter-
ing of the committee appointed TO report
on the DoWie institution holding that the
committee had no power to compel at
tendance of witnesses. Nor can the house
take any action to reinforce the commit
tee.
AS a result, it is said the committee will
meet late this afternoon and vote to let
the matter drop.
A recommendation will be made, how
ever, that a law De passed placing pri-
vate banks under state control. Bills
with this end in view have already been
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CATCHER GRINDLE SIGNED.
Cheyenne Fans Expect to Have Fast
Team This Season.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 2S.-Catcher z. NJ.
Grind1e, who was signed by the manage
ment OF the Cheyenne Indians several
from the south. Grindle has fine rec
ord as a catcher and fielder and is a
the indians and his Experience viii be
valuable in putting the team in cha mpion-
ship form early in the season.
The management has quite a string Of
prominent players, among whom are sew
eral ex-leaguers, and as soon as the
weather Will permit practice games will
be begun. The weak spots, principally
the outheld, in last seasons team Will be
strengthened and it is believed the In
dams this year win be the fastest indie
pendent team in the west.
has been signed by st. Joe of the West
ern league. Is in fine form and will report
for duty in about month. He has en-
trely recovered from the injury in his
side that put him out Of the game for
a time last season and unless all signs
fail he. will make a good record for HIM
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STORMY REICHSRATH.
Czechs and Germans Engage in
Fierce Fisticuffs.

Vienna, Feb. 2s.-There was a free fight
today between Pan-Germans and Czechs
on the floor of the reichsrath-
The session opened with q promise OF
storms. Herr Schoenerer was especially
prominent in creating disturbance. Later
the Czechs resorted to obstruction maxi
ing speeches in their own tongue The
Pan-Germans protested against the abuse
of freedom Of speech and party of them
invaded the Czech benches. The result
was a fierce flsticufrs fight
A Pan-German named slim attempted
to chastfse a Czech named Fresl, where
upon the radical Czechs surrounded him.
Stims' friends rushed to his rescue and
the various groups became mixed up IN a
free fight, during which the president 5
bell and voice were drowned In the up
roar. Eventually the president succeeded
in making it known that the session was
suspended Before the house could be
cleared, however. the rival members again
clinehed and fierce blows were exchanged.
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the running. but at the END she was
forced out to the last ounce to beat Blue
undoubtedly have won in a few strides
more. An accident occurred just be-
yond the three-quarters pole in the first
race. ImprOvident stumbled and fell,
throwing Walsh. but only dazing him.
Stockholm, who followed closely, fell
over the PROSTATE horse, throwing
Weber and breaking his collar bore
Walsh rose to his feet, but before ne
could get his bearings Lizzie Jackson
ran him down and he was picked up in
sensible, but not seriously hurt.
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FAMoUs HoRsE RINeER.
Will Brannon Made Thousands Of
Dollars by Queer Methods


Dollars by Queer Methods
Lexington. Ky..Feb. 2S-There Is more
than one path which leads TO success OF
the turf, and among tine most remarka-
bile and at the same time disreputabse
was that chosen by William Brannon,
who is nav living a retired life in Cow
AnEtOn. KY with the notOriety OF being
the most marked man ever connected
with racing in this country. Others have
offended the turf laws and after a per
led been rEinStated, but those IN author
aty have said that William Brannon
should never again enjoy the privileges
Of the course He stands today In rae
ing records as an outlaw on the Aners-
can turf. without a future
Ringing horses is a practice nearly
As old as the turf itself, and millions NJ
dollars hove been won In this county
ana in England by the deception Of sub
shutting a good for a bad horse and
backing the ringer at long odds. IN
early days. however, Ii was confined to
small race meetings. it's shady followers
being wary Of attempting their practices
ON the big tracks. They gradually grew
bolder. flushed by their smaller success
es. and in 1874 won the great English
Derby with Running Rein. a year old
Among the entries to the event in that
year were two horses about which there
was much speculation-the afterwards
winner and Leander. Lord George Ben
tick. the greatest turfman Of his time, as
well as other racing authorities. suspect
ed that The horses were not as repre-
scented. and when Running Rein won
easily from the favorite, Colonel Peel's
Orlando, a protest was lodged against
The winner and the case was finally
heard before Baron Anderson in West
minister Hall. It was then proved be-
yond a. doubt that Running Rein was in
reality the horse Maccabeus. g. year
old. and that the plan had been devised
ana carried out by q Jew, who. with his
eanred crates stood to win nearly a quar-
ter CT e million.
win ana Tor Leander to f7nish second. y
20 the second horse only was given the
right Of entering protest. Leander fell
tn the race and was killed. The two
horses had been substituted for two
year cid colts. the original entries. which
had been killed the winter before Even
ct that early day there We're laws III
EslGla-nd against t1ngtng.'' but the Jeg7
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oHoYNsK1 I'M JAZZ.
Held in $4,000 Bond-Governor Or
ders Prosecution.

