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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
WILL BET ON MCCOY.
Considine Willing to Wager $1,000 the
Kid VIII Knock O'Brien Out.

New York. May 13.-George Consi-
dine will bet $1,000 that Kid Mccoy
knocks out Jack O'Brien in their bout
at Philadelphia next Saturday night.
There is considerable betting in New
York on tine contest, and while there
will be no decision rendered the press
reports will be relied upon as to the
superiority of the boxers, unless a
knockout is scored.
Mccoy has been working hard at his
White Plains gym. He is in excellent
shape He has been going ten miles
over the road every day to improve
his wind and expects that when the
night Of the battle arrives ne will be
able to go the six rounds at terrific
mace.
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The State horticultural Meet
ing at Dodge City a Success.
Tree Planting, Tree Raising
and Irrigation Discussed.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
f. Dumont Smith and Congress-
man Murdoch Present.
/. L. Diesem Gave a Good Paper
Upon Irrigation Topics.

Dodge City, May 13.-At the state
horticultural meeting held here this
week some of the most prominent
speakers of Kansas were present.
Among them were F. Dumont Smith
and Congressman Victor Murdoch
The ladies of the city rendered an ex-
cellent programme and Mrs. W. Gard
ner rendered a vocal piece which was
well received. The meetings We're in
the interest of tree raising and plant
ing. The visitors We're entertained at
the Soldiers home and the Forestry
station. The city park, which is one
of the largest and best in the state,
was an attraction. The meeting was
voted a success.
The following address was delivered
before the meeting by 1. L. Diesem of
Garden City, Thursday afternoon:
Mr.. President and Ladies and Gentle
men:-The question of irrigation in
western Kansas is a deep question and
a hard one; there was a time IS years
ago when all the irrigation bitches in
Kansas received or could receive all the
water they needed during the crop sea-
son. This has changed, and just one
thing has brought this change about,
and that is the people of Colorado are
taking all the water out of the river
before it reaches Kansas. 1t seems to
their money into irrigation works along
the Arkansas river, that later on peo-
pie up higher should be allowed to di-
vert all the water and ruin the mans
business or farm down the river who
had applied the water first. I think the
United States government will have to
settle this question sooner or later as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
MATCHING YELLOW PERCH.
Maryland Fish Commissioner Has Met
With Perfect Success.

Baltimore. May 13.=Fish Commits
sioner G. l. Vincent, of the Eastern
shore, reports that he has met with
perfect success in Matching yellow
perch. 1t was with this fish that the
United States commissioner met with
discouraging success and recently
gave up the job. Mr.. Vincent says:
1.-The Eastern shore force of our
own state fish commission long ago
ascertained a successful method of
Matching yellow perch, and the gov
eminent. as shown in a recent report
investigated our methods and con-
cluded to adopt them, but for some
reason unaccounted for failed to do
so, and as a consequence failed in
their experiment on the Chester
river
Col. Tom HughIett. deputy under
Commissioner Vincent. in charge of
the Tuckahoe fish Matching station
last week turned 2OO,0O0,0OO yellow
perch, Matched at the Tuckahoe sta
ton, near Coward's Point, into the
headwaters of Chester river The fish
were released only a few miles above
the point where Capt James A
Smith, commander of the United
States floating hatchery, the Fish
Hawk, had failed in an experiment
with 100000 yellow perch eggs a
few weeks ago.
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Knew How to Advertise.

Mr.. F. K. Robbins has a five dollar
bill of the Colombian government, OBJ
tanned in that country on his recent
trip, which has a peculiar history. and
one which shows the proneness of the
average American to advertise his
wares. Not long ago the Colombian
government was in very hard straits.
They had no money, and not even the
paper to make money out of. In their
distress the chief officer called upon
the agent of Walter Baker & Co, man
ufacturers, who buy a good deal in that
country, and asked for help. The agent
was very sorry, but did not see how he
could do anything for them. The agent
of the government told him that they
could get along if they only had some
paper on which to put the stamp of
the government. The agent helped him
out, but the only paper he had Cat least
that's what he said) was paper that
was already covered with printing for
his company. The Colombian govern
ment was glad to get even that, and for
several months, every bill printed by
that government contained the adver-
tisement of Walter Baker & Co. Mr.
Robbins was lucky enough to secure
one of these bills and he wouldn't part
with it for a good sum, although it is
worth but five cents of American mon
ey.-Wellington News.
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Racing at New York.

