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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13
JAOKsoN's MURDER AMYsTERY
No Solution of the Deed, and but One
Arrest Has Been Made.

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 13.-The murder
of Eliza G. Jackson at his home nine
miles northwest of this city remains a
mystery. The coroner's inquest reveal
ed nothing adding only circumstances
that tend to deepen the mystery of the
deed. A young man who had been
staying with Jackson's brother was
missing and q shotgun belonging to the
place was also said to have disappear
ed He was arrested late last evening
and will be brought to Ottawa
Jackson and his wife were asleep
when the unknown murderer slipped
into the house by a side door crept
close to the bed and fired twice with
a shotgun. Mrs. Jackson, who was
asleep by her husbands side was reused
by the roar of a gun and found her
night clothes wet with her husbands
blood Being unsuccessful in rousing
him she hurried to rouse the neigh
bors. AS she fed from the house she
thought she saw a man pass the win
dow.
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COrbett Still Trying to Force
Jeffries to Fight.
Latest Challenge Is to Fight
for Charity's Sake.
Elk CHAMPION READY.
Authorizes Sporting Editor of
Enquirer to Sign.
Early Posting of FOrfeits and
Fight Date Requested.

Cincinnati Feb. 13.-The Enquirer
says The latest proposition made to
Champion Jim Jeffrles by James J.
Corbett is for a fight and to give the
entire proceeds to charity Corbett Of
6ers to meet the champion any time or
place the winners and losers shares
alike to be given 70 some public institu-
tion named by the sporting editor Of the
Enquirer If Jehries viii meet Corbett
under these terms the match can be
arranged next week in this city.
Corbett has made Jeff some very lib
eral offers. but his latest is the most
sensational Of all BY agreeing TO meet
the champion of the world and not pull
down cent by victory or defeat Cor
bett shows that he is sincere in his de-
isire TO settle the question Of supremacy
between himself and JeIries.
Jeffries was i'm Lexington last night,
( but Corbetts proposition reached the
Enquirer at such a late hour that re-
lply from the champion could not be
mad Here is Corbetts proposal, as re-
ceived late last night by Wire.
New York city. Feb. II. 1908
.IIave just been informed that Jeffries
has given il out that ne viii fight nle
l1ur charity Do not let him go any
EIurther. That suits me to the letter.
10 sign articles. If JeE accepts the
Egnatch there viii be no need of Aurther
furiay. j thereby authorize the Sporting
editor OF the ENQUIRER to sign articles
f1cr me. and fOrteits can be sent on al
Aunte. An early reply win pleas The
itutiOns to receive the purse money.
ia NJ Els j. CORBETT
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SHE FEELS AeGRIEvED.
Heavy Damages Asked Of Pittsburg
Man by Miss Belle Slater.

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 13.-B c. Red
Ion, one of the most influential citizens
of Crawford county, has been sued by
Miss Belle Slater. his alleged niece and
heiress, in the sum Of $40 damages
sustained in the way of a fractured
wrist, broken health, indignities and
mental anguish
About year ago Miss Belle Slater
lived in Kansas City. and one day when
3. c. RedlOn was in the city he dis
covered in her his long lost niece, and
he prevailed upon her to accompany
him to his home in Girard, and become
heiress to all of his wealth. probably
about 100000. She consented and was
installed A member of his finally and
introduced into Girard society by her
new-found uncle and her purse lined
With pin money. She woke up from her
dream of wealth within five weeks af-
ter she arrived in Girard. but for ap-
pearances' sake did not, she says, rebel
until few weeks ago, when she left
the home of her uncle and took up her
abode in Girard hotel In her petition
she alleges all sorts of indignities that
finally became unbearable. Mr.. Red
lon asserts that the whole thing is for
the purpose Of blackmail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13
Good for CIerk.

