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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-20
Andy TOkelI Training in Me-
Governs Old Quarters.
The English Bantam Relies on a
Corkscrew Punch.
is A RANGY FIGHTER.
lis Dead Sure of Defeating Little
Harry Forbes.
No Doubt of the Hitting Powers
Of the Foreigner.

Detroit. Mich, Feb 2O.-Andy Tokell,
the British bantamweight champion,
has got down to training in earnest for
his fight with Harry Forbes, the AmerS
lean champion, in this city on February
27. TolelFs headquarters at Lakeside
Inn, Lake st. Clair, Mich, are the same
which Terry McGovern used when he
was getting into condition for his bout
with Young Corbett.
TokeH is the first English boxer to
visit this country in a long time who
uses the rangy style of fighting. He
goes at Dan Mcmahon, his sparring
partner, with a wide guard and appar-
emily invites a punch in the face In
spite of the Detroiter's cleverness how
ever, his blows rarely land before one
of the Englishman's hooks find a rest
ing place on tire larger mans body.
Tokells main reliance is a corkscrew
punch made famous by Kid Mccoy. A
steady, aggressive advance is also a
feature OF his work. He does not go at
it with a bull rush like Terry ATcGovern,
but never waits for his opponent to
bring the fighting to him. There is no
doubt of the ability of TOkeH as a hit
ter, and 1t is the opinion of the few
that have seen the Rritisher in training
that he combines with aggressiveness
and strength the c1everness of Billy
Phmmer, whose work he has closely
followed.
If there is one thing that will initiate
against the chances for Tol1ells success
it is his over-cOnfidence. Never was
there a man SO cocksure of winning a
bout. In his quaint cockney tongue,
the little fellow tells every one that he
can't see how he can lose. 1t may be
this confidence that leads him to cast
aside the usual custom of fighting in
cutting out all alcoholic drinks. Tokell
takes his ale regularly and varies it
with an occasion glass of gin.
With the visitors at the inn Tolxell is
Immediately installed a favorite. More
people go to see him than went to watch
Terry ATc(xOvern
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FISTS USED IN ARGUMENT.
Reason of John F. Stevens Retire
ment from the Great Northern.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2o.-The incident
which closed John T. Stevens career as
general manager of the Great Northern
railroad was disclosed today. 1t was
nothing less than a direct personal en-
counter between Mr.. Stevens and Louis
". Hill son of !. J. Hill and assistant
to the latter in Mr. Hills Office. The in
terview passed the stage of angry words
and there was q resort TO fists.
The trouble between Stevens and Hill
is said to have been a charge on the
part of the latter that Stevens was de-
voting too much of his energies to per
sonal investments in the tide lands at
Seattle and too little to the interests of
the Great Northern. Stevens invest
ments having proved profitable, he was
independent as to his position with the
Great Northern, and hence the alterca-
ton and Stevens sudden retirement
from HIS official staff.
Mr.. Stevens denies himself to newspa-
per inquiries and his version of the
trouble has not yet reached the public.
Louis w. Hin, when asked concerning
the reported fstic encounter and strain
ed relations between himself and
Stevens, said: Nh. Stevens is the only
person to give you the reasons for his
resignation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-20
FUNERAL OF MRS. WALKER.
Many Beautiful Floral offerings by
Goodland Friends.

Goodland, Feb. 2O-The funeral of
Mrs. Jennie Walker, the devoted and
loving wife of VIM Walker, jr.. ex-
sheriff of Sherman was one of the
largest ever held here. Many beautiful
floral offerings were given by her
friends, including a floral pillow from
the Women's Relief Corps, Of Goodland,
of which she was a charter member;
another was a floral triangle presented
by the Rathbone Sisters, of which she
was a devoted member; another floral
pillow was the gift of the ladies of
Goodland, while another beautiful
piece came from Phillipsburg. the gift
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Tooker. MT
and Mrs. Walker came to Sherman
county in 1856, from Manchester. Iowa,
locating in Eustis, then the county seat
of the county. When Goodland came
into prominence they moved here and
remained ever since. At the time of her
death she was department inspector of
the Women's Relief Corps, and also
state oracle Of the Royal Neighbors,
auxiliary Of the NJ. W. OF A. Her re-
mains were conveyed to her old girl
hood home in Manchester, Iowa. for
burial Only one child is living. Lau-
rfne. a daughter, aged II years. 1t is
said the date Of her funeral here was
the twenty second anniversary Of her
marriage.
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~ Mr.. Murphy says the prohibitOry law
has been openly violated in Goodland
for more than ten years but now that
he is county attorney he requests the
joints to close and if they don't he
proposes to close them
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SIMPLE LIFE LED By GAR.
Imperial Family of Russia Enjoy
Themselves ThorouphIv.

