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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
Grant Gillette Now a Mining
BoOkkeeper.
Has Had Nothing But Hard
Luck in Mexico.
A BIG DOCTOR BILL.
Compelled TO Pay $4,000 For
Wife's Smallpox Cure.
Mexicans Think That He Is an
Innocent Man.
Ranchman Up From There Tells
of His Life.

Kansas City, Jan. 10.--Jose M. Lugar,
a wealthy ranchman of Chihuahua,
Mexico, who was at the Baltimore hotel
last night, knows Grant q. Gillette, the
former Kansas cattle plunger, inti-
mately. Mr.. Lugan saw Gillette in Chi
huahua few weeks ago.
Il was amused when I heard a
counterfeit Gillette had been in Kan
sas City" said Mr.. Lugan last night.
Il saw Gillette just before left Mexico
and 1 do not think he intends to re-
turn to the United States. He is broken
down physically and financially"
Has Gillette any money!" was asked
Il am sure he is almost penniless."
was the reply. He has failed in every
business venture he has made in Mex
ico AS soon as he arrived in> Chihua-
hua he took charge of a hotel. but was
not make expenses Then he tried to
run dairy, but again failed to make
a living. After his two failures his wife
was taken i'll with smallpox. An Amer
lean physician attended her and after
her recovery the physician presented
Gillette with bill for 5000 for profess
sional services. Gillette insisted that
he did not have the money to pay such
an exorbitant bill, but the physician de-
manded an immediate payment. Gill
lette came to me an asked for advice
/ told him to ask another physician to
make an estimate of what would be fair
compensation for the services rendered.
Gillette was about to follow my advice
when the physician took the matter into
court and Gillette lost the suit. He gave
up all his personal effects of value ex-
cept his furniture, which is exempt
from seizure in Mexico, and the bill was
finally paid. Gillette then cut wild hay
and sold a little. A few months ago he
got a position as booklxeeper for an
American mining company whose mills
are about $50 miles from Chihuahua"
Mr.. Lugan said the residents of Chi
huahua sympathize with the former
cattle plunger
1.-The people of Mexico who know Gill
lette believe he is innocent of any
crime" said Mr.. Lugan. "They think
he was the victim of circumstances. But
whenever an American comes to Chi
huahua he points at Gillette and says:
There is a thief !"
Mr.. Lugan and his wife will remain in
the city several days before returning
to Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

would probably accept the position, as
he is located here now. The candidates
were Ed N. Robinson, formerly coach
of Nebraska, and last year coach at
Brown; H. p. Rutter, a Princeton play
er and an assistant coach walter Shaw,
of the University of Michigan; Edgar
NJ. Clinton, of Leland Stanford, athletic
director of Iowa State college; Ben
Owens, Kansas university's old quar-
terback, who assisted Yost at Michigan
last year; Billy Williamson, an old
Kansas university player; Thomas Cox,
athletic director OF Christian Brothers
college, st. Louis, and John f. Meehan,
director of Bissell gymnasium in YER
mont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
AN ABILENE SHOOTING.
T. A. Wilson Receivers Damages In
an Odd Case.

Abilene, Jan. 10-A peculiar damage
suit has been tried for the second time
in the district court. A year ago, T. A.
Wilson. a. paperhanger, residing on the
southern edge of the city, was in a
cornfield near his house about 8 D. m,
searching for stray horse. A man sud
denly approached, shot him in the legs
with a shotgun and fed Wilson yelled
and there was soon crowd of neigh
bors, who carried him to the house.
Wilson declared that he recognized as
the shooter Samuel Lands, a well-to-
do neighbor, who owned the cornfield,
and sued him for So, 900 damages. Ian
dis claimed an alibi, seeking to prove
that he was in town at the time. On
the first trial the jury disagreed, and
another lengthy trial has followed. A
few days ago Lands father died and
Wilson attached Lands undivided
share in the estate. The case has at
tracted general attention owing to the
mystery surrounding the shooting.
Wilson has recovered only partially.
being badly crippled from the effects
of the attack.
The jury returned a verdict late last
night for 1915 damages for Wilson.
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MYSTERY IN A DEATH.
Brother to q Topeka Girl Under an
Assumed Name.