New York, May 13.-Buckley A, at
to l, won the Van Nest selling
stakes at Morris park by a head from
the favorite, Kohinoor, with Rob Roy
third. a head away Champlain was
fourth, a head behind the third horse.
The judges were loudly Missed for
their decision and a great crowd
gathered around the judges stand.
To the majority of the spectators
around the finish it looked as if Kohl
moor, the favorite. had won, with
Buckley A. second and Champlain
third. KOhinoor jumped away in front
and led by five lengths, turning into
the stretch, but was bearing to the
outside in the last quarter, allowing
Buckley A. to win. J. E. Madden to-
day sold Pulsus III. by Top Gallant
GIenhope to F. Gebhardt for the re-
ported price of $4,000. Tanya. favor
tie, broke the track record for four
and a half furlongs, Eclipse course,
by covering the distance in 81 u.
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to priority rights as between thesepeo-
pie of Kansas and Colorado. Anyway
this is the condition we find irrigation
in the Arkansas valley at the present
time.
Now as to the underfow that underlies
all this western part of Kansas: It seems
and the state to test it. that is to see how
much water could be gotten out by grav-
lty OF otherwise at a certain point and at
too expensive for the individual to make
these tests, but the nation or state could
do 1t Just as other countries do-ln Italy,
Australia and others-f it can be done
successfully on any large scale, all the
people need is to be shown and private
capital will do the rest and the people
will take care of themselves. I think ev-
cry represe ntative to the legislature from
Kansas should be instructed to work and
vote for bill to appropriate enough mon
ey to make a test Of this underf1Ow on a
large enough scale so that people for all
time to come would know whether it can
be done and what quantity of water can
of Colorado have and are taking all the
water our people of western Kansas have
IN the last ten or twelve years they nave
put in individual pumping plants, to pump
truck patches-many tons OF sugar beets
and cars of sweet potatoes have been
now possibly 800 plants of this kind IN
Finney county alone that irrigate from
three to eight acres to the plant. Many
families grow all the vegetables they
need and some to spare; more new plants
have been put in this spring than in the
past, so that the people in western Kan
sas still have faith in the water beneath
them and are trying to develop it as far
as individuals can do it Colorado people
for an excuse for taking all the water out
of the river say: We have put so much
money in bitches and dams and the i'm
prOvement of our farms we can not afford
to give up any of this water to Kansas
during the crop season if it takes all
at or during a. low stage of water in i
dry time. Good God! Excuse me for
using this expressiOn) Are these people
any better than our Kansas people who
settled along this valley five, ten and fif-
teen years before they did in Colorado.
and built their bitches and improved their
lands? They say you will ruin our indus
tries. How about US? Are they not ruin
ing ours? I am in favor of priority of
rights and I am opposed to water being
taken from the Arkansas valley and car
ried out over the divides for irrigation,
where the seepage goes OF on another
plain or watershed and finds its way into
another channel instead of going back to
the stream it originally came from.
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Pittsburg, May 13.-"No more base
bail for me. 1 will stick to the store"
Such was the final message sent by
letter to Manager Duffy. of the Phila-
delphia team, here today by Catcher
Douglas. who is at WellsvilIe, Mo. Up
until today Duffy had hopes of making
a deal for Douglas with Washington,
but the thin skinned lad who left Phil
adelphia after three days because he
had been roasted in the newspapers.
refused to again put on a suit. This
seems final" said Duffy, but we will
hold Douglas to the end. If he plays
ball again it will be in Philadelphia or
we will know why
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IN FEAR OF wADDELL.
Callahan Changes His Line Up for
White SOX's Games.