An account of the simple life led by
the imperial family at Livadia has
been given by a high official lately re-
turned from the Crimea. The imperial
couple live as much as possible en-
bourgeois. The emperor works till
lunch, after which he and the empress
usually play at lawn TERMS. A few
high officers and officials are generally
invited to dinner. Three of the little
grand duchesses are present at both
meals with their gOvernesses the en-
press dining in a simple white dress
high in the neck. After dinner all adj
JOurn to the drawing room for coffee.
Sometimes a card party will be made
up. during which the empress embroid-
ers. As a rule the imperial party retire
after half an hour to the private apart
ments- The emperor and empress have
greatly benefited by their stay at
Livadia, where according to present
arrangements. they viii remain until
after the emper6r's nameday, which
falls on the 9Th (old style) of Decem-
ber.=London Chronicle.
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GOT "LOADED" ON RAREBIT
Look Out for Man Who Eats Two and
Then FIourishes Revolver.

Chicago. Feb. 20-Look out for a medi-
UNI sized, middle aged man with a black
mustache, a pepper and salt suit and
fondness for Welsh rarebits. The Welsh
rarebits have a bad effect on him, for at
first he grows enthusiastic, then volubie.
then violent.
The unknown entered the Cafe Morris
252 Wabash avenue, shortly after midnight
and after he had finished his second rare
bit ieaped into the center of the cafe,
whipped out a revolver and brandished it
in the faces of his guests, who were quick
to ret=eat.
Flushed by his bloodless conquest. the
stranger bpre down upon Miss Cora Keou
the cashier, but Miss keoll was ready for
him with a revolver which she keeps for
hOldgp men. The bad One'' said Pardon
me. miss and backed out of the restau-
rant
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MISSING POUCH TURNS UP.
Contained Commercial Paper Valued
at $4,000

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb 20.-The
missing mail pouch. containing com
mercial paper valued at $50, 600, which
has been giving the postoffice officials
a long hunt, turned up today, coming
from Cincinnati on a Big Four train.
The mystery has been partly cleared
by the appearance Of the pouch The
government is suffering from shortage
Of leather. pouches, and it recently con
verted a lot of cloth bags into first
class mail pouches, and the stray pouch
was one of them. It is thought that il
lost its destination tag and the mail
clerks mistook the pouch to be one
containing other empty pouches that
were being sent back to the Cincinnati
office. where empty bags are stored.
The pouch probably went to the Cincin-
natl pouch storage room and lay there
11nODened
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o'BRIEN TO STUDY Law.
"Philadelphia Jack" Wants to Fight
Tommy Ryan and Then Retire.

New York Feb 20.-Jack O'Brien OF
Philadelphia, who has been very success
ful as a middleweight, now announces his
intention of abandoning. the gloves of the
prize ring for the mysteries of the law.
a lawyer and is already studying hard to
attain this end.
Beside being a pugilist, O'Brien is also
an insurance broker and a real estate
agent. He has made plenty OF money as
a fighter and has q. lot of money in Phil
adelphia. O'Brien says that he does not
intend to abandon the ring at once He
wants to fight Tommy Ryan first and be
come the middleweight champion of the
world. Jack thinks there is a good chance
of such mill being had at Fort Erie some
time in April. Whether he wins loses.
O. Brien AYERS that he will quit scrapping
for good. The Philadelphia boxer VIII take
up his new role under his present name,
Joseph A. Hagan.
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BROKEN HEART $4,000.
Jersey City Woman Sues for Failure
to Wed Her.

RushvilIe, Ind, Feb 20-Aiss Blanche
Culver of Jersey city. n. J.. today in the
Rush circuit court instituted suit against
Marcus A. Kendall for $4,000 damages for
alleged breach of marriage promise. The
plaintiff is about q years old and moves
in the best society at Jersey City. Her
father. Milton Culver is a government in
spector on Ellis island. and a sister is a
member Of Trinity church choir in New
York city. Kendall is about - years old
and was married to Miss leila White a
school teacher, last November. Miss Gull
yer alleges that she met Kendall while on
visit to Rush county relatives, that he
paid her many attentions and in April.
1902, made a proposal Of marriage which
she accepted and the date of the event
was set for late last fail. Kendall regular
~ wrote to her, and in all she received IS
love letters of an ardent and endearing
character.
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BROTHER SHOOTS BROTHER.
Bonner Springs Farmers QuarreIed
Over Family Troubles.

