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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
WESLEY BICENTENARY.
President Roosevelt to Speak at Cele-
bration This Evening.

New York, Feb 20.-President
Roosevelt viii be the principal speaker
at a bicentenary- celebration of the
birth of John Wesley, the founder Of
Methodism, to be held in Carnegie hall,
this evening, under the direction of the
New York thankofering commission of
the Methodist church.
Other speakers will be the Rev. DR..
James r. Day, chancellor of Syracuse
university, whose subject will be John
Wesley's Gospel and Bishop Edward
G. Andrews, resident bishop of New
York, whose topic viii be Then and
Now; A. D. 1903 and A. D. 1903. The
chairman of the meeting will be Samuel
w. Bovine of 35 West Fifty seventh
street.
The first Methodist sermon in Ameri-
ca was preached in New York city in
1866, and the first Methodist church was
built here two years later.
In the coming month Of June there
will be many celebrations throughout
the world of the bicentenary of the
birth of Wesley. The New York cele-
bratiOn is held early partly because
President Roosevelt said he could most
conveniently be present and speak at
this time.
While Aethodists are especially in
terested in this celebration, the Chris
tan Work and Evangelist of this city
suggests that it should be observed by
other denominations as well and calls
attention to the fact that nineteen &C
cupants of Presbyterian puIpits in New
York have come from Methodism.
When John Wesley died in 1871 there
were i'll England about 10 900 Metho-
dists and 312 ministers. In America
the number of members was about 3d.
600, a total of about 100 600. The re-
markable progress of Methodism in the
10 years which had elapsed since his
death was shown by the figures which
were announced at the ecumenical con-
ference in London in 1901: Ministers,
As, 3S4: local preachers, 104. 1856; church
es, 89.0S7; members, 1853, 2S5; Sunday
schools, 81, 22S; teachers and officers,
s61, 1872; scholars, 7,07707s; adherents,
o 600 A21
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
EIGHTEEN YEARS
OF Intense Suffering From
Stomach Inflammation.
NIr. CIearweIer -
Mr.. CIearwefeF saYs'
" Had It Not Been for Paine's CeI-
cry Compound ! Would Have
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Terrible Misery."
Terrible NiGery. ,

Stomach d. 5ulties and distresses are
varied in chaG9eter and demand prompt
attention. In the majority Of cases the
troubles originate from a morbid con-
dition of the nerves Of the stomach. Il
you suffer from dyspepsia, indigestion.
Inflammation of the stomach, or gastriG
arrangements, the use of Paine's Celery
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SAYS.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
For the Harlem Handicap.

Chicago, Feb. 26-One hundred and
thirteen of the best handicap horses in
the country are entered in the Harlem
National handicap, the 10000 stake
which win be run at Harlem on June
8 The list of eligibles to the race
which the club hopes to make one Of
the great turf features of the country
was made public today The weights
viii be announced March 16. In addi-
ton TO the good material Of the west
there are several high class horses
from the east listed in the event. Stan
dard Bearer. Blues and Lord Badge are
the principal ones nominated by eastern
owners. Forty-four of the lib entries,
or more team ore-third of the total
number, are those of 3-year-old. thirty
six are of 4-year-olds and thirty-two
are of 5-year-olds and upward
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Happy
To SayIHave Gained
in Weight and
Am Well After Years
of Heart Trouble.
Or. Niles Heart Cure
Cured Me.

"For three years I suffered much from
heart trouble and at times / thought / would
drop dead. There was a feeling Of oPpres-
sion about my heart; smothering and chok-
ing spells, and I could not sleep on my left
side. At times I was SO depressed that 1
could hardly walk. l began taking DR..
Miles Nervine and Heart Cure and am
happy to say that l no longer have that
Worn-out look. have gained in weight and
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eighteen, suffered exceedingly from nerv-
ousness. I gave him Rervine with the best
Of results. His health has been good ever
since / gladly recommend your remedies"
--MRs. ANNA BROWN, Red Lodge, Montana.
A person who is suffering from heart dis
ease IS in Just as much danger as the fool
hardy lad who ventures On thin ice at the
FIRST appearance of freezing weather. Heart
disease Is the most common cause of sudden
death. Statistics show that one person in
every four have a weak heart, that weak
hearts are as common as q weakness of any
other organ. When the heart is weak the
pulse is irregular, the blood is thin and poor,
the circulation sluggish. causing cold extrem-
tiles. DR.. Miles Heart Cure is a great heart
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All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
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on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Or. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, lad.
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SPORTING news.
Young COrbett in Good COndi-
tiOn For His Battle.
Eddie HanIOn Appears in Best
Of Shape Also.
BOTH WORKING HARD.
Crowds in Frisco Anxious to
Watch Denver Lad.
Break the Windows at the
Champions Quarters.