Lane, Kas., Jan. 10-There was mys-
terry in the death of c. H. Hancock, the
young man who was killed at the rock
quarry near this place few days ago.
Several months ago he was given en-
ployment at the stone crusher operated
for the Missouri Pacific railroad here.
He did not associate with the other en-
ployes and they called him a dude
He was a young man of refinement. 1t
is not known why he concealed his iden-
tity, but he was on the pay roll as
Cameron" Having saved a small
amount of money, he intended to leave
the quarry last Saturday. The absence
of the foreman made it necessary for
him to work Monday in order to get his
pay. While working that day he was
run over by a car and killed A letter
containing $40 was found in his pocket.
The letter was addressed to Keith, in
Ottawa, and was signed &C. H. Han
cock
Miss Hancock, clerk employed in the
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A GIFT FOR Z. o.
Elwell, the New York Sculptor, to
Present Bust of F. n. Sanborn.

Lawrence, Kas., Jan. 10-F'. E. Elwell,
the New York sculptor, will present to
the University of Kansas a plaster cast
of bust of F. B. Sanborn, of Spring
field, Mass. Last year Mr.. Elwell pre-
scented the university a bust of Louisa
NJ. Alcott. Mr.. Sanborn was in Kansas
attending an Associated Charities meet
ing last spring and addressed the uni
versity students at chapel one day. He
was an old acquaintance of Miss AL
colt and took a deep interest in Kansas
affairs during the border ruff1an wars
He was an active abolitionist and
staunch friend of John Brown, of whom
he wrote a history. Mr.. Sanborn be-
came SO we'll known on account of his
work for abolition that he won the
esteem and love of the New England
ers who constituted Kansas anti
slavery population. At the same time
he won the hate of the pro-slavery fac
ton. He had several narrow escapes
from death at the hands of mobs. When
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
DRIVE OUT Jo1Nr1sTs.
Florence Liquor Sellers Compelled to
Quit Business.

Florence Jan. 10.-On complaint of
Fred Kerns and Vert Graves, two
young men of this place, warrants were
Fritz Stotz, joint keepers, and Sheriff
Mansfield made the arrests and seized
the stocks and fixtures of the two
joints. Stotz was first arrested and
while the warrants were being read to
the others excused himself and fed.
Bender and Stamp are in Jail at Mar
ion, awaiting their preliminary trial.
The entire stock of the Stotz joint was
stolen from Bert Lacoss after it had
been loaded on his dray to be taken
to Marion. Lacoss went to sleep on his
dray.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.


Haver1y's Mastodon minstrels will be
at the Crawford tonight. The manage
ment claims that it is the most pro-
nounced real minstrel combination be-
fore the public, and it is said there is
nothing left of tAe former organization
except the title, and that will live for
ever. George Wilson. the recognized
king of minstrelsy, the famous Young
family, in a big, black. laughing panto-
mime, THE House of Troubles, Dan
Altman, Garden and Somers, Mazier
Morgan, the phenomenal male alto, di-
rect from Moore g. Burgess MINISTRIES.
st. James Hall, London, England, and
a world of funny things, are with the
new company
"A Homespun Heart will be at the
Crawford Saturday, matinee and night.
This idyllic heart story is Hal Reid s
latest effort, and is a companion play to
story of the play is we'll laid in a rural
community in central Ohio, and the
characters are all rural and those that
are met with in everyday life. There
is no straining for effect, and while the
action is brisk and rapid, the interest
never flags. The scenery and effects are
all new and adequate, and the COM
pany is one of unusual strength, con-
tanning such well known people as Page
Spencer, A. w. Ellis Frank c. Wallace.
Frank c. Moynihan, Jas. H. Browne, ].
Castle. Alice Marble, Helen Beresford,
and Baby Marie.
Williams and Walker, the colored
comedians, will be at the Crawford
Monday night in THE Sons of Ham"
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PITCHER KENNEDY's EXIT.
@Roaring Bill" Will Not Play With
Brooklyn This Year.

