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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-16
KANSAS news.
Arrangements For the X. Of P.
Grand Lodge at Wichita.
ConyeRes on Next Monday For
Three Days Session.
A COMPETITIVE DRILL.
Is Expected That Ten COmpan
les viii Contest.
Prizes Are Offered Worthy of
Keene Competition.

Wichita, kan, May A--An the ar
rangernents for the coming grand lodge of
the Knights of Pythias meeting to be held
here May 49, 20 and q, have been made.
While the Sir Knights are here the Rath-
bone Sisters via also hold their state
meeting.
The program has been practically COM
pleted and win be as follows with pos
sibly few changes:
MONDAY
Reception of visitors and assignment to
s o clock p. m-special session of grand
iodge al 1. O. O. F. hall to confer grand
lIodge rank upon qualified past ehancel-
TUESDAY.
49, S;se a; pecPqbl PULLS reception of visiting
T Address Of welcome by Mayor 3. F. Nc
Address OF welcome on behalf OF the
Wichita Knights by Otto Eckstein.
response by ex-Past Supreme Chancellor
a m.-Regular session Of the grand
WEDNESDAY.
q. m.-Grand lodge session.
~ p H--eSrand lodge and uniform rank
parade under command Of Brigadier Cen
The parade will start near the Carey no
tei on The side streets The line Of march
VIII be: West on Douglas avenue TO Mar
ket street; north on Market to Second;
West on Second to Main; south on Main to
l1ouglass west on Douglas to Water. coun-
ter march to Main; south on Main to Eng
hsh; west on English to Haymarket
square At the square the competitive
drill Will be held. The contest viii be be
tween the visiting uniform rank companies
and it is expected that there will be at
beast ten companies in the contest The
prizes offered are: First. S125: second. SIS:
third. $50 There VIII also be a prize to
the visiting lodge having the largest num-
Der OF members in the parade
The city viii be decorated with flags and
bunting One thousand enblematie flags
have been purchased for this pllrpos.s
There viii be strings Of colored electric
lights suspended across the streets for
decoration at night. These lights will re
main until after the Republican convention
is held Among the men Of prominence
who viii attend the meeting are. Charles
F. S. Neil. the deputy supreme chancel-
lor Of the order and president Of the board
OF control OF the endowment rank. viii ad-
dress the assembled Knights. Union B.
Hunt, secretary of the state Of Indiana
will attend James A Reed mayor of
Kansas City. No. and supreme represen-
tatiNe for the state of Missouri. viii make
an address
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I'd zoo e. Bolmar.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
I had a visit this morning from the
chief Of the fire department OF our city,
who, voicing the feelings of himself and
his men, took exception to my remarks
as published in the Journals account Of
the council proceedings, on last Monday
night. I have no censure to make upon
the department as a whole and would
be the last man in Topeka TO stand in
their way in any effort to equip them
with modern and efficient means Of
fighting fire. AS an old volunteer fire.
man, Of years Of active service, I re-
alize too well that the first minutes
at q fire are worth hours afterWard,"
and that before we spend thousands on
new equipment we should extend thu
IRE alarm system to the present
neglected territory and also educate
every man in the department to q
thorough knowledge Of the location Of
every IRE hydrant in the whole city.
c. P BOLIVAR.
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At PEORIA,

Denver took the first of the series in a
ten inning game. A single by Mcconnell
in the first half Of the tenth inning
brought in two runs and cinched the game.
Peoria -. -. 30 2000ezo0OE
Denver 49,. .......01 2'00e % 2-s II 2
Batteries-Cox and Wilson, McCloSkey,
Mcconnell and Wilson.
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SPORTING NEWS.
McGOyern Has Faith That He
Can Still Fight.
Offers to Bet "HOnest John"
Kelly the Sum Of So, 900
He CAN BEST CORBETT.
Dave Sullivan and Young Cor
bett Are Matched.
Both Little Fighters Are Get
ting in Condition.
HE CAN BEST CORBETT.

New York, May 16.-'Honest john
Kelly. the well-known sporting man OF
this city, who was one OF the largest
winners on Joe Cans victory over
Frank Erne at Fort Erie, Canada, on
Monday night. evidently has great faith
in Young Corbett" as a fighter, for
while in conversation with Terry Nc
Govern a few days ago relative to the
coming fight between McGovern and
Corbett Kelly said to McGovern:
Terry, while have won many thou
sands of dollars by your victories, l
must say that viii have to bet against
you when you fight Corbett this time
Terry was staggered by kelly's re
mark, and when he recovered his breath
he said: IF you mean that, let me tell
you right now that you can have $o.VOO
Of NV own money. I will bet you that
amount myself, and I am sure that sam
Harris viii bet you a similar sum, If
not more. Remember, let me have the
first chance to cover your money when
you are ready to bet
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Baseball Notes.

