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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
MO vAILEY I.EAGIrE STANDING.
Baseball Gossip.

President PuIliam has received personal
assurances from a majority OIL the cluD
owners that the National circuit will stand
next year as it now Is
The Chicago papers declare that the =.
Louis scrfbes gave Manager Lotus the
worst of the deal in writing up the ngnt-
This was done to protect Burkett-.
Famous old Sam Thompson now has his
name printed among the amateur notes OF
the Detroit newspapers. He Is pretty near
iy ripe for fast company
Although the Browns are playing better
ball than the Cardinals. yet the National
team is drawing better in ST. Louis Too
many crabs on the Browns
Comiskey bought his players 5000 worth
of wearing apparel before they made their
recent trip east, and to show their appre-
citation they won just one game.
Outfelder Stone, who terrified the pitch
ers in the Western league last year. Is not
able to duplicate his work after being re-
turned by the Boston Americans
Gene De Montreville is playing second
base for Worcester. In Mondays game he
made two hits and one run and fielded his
position without an error-but his teaLn
lost
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EMPoR1A cHAUTAUoUA.
Much Interest Being Displayed in
the Exercises.

Emporia, Kan, July 3.-The weather
was delightful at the ChautauQua
Thursday. Much interest is manifested
in the forenoon exercises. most of which
are of a devotional nature This is
especially so of the Sunday school
round table, which meets at 10 o'clock
Dr. G.. L. Robinson delivered his lee
ture on THE Book of Job in the morn
ing In the afternoon DR.. Frank Dixon
delivered his lecture, THE Threat or
Socialism; Which," which was a mas
terful answer to the lecture of Debs on
Modern Problems" He was almost
two hours and a half delivering the lee
ture and held his large audience every
moment.
The strong point of his argument was
that socialism would kill individuality
and destroy all incentive to excel be-
cause it would place the best work
man on a par with the poorest.
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REUNION OF FORMER SLAVES
Kansas Negroes to Celebrate Emanci-
patton at GaIena.

Galena, July 3.-The Afro-American
Colonization society will hold a three
days reunion of ex-slaves in this city,
August 2, and A. at Columbia park.
Sunday, August ?. will be devoted to an
old fashioned camp meeting, conducted
by Rev. Rabbi Howard.
1t will be according to camp meetings
as INDUCED in by negroes forty years
ago The other two days of the re-
union will be devoted to sports of all
kinds, with a good programme for each
day. There will also be a big free-for-
all fish fry. Excursion rates on all
roads have been secured, and a large
crowd of colored people will be in at
tendance from abroad to take part in
the emancipation celebration. This
numbers their second annual meeting
at this place. Extensive preparations
are being made and the gathering will
be much larger than that of last year.
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FARMERS MEET TRAINS.
Barton County Needs 500 More Men
for Wheat Harvest.

Great Bend, Kan, July 3.-Barton
county is in need of a great many more
harvest hands Five hundred men would
have no trouble in finding work. Far
mers from all over the county are max
ing Great Bend their headquarters for
hiring help and are coming to town,
staying all day and over night hoping
to secure help off of incoming trains,
but meet with little satisfaction. Fully
seventy-five to 100 farmers are here to-
day from all parts of the county, look
ing for help, wanting from one to five
men each. Unless help arrives before
harvest is in full swing neighbors will
have to divide their help with each
other, as all the wheat in this vicinity
is ripening very fast, and while it is
late it will all have to be attended to at
once or a great deal will go to waste.
Harvest has been very slow and late
here this year and only yesterday was
the first binder run, but wheat is ripen-
ing very fast and will have to have
close attention.
Farmers having from 500 to 1000 acres
of wheat have to go to the extra ex-
pense of buying more machinery to
harvest their crop. By next Monday
wheat cutting will be in full force.
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San Francisco, July 3.-Consternation
was spread in the Jeffries training camp
today when it was stated that Tommy
Ryan would give Jim Corbett his mai
preparation for the battle with Jeffrles-
Ryan formerly acted as Jeftrles' trainer
and snarring mariner and afterward fell
out with the champion. Since then they
have been the bitterest enemies, Jefrles
hating Tommy and Ryan reciprocatlng-
The Jeffries camp is at Hardin Springs
which is commonly called the HChaIn-
nions' retreat" When asked if he
thought Ryan would be of any great
help to Corbett, Jeffries refused to speak
about the matter. He was very sullen,
and a reference to Ryan only made him
clench his fists.
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Racing at Joplin.

