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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
TO MAKE BETTER mARKsmEN
The War Departments Provision for
Post Competitions

Fort Riley. May 13.-Along the same
lines recommended at the recent meet
ing of the National Rife association for
the development of craftsmanship
throughout the county, the war depart
ment has made provisions for post com
petitions, to include cavalry, infantry
and engineer troops. such matches to
be shot monthly throughout the year.
It is the wish of the department that
these matches be held the same day as
the monthly athletic contests, also re-
Gently provided for. or in the following
day. In any case at least one day in
each month will be set aside for this
purpose. During the winter season these
matches viii be held indoors, the shooS-
ing to be at short ranges and will in
clude bulls eye matches and disappear
ing targets, 80 seconds exposure
Where troops of cavalry are stationed
pistol matches may be substituted in
place of the carbine or combined there
with. These monthly competitions are
for the purpose of promoting a friendly
rivalry and are optional with the men
They will be in addition to the annual
target practice, which is compulsory
with all troops.
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FEATHERwE1aHT oHAmPIoN.
Ben Jordon and Young Corbett
Probably VIII Meet at Frisco.

and Ben Jordan. the English champion.
VIII probably fight in this country in
the latter part of November for the
title of featherweight champion of the
world.
Alex Greggains. the matchmaker Of
the San Francisco Athletic club of that
city, being very anxious to get the men
together. has offered them a big purse
to battle for twenty rounds a his club
Greggains representative in this city
has wired Harry Pollok, manager OF
Corbett, who is now in Victor. Colo.
his terms, and Pollok has accepted them
on Corbett's behalf
Corbett viii take the English boxer
on for twenty rounds at 124 pounds,
weigh in at 3 p. m. on the day of the
contest Corbett and his manager will
be in this city on May p. ready to meet
Billy Pierce of Boston. who is acting as
Jordan's representative in this country.
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KANSAS NEWS.
NeOdesha Is to Have u Cement
Plant Within a Year.
To Employ $50 Men and Have
1000 Barrel Capacity.
CITY WILL GIVE AID.
Private individuals Pushing the
Proposition Along.
Several Capitalists of Kansas
City Also Interested.

Neodesha, May 13.-Robert Nesch OF
Kansas City, a brick manufacturer and
owner Of the Sycamore brick plant, has
contracted to construct a cement plant
at the foot of Little Bear mound at
this place with a. capacity of 1000 bar
rels of cement a day. Such a plant will
employ about $50 men. Work is to be
commenced in time to complete a plant
Of 500 barrels capacity within one year
and to be prosecuted vigorously until
the entire plant is completed.
This contract is made with a number
Of citizens Of Neodesha who in turn
give Mr.. Nesch a sixty-day option on oil
and gas leases on 1 200 acres of land in
Newark township, at a price equal to
the amount said citizens have paid out
on the leases. In addition to the con-
tract for the leases Mr.. Nesch has been
given by the city council sixty-day
option on the south sixty acres of the
city's eighty acres on Little Bear also
water and gas at same rates given the
CRANKY smelter.
Mr.. Nesch makes no agreement with
&pe city to build the cement plant but
his purchase of the land carries such
condition However, with the contract
Ior the lease, Mr.. Nesch agrees to build
the plant and nobody for a moment
doubts his ability to carry out his con-
tract.
MIR. Nesch also has an option on the
ID ~. Caven twenty acres at $4,000 and
the William Hill sixty at $4,000. both
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Racing Owners Do Fairly Well
at Louisville Track.
Charley Ellison Heads the List
With a s., 1925 Purse.
THE HINES COLT DID IT
Mcdowell a Close Second With
a Credit of S., 245.
Dick CrOwhurst Leads the
Jockeys First Out.

