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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-18
WHY Nor Go RAIna

There are many advantages aceru-
ing even from bald heads. It has been
pointed out by an eminent doctor that
baldheaded men never suffer from con
sumption, and that tendency to balll-
ness IS an assurance that the draa9e7
scourge viii pass over him. To arg77e
that mans hair IS Indicative Of hi
immunity from disease does not ser,
reasonable at first, but the doctor de-
clares that in the i've years 611ri1s,
which he seriously noted the nature -
the patients hair not a single case ~
consumption occurred among tboss
with scanty hair. He had under treat
ment more than 500 cases, and he
makes the further statement that T.,
census Of more than 5000 tubero,,ios,s
cases he failed to discover a sfngIs 800
ferer who was bald.
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is eighteen and a half hours, the winter
lasts seven months. In the north there
is total darkness for two months. The
short summers however, with the mid
night sun to be seen in the arctic por-
ton for two months, are delightful, al
though the changes In temperature are
rather startling even to an American.
Sometimes in August the temperature
drops from intense heat to below freez-
ing in few hours. This is the dis
couraging feature about Finnish agri-
culture, and it has compelled the peas
antry to engage largely in dairying.
It's proximity to St. Petersburg and
other large Russian towns insures an
excellent market, and the butter and
cheese of Finland are well known and
highly esteemed even in England.
Helsingfors, the capital and chief city
of the grand duchy, has been called the
athens of the empire" and the ap-
pellation is appropriate. It is one Of
the most beautiful cities in northern
Europe and every species of artistic and
literary development is encouraged by
its wideawake and enterprising inhabi-
tants. For many years the Firms have
made a concerted effort to revive and
expand the national art and literature,
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~ EMPREss o. LApAM-

