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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12
CAsTRo's AMBITION.
He Hopes to Become the Diaz of
Venezuela.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Miguel Alma Pietro
Gonzales, a merchant of Caracas. Vene-
zuela, who is on a business trip through
the United States, has arrived in Chi
cago. In an interview last night he
said:
President Castro is a man of alb
normal ambition. and believes that he
will some day be the Diaz of Venezuela
1t is said to be his ambition to bring
about a union of the South American
republics. and to place himself al the
head o. it.
He evidently thinks that the United
States will side with him in The present
imbroglio, and, if necessary. will support
his operations against England and Ger
many.
1.-The conservative people of Venezuela
are strongly opposed to his aggressive pol
icy. The radical element, however. is with
him and strengthens him in the belief that
Venezuela is powerful enough to resist
both England and Germany.
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ress in knowledge his pet pig made
He trained one successfully, then he got
two, and three and then a class. which
now numbers thirteen. He has brought
them under such control that they per-
form his will perfectly in the show ring
They will march, change places at word
climb ladder backward, and go down
backward, walk up steps and shoot the
chutes," jump through basket play at
see-saw, roll barrel up and down the
see-saw, walk a rope. shoot cannon at
a fort, while another climbs to the top of
the fort and hands down the Spanish flag
and hoists ''old glory The purposes of
the professor are understood by the class,
and each one in his turn performs his part
of the programme
These pigs he has picked up in different
parts of the county. He has learned to
prefer pig that Is a runt, one that has
been knocked around, and has had to
hunt for a living. He seems to prefer the
razor backs of the south, as they have
naturally had to use ingenuity to get a
living. He is now in winter quarters here.
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RESCUED BY HUNTERS.
Missing Postal Clerk Saved from Per-
ishing by Discovering Camp.

Crookston MINI, Dec 12-Winiam Ha-
gan, the Minneapolis railway maa clerk
who was supposed to have been lost in
the woods near Thief River Falls and
Thorwick in the northern part of Min
nesota. is in Crookston. Hagan left camp
Tuesday of last week following the trail
of a bear. He did not return by dark and
his fellow huntsmen naturally became
alarmed and organized searching parties.
These parties started in different dfrec-
lions the following morning. But they
could not get any trace of the missing
man. The efforts of the searchers were
Handicapped by a fresh fall of snow. which
destroyed the trail. The weather was very
cold and when the searchers abandoned
their work they felt there was very little
hope of ever seeing their companion
alive.
Hagan's story of his inforced absence
was brief. He started off early in the
morning on the trail of a bear confidently
expecting to overtake the animal In
few hours. The bear was evidently aware
that Hagan was following him and did
not make any long stops The longer the
hunter followed. the more ardent became
his desire to get that particular bear, ana
mile after mile was traversed, with Ha-
gan and the bear occupying about the
same relative position. Shortly before dark
Hagan got within shooting distance aud
let go. wounding the animal Instead of
turning to fight. the bear hurried on, ana
H2gan, confident of securing another ShOt
each moment. followed him. Before Ha-
gan became aware of the fact it was too
dark to track the animal any longer. and
he was alone in the forest, miles from
camp without blankets and with nothing
to eat
Realizing that his predicament was a
serious one Hagan sat down on a log
and calmly thought the situation over,
coming to the conclusion that the only
course for him to pursue was to build a
wind brake and gather wood for fire
and put in the night as best he could
That there were any hunters within
niles OF him did not enter his head until
he had been busy making preparations for
the night for some time Without any
hope of getting an answer he discharged
his rifle in the air and was delighted be-
yond all measure to hear an answering
shot a few seconds later Other shots fol-
lowed and by locating the direction from
which the sounds cane Hagan and the
Canadian hunters finally met.
Hagan was taken into camp by one of
the PARTY. expecting to be able to return
/ to his own cannD the next day The snow
! began falling that night. however. and
kept up without intermission for hours
When the sun shone again. the woods
were impossible to all except the most
expert woodsmen and Hagan was forced
to remain in camp until the weather
cleared
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COAL MEN NEARLY ROBBED.
Such Was the Demand for Fuel in
Prince Street.

