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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
The Phone War in Wichita
Still Continues.
Manager of the Bell System is
Fined $50.
CITY AGAINST COMPANY
Says Electrical Work Was Done
Without Permit.
Bell People Say City Cannot
Drive Them Away.

Wichita, March 81. F. Duggan, dis
trict manager of the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone company was fined $50 in
police court for doing electric construc-
ton work within the city limits without
permit from the city electrician. The
case was Immediately appealed to the
district court. This is the third time
Mr.. Duggan has been fined in police
court and each time he has appealed the
case. The first case will come up for
trial in the district court early in April
when it will be decided whether the city
has the right to keep the company FIRM
doing business in the city.
Mr.. Duggan was asked by a reporter
II he intended to keep on with his work.
He said: II am not in a position to
speak of that matter at present and not
until am advised by the attorneys of
the company can 1 say what we shall
do, but L will tell you one thing we are
going to keep our phones in order and
will accept orders for new phones"
&. V. Ferguson, the attorney for the
company in this case and who has de-
Tended Mr.. Duggan in all of the trials
in police court, was seen and said:
The company can go on with their
work is my advice. They We're here a
long time ago and have an esta blished
business in the city and they are operat-
ing under the laws of the state of Kan
sas and there is no law that says a city
has the right to say who shall and who
shall not do business in this city.
THE city can compel them to place
their poles and wires in certain places
and construct their lines in certain al
leys and streets, but they have no right
to say the company cannot do business
here or anywhere else. The city does not
even have the arbitrary right to say
how much shall be the ra ties
charged. If the company gives con-
sent to a maximum rate when the ordi-
nance is passed it is all right, but the
city cannot say you have to sell your
goods for so much a pound work for
so much year.
THE company ought to and will keep
up their phones in working order and
take orders for new phones and put
them in for 7 do not believe the city's
stand in this matter will hold in the
courts"
These statements of two important Of
ficials of the company would seem to
mean that the company was here and
was here to stay and would fight the
matter until one or the other company
is dead. The old company has been
working at its lines all winter and if the
advice of their attorney is taken they
will continue to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
MISS STONES STORY.
Endured Much Suffering While Held
Captive by Brigands.

Constantinople, March 3.-Miss Ellen
NJ. Stone, the American missionary re-
Gently ransomed from brigands, arrived
here from Salonica, and proceeded to
the United States legation.
An account of the captivity of Miss
Stone has been obtained by the Associ-
ated Press from a reliable source. After
the capture of the missionaries near
Bansko September 8, the brigands has
tened across the boundary and estab-
lished themselves on the mountain of
Gueltepe, in the Elledere district, Bull
garia, where the whole population were
in sympathy with the enterprise. This
fact enabled the band to live comfort
ably and safely and to keep in touch
with the outside world. While await
ing the result of their efforts to secure
the ransom, the brigands drew their
supplies from the adjacent village OF
Ledjuma. Feeling perfectly secure, the
members of the band used to show
themselves openly in kamenica and
neighboring villages until they We're
warned by their local adherents to be
more careful. The prisoners, however,
were jealousy secluded.
When c. NJ. Dickinson, United States
consul general at Constantinople, ar
rived early last October and disclosed
to the authorities the whereabouts of
Miss Stones captors the result was
nearly disastrous to the prisoners. The
bulgarian government III auNlSeQly
pushed troops to the vicinity of
Gueltepe, forcing the brigands to break
off negotiations, and the band changed
its quarters to Kilo. The cold weather
made travel in the mountains an ordeal
for Miss Stone and Mime. Tsilka, incum-
bered as they were with the latter's
infant. Every change of camp occurred
at night. The mountain roads We're
frequently almost impossible, being
often deep in snow.
The brigands treated their captives
as kindly as the circumstances permit
ted, but the food supply was necessarily
precarious, although the ladies were
given the best the inhospitable region
afforded. The strain and suspense
equaled the physical hardships. The
captives at no time knew their where
abouts. The brigands always told them
that they were not in Bulgaria, and
they were in constant fear of an attack
by the troops, whom the friendship of
the natives was not always able to pre-
vent coming close upon the trail of the
band. An equal cause of anxiety was
the baby, which it was frequently fear
ed would die from exposure.
Not until November 2 did the Ameri-
can emissaries come in touch with the
band, which was then established in a
cave near Dubnitza. Fear of the troops
This was made in a binding snowstorm,
which covered the tracks of the outlaws
but caused bitter sufferings to the cap
tives. After this the brigands succeeded
in completely eluding the authorities,
and toward the end of November, by a
long circuit, they succeeded in return
ing to their old haunts in the Elledere
district. They then caused a report to
be circulated that the captiveS were
dead, and from that time managed to
keep Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka safely
under cover until the actual release of
the captiVeS took place.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Terry McGoyern Will Soon Quit
the Ring.
The Little Fighter Wants to Be
Horse Trainer.
TO FOLLOW THE GAME.
Jimmy Calvin, Once Famous
Pitcher, is Dying.
Drifted Out as an Umpire, Then
Into a Saloon.
TO FOLLOW THE GAME.