Galveston, Tex. Feb. 2s.-The GROWING
event Of Joe Choynskfs seventeen-year
career IN the pugilistie arena was his ar
rest by state rangers after the fight Mon
day night with Jim Jackson. a. colored
fighter of state note Captain Brooks of
the state rangers, accompanied by four
men Of his company, witnessed the fight
and then stepped into the ring and placed
the principals under arrest. johnson was
knocked out in the third round and while
PROSTATE in the ring was arrested. The
men were taken before Recorder Allen
and their bond fixed at s. 600 each. In
default OF bail they spent the night in
jail and are still in jail The state Is
stirred up over the fight and in the leg1s-
lature this morning a bill was introduced
to have the fight investigated. Adjutant
General Curry reached here this morning
and is prepared TO fight the case
An application for a writ of habeas cor
pus was made out but was not presented.
Friends Of ChOynski were on hand and
offered to make the bond but he refused
to allow IT. saying that he wanted the
bond reduced to a reasonable amount.
The law prescribes two years in the peni-
tertiary for a conviction for prize fight
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Had to Conquer or Die.

ST was just about gone,'' writes Mrs
Rosa Richardson of Laurel Springs. N. G.
Il had Consumption so bad that the best
doctors said I could not live more than
a month"; but L began to use Dr. King s
New Discovery and was wholly cured by
seven bottles and am now stout and well F"
It's an unrivaled ife-saver in Consump-
ton Pneumonia La Grippe and Bronchi-
tbs; infallible for Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Hay Fever, Group or Whooping Cough.
Guaranteed bottles SOC and 81 Trial bot
ties free at A. j. Arnold & Sons drug
store, s21 North Kansas avenue.
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Pneumonia Can Be Prevented.

This disease always results from a cold
or an attack of the grip and may be pre-
vented by the timely use of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy That remedy was ex-
tensively used during the epidemics Of La
Grippe of the past few years, and not a
single case has ever been reported that
did not recover or that resulted In pneu-
monfa, which shows it TO be certain
preventive of that dangerous disease.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has gained
q world wide reputation for its cures Of
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Tanforan Races
g.

San Francisco. Feb. 28-Favorites
succeeded in taking three races at Tan
foran. The remaining events went to a
second choice and two outsiders. Win
ME O'Connor was again in good form,
riding three winners. Straight Shot,
well played at to 1, scored in the open
ing event, while Isaline upset calcula-
lions in the fourth race at 10 to l.
Snowberry. formerly Anna b., finished
secon0 20 Legal Maxim. at odds Of 100
to I. Weather fine, track fast.
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New Tron Field in 1Eexico.

Guadalajara, Mexico. Feb. PA. Cairn
Hodge, a mining expert of London, Eng
land, has discovered and obtained title to
one of the greatest iron deposits in Mex
leo. It is situated in the Coa1coman dis
trict, state Of AIichoacan- The ore is OF
high grade, and it is within a short dis
lance of a railroad that is being built
to the PACIFIC coast.
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Raneher WEEDS Marquis Daughter

London, Feb. 2S-The Hon. Claude An
son, q brother of the Earl of Litchf1eld.
was married to Lady Clodagh de Ia Poer
Beresford, a sister of the Marquis of
Waterford, in London today. The Mar
ouis of Waterford gave. the bride away.
The bridegroom has resided some years
on a ranch in Texas.
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De- "a Reu 9. 3. Rlina.

LonemeadoE, Mass, Fe5 2s.-Rev.
Charles r. Bliss. aged 70. formerly en-
gagged in educational work ia Utah, died
here last night. Mr.. Bliss came from
Fanwood, N. J., on the 18th, bringing
the body of his wife. The shock Of her
sudden death nc doubt haste1ed his own.
He was graduated from Williams col
lege in 1864
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Ryan AT wEsT BADEN.
Middle Weight Champion Working
Hard For His Match With West