E. L. Good has announced himself as
a candidate before the Republican pri-
maries for reelection as clerk of the
city court Mr. Good was the first clerk
elected when the court was organized.
The law creating the court was attack
ed by the justices of the peace. whose
courts it was intended to abolish and
Mr.. Good. with others who were inter
ested, had to furnish the funds to fight
the case through the supreme court. It
was a heavy expense. Mr.. Good is q
stenographer and the law requires that
the clerk of the court be a short hand
reporter He has kept the records and
handled the money in connection with
2.227 civil cases and s07 criminal cases
without errors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13

Kansas city. Feb 13.-WiMe Waldo,
the Kansas City midget, who has been
riding with great success at San Fran
cisco, has been engaged TO ride for
Green b. Morris the next two seasons at
q salary of $4,000 per year and the privi-
Iese of accepting outside mounts. Nor
ris has stable Of such high class per
formers as Cunard, SOmbrerO Home
stead Old England. DurazzO and the
crack two ear-Old. BoNwood. With this
material young Waldo should show up
prominently with the best riders of the
eastern division Last year he rode at
ChIcago and ST. Louis tracks.
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ONLY A SUGGESTION.
But 1t Has Proven of Interest and
Value to Thousands.

Common sense would suggest that if
one wishes to become fleshy and plump
it can only result from the food we eat
and digest and that food should be
albuminOus or flesh forming food. like
eggs. beefsteak and cereals; IN other
words the kinds Of food that make
flesh are the foods which form the
greater part of our daily bills of fare
But the trouble is that while we eat
enough and generally too much the
stomach, from abuse and overwork
does not properly digest and assiTnilate
IT, which is the reason so many people
remain thin and under weight; the di-
gestive organs do not completely digest
the flesh forming beefsteak and eggs
and similar wholesome food
There are thousands of such who are
really confirmed dyspeptics. although
they may have no particular pain or
inconvenience from their stomachs.
If such persons would lay their
prejudices aside and make a regular
practice Of taking, after each meal one
or Two of StuaTt's Dyspepsia Tablets
the food would be quickly and thor
Oughly digested. because these tablets
contain the natural peptones and
diastass which every weak stomach
lacks, and by supplying this want the
stomach is soon enabled to regain its
natural tone and Viogr.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest ev-
cry form of fesh-forming food, meat.
eggs, bread and potatoes. and this is
the reason they so quickly build UP,
strengthen and invigorate thin. dys-
peptic men, women and children
Invalids and children, even the most
delicate, use them with marked benefit
as they contain no strong. irritating
drugs. no cathartic nor any harmful
ingredient.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
most successful and most widely known
of any remedy for stomach troubles
because it is the most reasonable and
scientific Of modern medicines.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by every druggist in the United States
and Canada as well as in Great Brit
ain. at so cents for complete treatment
Nothing further is required to cure
any stomach trouble or to make thin
nervous dyspeptc people strong, PLUMP
! end vel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13
NO SPECIAL LAWS.
Kirkpatrick's Measure to Stop Them
Is Recommended.

Kirkpatrick's resolution to submit n
constitutional amendment which shall do
away with special legislation in future
legislatures has been recommended for
passage in the house committee OF the
whole It amends section II OF article 2
of the constitution to read follows,
All laws of a general nature shall have
a uniform operation throughout the state;
and, in all cases where a general law can
be made applicable, no special law shall
be enacted, and whether or not a special
law enacted is repugnant to this pro
vision of the constitution shall be deter
mined by the courts of this state"
This is the present provision with the
last clause added. Mr.. Kirkpatrick ex-
planned the supreme court has held that
the legislature itself is the judge OF
whether a bill is special legislation and
this has opened the way to all manner Of
local bills Kirkpatrick's amendment defin-
iteIy states that all the courts shall pass
on whether a bill is local legisla alton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13

st. Louis, Feb 13.-1fke Schreck Of Gin
cinnati practically knocked out Cyclone
Kelly Of San Francisco in the fourth round
Of what was 10 have been a 20-round bout
before the West End club here tonight
Kelly was unable to solve ShreclS's style
Shrek got in hard left to KeuV's Jaw
In The first round that started the Cali
f0rnian on the road to defeat Shrek put
Kelly down four times ia the second and
four times in the third round. Kelly man
aged to pull through the fourth round by
running and clinching. falling once from
weakness. Referee Sharp interfered and
gave Shrek the decision In the preliul-
mary Johnny Kelly got the decision over
Major King. Both boys are from Chi
caro-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13
Bugin I'd opportunities sor al.

locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota
and Missouri. on the Chicago Great
Western railway. the very best agri-
cultural sections of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and busi-
ness men successful. We have a de-
mahd fer competent men with the nee
essary capital for all branches of bust
ness Some special opportunities for
creamery men ana milIers. Good lOca-
tons for general merchandise, hard
ware, harness. hotels, banks and stocA
buyers. Correspondence solicited. Write
for maps and Maple Leaflets. W. J.
Reed, industrial agent, 604 Endicott
building. St Paul MINI
City Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue.
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A Crowd to Sec Crssceus.

Ottawa, Ont. Feb. 13.-Cresceus. the
worlds champion trOtter, did not go
against the ice record here Thursday,
owing to the track being too slushy, but
the fact that he was to appear on the
ice during the afternoon drew a crowd
of 5000 people. The horse and owner
were repeatedly cheered. Mr.. Ketchum
logged his champion three miles, and
then got him away for a mile in 2:27.
The last quarter of this mile he per-
formed with the greatest ease in 80 sec
onds, or a 2:12 clip. which is 3-5 sec
Onds better than the ice record for half
mile tracks. - ,.5sss.,s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13

Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 13-Baseban
practice has begun here. Thirty-three
candidates reported in response to Capt.
Utley's call. Today's work consisted
mainly Of light throwing and exercises
with the chest weights for the battery
men and base sliding and batting prac-
tice for the feeders.
Of the old men FIVE are back-Utey,
Redden, Campbell, Strip and Roche.
Kelley and OaBrien of last years subs
are also out for the practice, which is
held from to 3 o'clock daily.
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a vERpIcr ZOE slo.ooo.
Miss Sells Wins Breach of Promise
Suit Against Peter ". Allen.

Atchison, Kas, Feb "a verdict for
$4,000 was rendered in the district court
ID e lnuIsoay, N the preach 81 Prg Jll
W. Allen.
The plaintiff, who is q years old. came
to Atchison from Illinois two years ago
years old, and a son of J. ". Allen, a
prominent and wealthy druggist. The
defendant, who has no means of his
own, left Atchison when the suit was
commenced and is said to be in Mexico.
Miss Sells sued for $4,000. The jury
was out half an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13
A DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
Lenape Man Kills Himself Rather
Than Submit to Arrest.

Kansas City, Mo. Feb 13.-Near
Lenape. Kan4 Thursday, Clifford
Davenport wanted in Kansas City.
Kan, for several minor offenses, kill
ed himself while surrounded by detec-
tives rather than submit to arrest. The
officers had tracked Davenport, who
was u years old, to the home of his
brother-in-law and sent word that they
intended to take him. Davenport bar
red the door and going to an upper
room shot himself twice, the second
bullet entering the heart.
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a man,s Body Bound in a waco.

Coffeyville, Kas, Feb ia man
with a bullet hole in his head was found
in his wagon three miles south of COT
feyville. The man was still alive, but
unconscious. He was brought to the
hospital here, where he died at 10
O'Clock Pension and other papers found
on his person indicate that his name
was George Long of Bots dare. Mo.
The man passed through here in a
wagon and alone Wednesday afternoon.
He was on his way to Oklahoma There
was no money found which would in
dieate that he had been killed for his
money. The body has been prepared for
burial.
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Sedan Developing Gas and Oil

Sedan, Kas. Feb. ia short time
ago a gas we'll with a volume of 600, 600
cubic feet and $40 pounds rock pressure
was struck near here and the city is
now lighted and heated by gas. The
business men are alive to the possibiE-
ties of the future and are going after
manufacturing enterprises with view
to building up the city. The town is full
of gas and oil prospectors, and many
wells will be drilled in this vicinity as
soon as arrangements can be made.
Leases are being taken daily and indi-
cations point to a boom in land prices.
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Junction City, Kas., Feb. 13.-James
Hall, who was arrested at Clay Center
last week, charged with having broken
into the safe il the postoffice at Green,
Kas., and for having robbed it, was
brought before United States Commits
sioner M. E. Roark here Tuesday and
was recommitted to the county Jail at
Clay Center to await his trial in the
federal court at Topeka in April
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q nrilitarv Rand for Lindabore.

