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cent Of The payroll IN gratuIteS 10 their
employees.

SAPlOSCc'
The Merchants Loan and Trust COM
pany, the corn exchange and other banks
gave $50 each. to employees.
Mandet Bros. gave bonus of SIS to
each employe at the beginning Of the
New Year.
The American Express company gave
an increase in wages to its employees.
Employees Of the freight department Of
the Northwestern railroad received tur-
key and a basket of cranberries.
Board Of trade firms, wholesale dry
goods and clothing houses, jewelry firms
gave cash.
Swift & Co. distributed 5000 turkeys.
! The Dcering Harvester company gave
| thousands Of turkeys and baskets Of pro-
WILSON'S.
: SiegA, Cooper & Co. distributed golt
= pieces among employees who have bee
( with the firm year or more.
> The Fair made cash gifts of IS to al
, employees of more than year; 81 in cas-
! to all who have been employed less thai
a year.
The Peoples gasIight and coke com
Ipany distributed 1900 turkeys.
The Webster Manufacturing company
/ gave books. ..
Maxwell & Rounds, box manufacturers,
gave turkeys. +'
Montgomery, Ward & Co. distributed
$500 turkeys. .~r- - 49,
The National Biscuit company's en-
ployes received cash presents.
|. ADVANCE. IN WAGES GIVEN.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 26.-The Bessemer
Coke company, which is the second lars-
est independent producing Interest
in the ConneIlsville cooking field yesterday
notified it's employees that an advance of
per cent in wages at all the plants OF
the, company would become effective jan
uary l. The advance, applies to the
wages OF 5000 men.
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Gen. Miles at Pekin-

fekin, Dec. 8.-General Miles arrived
mere today on short visit. He will be
received re-, in audience by abe imperie, fam
ny lIo. ana will review the Chinese troops to,
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An AnpeaI from Tolstoi.

st. Petersburg, Dec 26,-Count TolsttS
has sent a personal appeal to the press
asking the papers, in view of his adj
vanced age and illness, not to publish any
further reports of his condition as they
cause him pain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Report of Fire Daniad

Bremen, Dec. '26.-The British steamer
straits of Dover from Savannah arrived
t mere today The report that she was on
,re Decem5SS 2,when passing the Lizard
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Refused to Relax

Washington Dec. 26-United States
Consul General Turner reports to the
state department from Ottawa thai tbe
bfltlsh bohrd1of agriculture has refused
20 relax the new dominion customs reg
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gave out and the shooting ceased, an in
ventory. was takon Of the casualties.
Tom Youngman was shot through the
shoulder, likewise Roy Anderson, who
wore a ''3S" in his side Harry Scott
was suffering from razor cuts on the,
arm and hand. No one was dead, Whicht
is to be regretted. The sides and ceiling
of the low grade joint where the show
took place received and retained most
of the lead expended in the festivities.
This joint, which is a thing of racent
installment Is run by Bud" Taylor a
Topeka negro, and Jim Fitzs who left
Kansas City and left it winner by the
move, They are bad ones. and up to
date have avoided the police. Officers
! have called at the place several times
recently, but failed to locate any bee
!, ! or other wet goods. The people in tn
! vicinity know il is a Joint but are sh
about testifying in the case and wan
. the police to count them out after tn
arrest is made. People who came t
the police station with roar" abou
the place have been repeatedly told tina
If they would give testimony the pro
tprietors would be arrested
Not an arrest was made as the re-
suit of the iamboree Christmas eve al
! though the police easily located the par
| ties who were injured in the fray. They
all declared that they would not prose
{-edte the men who did the shooting. anG
as no one beside the participants saw
the row, there are no disinterested wit
ness to be found They are all equally
guilty, and do not dare to appear ii
court,
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the slightest foundation in fact. The all.
thorities at Madrid are taking minute
precautions against suicide, a Aioctor be-
ing a member of. the party, which will
escort the prisoners here. ~
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Red Crosa Helm

st. Petersburg, Dec 26-The Red Cross
society is sending representatives. to An
dian to organize relief ,'or the earth
quake sufferers and has contributed ST.
500 to the relief fund.
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Humbert IL Not Dead.

of Frederick Humbert. husband of Nine.
Humbert In his cell at Madrid, has not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
CABINETS CHRISTMAS.
How the Presidents ofacial Family

Washington, Dec. 26.-The secretary of
state and Mrs. Hay spent Christmas day
lat their beautiful home at the corner
Of Sixteenth and H streets. They have
with them their daughter, Mrs. James
Wadsworth. jF-, a bride of last summer
and their youngest son, Clarence. who is
home from college for the holidays, also
their son-in7law, Mr.. Wadsworth.
Secretary Moody, the only bachelor
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WILL CLOSE IT UP.
Disreputable Negro Joint on
Quincy Street Causes Trouble.

