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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-20
AN ELoPEArENT FRUSTRATED
Young Jeavenworth Girl Causes He
Parents Much Trouble.

Leavenworth, Feb. 20.-Following
one attempt Of his 16-year-old daugh-
ter to elope with Albert Buschek and
for the purpose Of preventing another
attempt, J. T. Pratt yesterday asked
County Attorney Lee Bond to bring
criminal proceedin against Buschek
for enticing his daughter away from
home.
Pratt lives at 400 Delaware street
and is well known here, having lived
in Leavenworth since 1879. Buschek,
who is at present in Quincy, ILL.,, until
six weeks ago was employed by the
Smith Barber Supply company.
A week ago Alice Pratt slipped
away from home to Quincy to meet
and marry the man of her choice.
The plans Of the couple were frus-
trated by the girls parents, aided by
the Quincy police who held the girl
until the arrival of her mother who
brought her home.
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Tn Eight at 1os Pounds.

Los Angeles, Feb. 20.-Manager Nc
Carey will stage a battle here that will
create no end of enthusiasm when
Johnny Coulon of Chicago meets
Young Terry McGovern of Los Angeles
for the los pound worlds champion
shin about the middle of March. The
featherweights will fight for a $1,000
purse. Coulon was sent two tickets,
with instructions to leave for Los An
geles at once. McGovern is a local
product, and considered wonder. His
fighting weight is between 30 and loo
bounds. He has never met any OPP
ponent of his own weight, always CIV
ing away weight, and usually wins by
the knockout route. Local sports back
Terry heavily when he starts.
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servations made in connection with the
operations at Panama
On the conclusion of this meeting the
secretary left for Lowell arriving here
shortly before 4 o'clock. At o'clock
he went to Associate hall Here he was
given reception by the board of trade
prior to the annual banquet of the or
ganization- He said in part at the
banquet:
within recent years the United
States has advanced to the position
OF one of the worlds powers, although
this advancement has been the result
In part Of a war which was practically
thrust upon us as a people. The DOS
session Of the Philippines and Porto
Rico yields far greater influence
among the worlds nations than we at
home suppose. There Is a great deal
in the influence Of that which affects
the eye The visit of 16 battleships to
the Pacific will have an excellent ef-
feet for peace rather than for war.
I'VE are not going about the world
with chip on our shoulder. We are
not hunting war. That is the last
thing that this country wants
ilization Of China, as some people pro-
Tess. The argument has been that II
China comes into competition with US
we Will be wiped out commercially. T
hold that the more the Chinese are
civilized the better market they will
represent for the United States"
When Mr.. Taft had finished he was
driven to the Middlesex street station
where Vice President Frank Barr Of
the Boston & Maine railroad received
him In his private car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-20
ALBERTs Is SHORT OF CASH.
Wants the Fort Scott Fans to Put Up
the Money for the Team.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 20.-Gus AL
berts, erstwhile baseball magnate, ar
rived last evening from Oklahoma and
held brief conference with President
Shive1y Of the o. K. league.
Mr.. Alberts was out working in the
interests Of the team he would put in
here. He says he has abandoned the
idea of getting up a ball or series of
entertainments for the purpose of rails
ing funds with which the start things
going. as it is now getting too late in
the season to do this. Had he been
able. to come to this city ten days or
two weeks ago he would have pursued
his first course, given one or two en-,
tertainments and thinks he could have
established his goings on safe basis.
Mr.. Alberts says 1t will take the lump
sum of $3.50 to establish a franchise
here for the opening of the season. OF
this sum $500 goes into the league treas
ury as a membership fee. The $3.50
Gustavus thinks would insure getting
the men here, and meeting expenses
of preliminary workouts. etc. He be-
iieves as does President Shively, that
if the fans-about 10 or so of them
give SO or SIS each he can make things
60 He met many of the enthusiasts
and talked matters over.
Mr. AIberts has signed up several
players who have agreed to come here
on the salary limit he offered them
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ONLY ONE PLAYER SIGNED.
Most of the Oklahoma City Players
Holding Off for a Raise.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 20.-Bandy is
the only old Met that has attached his
signature to one of President Moist s
pink contracts for 1908 Nearly every
man on the reserve list is either hold
ing out for more money or announcing
his intention of quitting the game.
There are just two more weeks left
for the players to sign up and get in
the band wagon. Several new men have
forwarded their contracts to the Nets
boss but Goes, Page, McClintock. Hof-
fer, Bemis, White, Love, and Rapps
are still among the missing.
"Au these fellows want more money
and they will naturally hold out until
the last minute" said President Moist.
''They are all reserved and will have to
play here If they play anywhere. A
new ruling that all contract Jumpers
shall be blacknsted for all time to come
makes it a much graver matter than
formerly for a player to desert his
team"
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General T. d. Grant to Prove
the Value of an Auto
As a Messenger Carrier for a
Thousand Mile Trip.
TO USE IN WAR TIMES
Is Racing Against Time From
Gotham to LeayenWOrth.
Has Extra Equipment in Case OF
Meeting With a Storm.