Fort Riley, Kas.. Feb 13@The Ninth
artillery band at this post has been en-
gagged to give a concert April at Linds-
borg in the Messiah week. A detach-
ment of thirty recruits assembled at JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo, are to be brought
here under the command of Captain
James B. Hughes. Fourth cavalry, to
fill up the depleted ranks of the light
artillery batteries. These depletions
have occurred through the great num-
Der Of discharges caused by the expira-
ton Of terms Of enlistments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-13

Shively Of the Missouri Valley baseball
league. and Claude East, general manager.
have completed arrangements that place
PittsbuFg in the list OF the Missouri Val
ley league towns Local capital has taken
the matter in hand and signed contracts
to furnish a park with a grandstand of $40
capacity IN addition to 50 private boxes.
Manager East has promised Pittsburg one
Of the best teams the league can com
nand. The season Will open May ,
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Have Little CoaI 81 Hand.

Manhattan, Kas.. Feb. 13.-The Kan
sas State Agricultural college is on the
verge of a coal famine Work has been
lessened in the shops in order to save
fuel for heating purposes Only one ton
remained when a car of forty tons ar
rived, which viii run the institution
about four days The authorities are
using every means possible to obtain
more coal
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Bore for Oil at Canav.

Winfield. Kas., Feb. 13.-The stock
holders and directors of the Cheyenne
Gas & Oil Manufacturing company held
a meeting and made arrangements to
bore for oil and gas on land which the
company owns near Caney, Kas. The
company has purchased a $1,000 outfit
and secured the Rockets Brothers to
develop the field. Hackney & Lafferty,
the Rockets Brothers and others here
constitute the principal stockholders.
The lands which they hold are adjacent
to some of the best gas and oil wells in
the state,
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Junction City, Kas., Feb. 13.-W. E.
Richey of Harveyville has made ar
rangements for the following inscrip
ton to be placed on one of the large
stones in the abutnents of a bridge over
Clarks creek. near Skiddy, at which
place the prehistoric camp was IN
earthed a few weeks ago: "Quivira-
Identified by ". II. Richey, 1903. Cor0-
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Traced q Stolen lean.

Paola, Kas., Feb. IA team of valu-
able horses and a buggy and harness
were stolen from George Kline, who
lives near Paola, early yesterday morn
ing. A reward has been offered for the
recovery of the property The police, it
is said, have traced it to Kansas City.
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New York. Feb. 13.-In the amateur
championship billiard tournament at
the Hanover club. Brooklyn, Thursday,
Edward W. Gardner of Passaic. N j.
defeated Charles +. Conzlin of Chicago.
900 to 16S. In the evening play Dr.. L. L.
Mail of New York defeated J. Byron
Stark Of Wilkesbarre 300 to 267.
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EEcGovern Makes Another Match.

New York Feb 13-That Terry Nc
Govern wants fight. and lots of it, is
proved by the fact that the eX-feather-
weight champion now has three battles
with good men on besides his long
scheduled championship contest with
Young Corbett. Although the matches
which AIcG0Nern made Yesterday with
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KANSAS NEWS.
Discoveries Made Near Hutchin-
son Indicate Oil.
BubbIing Spring of Petroleum
Is the Alleged Find.
PROSPECTORS QUIET.
An AtchisOn Young Lady Wins
Her Damage Suit.
Jury Awards Miss Sells Verdict
of $4,000.
PROSPECTORS QUIET.

