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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25
Governor Peabody Makes
Some Appointments

NJ. Woodward, Pueblo county.
Commissioner of mines E. L.
White, Teller county.
Member board of arbitration-T.
Hughs, Arapahoe county.
Mr.. Cleghorn is resident of Pu.
eblo and was warden of. the peniten-
tiary under Governors Mcintyre and
Adams, consequently he will enter
upon his office with familiarity of
its duties born of experience.
Mr.. butcher, who lives at Colorado
Springs, was warden of the reforma-
tory under Governor Thomas, but re-
signed with the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Orman's regime.
Mary Wright, appointed to the
office of dairy commissioner. resides
at Bloomfield. and has been an active
worker in the Republican ranks of the
state for several years.
II. W. Hannum is citizen of Dem
yer. and is graduate of Ann Arbor
University. He is we'll equipped
in every way for the position for
which he has been nominated and will
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25
Many Reunions

The railroads have done an except
ionally heavy passenger business the
last few days. the cheap holiday rates
making it possible for thousands of
people to spend Christmas with the
old folks at home. " There has been
practically no commercial travel dur
ing the current week, most of the
drumming fraternity having '.gone
in" TO eat Christmas turkey, plum
pudding and cranberry sauce with
their families. There will be almost
numbcrless reunions of long absent
brothers and sisters under the parental
rooftree today. and how joyously they
have been looking forward to! The
sojourn around the familiar hearth
stone will be brief, but the memory Of
those sacred associations will be an
inspiration for years to CONF. The
railroads do the public an inestimable
service IN granting cheap transports-
tion rates for the Christmas season..
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25
MONEY TO LOAN
LOTS OF IT
Apply to DeWEESE & TURNBULL
5t2 Main Street.
B.ilard's tiorehoaod syr.,

Immediately relieves boarse. croupy
cough. oppressed. rattling. rasping
and difficult breathing. Henry @.
steArps. Druggist. shullsbnrg. Wis
consin. writes May 20. 1901: az have
been selling Billiards. Horehound
Syrup for two years. and have never
had a preparation that has given
better satisfaction. notice that
when l sell bottle they come back
fobr more. can honestly recon.
mend it," soc and si.oo at Huntei
Palmer's.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25


Charles Taylor of Victor has been
employed as engineer at Stratton's Is
Independence mine for several years,
and is in every way capable of dis
charging the duties of the office to
which he has been called, in man
ner satisfactory to the people of the
state.
j. NJ Woodward of Pueblo county,
selected for the Office OF game and fish
commissioner, is we'll qualified for
the duties which pertain to the posi-
tion. and his friends regard his ap-
pointment as an eminently fitting and
satisfactory one.
f. l.. White, the new mine in
spector, has been a resident of Cripple
Creek for the last nine years, and
has been engaged in the management
of mining properties in the district
for the greater part of that time.
Josiah Hughes is citizen of Dem
yer, and his selection for member
of the board of arbitration will give
much satisfaction to the Republicans
of that city. Mr.. Hughes is native
of North Wales, but has been citi-
zen of Colorado for many years. He
is president of the State Lumbermen's
Association.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25
The Quickest Route to Chicago
and the East.

win the Union Pacific, Chicago
Special. F" Leaves Denver % p. IN.
arrives Chicago p. M. next day. The
quickest night train leaves Denver
1880 p. m. arrives Chicago 7:I5 sec
ond morning. Service and equip
ment the pink of perfection. See
your local agent or address Il. r.
Griffin. general agent. Denver.
l20--44t6
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25

Dick Blevions, of Cripple Crock il
n holiday visitor ut the home of Mr.,
Merris aud faulty at Fifteenth st.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-25
SIX ROOM HOUSE

For Rent-A neaat six room brick
house. Best part Of town, olose to
postoffice. Record Office. tfp6o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
FOR BEING TARDY.
Son of J. J. Hill Is Discharged
for Careless Work.

st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 1S.-Walter J. Hill.
son of President James J. Hill of the
Great Northern. and who has been work.
ing in the office of Auditor of Disburse-
ments Martin, has been discharged. While
President Hill was away the young man,
the story goes, yielded to the temptations
of the holiday season and was little
careless about reporting at the office when
the other clerks did
The head of the department, having in
structions from the president of the road
that any of his sons who were put into
that office were put there to work and to
learn the business. and not just for, fun.
did what young Hill evidently did not
think he dared do, told the. young man he
need not come back unless he could appear
for work during the regular office hours.
The elder Hill said today: Ny boys
have worked hard. They started at the
first rung of the ladder and have been
pulling themselves up step by step OF
course l gave them start, put them at
work at the lowest salary and most hum
bic job I could find l gave them warm
ing up. l told them they would get fired
Just as quickly as any other fellow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
AT DINNER
Roosevelt Told Plans for Enlareine
the NAVY.