Louisville. KY. May 1S.-The money
which has been hung up by the New
Louisville Jockey Club during the first
seven days OF the spring meeting, which
is to end on Tuesday of next week. has
been well distributed among the owners
racing at Churchill Downs.
Charley Ellison, thanks to the vic
tory of Judge Hines in the Kentucky
Derby, heads the list Of winning own
ers. with $5.625. and T. c. Mcdowell,
whose success Is due chiefly to the vim
ming of the Nursery Stakes by the good
FLY Advantage. is a close second, with
1925 to his credit The greatest num-
Der Of races have been won. by the
horses of Captain s. S. Brown, they
having been three times home in FROM,
and likewise his stable has furnished
the greatest number of starters, making
is attempts. The strings of Pat Dunno
and E. Corrigan. from which the pubic
has expected so much, have shown up
very POORLY. The following table tells
~ ~,
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Married in a Hurry.

SaIina, Kan. Nay civilian VII
cox, u newspaper man of Peoria, III,
and Miss Emma Hoffman of Salin2.
decided Tuesday that they would BIZ
married last night and the brides we'd
ding gown was ordered and several ct
her relatives. including her father, the
Rev r. A. Hoffman. who were out Of
marriage. The dressmakers completed
their rush order and at 6 o'clock the
couple We're married by the brides
father The couple were to be married
this fall, but the groom decided. while
passing through the city on his way
home from a trip to Colorado. that he
would take his bride with him.
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$1,000 to Boston and Return $40 90

with membership fee of $500 added,
account of annual meeting of National
Educational association. Tickets win be
on sale via the Nickel Plate road July
I'd TO 5th, inclusive, good returning from
July Sth to 18th inclusive. without be-
ing deposited with joint agent Addi-
tionaI limit to return not later than
September 1st can be obtained by de-
posting return portion of ticket with
joint agent and payment of SOC for ex-
ecution. Superior train service and ex-
cellent dining car meals, on American
Club plan, ranging in price from 35c
to 500; also a la carte service Write
John 7. Callahan, general agent, 1l3
Adams St. room 29S, Chicago, for time
of departure of trains from Chicago and
other detailed information
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RIvERs ARE RIsINo.
The Water Is Within a Foot Of Last
Summers Record.

Clay Center, May 13.-Heavy rains for
the last two days have caused all
streams in Clay county to become
greatly swollen. The Republican river
is out of its banks in many places. The
Union Pacific tracks are washed out be-
tween Norganville and Clifton,a all trains
running over the Rock Island. These
tracks are in great danger and are be-
ing watched night and day. The river
is within foot Of where it was last
summer.
AT STOCKTON.
Stockton has had no mail since sun
day evening. The streams are swollen
and roads in such bad shape that rural
route carriers are unable to go with the
mails. No passenger. trains have reach
ed here since Sunday evening. The
solomon river is out of its banks and
covers thousands of acres of the valley
lying west of the city. Rain has been
falling continuously since Sunday The
rain is cold and is very rough on stock,
most of which has been turned out to
pasture, and is in poor condition to
stand such rough weather. Small grain
is in excellent condition with the ex-
ception of small amount Of spring
wheat and oats which has been injured
by the late freeze. Prospects were never
better for a full crop Of wheat and rye.
AT WASHINGTON
There has been an almost steady rain
here for the past fOrty-eight hours, and
all streams are sWelled so that traffic
has ceased. The Burlington has had no
train from the west on account of wash
outs this side of Concordia. The Howe
circus did not pitch its tents here on
account Of rain
AT DOWNS.
It has been raining here for three days
and the roads are almost impassa Bile.
On account of Washouts there have been
no trains from the east since Sunday.
No daily papers or mail of any kind,
and the people are resortng to old mag
azines for reading matter.
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Sunday School statistios.

