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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
KANSAS NEWS.
Two Texas St0ekmen Get $4,000
Worth Of Experience.
Lured Into Footraeing Game by
Buckfoot Gang.
BROUGHT $40, 700 ALONG
Warrants Issued For the Ar
rest of the Crowd.
Number of the Victims Decide
to Act i'm Unison.

Fort Scott, March .31.-Word has reached
here that Euckfoot Boatright and his gang
of footra GERS are said to be up to their old
tricks again and two Texas ranchmen are
short So. 900 by the usual fake footrace,
which it is said took place on the green
near Webb City. Mo-. this last week.
A NJ. Powell and A. b. Blocker arrived
in Joplin and they We're taken in tow
by grafters for the gang and escorted to
Webb City. Powell and Blocker came from
Texas with a bank roll. said to be $4,000.
They We're induced to deposit all of the
money in Webb City bank, excepting So
The foot race was run. with the usual
Powell and Blocker returned to Joplin
very much excited They at once sought
Webb city at once and draw out their ST.
coo and play the Bpclfoot race no more
rest of the members of the gang.
The combination of victims are making
against the gang to recover the amount of
the losings which will aggregate $4,000.
Mr.. Sheppard says these viii be begun
Among, the victims who were present at
sure vas brought TO bear on the officers
to prosecute them Were William Baker, a
Hobbs Of ri Reno, NJ Griffith of Routeie.
Of Iowa. Black was bilked out OF 5000.
but he succeeded in getting his money
at the bank
Barker dropped 5000 last January The
case of Youmans was sad affair in that
it ended disastrously for him, resulting in
the death OF his father and suit for di-
Vorce by his wife. He is a young man of
3 years old who recently married a lady
named Elmore. whose father is q promi-
nent commission man in Kansas City. His
father was also wealthy and prominent
man in that city. who started his son in
the commission business. The boy was
lured TO Webb City to bet on foot race
and it is charged that Cole. who is part
ner of Mr.. OFT who formerly lived here,
had something. to do with getting him
down there. Young Youmans made some
false represe nations to his bankers when
he obtained the money to bet with. and
when he lost the bankers got after him
and he went to Milwaukee. There he was
arrested and his father started to Milwau-
lxee to aid him in getting his release. While
going there the train was wrecl-ed and he
was killed. To add to the young mans
sorrow, his wife afterwards sued for a
divorce. He was a wrecked man both
financially ard socially.
Mr.. Hobbs lost sG0o0 last October. while
Mr.. Griffith dropped 81 .000 last summer.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

II may possibly interest many ad-
mirers of brightness, beauty and catchy
popular music, a class of people who
prefer this style of amusement to any
other stage performance. but refrain
from attending in the company Of ladies,
10 know that The Explorers, a sister
piece to THE RurgCmaster," is as far
from any tinge of vulgarity as the most
conventional theater goer could desire
and is one of the big musical comedy
hits of the season, and will be seen at
the Crawford tonight. The company
comprises the original all star cast. con-
sisting OF Richard earle. Knox Wilson.
VIM. Riley Hatch. Carlton King, w. b
Rock George Roman. Ruth White.
Agnes Paul, Luella Drew, Josie Intro
pidi, Rose Leslie, Ethel johnson. Madge
and Grace Wallace and large array of
youthful and graceful singing girls.
For the picturesque enhancement of
Augustus Thomas Arizona" to be pre-
scented at the Crawford on Tuesday
of scenes which they own to have been
copied from nature and mans handi-
work as it exists in the Aravaipa Val
ley, in the picturesque southwestern
territory. The red-tiled adobe buildings
of Canby's ranch, the heavily beamed
and embrasured living rooms of the
colonel'S quarters at Fort Grant, have
been reproduced truthfully in canvas
and color, by the clever artists who
went especially to Arizona to make their
color-sketches. For the decorations,
uniforms and groupings Thomas is
happy to thank Frederick Remington,
lineator of far western scenes and peo-
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MAY NOT BE REID.
Runor That the President May Re
call the Appointment.