San Francisco, Feb. 26.-Young Cor
bett, who is to meet Eddie Hanlon in a
20-round bout in this city tonight has
deposited with Morris Levy of the Hayes
Valley Athletic club the sum of $500 as
a guarantee that he win be ready to
meet Terry AcGovern before Levy's
club next month. Corbett is convinced
san Francisco is the only city in the
country where the men can meet with
out violating the law.
over 1000 people hung around
Young" Corbett's training quarters
yesterday on Ocean beach and so deter
mined were they to see the little cham
piOn at work that those who couldn't
gain admission broke windows where he
was boxing and the police had to be
called upon to restore peace. In addi-
ton to his road work in the morning
Corbett boxed ten rounds with Monte
AtteH and William Tardelli in the after
noon and wound up by punching the
bag and working with gymnasium ap-
paratus. When he went on the-scales
he was under $50 pounds, the weight he
has to make. He still looks trifie fat,
but says he is fine and strong and does
not intend leaving his strength in train
ing quarters. He wants to go into the
ring fun weight. Eddie HanlOn, if any
thing, is in better shape than the cham
p1on. His wind is perfect, and the way
he handles his sparring partners shows
him to be as strong as a young bear.
For some reason that cannot be ex-
planned, the odds on Young" Corbete
have shown a tendency to shorten. Mon
day the prevailing price was around 10
to z and 10 to s. Yesterday the Cali
fOrnian's friends were ready with money
at 10 to 8. Although there is little pub
lie betting, this will prOba bly, be the
prevailing ring side price. Hanlon is
certainly in shape to give anyone a hard
battle. He is stronger than ever and
fast, although lacking the ring expert
ence and generalship of his antagonist.
One of the features of this contest is the
remarlta BILE interest in Young COrbett.
He has had difficulty in keeping out Of
the way of admirers who throng his
training quarters at the beach.
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A MYSTERY an WELLINGTON.
The Sudden Death of Mrs. Fisher at a
Hotel, Under Investigation.

Wellington, Kan. Feb. 26.-The cor
oner and other officials are investigat-
ing the cause of the death of Mrs. W.
W. Fisher at the Landreth hotel
Fisher and his wife arrived here Mon
day night from Pueblo, saying that
they were on their way to Clarendon.
Tex. 1t is about as far from this place
to Clarendon as it is to Pueblo. Mrs.
Fisher complained of being i'll. At Z
O'Clock a doctor was called and at 8
o'clock she was dead. AS soon as she
was pronounced dead, Fisher, it is al
legged, slipped a diamond ring off and
took a tin box filled with jewelry- Mrs.
Fisher told a woman at the hotel that
she came from New York Her hus-
band said they were from Kearny, Neb.
He said he was a day laborer and that
she had been a school teacher.
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TWELVE REAL GOLD BRICKS
Sent to the Army Office in Helena,
Mont. By Registered Mail.

Helena, Mont, Feb. ga novel ship
ment was received al the United States
assay office in this city in the shape Of
twelve gold bricks worth more than
and are the product of the Barnes KfnS
and the Kendall mines in Fergus coun-
ty. which John W. Gates and John A.
Drake, of Chicago, are about to pur-
chase
Mr. Drake IS here on a personal in
spection. Ten of the smaller bricks rep
resented a two-weeks' cleanup at the
former mine. They weighed $50 ounces
and We're assayed as being worth more
than $4,000. The bricks were each in
cased in canvas and shipped as ordi-
nary registered packages The postage
on the packages varied from $40 to
$3.50 each The gold viii be forwarded
to the Philadelphia mint next week.
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BOUGHT FoR STOCK YARDS.
Secret of a Kansas City, Kas, Real
Estate Deal Is Out.