Philadelphia May 13.-Although
the White Stockings are opening their
engagements with the eastern clubs
holding n position in the first division
Manager Callahan is not thoroughly
satisfied and has decided on some
changes that he hopes will prove ben
eficial to the team. The eastern divi-
sion of the American league circuit
has always been such a bugaboo to
the White Stockings that Callahan
hopes the changes he will make when
the team meets Connie Mack's ex-
champions will serve to lift the club
even higher in the race.
Owing to the fact that Connie Mack
has a habit of working 'Rube" Wad-
dell and FL Plank as often as possible
against the White Sox, Callahan has
determined to break up the rotation
of left-hand batters on the club At
present, when a right-hand pitcher is
facing the White Sox six of Comfs-
keys regulars bat left-handed. They
are Holmes Fielder Jones, Isbell,
Green, Davis and Donohue, and with
a left-handed pitcher another left
handed batter is added leaving only
Tannehill and the catcher who bat
right-nanded.
Davis is able to bat equally well
from either side of the plate. 1t is on
account of this popularity of the
White Sox that Callahan contemplates
a change in his lineup. for left-hand-
ed batters are VIGOROUSLY weak
against south paws
Here is the new order that will be
given a trial when the weather per-
mits the two teams to get together:
Holmes, F. Jones, Davis, Green, Don
ohue, Tannehin, Isbell, catcher and
pitcher.
While TannehilI is out of the game
with a sore neck Dundon will hold
down the third sack. Should Tame
hill recover sufficiently to get in the
game before the series here is fin
ished Dundon will be moved over to
second. replacing Isbell, so as to elm
mate a left-hand batter.
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Cleveland, O., May 13.-The CIeve-
land team was cut down to the SIX
teen men limit today when Pitcher
Hickey was released to Columbus OF
the American association Hickey
was secured from Seattle, but his ten
dency to take an ascension caused his
release He was used by Cleveland in
two games and was wild in both.
When the team was ready to leave for
New York il was discovered that
Pitcher Joss, who won from Detroit on
Saturday. had a high fever. Typhoid is
threatened. and Cleveland may be
without his services for several weeks.
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Two MARRIED PEOPLE ELoPE.
Harry Terry and Mrs j. H Langvardt
Leave lola But Are Caught.


Harry Terry and Mrs. j. H LangvaFdt
Leave lola But Are Caught.
Harry Terry and Mrs. J. H. Lang
yardt are under arrest at Parsons
charged with elopement from families
in lola The man in the case is a Katy
fireman and the woman the wife of a
man living at lola.
Terry has been at work here for some
time The other day he wanted to go
to Parsons, and telling his wife of his
business there she gave him IS for ex-
pense money. He returned the next
day and that night disappeared. At the
same time Mrs. Langvardt was missing
from her home. A little investigation
revealed that the two had left town to-
gether- Mrs. Langvardt took her two
children with her.
Mr.. Langvardt at once began a hunt
for the missing couple. He found that
they had left lola going direct to Par
sons. He broke the news to Mrs. Terry
of the perfidy of her husband and to-
gether they will see that both are pros
ecuted for their crime.
So far as known there has never be IN
any trouble in either family. The fam
lily relations of Mr.. Terry and Mrs.
Langvardt have been of a pleasant
character and it was not known before
that they had ever been intimate Ter
~ leaves a wife and two small children
and Mrs. Langvardt had a husband and
two children. The children the clipping
couple took with them.-IOla Record.
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MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE.
AT lola

On a muddy field lola again defeated
Joplin Ritter was batted hard in the
first inning. which combined with the
errors behind him, netted the locals
four runs Morgan hit hard, but kept
the hits well scattered and had better
support than the miner. Joplin played
hard for rain in the fifth, but it did
not come in time to save them.
Score by innings: RHE
Joplin 49,. -.........0 2O12OOO-6 2
lola ---.-- -.---------.4 1 0 o 0 DO 13 5
Batteries-Iola. Morgan and Seigle;
Joplin, Ritter and Vanderbilt.
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SALOONS AND FAKIRs.
Clash at COffeyvine Finally Results in
a Compromise.

Clash at COffeyvilIe Finally Results in
a Compromise.
Coffeyville, May 13.-The Coffeyville
saloon men and the street fakirs with
an amusement company, had a fight
at Coffeyville in which the latter won
out. 1t is said that the saloon men
complained that the street shows held
the crowds and were damaging their
business. They prosecuted the street
fakirs until they appealed to the may
or for protection in the rights they had
paid for, or demanded d return of the
money they had paid for licenses.
The mayor then ordered the saloons
CLOSED. After remaining closed for three
hours the saloon proprietors discovered
that they were losing money sure
enough and compromise was effected
whereby the saloons and fakirs all re-
sumed business
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WATCHING COLLEGE PLAYERS.
President Comiskey of Chicago White
Sox Has Eye on Candidates.