New York. March 3.-When the days
of his effectiveness as an exponent OF
the Queensberry have passed, then will
Terrence McGovern turn his attention
to the sports of kings" and become
a trainer of running horses. The Brook
Ignite realizes that he can not expect
to fight successfully all his life, and
has chosen the occupation as a trainer
to succeed his career as a pugilist. Nc
Govern has many offers to open saloons,
but he has no liking for the business
While training at Hampstead, l. l.,
for his fight with Dave Sullivan, he
often exercised some of the many horses
of the Sullivan, Harris & McGovern
stable quartered there. Chris Martin,
trainer of the string, has offered to
teach McGovern the mysteries of pre-
pairing thoroughbreds for racing, and
the former featherweight champion ex-
poets to spend next summer with Mar
tin and the horses. His brother, Phil
McGovern, has been with Martin for
some time learning to be a jockey.
Martin was much impressed by the
fighters liking for training horses, and
says that McGOvern is likely to make
success of the business if he devotes all
of his time and attention to it MCCOY
ern is very enthusiastic over horses,
and declared today that from now on he
will be with Martin whenever he is not
training for some 24-foot ring battle.
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THE ODDS ON YANeER.
Bout With Kid Broad Tonight Should
Be q Rather

Chicago. March 3.-Benny Yanger, the
pride of Little Italy" who is consider
ed the best featherweight this town has
ever produced, will have the severest
test in his whole career tonight at the
American Athletic club where he will
meet kid" Broad, the tough young
newsboy of Brooklyn.
Under the terms of the agreement
they are to scale in at 125 pounds at 6
o'clock in the evening Broad says he
can make that weight without the
slightest Inconvenience. In fact, he
claims to be already we'll inside of it
and will have to do but little work to
keep at the present notch. Yanger says
he is the true feather weight and that
he is able to make 122 pounds at any
and all times it is necessary.
Yanger is a favorite in the betting,
but there is no good reason why he
should be. Broad has met better men,
and the only true line that can be OBJ
tanned between the boys is their con-
tests with Young Corbett. Each boxed
him out once Broad did the trick in
four rounds and it took Yanger twice as
long.
The winner of the contest has a
chance to meet Terry McGovefn at the
Southern Athletic club in Louisville
Derby night The club would prefer
Broad, because of his having appeared
there, and is a great favorite. But if
Yanger beats the New Yorker in de-
cisive fashion there is little doubt the
match will fall to him. So there is an
additional incentive for the pair to put
UP the battle of their lives.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Decides to Play Under Last Years
Rules After Discussion.

Chicago March 3.-The schedule as
adopted by the American association
gives Kansas City the choicest plums,
eleven Sundays and all the holidays,
with two games each. Kansas City was
the only city that drew all three holi-
days and besides received one more
Sunday than the rest excepting Mill
waukee, which has no holiday dates.
After a thorough discussion the as
ISOLATION adopted without change the
rules under which the American league
played last year. This action was taken
after a long conference between Chair
man Watkins and President Johnson, OF
the American league.
Gear announced during the session
that he had signed Mike Grady, of last
years Washington American league
team, for the Kansas City Blues. Grady
will be placed on first base in place of
BraShear.
Charles Comiskey, president of the
Chicago American league club, and Ban
Johnson's right hand man, said that the
American association was bound to be
a success with such a splendid circuit.
He said the Western league had been
beaten at every turn, and was now
whipped to death. He added that if
it was bound to be a loser and doubted
place opposition teams in Kansas City
and Milwaukee. He added that the
White Stockings would soon be in
training at Excelsior Springs and would
be ready to meet Gears Blues in two
exhibition games. The White Stockings
will also play Tebeau's team in Louis
Vile
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GOV. MORRILL, GIVES $4,000.
Hiawatha Academy Given Several
Valuable Beuuests.

