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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
ooRBETT IN GOOD SHAPE.
His Sparring Partner Is Sure He Will
Stay the Limit.

san Francisco, July 24.-Jim Corbett has
slowed down bit in his work for the COM
ing fight. Thegbig mills near at hand and
oo rn men ,eII are IN good shape;
Inc pie ferries received from pet
bear. although bad at the time. has not
stopped him in the least with his work.
There are no pet animals at Corbet's quar-
tiers, save collie, which belongs to brother
Harry Jim takes the dog out on the road
with him every afternoon when he needs
company.
Corbett Is probably the first man who
work in the morning. Many sports 60 over
IN the afternoon expecting to see the big
fellow boxing with his sparring partners
put usually find him playing shuffleboa I'd
Just before starting out the road. At
Switchboard Jim really is a champfon
has not beaten and is always ready to in
vite all kinds of Champs" over from the
city to play.
Baseball which is another great hobby
OF his, has been cut out for the time being
About two weeks ago Nat Goodwin was
bunch of actors.
He is looking much better than he did a
week or so ago and has the same conf
dence in his ability. Sam Berger. who is
MS Sparring partner. thinks the former
champion has a royal chance of winning.
says Berger, and outmeasure him at al
most every point, yet he throws me around
like middleweight. He will surely stay
those 20 rounds with Jeffries and outpoint
him."
Corbett has lost but two pounds since he
commenced working and says he will stay
at his present figure until the week of the
contest. He says he will rest up three or
four days before the fight and expects to
enter the ring weighing 1S5 or 1S6 pounds.
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.Ienries.
Big Auto Meet.

New York, July PA large number Of
entries have been received for the automo-
bile races at the Empire City track on
Saturday. The principal contest will be a
ten-mile race between Joseph Tracy and
Ray Owen. They will start from opposite
sides of the track.
1t is announced that the classes which
will be held in connection with the match
race between Oldsfield and La Roche will
include 10 mile event for machines of any
weight and any horse power. Then there
will be a ten mile race for machines of any
motor power weighing under 1900 pounds
and a race for machines of any motor
power weighing under 1900 pounds
There will be the usual mile record trials
open to all machines and also the three
mile motor bicycle amateur championship
of America
During the race between Oldsfield and
La Roche the former will endeavor to
break the worlds record
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Owner Smathers Says McChes'
ney Must Rest.
Big Horse Will Not Be in Con-
ditiOn for Days Yet.
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT.
All Around the Stable Felt
Water Boy Was Beaten.
Suggests That Hermis Enter
Next Proposed Match.

New York, July 24.-Shortly after the
announcement that the ArcChesney-
Water Boy match was declared off, E.
E. Smathers, owner of McChesney, said
in response to a question as to whether
there was any prospect of the race TAX
ing place in the near future:
1 do not believe McChesney will be
in condition to race for several days
and perhaps weeks. We were pleased
after the horse was worked. We were
more confident of victory than ever be-
fore, and that is saying a great deal.
At that time there was not a man
about the stable but what thought the
race was as good as won. and we all
feel greatly disappointed at this I'M
avoidable accident
1T is a matter of much regret to me
that McChesney will not be able to
fulfill his engagement in this special
am more sorry because of the fact
that the public had shown so much in
terest in the expected meeting. 1t is
too bad that it should be disappointed
| feel just now that this lameness has
deprived McChesney of a. great amount
Of glory, for he certainly would have
beaten Water Boy
Sam Hildreth took the matter very
philosophically, but it was very evident
that he was really disappointed that
the race was not to be run. Hildreth.
however, is too old a trainer to let such
an occurrence ruff1e his temper. and,
beyond saying that luck had played
him another bad turn, had little kick
coming.
Il will go back to Chicago within
day or two" said Hildreth, but Nc
Chesnev Will stay here and be shipped
TO Saratoga, according to the plans
originally made for him. Frank Taylor
Will have charge of the horse here and
he viii start him as soon as condition
permits. Arrangements are again made
ior a meeting, L will come back to see
it. for 1 would have to see that kinCf
of a raca.
see Hermis is rounding into form
Perhaps his people will want to enter
MIN II another race of the kind is
made He would be just as welcome as
Water Boy, and, perhaps. after all. A
three-cornered race would be more sat
isfactory to the public'
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1T LOOKS WARLIKE.
Russia and Japan Continue
Their Military Preparations.