joplin. No, July 3.-The first race Of
the Joplin meet was the 2:30 race
Speedy Girl, owned by R. P. Madison.
of Memphis, Tenn, took first money;
Charley Cook, owned by w. E. Web
ster. of Hickman, KY, second; Ben c..
owned by William Sherlock, of Ere.
donia, Kas., third, and Fox Elkins.
owned by B. F. Sheppard, of Denison.
Tex, fourth. There were nine entries
in this race. Time, 2:17A, 2:2lA, ana
2:20A. The purse was $1,000.
In the Jasper and Cherokee counties
road race, Dandy, owned by Dan Rear
don, won first money; Flower Girl,
owned by Ed Pearson, second; Avid,
owned by ]. F. Lee, third, and Freddie
K. owned by Charles Kelley, fourth.
Time. Ill, 1:1O1a, los. The betting was
lively and the bookmakers had little
the best of it,
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Weather Bureau Plans for Flood
Warnings Along the Rivers.

Abilene, July at is the present pur-
pose of the weather bureau to ask for an
appropriation sufficient to establish not
less than six, and possibly eight river
stations along the Kansas river and its
tributaries. These stations will be I'M
der the direction and control of the
Kansas City bureau. There is already a
weather station at Concordia and it will
be directed to take the river conditions.
Manhattan will have a station and there
will be another at Salina and probably
at Abilene.
Although the details have not been
worked out the river and flood service
will reach the conditions of the Blue.
Saline. Smoky Hill and Republican
rivers thoroughly.
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Racing at Chicago.

Chicago July S--Record- brea king per-
formances were continued at Washing
ton park and one worlds record beside
two track records, were smashed, Glass
full set a new worlds mark for the mile
and sixteenth in the final race of the
day. making the distance in 1:44 3-5.
Hyphen went the distance in 1:44 40
over the Brighton course July rs last
year and Blue Girl in 1:44% at Morris
park in May, 1903.
Glassfu1 ran a splendid race, lying well
back in the bunch until the middle of
the stretch was reached where he col
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The Fourth at Arkansas city.

Arkansas City, July 3.-The Modern
Woodmen are determined to have a big
crowd in the city on the Fourth of July
and have four men working in the four
directions. Ed Marshall went to Dexter
yesterday, coming home around by the
way of Winfield. He succeeded in in
teresting a large number of Woodmen
and their friends and expects a large
crowd from each of the places he visit
ed Phil Snyder went to Wichita, from
where he will go to wellington, South
Haven, Portland. Bluff City and other
towns The four men now out send re-
ports of people coming in large num-
bers. The committee on arrangements
expect from 10000 to $4,000 people and
are preparing for that number.
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TO MAKE IRRIGATION SURVEY
Bureau Hydrography Will Investi-
gate Canadian and Cimarron.

Hutchinson, July 3.-Prof. Charles N
Gould, geologist of the University OF
oklahoma, now employed as resident
photographer of the United States
geological survey. spent today in this
city. He is on his way to join a field
party of which he has charge now work.
ing in southwestern Kansas and Beaver
county, Okla. The work consists of a
preliminary irrigation survey along the
Cimarron and South Canadian rivers.
The plan for the work is to follow the
former stream to its source, then cross
to the headwaters of the South Cana
dian in New Mexico and follow that
river across the Panhandle of Texas into
Oklahoma.
This party will submit its survey
with a report of the practicability of
storing the water of these streams for
irrigation purposes to the government
and if the plan is found feasible an ex-
pertinent will be made.
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Thousands won and Lost.

Chicago, July 3.--To lose $4,000 on one
race and then turn around and win $5e-
coo on the next, is the story of the
Drake and Gates betting operations at
Washington park. Drake and Gates en-
gineered one of the biggest killings of
the season in the fifth race. Pat DUNES
John McGurk was the medium of the
COUP Drake and Gates each bet $4,000
in a lump at the odds of to g. and
meanwhile, their commissioners were
handing out as much money as the
bookmakers would take. 1t was esti-
mated that $4,000 was placed by Drake
and Gates on the horse. which was en-
tered to be sold for $1,000.
McGurk won after a sharp tussle with
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GUsHER Ar INDEPENDENCE
strong Oil Well Shot in the Walker
Mound Field.

