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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
AUTOMOBILE FOR THE ICE.
Brooklyn Inventor Expects Pneumo.
slito to Invade Frozen North.

New York. April 21.-The pneumoslito
has been invented to conquer the frozen
north. 1t is sort of an ice automobile
and Inventor j. B. MacDuff of 81 Linden
street, Brooklyn, declares it will make 20
miles hour against the hercest gale
that ever ragged. It has been tested and
found to be the real thing in up-to-date
autos The pneumoslito is the propeller
of the machine MacDuff believes firmly
in mis- own device.
My iceboat.' said the inventor, de
ponds not upon a fair wind. or, indeed,
upon a wind Of any kind except the wind
it makes itself. 1t may be a dead calm or
it may be a gale blowing It's all the same
10 an iceboat driven by the pneumOslitO-
To tell the truth. and, strange as it may
eppear to the lay mind. it Will go faster
against a wind than with it, and the
stronger the headwind the faster the boat
MacDuff's machine is about twelve feet
long and four feet wide A tiny three
quarter horse power gasoline engine fur
nishes the motive power.
The pneumoslito is not unlike the ordi-
nary propeller placed in the rear of
naphtha launches The wheel is four feet
in diameter and the blades are inclosed in
a band of steel i inches wide The blades
of the pneumoslito are about 16 inches
wide and propels the boat by beating
against the air. They are set diagonaIly
in the wheel of the propeller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

stock have been removed from the
place and are being fed on the J. w.
O'ConnOr ranch. No one excepting the
attending physician the priest and un-
dertaker are permitted to enter the
house.
The disease is supposed to have origi-
mated from the premises. as the house
is located on the banks of Eagle creek
and the cattle pens are right next to the
house It is the regular black diph-
iberia" in it's most malignant form and
it is believed the entire family Will he
wiped out by it.
When the family was first taken sick
some of the neighbors went in to help
and carried the disease 20 their own
children. A member of the family of
Jake Sutton has the disease and there
are ten children in this family The
O'Mara- family are poor but the neigh
bors would be glad to help them out but
for fear of spreading the disease. They
live a few miles from Hartford.
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azatixs Bromo OginIne e ri Il o..v~y
Cold Days o. III E<207r~ box 2so
lie tubs all the

it, and is adding new pickle tubs all the
time.
The Brooklyn club has a very valu-
able man in Catcher Hughey Ahearn.
He not only works in his position well,
but is a fine batter. His playing while
IN Washington was really noteworthy
Harry Steinfeldt. of the Reds, is Gre
ating a sensation in the throwing of the
ball from third to first He is greatly
improved over his former years.
Manager Selee has his eye on Patter-
son, Of the Omaha team, as a candidate
for place on his team. He may ex-
change one of his pitchers for the Oma-
ha man,
George Browne viii be the star
fielder of the year" So said a fan az
the Polo grounds the other day. The
way George is working would make any
one believe that.
]. Emmett Heidrick, the Browns CEN
ter fielder, is not playing UP to his for
mer good form. Heidrick is rather deli
cate. and needs careful nursing during
the spring season.
The Cardinals have in Weaver and
Hackett, perhaps. the tallest battery III
the game. Weaver. the catcher. is six
feet two and a half inches, while Hack
EFT goes him one inch better.
The National leagues new umpire,
Moran, has made a good record for
himself in the PHILADELPHIA Athletic
games. He allowed no kicking from the
players and kept the games moving
along.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE OPENING
Boston Won the Morning Game but
Philadelphia Scored in Afternoon.

Boston, April 21.-Boston and Phil
adelphia inaugurated the ball season
before the largest morning crowd that
ever assembled in this city, there being
1876 spectators. A bad fourth inning
by Waddel gave the home team a lead
which the visitors could not overcome.
Farrell made his debut with the Boston
team
Philadelphia won the afternoon game
by a great batting rally in the last three
innings. Young held the visitors with
out a hit for six innings. but was bat
ted for six hits. three being three bag
gers, in the seventh, netting Philadel-
phia six rounds. Hughes, who sue
ceeded him in the ninth. proved little
better.
Score by innings: R.H. t.
Boston =. 30 o 0 O211 80 10 2
Philadelphia - 0 l 0 ? 0 ca II Z
Batteries-Dineen, Winter and Far
rel; Waddell and Schreck.
AFTERNOON SCORE
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Philadelphia. .1O1o134o 90 IS l
Boston 30 1 8 0 0 l. Is 2
Batteries=Hughes. Young and Far
rel; Bender, Plank and Powers
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M'0ox IN coon CONDITION.
Fighter Says He Is as Fast
as Ever in Career.

