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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
SPORTING NEWS.
A Purse of $4,000 Offered for
a Match Race.
Detroit Wants Hermis and
McChesney to Meet.
EQUAL WEIGHTS GIVEN
Corbett Says He Is Willing to
Take All Chances
In Regard to Being Killed by
Jim Jeffries.
EQUAL WEIGHTS GIVEN

Detroit, Mich, Feb 27.-The Detroit
Jockey club. which viii have running
meeting at Crosse Pointe track in June,
viii negotiate with the owners of Her
mis- and McChesney for a match race.
The plan is to offer a $4,000 purse for
the horses. probably at a mile and a
quarter at equal weights The purse
win be subscribed to. if the offer is ac-
cepted. by the club itself. and owners
Of the principal Detroit hotels. and pos
aibly some others interested in the thor
oughbred game. The hotel owners have
already been interested. and a meeting
was held at the Hotel Cadillac, at which
the matter was discussed for several
hours.
The local jockey club will also offer
$4,000 stake to be called the Interna-
tional Derby. Added money handicaps,
named after the principal hotels in the
city will form part of the programme
President Campau left for Chicago
where he win confer with Joe Murphy
Of ST. Louis in regard to the bangtail
session Mr.. Murphy is slated for the
managerial berth.
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swEErHEARTs 40 YEARS AGO
Kansas Man WEEDS at So Woman He
Loved in Youth.

Hiawatha. Kan, Feb. 27-There is a
romance back of the wedding Of J. H.
Meyer and Mrs. r. A. Shearer, which
took place February p. at the home of
the bride in Lock Haven. Penn. over
forty-two years ago, an attachment
sprung up between J. H. Meyer and
Miss Rachel Bell in a little Pennsyl-
Vania town Meyer enlisted and served
through the civil war, after which he
drifted west and was married He has
lived many years in Brown county and
has prospered even more than the aver
age farmer who settled early in this
country Some time ago his wife died.
Last year he went back to Pennsyl-
vania to attend the reunion of his old
regiment and while there heard of his
girl friend of former days He hunted
her up and found she, too had mar
ried, but that her husband had died
several years previous.
Upon Mr.. Meyers return to Kansas
a correspondence sprung up and Mrs.
Shearer eventually agreed to become
the wife of her sweetheart of forty
years ago and his wife is probabl
about 60
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CoRBErT WILL RISK IT.
Says JEFF May Kill NE If He Can, in
the Ring"

New York, Feb. 27.-'I.et Jeffries kill
me if he can. I'll give him a chance, al
though I know he is the most powerful
fighter in the ring today I know, too,
couldn't even black my eye in % rounds
at COney Island. and he won't be able to
If we meet again. His threat is big
bluff"
The above is ex-Champion James J.
Corbetts reply to the threat uttered in
Terre Haute, Ind, by James J. Jeffries,
who is quoted in newspaper dispatch
as saying:
Just as. sure as there is a sun in the
skies when 7 step into ring with lin
Corbett I am going to try to kill him. /
lOathe and hate him to that extent. In
the face of my Maker have never used
such an expression before.
Corbett was in Philadelphia when a
correspondent read to him the dispatch
concerning Jeffries' threat.
1t is a big bluff" Corbett declared
empha tically. You can't make that too
strong. Jeffries says that hoping the
authorities viii step in. should a match
be arranged, and prevent it. He knows
that it is an idle threat, so far as am
concerned. He couldn't even blacken
my eye, although he tried for % rounds
at Coney Island.
''Jeffries is afraid to meet me, and is
trying to spoil the chance for match
I can see through his game. and I want
to call his bluff right now. Let him kill
me if he can. III give him a chance
and take my chances in a ring with him
any day in the week
.-Jeffries is perhaps the most powerful
fighter in the ring. Unlike most other
fighters, he can hit a terrible blow from
any position and any distance. He has
always inflicted severe punishment on
the men he has beaten But he was
unable to infiict any such punishment
on me when we fought at Coney Island,
and he knows as well as I do that am
able to keep away from him. I have
demonstrated that to my own satisfac-
ton at least. and I am willing to take
another chance, even if his mood should
be murderous-
But don't let that bluff lead you as
tray He says it. not because he hopes
for a chance to try to kill me. but be-
cause he hopes that he will be prevented
from meeting me.
His punches injured me badly when
we fought at Coney Island. His right
hand punches simply tore my ribs away
from the cartilage. It caused me trou-
bic for several weeks after the bout !
am sure if any other fighter had re-
ceived the same punches it would have
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Athletics ~: haskell 90