Kansas City. Feb. 26.-By a quit claim
deed y lots in Riverside, situated on the
west bank of the Kaw river, between
Central avenue and the Missouri Pacific
bridge. We're transferred today to E. H.
Dwinnell to the Kansas City Stock Yards
company Mr.. Dwinnen is connected with
the real estate office of o. J. Hubbard. and
lands and lots amounting to about 40 acres
in Riverside have been recently purchased
in Mr.. Dwinneil's name. II now turns out
that the purchase was made for the stock
yards company.
Colonel f. f. Morse manager for the
stock yards company. when asked about
the purchase would not state positively
whether the land is TO be used for the eX-
tension of the ccmpany's yards or whether
it is to be the site for the new packing
house.
1T was the only unimproved tract of
land adjacent to the stock yards which
we could purchase Colonel Morse said,
and as the Kansas City stock yards is ac-
customed to buying in advance of its ne
cessities we concluded to take it in. All
of the property will be transferred to the
Kansas City Stock Yards company in the
course of a few days
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BUTCHER SOLD BAD MEAT.
Ofense Cost Him His Business and
Six Months in Jail.

Winfield. Kan, Feb. 26-Ben Skalicky,
who has been running a meat market
IN this city for several years, was
tried in Justice Webb's court on the
charge of knowingly selling diseased
meat, and sentenced to six months in
the county jail. County Attorney Tor
rance made the complaint and intro
duced evidence to show that a lumpy-
jawed cow with diseased lungs, liver
and udder was bought in a pasture east
of Winfield for IS. butchered and sold
to customers without their knowledge
of it. Other instances were cited.
The citizens of Winfield are Indignant
over the affair, and have quit patroniz-
ing his business The case was vigoT-
ously prosecuted in the hopes that it
would have a salutary effect on other
butchers.
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DREW REVOLVER IN CHURCH
Caused the Minister to Grab An
others Hat and Skin.

A traveller in from Peru tells of a lit
tie excitement there Sunday night Mel
son Endicott had just been convicted in
the Sedan court for selling intoxicants
on three counts and had jumped his
bond, returning last evening and going
Immediately to church
1t SO happened that the party was in
the church who worked IN the evidence
against Endieott, and the minister and
congregation being aware Of this fact,
thought that the whisky vendors APP
pearance at church was for trouble with
the one who had given him away AS
Endicott neared the informant, the lat
ter, in order to protect himself from
bodily harm, jumped to his feet with
drawn revolver. This so frightened the
minister and congregation that all made
a break for a. place of exit, the preacher
getting hold of another mans hat and
leaving in great haste for the timber
of the town At noon today the minister
had not been heard fron.-Independenc
Reporter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
THINKS sAvABLE NOT SOUND
Trainer Mcdaniel Believes American
Derby Favorite Will Not Start.

Memphis Tenn. Feb 26-"If Savable
goes to the post in the American Derby
I viii be very much surprised, said
Henry Mcdaniel one of the most prom
inent trainers in the west today. speak
ing of the favorite in the Chicago
classic. Mcdaniel has just returned
from a visit TO Owner brakes head
quarters. He says Savable is not sound
and this fact coming before a saddle
has been placed on the Futurity winner
has caused Trainer Wishard no little
anxiety.
Mcdaniel thinks that it will require
all of Wishard's Ndll to get the son of
Salvador ready to uphold the reputation
he made by winning the Futurity
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M,aovERN IN FORM.
Knocks Billy Maynard Down and Out
in Fourth Round.

