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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-07

Fresh taFy l- -hs Boss Bakery
 Get prices a- Isor. Laundry for family work. srec.a. rates in rough dry, next Go new electric plant.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
IMMIGRANTS RETURNING HOME
Unprecedented Exodus for European
 Ports
Ports

New York-Thousand upon thous- ands of immigrants who arrived at this port in the early months of this year are now crowding the eastbound steamships in their efforts to return to thelr native lands. Never before have so large number sought return passage.
 Steamships, particularly those sail ing to the Mediterranean are carrying out their fullest complement and leaving hundreds behind to be trans ferred to and forwarded by other lines. There is no cessation in the movement and some of the steamship agents say their ships are now booked full to the first of the year.
 Business retrenchments, industrial strikes and the fact that many wish to see their native land are the reasons advanced by the agents for the exo- dus. With the exception of the annual flow of foreigners that go to their first home because of the holidays there is little skilled labor in the ranks. The nationalities represented are Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Hungar- ian, the first named largely in the majority.
 It was from Italy that the immense increase of immigration came in the spring months.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
R. C. DUN'S MONTHLY REVIEW
Of Trade Conditions for October in
 the Southwest

The month just closed has been a busy one, winding up of the years work in horticultural and agricul- tural industries. Beans are now nearly all harvested, sugar campaign closed, raisins in the packing houses and going forward from San Diego and Fresno.
 Interest already is turning to the season of 1903-04. Celery shipments have begun. Farmers are preparing to send grain acreage and horticul. turist' estimating probable orange crop.
 The season just ending puts the farmer in excellent condition, wipes out mortgages and increases bank de- posits. The cereal yield is approxi- mately 2,o00,O GOO centals of barley,
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
EXTENT OF FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE
United States Leads all Foreign Gov
 ernmentS

Washington-The annual report of N. M. Brooks, superintendent of foreign mails, shows that 1O,994, 449 pounds of mail were dispatched by sea to foreign countries, of which ', ,456, 3o4 pounds was for trans Atlan- tic destinations. The moneys paid on account of the transportation of the mails dispatched to and returned from foreign countries by sea during the fiscal year aggregated S2, 1909, 067. It is estimated that s6, 24O, 696 was received by this government as postage on articles exchanged with all foreign countries of which the postage collected on the mails exchanged with foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico amounted to S4.991, ,955, or S2, COS, 3S6 more than the net cost of the service. The estimates for the fiscal year 4'05, include S2,021, 900 for the sea transportation of mails, including special compensation for service between San Francisco and Tahiti and Shanghai. Official statis- tics of the postal service in the eight leading countries of the world show that the United States leads in the number of postoffices and employees, Germany as to letter boxes, Switzer-
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
To Remove Duties

Washington-Senator Lodge has in troduced bill providing for the re- moval of all duties from all articles imported from the Philippines into the United States except sugar and tobacco and fixing the duties on those two articles at 50 per cent of the rate on sugar and tobacco shipped from foreign countries.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
Porto Mcans Favorably Disposed

Washington-In his annual report on the condition of affairs in the island of Porto Rico, Governor Hunt says that the situation is one of hope and that there is improvement with a strong current in favor of American ism. Many people, he says, believe that the present form of government can be preserved for some time, the natives feeling that it is liberal in it's extension of political autonomy and general in its essential benefits.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
COST OF LIVING
Statistics Gathered by the Bureau of
 Labor

Washington-The bureau of labor has issued bulletin on the cost of living of workingmen' families, showing that 2500 families in thirty three states from which data were ob- tained, the average income per family was sS27. 19; average expenditures for all purposes, S7S6.54; average ex- penditure per family for food, S326. 90; average size of family, 5.31 persons.
 An extended investigation covering the years 1S9O-19O2 shows that the cost of food reached its highest in 1902, the average then being 10.9 per cent above the average for the decade 1S90- 1899, and an increase of 16.1 per cent compared with 1896, the year of lowest prices.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21

land as to proportion of postoffices to area, and the United States as to the number of articles of mail matter re- ceived by and sent to each inhabitant, as to length of mail routes and num- Der of articles of printed matter carried. The United States exceeded by s7, ,79S, 1000 the amount expended during the year for postal service by Germany, which one of the foreign governments has expended the largest amount.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
Claim Against National Government