Chicago, May 13.-President Comis-
key, of the White Sox. has his eye on
two of Coach Stages Maroons. He
has been advised by friends that
Baird, the Maroon third baseman, and
Paul the freshman shortstop, are of
big league caliber.
Baird is sophomore.
Paul is freshman. He came here
from Cleveland, where he pitched his
team to the championship last year.
He is a southpaw twirler.
Stage has refused to work him in
this position however, as he proved
one Of the fastest infielders that ever
PLAYED for Chicago.
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Yates Center. Kas., May 13.-The A.
C. Spaldings Of Kansas city No, de-
feated Yates Center again for the sec
ond time in a shut-out, to 0, in less
than So minutes time. Batteries
Spaldings, Allen and Guy; Yates Cen
ter Clawson and FeezIer.
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Racing at Chicago.

Chicago. May 13.-The mile and
sixteenth handicap. the feature at
Worth. was won by Toscan. backed
from to / down to to I. Port
Royal, the heavily backed favorite,
finished second, and Dan McKenna
third. Port Royal would have fin
ished in first place in a few more
jumps, as he was coming fast and lost
only bY a short head.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT CHICAGO.


Brown held Philadelphia down to
five scattered hits and backed by ex-
cellent support, easily scored a shut
out. The Chicago team made their
first two runs on base on balls, fol-
lowed by two singles, and the other
runs on a two-bagger, a sacrifice and
two singles. Attendance, $500.
Chicago - ..s.....2O OOO2OO 3 /
Philadelphia 30 0 0 0 90
Batteries-Brown and King; Dug
gleby and Roth.
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fridge and Left Fielder Selbach of the
Washington club. the change to take
effect at once. word has been received
from NJ. E. Dwyer, the secretary and
treasurer of the Washington club, that
Patsy Donovan, who had assumed the
mana cement of the team, objected to
the deal, and that it would have to be
declared off. Mr.. Farrell, however,
will insist on the terms agreed upon
being lived up to.
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St Louis. May ia good card
drew a large attendance to DeImar
park The bookmakers kept most of
the money, as not one favorite of the
six reached the wire a winner. Sweet
Dream while running in a good posi-
ton in the second race, stepped in a
hole in the track, breaking her fet-
lock, and was destroyed. The track
was slow and sticky in snots.
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soldiers WIN Celebrate.

Junction City. Kas.. May 13.-The
Fort Riley Athletic association is ar
ranging for one of the greatest attrac-
tions for July that has ever been
given at the post, The principal event
will be a big racing meet, in which
many of the best horses of central
Kansas will be entered. Other events
will be ball games and the acrobatic
feats of a soldier field day.
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MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND.
INC
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland played all around New
York, shutting out the local men. Ches-
bro was hit very hard, while Donahue
kept hits we'll scattered. Elberfield
and Lajoie collided in the seventh in
ming. and the former was forced to re-
tire.
Score by innings: RHE
New York ...-..-.....0 o o 0 o 0 o O 90 o Q
Cleveland --.... 80 2 0 o 0 0 4 OF 13 0
Batteries-Chesbro and Mcguire;
Donahue and Bemis.
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Kansas city, Kas., Bonds Sold.

Kansas City, Kas.. May 13.-Mayor
Gilbert of Kansas City, Kas., went to
Topeka Wednesday and registered
S364O0 of bonds with the state au-
ditor. These bonds were issued to pay
for paving street intersections. The
whole issue was bought by the Com
merciaI National bank of Kansas City,
Kas. at par and accrued interest.
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Racinr at Churchiu Downs.

Louisville. KY, May 13.-Another
big crowd saw a fine days racing at
Churchill Downs. The feature event,
the BashfOrd Manor stakes for 2
year-olds. was easily won by Oiseau,
an added starter, who was at odds
on in the betting. Munroe- lay back
with him until they turned into the
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Indians Defeat Wellington.

Wellington, Kas., May 13.@The
ChiIocco Indians defeated the We'll
lington baseball team here in a one
sided game. Morris, the Indian
pitcher, had the locals at his mercy
at all stages, Is to 3. Batteries-Mor-
ris, Trebo; Forney, Barker.
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BUYING TOWN LOTS.
Twenty-six Acres Go at CherryvaIe
for Over $1,000.

