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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
BACK TO WASHINGTON.
President Roosevelt Says the
Boy Is All Right.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE most
eventful day at the Groton school since
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., became Ill
closed with the departure of President
Roosevelt for Washington late yester-
day afternoon. Before that the presi-
dent in the homely phrase, Ted mas
improved with such rapid jumps that l
am sure he is out of the woods, had
told to the world of the load lifted from
his mind.
The day was full of happiness for the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt, and in
deed for all who were at the infirmary
or near the school grounds The first
report from the bedsideof young RoOSe-
welt showed that he had passed a good
night. After the morning consultation
of Doctors Lambert and Warren it was
announced that the boys condition was
progressing favorably. The report said
that the lungs were clearing well, al
though the patient was still in the see
ond stage of pluero-pneumonia, known
to medical men as the stage of exudd-
ton.
Later in the day DR.. Warren stated
that the patients temperature, respira-
ton and pulse were normal, decided
contrast to his condition the past few
days. The boy rested well all day, al
though his pulse was somewhat accel-
Grated for a short period in the after
noon because of the departure OF mis-
father.
The president passed a very quiet
day. This morning after visiting his
son he spent most of the time at the
Gardner mansion transacting official
business.
Before lunch he called on the other
patients, the Gammel and Potter boys,
and cheered them up with .kis kindly
greetings. Then he proceeded to the
Powell cottage and held a brief inter
view with the newspaper men who mad
that place for their headquarters. The
president feelingly thanked them for
gift of flowers to Mrs. Roosevelt and
for their courtesy to hin and his fam
lily during the trying days that have so
happily ended The remainder of his
stay was with Mrs. Roosevelt and his
son.
At Ais p. M, the president accompa-
MED by Mr.. Cortelyou, Mr.. Barnes. the
executive clerk, Principal Peabody of
the school and two secret service officers
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AFTER A SLANDERER.
Desire For Vengeance Made Albert
Denham a Murderer.

Leavenworth, Feb. 14.-Recently Gov
ernor Stanley paroled one Albert Den
ham from the penitentiary. Fifteen
years ago Denham was sentenced for
life after trial for murder in McPher-
son county. A few years ago his SEN
tence was committed to twenty years
and in eighteen months by reason of
good behavior, he will be free from even
the restraints of a parole.
The crime for which Denham was
convicted has a curious story connected
with it. The man is an Englishman of
good family and he came to Mcpherson
county to work for a relative, Wilcox
by name. After a time Wilcox sent to
England a false story to the effect that
Denham was a gambler and wholly bad.
Returning to England Denham found
that he had been disinherited by a
wealthy relative on account of this
story.
He returned to Mcpherson county
and a quarrel ensued between the two
men. Wilcox ran into his house and
locked the door and Denham COM
menced shooting at him through the
windows. He did not hit Wilcox, but he
did accidentally lodge a charge of shot
in Mrs. Wilcox, killing her instantly,
and for this he was tried and sentenced
Wilcox left the country and returned to
England, first marrying a new wife in
Canada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
RICE GIVEN DECISION.
Outpointed Tim Callahan in Is Round
Go at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Feb. 14.-Austin Rice, the
Connecticut Iron Man." of New Lon
don, Conn.,, outpointed Tim Callahan, of
Philadelphia, in a 15-round contest at
the West End club last night. Rice was
completely eclipsed in weight, height
and reach, but Notwithstanding these
drawbacks he would not be denied and
kept boring in and forcing the fighting.
Callahan confined himself chiefly to LETT
hand jabs, but Rice soon figured out
a plan by which he evaded them, and
lie himself became very proficient in the
same line of fighting. The bout was
one of the fastest and scientific seen
here in many months, although 1t
times it was SON ewhat marred by foul
ing on the part of both men in the
clinches. Rice weighed in at 122 pounds
and Callahan at 126 pounds Rice says
he is willing to fight any featherweignt
in the world bar none.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
SPORTING NEWS.
Spalding Bureau Issues State.
ment Indicating Future Plans.
Would Do Anything to Gust the
freedman Brush Faction.
A FOUR CLUB CIRCUIT.
Pittsburg, Chicago, Philadelphia
and Brooklyn.
1t is ImmateriaI How the Law
suit Terminates.