Bonner Springs, Kan, Feb. 20.-Wiliam
era ham. a young farmer, was shot through
sne mead at ms home. half a mile south Of
stony Point. in this county, at o'clock
Thursday afternoon by his elder brother
Richard, as the result of family quar-
William lies unconscious. with brains
oozlng from a hole in his forehead. and
DIR. Murphy expects him to die at any mo-
ment The dying man has a wife and four
children. Richard has a wife and six chill
dren- The wife of the latter has been i'll
for some days. and it is feared the shock
may cause her death also. Richard is
going to the county seat to give himself
up, as he told person who met him. He
salu ne would not come TO Bonner because
he feared the officers could not protect
him in case the indignation Of the citizers
at Stony Point should lead them TO tako
summary measures
William Graham has been living in the
neignborhOod where the tragedy occurred
for four years. He is a quiet peaceahle
man, esteemed by his neighbors Richard
moved his family from western Kansas
to the home Of William about six weeks
ago Inc mouse was small and the two
families did not get along well. Richard
decided Thursday to move and secured
rooms in the house Of a Mrs. Hicks. Yes
terday afternoon he placed his sick wife on
a sled and took her to the Hicks house.
Returning with the team. he hooked the
horses to a wagon. intending to move
the remainder of his household goods in
that, but the owner of the wagon. William.
taking the wagon until the sled had been
returned. Richard said he would use the
wagon. and William said he should not,
even if have to kill you to prevent it,
William then went to the team and be-
gan unlocking the traces. when Richard
drew a pistol from his pocket and fired
the fatal shot. Mrs. Witty. a near neigh
bor ran to the Graham house and Rich
ard said to her. See what I have done.
Isn't this terrible2''
why did YOU do itg' asked Mrs. Witty.
II don't know" answered Richard. I
guess I was crazy"
He helped carry the dying man into tho
house and then started to walk to Kansas
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HARRY ooRBErT TALKS.
Says There Is No Chance for the Big
Fellows at Carson City.

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-When Harry
Corbett was asked last evening what he
thought of the challenge issued by Jim
Corbett to Jeffries to fight to finish
for a S25, 900 purse he said:
Its all bosh. What club would hang
up a purse like that for such fight
don't know where the mill could be
pulled off unless in Carson City, and
who is going to put up that amount
of money! I can say with all confidence
that none of the San Francisco clubs
will hang up any such purse. I believe
that Jeffries don't care about fighting
Just at present, and I would not be sur
prised if he and FItz took a trip to
England
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HOT SPRINGS BETTING.
Jim o'Leary $500 on Bernays at 100
to l for the Derby.

Hot Springs. Ark. Feb 20.-Jim O'Ieary
a $4,000 winning at his pool room taking
much Of it from the Arkansas club, which
quit the day $4,000 to the bad It lost a
chunk on Bronze Wink
O'Leary had Bernays quoted at 100 to
in his winner book for the American Der
by. Rome Respess of Cincinnati. owner
of the horse who is here bet him $3.50 at
that price, and OLeary wired his manager
in Chicago to cut the odds to 50 to J. Joe
Uliman announced that he will not make a
book on the Derby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-20
FIRE an ARKANSAS CITY.
Ranney Davis Mercantile Company
Sustains Severe Loss.

Arkansas City, Kan. Feb. 20.-Ware-
house No. 2. one of the largest of the
FIVE owned by the Ranney, Davis Mer-
camille company. of this city. burned
late Thursday, with $50, 600 loss on stock
and $40 600 insurance. The fire caught
from a stove in the basement. Other
buildings, including the company's
main building across the street. were
threatened but were saved. The build
ing was insured for s., 800.
The contents of the building amount .
ed to about 200 carloads and consisted
of produce, canned goods, wooden and
glassware and sugar sacks. and seven
teen ears of potatoes The company
viii rebuild as soon as possible, and or
ders will not be delayed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-20
oolLEoE COURSE FOR POOR.
Miss Ford's Estate to Educate Per
nona Without Means.