New York, Feb. 20.-In an endeav-
Or to prove the practical value of the
automobile in times of war, when
messengers might be forced to take
trips of thousands Of miles, an even
ing newspaper has started a touring
car in a race against time for Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
Irving E. Pinover, a reporter for
this newspaper. who is the sole occu-
pant of the machine, save a chauf-
fsur, carries with him a message from,
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, comman-
der of the department of the east adj
dressed to all commanders of forts
between Manhattan and the cars des-
tination.
o'clock from Columbus Circle, where
Q huge crowd congregated and cheer
ed vociferously as the motor started
on its errand.
The message Mr. Pinover bears
from Gen. Grant follows:
Commanding Officers. United
States Army, Between Governors Is
land and Fort Observation-Disclosures
men: A test of speed of an automobile
is being made and I am requested to
assist the promoters. I therefore
send you my greetings and beg that
you will note the hour you receive
this letter on It's back. and return it to
the bearer. Yours very truly,
"F. D. GRANT, Maj. Gen., y. S. A"
Three extra tires were tied to the
side Of the machine, with two spades,
two pickaxes, some snow shovels and
a quantity of rope, that the car
might be drawn from the road in the
event of a breakdown. At its rear
were two big American flags.
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BACK TO WASHINGTON.
Taft Has Finished His Speaking Tour
In New England

Lowell, Mass, Feb. 20.-Secretary OF
War William H. Taft finished a two
days visit to New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts and left Lowell at 6:45 for
Boston, where he boarded the federal
express at o'clock for Washington.
The secretary delivered two addresses.
The first in Nashua was devoted to the
work of the government in the Philip
pines and the progress being made on
the Panama canal. The second, was
to the members Of the Lowell board of
trade He spoke about Is minutes here
and in the course Of his remarks he
and the United States. He said that
in his opinion there was no possibility
of war with Japan. His recent visit to
the Orient he said, convinced him that
the war talk was ridiculous.
At Nashua Junction the secretary
spoke upon the Philippines and the
Panama canal before a large audience
which greeted him with cheers.
sour government in the Philippines
has been an experiment" Mr.. Taft said.
land still is largely an experiment. OPP
posed to our position there are the
officials of the English colonial govern
rnent who hold that while everything
possible should be done for the business
prosperity and health of the people lit
tie III anything SnOulQ Dc uoHe LUZ tIo
education Of the people, especially tow
ard the line of self government. This
they term q mistake. arguing that II
this Is done many among the natives
Will become agitators for political in
dependence. I cannot tell what future
assemblies may become, but that one
Just closed has certainly been digni-
fied and conscientious. The question
brings two phases, the first. perhaps
being whether 1t Is desired that the
colony should remain a colony, peace
full and contented and prosperous, or
whether the islands shall progress to
be some day free and Independent. The
latter phase I believe to be the near
est in accord with the liberty loving
forefathers of ours who drafted and
signed the Declaration Of 1ndepend-
ence."
The latter part Of the secretary's adj
dress was devoted to the Panama ca
nal He reviewed the considerations
which led to the decision to construct
a sea level canal and gave further de-
tails in connection with his own OBJ
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BUFFALO JONES, LATEST.
ianks OF Locating a Hybbridizing Sta
ton at Garden City.