Chicago, Feb. IA. G. Spalding's lit
erary bureau issued one of it's weekly
statements yesterday, which seems to
convey. in semi official garb, the idea
that the Spalding faction will play
baseball as a four-club organization
next season, a statement which has
hitherto been considered merely as q
feeler to force the hands of the Freed
man faction. The statement in part
follows:
Barney DreyfuSs has made a positive
statement that rather than play ball in
any league with Freedman and Brush,
he would go on under Spalding's guild
ance with a four-club league On top
of the Dreyfuss statement comes the
statement of c. H. Ebbets, of the
Brooklyn club, that he will go on with
Spelding in this fight to a finish, If
necessary, which means that he, too,
will go on with a four-club league if
they have to.
Ebbets is in practically the same po-
sition as Dreyfuss in relation to the
Freedman four. 1t is known to all
baseball cranks that it was the inten-
ton at the end Of the ten-year agree
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Boy Freezes For Lack of
Hospitality.
May Lose Both His Feet as a
Result.
IS NOW IN A HOSPITAL.
Albert Heck Was Walking From
Wells to Mcpherson.
Farmers Refused Him a Place
to Sleep on the Way.

Mcpherson. Kan. Feb 14.-Albert Heck.
son of g Heck. farmer living near
Wells, Ottawa county, is here in Dr. Ma
chette's hospital, with his feet so badly
frozen that they have to be amputated
He is a fine looking boy. IS years old. He
left home last week to look for work. COM
ing toward Mcpherson, and intending If
he found no work the way, to visit
friends near here.
He walled all the way from Wells to
near Assaria, several miles north of Linds-
borg. last Sunday There night overlook
him and he began to look for a place to
stay all night. He stopped at farm house
after farm house from sundown until IL
o'clock at night. praying for a place to
sleep or perm ission to stay by fire
til morning, but was refused every
place, although the night was bitter cold
and The mercury below zero. No one
would give him shelter and after trampins
on until after midnight he went to a straw
stack to sleep. When morning came he
found that both feet were badly frozen.
There is considerable Indignation among
people here who know the circumstances.
They consider it inhuman treatment to re-
fuse the boy shelter when 1t was so cold
and there place for him to go.
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ment to put the Brooklyn club out of
business. trust or no trust, and LAY
for Ebbets and the Brooklyn stock
holders. But the league itself decided
that the term nation of the Indianap-
oils agreement did not terminate the
leagues existence.
There has been a great deal said
about the advisability and the feast
bility of the four-club league going on.
Old baseball men think it is possible,
and that it will be a good money
maker. This would enable the four
clubs-Pittsburg, Brooklyn, Chicago
and Philadelphia-to get stronger and
better players than they would other
wise, and experience has taught that
four good clubs with active rivalry and
teams representing prominent cities is
much better than six or eight clubs
representing small cities. Clubs like
Pittsburg, Brooklyn, Chicago and Phila-
delphia would have the prestige of the
old-tine National league.
1t is said in some quarters that the
Freedman four will endeavor to get a few
additional cities to go with them. but that
is a doubtful problem. as few men would
like to put money in baseball and tie up
with Freedman and Brush. 1t is imma-
terial what way the law suit comes out.
high and dry The loyal members of the
go throush the season with four-club
schedule without reference to the Freed
man four in any particular.
1t is much better to go on with four 10y
al league. clubs than an eight club sched-
tuted. St. Louis, with syndicate owner
snip. without prestige and players, would
be more of hindrance to the league than
it would be to play without it. The same
applies to Cincinnati. Brush has no play
popular all its life and is unpopular today
Soden, Conant and Billings have few good
players The New Y ork club, with Freed
man in control. is baseball impossibility.
Either the Spalding bureau has not
heard the reports from Buffalo or the
concluding paragraphs of its statement
are intended a huge joke In no other
light can the claim of a victory for A. G.
SpaIding and organized baseball at that
meeting be viewed by any one in posses
disfavor with which the doings of that
conference are regarded. Here is the joke:
The fact that the representatives of all
the leading leagues of America met at
Buffalo to frame uniform code of play
ing rules is distinctly victory for A. G.
Spalding and organized baseball. The
holding of this meeting was wise move
1t would never do to have the colleges
and schools in utter darkness as to what
rules they would have to play under this
year. for the leading college teams start
south soon
professional baseball in America will be
played under what he has termed organ
lied ball each league working in harmo-
nv with the other, and this Buffalo meet
ing speaks we'll for the efforts of Ban
johnson and himself The Spalding four
are solid today as they We're on Decem-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
A FOOD CURE FOR CONSTIPATION.

