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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01
MEDITERRANEAN MONROE
DOCTRINE.

Grave possibilities of International
complications seem to reside in the de-
mand Of the German government for
an open door In Morocco by direct COM
munication with the Sultan. The cir
cumstanee that the German emperor is
about to visit Morocco makes the
speech of Chancellor Won Buelow en-
bodying this demand particularly men,
acing. Although the Sultan Is nomi-
nally an Independent sovereign, per-
fectly competent to deal with the rep
resentatives of other nations in any
way he chooses, he is practically, by
reason Of the Anglo-F'rench agreement
of year ago, under the control Of
France. That Is to say, Great Britain
and France having amicably settled the
extent of their respective spheres of In
fluence on the African coast of the Med
iterranean, it is the peculiar duty Of
France to keep the turbulent Moroc-
cans in some sort of order and to see
that their ruler fulfills the obligations
entailed by the United States to main
tain peace and order among its south
Clh HCitS1lDOIS. Ill oIliSI "uIuSt' lliG
Anglo-French agreement is sort Of
Mediterranean Monroe Doctrine.
But the restless and ambitious spirit
of the German emperor is obviously
disinclined to brook an arrangement in
which he had no share. Baffied in his
designs of extending German influence
in the far east by the alliance of Great
Britain and Japan, the acquisition Of
the Philippines by the United States
and the guarantee of the integrity Of
China at the instance of Secretary
| Hay; warned away from schemes Of
conquest in South America and the
West Indies by that vigorous definition
| of the Monroe Doctrine not inaptly
characterized as the Roosevelt Doc
trine; having been forced to content
himself with a smaller and less success
full part in the colonization and devel-
opment of Africa than he had at one
time anticipated-he has endeavored to
console himself with dreams of in
creased prestige in Asia Minor and the
Mediterranean countries which once
| owned the sway of Rome. Whether or
not he believes that the heritage of
Turkey may not yet come to Germany
1t Is difficult to say. The territorial
conditions make it apparently ineyita-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

In "An American Girl in Munich"
(Little, Brown and Company, Mabel
w. Daniels describes her year of music
study in Munich.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

A new book by Booth Harrington,
"The Beautiful Lady" will appear in
the Mcclure Phillips spring list 1t is a
short novelette, containing a whimsical
tale of young impetuous love, the scene
of which is laid in Paris, Venice and
Rome In daintiness and graceful
charm the story suggests Mr.. Tarking-
toms ever popular Monsieur Beau
caire." =
McClure-Phillips announce for imme-
date publication THE Orchard and
Fruit Garden" the second volume in
their Country Home Library series.
1t is by the author of the first volume
in the series, E. G. Powell, and takes
up in practical manner the cultiva-
ton of all kinds of fruits trees, bushes,
&C.; the best species to plant in differ
ent localities. the best ways to avoid
and combat pests likely to attack each
tree and shrub. The author Is one of
New York's prize fruit farmers and has
model farm at Clinton.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale
college, publishes an article in the April
Century on fThe Immediate Future of
the American college," in which he is
quoted as saying, "The college course is
not valued solely or even primarily for
it's studies; it is valued most of all for
the associations into which 1t brings
the student and the graduate. The
American college tries to furnish a lib
eral education in the old Greek sense of
the word-an education which fits the
student for the use of liberty and ena-
bles him to understand the duties and
privileges Of a free citizen"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

Miss Esther Singleton has published,
through Dodd, Mead and Company, an
other of her excellent travel compila-
tons, the subject this time being "ven-
Ice, as Seen and Described by Great
Writer'S" She has made happy selec-
lions from the works, among others, of
Dickens, Grant Allen, Theophile Gau-
tier, John Arlington Symonds, Julia
Cartwright, John Richard Green,
Tame and Ruskin. For reasons of CO.
pyright, doubtless, Mr.. Howells' :'Ve-
netian Days." one Of the most delight
full of all travel books, is not drawn
upon. The volume is handsome and
we'll illustrated from photographs.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01
HOW THE HINDUS CREMATB
THEIR DEAD.

Toward the upper end of the CHATS is
the burning ground. There are no
steps here, but a slope of beaten dirt.
Stop half an hour and you may see ev-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

William Macdonald Of Brown universe
ty, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgia-
son has revised his popular history OF
this country and enlarged 1t so that the
title now reads, History of the United
States from 1899 A D. to 1905
(Harper and Brothers). The work,
which has not been republished since
1885, extended in the original edition
only to the close of Jackson's admins
tration. In the added chapters-mod-
els of condensation-thOse familiar
with Professor Macdonald's incisive,
almost biting. style will detect his
hand. The history was certainly much
too good to be allowed to fall into dis
use. 1t is well renovated.
Early this month the Harpers will
publish a book of short stories by Gil
bert K. Chesterton, entitled THE Club
of Queer Trades" This club is an asso-
citation to which only those who have
invented some absolutely novel way of
making a living are eligible. Strange
adventures befall Basil Grant, the orig
inator of the club, in his search for va
rious men of strange professions de-
serving the honor of membership in the
society.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

