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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Items of news for The Reformer may be lett
at StOCkwels store not later than wednesday
evening, Important items may be telephoned
to the office ut the expense of The Retormer'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
CENTER OF POPULATION.
It Is Now Seven Miles Southeast of
Column bus, Ind.

The monument placed in lonely field
between VICES station and Elizabeth
town. seven miles southeast of Column
bus, Ind, marks the center of poDula-
ton of the United States proper al the
end of the nineteenth century. 1t also
commentaries the folly of those who ct
the century's beginning thought it i'm
possible that seaboard civilization would
ever pass beyond the Alleghanies. Ouf
center of population, including Alaska.
Porto Rico and the Philippines. is
somewhere in Enthusiastically where is
unknown, as we have no census of the
FiliDinos.
In 100 years the center Travelled west
ward AIS miles, or about three feet per
hour. The line made by it's progress
was drawn to it's southernmost point III
1880 by the development of Kentucky.
Tennessee and the lower Mississippi re-
gion. wayered north until 1870 went
south in 1880 and northward again in
1890 It's longest jump was 81 miles be-
tween 1850 and 1869. because of the Cali
fornia gold fever; the shortest was from
1890 to 1900, when, because of the growth
of the eastern cities, it Travelled but II
miles west and when the development
of Texas, which gains as many con-
gressmen in the new apportionment as
New York, and of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory, detected it three miles
south At the end of the century it is
very nearly due west of where it started
Where will the center be in A. D. 1000?
Eastern prophets see it crawling slowly
into Illinois and there pausing. Far
western men say that it will continue to
go rapidly westward. Systematic irri-
cation. with its small farms and COM
pect civilization, they say, is only be-
ginning the transformation of the west
into plains as rich and populous as
Babylon's of old; and they may not be
dreaming. If the center were to move
westward in this century Just as it did
in the last, the year 1000 would find it III
Missouri a little southeast of Leaven-
worth, Kas., where it would still be con-
siderably east of the geographical center
For this is indeed a very big country
New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
vINEWOOD MAY BUY 1T.
to Pay for Required Paw
ing Material.

The city is about to close a deal with
the Vinewood Park railway to sell to the
railway company about $1,000 worth oil
paving material.
The Vinewood company has already
purchased of the city $3.50 worth of
granite blocks which were taken from
the right of way on Fifth street. The
city received $50 per yard for this
material.
The company is now haggling about
the price to be paid for the paving brick
which has been taken from the pave
ment. The city has offered to sell for
$3.50 per 1000, and the company offers
81
The current price for new brick Is 50. 70
per 1000. so it is evident that the city is
making very liberal proposition at $3.50.
The bricks are just as good for the pur
poses of the Vinewood company as new
brick for which they would have to pay
1913.
At a rough estimate it is believed that
if the city sells the paving brick for IS
a thousand it will receive over s., 900 on the
transaction.
The city thus will receive about 1,20O
in payment for paving material which
some of the members of the city council
wanted to give to the Vinewood railway
outright. Even if the Vinewood company
does not buy the brick from the city the
material will be worth all of the value
placed upon it a supply to use in maxi
ing repairs and making street intersec-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
TROUBLE WITH VENEZUELA.

A situation bordering on war has been
precipitated by England and Germany
acting jointly against Venezuela on
what seems at a glance to be INSULT
Gent Drovocation.
Great Britain demands the payment of
claims for damage suffered by British
merchants and other subjects of the
crown as a result of the Venezuelan in
sufrection. Together with these de-
mands is involved the question of Sow
ereignty over the island of Patos, which
Venezuela claims by virtue both of its
proximity to the coast and on the
ground that Spanish treaty provisions
have recognized Venezuelas title. Great
Britain claims that the island was part
of the property transferred to it by
Spain in 1887 together with the island of
Trinidad, lying ten miles away. 1t is the
British contention. therefore, that dam
ages are owing for the action of a Ven
ezuelan gunboat in Selling British pro-
perty on Patos.
Germany's demands rest on claims for
damages sustained by German subjects
and especially for the payment of debts
growing out of the building of a rail-
road between Caracas and Valencia by
German capitalists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
BAN ON DANCING.
President PIass, of Washburn,
Issues an Edict.
Card Playing Is Also Prohibit
ed at the College.
HE EXPLAINS . WHY.
Washburn Is Essentially a
Christian Institution.
Dancing and Card Playing Are
Therefore Not Compatible.