From the first the emperor Of Japan
has been to his people as a father to
his children, and in all good works his
wife has been a true helpmeet During
the recent war she was at the head
of all movements for providing com
forts for the troops. She gave her
sympathy and labor to the work Of the
Red Cross society. making a point OF
being present at all its general meet
ings, visiting the hospital and helping
on the work not only by large gifts OF
money, but by practical business sug-
gestions as to its management. The
imperial family has, indeed, for many
years past given annual sums amount
ing to $500 to the hospital and pa
tents, and in the China war the en-
press made bandages for the sick and
wounded with her own hands. It was
a great event in Japan when, for the
first time. the emperor appeared in
public accompanied by his wife, both
dressed in the costume of western ma
lions. No ruler of Japan had ever
previously conferred such distinction
on wife. It began new era for the
country in the treatment of women.
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perimental stage, there is no doubt
whatever that it has demonstrated its
capacity to do great things in the line
of progress. The Cuban government
has shown a commendable readiness to
develop the island. It has established
a department of agriculture and has
sent out experts to prospect in the diff
ferent provinces, to test the land and
to report on its value. Many samples
of soil have been sent to the agricul-
tural department at Washington for
analysis and many experiments are be-
ing made with fertilizers. Most of the
employees of this new Cuban depart
ment are alumni Of American agricul-
tural institutions. At Santiago las
Vegas, about fifteen miles from Havana,
a great experimental farm has been es-
tablished and an American director is
in charge.
Cuba's agricultural possibilities are
colossal With territory equal to that
of Pennsylvania, she has practically no
waste land. The soil is so fertile that
it may be cultivated to the very tops
of the mountains. Japan has q greater
area, but only about 10 per cent of it
is tillable, and it supports a population
of between 100000 and 50,000,00o
persons. Java is about the size of
Cuba, but it has lofty mountain ranges
and much lnfGrt1l6 SOIL nevertheless II
maintains 5000, 900 persons. Cuba has
a population of rather less than $780,
600, but it will speedily become the
great winter garden Of the United
States. It lies in a convenient position
and the way to it is as open as a well
kept garden path
The secret of the rapid development
of Cuban Industries is to be found in
the fact that American capital is now-
ing into the island. and the day is COM
ing speedily when Uncle Sam will own
it commercially. More than $50, 000. 600
of American gold has been expended in
Cuba since the war on the soil alone.
The immense tobacco output of the is
land is already controlled by the trust.
Sugar plantations worth millions have
been acquired by Americans, and the
reviving industry of coffee culture in
the southern part of the island is prac-
ticaIIy in the hands of citizens of the
greater republic. The largest banana
plantations in Cuba are under the con-
troll OF American capital and the rich
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Of the almost distracted emperor with
these wild tales of Finnish plotting.
In the ANIMALS OF Finland two men
win remain forever execrated One of
them was BobrikoT, the hated governor
general who fell a victim to his ra-
pacity. The other is Kurepatkin, who
led his countrymen to disaster in the
east. These men made a bugaboo Of
Finnish disloyaIty and prevailed on the
timid Nicholas to take from the Firms
the jealousy preserved liberties which
his predecessors had held sacred. In
January, 1899, two bills were intro
duced into the Finnish senate at Rus
sian instigation which practically de-
stroyed the independence of the Fin
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the country at the rate Of 1000 a week.
Out of draft of 500 at Helsingfors only
fifty responded. Some of these were Grip
pies, and the others were Inobbed by
their indignant countrymen. The few
senators who advocated compliance with
Russian demands we're boycotted. Even
the hotels refused to shelter them, and
one proprietor who entertained such a
senator unwittingly was driven into
bankruptcy
The car did not relax in his re-
pressive policy In October, 1903. he
issued an edict transferring the power
to remove officials from the Finnish au-
thorities to the Russian governor gen
eral. Bobrillon. who was then gov
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and they have succeeded admiral bly,.
The University of Helsingforss which
was formerly at Abo a large town on
the southwest coast, is one of the most
noted educational institutions in Eu-
rope. It is by no means as well en-
doWed as are several of the Russian
universities, but the empire does not
contain another school so renowned for
its learning and educational progress
The system is coeducationaI, the first
women students having been permitted
to matriculate in 1870. There is alb
soIute equality among the students
both in theory and practice, and the
feeling of sex antagonism which has
sometimes manifested itself in Ameri-
can institutions of a similar character
is entirely unknown.
Finland is one of the few European
countries in which a peasant may
cherish ambition concerning the future
of his children. If he can manage to
send his son to the university he may
live to experience a considerable rise in
the social scale, for education is more
certainly the passport to good society
in Finland than is any other agent. Al
though the Firms have a nobility Of
their own, and it is one of the proudest
and most exclusive in Europe, there is
absolutely no bar to intellect and In
L6ST4Ly. Il peasant son become q
minister or a teacher he may consider
himself the social equal Of any man in
the grand duchy and eligible to any
honor. This is in marked contrast to
Russia, where the priest is looked upon
as a sort of social pariah, not qualified
by birth to associate with the aristo-
| Gratis and despised by his fellows for his
inability to do so.
Helsingfors has many fine streets.
beautiful buildings, both public and
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CHARACTERISTIC SCENES IN FINLAND.

