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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15
WARM RECEPTION FOR o'BRTEN
The Prize Fighters Room Catches on
Fire and Clothes Burn.

New York, March 15.-New York
city is a place of warm receptions for
the h heavyweight pugilist. philadelphia
jack O'Brfen, as the fighter found out
shortly after his arrival here.
With the memory of the warm re-
ception that he was given by the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel clerks on his last
visit to New York still fresh in his
mind, O'Brien registered in the Mari
borough hotel, went to bed and awoke
in a short time to find his room on fire
A big electric sign just below the
window of O'Brien's apartment caught
fire and the flames caught on the fur
ntture in the room.
When the Quaker saw that the
flames had not gone far he rushed back
into the room, just as the hremen
burst IN, each of whom had a fire ex-
tinguisher.
O'Brien seized one of the extinguish-
ers and soon had the fluid distributed
over the burning furniture and heaps
of his clothes. His trunk was standing
near the window through which the
flames entered and consequently nearly
all of his apparel was ruined. The fire
was soon extinguished-
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FOR MATINEE RACES.
The lola Driving Club viii Hold a
Spring Series.

lola, Kan, March 15.-The members
Of the lola Driving association met in
the office Of Smith & Travis and ar
ranged for a series Of matinee races and
for the complete remodeling Of the
stalls at the park.
No dates could be made for the
matinee races, as the racing season has
thus far been very backward, and
spring training, so far as track work
IS concerned, has been delayed owing
to the uncertain weather. The club
defFnitefy decided, however, to have
series of matinee races. From now on
the members of the club who have
this feature of the work in hand win
give attention to the securing of horses.
While it is not definitely decided, yet
1t is quite likely that the first Of the
matinee series will be secured for the
latter part Of May or the first of June.
The club decided definitely to remodel
the stalls at the park. The repairs viii
consist Of new roofing new doors and
general improvements. The Grub viii
spend 5000 in this work
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HARTs BIG OFFER.
VIII Put Burns Away in Twenty
Rounds OF Forfeit 5000.


Louisville, KY, March 15.-Marvin
Hart has accepted the offer Of W. A.
Pierce, manager OF the Lincoln athieLlc
club, in Chelsea, near Boston, to nght
George Gardiner, Gus Rubin and
Tommy Burns. However, Hart wants
the order reversed as he is more anx-
than any other man in the world ana
the Kentucky heavyweight says he is
willing to meet any man on eartn,
blacks barred.
The former champion journeyed
into Louisville today from his Bards-
town road farm, twelve miles away,
and made the announcement that he
had written the Chelsea authorities OF
his willingness to take on the men n
the order named, Burns, however be
ing given the preference The nrst
fight, that with Gardner, is at present
scheduled for May, and the others Wlll
follow as quickly thereafter as Hart
may desire.
The Louisville man realizes that the
public is very sore on him, and he ap-
pears to be willing to go any length TO
convince the sporting fraternity that
this position Hart has authorized Ia o
announcement OF his willingness to
meet Burns before any club in Amer
lea, barring the Los Angeles club, for
$4,000 a side, and If Hart fails to put
his opponent away in twenty rounds
Burns is to take the coin. Hart has
deposited $1,000 to bind the match.
The Louisville boy also says he VIII
fight Burns for 200 g. side before any
philadelphia club, and II he fails to
best him will forfeit his money.
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FTRED CANNoN BALLs.
Method Adopted to Clear Away the
Caney Gas Wen Wreckage.

