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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
HAVE NEARLY $1,000.
Jubilee at First A. II. E. Church
Proving a Success.

Sunday was one of the especially i'm
portant days in the jubilee which the
colored people or Topeka are holdlnS Tor
the purpose of raising the $4,000 neces-
sary to meet the obligations of the So
ciety In the morning Bishop c. t.
Shaffer of Kansas City, preached Z
Church" He was heard by a large con-
gregatfon. Mrs. J. NJ Wright sang the
jubilee solo. Praise the Lord" At 8
o. m. Rev. w. f. Helm. pastor of the
Shiloh Bactist church. this city. deliv
cred a Thanksgiving sermon, and the
choir from his church rendered the
music. In the evening at o'clock Prot.
Sol. G. Watkins gave the jubilee Grafton
son of the Brown chapel spoke on For
eign Missions and Miss Hester Hawk
ms, Jubilee pOetess, appeared.
The occasion upon which much effort
has been expended for tie purpose OF
securing a large sum of money for the
church is the coronation service at the
Auditorium this evening. Mrs. James
Page will be crowned queen, and she
win be attended by a number of 9rin-
cesses and ladies of the royal court. The
aggregate sum so far raised has exceeded
81 500, and il is calculated that by the
close of tonight's service the amount will
have been brought UP to $1,000. The
programme for this evening follows:
Music, Jackson's Twenty-third regime-
band
Opening remarks. Rev. DR.. F. G. Smell
son, pastor.
Music; coronation begins.
Grand march. royal court.
Entrance archbishops, ambassadors.
etc
Solo, Miss Cyrenia Smith.
Music. Capital City orchestra
Solo. Miss Nellie Hicks.
Grown address. Miss Lena McNeal.
Royal solo, Mrs. L. II, Slaughter
Duet, Miss Anna Bucker, Charles
McNairy-
Address, Bishop c. r. Shaffer. D. D.
Jubilee solo, Mrs. J. M. Wright.
Address, Principal w. r. Carter.
/ Imperial SOLO Mrs Electro Page Perry.
/ Remarks, Editor ]. H. Chhders.
I Solo, Mrs. Preston Tolhert.
1 Music. band and orchestra.
/ Music, Shiloh Baptist choir.
| Coronation march. Miss Dora Wilson
! America 8"
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HOPE FOR CONVICT 81.
A Good Angel Offers to Help Howard
Hobbs Out of Trouble.

Atlanta Ca, Dec. 2.--Life is not all
darkness and without hope to convict
No. 81, who is serving a life sentence in
the federal prison for murder. No. "a
is a handsome and bright youth. 18
years of age, and a great favOrite with
the prison officials Twice have his
hands been stained with blood. and
young as he is, he is doomed to remain
behind the prison bars for the rest of
his life-that is. if his good angel. who
has appeared in Atlanta, fails in her
work to secure his pardon
+ Convict No. 81 is Howard Hobbs, who
was brought here from Indian Terri
tory. Before coming to Atlanta he was
kept awhile in the Columbus prison and
it was while there that he met his good
angel
Last Friday Mrs. H. L. Hubs of
Springfield. o., arrived in Atlanta and
registered at the Hotel Marion. The
purpose of her visit was to see convict
No. "a in the federal prison.
She is woman of some means and a
Christian worker in the Methodist
church. She first saw Howard Hobbs
in the Columbus prison and she believ-
ed it was her Christian duty to help
the youth and aid him to get chance
to make a man of himself.
Mrs. Hubs visited the federal prison
and had a long talk with convict No.
GA. She explained to him that she had
taken an interest in his case and would
do all in her power to secure for him a
pardon. The convict is said to havn
been deeply affected by the interview.
and the prison guards believe he viii
prove to his benefactress that he is
worthy of her sympathy if she succeeds
in carrying out her plan to release him
When only 10 years of age Howard
Hobbs killed a playmate, years of age
in fight. The boys had a difficulty
and in the fight young Hobbs drew
knife and stabbed his antagonist to
death. He was tried and given a short
term of six months for manslaughter.
When he was about II years of agS
Hobbs was induced by his brother-in-
law to shoot a man to death. The man
was an enemy to the brOther-in-law and
the boy was used as an instrument of
revenge. For this crime Hobbs was
given a life sentence. He has served
already five years of the sentence.
Deputy Warden Dawson, at the fed
eral prison. had Hobbs in his office at
the prison in Columbus. and he says he
found the boy to be bright and willing
to do his duty.
There is nothing vicious in the young
mans nature" states the deputy war
den, 'and 1 believe if he was given a
showing he would become a good citi-
zen
Mrs. Hubs, who met Hobbs in the
prison in OHIO, also thinks the youth
would become a lawful and good citizen
| if given an opportunity. and she intends
to give him that opportunity if possible.
Mrs. Hubbs is earnest worker and
rarely fails in any undertaking She has
/ time and money at her disposal and she
| is determined to leave nothing undone
which will aid her in securing the re-
lease of convict No "a.
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WOMAN IN BLACK.
She Frightens Women at Noblesville,
Ind, but Doesn't Speak.