Independence, July 3.-One of the best
OH weIs OF this section was snot on the
banks farm, about seven miles south
west OF here. The oil rose in a solid
column far above the derrick when
shot, and continues to gush at regular
intervals. Inc well was drilled by east
ern oil men. The Banks well seems to
De in rich Oil neighborhood, for there
are good producing wells on all sides,
and more going GOWN as fast as pos
siDle. This is termed thssWaller Mound
field, on account of a slight prominence
Dy that name in the nelghborhood-
About half mile from the Banks well
is the Bradehof WELL which is pro-
nounced the best that has been struck
in the Kansas field. This well has a
capacity of 125 barrels of excellent
quality of oil a day.
The oil development in western Mont
gomery and eastern Chautauqua county
is progressing with wonderful rapidity,
and wells are going down on all sides.
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Boston Players Released.

Boston, Mass, July 3.-The local Ma
tional team began to curtail expenses,
resulting in Kittridge, the veteran
catcher, getting his 10 days notice of
release. In the same billet Frank Bon
ner, the infielder, was told that his SER
vices were no longer wanted. Bonner
came to Boston this season under pro-
test from Tebeau of the Louisville club,
with whom he had signed a contract
previous to the one sent him by the
local club. The release of Kittridge
leaves the team with but one catcher,
Moran. Buckenberger is now left with
10 players, which is a smaller number
than any other team in either league.
Among insiders the story has been go
ing the rounds that everything was not
harmonious in the National camp.
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cHoYNsK1 HAS RETIRED.
Lost His Fight to Nick Burley in the
Second Round.

Dawson, Y. T., July 3-Nick Burley,
of Seattle, knocked out the famous Joe
Choynsh in the second round before
the Dawson Athletic club. Choynski an
nounces this evening that he will never
fight again. Though he is only "a years
old he declares that the ring is entirely
too strenuous. He leaves today for
Chicago to resume the nagement of
his training school. Regarding the fight,
he declares Burley scored a fair knock
out and was all in the game. The first
round ended with Choynsk favored,
though during the round several heavy
blows We're exchanged. Burleys eye
was badly battered. In the second round
Choynsk went down three times and
was finished by a right swing. Choy-
nski says he lost his speed, but he makes
no excuse for losing.
Twenty-Five hundred people saw the
fight. The battle was clean and there
was great enthusiasm The receipts
we've $4,000. Burley's share was $4,000
and Choynski's 81, 500.
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Hobo Lost Hia Gall

Officer Beard arrested a hobo in the
Union Pacific depot yesterday afternoon
for being drunk He was very saucy
when arrested and gave the officer some
trouble. He was thrown into the cool
err" last night. and this morning was
taken before the police court.
Been drunk?" asked the judge
Reckon L were jedge; yer see L lost
everything in the food and 1 hev to
take a bracer occasionally to bear up"
Flood sufferer. Ell! What did you
lose"
Everything, jedge. everything, even
my gall, and 1 hain't had wind enough
since to elevate a soap bubble"
Ever make roads?" asked the Judge.
Heavens no, but my business. has
been to inspect 'em." 81 aa
Three dollars and costs" said the
Judge to an officer. land the prisoner
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Fourth of July Rates viaUnion Pacific
One fare plus fifty cents for the round
trip. Tickets on sale July and A.
good returning July T.
F. A LEWIS. c. T. A,
525 Kansas Ave. Phone SO.
]. c. FULTON. Depot Agt. Phone a.
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Cleaned Up on The Picket.

Terre Haute, Ind, July 3.-GeneraI
Manager Miller, of the Vandalia, while
visiting friends in Terre Haute told
how he won SO, 240 off a bet of 500 on
The Picket in the Derby race He Is a
friend of NE. Middleton, of Lou1svlile,
one of the owners of the horse, and last
winter Mr.. Middleton wrote to him that
the horse had a good chance to win.
The winter books were giving long odds
at the time Miller says he showed the
letter from Middleton to NUMBER OF
his ST. Louis friends. Then he bet 500.
One friend did likewise, another took
$50 and another $25. The odds were such
that Miller cleaned up 1920 and his
friends had their money down at the
same odds.
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Jared Boaster, who had been leading all
the way. The tussle between the two
was sharp and decisive, the winner go
ing away at the end.
Fred Leppert, at the odds of II to 1,
won the Quickstep stakes for 2-year-
olds and set a new track record of al
fiat for the four furlongs, reducing the
old record four fifths of a second. Lep-
pert won by nose, due to Dominick' S
energetic ride Don Domo led until the
last jump, but weak finish settled his
chances.
Sylvia Talbot won the fifth race and
made a new track record of Ito for six
and a half furlongS.
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FROM cRILocoo SCHOOLS.
Interesting Exhibition of Indians
Work Sent Out.

