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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
Columbia 10; Washburn 6.

Columbia. Mo, April 21-Missouri
university won a significant victory on
the Columbia baseball grounds Satur-
day afternoon in a game with Wash
burn, Of Topeka Kan, defeating the lat
ter by the score Of 10 to g. Baxter, the
little Kansas southpaw. twirled an ex-
Celleut game and batted like a fend. He
landed on Hamilton frequently, and
made the only home run Of the game
Missouri scored its first three runs on
errors Kansas woke up IN the fifth
inning, and for a time Missouri looked
like d loser, but cool field work saved
the day for the home team. Hamilton
pitched a good game for Missouri, keep
ing the hits down and well scattered
The field work of both teams was above
the average, and the game as a whole
was one Of the best exhibitions that has
been witnessed here for years. Score by
innings
Missouri ...... 40 4O01 % 8 Go
Washburn ..... 80 1 3 o.
Umpire-Smith.
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KANSAS NEWS.
LeaVenWOrth Man Carelessly
Drops Diamonds.
Thought He Placed Them in
Pocket but Didn't.
Had VALUE OF $4,000.
Discovered Loss Soon but Failed
to Recover.
Jewels Highly Valued as Family
HeirlOoms.

Leavenworth, April BIB. Flesher of
12z Fifth avenue was unfortunate
enough to lose a diamond pin and pair
OF diamond earrings Saturday. There
are three brilliants in the pin and the
two diamonds in the earrings are said
to be the largest in Leavenworth. The
five stones are valued at from $500 to
81. 900. Mr.. Flesher refused to state what
he considered their value
Il WAS carrying the diamonds in the
fob pocket of my trousers said Mr.
Flesher to q reporter yesterday after
noon. i went into the Leavenworth
National bank to deposit some currency
which | had wrapped around the jew
elry. As started out Of the bank. 1
thought replaced the pin and earrings
in the pocket. but 1 must have dropped
them down between the trousers and
underwear.
I went frcm the bank to the Nation
al hotel. 1t was not more than Is min
utes before 1 noticed my loss. at once
began a oiligent search for the dia-
mOnds, but someone had picked them
up l could not find them.
Il at once notified the police. If an
honest person picked the diamonds up,
they are gone for good. We have owned
them since 1882 and. Mrs. Flesher prizes
the jewels very highly. / will pay a
handsome reward for the return of
them.
When lost. the jewelry was wrapped
in tissue paper It viii be hard for the
finder to dispose of the two stones in
size. The diamonds are well known
among the members of the society cir
Gle in which Mrs. F1esher moves and
they have been much admired.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Marvin Hart Has a Tough Con-
test Before Him.
Must Defeat Kid Carter or Be-
come a Second Rater.
HIS CRUCIAL TEST.
There is No Question as to
Harris Hitting Powers.
Match Before Louisville Club
on Derby Night.
HIS CRUCIAL TEST.

Louisville, April 21.-In making the
match to box kid" Carter twenty
rounds before the Southern Athletic club
on Derby night, May 8, Marvin Hart is
to undergo the crucial test of his career.
Until he was defeated under such sensa-
tional circumstances by the lamented
wild Bill' Banrahan. Hart had never
been knocked down, and for one of his
experience he had some terrific battles,
winning from such men as Australian
Jimmy Ryan. Tommy West and Dan
Creedon. Back recently from Hot
Springs, where he took the baths for SIX
weeks, looking good and claiming to feel
better and stronger than ever, Louis
vflles light heavy weight champion is
leading a strenuous life out at St Mat
thew's, where he is training, under the
direction of his manager, H. c. Dlcl11ns
George Grant and Peter TrainOr- Hart
says he is going to win surely. His
manager shares this belief. Hart Is
working harder to get ready for Carter
than he has for any opponent. he feels
that his fate is in the balance and a vic
tory viii mean that he is in line for the
crack-a-1aclzs in his class.
There is no question as to Harris hit
ting power and his willingness. He can
deliver a blow with as much force as
can Carter. who has beaten Joe Walcott
and Joe Choynski His friends claim
that if Hart is careful does not get in
too close and uses right and left like he
has heretofore, Carter viii have his
troubles and plenty of them.
Carter is particularly effective in close
quarters. with a series of Jolts calcu-
lated TO loosen a mans anatomy inquiek
order.
Carter will come to town from French
Lick Monday. accompanied by his man
ager. Joe Maclas. and trainer, Big
Jack Mccormack. Carter has been
fighting Pluto, in addition to Nc
Cormack. He viii leave for Cincinnati
Monday afternoon, to complete training
at Dacey's Norwood Inn.
Manager Gray expects a great crowd
to witness the Hart-Carter contest
Scores of seats have been reserved The
scale of prices is from 81 to SIS.
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He KILLED THE SERVANT.
Farmer Cummings Says He Commit
ted Murder With a Broomstick.