London July 24.-The Daily Mail cor
respondent sends rather an alarming
view of the situation in the east to his
paper. He says that Russias retention
of Manchuria, the increase of her fleet,
the dispatch of reinforcements to Man
churia, the southwark movement of the
occupying army in Manchuria and the
defiant conduct on the Corean frontier,
alarmed the japanese, many of whom
are convinced that it would be better to
fight now than risk the eventual loss of
Corea and the relegation of Japanese
to secondary place. He says the Jap
anese are accommodating stores and nego-
tiating the purchase of new ships; that
a squadron is off Nladivostock, to which
port Russian vessels have been sent as
a precautiOn, and that both fleets are
ready for action at any moment. He
says that a perusal of the Siberian press
reveals the aggressive spirit of the Rus
sian military party; that the Russians
believe they will lose prestige If they
give way now with the result that their
far eastern empire will be lost and Jap
anese influence win become predom1-
nant. The appointment of Marquis Ito
as president of the priVy council, the
correspondent says, is favorable to
peace, but that Russia must retreat or
He says the Japanese believe that
France and England will join in the ex-
pected conflict, which diplomats at To-
kio think might. if once begun, con-
tlnue Tor years, involving disaster 10
Japanese finance and the creation OF
sort of Balkan difficulty in Corea. He
adds that confidence is shown in the
AngIo-Japanese alliance.
The Standards Tien Tsin correspond
ent says that since the 18th of this
month there has been an incessant in
crease in the concentration of Russian
forces at Port Arthur and elsewhere,
many who were ostensibly emigrants
being in reality soldiers. He adds that
Sc "a eli cyl1f N z
Russia intends to withdraw or moderate
her policy.
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His Bright Idea Liable to Cause
Him Trouble.
TRIES 1T ON NEIGHBOR
Drives Over and Carries Off His
Garden Truck.
Took so Bushels of Potatoes and
$50 Cabbages.
Dropped In After Dark and
"TOuched" Hen RO0st.

Erie. Kan, July 24.-Suit was insti-
tuted in the district court here wherein
Fred Helm and wife of Shaw are plain
tiffs and Ed Dye OF carlton is the Of
Tending party. Mr.. Helm while in town
relating his troubles told of some deal
ings with the defendant whereby Helm
owed the defendant something like $50
The defendant demanded immediate
payment, which Helm was unable to
pay upon immediate demand. They
had a few words and separated. Later
in the day while Mr.. Dye was thinking
over his troubles he concluded it was
unnecessary to wait for his money, it Is
stated. and Immediately set about to
get it. He hitched up his team to a
wagon, loaded in a pillow and drove down
and plowed out Helms potatoes,
amounting to about so bushels and
thinking this was a good thing went
into the garden and gathered about $50
cabbages and loaded them into the
wagon, and then proceeded to gather
the tomatoes and other vegetables IN
til he had loaded two wagons with the
garden truck, then drove off.
As he was driving away he saw a
further opportunity to square himself
with Mr.. Helm, and accordingly return
ed at night and went to the hen roOst
where he gathered in sixteen grown
chickens of the size that would satisfy
most any claim common to man.
Helm and his wife appeared before
the Justice court where they swore out
a warrant for Fred Dye, charging him
with a felony. Dye was arrested and
gave bond to appear Saturday at 10
O'Clock a. m. The charges against Mr..
Dye are quite serious and unless he can
get the matter settled he may find out
that he has been in court.
After Mr.. Helm and wife got the jus
tice court in operation they called on
Attorney Cline and filed suit in the dis
trict court to recover the value of the
property alleged to be wrongfully taken
and asked judgment for $l4S.70 and
costs.
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DIGGING FOR HIS MONEY.
Wichita Man Thought to Have
Buried Some Before Death.


