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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22
aETs s1a.5oo pAMAGEs.
Kansan Injured Aboard a Ship Com
ing from Africa.

A telegram from Norfolk Va. an
nounces that DR.. F. A Pouppirt of
LeavenwOrth, Kan, has obtained in tie
United States court there verdict for
$l2,500 against a navigation company
whose ships were engaged in carrying
horses and mules to South Africa dur
ing the Boer war Dr.. Pouppirt sued
the company for injuries sustained on
board ship.
DR. Pouppirt left Leavenworth about
two years ago for New Orleans and
went to South Africa with cargo Of
horses and mules. acting in the capac-
ity of veterinary surgeon On his re-
turn trip while standing on deck one
day a mast or spar fell on him and
injured him so badly that he win al
ways suffer from the effects of the &C
cident. he filed suit in the United
States court and yesterdays dispatch
announces that he had been victorious
in his case.
DR.. Pouppirt practiced in Leaven-
worth for some time. He was a grad
uate of Kansas State university. He
resides at Fourteenth and Villas streets.
-LeaVenworth Times.
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WENT TO THE JAIL ALONE.
A Convicted Prisoner Travelled to the
Kansas Penitentiary Unguarded.

Lansing, April pa. e. Shaw of Ho-
bart Ok. walked into the office Of
Warden Jewett at the state peniten-
tiary and gave himself up as a prison
er. Shaw informed the warden that he
had been convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for four years for man
slaughter, and that he came alone in
order to save expense. He had a letter
from the county attorney Of his county
telling of his sentence Warden Jewett
informed Shaw that he could not be
received as a prisoner without COM
mitment papers and the warden tele-
graphed to Lawton. Ok, where the trial
of Shaw took place to have the papers
sent. Shaw had no money to pay for
lodging at the hotel and Warden Jewett
arranged for him to stay at the prison
farm pending the arrival of the regular
commitment papers.
It is said that Shaw with others liv-
ing in his neighborhood were ANNOYED
by a band Of rowdies at nieht and in a
fight to rid the neighborhood of the dis
turbers Shaw shot and killed one of
them The sympathy of the Oklahoma
officials seems to be with Shaw as
shown by the letter of the county at
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LEAvENwoRrH MAN SUICIDES
Worry Caused Packing House Agent
to End His Life.

Leavenworth. April 22-James A.
Reeder. Leavenworth agent of the
Hammond Packing company, commit
ted suicide late Tuesday by taking
poison. He was sitting on a porch with
his family, when he fell over and died
before medical aid could be summon
ed. There was note in his hand.
which stated that he had decided to
kill himself and that his accounts were
all right, but that he suffered much
pain.
The note further stated that he had
lost $1,000 with friend in a hotel ven
ture. Reeder has had the misfortune
to be injured three times within the
last year and this is thought to have
worried him. He leaves a wife and
family Of small children.
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ter to the mighty Halma, for which
horse ". K. Vanderbilt paid $4,000 for
expectation to France Outside of
OWenton Georgia Kinney is the dam of
that good mare La DESTROYS.
She is a very young mare to be such
a noted producer, being now only Z
years old. so the boy has several for
tunes in her yet, with any reasonable
amount of luck. Recently @. D. Viii
son, one of J. B. Higgins western
agents. visited the Pinkerton farm with
view of buying Georgia Kinney for
any reasonable amount. It was then
discovered that the noted mare was not
for sale and the discovery was also
made that her owner is probably the
youngest horseman in the land The
great stud natron is a pet in the Pink
erton family. She is due to foal to imp.
Victory this spring.
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PRINCE CHING.
Appointed Grand Secretary in Success
sion to Yung Lu.