Washington, Dec 1S-President Roose-
welt has taken the initiative in endeavoring
to lead sentiment in congress in the direc-
ton of obtaining appropriations for a very
considerable increase in the number of new
ships for the navy. He did this at din
ner at the White House.
Those present were Secretary Moody,
Senator Allison. chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations; Senators Hale, Gal
linger, Perkins and Hanna of the senate
naval committee; Speaker Henderson and
Representative Cannon. chairman Of The
committee on appropriations; Foss and
Dayton, of the naval committee of the
house; Dalzell and Grosvenor of the ways
and means committee, and General Gren-
vile NJ. Dodge.
The United States must have a COM
manding position at sea if it's attitude in
support of the Monroe doctrine is to be
respected, and for the purpose of having
the departure in favor of this rapid in
crease taken at this session. the president
got together his guests last night to talk
over the situation with himself and Sec
Tetary Moody.
1t is hoped that congress can be induced
to provide for at least six new fighting
ships at this session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
PROOF OF MARRIAGE.
There Appears to Be Plenty of
1t in the Biggar Case.

Freehold. n. j.. Zee. 1s.-Mrs. Mary
Roche was the first witness today in
the trial of Laura Biggar, DR. Charles
c. Hendricks and Samuel Stanton for
alleged conspiracy to get the estate of
Henry M. Bennett. Mrs. Roche for
merly kept house for Mr.. Bennett in
New York, and she said that in 1900 he
told her he would occupy one of the
flats in his apartment house in Seventy
second street with his wife. The wit
ness said that later in the same year
Miss Biggar showed her a certificate of
cessful effort was made to shake DR.. J.
G.. Conley's testimony that he was pres
ent when male child was born to Miss
Biggar at DR.. Hendricks sanitarium.
Joseph Ricl1ert testified that Mr.. Ben
nett and Miss Biggar stopped in his
hotel in Mt. Pleasant in December, 1900.
and that Mr.. Bennett had registered
Henry NJ. Bennett and wife" The reg
lister was produced and the state ac-
knowledged the signature. c. K. Keeter
of New York said Mr.. Bennett at his
farm in Farmingdale, N. j., June H.
1901, introduced Miss Biggar to him as
Mrs Bennett.
Samuel Stanton, former justice of the
peace and one of the Defendants testi~
fed that he married Mr.. Bennett and
Miss Biggar at his home in Hoboken
January ?, 1898, and that he gave Miss
Biggar a marriage certificate, which
later she said she had lost. The witness
said she asked him for another, and then
he gave his story of the effort to record
the certificate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
Anthracite Mining Companies
Can't Supply the Demand.
Working Capacity Is Inadequate
to Meet Requirement.
A SHORTAGE OF CARS
And Exhaustion of Reserve
Stocks Make Matters Serious.
The Reading Alone Is Turning
Out 10000 Tons Daily.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1S.-Oficials OF
the Reading Railroad company hold out
no hope for relief in the anthracite
this winter despite the efforts
of the company to mine and ship to itA
full capacity.
Under normal conditions. said one
of the officials. the anthracite produo-
ton is never equal to the demand dur
ing the winter months and the Reading
and all the other anthracite companies
have been obliged to draw upon the
stock at various storage points to help
out the demands of the trade. This year
there is not a pound of coal at any OF
these storage points and consumers ara
dependent entirely upon the daily out
put of the mines. The big dealers in
New England, who usually have in
stock at this season of the year from
sc, 600 to 100000 tons are bare of coal and
dependent entirely upon what is being
shipped to them by the various COM
panies Practically all of the Reading
company's collieries are in opera ration.
The company shipped from the mines
during the past two days nearly 1000
cars of coal This means a daily pro-
duction of nearly $4,000 tons.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has 5000 of the Read
ing company's coal cars on its tracks
in the western part of the state as well
as $500 belonging to the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey and these are
urgently needed in the anthracite trade.
Their non-delivery, it is claimed. is
causing much delay in the shipment OF
anthracite to points west of Harrisburg.
Reading company officials decline to
discuss the question to whether the
advance of SO cents a ton made in Octo-
ber would hold good during 1908, but
they admitted that it would certainly
run beyond January 1. 1908 the date
fixed by President Baer for g reduction
to the old rate. An operator who at
tended the meeting of the operators in
New York, stated that the advance
would be retained during all Of next
Uaor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
SONS OF KANSAS.
Governor Stanley Speaks at the
First Reception.

