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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
TOMBSTONE, ARIZ, JAIL BREAK
Thirteen Prisoners Secure Their Lib.
erty.

STtys
Tombstone, Ariz., Dec. IA SEN
sational jail break occurred here and
10 prisoners effected their liberty by
saving the Jail bars and breaking
through the jail walls. Two of the
prisoners, Bert Alvord and w. A.
Stiles, were held as the principals in
the Cochise train holdup in this coun.
ty year ago.
The prisoners left in a body and
headed for the Mexican line. 1t was
learned that the fleeing escapes ap-
propriated horse belonging to cit,
izen living below town. Two Mexicans
on the outside are suspected Of assist
ing the prisoners to escape.
This is the second Jail break made
by Stiles and Alvord within year.
Stiles wounded Tailor Bravin at the
time of the first break.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO.
Republicans Will Meet There Mex
June,

June.
Chicago has been selected as the
place for holding the next national re-
publican convention. The committee
fixed June 81, at - o'clock, as the
time for the meeting of the conven
ton.
The offers made by the different cit
les were $4,000 by St. Louis, 100000
by Chicago, and 100000 by Pittsburg
After some discussion the Chicago Of
fer was raised by Committeeman Stew.
art to $4,000, he guaranteeing that
Chicago would contribute that amount
to pay the expenses of the assembling
of the convention in that city.
The committee on arrangements for
the convention are: Senator N. B.
scott of West Virginia, chairman; Sen
ator Hanna, Postmaster General
Payne, Harry Scow of Indianapolis,
and R. B. Schneider of Nebraska.
The decision of the national com.
mittee to have the republican conven.
cradle talk about the capitol at Wash.
ington as to the probable date of the
adjournment of congress and the fact
developed that there has already been
more or less exchange of views among
the leaders of the senate and the house
on the question. The opinion is quite
general among them that it will be
possible to conclude the work of the
session by June 81. Republican sen.
ators are trying to secure an agree.
ment with the house to adjourn for
Christmas on Friday. The treaties
will not be taken up until after the
holiday recess.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
COLD WEATHER BEGINS.
Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha Get Ex
perienee.


Chicago.-Sunday was the coolest
day In Chicago for this season Of the
year since 1876. Early in the morn.
ing the temperature began to fall. un'
til at s a. m. it had reached 10 below
zero.
st. Paul.-The northwest experienc.
ed the coolest weather of the season,
the thermometer ranging from 40 to
"a degrees below zero at the various
stations of the weather bureau.
Detroit.-Detroit is having its first
zero weather of the winter. The Their
mometer in the weather bureau regis.
tered degrees above zero.
Omaha.-Zero weather continued
throughout the day in Nebraska.
Milwaukee.-The lowest tempera'
ture in Wisconsin was 2S degrees be-
low zero, at Unity, in the northern
portion. The cold wave is general
throughout the state.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
MORGAN WANTS TO KNOW.
Asks II Purchase 10 Being Made OF
Canal Property.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Nor
gan has introduced resolution di
recting the attorney general to inform
the senate whether he has made OF
is making, on behalf Of the United
States a purchase of the property OF
the new Panama Canal company or Its
franchises and concessions; If SO
what authority on the isthmus is rec
opnized in the transaction, and wheth
er any agreement has been entered
into between France and the author
tiles on the isthmus in respect to such
purchase.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18

Milan, Wash, Dec. III. F. Con
gleton, storekeeper and postmaster at
this place, was held up in the early
morning, forced to give up $35 and
then compelled to walk seven miles
to Chattaroy in company with the
thug who robbed him. Mr.. Congle.
ton saved $3.50 by throwing away his
wallet while he was being held up.
He was locked in box car by the
bandit. He was released later by a
searching party.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
Strike at San Juan.

San Juan. Porto Rico. Dec 16.-The
International cigar factory is closed,
all the employees are out on strike in
sympathy with the other strikers. Sew
eral thousand men are out elsewhere
on the island. and long strike seems
certain.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
eioantic Cut In Wages.