Detroit. Mich, April PA rumor
that has gone the rounds to the effect
that Kid" Mccoy win not be in the
best of shape for his battle with Jack
Root in Detroit Wednesday night is
branded as untrue by Mccoy himself
in letter to the Metropolitan Athletic
club officials. Mccoy writes that he IS
already down to weight and that his
condition at present is as good as it has
been at any time in his ring career
Mccoy just now is INDUCING in a lot
of road work and is developing his wind
for the hard contest he expects to have.
Neither one of the contestants under
rates the other and both respect the
others ability. Summed up, the bout
should be fast from start to finish and
followers of both men look for a knock
out before the end of the tenth round
The prelminaEies will bring together
Bert Collins of Cincinnati and Danny
Mcmahon of Detroit in one bout and
Alvah Beaubien Of Detroit and Dusty
Miller of Chicago in the other.
Bat Masterson of Denver has been
selected to act as referee in the main
event
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CAPTAIN WARE WILL PLAY.
Charges of Professionalism Against
Baseball Leader Are Cleared.

Madison Wis. April 21--Julian V.
Ware, the big captain and first base
man of the University of Wisconsin
baseball team, who was called before
the athletic council and temporarily
disqualified. will play in the opening
college game of the season. He has
cleared himself of the charges of pro-
fessionalisnn. but is still under the ban
of delinquent classroom work
The situation is at present that he
will be allowed to play in the home
games, but will not be able to accom-
pany the team on its trips. Mueller,
one of the best pitchers in the Wiscon-
sin squad, is out of the game for good
and all, having been found guilty OF
PLAYING professional ball last summer.
1t is said three other leading Wisconsin
players are being. investigated for sim
liar charges
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DIR. Shops
Rheumatic Cure
Costs Nothing If II Fails.

ANY honest person who suffers from
l rheumatism Is welcome to this offer.
am q specialist in rheumatism and
have treated more cases than any other
phyxician, 1 think For is years 1 made
2 600 experiments with different drugs test
ing all known remedies while searching the
world for something better. Nine years
ago I found a costly chemical in Germany
which, with my previous disco veries. gives
me Il certain cure.
I don't mean that it can turn bcny joints
into flesh again: but it can cure the dis
ease at any stage, completely and forever
have done it fully 10000 times.
l know this so well that / wall furnish
my remedy on trial Simply write ne Il
postal for my book on rheumatism, and
! will mail you an order on your druggist
for six bottles DR.. Shops Rheumatic
Cure Take it for a month n my risk
If it succeeds, the cost is only $3.50 II il
fails 1 will pay the druggist n,yself-and
I mean that exactly II you say the re-
suits are not what I claim. I don't expect
a penny from YOU
nave no samples Any mere sample
that can affect chronic rheumatism must
be dragged to the verge of danger I use
no such drugs. and it is foliy to lake them.
You must get the disease out OF the blood.
Ny remedy does that even in the most
difficult obstinate cases. It has cured the
oldest cases that / ever met. And in all
my experience-in all my 200 tests-I
never found another remedy that would
cure one chronic case II ten
Write me and I will send you the order.
harm you anyway If It falls, Il is free
Address DR.. Shcop. Box 529, Racine. WIS
Mild cases. not chronic, are often cured
by one OF two bottles. At all druggists
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o.uaar Offer to Yanger.

Chicago. April 21.-Sam Summerfield
has posted 81. 900 forfeit as a guarantee
that he is willing to bet $4,000 against
$1,000 that Benny Yanger cannot make
122 pounds ringside and knock out both
KID Herman and Morris Rauch in 20
rounds. The forfeit is the outcome of
wOrdy war between Summarized and
John Hertz. manager of Yanger. Sum
rnerfeld IS of the belief that Yanger
cannot make 122 pounds and be fit to
fight, and expressing this opinion, he
made the statement that he would
back either Herman or Rauch against
Yanger at this weight. Hertz then came
back with the retort that Yanger could
knock out both of Summerf1eld's men
in one night and that he would make
Summerfield present of $1,000 to make
a $1,000 bet on such a match Summer
field has posted his forfeit in order to
prove his sincerity. claiming at the
same time that he will make Hertz
back water on the proposition 1t is a
generally admitted fact that Yanger,
McCsovern and the majority of the So
called feather weights cannot make 122
pounds at 1ingsi6e and there is little
chance for a match such as that for
which Summerfield's forfeit calls. Sum
merfield, however. says if this PROPOSE
ton is not accented he may make one
which is more advantageous, and if the
controversy continues. some sort of a
handicap bout may yet be arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