New York-Eforts of the city of New York, made annually for nearly twenty years, to have the United States government reimburse it for moneys expended Gin defense of the national Union'' during the Civil war, will be renewed during the pres ent session of congress, when a peti- tion will be again presented asking the national body to reimburse the city in the sum of S1, ,000, GOO expended by it in arming and equipping troops to the number of almost fifty regi- rlents.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
TO SAVE THE BIG. TREES
LARGE TRACTS OF TIMBER ARE
 BEING LAID LOW
Captain Young, Acting Superintendent of Call fornia National Parks, Advises Instant Action
 by Congress to Save Giant Trees From the AK

washington-In his annual report, Captain Charles YouLg, acting super intendent of Sequoia and General Grant National parks, California, in which many giant trees are located, urges the acquisition by the govern ment of the land in those parks, now owned by private individuals. In Sequoia park there are many large tracts thus owned, and after waiting in vain for years for the government to purchase their property the owners are beginning to sell off the large timber.
 "Many of them are tired of wait ing," says Captain Young. "These big trees grow close to the country road. The owners have cut them by the wholesale and put the lumber into the market, and where once was fine forest of magnificent giants there is now but devastation and ruin in the shape of stumps and sawdust piles on either side of the high road. It is but just to the owners and for the best interest of the government that the purchase of these patented lands within the park be authorized by congress if the parks are to be continued" He says the lands can be secured for reasonable prices.
 Major John Pitchers report on Yellowstone park is devoted largely to the condition of the game in that park in the winter. The danger of loss by starvation, he says, is increas- ing yearly, owing to the fact that the country around the park is settling up and thus limiting the range. He thinks it would not be a difficult matter to feed the antelope and sheep as their winter range is close to Fort Yellowstone.
 Major Pitcher says it is of the greatest importance that the boundary lines of the park, in addition to being surveyed, should be so thoroughly marked as to render it impossible for anyone to cross the line without knowing that he has entered the reser- vation.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21
WALNUT CROP IS SHORT
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY CARS
 WILL GARRY CROP
Early Rairs Prevented Proper Polenizing of the Buds and Shortage Resulted-Trees Will Have Rest and Good Crop Next Year

The walnut crop of Southern Cali fornia will be about third or one half short this season and instead of the usual $50 cars the railway COLI panies are planning to handle the total crop for the season with 450.
 The reports received by the Santa Fe freight department show that the crop along the coast in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties is about up to the average, while in the other Southern California counties the crop falls far short of the usual output.
 The quality of the crop is generally good with the exception of the hard shells and there are but few of them in the market. The fruit and grain dealers who handle the crop say that they could use almost twice the amount of hardshells they now have on hand, and that there seems to be general shortage in that line throughout the walnut producing section.
 The shortage in the soft shell crop is due, according to the statements of agents, to the rains which fell during the early spring.
 These rains prevented the proper pollenizing or the buds, but the growers do not regard the loss of part of the crop as serious, as the trees will be in condition to bear heavier crop than usual next year, and the rest is expected to do them good.
 The demand for this seasons short crop has been brisk and the price has been about three cents on the pound higher than last year, which makes the selling price for the first class nut thirteen and thirteen and one half cents. This is great deal above the average as the price during former years has ranged from four to seven cents per pound. When the Califor- mia produce was selling at the lowest figure the coast walnuts were meeting the competition of the foreign crop, of which heavy shipments had been made to the United States.
 Even with the normal coast crop of 650 cars which are mostly pro- duced ill Southern California, only about one- half of the domestic demand is met, and the remainder of the nuts used in the United States come from France, and some of them from Chilli. The consular reports from the walnut growing sections of those countries state that the crop is of the usual character, but slightly short of the normal production. -Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1903-11-21