Arkansas City, July S.-The Chilocco In
dian schools have shipped by express to
Washington several exhibits from the diff
ferent departments to be placed on exhi-
bftton at the capitol. The departments rep
resented are the domestic, farm, dairy
and printing. These are all very interest
ing, especially the sewing and bead work
This exhibit is very elaborate one and
will attract end of attention.
One other exhibit which will attract
great deal of attention is the farm depart
ments offering. A correct model in minia-
ture of the superintendent house was
made and then this was completely cover
ed with samples of grain grown upon the
school lands These exhibits show very
clearly the progress that is being made by
the Indian pupils at Chilocco and tell a
story of the success of the schools that
can not be in any way contradicted.
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IS TEN DAYS LATE.
Wheat Harvest Expected to Begin at
Osborne in Earnest Monday.

Osborne. Kan, July 3.-Wheat har-
vest will begin about July 6. 1t is ten
days later than usual on account of the
wet cold spring. A hail storm south
east of Osborne last evening did dam
age to several farmers, but was not
general. Wheat is well filled and corn
in fine condition and usually clean. Pro-
spects now are for the best wheat crop
this county has had since 1891. The
average is much larger.
Hands are very scarce and are COM
handing from 81 to $3.50 per day. How
ever, many women will be in the field
and the wheat will all be well taken
care of.
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Water Bow the Winner.

New York, July 3.-Before crowd of
10000 persons ]. B. Haggin's Water Boy,
with Odom up won the Suburban Re-
newal, worth $4,000 at Sheepshead Bay
and broke the track record for the mile
and a quarter by covering the distance
in 2:04 3-5. This is two-fifths of a second
faster than the previous record, made
by Salvador in 1890. The Brooklyn
handicap winner, Irish Lad, was second,
and Goldsmith, the favorite. bad third.
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HEssIAN FLY AT WORK.
Grain Near Mcpherson Greatly Dam
aged by the Pest,

Mcpherson, Kan. July 3.-Since the
hot winds began here three days ago,
the extent of the ravages of the Hes
sian fly has become apparent. The
wheat stalk has. become dry. This
leaves the stem where the fly has been
working in a weakened condition and
the result is that about 80 per cent of
the wheat has fallen down. The far
mers are keeping the machines down
to the ground in hopes of getting the
fallen grain, but as the heads are lying
on the ground they cannot be reached
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AT PITTSBURG.

In an eleven inning game at League
park, Fort Scott won by a score of
to s. Both teams played fast ball and
the locals practically had the game won
mn TO the first half of the ninth. when
they began to tumble the ball, allowing
the visitors to tie the game.
score: R.H.E.
Fort Scott O02 OOO102O 2-7 8 9
Pittsburg .11OO0 10000 O-5 II 8
Ratteries-Steele and Cheek; Stinson
and Schmit.
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st. Louis, July 3.-Orris won the fea-
ture of the card at Delmar park, at
mile and a sixteenth. The field of
four horses got away nicely, with Orris
first, Helen Print second and Pettijonn
third. There was no change in posi-
tions during the whole distance, the
horses finishing as above named within
two lengths. In the first race Hoedown
ran into Sararose, who swerved clear
across the track. Hoedown fell, slight
ly injuring the jockey. Sararose fin
ished third. but was disaualified.
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New Buildings for Abilene.

Abilene, Kan, July 3.-Contractors are
now figuring the plans and specifica-
lions for two buildings for Rice & Giles tc
be erected on Cedar street on the ground
occupied by those destroyed by the flood
1t is expected that the contractors will
submit their bids by the end of the week
and that work will begin the first of next
week. The new buildings will be two
stories high and similar in appearance tc
the one destroyed.
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John Dancer Matched.

