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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-28
SPORTING NEWS.
Jimmy Britt Will Make the Pace
in San Francisco.
In His Coming Great Battle
With Foxy Joe Cans.
BOTH TRAINING HARD.
Will Be Fight from Start to
the Finish.
If Cans Beats Britt He Can Be
Called the Star.
BOTH TRAINING HARD.

San Francisco, Oct. 2S.-The one con-
clusion to be drawn after watching
Jimmy Britt and Frank Rafael work
with the gloves is that the white boy
intends to make the pace and to make
it a terrific one from the moment he
starts with the Baltimore negro until
somebody drops or the gong brings the
twentieth round to a close.
Britt has shown his friends a speed
that has made them open their eyes
with wondermant. Two years ago Andy
Gallagher, Britt's fellow Olympian, said
that if Jimmy ever consented to get
into a ring with Cans the black one
would be up against his master. Gal
lagher has known Britt from the time
Jimmy first learned the game of jolt,
jab and uppercut. When James Ed
ward" withdrew from the arena last
Sunday, as full of fight after four
rounds of whirlwind milling with
Rafael, Andy said:
Beyond a doubt Britt is better man
right now than I thought he would
make, and at that I have always argued
that he is the greatest light weight of
modern years. When he gets busy with
Cans he will not give the coon any
time for fiddling or pretty work. He
will make Joe fight from gong to gong.
'-Gans is strong and clever. He has
everything in the deck in the way of
defense well nigh invulnerable. In Britt
Cans will encounter a man who is
stronger than he, or at least as strong.
Britt is a marvel at blocking and
smothering punches and is as clever
with his legs as with his arms. Jimmy
has never been made dizzy by a. blow,
nor has he ever been fioored. He prac-
tically beat Candle and Young Corbett
with his left only. Against Cans he will
have his two hands,"
Let Joe Cans beat Jimmy Britt and
he will Clearly win the right to be called
the greatest ever"
Truth to tell Cans feelings from now
till the fight night are something that
viii be pretty hard to determine.
Among experts on pugilistic form the
opinion was formed when the match
was made that Cans would be a weedy
individual by the time he reached 1873
pounds. The opinion was based on the
fact that Cans had lodged the 133-pound
mark for years.
1t was the conviction that Cans
would have trouble in making the
weight that inbued experts with the
idea that Britt had an even chance of
winning. AT catch weights it was felt
that Cans should rule favorite at about
10 to 4.
Kid Sullivan had a go with Cans yes
terday. He went after Cans with both
hands, and Cans just braced himself
and traded punches with his stable
mate. No mercy was shown. Cans
boxed exactly as he fights, noting every
opening and sending in jolts and rips
with remarkable precision.
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WIVES OF CANDIDATES.
Are Hustling for Their Husbands Out
at Hill City.

Hill City, Oct 2S-The shortage of the
wheat crop in Graham county will be
made up in the corn yield. Several farm
ers in the neighborhood are picking the
crop. William StockweI, who has 165
acres in corn, is turning out IS bushels an
acre; Frank Byerts has 80 acres which
is husking out so bushels an acre. and Cy-
rus Lindley's field is averaging 55 bushels
and the two others raised theirs on up
land. Corn is selling at rs cents on the
the top notch, and the quality is the best
ever seen here. The acreage of wheat is
%as the eyeT MaS IN W6en
and the yield was phenomenal for any
The people of Hill City and Graham
county had money this year. A careful
count of town people and farmers ada
SO 20 far 6aRe ysed he
exposition, and more are going on every
train. Less than a dozen. attended the
1t is said there are about IS foreigners
working on the railroad in Hill City
terpreter how long they would be here
and he replied until after election. A
opposing political factions as to who can
win over the most votes. Graham Is a
close county and these votes. are liable to
change it one way or the other.
The Hill City council will adopt fire linn
its ordinance. This will uecessitate the
removal of several dangerous shacks-a
The Methodists have completed their
church and paid off the debt The struc-
ture, together with the furniture will cost
upwards of s.. 900.
The roof is being put on the magnificent
though no regular school building the
school commenced time, October TO-
being held in the court house and Presby-
terrain church. The new house will he
ready for occupancy about the first of the
year. 1t will cost to complete and furnish
about $4,000.
George lew continues to improve the
Hill City Republican with every Issue
He is a practical printer and under bis
management the paper is up-to-date in
good looks and news.
D. P. Sims, the Hill City telephone
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Arkansas City Expects to Have
Cement Mill.
Vast Beds of the Deposit for
Making Plaster Near.
ON THE FRISCO ROAD.
The Field Could Not Be Ex-
hausted in Ten Years.
Responsible Parties There Seek
ing a Location.