Hiawatha, Kas., March 3.-The Hia-
watha academy will pass into the con-
troll of the Baptist Educational assoc1a-
ton, although it will not be a sectarian
school, John D. Rockefeller has agreed
to give the academy $4,000 to make
the change. The present trustees will
be retained, with additional trustees
named by the Baptist association. No
property will be transferred, but the
Baptist society will take charge Of the
school.
The Hiawatha academy now has an
endowment of 100000 Governor E. N
Morrill, announces that he will add S.
600 to Mr. Rockefeller's gift, and the
citizens of Brown, Nemaha and Doni-
phan counties can be depended upon to
Dr. Lovett, the field agent for Ottawa
university, who has charge of the new
arrangements, is to enlarge the field
and usefulness of the school with new
buildings, more teachers and more stu
dents
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NOTED PITCHER DYING.
Fate Dealing Harshly With Once Pop
ular Jimmy Calvin.

Pittsburg, March 2-Jim Calvin, one
of the most famous pitchers in the
country, is dying in a house in Lacock
street, Allegheny, penniless, broken in
health, while the waters of the flood are
swishing in the story below his death
chamber. He was a product of the ia
nous Kerry Patch" of ST. Louis which
produced such players as Scrap py Joyce,
Patsy Gable and Jack O'Connor
In 1877 he was purchased from Buffalo
by the Pittsburg National League CLUB
and played three seasons. He went back
to the famous Buffalo organization ard
played four seasons. and then came to
Pittsburg again in 1898. but was released
to St. Louis in '94. Later he played in
the Eastern League. but his pitching
arm gave out.
He was appointed umpire in the Ma
tional League, but only lasted a short
time. He started a saloon in Allegheny,
but, not being man of business, his
bartenders got the profits and he lost
his place. He was foreman for con-
tractor and lately a bartender
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stage 1 figured that had averaged nine
sick a few times and on vacations, but
the average of nine is brought around
by appearing as high as seven times a
day in continuous performances ana
vaudeville. From the calculations l
made 1 would say that / have appeared
about is, 900 times in cork.
(which of my specialties made the
best hit? That's easy to answer with
out a second thought. 1t was poor
Gene Fields "A Little Peach in. an
Orchard Grew When the poem first
came out it struck me that it ought
to make a good end mans gag so 1
an experiment, as all new songs are,
but, Great Scott, how the song took. 1
sang 1t for two seasons and gave it up,
not so much because the public had
grown tired of it, but because l had
wearied of it. 1 was with Thatcher,
Primrose & West then.
81 wonder if you remember my escapade
on the day of Garf1eld's inauguration in
Washington said Rice. THE papers were
our band was in the parade Pete Conk-
lin. the clown, and had places where we
had good view of the entire parade and
t bV tRe name Of Russell Before Garfield
carriage got to us Russell said: If you
and Conklin will yell low bridge when
the new president goes by I'll buy bas-
ket of champagne 1t never occurred to
either of us that Garfield had got his start
on a canal boat, so we called him. Pretty
soon along come the president Conklin
and j waited until he was exactly opPo-
site, when we put our hands to our mouths
and yelled like Comanehes. Low bridge
What do you think happened? Garheid
grabbed his silk hat and ducked his head "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
WAS A COLD FEBRUARY.
The Monthly Weather Report of the
University of Kansas.