Wellington Kas.. April 21--John
Cummings, a farmer aged IS years. was
arrested at his home near Portland, this
county. by Sheriff Sha wyer Saturday
for the murder of a girl named Anna
Dishman, of Arkansas City, August IS,
1899
The girl, who was domestic in the
family in some way angered Cum
miugs, who struck her on the head with
a broomstick. the blow fracturing her
skull. She lived for five days after the
injury and seems to have died for lack
of medical attention. After her death
the body was concealed in a straw
stack and later was buried by Cum
mings. who gave it out that Miss Dish
man had left the state with some NOV
ers. Mrs. Cummings and the two sons
who witnessed the deed were compelled
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TWO BLOCKS BURN
80 Families Made Homeless by
Fire in Kansas City.

Kansas City. April 21.-Somebody'
mistake and high wind, with the odds
very greatly in favor of somebody's
mistake, made eighty-two families
homeless yesterday and caused a prop
erty loss by fire which is estimated
conservatively at $4,000 to $4,000.
Two solid blocks of thiekly settled res
idenee property between MERCER and
Paramount, from Twenty-third to
Twenty fourth street, were burned
yesterday afternoon. In addition half
a dozen houses were destroyed on the
Holly Reservoir hill, and more or less
damage was done to dozens of houses
scattered through the Toad-a-Loup and
Reservoir district.
Out of the seventy-flve or more
houses burned there was not $1,000
worth of household goods saved. Many
of the occupants barely escaped with
their lives and there were many mar
row escapes Of this sort. The fire
spread with such inconceivable rapidity
owing to the high wind that people
two blocks away from the point OF
starting were unable to save any con-
siderable portion of their effects. There
were many pitiful sights as the home
less people huddled around wretched
bundles of soaked and ruined goods,
while sympathizing neighbors did all
that could have been done for Them
The fire was discovered at 3 o'clock
in the kitchen Of Albert Dietz. who con-
Quoted a grocery store at 2400 Fair
mount avenue and lived in the store.
Mr. Dietz was called to his front door
by neighbors who pounded upon the
door and told him that the place was
on fire. Flames and smoke were pour
ing from the kitchen and the discovery
was made that the gasoline stove had
either leaked or exploded. There was a
water plug at the side Of the gasoline
stove, but Mr. Dietz was unable to
reach it on account Of the herceness of
the flames, and he and his family were
barely able to get out Of the house. In
the meantime Paul Deihart, who had
discovered the fire, had turned in the
alarm from the Gamewen box on the
corner. but the fire department did not
respond for over half an hour, owing
to the mistake in the location, and the
occupants of the buildings at Twenty
fourth and Paramount were forced to
stand and see their homes burn with
out & drop of water being thrown upon
the flames.
TAa fire gained a neadway during this
delay which could. not be overcome,
especially in the high wind, and It is
the greatest wonder that all the houses
as Tar as Summit street ana the bou1e-
ward did not go.
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REDUCED TO RUINS.
Three Earthquakes Completely
Destroy a Guatemala City.

