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THE TOPEKA n AILY STATE JOUBNAIi WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER SO, 1908. HE ISNTJFRAID. Jack Johnson of Topeka Would Fight World's Champion. plans he wants to put through. First ho wants to see if It will be possible to arrange the Nelson-MeFarland match for February at Coffroth's arena, and secondly, he will continue to rnew xorn to annex a Marathon runner to compete against Cornelius uonneny or some good western run ner. Britt said: "I doubt whether fackey can make weight, and I want to find out. Nelson will positively not fight unless Packey will do 133 pounds ringside, and It must be for forty-five rounds." Was His Sparring Partner Last Year. 2 IIE HELD HIS OWN. Had Some Lively Contests on the Stage. The Two Men Are Evenly 3Iatch- ed in Size. On Christmas day. Jack Johnson, colored, defeated Burns, (up to that time a champion) in a fistic battle which won more than ordinary atten tion from the sporting fraternity of the world. Burns was considered an Impossibility, and Johnson was con sidered a second or third rater among the world's fighters. . Although the heavy negro has de feated some of the big men recently, and holds the distinction of having knocked out the old champion, Fitz elmmons, he is little known in his own country. Last year, he made a living by giv ing sparring exhibitions in a road show. He was accompanied on this trip by his namesake. Jack Johnson of Topeka. The Jack Johnson who claims Topeka as his home, was chos en, on account of his size and fistic ability, as vis a vis to the coming champion, and it is recorded, even out side of "Topeka Jack's" story, that the made an excellent showing with the "champ." This picture, not of the "two Droniios," but of the two Jack John son's, is interesting because it shows the Jacks together in their sparring tour of last year. The picture is out of focus to a certain extent, and makps the Topeka Jack look larger than the colored champion who won the big Australian match a few days Ago. As a matter of fact, the younger Johnson is half an inch or more short er than Old Jack, and four pounds lighter. Jack Johnson, the Topeka celebrity and colored heavy-weight, was spar ring partner and close companion to the other Jack for two months, just after the latter's fight with Jim Flynn in San Francisco last year. The pair of Jack Johnsons travelled together giving sparring exhibitions. "Our" Johnson, in telling of this trip, says: "The fact that we were both "Jack Johnsons' was confusing until our manager hit upon the plan of intro ducing us as 'Chicago Jack' -that meant me, and 'Texas Jack," meaning the other one. He is about 4 pounds heavier than I. and 1 and one-half inch taller, or at least he was when we were together. "I always thought he was a hard man to reach ctever blocker and scientific in his system. However, by hard work, I could hold my own with him in the exhibitions.-- We used to mix it to such an extent that we would be called down by the management, after the audience had jumped on the chairs and taken too active an inter est in the game. Perhaps it looked some times like we were working for a championship, instead of a salary. The other Jack is about 32 years old, and an old ring general better now that he was several years ago. I ex pected him to win in the Christmas fight, but was suspicious of the man agement of the fight, and never expect ed him to win as easily ao he did. He has whipped Jack Jeffries, brother of 'Gentleman Jim,' Frank Childs, Sandy Ferguson, and several lesser lights like Joe Jennett and others. He lost to Hart In a 20-round limit on decision and pounded up old Bob Fitzsimmons Jn two rounds at Philadelphia last year. "Old Jack used to tell me that he could 'chop off one hand and whip Burn. This was stretching it, of course. It took both his hands to get away with it. Of course I am glad he won this fight. People who saw us in some of our warm mix-ups, claim ed that I held him level. He never rot far ahead of me In our hottest fistic arguments, and the fact that he Is inclined to be rather savage on dress parade as well as in the real thing-, leads me to believe that it would not he a very long shot for me to take him on if I got the chance. "I am married now, and feel in clined to settle down. But it would not be safe for any one to offer me a ftrst class opportunity with Old .Tack or any one of his class, unless they meant business. I am not going to butt In, and it will take induce ment." AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Meets, Elects Its Officers and Increases President's Salary. Chicago, Dec. SO. The annual meeting f the American Association of base hall clubs was held here Wednesday. The 19o8 pennant was awarded to In dianapolis. Harmony appeared to mark the ses sion of the directors and as an evi dence of this the salary of President O'Brien was Increased to $7,500 before the matter of elections and schedules