The police will now take hand In the
closing out OF Messrs. F'itz & Taylor.
Fproprietors of the jointsat Fifteenth and
Quincy streets. They stood 1t all viSht
until the odor of the Christmas eve jam
boree reached their nostrils The re-
spectacle residents. of the district are
very much stirred up" over that ex-
element. The bad men Of the town CON-
gregated at the resort for grand
BALL" According to the best evidence
there was not ONE bali but dozens of
them, ranging from the zippish "22" to
the festive "45" At any rate the show
closed in the early part, of Christmas
morning with free for all shooting
and carving bee in which three people
We're injured and the house ounctured
in dozen. places. The row started sub
rosa but soon rose to the boiling =oint-
Then Tom Youngman, a brother of the
notorious ''Toots" who is serving a term
in the pen for highway robbery, drew
razor flush and proceeded to chop, one
Harry Scott. Scott. saw" him and rails
ed him on a %'gun full He fired several
shots at Youngman and finally succeed
ed in Duncturing him in the shoulder.
Then the refrain was taken up by Roy
Anderson and the brothers Norman.
Everybody took q shot at everybody
else and TIE fun was fast and furious.
Those who were. without guns soon be-
out onto the chill street. Then they
proceeded to yell bloody murder until
they had aroused every sleeper In the
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MINISTER BOWEN. !12s
A Diplomatic Hustler Who Has Had
Experience Before.

Probably no man now in the diplo-
matte service of the United States has
represented this country abroad in more
capacities than Herbert Wolcott Bowen.
For II years he has continuously served
the state department in some foreign
country. Starting on his career as con-
sui he has been promoted through every
grade until he has reached his present
position of envoy extraordinary and 'n1in-
lister plenipotentiary 10 Venezuela.
In 1890 President Harrison appointed
him consul at Barcelona, Spain, and in
1895 President Cleveland promoted him TO
be consul general. Ne had hardly held
this office year when the agitaiion IN
Spain against the United States began 10
assume unpleasant proportions. From
that time, until the SPANISH Americaan
war Mr. Bowen Was considered by the
Barcelona police to be in constant DIN.
ger of assassination. Outing this psfiaa
I9 mobs appeared before the consulate
general-the largest one rumbertnE lAsa
persons. Upon one ofs tketE occasions ~
mob with shouts and sEartattatss ~
mandsd the destruction pf the bsslhiinS
and the d4ath % tha pegtibAht. iseSis..aR
warning OF hiS danger; t'Hflsat tlesttfAl
Bowen apRFafea - ths fhttaeFs 80
faced tire mob tiil g 1HsllI aisEssssa -
snB entirely at8tsa hs6t fsSt Fss fsssas-
another A41asFtEaH ssssaFtH 49,
laaass uaf teszssah - fNz
sisha - 80 at@sF
uha sflsfsa&s tsss#8 SO
= a. - ~
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aalkk@issts 49,
ttafF - tE.<4a So
tkift tfsfssa ka@essiH
- psissa sta4ts ~ 80
NJ. HhpsAs sass k $50 -
revolution sd hailsss 80 Fssssss ~
has. brought. Min INfs sisA fesssassa
that no mention ~ - ssfn = ssses
sary. ~
Mr.. Bowen ssaa borh " afasssitN. n
Y. February - iksA artl thsFsIaft4 AZ
though he Is laFyeaFs % Are. ~ bas Gals
had 10 real birthdays. IL fathst eaa
Henry c. Bowen, and HE thather MS
Luc- Maria Tappan, a danEhtsN OF tho
sbolltionist. Lewis Tapp4n. ESQ., IiIS
early education was obtained AZ the
academy at the country heme OF his
parents In Woodstock, Conn, and at thu
Polytechnic institute OF brooklyn. when
&c years Of age he left school and went
TO France and Germany with tutor 70
prepare for college, On BIS return home
after two years study he entered Yale
in the class Of lsTs among whose MEM
berB were William III. Taft nav gov
ernor of the Philippines William H.
Hunt, now governor Of Porto Rice, and
the late John A.. Porter, secretary to
President Mckinley.
After leaving Yale he passed year In
italy, studying Italian and music, and
then returned to enter the Columbia law
school, from which he was graduated
with the degree Of ILL. b., cum laude.
He had only practiced his profession Z
few years In New York city when he en-
tered the diplomatic service. Mr.. Bowen
has published from time to time several
small volumes Of verse, land In 1896 he
brought out. through the Putna1ns, a
manual Of international Law" which
was written at Barcelona and which Is
simple statement Of the principles UNDER
lying the law OF nations Hamilton Holt
in Independent.
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There is probably not a single person
in the country. if not too busy, that would
not attend a theatrical performance if lie
or she were positive that it contained
sufficient merit to delight them, and
thereby Justify their attendance Reason
ing from this theory, 1t is safe to say that
the opera house will be crowded to its
utmost capacity on New Years at the
Grand, when the people will be given an
opportunity to see Robert Sherman's big
production of MY friend From Arkan-.
saw"
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isis HOPKINS" the famous play of
Indiana country life. with Rose Melville
as Sis" comes to the Grand opera
house on Tuesday, December 30, with a
record of four seasons unbroken sue
cesses and ever increasing popularity.
Prices are Is, 25, 35, so, rs cents.
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CHRISTMAsIN CHICAGO.
Presents for Thousands of Employees
IL Given by Big Corporations.