NoblesvilIe Ind. Dec. S.-A mysteri-
Gus woman, known as the woman in
black has eluded every effort of the
police to capture her.
She is of medium height. walks slow
ly, is dressed in black, with a black veil
over her face. and is seen in different
parts of the city almost every night. She
does not speak to any one, frequents
back yards, and has been seen to peep
into windows. Her identity and the
purpose of her antics are unknown.
Her presence has so frightened the
women of the city that none of them
will appear on the streets after dark
alone.
There seems to be no state law pro-
viding for the punishment of such a
character if she is apprehended. and
Mayor Snyder has instructed City At
torney Beals to draft an ordinance de-
claring such conduct a nuisance and the
council will be asked to pass it.
A reward will probably be offered for
her arrest
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ST. LOUIS TO BEAUMONT.
William Wiess Will Make the Trip by
Water in Little Steamer

St Louis, Dec. S-The little steamer
John H. Kirby. built in Chicago for
William Wiess. a luInberman of Beau
mont. Tex. will leave st. Louis this
eek upon one of the most unique trips
ever made by a steamboat
Mr.. Wiess is going to beaumont with
out plying more than 30 miles of the
Gulf of Mexico. He is going to do it by
going down ts.e Mississippi river to the
Red river, up the Red river to the river
Atchalfalya, down the Atchalfalya
million lake to the gulf, and finally
through Sabine pass and lake to the
Neches river. which he will ascend to
Beaumont. The 90 miles of gulf which
he cannot avoid are between Vermillicn
Bay and Grand Pass.
When the good ship John H. Kirby
steamed into the St Louis harbor under
tow last week there was more than
ordinary interest in her arrival. One
man, William Wiess, of Beaumont, Tex.
for three weeks had been in st. Louis
patiently awaiting the arrival of the
Kirb-r.
The usual crowd of levee hands. team
sterS, shipping clerks and idlers ON the
levee at the foot of Morgan street looked
ner over with much admiring comment
and considerable amount of curiosity.
for the Kirby was unlike any of The
boats that usually tie up at the St Louis
wharf She is 9z y feet long over. all.
The interest increased when it was
learned that the Kirby was the pleasure
yacht of Mr.. Wiess. who is a wealthy
lumberman of Beaumont. From the
close confinement to business Mr.. Kir-
bys health has been impaired. and he
hopes to regain his health by boating.
/ The Kirby was built in Chicago, towed
down the Illinois and Michigan canal to
the Mississippi river to st. Louis, where
her owner took charge of her. While
here she was equipped with steam fit
tings and furnished throughout
When she reached st. Louis she had
made but a small part of her unique
and out of the ordinary journey Just
think of a journey from Chicago to the
center of the Texas oil fields, all the way
by water, and fresh water at that
/ 1t took four days for the Kirby to
come down the Illinois and Michigan
canal, when the usual time is a dav
and a half. The Kirby is 1715 feet wide,
and the gate at the locks is only Is feet,
so it took slow and careful work to ease
her through.
The Kirby will descend the Mississippi
river to the Red river. go up the Red
river for distance of eight miles and
then down the Atchafalya through
beautiful Grand lake: crossing the lake
she will again descend the Atchafayla
to Vermillion bay; from there she will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
USE PLAIN ENGLISH.
Parents Object to Daughters Refer
ring to climbs" as Legs"

Alexandria, Ind. Dec S.-The Alexan-
dria school board is puzzled to know
what to do with its teacher in English
literature. bright little miss, who
practices what she says she was hired
to preach, j. e., to call things by their
right names. Her idea has taken root
among the pupils. many of them young
women, who. in place of saying. Il
bruised my limb in describing a cons
monplace occurrence, say I have skin
ned my leg"
several elite families. and the persist
ence with which the plucky teacher
stands up for her principle has made her
idea one of the problems for the august
board to consider, and which admits
that ''she is right" even if some things
don't sound cultured.
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WIN. KIMBLE DROWNED.
Aged Negro Knocked Into River
by Rock Island Train.