were taken up. George Tebeau, of Kan sas City and Louisville, was chosen chairman of the board of directors for the ensuing year and M. E. Cantillon of Minneapolis was selected to serve as vice president. President O'Brien was appointed a committee of one to ar range the playing schedule for the sea son of 1909 and it was decided to post rone the fixing of an opening date un til the next meeting of the airectors in Cincinnati on January 4. JOE KELLY APPEALS. Wants Boston Nationals to Be Made to Keep Their Agreement. Cincinnati, Dec. 30. Joe Kelly, who managed the Boston National league Biliousness Dull headache, furred tongue, yellowish cast to the whites of the eyes, sallow skin, offensive breath, are all signs that the liver needs a dose or two of EECHiMS I Sold Ervrywhar. la boxam 10c and 25a. PILLS Topeka Jack Johnson in One of Ills S soil, the World team last season, has appealed to the National baseball commission for a de cision on the legality of his two year contract with Boston. He asks that President Dovey, of the Boston club, be forced to live up to the letter of the contract and be held responsible for the salary of $5,500 named in the document for the year 1909. Kelly has been de posed as manager of the team. MKXOKZ'S GItEAT PITCHING. 'Black Diamond' of Cuban Stars Has Made a lino Record. New York. Deo. 30. Reports of the recent wonderful work of Mendez. the "Black Diamond" of the Cuban Stars, have just reached this city. Mendez, who has been pitching in games in Havana, makes a trip to the United States every summer, and is well known in New York. Nat Strong yesterday snt the following story illustrating Mendez's prowess: "Mendez has pitched the last five games, or 43 innings, without allowing a run to be made off him. This rec ord was not made against scrub teams, he having shut out the Cincin nati National leaguers in each -of the three games he twirled against them, and twice blanked the strong Key West (Fla.) team, with Kagerman, drafted by the Chicago Nationals, in the box against him. In the three games Mendez pitched against Cin cinnati not a man reached third base, and in his first game against the big leaguers he shut them out without , a hit. "Mendez is the most wonderful pitcher ever produced in Cuba, and is the equal of any of the big stars of American or National league teams. He is the main asset of the Cuban Stars, which team is made up of the stars of the National league of Cuba. Mendez is the best all-around player in Cuba, and his color, black as coal, is the only thing that keeps him from being a star in one of the major leagues. He also holds the long distance throwing record of Cuba." TO WALK 9,000 MILES. J. A. Krohn Pushing a Wheelbarrow Before Him on a Wager. San Francisco, Dec. 30. J. A. Krohn, of Portland. Me., has arrived in this city on a walk of 9,000 miles which he is to make on a wager in 400 days. According to the condi tions of the bet. Krohn, who is bet ter known as "Colonel Jack," must push a wheelbarrow en route and cover the distance in the time named. He has already walked 4.660 miles, an average of 26 miles a day. To complete the walk on schedule time he must walk a fraction over 22 miles a day, and in spite of eleven days lost on account of illness he is far ahead of the requirements. The "Sphinx," the wheelbarrow which the pedestrian trundles on this long walk, is covered with the post marks of 635 postoffices. It also has a speedometer attached to register the number of miles covered. The wager on the outcome of the walk is $1,000 against 2,000 copies of the book which Krohn will write on the completion of his walk. NICK ALTUOCR'S FUTURE. Cantillon Says Ho Had a Promise of the Player Commy Says No. Chicago, Dec. 30. Charles Co miskey denies that Nick Altrock is to be sold to Minneapolis, as was claimed. There was much comment last spring when Altrock was signed up, because of a clause inserted in the contract by Comiskey wherein it was stated Nick was to receive h! pay if he refrained from drinking during the summer. Cantillon said he has secured the promise of President Comiskey of the Sox that he could have Nick as well as Louis Fiene, who was pulled back to Chicago from Minneapolis last sum mer. "The report that I have made a trade for Stone of St. Louis is not quite correct." said Charlie Comiskey; "not yet. I do not think there will be any trades till February, and, of course, I have no idea as to what deals will be put through by that time. I am expecting a letter from Fielder Jones though, and hope it will be a missive that will clear up the situation for 1909." Hart Training for Sehreek. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 30. John E. Madden has offered Marvin Hart, heavy-weight pugilist, $200 per month to take up his quarters at Hamburg place here for a time and train Mad- parring Exhibitions With Jack John- s Champion. den, but Hart declined the offer on the grounds that as soon as Jack Johnson returns from Australia he will challenge him to fight for the world's championship. Hart has whipped Johnson once. Hart is train ing hard for his fight here with Mike Kchreck Thursday mgnt. Both men are in fine shape. Special trains will te run from Cincinnati and Louis ville to bring the supporters of both men. The fight is for twenty rounds for a purse of $1,000. JIANGS OX TO DELEH.VNTY. Washington Club Don't Want to Lose the Peppery Little Player. Washington, Dec. 3 0. There is slight chance of Joe Cantillon, man ager of the Senators, letting Jim Delehanty go to the New York Ameri cans for Norman Elberfeld, even in a trade in which no other player is con cerned. When Cantillon made a proposition to Manager Stallings of the Highlanders for Elberfeld, he told George T. there were certain men he would not have for the peppery little shortstop. One of these men was Delehanty. Stallings at once picked Del and Cantillon called off the negotiations. Cantillon argues that Delehanty is one of the, best players In the Amer ican league and that he Is improving all the time, while Elberfeld is on the down grade and the club that secured him will have to take a chance on his coming back to his old form. The Highlanders can have Olymer and Burns for Elberfeld, or Clymer and Smith for their former leader, but no one else. The Washington club is willing to make trades which look anything like even, but it has no in tention of breaking up its nucleus for a winning for the sake of helping some other team in the American league. Willis Britt Goes East. San Francisco, Dec. 30. Willis Britt, manager of Battling Nelson, has left for Chicago. 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Kan.. Deo. 30. Repre sentatives met here from Great Bend, Hutchinson, Arkansas City. McPher son, Salina and Strong City and organ ized the Kansas State Baseball league. P. H. Hostutler of Hutchinson was elected president, secretary and treas urer and Dr. O. W. Roff of Newton was elected vice president. A circuit committee was appointed vo secure an aaaitlonai town lor mem bership In the new league. Minneapo lis and Winfleld were favorably con sidered and If both of these towns can be secured it Is probable that McPher- son win De dropped, owing to the sentiment there against Sunday ball. If only one of those towns decides to join the league, McPherson will likely be retained and the Sunday games will be taken to the other towns where Sunday playing is permissible. The new league will be under na tional protection, for which application will be made at once. It Is probable that the season will open about April 15 and the schedule will call for 100 games. TOMMY BURNS' VERSION. Says Police Were Influenced In Stop ping the Fight. London, Dec. 80. "Tommy Burns, who was defeated at Sydney on "box ing day," by Jack Johnson for the heavyweight pugilistic championship. has cabled a London sporting paper as rouows: "Johnson's seconds influenced the po lice in stopping the contest. I was strong and always had a chance as Johnson was tiring. The pictures will show everything. I am willing, to fight Johnson again and will beat him." A CHALLENGE FROM GLASCO. Basketball Team Would Play Any Team In State for Championship. Glasco. Kan.. Dec. 30. The Glasco T. T. club basket ball team challenges any team in Kansas for a game or games to be played within the next two months. The Glasco team claims the cham pionship of northern Kansas and is desirous of clinching its hold on the entire state. "We have the grounds." For particulars address. Manager T. T. Club, Giasco, Kan. Eddie Dugan to Ilido Abroad. New York, Dec. 30. Jockey Eddie Dugan is planning to desert the Amer can turf March 1 for the English game. He is under contract to ride Priscillian, the great unbeaten racer. n the Lincolnshire handicap early In the spring and, as he has been hav ng his troubles with jockey clubs he thinks he will find life less of a bur den across the pond. He will com plete his contract with Sam Hildreth riding in January and February only His sentence of suspension will ex pire on New Year's day. Evansvllle Btrjs. Pokorncy. Evansville, Ind.'Dec. 30. Presi dent Harry Stalhofer of the Evans ville team of the Central Baseball eague today announced the purchase from the Toledo team or the Amer lean association of Second Baseman Ed Pokorney. He was with the Webb City team in the Western association last year, :and batted .302. Jones to Coach Yale. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 30. How ard Jones, Yale's former end rush and head coach at Syracuse university the past fall, has replied favorably to the request that he act. as head coach at Yale next fall. He says that all the etalls incident to his ability to accept the position have been adjusted. Attell Won the Fight. New Orleans, Dec 30. Abe Attell re tained the featherweight championship by knocking out "Biz Mackey in the ighth round last night before the Westside Athletic club. TWO HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS. Coffey County Citizens Complain Wives Affections Are Alienated. Burlington, Kan., Dec. 30. Two damage suits for the alienation of the affections of the wives were filed in district court within the week. The parties in one case live near Agricola and in the other near Gridley. In the Agricola case $20,000 damages is asked and $10,000 in the Gridley case. E. C. Garber of Agricola has brought suit against C. H. Edminlster for $20,000 damages and alleges in his petition that he and his wife Maude were married December 22, 1892, and that they lived happily together until the Injuries complained of and would have continued to live happily to gether but for them. Attachment was issued and some money belonging to Mr. Edminister in the First National bank of Waverly and some land in Franklin county was levied on. Mr. Edminlster has left the neighborhood and Mrs. Garber has gone to the home of her parents in Franklin county. The second case is that of E. E. Blair vs. T. A. Knight and the allega tions in it are very similar to those in the other case. Mr. Blair alleges that in his petition that they were married January 12, 1898, and lived happily with their two children until the acts complained of. Mr. Knight lived with the Blalrs and the petition alleges that he wrongfully gave her presents, took her on business and pleasure trips, in duced her to avoid the society of her husband and that he fondled and caressed her. Mr. Blair prays Judg ment for $10,000 damages and for costs. FROM EATING CORN STALKS. Cattle and Horses in Smith County Die From Poisoned Feed. Smith Center, Dec. 30. Lots of cattle and horses have died over Smith coun ty from disease contracted by being turned into stalk fields. A veterinarian has given the malady careful study, and attributes the sickness of horses to the wormy corn they eat..- The poison from this works on the nerves and brain. nBiieini, flooth liaiiallv In o f rXT lllnra Among cattle, he says, it Is the sap In j the stalks tnat rorma a poisonous gas in the intestines, resulting in great misery, suffocation an death. Headaches and Neuralgia From Colds LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. W. Grove. 25c Soda With TREE CULTURE. The Government Will Make Ex hibit at Hutchinson. Will Instruct Citizens on Value of Forestry Work. TO DELIVER LECTURES Showing What Uncle Sam Doing Along This line. Is Congressman Madison Respon sible tor This Action. Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 30. The Uni ted States government will make a for est display at the fair in Hutchinson next September, according to a mes sage from Washington. This is for the purpose of Instructing Kansas peo ple on the value of tree planting and tree . culture. The arrangements were brought through the efforts of Con gressman Ed H. Madison of Dodge City. The dispatch from Washington fol lows: What will tend to create added in terest in the subject of forestry in Kansas will be a display that will be made next year at the far at Hutch inson by the foresters of the govern ment. Representative Madison has just se cured the consent of the forest ser vice to make a complete display on that occasion, one or more compet ent foresters will be in attendance at the fair. They will make an exhibit of pictures and photographs, and will deliver illustrated lectures. For this purpose a fine lot of screens and slides will be utilized, some or which the ser vice now has and is using in similar work from time to time, and part of which will be collected in the mean time. Tree planting in western Kansas will receive especial attention. For this pur pose, the forest service will use a bul letin it got out some years ago ana which has recently been brought up to date, called "Foreign Planting in West ern Kansas. The bulletin was prepar ed after a personal investigation by Royal S. Kellogg, associate forester. who is a Kansan, from Russell, and a graduate of the Kansas State Agricul tural college. The question of conservation, and some of the famous pictures used by the president in his recent message to congress, showing forest devastation will also be preached by the represen tatives of the forest service at the Hutchinson fair. GOLD IX ARKANSAS. Three La Harpe Men Think They Have a Valuable Mine. La Harpe. Kan., Dec. 30. Three. men well known in La Harpe and vi cinity are interested in a gold mine which reports say nas recently oeen discovered in Stone county, Arkansas. The men are C. Seeberger, M. G. Wharton and J. H. Vibber. This is the laterest in regard to the find from Newport: "It is well known that gold, silver. lead and zinc exist in the Ozark moun tains. This range runs through Ma rion and Stone counties where the face of the country Is wild, in the extreme. H. Bettis lived in Stone county before the war. He had a lead deposit where the Confederate soldiers got lead to make bullets. After the war he drift ed west and a short time ago he thought to go back and pick up the mine. in aoing