The New Orleans club has a battery
of brothers. the Brothers Barr
Former Umpire Tim Hurst is pro-
noting an Irish fair at the Coliseum.
at st. Louis
It is said that Iron Man McGinnity is
showing his old-time form in the box
for the Giants.
Jimmy Casey is now in Baltimore tax
ing the examination for his graduation
as a dentist.
league has been changed to the Pacihe
National league.
Billy Lauder is playing better ball
this year than ever before. mat IS
some consolation to McGraw-
Barry is showing SO well in left field
for the Phillies that he IS the talk OF the
Philadelphia rooters.
Pitcher Chesbro ought to hold his Job
this summer Last Thursday he struck
out ten men in five innings
Jimmy Burke finally changed his
mind and joined the Cardinals. Another
obstinate PLAYER takes Tumble.
One of Thespian Billy Hallman. $
Jokes: 4 tink 1 better be Won goot old
haspeens dan couple Of never
WASH IS"
Jack O'Connor says that Clark Crit
fifth was never quite SO good in the
pitchers box as he has been this spring,
Connie Mack says the Athletics viii
be all right when they thaw out. What
did they 60 to Florida for-to catch ALI
gators7
The foul strike rule does not work
well with big John Anderson The
Brown first baseman finds it a handicap
to his hitting.
They are boosting young Lee Tame
hill on Comiskey's team as world
beaten but he won't last unless he hits.
says Commy.
George Winters. the Boston American
tWirler, answers to the name OF Sassa-
fras.' Some players go 50 far as 20 call
him Sass
Cy Young declares that Wright. Of
Cleveland. has more speed than any
pitcher in the business By the way
Cy has some himself.
Manager AIcGraw has dropped all his
young pitchers. and Mathewson. Nc
Ginnity TAYLOR. Cronin and Miller VIII
constitute his regular corps
Nick Cslennon. a young pitcher whose
home is in Nashville. showed nice form
against Cleveland recently. striking out
three men in four innings
Babb will never be classed as graceful.
At short for the Giants be works awk
wardly Somehow. taough.->tle gets the
/ bali every time he goes after IT,
Joe Kelley led the Cincinnati crowd
while in the south with batting aver
age Of $50. and yet CT Seymour's pic
ture was used daily IN the Cincinnati 4
papers
Ii is said that Fred Clarke is the
wealthiest hall player in the business
He salts his money as fast as he gets
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KANSAS NEWS.
Black Diphtheria Destroys
Lyon County Family.
Seven of Nine Children Dead
and Mother Also Ill.
TERRIBLE CONDITION.
As Strict a Quarantine Being
Observed as Possible.
NeighbOrs in the Vicinity Have
Disease Symptoms.
Cattle Pens Near House Thought
to BE Responsible.

Emporia, April pa dire calamity
has befallen the family of James
O'Mara, living seven miles south Of
Hartford.
Friday April 10, the 9-year-old daugh-
ten Julia. was taken down with diph-
iberia. She died from the disease Tues
day morning. April IA. and was buried
Tuesday afternoon. one by one the re-
manning eight children were stricken.
Saturday morning Annie aged - died
and was buried the same day About IL
O'Clock Saturday night James. Jr., aged
q, and early sunday morning Nellie,
aged ~, succumbed to the dread dis
ease. These two were buried in the
same coffin Sunday afternoon Monday
morning William, aged p. and Nora.
aged 6, We're also taken and were bur
led in the same casket in the afternoon.
The three surviving children, Mary,
aged u.s. Lizzie, aged IL, and Maggie.
aged 6 months are all sick and one died
Monday afternoon. The deaths is ex-
pected at any time OF the other two
The grief stricken mother. who has
cared for her loved ones for the past
nine days without a moments rest or
sleep. collapsed Monday and il is feared
that she viii not recover. The father is
also in a wornout condition and his
collapse is expected at any time
Everything possible is being done for
the sufferers. Mrs. S. E. Elledge and
a trained nurse from Kansas City are
fin attendance. but more help is needed,
and the county commissioners were
called upon for assistance
The neighbors are doing all they can
TO relieve the situation by carrying in
food. fuel, etc. The cattle and other
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MOTHER GRAYS SWEET POWDERS

for Children. Mother Gray, for years
a nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, treated children successfully with
a remedy now prepared and placed in
the drug stores, called Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They are
harmless as milk. pleasant to take. and
never fail. A certain cure for feverish-
ness, constipation, headache. teething
and stomach disorders, and remove
worms. At all druggists, 25c Don
accept any substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
lie Roy n. Y
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Boston and Philadelphia Broke Even
in Two Games Yesterday.