Arkansas City. Oct. 2S.-The Travel
er says:
1t is not generally known here that
eight miles south of Middleton. Ok,
in Kay county, there are vast deposits
of which plaster or agatite is made
The supply is so great that it would
take ten years to exhaust it. Middle
ton is a whistling station on the Fris-
co road. 1t was the first intention of
the company that owns those fields to
build the mill adjacent to them. But
that plan will more than likely be
changed now for the reason that if
the mill is built there. schools, stores
and churches will have to be built and
maintained in order to accommodate
the employees.
the company has been in this city,
from Chicago, and he was very favor
ably impressed with Arkansas CITY
and her advantages. He talked with
various business men in the city and
1t was developed that the representa-
tive of the company had come to the
conclusion that Arkansas City was
the proper place for the mill, and it is
thought that upon his report to the
company it will contain a recommends
ton to that effect. The gentleman was
attracted to Arkansas City by her
prospects for natural gas and her
cheap water power In case the mill
comes here in all probability the old
chair factory building will be utilized.
The proposed mill will give employ-
ment to about so men, which means an
increase of population of from two to
three hundred. This does not include
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AT Fort Leavenworth.

Fort Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 2S.-
Brigadier General George H. Burton,
inspector general, and Colonel A. L.
Wagner of the general stair are ex-
pected here today. They will inspect
the soldiers of the garrison and there
will probably be a brigade review.
Colonel Wagner will devote consider
able time to matters connected with
the infantry and cavalry school and
the staff college. While here the two
officers will be guests of General and
Mrs. Bell
There win be a complimentary re-
ception and ball in Pope hall tonight
for the officers who have arrived at
the post since September 1. The list
includes the new instructors. students,
signal and cavalry officers.
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Soldiers Return to Riley.

Twenty-fifth field battery which march
ed to Harrington to participate in the
exercises attending the unwilling of
the Padilla monument returned to the
post Thursday afternoon. AS a result
of the trip two men are confined in the
post hospital with injuries. Private
Harry Burke was brought in in an am
bulance from Woodbine with his left
side and chest badly torn with shot.
While hunting not far from the bat
tery's camp he stumbled and dis
charged his shotgun, the charge strik-
ing the shells in his belt and exploding
them. He will live. Sergeant William
Rehor of the same organization was
brought in by train badly burned
about the face and head as result of
the exploding of cartridge used by
the battery.
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NfcGINNITY WILL JUMP.
Mathewson May Also Quit the New
York Giants

