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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
WILLARD TERRORIzED.
Adams Brothers Shoot Right
and Left-ASSauIt Citizens.

"A message from Willard, a small
town on the Rock Island road, Is miles
west of Topeka, near the WabaunSee
county line, says that two brothers,
Cone and George Adams, local celeb
rites, spent the evening in terroriZing
the place. They began by getting drunk
and driving several men who were I'M
loading a freight car from their work
They followed this by shooting right
and left as they went up and down the
streets, breaking windows and assault
ing the citizens. During their raid they
entered the general store of the place
and compelled the proprietor to give up
goods at the muzzle of a revolver.
During the disturbance, NJ W., bet
ter known as Mack" James, a wealthy
and respected horse fancier, whose
ranch is near Willard, was assaulted
and knocked down by the Adams
brothers. They then went away, but
later in the evening one of them re-
turned and attempted to continue the
festivities alone, and was we'll beaten
up by citizen who would not stand his
abuse. There are no local officers at
Willard, and the would-be desperadoes
hold high hand. The citizens expect
further trouble today, and are prepar-
ing to give the pair a warm reception
when they return
Cone Adams lives on an island in the
Kaw river about a mile from Willard,
and the brother, George, lives in the
edge of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

Seven years ago the state of Illinois granted
20 the Physicians Institute of Chicago Charter.
There was need of something above the ordi-
nary method Of treatment for chronic diseases,
something more than any one specialist or any
number Of specialists acting independently
could do, so the State itself. under the powers
granted it by Its general laws, gave the power to
the Physicians Institute to furnish to the sick
such help as would make them well and strong.
Ever since its establishment this Institute has
endeavored in every possible way to carry out
the original purposes of its establishment under
the beneficient laws of the State.
Three years ago, the Physicians Institute,
realizing the value of electricity in the treatment
of certain phases of disease, created under the
supertntendene0 of its staR of specialists an
electric belt, and this belt has been proved to be
OF great value as n curative agent. From time
to time 1t has been improved until It reached
that stage of perfection which warranted its
This belt is the most effective of all agents the
Gus exhaustion. weakened or lost vital functions,
kidney disorders and many other COM
plants.
This Supreme Electric Belt is made in
one grade only-100 guage-there is no
better electric belt made and better
belt can be made. You have only to
write to the Physicians Institute and one
of these belts will be sent you absolutely
free 1t is not sent ON trial, it is yours
10 keep forever without the payment of
one cent! This generous offer may be
withdrawn at any time. so you should
write today for this free Supreme Elec-
trfc Belt to The Physicians Institute,
Mo Masonic Temple, Chicago. Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

any sort of foul a strike, except when
the batter already had two strikes on
rim The new rule makes certain sorts
OF fouls strikes and clothes the umpire
with the right of determining as to the
'fculness" of the foul in many cases.
THE FOUL STRIKE TERRITORY.
BY the new rule an imaginary line is
drawn from fence to fence through first
and third bases. The angles formed III
right and left field by this line and the
old foul lines, the continuation of the
first and third base lines, are no longer
considered fOul-strike territory, unless
the umpire concludes that the batter
purpoSely fOuled the ball into these ter
11tories. y ball knocked into the terri
tory of either of these angles is called
d foul. But ball that falls foul on
the home plate side of the imaginary
line to be drawn through third and first
passes or that goes over the grand stand
Is to be considered a. strike.
About the only thing that the rule
makers could possibly have considered
IN making this nOnSensical change is
the fact that it is a pretty tough prop
DSltlon to call a foul that sails merrily
over the left or right field fence a foot
or two outside the fair line a strike.
This is tough, but no more so than to
call a couple of fouls that hurdle over
the grand stand or tear up the sod
outside the base lines strikes. The foul
strike rule from beginning to end is a
nuisance, and the new version of it
EXHIBITS the greatest degree of inanity
The rule was first made to prevent bat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
Will Be Sold at Garden City the
Last of the Month.
TREMENDOUS CONCERN.
About 800 Miles of Ditch and
40 Quarter Sections.
The Plant Was Never Successful
From the Start.
Located i'm Counties of Kearny
Scott and Finney.