Boston, April 21.-Ten hits, including
doubles in the fifth, sixth and seventh
innings, gave Philadelphia. eight runs,
clinching the afternoon game. Willis
was hit hard throughout while Mitchell
kept Boston's hits well scattered.
In the morning game Philadelphia
was beaten. McFetridge went to pieces
in the sixth, giving a pass, making a
wild throw and letting Boston get a
single and q double, all of which net
ted three runs for the local team and
the game.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Boston -. 90 0 3 0 "a 2
Philadelphia q 0 0 0 / 0 0-3 9 5
Batteries-Pittinge and Moran; Nc
Fetredge and thinner.
AFTERNOON SCORE.
Score by innings RH.E.
Boston 49,. - 0 0 l 0 9 0 o. IS s
Philadelphia =. 0 0 1 3 4 do Is 1
Batteries Willis and KfttFedge,
Mitchell and Roth.
New York April 21.-After eleven
innings of play the game between the
New York and Brooklyn National
league teams resulted in a tie. Sharp
fielding by the Brooklyns kept the local
men from scoring at critical moments.
Bresnahan was put out of the game in
the eighth inning by Umpire Moran.
Attendance. 1000.
Score by innings: R.H. Z.
New York 20 0 3 0 o. 10
Brooklyn !. l 0 ? 0 O-5 Il
Batteries-McGinnet Taylor and
Warmer. Tomas and HaaTn
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STOCK IS POISONED.
Chanute Dairyman Has a Heavy Loss
of Young Cattle.

Chanute Dairyman Has Heavy Loss
of Young Cattle.
J. IT. Mahaffey. the west side dairyman.
sustained a heavy loss among his herd of
young cattle this week He lost 13 head IN
one night. Sunday evening the herd gave
no sign Of being afflicted by any ailment.
but upon going out early Monday morning
the stock pasture was found to be dotted
with their carcaSses- Three were found at
the barnyard gate in the lost throes Of
death. apparently suffering greatly. In the
orchard eight were discovered lying dead
in bunch. OF the 49, four were dry milk
COWS and the remainder growing stock
Mr.. Mahaffey is at loss to account for
the sudden inroad upon his herd. The
veterinary surgeons incline TO the belief
that the stock was poisoned either through
food or water
The stomach of one COW was dissected
and found to contain something less than
a key of nails tacks, staples and copper
rivets. several of which were sticking
through the sides of the stomach and in
testines Many of the nails and tacks
were worn quite smooth and were greatly
discoIored showing that they had re-
manned in the digestive organs for some
tfme-Chapute Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Father
And Son Suffered
Chronic Headache.
MISUNDERSTANDING
For Thirty Years.
DIR. Miles Nervine Has
Cured Me.

There IS nothing so good in cases of
chronic headache as DR.. Miles Nervine- It
restores the disordered nerves to their nor
NAL condition and banishes headache forever.
my trouble was headache, chronic SO as
to be almost continual. l had been in this
condition ever since I could remember and
l am ROW fortv-seven years old. My father
was great sufferer from the same complaint
and my son has shown signs of similar afhee-
ton. When the attacks would appear, my
stomach would often become Affected and
would grow dizzy and faint and often had
to quit my work and lie down. ] am sta
tlonary engineer and found It hard to hold
place with such heavy handicap. About
SIX years ago I began taking DR.. Miles Re
storatlve Nervlne and since that time | have
used IN all, fourteen bottles. The number of
bottles taken was not really required as I
think the cure was completely effected after
taking the second bottle. Having scarcely
seen the time lnthirty years I was free from
headache, l could not believe the perma-
nent cure to be made SO soon, 50 I continued
its use until was thoroughly Convinced Six
persons to whom I have recommended the
remedy have experienced equally gratifying
results, the only difference between their
case and mine lying in the severity Of the
trouble cured--EDGAR W. WILSON, Alcott,
Colorado.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Coz Elkhart, Ind
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New York. April 2L-Foxhan P.
Keene's Palm Bearer, carrying 107
pounds, won the Canarsie stakes for 2
year-olds at Aqueduct. He also equal
ed the track record. covering the AZ
furlongs in SIS seconds Palm Bearer
won driving by head from the heavily
winning favorite. The weather was clear
and cool and the track was fast.
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Normal s: COLLEGE 8.