Lawrence, Kas., March S-The month
ly weather report of DR.. F. H. Snow of
the University of Kansas, says that
February was an unusually cold month.
The mean temperature was nearly 8
degrees below the average for the
month. Only two F'ebruarys in the last
80 years have been colder, in 1885 and
1899 The mean temperature of each Of
the first 81 days was below freezing.
This gave a period of % days from Jan =
uary % of continuous winter tempera-
ture. The mercury fell below zero four
days, twice the average number. The
coolest day was rs degrees below zero
on February %. when So degrees was
reached. The ground was covered with
snow the greater part of the month, but
the entire snowfall for the month was
only 5 inches. a trifle less than the av-
erage amount. The total rainfall was
81 of an inch, considerably less than
the average amount. Only six Feb
ruarys have had less precipitation. The
mean relative humidity was unusually
high, and the run of wind the lowest on
record for February. The minimum
barometer was also the lowest ever
recorded for the month.
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NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. c. A.

The Business course Is iree 20 an
members of the Association.
The studies are: Bookkeeping, Eie-
mentary and Advanced. ARITHMETIC.
Elementary and Business. Practical
Grammar and Letter Writing. Spelling
and Punctuation.
Professors e. H. Roudepush and c. y.
Van Horn have been engaged as teach
ers for this year. and are thoroughly
equipped by long experience as teachers
in Business colleges to help men to the
very best advantage.
Each student will receive personal at
tention and those who complete tbs
course will be awarded the Internaticn-
al certificate.
For further information call at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
DR.. Shows Health Improves.

Lawrence, Kas.. March 2.-Dr. F. H
Snow, former chancellor of the Kansas
state university, has recently returned
from a two years leave of absence oc-
casioned by poor health
II was suffering from nervous
trouble said DIR. Snow, "and for time
l was in pretty bad health. But l was
fortunate in finding a physician who
exactly understood my case, and now
I am in better health than 1 have been
in years / am back in Snow hall in my
old position as professor of natural his
tory, and feel as contented and happy
as can be. I have again taken charge
of the monthly weather report, which
was under my direct care for thirty
years until my illness of two years
ago."
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To Stop Saloon Fines.

Winfield, March 3.-County Attorney
Torrance has filed in the district court
a petition in quo warranto against the
city of Arkansas City to test the right
of that city to receive money from her
joints. The petition charges the city
authorities with receiving sums varying
from $50 to 800 per month from certain
parties, engaged in the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, contrary to law. This, it
is alleged. is done by reason of an I'M
derstanding between them that the
marshal can collect fixed sum as occu-
patton tax which he is to turn over to
the city clerk without divulging the
names of those engaged in such sales
The petition charges that the city of
Arkansas City has been exercising this
unlawful corporate right for a period
of two years, and pays that said city
may be required to answer the charges
SO that it may be arrested from exercis-
ing such corporate right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03

ing another bank. An offer has been
made and accepted for one of the best
business corners in the town, and the
new company will soon erect a substa1i-
tial two-story modern bank building.
G. Burnof, janitor of the court house.
left Saturday for Washington, where he
will make his future home. Chas.
Palmer succeeds him in the care of the
court house.
Elmer Jenkins, of the Rock Island
mail service, is spending a month at
home visiting.
Prof. F. H. Baker. of Long Island, is
possible candidate for state superin-
tendent of schools. Frank would make
a good, efficient officer.
James Vining is planning to build two
new residences on the hillside.
A Mr.. Drake, from north of town, has
purchased lots in Hillside addition AID
will build q new residence. Over fifty
new buildings will go up this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
EXPENSES GROW
But the Treasury Books Show a Sur
plus For February.

Washington, March 3.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for the
month of February, 1902, the total re-
ceipts were $41, 159, 739 and the expendi-
lures $39, 099, 290, leaving a surplus for
the month of $4,000. 449- The receipts
from the several sources of revenue are
given as follows:
Customs, $50, 213, 929, an increase as
compared with February, 1901, of ~
million dollars.
Internal revenue, SIS, Ass, 790,a decrease
of 312 million dollars.
Miscellaneous, $2,4sO.oO9, a decrease of
215 million dollars.
The expenditures on account of the
war department were $S,57S, SIG, a de-
crease of $2,4OO,OO0. On account of the
navy department, $5.709.o79. an increase
of ST. $4,000.
The total expenditures show an in
crease of $65, 1000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
AN ODD ELoPEMENT.
Young Leavenworth Boy Said to Have
Fled With Married Woman.

