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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17

that the Supt. be instructed to make
test of temperature of water in hea-
ters and report to Council. We fur
Their recommend that Council re-
strict consumers as to the quality of
lamps they use, permitting only
class ga" lights to replace light that
burn out in future and for failure to
comply to be cut off. We further re-
commend that the Purchasing COM
mittee be authorized to purchase q
sufficient meters to supply consum-
ers.
We find that the two boilers con
nected to one stack, lack draft, tn.
size of stack being less than that of
the other one boiler; this causes the
whole iron front to boilers to take on
high heat which is springing off the
iron work and will eventually ruin
same We make no recommends
dations on the last proposition but
leave it open for council to discnss.
In conclusion we wish to report
the plant in a very much improved
condition, clean, and better lights
than for several months past, and
our Supt. reports that he will be able
to put on Arc lights as soon as the
moon lights are gone, but this will
load the dynamo to its fullest capa-
city. In view of this fact, we recon-
mend that no more new lights be
taken on. Signed:
L. o. TIsDEL, Chairman.
j. G.. KNAPP.
]. A. PARRoTT.
On motion of Aid. Bowen the
report was received and adopted.
Mrs. Mary MARYLAND was al
lowed a credit of $500 from Jan,
l, 1905, on her water rent, she
having paid that amount for pipe.
On motion of Aid. Tisdel, the
clerk was instructed to keep ac-
count of all water and light rents
collected.
On motion of Aid. Tisde1, the
Supt. of w. and L. was instruct
ed to make detailed inspection
and take account of each consum-
err of water and light, making
such corrections as he may find
necessary, and report to clerk
for entry.
Communication from W. Il.
Paulk, relative to the meter rates
now in force, was read and re-
ferred to com mittee on W. and l..
On motion of Aid. Tisde1, it
was decided to withhold flat-rate
collec tions for lights from those
who desire meters, until the same
can be placed, and that they be
charged for January an amount
equal to what the meter records
for February.
4 petition from eighteen tax
payers, asking the council to re-
move fence which encroaches
on Monitor drive at the northeast
corner of the city, was read and
on motion the chief of police
was notified to instruct the own
ers to remove the fence at once.
Petitions for the Office OF
poundmaster were filed by
Messrs. w. r. Skinner, l.. A
Farnell and S. A. Fisk. On Sec
ond ballot Mr.. Farnell was elect
ed poundmaster at salary OF
$4,000 per month. The follow
| ing resolutions we're introduced
by Aid. Mosher.
Complying with ORDINANCE mo-
1856, the Bowen Telephone Co.,
were instructed to place tele-
phones at the following places:
City Hall, Mayors Office or resi-
dence, Power house, City clerks
residence, President of Councils
residence.
Aid, Tisdel moved that the
mayor be instructed to buy, on
advice of the water and light
committee, metres enough to
supply all who desired them.
Report of city engineer, with
] COntinued to Fourth page.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17
Some Salient Points /
OF 0SbOrn'S Let


ton stepped out in Advance
the general line as State
others had to move up
serve the alignment. So
the year 1902, if / rememb a
rectly, all four of the greaH
road systems that traverse
gia had divorced their lie
partments from their
affairs and each had its p0ll
agent on a yearly salary with 3
duties save to manipulate pol
to the benefit of the corpQra
1t should be said right her
each of these political agenf
a prominent Democrat of pTil
influence in party councils
The fertilizer people at or !
saw how advantageous to ce1
rate interests this plan could
made and soon had then pol
cal agent, on a yearly salz
chasing through the halls
corridors of the Capitol, striVi
with might and main to get le
lation beneficial to the farm
classes. This agent was d p
inent Democrat, but was no eS
dropper.
HOW THE DISEASE sPRHAps
Next, the two rival book tr
began to catch on to the fact "a
a standing army enlisted on Il
yearly plan is a good thing If
have the right kind Of scldieX
For several successive ven
back there had been Wage
Legislative campaign desig &
secure for the people c11ea
school books. I refer to he
form school book BILL e
not to the interest of the
concerns to have this Bit pas
So each trust engaged the IA
ice of a fighting man, Denaocr
of good standing, and s<a
them to fight against the PED
in their efforts to get the ~ ! u
children cheaper books.
The liquor man was The
est old gray fox of them i 4
went about the thing ia y 4uis
unostentatious but thorough
practical and effective mann
The associated liquor interes
hired them a political agent, III
yearly salary, but selected
type of man different from tho'
employed by any of The ofhE
They picked a comparaflVel n
scure man, Of engaging ls
ners, Of rare e. ind ~
and a splendid listener.
They put him on the train / ]
told him to travel the state '
the persistence Of 4 drun1na 1
He was to tell no one His hN
ness, but was to thorous 4 4
quaint himself with loci poll
cal conditions. He was 10 exel
no influence, come back. /
he had heard, what he knew, 81
give his advice. The assoc /
liquor interests then ised
goodly sum Of filthy luc ~ wliiis
they deposited in Atlanta
most effective work done BIZ 81
associated liquor interes Is
along tne line of organized eaI
| ty. It consisted Of giving
a pecuniary way to deserving es
didates' friends with view I
helping along the elsction q
deserving candidates. ere
always taken to see that tlle
ley donated was used fof legl'
mate campaign ex pensss
FIGHTING thu cHzlpRHS
| Lastly, the associated
/ mills for SOME time bad
idea they could rpz
Jas. +. maIline
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17