Kim, Indianapolis dummy first base
man, Is most valuable player. He COW
the leather like a Burkett
Little Thorney, the 19-year-old youngster
lke5y looklng STRIPPING. He fields well and
made two hits off Griffith in three trips to
There are a whole lot Of 'ena hitting
away above me now. but III be in at the
f l with my little stick" said Ed Dele
Ned Hanlon says Pitcher Wright went
PACK 20 BroeHdyn to live up to his con-
him.
With Dummy Taylor and Clarence
Wright already gone. the threats of Brad
ley and Mccarthy to hurdle also don't
present such a roseate picture for Cleve-
I could never become a rooter; I don't
care enough for the game, says Matthew
son, New YOrks great pitcher. It's a safe
bet he'd root all right If it was a salary
drawing occupation.
There are two. players on that Chicago
Aatiqnai team that have no superiors In
the business They are Dexter and his
style and hit in the same way.
Sour grapes" says Connie to Col. John.
as Ine latter sneers at the remarka bic
batting being put up by Monte Cross. who
hulk for the team looked after by Connie
sockalexis, the most advertised baseball
player in his day, now with the Lowell
New England league team, has evidently
playing splendid ball for the Spindle city
team and is hitting like hend
George Smith and Joe Bean. both with
Rochester last year, are earning their
money with the New York team They
are putting up a lively heldins game and
get TO the opposing pitchers delivery
Baltimore's ground keeper, Murphy has
worked a suggestive design in turf on the
plat of ground just in front Of the stand.
The names Of Robinson and McGraW are
spelled out and just under each one may
read Keep on and order which Umpire
Sheriden viii no doubt obey on his next
appearance.
Catching is straight games In is days is
the performance Of Lew Drill, the young
college baezst0p that Tom Loftus picked
up here This is a feat that only the best
are capable of performing, and the way in
which the Georgetown boy has acquitted
himself establishes his claim 70 one OF
the stars Of the game
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Piano Not The Only Prize.

In their efforts to win the Diamond
&C piano, great many people have
lost sight of the fact that there are
nineteen other prizes
None Of them is as valuable OF as de-
sifabie as the piano, but that doesn't
mean that they are not worth striving
for.
An Imperial bicycle, q Singer sewing
machine, a HaViland china set, a writ
ang desk-these are some Of them.
Aren't they worth working for?
II you don't win the piano and you
do win one Of the other prizes, you viii
be well repaid for the time and trouble
you have expended.
Get in lines
Save your Diamond ''C' wrappers.
Ask your friends TO save rSeirs.
Ask them TO ask their friends to save
theaH wrappers.
In ether words do as politicians do
organize a machine. You can't fail 10
win IL you go about It in the right way
Y0u'u like Diamond &C" soap. You'n
like the excitement OF contesting for the
prizes Best Of all, you'u like the prize
Itself
1t IS yours-lf you but stretch forth
your hand and grasp it.
Standing of contestants viii appear
every Saturday In the journal,
Booklet giving details and con-
diffons of the contest can Be had Al
F. v. Swearingen's Jsweiry Store,
IA Kansas avenue, or write the
Csdahy Packing Co., Topeka.
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HILL CITY Booms.
Not an Empty Residence and Several
in PROCESS of Erection.


Hill City. May 16.-There isn't an
empty residence in Hill City, while work
is being carried on in the erection OF no
less than fifteen at the present time.
Hill City is more fortunate than most
towns in that it is going TO have two
opera houses One has already been
completed and opened to the public in
the second story of the Boston store
block, while the ether is building in the
block being erected by J. A Mellotte,
50x109 feet deep. the first floor of which
viii be occupied by him with stock OF
general merchandise.
Other improvements of a business
character will be carried out during the
year.
A. J. Rice, the alfalfa king of Graham
county, has great hopes of the future OF
the county not only for raising alfalfa
but wheat and corn as well. He is the
owner Of fifty quarter sections of Ora
ham county lands, most of it picked,
for which he paid from $500 to 81 200 a
quarter At enc time recently he had
no less than thirty-two teams at work
breaking prairie.
Three newspapers of the town tell
weekly Of all the good things happening
in Hill City, and they fill columns; two
banks, two lumber yards, three hotels,
two opera houses. Swimming plant, ele-
vator, two hardware stores, two furni-
ture stores. five general stores, four
churches. two implement houses, two
drug stores. and many other business
branches are successfully carried on in
Hill CITY
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TICKET BROKERS ADJOURN
Ben Block, of Chicago, Was Elected
President.