Garden City, Kas., Feb. 26.-The big
gest auction ever held in Kansas, bar
ring the sales of the big railroads after
passing through receiverships, will be
held here Friday. At that time an irri-
cation plant, with 80 miles of main
ditch, rs miles of lateral bitches and 100
miles of farm or Sublateral bitches, to-
forty different quarter sections of lana,
will be put on the block and sold to
the highest bidder. The auctioneer VIII
be Frank L. Brown, special master.
Several years ago the Syndicate Land
and Irrigation company, an eastern
corporation, invested vast sum OF
money in western Kansas lands and In
big irrigation system. the main d1tch
is in Kearny, Scott and Finney coun-
ties, and it's laterals form a network
not only in those counties, but in sew
eral adjoining counties the Kansas
headquarters of the concern was at
Hartland, Kas., where the ditch tapped
the Arkansas river. The concern was
heavily bonded. 1t was operated for
some time, but hard times struck the
west, and the ditch company could not
get any money for what little water 1t
could draw from the river. AS a result
the bondholders did not realize any
thing on their investment and they
forecloSed. Lester M. Hall, an eastern
financier, was appointed receiver. He
has been at work for a couple of years
winding up the affirs of the onpany.
He has sold vast area of land owned
by the company, but still has about 40
quarter sections left. In order to clean
up the litigation. Judge Hook appoint
ed Frank L. Brown special master to
sell the remainder of the property.
Under the order of the court it is not
necessary to sell all the property in one
lump. The special master can use his
judgment. If he thinks he can get more
money for the creditors by selling it in
parcels, he is at liberty to do SO. The
40 quarters will probably be sold sep
arateIy. They are not all in one body,
but are scattered along the Arkansas
river for 80 miles. While Special Mas
ter Brown has had no correspondence
in regard to the matter, he believes
that the eastern bondholders will have
an agent at Garden City to bid in the
irrigation plant and also to bid in the
lands unless they sell for a good figure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
SHOT ON THE STREET.
Photographer Shane Kills Ed Rather
man Apparently Without Cause.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 26-Ed Rather
man was shot down and instantly killed
by J. B. Shane, Tuesday, in front of the
latter's photograph gallery at 1908 Mas
SachuSettS street.
AS far as could be learned there was
no provocation whatever for the deed,
and no reason for the act has been as
signed.
Ed Katherman has been employed at
Wiedemann's ice cream and oyster par
lorS, and was on his way home with
Harry Green, who is employed at the
same place. The two were walking south
together talking and laughing as friends
are wont to do. AS they passed Shane's
gallery Mr.. Shane was standing in the
door. Katherman looked up and said:
How DIDO, Mr.. Shane, mot stopping nor
making any further remark Almost in
stantly, and just after the boys passed
the door of the shop the report of a re-
volYer was heard, and Katherman fell
dead at the feet of his companion, fall
ing on his face and with his hands in
his pockets as he had had them when
he passed the place. Green turned in
time to see that the shot came from a
revolver in the hands of Shane.
Shane was Immediately arrested. At
no time did he make an admission OF
denial of the shooting. Shane was taken
to Topeka for safe keeping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
LAMB MADE GRAND MASTER.
Reelection of the Yates Center Sena-
tor by Kansas Workmen.

Fort Scott, Kas.. Feb. Ex-senator G.
H. Lamb of Yates Center, has been
reelected grand master of the A. o.
U. w. lodge of Kansas by reclamation.
This is his second term. Other officers
will be elected today For the office of
grand medical examiner, which has
paid as high as $1,000 a year, eleven
Kansas doctors were placed in nomi-
nation today. DIR. Reichard, of Paola,
one of the aspirants, has offered res
olution cutting the medical examiners
fees down half. Grand Recorder Forde,
of Emporia, who has held that Office
for twenty-one years, is a candidate
against G.. E. Coffman, of Thayer, for
reelection. There will be a contest
for almost every office in the lodge. To-
day the lodge will consider a PROPOSE
ton to make the grand lodge meetings
biennial instead of annual. John II.
Order, of Fort Scott; M w Wallace,
of Kingnlan, and. T. A. Beck, of To-
pelxa, were selected as supreme lodge
delegates. T. A. Cordry, of Hutchin-
son. was appointed grand lodge re-,
porter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