ia hostess have more
attractive and efficient help than
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17
skies, ml.

gipger-cake, butter, coffee. Price
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314 N. Sd ST., 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
BAXTER TURNED OUT.
He Refused to Resign on the Presi-
dents Invitation.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 25.-The Omaha
Bee announces that Irving T. Baxter
has been summariIy removed from the
Office of United States district attorney
for this district by order of the presi-
dent. Mr.. Baxter refuses to confirm
or deny the statement. Mr.. Baxter,
however, made public a letter which
he sent on December 81 to the attor-
ney general in reply to one asking for
his resignation. In his reply, Mr.. Bax-
ter said:
Having faithfully and honestly per-
formed the duties of the office to which
I was appointed in April, 1904, for a
four-year term and being in no way
responsible for the sentence imposed
in the Richards and ComstOek case,
out of which the request for my
resignation has come, I decline to re-
sign. While I am mindful of the
presidents power to summarlly re-
move me, I can not under the circum-
stances recognize the justice of such
act by rendering my resignation
The removal of District Attorney
Baxter is one. of the results of the
prosecutions started by the govern
nent three years ago, of Nebraska cat
tlemen for illegally fencing the public
domain. Bartlett Richards and W. E.
Comstock two of the wealthiest cat
tlemen in the state, were indicted on
the charge of unlawfully fencing about
$4,000 acres of public land They re-
Gently entered a plea of guilty ana
were fined $500 each by Judge W. II.
Hunger and sentenced to six hours in
the custody of the United States mar
shall United States Marshal W. H.
Matthews deputy seized the attorney
for the prisoners to carry out the lat
ter part of the sentence and the time is
said to have been spent at the Omaha
club. The president is said to have
been dissatisfied with the results of the
prosecution, and week before last Mar
shal Matthews was removed, and last
week the resignation of District Attor-
nev Baxter was asked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
COULDN'T GET THEMAIL
Patrons of Station B Found Office
Locked on Sunday.

Several hundred people, patrons of
Station B postofice. at Washburn col
lege, went to the office Sunday after
noon between the hours of and 4
o'clock, expecting to get their Christ
mas mail. They We're greatly disap-
pointed to find the office locked, and
the information was given by Post
master r. B. Steele that he had no
orders to open. No mail was dis
tributed.
The announcement was made
through the newspapers that the office
would be open from to 4 Sunday
afternoon for the accommodation of
patrons. This announcement was
telephoned to the State Journal Office
presumably from the postoffice. The
State Journal was requested to print
the notice so that patrons of the Sta
ton Office could get their mail
A. K Rogers, assistant postmaster,
stated this morning that no such an
nouncement was authorized. He said:
we did not order the office opend
on Sunday. The people out in that
part of town petitioned the govern
ment to close Station B Office on Sun
day. The government granted the
request, and we have no authority to
revoke that order"
There is a good deal of dissatisfac-
ton with the present order of things
among the patrons of the Station B
Office All the other sub-stations in
town are open for one hour every
Sunday, and the postal regulations
require that every Office be opened for
that length of time. The closing of
the Washburn college sub-station was
brought about by a special dispensa-
ton from the department. The petit
ton for the closing of the office on
Sunday was signed by a good many
church people opposed to getting mail
on Sunday, but the general sentiment
of the community seems to be that
the Station Office should be conduct
ed according to the government reg
Ulations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
Firemen Carry Hundreds of
Tenement House Children
And Their Christmas Toys From
Burning Building.
SIX STORY FACTORY
Completely Destroyed With 9
Loss of 100000.
Surrounded by Homes Of Ten
ant Residents on Three Sides.