Chicago, May 1.-THE American
Ticket Brokers' association has closed
its annual convention here. Ben Block,
of Chicago, was elected president. and
W. B. Carter, of Louisville. was chosen
as secretary and treasurer F. L. Linz
denberger, of Detroit, was reelected
chairman Of the executive committee,
and by the action of the convention
this Office carries with it the chairman
ship of the committee on hostile Iegis-
lation. Vice presidents We're elected in
the order named: E. J. Patterson, Den
yer; Foster Simmons, Toledo; r. F.
Willcuts, West Superior. Wis; Max J.
Bllzt, Fort Wayne. Two new members
OF the executive committee were also
chosen, so that the committee now
stands as follows: F. T. Ldndenberger.
Detroit; David Wasserman, Chicago: J.
NJ Ktnner, Cleveland. and G. E Beck
man, Boston. The next annual con
vention viii be held at ST. Louis in
May, 1903.
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DAvY JOHNSON QUITS BOOKING
Big PIunger Pulls Up Loser to the
Tune of $4,000

New York. May 16.-"Daxy'' johnson
has retired from the bookmaking bust
ness for good and all. Since the Morris
park opening Johnson has waged a stiff
outside play in which he sustained a
long series of bad luck. On Sunday his
accounts showed a loss for the meeting
of 600, and then and there he de-
cided to drop the game for good.
Coming into the ring yesterday,
johnson addressed himself to a small
circle of metropolitan Turf association
lawyers as follows
The dope fiends' and trial watchers
have made this business improbable,
and I am through"
Johnson won and lost fortunes on the
turf He has been up and down time
and again. He has been in Wall street
too. Three years ago he dropped over
5000 600 in oil stocks. He won It all back
at the tracks, though.
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ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
Grand Chapter Of the Order Of Eastern
Star Adjourns.
Use Standard Pattern


Kansas City, Kas, May 16.-The
grand chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. Of Kansas, closed its annual meet
ing last night, after selecting Wichita
as the meeting place for next year. and
electing new grand officers. The next
meeting viii be held the first Tuesday
in May.
The following officers We're elected;
Grand matron, Mrs. Della Bitteil, OF
MaFysville.
Grand patron. Grant Harrington. OF
Hiawatha.
Associate grand matron, Mrs. Sarah
c. Hall, of Fort Scott.
Associate grand patron, Arthur Davis,
Of Usage City.
Grand treasurer Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Gle, of Girard
Grand secretary, Mrs. Della Bennett.
of Sylvia.
Grand conduetress. Miss Clara Crock
er, Of Pleasanton.
Associate grand conduetress. Mrs
Katherine Hughes, of Kansas City.
The following new officers were ap-
pointed by the grand matrOn;
Grand Adah, Miss Maude Hayes, of
Osborne.
Grand Ruth, Miss Josephine Loner-
gan
Grand Esther. Mrs. Della Yoder
Grand Martha, Miss Myrtle Rue. of
Grand Electa. Mrs. Jennie White, Of
Paola.
Grand marshal. Mrs. Clara Gebhart,
Of Philhpsburg
Grand organist, Mrs. Ida Dennis. Of
Grand chaplain. Mrs. Della D'Pry. of
Hutchinson.
Grand warder. Mrs. Clara Mcmahon.
Grand sentinel. John Pugh, of Downs.
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Nehraska 8. Kansas o.

