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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

Mrs. H. E. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Worley, Mr. D. w. Crawford, Miss
Dora Clark, NJ David CLUES 3na5 MISS MISS
Alma Long and Mr.. and Mrs F. B.
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs J. w Thurstons guests
at dinner Saturday night were Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Troutman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. G. D.
Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. e l. Copeland
and Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Mcleod.
Mrs. A A. Rodgers, Mrs. A. S. An
drews, Mrs. E. w. Poindexter, Mrs: W
NJ Gregory and Mrs. George o. VIII
marth will entertain the West Side
Reading club and the husbands of the
members Saturday evening at the
Rodgers home on Tyler street.
Dr. and Mrs w. A McCarter will
give their postponed literary at home
the third of the series of evenings at
which they are entertaining their
friends this winter at their house on
Lane street Friday night.
The d. D. Whist club was entertain
ed Monday afternoon by Mrs. Frank
Crane Mrs. L. B. Smith of Denver,
Mrs. Charles Wilmarth of Sacramento,
Cal, and Mrs. w. E. Ogston, who IS
substituting all season for Mrs l.. >.
Ferry, played for absent members. The
club will not meet again until the Mon
day after Christmas when Mrs. Frank
Edison will be the hostess.
Mrs. William Troutman and Mrs. w.
H Hammock entertained their whist
club Monday at the house of the former
on Tenth avenue west Mrs: carr
and Mrs. William Rigby were substi-
tutes The club will meet next week
with Mrs. A. A. Hayes.
Assisting at the bazaar which is be-
ing given at the First Congregational
church today and this evening are Mrs.
Thomas 3. Mayo, Mrs. Walter Bates,
Mrs. Ira Howe, Mrs. John Sargent, Mrs.
A. l.. AIkire Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mrs,
W. D. Storrs, Mrs Warren NJ. Crosby,
Mrs F. C. Bowen, Mrs. George Beach,
Mrs. w. o. Nevill, Mrs. John kleln-
hans, Mrs. Ralph Clauser. Mrs. A A.
Scott, Mrs. Everett Akers, Miss Bere-
nice Fuller, Miss Martha Valentine, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis
The Froebel Mothers union viii
give its annual dinner to which the
husbands of the members are asked
Saturday evening at the residence OF
Mrs H. J. Whitcomb IN FolWln race
The Authors club will meet tomor-
row night at the National. Mrs. Frank
FARRELL will read one of her stories
'sThe Heart of a Child" Mr.. L. l..
Kiene will read a paper on kansas
in Literature" and DR.. Roby and Mrs
W. E. Atchison will read some of their
verses.
The Good Government club meets
| Thursday at D. m. at Mrs. J. d. Nc
FarIand's, 100 Harrison street
The Vespuccian club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs Charles
Hammond, 1923 Clay
The Art club met yesterday WITH
Mrs. A. w. Dana.
The Lakota club will meet next
Monday with Mrs. C. P. Adams.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House,
Chicago, who will lecture at the United
Presbyterian church at the corner of
Eighth and Topeka avenues Wednes-
| day night, will be the guest of Dr. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
SON of Garibaldi Diving.

Rome, Dec. 6.-Gen. Riccioti Carl
baldi, the last surviving son of the
italian hero and his first wife Anita.
IS dying from nephr1tfs. Riccioti Carl
baldi has been identified with several
heroic projects, including assisting
the Greeks against the Turks during
the war of 1897, plans to free Cuba.
to establish italian colonies in Argen-
tine, to head the Albanian Insurgents
and to head the Macedonian reyoIu-
tionistS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
EERMHS'SENGEE
I IN .lsr a aasaH BINDER
SlRMGhI SFcl6AR ALWAYS RELIABLE
THE LEWIS FACTORY, Peoria, III,

Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfson will reside in
Lawrence where Mr.. Wolfson is en-
gagged in business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

Notes.-The insurance companies will
reduce the rate SO per cent to all who
agree to use HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. A wise measure. So cents. Tea or
Tablets. Gatlin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
Red River Fever Brealzs Ont.