Kansas City, Feb. s27-With only two
seconds left to play the Kansas City
Athletic basket ball team scored a goal
and free throw against the Haskell IN
dian five in the athletic clubs gymna-
sium last night winning the prettiest
game of the local season by a score OF
q to g. The contest was a Veritable
human whirlwind from start to finish,
and the climax was most fitting when
Ricksecker threw the ball into tie
basket and Lyons followed this by a free
throw. The Athletics. who had expect
ed to be defeated, stood about painting
and surprised. while the spectators
rushed INTO the floor to congratulate the
players VINO had put up their best cen
test of the season This is only the sec
ond defeat for the Indians this season,
the Schmelzers having scored the other
victory.
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beautifully blocked a right uppereut.
HanlOn sent hard left to the stomach,
but COrbett uppercut him twice with
right to the face. HanIon swung hard
right to the jaw and followed it with
rain of blows to the jaw He sent
COrbett to the ropes and put. his right
to stomach. The bell again came to the
aid Of the champion, but he went to
his corner walking straight. Both men
displayed much gameness, the cham
piOn particularly.
Round 17-Corbett uppercut Hanlon
with right to the jaw and Hanlon sent
him back with left to the face. Cor
bett then got in right to the Jaw COR
bett swung right to the head, but Han
lon went after his man. who had his
hands full blocking the Californian ;
hard body blows. Corbett sent right
twice to the face and slipped to the
floor When he got up Hanlon put in
left and right to the Jaw. Corbett put
left uppercut to the jaw but Hanlon re-
sponded with hard right to the wind and
right to the kidneys. Hanlon blocked
two right uppercuts to the head and
went in with right and left to the body
Corbett displayed much skill in this
round IN laying on Hanlon and keeping
his stomach out of range of the Cali
fornian's blows. Most of Hanlon's
punches did no damage to speak Of
Round 1S-COrbett rushed in with left
70 face He tried it again but was
blocked. HanIOn landed three rights and
let's to the jaw and Corbett clinched
again TO avoid punishment. Hanlon sent
straight left to face and then uppercut
Corbett to the jaw with right Corbett
sent IN hard right and HanlOn sent the
champion to the floor with q succession
OF blows to face and body. So many
blows were landed on Corbett that It
was wonderful how he rallied. HanloTl
kept up the work until the sound of ths.
gong which saved the champion from
defeat Corbett's ability to assimilate
the punishment was a revelation.
Round 19-Corbett as usual came up
refreshed and sent right to the jaw Han
lon danced around Corbett and succeeded
IN landing right and left to the jaw They
mixed it and HanlOn sent straight eft
hand to the face. HanIon tried with right
and left for the body, but failed to con-
meet Corbett fought back strongly but
most of his blows lacked force. Eddie
sent right to body and Corbett went in
head, steadying the Californian. Corbett
again tried with hard right for the jaw
but was blocked. HanlOn sent the cham
pion back with right and left to the body
champion Hanlon tried to finish Corbett
in this round but was unequal to the task,
the pace having left its effect on him.
Round ZU-COTbett went IN hammer and
tongs. but his blows were blocked. Han
lon put his left to the jaw and two rights
to the body in a mixUp. but Corbett came
back with right and then crossed to the
jaw with left Hanlon Strengthened the
champion with hard left to the Jaw ana
made it uD with right to head and Cor
bett slipped to the floor Corbett landed
left swing to the head and HanlOn almost
slipped to his knees. COrbett fought ia st
and furious trying vainly to reach the
Californian In a mixup he sent in sew
Hanlon came back at him and forced him
to the ropes.
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SNORE SAVED HIS LIFE.
Murphy Heard Horton Sleeping and
Pulled Him OF Track.