~-N~@
Prince Ching, president Of the foreign
office, who has been appointed grand
secretary. in succession to the late Yung
Lu, as president Of the Tsung-li-Y amen
(foreign office before the Boxer out
break gained a high reputation among
the foreign diplomats for courtesy and
amiabilitv and he is regarded as friend
ly to Europeans and to reform. It is
thought, however, that he is a man of lit
tie force 1t was stated in a dispatch sent
from Pekin on Saturday that the prince
was aging fast, that he lacked determine
ton and that it was impossible. should he
succeed 4ung Lu, to say who would fill
the late grand secretary real place, which
WAS that of premier of the empire
Prince Ching was the only member o.
the Chinese imperial family who remained
in Pekin after the allies captured the city,
and he had to put up with many huInlllt-
tions in his capacity of representative Of
" to the foreigners. however and is credited
with having done his best TO restrain The
more violently anti-foreign of his coll
leagues in the Chinese government. With
the late III Hung Chang. he represented
China IN the peace negotiations With the
powers. which resulted in he signature. cf
the Pekin protocol. and after the conclu-
sion of peace he acted as grand marshal
In 1891 Prince Ching succeeded the late
MARQUIS Tseng as president of the ad-
miralty board. aud in 1894 he was raised
by imperial decree from a prince Of the
second to one of. the first order At the
time Of he war with Japan ne was utular
commander in chief Of the Pekin army.
but he petitioned in vain for leave TO lead
his forces against the enemy
In July. 1901, Prince Ching was appointed
president Of the new Chinese foreign OIL
flee. formed in accordance with the PelSin
protocol. It is called the Wei-Wu~Pu
board Of foreign affairsl. and takes preee-
dence over the six boards that previously
had outranked the Tsung- Yamen.
Prince Tsai-C Chen, Prince Ching.s son.
King Edward and returned home by way
Of this country.-New York Times.
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NATIONAL LEAeuE GAMES.

ST LOUIS, g; PIITSBURG, s.
Pittsburg, Pa. April 22.-Pittsburg lost
its first game of the season in the sixth
inning, when PHILIPPE allowed five hits.
with total of nine bases, netting sour
runs. Falkenberg replaced PHILIPPE al
lowing but one hit in the three innings fol-
lowing. Preceding the game President Pull
liam made speech TO the two teams and
then conducted the ceremony of hauling
down last years pennant and hosting tine
new one amid deafening noises of all kinds
and loud cheers from the 1900 persons
present
Score by innings: R.HE
Pittsburg 1890 80 ? o , 0 2 0 2-S 10 >
St Louis --..--.-....-. o ? 0 8 0 4 0 % "A 5
BatteTies-P Philippe Faikenberg. Phelps
and Smith; NJ ONeil and J. O'Neil.
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NATIoNAE LEAGUE STANDING.
Baaeball Gosaip.

one of the peculiarities of the Comiskey
club Is the number of left handed batters
are left handed and throw with that arm.
while four moro are right handed, but
stand on the right hand side of the plate
when at bat.
Wolverton and Roy Thomas made quite
a vigorous fight for the captaincy of the
rejuvenated Phillies. but Thomas won out.
Dick Harley, the former Georgetown
player. has joined the Chicago Nationals
Harry Bay, who is acknowledged to be
one Of the fastest men on the bases, has
a very grave fault which is still with
him. He goes TO sleep on the sacks
Hanlon says that the work of his new
men has pleased him. He thinks that in
holer he has obtained a quartet of cx-
perts who will materially strengthen the
team.
Gilbert has already discounted George
Smith playing second for the Giants
Smith was lamentably weak in getting
balls that passed to the right of him
The New York World: 1.-The Brooklyn
infield is the best matched in size of ali
in the country. It looks like a combina-
ton that viii work well together"
Tommy Corcoran, the Cincinnati short
stop. puts in his spare moments reading
law.
Doc Newton. who left the Brooklyn club.
and Joe Corbett, the Oriole pitcher, are
steaning them over the plate in great
shape for the Los Angeles team.
Bill Phillips, one of Joe Kelleys stars,
is paying great deal of attention to the
development of his famous slow balls. He
expects it to be more effective than ever.
There seems to be much uncertainty s
to whether Dunkle viii be able to do effec-
tive work in the box for Comisley's team.
Dunk is very bulky and finds it difficult
to get into trim
Billy Keister is afraid of the rays of Old
Sol in the right garden of the Philadelphia
park. Billy can dc-some terrible stunts
On the field without the aid Of the sun
Jake Gettman, who one time fioundered
about the Washington outfield, has been
selected as captain of the Buffalo team in
the Eastern league
Frank Bowerman, one of the Giants
catchers, has not reached playing form
yet. He found that hunting in Michigan
did not work to the advantage Of BAH
playing.
Walter Brodie is playing good bali for
the Orioles and he does as well in cham
pionship games as he does in the practice
stunts He will probably be fixture in
the Oriole outheld.
Kid Gleason is not missed in the New
York inheld Gilbert is taking care of
second in fine style and win keep 1t up.
does not realize It. Maybe he Will after
awhile.
Jesse Burkett. the slugger of the
Browns, IS Is pounds lighter this season
than last He claims he IS in the best con-
dition and is out for the batting honors.
DeIehanty and Keeler please take notice
Harry Davis OF the Athletics is consid-
cred by many to be the finest alI-round
first baseman of the country.
The athletics turned Pitcher Mitchell out
in the cold last fall and this spring ne
went in the box and defeated MaclS's team
twice Long lane etc
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Raeing III Naw York.