The first of a series of receptions to be
given by the Native Sons and Daughters
of Kansas occurred last night at Unity
church The principal speaker was Gov.
w E. Stanley. Music was furnished by
Miss Anna Marie Nellis, Walter McLaugh-
lin and Clyde Allen.
Among other things, Gov. Stanley dis
cussed, to some extent, the question of
prohibition. He said:
prohibition. laxly enforced as it is in
most of our larger cities. is vastly better
than high license in any state. I arm glad
you make that one of the objects Of your
organization"
The other speakers were T. f. Doran and
Labor Commissioner w. l.. A. Johnson.
After the literary programme refreshments
were served
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
MoRGAN's TIME SHORTER.
Sentenced to Hang He Is Let Off
With IS Years for Murder.

The sentence of Thomas Morgan, who
was convicted of the murder of John
Gaul in Dickinson county in 1888, has
been conmuted by Governor Stanley
to 25 years imprisonment. Morgan
worked with Gaul on farm near Ma
rion. Gaul fell heir to $500, and Morgan
conspired with James Shaner, a Marion
liveryman. to rob him. The plan was
for Morgan to drive TO Herington with
Gaul to buy a restaurant, and for
Shaner to hold them up on the way and
divide with Morgan, but in the carrying
out Of the programme Gaul was killed.
Judge M b Nicholson, who tried the
case, is now convinced that Shaner,
who was acquitted fired the shot that
killed Gaul, and has asked executive
clemency for Morgan, who was convict
ed and sentenced to hang and has been
in the penitentiary ever since. Ten Of
the jurors also signed the petition for
Morgans full pardon. Governor Stan
ley refused to grant it, but cut down
the sentence to % years, which leaves
Morgan about six years yet to serve,
counting time allowance.
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CROWS FURIOUS.
Castro Declares There
Is No Truth
In Story That He Has Accepted
the UItinlatum.

Caracas, Dec. 1S.-Early today the
correspondent here Of the Associated
Press saw President Castro and ques-
toned him in regard to the report pub
lished in the United States that the
Anglo German ultima tum had been ac-
cepted by Venezuela. The president
became furious with rage and said there
was no truth in the report. He added:
The acceptance of an ultimatum can
not be coupled with arbitration. Be
sides the Anglo German ultimatum is
not, properly speaking, an ultimatum."
When asked if it We're true that Ven
ezuela was taking diplomatic steps to
arrange for arbitration and that ar
rangements in this connection were We'll
advanced, President Castro said:
THE government of Venezuela does
not propose to determine on any steOs
while the proposition for arbitration
that the legation of the United States
was charged to present to Great Britain
and Germany shall remain unanswer-
ed
AT noon no answer on the subject of
the proposed arbitration had been re-
-ceived from Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
LOWER TARIFF.
The House Begins Consideration
of the Bill
To Reduce Rates on Products of
the Philippine Islands.
THE CHANGE PROPOSED
Makes Rate 20 per Cent of Ding
ley Schedule.
Instead of IS per Cent as Law
Now Stands.