Philadelphia Dec. 52-Scarcity of coal
among the residents of Prince street and
other thoroughfares in that neighboThood
led to exciting scenes this morning. Men,
women and children were clamoring for
fuel. There is great suffering throughout
the district, and many little children are
being kept in bed today to keep warm.
Seventeen wagons drove through Prince
street, all selling coal by the bucketful,
this morning, and they were literally mob
bed. people climbing on the wagons them
selves and filling their scuttles without
waiting for the dealer to serve them All
these wagons were emptied in a short
time without supplying the demand. 1t
is said that only moderation in the wealth
er will afford relief
In former winters all the large coal
dealers have had agencies established in
the Prince street district, from which coal
was sold by the ton or half-ton and pay
ments were made weekly. This winter,
however no agencies have been estab
lished, as those who are engaged in such
a business cannot get coal The dealers
cannot even supply their cash customers
and viii not bother with the weekly pay
ment system
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BIG CHICKEN SHOW.
Managers Hope to Make State
Meeting Best on Record.

Preparations are in hand for making
the meeting of the State Poultry associ-
alton, to be held here January $40. the
greatest in the history of the organiza-
ton, and eventually to establish if as
the leading exhibit in the middle west.
COL j. w. f. Hughes, secretary of the
associat ton, predicts that there will be
between 1.500 and 1000 birds on exhi-
bition- 1t will be necessary to make the
EXHIBIT double-decked. in order that all
G 1ne eXh1pltors may be accommodated.
Colonel Hughes has received a great
mass of correspondence from poultry
men in Kansas and adjoining states,
slgn1fylng their intention of attending
one correspondent says that he ex-
poets to have so birds here Seven I.eav-
enworth chicken men have said they
planned to attend. and there are four
from the town of Wa-Keeney Features
OF the exhibit this year will be a cool,
of pheasants which will be brought here
from Hutchinson. and a number of
peacocks, the first ever shown mere. Be
sides these special features, the exhibit
viii be composed of the best class of
fowls In Kansas, coming as it does after
the close of most of the county shows in
this and other states.
The Judges chosen are c. H Rhodes
OF North Topeka, and H B. Savage of
Bolton, Tex. These two gentlemen will
score the chickens. while r. ". Wales.
or iowa City. Iowa. will proba bly, Judge
the pigeons. and Prof. l. L. Dyche. OF
Lawrence, president of the association
will likely award the prizes in the Bel
gran hare class. Mr.. Rhodes is consid-
cred one of the best judges in the coun-
try; in fact last season he was unable
to attend all the meetings at which ne
was wanted as a judge. The prospects
are tSat there will be a large number
OF birds from Nebraska. The chicken
growing industry there receives state
encouragement, the legislature appro-
prlat1ng $1,000 annually for its use
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FRANCE MAY GET IN.
international Complications Nay
Grow Out of Venezuelan Affairs

Paris, Dec IA lengthy official dis
patch has been received at the foreign
Office here from Caracas saying that the
boats CT the German warships in Selling
the vessels supposed to belong to Nene-
zuela also captured a French merchant
steamer. the Ossum. These advices
reached here so late today that the off,
Gals We're unable to say what steps
would be taken in the matter but it is
believed that unless the Germans
promptly rectify the mistake and re-
lease the Ossum reDresen ia lions on the
subject viii be made to Germany This
is also taken to indicate the delicate
state of the situation and the possibility
of International complications beyond
those involved in Venezuela alone. The
Ossum was owned by Frenchman,
who used her in the coasting trade Of
South America
About eight months ago the Ossum
was seized by the forces of President
Castro on the CT ound that the step was
a military necessity, and the Venezuelan
flag was hoisted on board the steamer
France protested against the seizure of
the Ossum by the Venezueians, and put
in u claim for an indemnity. This is one
of the claims which is now being sub
mitted to arbitration, Venezuela CON.
ceding that the Ossum was a French
vessel
1t is thought there the seizure of the
Ossun by the Germans was Que to en-
forced service of that vessel under the
Venezuelan flag, but the French nation
ality is considered here to be uncues-
tinnad
The advices from Caracas indicate
that some tension is arising between the
British and German naval commanders
over the methods of enforcing the de-
mands.
The German authorities insist on de-
cisive action. and the advices received
here show that they have landed a small
German force. besides Selling the ships.
The British commander desires to pro-
coed more slowly and more in accord
ance with the usual course of diplomacy
AS result of this friction some of the
Caracas have reported that it is not
likely that the British will participate
in the seizure of the custom houses. If
this is borne out the officials here con-
slider that the joint character of the op-
erationS will be considerably inter-
ruDted.
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PRIZE FIGHTERS HEART.
Coffee Shown to Be the Cause of His
Weak Heart.

