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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
RYAN WON EASILY.
Quickly vanquished Billy Stiff at
Kansas City Last Might.

Kansas City, Jan. 16.-As was expect
ed Tommy Ryan, the middleweight
champion easily Vanquished Billy Stiff
the Chicago lightweight, last night in
the brief space of four rounds, charac-
terized by much hugging on the Chi
cagOan's part The bout fas scheduled
for ten rounds
Ryan came very near finishing his
task in the second round. After a rath-
ed in with a rush and before it was half
over had hiss man 2vEQndeHing from
which quarter the next was coming A
right to the Jaw staFted, the trouble Stiff
fell over him and hung on for dear life
until he had partially recovered his
senses Tommy pumped right and left
to the body and then duplicated the
blows to the head Then a right whip
ped across to the jaw put the Chicagoan
the count As the round closed Tommy
planted a hard right on the kidneys and
sent good left to the wind. Billy went
to his corner looking for fresh air. He
was very tired, but came back fairly
fresh for the next round
Ryan started rushing matters but he
found that Stiff was still strong and
fully capable of doing some clever work
Stiff met Tommy's ruShes with several
good pOkes, and these with his wrestling
tired Ryan before the round ended.
There was more hanging on than fight
ing. on Stift's part. and was really the
fresher at the finish
Ryan started hOstilities in the fourth
with q vengeance He put Stiff in an
uncertain state with a right jolt to the
neck and then sent a right to the jaw
which did McCarty's protege no good
Stiff rushed into . left in the face which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16

Gus applause of all the cars passengers.
Thus will you chant in hell
But this is Ohio, ma'am.' remarked
one of the plasterers, with an ear-to-ear
grin
Hell and Ohios synonymous and In
Interchangeable termsv croaked the un-
quenchable Carrie.
"One of the plasterers went to the cars
water cooler and fetched to his seat the
water glass. Into the water glass he
poured about four fingers from one Of his
black bottles and tossed il off with the
'Ye-ow! of a Moqui six miles from the
reservation.
q 'Porlzer from PorkopoIisv snapped
Carrie, alluding to the nickname by
which Cincinnati was known before Chi
cago took hold of the pork business. do
You expect me to drink out of that glass
after you have befouled it with your vile
liquor?
:. Nom said the plasterer and he toss
ed the glass out of the open car window
" Plasterers plastered with infamyt
shrieked Carrie, and then she gathered
her funnily starched white duck skirt
about her rotund and portuberant form
and skated out the door of the smoker
the three peoples on the top of her bon
net nodding defiantly It was the ONLY
time ever saw her, but she was every
bit as diverting on that occasion as
had seen her depicted even in the most
extravaganza newspaper stories"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
KANSAS NEWS.
A Big Inheritance for an Atchi-
son Nan Is Probable.
English Government COnfiscates
Estate, Perhaps Legally.
HEIRS WILL GO TO LAW
An Uncle Made Fortune in West
Indies Of $4,000, 900.
Did 1t From Money Over Which
He Had No Right.

Atchison. Kan, Jan. 16.-If certain
litigation recently begun in England is
successful Charles Z. Bradley.Of Brad
ley & Ostertag, and his brothers and
sisters viii come into a big inheritance
Here are the facts:
The father of Charles E. Bradley was
enc Of six children, whose parents
died leaving them a large estate. The
estate was placed in charge of an uncle,
who left England and went to the West
indies and bought up great tracts Of
land with the children's Inheritance.
He became immensely wealthy but
never paid the heirs what was coming
60 them. Certain of the heirs refused
80 invoke the aid of the law, and the
uncle died intestate, leaving property
valued at $50, 900, 900. He had no chill
Gren, and under the laws of England
the estate went to the government
which is still holding it. The fortune
consists of a great deal of real estate
Ga London.
john Turner, Of Preston, England
son of one of the six heirs. has been
an correspondence with other children
Of the heirs, and it has been decided
20 bring proceedings to recover the for
tune. There are about 100 heirs at the
present time. All the six original heirs
are now dead except Mrs. Mary Sand
ham, of Macon, Ill. Charles z. Brad
ley has eight brothers and sisters, who
would be entitled to one-sixth of the
estate.
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ERA FOE Young MEN.
President Approves of Their Appoint
ment and Advancement.