Winnipeg, Man, Dec. 6.-Nine
deaths were reported Sunday and 10
today from what is alleged to be
typhoid fever but is generally believed
to be revival of the epidemic fire.
quently fatal in the early days of the
country and Familiarity known as Red
river fever. This disease while not
characterized by high temperature is
fatal in numerous cases, nevertheless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

For real estate. insurance, public
accounting and auditing, see c. G.
Blakely & Co.. Central National bank
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
POLICE COURT NOTES.

]. c. Bunds the man who was arrested
Sunday evening for disturbing a religious
meeting at the Second Wesleyan church,
was fined IS in the police court last even
ing He admitted making a disturbance,
but said that he had grievance against
the church because his wife belonged to
it and bothered him with her religious
views.
George Thompson, negro arrested on
the charge of stealing coal, was discharg-
ed in police court last evening. Thompson
said that 1t was case of mistaken iden-
tity, and as the officers did not seem very
positive that he was the right man, the
court gave him the benefit of the doubt
The regular monthly discharge of Bee
Adams, who keeps beer in his dwelling
house down in the bottoms occurred in
police court this morning. The police al
ways find liquor when they raid Adams,
but they never find bar, and as the
liquor is in his dwelling, he is invariably
discharged by Judge Hamilton.
John S Gray, who admits that he is a
deSerter from battery at Fort Douglas.
Utah, was arrested in North Topeka last
night by Officers PARCELS and Henderson,
and Will be sent back to his regiment in
charge of an officer. Gray has been away
from his command for several months
A young man giving the name of Artur
Hunt was arrested last night on a charge
of carrying a deadly weapon" The
weapon" consisted of very cheap, very
small revolver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

Miss Jane Adams of Hull House,
Chicago, who will lecture at the United
Presbyterian church at the corner of
Eighth and Topeka avenues Wednes-
day night, Will be the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. ID. NJ. Fisk while she is in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

The Vespuccian club will NEE
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Charlie
Hammond, 1923 Clay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
Notes and Personal Mention.

The Lakota club will meet mex
Monday with Mrs. G. P. Adams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

The Art club met yesterday will
Mrs. A. w. Dana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

The Good Government club meet
Thursday at D. m at Mrs j. ID. NC
FarIand's, HOO Harrison street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stevens gave an
old-fashioned New England dinner last
night at their home, 141S Harrison
street in celebration of Mr. Stevens
birthday, the affair being arranged by
Mrs Stvens for surprise. The guests
were seated at one long table which
was decorated with carnations, smflax
and ferns. Place cards bore a colonial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

People sending items to this department
of the State purral will confer favor
by giving the fuu first name OF TWO
initials, with all proper names Items
must he accompanied 5y the name ana
address of the writer or they can not
be puhlished.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

The Authors club will meet tomor-
FARRELL will read one of her stories,
The II = Heart of a child" Mr.. L. L.
Kiene will read a paper on kansas
in Literature and DR.. Roby and Mrs
W. E. Atchison will read some OF their
verses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

Mrs. T. F. Carver and Mrs. P. I
Bonebrake will issue invitations soon
for an afternoon reception at the home
of the former on Harrison street in
compliment to Mrs. Robert Diller Gar
yer, Wednesday afternoon, December
IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

The Froebel Mothers union will
give its annual dinner to which the
husbands of the members are asked
Satnrdav evening at the residence OF
Mrs. II. ]. Whftcomb in Potwin Place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

H. E. Patterson of Wichita. the ac-
countant whom T. T. Kelly employed
to controvert State Accountant Row
ett's reports, is said to be a candidate
for state accountant under the Hoch
administration.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08
Curse That Was Fulfilled.

A famous Gaelic curse put upon the
family of Dalrymple at the time OF
the massacre of Glencoe, in the 18Th
century. is recalled by the death OF
the Earl OF Stair, head of the DaI-
rymple family. The first earl of the
line took part in the massacre, and
Jean Macdonald, the sole survivor OF
a large family that periShed through
the earl's cruelty, delivered a bitter
curse upon him, wishing that no sue
ceeding earl should have children. A
startling comment on this malediction
is that the second, third, fourth, sixth,
seventh and eighth earls of Stair al!
died without issue-a circumstance
probably unique in the annals of the
neerage The family of the first earl
became entirely extinct in 1910, and
the succession passed to the descend
ants Of his next brother, Sir James
Dalrymple, from whom came the peer
Just deceased. Evidently the curse
did not pass with the title, for the
two earls of the present family had
SONS
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08
OF Course He Miuht.

