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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
KANSAS NEWS.
Fort Scott Saloon Men Sued by
an Angry Woman.
She Wants About $4,000
Damages From Them.
RUINED HER HUSBAND.
Charges That SalOOnists Sold
Him Liquor Daily.
Although She Had Repeatedly
Warned Them to Quit.
RUINED HER HUSBAND.

Fort Scott, Kas., March 11.-Attorney
"A. NJ Keene has filed a sensational
suit against two of Fort Scotts saloon
proprietors. In each action his client
seeks to recover an indemnity of $4,000
Mrs. Ada Shipley, wife of John Ship
ley, the we'll known horse buyer, who
has resided in this city for years, is
the plaintiff. Henry Neubauer, his
sons, Fritz, Max and Paul Neubauer,
and Ed Denicomb. are the defendants
Mrs. Shipley charges that her nus
band, when sober, has an earning ca
pacity of at least $25 a week, but that
for the past three years he has been
addicted to the drink habit. She gives
instances of where the defendants sold
or gave him intoxicants after she had
called upon them in person and plead
ed with them to cease selling or giving
him liquor. Repeatedly after she had
filed warnings on them she AYERS that
Shipley was taken from their places in
a drunken condition and had to be
taken home. The names of Il sons of
Henry Neubauer were mentioned as
defendants in the petition for the rea-
son that they are in their fathers en-
ploy.
This suit has created quite a stir
among the saloon men, who have been
running unmolested since the great
fight waged a few years ago by the
Civic Purity league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11

fairs of the Indians within one year
from July and reorganization of a force
to carry on the work could not be ac-
complished in much less time than that.
A careful review of the records at
this time shows the work in a more adj
vanced condition than is generally sup
posed, and shows, also. that with the
exception of the matters tied up by
the courts and taken out of the hands
of local officials by the department
the work is just as far completed as it
is possible to be until these matters
are settled and the commission is al
lowed to proceed.
In the Creek and Seminole nations
the allotments are completed. There is
no further work except to distribute
the surplus lands. This will be done as
soon as the rolls are closed. The COM
mission has been urging that the rolls
be closed, but is stopped by orders from
the department of interior. It is assert
ed that with orders to proceed the af-
fairs of these two nations could be
closed in sixty days. In the Cherokee
nation the land office was opened for
allotment January 1, 1903 In nine
months 13, 500 of the 38, 900 citizens of
that nation had been allotted. The
land office was closed five months Had
it been otherwise allotment might have
been made to the rest of the citizens
by this time, except the 5000 freedmen,
the intermarried whites and the Della
wares, ali of whom have been stopped
taken out of the hands of the commits
sion, rendering them powerless.
In the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
70 per cent of the citizens who are not
tied up in the courts have been allotted,
and that in nine months It, is asserted
that the remainder can be done within
five months if the commission is allowed
to proceed. But in these two nations there
are 5,0o0 citizens tied up in the citizen
ship courts and until the courts have
finally passed upon these cases the al
lotment can not be made to them. The
head of the Choctaw and Chickasaw di-
vision states that he can not proceed fur
Their until action is taken by this court
and that unless this comes soon it will
be necessary to close the land offices in
those two nations. There are now LOG
contest cases in the Chiclzasaw, 400 in tho
Choctaw and $50 in the Cherokee nation
but these are carried along with the other
allotment affairs and would not deter tho
final closing.
There is one recommendation in the re-
port that strikes a responsive echo in IN
dian Territory, and that is to cut Indian
Territory affairs loose from Washington.
had this been done three years ago the
work of the commission would have been
completed and forgotten. A man with
authority on the ground might have ex-
pedited matters, but there was none A
forceful proof of the lack of authority
anywhere along the line is seen in the
fact that the present difficulty has worm
ed itself through all the departments.
through cabinet offices and into the hands
of the president and back to congress.
and as yet authority has not been placed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
xANaER AND HERRERA.
Featherweights VIII Battle at Ameri-
can Club Monday Night.