William Kimble. an old negro, was
drowned in the Kansas river at the
south end of the Rock Island railroad
bridge this morning, after being knock
ed off the bridge by passenger train
kimble was walking on the bridge in
the center of the track and near the
south approach to the bridge. when he
was struck by the Chickasha passenger
train. The train was barely moving
when it struck the man, as the engineer
had reversed his engine and applied the
air brake after Kimble failed to heed
the warning whistle. The train was
stopped almost as soon as Kimble
struck the water, and the engineer and
fireman both ran down the bank and
reached out a coal rake, which was used
on the engine, and called to Kimble to
grasp it.
The old man struck in shallow water
and did not seem to be badly injured,
as he started to wade out before as
sistance came. He had taken few
steps, wading in water up to his should
ers. when he stepped in a hole and went
down.
When he came to the surface the fire.
man held out the rake and Kimble
grasped it, but lost his hold before he
could be pulled to shore. Then he sank
suddenly in the deepest part of the
stream. The efforts of two policemen
who dragged the river for some dis
lance with graphing hooks were to no
purpose, and the body has not been re-
covered. The river is very swift at that
point, and chunks of floating ice made
it almost impossible for the officers to
make a thorough search.
A young man named George Thonp-
son rode on the cowcatcher of the en-
CINE which struck Kinble. and saw the
accident He says ths whistle was
blown twice as warning. but that
Kimble paid no attention to it.
The man YVES about 6 years of age
and of feeble mind He had no home.
and lived anywhere he could.
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duced with such coal or with coke made
from such coal
The impurities of coal are of two
kinds, such as are chemically passive.
but which do not produce heat, but, or
the contrary, absorb heat and clog the
openings in the CRATES by forming ashes
and clinl1ers: they must be repeatedly
handled, shipped and freight paid Tor
them, and are burden all around.
The other kinds of impurities ara
chiefly iron pyrites an ore composed OF
iron and sulphur, containing IS much as
50 per cents of the latter element. There
occurs also frequently some phosphorus.
which remains in the ashes The sui
phur and phosphorus are both injurious
to the quality of iron produced in blast
furnace, and -Or- this reason it IS very
important that coal or coke for blast
furnace use shall be as free from these
two elements as possible The phoS-
phorus occurs in the reproducing mat
ter, and remains there unless it is given
an opportunity to chemically combine
with iron, line or other matter for which
it has an affinity.
TIE -al-e O. furnace coke is based,
apart from general chemical reason.
upon its. degree of purity from ashes,
sulphur and phosphorus.
The effect Of sulphur and phosphorus
is to make iron brittle. Iron containing
these elements in excess of certain linn
it's is unfit Off all purposes in which
strength is an important requirement
There is economy in purifying inferiQr
coal, even for ordinary heating pur-
poses. for not only are ashes an impede
ment to the rational use OF fuel, but the
sulphur of the Dyrites emits fumes
which eagerly combine with what mois-
ture there is in the coal and form sui
phurous acid, which exerts a destructive
Influences upon all iron. as boiler shells,
tubes, breechinss and slack, that IL
touchez.
For blacksmith purposes, also, washed
coal is far superior to coal in its natural
state because the tendency to form
clinl.ers is very much reduced by the
process of washing
Lump coal is much 3urer than nut
coal and slack. Until about fifteen years
ago slack had barely any value in the
Youghiogheny region. on account of its
large proportion Of impurities. Con-
sumers did not want it, and it could be
shipped only by rail, which was too ex-
a.pensives it became burden at many
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OPPOSED TO UNION.
Lack of Harmony Regarding
Oklahoma Admission Bill.