Given by Big Corporations -.
Chicago, Ill, Dec. 26.-With Christmas
presents from employer to employed with
fedsts at, county institutions and remem-
brances of the needy, and with festivals
everywhere. Chicago celebrated the
favorite anniversary of all yesterday. x
! The Crane company gave s135,000 to its
employees, amounting to per cent OF
their annual wages. - 90
Harris; Gates & Co, distributed 5 per
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David Belascos drama of love and war,
THE Heart of Maryland" which is an
nounced for temperance here at the
Crawford theater on Tuesday. Dece:sher
80, will, beyond peradventure, -,
by equally as cordial and appreciatiVs al
audience as was seen on its previous
visit The play has won a memorable
place in the heart interest of piaygoers.
and everywhere it has appeared and re.
appeared with undated popular success.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Leave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas Ave.]
= Rev. w. Mooney win preach at Bethel
next Sabbath.
D. of H give a masque dance at Bar
rett's hall. saturday evening. Dec. ~.
Miss Cleo Covert has returned from
Pueblo, Col. where she has been for the
past several months. rs.
Miss Mildred Neiswender Of Silver
Lake is visiting her brother, c. o. Neis-
wender of 1914 Jackson street
Attend the inventory sale beginning
- "a WILLIAM NJ. CosTLEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hayes and children
Of Silver Lake were the guests Christ
mas Iof Mrs. Hayes mother, Mrs. Carrie
Morrow. of zoos jackson street.
The Epworth league Bible class of the
Kansas Avenue church will meet this
evening at the parsonage The class will
Stayel.r, -
For seven days We will give one
fourth off on all chinaware. dolls and
toyz This is chance to get some nice
goods fehea2.
Miss Clara Retter. daughter of r. e.
Retter, of eHS Monroe street, and Mr..
HDiner Shreyes, Of Femherton. Ohio,
were married last evening by Rev. J. A,
StaveIy at The Methodist parsonage.
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TIL government EuaR boat Col -
mckenzie. arrived % -, Isaiit % fhntsss
day evening and tied up ~ TIE Istsfsosaa
Joline dock. - -.
moi orIy from tbs t8atzEf tast#a ~
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Functions of Emit.

The Medicine Brief thus summarizes
the various uses Of fruit in relieving
diseased conditions Of the body. The
list Is worth keeping: Under the cate.
CORY of laxatives. oranges. figs. tama.
rnds, prunes. mulberries, dates, nee.
tarines and plums may be included.
Pomegranates, cranberries. blackber.
ries, sumac berries. dewberries. rasp-
berries, barberries, ounces. pears, wild
cherries and medlars are astringents
Grapes, peaches, strawberries, whortle.
berries, prickly pears, black currants
and melon seeds are diuretics. Goose.
berries, red and white currants, pump.
kins and melons are refrigerants. Lem.
ons, lines and apples are stomachic Sc:
datiyes,
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
New York's Tall Men.

