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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
THE BOUNDARY DECISION.

The Portland canal, which figures so
conspicuously in the Alaska boundary
award. is a long. narrow inlet of the
sea which forms the southern boundary
of Alaska. The treaty of 1925 between
Russia and England. which defined the
international boundary, declared that
the line should run from the southern
most point of Prince of Wales island
I'D the Portland canal to the fifty-sixth
parallel. The Portland canal, however,
does not quite reach the fifty-sixth
parallel Taking advantage of this
fact the Canadians. about 1884, put
forth the claim that the channel meant
by the treaty was not the Portland, but
the Benin canal, which is considerabl
east of the Portland canal and extends
beyond the ffty-sixth parallel This
was the main point in the dispute re-
garding the southern boundary, which
has been decided by the international
commission in London. The area in
volved is about 5000 square miles. a
trif1e as compared with the rest of
Alaska, but a considerable tract in
itself. It is larger than either Della
ware or Rhode Island, which contain
respectively 1880 and ,250 square miles,
and is not much smaller than Con-
necticut, which contains 1890 square
miles.
Near the mouth of the Portland canal
th-re are two small and comparatively
unimportant islands. There is a chan
mel on both the north and south sides
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
CONFERENCE HELD.
Postal Investigation Under Dis
cussion at the White House.

Washington. Oct 22.-Attorney General
Knox. accompanied by Charles ]. Bona
parte and Holmes Conrad, who have
been retained as a special government
counsel in the prosecution of the persons
indicted for criminal Irregularities in
the postoffice department had long
conference with President Roosevelt TINS
afternoon. 1t is known that matters I'M
der discussion relate particularly 10
phases of the postoffice investigation
which have not been developed thoroughly
or the postoffice department. The Bona
parte-Conrad report recently submitted
10 the president, deals with things rath-
er than with persons.
The president desired from the special
attorneys merely that they should re-
port upon the accuracy of the Tullocn
charges. 1t is known that the report
did not contain two or three recon-
mendations, however, but these were as
to methods and not to men,
Attorneys Bonaparte and Conrad SN@S
under the presidents orders continue the
Investigations along the lines of their
suggestions in their report. which viii
be made public probably at an early
date.
Later on the president will transmit
to congress all reports made to him
concerning the postal Investigations.
Those portions of the Conrad-Bonapar
report to be made public will contain
the findings of the attorneys regarding
persons who have not been indicted but
whose official actions have been irreg-
ular if not criminal 1t has been dis
covered by the attorneys that cases
against these -1ersOns can not be made
because of the statute of limitations.
which bars prosecution at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

of these. The A mericans have held that
the southern cha .nneI marked the boun-
dairy The conn Mission decided that it
should run throu Oh the northern chan
mel But the col nnaission has not ac-
cepted the gTe@4e contention that the
Benin canal, inst FAD of the Portland,
should be the bo undary- Two barren
islets. of little pra ctical value. are the
entire amount of erritory which Can
ada gets for all it's ambitious claims
respecting Alaska.
The remainder o. the boundary in
question was described in the treaty as
following the sumnnits of the noun
tains which parallel the coast until they
intersect the 141st meridian, but where
the ranges are more than ten marine
leagues from the coast or are ILL
defined the line should be fixed at ten
marine leagues from the coast. The
Canadians at one time set up the claim
that the ten marine leagues should be
measured from tine coasts of the outer
fringe of islands. instead of the main
and-a contention which would have
given them the greater part of the
actual coast of Alaska, including sew
eral important American towns, such
as Juneau, Dyea and Skagway. But in
ll4C ali DGlOEG lnC OOA1lA4A4SoAOAA
they were a little more moderate, mere~
ly asserting that the coast should he
considered as running from headland
to headland where indentationS were
less than six miles wide. The Anaerf
cans insisted that the coast followed The
indentations and that the ten marine
leagues should be measured According
ly. AS few of the inaentations are mo re
than six miles wide. the claim of he
Canadians would have made the BORN
dairy cut across the more important in
let's and would have given them direct
access to the sea and the towns of
Dyea and SkaEway. but not juneau.
This was the vital part of the dispute
and on this point the American claim
is fully sustained. The United States
not only will control the entire length
of the Lynn canal. near the head of
which stand Dyea and Ska&way, but
the boundary probably will be moved
several miles inland from the su9nmj is
of White pass and Chilkat pass, where
. it has been maintained under the
modus vivendi signed by Secretary Hay
few years ago. The Muir glac Ter re-
mains American and some imp ortant
gold fields in the Porcupine district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
LOCAL MENTION.