CherryvaIe, May 13.-Mr. Lewis repre-
senting Wins Real Estate company of
Kansas City, was here yesterday and
closed a deal with John CoyIe where
by the Wins Real Estate company
take possession of 26 acres lying just
west of Main street and close to the
city line. The consideration was s25
per acre.
The ground is being laid out into
city lots and a number of dwellings
will be erected which will be placed on
the market for sale and rent. Cherry
vale is short on residence properties,
due to the steady growth and develop
ment of her exhautsless oil fields.
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stretch. and then he came on and
won as he pleased by three lengths
from Florentine. The jumping race
furnished another accident, Jockey c.
Johnson being badly hurt when
Golden Link, heavily played, fell at
the sixth jump.
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afternoon when it was learned that a
prisoner was afflicted with SMALL ox.
]. Tighe, a tramp, wandered In here
two days ago. He showed symptoms
of pneumonia and was taken to the
Jail. He was receiving close attention
from the prisoners until it developed
that he had smallpox, when he was
antine.
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AT PITTsBURG.

1t was a shutout for the locals
against Springfield in a fast game.
Their defeat was due to poor batting
order. The feature OF the game was
Horizons pitching.
Score by innings: RHE
Springfield 80 0 1 0 0 0 0 81 s 2
Pittsburg $500 --.---O 0 0 0 90 90 5 1
Batteries - Horton and Schmidt.
Halla and Sea baugh.
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New Kansas Postmasters.

Washington, May 13.@The follow
ing postmasters have been appointed
for Kansas: St George, Pottawatomie
county, Jackson H. Scritchheld, vice
Morris L. Wilson, removed; willard
Shawnee county, H. Sillett, vice Will
liam Reece, removed.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Stan
A Sixteen Inning Game.

Sioux City, Ia, May 13.-Des Moines
defeated Sioux City by one run in an
evenly matched game Of sixteen in
nings.
Score by innings R-H.E-
Des Moines- 3 o1 10000 OOOOOOO1-6 IS 8
Batteries-Jerrott and Hess Lefeld
and Clark.
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Cleveland Down TO Sixteen Men.

Cleveland, May 13.-Manager Ar
mour of the Cleveland club has cut
down his list of players to sixteen
men, and is now within the limit Of
the American league rule. Starting
off the season with twenty-three men,
Armour has been using the knife in
judicious style. and the last man to go
was Pitcher Jack Hickey.
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~ PHILApELPHIA.

Heavy hitting by the locals resulted
in another defeat for Chicago. Both
teams fielded fast, and the game was
interesting.
Score ~ innings. RH T.
Chicag 49, ...---.-2 0 o / @ O-3
Philadelphia -..-3 0 SO "A
Batteries-White, Walsh and Sulli-
van; Henley and Powers
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Poor fielding and almost equally
poor pitching marked the game be-
tween the Cincinnatis and New York.
Harper became steadier and received
perfect support in the closing innings.
Attendance, $780,
Score by innings: r H. z.
Cincinnati -. .-....4 22311s-13 Is 5
New York .-.------.O 4 2O1 OO-7 6
Batterfes-Harper and Schlei; Mat
the wson and Warner.
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Memphis. May 13.-NIilIard Saunders.
Lou Dillon's trainer. said today that
the trotting queen would make her
first public appearance this year on
May is in an exhibition mile during
matinee racing at Billings Park
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At WASHINGTON

Mason pitched splendid ball for
Washington for four innings and then
went TO pieces in the fifth, St. Louis
scoring six runs before being retired.
Attendance, 1000.
Score by innings: RHE
washington ...1O12 O3oOI Is 4
St. Louis ..-.--...-.--0 0 OO2O-s s 0
Batteries-Mason,J Jacobson and Kilt
ridge; Sugden, Glade and SughOh-
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kansas RuraI Carriers.

Washington, May 13.-The follow
ing rural carriers have been appointed
for Kansas: Blaine, regular, Austin
T. Northup; substitute, Charles Nc
Donald. Wamego, regular, Elijah A.
Lattimer; substitute. E. R. Lattimer.
Wayne. regular, Walter w. Marley;
substitute, Maize Marley.