Wichita, July 24-When G. P. Var
nouf. the old soldier who was shot and
instantly killed by DR.. Doyle, died it
was supposed that he was a poor man,
but since then it has developed that he
possessed nearly $1,000. One thousand
dollars of this amount can be accounted
for as a certificate of deposit has been
found showing that he had at the time
of his death that amount deposited in
the Kansas National bank. However,
the remaining $500 cannot be found and
the wife and friends of the dead man
are so confident that he buried it on his
property that they are digging up the
place and making a diligent search of
the premises.
There are good reasons for supposing
that Varnouf had $500 when he died,
and also for supposing that he buried 1t
on his property. At the time of his first
trouble with Doyle over month ago
he was arraigned in the city court and
placed under a bond of $3.50. He stated
at the time that he had $1,000 on deposit
in the Kansas National bank and asked
If a certificate of deposit would be ac-
cepted on the bond. The court stated
that il would, and while he was gone
after the certificate parties telephoned
the bank to discover whether or not he
was telling the truth, and found that he
was However, he rturned without it.
stating that he could not find it, but
that he thought he could dig up $500
besides the certificate. He returned to
his home and it is said went to the cell
lar and returned to the court room with
$500. Thus II is known that he had at
least 81. 800. Both the wife of the dead
man and persons who know him best
state that he was very peculiar man
and performed peculiar acts. Mrs Var
nouf states that he did to her knowl-
edge bury money at different times, but
he kept the location a secret always.
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PUe1L1srs' MEASUREMENTS.
How Jefries and Corbett Size Up Be-
fore the Battle.

San Francisco, July 24.-Champion
Jim Jeffries no doubt gets a lot of good
work out of Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack JEFF
fries and Jim Kennedy, whom he spars
with every afternoon at his California
training quarters. Fitz is the speediest
of the trio and keeps the champion on
the hop almost continuously while he is
in the ring with the boilermaker. JEFF
fries realizes that he will have to be
pretty fast for Corbett, for the ex-
champion is known to be the most
clever man in the ring. He has also not
forgotten the fact that he chased Cor
bett around the ring for twenty-three
rounds at Coney Island a few years ago
before he was able to land his knock
out punch.
The following measurements were re-
Gently taken of JeffrieS and Corbett,
and will serve of special interest at this
time:
Corbett Jeffries
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Adrift in He'll Gate.

Gate with fire in the hold, smoke en-
veloping her stern and her whistle
blowing the signal of distress, Selah
r. Van Duser's big steam yacht, the
Wana, was swept perilously near the
Astoria shore last night Mr.. Van
Duser with his wife and two daughters
and two women guests were aboard at
the time. The officers and crew of the
yacht were unable to direct her course,
but eventually with the aid of a tug
boat managed to pump several streams
of water into her hold and extinguished
the flames. The yacht was badly dam
aged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24
ELMDALE's ENTERPRISE.
Young Women of Town and Vicinity
Organize a Band.

Elmdale, Kas., July 24-This town.
always swift in doing the right thine.
is organizing ladies' cornet band, un-
der the instruction of Mr.. .TOseDh
O'Bryant The following are the MEM
bers: Clara Panzram, drum major;
Mrs. Davis. solo cornet; Nellie Bishop.
solo cornet; Lena Clemens, first cornet;
Hlda Wood, second cornet; Ida Jacobs
alto; Nora wilt, third alto; Clemie Da-
Wis, first trombone Maud Bishop, Sec
ond trombone; Willie Schneider. BARI
tone; Viola Jeffrey, tuba; Alice Drum
mond, bass drum; Edna Reynolds.
snare drum. Many are already pro-
ficient musicians and the band will be
ready soon to make engagements for
fall events in the state.
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Racing at st. Louis.

st. Louis. July 24.-Mag Nolin, at s
to l, Check Morgan and Mafalda fin
ished in the order named in the Belle
stake at five and one-half furlonss at
Delmar park. Mag Nolin and the favor
ite Wreath of Ivy, led alternately to
half way down the stretch, where Mag
Nolin went to the front, Wreath of Ivy
falling out of the race completely. Check
Morgan finished second, coming from
last place, three-quarters of the way
down the stretch. In the first race Lou
Beach stumbled, throwing her jockey,
Mckinney. breaking his collar bone.
Track fast.
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PAID HIS FINE.
Admiring Neighbors Give Editor
Shepherd an Ovation.