Lawrence, Kan. Nay 16.-Letheby.
the smiling twirler of the Cornhuskers.
administered a shutout to the JayhaMFlz-
ers here. being ably assisted by his ag-
gregation. Sexton, in left field. made a
beautiful running catch Of a low drive
and doubled it back to first. Boyle pull
ed down a fly after q great run. The
work of Rhodes at short and Gaines at
second for the visitors was of the sem
sational order and Bender caught a
good game. Score: RHE
Kansas ....- 20 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 90 1 s
Nebraska .......0 0 0 0 0-6 II 5
Batteries-K. u Maltby and thinner
man. n. u, Letheby ana Bender. I'm
pire-Prey.
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Omaha was given one run n the second
inning Of the game. but this may be pro
tested by st. Joe.
Score by innings: RI. z.
St Joseph ......-......O 0O00e0O0- Z i
Omaha -. .....0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-1 o
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San Francisco, May .-Fitzsimmons
has made all arrangements for his
trainers George Dawson, IN whose
ability he has the greatest confidence,
viii have full charge of his training
quarters, but he will not leave Chicago
until everything is fixed up. Big Bob"
Armstrong and Soldier Tom Wilson
viii be his work horses. Armstrong and
Dawson were both wired to arrange
their affairs to start on a days notice
There has been some gossip to the effect
that Harry Corbett, who refereed the
Jenries-R Rubin contest, would be in the
ring when the next big battle Was
fought. When seen yesterday Harry
said he had not been asked to officiate
and that he was not seeking the hSnors.
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Columbia, Mo- May 16.-At a meeting
OF the Athletic Association of Missouri
university, Harry H Broadhead, Of Co
lumbia, was elected captain OF the base
ball team for next season The entire
team is expected to return next year,
with the exception Of Frank j. AGcCaslin,
left fielder, who captained the team this
season, and c. NJ Lieb, second baseman.
Arrangements for tennis Journeys to be
held this week in st. Louis, Lawrence,
Kan, and Lexington, Mo, were also
completed. Missouri university will be
represented by Harry G. Broadhead and
7. H. Frye, who have captured more Of
the local honors The match in St. Louis
viii be with Washington university, and
will take place Nav 49,
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AMERIoAN ASSOCIATION.

AT KANSAS CITY,
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VAN DYKE CHOSEN.
Prineeton Professor Elected Modera-
tor of Presbyterian Assembly.
USE sOROsIs.

tor of Presbyterian Assembly.
New York. May 16.-Dr. Henry Van
Dyke. professor of literature at Prince
ton university, was elected moderator
of the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church, which body began ITS
deliberations here Thursday. He was
elected on the second ballot. The result
of the ballot was: Dr.. Van Dyke, 29S;
DR. Afoffatt, z27 DR.. Holmes, 4S.
Amid cheers DR.. Van Dyke was
escorted to the modera4or's chair, and
as he took it Dr.. Minton said:
MY brother. it becomes my duty 10
inform you of your election to the Office
of moderator Of this general assembly
and to present you with this book OF
law and order. ] trust that God may
spare you to US all and that he may
grant you his blessing ia. the work be
fore you"
Dr. Van Dyke in reply said Il thank
you with all my heart for giving me
the privilege of standing ia place
made sacred to me by the memory Of
my father I have not deserved this
honor. but viii do my best. il you will
help nae, to be a loyal and true mod
orator ia the church in which I was
born and which I love with all my
heart
Dr. Van Dyke then declared the ses-
sion adjourned for the day.
In seconding DR.. Van Dykes nOBaina-
ton Rev. Herrick Johnson, of Chicago
said that his candidate was a scholar
Of scholarly habits. instinct and am
bition-
L have been. asked By. some present
What about DR.. Van Dykes theology .
is he orthodox? Isn't he shaky about
his tneologyg Ia reply to these ques-
tons I say that what his honorable
Iather believed and stood for ne stands
for and believes. He is a child Of the
covenant What his father believed
was banded down by his father"
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MUsH MAKES MISERY

The old theory that nush makes 8 prae-
teal diet has been exploded by modern
scientific research by physicians OF great
repute such as Chittend0n of Yale and
men Of Ike scientific fame 1t has been
proven that mpsh is in class with indi-
gestible wheat cakes, black coffee and like
dietic crimes. Adush lies IN the stomach
pasty. indigestibIe mass, fermenting and
producing discomfort and Indigestion Such
a diet lowers the vitality and leads to seTi-
Gus and often fatal bodily ills. Discard
n1a3sh and treat your system royalty to
Toasted Wheat Flakes, sweetened with
Malt Honey. which is q toothson7e dell
cacv easily digeSted and makes strong
muscles. mind and nerve. Every package
Of genuine Toasted Wheat Flakes bears
9ictars of the Battle Creek 6anitariuu-
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rNvENToR OUT OF DERBY.
Colt Contracts a Severe Cold and Has
the Dlstemper.