New York. Jan. 10.-"Roaring Bill
Kennedy, the former crack pitcher of
the Brooklyn baseball club, has been
Internationally released by Brooklyn.
Roaring Bill has been playing pro-
fesSional ball for Is years. He came
from the Western league about nine
years ago. and has since pitched for
Brooklyn He was a good pitcher and
a hard worker on the diamond. Presi-
dent Ebbetts says Kennedy was given
a chance last fall to sign a new con-
tract with the Brooklyn club, but he
refused to accept the terms. In uncon-
ditionally releasing him Ebbetts says
Kennedy is given a chance to sign
wherever he likes at the best figures
he can get.
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NEW BASEBALL GROUNDS.
Manning Secures Park at Fifteenth
and Indiana Streets.

Kansas City, Jan. 1O.-The location
of the Western league baseball park
in Kansas City was decided yesterday
when James H Manning, president of
the local club secured lease. with an
option, on the plot of ground on Indi-
ana. avenue between Fifteenth and Sew
enteenth streets, near the old brick
yards While these grounds are "a
blocks east of Main street, the securing
of them is looked upon by the Western
league followers as a big strike, as
they can be converted into a baseball
park with practically no grading, and
after old Exposition park is dismantled,
whenever that is. the new site will be
as desirable as any in the city. 1t Will
be easily accessible by the Fifteenth
and Eighteenth street and Indiana ave-
nue. street car lines
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O1l1e8dOil
Pains are very much alike.

sSx of one are half dozen of the other The princi
pal difference between pains is the given by doc
tors. The name doesn't amount anything. If the
pain is in the back the doctors call it thing and if
is in the leg they call another and yet they should
change those the pain would hurt just bad.
Omega Oil stops pain The trouble may be in the neck,
shoulders back. elbows, wrists, hips legs knees,
ankles or feet. No matter. Omega Oil puts pain
in all parts of the body just puts fire in all
parts of house 1t has been tried often that there
no longer any doubt about it. Hundreds of thousands
OF bottles have been used and given satisfaction every
where. Omega Oil stops pain, and don't forget it.
omega everything Imminent ought to be good ~
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Minor Washington Notes.

Washington, Jan. 10.-A civil service
examination will be held in Kansas
City on February IS for the position of
disciplinarian at the Chiloco county In
dian school, Oklahoma.
Postoffces discontinued: Racine, Ca
madam county. o. T., mail to Mathew
son; Stitts, Dickinson county; Bate
man and Uniondale, Clay county, Kan,
mail to Wakefield.
DIR. Alexander Barkley has been ap-
pointed a pension examiner surgeon at
Pond Creek, and DIR. @. E. Irwin at
Woodward, o. T., and DIR. ]. w. Stout
at Medicine Lodge Kan.
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St. Louis Fight News.

st. Louis, Jan. 10.-Charles H. Haugh-
ton. president of the West End club,
has declared off the boxing between
Benny Yanger, of Chicago, and Joe
Bernstein, of New York, scheduled to
take place before the West End club
here on January IA. Trouble over the
selection of a referee is given as the
cause. Haughton insisted on having
the club referee. Joe Stewart. and
Yanger objected to him. Harry Forbes
of Chicago, and Danny Dougherty, of
Philadelphia, will box Is rounds here
on January 20 for the bantam cham
piOnship.
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Tigers to Train at Ypsilanti.

Detroit, Mich. Jan. 10.-The Detroit
baseball team will go to Ypsilanti for
spring training. This decision was
reached by the local magnates after
Manager Dwyer had consulted some of
the men who were there last season.
The exact time for calling the team to-
gether has not been determined upon,
but it will be likely be on. or perhaps
a week before April l.
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New York, Jan. 10.-Dr. F. H Bos-
worth of No. Al Park avenue, removed
a piece of bone from the nose of Pug1l-
ist Robert Fitzsimmons today. and
hereafter the fighter will be able to
breathe easier. There was nothing ser
ious the matter with the nose, but re-
Gently the fighter has found that his
breathing was interfered with. This
was traced to a fracture that occurred
when he was hurt while boy in a
game of football.
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Wichita Plumbers Strike.

Wichita, Kas, Jan. 1O-The members
of the local steam filters and plumbers
union went on a strike for less work
and more pay. The union consists of
only eleven journeymen plumbers, but
as they constitute the only members
of the craft in the city, all the work In
their line has been stopped. They de-
mand eight hours and $3.50 per day.
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Cincinnati, Jan. 1O.-Lefty Geyer, one
of the best known local amateur play
ers, and, incidentally, one of the hard
est hitters of the Saturday Afternoon
league, will very likely play with the
Milwaukee team of the new An erican
association next season. Manager Billy
Clingman, of that team, yesterday
made Geyer most liberal offer to play
with him next season, and there is lit
tie doubt that he will accept
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Pansiona For Kansas.