West Baden. Ind, Feb. 2S-' Syracuse
Tommy Ryan is finishing up his training
at this place for his meeting with
Tommy West at Louisville Monday
night Ryan is working faithfully, as
he fully realizes that West may prove a
dangerous proposition. He is in his
usual condition, looks well and feels
strong. He talks of retiring from the
ring. bur at the same time is willing to
meet any of the middleweights aspiring
to the championships, or those whom he
has heretofore defeated.
Jack Beauscholte Of Chicago came in
from Louisville today and will assist
Ryan in his WORK during the week.
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ing. Prize fighting has been INDUCED in
Galveston for the past. two years and no
attempt was made to interfere except in
one instance. a year ago. Governor Sayers
has interested himself in the matter and
wired today to proceed against the pro-
moters the officials of the Galveston Ath-
letic club. President Charles Davis Of the
state authoritfes claimed thew were not
prepared for further arrests at present.
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10 cure Conanmnfion.

Cleveland. o., Feb. .2s.-r is stated
that a company Will be organized here
within a few days composed of Cleve-
land and eastern capitalists and capital
lied at s1,00O,000 to erect . system OF
sanitarfums in the larger cities Of the
country for the cure of consumption by
electricity. It is said that a positive
cure for the disease has been found.
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MaovERN READY 10 FIGHT.
Sam Harris Expects to Make theHeg-
artY Match This Week.

St. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 2s-According to
Sam Harris. manager of Terry, Mccoy
ern. the champion feather weight of the
world win engage Tim Hegarty. the un-
beaten Australian, before the Twentieth
Century Athletic club at San Francisco
on the night of April 2S. Harris says no
theatrical engagements viii stand in the
way of the fight, which IS rapidly nearing
q focus. Before the end of the week he
expects to have an agreement sigEed for
the match
NGcGovern is playing here to big houses
in The BoWery After Dark
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A powerful engine caruot be run with a
weak boiler. and We cant keep up the
strain OF an active life with weak stom-
ach, neither can we stop the human ma
chine to make repairs. II the stomach
cannot digest food enough to keep the
body strong. such a preparation as Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure should be used It di-
gests what you eat and 1t simply can't
help but do gou good
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Washington, D. c., and Return $s1.25
via Santa Fe Route.

Account presidential inauguration GER
emonies Tickets on sale February %,
March L 2 Good returning from Wash
ington March s. See agent A. z. & s. F..
r. r. for particulars.
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Washington, D. C. and Return $31.26
via Santa Fe Route

Account presidential inauguration GER
emonies. Tickets on sale February %,
March /, 2. Good returning from Wash
fngton March 8. See agent A. T. & s. +.
r. r. for particulars.
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New Orleans. Feb. 2S.-The age of the
FLY Lena A. has not yet officially been
determined and she started in the Lex
der protest. The purses she has won are
withheld. The Ally was at all times
eavorlse IN the batting and made all Of
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Washington. Feb. 28-The president
has nominated Milton E. Aisles, of
Ohio. to be assistant secretary OF the
treasury, vice Frank Vanderlips re-
signed
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Prosecuting Attorney Charles L. De
Waele, who has passed the three-score
mile stone. had q time with the grip; but
when seen at his homo in Roacommon.
kich.. the ether day, he said DR.. Niles
Nervine was what cured him
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At nearly three score and ten Mrs. Ga
len Humphrey was fighting against odds
when the grip attacked her: but she took
DR.. Miles Nervines and now her neigh
hors in Waraham. Mass. remark how
we'll she II Locking.
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Everybody says that j. w Udy Is Ioolg-
ing splendia since his recovery from the
grip at his home in Des Molnes, Iowa.
They all know that DR.. Niles NaTWtm@
vas what cured him.
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The friends of Mrs. L. Denison win be
pleased to learn o. her recovery from
through the use OF DR.. Niles Nervina and
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5ovvn v-ith ~Ttn ~ 7e1or.ted s,,ncS -.
proved. He used DR.. Niles Nervins and
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George J. Flannery was relieved OF the
awful pains IN his head in fifteen minutes.
by the use OF Dr. Niles Pain Pills. Now
he Is rapidly recovering at his home In
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After an illness Of i've weeks from the
grip. Mrs Harriet jackson is again about
and looking fine. She began taking DR..
Niles Nervine after the fourth week Her
home Is Ia Bowling Green, NO.
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Speaker Henderson I'm again I'm his chaE1
IN the house CT representatives after 2
severe attack OF the grip
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Among the victims Of the grip epidemic
ering at Canton. O.. by the use Of Dr..
Nile NerYina anA Pills
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President Mckinley Is slowly recovering
from grip and its after effects
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. E P Green has recovered from an
attack Of the grip at Canaseraga. n. T.
by the use of DR.. Miles Pain Pills