Collector-Sir, may 1 present you
this little bill?
Owen-May yOU-may you? An.
nay dear sir, never ask my permission
again. 1t is entirely superfuOus, | as
sure you. Why, my dear man, il you
had ever seen any one else present a
bill to me and seen how little it af-
fected me, You would never have hest
tated for a moment. See? | file it
away with some of the most valuable
papers | possess. And-wOuld you
please do me this slight faVor-wOuld
you please tell your boss that | re-
ceiyed you with the utmost courtesy
and that | beg him to send one OF
these every month? And-stay mo-
ment. Please tell him | said always
to send you. and that no other col
lector will please me half so well.
Your courtesy, my dear sir, has won
my heart, and / assure you that of
the nineteen collectors that have
been here to-day, you are the only one
that has gone away in a good humCr.
Why, those fellows are SO aggrayat-
ing that if they don't quit acting so
rudely | shall positively pay them to
get rid of them. Good day.-Balti-
more American.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

Even the first trial, which resulted in
no race, so clearly demonstrated the
superiority of the Reliance that inter-
est began to wane at once. The Re-
lance won three straight races, but
before the last race the public in gen.
eral lost all interest in the contest.
Sir Thomas. it is said believes the
effort to be hopeless for many years TO
come.
On Nov. elections were held in
thirteen states, seven of which chose
governors. The following governors
were reelected: A. B. Cummings
(rep) of Iowa; ]. c. W. Beckham
(dem.l of Kentucky; John l.. Bates
(rep.) of Massachusetts, and l.. F. c.
Garvin (dem.) of Rhode Island. Edwin
Warfeld (dem) was chosen governor
of Maryland; J. K. Vardman (rep)
of Mississippi and Myron T. Herrick
(rep.) was elected governor of Ohio
by plurality of over 100000 over Tom
l.. Johnson. The other elections Of
national interest resulted in the return
of Tammany to power in Greater New
York. George B. Mcclellan (dem.)
received plurality of 10000 over for
mer fusion Mayor Seth Low. The en-
tire Tammnay ticket was elected, and
that organization also secures a ma
iority of the board of aldermen.
Republic of Panama.
AS in several other instances in 1903
momentous events conspired to occur
on the same day, so on Nov. 3 the
province of Panama declared her in
dependence Of Colombia. The follow
ing day a provisional government was
established, and Colombian officials
and troops were sent to Cartagena.
On the 9Th the United States recog-
nized the new republic, and on the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08
Sinnalinn Under Mater

There has recently been put in op-
Grafton at Boston system of signal
ing beneath the waves to vessels ar
proaching dangerous shores during
foggy weather. The apparatus con
sists OF two receivers, located on
either side of the ship below the water
lire. and connected by wires to the
wheel house, where a telephone box
is placed. The signals from shore ara
given by striking a submerged ball at
regular intervals When the observer
wishes to ascertain his location he
takes the ear piece, and by moving
the switch either to the right or left.
soon ascertains upon which side the
sound is the loudest. and upon that
side the bell will be found. The value
of a system Of this nature is at once
apparent when ii IS borne in mind
that fogs frequently obscure the most
powerful lights, and that certain at
mospheric conditions during stormy
weather render fog horns almost. il
not quite, valueless.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

so it remained imperative until the
extra session in November.
The Panama Canal.
The Panama canal was the burning
question, and at the beginning, as at
the close of this year. it seemed
certainty For years the agitation in
favor of canal across the Isthmus of
Panama had been agitated, and recent
ly with increased interest. Thousands
of dollars HAD been spent surveying
the possible routes, and it at last
seemed assured that the United
States, in conjunction with Great
Britain, would undertake the Mica
ragua route.
Since the collapse of the De Les
sep's Panama scheme a new French
company had possession of and had
done some work on the Panama canal
but Until it became evident that this
country was in earnest about Nicara-
qua the French company refused TO
sell out at a reasonable price. Then,
when competition seemed likely, they
surprised American lawmakers by Of
fering their holdings at less than halt
their former figures. They offered to
sell their concessions and everything
in sight for s4O,OOO,O00, giving until
March for acceptance. Congress hes
itated, many fayoring the Nicaragua
route. and when the time was about
to expire President Roosevelt took the
responsibility of accepting the PROPOSE
ton, running the risk of defeat in the
senate or in Colombia. In the mean
time Secretary Hay and DR.. Herran,
the Colombian charge d'affairs, signed
a treaty by which the United States
agreed to pay Colombia a bonus OF
$40 ,00O.O 900 and an annual rental of
$3.50 900 for such concessions as the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