Chicago, March 1.-THE match be-
tween Benny Yanger and Aurelia Her
rera, which was declared off last week
because Of Herrera,s illness, is clinched
again, and the boys will meet at the
American club Monday night. with
Jimmy Bardeu as referee. There was
little hitch over the selection of the
ring official. the Mexican at first hold
ing out for Frank Tyrrell, but finally
agreed that as Bardell was named to
officiate over the original meeting it
was but right to accept him. The
weight conditions are the same as be-
fore, $50 pounds ringside.
The postponement gave the managers
time to complete the arena. on the main
floor of its building, which has a larger
seating capacity than the old hall
Milwaukee clubs are still after Yam
ger to fight Charles Neary, and yes
terday Benny was offered a liberal
purse to fight Neary on April 1. The
local boy did not accept, as the
weight, 100 pounds, weigh in at s
o'clock, was not satisfactory. Benny
insists on ringside weight, and the
probability is that Neary will give way.
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Jack O'Brien Won Decision
Over Schreck, of Cincinnati.
Fought Fifteen Fast Rounds at
st. Louis Club.
QUAKER, AGGRESS0R.
Jabbed His Opponent Repeated
" With Left and Right.
Schreck Did. Much Clinching
and Short Body Blows.

ST. Louis, March 11.-Jack O'Brien of
Philadelphia fought a 15-round battle
with Mike Schreck of Cincinnati before
the West End club last night, and was
given the decision at the end of the
fifteenth round.
O'Brien was the aggressor from the
start. He jabbed his opponent repeat
edly with the left and shot his right
past Schreck's guard, landing almost at
will on the side of the head. Schreck's
left eye was closed and he bled freely
from nose and mouth. Schreck content
ed himself with coming into a clinch
and dealing hard kidney blows In the
second round he landed a left swing on
O'Brien's jaw as they were coming out
of a clinch and repeated it a moment
later which shook O'Brien up consider
ably, forcing him to hold. After the
second round the fight was all O'Brien's
with the exception of the fifteenth, when
Schreck did the forcing and in a mixup
landed left and right on the jaw Both
men finished strong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
IS 1T DURABLE?
A Question Often Asked by Those
Afflicted With Piles.

Is a strained joint durable? Is local
Inflammation durable? OF course, if
properly treated. So is piles.
People often become afflicted with
piles and ask some old chronic" vino
has always persisted In the wrong
treatment, and naturally he discour-
ages them by telling them that their
case is hopeless.
They in turn discourage others, and
thus a disease that can in every case
be cured by careful and skillful hand
ling is allowed to sap the energy of
thousands who might free themselves
of the trouble in a few days.
Pyramid Pile Cure will cure the most
aggravated case of hemorrhoids in an
astonishingly short time. 1t relieves
the congested parts, reduces the tu-
mors instantly no matter how large,
allays the Inflammation and stops the
aching or itching at once.
Thousands who had resorted to ex-
pensive surgical treatment have been
cured by the Pyramid Pile Cure-in a
number of instances persons who had
spent months in a hospital under a pile
specialist.
It is a remedy that none need fear to
swollen and infiamed hcmorrhoidal tu-
mors.
If you are afflicted with this stubborn
disease you can master it and master
ii quickly.
This remedy is no longer an expert
ment. but a medical certainty and is
sold by druggists everywhere for fifty
cents a package.
Write Pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall.
Mich, for their free book on the cause
and cure of piles.
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How Atohison Is Governed.

Atchison is undoubtedly the best gov
erned city in Kansas. For years Kan
sas City. Kansas, has been unable to
pay its employees in cash, but has is
sued to them warrants, which the
treasurer would mark mot paid for
want of funds" and the employee was
compelled to sell at a discount of ten
to twenty per cent If he wanted cash.
That city has just sold city bonds
amounting to $1S6,50O to take up these
outstanding warrants. In other words,
that city is unable to pay its ordinary
current bills, and must issue and sell
bonds occasionally to meet the def
cheney. Topeka is in the same fix
Atchison pays all its bills at the end of
each month, and has no current or
floating debt; its warrants are worth
their face: it has a, balance to the
credit of every account in the treasury
and receive interests every month from
the Exchange National bank for keep
ing it's account there.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
RULED FROM THE TRACK.
Suspensions Are the Rule at Los
Angeles Races