Washington. Dec. s.-After routine bust
ness in the senate today Mr. Quay Pa.)
sent to the desk and had read the resolu-
lions adopted by the Indian Territory ex-
ecutive committee on territorial legisla-
ton in opposition to the statehood bill,
combining Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, expressing sympathy for Oklahoma
in her efforts to secure statehood, APP
pealing for some form of local self gov
eminent, such as is provided for in what
is known as the Moon bill and denOuncing
certain people who, it is charged, have
misrepresented the desires of the citizens
of Indian Territory with regard to joint
statehood with Oklahoma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
LONG CHRISTMAS.
Porto Rico Celebrates from December
Almost to Easter Sunday.

The Port Rican boys and girls would
be frightened out of their wits if Santa
Claus should come to them in a sleigh
drawn by reindeer and should try to
enter the houses and fill their stockings
Down there Santa Claus does not need
reindeer or any other kind of steedS, for
the children say that he just comes fly
ing through the air ike a bird Neither
does he bother himself looking for stock
ings, for such things are not so plentiful
in Porto Rico as they are in cooler eli
mates. Instead of stockings the children
use little boxes. which they make them
selves. These they place on the roofs
and in the courtyardS, and old Santa
Claus drops the gifts into them as he
flies around at night with his bag on his
back.
than he is anywhere else. He does not
ly to call around every night or two
fore, the little folks run out eagerly to
see whether anything more has been
left in their boxes during the night.
Christmas in Porto Rico is church
festival of much Importance, and the
celebration of ii is made up chiefly Of
religious ceremonies intended to COM
memorate the principal events in the
life of the Savior. Beginning with the
celebration of his birth. at Christmas
time the feast days follow one another
in rapid succession. Indeed. it may be
said that they really do not come to an
end until Easter.-Clifford Howard, in
! st. Nicholas
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BROKE HIS NECK
While Attempting to Escape
from His Burning Dwelling.

Menominee Falls, wis. Dec. Sire
late last night destroyed the general
store and dwelling of Max Manthry at
Colgate. FIVE miles north of here Mr..
Manthry in attempting to escape fell
from the porch and BROKE his neck,
dying a few minutes later In the ex-
citement child eight years old was
forgotten and was burned to death. An
other child was fatally and three others
seriously injured. The mother and two
other children were the only ones to
escape uninjured
Mr.. Manthry was over so years old.
The family consisted of the father and
mother and seven children, who with
the servant were in TIE building a the
time of the fire. 1t is thought the fire
was caused by an overheated furnace.
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TROUBLE NEVER ENDS.
Another Quarrel Over the Parsons
AsvIurn

Asylum.
The state board of charities is in
trouble again over the Parsons insane
asylum ground, and a claim for interest
has bobbed uD.
All parties who might know all about
the trouble are very reticent regarding
the matter. but the claim is serious
enough to have demanded the attention
of the attorney generals force. 1t seems
that tie warrants to pay for the land
were sent to the treasurer of Labette
county a year ago and that warrants to
the amount of about $4,000 are still in
his hands and have not been turned over
TO the parties who sold the land. These
parties now claim interest on the
amount due them for one year. the
board of charities does not fear that
the title to the ground will be impaired
by the claim.
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of the mines, and anybody could have it
who cared to take it. Yet that same
slack when properly washed. produces
a coke equal to any of the Connellsville
region. At some of the Monongahela
mines slack was sold in large lots at the
tiDDle at 10 cents per ton.-Mines and
Minerals
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cruise the Gulf of Mexico for 80 miles,
passing then through the Sabine pass
and lake uD the Neches river to Beau
mont.
Mr. Wiess selected this route for the
beautiful scenery and to avoid the long
stretch of gulf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiess and their two
sons ere they reach home, will travel
1000 miles on their pretty little boat, al
most all of it on fresh water over a
route never before taken by a oower
boat.
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KIDNAPPED APRETTY GIRL.
Oliver Reynolds Captured at York
vile, Illinois.

Decatur, Ind, Dec. Solver Reyn-
olds who has been a fugitive from JUS
tice for over a year, was captured last
night by Sheriff Erwin of this city at
Yorkville, Ill over a year ago Reynolds
kidnapped Miss Julia Loser, the pretty
16-year-old daughter of Jacob Loser a
farmer residing near here. They wers
together when captured. Reynolds l.
also wanted here for embezzlement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
WITHOUT GIFTS. BOO.
Topeka Children Who May Not See
Santa Claus.