The year 1903 will be known as the
record year of prosperity in the Unit
ed States.
Some few crops have not yielded so
largely as they did in former years,
but the prices received were so much
higher that the shortage was more
than made UP for.
Cotton reached the highest figure at
which it has been sold since the war.
Beef and leather have been unprece-
dentedly high. Petroleum and its
products advanced in price 25 per
cent.
Iron and steel were sold at high
prices and the demand was SO great
that orders could not be filed within
reasonable time, and seaport cities
made large purchases abroad because
deliveries were SO much delayed.
1'he production OF precious metals
will probably turn out TO be nearly Z
per cent greater than last year.
The rice crop of Texas, a new indus
try practically, was remarkably large
and sold for high figures.
Tremendous discoveries of petrole-
um on the Pacific coast enabled that
part of the country to substitute six
million dollars worth of oil for coal,
which was previously imported either
from Great Britain or Australia
The total destruction of the fruit
crop in Great Britain and in southern
Europe made an unexpected market
for American green fruits. More than
70 per cent of all tho fruits sold in the
The average increase in the cost of
foodstuffs to the consumer in the
United States was 16 per cent.
In many cases the labor unions, by
force of organization, though fire.
queItly not until long and serious
strike had been engaged in, were able
to increase the pay of their members.
thus greatly enhancing the purchas-
ing power of the plain people, which
is the basis of all prosperity in the
United States.
In nearly all of the large cities
throughout the country the population
has increased, and the price of real
NoSNNS has oOAAS AAAoiC llAuh hSCP paw
with the general march of prosperity.
Under the circumstances, the coun-
try has every right to look forward to
continuance of prosperity.
Our granaries are groaning with the
products of an abundant harvest Our
savings banks overflow with the re-
serves of the people. Our scale of ex-
penditure is the highest the world has
ever known.
The stock market, that unfailing
barometer of the feeling of the gam
bling element Of the country, has re-
Gently taken short, sharp rise.
The area Of land which will be
plowed and seeded this winter and
next spring Will exceed the area titled
last year.
1t is inevitable that prosperous
harvest brings a greater seed sowing.
The greatly increased demand for, cat
tie and horses means more stock.
Breeding pastures will be fuller rext
year than they were ever before
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

a general staff in command of the
army.
Other important If not interesting
legislation was effected, but the "om-
nibus" statehood bill was lost Little
fields bill to regulate corporations
never got to vote in the senate, no
tariff concessions were granted to i'm
ports to the Philippines.
An act that met with universal ap-
proyal was the creation of new de-
partment and the addition of a new
member to the presidents cabinet
the Department of Labor and Com
merce. AS soon as created, in Feb
ruary, the presidents private secre-
tary, George B. Cortelyou, was appoint
ed its secretary. At the same time,
and as a part of the new department,
bureau of corporation was estab-
lished, and James r. Garfield, son of
the late president, became its chief.
When congress adjourned, or rather
expired, March 8, two questions were
unsettled-Cuban reciprocity and the
Panama canal, but as the treaties con-
cerning them required only the action
of the senate, President Roosevelt
summoned the new senate into exist
ence Immediately to consider the two
measures. The reciprocity treaty was
ratified, but the nature of it's pro-
visions required action by the house,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