Frank Wallis. the Illinois champion
featherweight. says:
Nearly all my life I drank coffee, and
it finally put me in such a condition
that training for any fight was almost
Impossible.
My breathing was poor and slight ex-
erticn aIwa-s made me very tired I
could not understand it. for 1 was other
wise well and strong. until one day. in
training quarters. a friend and admirer
of mine asked me if I drank coffee
told him yes and he said that was
what allied me.
This was two weeks before an i'm
portant fight of mine was due. He ex-
planned how coffee affected the heart
and nerves. and told me of the good
qualities ce Postum Food Coffee. i'm
mediately commenced to use it in place
Of ce1ee. The result was wonderful.
Ny nervousness LETT me, my breathing
bothered me no more, my confidence re-
turned. and l was as good as ever in a
short tine
1 returned victor of the fight. which
l am confident I would not have been
had continued the use of Coffee
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INSANE OVER STUDY.
Lillian Norton's Brain Yields to Too
Much Psychology.

New York, Dec Pin the insane
pavilion at Bellevue hospital sits Lillian
Norton, handsome, highly educated,
wealthy and of good family, who does
nothing the whole day but talk on
psychology and occultism. making
frantic passes with her hands at physi-
clans and attendants in the vain hope
of hypnOtizing them, in short, a woman
who, the doctors say. in attempting to
hyprotize others has lost her own mind.
She pathetically exclai inns that she sat
. the feet of the professor of psychol-
osy at Columbia university. DR.. James
H. Hysiop, and by his teachings learned
to take an interest in the occult and to
share his belief in spiritualisn.
One Of the theories advanced by Miss
NoTton's friends to account for her men
tai alteration in addition to overstudy-
and religious mania, is that her Inces-
ant perus2l of Wisdom and Destiny
a psychological work by Aeterlinck the
Dutch writer, caused her brain to give
way.
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0II6nEIIlTIII lTnI II
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

mail carriers We're late as it was i'm
possible for them to make time over the
icy pavements. The horse shoers did
rushing business mailing on sharp CALI
ed shoes on lucky horses.
The weather has not been particularly
cold over the west and north The only
minimum temperatures below zero re-
ported for Thursday were Calgary IA be-
low, Duluth below. Havre "a below,
Miles CITY 2 below. Other minimums,
above zero, were as follows: Chicago 81.
Concordia 1e. Huron 6. Little Rock 30,
New Orleans 50. Omaha Il. Oklahoma
City 80, Denver 30, Wichita p and st.
Paul II.
The mist was caused. according to the
technical explanation of the weather
men, by the sluggish high barometers in
Minnesota Friday. forcing the low ba-
rometer areas south, producing cloudy
and misty weather where the
temperature was lust low enough to
cause it to freeze.
The government forecast sent out this
morning was: Rain or snow tonight
and Satur day" The wind this morn
ing was northeast blowing miles an
hour. The minimum tem2era ture was
% and the hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-12

Chicago. Dec. y -CATTLE Receipts to-
day. 4509 head Market very dull Good
20 prime steers s5.60d6.60: poor 20 medium.
S3.Olm5.5e. stockers and feeders. S2.0JuA.59
cows. S1-25N4.50; heifers, s2.o0d5.0l: Gamers.
81 25n2s0- bulls. S2.eON4.50: calves So 0965
200. Texas fed steers. $500 40; western
steers. S4Ood5.20.
HOGS-Receipts today $500 mead. osti-
mated Saturday, Is .010 head; LETT over from
Thursday. 2.14 head. Market Toe lower
Mixed and butchers. s.. 75u6f0: good 10
choice heavy. s6.200t6.95: rough heavy. $3.50
OSLO; light s5-5e@ 5,95; bulk of sales. s5.99ef
6.1O.
SSH sHE'f.Pa s Receipts today Zoo as9J
wethers 50 75d4.50; fair to choice mixed.
S2-75d3.60; western sheep s3.75d4.s0: native
$50.
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments Thurs
day. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts .... .......17. S35 43.27a ga 1Si
Shipments ...... ...... ASS 2,6Ts 5000
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FIRST FREE CONCERT.
Marshall's Band Will Play at the
Auditorium Dec. 2I.