Washington, Dec. 18.-In the absence
of Speaker Henderson. who attended the
wedding of Representative Blackburn.
of North Carolina, Mr.. Dalzen (Pa.) to-
day presided over the deliberations of
the house.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal. Mr.. Hit GIl) from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reported back
the DeArmond and Mccall resolutions
calling upon the secretary of state for
the facts with relation to the claims of
Great Britain and Germany against
Venezuela and generally for a statement
of the diplomatic situation with refer
ence to the Monroe doctrine.
The report recommends that the De
Almond resolution lie upon the table
and that the Mccall resolution, which
called for all the correspondence in the
case. be adopted. Mr.. Richardson
CTenn-) asked why Italy and other
European countries which were figuring
In the country were not named in the
resolution. Mr.. Hit replied that he was
advised that the correspondence was
similar in each case. The recommenda-
tions of the committee were agreed to.
and the Mccall resolution was adopted.
The house then went into committee of
the whole and took up the consideration
of the bill reported by the ways and
means committee yesterday to reduce
the duties articles the growth and
product of the Philippine archipelago
from rs per cent. of the Dingley rates
(the present tariff to 25 per cent.
Mr.. Payne explained the bill The
Philippine government, he said, needed
revenue, and for that reason it was i'm
possible to totally abolish the duties.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) said he believed
any duty was unjust, unconstitutional
and un-American but he favored anv
reduction He gave notice that he would
vote to recOmmit the bill with instruc-
tions to report it back amended so as to
provide for free trade with the islands
Mr. Mcclellan On. W recalled the fact
that General Wright. vice governor of
the Philippines, in hearing before the
committee, expressed the opinion that
the free importation of Philippine prod
ucts would best subserve the interests
of the islands
A REVENUE CUTTER FOR HAWAII
Washington, Dec 1S.-The senate COM
mlttee on commerce today took favor
able action on Senator Perkins bill for
revenue cutter for the Hawaiian is
lands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
STOCKS ARE STRONG.
Renewed Confidence Due to
Venezuelan Developments.

New York, Dec 1s.-The stock mar
ket opened very strong and active tc-
day, gains Of l to points being reg
istered in the early trading. The ir-
proved showing was due to a better
feeling regarding conditions in Vene-
zuela.
Gains of over l per cent were made
at the opening by B. & O., Louisville &
Nashville, New York Central. Reading.
St Paul, Rock Island, Brooklyn Transit
and several others. Some of these.
notably St. Paul. more than held their
early advances. The list, while showing
some decrease in activity, held firm dur
ing the morning session. Call money
was offered at 512 per cent, and the de-
mand was moderate. There was a ten
dency to slighter ease in the rate for
time money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
READY TO GIVE UP.
Leading Citizens of Caracas Ask
Castro to Make Peace.

Caracas Dec 1S.-Indications here
aer that Venezuela will yield to the de-
mands of the allies.
The leading citizens of Caracas have
addressed joint note to President Cas-
tro asking him to give full powers to
United States Minister Bowen to effect
a termination of the present difficulty.
This note was transmitted to Presi-
dent Castro. 1t is signed by all the lead
ing merchants, bankers and agriculture
lists of Caracas. 1t reflects truly this
consensus OF current opinion among
the business element OF this city The
men who singed the note will meet
again tonight to discuss ways and
means OF obtaining money with which
well as the guarantees which it will be
possible to offer to her creditors. The
note is as follows:
Caracas. Dec. L. 1902.-To the presi-
dent Of the United States OF Venezuela.
'Sir;-The undersigned having met
with the purpose of offering their aid to
the government of Venezuela in the
present conflicting situation. which has
been crea ted by the aggressive attitude
of Germany and Great Britain and upon
your request to give our opinion in
writing. we address you in the following
terms:
In view of the acts of violence al
ready committed and of the absolute
importance of Venezuela to meet force
with force in response to the allied ac-
ton of Germany and Great Britain in
view of the fact that Venezuela has ex>
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
MILLS STORE NEWS.
Be sure to visit our
Linen Section
when in search of suitable
articles for
Christmas Gifts.

Our showing in this line S
larger and more complete
than ever, and being a nearly
new stock, the showing of
new patterns is very large.
Linens by the yard, of
German and Irish make,
Napkins of the same make,
Cloths with Napkins to
match-these are our spe-
cialties, and the showing Of
the rich, elegant fabrics is
very large.
Nothing can be more ac-
ceptable to a housewife than
a gift of beautiful Table
Linen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
MORE BAD WEATHER.
"Cider" Smith Says 1t viii
Continue Threatening.