Washington. Jan 16-About a week or
ten days ago Secretary Shaw took nc
ton Robert H. Armstrong. his private
secretary, could fill the position of first
assistant secretary Of the treasury,
about to be vacated by o. l. Spaulding.
Mr.. Armstrong is but 20 years old. Sec
rotary Shaw talked the matter over
with President Roosevelt. and every
young man Of ambitions in the country
must be interested in what passed be-
tween those two at that conference.
The secretary of the treasury pointed
our that Mr.. Armstrong had been asso-
ciated with him since he was made a
member of the cabinet. that he knew
him thoroughly. and that he believed
he was the man for the place. On the
other hand, there was his youth.
Let's name him.. said the president
When the announcement was made
that Mr.. Armstrong was slated for the
place, there arose q storm of opposition,
on account of the fact that he is ex-
tremely young. This opposition viii not
influence action in the matter. however
Mr.. Armstrong is one of the first men
met by congressman, senators and other
visitors Of the treasury. and those who
have done business with him have been
impressed.
Coming, as 1t does, at a time when the
eyes of the country are upon certain
comparatively young men, who are
strong influence in national affairs, the
proposed advancement of Mr.ArmstrOng
is causing a great deal of discussion in
this city. Politicians look at it as added
evidence of the fact that in the present
strenuous age the young men of the
country are coming more and more into
prominence.
Instances pointed to in this connection
are President Roosevelt. who is but A
years old: Senator Albert J. Beveridge,
of Indiana. 40 years old, and Second AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Milton
z. Allies, who is 80 years old.
When Senator Beverage took his seat
as the junior senator from Indiana. on
March 4 1900. he looked like a youngster
among the gray-haired and bald-headed
sages of the senate. Furthermore. he
was looked upon as a youngster by
many of the older men. He was agrees
sive, and refused to be a nonentity in
national affairs He made speeches, and
some of his colleagues even. went so
far as to leave the senate chamber when
he began to talk.
Now Senator Beveridge is one Of the
strong men of the senate. There are
various opinions of him in different
parts of the country. of course. but his
influence is unquestiOned by those who
know what his activity has made of
him. He is chairman Of the committee
on territories. He has an advantage
over many more experienced men, be-
cause he has been an extensive traveller.
He has Travelled in the Philippines as
member of the Philippine commission,
and he has also been in China and in
Siberia.
President Roosevelt has six children.
Mr.. Armstrong is a married man and
Senator Beveridge is a widower.
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JEFFRIEg, STATEMENT.
Says Munroe Did Not Knock Him
Down or Land Fair Blow

salt Lake City. Utah, January Is
The Herald prints signed
statement from Champion James JEFF
fries concerning his recent bout with
Jack Munroe at Butte, Montana Jeffffries
claims that Munroe not only did not
knock him down. but during the entire
Jeffries claims the club and Referee
Duncan Mcdonald deliberately jobbed
him out of the fight as the third round
in which he sent Munroe to the mat for
ute. This. he states, was practically
admitted by Referee Mcdonald at the
time. Il made no attempt to land on
MunrOe for the first two rounds says
Jeffries, as I saw he knew absolutely
nothing about the game. In the fourth
round I could not get at him as he re-
peatedly clnched or fell to the floor and
in this manner he managed to stay the
limit. The report that he knocked me
down is absolutely untrue and nobody
knows this better than Munroe himself"
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Kellev,s OntaeId Plans.

Cincinnati. Jan. 16.-Manager Joe KEEL
ley of the Cincinnati Reds has decided
who shall take Sam Crawford's place
in the sun field" Word was received
from him today. announcing that he had
decided to place Mike Donlin in that
field, and that Seymour viii continue in
center, While he himsels VIII play left
field Kelley regrets the assignment OF
Crawford to the Detroit club, as il
makes it necessary for him to secure
another out6elder for extra work, and
just a present good men are rather
scarce. The local club has a deal on al
present for an infielder who Will greatly
strengthen the team. but it is not yet
certain that this plan will be carried
out Kelley expects to take an even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16

Salt Lake, Jan. 16.@"Mexican Pete"
Everett can thank James Jeffries that
he is not spending d few days at the
rock pile. Following Pete's wild chal-
lenges to Jeffries to stand up before him
for four rounds and his abuse. always
when Jeffries was not present, the Mex
lean started out on a liquor consuming
tour As result he was brought be-
fore city Judge Diehl today and fined
IS, with the alternative of five days IN
generation A friend OF Jeffries told
the champion about it He promptly
dug w IS and sent Billy" Armstrong
over to the police station. Armstrong,
who is in the Jeffries-F itzsimmOns
party, paid the fine and Pete was re-
leased.
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MERCER A GREAT PITCHER.
Was Unfortunate in Starting With {
Weak Team Like Washington.