In the today's issue of the Washburn
Review is signed statement from
President Norman D. Plass prompting
in the future the amusements OF dane
ing and card playing at gatherings OF
the students of the college.
The statement is quite lengthy, and
gives the reasons which have induced
the faculty and trustees to make the
announcement
The declaration Of war on dancing and
card playing is the result of an lmpor-
tant meeting of the Washburn faculty
held Wednesday evening, at which the
whole question was up for discussion
At this meeting it was decided that
dancing and card playing must not be
practiced at the class parties and other
distinctively student gatherings
1t appears, moreover, from the word
ing of President Plass'S announcement.
that the trustees have sanctioned the
action Of the faculty.
The ban on dancing and card playing
is regarded as a death blow to the re-
cent plan of the students to organize
fraternities at the college. One frater-
nifty is already in existence, but the hos
tility of the faculty and trustees to the
fraternal amusements of dancing and
card playing will no doubt result in its
disbandinR.
The Washburn sentiment concerning the
amusements of dancing and card playing
have undergone a very general revolution
during the past ten years Ten years ago
the students would have been Mortified if
anyone had suggested a dancing party OF
late years the gradual increase in the
number of students whose parents believe
such amusements are all right has caused
a change in the sentiment Most of the
members of the faculty also believe that
there is no harm in card playing and
dancing, but when it came to the issue,
they voted that the traditions of the col
lege should be sustained.
1t is possible that some of the professors
were influenced to this action by the fact
that the trustees favored it, and it would
have been unpleasant for professor to
put himself in antagonism with the trus-
tees.
President Plass in his official statement,
asserts that Washburn is an avowedly
religious institution, and that it stands
first of all for a Christian education He
said that the faculty and trustees have
discussed the matter a great deal, and
have tried their best to determine fairly
whether dancing and card playing are
compatible with a Christian education.
After their deliberations, the conclusion
was reached that the situation does not
warrant any deviation from the traditions
of the college, and that in the future
dancing and card playing must be exclud-
ed from the student gatherings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
POINTER TO COLOMBIA.
No More Trifiing in Canal Mat
ter Will Be Tolerated.

Washington, Dec. 12.-At the instance
of Secretary Hay, DR.. Herran. Colom-
bian charge d affaires called at the
state department today to discuss the
canal treaty negotiations, that the sec
rotary might be able to report the exact
status of the canal situation to the cab
met. DR.. Herran was unable to give to
the secretary any reply from the Bogota
government as to what price would be
accepted for the lease. It was explained
to DR.. Herran that in view of the many
other weighty diplomatic matters press
ing the attention at this time and Ike
growing impa tience at the capitol at the
delay in the conclusion of the canal con-
vention, immediate action by the Bogota
government was imperative DR.. Her
ran today cabled the foreign Office at
Bogota the wishes of the state depart
ment and calling attention to the serious
complications that may arise out of the
Venezuelan situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
MELTED AWAY.
Prices of Stocks Yield to Fierce
Onslaught of Bears.