ters from purposeIy fouling off the bah
and finally working the pitcher for a
base on balls In all the leagues there
are not over a half dozen batters that
can do this trick successfully. and to
protect the pitchers against these all
of the batters have been made to SUI
fer.
OLD RULE GOOD ENOUGH.
The old rule that gave the umpire the
right to call strikes on a batter if he
We're convinced that the batter was
purposely fouling off balls was all that
was needed. That the umpire was COM
petent to do this the new rule admits,
for it gives discretionary powers to the
umpire in the matter of calling certain
fouls strikes. The new rule probably
viii add to the umpires woes. for on the
face of things it looks as though it would
be the subject of much dispute. 1t is
not settled that the new rule will be
finally adopted. and for the sake of
those responsible for the rule it is hoped
that it will not be.
The rule is condemned almost uni
versally. AS a sample of how it is con-
sidered, the definition of it as given by
a Chicago Times-Herald man is not
bad. He says: THE new baseball rules
are dead easy. Take the hypothenuse
of the right triangle formed by lines
drawn through first. third and home
bases, multiply it by the square root
of the distance from third base to the
left bleachers, add one for luck, take
drink, and if you are still sober, it's a
foul"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 26.-At a meeting
of the University Athletic association
Tuesday j. N. Atkinson, coach of last
years team, was elected manager of the
baseball team for the coming season,
Manager Newell resigning. Jack Ev-
ans was reelected captain. Manager
Atkinson will commence on the new
schedule at once. Partial arrangements
have been made for games with K. L.,
Washburn, Haskell, Missouri and Ne
braska. With but few exceptions all the
members of last years team will he
back. King, the crack tackle, will re-
turn to take a post graduate course.
'ePuny' Kennedy, the big center. and
Shiras, the little quarterback, will be
barred this year by the terms of the
Chicago conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
Catarrh of the Lungs the
First Stage of Con-
sumption.
So All Medical Authorities
Agree.

Judge of Greensboro Ga, had an expe-
rience with Peruna we'll worth recitinS-
A report had become current among the
judges friends that he was threat tened
with consumption. 1t was feared for a
time that Georgia was to lose one of its
most prominent and Influential citizens
1t was also reported that the Judge
had failed to get any relief from any or
the medical aid at his command, that he
had made use of the new world famous
remedy Peruna, and made a prompt re-
covery. The affair created quite a SEN
sation in N edical circles especially, and
the many friends of Judge Durham
were not only exceedingly gratiffed at
his recovery, but were enthusiastic in
their praises of the remedy that had
brought him relief.
The public Importance of the Judge
together with the prominence of his
many friends, as well as the startling
and dramatic features of the unexpect-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
LONG TIME WITHOUT WATER.
Cow Under a Straw Stack Lives
Twenty-Five Days.

Coffeyville. Feb. 26-The Journal
says:
r. w. Read tells a most remarkable
story about how long a COW can live
without water On February / his son,
Haz, jr., took a bunch of cattle to a
farm near Liberty, turning them to a
straw stack. The stack shortly fell over
and he knew that one of his cows was
under it. AS the straw was so heavy
and so deep over the COW he supposed
she was instantly killed and made no
effort to get her out.
Saturday morning, February %. Haz
was about the stack and noticed the
straw moving. He quickly recalled the
COW having been buried under the
stack Getting pitchfork he lifted off
the straw, which was then not nearly
so deep as before and soon saw that the
COW was alive. She was so much alive,
too that she chased all the men away
from the stack. They returned horse
back and found what was still more re-
markable-that the cow had given birth
to calf while under the straw and
that the little animal was alive and WELL
The COW then started on a run for wa
ter, but was captured and given warm
water at first.
Both the COW and calf are now per-
fectly well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
Baseball Conference Does Some
Clumsy Legislation.
ADDS TO UMPIRE'S WOE
Old Rule Bad Enough But Re-
vision is Much Worse.
The Right to Call Certain Foul
Strikes Discretionary.
The Result Will Be Continuous
Wrangling.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The Post says:
The accompanying cut illustrates the
new foul strike rule adopted by the re-
made up of representatives of the Ma
tional, American, and several of the
minor leagues. The rule is supposed
to represent the best thought of some
of the bright lights in baseball With
this in mind, one is led to wonder what
the result would have been had indi-
Viduals, just ordinary in their mental
-ftainments, been clothed with the
power to change the rule
One does not have to have very clear
vision, either ocular or mental to per-
celVe that the new rule is a mon
strosity. The old foul strike rule was
bad enough, but it assumes infinite
beauty when compared with the one
Just promulgated The old rule made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. c. A