 corn. Wheat and barley each double the output of last year and bring price returns to growers, 9 per cent to 50 per cent higher per cental. About 320,00O tons of hay was cut bringing an average of Sl0 per ton in the field.
 The result of the sugar campaign is estimated at s5, GOO, GOO pounds. This is about 90 per cent of last years product. Sugar content of beets has averaged 15 per cent.
 Bean growers harvest this season is 20, 900 acres more than last year, the output is now generally conceded to be considerably over 700,000 sacks as ' gainst 475, 900 last year. The average price to the grower last year was 31a cents. This year the price has averaged 3 cents. Some recent con- tracts have been clcsed at 2ls cents. Prices are weakening.
 The deciduous fruit surplus of this section went mainly to local canners and driers. The output will not differ materially from that of last season (774 carloads of dried fruit and raisins, 1005 carloads oi canned goods) but prices realized are higher.
 The vintage will probably exceed that of last year by 9 per cent but prices to grape growers for grapes ruled 9 to 50 per cent higher last season.
 The citrus fruit shipments for the year ending October 31st were 22 425 carloads as against IT, ,340 last season. Gross receipts realized were S10,347,- 455, no more than last years much smaller crop returned. The Florida crop is the largest since the year of the freeze, estimated l,750,000 boxes enough to keep the eastern markets we'll supplied until the middle of January. It is too early to make an estimate of any value concerning size of coming orange crop, but it prom ises by many carloads to be the largest ever grown in Southern California. Lemons are scarce. There is sharp demand and very few available for shipment.
 The dried fruit market is less ac- tive. Growers are offering a little more freely at present quotations and the market rules in the buyers favor. The advance in seeded raisins and re- duction in the price of loose raisins made by the Association checked the m vement to some extent, buyers awaiting to see the effect on the mar ket.
 About one half of the walnut crop has gone east. The Association prices are fully sustained.
 Locally, gowers and retailers report the volume of trade most satisfactory, collections are fair, money firm. Bank clearings for October show an increase of S5, 202, 2S2 over the cores bonding month last year. Building continues active. The value of per- mits for the month were over S1,0O0,- 000,. keeping up record of the year.
 The demand for oil continues to in- crease and stimulates activity in the oil fields.
 Failures for the month, g. Liabili- ties. s10,700, assets S7S00. Same month last year, 8 failures. LiabiIi- ties s44, 690, assets, S47,C0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
rH1RrY-NINrH REPORT.
st. Paul Road Shows Up Well for
Past Year.

In presenting the thirty ninth annual
deport of the st. Paul road, President
A. J. Earring called attention to the
fact that, although the income of the
road was greatly increased, the operat-
ing expenses were prOportionately high,
owing to wage demands of all classes of
employees, and the increased cost of ma
terial and supplies. The expenses of the
company for labor directly employed III
it's service during the year were 49,
23S, 97S, as compared with $17 ,267 654 last
year. The sum of $50 was spent
for material and supplies during 1903,
while during the previous year S12.15S,-
166 was expended. The cost of coal in
creased on an average 22.21 cents a ton,
and much larger quantities were used
this year owing to the greater volume
of traffic.
The number of passengers carried by
the st. Paul road was 1856, POI, an in
crease of 427, PA, and the number or tons
of freight hauled was q, 304, 63S. an in
crease of 1,419,O65 tons. The earnings
from passenger traffic were 50, 542, 200 an
increase over last year of 1923, 234. The
freight earnings were $34, 797 ,045, an in
crease of 81. 2SO, 233. The report shows a
falling off in the tonnage of flour and
other agricultural products. OF these
commodities 1922, 169 tons were hauled,
the decrease being 9.073 tons. Agricul-
tural products comprised 231 per cent
of the tonnage, as compared with 24.8
per cent last year. The total length of
the main track is 6.6S2. 81 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
GROWING IN POWER.
Frisco's Earning Capacity Is Now on
the Increase.