Marshalls band has decided to give a
series of possibly six or eight free con-
certs to the Topeka people at the Audi
forum on Sunday afternoons during the
winter, and the first OF these will be
rendered one week from Sunday, De-
cember 81. Other dates will be arranged
later. The class of the music will be
such that no one can take exception to
it as being a Dissertation of the day, and
indeed here and there in all the pro-
grammes sacred numbers will be played
The concerts viii be in their nature the
same as those Of a year ago last spring.
In speaking of these concerts a men,
Der of the band says:
1.-The band had contemplated COM
mencing free concerts some time ago,
but on account of the non-arrival of
some special music ordered for the oc-
casion they were postponed. 1t has al
ways been the desire of the members of
the band to give none but free concerts,
to the people of Topeka. but when it is
stated that the yearly expense of main
tanning the band, is in the neighborhood
of $1,000 it is easily understood why an
admission is charged to the summer
concerts. The orga nfzatIon had ar
ranged to make every seventh park con-
cert. last summer. free, but on account
of the street car bridge being disabled
only about half of the usual concerts
were given and the band was compelled
to charge the usual admission in order
to obtain enough finances to tide them
through the winter.
The idea of several free concerts. at
the park, will probably be carried out
next summer. A great many people
seem to have the idea that the proceeds
of the park concerts are divided among
the men. but This is a mistake as the
entire proceeds are put into the bands
treasury. 1t is surprising. but never
theless a fact. that no one member of
this organization receives any remuner-
alton whatever for his services as a
bandsman, but instead is out of pocket
at the end of the year, besides his
tirne.''
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Prices Go on a Small
Boom in Chicago.
Corn Is Also Strong Out of
Sympathy.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Continue Weak With
Slight Losses.
Hogs Are Also Five and Ten
Cents Lower.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-WHEAT-Activity pre-
vailed in all the grain pits today and prices
were higher, with wheat especially strong.
Local sentiment was extremely bullish,
there being buying orders in evidence from
AL quarters. Gables were higher and re-
ceipts smaller which added to the strength.
May opened with a gain of 1sMl4c to 81
nc. at H72d &c, but around Iec there wis
considerable liquidation and 4 REACTION to
1lssc followed, but the feeling was still
drm- December opened 1sc higher at &c.
. Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
Of I'll cars, which with local receipts of 81
cars Us cars of contract grader. made
total for the three points Of CD cars,
&gainst 643 cars last week and Sl4 cars Il
year ago.
throughout the latter part of the day nd
May declined to nc. The close was a c
lower, at l7AG779sc. December closed &c
CORN-Corn opened strong in sympathy
with wheat and on good general demand.
and. on covering by shorts who too,
fright at the unfavOrable weather condi-
lions and the strong cables. the price adj
Yanced to 45c. but realizing at the high
figures brought about a decline to d4ssc
De cember was "a sc higher at 57lad577sc
and shorts were also fair buyers in this
month. Local receipts were $50 cars, with
cars of contract grade.
Il he close in corn was easier with May
down ssdl2c, at 44lsc, while December was
1sc higher. at 57asc
OATs-Oats were fairly active and
strong. The action of other grains being
an incentive TO better prices. rs was also
the small receipts and a good cash &c
mand- Buying of May by casn and com
mission houses was the main feature of
the trading. but there was also some COW
eroing by shorts, May opened isGl4c to
i4@kc higher. at 3Ss4dSS7sc. Local receipts
were IS cars.
PROVISIONS-Price of hogs at the
yards were lower and receipts were liberal
and in consequence provisions were casie,
at the start Liquidation by outsiders. which
was feature yesterday. was again in cyi-
dehoe early in the session and tended 10
create a weaker feeling January pork
opered &c lower. at $3.50; lard was down
7l2WlOc. at 50. 70n9 72i5. and ribs off 5d12Jac
opening 81 sS.30nS37ih
WHEAT-Ca No. ? red 7sc; No. 3
red, 72d7612e; No hard winter 74n75c:
No. hard winter. 6SG72c. No. / northern
spring. 7Sc; No. northern spring, 75n77c,
No. 3 spring, 70d7Sc.
CORN-No. 2.1AM5Sc: No. 3. 57taa57ssc.
OATS-No ?, 31d32c: No. ,, 55l5d31c.
FLAX-Cash NV, s1.24 S.-W., sl15;
Dec. $1.15; May, s1.2201. 231e.
RYE-Dec.. 49ikc May 52lhc.
BARLEY-Cash: 36u5Sc.
TIMOTHY-Jan.. $4.25.
CLOVER-Dec., $1O.75.
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Newton's LIBRARY Fuga.