Washington. Jan. 1O.-These pensions
have been granted Kansans: Original,
Henry Roehrman, Hope. Sc. War with
Spain. Ernest l.. HOFFMAN, Cherokee,
Walter Douglas, ElDorado, SIT; Arm
strong Menor, Abilene, $12; Jacob Jones,
Parsons, $40; jackson Adair, Bogue, $12;
Lewis Zahm, Seneca, $12; Linus Bar
Der, Wellsville, So: Alfred Brooks, Law
renee, IS; Thomas Russell, Derby, $1O
Niles Titus, Council Grove, $12. Widows,
Dele johnson, Atchison. So; Margaret
McNeely, Topeka, So.
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Kansas university was founded Mr..
Sanborn was offered the ehancellorship
but declined. He is now editor of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The presentation ceremonies last year
were attended by Mr.. Elwell in person,
but this year he will not be present.
The cast, which will be sent to Mr..
Alfred Whitman to be delivered, is
taken from the bust made by Mr.. Ell
well for the Kansas State Historical
society
The cast will be placed beside the bust
of Miss Alcott in the library building.
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Griffin Gets Jugdment.

Utica, N Y, Jan. 10-The appellate
court has handed down decision af-
firTning the findings of Justice Scrip
ture in the case of Michael J. Griffin VS..
the Brooklyn baseball club, in which
Justice Scripture awarded Griffin $4,000
with costs. The case had it's origin
had been for years a member of the
Brooklyn baseball team was transferred
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Small wreck at winfield.

Winfield, Kas., Jan. 10.-A small
wreck occurred at South Winfield in
which a Santa Fe engine was badly
wrecked. a box car demolished, and
Fireman O'Donne1l had an ankle
broken. Passenger No. IS, from the
south, collided with box car loaded
siding and main line at the south end
of the yards.
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Childran Like It.

MY little boy took the Group one
night says F. d. REYNOLDS of Mansfield,
him breathe all over the house.
thought he would die, but a few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure relieved and
sent him to sleep. That's the last we
heard of the Group" One Minute Cough
For coughs, colds, Group, grip, asthma
and bronchitis.
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KILLED THEIR CROPS.
Farmers Around Argentine Sued
Chemical Company,

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 1o.-A jury
was impaneled in the district court yes
terday afternoon to try the case of
William Pretz against the Southwest
Chemical company. Pretz sues for ST.
400 damages to his crop of garden truck
caused, he AYERS, by the fumes from
the furnaces of the Chemical company's
plant west of Argentine. Half a dozen
farmers have similar suits against the
company and one farmer has secured a
verdict of $500 against it for the same
reason.
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Chautauoua For Emporia.

Emporia, Jan. 10.-Emporia is going to
have Chautauqua assembly next sum-
mer. Several business and professional
men and directors and officers who had
been elected at a previous meeting met
and decided to form association and
capitalize it at 81. 900. They propose to give
a three days programme next summer in
Soden's grove and spend 81, 900 on it. Stock
in the association is selling for so a
share.
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pension office in Topeka, came for the
body. She said there was no necessity
for her brother working at the quarry
He graduated from college recently
His mother lives eight miles from st.
Joseph, Mo. The undertaken at this
place received a letter from Ottawa,
Kas., signed Florence NJ" asking that
the effects of the dead man be sent to
her, as she knew that he would not
want his relatives to know the circum-
stances attending his death
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Harvard Chooses Head Coach.