Paterson, N. J., Feb. 27.-John Horton
of Butler, N. J., owes his life to his
came to this city and filled up on
tangiefoot- He was evidently seeking
the railroad station to go home but
grew tired and lay down on the Erie
railroad track near Ellison street. Ed
ward Murphy, baggag emaster at the
Market street depot. was passing when
he heard a loud snore. He discovered
Horton stretched out on the rails.
An express train came into sight as
Murphy dragged the unconscious man
from the track. The train whizzed past
minute later and would undoubtedly
have ground Horton to pieces if Muir
ply had not heard the snore. Horton
was locked up for the night but was
allowed to go this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

resulted seriously to. if not in the death
of the recipient. The only thing that
saved me was my superb condition.
If Jeffries refuses to fight me- VIII
take on Kid Mccoy, Choynsi and
some other heavy weights just as soon
as my theatrical engagements are I'm
ished. My condition is too good to lei
the chance slip for a bout. l am raster
than I ever was before and a harder
puncher. I think I would have no trou-
bic in beating Mccoy and Choyns1 IN
a 20-round bout I would sooner hght
in the summer, as I feel more like fight
ing in warm weather than in winter"
Kid" Mccoy will not be bile to fight
again for three weeks. owing to the in
jury he received to his right hand dur
ing his bout with Mccormick in Phila-
delphia. McCoy's bout with Root has
been postponed until the early part of
ADril
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
HALF CENTURY.
A Prominent Politician Is Convinced.

n EHOUlAACML GOiAAA[AdAA - &OEzEtAEAE4s
At a recent club dinner given by
newspaper men at Washington, the con
Versation turned upon the subject OF
testimonials and their value in newspa-
per advertising. 4 do not believe" said
a prominent politician who was present,
that one newspaper testimonial in Il
hundred, is genuine
The owner OF one of the largest news
papers in the country was present and
took up the subject vigorously, finally
agreeing to let his opponent select any
testimonial in his paper and wagering
to establish its genuineness to the
politicians satisfaction.
Quite by accident the case of Mr..
Newton K Young of Pennington, N.J.,Was
selected. He had been completely cured
of a case of hemorrhoids, or piles, By
the use of Pyramid Pile Cure The poll
tician was especially skeptcaI regarding
this case, as it was alleged that Mr.
Young was man over eighty years Of
age and had been cured of piles after
fifty years Of awful suffering and when
all other remedies had failed 1t was
agreed that the politician should write
to Mr.. Geo. w. Scarborough, Phi G., a
prominent resident of Pennington and
that the result of the controversy should
rest upon his reply. The following was
Mr.. Scarborough's answer:
Dear Sir:-Mr. Newton K. Young Of
this town, a man nearly eighty years Of
age and who has been a sufferer with
been completely cured by the use OF
Pyramid Pile Cure. I felt especially in
terested in the case as it was upon my
recommendation that Mr.. Young began
the use of the remedy after having used
so many others. Your respectfully. Geo.
W. Scarborough, Phi. G."
The Pyramid Drug Company of Mar
shall Mich, have this letter in their
possession and are willing to guarantee
with a backing Of one thousand dollars,
the genuineness of Mr.. Scarborough s
testimony,
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pragged by a Trollev Pole.

Galena, Kan, Feb. GA R. Bascom,
a conductor running between this place
and Carthage on the long distance cleo
trio line, miraeuIously escaped death
Thursday afternoon. AS the car. cross
ed the state line entering GaIena the
trolley slipped the wire. Attempting to
put it in place without stopping the car
Bascom became entangled in the rope
and was thrown from the steps. He
was dragged a distance of about one
hundred feet almost against the wheels.
His right leg was broken between the
knee and hip and the bone shattered.
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was Postmaster SO Years.

Highland, Kan, Feb. 27.-William
Gwineu, a well known citizen of Don
iphan county, died Thursday at his
home in Tanning, after an illness of six
weeks. He was y years old, came to
Doniphan county in 1862 and had been
postmaster at flaming for thirty three
consecutive years. He was a veteran
of the civil war. He leaves a widow
and ten children, all of whom, with the
exception of one daughter. who lives in
Louisiana. will be present at the
funeral today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Raoine al New Orleans.