New York. Oct. 2S.-Joe McGinnity,
the famous iron man. pitcher, whose
deceptive curves aided greatly in bring
ing the pennant to New York this sea-
son, announced last night that he would
not be a Giant next year.
Incensed at what he believes to be
unfair treatment by John T. Brush,
head of the New York club, he will
probably go into business in South Nc
Alester, Indian Territory, where he lives
and has an interest in an iron foundry.
Mr.. Brush's refusal to let him play
with the Pacific Coast League this win
ter and pick up $4,000 thereby is the
chief cause of McGinnity's determine
ton to quit the New Yorks and maybe
the game itself
Other members of the champions are
also at odds with the management, it is
believed, and assertions are not improb
able.
McGinnity will leave for the west to-
morrow. Here is his own story:
John T. Brush has not money enough
to make me play baseball next year if
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DELAY IN THE BURBANK CASE.
The Wishes of the War Department
Sought by the Court.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 2s.-The
acknowledgements marriage annulment
suit Will not be brought up again in
court for some time, probably not until
after the return of Judge Taft, secre-
tary of war. from Panama. The ap-
pointment of an army officer as a COM
missioner to go to the Philippines will
not be made until the war department
is heard from.
A letter has been sent to the war
department to learn the desire of the
officials before proceeding any far
Their. 1t is said that an officer who
understands the language of the ma
tives will be selected to make the in
vestigation. 1t is also quite probable
that Lieutenant Burbank will be given
leave of absence to be present at the
taking of testimony
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man, has opened out a general agency for
the sale of the Stanley automobiles. Mr.
Sims is one of those progressive fellows
who wants to see the town he resides in
up-to-date. He has given Hill City
first class telephone and now he wants
her people to ride in the best automobiles.
of which the place now has four, and
many others figuring for them.
There was a time when Graham county
had eight banks. With the one to COM
mence business December 1. there will be
four banks in the county. The new state
bank will have capital of $4,000. J. +.
Rowe is president and G. V. Cumberford
cashier. Speaking of Graham county
Merchants. Incorporated in August. 1856.
1t has since increased it's capital stock
from $4,000 to $3.50 They are about
moving into their new quarters and will
celebrate the event in putting in COM
plete set of new furniture.
1t is said no less than half a dozen
wives of the candidates for office were on
the streets at one time in Hill City and
they were doing excellent missionary
work for their husbands. man can
hardly say no to a good looking woman
hence all the candidates on both tickets
will think they are going to be elected il
a story.
The social season for the winter will
soon open in Hill City. The ladies are
getting ready and card playing and other
luxuries will be in order. There may be
some friction among them as to who will
start the ball rolling. but it isn't believed
any of them will attempt to scratch the
face of any of them, no matter who
gives the first party.
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Bic Automobile Race.

New York, Oct 2S.-What should re-
suit in the greatest motor race ever
held on track was arranged by Sec
rotary Al Beeves to take place Satur-
day on the Empire City course. Four
of the most daring pilots in the world
will drive four of the fastest machines
for the track championship of the
world. The contestants will be Barney
Oldfield, NJ. G. Bernin, who defeated
Old6eld at the Brighton meet on Sat
urday; Leon Thery, the winner of the
James Gordon Bennett cup race and
the champion of Europe who leaves
for home on the following Saturday,
and Paul Sartori.
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A BIG LAND SUIT.
Four Hundred Acres Involved in a
Lyon Court Case.

Emporia, Oct. 2S.-Mr. Martin. an at
torney from Bedford, Indiana, is here to
start a suit for the recovery of four
hundred acres of land in the north part
of the county, valued at about $4,000.
The suit is a peculiar one and the case
promises to be of interest The land
once belonged to J. N. Campbell of
Emporia, who mortgaged it to the Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance com
pany for 81, 900. Later on he sold the
land to Homer Rawlins of Bedford, In
diana, for 1000 and gave q deed sub
ject to the $4,000 mortgage which was
held by the Mutual company. In 1892
the Mutual foreclosed the mortgage
through their attorney, Judge Cunning
ham, but failed to serve summons oo
Homer RawlinS.
The land was sold to P. II. Peterson,
G. w. StinSon and Amos F. Poilne. Now
Rawlins claims an interest in the land
and also in the rents for the past eight
years, which at $3.50 a year will amount
to So, 600 and with the value of the land
will involve quite a sum. His attorney,
Mr.. Martin, is here to begin suit.
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lola MUST PAY DAMAGES.
Case of Thomas Farmer for Damages
Went AGAINST 1t.

lola, Oct. 2S.-The jury in the case of
Thomas Farmer against the city of
lola after having been out an hour and
a half returned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff and awarded him $4,000 dam
ages. The case grew out of damages
which Farmer alleged he received in
December last. An excavation had
been made for sewers. Farmers conterf-
ton was that the opening had been left
without lights or warning signs of any
sort and that, being unaware of any
danger he fell into the ditch, sustain
ing severe internal injuries
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the force that win be used in getting

the force that will be used in getting
the deposit out.
In case Arkansas City secures this
mill switch will be built from Mid
dleton to the field and the company
will operate it's own train in bringing
the deposit to this city to be made into
plaster.
The company that is at the head of
this enterprise has six other mills in
operation elsewhere.
The coal now used to operate the
plant costs $50 per day and about 100
horse power is required to run the ma
chinery. The president of the company
will be here from the east within a few
days and will thoroughly investigate
the local conditions.
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American League win Meet.