New York. Dec. 12.-Further iquida-
ton of forced character set in soon
after the opening of today's stock mar
ket and prices melted away all through
the list Some issues notably steel.
touched the lowest level reached since
May, 191.
The bear element made an attack and
took added courage from the absence OF
inside support The opening was heavy
Americans showed slight Improvement.
After a brief rally the real attack be-
gun and the end Of the first hour saw
the market very weak Numerous ac-
counts were thrown over and more stop
loss orders were uncovered.
The selling for western accounts was
reported to be very EeaVS, not only OF
the Industrial group but of standard
railway shares. Call money opened at 8
money Is virtually unobtainable for
short periods and months loans made
only on high-class collateral.
Conditions We're a little better before
the close of the morning sessions, rallies
extending from l to per cent. above
lowest prices.
The money rate which had iun off to
s per cent, rose again to II, and the adj
vance was checked, but resumed on very
large purchases. The laggards. including
Steel and Southern Pacific. came into the
movement and made complete recoveries.
In a number of stocks yesterdays net
losses were entirely wiped out and net
gains reached between ? and points IN
Rock Island preferred, Delaware and Hud-
son, Manhattan, Northwestern. TenneSs &c
Coal and Sugar and Consolidated Gas: /
points-in Great Northern preferred ana 6
points in Evansville and Terre Haute. The
close was steady, but slightly below the
best and very active.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
HOOK HERE MONDAY.
He Will Wind Up Affairs in Invest
rnent Trust CompanY.

Judge W. c. Hook will be in Topeka
Monday and will take up the case of the
Investment Trust company of America
The recent sale of the entire maining
property of the company for 900, the
upset price, will in all probability be con-
firmed. and arrangements made for wind
ing up the business of Receiver Bennett
r. Wheeler.
So far there have been no objections
filed to the sale of the property for s325,-
900. and no one has offered to give any
more for the property. The bid of s325,0
was made by a reorganization committee
composed of some of the old stockholders
in the concern.
There are several million dollars worth
of outstanding stock which will be paid
off out of the proceeds of the sale. It is
not yet known how many cents on the
dollar will be paid Geo. Sharitt clerk of
the court, has filed away in his vault,
thousands of dollars worth of the stock
Of the company which have been left with
the court awaiting the distribution of the
assets of the company.
The company will be reorganized under
the new management, and the place of
business moved from Topeka to Kansas
City. The company owns a great deal of
real estate in Kansas and other states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

During the year ended October 81,
1902. the number of national banks was
increased by the formation of 40 asso-
Citations, with total capital of S3t, 900,
of which 3O2, with capital Of S7.9O5,OOO,
were of the smaller class, and 16S, with
capital of s23. 225, OOO of the larger The
net increase, however, was but 399. Nine
associations were closed by expiration
OF their corporate existence, 60 by vol
untary liquidatio and one by appoint
ment of receiver Two associations
heretofore in charge of receivers were
placed in a solvent condition and
allowed to resume business. The au-
thorized capital stock of the national
banking associations in existence on
October 81, 1901 was S663 224, 1875. and On
October 81, 1902. $713. 435, 695 an increase
during the year of $50,211, 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
LOCAL MENTION.

The streets and walks committee Of
the council met this afternoon at the
council chamber.
Col J. G. Niles and wife. who have
been living at Oakland, have moved to
1929 Topeka avenue.
H. S Daniels, representative of Chas
B. Hanford, who will play at the Craw-
ford Christmas, was in Topeka today.
City Attorney Spencer is putting in
most of his time now digging up evil
dence for the city's side of the dollar
gas case.
Co1e & Co.'S cooperage works leaves to-
day for his old home at Logans-Soft,
Ind, to spend the holidays.
Applica tons have been received by the
Topeka free employment agency for u
farm hands and ranchmen to be sent to
Oswego. Kan. The management of tia
Soldiers Orphans home, at -Atchison,
has applied for a cook and a farm hand.
St Johns A. NJ. E. church Jubilee will
close this evening. 1t has been in prog
ress two weeks for the purpose of rails
ing funds with which to pay off the
Sc GOO indebtedness of the society. Mayor
Parker will SPEAK and the Eastern Star
chapters and Knight TemDlar com
mandery will appear, the knights giving
"a display Thursday evening was Pro
fessional Mems night at which a num-
Der of the prominent colored men and
women of the city spoke.
Five new cases of restitution. all
worthy of assistance, have been attend
ed to by Mrs. Thorpe in the past few
days. She waited a long time for the
state board of charities to attend to the
cases. but they failed to do 50. Mrs.
Thorpe thinks it best to send Christmas
presents for poor children direct to their
homes, but others connected with char
liable work wish to combine Win the
Salvation Army and have a big Chris +
mas tree. This will probably be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
Mr.. PRlNGLE IS HERE.
Says That Everything Seems to
Be Going Right.