Los Angeles, March III. T. Strife
ruled off the track and the firm of
Johnson & Dodson suspended indefi-
nitely," was the ruling of the judges
at Ascot which furnished considerable
comment but not much surprise as far
as Strife is concerned. The offense of
which the three turfmen, according to
the judges, are guilty is "collusion in
a selling race and a division of the run
up money" The specific case for
which they suffered this extreme PEN
atty was the bidding up of the winner
of the fifth race yesterday.
Grail won the race and Discuss,
owned by johnson & Dodson, was sec
ond. Strife ran Grail UP from $500, her
entered price, to $1,000 and she was re-
tanned by her owner by the usual 50
increase over the last bid. Johnson &
Dodson. therefore, came in for half of
the run up money, viz, $3.50.
Strife has bid up many horses dur
ing the present meeting at Ascot, in
several instances where he had no
horse in the race. The judges were
suspicious when the $3.50 was paid to
Johnson. A detective was upon his
heels. Johnson met Strife and paid
him $125 in gold as his share of the
run up money that went to the owner
of Discuss.
A steady rain throughout the after
noon caused a shaking up of favorites,
but one favorite winning and liberal
priced horses won the other five.
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Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 11.-Curate's easy
win in the race for the Bush cup, worth
81. 465 to the winner, was the surprise
Of the days racing. Major Mansir
bought some months ago by S. c. Hill
dreth with a special view to winning
the cup, was favorite and backed
down from twos to to 5, while Curate
was never better than to l in the
betting. The favorite's race was dis
appointing, and at the end of the Sec
ond mile Citrate, who had been in the
first flight all the way, easily passed
him and won out by three lengths,
lowering the track record. Compass
was third. In the fifth race, the stew
ards, installing the numbers on the
saddle cloths and Jockeys arms placed
LaCache third instead of Governor
Boyd. The decision made material
difference in the ring.
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a CHANGE IN K. o. SCHEDULE
A Number of the Baseball Teams
Games Have Been Cancelled.

Lawrence, Kan, March 1.-THE Kan
sas university athletic board met and
altered the baseball schdule, making it
lighter Instead of playing both Iowa
and Arkansas but one will be played.
1t is left to Manager Plank to choose
between the two. From present fndica-
lions it will be Iowa, because Kansas
will be glad to reopen athletic relations
with that institution. ST. Marys was
cut off of the schedule, and instead of
playing Ottawa, Manhattan Agricul-
tural college and Baker university, but
one of these schools will be played. Mr..
Plank will elect to exchange games with
the one making the best proposition
from a business standpoint.
The schedule was the heaviest that
Kansas has had for several years and
composed of more than twenty-five
games. It now includes but twenty-one
games, and the season opens with Has
kell on April 4, and closes with Mis-
souri, June 7.
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ALL MAY RESIGN.
Report That Dawes Commission
Will Go Out of Business.

Muskogee, ]. T.. March lin Indian
Territory, where the effect of the Bona
parte report is felt directly, the general
impression prevailed that the report
would only reprimand the officials for
their connection with outside business
interests. Such wholesale accusation
and recommendation was as much a
surprise as the Brosius reports. Many
persons here believe that every mem
Der of the Dawes commission will re-
sign. While this is not announced Of
ficially, it is understood by the closest
friends of the commissioners, and they
will not deny it. Already the disburs-
ing officer and the chief of counsel
have resigned. 1t is stated openly that
the secretary to the commission, Mr..
AyIesworth, has offered his resignation
and it has not been accepted by the
commission.
The general impression prevails here
that in case the commission is not
abolished by special act of congress,
they will resign within 60 days. ].
George Wright, acting Indian inspector
for the five tribes, who was cleared of
all charges by the report, will take
complete control of affairs in the ter
ritory. Mr.. Wright has always favored
the one-man idea in Indian Territory.
He would not willingly accept the
enormous task that would thus be de-
volved upon him, but with the eXcep-
ton of the commission and its en-
ployes he is probably the only man in
the service who is competent to take
the matter in hand. In case he is ap
pointed to take up the work, much
of the duty that has been his in the
past will devolve upon the Indian
agent in the future and the office of
inspector and agent will be separa-
ted.
1t was also stated here on good su
thority that in case the commission re-
signs the head of every division will
follow. This would demoralize com
pleteIy the working force and delay the
work in hand at least one year and
would defeat the very desire of con-
gress to expedite final settlement.
There has been a peculiar change of
Rrosius reports. Previous to that time
the press of the territory was persist
emily and threateningly demanding an
investigation. Since that time not
word of criticism has been heard from
the newSpa perS, and those which. were
strongest in their accusations have now
only praise for the manner in which
the commission was drawing Indian
affairs to a close. There is no explana-
ton for this change but it exists. The
people and the press, pleading for the
immediate and rapid development of
the country, realize that any change
whatever at this time will only delay
the final closing. Many persons believe
that such recommendations as the re-
port suggests, if made two years ago,
might have expedited matters, but can
not do so now, as the commission has
agreed with congress to close the af-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
The Shoot al seneca.