Cider" Smith drifted into town this
morning for the first time in several
days. He brought along forecast with
diagram. 1t is like this: "Threa tening
weather with rain or snow will visit
these parts from the 18th to 21st. then
cloudy, or part cloudy, dull weather un-
til after Christmas. Rain or snow will
follow on the 26th or 9th, and then af-
ter slightly clearing. the month and the
year will end in dull. cloudy weather..
The government forecast does not go
into the future, and contents itself with
a Gay to the leeward: Threatening to-
night and Friday with probably rain or
snow. Warmer tonight
1t was not as cold this morning as it
was yesterday. The minimum, whicn
was at o'clock this morning was IL
degrees, or three degrees above the
Wednesday minimum.
Following are the hourly temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
MRS. GRANTS ESTATE.
Mostly All Left to Widowed Daugh-
ter, Mrs Sartoris.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Mrs. Grants es-
tate Will go almost entirely to her wild
owed daughter. Mrs Sartoris. The home
Mrs. Grant occupies in Washington was
the gift of the American people, and
this, it is believed, will become the
property of General Frederick D. Grant,
with a Droviso that Mrs. Sartoris is to
have it for her home during her life
Mrs. Grants modest fortune was al
most entirely derived from the sale of
General Grants Memoirs It has been
carefully guarded. and now amounts TO
somewhat over S300000- Mrs. Sartoris
for some years has been an invalid, and
has only small income from the estate
of her late husband
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
BAILEY GOES HOME.
He Will Return to Topeka Sun
day Night.

Governor elect w. J. Bailey went 10
his home in Baileyville this afternoon
and will remain until Sunday. return
ing to Topeka Sunday night. He has
gathered most of the material for his
message but will not complete it until
just before the opening of the legisIa-
ture.
A good deal of interest is being shown
in the message and Mr. Bailey is re-
ceiving a great many suggestions in re-
gard to it, so he viii leave it open for
additions and amendments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
"Peanuts" Found Dead.

New York. Dec. 1S.-"General Peanuts
who for a number of years was one OF
the best known midgets and clowns con-
nected with Barnums and Forepaugh and
Sells ci-cuses, was found dead in bed
today. The midget was a japanese, 80
years old and two feet one inch high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
ALBAUGH LONGS FOR FRAY.
He May Be Brought Down to the
Copeland.

Morton Albaugh has completely re-
covered from the nervous shock of his
accident last week and is expecting to
be able to get down to the Copeland and
take a hand in the senatorial contest
after all His physician talks of putting
his broken leg in a plaster cast in a few
weeks SO he can be wheeled down to bis
offce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
HE SLEPT IN STABLES.
Sold Newspapers and Begged, j.,
but Died Worth 100000.

Toronto, Dec. 1S-Eli Hyman, a Jew,
who begged for admission to the general
hospital here on Saturday. is dead An
examination of his clothing resulted in
finding scrip worth s31 00o. Other pa
pers showed him to be worth probably
100000
Fer twenty years he has slept in sheds
and stables. He sold papers and begged.
His heirs are his wife and daughter, liv-
ing it is thought in San Francisco
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San Diego CAL Dec. 1S--raymaster
Hagner Of the training ship -Adams and
Miss Helen Ray Of Washington, D. c.
were married on board the Adams yacht
Mrs. Hagner is daughter OF the late
COMMANDER Ray, L. 5. n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
&c Increase Freight Rates.

London. Dec. 1S.-At a conference of
steam shippers trading with Canada. held
this week at Liverpool. it was decided
that the freight rates were unremunera-
tive and it was agreed 10 increase them
from ; to 70 per cent in 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. 80; Boston, 80: Phila-
delphia, "a; Washington. %; Chicago.
%; Minneapolis, 20; Cincinnati. 80; st.
Louis &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Dec. 1s.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Threatening tonight and Friday.
with probably rain or snow; warmer to-
night; variable winds.
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Discount Rate Advanced.

Calcutta. Dec. 1S.-The rate of dis |
count of the Bank of Bengal was today |
raised from to per cent.
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Covernor-elect w J. Bailey says: Il
viii be busy for the next month getting
up my message and inaugural address.
1 will have no time to talk patronage.
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