New York, April 21.-The three earth
quakes on Friday night reduced to ruins
Quesaltenango, the second city of inn
portance in Guatemala, and having 25.-
600 inhabitants. and completely destroy
ed the town Of Amatitlan says Guate-
mala City Guatemala dispatch to the
Herald. Both Of these towns were cap
itals of the departments of the same
name each bears.
It is reported that 500 persons were
killed in QuesaltenangO but the rumor
lacks confirmation. The exact loss of
life cannot now be ascertained. News of
the destruction. which extended 100 miles
along the western part Of the republic,
IS coming in slowly because all Of the
telegraph wires We're destroyed.
1t is known that Arnatitlan exists no
more as a town. the seismic disturbance
having been so great. The Inhabitants
that is. those of the ten thousand resi-
dents who escaped death in the cataclysn
are camping in the open air for safety,
not daring to return to the ruined con-
fines Of the town. Some OF the inhabit-
ants are building temporary mud huts.
More news has been obtained about
the condition OF affairs at Amatitlan
than at Quesaltenango. as the former is
only Is miles south of this city. While
the latter is more than 100 miles to the
northwest.
Couriers say earthquake shocks are
still being felt at short intervals in the
neighborhcod Of Quesaltenango.
There have been serious seismic dis
turbances along the Cordillera, affecting
towns and villages between Amatitlan
and Quesaltenango. No reliable informa-
ton regarding less Of life. or the extent
of property destruction in these inter
mediate places has reached here. Slight
disturbances We're felt at Guatemala
City. Nut no great damage resulted.
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ANOTHER GOES FREE.
People Who Convict Jointist Secure
His Release.

The county commissioners have re-
leased Judd Richardson from the coun-
ty jail. where he was serving a SEN
tence for selling liquor.
He was convicted July o. 1901, in
Justice Disney's court by Assistant At
torney General Redeem. and was sem
fenced to eight months in jail, a fine
of $1,000 and costs amounting to S251.
Justice Disney and Judge Redden were
among those who recommended that
he be pardoned by the county commits
sioners. Judge Redden viii receive his
fees for securing the conviction. $500,
80 days after the man is released from
jail II he stayed in jail until his time
was up Redden would have to wait
three years for his money, as he gets it
80 days after the prisoner is released
from Jail, whether it be a year or a day
after he is sent to Jail
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SUMNER COUNTY WHEAT.
Produced Forty Times as Much as
All New England

A southern Kansas man wrote to
Secretary Coburn Saturday stating that
in Dragging about Kansas wheat he
the southern Kansas nan-had told
some of his eastern friends that Sum
ner county alone produced more wheat
than the entire New England states
combined. His eastern friends were in
eIined to doubt SO sweeping a statement
and the writer asked Secretary Coburn
if his claim was not correct.
Mr.. Coburn consulted the year book
of the United States department of agri-
culture for 1900, the last one at hand
and found that the New England states
are credited in that with producing 137, :
696 bushels of wheat. The same year
Summer county produced 5,759, $3.50 bush
els or more than 20 times as much as all
of New England And last year Sum
ner county increased its production to
6,812, 1872 bushels.
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woRK ZOE TEE rRUsr.
Russian Colonists From Kansas VIII
Raise Sugar Beets.

Denver. Colo. April 2i-The Burlington
has brought in $50 Russian laborers.
picked up at all points in Nebraska and
Kansas who have been hired to raise
sugar bects for the factories at Eaton and
Greeley for the Great Western Sugar conf
panX. The laborers are accompanied by
their families. They viii occupy tents and
sheds at the fields assigned them This is
but tho first of several trains carrying sim
liar shipments of Wcrkmen.
J. F. Kilby interested in the Sugar City.
Colo, factory, registered at the Brown
Palace hotel yesterday from Cleveland, O..
on his regular inspection trip. I under
stand the syndicate has the two factories
in Northern Colorado at Eaton and
Greeley" said Mr.. Kilbv. but 1 know
nothing OF any further plans in Colorado. =
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Enporia, Kas.. April 21.-The Friends
university of Wichita and the Kansas
State Normal school teams had a big
crowd out Saturday afternoon to wit
ness an excellent but one-sided game,
the visitors winning by a score of 10
to I. The phenomenal batting of the
Quakers was the most exciting feature
of the game, Young making a three
Dagger in the second and driving the
bah over the fence in the fifth. while
Senter in the SIXTH with 81 man on each
base, drove the ball clear over center
field for three runs. Hoyt followed with
a two-bagger
Score by innings: r H e
Emporia .... 20 o 0 10o0o o. 0
Friends =. 20 0 0 4 0 30 10 2
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BIG Race Winnings.