Leavenworth, March 3.-Mrs. James
c. Hessian, of 1925 Pottawatomie street,
aged 80 years, and John Corneilson, a
17-year-old boy, left Ieavenworth last
Thursday morning and have not been
seen since. They are said to have
eloped. The couple is believed to be in
Kansas City, Mo. The police authorities
there have been notified to look out
for them The local police have been
unable to find either of the parties in
Ieavenworth.
Mrs. HeSsian is the mother of two
children, one aged years and the other
10 years. Her husband is a laborer at
Fort Leavenworth. Young COrneiison
is a brother-in-law of Mrs. HeSsian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03

Grafton in Chicago. from which he never
fully recovered,
Within the last four weeks BILLY"
West John Queen, who wrote 100000
Eyes" and Billy Emerson have died.
All were pioneers in the old fashioned
ninstrelSy.
For more than a third of a century
Billy" Rice had made thousands of
people forget their sorrow by his fun
as a minstrel man ION the end" Al
most everybody has heard of billy"
Rice, and most people who live in cities
Of the United States saw and heard him
expound minstrel philosophy. In the
old days he billed himself as lone hun
bred and ninety pounds of Rice" and
he lived up to his Autograph, paftIc-
ularly in the matter of weight He used
to deliver a famous black face lecture
on astronomy, in which he described the
consultations by means of Illustrations.
For every important star he had d
takeoff, and his lecture lasted him
many years
In his time Billy Rice was with every
large minstrel organization that toured
the country
In discussing his experiences not long
ago. Rice said:
ut was just at the close of the war
in 1866 that I began my professional
career as black man. had played in
amateur performances and had done
fairly we'll when / decided to join Hoo
ley's minstrels. The business seemed to
come natural to me from the first, and
I have been at it ever since"
I'm how many performances have
you appeared in black?" he was asked.
THAT question comes as a peculiar
coincidence he answered, because L
asked myself the same question this
morning and I began a slight calcuia-
ton. In my thirty-seven years on the
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, March s.-Pensions have
been granted Kansans as follows:
Original-Samuel Towel, Belle PLANE,
Sc.
Increase, restoration, reissue, ETC.
Cyrus Van Trice, Argentine, $12; Sam
uel Weirbach, Gorham, $40; Augustus A.
Beal, Winfield, $14; Orville r. Thorp,
Westmoreland, So; James B. Barker.
GAINESVILLE, SO; Lewis F. Hake, Nor
wood, $12: Levi ]. Smith, Beazle, $12;
George Hawkins, National Military
home,< Leavenworth, IS; Frederick
Schacht, National Military home. Leav-
enworth, IS; Albert V. Woolverton, To-
peka, Sc; Mexican war, George Porter,
Burns, Wichita, ST..
Original widows, etc.-Magdalen
Kelsey, frankfort, So; Nettie c. Lavo,
Eudora, IS; Harriet N. Whitney. Os-
wego, IS.
Renewals. widows. etc-Margaret A.
Johnson, Topeka, $12.
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BOUND FOR LEAVENWORTH
Twenty-eight Convicts Sent From the
Indian Territory.

Muskogee, I. T., March "a Missouri,
Kansas & Texas prison car was attach
ed to the northbound train last night
with twenty-eight convicts, under SEN
tence of from one year to life, for the
prison at Fort Leavenworth. Ten are
white men, eleven Indians and seven
negroes. Included in the party We're
Chitto Harjo and nine of his followers,
who have to serve two years each.
Forty-eight are under sentence at the
military prison, but as that institution
is crowded, fourteen are held for later
shipments.
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of organized ball than take chances in
the outlaw organization, so they have
signed contracts with Western league
teams. The men in question are Pitch
William Hartman, both of whom played
great ball with the Western league
champions last year. The little pitcher
was an especial favorite with the Kan
sas City fans, and they will be pleased
to hear that he is not lost to them, for
Manager Charley Nichols of the local
Western league club has landed him.
AS for Hartman, he has gone to the ST.
Joseph team having yielded to the
financial arguments of Manager McKib-
ben early in the week.