Arthur Capper has purchased an autos
mobile.
Luther Nellis has gone to Kansas
City to attend the horse show
The Washburn college quartette is
practising for concert to be given No
vember H.
The Kansas City Star says that owing
to Charles NJ. Sheldon's sprained ankle,
it will be some time before anybody can
follow in his steps.
Licenses to marry have been granted
Alexander Hederstecit and Hilma NJ
Olander; Everett E. Huddleston and
Mary H. Mitchell and Guy M. Stevens
and Maud McKibben.
Mrs. D. P. Paxton is still very sick
from typhoid fever at Manitou. Follow
ing her first illness she suffered a re-
lapse two weeks ago and is still consid-
cred dangerously i'll. Mr. Paxton is with
her.
1t is believed that the returns from the
Bishop c. c. McCabe lecture at the
Auditorium last Monday night will net
about $3.50 which is to be devoted TO
placing a monument and flag staff at
Washburn college in the memory of the
old soldiers.
William Taylor has made arrange
ments to open up an automobile shop on
a large scale. He win not only super
wise the repairing of machines, but ne
will have one building adjoir ng his BIZ
mobiles. He is the first Topeka man to
carry automobiles in stock He has also
purchased for his own use Rambler
automobile, the first of the kind brought
to Topeka. 1t arrived from the factory
Yesterday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
GOFF MAKES A RAID.
Evidently He Wasn't Expected
at the Royal.

At 2:45 today the Royal billiard hall joint
was raided and nineteen bottles and two
jugs of liquor We're captured. The raid
companied only by Sergeant Darby. The
secrecy maintained by Chief Golf and
the fact that he raided the place himself
would indicate that he suspected some
one of Tipping off, places and wanted
to make sure.
around the corner of Seventh street near
the Joint for three-quarters of an hour
before the raid was made and disappeared
just as the chief landed on the place.
No beer was found in the place. A guam
tity of hop tea was discovered, but it
was not removed Mike Thompson, pro-
prietor of the billiard hall, was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
THEY WANT TO GO HOME
Deputies Who Allowed Bell to
Escape Grow Impatient.

Philadelphia, Oct. 22-Deputy U. s.
Marshals E. Davis and A. Baker of
Denver. from whom Albert f. Bell. the
mail pouch thief and check forger.
escaped, today asked permission of
U. S. District Attorney Holland to re-
turn to their homes. Their request
was refused.
The men must remain in Philadel-
plhia until we have concluded our in
veStigation.'' said Mr.. Holland.
Government officials say they see NO
reason under ordinary circumstances
for deputy marshals remaining in this
city more than "a hours, unless their
presence was necessary at a commits
siolier's hearing AS Baker and Davis
did not deliver their prisoner they will
not be essential as witnesses if the
fugitive is retaken. and their continued
stay in the city is regarded as signifi-
rant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
DENvER's TRIAL TRIP.
The New Cruiser Makes Her Initial
Run Against Time.

Boston. Oct 22.-The new United
States cruiser Denver. built by the
Neafie &. Levy company of Philadelphia.
left this harbor today for her Official
trial over the Cape Ann Boon island
course The conditions were no less Ia
vorabke than were those which attended
the test made over the same course by
the battleship Missouri yesterday.
The Denve's contract calls for q
speed of 16.5 knots. The trial was iri
charge OF the same board officiating at
the Miss0uri's trial yesterday.
RockDoEt. Mass. Oct. 22.-The cruiser
crossed the starting line at 10:47:06 and
completed tine first leg at 11:10:46, as
timed by observers on shore. This was
estimated to indicate a speed of 1872
knots an hos--
On the next leg the cruiser surprised
those watching by her speed. She
passed the mark boat at the end of the
second stage at II :33:33 or at a speed
of 17.3S knots. 1t was clear enough to-
/. day for the mark at the end to be seen
but accurate timing was difficult to
those on shore, t houSh the Denver
passed the mark at 11:58. This would
indicate speed for the leg of 1913
knots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
JAYHAWKER Jors.