Seneca, Kan, March 1.-THE inter-
state midwinter shoot has closed. Dave
Elliott of Kansas City won the open live
bird shoot, with "a killed. Fred Gilbert
of Spirit Lake Ia, and Harry Taylor of
Mecklin, s. D., each broke %. The Kan
sas team won the live bird team race
with a margin of one over the other
teams, consisting of Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. Wind blowing
hard made the birds a hard lot. A
great many fell dead out of bounds.
Clayton was unfortunate in drawing a
hard number of birds and dropped out
after the 18th.
A number of shooters from here ex-
pect to attend the Kansas City shoot
the latter part of this month.
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MINERS ARE TURNED DOWN.
Indianapolis Convention Censured for
Forbidding Certain Unions Voting.

Pittsburg. Kan, March 1.-THE rep
No Il, who have been attending the
special convention in Indianapolis, have
returned home The Kansas miners and
the other representatives of the south
western district are indignant because
they were disenfranchised from voting
on the proposition of whether or not to
accept the ultimatum of the operators
which will be submitted to a vote of the
various unions.
The miners Of the southwest demand
ed that they be permitted to vote on the
proposition. They said that if a reduc-
ton should be accepted in the central
districts it would have an effect in the
southwest. The convention refused and
the proposition will not be submitted to
The unions of the southwestern districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
Low RATES.
The Santa Fe viii Make Low Rates
to the Southwest March IS.
Never before have such low rat

Never before have such low rates been
made to Oklahoma, Texas and Pecos
Valley as will be made by the Santa
Fe March Is. When this series
CT excursions ends. rates will be ad-
vanced.
Rates to a few points are quoted. to
show wide range Of territory covered
Only $3.50 to Guthrie, Oklahoma CITY.
Shawnee and other points in the Terri
tory. To Fort Worth. Austin. San An
tonic, Houston. Galveston and otrer
points in Texas. $500 one way. sI5.0
round trip. Ell Paso, Deming. etc
$3.50 round trip. Corresponding redIc.
lions to Roswell, Carlsbad and other
points in Pecos Valley.
Splendid opportunity for the health
fortune or pleasure seeker to visit the
healthiest and wealthiest section of the
United States, Descriptive pamphlets
for the asking. I'll be glad to talk or
correspond with you about your trip
T. L. KING. c. P. & T. A,
Topeka, Kansas.
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SMALL BERRY ACREAGE.
The Little Red Fellows Will Be High
in Price This Year

B. F. Smith. the king of the Kansas
strawberry growers. says the straw
berry crop is assured up to the present
time The winter freezing did not hurt
the vines, and the plants start out with
vigorous tendri1s The raspberry
vines, however. are not showing up
we'll for this season, as they are COW
cred 10 some extent with anthracnose,
a peculiar rust which not only appears
some seasons on the shrubs. but also
on the berry itself. The rust is be-
lieved to have resulted this season on
account of the late frosts of last sea-
son. 1t will be remembered that the
temperature fell to degrees below
freezing on the Both day of April, 1903
and everything, including the straw
berries, raspberries, apples and peach
es, was killed in the bloom. The local
acreage of both Strawberries and rasp-
berries will be considerably reduced
from that of other seasons on account
OF the flood washouts.-Lawrence Ga
zette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-11
1sA VOLUNTARY PR1soNE Err
Wichita Merchant Goes to Jail While
Accounts Are Audited.