The Business course is free to all
members of the Association.
The studies are: Bookkeeping, Ele-
mentary and Advanced, Arithmetic.
Elementary and Business, Practical
Grammar and Letter Writing, Spelling
and Punctuation.
Professors E. H. Roudebush and c. B.
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.
Z Each student will receive personal at
tention and those who complete the
course will be awarded the Internatico-
al certificate.
For further information call at the
Association office on East Eighth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
COMING DRAMATIC EvEETS.

James Nein and his company will
play Barbara Frietchie" at the Craw-
ford tonight One of the strange fea-
lures of the widespread controversy
over Barbara F'rietchie that is now go
ing on throug hout the country, revived
largely through the success of the great
war drama by the same name as pre-
scented by James Neill and his company
is the Indignation that various south
erners have shown at WhituerS poem,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

the feature of an ordinary card at Oak
land Sombero and Homestead, of the
Morris stable, We're to 10 faVOriteS-
Colonel Ballantyne and Botany were the
only other starters. Sombero won hand
lily from Colonel Ballantyne, who made
a good showing. Botany stopped and
Homestead could not run the muddy
going. In the fifth race Muresca beat
the gate and won from Meehanus, the
to 5 favorite. pullman and Jackson
each rode two winners. Jockey Tommy
Burns left yesterday for Hot Springs
and Eddie Jones started today for New
York en- route to England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
RYAN Defeats Murphy.

Kansas City. Feb. 26.-Tommy Ryan,
the local middleweight pugilist, knock
ed out Australian Tim Murphy at
Strope's hall last night in the eighth
round Of what was to have been a ten
round bout. Murphy was never very
much in evidence and the local man
took things easy He had to chase the
Australian all around the ring for the
first five rounds. but finally got him tired
out and after taking a great deal of
punishment the Australian went out
from left soak ON the Jaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
Was Weary of Life.

Junction City, Feb. 26.-Mike Frey, Sr.
of this city, shot himself last evening at
his home The bullet entered his body
lust below the heart and ranged down
ward The physicians say he cannot
live. The cause for the suicide was i'll
health. He was about 81 years old and
was one of the early settlers of this
county, coming here about 80 years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
Price of Penitentiary Irvine.

Kansas City, Feb 26.-E. B. Jewett,
warden of the Kansas state penitentiary
was at the Union depot last night on his
way home to Wichita for the Sedgwlch
Republican primaries which VIII be neld
today. He says the binding Irvine fac
tory has been running all winter and he
will be ready to announce the price Oh
Irvine about the middle of March. The
cordage companies, he says, have set the
price at liz cents a pound, f. o. b. Chi
cago Penitentiary Irvine will shade
those figures. probably, but will be high
er than last year.
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sPALD1NGsIs PLEASED.
National League Ball President VIII
Push the Fight.