Chicago, Oct. 28.-The American
leagues annual meeting is to be held
in this city November 16. That news
was given out by Ban Johnson, and he
should be correctly informed, as he is
the executive of that organization. I'm
less all signs fail, it will be one of the
most interesting gatherings the league
has ever had. While the magnateS of
the newer league are not talking much
just now on the matters that will come
up, it is easy for the fan to see that
there are several rods in pickle for the
rival league magnates.
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Michigan-Wisconsin Game.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct 28.-The spirit
to beat Wisconsin is running strong in
Michigan university. All the stage
fright attacks are over. and the VOL
verines, convinced by Assistant Coach
Cole, who saw Wisconsin's game
against Drake university eleven Sat
urday, of just how fierce the Cardinal
rushes will be, have responded freely
and are in working trim. Though there
was practice last night, Michigans
work is practically done. The prac-
tees are very short, being only two
hours today. All that can be learned
of team work by midseason has been
accomplished.
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Illinois Gets a Recruit.

Urbana. ILL.,, Oct. 2s.-The Illinois
back field received a welcome recruit
today when Bronson, half back the
last two years. reported for practice.
Bronson last year received injuries
which made him decide to quit the
game, but he reconsidered his decision
this week, to the delight of the root
ers. The old Urbana high school star
is easily the fastest back on the state
field
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Good Work by Yale Punters.

punting practice was about all the
crowd at the Yale football practice saw
but this was of a high order. Veeder
doing the kicking for the regulars and
Hoyt for the scrubs. Hoyt had the
honOrS in distance and Veeder in place
work. Veeder has jumped into scien-
tific form under the tutelage of eX-
Captain Brunkthorn and stands as
good a chance as anybody to get into
the big games on the first string. Again
the longest half of the day was in Sc
cret.
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VIII Din the Cattle.

Emporia. Kan, Oct. 2s-Depupty Sher-
iff Cowan has returned from the north end
of the county where he went to look If
ter the cattle belonging TO Lee Ensley,
which it was reported had a disease called
the scables. The cattle were put under
a quarantine and a tank is being built so
that they can be dipped. The disease is
skin disease and is not very conta gious,
especially in cool weather The cattle will
be dipped, however, and it is thought the
disease can be gotten rid Of A number
of other cattle in the county have the
disease, but it is not very bad.
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Racing at Ne wYork.

New York, Oct .28-Scotch Plume, back
ed from 80 to 1 to 20 to 1, won the Raw
enswood handicap, six furlongs, at ia
maica, defeating Hamburg Belle by a
head. Hamburg Belle and Rapid Wa
ter ran like a team to the stretch,
where the latter dropped back. Ham
burg Belle then took the lead and ap-
peared to be winning easily, when
Olandt brought Scotch Plume up with
a rush and won. Diamond, The South
erner and Dolly Spanker were the VIM
ming favoriteS.
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Racing at st. Louis.

St. Louis, Oct 2S.-Six furlongs in
1:12K, which lowers the track record
half a second, was what Alden did, a
feature at Delmar. Off fourth, Alden,
with 126 pounds up, ran his field dizzy
in the first five furlongs and won pull
ed up to walk Always Faithful Ma
falda and George Vivian were the win
ming faVOriteS.
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Scrubs Pierce Princeton Defense.

of the Princeton varsity was less en-
couraging today than it was yesterday.
The attack showed some improvement,
but the scrubs went through the de-
Tense repeatedly for consistent gains.
butcher was replaced at center by
Carothers today, the latter showing up
we'll Tooker and Tenney were tried
at drop kicking from the 35 yard line
and each did good work.
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NEGRO Girl Was Game.