pecially to the poor negroes of the
South. The following month and in
June the Missouri and it's tributaries
were flooded, and Topeka, Kansas City,
St Louis and East St. Louis suffered
from the rush of waters. The cotton
mills in the Carolinas and Georgia
were also victims of the raging waters
and many other cities, notably Pater-
son, N. j., were inundated. Heppner,
Ore, was practically devastated by
cloudburst.
Passing of Pope Leo.
Late in June came the announce
ment of the serious illness of Pope
Leo Kill That aged pontiff was SO
years of age on March 2, and on
March celebrated the twenty-fifth an
niversary of his coronation as pope,
thus putting an end to the long-hon-
ored tradition that no pontiff would
"see the days of Peter"-25 years.
Pope Leo's predecessor had reigned 81
years, the longest in history, and the
old tradition cannot survive this sec
ond breaking of the record. On July
the pontiff was regarded as in criti-
cal condition, and in few days his
life was despaired of, but though ap-
parently frail in body. the long years
of simple habits had given him splen-
did power of resistance to disease, and
for more than two weeks he battled
with the ravagss of pleural pneumonia.
On July 20, however, he died, and on
the following day the chair of Peter
was declared vacant by Cardinal Cam
erlingo Oreglia. The conclaye to
choose his successor assembled on the
last day of the month, and on Aug. 4,
after several indecisive ballots, chose
Cardinal Sarto, Patriarch of Venice,
who was elected. He chose the title
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08
NOVEMBER

Fire in Vatican, Rome.
PROF. Mommsen died. Germany
Isl 800, 600 fire. Coney Island.
Irish land act in operation.
3-Tammany won, New York city.
3-Parama proclaimed Independent.
4-C. S. warshipS ordered to Panama.
Ct. S. recognized Panama government
7-Wm. L. ElEsins died, Philadelphia.
8-kaiser underwent operation.
"a. +. of l.. convention, Boston.
9-Rioting, capital of Colombia.
9-Congress in extra session.
10-President's message on Cuba.N
10-May Goelet married.
10-Orrin Hickok died Cleveland.
12-Street railway strike, Chicago.
1S-A. H. Green murdered, New York.
13-D&rtmouth beat Harvard. football.
14-Princeton beat Yale. football.
1S-Canal treaty with Panama.
1S-A. F. of L. against socialism.
19-House passed Cuban bill.
19-Italian king in London.
25-Chicago. street railway strike settled
25-Fftzsimmons whipped Gardiner.
21-Boy bandits captured, Chicago.
28-Jules Levy died. Chicago.
30-Brooklyn Acad. of Music burned.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

10th France followed our example. M
Bunau-Varilla was hurried to Wash
ington as the minister of the new
country, empowered to negotiate
new Panama canal pact. Soon after
General Reyes of Colombia entered
an earnest protest against the course
of the administration, insisting that
Uncle Sam keep his hands off the
isthmus This, after the practical
breach of faith and the vacillation of
the Colombians in regard to the canal
treaty. was too tardy, and Uncle Sans
navy is preparing to protect Panama
from threatened invasion Already an
American fleet is upon the Panama
coast, and Colombia has reached
point when she confesses fear of
taking any drastic action. A new canal
treaty has been signed, and once again
the canal seems assured. There may,
however be some blood shed on the
isthmus before Colombia finally re-
linquishes her claim to Panama.
Russia and Japan.
For the last few months the ever
lasting refrain has been of war clouds
lowering over the far east" A dozen
times it has been reported that Japan
and Russia had reached a point where
war was inevitable. The causes of
the breach are vague and indefinite.
Briefly, Russia is and always has been
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-01-08

French company had received. 1t was
the ratification of this treaty that
brought the question to the issue in
the senate, and when congress ad-
journed without action an extra ses-
sion was called. This session ratified
the treaty March II.
Some Passing Sensations.
Besides the affairs of general i'm
portance already noted, several events
of opening months of the year should
be mentioned. On Jan. Is j. T. Till
man shot and killed Editor N. G..
Gonzalez. Gonzalez had attacked Till
man rabidly in his paper and had de-
feated his nomination for governor.
The affair was widely and vehemently
discussed, but in October Tillman was
acquitted, partly because the fatal at
tack was not entirely unjustified, and
partly because there was evidence to
show that Tillman thought Gonzalez
was armed and about to attack him.
Disastrous Floods.
Little can be said here of the disas-
trous floods of the year. In March the
lower Mississippi rose higher than
ever before, and on the goth of that
month passed all records. Cities alcng
the river, especially Memphis, suffered
heavily, levees gave way and miles of
lowlands were inundated, causing un-
told damage and great suffering, es-