The Frisco roads first monthly state
ment for its next fiscal year shows that
gross earnings increased in July % per
cent and net increased % per cent. The
mileage increased $50 miles,
A large part of St. Louis and san
Francisco is not up to its true earning
capacity. This is especially true of the
mileage in Arkansas and the territories.
In devoting its chief energy to the
opening of new territory in Oklahoma
and the Indian territories Frisco has,
if anything, reduced its average earning
power per mile, its management be-
lieving that the country opened would
ultimately justify the experiment.
The crop year 1902 leaves the road
with an average earning power per mile
practically the same as obtained on the
crops of 1901. If the judgment of Vice
President Winchel1 is correct the crop
year 1903 will show that the new terri
tories can support local agricultural
lines of railway quite as well as the
older territories.
The western officials believe firmly
that the net earnings of the system are
81 100000 below their just level, and that
with the full operation of the new lines
through the present year this deficit will
be made up. The surplus for the
month, in spite of the heavy increase in
fixed charges, shows an increase of II
per cent over July, 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
FAULT OF KANSAS CITY.
While Grain Shippers Quarrel Grain
Is Rott1ng in Oklahoma.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Agents
and superintendent of railroad lines
entering Kansas City held their regular
monthly meeting at the Coates house
yesterday afternoon. Eleven lines were
represented and the principal subject
of discussion at the meeting was the
handling of grain shipments entering
kansas City. The railroads contend
that the receivers and the grain deal
ers here are not prompt enough in I'M
loading cars The result, they say, is
that hundreds of grain shipments be-
come tied uo in the terminals of all
lines pending orders.
Monday is our heaviest day" said
J. X. Blair, superintendent of terminals
Tor the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
after the meeting, land today we had
160 cars in our yards which we could
not deliver. That was at noon and if
we get the necessary orders we can
have them all delivered to connecting
INES or set in at elevat tors before morn
ing. I do not know certainly but l be-
lleVe that the Atchison, Topeka &
santa Zee had as many as 700 cars to-
day which it could not move While the
grain men are quarrelings about the
grade of grain and holding it in our
yards IN order to await rise in price,
large quantities of grain are actually
routing on the ground in. Oklahoma -
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
was represented also by Fred Smith
the agent. r. V. Miller, superintendent
of terminals of the St Louis e. San
Francisco at Springfield, was also here
TO attend the meeting. The Burlington.
Quincy. Omaha & Kansas City. the
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
We're all represented by superintendent
or local agents. The Santa Fe had no
representative in the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
DO NOT DOSE THE STOMACH
Cure Catarrh by Natures Own
Method Every Breath of Hyomei
Brings Relief.

Nearly every one who has catarrh
knows how foolish it is to try and cure
it by drugging the stomach. Temporary
relief may be given. but a cure seldom
comes.
Until recently your physician would
have said the only way to cure catarrh
would be to have a change of climate;
but now with Hyomei you can carry
health giving climate in your vest pock
ct and by breathing it a few minutes
four times a day soon cure yourself.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
81 90 and consists of an inhaler that can
be carried in the vest ppcket. medicine
dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. The
inhaler lasts lifetime, and if one bot
tie does not cure. an extra bottle of
Hyomei can be obtained for so cents.
1t is the most economical of all rene
dies advertised for the cure of catarrh,
and is the only one that follows nature
in her method of treating diseases of the
respiratory organs.
Geo. w. Stansfeld. druggist, 632 Kan
sas avenue, has sold a great many
Hyomei outfits and the more he sells,
the more convinced he is that he is per-
fectly safe in guaranteeing to refund
the money if Hyomei does not cure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
RAILROADS WON'T BID.
No Composition for Government Job
of Hauling Soldiers.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-There is likely to
be clash between the war department
and railroads over the transportation of
regular troops and state militia organi-
cations to the maneuvers to be held in
Fort Point KY, from September % to
October 16 The roads have decided that
there shall be no competitive bids for
the transporta ton of the troops and
that there shall be a physical division of
the business. At a meeting yesterday
of the passenger officials of the roads
interested it was decided that the bust
ness should not be carried for less than
half fare, which is a much higher rate
habit of paying for. the transportation
of its troops.
Bids were asked for the transportation
of regular troops and state militia Or
CARNATIONS from Wisconsin, Indiana,
Michigan and Kentucky. and the regu-
lar troops from Fort Sheridan, Column
bus, Ohio, and other points within rea-
sonable distance of the field of maneuv-
ers Representatives of the railroads
interested held a conference and decided
that no competitive bids should be made,
and that the business should not be
carried at the low rate usually granted
the government for the transportation
of troops in times of ~Var.
The plan agreed upon is for each road
to select a point and submit bid for
the transportation of the troops from
that point alone. If the agreement IS
be. owing to scarcity of equipment, the
roads will refrain from bidding from
points already applied for by other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
A DURABLE DISEASE.
Chronic Catarrh is Pronounced
Durable by DIR. Hartman.