Abilene, May Estate Secretary 7.
II. Engle of this city. has completed
the annual Sunday school report of the
state. He has secured a report, from
every county in the state, something re-
markable in Sunday school work. The
state has Ass schools, a gain of 165
over last year membership, 339175. a
gain Of 1921 over last year; added to
the church through the Sunday school,
3,262. The treasurer, r. NJ White. re-
ports money on hand for all Liabilities.
thus closing one of the most prosperous
years in the states history
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ottawa, May 13.-Word was received
here by letter from the Philippines that
Christian Grossman, of Ottawa, Iieuten-
ant and inspector of police in the Phil
ippines, had been shot through the hip
and fatally wounded by natives Gross
man served with the Twentieth Kansas,
afterword enlisted in one of the regular
regiments and then entered the police
service
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Adjourned Annual Meeting Of Stock
holders.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Topeka Railway company,
notice of which was sent to the last
known address of each stockholder, ten
days before the date Of such meeting,
as provided by the bylaws, was post
poned until May a. 1908. because there
was not a majority of the stock repre-
scented at such meeting, on April s.
The adjourned meeting of the stock
holders viii be held at the Office of the
Topeka Railway company, No lib East
Eighth avenue. in Topeka. Kansas, at
o'clock p. m, Thursday, May H. 1903.
CLIFFORD c. BAKER
Attest: President.
J. G. SLONECKER, Secretary
Dated Topeka, Kas., April SO, 1903
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Louisville. Ky, May 13.-Favorites
had their inning again at Churchill
Downs, winning four of the six events,
while Senior, another favorite, was
beaten but a nose IN a driving finish
by Pat DUNES Blassful, a heavily
backed second choice Jennie Moore
furnished the surprise Of the day by
Winuig the 2-year-o1d fiily race at
four and one-half furlongs. With 80 to
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Tonganoxie, Kan. May ia small
twister passed through this place at 1:2a
Tuesday afternoon from east to west
which filed the air with flying timber ard
damaged a number Of buildings. The peth
of the destructive wind was about leo feet
wide and was in the heart of town. passing
in the rear Of a number of business houses
In one dwelling q door was torn from us
hinges and thrown outward. Sheds were
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A delegation of Woodmen of the World
from Missouri who are here attending their
convention helped Dale Gears team defeat
the Brewers here yesterday afternoon. The
Missourians rooted Justify for the visitors
and in the fourth inning they forced
sion because of their tansalizing comment
Score by innings. r. Il r.
Milwaukee ---..-0 q . - .
Kansas City -.----.-..0 o o . O-l o y
Batteries-McGiI. Elliott and Wood; Glib
son and MalOney.
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tial in session at Fort Leavenworth, to
try officers charged with various Of
lenses, transacted very little business.
The only case called was that of Sec
ond Lieutenant c. Rodman Jones. Sec
ond cavalry, who is charged with neg
lect of duty as a student officer and
conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline. Jones pleaded not
guilty and the court Immediately adj
journed until tomorrow to give both
sides an opportunity to secure evidence.
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Des Moines opened at home by winning
from Peoria by a score of TO 4 President
Myrick threw the first ball and Mayor
Benton caught. The field was wet and
muddy. Attendance. 900.
Score by innings: r. H. f.
Des Moines .........0 O3 O20c2 80 IL :
Peoria ...... ....-..--.1 0 o Pa 5 2
Batteries-Cushman and Foil: Friend
and Wilson.
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1 against her chances she got away in
second position and won handily.
The Louisville Steeplechase, over the
full course. about two miles, was the
feature event, and brought out five
starters with Dr. NewIin favorite and
Governor Boyd. second choice
DR.. Newlin and Lord Radnor were on
even terms as they turned into the
stretch, but DR.. Newlin was the strong
er and won by three lengths. Helgerson
and H. Booker carried off the jockey
honors, each plotting two winners.
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New York. May 13.-Terry McGovern,
who is matched to fight Abe Attell. the
clever California featherWeight. in a
twenty round bout before the Interna-
tional club of Fort Erie, Canada, May
30, has begun training. McGovern is
confident he will beat Attell. and if sue
cessful will try to get on a fight with
Benny Yanger. the undefeated Chicago
eatherWeiehf
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Photographs of Summer Resorts

The Pere Marquette railroad. the
Michigan Summer Resort Scenic Route.
is sending out a handsome souvenir of
the resort country in the shape Of four
photographs of beautiful scenes, each
SKIS inches, mounted ready for framing
and without advertising printed on
them These make a handsome remind
er Of the summer days, and it win be
sent to any address on receipt of p
cents Address H. F. A1oeIler, G. P. A,
Pere Marquette r. r.. Detroit, Mich
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Elks at Galena.