Philadelphia, Feb 26.-At the Penn Art
club last night 400 people saw Teddy Nc
Govern. the former featherweight cham
pion. defeat Billy Maynard of this city in
test.
MAYNARD was knocked out in the fourth
round. after receiving severe punishment.
McGovern adopted his usual rushing tao
tics scoring knockdowns in the first and
third rounds Maynard being on his knees
When tne gong sounded at the end of the
ing in the second round holding his own
in several exchanges. McGOvern never let
up in his PUSHES. however and gradually
wore his man down with terrific body
blows right hand blow on the jaw
early in the fourth round sent Maynard
to the floor and he was counted out.
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HEIR TO THE WHITNEYS.
Event Expected on Wheatley Hi
Some Time Next Month.

Hampstead, n z, Feb. 26.-F'oIIowing
the announcement OF the expectafion of
an heir in the house Of Mr.. Clarence
Mackay some time in March comes the
news that a similar event is expectpd in
the home Of Harry Payne Whitney, his
nearest neighbor on Long Island and
at about the same time. The Afaclravs
live on Harbor Hill. the highest pofnt
on Long Island, and the Whitnevs on
~, =. l5se 10y III tne next highest point
Mrs. Mackay viii close her town houso
on March and go to Harbor F4iil M
and Mrs Whitney came up TO-DAY from
- -, olls - Tenn, where they have
49, I5.,, ana they VIII open
This viii be the third child IN fbe
Whitney household. The FIRST was !
girl and the second a boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26
A DEsPoNDENT CooPER's DEED
Richard Brace Attempted Suicide in
Kansas City. Kas., by Shooting.

Kansas City, Kan, Feb. 26.-Richard
Brace, a cooper, 30 years old. shot him
self through the left lung at First street
and Riverview avenue, at 8 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The wound did not
prove fatal and Brace attempted to
shoot himself again, but was prevented
from doing so by T. S. Sherman, who
was standing near by.
The physicians said the wound was
not necessarily fatal one. Late last
night Brace was resting well.
Brace lives at IS South First street.
He is married and has one child. From
his family it was learned that he had
been drinking heavily of late. and it
is thought this led to his attempt to
kill himself
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A Bold Chanute BURGLAR.

Chanute, Kan, Feb. 26.-Two bur-
glaries were committed here last night.
IN both instances the thief entered the
house with skeleton keys in the early
part of the evening and seemed undis
mayed at the fact that the lights were
all burning and the curtains drawn up.
In one case the family was away to
lodge and in the other the household
was asleep. He secured several dia-
monds, some jewelry and in each case
sew eral dollars in money
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AFTER A HIDDEN TREASURE.
Neodesha Getting Excited Over
Buried Money.

There has been a story. said to have
originated with the Indians, or an IN
dian squaw rather. told often in this
locality of~a hidden treasure three or
four miles UP Fail river from Neodesha.
According 10 the old settlers a govern
ment train was said to have been robbed
and a great amount Of money was
buried near a spring. The spring is now
filled up and the exact location of it is
lost by the grading of the Frisco rail
road but it is believed to have been I'M
der or near a stone culvert in the rail-
road on J. c. Horney's farm.
Within the past few weeks for some
reason belief in the hidden treasure"
story has grown stronger in that Iocah-
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Child Burned Id Dead.

Marysville. Kan. Feb. 26.-Lillie, the 8
vear-old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Butler one-half mile east Of Home City
was burned to death here Wednesday. Her
clothing caught fire from the stove and
she ran out Of doors, where the wind fan
ned the flames so that they burned rapidly
and before her mother who was few
rods away could reach her the child
was so badly burned about the body and
head that the flesh was dropping off her
She lived for five hours.
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SETTLE THEIR TROUBLES.
Red Men and Woodmen Both to
Meet in Emporia in May.

Emporia. Kan, Feb. 26.-The grand
lodge of the Modern Woodmen Of
America viii meet in this city the first
week in May. The trouble between
them and the Order of Red Men has
been amicably settled The latter viii
hold their carnival at the same time,
but have conceded that the Woodmen
are to have all the hotels reserved. The
carnival crew to give the benefit for
the Red Men viii have private cars on
the railroad track to accommodate
them, and have rendered the use of
their hall to the Woodmen. Their car
nival will be in the street. and it is
expected to fence in one block for the
purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-26