New York, Dec. 25.-Hundreds of ten-
ement babies and their toy laden Christ
mas trees were carried into the street
before daylight today during a IRE
which threatened to obliterate several
blocks of the city in the vicinity OF
F'ifty-eighth street and Eleventh avenue.
A six story factory building at 534 and
53S West Fifty eighth street was COM
pletely destroyed with a loss of $1OO, ,000.
With tenement houses on three sides
and with the gas tanks of the Consoli-
dated Gas company within reach OF
showers Of sparks, the water pressure
partially failed when the fire vva~ hot
test. Fire engines were hastily coupled
together, pumping in pairs and this de-
vice together with the bold work of the
nfemen who advanced almost into the
zone of flames, in order to play on the
hre with their weak streams finally
saved the hundreds of surrounding
homes.
The fire was first discovered when
flames burst from the third story win
dow and reached across Fifty eighth
street with a roar like a discharge Of a
cannon. When the fire department ar
rived and tried to put up it's compress
ed air extension ladders to the sixth
floor, the ladders refused to extend.
This delayed the fremen several min
utes. Half an hour after the fire ~
ed, although it was still long before
some distance away were lighted as if
by daylight. There was great alarm
among both patients and their attend
ants.
Such crowds rushed out of the tene-
ment houses nearest the fire that the
police from several stations were call
ed out to handle them.
At the height of the fire thousands
of spectators NONE entarily forgot the
burning building in watching a strug-
gle in the upper window of a tenement
house in ifty-eighth street. A man
started climbing over the window siIls
preparing t. drop to the street in his
night clothes. Another man rushed
out to save him. The two fought in
the window above the sidewalk while
the crowd below cleared a semi circle.
a blanket picked up at hazard from
beddings which other tenants were try
ing to save was stretched directly un-
der the window. 1t was not needed,
however, for the half crazed man was
drawn back through his window b.
main strength.
The fremen carried the hose from
the coupled engines to the roofs Of
neighboring fiat houses and where
they both poured water upon the fac
tory fire and extinguished little blazes
which continually started on the roofs
all about them. The sun had risen be-
fore the last of the Christmas trees
was carried back into the tenement
houses and the danger was entirely
over. One fireman was injured by
falling glass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
At THE BIG DINNER.
Large Number of People Partook of
Salvation Army Spread.

Long before the hour of IL o'clock
this morning crowds of men of all
ages and all sorts of conditions, and
a number of women as well, who had
not been able to provide a Christmas
dinner at t1eir hOmes-and IN the
crowds were many who had no home
in Topeka=began to gather on lower
Kansas avenue in anticipation of the
Christmas dinner which the members
of the Salvation Army had promised
to furnish to all in the city who cared
to take advantage of the invitation
And the members of the army full
filed their promises to the letter and
provided as good a Christmas dinner
for the poor and needy as anyone
had been set up in the big store
room at 427 Kansas avenue. They
were decorated tastefully and had a
seating capacity of about $50.
Promptly at II o'clock the doors to
this store were opened and the crowd
pressed eagerly forward to enjoy the
spread which had been prepared for
them. When the room was filled, and
this took only a moment or two, the
doors were closed and those inside
were served with substantial repast.
There was turkey and chicken, roast
beef, Irish and sweet potatoes, two or
three kinds of vegetables, cranberry
sauce, celery, pumpkin and m1nce pies,
jellies, oranges and other fruits and
cake and coffee.
As soon as the first set of diners had
concluded their feast, and they were
not hurried but were permitted to eat
their fill, another crowd was let in
and this was kept up for the next four
succeeding hours. It was estimated
were fed and all of them were fed
we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
FOURTEEN IN CITY JAIL.
How Christmas Is Being Celebrated
at Chief Goodwin's Castle.