Garden City, Feb. 2o.-C. ]. (Buf-
falo) Jones has arrived In Garden
city from the east where he has been
featuring for the past four months.
his visit at this time Is in the interest
OF q plan for moving the hybridizing
station from the Grand Canon OF
Arizona to Garden City. He has tax
en- the matter up with the department
OF agriculture OF the government and
ne thinks there is good chance of
having the experimental farm located
near Garden City. At the present
time, Mr. Jones finds it quite incon-
venlent to have the station in tho
Irand canon as it Is some distance
from the railroad to the ranch and
tnls necessftates trip by stage which
requires considerable time. If the
farm should be located here. he could
look after the work of the expert
mental farm and also care for his
lecture dates much more easily.
In speaking of the probable loca-
ton Of the farm here. Mr.. Jones said:
mo one can figure the value Of such
an industry in this section. Thousands
OF people will visit the ranch annual
ly, besides the government Is sure to
continue 1t on splendid scale. The
government has already had reports
from its special commissioner on the
adv1sa bflity OF buying the plant and
these reports are strongly in favor OF
such a purchase. There Is a big ad-
vantage to be gained here In chear
pasturage and beet pulp and alfalfa
and If a reasonable effort is made
Gar den City will add another star ia
its glory"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-20
WESTERN LEAGUE MEETS.
st. Joseph and Kansas City, Kansas
Ere New Towns Taken In.

Omaha, Feb. 2o.-The annual meeting Of
the Western league of baseball clubs was
held today with every club represented
The pennant for 1907 was formally award
ed to Omaha the constitution revised and
two new cities. St; Joseph, Mo. and Kan
sas City, Kan, added to the league con-
ditionally. From a financial standpoint
the report of President O'Neill showed the
league to be In the best condition in its
history. Jack Haskell was made chief
additional members of the staff.
Franchises for St. joseph and Kansas
City. Kan, were granted on condition that
representatives of those cities deposit 81
800 each with the circuit committee by
February %. Ted Sullivan will undertake
to place St Joseph club in the field and
Louis C. Connors was rendered the Kan
eas City, Kan, franchise. The schedule
committee consisting of Cantillon, Tebeau
and Rourke, will recommend a schedule
IN two weeks. There were present: w
A, Rourke, representing Omaha; Duclxy
Holmes. Sioux City: George Tebeau; r.
2 Burke; Pueblo; Joseph Cantillon. pes
Sullivan. St Joseph, and L. c. Connors,
Kansas City. Kan.
The circuit committee will meet in Chi
eago next Saturday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-20
MILLIONAIRES.
A Half Dozen Great Bend Citi-
Zens Have Fortunes Coming.
Become Possessed of a Wonder.
fully Rich Nevada Mine.
is NEAR THECOMSTOCK
Ore Worth $8S a Pound Has
Been Taken From the Earth.
New Owners Have rs, 200 Tons
Worth SIS Per Ton on Dump.

Great Bend, Kan, Feb. 20.-A half
dozen business men of this town are
going to become nillionaires accord
ing to letters received from Denver
today. The wealth Is to come from
the ruins of one of the biggest mines
in Nevada. practically abandoned by
its former owner after he had made
and squandered a million in San
francisco. These men are all in Dem
yer now with carload of the finest
ore brought into the state for some
time On the dump of the mine they
are developing Is silver ore by the
hundreds OF thousands of pounds
thrown on one side because 1t was not
gold.
These men of exceeding good for
tune are ready to let a contract for a
huge mill.
e. w. Harris. the former owner of
the mine, one Of the most UNIQUE
characters in mining history. now
lives the life of a hermit instead Of
that of millionaire, and wanders
from his little hut in the mountains
each day. He has separated from his
family and is trying to recoup, as he
has another claim close to the one he
mined SO extravagantly
The property Is near Virginia City
in Washoe county, Nevada, six miles
from the famous Comstock mine,
where Mackay. Flood and others
| made fortunes running into the hun
dreds of millions. One of the fea-
lures OF the mine was great lump
| OF pure gold that hung practically
| suspended from the overhead work
ings of the mine. Harris never took
| 1t out, but took great delight in show
ing it to his friends. Ali of the rest
of the ore had blown away from this
piece in the blasting.
present owners, Harris did his own
| mining. He would go into his mine
and take out enough ore in a day to
keep him going for weeks, sell it and
go to San Francisco. When the best
| that could be bought took all he had
he would hasten back TO rne mine and
extract more ore. He struck a ledge
of high grade ore, and cut nothing
| but this. Silver ore running 1000
ounces to the ton, was thrown aside
on the dump, and gold ore passed up
unless 1t was very rich.
Then he wanted to sell the place,
and the Great Bend men were the
lucky onles to hear of his life and his
| eccentricities as well as the great val
ue of the mine, They have now u.s.
easily worth SIS per ton. The car of
ore they have at Denver Is at the
| Colorado Iron works. Harris stopped
at the 500-foot level. but the Kansas
men have put in } $4,000 in develop
ment work and are going down an
other 500 feet in order to keep in
touch with the high grade streak
which Harris followed. The gold ore
taken out by Harris ran as high as
| $1S6,o00 to the ton.
The property is known as the 1ar-
ris Mining & Milling company. The
new officers, all Of this city, are as
follows: President o. w. Dawson;
| vice president, Charles undblade;
secretary L. G. Breedon; treasurer, J.
G.. Brinkman, superintendent, J. A.
Stevens.
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The Farmers Vito