Caney. Kas., March 15.=The situa-
ton at the burning gas weli71s worse
now than at any time since the fire
started. not that there mas been a
because It burns outward instead Of
upward, making approach impossible.
Efforts are now all directed to the re-
moval of the mass of metal settled
about the mouth of the well. So far
no perceptible Roadway has been
made. Last evening a cannon was
trained upon the obstruction Four
4-inch cannon balls were nred- Engf-
neer George Sherlock and Superin-
tendent Mcdowell acted as gunners.
They hit their target three times out
OF four and succeeded in knocking
off some connections.
Efforts are being made to get
graphing irons fastened IN these OBJ
structions to drag them away. AS yet
1t has resisted all the attacks that can
be made from a distance. The new
hood is being made at Independence,
and the burned crane Is being rebuilt
at Chanute 1t will be the last Of the
week before these can be delivered
at Caney, and It is hoped by that time
to have the wreck of the first hood
cleared away No effort viii be made
to land the new hood on the fire until
every possible detail OF preparation is
complete. It probably will be early
next week before all IS in readiness
for the next attempt to master the
fire.
Persons coming hundreds of miles
with schemes to put out the fire have
their journeys in vain, as Superin-
tendent Mcdowell refuses to treat
with them. Such schemes as have
been submitted are too ridiculous for
consideration. One man left last
night to return home to Detroit after
failing to get an audience. Among the
others with q sure scheme IS a farmer
from western Kansas VINO admits that
he never saw natural or artificial gas
until he came here. The thousands of
plans being received by mail and tele-
graph are not even read, but are being
stored away and will be preserved in
a scrap book as curiosities.
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"ExToRTTNG'' MONEY CHARGED.
Montgomery County OmciaIs Arrest
COTeyviIIe Policemen.

Independence Kan, March Is
County Attorney Wagstaf and Sheriff
Pruitt Of this county, having gone into
the Joint question pretty thoroughly,
are now turning their attention to graft
ing officers.
An opening along this line was made
Wednesday when H. 2. Davis and C. A..
Geyer, two policemen from Coffeyyilles
were brought III and placed under 81. 600
bond each for appearance next Mont "
on the charge OF extorting money from
those accused OF crime. The arrests
were made on the charge of an affidavit
made by a hack driver named Brad
Shaw. who asserts thai the two poilee-
men stopped q hack driven by him in
which were two men and two women
and compelled them to give up all the
money they had to avoid arrest. He
says the chief Of police later asked
him what he would take to keep quiet
and the two man involved offered him
$50 to get out OF the county.
Bradshaw refused to go and then
they threatened TO arrest him. he laid
the matter before. Sheriff Pruitt, who
referred it to the county attorney.
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UNFoRG1vINa 10 THE LAST.
ATortaIly wounded Man Refuses to BE
ReconcfIed to His wife.

Fort Scott. Kas. March 15.-Andy
Noret, the Missouri Pacific section
foreman who was shot last Saturday
by Charles Farrell, was buried Wed
nesday. On his deathbed Noret re-
fused to be reeonci1ed to his wife,
from whom he had been estranged for
some months. He also directed that
his brother. J. NJ. Noret. should have
charge of his body and the funeral
arrangements. The wife then en-
7loyed an attorney, who made a de-
n1and for the body. and tried by
every. possible means to obtain possess
sion of it. But the brothers of the
deceased resisted these attempts and
as Noret had been refnstated In the
Catholic faith before he died, his
dying request was respected by the
church authorities.
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TO BEGIN WORK APRIL 4.
Work on the Kansas Southern Electric
Line Is Planned For.


lola, March 15.-That work win begin
on the Humboldt-Iola electric line by
April /, and that the road will be ex-
tended distance Of $50 miles is the
cheerful information given out in lola
by man who is in close touch with
affairs affecting tn, Kansas Southern
Electric railroad.
There is some more money to raise ..
said this man. Yes, things look bright
for the completion OF the fund" That
is all he would say
The reporter sought out F. V. Crouch
the promoter of the road, who has just
returned from St. Louis
Mr.. Crouch was very uncommuui-
cative when asked about his trip.
Did you see J. B. Fusz," was asked.
Mr.. Fusz is the man who is supposed
to be backing the Kansas. Southern
Electric and is a St Louis capitalist,
Yes, I talked with Mr.. Fusz," Mr.
Crouch replied.
What is there to give out?"
Il really can't say a word about it,
except that my talk with Mr. FUSE
was most satisfactory. highly satisfac-
tory. Things never looked brighter"
Mr.. Crouch then proceeded to close
up like clam. and would answer no
further questions. But he was in a
very joyous mood. However. he IS
usually in a joyous mood. But this
morning he seemed more optimistic
than usual
Wait he said, in a tone of voice
which indicated that it would be worth
while to wait for what might be COM
ing. Then he added wait till the end
Of the week" Mr.. Crouch made 1t very
clear that something big and formida-
Bile IS about to happen
Taken with the statement that work
will begin on the new line April L, Mr..
Croueh's evasive talk is very interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