New York, Dec. 16.-The statement
is made by a leading official OF the
United States Steel corporation that
beginning January /, 1904, about SO
per cent of the employees Of the corpo
ration will suffer wage reductions
ranging from S to 20 per cent. This
reduction will affect about 100000
workmen in the various grades OF the
subsidiary companies.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
Want Panama to Pay Debt,

London, Dec. 16.-The correspon-
dent of the Morning Leader at The
Hague says it is reported there that
both Holland and Great Britain insist
that the republic of Panama shall as
sumo liabilities for $15,OOO,O0O of the
Colombian debt.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
THREE FATAL WRECKS OCCUR
-weLvE PERSONS LOSE THEIR
LIVES, SEVERAL INJURED.
...nuer Train perailed Near Abba,
lava. While on a Bridge-Cars PILED
lin and Burned-Two Engines Over
.,rned Near Piedmont, w. Va
rreiqhts Collide Near Abel, Iowa.

ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 14.-Five per
sons were killed and 10 injured in
wreck on the Chicago, Burlington &
ouincy road, three miles west of Al
No Iowa. The westbound passenger
train was in some manner derailed
vh,le running on to the Cedar creek
hridee and five cars were wrecked by
oollision with the steel Orders of the
bridge. The wreckage Immediately
,ook fire and several of the victims
we're badly burned. The dead:
Mrs. W. E. Mitchen, Abba, killed
In wreck.
Mildred Mitchen. three years old,
burned to death.
Thomas Beatty, killed in wreck of
smoking car.
Franklin and unknown
man.
lust what caused the accident is a
mystery. AS soon as the engineer no
ticed there was something wrong he
applied the airbrake. but was unable
to stop the train. Five cars were COM
petely burned and the remainder Of
the coaches badly damaged. The work
Of rescue was carried on with difficulty
AZ the cars took fire Immediately after
the accident and the bridge is high
one. The injured were taken to Abba
and Ottumwa.
Wreck In West Virginia.
Piedmont, w. Va, Dec. 14.-Five
men were killed and several seriously
injured by the overturning Of two en-
gines attached to heavy Baltimore
& Ohio freight train on the II mile
grade near this city. The dead:
Engineer Ernest D. IRVINE.
Engineer Emery Erwin.
Fireman Walter B. Mine.
Fireman ]. H. Carter.
Brakeman John Hays.
The most seriously injured are: En-
gineer Michael ]. Gibbon, fatally crush
ed Fireman E. G. Backeler, legs,
arms and head cut and bruised; Brake
man B. G. Bolinger, Grafton, W. Va,
seriously crushed.
While descending the II mile grade
the train, to which were attached two
engines, left the track. The engines
and nearly all of the "a loaded cars
tumbled into deep ravine, carrying
the trainmen with them. sr'
Another One In Iowa. -
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1.-Two
trainmen were killed and four injured
In freight collision early In the morn
ing on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad near Abel, Iowa. A dou-
BILE header westbound and an extra
freight eastbound came together in a
deep cut on sharp curve. Two en-
gines and 16 cars were demolished.
The dead: Frank Fnnicum, engineer,
Des Moines; Oscar Dyke, fireman, Des
Moines. The injured: Conductor
Flynn, seriously; Brakeman Bell, &C.
riously; Brakeman Shields; Engineer
Chambers.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18

Manager-There is whole lot OF
literary merit to this play OF yours.
Playwright (eagerly)-How much!
Manager-Oh, enough to kill It.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-18
Wages Cut in shenanso Valley.

Sharon, Pa, Dec. 16.-Ffve hundred
workers about the blast furnaces in
the Shenango valley will receive a
straight cut Of wages Iar".-y 1 of 10
per cent. .rt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
OFFICER SEES FIELD WORK.
German Military Attache of Embassy
Visits Fort Leavenworth.