French Lick. Ind. April 21-John Con
sidine, of New York, and two associates
are said to have Won over $4,000 at the
pOolroom here Saturday afternoon. Bert
Dasher, a theatrical manager, and Lou
HOuseman, of Chicago, were in on the
play According to the little story they
placed 800 on the Memphis races and
500 on the Lakeside events with in
structions to parlee the winnings. At
Memphis they played Enothian, W. B.
Gates, Aladdin, and AdmonitiOn. At
Chicago they played Possart, Burnie
Bunton, Kenilw0rth, and John McGurk
When the trio returned from their ride
they found all eight horses had Won
The booknaker who tells the story is
William Clark. It is said he paid $3.50
in cash and $4,000 in New York draft
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Boston, April 21.-Boston auspiciously
opened the American league season in
this city Saturday by winning a stub
bornly contested game by a batting
rally in the ninth The visitors pre-
scented Hughes. of last seasons Chi
cago Nations, as pitcher, while the vet
eran "Cy'' Young was in the box for
Boston. Saturdays game was special
" transferred from those to be played
later in the season on account of SAT-
urday being a holiday in Boston. At
tendance, $4,000. Score:
Boston ..........O 0210OO AZ
Baltisaore 49,. .O 0 0 0 o 1 l Is
Batteries-BOston, Young and Criger;
Baltimore. HUGHES and Robinson.
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Cincinnati 2: Ohicapo /.

Cincinnati, April 21-The Cincinnati
team won the final game of the series
from Chicago. The game was the best
of the four and it was anybody's vic
tory up to the last man ia the last in
ming. Phillips and St. Vrain both pitch
ed superb ball, only six hits being made
off the former and seven off the latter.
Chicago made four errors but they did
not count against them to any extent.
Roth teams played good ball Attend
ance 12, GEO. Score by innings:
Cincinnati ............OO O1 0O1 0 50
Chicago ...... ....-...O 0 / 0 0 0 o.
Batteries-Cincinnat Phillips ana
Bergan; Chicago, st. Vrain and King.
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LANDED HIS MAN.
Thomas J. Barnett, It is Charged,
Got Away With Seven Horses.

49,
About two weeks ago seven horses
were stolen at Kanorado. Sherman
county, and Thomas J. Barnett was
accused of the theft Two of the horses
were stolen from Barnetts brother.
They were traced to Bird City, about
fifty miles from Kanorado, and from
there they were shipped over the Bur
lington to Friend, Neb., where Bar
nett placed them on sale on the street
at auction. After three had been sold
Barnett found he was followed and he
hastily left, but was apprehended at
Lincoln. Neb.
The county attorney at Goodland was
notified, and he wired the sheriff. Viii
liam Walker, who was in Pueblo, Colo
Sheriff Walker started Immediately for
Topeka, coming through Goodland, and
securing the necessary papers to present
to Governor Stanley for a requisitiOn.
He reached here Saturday, securing his
requisitiOn
Sheriff Walker is the man who killed
the two train robbers near CSoodIand
about two years ago.
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NEW PHONE COMPANIES.
One is at Fredonia, the Other al
White City.

A cooperative telephone company has
formed at Fredonia with a capital stock
Of $4,000. 1t is chartered under the
name Of the Fredonia Cooperative Tel
ephone company. Sixty-eight sharehold-
ers are named in the charter.
The White City Telephone company
was also chartered. 1t has not so many
stockholders as the Fredonia company,
but good many White City people
have stock in it. Its capital stock is
$1,000.
The Diamond Creamery company was
chartered with a capital stock of S25,-
000 and also the DarloW Cooperative
Grain and Live Stock association, Of
barlow, Reno county, with a capital Of
s. 800.
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American League at Chicago.

Chicago, April 21-The American
League season. which had its Drelin-
mary opening in Boston Saturday viii
begin in earnest on Wednesday, the
opening games being played in Chicago
ST. Louis. Washington and Baltimore.
There is no reason in attempting to
forecast the result of even the first
weeks playing. The teams appear to be
too evenly matched for that The Bos-
ton and Baltimore teams, which have
been farthest south for spring training.
can perlap claim the best form. But
the stunts through which the White Sox
to players who are expected tG let them
selves out in the climate fer the north
ern sections during April and early
May.
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to keep the secret through fear Of Cum