Man Who Stole Him and Robbed
Him Goes to Jail

Danbury. Conn. Feb. 26-For kidnap-
ing and robbing Christopher Lovely Of
Redding. who is go years old, and two
minutes afterward impersonating a de
tective to get his victim out of the way
before he could report the robbery to
the police, Mortimer Deloughery Of
Newark. n. j., was sentenced to not less
than one nor more than three years inn
prisonment at Wethersfeld.
The crime of which Lelougherv was
convicted was one Of the most daring
ever known i'm this city. Lovely, who is
q typical old New England farmer, came
TO town to dispose of a load of produce.
lie stopped at a saloon to get as he ex-
pressed it, "a nip o. suthiu to keep the
cold out and met an affable stranger
who got into his wagon with him when
he was ready to start for home Ale
though the streets were filed with De0-
pie the farmers companion seized the
rcins from his hands and before the old
man could eXpOstulate, turned the horse
into dark lane. thrOttled the farmer,
rihed his pockets jumped from the wa
gon and disappeared in the darkness
While the farmer was trying to col
lect his scattered wits man ran up to
him and said. You've been robbed
We'll, Ill be darned. how did you
know that" was the surprised answer
of the Redding man.
Pm a detective" replied the man,
and I'm after the man that robbed you
Get into your wagon and drive home as
fast as you can and come back on Mon
day and report to Capt. Ginty at police
headquarters. I'll have your man be-
fore that"
The farmer did as he was directed and
at court hour on Monday morning he
appeared at the police station and de
manded to know il the robber had been
caught The police listened to his story
and after a little work arrested De-
ioughery, who denied that he knew any
thing about the robbery. Lovely identi-
fled the prisoner, however. and persons
who had seen the couple in the saloon
said that Deloughery was the man who
left the place with the farmer The jury
believed the farmers story
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NICHOLS SIGNS ANOTHER MAN
Harry Huston, of Winfield, Is His
Latest Acquisition.

Kansas City. Feb. 26.-Charley Nichols
has signed Harry Huston of Winfield,
Kan, to play with the Blue Stockings
the coming season. Huston, though
youngster, is said to be a conner. He is
a general utility man, being able to
play any position in the field. While on
the transforming trip last fall Nichols
gave Huston a tryout at Winfield. The
youngster showed up so well that Mich
OILS Immediately began negotiations for
his services.
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ty. and the neighbors have been digging
all around on Mr.. Horney's farm Ac-
eording to our informant those digging
are: j. c. Horney. John Stanley, Vim.
Hayden and Elmer and Ray Whiteside-
In this connection it might be interest
ing to note that a Neodesha man wrote
to the United States treasury depart
ment regarding It and received in reply
a letter stating that they had searched
the records as far back as 1919 and can
find nothing to show that a government
train was ever robbed here--Neodesha
Sun
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MUNRoE 10 MEET JENKINS.
Catoh-as-Catch-Ca Wrestling Match
Has Been Planned.

New York. Feb. 26-Jack Munroe, the
miner boxer. who whipped Champion
Jehries, and Tom Jenkins were matched
today in a eatch-as-catch-can wrestling
match According to the conditions
jenkins must throw Munroe four times
in an hour Of actual wrestling. The
shoulders must be on the mat and pin
falls only count. They will meet on any
night of the week beginning March g.
before the club offering the best induce
ments. The winner viii take 70 and the
loser 25 per cent. of the gate receipts.
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Extending phone Service.

Junction City, Kan. Feb. 26.-A company
with a capital of slo000o has been formed
at Beloit to be known as the Union Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. The juno
lion. Manhattan, Concordia, Abilene. Min
neapOlis and Beloit telephone companies
take all the stock in the new company
The object of forming this company is to
build three fun metallic trunk lines be-
tween Abilene and Topeka to connect with
lines between these places and Kansas
city Work on the new line will COM
mence before May 1.
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Mcpherson, Kan, Feb 26.-W. P.
CoHinham closed a two days sale of
fine stock at his farm near this place
today. The sale was attended py
large number of stockbTeeders from
Nebraska and Missouri. Sixty head Of
horses were sold at prices varying from
800 to 5000 each. One team of flne
blacks brought 1916.