inis- ne discovered a mountain of gold and silver bearing rock which assays from $400 to $7,500 to the ton. Mr. Graham went up to Stone county and took the rock at random. It proved to be all that Mr. Bettis had claimed for It. besides be ing rich in oil bearing rock. Mr. Gra ham got Charles Seeberger and J. H. Vibber and these gentlemen together with M. a. Wharton rormea a cor poration of $3,000,000, $200,000 being paid in to exploit me secwoii. juniiy the nast six months Mr. Seeberger has been quietly buying up the land and the company now own a large area and will begin operations at once, put ting In machinery costing aoout $zuu, 000. The nostofHce of the company is at Marcelle. Mr. J. H. Vibber states that Indications point to better results than the famous fields of California. A LARCENY OF GAS. An Ex-Convict Enjoying Chanute Fuel Free of Expen&e. Chanute, Kan., Dec. SO. The arrest of Mrs. Belle Pruitt and W. S. Law Crackers that crackle as good Soda Crackers should needa Biscuit meals for meals between In dust tight. Neeer sold in hulk. fS3 NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY rence led to the discovery of a number of petty crimes of which the authori ties believe the latter to be guilty. Lawrence Is an ex-convict and is said to be under parole from Lansing at the present time. When tho officers arrested the pair yesterday for living together in a house on North Washington avenue, it was found that they were burning city gas without being on the list of consumers at the city office. Meter readings show that 5,000 feet had been consumed during the ten days they occupied the house. MEMORY OF STATE'S ADMISSION. Association Formed to Raise a Fund for Memorial Building. Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 30. The Vet erans of 1856 and the committee asso ciated with them in the temporary or ganization, met here today and effected a voluntary association that purposes taking out a Kansas charter, to effect a legal organization to be trustee of a $100,000 fund to be raised by public sub scription and to build a memorial building to commemorate the struggle for Kansas' admission as a free state. The building is to be completed in 1911, semicentennial year, and formally opened January 29, the fiftieth birthday pf Kansas. Chairman S. N. Simpson called the committee to order. Those present In person or by proxy were: Chancellor Frank Strong, D. R. Anthony, Mrs. S. T. D. Robinson, C. S. Gleed. Eugene F. Ware. Charles F. Scott, General J. N. Roberts. Mrs. Sarah Lyon Plnkton, Colonel O. E. Learnard, General Wilder S. Metcalf, William Allen White W. E. Stanley, W. Y. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Brooks. A committee consisting of S. N. Simpson, Chancellor Frank Strong and General J. N. Roberts was appointed to decide upon the details of the legal organization and report. The session adjourned to meet next Tuesday at Lawrence. The memorial Is to be a $100,000 build, ing. The vaults will contain the rec ords and names of all persons who have done military and other distin guished service for Kansas, also a roll of all contributors. The rooms and halls will contain the statues and por traits of pioneer Kansans. The students of the university will have the free use of the building. CTLVSED HUNGARIANS AWAY. Humboldt Workmen Objected to Im portation of Foreigners. Humboldt, Kan., Dec. 30. Consid erable excitement was caused in town by the arrival of thirteen Hungarians, who were to have been put to work bv the Monarch Cement company, but who did not stay, owing to the fact that they were driven to the depot by a party of cement company workers. Marshal Benson remained at the depot till the crowd came back uptown, which they did not being assured that the Hungarians would be sent away on the plug. The Monarch Cement company states that it had been the intention of the company to put the Hungarians to work in the quarry, as they were in need of workmen. In an affair like this it is aimeuit to get the real facts, but it is known that they came nere ana wouia nave gone io work but for the demonstration of the home workmen. There were claims by several that three or lour or tne nome workmen were aiscnargea yesteraay, and this added to the feeling engen dered by the presence or tne .Hun garians. AFTER THE AUTO MEN. County Attorney Says They Speed Too Fast Around Caney. flanev. Kan.. Dec. 30. County At torney Hal R. Clark has issued the fol lowing communication regarding the speed of autos in the city. A number of complaints have been madeto him along this line and in one locality in particular. Over the hill north of the Caney smelters on the Independence road there is a sharp turn in tne nena or me creeic ai me foot of the hill. The people of this neighborhood say this fast running must be stopped as the road Is narrow at this point, making it very difficult to get out or tne way. AutomoDiie arivers coming rrom tne north are in a habit of making this bend at high speed