ernor general, removed all the judges
of the appellate court who had pro-
nounced the military law unconstitu-
tional Bobrikon assumed the airs of
a dictator and gave himself up to the
full enjoyment of the fruits of his
pernicious industry. Not long, how
ever-ip less than a year he was re
moved" by a Finnish patriot.
That the Firms were able to restrain
themselves during the dreary months
of the war is a tribute to their patient
endurance and keen political insight.
They realized that they could gain
nothing by preeipitating the doom
which was fastening itself so securely
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iron and copper deposits in the island
are mined BY New York and Philadel-
phla companies The street railroads
of Havana are dominated by American
enterprise. and the greater part OF the
money which has been used to build
and equip railroads in eastern Cuba has
been drawn from New York banks
Some Of the largest Cuban financial
lnstlIutlons are operated with American
capital me National Bank Of Cuba
mas an American president, Edmund s.
vaughan. ana one Of its vice presidents.
Samuel NJ. Jarvis, and two of its di
rectorate. John G. Carlisle and William
I Buchanan. are of the same nation
ality. J. Pierpont Morgan and Stephen
B. EIkins are among the largest stock
holders. Last year the bank made Over
20 per cent on its paid up capital.
CLAIMING A. BARLOW
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ks.f It,'.s HE recent visit to the
ss=45s5 United States of Senior
A a Jose Miguel Gomez,
So .x governor of the Cuban
VI $50 province of Santa
:;: ~ ss Clara and candidate
Sss'ass,s',s sisz5i II of the Liberal party
fer the presidency,
has aroused fresh interest ia the affairs
Of the new republic. General Gomez
has participated in two great Cuban
revolutions, in the first OF which he
bore the rank of major and in the last
struggle he won the distinction of ma
jor general Of volunteers. He is well
known in the United States, having
been one Of the commissioners sent to
Washington to advise as to a prac-
teal method Of dissolving the revoIu-
tionary army. He was elected a dele
gate to the constitutional convention by
the unanimous vote of his province
ana joined vigorously in the labors of
the convention.
In common with all the Cuban lead
ers Gomez yielded "a prompt acquias-
cence to the election Of Palma and pro
ceeded to devote all his energies to the
upbuilding of the republic. He was at
once elected governor Of his native
province and has administered the Office
SO JuulCzoAS4y LnaL great prosperity has
resulted. AS was perfectly natural un-
der a republican form OF government,
1t was not long before strong political
parties came into the field. The two
most prominent at the present time are
the Moderates, supporting the admin
fstration of President Palma. and the
Liberals, opposed to present conditions
and desiring an Immediate change. BY
general consent the leadership of the
opposition was conferred upon Gomez
and at the national convention Of the
Liberals, held at Havana May %, he
was nominated for the presidency.
The BGoderates renominated General
Palma. The campaign began with a
vlgor that is unknown in northern
climes and among a less impulsive PEG
ple. Bitterness and a war of words
prevailed all over the island and in
The course Of few months a condition
Of political unrest dominated the re-
public. From the first the Liberal
strength developed into unforeseen pro
portions. Taking into consideration the
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WoMEN Soil W0RKERs

grand duchy and made q strong but
unsuccessful effort to restore the an
Gent faith. The Swedish rule was ex-
ceeding1y mild and under it the peo-
pie enjoyed an autonomous constitu-
tfona1 government and developed a
simple, intelligent and unique civiliza-
ton. Finnish remained the vernacular,
although Swedish was used in the
towns among the cultured classes.
During the frequent wars between
Sweden and Russia Finland was often
used as a battle-ground. The Finnish
frontier is only thirty three miles from
St. Petersburg, and the Russians were
anxious to obtain control of it on that
account The struggle between the two
powers to hold it was almost equal to
the Franco German contest over Al
SAGE and Lorraine. The great Russian
invasion of 1909 settled the matter. The
grand duchy was ceded to Russia and
has been a province of the empire I'M
til now.
Finland is the most northerly Euro
pean area in the Russian empire. It is
still largely covered with forests and is
scantily peopled. The bear and the
wolf are yet to be found and feared,
and the reindeer shows no sign of ex-
tinction in the northern part of the
grand duchy. One reason why it is
visited so seldom by Americans is to
be found in the popularity Of the eli
mate which varies greatly in different
sections of the country. A Finnish
proverb runs, when Strawberries are
in flower in Tamm erfors the Eapps are
driving in their sledges." Even in the
extreme south. where the longest night
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where most palpable that the Firms are
not in any way akin to the Russians.
either Great or Little. The distinction
appears not only in the outward mani
festations of the civilization, but in all
their traits of character.
The Russian is a curious compound
of north and south, with a liberal dash
of oriental One discovers in him a
volatility and love of pleasure that are
markedly Latin, a fatalism and cunning
which must have come from the east
and a hardwood and melancholy which
belong to the northern races. The Firms
are distinctively a northern race-slow,
Flooding, Industrious, silent, rather sad
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ILLINols ANp nlvoaoE