Warrensburg. Mo, July 24.-James
Shepherd, editor of the Warrensburg
Sentinel, who was fined $500 by the state
supreme court for contempt in printing
an article criticising a decision rendered
by that body, was accorded an ovation
by his townspeople when he arrived
home from Jefferson City. As soon as
it was learned yesterday that Editor
Shepherd had been fined, some of the
leading men here telegraphed him to
draw on them for the amount These
men, formed into a committee and
heading a big crowd of citizens met
Shepherd at the depot as he came in
from the state capital, cheered him to
the echo and escorted him to his home.
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Russians Will Go a-Fish,ng.

Tacoma, Wash, July 24.-With cheap
labor and no restrictions to hamper
them, Russians are preparing to en-
gage in salmon fishing on the Siberian
coast on a scale which will create stiff
competition for the Alaskan salmon
canneries. The canneries will be es-
tablished at Pankura and Barankron
bays, on the Siberian coast, where the
fish are more plentiful and fatter than
on the Alaskan side. The Russian COM
pany can put up fish at a price with
which American Gamers cannot conn.,
pete. The cost of labor is 80 cents
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Old Wound Causes Death.

Beloit. Kas., July 24-Nathan w
Allen, a prominent citizen of this coun-
ty, died last night. He was 66 years
old and had lived in Mitchell county
for thirty years. He was member OF
the Fiftieth Illinois infantry in the
civil war. and was wounded at Pitts
burg Landing Blood poisoning result
ing from this wound was the direct
cause of his death.
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The TilIman-Burton Debatea.

Abilene, Kan. July Ex-senator Bur-
ton and Senator Tillman begin their
series of seven debates on the negro
problem at Madison. Wis, July 81. 1t
will be followed by debates at Moline,
Ill. July 20; Cawker City, Kan. August
l; Madison, Ind, August 8; Columbus
Junction, Ia, August 5; Shelbyville, Ill,
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Escaped Jail Birds Captured.

Junction City. July 24-Harry Barney,
the highway robber who escaped from
the county Jail here two weeks ago in
company with Gilbert Mullins, leader of
the famous Fort Leavenworth mutiny
Of 1901. and two others were captured
ten miles north of Junction City last
evening. The others had previously
been caDtured
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Tennis at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, July 24-There were two
exciting events in Thursdays meeting
of the tri-state tennis tournament; the
first was when W. P. Hunt and Truax
Emerson local men, played Kreigh Col
Inns and L. H. Waidner, the Chicago
champions. 1t was a smashing game
from start to finish. but the Cincinnati
ianS finally were defeated. The other
feature event was that between Ernest
DiehI and Nat Emerson of Cincinnati
against r. G. Hunt. the California
champion, and DR.. Stephens CT Pitts
burg. The local men won in five sets.
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San Francisco, July 24.-Rev. Robert
Chester Foute. D. D., for the last nine
teen years rector of Grace Episcopal
church in this city, is dead. The cause
of his death was apoplexy. His first
stroke occurred about two and a half
years ago DR.. F'oute was born in Ten
nessee sixty years ago When young
he entered the confederate army and
served in it during the civil war. He
came to California in 1884, accepting a
call to Grace parish in this city. His
name was mentioned last year for the
bishopric of Hawaii.
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Birch Broom Wins.

New York, July 24.-Amid the rousing
cheers of six thousand persons James
r. Keene's Birch Broom. with Redfern
up, won the Brighton Oaks for 3-year-
old FLIES at Brighton Beach Thursday
afternoon. The winner. who had been
racing in the west all summer under the
management of S. w. Street, was ship
ped east about a week ago especially for
this race.
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ACCUSED A TRAVELLING MAN.
Charged With Theft of Purse Con-
tanning $3O75.

Concordia Kas., July 24.-H. C. King.
a travelling man from Washington.
Kas.. was arrested here on a charge of
grand larceny, the alleged offense con.
sisting of the appropriation of a purse
containing $30.75, which had been left
on the seat of a cab at Clyde by Del
Hagenmaster. The empty purse was
found where it had been thrown and
bills answering the denomination of
those taken were found in Kings pos
session after his arrest.
He waived preliminary trial and is in
Jail in default of s.. 200 bond.
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offered $4,000 for John Taylor.

Detroit. July 24.-John Taylor, the
gray gelding that ran away after an
accident in the third heat of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers $4,000 stake,
at Crosse Fointe. and then won the
fourth in impressive fashion, won the
nth heat and the race from Wainscott,
the heavily played favorite. John Tay-
lor is owned by John Merrill of Lock-
haven, Pa, who purchased him from NJ
H. Reardon of Indianapolis. 1t is said
that Mr. Merrill was offered $4,000 for
the horse and refused it.
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WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE.