Leavenworth Kas., July MAJOR
Otto Van Etzel. military attache to the
Germany embassy at Washington, and
a member of the general staff of the
German army. witnessed the field ex~
ereise5 at Fort Leavenworth Monday
afternoon.
Major Van Etzel was ordered here by
his government. which it is under
stood, wishes to secure a perfect
knowledge of the warfare tactics of
this government. The commanding Of
fcer at Fort Leavenworth was notified
of Major Van Etzel's coming by the
secretary OF war at Washington. The
German officer says there is no sight
tcance attached to his visit here except
that his government recognizes the su-
perlority of the United States army
and wishes to secure pointers for the
guidance of its own military affairs
He says he Will visit all of the impor t
ant posts in the country and inspect
the army in every detail After wit
Messing the maneuvers at Fort Leaven-
worth this afternoon, which were con-
Quoted by officers attending the general
service and staff college and soldiers OF
the Fourth Cavalry and Sixth Infant
ry Major Van Etzel expressed himself
in the highest terms of the army of
this country. He says the soldiers OF
this country are gluttons for work
and this makes them learn the rules
of warfare quickly and perfectly. Ma
lor Van Etzel is the guest of Captain.
j. II. Beacon, post adjutant, during MS
stay at Fort LeavenwOrth. He will
probably start for Washington today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
New Football Rules.

After studying the new rules under
consideration by the football rules COM
mittee, the one conclusion is that it is
absolutely impossible to tell how they
will work out in actual play. Walter
Camp last year said one of the main
desires of the committee was to increase
the interesting features of the game
to add more of the spectacular and de-
crease the steady, close plugging to
which most of the big teams were de-
voting their efforts. A careful reading
of the proposed rules seems to show
that variety will be sacrificed rather
than increased by some of the rules,
while the others will not have nearly as
great an effect as might be supposed
The rule keeping seven men in the
rush line between the twenty-five-yard
marks means that the game is reduced
absolutely to the so-called straight foot
ball in that every lineman must run
from his position if he carries the ball.
Also that man cannot be pulled back
for interference. But it takes N I'M
usually perfect team, composed of I'M
usually capable football players. to play
the so-ca1led straight football effective
ly, and the probability of there being
more than one such team in these parts
in a season is remote. Georgetown
plays a wider circle of college teams
than any others here, and it follows
that the style of play if adopted, will
conform to that of other big colleges.
1t seems that monotOny is likely to re-
suit from this restriction, as variety in
play is almost sure to be sacrificed,
and the amount of kicking is certain to
be greatly increased. 1t seems a posi-
bility, according to some football ex-
perts, that a tedious exchange of punts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
The Town OF LinwOod to BE
Moved Up Higher.
Merchants Want to Get Away
from Present Site.
DO NOT LIKE THE KAW
New Plot Being Surveyed on
Harris Farm.
Is Only Three Blocks from
Union Pacific Depot.

Leavenworth, Kas., July THE
Times says: The town of Linwood in
the southern portion of Leavenworth
county which suffered so terribly from
the late Kaw river flood is to be moved.
The merchants do not feel that they
wish to risk losing their buildings and
merchandise again and a contract has
been made for about twenty three
acres of land in the southeast corner of
the Harris farm for the purpose of lay
ing out new town to take the place
of the destroyed Linwood.
The ground acquired is above the
food mark. is we'll drained, smooth ami
well located. 1t is only three blocks
from the Union Pacific depot. and ad-
Joins the school house square on the
west. The business men of LinWOOt
have signifed their intention of Ie-
building on the row tract. and lots are
to be given to them for that purpose
The principal business street win run
north and south and will be one block
west Of the school house.
The LinwOod State bank has under
consideration the erection of a brick
building on the new street.
A company will be formed to take
the property, and it is composed Of
TonganOxie business men. some Lin
wood people and a few others Geo. H.
Adams. the owner Of the Harris farm
who is at present spending a few days
at the place. was given the right TO
tap a strong vein of water on the farm
and the privilege of laying pipes to the
new addition.
A surveyor begins work on the tract
and lots will be 0laced on the market
IN few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
Items from Rill City.

Hill City, Kan, July Harvest is
now in full blast and the man who is at
present idle in this vicinity is idle from
choice, the implement men are working
almost night and day setting up bind
ers and headers and the voice of the
farmer calling for harvest hands is
heard in the land. A car load of Irvine
from the penitentiary received this
week has relieved the strain along that
line and the work of harvesting the
grandest crop ever raised in this county
will proceed steadily to the finish. Some
severe losses by hail have been sustain
ed but these are being speedily and sat-
isfactorily adjusted.
The town is experiencing an old time
boom and considerable property is
changing hands, ground has been
broken for the erection of four new
business buildings and the Mullaney-
Shoup block is nearing completion
At a meeting held last week to con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
Baseball at Wakefield.