Last year the courts outside Of IN.
city OF Chicago had to deal VIII, 3 oao
- -,zVV OF which were
oring TO stop the evil. has enacted =
new law prohibiting a divorced nsr-
son from marrying within one vas,.
and where in7delitv is Involves -
guilty party may not marry for -.
years Violation of the law is p1,9fsFs,s
ana a.. - ..5 ~ the penitentiary
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tie real harm has come to the infant
republic. At the present time the Mod
crates seem to have control of the sit
uation. Weary Of the strife and in con
slant fear Of some precipitate move
ment on the part Of his political enc
mics. General Gomez fed TO the United
States, leaving behind him his resigna-
ton as a candidate as a protest against
the continuance of the political disorder
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private, and is unusually up to date.
Electric railway lines thread its streets
and private residences are universally
provided with telephones and all the
modern electric appliances. All kinds
of business are conducted with a sys-
tematic readiness which is unknown
IN most European cities and is entirely
foreign to Russia. Now that Finland
is herself again the incentive to ad-
vance will be increased a hundredfo1d.
o. w. GILLETTE.
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candidates for reelection that If a COM
paratively small number OF them are
defeated the Cuban congress viii be
anti Palma. Should it decide that Pal
ma had not been reelected there is
some doubt that the Noderates would
yield gracefully.
Industrially and commercially the is
land IS remarkably prosperous Al
though politically It is stilI IN the ex-
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take place until December. the political
situation has actually assumed many
aspects which would be regarded as
threatening in a less volatile atmos-
phere. When President Palma assumed
office he seemed to all the world to be
the most nonpartisan of men and the
most liberal. There is no direct evil
dence that he has experienced any
change in his personal views, but dur
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eies and have done everything in their
power to prevent the spread of antago-
nistic principles. Liberal meetings have
been broken up and Liberal candidates
have been inundated. General Gomez
declares that Cuba is a powder maya
zine with the fuse half burned.
The Cuban congress viii have the
counting OF the returns. much as the
presidential returns are canvassed in
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the United States. The Cuban house is
Liberal and may return a Liberal ma
jority The Cuban senate elects but
half its members this year, and al
though it at present has a Moderate
majority so many of the Moderates are
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ing the last few months his adminfstra-
ton has developed a system which has
been widely condemned. Cubas po-
liticaI managers, according to General
Gomez, have been removing from Office
every one suspected of Liberal tenden-
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at home. The Liberal leaders declined
to accept the generals resignation, and
Gomez apparently has still in his pos
session the full and enthusiastic sup
port of his party.
Although the Cuban election does not
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JAPANESE SWORDS.

The test of excellence applied to
japanese swords years ago was very
rigid. 1t was to suspend the blade
horizontally. edge upward, under a
tree. and a good weapon was expected
to cut in twain a leaf falling upon it
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violent nature Of the campaign, the
many and bitter animosities which
have sprung up all over the island and
the unrestrained license both of the
press and Of public oratory. it is a
matter for congratulaton that so lit
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r the breaking out Of
the Russo . Japanese
war it was predicted
by close observers of
the workings of the
Muscovite political
system that one of
the most troublesome
conditions which the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-18

He recent visit to the
United States of Senior
Jose Miguel Gomez,
governor of the Cuban
province of Santa
Clara and candidate
of the Liberal party
for the presidency,
Arizona republican., 1905-07-20

For the people-santa Fe-
Arizona republican., 1905-07-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST

N. G. A. ELEcTiON-An election has been called for company H. N c. A. of Yuma for the selection of q first lieutenant.
 RAlN-Passengers who came down from the north on last nights freight train report that the train passed through light shower at. AIhambra. It was quite cloudy here before dark but there was nothing doing.
 4 LAWN SOCIAL-Miss Maud Johnson on Tuesday night gave a so- ciaI to a large party of friends on the lawn Of William Rice near the city. Several guests from Phoenix were in attendance. There were games, re- treatments and dancing and an all round pleasant time.
 WOMEN ON THE WAR PATH There was trouble in the southeast ern part of the city and two women who provoked it were brought before different courts. Estella Graham an almost weekly visitor of the police or justices courts was brought before Justice Johnston and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 About the same time d Mexican woman of the same neigh borhood was before Justice Burnett who imposed a like fine. .
 A GROWN KING BRAWL-Pres- colt people who arrived here yesterday ! brought the news of a more or less tragic incident that occurred Monday night or Tuesday morning at Crown l King. Few details Were Iearined as | but little seemed to be known about the incident in Prescott. All that was | learned was that a Mexican was mak- | ing rough house when a deputy sher-
 if tried to arrest him. Another Mexi- ]
 man and one of the Mexicans stuck a knife into the deputy penetrating a lung. one of the Mexicans then made his escape but the other was taken in- to custody. Whether the wound of the
 deputy was considered fatal or not was not learned. No names were secured
 NEW INCONSISTENCIES O.
 the following corporations were filed il II the office of the county recorder yester- day: Taylor Gold Mining company ' capital stock, S5O.O00. incorporators J II A. Painter. T. F. Mcbride and A. L | Craig: The Florence Smelling Milling and Mining company. capital stock S1,00G.0O0, incorporators J. H. McCabt and r. H. Lyman; Stratton ROtatinl II Engine company. capital stock. $1.- 0OO, ,OO0 incorDOrators F. StrattOn, l. F. Erdman and F. C. Mansfield; Ma. | tioual tOck and Bond Guaranty com ! p5ny. capital sock $250,000, incorpor atocs IT. 3. Smith M. F. Merritt an, C. O. Bentley; The American TUngs ] ten Mining company, capital stock, S1 OO0 900. incorporators G. 5. Soldiers,
 \. Cueber and w W. Nixon.
 co. B, N. c. A.-The company vii hold it's regular drill this evening anC every member of the company is re Iouastad to he DraSpur promptly d I7:45. The date of the encampmen has been set and business of fmpor tance will be brought up. The elect
 tion of a second lieutenant has beer
 ordered and the members Of the com
 pany will have to look among them
 selves to see who is eligible or inyit
 some one from the outside to join thu
 company and be elected to the office lIt has been suggested that some of
Arizona republican., 1905-07-20

fectiy but tl.e other seemed older than the age given Tn the description. But Ihe men had little difficulty in showing that they could not be the mUrederers Each of them had 9 time check issued TIom oue of Coleman's camps on the line Q. the Arizona Eastern road. The checks bore the date of JU,.- 15 and the murders We're committed only thIee oays before TEe men could not have travelled from Livingstone to the camp in that time much less have earned time c!-acks.
 Beside there was Ho doubt that they
 were in Globe on Saturday morning July 15. There ape some who do not believe that the men seen leaving the Gila Nalle-- Globe and Northern train at Bowie on Saturda,- night are the murderers. The railroad men and of ficers at Bowie had been informed of the murder on the day it was learned at Globe that was July II and they were directed to watch all trains That preCautiou was begun before the mur- derers could possibly have reached l-Bowie. A great many Mexican and other t'amps after that were found concealed about the trains but none were found resembling in any way the men wanted.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-20
SUSPECTED nURDERERs
Two nexiCans Yesterday Quickly
 Proved Their Innocence.

l. was thought early yesterday morn ing that possibly the Livingstone nur- derers had been captured Two MeXi- cans wering in a general way the description of the Mexican suspects were picked up by Night Watchman and Deputy Sheriff George McClarty and were locked up in the county jail
 One of the men had been described IS tall. light complexion. thin face, five feet nire or ten inches in height small beard a!I over the face but heaviest on the chin. This man was supposed to be about thirty-five years of age. The other was described as short, heavy set and of the Yaqui type He had a smooth face and his age was supposed to be twenty-two or twenty three.
 The taller of the two men arrested answered this description almost per