We oa1er one hundred dollars reward for
any case OF catarrh that cannot be cured
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHEr9F7 ~
q CO. Toledo Ohio.
we, the undersigned have known +. 7
Cheney for the lagt IS years. and believe
him perfectly honorable IN all business
~ out any obligations made by hfs frrs
WAIDTNG, KINNAH q MApVTFT
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internafiv
acting directly upon the blood and mn
cOus surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold i3v
all druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipa-
ton
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concluded to leave them after they had
fallen asleep. without locking the door
that they might depart of their own
accord when sober enough TO do so. In
the course of two or three hours he had
seen nothing of them and went back
to investigate. Ritchie had come to-
sufficiently to pull off one OF Ryan's
boots and batter him beyond recogni-
ton After a while Ryan awoke and
recovered later Nj. Vandeventer says
Jewell county has a large representa-
ton in the Topeka country and that
the next annual Jewell county picnic
viii number close 10 100 persons.
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CIeve7ands Enfhusiasfio.

Atlanta, Ca. March 1.-The Cleveland
players feal certain they will win the Den-
nant or come mighty close TO it. This feel
Ing IS the result Of Manager La5o5e's fine
form He praCcced with the boys this
morning and led In every department Of
the game When he came OFF the field he
said. 7 feel that 7 have recovered nv
old time form. My foot, which put US ont
OF the running last season, feeds ike
new The NapOieon8 were tichled to
death today when informed that a Cisve-
land nevapaper had offered a prize Of 500
to the player who would make the longest
hit during the practice here
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THE GoPHERs LOSE BRUSH.
Action of big Nine Barring Gradn-
ates VIII Cut Him Out.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 15.-Percy
Brush, the giant right tackle Of the
Minnesota football teams of 1904 and
1905, has played his last game on a
Gopher eleven.
The action of the s.big nine" confer
ence in barring graduate students from
athletics will prevent his playing again
in a Minnesota uniform.
Brush is a graduate Of Manchester col
lege and, although IS as legitimate and
honest a student as ever entered the
Minnesota law school, the rule is bind
ing and viii cut him Off from all par
ticipation in intercollegiate athletics.
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THEIR HENS PAY THEM.
Butler County Farmer and Wife Have
Bnnk Dennalt Eronn E.ns

Al Spencer. Who lives five miles south OF
town, was seen unloading quite a quantity
of hen fruit Friday. and when asked what
he did with the money, replied. 1T does
not belong to me- The poultry part OF our
farm is run by Mrs. Spencer She gets the
money, clothes herself ard children buys
numerous other things and puts the ball
ance IN the bank, and. Ike nest egg. iG
accunu1ates more all the time.
Mr.. Spencer brought In 81 dozen eggs
Friday that were gathered in less than
two weeks. and says they have about 50
hens. which is very good average. he
did not know what their sales amounted
to the past year but says they maintain
about the above average the year through
FL Dorado Repibllcan.
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TELLS OLD TIME STORY.
Oakland Man Revisits Some OF the
Scenes Of Years Agone.

Jewell city. March &c. G. vande-
venter of Oakland, a Topeka suburb.
is visiting old time friends here. Thirty
five years ago he came to washington
township and entered a claim At that
time he was the only fiddler in the
county and was in popular demand for
dances far and near He relates
pioneer yarn on two men-Ritchie and
Ryan-at a Jewell City hop IS years
ago. The town marshal was a kind
hearted fellow who was obliged to take
both Of them to the calaboose because
they were too drunk to be responsible,
but the jail being not very sanitary he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-15

Detroit, March 15.-Failing to pay
into court $3.50, COO D. J. Campau loses
his right to redeem the Crosse Pointe
racing course. which was sold at fore
closure to a st. Louis syndicate headed
by Louis Celia Mr. Campau says he
may take a financial interest in the COM
pany to be formed to run the plant, but
declares he will not take an active part
if It's possible to avoid doing SO.
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WaddeI Meets : IIiehwnrman.

Birminghanl, Ala, March 15.-Edward
C'Rube') Waddell. the great and eccent-
ric pitcher Of the Philadelphia Athletics,
was held UP and robbed last evening on
after some work by Brouthers and
Cross. Waddell claimed that he had
been struck on the head by sandbag,
welded by d negro and that he had been
Of the detectives. WaddeIl bears a cash
in his head Of six inches. He declares
that he will be able to identity his as
EafIautg
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Nfatthe,rson Serionslv TII.