New York, Jan .16.-George (''Winnie'')
Mercer. the Detroit twirler who com
mitted suicide in San Francisco, was de-
cidedly unfortunate in breaking into the
fast company with a team like Wash
ington in the days when that club OF
wanderers was REPRESENTED in the Ma
tiOnal league. With any other club Mer-
Ger would undoubtedly have added mora
to his reputation At that time. when
he came from the New England league.
he had a head that reminded one OF
Clark Griffith and bodily strength
enough to send up the speedy balls with
a sharp, exasperating break to them
that returned to vigorous bat swings.
only meager infield hits or easily felded
flies to the outer garden men. That he
was fielder of ability on the slab has
since been shown by his ability to
handle the third bag in big league com
pany, both at New York and Detroit
where they thought much of him
Even when pitching for Washington
he looked the akling. -chested
and ny no means the rugged man that
Mcguire. for instance. looked the man
who used to catch him and for years
worked under Ned Hanlon after he
broke awav from the Wagners and be-
came a running partner of Big Farrell,
the old Chicago catcher. Mercer and
that was not as highly appreciated as il
should have been in big company.
It is known that like many ball play
ers. Mercer had a liking for the thor
oughbreds and that. like many others
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"HOGS!' SHE SHIFTED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation Makes Things
Lively in q Smoking Car.