Harvard, Mass, January 10.-Captain
Billiard of the Harvard varsity crew
announced today that eX-Captain
Francis L. Higginson, Jr., had been Sc
lected as head coach of the crimson
crew. 1t was a popular choice, as Hig-
ginson is one of the best oarSmen ever
turned out of Harvard.
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Telephone Company Sued.

lola, Jan. 10.-The Register says: Yes
terday afternoon A. G. williams brought
suit against the lola Telephone company
for 500 damages. He acts in behalf of
II. While building their line he says
the company left dynamite and caps in
front of his house. His children and 9TH
ers playing about the poles and post holes
found the caps and took them to play
with. Later one exploded in Robert
hand, tearing off part of his thumb and
infiicting a wound in Dow's leg. So he
asks $50 damages for Robert and $50 for
Dow.
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Sells 600 Acre Farm.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 1o.-The Crippen In
vestment company has sold to ]. G. Beat
ty of Ottawa, Kan, the GOO acre farm
known as the Lank farm. west of Sol
omon for SIT 500 cash. Mr.. Beatty is a
brother of Beatty, the oil king of Beau
mont, and the farm was purchased jointly
by both parties. The property was pur-
chased as an investment.
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FOSTER <. 0. MANAGER.
Athletic Board st Lawrence Holds an
Election.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 10.-The Athletic
board of the University of Kansas to-
day elected A. S. Buzzi baseball man
ager; +. B. Dodds, track team man
ager, and George o. Foster, general
manager of athletics Mr.. Foster is
the present general manager, and has
given the very best satisfaction in that
capacity. His salary is to be doubled
The question of coach for next year
was considered but no selection was
made. There are eight applicants for
the position besides DR.. Outland. who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
win Test the Smallpox Law

Wellington, Jan. 10.-The Kansas law
which provides for the isolation of
smallpox cases is to be tested Samuel
Dick, who owns several houses, is
aroused because Dick Brownsfield, a
Santa Fee train dispatcher, has been
quarantined in one of them with small
pox. The house is near the center of
the city. The state provides for a fine
for the health authorities who do not
isolate smallpox patients. The town
has pest house on the creek bank, but
it is unfit for use.
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Ten years ago I
had q sore on my left
temple, which the
doctors pronounced
g. cancerous ulcer
1t would itch, burn
and bleed, then scab
o YER, but would
never heal. After
taking s. S. 8. aw lille
the sore began to
discharge, and when
all t b e poisonous
matter had passed
out it got well. I
took in all about
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Fire Brands Active.

Abilene, Jan. 10.-The Chronicle says:
The Chronicle correspondent from De-
troit says that the Fire Brands and Free
Methodists are conducting very excit-
ing series of meetings north of that place.
The meetings were first held in a school
house, but it became too small for the
large crowds and they are now being
held in Bethel church, near Moonlight.
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HAS NO FRANCHISE.
Missouri & Kansas Phone Company
at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Jan. 10.-The Missouri &
Kansas Telephone company is operating
in Leavenworth without a franchise
There is no probability that the com
pany can renew the franchise under
which it had been operating. The fran
chise was a 20-year one and was granted
at a time when the city had to make
many concessions to secure public utili-
ties. The city is now in a position to ask
some concessions from the company,
which will undoubtedly be done.
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ROSY Cheeks

Do you want them? Do you simply want
to glow with n heal Pc yop want to eat
Lichtys Celery Nerve Compound. Sold
by George w. Stansfield 632 Kansas ave-
nue.; Marshall Bros, lis Kansas avenue
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New ohnrch For Saline.

Salina, Jan. 1O.-J. s. lille of Salina has
secured the contract for the stone work
en- the new United Brethren church to be
built at the corner of Seventh and Wal
nut streets and it is expected that the
work on the building will begin immedi-
ately. The new church will cost between
81, 900 and 5000 and will have q seating
capacity of about 100.
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Corrigan Refused License.

London. Jan 1O.--Tt is understood
that Edward Corrigan, the Chicago
horseman has been refused license to
train on Newmarket heath
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Washington. Jan .10.-These rural free
delivery routes will be established Feb
ruary 1: Kansas: Asherville, Mitchell
county, two routes, with G. w. Parish
and @. w. Henderson, carriers.
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To Plant a Bic Orchard.

has just made a contract for four thou
sand apple trees which he will set out
on his farm next spring. This number
of trees will cover fifty acres of ground.
Mr.. Ettenson expects to put out much
larger orchard later on
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The meetings last until II and sometimes
until O'Clock in the morning. There
is great confusion at these meetings.
Leaping, shouting, singing and praying
are alternately indulged in until some
lose consciousness or drop from sheer ex-
hauStion.
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Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Jan. 10.-Cast Iron, who
landed the fifth race, was the only win
ming favorite. Carl Kahlef lowered the
five furlong track record in the first
race. The weather was clear and the
track fast