J. T. Pringle. representative-elect from
Usage county and candidate for speaker
came up from Rurlingame late last night
and has been at the Copeland today. He
came up to talk over legislative matters
with other members who will come to
Topeka to see Mr.. Bailey. although Mr..
PringIe said he did not know that Mr..
Bailey was coming to Topeka today until
he saw it in the newspapers
Everything seems to be going all
right said Mr.. Pringle. II suppose there
will be quite an ingathering to see Bailey
now that he has left home. There will
be a good many other things to attract
interest now beside the speakership.
Mr.. Pringle is accompanied by E. G.
Pipp, editor of the Burlingame Chronicle.
and his right hand man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
JAYHAwKER JoTs

A Lawrence girl has cast her lot with
Lovers Lane comedy company.
Chicken thieves are so numerous in
Washington county that bloOdhounds are
talked of.
An FL Dorado woman has invited her
friends in for a persimmon lunch on fruit
from Old Kentucky.
Strange but on a windy day there are
about three women on the streets Of
Cawl1er City to one man.
A Neodesha woman in the sere and yell
low leaf of sixty autumns took her first
ride on a railroad train last week.
The new heating plant in the Fort Scott
high school is not proving such a warm
proposition as was at first reported
Now that the senatorial candidates have
practically agreed upon Pringle for
speaker the things most in the public eye
these breezy times are cinders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
KNIFE DUEL ON TRAIN.
Chicagoan Slabs Fatally Ohio Farmer
in Quarrel Over Seat.

Lima, o., Dec. 12.-In a vicious knife
fight on board the fast New ork-Chi-
cago limited William Kraft, a young
farmer living near Lafayette, o., was
cut and stabbed so badly that he may
die, and his assailant. Samuel Lobber of
Chicago, was placed in jail here, held
under a $500 bond.
Lobber, together with nine other em-
ployes of the Link Belt Machine COM
pany of Chicago, were en- route from
Fort Wayne to Columbus. Kraft and
friend, James Snyder, boarded the train
here and insisted on taking a seat oc-
cupied by another member of the Chi
cago party. A quarrel ensued in which
knives were drawn, causing a panic
among the passengers. In addition to
Kraft being fatally wounded Snyder
also was badly cut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
MISS VAN ALIEN ENGAGED.
Granddaughter of Mrs. William Astor
La to Wed Willie Lahr.

was surprised today to learn. of the en-
gagement of Miss Van Allen. daughter of
James J. Van Allen and granddaughter Of
Mrs. William Astor, to Willie Lehr,
brother of Harry S. Lehr of Baltimore.
Mr. Lehr frequently visited Newport
last season and he was driving with Miss
Van Allen on the day Miss Van Aliens
former fiance, Robert Reading Remington
was mysteriously shot and killed in the
aristocratic Newport reading room.
Harry S. Lehr had been reported en-
gagged to Mss Van Allen several times and
when he married a rich New York widow
his brother took up the close friendship
with Miss Van Allen and this reported en-
gagement is the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
E CRANE & COMPANY WIN.
Miss Wooster Loses Suit Against the
Publishers.

The jury in the district court which
heard the suit of Lizzie E. Wooster
against Crane & Co. decided the ques-
lions submitted in favor of Crane late
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Wooster and Crane entered into
a contract for the publication of school
books. Miss Wooster was to furnish the
copy and Crane was to publish and sell
the books. Miss Wooster brought suit
to annul the contract on the ground
that Crane had not kept faith with her.
The jury decided that Crane had not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

Among the many endorsements of the
Post Check plan of renting money is
that of Third Assistant Postmaster
General BIaddin who says: 1T seems
opportune to state that after a further
investigation of the subject I am more
than ever convinced that this (the Post
Check plan) or some other method of
making remittances. more simple and
convenient than any now in existence, is
a great need of the people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