Emporia. Kan. Feb. 20.-The will of
Miss Jennie Ford has been probated in
the Lyon county probate court She
died last week in Laport, Pa. Miss
Ford was formerly an Emporia school
teacher and left q large estate, the
bulk of which is to be used as a loan
fund in some college to educate ener-
getic and deserving poor Only a part
of Miss Fords estate is situated in
this county and that was recently sold
for So, COO
viii reads.
THAT $50 be given to each of my
brothers and sisters to be used for
some especial pleasure, otherwise i'm
possible
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A BARBER MASCOT.
Will Shave the Giants and Bring EN-
Luck for Six Per Week.

New York Feb. 20.-Fred Knowles re-
ceived a business proposition today from
a mascot, who offered to bring luck and
his razor into the Giants camp for mere
pittance. He wrote:
before the Season Opens I write these
few lines to let you know that I with the
greatest of pleasure would like to be the
Mascot of the coming year I have wrote 3
letters and have had no Answer. now Mr.
knowles ] wish you would answer and let
me know If I can be the Mascot. Ny trade
is Barber and 1 will Shave the Whole club
for 6 Dollars a Week, hoping to get an An
swer close this letter and Hopping that
the N Y team viii be in the first Place at
last
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1rcoY's NEW METHODS.
The Kid Introduces Novel Training
Stunts at huldoon's.

New York, Feb z0-Kid Mccoy. the
clever Indiana boxer. who has several
important battles on in the near future,
is training hard at William Muldoon's
farm at White Plains, \. Y. One of the
most novel exercises included in the
daily routine is a long horseback ride.
This is NcCoy's favorite pastime. The
maneuvers and stunts done on horse
back by Mccoy are many, and one must
be an expert horseman to go through
the performances. The tricks include
riding while standing on horses back.
jumping over hurdles and picking up
articles from the ground.
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ACCUSED OF HORSE STEALING
Two Men Arrested at Winfield
Charged With TER tory Crime.


Winfield. Kas-. Feb 20.-Dick Turber
and Milton Deford have been arrested
in this city by United States Marshal
Warren Bennett Of the Usage nation.
They are wanted at Gray Horse,
charged with stealing a. bunch Of six
teen horses from an Indian and driving
them by a circuitous route to Winfield.
where they were corralled in a feed
yard inside the city limits. When the
two men reached here the herd had
sWelled to forty-three head The In
dian sent a representative here several
days ago. who played next to them,
getting a bill of sale for the sixteen
animals and, as is believed, the neces-
sary evidence for conviction When
they found it out they tried to get him
to go to the Indian and settle the af-
fair, which he refused to do. Marshal
Bennett took them to Perry on the
evening train
Their capture is due largely to the
efforts put forth by the Anti-Horse
Thief association of Winfield and Ar
kansas City
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Masonic OFFICERS Named.

Wichita. Kan, Feb. 20.-The Masonic
grand lodge of Kansas adjourned its
forty-seventh annual session last night,
to meet at Topeka. next year The
grand officers elected are as follows:
Bester H. Brown. Topeka, grand mas
ter Thomas G. Fitch, Wichita, deputy
grand master; Samuel B. Peters. New
ton, grand senior warden; Thomas L.
Bond. Salina, grand junior warden;
Albert Sarbach. Holton. grand treas
urer; Albert K Wilson, Topeka. grand
secretary, George NJ. Dixon, Burling-
ton custodian
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to light the gas, and there doomed cut
of the gloom small blinking quad
ruped, whose wide distended eyes
showed how thoroughly frightened it
was at the unusual experience through
which it had just passed 1t was taken
to MorrisOns livery barn, where it was
recovered by the owner this naoruine
1t is a small 3-year-old FLY, and the
stable men declare was shut Up in the
lot in the rear Of the barn last night
The owner viii Of course be liable for
damages, and it may prove to be a very
expensive adventure.
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County Officers Arrested.

clay Center. kan. Feb. 20-William
Sharpe chairman of the board of county
commissioners, and Gustin Meshy, county
clerk, were arrested Thursday at the in
stance of the county attorney upon the
charge of Illegally issuing a warrant in
payment of furniture bill for the new
court house. Both officers gave bond for
their appearance at the March term of
tl,a district court
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Manhattan. Kas.. FEB. 20.-B. 2
Schmidt. a freshman student of the Az
ricultural college. was drowned while
skating on the Blue river here last
night. The river was not completes
frozen over, and Schmidt went down in
channel The body was not recovered.
His home is at Inman. Mcpherson
notlpfv
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Butte, Mont, Feb. 2O.-A Great Falls
special to the Miner says that Jack
Madden. the former bantam weight
champion Of the world, was defeated
by Aurelia Herrera last night in the
fourteenth round of what was to have
been a 20-round contest, his second
throwing up the sponge.
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10 ENFoRoE THE LAW.
New Sherman County Attorney States
What He viii Do.