Why are there SO many very tall men
In New York? is question often asked
by visitors to the city. The popularity
Is so patent that 1t very soon forces it.
self on the attention Of every casual
observer. The men are not the ordina-
rily tall men of six feet or so that one
sees quite ms many Of in Pittsburg or
Chicago as you do in New York, hut
the men whose heads rise up noticea-
bly, out Of the crowd wherever they
are. What brings them here or what
grows them here are questions. !. They
are so plentiful that One can scarcely
walk block down town without meet
Ing several.-New York Letter,in Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
THE BULGARIAN.
a Peculiar Fellow, He IL Either
Soldier or q Peasant.

a REGULAR Fellow, He IL Either q
Soldier or a Peasant,
1t Is strange country Of contrasts,
this Bulgaria that people have SO long
watched as danger spot. The peasant
is heavily built fellow, with Kali
n1uk nose If he happens to be pure bred
from the original Samoyede stock,
which Is not likely. His language has
become Slavic, which means q Ian.
guage in which "beefsteak" is "mpiph.
text" and "omelet soutfle" is '.omlet
cuphle."
The Bulgarian is a peasant or a SOL
der. He knows no other trade. AS
farmer the sheep is all in all to him,
rood and clothing and companionship,
says writer in The Era. He lives in a
novel, does not understand why he
should be taxed and makes his women
slave In the field. He is called close
nsted, churlish and suspicious and has
some of the virtues that often 70 with
those qualities.
When Bulgaria became practically
free Of the sultan, there were MANY
Turks left In the country. These are
gradually being crowded out, but there
Is still a mosque in Christian Sofia. and
IN the palace of the sobranje, or parlia.
ment, where the members have better
accommodations than the lords of Brit
ain on the Thames embankment, some
twenty Turkish deputies always sit to.
gether and exert an influence that they
never could do in their own land nv
voting always with the party in power.
Every Saturday the members of the
sobranje are paid at the rate of Is
francs day. all in silver five franc
pieces. These peasant lawmakers knot
1t up in handkerchiefs, grin slowly and
shake the jingling pieces playfully in
one another's face. They are playing
at craftsmanship yet. but fairly well
upon the whole.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
NEWS coNDEM
rIONS,
/
Thursday, Feb. 20.

George B. Coltelyou, secretary of
the president, is confined to his home
by q severe cold.
Great scarcity of oysters and fish
Is prevalent at NeTv York, owing to the
recent heavy storms.
Danny Maher, tn /, American Jockey
who will ride for King, Edward VII
this season, has sailed for England.
Rev. DR.. Charles e. Lord, Congrega-
tionalist, well known in. theological
circles, died at Newburyport, Mass,
aged IS years.
I It is rero-ted on good authority
that the Oklahoma and Western road
has been purchased by the st. Louis
and San Francisco.
Daniel McCreery, a prominent mer.
chant Of Martinsburg, Ia, committed
suicide by shooting. It is supposed
he was Temporarily insane.
Courtmartials have been ordered in
the case of number of Japanese of.
ficers who are accused Of looting dur.
ing the campaign in China against the
Boxers.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
ONE FIERCE ROUND.
TiIlman and McLaurin Have FigI
in the Senate

TilIman and McLaurin Have Fight
in the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 24.-Senators Till
man and McLaurin of South Carolina
shocked the dignified senate by engag.
. ing in fist fight which lasted one
round, during which Tillman landed
one blow on McLaurin's forehead and
McLaurin drew blood from Tillman's
nose.
During a debate and while Mr.. Nc
Laurin was in committee room Mr..
Tillman said that his colleague had
been bought with patronage to vote
for the Paris treaty with Spain.
Mr.. McLaurin heard of the remark
and hurried to the senate. He char.
acterized Mr.. Tlllman's statement as
lie, whereupon the latter made a
rush for his colleague, and there was
a great mix-up until they were sep.
arated. sy,. t;-y ~.
/. The senate went into executive ses-
sion and adopted a resolution declar-
ing the senators in contempt and re-
ferring their case to the committee
on election and privileges.
Later each, made a statement Of
apology, but they are still in contempt.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Buy District sehoo. Bonds.