New York, March 31.-Wm. Waldorf
Astor's Pail Mall Gazette publishes
letter from its New York correspond
ent which, in its way, is quite enter
tanning. says the London correspondent
of the Herald The correspondent says:
AT the present moment it is by no
means a foregone conclusion that
Whitelaw Reid will be accredited as
special ambassador from this country
The outcry against his officially repre-
senting this country is so great that L
would not be surprised to find the pres
ident eventually backing down on this
point.
.sThe truth is, Mr.. Roosevelt is ex-
pecting reelection, and the votes have
to be considered. In this way even the
president can not always obey the in
nate promptings of gentleman in ex-
tending the cOurteSieS of his country.
1t is to be neither praised nor blamed,
but simply understood.
Editors here suggest. and they ought
to know, that there is no need of gen.
tleman in this country and they are
certainly interpreted to the public as a
have no necessary place in a land where
every one is expected to work for his
living. That is more or less true. for
politics is closed to a man who will not
seek votes in the Irish siums and it is
not easy to see why people of independ-
ent means remain here.
America is intensely interesting and
as an industrial and inventive center,
it's educational advancement is doubt
less necessity in the general improve
ment of the world.
1T is a good place for any man who
has to make a living. / would be the
last to say a word against it in any,
way, though why Travelled people of in
dependent means should remain more
than week in this country is not read
lily to be comprehended."
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wALCoTT VERY BUSY.
Negro Matched to Fight Russell
O'Brien and Gardner.

Chicago. March 31.-Joe Walcott, who
is billed to fight Fred Russell at the
Wabash Athletic club, Chicago, next
Friday night, is about the busiest fight
er in the business just at the present
time. Walcott left Boston Sunday for
Chicago. After his fight with Russell
he will go to Philadelphia, where he is
scheduled to fight philadelphia" Jack
O'Brien the following Wednesday, and
will then go to San Francisco for
fight with George Gardner April p.
The match with Gardner came out
Saturday through the efforts of Jack
Curley, OF the Wabash Athletic club, to
ascertain whether Gardner would he
here to fight Jack Root April 9. Gardner
wired from San Francisco that he had
been matched with Walcott, and when
the telegram was received Curley an
nounced that the Root-Gardner gowould
be declared off. although an attempt
will be made to bring the men together
later.
Walcott's match with Gardner is
peculiar affair, Gardner has been under
the mana cement of w. A. Pierce, CT
Boston, and Walcott is now fighting I'M
der the same management. 1t is said
that Gardner has severed his connection
with Pierce. but the match looks none
too good under the circumstances.
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GARFIELD ACCEPTS.
Position of Civil Service Commission
er Filled by Presidents Son.

Washington, March 31-James r.
Garfield, a son of the late President
Garfield, has accepted. the position of
civil service commissioner rendered him
about ten days ago by President Roose-
Welt. He takes the place to be vacated
April l by William A. Rodenberg Mr.
Garfield is a young man and is engaged
in the practice of law with his brother.
Harry A. Garfield, in Cleveland. He is
a notable figure in Ohio political cir
cleS and has served as state senator
from his district He was author of the
law known as the Garfield election law
of Ohio, which required all nominees
for elective offices to file with the sec
rotary OF state a sworn statement of
the expenses incurred by them during
the campaign. The law subsequently,
was repealed. Mr.. Garfield is a resi-
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, March 31-The Pacific
Union handicap, an event which always
brings out the best 3year-olds on the
coast, was the star attraction at the
track across the bay Saturday afternoon
and il was annexed by Commissioner
Forster. John Schorr's cast off. who was
an added starter With Homestead out
The Giver was thought to have the
purse at his mercy, and was backed
down from even money to Z to 10. Com
missioner Forster had a big advantage
when the nag fell and soon opened n
big gap on the bunch. At the half mile
pole he was three lengths in front of
Royalty, who was a head in front of
Waterscratch. At the three-quarter pole
Royalty had enough and Waterscratch
was only a length behind the leader.
while the favorite had moved up from
the rear and was only two lengths be-
hind Schorr's cast off. Rounding into
the stretch Waterscratch weakened and
The Giver moved up into second place
and locked like a winner. A sixteenth
Of a mile from the wire Rausch allowed
him to swerve and Commissioner Fors-
ter took advantage OF the accident and
drew away, lending winner with half
length TO spare. The favorite was sec
ond. three lengths in front of Water
scratch. The winner was quoted at 30
to I in the betting. The event was
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MAKING COMPARISONS.
British Newspapers Discuss the To-
bacco War.