Galena, Kan. May 13-Interstate and
Territorial Association of Elks, com
prising lodges in Kansas, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory
is now in session here The city is
gafly decorated and full OF visiting E,iks
Everything points to one of the great
est gatherings of Elks ever assembled
out Of a grand lodge meeting. The as
ISOLATION VIII conclude with a grand
social session in Joplin. No, Thursday
evening.
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Will Back Jenkins.

New York, May 13-"Young Corbett. q
the champion featherweight. has decid-
ed to branch out as a hacker as well as
a fighter The champion thinks so well
of Tom Jenkins ability as a wrestler
that he is ready to back him for SIS OOC
against any Of his chalengers.
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AT CHICAGO.

Manager CalIaghan won the game in a
pitchers battle in the tenth inning his
clean single to center scoring Jones. who
had doubled after one out.
Score by innings: RHE
Chicago -. 30 00O00O111-3 7 0
Philadelphia -. 20 0O01001 % 6 4
Patterson and Mcfarland Ben
der and Powers.
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Racing at New York.

New York, May 13-In a driving fin
ish, Highlander, with Burns in the sad
die, won the Harlem Selling stakes at
Morris park. The big son of Ben
Storms, was l to . favorite. Burns
rushed to the front in the first eighth
of a mile and maintained his lead to the
finish, won by one length. with Bon
Mot second, and CoIonist. third. Three
faVorifes Won.
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AT CLEVELAND

CIeveIand's errors gave Boston seven
runs and the game after Cleveland had
won by clean hitting. La joie was put out
of the game for disputing a decision by
Umpire Connolly. Attendance, $3.50.
Score by innings: R.H-E.
Cleveland - o @ 4 o. u 4
Boston $500 800 2 D D u lilo 10 ?
Batteries-W Wright and Benis; Dineen
and Smith.
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Racine Id Chicapo.

Chicago, May BY clever riding
Jockey Robbins landed Rankin winner
in the fourth race. a mile and 70 yards
handicap, at Worth. At the sixteenth
pole The Lady seemed a certain winner
and Henry. who had the mount, eased
her up. Robbins brought Rankin
through on the rail with a rush and
won the race by a head. Thane, the
odds-on favorite. finished a close third.
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JURY SECURED AT LAST.
The cummins Murder Case Now Up
for Trial.

for Trial.
Wellington, May ia jury was Sc
cured in the Cummins murder case, af-
ter so veniremen had been examined
and the defense had exhausted all It's
challenges. Cummins' wife, the states
star witness, was called to the stand
first and rehearsed the story of the
servant girls death. caused by Cum
minis striking her on the head with a
broomstick in fit of anger. in the
month Of August, 1889. The girl linger-
ed four or I'VE DAYS. finally diving Of
blood poisoning Cummins buried the
body in a hollow near the house and
afterwards dug it up and burned it in
a straWstack. The defense will endeav-
OF to show that the girl was killed BY
the woman's abuse. Mrs. Cummins ana
her husband have not been living TO-
gether for q year or more
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tracts being a part of Little Bear
mound.
A number of other capitalists of Kan
sas City and other places are in the
deal, all of whom are reliable. Their
reason for the sixty days delay is to
enable them to interest more capital
and make fuller tests of the cement
rock and shale. Erasmus Haworth of
the Kansas university is one of the
active promoters in the deal.
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New publieation for E,,reIa.

Eureka, Kan, May 13.-The Rev. D. IL
Cramer pastor of Christ Lutheran church
here. has commenced the publication OF a
paper entitled THE Lutheran" The paper
has subscribers in the majority Of TIE
states and territories.
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st. Louis, May 13--An occasional
shower Of rain did not change the con-
dition OF the track at the fair grounds,
which was fast In the feature race,
Mickey D. won half a length from Faith
er Wentker, the favorite. who got of
well, but could not last.
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Chesbro's pitching was much to Detroit >
liking and six hits, two of them triples
won the game in the first inning. Attend
ance. 3, 400.
Score by innings: Ri E.
Detroit ......t.....4O 10000 Is :
New York ...........0O 00Oe12-4 )
Batteries-Deering and Afc-Alister; Ches-
bro and O'Connor.
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St Louis won again from Washington
in a game which was called at the end of
the seventh inning with the score ID to ?
Score by innings: R.H.E.
St Louis .............1 / 0 G 2 1-13 IS !
! w as 1nEtOn ~ . y y Z = V- Z q .
Batteries-Donahue and Kahoe; Lee.
Wilson and Clarke.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Louisville was unable to hit Cristau
while Toledo punched hits on Bohannan-
Score by innings: R Il. e
-lOleuO ..---- y z z y y - Il >
Louisville .--..... % 0 Q @ o.
Batteries Cristall and Kleinow; Bohan-
nan and Schreiver
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AT BROOKLYN.