[From the New York Press.
White lies make a black mark on the
soul.
Generally ones eyes see what they want
to see, especially if they ought not to see
1t.
A young married woman always seems
to be afraid to tell when she had a Sleep
less night.
It's awful hard to tell a woman the
same thing about how much you love her
a different way every time, but you've got
to do it to make her believe you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

Admiral Dewey is again on the high
seas with the esteem and admiration
Of the American people for him undi-
minished, thanks to his failure to Sc
cure a presidential nomination. If he
had become a candidate for office, the
story that the Spaniards sank their own
ships would, have been established as
truth in the minds of the opposition in
less than month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

One of the independent operators in
the anthracite regions testified before
the strike arbitration commission that
he receives but $3.50 per ton for the
output of his mine. The difference be-
tween this price and what the consumer
pays is what goes to the railroads. and
most of it goes to the roads that own
the mines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
BOSTON FAD EATING SAND.
Windsorites Buy the Grit from Their
Leader and Swallow 1t.

Boston. Mass. Dec. 12-Boston followers
Of the occult have as their newest fad a
craze for sand-eating. A man calling him
self Professor William Windsor is the
head of the band.
His followers actually buy sand from
him which he claims to have cleaned
and purified by a special process" and
swallow the grit by the teaspoonful. It
is done in the belief that the sand pro-
notes digestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
Telescope Not Damaged.

Regarding the reported injury to the
Washburn TELESCOPE on Tuesday night.
the following statement is made By
Prof H. l. Woods: THE workmen left
the shutter open few inches. and con-
sequent on a rise of Temperature dur
ing the night, moisture collected on the
base snd tube of the instrument This
was easily removed 1t was very
trivial matter, and absolutely no dam
age was done to the Instrument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
OLD EMPORIAN DEAD.
Addison Bundrem, Oldest Wagon
maker in the State. Dead.

Harry Schmidling was in Topeka to-
day on his way home from Emporia 10
Chicago He went to Emporia with the
remains of his uncle. Addison Bundrem.
who died in Chicago recently. Mr.. Bun-
drem lived in Emporia for 40 years and
was the oldest wagonmaker in the state.
Mr.. Bundrem left considerable property,
willing it to Harry and his mother, Mr..
Bundrems sister He was II years old
and leaves no family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
SHE KISSED THE KING.
Little Miss Carnegie Then Took Him
to See Her Doll.

Glasgow, Dec. 12.-The London CORE
spondent of the Glasgow Herald states
that King Edward sent a cordial mes
sage to Andrew Carnegie before the lat
ter sailed for the United States.
He adds that when Mr.. Carnegies six
year-old daughter Margaret was brought
in to see the king on the occasion of the
latter's visit to Skibo castle his majesty
asked the child for a kiss. She complied
readily and then invited the king to GO
to the nursery to see her doll King Ed
ward laughingly accepted the invitation
and visited the nursery.
Commissioner Partridge Resigns.
New York, Dec. 12.-Commissioner of
Police John N. Partridge has resigned
to take effect January l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

violated the contract The jury further
found that Miss Wooster had violated
the contract That ended the duties of
the jury and Judge Hazen will now de-
eide whether the petition of Miss Woos-
ter's that the contract be rescinded
shall be allowed or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

The ease with which the Venezuelan
feet was captured and sunk renders 1t
more remarkable that England and
Germany should consider it necessary to
double teams" on the South American
ren11lnIic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

The San Juan. (P. RO News did not
issue a paper November q. Thus does
Thanksgiving day follow the nag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

It is just as well that Castro's navy
IS at the bottom of the sea. 1t would
have proven useless expense in case
of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

Just as Mark Hanna settles down
with the feeling that he has that presi-
DENTAL boom corralled it breaks out in
another place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
President National League.

New York, Dec. 12-Harry Pullman of
PittsbEg was elected president, secretary
ana treasurer of the National league to-
day.