There are almost countless numbers
of remedies said to cure chronic ca
tarrh. The most of these are of no use
whatever and worse than useless, some
are actually harmful A few are sue
cessful in small number of cases
those which are very slight and easily
curable-cases which might perhaps
get well by simply taking care not to
catch Geld again.
But of all the vast multitudes of med
icines 1T cannot be said that there are
more than two or three which are act
ually specifics, and without doubt the
most reliable is Peruna. 1t always
cures when faithfully and conscien-
tiously used. 1t not only cures catarrh
of the head and throat, bronchial tubes.
lungs, but catarrh of the stomach, liver,
kidneys. bowels, and, in fact, any OF
the organs of the human body
A book of Ga instructivelS illustrated
pages on catarrh and catarrhal dis
eases will be sent free to any address
by The PerIIna Medicine Co., of Column
bus, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
NEWS FROM DALHART.
Rock Island Men Have Marrow Es-
cape from Death.

Dalhart, Tex, Sept. 15.-Chief Clerk
of Claim Department Will Kellatt has
taken ten days lay off and will visit
Topeka and Chicago. Mrs. Kellatt, a
very popular ladyno doubt will accom-
pany him.
Miss Jessie Peal. chief clerk of the
postoffice accompanied by her sister,
Miss Ella, and Mrs. Johnny McCord,
spent Sunday at Santa Rosa, the guests
of Mrs. Frank Walker, proprietor of
the Rock Island eating house.
One of the most popular promotions
on this division that has recently oc
CURED was the appointment of Chas-
Eugert as road master on the Fairbury,
Neb., and Phillipsburg division of the
Rock Island. Mr.. Eugert was former
" road master on this division with
HEADQUARTERS at Dalhart. His pro-
ficiency and ability IS trackman in
connection with his sociability and high
reputation as a first class railroad man
has won from his supericrs an envia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15

when she wrote. She pleads with the
district attorney to be lenient with her
son, as he is so young. L see by the
papers that he has been arrested Oh
L do not see how he could so far for
get his mother as to have done so
wrong, but for a heartbroken womans
sake, do try to deal with him leniently,
for he is so young"
The letter is from Santa Cruz.
Eldridge will not go to trial. as he
has already expressed his wish to plead
guilty, and so avoid further notoriety,
and also the danger of a long sentence.
From the attitude of the railroad COM
pany and their determination to dig up
his complete record it is not probab BILE
that he will be let off with less than five
years. There are now seven men under
arrest as accomplices, and as the prin-
cipal ones are in this bunch, it is not
the intention of the officers to press the
matter against any of the others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-15
PANICS ARE NUMEROUS.
Underground Scares Frequent in
Paris of Late.

Paris, Sept. 15.-Another panic on the
Metropolitan Underground railway was
caused by an old umbrella being left on
the track and causing a short circuit.
The passengers left the train in terror.
but no one was hurt.
Some of the omnibus lines, which
ceased traffic on the advent of the I'M
foreground, now threaten to resume OPP
erations since the accident. so great is
the decrease of passengers on the Net
ropolitan. Since the Metropolitan ac-
cident some apparently unrecognizable
bodies have been claimed by families,
their object being to participate in the
awards it is expected the company will
be obliged to make to those losing rela-
tiVes.