New York. April 22.-Right and True.
with McCanerty up, won the Peconic
stakes at Aqueduct This race is a sew
en- furlongs sprint for 3-yeaF-olds and
only four faced the starter. with Never
more an odds-on favorite at to 3.
Right and True and Nevernore raced
almost head and head the entire dis
lance. In a driving finish Right and
True won by a head, with the favoriIe
second.
The Lady Rohsia. in the second race.
broke the track record for four and a
half furlongs. doing the distance in
"a 4-5 seconds.
Petra II, quoted at 100 to in the bet
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60 AND ENeLIsH MAroH
Will Fight Ten Rounds at 1873 Pounds
in the Near Future.

Omaha, April 22.-CIarence English of
Omaha and Jack O'Keefe of Chicago
have signed for a ten-round battle.
O'Keefe is the man who won from
Jimmy Britt on a foul at San Francisco
recently. The weight al which the men
will fight is 133. The Omaha. man can
do these figures better than he made
100 ringside at the Yanger engagement
His trainers saw the folly of that agree
ment and will not repeat it. English is
oddly built and can fight much better
as a lightweight than as a feather
weight.
When and where the battle is to take
place will be decided in a few days. It
is almost certain that it viii be pulled
off at Kansas City, as English has a
legion of friends there
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FERNs Is AZ WORK.
Kansas Fighter Training Hard for His
Battle With Matthews.

Buffalo N Y. April 22-"Rube'' Ferns.
the welterweight champion of the
world. has begun actual training at the
Twilight club for his 20-round contest with
Matty Matthews before the International
Athletic club Monday. April q.
F'erlls has engaged CurIey Supplies to act
as his chief trainer and the latter promises
to have the ''rube' in the pink of condition
on the night of the fray.
Matthews is also training faithfully at
Brooklyn under the watchful eye of Tom
my West. He will arrive in Buffalo the
latter part of the week AMI put the finish
ing touches to his training at the Internal
tional clubs gymnasium at Fore Erie. Bet
ting on the result of the contest is even
and several wagers have already been
pIaced.
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oYoLERs ARRANeE cIRouIT.
Meets viii Be Held on Many Eastern
Tracks This Season.

Boston, Mass, April Arrangements
for the season of the national paced cir
cult were completed at a meeting of bicy-
Gle track managers here.
The circuit list. which is now complete.
includes Charles River Park, Providence.
Lowell, Worcester. Revere, Hartford and
New Haven (the two last named running
alternate weeks). New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore. Washington. Pittsburg and At
lantic City.
All races viii be for three men and each
June 1 and Sept l. 1t was asreed that
what are known as the Metz specifications
for pacing machines be adopted and all
other styles of pacing machines will be IL
legal.
The regular paced season will open with
races in Baltimore. Washington. Philadel-
phla and Pittsburg early in May, but these
viii not be circuit races.
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ooNcoRD1A STATE SHOOT.
The Fourteenth Annual Tournament
Is Proving a Success.

Concordia, Kas., April 22.zThe four
teenth annual tournament of the Kan
sas State Sportsmen's association began
here with about fifty shots present, in
Guiding number from other states.
The events were as follows:
First event, Is BIRDS straight scores:
Gilbert, Waters. Heer. Wetzig Matteson,
Second event, Is birds, straight scores:
Gilbert, Waddington, Fort, Heer, Myers,
Lewis.
Third event. 20 birds, straight scores:
Hughes.
Fourth event, Is birds, straight scores:
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An Apron from sweden.