Wichita, Kan, March HIT became
known today that c. E. Dowlin, former
ly manager of the Butts Lumber COM
pany in this city, has been for forty
five days a voluntary prisoner in the
city Jail. No charge has been fled
against him. but he was found to be
81 $50 short in his accounts when his
books were checked up
January 25 he gave himself up to the
police and asked to be held until his
wife and friends could raise enough
money to pay back the firms loss. They
said today that they lacked but 500 of
the amount. If the shortage is made
good no warrant will be sworn out and
the prisoner will be released. When
seen in his CELL Dowlin sand:
Il am staying here while we are try
ing to get the matter fixed up. If it is
not fixed up soon they will have to do
something. This is not the kind of life
I am used to living.
IT have not confessed that am guilty
Of any charge. was willing to stay
here until the thing was fixed up so it
would be satisfactory.
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WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
An Aged carbondale Man Fails to
Get Out of Burning Home.

Carbonate, Kas.. March 11-John
Hardison. a colored man s. years of
age, was burned to death here yester-
day. Mr. Hardison was a paralytic.
and during a short absence of the rest
of the family the dwelling in some I'M
accountable manner caught fire. Neigh
bors discovered smoke issuing from the
house and rushed to the old mans res
cue. 1t was too late; they barely had
time to kick in the door of his room
and drag his dead body from the burn
ing building. The house burned to the
ground. Hardison was a veteran of
the civil war and a pensioner. A wife
and four children survive him.
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SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Brown County Man Has Articles OF
G. II. Willes' in His Possession.

Junction City, Kan. March Usher
if Peso of this county arrived here
with James D. Aumaek. who was ar
rested at Robinson, in Brown county,
Tuesday Articles belonging to Aumack
were found, with other articles which
belonged to Charles H. Willes, near the
place where Willes was supposed to
have been held up and murdered on the
night of December 7.
Aumack left here about the time of
Willes' disappearance. He was brought
back to give an explanation. He is an
old soldier, aged about so years.
c. H. Willes' body was found in the
river here Sunday. A coroner's inquest
will be held today to determine how he
came to his death. Aumack's hearing
will be held later
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Prairie Fire Near Florence.

Florence, Kan. March 1.-THE prairie
fire that ragged south of town caused a
large loss of property and covered a scope
Of country eight miles long by five miles
wide. The fire was set by a Santa Fe en-
CINE near Burns and spread rapidly over
the pastures. Abe Mason and L. H. Jack
son lost everything except their stock.
Their houses, barns and all household
goods. feed and farm implements We're
consumed L. Collins lost nearly all his
buildings, but saved his feed and stock
The fire burned the sheds of John Davis
and also the sheds and some stock be-
longing to ]. Bruce. All of those parties
are small farmers and the loss will go
hard with them, as they carried only a
small amount of insurance.
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Bad FAN for Major Tayior.

New York, March 11.-For the first
time in his racing career Major Taylor,
the colored cyclist has been seriously
injured through a fall while on the
track. At Sydney, N. S. W., recently
Taylor was riding in a match race
against Iver Lawson, formerly of Chi
cago, when the two collided. Taylor
fell heavily.
Taylor landed on his head and was
picked up unconscious and so badly
shaken UP that the doctors said it would
be a month before he would be able to
ride again. The accident occurred
reached here in English papers to
which 1t was cabled.
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They Ate a Ground BOG.

The men who work at the Chisharn-
Brown rock quarry north of town.
claim that they saw the ground hog
come out of his hole yesterday at about
noon. They gave him a chase and
Eugene Tolbert, a young coloFed man,
got him, killed him, and the ToIbert
family will eat him Tolbert lives at
III NJ street. The men say that the
ground hog was as fat as butter Col
ored people say that down south they
always ate ground hogs and that the
meat tastes like 'possum. The ground
hogs six weeks will not be up until
next Tuesday Globe.