Monday white boy got gay and began
hostilities by showing another boy
against a colored girl. The girl was game
and Immediately flew into the boy and a.
general scramble ensued. First he downed
the girl and sat upon her, then she would
come up and best and sit upon the boy
they pou 1ded each other and the Iaurels
at last seemed to rest with the lady OF
color-FratC Union.
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tobacco to young boys and the giving of
cigarette papers to anyone.
An ordinance which was passed in 1894
forblds any merchant or other person to
give away cigarette papers or to sell CT
garettes. The ordinance was passed over
the mayors veto by the council and has
been in effect since, though never regard
ed: The league has given notice that it
Will prosecute any person who gives away
cigarette papers and this will affect every
merchant in town who keeps tobacco.
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To the Woi as Fair via the Missouri
Pacific.

II you do not live on the line of the
Missouri Pacific, ask for your ticket
via that line rom Kansas City. There
are seven .ly trains between Kansas
CITY and ST. Louis, making connection
with all trains on all lines running
into Kansas City. Any ticket agent
will sell you a ticket at the reduced
rate reading over the Missouri Pacific
from Kansas City
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GiIhert Free to Sign.

Cincinnati, Oct. 2S.-The national
baseball commission decided that
Player Gilbert, who had been drafted
nv the Washington American club, was
free to sign anywhere. The Little Rock
club was directed to refund the draft
money paid them for Gilbert.
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things go my way. have not been
used rightly by the New York club. /
have helped to win whatever hoHors the
New York club has earned, and my
work has not been appreciated.
L could have got $500 by pitching
on the Pacific coast for only one month
but was called off. The reason given
was that the National League would be
mixed up if 1 did SO, and that Morley,
of the Los Angeles club, had to be kept
down-that he was a diSOrganizer.
II will probably get out of the game
unless 1 am treated fairly.
IF Mathewson goes to the coast, as
understand he will do, he will go
against the wishes of the club, but I do
not blame him for doing it. We have
not been used right"
Cornell Loses Hope When Stars Quit.
Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 28.-The most seri-
Gus loss that the Cornell football team
has sustained this season occurred.
when Birmingham and Costello were
lost to the eleven. Birmingham has
been prohibited from playing football
college, in which he is registered, and
Costello has been declared unable to
play by physicians because of an in
jury to his knee which he received
month ago. Costello was one of the
strongest men in the line, having play
ed his position at tackle last year.
Birmingham was the regular right half
back and the only drop kicker on the
eleven. With him gone Cornell will be
The losses, coming almost on the eve
of the Princeton game Saturday, prac-
tically destroy Cornell's chances of VIC
tory
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To Stop Sale of Cigarettes.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 2S.-The anti-ciga-
rette league has begun crusade against
cigarette smoking in Emporia. The league
is composed mostly of young boys and is
headed by Mrs. Vernon and Mrs. Mcclure,
and it is their purpose to stop the sale of
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FACING at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Oct. 2S.-F'ive favorites
won at Latonia. Frances Dillon, at IL
to 1, won the second race easily from
Coniurer. the well-played second
choice. Track fast.
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Poor Farm Paws We'll.

There are $50 bushels of potatoes in the
basement of the new poor house and forty
tons of hay and thirty tons of cane in the
barn-an raised on the farm this year.
A superintendent must be selected at an
early date and the indications are that the
commissioners will appoint him at their
November meeting. even if it does occur
before election.-Atchison Globe.
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Racinc at Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 2S-In an exciting fin
ish in the third race and feature event
at Worth Niaxus won by a head from
Rankin, Bard and Avon being third
Ivan the Terrible and Mad Mullah were
the winning favoriteS.
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Where are you going. my pretty maid?
To the drug store, sir, said she,
You see my complexion is getting bad:
need some Rocky Mountain Tea.
-Gatlin Drug Co.