For ten years Mrs. Thorpe has re-
membeTed the children OF the city who
would otherwise have no Christmas
gifts. This year, as last Mrs. H. O.
Garvey and the civic committee of the
federation viii assist in collecting pres
ents-
Mrs Thorpe personally knows of 30s
little children for whom she would pre-
vide, and desires the gifts to be sent her
IN time to be put up in packages suit
able to each child.
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Washington. Dec. S.-The president To-
day sent the following nominations to
the senate: Albert Anderson. United
States judge for the district of Indiana
second secretary of the embassy at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
Gov. Yates Is convalesosnt

Springfield, Ill. Dec. S.-Governor Yates
who has practically recovered from an ~
tack OF typhoid fever. will leave late this
about tvo weel-s-
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WHY COAL WASHED.
Harmful impurities, and Others That
Are Merely in the Way.

The purpose of washing coal is to free
it as nearly as possible of all matter
that reduces its heating capacity or has
a detrimental effect upon the metal pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08

Rome, Leonard NJ. Thomas. of Penn
sylvania; pension agent, Richard 2.
Clarkson, at Des Moines. Ia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08

As it never spoils or changes in any
climate, Satin-Skin Cream surpasses all
others. Csc Kemper & Paxton.
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For weather strip go to Forbes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-31

A Tribute to Mrs. K0rtright.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION
The Fortnightly club at its recent
meeting held May 23d, 1902. made
tender and affecticnate reference TO
the death of Mrs. Flora L. fortnight
highly valued member Of the club.
1t was ordered that the following
tribute of respect to her memory be
placed on record and furnished for
publication to the papers OF the city.
Mrs. fortnight enjoyed the cordial
friendship and high esteem Of every
member Of our Club. Her fine physi-
cal and mental gifts, her charming
presence her generous ambition, her
devotion to duty and her beautiful
Christian spirit endeared her to all
who knew her. In her death we feel
a deep sense Of personal loss. In this
hour of grief, we can only cherish her
memory and extend our deepest SYM
pathy to the bereayed ones of whose
home she was the life and the light.
Done by order OF the club.
MRS. ID. b. PURlNToN
Miss II. B. CLARK
MRS. ST. G.. L. BROOKE
committee.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-31
DEER PARK HOTEL.
Most Delightful Summer Resort o
the Alleghenies.

Swept by mountain breezes, $500
feet above sea level. Absolutely free
from malaria, hay fever and mosqui-
tos. Reached without change Of cars
from all principal cities via Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. Every modern con-
venience. Rooms en- suite with pri-
vate baths. Electric lights, Long
distance telephone, Elevator, Turk
ish baths, Swimming pools, Golf
Links, Tennis courts, Bowling alleys,
Billiard rooms, Magnificent drives,
Complete livery service. Annapolis
Naval Academy Band. Hotel remod-
eled with additional conveniences and
renovated throughout. All cottages
have been taken for the season. Open
from June 2lst to September 30th.
For rates and information address
w. E. BURwELL, Manager,
B. & o. Central Building, Baltimore,
Md, until June 1st. After that time,
Deer Park, Garrett County, Md.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-31
Many Things to See.

All the knights of Pythias of the
United States and Canada-and
there are thousands of them-who
are planning to go to California in
August next will haye the chance OF
a lifetime to see many wonderful
things in short time, First there Il
be the big gathering in San Fran
cisco, August 18th to Doth. where
fully 100000 Pythian pilgrims will
greet one another and take part IN
all sorts of enjoyable functions.
Right in the city these visitors, dur
ing intervals of business, will see all
California in miniature in the way
of collections of minerals and trees
and flowers and fruits from all the
counties of the State That's a
scheme of the enterprising resident
Pythian to faseinate the visitors and
make them y earn for more And
they can visit Mount Tamalpais, the
high mountain that overlooks San
Francisco and the broad ocean that
washes the Orient; to Santa Cruz
blythe Sea, the Newport OF the Pa
cific, to San Jose and the Great
Lick Observatory; to Del Monte, the
famous all the year-round hotel on
Monterey bay; to the raisen vineyard
OF Fresno; to the orange groves of
Porterville, Riverside aud Oroville:
to Pasadena and up above the clouds
by electric railway to Mt. Lowe
These are only few things these
Pythian travellers will see. The
whole excursion will be California
panorama. The railroads have made
special cross continent rates and al
ready tickets and trunks are being
secured for the prospective tour.