A Cameron hotel advertises: FEATHER
beds for Drumners.''
A Hiawatha divorce is brewing bacsuse
the husband dallies with the brew.
A Leonardville citizen advertises for two
loads of cobs. Down with the coal trust.
So sporty paper as the Winfield Gour-
Ter talks about Cresceus running
against time.
Meade claims TO be one of the few
towns in the short grass country wb ere It
is impossible to buy drink of liQUor.
Kansas City Kan, joints have closed
but the Missouri line is SO near that it
will really make no difference to- the old
topper.
The whisky output at Peoria is to be
doubled this year. But for that matter so
is the street car line improve ments at
Topeka
A Salina dance was closed the other ev-
ening by the hilarious participants tossing
beer bottles through the globe lights. No
arrests.
Absence of sidewalks at Overlook
causes more swearing during the muddy
weather than all of the other towns Ills
combined
Mr. Casebeer has been visitor at Ben
nington this week Several of the family
have also dropped off for time with
Topeka friends.
1t has been a great week for Wichita
The Cresceus record, a baby elk born and
an order received by a local inventor from
New Zealand.
A Great Bend drunAard went to sleep
in the mud. thinking it was his. bed at
home. Too many eye openers often de-
stToy the vision
Arkansas City packers are killing lean
small hogs for bacon. In order to save
their bacon the smart swine of CoWley
county will fatten up
Senator Burton has resigned the presi-
dency of the Jerusalem exhibit. In their
eagerness to strike while the iron is hot,
people often burn their fingers.
/ Botany students at Hia;wathe. are study
/ ing Indian corn. The proper way to study
that cereal is in cakes fresh from the
griddle, with syrup and butter on the
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

The idea that Japan would not make
more than a mouthful for the Russian
bear. which has generally prevailed, Is
not given much weight by the Mime
apoIis Tribune. which says:
Computations of the relative strength
of the Russian and japanese navy,
based OH tonnage of ships ana weight
of guns, are absolutely without value or
meaning as forecasts of the result of war
between these nations. Far more on sea
than on land, victory in war depends on
the personal equation. 1t is not SHIPS
or strns that count. but the way they
are fought. There has been little naval
Tahting since the days of ironelads; but
m 4if11ost every case the smaller force
has won by sheer skill and daring. The
Austrian fleet smashed far bigger and
etronger italian fleet al LISA; japanese
cruisers knocked Chinese battleships to
pieces at the Yalu, and the American
ships in action at Santiago had been
classed as far inferior to the Spanish by
the naval opinion of Europe. The
Japanese navy is probably the best in
the world for it's size and it's brief tradl-
tions of aghting power are splendid The
Russian navy is $50 years old and never
has won distinction IN war. The only ma
val battle in which Russia ever took part
was Navarino. which was mere battle
of unresisting Turkish ships 1t was
Ielnless in the Crimea and cut no figure
in the war of 1878. If war between
Jauan and Russia could be settled by
one naval battle. with odds of two to
one against the former. probably Japan
would plunge into it as gaily as a
bridegroom goes to the altar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
POLICE NOTES.


Last night the police arrested one
legged negro named ]. B. Johnson as a
vagrant and locked him up. He is sus-
pected of having been one of two ne
groes who held man up in North Topeka
and relieved him of a few cents which
he CHANGED to have about him.
Two negroes giving their names as Will
liam Mcdonnell and Matthew Gray were
locked up suspicion last night. Melon
nell bore marks of having been roughly
used. his beard being closely shaven and
covered with wounds. He said that he
had been injured in a fight out west
and his companion brought him to tho
station to have his wounds dressed. Both
men were uncomfortably full of bad
whisky.
Sam Hayden. colored. ran into the po-
lice station last night and said that he
had been assaulted by a man in an alley
and wanted protection. His nose was
bleeding and he was either drunk or bad
ly excited A search failed to show any
trace of the alleged assaulters and from
his actions the police decided that Hay
den was suffering from an overdose OF
cocaine and was Seeing things So they
locked him up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