Christmas is being celebrated in a
peaceful manner by the underworld,
and no crimes above a plain drunk
were reported up to noon. Fourteen
unfortunates will eat their Christmas
dinner in the city bastiIe. They are
"left-overs," with time yet to serve.
Police Matron Mrs. Thorpe was very
busy this morning distributing nit
tens, candy and dolls to her friends,
the poor children. A large, good
natured policeman was seen kneeling
on a cold sidewalk trying to force Il
pair of 3-year-old knit gloves on the
chubby hands of 7-year-old bene-
ficiary, who had called upon him for
assistance in the operation. Finally
he gave it up for a bad job, and said:
run back to Mrs Thorpe. She will
give you a larger pair, and then you
viii be fixed uD right.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
DEWEY'S GREETING.
CabIed to American Warships All Over
the World.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Aboard the
ships of the American navy scattered in
foreign and home waters today win be
observed as a holiday. The Christmas
greeting sent around the world last night
by Admiral Dewey will be communicat-
ed to the officers and men of all the
vessels that can be reached. On the
ships the only work required today is the
necessary cleaning and by o'clock this
morning most of the officers and men
were left free to celebrate the day as
they choose. Liberal shore leave has been
granted according to custom and as
many as can be spared from a ship viii
celebrate ashore. Thousands Of pounds
of turkey, cranberries and plum pudding
and other things that make up the
Christmas dinner aboard the vessels
have been laid by and will be served in
generous fashion on board each ship.
The men will have their Christmas din
ner at noon and the officers in the even
ing. On many ships the captain will be
invited to dine in the ward room and
Join the officers in merry making
Admiral Dewey's message was as fol-
lows:
'.Nfy Christmas greetings to the Off
GERS and men of the navy.
LET US have neither cliques nor
grudges, but all stand together for the
good of the country and the service.
GEORGE DEWEY"
This message was prepared by the adj
lniral of the navy at the request Of the
Associated Press.
In addition to the message of Dewey
a Merry Christmas" will be flashed
late tonight from every wireless station
under the control of the navy from Rear
Admiral Manner, chief of the bureau Of
equipment, the greeting travelling far
up and down the coast and to the ships
at sea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
LEOPOLD is MARRIED.
Belgian King Was Secretly Welded a
Year Ago.

Paris, Dec. 25.=According to the
Revn de Bruges, there can be no
longer any doubt about King LeopoId's s
morganatie marriage. It took place
II months ago, the paper says, in the
private chapel of the chateau of
Laeken, near Brussels in the presence
of two aides de camp and the court
chaplain, acting under the authority
of the cardinal archbishop of Mechlin.
The lady is Nine. Vaughan, whose
maiden name was Mile Lacroix. She
is a niece of Van Lamgendolck, a So
cialist member of the Belgian cham
ber of deputies for the town of
Louvain. She is the daughter of a
caretaker. She has been created a
baroness by the king. and gave birth
to a fine child quite recently The
matter is now an open secret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
WONDERFUL WEATHER.
Overcoats and sIeds Are Out OF sea-
son This Christmas.

This is probably the most comfort
able weather with which Topeka has
been blessed for years. The spirit of
the season carries with it a few inches
of snow, some stcold blasts from the
north, refuge before blazing hearths-
but down in the hearts of most people
there is a genuine feeling of relief, a
feeling of satisfaction that today is a
clipping out of the calendar of the
early spring rather than a gloomy,
cold, ear-nipping section of midwinter.
The sky is clear as crystal. Not
even a suspicion of a cloud fringeS the
horizon at any point A slight breeze
is in the air, perceptible only, how
ever, if one walks down the shady side
of the street. It is a genuine pleasure
to bask in the sunlight today A bath
in Old SOls efulgent rays is one Of
Natures Christmas presents.
At noon today the thermometer in
the sun registered 40 degrees. In
the shade the mark was 50, only a
trif1e less.
The hourly temperatures for the morn
o'clock, %; 8 o'clock, 81; 9 O'Clock, 3S; 10
o'clock, 40; II O'Clock, 40; u o'clock, 40
But there are mora coed uding to 9e
told. The forecast IS not only continued
fair weather but warmer all over the
west. The goodness of nature seems to
The youngsters viii have ample COM
pensatiOn for their loss of breaking in
new sleds because of no snow during the
remainder of the week. They viii have
plenty of other out-of-doOr playthings to
initiate Balny weather and a bare
even at Christmas time for the young
sfers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
OUTLOOK is BAD.
Financial Crash and Famine Predicted
in Russia.