London, March 31.-The tobacco war
here has created a degree of national
interest far greater than that usually
associated with trade disputes. Aca-
demic organs like the Spectator devote
many columns to serious discussion
of the results of such a wholesale dis
American capital The Spectator draws
a curious comparison of the rival meth
DDS English capitalists" says this
paper. will risk millions in trade war
with the greatest pluck; but Americans
capitalists will actually sacrifice them
rather than be beaten. Such wars are
the enjoyment of their otherwise rather
duh and overworked life. They viii
feel disgraced if they do not win, and
will stake their last dollar on exchanges
which to them are fields of glory or
humiliation. What else have they to
live for Politics offer no career They
cannot found families in the English
sense, and as for luxury, they enjoy it
like the Roman mobiles. while they have
it, or do without in serene content"
These characteristics the Spectator
deduces bode i'll for British trade, and
it prophesies an attempt to coerce the
retailer on the part of the American
company, which is now brought up ali
standing against British check" in the
form of dull passivity of the retailers
neutrality between the combines" in
which, concludes the Spectator, there
is unquestionable strength, for you can
blow up St. PauIs sooner than quag
mire."
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. A Parkinson and wife to G. NJ.
Merrill 5000, lot $50 Clay street, partly
in Horns addition and partly in
YounS's addition.
Nj. A. Van Ness to Edw. Austin, 81,
lots ant. 9. block IS. Auburndale addi-
ton.
j. McAndrews and wife to A. ]. Girls
void, s., 800, part Sc Il Z, IL, Is.
w. I. Schaeffer and wife to ]. w.
Garrett, s1,10o, lots Se9 and 401 North
Van Buren, street, Curtis addition.
lots SO and north half 100 Quincy street
VIM. Oldfeld to s. Oldfield. $500. part
one-half interest in 50 acres in east half
ne u "a, 10. Is.
Receiver Investment Trust Co. to
VIM. B. Thayer, 81, lots SO, 81. II, IS,
80 "a, Sc, IS and 100, Thurston Place ad-
dition.
VIM A. Plummer to ]. *. Groves.
$500, lot $50 Monroe street.
Tax deed to ]. H. Williams, lots and
10, block 81, West End subdivision.
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more Volunteers Appeal.

Fort Leavenworth, March 31.-War-
den McClaughry, of the federal prison.
has been served with writs in the
habeas corpus cases of ex-Captain Mich
ael J. Spellman and ex-Lieutenant Del
bert r. Jones, commanding him to APP
pear in the United States district court,
with the ex-officers named to show why
they should not be released from prison.
Spellman and Jones arrived recently
from Manila, under sentence pronounced
by a court martial for completely in the
commissary frauds in the Philippines.
They were volunteer officers and they
base their argument for release upon the
ground that some members of the court
martial We're regular officers.
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FOR A wIFE's AFFECTIONS.
A Suit by ]. B. Cook, of Sheffield, Mo.
Against Mr.. Orchard, of Vermillion.

Marysville, Kas., March 91.-J. B.
Cook, of Sheffield. suburb CT Kansas
City has sued Henry Orchard, of Yer
million. in this county for $4,000 for
the alleged alienation of the affections
of Cooks wife. 1t is charged in the Pc
tition that Mrs. Cook visited here two
years ago and became acquainted with
Mr. Orchard. Later Mr. Orchard Wis
tied Mrs. Cook while the latter was on
Il visit in Texas county, Missouri, and
persuaded her to come with him to his
Marshall county home, which, il is al
legged. she did last January.
Orchard is widower. His wife died
three years ago. He is one of the
wealthiest farmers in the county. Cook
is said to be in business in Sheffield.
He filed a poverty affidavit. The case
will be tried at the May term of the
district court.
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John Barton Caught.