Wakefield. Kan, July 7.-Wakef1eld
defeated Riley here in a game that was
characterized by fast and snappy play
ing by the home team and dumb plays
by the visitors The line up:
MISUNDERSTANDING second base; H.
Price third BASE Durant, first base;
Pickering, shortstop; NJ. Price, catcher
Waller, center field; Streeter left field
N. Price, pitcher; Fairman, right field.
Riley-Martin, second base; Stone,
third base; Noble. first base; Griffith,
shortstop; Howe. catcher; Calvin, CEN
ter field; Noble, left field; Brandenberg,
pitcher; Robinson, right field.
Score by innings:
Riley ....... 100 10000 90
Wakefield 49,. ...-..1 0 0 0 2 SIS
Struck out: By Price 8, Brandenberg
Z; base on balls, by Price =, Branden-
berg 2; hit by pitcher. by Price L: safe
hits; Wakefield Z, Riley 8; left on basis,
Wakefield 5. Riley. Z; double play, N.
Price to H. Price. Durant and Picker
ing did some neat base running which
netted three runs for the home team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
TO wELoomE GENERAL BELL.
Official Reception at Fort Leaven-
worth Friday Night.

Leavenworth, July Arrangements
have been completed for a mammoth
reception at Fort Leavenworth Friday
night in honor of Brigadier General ].
Franklin Bell and wife. General Bell
has just arrived at the post in answer
to an order of the war department
making him cornmandant of Fort Leav-
enworth and placing him at the head of
the general service and staff college
there. He has not yet assumed COM
mand of the post and it is not expected
that he will do so before August l. 1t
is expected that over 400 will attend the
reception next Friday night
Among the prominent army officers
who are expected to be present are
General John c. Bates commanding Of
fcer of the department of Missouri, and
Colonel G. c. G. Carr, commandant at
Fort Riley. A large number of invita-
tions have been sent to Fort Riley and
other nearby points. The reception will
be a brilliant affair from military and
social standpoint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
coRRIeAN MAKES a KILLING.
Books Show Big Balance in His Fa-
vor at Chicago.

Chicago. July Ed Corrigan put one
of the hottest things over the winning
line in the first race at Washington
Park that has been uncorked this sea-
son.
He had Lutte a 3-year-old WatercresA
filIy, carrying 103 pounds. Without =
doubt railbirds and bookmakers knew
nothing of der, for she opened at 10 10
in the betting.
The price receded to 80 to 1, due only
to the heavy play on Headwater ana
leila knight. When this wholesome
price was marked up against her the
Corrigan contigent started sending III
the checks, and they never stopped
betting until the bell rang, compelling
them to stop. At post time the pest
price to be had was to l.. Lutte made
a game race through the stretch ana
won after a short tussle with Head
water
After the smoke had cleared away
and the books had paid the losses on
the first race it was found that more
than 100000 had been taken by Ed
ward Corrigan and his friends and
John w Gates. Gates did not get any
money down until the price had been
cut to 6 to l. Then he managed 10
play $4,000 among the bookmakers.
The one who sustained the greatest
loss was Joe Yeager, whose book alone
lost 900 The small books were the
principal sufferers of this killing, some
of them had a crimp put in them; in
fact, the bank rolls have been shot to
pieceS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

one size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-ease, a powder to be shaken into
the Shoes 1t makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Cures and
prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous
and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is a
certain cure for sweating, hot, aching
feet At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
CAPT. rAeeARr UNDER GUARD
Mystery in Detention of Prominent
Officer at Fort Leavenworth.