Among the aprons sold by the Con-
gregational ladies Saturday at the ba-
zaar was one sent from Sweden, entire
~ hand made. The material was a
coarse linen. a combination of dark
blue and white thread, in a regular de-
sign. There were no seams nor hens,
the piece being woven of the size re-
quired. The strings were also woven
the exact width desired.-Salina Union.
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Baseball at Pittsbure.

Pittsburg, Kan, April 22.-The Pittsburg
Missouri Valley league and the Pittsburg
Blues played the first game of a series q
three games at League park Tuesday, the
leaguers winning by score of to ?. The
work was fast on both teams, but errors
cost the Blues the game The pitching of
Dunn ana me pat1ing or Crowe, Scnoen
ureS.
Score by innings: BILE
Leaguers ~. -...-.O10O31 5 3
Blues -.-. ..-..-..-.-.0 0 l @ o 0 o. )
Batteries-Stinson, Relehan and Fuller;
Dunn and Grove.
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have absolute possession of the cup.
There were fifteen entries. Ed O'Brien
of Florence and W. H. Heer and H E.
Wetzsg of Concordia tied with % each,
Heer missing his fifteenth bird. Wetzig
his twenty-eighth and O'Brien his twen-
ty-third. On the shoot off Heer and
O'Brien tied with 30 straight: Wetzig
IS. On the second shoot off Heer lost
his first bird, then killed % straight. and
O'Brien lost his fourth and tenth. This
fastens the trophy IN Concordia.
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indianapolis, Ind. April 22.-Anos Rusie,
formerly the greatest ball pitcher in the
country expects to regain his prestige AT
ter q rest of three years at MS farm IN
Marion. the former star of the National
league passed through indianapolis last
night en- route to Vincennes. At Vim
cennes he viii manage and play with the
local team
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Chicago, April 22.-But one favorite
won at Lakeside, the other five events
going to long shots and second choices.
The English betting system, introduced
yesterday, was still in operation today
but the Hammond police did not inter
fere. Weather clear and cool; track
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Lexington, Ky, April 22-The noted dis
tiller and turfman, Dan McKenna, of
Fairfield, KY, has lost by death the r.
year-oId thoroughbred brood mare, The
Truant. by Sir Modred-The Teacher. by
Imp. Billet second dam Belle Palmer. by
Imp Bonnie Scotland. The mare was with
foal to Governor Foraker, and was to have
been bred this season to Imp. Hermence,
the sire of Herrnis-
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stahl with Chicago Nationals.

Chicago. April 22.-Manager Selee Of
the Chicago Nationals has secured the
promise of Jake Stahl the heavy hitting
Illinois. university catcher, to play for
him after he graduated in June It is
understood that StahI will be coached
for the first base position. Franz Of
Harvard has also promised Selee to
ion fr @ ,e3n1
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Leavenworth 8: HaakeIl ?.

I.eavenworth, Kan, April 22.-The Has
kell Indians Of Lawrence were easy for
the Missouri Valley leaguers Of this city.
The score was to in favor of Leaven-
worth The local team is improving rapid
~ in playing qualities The game was
played at the soldiers home in the pres
ence of a crowd of over 1900, made up
principally Of old soldiers
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ottawa IL. nEnnlnattan 8.