John Barton. negro who has been
wanted in Topeka since October, 1900.
when he assaulted and seriously injured
sch, was captured 4 t the Santa Fe depot
last night while in the act of leaving
town by Officers Hendrix and Voiles.
Barton escaped from the country after
the assault, which was n most brutal
attack with a dubbed Winchester rifle.
and went to Oklahoma. Barton says he
has been back in Topeka for some time,
not thinking the police would recognize
him, but he had the bad luck to meet
Hendrix He was turned over to tie
state this morning, and his bond set for
50 O0O
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Is Orman a Bigamist.

Atchison. March 31.-What looks like
a case of bigamy has come to light in
this city. On January IT, 1901, w. L.
Orman and Sarah Gleason. giving St.
Joseph as their residence, were married
by Judge Hooper, in the Atchison pro-
bate court On December-21s 1901, one
w. l.. Orman was married to Frances
Kilgore, in Madison county, Ia, and
two months later, on February "A. 1907,
a woman appeared in Iowa, claiming to
be the wife Orman married at Atchison,
and took him away. Authorities at
Winterset Ia, have written here for
particulars of Ormans marriage in this
city.
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TO PREACH IN A TENT.
Rev. Mr.. Louther Announces His Flu
ture Plans.

Arkansas City, March 31.-The Rev.
Mr.. Louther, who was convicted by the
NJ. E. conference of heresy, says he will
start out with a tent and preach the
gospel as he sees it. DR.. Louther an
nounced it as part of his plan to ulti-
ma tely enter another denomination
where he could preach in accordance
with his belief.
When the report of the committee was
received half of the ministers in the
conference sobbed. Bishop Mallilieu
said it was with the utmost regret that
he had to announce that DR.. Louther
ministerial credentials should be taken
away
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WIRE CHIEF APPOINTED.
e. r. Fisher Named by Supt. Gaunt OF
the Santa Fe.

e. r. Fisher has been appointed wire
chief and manager for the Santa Fe
telegraph department at La Junta,
Colo. Mr.. Fisher comes to the Santa
Fe from the Northern Pacific, and has
been stationed at Helena, Mont, as
wire chief at that point.
This is the first appointment made by
superintendent Gaunt under authority
of the reorganization circular issued
some time ago by Third Vice President
Kendrick. The station at La Junta is
one of the most important on the entire
Santa F'e system under the new quadru-
pick system which is being installed.
Mr.. Fisher is in Topeka today. He will
begin work at La Junta in about three
weeks.
A new stenographer has been APP
pointed for the superintendent office.
It is w. L. Dewey, of Minneapolis. MINI.
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Convict Tried Suicide.

Leavenworth, Kas., March 31--Coby
Tidweu. convict in the federal peni-
tentiary tried to commit suicide by
hanging He was working in the shoe
shop and slipped away He was found
hanging from the bar across the top OF
a cell He used his suspenders for d
rope The guard cut him down after
he was unconscious. Tidwell came
here from the Indian Territory a year
ago to serve a five-year sentence for
larceny He served terms IN two other
penitentiaries before coming here.
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Inter tate Debate Dates.

Lawrence. March 31.-The dates of the
interstate debates between the Univer-
stiles of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
and Colorado have been decided upon
Taneemon and Kline of the University
of Kansas meet the Colorado debaters
April IL Rankin, Tolan and Mawry
meet the debaters of the University of
Missouri at Lawrence, April IS, AMI
Probst. McMath and Martin go TO Lin
coin. Neb.. to n Get the University of
Nebraska April 2S Last year the Kan
sans won from Colorado and Nebraska
and lost Il Missouri.
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Racing at Rennings.

Washington. March 31.-Only one
favorite showed up in front in sea of
mud at Rennings Saturday. Five good
priced horses captured the remaining
races. J. A. Warner took the hurdle
race from Tamarin after a hard drive
and Woodtrice defeated Charlie Moore
after a similar finish in the handicap.
The Hoyden had little difficulty in TAX
ing the Potomac stakes for S-year-olds-
Odom had three winners to his credit
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New Departure by the Missouri Pa.
cific Railway.