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after uslng, and gives
It sun bath to sweeten 1t. She knows
that If her churn Is sour 1T will faint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach Is
o churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesses which are almost exactly Ike the
churning of butter. Is 1T not apparent
then that If this stomach-churn Is foul it
makes foul all which Is put into it?
The evil Of a foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by It, but the corruption OF
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
ination Of disease throughout the BODY.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the churn-a bsoluteiy
removes every tainting or corruptlng eie-
ment. In this way it cures biotches.
pimples, eruptions, scrofuleus swelllngs,
sores, or open eating ulcers ana all
humors or diseases arising from bad oiooo.
II you have bitter, nasty, fou! taste IN
your mouth, coated tongue, 1oui DreAtn,
are weak and easily tired. feel depressed
and Respondent, have frequent headacheS,
dizzy attacks. snawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number of them, indicate that you are
suffering from biliousness, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying lnoi.
gestion, or dyspepsia ana thelr aSoehoAn'
arrangements.
The best agents known 70 medlcal SCI
ence for ffe one b the aboxs SYMPTOMS
and c0nd lions. as afIested nX lne Mrlllngs
OF leading feackeIs-an md ptscll tloQs1S oI
sl the several schools Ys o. 5 Ys1 bsSmonio
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TO RACE IN FLORIDA.
Twenty-eight High Power Auto En-
tries Are Already Made.

New York, Feb. 2o.-An doubt about
the holding of the Ormond-Daytona
beach races, in Florida, during the
week of March 2 to was set at rest
yesterday. when, after meeting OF
the contest committee Of the Automo-
bile Club of America, Chairman Robert
Lee Morre1 stated that the races
would be held as advertised
1--WE have received % entries for the
six events, which include IL Of the high
powered cars, and if records do not fall
next month I will be surprised" said
Mr.. Morreu. $50 many rumors have
been in circulation in regard to these
races that many have refrained from
entering their cars, and in order to
give them an opportunity We have ex-
tended the time for receiving entries
I'D to February 20. Mr.. Butler and my
self will leave New York on Saturday
for Florida to arrange the final details
for the race"
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Only a Few of Them Left.

East Orange. N. J., Feb. 2o.-Mrs
Elizabeth Barnum, one Of the few
surviving widows Of the war of 1912.
died yesterday at the age of 90. She
was born in Vermont. Her husband.
Enoch Barnum Of Franklin VT, was
a cousin of p. T. Barnum, the famous
circus man. He was a mere boy when
the second war with England broke
out but ran away from home and
Joined the Vermont regiment He
died several years ago. Mrs Barnum
Is survived by three sons a daugh-
ter, sixteen grandchildren and four
teen great grandchildren.
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THE HORNUNG MURDER TRIAL,
The Wife and Father the Principal
Witnesses the Opening Day.