Joplin was shut out without a hit by
Jimmy Craven. The only man reaching
first base was on an error by Bevis.
The locals hit Lowell hard for three
innings, and in the fourth Allen took
the slab and got his bumpings. The
ten runs were made off a three-bagger.
two doubles, three singles and five
errors
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Fort Scott ..3 OF l 10 *-1S 10
Joplin .....O 900 90 s
Batteries-Fort Scott. Craven and
Cheek; Joplin, Lowell, Allen and Stoner.
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BABY FELL ACROSS THE WIRE
Tumbled from Second Story Window
but Held on Telephone Wire.

lola babies certainly have taken
great fancy to tumbling from second
story windows of late. but the rarest
story is that Of the little 2-year-old girl
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Merchant.
Yesterday morning the baby entered
Miss Maude Steinman's room, tOddled
straight to the window and plunged
out. The family rushed down stairs ex
pecting TO find a lifeless form on the
cellar steps Immediately beneath the
window. Miss Steinman remained in
her room and went to the window, after
alarming the household. to look down
and see the effect of the fall. She was
surprised to see the baby dangling from
the telephone wire. held by a slight
bend Of the elbow of one arm. How the
baby could thus be supported is a mys-
terry, but there she hung. Miss Stein
man reached down and lifted the child
up and inside the window to safety. The
little one was wholly unhurt.-Iola
Register.
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Eureka Defeats MORAN.

Eureka, Kan, July 24.-AIlen was
given his bumps in the fifth inning and
Moran lost her second game to Eureka.
Reich struck out thirteen men. Moran
has played eleven games this season
without defeat except to Eureka Bat
teries-Eureka, Reich and Feazler;
Moran, Allen and Wright.
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Salmon Cannery Burns.

Seattle, Wash, July 24.-The Kenai
salmon cannery, owned by the Pacific
Packing and Navigation company, was
destroyed by fire July 10. The plant is
total loss, but there is enough in
surance to cover. The cannery was one
of the largest in Alaska, with a capac-
ity of $4,000 cases a season. 1t was for
merly owned by the Pacific Whaling
company.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT DIES MONIES.

Des Moines won both games from Mil
waukee. The first was a clean victory and
well played. The second was a brilliant
game up to the ninth inning, when Morri-
son let down and the Milwaukee team
went to pieces. Attendance, 1900.
First game-Score by innings: R.HE.
Des Moines ...........0 1 OIL 90 80 1
Milwaukee ...... 40 100000 OIL 0
Batteries-Cushman and Fohl; SwornI-
sted and Braun.
Second game-Score by innings: R.H.E.
Des Moines .........1 0 90 1 600 Is 10 5
Milwaukee 80. 20 0 i o 0 o 006 OF II >
Batteries-Morrison Hoffer and Foil;
Mcpherson and Braun.
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For a Roning Contest.

Cattle Inspector Jack McFan returned
yesterday from the 1O1 ranch, where he
purchased a carload of steers for the
roping contest at the cattlemen's picnic
to be held at Kingman on September 9
and 10. He also secured six of the cow
boys of that ranch. who will enter the
contest. Several of the cowboys and
cattlemen of the Usage country, who
make their headquarters in Arkansas
City, will go to Kingman and take part
in the ontests.-Arkansas City Trav-
p1er
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THREE BIG ONES TO MEET.
Waterboy, McChesney and Hermis at
Saratoga Track.

New York, July 24.-The weights for
the last great spring and summer han
dicaps, the $4,000 Saratoga handicap
at one mile and a quarter for year
olds and upwards, to be run on the
opening day of the Saratoga racing as
sociation's summer meeting August 3,
have just been announced, with the two
most talked of horses of the season.
Waterboy and McChesney, on equal
terms the top weights at 127 pounds
Hermis gets four pounds less weight.
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At Beloit Chautauuua.

Beloit, Kas., July 24-Thursdav was
Agricultural day at the Chautauqua.
In the afternoon Prof. TenEycke, OF
the State Agricultural college. delivered
highly interesting and instructive
address. his subject being Corn" Dr..
Thomas f. Green, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
lectured at ni~ht.