ing. at which sometimes they lose as high
as 10 cents
Is there a man in Atchison who honestly
likes mis- wife'S new fall hat?
An Atchison4 woman has so many babies
that the legislature should provide them
with five ErandTnot hers. instead Of two,
so that there would be enough 20 help
take care of thehn-
We met ge'Auinely old fashioned man
today: Speaking Of a man who died late
1y, and who HID been sick a long time, he
said: He has been perishing away for
some time.
The latest Thing out, sister dear, is the
St Cecilia neck 1t means that the neck
is as boneles5s as canned herring may APP
pear. with AZ very low collar. Necks show
ing bones, tan. or moIes, or that look as
If they need sandpapering, must still lap
pear with high collars.
At Meeting of the. Sorry-for-t the Old
1Han club, called in special session this
morning. it was decided that if a SON. IN
law couldn't show that he would be able
10 support his wife at least a year. no
man with an income of less than 800 a
month could afford to have one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
GLOBE sIeHTs.

Iron the AtchISoN Globe.l
How good a fool proposition looks at
first.
When grown people act natural they
get no credit: people say they are reck-
less.
We'd hate to cling to anything as long
as a girl clings to her summer shirt
waist in the fall.
THAT man is tough enough" a brake
man said of an enemy today, Ito chew
smoking tobacco.
Here is the situation: Your friends will
not tell you the truth, and you will not
listen when your enemies try it.
When a humber of women get together
some of them show they stuck up by
declaring that they cook theirs in butter.
1t is late way of achieving a post-mor-
tenn greatness to write farewell directions
that the coffin must not cost more than sc
cents.
When a woman reaches a certain age
she dresses up" by throwing a shawl
over the dress she has on, instead of
changing it.
The first token of autumn to you may
be the scarlet on the leaves. but to us it
is willingness to give up our share of
the watermelon.
1t IS not disereditable for a man or We
man to get over a love affair; but there is
something wrong with one or both when
two friends quarrel.
The attention of preachers is called to
fan-tan, game reckless women are play
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
HEINZ WINS.
Minnie Healy Case Again Decided in
His Favor.

Butte, Mont, Oct 22.-Judge Clancy
in the district court here today de-
cided the famous Minnie Healy min
ing suit in favor of F. Augustus
Heinz whose claims to the mine have
been opposed by the Boston & Montana
Mining company, one of the allied
Amalgamated Copper corporations.
The value of the mine is estimated at
SIC, 200, 900. The case previously was de-
cided in favor of Heinz by Judge Har-
ney of Butte. but was sent back by the
supreme court for trial for alleged inn
proper conduct by Judge Harvey dur
ing the tendency of the case in his
court. Judge Clancys decision was not
regarded as final today. The case, it
is said. will be fought through the
highest courts in the land. The title
of the case is Miles Finlen vs. the
Johnstown Mining company, a suit on
a verbal contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Press.l


Our closest friends are sometimes the
ones we can't borrow from.
Love is blind, so naturally lovers
make spectacles of themselves.
PENIS football warriors should do
their opponents up brown today.
No. Maude. dear; the lightning cal
culatOr need not necessarily be fashy.
The fellow who has nothing of i'm
portance to say generally manages to
say it at great length.
Hoax.-''Poor Bjonesi He has had
both legs amputated above the knees -
Joax.-"I should think that would
make him feel rather un-kneesy."
Wigg.-'Young Gotrox and his bride
are going on their wedding trip in an
automobile" Wagg.-"Well he might
as we'll have a good blowing up first as
last"
Rlobbs-'I owe that fellow grudge.'
Slobbs.-"How would you like to get
square with him?" Blobbs-fWeH L
wouldn't mind being his dentise for
about fifteen minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
FOR KILLING APATIENT.
Two Employees of an Asylum Placed
Under Arrest.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. Edward Sorrells
and Samuel Flynn, two guards at the
Bartonville asylum for whose arrest the
coroner caused warrants charging them
with murder in infiicting the injuries
which caused the death of Thomas
Hartley, an inmate, surrendered them
selves to the sheriff shortly before noon
today and were locked up. Hartley S
body is mass of black and blue spots
and he was crushed, bruised and torn
internally in a horrible manner The
guards refused to answer questions ask
ed by the coroner before their arrest
and had already engaged an attorney
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
Often the explanation has nothing to
do with the case.
When two women get wound up the
third is ant to be run down.
Pessimists are people who go around
looking for thorns to sit on.
Some men make a living by letting
their wives keep boarders.
You can seldom catch storyteller by
putting salt on his tale.
Time is money to the boo<maker
when your horse fails to come in in
/ time.
Cats, like politicians give voice to
their most decided utterances while on
the fence in the<dark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
Parks Under S23. 900 Bonds.