Hutchinson. Feb. IA bubbHng
spring of crude petroleum has been dis
covered within four miles of Hutehin-
son and it is believed that the find viii
result in the discovery Of oil in paying
quantities in the vicinity of the city.
The facts. as far as they may now
be revealed, are there: A certain labor
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco. Feb. 13 -Four favorites
scored at Ingleside. The defeat of Searcher
ia the mile and a sixteenth race was cost
~. The Arnold & Co horse Was very
heavily supported, but failed to show any
form finishing far back TisOna won from
Stunts Partington brothers. owners of IL
soma claimed Searcher for $S25. Weather
fire. track fast.
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BALL TEAMS MAY CLASH.
Robson Has a Talk With Armour o.
the Subject.

Cleveland. Feb. ia series of games
between the Blues and the ST. Louis
Cardinals is ON foot NJ. Stanley Robi-
son of the Cardinals called on Manager
Armour last night and made a PROPOSE
ton hat such a series be arranged. say
ing that he would be able TO propose
definite dates when Frank De Haas
Robson returned from Cincinnati today
AS several games have been arranged
between the Browns and Cardinals by
Messrs. Robson and Hedges it will de-
pend largely upon what dates they
have arranged before Armour can give
a definite answer.
The latter looks favcrably upon such
a series, and if the exhibition schedule
already arranged Will allow it is almost
- certainty that LajOles men win lock
horns with the aggregation piloted by
Patsy Donovan
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Kept Marriaee q secret.

Wakefield. Kas.. Feb. 13.-Dr. Everett
Hewitt and Miss Bessie Broughton both
Of this place. were married in Kansas
City about four months ago, but kept
their marriage q secret from all but
their most intimate friends until this
week Both of them have lived here
since their childhood and are highly re-
Snecfed-
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Commercial Club for Sedan.

Sedan, Kas., Feb 13.-The business
men of Sedan have organized a COM
mercial club with twenty-five members
and elected the following officers: PTesi-
dent, H E Sadler; vice president, J. T.
Grouse; secretary. Clyde H. Knox;
treasurer, J. ". Lewis.
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This is the second game Haskell has
played here this season, having defeated
the home team in the previous game by
lenarkably free from fouls and both
teams played a fast and furious game
from the start. The score at the end
Ct the first half stood to in favor
Of William Jewell The second half was
an even break, each side scoring five
points
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Lyndon, Feb 13.-John w. Keenar,
postmaster at this place. died Thurs
day of Bright's disease Mr.. keenan,
was an early settler. having come here
when Lyndon was a village He leaves
a wife and a daughter.
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Billy" Maynard and Benny Yanger
would be enough to satisfy most fight
ters. Terry has also taken on Tim Cal
lahan, the crack Quaker featherweight,
and they viii clash in a six-round battle
at Industrial hall, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening, February IS
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a Hieh Bowlinc soore.

Chicago Feb. ia new worlds rec
ord bowling score of LII was made
here last night by the Gunthers, a five
man team. in a regular schedule series
in the Illinois Bowling league. The
former record was I. 132. made in an ex-
hibition game.
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New Orleans. FEB. 13.-Not a favorite
finished first here. but q few of the win
ners carried money. The stewards have
ordered the refusal of entries of all horses
from the u. J. Arnold company and other
cooperative racing firms pending positive
proof that such horses are the Individual
property Of the parties officially registered
as owner. Weather clear, track slow.
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william Jewell 10, Haskell 10.

Liberty. No. Feb 13.-In the clean
est and Yrettiest game Of the local sea-
son, the William Jewell basket ball
team defeated the Haskell Indian five
mere last night by a score of Il to 10.
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nado and Penalosa both came to Qui-
vira; Coronado in 1871, Penalosa in
1862" The stone is being cut here and
viii soon be placed in the bridge.
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Josiah Ross, for % years a resident Of
Topeka, is a candidate for marshal OF
the city court He was with the Santa
Fe for a good many years, and was
also for a number of years a mail car
rier in Topeka He was let out of this
position when the country went Demo-
cratic. For two years he served as con-
stable in the justice courts. and for two
terms has been serving as deputy city
marshal of the city court under Fred
Stonestreet- His home is at 334 Bran
ner street, where he has lived for twenty
years