Always anxious to improve the SER
vice the Missouri Pacific railway has
inaugurated observation cafe cars on its
day trains between Kansas City and
st. Louis, No. leaving Kansas CITY
$50 a. m. and No. leaving ST. Louis
8 a. n.
This means substantial improve
nnent in the service between the cities
named and something that viii be ap-
preciated by the travelling public.
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burglars at Enporia.

Emporia, March 31.-Burglars entered
the home of Charles Jackson while the
family was away from hone and Sc
cured about $55 in cash, some jewelry
and $50 bank draft and some minor
effects. The home of j. NJ. Harmon was
also entered, but the burglars got but
little. These make four robberies COM
mitted here within the last week.
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Last DAY at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, March 31.-The fea-
ture Of the last day of the Arkansas
Jockey clubs spring meeting was the
Fob Furth stakes at one mile. 1t was
won by j. K. Hughes Nearest. She
beat W. B. Gates in a drive by half a
length. Nearest and w B. Gates raced
won the Juvenile dash from a fast field
of Youngsters.
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Western League Umpires.

Kansas City March 31,-President
James Whitfield of the Western league
of professional baseball clubs has an
nounced the makeup ofhis umpire stan
for the coming season, and his list in
cludes at least two men of national
baseball prominence. They are Danny
Stearns, an old Kansas City favor1te,
and Arlie Latham. the comedian. The
other two are Robert O. Cox of Rock
Island, ILL.,, and Gus Moran of Phila-
delphia.
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He will be brought here to answer the
charge of forging a check for So He
did a Door job and was unable TO pass
the check. George Estes has been ar
rested al Waveriy for forgery. Estes.
it is alleged. raised a check for S3.a5
given by G. V. Northcott on the Wa
verify bank to $685. by putting seven
before the three. He got the money
on the check but was arrested.
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JUDGE WALLER HERE.
Denver Capitalist Who is Interested in
Kansas Shale.

Judge NJ. s. Valera capitalist and mine
owner of Denver. Col, is in Topeka. He
came the Santa Fe at noon Saturday
and went direct to the National hotel
where he refused to see reporters.
Judge Waller, besides being interested in
mines i'm Colorado and elsewhere, has
dipped into the Trego-E Ellis venture and
his visit here at this time is supposed to
have a connected bearing on the expert
ments now being made here for the ex-
traction of the gold from the shale by
Prof Fahrig of Philadelphia.
Judge Waller is secretary of the Pioneer
Gold Shale company, the organization of
which r. d. Beatty is the head
To Cure Grip in Two Days.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the
cause. E. ". Groves signature on every
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A country minister in a certain locality
took permanent leave of his congregation
in the following pathetic manner:
Brothers and Sisters, l come to say
good-by. / don't think God loves this
church, because none of you ever, die.
don't think you love one another, because
/ never marry any of you. l don't think
you love me. because you have never paid
my salary; your donations are mo aoI
fruits We shall know, them. Brothers. |
am going away to better place. 1 have
been called to be chaplain of a peniten-
tiary. and may the Lord have mercy on
YOUR souls. Good-by. "-Tit-Bits.
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Died of Heart Disease.

Leavenworth, Kas., March 31-Eph-
rain Quick, a veteran of the civil war,
died suddenly Saturday in waiting
room at Third and Delaware streets.
He died of heart disease. Quick once
lived in Kansas City, Mo. He was an
inmate of the Soldiers home until last
January
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Captain Allen Dead.

Williams burg, March 31.-Adjutant
General Allen died here Saturday after
an illness of several weeks. He was adj
jutant general under the Leedy admin
istration and was interested In state
politics for years. He was a captain in
the Civil war.
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time ago | got a trial bottle of DeWitt's
little Early Risers." says Justice-of-the-
Il took them and they did me so much
good | have used them ever since" SAFE
reliable and gentle. DeWitt's Little Early
lisers Mother grippe nor distress but slim
ulate the liver and promote regular and
easy action of the bowels