Constipation is almost universal dis
ease among civilized nations, due to con-
centrated and fmperfectly cooked food
ments. added to sedentary habits. result
in constipation, hemorrhoids, piles and
other diseases of the rectum requiring
surgical operation. intestinal catarrh,
headache, bilious attacks, nervous ex-
haustion, insomnia. sleeplessneSs, auto
intoxication and paralysis. The remedy
is the daily use of Toasted Wheat Flakes,
Sweetened with Malt Honey. Each flake
represents an entire wheat kernel, less the
woody fiber. and contains all the life
building gluten of the wheat The raw
starch found in wheat and cracked wheat
mushes is deztrinized by thorough cook
ing and tOasting, making Toasted Wheat
Flakes at once digestible and curing con-
Stipation and its attendant Ills. 1t is
unfailing in its work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
PRAIRIE DOCS MUST GO.
A Demand For Poison From the Kan
sas Agricultural College.

Manhattan, Kas., Feb. 1.-THE State
Agricultural college is overwhelmed
with den ands from western Kansas for
prairie dog poison. Prof. Lantz and
Prof. Failyer are kept busy shipping
out the cans of material to all parts
of the state. One western Kansas
county ordered a hundred half-galion
cans, capable of poisoning 1000 to 1000
dog families each, which would scarcely
make a showing in the dog population
of that section of the state. The farm
ers of western Kansas are aroused to
the necessity of making a vigorous
fight against the pest and are working
on their individual accounts in order TO
diminish the ravages of the animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
McKibben SIGNS McFadden.

ST. Joseph, Mo, Feb. 1.-THE home
team today signed the third pitcher for
the coming season The last man to
be signed is McFadden, who did some
excellent work for Manager MeKfbben
last year. McFadden has not been in
the best of health for some time, but he
is improving physically, and promises
to be in prime condition when the prac-
tfce season opens. Maupin who was
also with the home team last season, is
engaged for the local fans. Lin is un-
tried in professional ranks, but McKfb-
ben thinks we'll of him and promises a
great future for the amateur pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
A Daring Desperate.

Salina, Feb. 14.-Charles Kerfus, the
young Kansas criminal, who was the
star in several daring escapades with
officers in Kansas, Colorado and Wis
glary by a jury at Hays City today.
He is yet to be tried on several more
charges, and if convicted of all, he may
see long service in the penitentiary.
Kerfus is a very daring man and when
brought into the court room yesterday,
the windows and corridors in the court
house were closed and fastened in order
to prevent any attempt at escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
Autos For Travelling Men.

Salina, Kas, Feb. 1.-THE Watson,
Durand. Kasper Wholesale Grocer COM
pany, of this place, intend to purchase
automobiles for their travelling men,
who are compelled to do considerable
driving in order tc cover their territory.
Automobiles for travelling men is a new
departure among western wholesale
houses, and the local concern intends
to be among the first to adopt them,
as they are considera BILE of a saving in
a salesmans monthly expense account.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
REMARKABLE JAIL DELIVERY.
Eleven Prisoners Make Their Escape
at Columbus.

Columbus, Kas. Feb. 14.-Eleven pris-
oners made their escape from the coun-
ty Jail here this morning. One of them
returned however, and told the officers
how the escape was made. One pris-
oner, a small man, had the freedom of
the corridors, and after forcing some
iron bars apart disrobed himself and
squeezed through the opening. He then
procured a crowbar and passed it in to
the other inmates, who by it's use sue
ceeded in getting out of the cells and
then forced the outer opening still
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
TWENTIETH Soy RE-ENLIsTs.
Percy A. Powell, Formerly of Com
pany M, Joins Coast Artillery.

Salina, Feb. 14.-Percy A. Powell an
ex-member of Company NJ, Twentieth
Kansas has re-enlisted for service in
the coast artillery. He served a term
of eighteen months with the Twentieth
Kansas boys and his experience with
them caused desire for army life. He
made a good record and will make
good soldier in the artillery. He will
report for duty in San Francisco next
Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
F1Tz IS ALL RIGHT.
Shows Fine Form While Boxing
With Gus Rubin.