Washington. Jan 16-"On the train tina.
1 took from Cincinnati to Columbus one
afternoon few months ago Carrie Nation
of Kansas was a passenger" said a post
office department official of Ohio today.
nized the stodgy enemy of the rum evil. as
she stepped aboard her car, and as she
was on the rampage just at that time
wondered II there was gong to be any
thing doing.
7 climbed into the smoker for a cieal
as soon as the train began to move Sit
ting together in the smoker in seats fac
ing each other. were four plasterers-they
had their trowels with them and were On
their way to Columbus to go to work They
We're all sudsed right. They had apparent
" begun to acquire their buns early IN
the day, and they sure were whole heap
mellowed up by the time they got on
board the train. They all had their coats
off, the car being warm. There We're in
tervals of all OF three minutes between
their drinks. Each Of the pJasterers had
a black glazed grip with him. each grip
containing as far as I could see. paper
collar and about four quart bottles of the
old stuff. They were organized into q
proper sampling COMMITTEES Of each 9th
er's bottles, and with them JOY was I'M
confined.
THE train hadn't well got outside of the
city limits of Cincinnati before Carrie Ma
ton threw open the forward door OF the
smoker and stood glaring. in pudgy ma
jesty, at the. whole lot Of US The frst
thing she did was to make a WY face
'Hogsr She shifted. "Low-down, orn-
Everybody in the car recognized her,
and there was laugh I grieve to say
that we all smoked a whole lot harder
and puffed more industriously than We
had been
.. you'll get smoke enough where you're
all goingv ratified off Carrie. then
ssrThes plasterers left off their merry-nak-
ing for moment to gaze at the Ratchet
wielder with amused grins-it was ocvf-
Gus that they knew who she was. Then
each plastereF4 reached into his grip. took
ont a large black bottle and solemnly en-
loved a long. deep swig from it. Carrie
saw thera-
.Verrninr she exclaimed, advancing up
on them 'Isoaferst sSoaksi Guzzlerst
Tanks Toss-potsi Buns
1.-The four DIasterers got to their feet.
mt their heads together, threw their arms
around each others shoulders and sang
| Good Morning. Carrie in regular quar-
tetfe fashion They were good singers, and
/ the music WAS effective and beautiful.
:" Voices Of the Befuddling Devil snap
ned the hatchet woman when they had
/ finished and sat down, amid the tumultu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
SPORTING NEWS.
Yanger- Callahan Match Set for
Monday Night Is OF.
Flaws in Fight Plan and PhiIa-
deIphian DOdges Issue.
ONE REFEREE, 2 JUDGES
This Obsolete Custom Is Gener-
ally Condemned by PugiIists.
Many Questions Hard to Settle
With Three Officials.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Tim Callahan has
withdrawn from his fight with Benny
Yanger for next Monday night before
the American club. The Philadelphia
boy and his manager, Billy Roche, re-
fused to fight Yanger if the rule which
disqualified the fighter for holding with
one hand and hitting with the other
was left in their agreement. Although
this is the very rule that Callahan in
sisted on having inserted before he
would meet Yanger in their fight of
January 5, Yanger consented to have 1t
stricken out. Even then Callahan re-
fused to go on, alleging that he is not
in the best of condition and fears he
cannot make a proper showing in the
ring when the BATTLE is so close at
hand. This, no doubt. means that the
contest will never take place.
The regular card of the club Will be
carried out next Monday night with the
exception of the Yanger-C Callahan bout
and a good local boy viii prObab bly, be
matched against the Hertz fighter in
Calahan's place
Although it had been definitely de-
cided by Hertz and Roche to have a
referee and two Judges for this import
ant battle between Yanger and Gala
han such a system is generally con-
demned by the fight fans of the city.
Owing to the discussion and unsatisfac-
tory feeling that were caused by the
ruling of Referee Ben Donnelly when
the two boys met before the America
club nearly q fortnight ago their man
ayers decided to make it impossible to
lay the blame on any one person and
accordingly adopted this almost obso-
lete custom. 1t will probably be a long
time before this antiquated custom will
be revived. now that the fight has been
declared off.
There are several questions that under
the three officials system would be diff
ficult to settle. especially when hedged
about by special rules such as Roche
insisted upon before he would let his
man meet the local boy.
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NEW RACING ASSOCIATION.
Circuit to Include Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas Cities.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Jan. 1s.-At meet
ing of representatives from various fair
lahOma and Texas. held in this city, the
tri-state fair and racing association was
organized. Officers elected were: John
Mitchell, Newlkirk, Ok, president; Frank
H. Shelley, Oklahoma City, vice president:
DR.. B. F. Hamilton, Shawnee. secretary
and treasurer. The following schedule of
racing dates was arranged: Shawnee. Ok.
August Il to .: Oklahoma City, August
"A to o. Newkirk, Ok, August 81 to Sep
TENDER s. Winfield Kan, September to
Il; Hutchinson. Kan. September IA to 10;
Chickasha. I. T., September q to &c; Dali
las, Tex. September 26 to October 10 San
Antonio. Tex, October u to "a: Austin,
Tex. October 26 to 81.
1t was agreed that each member of the
organization would give one or more $1,000
stake race purses to be not less than $500.
except in colt and running races. The
secretary of the various societies in the
association viii meet in Oklahoma City
February 10, II and y. All the members
of the tri-state organization are members
of the American Racing association.
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SOUGHT LAND WITH CHECKS
Now franklin County Farmers Are
Looking for J. 3. Flora.

Ottawa, Jan. 16.-Several Frank
lln county farmers and their wives
were in Ottawa Thursday to meet J. B.
Flora, stranger, who had made whole
sale purchases of Franklin county
farms this week. Flora did not ap-
pear. he had made deals for about
800 acres of land south and east of OF
taWa- One deal was made with George
Weinheimer, by which the latter sold
his 200-acre farm. including his stock.
Flora gave Weinheimer q check on a
local bank for SIS. 200. Afterwards Flora
sold back to Weinheimer a quantity of
live stock for S145, for which the latter
gave a check in payment.
Flora said he had just sold a ranch
near Manhattan for $4,000 1t was
learned today that Flora had no money
on deposit here, and Weinheimer has
telegraphed all over eastern Kansas
to have payment on his check stopped
a message from Manhattan states that
EIora Is not known there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
WISCONsIN's WHITE DOE.
Hunters Have Been Shooting at It
for Years but Have Never Hit It.