New York, Feb. 25-A. G. Spalding is
much pleased with the latest develop
ments in the baseball war, and says he
is now ready to fight to a finish A long
telegram has been received in this city
from him in which he says:
L construe the action of the loyal
four members of the National League
at their conference at Pittsburg as re-
iterating and reaffirming their al
legiance to the principle under
lying the baseball controversy an
Endorsement of the campaign conducted
TO date and a determination not to
dodge the real issue by sacrificing prin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
A. BASEBALL WAR.
President Quinn of the Brewers Says
Money is Plentiful With Him.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 26-President
Harry Quinn, of the Milwaukee Base
ball club, was here today with Manager
Watkins. He says there is no chance
for the Western league to make money.
Said he:
Monday morning I will begin to
spend $4,000 on a new stand in Mil
waukee. My partner has a little cash
up his sleeve. He is Charley Clark. A
few thousand is nothing to him. He
would not want any better fun than to
see the Western league start baseball
war in Milwaukee"
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Feb. 26-These pensions
have been granted: Kansas-Original,
war with Spain, Clarence Parker, Pratt,
SO; increase, Richard Martz. -Leaven-
worth, IS; Zebedee Edgington, Kansas
City, $40; Thornton Williams. Nico-
demus. IS; Benjamin Thomas. Wichita,
s17; Singleton Pend1ey. Toronto. IS;
John Sims, Stafford, IS; Harvey Lines,
La Harpe, $12; William Paisley To-
peka, IS; Andrew Hendren, Iowa Point,
S12; William Jones, Mcpherson, $24;
Jesse Sanders, Manhattan, $12; widows,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
MULES FOR THE TRANsvAAL
Buyer Purchases $11 900 Worth in
Franklin County,

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 26.-The Herald
says:
1.-The record for spending money for
live stock was probably broken in this
vicinity Saturday, when ]. b. Smell, Of
Clay Center. went out into the country
to buy mules.
'Mr. Smell came in from Kansas City
Saturday night By o'clock Monday
afternoon he had paid out 81, 900 in
cash for mules and was looking for
more.
1T is understood that Mr.. Smell will
sell his mules to agents of the British
army, for service in South Africa"
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Funston Made an Elk.

lola. Feb 26.-General Funston and
his personal aide Lieutenant B. ].
Mitchell were initiated into the Elk
lodge here last night With them were
rs others. Elks from Pittsburg, Parsons,
Chanute and Fort Scott We're present
At the conclusion of the initiation
banquet was served for the visitors
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ciple to expediency, which action must
be approved by all those who have the
best interest of the national game at
heart
1T is a good omen for the future of
the National League that Freedmanism
and Brushism received it's death blow
at PittSburg on Washington's birthday
l consider this campaign for the up
lifting of baseball, sa far as it relates
to those baneful 'isrns. as practically
over and regardless of LITIGATION,
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LIVE BIRD MATCH.
Exciting Contest Won by o. Z. Hun
gate Tuesday.

There was an exciting live bird match
at the Topeka Gun club grounds east
of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The
match was between o. Z. Hungate and
]. ]. German and was won by the for
mer who scored 20 out of a possible %.
Mr.. German brought down Is.
Following is the detailed score:
German 122O1O1l1 1OO11I2 11112-1S
Hungate ..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Salinas New Organ.

Salina, Feb. 26.-About $1,000 has been
raised to purchase a pipe organ for the
Presbyterian church at this place. The
instrument will cost 81, 400 and will be
placed in the church by June l.
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suicide al Cofevville.

Coneyville, Kas., Feb. 2s-Mrs.
George F. Boswell, wife of a Coffey-
vile business man of this city, COM
fnitted suicide Tuesday in Neal, where
she was taking treatn ent. She had
been in the hospital there for about
year and concluded she could not get
we'll This, it is thought, unsettled her
mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26

Kansas Lutheran synod. The Rev. J.
j. Chambers of New Cambria preached
the opening sermon. The Rev A. b
Kirkland of Salina and the Rev. r
Bergs tresser of Abilene spoke. All re-
ports show a prosperous year in the
churches
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Divorce Gases Numerous.

Emporia, Feb. 26.-In the present term
of Lyon county's district court there
are twenty-four divorce cases on the
docket. This is the crop that has been
growing since the last term of court
October 1901
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Candidate For Treasurer.

Garnett, Kas., Feb. 26.-J. B. Rhodes
of Colony, has entered the race for
state treasurer. He will have the sup
port of this county in the Republican
state convention. He is an old resi-
dent of Kansas and of this county.