Memphis, Tenn. March 15.=Chris-
tie Matthewson. the star twirIer Of the
New York Giants. is seriously i'll at his
room in the Cordova. Manager Nc
GraW says Natthewson has only a Sc
we're cold, and will be out in a few
days. Doctor Kennedy Jones. who was
first called in. says. when he examined
the pitcher, he was suffering from
nasal diphtheria. When told that it
was reported that Matthewson had
nasal diphtheria, McGraw said:
Nothing to it. We feared that
Saturday. but not now"
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PUPIL WITH SMALLPOX.
Great Excitement in Country school
Near Lansing.

Leavenworth, Kas., March Is
Great excitement was caused in g
country school house south of Lansing
Wednesday by the discovery Of a girl
suffering with smallpox in the school.
She IS the daughter of a prominent
farmer and 1t is not known how she
contracted the disease. There are ten
cases of smallpox in the state prison
at Lansing and several cases in the
surrounding nefghborhood. The
school house was Immediately furnf-
gated and the girl and ner parents
Quarautined.
There are about thirty children IN
the school, many of whom had coma
in contact with her.
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Terre Haute. Ind, March 15.@There
is to be a novel race between a Rose
Polytechnic Splinter, Turk, who holds
several state records, and a fast pas
race is to be 100 yards, from a stand
still. A Rose mathematician has fig
ured it out that the engine must attain
q speed Of forty miles an hour at the
end of the 100 yards to tie a man run-
ming the distance in ten seconds, No
date is set for the match, but as soon
as Turk can get into condition the race
will he run
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New York, March 16.-Wfiliarn Kelly Of
this city, who recently purchased the Ya.st
western trotter Orc (3:105k), for racing
purposes, Is planning to bring him to the
city naNt fail and drive as a team with
his famous trotter Norman B. (2:o65{3
Both horses are black and the same s1ae
hnd i goes without saying that they viii
the country. KnRp Mccarthy Is leaning
them together at Terre Haute and writes
that they step in fine style.
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OHEsBRo FADING AWAY.
Highlander'a Pitcher Hard at Work
Reducing his Weight.

Reducing his Weight.
Birmingham. Ala, March 1.-THE
Highlanders suffer little iH-snects from
their first game OF the season yesterday
and are anxious to get back to train
ing tomorrow. Griffith says Chesbro
has taken off u pounds in two days.
Happy Jack. Is working like a Tro-
jan, and he says he win be right in line
this summer, spit balp' and all.
Whalen, the California pitcher, and
Kle1now. the catcher, have arrived, and
the team is now complete, excepting
Conroy and Elberfeld. They are ex-
pected at any moment.
There may be no more games between
the 61ghlanders and Birminghams until
the latter part of the week Griffith
needs all the expense money these
games furnish, but he does not propose
to let anything stand in the way of his
training plans.
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YOUNG Corbett and Dick Hyland.

San Francisco, March 15.-Bi1ly Roche
is making an effort to arrange g match
between Young Corbett and Dick
Hyland for Colrna next month The lat
ter has Just returned from Colorado.
but 1t is not a certainty that he will
agree to fight at CoIrna. However.
Roche IS confident that he viii sign up
the men either today or tomorrow.
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track exercise, his first outing Of the sea
son. The clever son OF Ornus-Kttty Gum
moved freely and appears to have win
tered well. Just what Trainer Matt Al
len VIII point the colt for is not KNOWN
but engagements IA the three classic hand
leaps make it appear probable that an
early effort under silks is intended. Oh
seau entered IN company with Aolscher
appearance.
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SO oPPoNENr Zoe JEE.F,.
Since Hart Was Vanquished Big Eel
low Is Quiet

Los Angeles. March 15.-The limelight Is
now turned fun on Mr.. Tommy Burns,
and the speculation is regarding whom
he viii fight next. His defeat of Marvin
Hart places him in the forefront Of the
ranks Of big fellows at a bound. but as
yet there has been no talk Of him trying
to tease yJeffries from retirement.
James J. JeffTies viii hardly consider
another fight now unless some other man
of his own weight or some figure ap-
preaching it looms on the horizon. JEFF
does not think of fighting Jack O'Br1en.
Hart was the only thorn In his side, ow-
ing to the Kentuckian's great size his
rough house tactics and his willingness
and ability to stand all kinds OF grueling.
Now that Marvin is out Of it, the big fell
low viii likely retire il. good earnest.
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CHARGED 80 CRUETTY.
Complaint Issued Against Principal C
Americus Schools.