Newton, Ean.,D Dec. 12.-The library hoard
has decided to locate the new Carnegie IL
brary at the corner of Main and Seventh
streets on the north side. For six months
there has been contest between the north
and the south sides over the matter of the
location of the library, and considera BILE
wrangling has been INDUCED in The conn-
Gil several months ago voted in favor CT
the site at the corner of Main and Second
streets on the south side but the matter
was taken IN by the library board in
whom 10 was claimed the power TO selecr
a site was vested by law
The south side people announce their
determination to refuse to abide by the
decision of the library directors and the
outcome of the case is hard to predict
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De Almonds Anti Trust Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12-Representative De
Almond has introduced a bill providing
that it shall be unlawful to ship from
any state or territory, through or into
any other state or territory any manu-
featured articles sold for shipment or in
tended to be sold unless every article had
stamped on the cover containing it the
words mo monopoly product. Produced
in open competition" or other words of
like import. A maximum penalty of 81 900
fine or one years imprisonment or. both
is provided for violation of this provision.
Tt is provided further that articles not
thus marked may be confscated.
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WASHBURN ORATORY.
Floodgates Will Be Opened at the
College Tonight.

The annual local oratorical contest at
Washburn college will be held this ev-
ening. The winner of this contest will
represent Washburn at the state orator
ical contest to be held at Atchison next
spring.
Out of ten contestants. the six having
the highest rank on thought and COM
position were selected to speak in this
contest. The six who Will speak to-
night are as follows:
Wallace Thompson. John Brown"
Clovis Dale. "Our True National
Wealth.
A. J. Bolinger. American Anarchy"
L. b Fritts. Americas Mission"
H. E. Phillips, Ethics of Progress
S W. Presley, "A Man Without a
Country
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AS TRAINER OF PIGS.
One Battle Creek Man Has Had Re-
markable Success.

Richmond. Ind. Dec. 12.-Prof. Edward
Holder of Battle Creek, Mich. is demon
strating the fact that the pig has re-
markable brain power and is susceptible
of extensive training. He has always de-
lighted in training and watching the de-
velopment of ideas in animals He train
ed an elephant successfully He handled
a moose ana brought him under good dis
cipiine and also deer, sheep and goats
and at last became interested in the prog
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Kansas citv Proauoe Market.

Kansas City, Dec. 12.-Close-NYHEAT-
Receipts today. rs ears. Quotations
Dec. 6sAc; May 70kc. Cash: No. hard,
67a69c: No. 3 hard. 65M67c; No. red, Go
CSC; No. red. 65Q66c.
CORN-Dec.. 42c; May, 3S14c. Cash: No
mixed, 4sc: No white. 4213dlSc; No 3
white. 42Ad421ac.
oATs-No. : white, Sec; No. 2 mixed
35Mc.
RYE-No. ., 4504Gc
HAY-Cholce timothy, $1o-5Oa11.OO; choice
prairie. Sl0.00d1025
C.. pc.
EGGS-Fresh. PC
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Kanaas Civ Livegtock.

ceipts today. 4.o00 head. including so head
of Texans. Market steady to l0c lower
Native steers. s3.e0N650; Texas and Indian
steers, S3.9cn4.25; Texas cows. 5000 IS,
native COWS and heifers. $l.750 AS; stock
ers and feeders. S1.75N465; bulls. S2O0d 3-25 ,
calves. s.. 5Gd6.25. western steers, S200d5.25,
western cows. S2O0d3.o0
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
lket slow and 5G10c lower. Bulk of sales:
eh95Q6O5: heavy. $6.G0d6.10: packers. $3.50
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VALUABLE BOOK
Published by Medical Department of
Mutual Life.

What to Go in cases of accidents. be-
fore the physician arrives. is told in
compact little volume. Accidents, EN-
ergencies and Illness Issued by the
Medical Department of the NATURAL Life
Insurance cornpany of New York. The
book makes suggestions about diet
ventilation. disinfectants. drainage. and
gives hints on first aid to the injured
and the general care of health. It is
sent on request to those who address
Pancoast kidder. Topeka. Kansas.