New York. Oct 22-Samuel j. Parks.
walking delegate of the Housesmiths' and
Bridgemens union, who was indicted on
a charge of perjury Tuesday and was to
have appeared in court yesterday sur
rendered himself today. He said he had
been in New Jersey on business for the
union. Parks was released under an adj
ditional bond of 5000 on the perjury in
dictment. He is now under total of $23.-
coo bonds on indictments alleging extor-
ton and perjury.
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Paint Fiends Are Busy.

College vandals painted skulls and
cross-bones and the letters of the Kan
sas Medical college on the steps or Nc
Vicar chapel at Washburn college and
decorated the steps of Rice han WITH the
insignia of the law school. This same
sort of vandalism was perpetrated upon
the buildings of the college lasr year
when an effort was made to stop IL. The
paint fiends were successful in covering
up their identity last night and it is
unlikely that the school authorities will
be able to punish them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

Vermont is about to inaugurate an
experiment. in the haudling of convlcts.
Nearly nine hundred acres OF land nave
been bought in Rutland by the state
for a colony of prisoners. This deal IS
made under an act authorizing the gov
ernor and council to buy or take waste
and unused land mott exceeding one
thousand acres for the purpose of re
claiming and improving the same with
the labor of prisoners. Iron buildings
for one hundred prisoners are to be
built
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
we're killed and Roy Berry was

were killed and Roy Berry was
wounded
Resulting from the excitement follow
ing the killing OF the Berrys the govern
ment land department instituted an in
vest1gation of the conditions in western
Kansas. A large number of ranchmen
We're found to have fenced in government
land in violation of the law and injunc-
ton proceedings were commenced against
about fifteen of them. None of these in
functions have been tried, as most of the
cattlemen have taken down the offending
fences
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
Jewels Seized Worth $25, 900.

New York, Oct 22.-What officials of
the customs house declare to be the
largest seizure of struggled goods ever
made from an incoming passenger was
made today when diamonds and other
Jewels valued at $25,O 900 were taken from
Captain S. Gelat. retired captain of
the French marine service. Captain
Gelat was a passenger on the Teutonic.
He was arrested and the jewels were
sent to public stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's a re just what you need when YOU
have no appetite. feel dull after eating
and wake up with a bad taste in your
mouth. They will improve your appetite.
cleanse and invigorate your stomach and
give you relish for your food. For sale
by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
It L. Cooler Today.

The temperature got down to so this
morning, and has not varied a great
deal today. Yesterdays maximum was
70, 81 degrees higher than today. The
wind at 2:30 o'clock was blowing at the
rate of u miles an hour from the north
and will probably bring down a little
frost for tomorrow morning. Today's
PC fo11oxS-r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22
Ptomaines Made Family III.

Trenton. N J., Oct 22-William
Doan. his wife and three children. liv-
ing at 1923 Southland street, had a mar
row escape from death by ptomaine
poisoning last night. The family ate
toast and cheese for supper and a short
time after were taken Violently Ill., Or
Frank Harris, after working over the
sufferers till nearly midnight, brought
them out of danger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-22

Now that the manufacturers ana
their employees are organized why
shouldn't the consumers, the general
public form a union for the better
nent of their condition and for pro-
lection against the aggressions OF
these two noMerful organizations?