New York. Dec. 25.-Dr. Dillon, the
St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, declares that "Satur-
days doings in Moscow mark the most
important manifestations in Russian
anarchy" says a London dispatch to
the World.
Mr.. Dillon is persuaded that the eco
nomic basis Of the Russian finances are
now about to give way with a terrific
crash and that a commercial and indus
trial crisis unexampIed in the history
OF modern states is about to begin. char
acterized by famine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Robert NJ. Sutton and Miss Beulah
Mae Leeman were married Sunday at
the home of the brides uncle, Mr.. T.
L. Courtney. 612 Topeka avenue. Rev.
Young, of the Baptist church, per-
formed the wedding ceremony After
the wedding there was reception
and lunch The rooms were hand
scmely decorated.
Mayor Davis leaves this afternoon
for Chicago on a business trip, to be
gone a week or Longer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
GIFT FROM THE POPE.
VIII Be Sent to Miss Roosevelt on Her
Marriage.

New York, Dec. 25.-According to a
cable dispatch to the World Plus xI has
declared his intention to send a wedding
present to Miss Alice Roosevelt on the
occasion of her wedding in February.
The gift probably will be a beautiful
piece of moiasc work from the vatican
factory, possibly a copy of one Of the
most valuable paintings from the vati-
can collection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Sheriff Lucas Gets L. S. Allen Today
at Valley Falls.

Sheriff Lucas went to Valley Falls
this morning and returned with L. S.
Allen. wanted for passing a forged
check.
Allen tells a rather far-fetched
story about buying the So check from
a total stranger for 81. The bogus
check was signed with the name of
A. NJ. Blanchard, a Topeka contractor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
BOCK ISLAND KILLS 3.
Family Struck by Train Going Home
From Church.

Alma, Kan. Dec. 25-As. Chris An
derson and son Mort, and his mother
in-law, Mrs L. J. Woodward, Of Alta
Vista. were going home from Christmas
exercises at the Methodist church Sun
day at noon, they drove on the Rock
Island tracks and were struck by an
eastbound passenger train and instant
ly killed. Mrs. woodward was the wife
of ex-Probate Judge woodward, of this
county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
Baron 1Tortgaged Hired Auto.

New York, Dec. 25.=Baron Fred
erick Seefed, whose residence is at
present in Philadelphia, was arrested
here last night charged with securing
money under false pretense. The po-
lice say that Countess Ilka K. Palmay
who is living at a New York hotel
charges that several weeks ago she
loaned the baron large sum Of
money, taking his automobile as Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
TWO PERSONS KILLED.
In a Collision Between a Horse and
Train.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Dec. 25.-A horse
attached to a buggy ran into Pennsyl-
vania special No. % at Delphos, O., at
o'clock this morning and Henry
Hohnhorst and daughter Rose were
instantly killed and Mrs. Barney
Wahomoff, also a daughter Of Mr..
Hehnhorst, was seriously injured. The
rig struck the front end of the bag
gage car, Immediately behind the en-
gine and the accident was not known
by the trainmen until the car inspec-
tors in this city discovered a buggy
curtain fastened in the door of the
car and an inquiry down the line was
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
MANY WERE HURT.
In a Wreck of a Denver & Rio Grande
Passenger Train.

Durango, Colo. Dec. 25.-The east
bound Denver and RIO Grande passenger
train from Silverton, well loaded with
passengers, was wrecked three miles
from this city yesterday and while no
one was killed. a large number of the
passengers were injured, twelve of them
quite seriously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
RECEIVERS OFFICE
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
2646
TOPEKA, KANSAS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Fl THB FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Topeka. Kansas.
JAMES I. BRADLEY. Receiver

Topeka, Kansas, 26th 1905.
Notice is hereby given that dividend
fifty-five cent has declared o
the creditors of the First National of
Topeka, Kansas, payable soon as schedules an d
checks be made and forwarded
ington, checks signed and returned and the
allowed insurance claims in process Of collection
a. paid, which notice given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
Temperatures of Large cities.

Chicago, Dec. .25.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York IS; Boston. "a;
Philadelphia, %; Washington, 26; Chi
cago. IS; Minneapolis. 16; Cincinnati
&c; St. Louis, 90.