La Crosse. Kan, Feb. 20.-The wife
and father of the dead man were the
principal witnesses in the trial of Jas.
3. Hornung. charged with first degree
murder for the killing OF John Eckart,
near Tribune, Kan. on the afternoon
Of January 8, 1908. which began here
Wednesday.
Hornung and Eckart lived on ad-
joining farms in Greeley county. about
eleven miles south east of Tribune A
dispute arose between the men con-
corning the boundary fence. Eckart,
With his wife and small son, were at
the home Of his father-in-law on the
afternoon of January 8. Eckart was
out near the road when Hornung, car
ry1ng gun, rode up the road on a
pony. Words ensued between the men
and Hornung shot Eckart. who died in
about twenty minutes. Eckart was un-
armed. Hornung went to Tribune and
gave himself up. The strong senti-
ment against him in that county
caused change Of venue.
Eckart was man about 48 years
OF age. Hornung appears some older
Hornung's wife, son, brother and
sister are with him.
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FOUND CREvISTON GUILTY.
Jury In the lola Murder Case DeIiber
ated Only 20 Minutes.

lola, Kan, Feb GOV. H. Creviston,
On trial for the murder Of H. yelling
ton Stewart in lola, on the night of
December s, 1907, was convicted of mur-
der in the first degree by a jury here
last night. Stewart and Creviston were
partners in the restaurant business
here and Creviston 1t is charged, was
in love with Stewards wife. Creviston
and Stewart started on a chicken-steal-
ing expedition the night Of the murder.
They stopped on their way home to kill
the stolen chickens and while Stewart
was engaged in that work Creviston hit
him on the head with slungshot and
cut his throat.
Creviston was arrested and confessed
his guilt the night Of the murder, but
he later decided to stand trial with in
sanity as his defense. The jury consid-
cred the case only twenty minutes
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To Encourage Good Spelling.

Andover, Mass, Feb. 20-The Will
Of vernum Lincoln, Just probated.
leaves $500 to the treasurer Of the
town of Andover in trust for the pur-
pose of providing prizes for the an
nua1 old fashioned spelling matches
to take place here. It is provided that
the matches shall take place in pub
lie hall, the contestants being between
10 and 10 years old. the old fash
ioned method Of Choosing up" to be
used. Prizes of SO. Sc and 81 are to
be awarded yearly to the three who
are hast to be spelled down.
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Corniskey Signs Al Shaw.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Al Shaw has
sent his signed contract to President
Comfskey of the White Stockings.
With the signature of the former Bos-
ton catcher, the list of recruits for
the South side team is complete, with
the exception of Dougherty and Jones,
who are sure to send in their docu-
ments before the start of the season.
Shaw was the young backstop that
Coniskey secured from the Boston
club in return for Eddie Mcfarland.
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WHITE sox" PALAT1AL TRAIN.
Rock Island Issues Beautiful Souy
enir OF Bah Teams Coast Trip.

The sporting department has received
q souvenir booklet of the Chicago
White Sox 1908 trip to California. via
the Rock Island lines and issued by
the passenger department of the Rock
Island at Chicago. The book is hand
somely illustrated, containing half
tones Of many of the baseball PLAYERS
of note. The train will leave Chicago
February 20 and arrive at Los Angeles
March 3.
There will be over so people in the
party. including 80 baseball players and
their wives.
This train is the first baseball spe
cial to cross the continent. It is q
superbly appointed train, on a par with
the Rock Island Golden State Limited
which is one of the finest trains opera
ted west of the Mississippi river. Il
will be composite baggage-smokdng car
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Good BoMlinc AT Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Feb. 20.-Some remark
ably good bowling was witnessed here.
l. Browning of St. Paul made lie
straight strikes His highest score for
one game was 272, which is five pins
less than the highest score made in
one game in this tournament. Brown
ing and Mattaka finished the three
games with a total score Of 1929 and
took sixth place in the two men class.
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Pullman drawing room sleepers, buffet
library observation car, mission style
dining car. The train will be lighted
throughout by electric ceiling and
berth lights, equipped with the new
Garland ventilators, affording every
luxury known to modern travel.
The team will play at Topeka on It's
return trip March q.
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was Crazy About women.

San Francisco, Feb. 2O.-R. Liy-
ingston, Russian writer personal
friend and follower Of Count Leo
Tolstoi and brother Of Countess
Amelia c. vivianao today was
adjudged insane In Oakland because
he persistently forced his unweicome
attentions on young women students
Of the University OF California Az
ter being adjudged insane, Livingston
requested that he be sent to the
Napa asylum and the court 30 or
dered.