to keep the secret through fear of Cum
mings' vengeance.
The county authorities for some time
have been receiving hints that the girl
had met with foul play and a few days
ago Mrs. Cummings, who says she has
been driven almost frantic by remorse
for her part in the tragedy, told the
whole story to County Attorney Ready.
Cummings when taken into custody
broke down and confessed the crime.
He waived preliminary examination,
and says he IS willing to go into court
and plead guilty of granddaughter and
take his sentence. Cummings has here
tofore borne a good reputation and his
family stands well in the community.
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damus suit in the district court to COM
pei the board Of county examiners to is
sue him a school teachers certificate
Casebier was employed at the Tecum-
sch school. The patrons made charges
against him and the board of examiners.
S. F. Wright, William Vanorsdale- and
John F Eby investigated thef case and
revoked his certificate Casebier claims
that the revolxing of the certificate was
without grounds
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Hutchinson, April 21.-Plans have been
laid to build a network of telephones in
Reno county with Hutchinson as head
quarters. Every leading farmer, ranch
man and business man in the county
win have a phone in his house or place
of business. In less than two years II
will be possible for person to get any
farmer in the country by phone.
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Both Arms Cut OF:

Leayenworth. Kas., April 21.-Robert
Phoenix, stranger, who refused to
tell where he was from, lost both arms
near the elbows while stealing ride on
a Missouri Pacific train bound for KAN
sas City Saturday night. Phoenix is in
a serious condition at the hospital and
he may die. He positively refuses to
tell where his folks live. He is about
80 years OF age
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Reduced Grain Inspection.

The report Of the state grain inspec-
ton department for the month Of March
shows a deficit of $751;. 35. The expenses
OF the department were $2,743.95, while
the collections from fees were only ST.
$3.50. The movement of grain at pres
ent is light, which accounts for the light
fees, while the expenses go on just the
same. For this reason State Grain In
spector Northrup has let out some Of his
Office help and put some of the in
spectors on half pay
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New York, April 21.-Young Corbett
and Dave Sullivan have been matched
to box for the worlds featherweight
championship in Denver on May %.
The conditions for the match call for
a 10-round battle at 12S pounds, weigh
in at 3 o'clock on the day for the con-
test. Each man is to post $1,000; $500
for weight and $500 for appearance.
Tom Sharkey, Sullivans manager, ar
ranged the match for his championship
hunter The Sailor called at the Even
ing Journal Office this afternoon and
affixed. his signature to the articles
arranged for Sullivan to leave for Den
yer in two weeks so as to put the fin
ishing touches to his training there
This match will in no way affect the
battle between Terry McGovern and
Corbett, as the articles signed for that
contest allow each boxer to fight be-
tween the signing of the articles and
the contest
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Tniured bv an Engine.

Parsons. Kas. April 21.-Samue1
Grogg. an old and experienced rail-
reader, met with a fearful accident by
which he lost a leg and may lose his
life. He attempted to jump on the pilot
of moving engine and in some way
fell under it. His leg was badly
crushed.
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Lawrence. kan. April 21-The base
ball game between the Haskell Indians
and the Ottawa university teams, played
here Saturday afternoon, was one OF the
prettiest college contests ever seen IN
Lawrence. The Indians won the game
by a score Of 2 to I. The contest was a
pitchers battle, Gardiner, the Indian,
holding his own well against Foselberg,
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Els View zoe Liberal.

Hiawatha Kas., April 21-The Rev.
Mr.. Harwood. Congregational minister
at Fairview, has resigned. It is init
mated that his views were too liberal
He takes the view that Jesus Christ
was man, but divine because without
sin
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pittabnre 1o. 81. Lonie 3.

st. Louis, April 21.-St Louis played
another poor fielding game and lost last
game Of the Pittsburg series today;
score 10 to 2 Wicker pitched in fair
form Attendance 1900.
Score by innings:
St. Louis .............O OO0O20 o. 2
Pittsburg ............O 2 o. 1 0 2-10
Batteries-S Louis, Wicker and Ryan;
Pittsburg. Tannehin and thinner.
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1.-The pen" said the famous warrior
to the great editor, SIS mightier than
in favor of the sword replied the great
editor; lit never gets into libel suits.
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II have followed the sea for 30
years said the man with the weather
beaten face And have you never
caught up with it?' asked the silly, pale
young man.
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Ottawa's strong twirler. The only fea-
ture of the game was a three-bagger by
Felix The score: R. II. &.
Haskell ........s0O 100000 %
Ottawa ....0 0 0 0 IL 3 3
Batteries-Ottawa, F'ogelberg and Pet
erson; Haskell, Gardiner and Felix