A remarkable instance of difference in
colorahon is furnished by a deer that in
the past five years has come to be well
known in certain parts of northern Wis
consin- This animal. a doe of fair size,
inhabits the eastern part of Sawyer coun-
ty mostly, but has been seen at points 80
miles a2art.
1t is almost snow white along the sides
and neck. with a darker line along tn
back The whiteness, with a light brown
dorsal line, runs from head to tail, the legs
are white and the belly is of an equal
paleness.
The doe was seen last in early October.
1t was then with five others on the west
bank of Round Lake playing in the wa
ter. 1t was SO yards away.
The white doe has been seen at much
closer quarters in the woods Once in The
previous autumn. in Sawyer county, it
was shot at when not thirty Yards away
by man on a runway. but he missed it
At various times men in the forest have
shot at it, but it has never been hit.
The white doe has fawned at least twice
since it came to be known The faWns
have been entirely natural in color, light
brown with rows of white spots.-New
York Sun
Impossible to foresee an accident. Not
impossible to be prepared for il DR.
Thomas Electric Oil. Monarch over
main.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
WICHITA AFTER GAS.
Offer $4,000 for Well That Will Pro
duce ! .OOO.OOO Feet q Dav.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 16.-The city council
has offered a reward of $4,000 to the per
within eight miles of this city. The sum
IS to be awarded AS follows: Twenty thou
sand dollars to the person OF company
that first delivers to the city a gas we'll
that will produce 100000 cubic feet of gas
IN "a hours. $4,000 for well that viii pro
auce $50. COO cubic feet or S1G0G1 for well
that viii produce 100000 cubic feet
At "A mass meeting of citizens last night
several companies were organized to pros
rect The city has leased several tracts
supposedly to be faVOrably located for
finding gas, and the companies will begin
their work on these at once. Tt is hoped
that gas. coal or oil will be found, any
Of which win be welcome
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put him down and the force of his
weight coming in contact with Tommy's
glove together with an accompanying
blow put Ryan on the canvass too, but
he was up in a second waiting for Stiff
to take the count. After Referee Por-
teus had called nine" Billy sprang to
his feet and then came the fnisher.
Ryan was ready and quick as lightning.
he shot a right across on the jaw and
it was left to Porteus to finish up. All
of this happened within forty seconds
after the gong called the men to the
center of the ring.
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Kansas City. Kas.. Jan ia team
sters union viii be organized here this
evening. A meeting is to be held at Z 30
o'clock at labor headquarters. Fifth
viii include all drivers except hack
drivers, who for the present will be
members of the union in Kansas City.
Mo. The new union viii include pack
ing house teamsters, grocery wagon
drivers. expressmen and all men who
haul coal. stone or earth At present
there is no teamsters' union in Kansas
CITY Kas
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jackson still on Clutches.

Washington. Jan. Representative
Jackson Of Kansas, who has been in
New York since the adjournment of
congress for the Christmas holidays
taking the Lorenz cure for his broken
leg, incurred during the late campaign,
has returned to Washington and re-
sumed his seat in the house Mr.. Jack
son is by no means q well man and
still requires the use of clutches.
Before exposure to the wind, sun or
cold apply Satin-Skin Cream, then
Satin-Skin Powder Faces so protected
never tan, burn. roughen; 25c. Model.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16

Washington, Jan. 16-The following
pensions have been granted Kansans:
Originals-Jerry Talbert Atchison S.
Increase. reissue, etc.-Thouas L.
Cole, Wichita. ST.; Marcellus Botkin.
Lancaster s12i Jonathan Akers. Law
renee, ST. George r.. Shannon, Bonner
Springs, $40
Widows. minors and dependent reIa-
tives-Dorcas T. Day, Raymond, IS.
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Kansas Chiokena ~.

Boston, Jan. lev. a. DoolittIe of
Sabetha, Kas was awarded two blue
ribbons yesterday at the national pouI-
Try show for his exhibition of partridge
Wyandotte hens and partridge Wyan-
dotte pullets. over large fields. More
than $500 birds are on exhibition Many
OF the western shipments have been de-
layed by storms in the west.
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El Paso. Tex. Jan. l6.-ciay Gould Ste
venaon Of Bucklin, Kan. and Miss Myra
kilecta McDermott. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs +. u. McDermCtt Of Liberal Kan.
were married here Wednesday. They left
IN a trip to the City % Mexico and Vera
Cruz TO-DAY Mr. Stevenson Is connected
With the Rock Island railway. Mrs. Ste
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he did not always win. He was credited
with being loser and the fact that he
was lends color to the report that he
was short $4,000 in his accounts with the
touring baseball clubs of which he was
treasurer.