Goodland. Kas, Feb. 20.-County At
torney E +. Murphy Of Sherman cOun-
ty says he can and viii enforce the pro-
hiDltOTy liquor law so far as It relates
to Goodland and Sherman county. To-
day is the last day OF grace for the
Jointlsts here and from and after mid
night Goodland will be dry, SO far as
the sale Of lntOXIca ting liquors 19 con-
eerned. His letter published in both Of
the GoodlaHd papers is as follows:
Notice is hereby given that on and
after February 20, 1903, all violations of
the pr0hibit0Fy and gambling laws Of
the state Of Kansas win be vigorously
prosecuted in this (Sherman) county.
Saloons and gambling houses have run
openly in G0odiand for years in viola
ton of the law, the one g. rnisdemeanOr,
the other felony, and part OF the
time the city has practically been
partner in the business. and for a stipu-
lated share Of the profits has extended
to them its protection against the laws
Of the state.
At this time the sales Of liquor in this
town aggregate several thousand dol
lars each month, and the money passing
over the gambling tables and other de-
vices much more, in consequence of
which legitimate trade suffers. as do
also inOffensive women and children and
the moral sense of the community has
become so blunted that greater and
graVer Offenses against law and order
excite only a passing comment, and
even the municipality stands ready to
license crime. as defined by the statutes
of our state.
These conditions must stop. and stop
now. You all know me. I am neither
crank nor fanatic; but / have taken
solemn oath to enforce the law and ]
shall do it if I am able.
have no malice toward any one, and
I do not deem that a spirit of fairness
demands that those persons to whom
protection and immunity has heretofore
been granted. whether by implication or
otherwise, should now be prosecuted for
offenses against the law. committed un-
der such circumstances, provided that
violation of law by them ceases, now,
and they hereinafter keep within the
same.
Gentlemen, you are invited to get into
the clear" to wipe out the past. to turn
over a new leaf and commence on an
unsullied page.
On and after the date above mem
toned the buzz saw will be in motion
and if you prefer to run up against it,
well and good, in that case you win
have to take the consequences. It is up
against you now.
e. F. MURPHY.
County Attorney.
Mr.. Murphy says the prohibitory law
has been openly violated in Coodland
for more than ten years, but now that
he is county attorney he requests the
Joints to close and if they 1o17st he
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Will LEAVE oooDLAND.
Several Prosperous Citizens to Move
to Other Towns.

Goodland. Feb. 20.-Thfs place is
about to lose some Of her most pros
porous citizens and business men.
Among those who wiz go elsewhere are
Fred Dawson, who has withdrawn
from the wen known firm of Dawson
Bros. & Co., and ex-Sheriff William
Walker, jr.. dealer in implements, who
VIII probably locate in Denver Be
sides there is Hoyt Andrews who viii
doubtless locate in Wichita. Chas. Lee
another valuable citizen has already
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Washington. Feb. 20.-The following
Kansas postmasters were appointed to-
day: Cactus. Norton county. B.-.F.
Glenn vice Socrates Sehesser. resigned;
Fowler. Meade county. George Fowler.
vice NJ. z. Palmer, resigned; Fox. King
man county, Mrs. Margaret z. FLEMING.
vice J. H Jacobs. resigned; Hackleg.
Cowley county. John D. Whitson. vice
j. w Johnson, removed: Haven, Reno
county. Elmer G. Irwin, vice c. W.
Astle. resiSned
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AFTER THE INSURANCE TRUST
Atchison Attorney Asks Agents of
Companies to Appear in Court

Atchison, kan, Feb. 20.-James NJ.
Challiss, county attorney, has COM
menced proceedings against the alIeg-
ed insurance trust. He has cited all
the local agents to appear in the dis
trict court Saturday to give testimony
regarding q combination which is said
to exist for the purpose of controlling
rates and which is contrary to law
His action is the result of a note from
Mayor Orr, calling his attention to
meeting of insurance nen recently held
here for the purpose, it is said, of regu-
lating and raising rates.