The state board Of university and
school lands has bought $4,000 of dis.
trict school bonds. The states indus.
trial school at Glendale wanted the
board to purchase 100000 of bonds
for that institution, but the board
could not comply with the request, as
there is no law authorizing the pur-
chase. The board will hold sale
OF school lands in Cavalier and Ben
son counties about May 1.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Big Deal In Elevators.

The meeting Of the independent
grain buyers Of the Dal,otas, Minneso-
ia and Iowa at Fargo resulted in the
organization of the Northwestern Ele-
vator company. In North Dakota 29
Independent farmers cooperative ele-
vators are included in the deal. Meet
ings will be held at Sioux Falls. s. D.,
Feb. Is; Austin. Minn.. Feb. 81, and
st. Paul. March 5 and 6. at which the
elevators of the other states will be
included in the organization.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
University Club at Fargo.

Graduates of universities and COL
leges have formed university club
In Fargo. Judge Pollock Of the local
district court was elected president;
Justice Young of the supreme court,
vice president; Professor Childs of the
city schools, secretary; and Professor
Mills of the agricultural college. treas
urer. The organization will permit
the membership Of any graduate Of a
recognized institution.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
The Rest Cure.

Quiet and warmth are the medicines
OF the four footed philosopher. If a
dog is ailing. he rolls himself into a
ball In a warm corner and eats little or
nothing till he is we'll. Many times rest
Is the only medicine needed by the sick,
but we seldom follow this example.
The biped loses the instinct of the, ami.
NAL. He fumes. frets. takes stimulants
and indictments and gives no chance
to the recuperative forces of nature
Philadelphia Record. g
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Cattle- Good to
prime steers, s6.50@7.25:, poor to me
dunn, $4.0006.50; stockers and feed
ers, $250@4.85; cows and heifers,
s1.25@5.50; Texas steers. $4.50@5.75.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
$50; good to choice neavy, $6.20@
.6.4Oy rough heavy, $5.9O@6.9O; light,
i$5.75@6.O5; bulk Of sales, $5.90@6.30.
.sheep-Good to choice, $4.75@5.30;
lambs, S3.75@6.65.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Wheat-Feb.,
1870; May, 61s@76Ac; July. 76hc;
Sept, 75%c. Corn-Feb., 58c; May,
60c; July, 60c; Sept. 58% @59c. Oats
Feb, 42Ac; May, 4211c; July, 351
@35Ac; Sept, 30Ac. Pork Feb,
.$15.271s; May. $15.52h; July, $3.50.
Flax-Cash Northwestern, $1.70;
Southwestern, $1.70; May, $1.70. But
r-Creameries, 1S@27c; dairies, 18@
231zc. Eggs-231kc. Poultry-Tur-
keys, 100141sc; chi :kens. s@1Ohc
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
TUESDAY. Feb. %.

senate-After a brief session ad-
journment was taken out of respect to
the memory of Representative Crump
OF Michigan. The names of Messrs.
Tillman and McLaurin were again re-
stored to the rolls but this does not
give them the right to speak or vote.
House-Diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill passed. The question
of reforming the consular service was
debated at length but no amendments
were offered.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Monday. Feb. "a.

senate--Philippine bill passed by q
strict party vote after days debate
of eight hours. Prince Henry was an
interested spectator for brief period.
House-Bill to divide Texas into
four judicial districts passed; also
Tawney resolution calling on the Sec
retary OF war for information concern.
Ing the transfer of sugar lands in
Cuba since the American occupation.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Devils Lake Store Fire.

!, Fire broke out in the general store Of
Glerum & Roe. The building and al
most the whole Of the stock was de.
stroyed. Hodgkinson's drug store ad-
Joining was badly damaged. The
drug stock was moved into the street.
The loss on buildings and stock is va
riously estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
for over Fifty years

An OLD AND WELL.TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixtyyears by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth.
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes til.
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remed,
fol Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste
Sold by druggists in every part Of tn.
world. twenty-five cents : bottle. 1t,
value is incalculable. Be sure and ask
for Mrs Wi"s!n~'s Soothing Syrup. and
The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Drying preparations simply dsvel-

Drying preparations simply devel-
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing q far more serious trouble than
the ordinary formof catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snufs
aud use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ny's Cream Balm is such 8 remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for IL cents. All druggists sell the
500. size. Ely Brothers, sc Warren st., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause snesing. iNspreads itseN
over an irritated snd angry surface, raliey-
ing Immediately tho painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarzh aud HS, Es.ae.