Lexington, Ky, May 16.-Inventor,
the good 3-year-old chestnut colt owned
by Tom Moore, that ran Alan-a-Dale to
a neck finish in the Kentucky Derby.
will not be a starter in the American
Derby. Inventor has contracted a cold
and now has a severe case of distempeT,
which viii lay him up for at least six
weeks. He would have been a hot tip
for the big Chicago event, and his OWE
er had every confidence in his winning
his next start
Capt sam Brown, of Pittsburg. is
after South Trimble. the American
Derby candidate now racing at Louis
vile Baker & Gentry. Of this city,
owners of the horse, have priced him
at $4,000, and Joe Redmon. Captain
Browns trainer has offered them half
that amount 1t is said compromise is
being made and that the colt may
change hands at any moment.
South Trimble has many valuable en-
gagements besides the big Chicago
event, being in the Latonia and st.
Louis Derbies.
The 2-year- old colt Galba, sold the
other day by ollie Troutman to John
Hanning, of New York. for s, 600, was
purchased for Ed Corrigan-
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington. May 16.-These pensions
have been granted:
Kansas Original, William J. Gun
ningham, Kansas City, So; Frank Miller,
Wichita, s.. Increase, Gilbert Lulan
Chetopa, S12; John Wells. Culver. SIP;
Joseph Pierce Council Grove, $12s Moses
Cellar, Waver1y, $12s Cassius Campbell,
Sedgwick, $l2: William Stone, Toledo,
S12; Moses Holt, Fort Scott $12; John
White, Agricola, IS: Silas Waston, Kan
sas City. $12; Samuel Austin, Lucas. $12;
Merritt Barnett, Esbon, $40: John Kurth.
Atchison, $50. Widows, Sarah Clifton,
Stark. s.; Celia cellars. LecOmpton, So
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Emporia 70 Fight the Trugt.

Emporia. Kan, May 1e.-James
Butcher, one of the most prominent
stoeknen in the county. viii start
wholesale meat house here in few days
which promises to do a geed bust
ness Mr.. Butcher viii have meat ship
ped in in large quantities besides local
bKtchering and Will supply the local
markets at a price which viii be con-
sideTably lower than that Of the beef
trust Emporia butchers have been
scheming for some time how to beat
the beef trust.
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winfield. Kan. May 1e.-Forty shares
of Cowley County National bank stock
We're sold tc Sid Cure, Of this city for
S. 500 W T. Kephart, Of Kentucky, adj
nninistrator of the Francis Kelly estate,
sold them. After the sale. he refused
to deliver the goods because he said the
price was too low. Kepaart then left
and went over to Summer county where
Cure got action on him through the
sheriff and made him deliver the stock.
Kephart neglected TO reserve the right
to reject any or all bids in his sale
notice
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Ecaraw After sheekard.

McGraw has instructed the attorney for
the Baltimore club to institute criminal
proceedings against James T. Sheck-
ard the eontract-jumper. A test case
will be made It is proposed to take
out a warrant charging Sheckard with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
and if the law allows the governors OF
the states in which Sheckard as a MEM
Der of the Brooklyn National league
club will play will be asked for requi-
sitions. McGraW in April advanced
Sheckard 81, 600. Two weeks have
elapsed since he took French leave"
and the money has not been returned.
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Ottawa. Kan. May 16-The university
team shut out the Emporia Nornals in
a very close game. The only scores
made We're in the third, when the Bap-
lists punched few hits and scores
twice. In most of the other innings
both teams went out in one. two. three
both were in fine trim and both had
fine support. The score by innings:
r H E
0. U. ..........0 0OO0-2 6 3
Norma1s ........0 o 0 0 90 8
Batteries-Peters0n and Thompson;
Heinx and Priest. Umpire-Aanley.
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Killed VIII Huntine.

Salina, Kan, May 16-John Wardell,
a wei known young man here, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed Thursday af-
ternoon while hunting north of the city.
His shotgun fell from buggy in which
he was driving. AS the gun struck the
ground it exploded, the shot striking
WardeI near the heart. killing him al
most instantly.
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East Drile bv The Abbot.

Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-THE Abbot,
one of the kings Of the harness horses
Of the world was set down for his fast
est mile of the season at the new trRt-
ting track here in preparation for the
forthcoming matches with Boralma and
Lord Derby Ed Geers, the silent
rated The Abbot and the first mile was
negotiated in 2.101z, the last quarter be
ing made in .29&
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Junction Citv Must Paw.

Abilene. Kan, May 16.-The stranger
who reached here i'll with smallpox
three weeks ago, and said he had been
shipped out by junction City while sick
has recovered. Action will be brought
to compel Junction City to pay all costs
IN the matter. and probably DANA ges
was sent on is admitted. No one caught
the disease here.