so they will be able to climb the hill. MADE $21 OOO IX SIX MONTHS. H. C. Sweet or stocicton Makes itoui- able Kansas Land Deals. Stockton, Dec. 30. Six months ago H. C. Sweet went to Trego county and took an option on five and a quarter sections, comprising 3,360 acres, paying $1,000 down. He soon traded sections 3 and 9 to Chas. Crawford of Atchison fnr Kift acres in Blaine county. Ne braska, 3Vi miles from Dunning, the county seat. In the deal he also got three quarters in Alcona township, now occupied by Jim Sammons, which Sweet still owns. Then he traded sec-. f meals tions II and 13 of the Trego land to E. T. Campbell of ' Nortonville and took In exchange five store buildings and a well improved farm of 480 acres south of Scott City in the sugar beet district, a tract which he considers worth now from $30 to $40 an acre. In all his transactions he bettered himself, until now he considers himself worth $21,000 more than when he started out. HAVE SPENT ALL THE CASH. Work Has Stopped for tho Present on tho Dodge City Well. Dodge City, Dec. 30. Work on the prospect hole has probably been stop ped until warm weather. It is the best judgment of the promoters of this Dcdge City enterprise that the hole will have to be drilled wet for the next 600 feet and to risk burdening the ma chinery with so much wet cable In probably freezing weather is not to be considered. The $5,000 raised to make the prospect has been spent and it will be necessarv to raise more money before much work is done. The experience gained so far added to the experience in the well at Lamar, justifies the belief that there is water all the way down. A wet well is much harder to drill than a dry hole. It is necessary to pull casing and ream the hole with every new water tratum. It was in attempting to pull the casing at the 620 feet depth tha. caused the part In the casing. The well Is in good shape to let stand, as It Is cased all the way down. A BALD EAGLE KILLED. Rare Bird Shot Near Salina and Will Bo Stuffed. Salina. Dec. 30. A. K. Boyles has re ceived another bald eagle to be stuffed. This, as well as the one which 'was shot and sent here a year or so ago came from Sherman's ranch where It had been shot. The bald eagle is an exceedingly rare bird in this section of the coun try. The golden eagle Is not very scarce and more but the bald eagle is seldom seen. Beyond these two, Mr. Boyles, the taxidermist, has received no other bald eagles for stuffing. Both of these birds were young and were just beginning to grow the white feathers around the head which give them the appearance of being bald and from which appearance they derive their name. A bald eagle must be four years old before It gets the white head and tall. Mr. Boyles believes the last of these eagles was a two-year-old bird. HOW LAND PRICES ADVANCE. Osborne Property Sold at $3,800 Five Years Ago Now Brings $10,000. Osborne, Kan., Dec. 30 J. A. Elliott was here from Burr Oak on a business deal whereby he has disposed of his 400 acres of land in Victor and Liberty townships to Alex Judy & Con, also of Burr Oak. The consideration was $10. 000. Mr. Elliott receives in exchange a a good Jewell county farm and soma residence property in uurr eras- were Is another illustration of the advance of land values in this county. Five years ago Mr. Elliott bought this Os borne county land for $3,300. When he decided to leave about a year ago he held a public sale and the money he re ceived then was more than he original ly invested. A REMARKABLE MAX. H. II. Kiiiia at 78 Years Has Never Smoked, Chewed or Drank Liquor. H. R. Rima. now living with his son at Claudell, and for thirty years a resi dent on a farm near Cedar, is a re markable character in a most com mendable way. Mr. Rima 's 'n Klrwin two weeks ago and told the writer that in all his life he had never smoked or chewed tobacco in any form. Also that he had never taken a drink of intoxicating liquor in any of its many forms, and that he was never in, a saloon except twice and then he was obliged to go in to see men on business. Mr. Rima is now a few days over 78 years old and is a remarkably pre served and active man. He looks to be not over sixty-five. Klrwin Argus. DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED. Mulberry Boy Points Gun at Another, Pulls Trigger, Death Follows. Pittsburg, Kan., Dec. 80. Just as a joke, and not knowing that the gun was loaded. Charles .Swigert, aged 12. pointed a shotgun at his cousin, Willie Swigert, aged 7. in East Mulberry, pulled the trigger and blew the young er boy's brains out. Charles Swigert, the boy who did the killing, is the lit tle son of George Swigert. The dead boy, his cousin. Is a son of Ed Swigert, city marshal of East Mulberry. Chlof of Police Resigns. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 30. Harry Sutton, who has been connected with the Wich ita police force for the past 20 years and who has been chief detective for the past 10 years has resigned. 1 , i 1