New York. Feb. 14-Bob Fitzsimmons
hasn't gone back far; that is, he didn't
show that he had during his bout with
Gus Rubin at Max LeVy's, in Brooklyn.
where Lanlxy Bob is doing little work,
thinking that Jeffries may yet agree to
a match with him. Rubin and Fitz had
a lively go of it in three rounds. 1t was
friendly, of course, but there were some
hot exchanges. The Akronite said after
the bout that the "old man" hadn't lost
any of his speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
Dixon Defeats Tucker.

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 14.-George
Dixon, ex-champion feather weight of
the world, was given the decision on
points last night at the National Ath-
letic club over Chic Tucker, of New
york. in a twenty-round bout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14

Second degree murder fns Kansas may
be not more than ninety-nine years in
prison nor less than ten.
The defendant himself was the last
witness on the stand and testified he
never had had trouble with his wife.
One Tuesday night he said his wife told
him she had susta ined injuries from a
fall from her wheel. She was nervous
ami cried. DR.. Calhoun sent for a ply
stefan. At 10 o'clock she HAD a spasm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14

larger. The officers have been search
ing all day, but none of the prisoners
have been caught. They were not des-
perate characters, although one or two
were awaiting penitentiary sentences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14

and the doctor was again summoned
The next day she was better. Friday
night she awoke by throwing her arms
across him with the question, Are you
awake dear?" He asked her what she
wanted.
Tell mother and Halle to come
here" Here the witness broke down
and wept slightly, but soon regained
his composure- He went out and when
he returned his wife was dead He de-
MED that he had ever administered
ergot or cotton root
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14

Der u. G. H. Ebbets of Brooklyn and A.
]. Reach of Philadelphia have wired Mr..
Spalding that they are with him to a fin
ish in this fight for clean baseball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14

DIR. Eva Harding, homeopathist. Spe-
cialty diseases of women. 629 Kansas
ave. Tel 402.
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City Ticket Omci

Union Pacific R. R.. 525 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
CALHOUN'S SENTENCE.
The Jury Was Out Fifteen Hours in
the Kansas Wife Murder Case.

Oswego, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE jury in
the DR.. Calhoun wife murder case re-
turned a verdict today of murder in the
second degree. The jury was out fifteen
hours. On the first ballot the jury stood
ten for murder in the first degree and
two for murder in the second degree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
$3.50 Line :
Shoes For Men.

We couldn't begin to describe
all our different lines of Mems
Shoes, but we can assure you we
can save you money on any
shoe from $1.5O and upwards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
$500 Line

Good Calf Shoe, lace or con-
gress-globe, French or cap toes,
good as many $3.50 shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-14
Shoes For Ladies.

All kinds from S1.5O up
made up in kid, box calf, velour
calf, heavy extension soles, me-
dunn or turned soles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20

NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-Butter-Receipts. 313T
packages. Market steady; State dairy, 2Oq2Sc
extra creamery. Soc; common to choice creamery,
22q29c; held creamery, 2242ec. Cheese-Receipts
fancy small white and colored, September. l2i2
ml24c; late make, l3IlSLc; large and small
white and coored, September, l3&c; late make,
13q13kc Eggs-Receipts. SAP packages Mar
Csc; Western fancy graded, &c; fancy poor 20
prime. 2ld25c; refrigerated. Dl2q2lc.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1s.-Butter firm and in
good demand; extra Western creamery. Bic; extra
nearby prints, 33c. Eggs steady but quiet; fresh
near by. 2sc, loss off; fresh Western. 2sc, loss
Southern, 25c, loss off. Cheese firm and in fair
demand: New York full creams. prime small.
13+c: New York full creams, fair to good, small.
1Sal3kc; New York full creams. prime large.
13d13Ac.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-Butter firm and I'M
changed; fancy imitation, 22d23c; fancy cream
cry. 29I3lc: fancy ladle. 20d22c: fancy roll, l9g
&c; good roll, 19qlSc; store packed lisa lsc Eggs
quiet and unchanged; fresh, 26a27c. Cheese
1l%G14c; small, 14ql4l9c
CHICAGO. Dec. Bon the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was quiet; creamery
1sG2skc; dairy. nq25c. Eggs firm at Csc loss
off and cases returned. Cheese firm at 13Gl3kc.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. Eggs steady; fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock, &c. loss of and
cases returned; new No. whitewood cases in
cluded, 2212c.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 19.-Butter-Common and
medium, 15q17c per ID: good. 1sG2oc. Eggs, &c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-Eggs steady at 21G23c.
Butter steady. Cheese steady; Ohio fiat. 121xc
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19.-Butter quiet; creamery,
23c; dairy. 1S622c Eggs steady at &c, loss off.
BOSTON,, Dec. 1s.-ISpeciaLl-E firm at q
Q2Sc.
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AT NEW YORK.



NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Flour-Receipts.
1896 brls; exports 1874 brls; firm but quiet:
corn meal steady; yellow Western. s1.20;
city, Sl.1S Rye steady; No. Western,
5S24c (. o. b. aioat
Wheat-Receipts, $500 blu; exports, 49,
42S blu; spot firm: No. red. SOl4c elevator;
79c f. O. b. afloat; No. northern Duluth,
S5%c T. o. b. afioat; No. l hard, Manitoba,
se1ac f. O. b. afloat. Options were firm all
day, especially in the afternoon. when ex-
port business alarmed shorts. There was
very little wheat for sale, big export de-
mand. weather West was threatening and
closed firm at A4Rc net advance: May
S014 MS07sc, closed at S07sc; December closed
at SIC.
f. o. b. afloat; No. yellow, 5911c: No. 2
white, Coo. Options opened steady but rail-
lied and firm thereafter on light contract
arrivals, sharp advance In near positions
and general covering; closed 3sMhc net
higher. January, 534@5ilsc, closed at 5isc;
May, 4S1s@iS 9-l6c. closed at 4Si5c; December
closed at 60c
Oats-Receipts. $1,000 bu: exports, 2,es5
blu; spot firm . on white; No CSC; No: 2.
36l2c: No. 3. 3S12c; track white. 371sGl43c:
standard white. 391sc; No. white. 391sc
Options developed unusual activity and
strength on scare of shorts.
Cutmeats easy; picked bellies. 9d924c.
Lard easy; Western steamed 5000 refined
dull; continental, 5000; S. A, sIl. so; COM
pound. s.. 50aI7 IS. Tallow easy: city, SIC;
country, 6M6Ac.
Coffee-spot Rio quiet: No. Z invoice. SIC:
mild steady; Cordova, 7i5I12c.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 7-16c:
centrifugal. SO test, 15-l6c; molasses sugar,
3 3-16c; refined steady.
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Western. in tierces dull at 5ss Sd: American re-
fined, In pals. dull 5ss Cd Cheese-American
finest white firm at SOS; colored firm at 5ss- Tai
low-City prime. Us 3d.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1s.-wheat-Decerber.
s2ltc; May. ssls dssilc; cash No. 2 hard. 6s6ssc:
50a54c; No red. esas7c: No. 8. s5asec. Corn
December. 36+dSe1sc; May, 37lz43Issc; cash, No
2 mixed T1zc; No. white. 3IizuSsc; No J.
&qyisc Oats-No. white. SIC Receipts
bu. Shipments-Wheat. 900 bu; corn. 1900 bu
oats. 1000 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. le-wheat-No. 2 red and
longberry, 74c; No. red and longberry, nc. APP
2i4G3c. Beans-Northern and-picked. $3.50 per
bu. Hay-Choice in car lots on track. SIS: elo-
YER siOd11 Straw. $50 Clean ginseng. Ad
Is per 10. Vegetables-Potatoes sl.75 per bril-:
225 per brI; new cabbage. &c per brl; peppers.
s. per crate.
TOLEDO, Dec. 1s.-wheat duh and higher:
cash and December, 77i5c: May, Sic. Corn dull
and higher; December. 44&c; May. lslsc. Oats
Rye-No. 2. 57lkc. Glover seed fairly active and
lower; December. 1921: January, ss.47iz; March.
SEQ. Prime timothy. Sis. Prime alsike, S.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l9.-Flour quiet. Wheat
steady; No 2 red. 1Sizc. Corn easy; No. mixed.
45i@g4sc. Oats dull; No. mixed. SslxG$!c. Rye
easy al 1916. Bacon steady at sll.25. Whisky
steady at sl.22. Sugar steady.
DULUTH. Dec. 19.-Wheat-Cssh. No. hard.
7lc; No. northern, &c: TO arrive. No. north
ern. 731zc; December. 73c; May. 755sc. oats-De-
cember S1kc; May. S3c; on track and TO arrive
31Lc
MINNEAPOLIS Dec s-wheat-December.
73lsc; May. 75c: track. No. hard, 14b<c; No.
northern, 73hc: No. 2 northern. INC.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. l9-Barley dull; No. 2.
SIC; sample 3SQ5Sc.