New Orleans, Feb. 27-Ailyar, Jovs
and Delagoa were the winning favorites
Durnell & Herr claimed Denn1ora for 81. =
40 and bought Fading Light for 81 400
Inspector Shea was claimed by Danieis
Bros for 81 125 Thane was run up to
y, eO5 and bought by J. J. McCafferty-
weather rainY. track slnnnv
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An Abbeyville Man killed by a Train

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 2z-George
c. Cade a " ealthy resident of Abbey
vile. was killed by the Hutchinson &
Southern train here. He attempted to
get off the train while it was in motion
and fell between the cars He died a
few minutes later as the result of his
injuries. Cade was a relative of Rob
EFT Oliverson. killed in a similar man
ner at the same place two years ago.
About a year ago Cade's son, John, ac-
cidentally killed himself with a shot
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so FAILED IN ENGLISH.
Nearly one'ThiSd of the Students Con
cerned Failed at Northwestern.

dents who took the entrance examina-
ton in English at Northwestern univer-
sity failed to pass the test. The ex-
animation was held the last week the
words being taken from papers written
by former students in the English
classes. .s
The rest was given by Dr. J. Scott
Clark, and as he sometimes fails, as in
a recent conspicuous instance, to place
an M in words he uses when hastily
writing bulletins many of the students
thought he might possibly overlook
some of their shortcomings. But he
didn't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

San Francisco. Feb. 27.-Long pricec
horses won at Ingleside. The greatest
in which Criglie, a 40 to / shot. led all
the way and won from Pachuca, while
Young Pepper, the favorite. was third.
The weather was fine and the track
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vac Postof6ce At Medora Robbed.

Hutchinson. Kan, Feb. 27.-The post
office at Medora, fifteen miles north OF
here. was robbed Wednesday night. A
big iron safe was blown open and 500
in cash and an equal amount in stamps
stolen. The robbers were tracked as
far as here. where trace of them was
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Emporia, Kan. Feb IA telegram
was received here today from Washing
ton, D. c., stating that ]. III. Miller
had succeeded in procuring $4,000 more
for the Emporia government building.
Congress has already appropriated
Sal 600 for the new postoffice and work
on it will be begun April l.
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New Oil and Gas Field.

Cbanute. Kas.. Feb. 27-Advices by
letter rom Fall River. received here
state that the Prairie Oil and Gas com
pany. which is the Standard Oil COM
pany's Kansas organization, has leased
5000 acres for oil and gas around Fail
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Dunn and swore out complaint charg-
ing both her son and the woman with
adultery. They are under bond and viii
have their hearings next Monday MORN
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

order your Easter suit in time Our
new spring goods are in. Jno. F. Nc
Nanus & Co, tailors. 604 Kansas avenue.
first door north of New Oxford hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

Feathers cleaned or dyed at the Bos-
ton. 10 West Eishth. Both phones 122.
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River, paying 81 an acre cash bonuh
and agreeing to give one-eighth of the
oil. 1t is to put three drills to work
within 80 days. This is new territory in
the Kansas field.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-09-11
LABOR DAY IN ATLANTA
West Successful Demonstration Es~
Aec In tre Gate CRY.


A-z-z Ssp- s.-LAtc- D'sy = A.
lsaca vas most appropriately an f.
tDgly o6ssCvst Tie srre- 1arcs
from Es.Shbo-ing tow1s Eas lager
tasa sver before aud t5e Big labor
Cay Ds-s5e surpassed anything % TIE
kind s~e1 Il thiE city
Healed BY CHEF John II. Bal, CHE.
o. police. and squad % mounted of
ceTs- tie parade novel from tAe STATE
czpicd along Mitchell strest 70 White
hal street, the1 goag Whitehall and
Peachtree streets 70 North avenue
where counter march vas made. he
procession coming back Pesch-ree
stree, as fsr as the grand opera house
where tie divisions were dishaude1
a feature 81 ths parade was he
TerT eTicenS harmony that exists BE-
tween tie white and oo,ored labo-e-s
WHO compose the Atlanta Federation
0 Trades The negroes we're givez
tAeir place n line. and made az er.
ceile1t appearance. receiving thei:
share o, tie applause along the lie
Of march.
The number ot out-0f-,oxn visitors
II Atlanta yesterday fulfilled a. pre-
dictsons.
Tie t-airs o. every road brought
II their quota until room. some CON
Ing o. regular trans, some OF spe
cal AID some OF excursion trains
Among the visitors were not Only "a
boring mea and union members. but
hudrecS Of sight-seers from the sur.
rounding towas.
These visitors. as soon 2 their trains
arrived, scattered over the city and
mingled with the great thronEs which
lined every street during tie march
of the parade
Tie exercises a. Ponce &c Leon
were particularly interesting.
The speaking began at 2:3o O'Clock
IN the Casino. which had been SPECIAL.
~ and elegantly decorated for tie oc.
casion, by George Hickman. OF the
theater. As about 10000 persons wen;
70 Ponce &c Leon. Il vas impossible
Tor al Of them 10 hear the speeches
out the large auditorium was well
Oiled.
Speeches were mats By the follow
ing representative gentlemen:
When the curtain went Up the stage
he'd Walter E Dean. president OF the
Federation OF Trades: Il. J. sker,ng.
ton, OF Boston. the orator OF TIE day;
Mayor Evan P. Howell. CONGRESSMAN
4. r Livingston, Jerome Jones. Coun-
Gilman James L. Key, c. T. Ladsoo.
me attorney Tor tie Federation o,
Trades
All pronounced the day one OF ~.
most successful u The history OF "a.
Dor organization in Atlanta.
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While he officials refuse % disclose
the names OF the four remaining per
sons Who were indicted yesterday *
5 said that none % them Is or has
been connected with the posto1!ce DE-
paTment and that one Is man OF
some prominence l. was stated a:
tie city hall today that The climax 0.
tire investigation IS 70 come shortly
VIXEN a person rot com ec;et with the
department. but equally as well known
SIS the postmaster general htmsa.t.
undoubtedly VII De Indicted for com.
p.c.ty in The pos,CIice frauds
The grand Jury began hearing TIE
evidence II this particular case today
and Z IS stated that when a report L
made, 4 wiN n a. probability COZ
c.u1e The Investigation = W1shicgtou
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TELEoRATrtC BREVITtEs