Emporia, Kan, April 21-The College
Of Emporia and Normal school teams
met Monday and the latter again won,
the score being to g. The game was
played on the college grounds at Sod
ems Grove, and large crowd was in
attendance. This makes two straight
games for the Normal. Score:
RHE.
Normals ......oooo 5000 5-5 3
College .......O 0 0 0 0 0 . 1-3 S 2
Batteries-NormaI, Brookens and Well
land; College, Moses and t. Lamor- ".
q Irwin umpire.
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Chicago. April 21.-~Kid" Weller. who
has charge of the betting at Lakeside.
and Herbert Myers, a sheet writer, were
arrested today By Chief of Police Cox
Of Hammond. Ind just as the horses
We're going to the post in the fourth
race. There was little excitement over
the arrest All the bookn1akers were
working under the English system and
were anticipating some such action.
Chief Cox said he proposed to make
test case on the system OF booking
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Basketball at Baldwin.

Baldwin, Kan, April 21.-The girls
basketball teams from Baker and Otta-
wa university played here Monday af-
ternoon, Baker winning by a score of
10 to II. At the end of the first half
the score stood to in favor of Ba-
ker. The Baker team showed up much
the better of the teams from every
point of play One Baker girl threw
1--WE goals from the field.
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arrest did not interrupt the betting on
the English system. Upon arrival at
Hammond Weller and Myers were re-
leased on bond. The race track officials
declare that the present meeting, which
lasts until April q, will be run as
scheduled. no matter what the decision
of the courts may be in regard to the
betting. For today's races the weather
was fine but the track was heavy.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Jack O'Brien and Joe WaIcott
Have Fierce Fight.
Go Ten Rounds to a Draw Be-
fore a Boston Crowd.
O'BRIEN'S KNUCKLEOUT
Yet With This Handicap lie Has
Best Of Bout.
Compelled WaIcOtt to Clinch to
Save Himself.

Boston. April 21.-Jaek O'Brien of
Philadelphia gave Joe Walcott ten
rounds of fast fighting before the
Health and Physical Culture club last
night and draw was announced as
both men were on their feet. O'Brien
broke knuckle on the left hand in the
second round, but with this handicap he
gave Walcott a terrific pounding and
compelled him to clineh repeatedly.
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Horses for English Markets.

Salina Kan. April 1.-Two eastern
horse buyers have been in Salina for the
past six weeks and in that time they have
bought and shipped from Saline county
nine car loads of horses. all Of which were
purchased at good prices. Kansas horses
now command higher prices than for years
ON the London and Liverpool markets. and
great many of the animals purchased
here win be shipped abroad. Among the
purchases We're two Ryan horses. Robert
Ryan jr. was bought Of ]. c. Johnson
for $3.50 and Harry Ryan of M. 5. Price
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To Contast an Eleotion.

Concordia Kan. April 21.-W w. Cald-
we'll, Republican defeated in the face OF
the returns by one vote for mayor, Mon
day took the oath CT office before a notary
and in the afternoon filed petition con-
testing the right of S. c. Wheeler
Populfst to the office. The grounds OF
contest specify the casting Of at least 80
illegal votes by Wheeler people the
counting of two more votes than there
were ballots cast in the Second ward nd
the counting of aalioEs Tor Wheeler that
were illegally marked.
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Featherstone BUYS Youngsters.

Lexington, Ky. April 21.-A. Feather
stone has bought of Walter S. Payne
of this county the. entire product of Ma
plewood stud this season, consisting IF
ten colts and FLIES and one yet to be
foaled- The youngsters are by Mr.
Featherstone's two stations. Mesmerlst
and Previous, and out of such mares
as Perfecto, Carries, Marie Lewis. Fan
ME Lyons. Charlie Howard, etc The
r1rice is not given.
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Corbett Will Take on Memsic.

San Francisco, April 21.-Young Cor
belts next fight will be against George
Memsic of Chicago. Corbett has agreed
to take on Memsic at Portland. Oregon,
April %. He has contracted to stop
Memsic in four rounds as a part of his
theatrical performance.