Leavenworth. July captain E f.
Taggart, commanding officer OF Com
p3ny A Sixth United States infantry,
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, has
been placed in restraint in a room in
the post hospital and sentry has been
put on duty to guard over him. A mys-
terry surrounds the case and the air at
Fort Leavenworth is filled with rumors
II is claimed by some that Captain Tag
CART felt a spell" coming over him and
asked that he be deprived of his free
dom until he felt better. Strength is
given this claim by the fact that the
wife of the officer closed their home at
the post and left Immediately for San
Francisco, where she has relatives.
Captain Taggart is a man about As
years of age, while his wife is yet in the
20s. 1t is also rumored that Captain
Taggart might have been placed under
restraint on account of alleged abuse OF
officers of inferior rank.
The case of this well known officer has
caused a decided sensation at Fort Leav-
enworth, where Captain Taggart has
been stationed about a year. People
argue that there must be something
serious in the case of Captain Taggart
or so distinguished an officer would not
be placed under an armed guard. The
consensus of opinion is that Captain
Taggart felt illness of mind coming
upon him and asked to be placed where
he could not injure anyone. Captain
Taggart is one Of the. best known off,
GERS of his rank in the United States
army. He has seen about twenty years
of service and has engaged in many
fierce conflicts. His record in the Phil
ippines was particularly creditable. He
had command of Company A, Sixth in
fantry, in the flood districts at Kansas
City during the recent stay there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
ACCIDENTS IN RosEDALE.
j. ". Sporty Fell from a scahoId and
A. Matney Thrown from Wagon.

Rosedale. July 1.-Two accidents hap
pened in Rosedale yesterday afternoon
at nearly the same hour. J. W. Sperry
a carpenter, living one mile south of
Argentine, while working on a new
house at I'LL East Thirty-first street,
fell from a scaffolding. distance of fif-
teen feet, breaking his right leg above
the ankle. DR.. Welsh was called and
set the broken limb, after which Mr.
Sperry was removed to his home in
Gates ambulance.
Alex Matney. a fruit grower, living
one-half mile west of Argentine, was
thrown from his fruit wagon near the
Fort Scott railway crossing, In Rose
dale, receiving several ugly SCALP
wounds and a sprained wrist The ac-
cident was caused by the wagon wheel
striking a cuIyert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
when two strong

is likely to result when two strong
teams get together.
If it is true that kicking is to be much
more frequent next fall it also means
that fumbling is likely to be more fire.
quent, unless the coaches have better
handlers of punts than they have had
in the past.
The direct pass from the center to
any man selected to carry the ball will
be watched with a great deal of in
terest. The use of a lot of long passes
always hazardous plays-will be un-
avoidable. Here, also, arises a fine
chance for fumbling. This viii be par
ticularly true when the quarterback
carries the ball. for by the clause re-
curing him to pass the line of scrim-
mage five yards from the center he is
virtually restricted to end runs and
long passes must be used =
This seven men-on-the-lin has
as one of its objects a desire to bring
back the old-style quick opening and
line plunges, and if it does work out
this way considerable good will come
of it. Provision for the protection OF
the ful1back is an excellent move. Most
of the coaches, too, are likely to ap-
prove of the penalty of distance rather
than the loss of the ball for holding.
Taken all in all, it must be said
that there is a little too much rule
making about football. The game IS
now so surrounded with rules tnat a
football guide is needed unless one is
constant student of the game, and with
the new notifications it will take halI
the season to get wise. Also the check
erboard arrangement to football re-
porter looks like a thing of horror ana
promoter of either inebriety or in
sanity. 1t is bad enough for anybody
to watch the distance up and down
the field, but when it comes to looking
crosswise as well to see whether the
quarterback has stepped off his required
PAGES, the idea that one of the rules
committee must be an oculist looking
for trade seems not far fetched.
If these rules make the game mors
open it will be a good thing But II
with openness it also brings monotony
and lots of fumbling, it will not be so
good.
The intentions of the committee were
undoubtedly good The practical appil-
cation of their intentions must hrst pc
viewed on the gridiron before any one
can say the work is good bad, or IN
different Opinion appears to be dl-
vided among the football coacnes, pue
the majority see some Improvement in
them.-Washingto Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
WILL ASK IL PER CENT RAISE
Coal Miners to Insist on Uniform
Wage Scale.

Pittsburg, July 7.-Delegates COM
menced to arrive last night to attend the
Interstate convention and conference Of
miners, which will open here Wednes-
day. Miners of Kansas, Missouri. Ar
kansas, Indian Territory and Texas are
to participate. John Mitchell will ar
rive today, to attend the conference.
There will be several thousand dele
gates present. It is stated by officials
of the Mine workers that the miners
would ask for uniform scale in all three
western districts involved and uniform
raise in wages of Il per cent Operators
of the three districts meet Thursday to
complete the interstate organization. No
serious breach in relations between min
ers and operators is expected.