Manhattan. Kan. APRIL zz-Ottawa uni
versity defeated the AgricuIturists here in
a slow game the score being 10 to s. The
Ottawa men did hard batting, taking II
hits from Hess and six from Caldwell
THOMPSON was the star fer Ottawa. &C
cepting some difficult chances in center
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st. Louis. April 22.-The track at Kin
loch park was in fair condition. The
weather was very chilly. Three favor
ties and three second choices divided
the first honors. Sambo. in the fourth,
made a beautiful finish. winning from
Scottic in the last few strides by a
nose. Sir We're DeVere, in the hurdle
race, fell and rolled over his rider G.
Hill, who sustained a badly bruised
hin
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field. Ottawa has won an games this
season
Score by innings: RHE
Manhattan ....H-.....0 O00301-S
Ottawa 800 ...-......3 2 6O11O 0-13 IL 0
Batteries-fiess. Caldwell and Csoodshel-
er: King and Heck
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Broolllyn n. Y..ApTil 22.-Sixteen thou-
sand persons attended the opening game OF
baseball at Washington park and saw
Hanlon's men defeated i'll the final inning
bv a score of 2 to /. The local team out
fielded the New Yorks, but the latter hit
Schmidt eight times.
Score by innings: r. H. e.
New York .....-....00 O001 IL
Brooklyn 1880 .......1 o 0 90 o 0 OIL
Batteries - Mathewson and Warner
Schaid and Jacklitsch.
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Boston April 22.-Boston made only
three hits off Burchell. yet won the game
handily on Wolverton's and Burchells err
rors and Cooley7s safe drive. Piatt pitched
a splendid game and especially effcc-
tive at critical points, Attendance. 1912.
Score by innings: RH r.
Boston $50 ......0020i0O0 @-3 4
Philadelphia 20 o 0 0 o OIL )
Batteries-Hiatt and kidredge; Burcnell,
DuggIeby and Doom
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A New Pitcher for Lotus.

Washington. April 22.-Manager Lof-
tus of the Washington baseball club has
released Pitcher Clarke and signed
pitcher H. c. Wilson, formerly of the
Philadelphia American league team
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New York, April 2z--Harry c. PuHliam,
president of the National league- has sent
out Official notification that William L
Lush has been released BY the Boston
club.
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ting, won the first race bx three lengths.
Pageant, which finished third, was dis
qualified for crowding in the stretch.
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torney and their condolences in trusting
him to come to the penitentiary alone
to surrender himself This is not the
first time q prisoner has come to the
penitentlary here alone.
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EXTENSION Of CoLoNIsT RATES
TO THE NORTH WEST AND
CATTFORNTA


The Burlington extends until June Is
the period of the greatly reduced one
way Colonist rates to the Northwest
and to California. This is a good way
TO save from fifteen to twenty dollars
HOME-SEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
Round trip tickets at one fare plus
$500 are sold on the first and third
tuesdays of each month. to the West
4nd Northwest, including also Montana
1dano Washington Oregon and Puget
Sound
CHEAP ROUND TRIP TICKETS
TO CALIFORNIA.
Round trip rates TO California. Nav
80 and May 18th to 18th, inclusive, with
sixty days limit, at $3.50 from St
LOUIS $4,000 from Kansas City; $4,000
from Chicago.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
Join our personally throurr
Tourist sleeper exclusions to California
en- frequent dates during each week
Via Denver scenic Colorado and Salt
Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED ROAD.
With its great trunk lines and its
connections the Burlington can take
the best care of YOU. The man shows
how directly the Burungton's lines
reach the entire West and Northwest
region Of our country.
Describe to us any one-way or circuit
trip you propose and let us advise YOU
the least cost and the best way 10
make it,
J.. J. BRICKER, Lw. wAKELEv
p 4. A.. SO Main st. 6en1 Pass'r Areas
Aansas City. Mo- St Louis. No
T. c. SHARON.
,. W. 2. A. S23 Main St.
Kansas City Mo.
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Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's bottle of DR..
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts. bruises.
sprains Instant relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-20
Baxter e Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York October 19.-The weather news this morning was rather bullish numerous points reporting very low tenn peratures yesterday and today. Although the freezing point was not touched, there was heavy frost here and there, which was undesirable in view of the lateness of the crop. Cables were responsible to the news conditions, but bears were mak- ing desperate efforts to influence senti- ment against the market. On the ground that receipts are going to be very heavy this week, unmindful of the fact that they are over 6O00O0 behind last year and must increase some time if they are going to reach last years figures of 1072S.OO0.
 The cold weather is believed 10 have long since put an end to the development of the plant regardless of the effect of the present cold snap and this will be felt later on.
 The market opened higher for near months and lower for distant, but the rise was soon lost Stocks were so 'un- settled in Wall street that support was soon withdrawn and trading proceeded on marrow lines. Receipts at ports, 45,0oO, as against 51,000 last year. Big estimates for tomorrow at Houston led to free sell ing during the early session. Cables were