Emporia- Kas., March ia COM
plant has been issued against Bert
Hensley. principal of the Americas
schools, charging him with assawlt
and battery on Charles aConkIin, son
of J. c. Conklin. The boy Gays Hen
sley whipped him till hts legs were
black and blue and his body bruised.
Hensley gave bond for his appear
ance and will be tried In 3ustice's
court SIX. 1rdey. He IS q graduate az
the state Eormal
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list of Missouri Candidates.

Columbia, No, March 15.=Coach
Cummins has given out the list of can
didates for the indoor meet at Kansas
City next Friday night against Kansas
The same men viii run in the St Louis
university meet on the following night.
The entries are as follows: Fifty-yard
dash, Brauham and Tfdd; 50-yard high
hurdles, Salisbury Crouch and Lewis;
50-yard low hurdles Salisbury, Crouch
and Lewis; shot-put, Anderson; 440-
ward run. Tidd and Stewart; s8O-Yard
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william owen Arrested.

Leavenw orth. Kan. March 15.-Pri-
vate William Owen Of the hospital corps
at the new military prison was placed
under arrest here Wednesday by Major
G. S. Young. the coniInandant, IN con-
nection with the escape Of Bert Cope
land, who scaled the wall Monday night.
Copeland was believed sick and CON
hned in the hospital when he slipped
out through door alleged to have been
left open by over Copeland had two
years TO serve. Private owen probably
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Lou NJ. Houseman Married.

Kalamazoo, Mich. March 15-Lou
NJ. Houseman, for many years sporting
editor of the Chicago Inter-O ocean,
widely known as q sporting writer and
prize fight promoter, was married here
to Miss Emily Lorenson, a society girl
Of Seattle, Wash. Chicago friends were
not informed of the arrangement for
the wedding when the couple took a
train In that city for .IEalaraazoo.. ~
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BRITT-HER9IAN MATCH.
Twenty Round Bout Arranged for Sec
ond Week in April.

Los Angeles. March 15.-The 20-round
match between. Jimmy Britt and KID
Herman of Chicago has been settled
for the second week in April before the
Pacific Athletic club The men agree
to weigh in at 1873 pounds at o'clock
on the day Of the fight. Britt has de-
posted his forfeit money with Manager
McCarey and Herman wires that his
coin Is on the way.
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san Francisco, March 15.-Rufe Tur-
ner. the hard-hitting w-elterweight, has
been matched to box Young Kid Nc
Coy of WILLIAMSBURG Mimi. 20 rounds
next Friday night before the National
Athletic club Of Stockton The men
Will meet at 1873 pounds ringside.
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pioneers OF this county have died
within a week. They are T. B. Hazen.
c. T. Parkburst, William Reed and
George J. TroWbrfdge. Their ages
ranged from 70 to 81 years and dates
Of settlement in the county from 1857
to 1871
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salina, Kan, March 15.-John Damn
one Of the Oldest residents Of this coun-
ty. died here, aged 70 years. Daurn was
born IN Hesse Csssel, Germany. and
came 10 this country when q young
man, settling first IN YOUNGSTOWN. Pa.
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Dallas. Tex March 15.-Tha St. Louis
Browns went Up to Greenville and return
ed to pl1eir training quarters at night with
g Texas league scalp. They defeated the
Greenwflle team.
Score by innings:
st. Louis ...-........0 sO1381 IS 3
Greenvllle 80. .-..-.1 0 0 O0OOo-1 8 s
tteriea-Pelty, Morgan and Hickey
Doyle Moore and Read. Urnpfre-VVTison
Attendance COO.
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run. VIII Ellis. Fair, Axline or
Jenkins; mile run, jenkins and Jack
SON. tWo-mile run, Jackson and Bull
lard mile relay. Ellis, Stewart, Tidd
ana Leaphart; pole vault, no entries;
high jump. no entries.
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Fort wayne, Ind, March I5.-Charley
Mag, former shortstop on the Wheeling
team. signed with the Fort Wayne Inter
state League club.