Lexington, KY, July 3.-Barney
F'urey, the Cincinnati pugilist, as agent
for other parties, has concluded a con-
tract here with John Dancer, of Gov
ington. to fight Young Dobbs. of Day
ton, Ohio. a fifteen-round go for a de-
.eision. The bout will take place in this
city July %. Dancer recently fought
draw with Kid Ashe in this city, while
Dobbs defeated Ashe last October at
Dayton.
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He SAVED HIS MONEY.
A Druggist Fought With Burglars in
His Store.

Manhattan, Kan, July S.-Two boxes
of money were rescued from burglars
by r. G. Schoonhoven, druggist Two
men entered the room where Schoon-
hoven sleeps, in the rear of H. S. Will
lard's drug store. They took two boxes
of money from a drawer and were maxi
ing their escape when discovered by
Schoonhoven. A fierce fight followed,
in which several shots were fired.
The burglars dropped the money and
fled The officers have no clue to the
robbers.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburg won the final game of the SER
les by the score of to 4. Garvin had poor
support, seven errors being charged
gainst the Brooklyns, while Wilhelm had
the benefit of errorless fielding.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Pittsburg 80. ........ o l 0 0 5 l 0 Is 8 D
Brooklyn ......0 90 90 3-4 6 Z
Batteries-Wnhelm and Phels; Garvin
and Iacklitsch.
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Racing at Detroit.

Detroit, July BIN a sensational fin
ish Decoration beat John J. Reagan in
the fifth event at Highland park, but
Tod Walsh all but crowded the other
horse into the fence and the judges dis
qualified Decoration and placed John
and Jerry third. Three horses fell in
the steeplechase, but no injury resulted.
Sauber won the race in the stretch
from Pat My Boy, which was fast firing
and just lasted to beat out F'araday.
ir.. for the place.
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Came Near Drowning.

Miss Estelle Hills. formerly of this coun-
~. and Miss Seaton, also from near Abb
near drowning in Colorado last week.
While fording the river the horse lost his
footing and fell down, breaking the shafts
The river was very swift and high. and
the ladies were in danger of being drown
ed, but luckily two men working near the
place of the accident bravely waded in and
rescued them.-Abilene Chronicle.
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Gold Bell. but the margin was uncon-
fortably close.
1t is said Drake stood to win $4,000
on Uranium, which was left at the post
in the fourth race.
In the last race the plungers are be-
lieved to have lost $4,000 on Monarka,
so that, despite the big killing on Nc
Gurk, they must have finished the day
heavy losers.
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Accident at St. Joe.

ST. Joseph, July 3.-"Red' Mcfarland
we'll known as an owner and trainer CT
running horses, was fatally injured at
the Lake contrary track preceding the
Clarks, owned by Mcfarland, kiclSed
him in the breast, crushing the breast
bone and breaking many ribs. Har-
vey Keene, a fireman stationed at
South st. Joseph, was also run down
and received a broken leg and internal
injuries.
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AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland batted Bender and Plank. two
of Philadelphia's star pitchers, cut of the
box, and substitute outfielder Hoffman
pitched the last three innings holding
Cleveland down to two hits and one run
Dorner was retired at the end Of the fifth
a matter of precaution.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Cleveland -. 80 0 as 1 0 6 Ill IA 8
Philadelphia -. IL 8 0 1 o. 6 g 8
Batteries-Dorner, Moore and Abbot I:
Bender. Plank, Hoffman, Schreck and
Powers.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Two consecutive passes. followed by a
neat sacrifice and two hits, gave the To-
Gals enough runs to win from the leaders
in the third inning. Owen pitched steady
game, struck out six men and did not al
low a walk. Attendance, LOO.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Chicago -. .-......O0 311O01*-6
Boston ...... ..........0 0 0 OIL Oh o. 7
Batteries-Owen and Mcfarland; Glib
son, Smith and Stahl.
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st. Louis lost its eighth straight game.
New York winning. Both teams played
good ball. with Wolfe and Donahue pitch
ing. but St. Louis failed to get its hits
when needed
Score by innings: R.H.E.
ST. Louis .-...-....-...l . D y Il 6 z
New York ............1 2 0 0 90 % I 3
Batteries-Donahue and Kahoe; Wolfe
and Beville.