Chicago outbatted Brooklyn in the open
ing game of the series at Washington
park.
Score by innings: K.H.E.
Brooklyn -. 80 OOO000-S 0
Chicago 49,. ........0 0 , , 01 0-6 Il
Batteries-Thielman and Ahearn; Wicker
and King
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AMERICAN LEAGUE sTANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT COLORADO SPRINGS

Kansas city played corner lot bah and
the locals had no difficulty in shutting
them out. Attendance, 800.
Kansas City ....e.....oo oo0o-0 8
Colorado Springs 81 0 8 / Q o. 10 81 10 /
Batteries-Hess and Messitt; Newmyer
and DOran
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An COLUMBUs.

The locals found Killen's curves very
much to their liking and defeated Indian
apolis with ease. Crabill pitched a very
fair game. the locals errors aiding mater
tally in the visitors scoring. Attendance,
1852
Score by innings:
Columbus 80. ..........1 3aoO12 SIS
indianapolis ...... 800 } 0 Il
Batteries-Crabin and Roach; Killen and
woodruff
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AT BOSTON.

Boston outbatted St. Louis and should
have won the game but ragged fielding
at critical times gave it to the visitors. At
tendance, 2, 100.
Score by innings: R.HE E
St. Louis ..........-..-2 0 1 OIL 0 II 10 4
Batteries ittinger. Piatt and Moran;
Brown and Ryan.
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Up to the eighth inning not a single hit
was made off of Mathewson. who struck
out IS men. the seasons record so far. At
tendance, $500
Score by innings: R.H,E
Cincinnati 80 O o D o @ % 0 "A s 0
New York .........-..0 0 IL s l
Notwithstanding and PETIT; Mathewson
and Bowerman.
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demolished and overturned and trees were
snapped off close to the ground. NotWith-
standing the amount OF debris in the air
no one was injured.
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Scratch, scratch. scratch: unable to
attend to business during The day or
sleep during the night. Itching piles
horrible plague. Deans ointment cures.
Never fails. At any drug store. so cents.
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city Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. BIS Kansas avenue.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
an PHIIADELPHIA.

Pittsburg won by good stick work. Fra
ger was wild and retired after the third in
ming, Burchell going to the rubber. Attend
ance, 2203.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Pittsbure -. ....01311O20 u /
Philadelphia M - 0000120 2
Batteries-Kennedy and Phelps; Frazer.
Burchell and thinner.
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he JO&rsfN + 1 81 A@Nl)11NN@-
The jockey fhenors for the first seven
days at I'o jli g92a t9 1oiek Grow
two Years out of the saddle. got down
to weight al the Nashville meeting, and
when the game was closed at Cumber-
land Park found himself at the head OF
the list. At Louisville he has averaged
a victory a day. waile Helgersoa, Fl,
Booker and Seully are tied for five each
for second place. and the colored jockey.
WINFIELD, is in fifth position with foGr
victories to his credit.
1t is understood that T. c. Mcdowell
is negotiating for the services of Crow
hurst Dick rode his FLY. Advantage,
in the Nursery Stakes Saturday and
Mr.. Mcdowell was so pleased with thu
ride that he presented the jockey with
$500 and then engaged him to go to Lex
ington Yesterday and give Alan-a-Dals
and several two-year-olds at the farm
working trials.
Scully is another Cincinnati boy, who
has come under the observation Of own
ers seeking likely timber. and it is
said that Mr. Hughes. who is managing
him. is on deal with German Bauer
and another party for his services for
the balance of the year