The steamer Louise. with I25 per
sons on board, Is reported lost at San.
dusky, o.
The scheme for a cotton buyers
combine was rejected by q Memphis
buyers meeting.
Already under conviction for the
murder OF Marcum, Curtis Jet will be
put on trial for killing COckriN.
Il Al address at Tuscaloosa Captain
Richmond p. Eobson advocates the
expenditure Of billion and a half dol
lars or the American navy.
For The frs, time il the history Of
Montgomery. the United States circuit.
court Of appeals has been convened il
that city.
Labor Day was celebraAt through.
out the south. the exercisesin honor
OF the day being more elaborate thar
ever before.
Labor Day vas celebrated an usual
throughout 'Ae United States yester
day. President Roosevelt made q
Labor Day speech at Syracuse. n. Y.
Theodore Shaffer, president Of the
Mine Workers, who has been MISSING
for some time, reappeared yeeterc az
at the POughkeepsie labor celebration.
While thousands Of persons were
watching the Labor Day parade at Bos-
ton, a runaway horse dashed through
the crowd, injuring five children.
The state department will adoo. a
waiting policy IN regard 70 the canal
treaty. Secretary Hay IL convinced
that Columbia regrets her mistake.
The decomposed body Of 0. Palmer
who was murdered IN iowa Sept. q
has been found in q freight car In
New Mexico
The Colorado Democrats have nount
mated Adair Wilson for tho supreme
court and Endorsed the Kansas City
platform
Senator CardanelIi. a weIl.knorn
Italian physician, will attack Drs. Lap
poni and Mazzori for their treatment
of the late Pope Leo
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CHRISTIANS THE AssAILANTs
Official Version Of the cisturbane. =,
Beirut

Beirut
C-onstantinOple. Sept "a consu'a,
dispatch from Beirut received e. ons
OF the embassies here states that q
fierce brawl occurred there yesterday
between parties OF Mussulmans and
Christians Il was due 10 a shot Sred
by Mussulman upon a Christian an.
ployed az the American college The
Christian was wounded. The Aght
broke out while the vail was on hoard
the United States cruiser BROOKLYN
returning Admiral Cotton's visit No
further details have been received. In
diplomatic circles here the affair is
regarded as being serious and 70.
newel Of the disturbances rs feared
An official version of the Reir,. oe
fair telegraphei later to the Otto
man ambassadors abroad for comm.
nicaron to the powers saws that Chris.
tians were the assaiiants they hay.
Ing fired upon four Mussulmans. i
fight ensued. during which MussuI.
mans and Christians came to the as.
sistance Of their respective comDan.
Ions. This, says the report, compelled
the troops TO intervene and they Sue.
ceeded IN restoring order. Three SOL
ciers were wounded and one was killed
while one Christian was killed. The
figures evidently are not correct, as teh
rioters must have lost more heavily