Mr.. George Alfred Page, of Messrs. l..
c.. Page and Company, has sailed for
London on his annual quest for new
authors and good stories, and viii ex-
tend his Journey to the Continent.
Lady Penelope" Morley Roberts
new heroine, has taken herself and her
eight suitors into a second edition in
America, In England this romance of
present day English society is said to
be the second largest seller for the
month. ,-.-'-'
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

An American novel, dealing with the
beginnings of orange growing in Cali
fornia by irrigation, entitled THE VII
sion of Elijah Berl," by Frank Mason,
of New Haven, will be published by
Little, Brown and Company, this
spring. Mr.. Mason is the author of
The Blue Goose" and ITO the End of
the Trail" two novels of mining life.
Little, Brown and Company are to
bring out in April Psyche, Romance
of the Reign of Tiberius," by Walter S.
Crarnp, a member of the well-known
Philadelphia family of ship-builders.
The book deals with the period when
Tiberius went to live in Capri, and with
the attempt of Sejanus to make him
self Emperor of Rome. The heroine is
beautiful Greek dancer, betrothed to
a charioteer in the Roman circus. Lit
tie, Brown and Company also have a
new novel by John r. CARING, and
Anna Chaplin Rays lately finished sto-
ry has the South African war for it's
background.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

Two of Messrs. Henry Holt and Com
pany's most important nature books
have been long delayed because of their
elaborate Illustrations. Thy are "A
Guide to the Study of Fishes by
President David Starr Jordan of Le-
land Stanford university, in two VOL
unes, with about eight hundred illus
trations, and Professor Vernon L. KEEL
logg's American Insects" which will
include In one comprehensive volume,
in addition to the other insects, butter
flies, moths and beetles. Natural His
tory" new volume of the popular
"Champlin's Young Folks Cyclopae-
dia," with numerous Illustrations, and
Professor George F. Atkinson's Sol
lege Textbook of Botany" will also be
issued by the same house.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-01

Mary Austin's novel of old California,
'Isidro," will be published by Hough-
ton, Miffiin and Company the last of
April, and viii also be issued in Eng
land through Archibald Constable and
Company. Ltd. The volume will be IL
Illustrated in four colors by Eric Pape,
with ornamental initials and decora-
tions taken from designs of the Basket
Indians.
Houghton, Miffiin and Company pub
hsh next week "Wasps, Social and SOL
itary," by George w. and Elizabeth G..
Peckham, who are recognized authori-
ties in this little known field of nature.
The book is untechnical in treatment,
is Illustrated and has an enthusiastic
introduction by Mr.. John Burroughs.
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin and Com
pany have a book by the Rev. DR.. Ly-
man Abbott on their spring list.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
.BUFFALOES IN TOPEKA.
Sixteen Carcasses Brought Here by
Buffalo Jones Today.

Buffalo Jones arrived in Topeka
today. and he brought with him the
carcasses of sixteen bufaloes, which
he recently secured from his herd on
the Flathead reservation in Montana.
1t is customary for Mr.. Jones to kill
a number of buffaIoes each holiday
season season and distribute them
generally throughout the state. so as
many people as possible viii have an
opportunity to get this delicacy in the
meat line. This plan VIII be followed
bv. Mr.. Jones this year The buffalOes
we're killed by the Wolff Packing
company. Nine or ten OF the buffa-
loes will be sent out over the state
one goes to St. Marys another to
Usage City and others are sent else
where About a half dozen will be
consumed in Topeka. Fraser Bros
bought the allowance for Topeka and
will look after the distribution. The
price will range from 25 to 40 cents
a pound.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
ODELL BEATEN.
Control of New York County organf-
zatiOn Wrested from Him.

New York. Dec. 22.-Durfng q contest
Whlch continued from o'clock untfI
nearly o'clock this nloraing, marked at
IInes. Times. oy bitter recrimiuations, but con
Guiding with mutual ple,llses Of slpDort
the control OF the New York county Rs
publican committee was EHrested from the
adherents of former Governor r r O5aT
nX the faction headed oy Herbert Far
committee elected 1erDart Parsons to
the presidency in succession to XyiiIsero
dalPln, and chose other officers named
ny FaISons friends The officers elect ed
aie; Chairman, Herbert Parsons; first
wee president, Senator Alfred r Page.
second vice president. ] Illus G -FSTan7eT
of the fourth assembly dfstriaf = sa,.5t 80
tary, Thomas H Whittle Of the thjrtv-
nth district; treasurer, George BIaeden.
sergeant arms, Edmund Bodine.
The election of Mr. Parsons vas So
cured at 2:35 O'Clock this morning It
was made by acclamati n an1 was re-
celNed WlIn wild enthusiasm. Mr. Hal
PIN Immediately congratulated Mr.. Par
sons and in brief speech promised him
ms hearty support. Mr.. Parsons reDlied
thanking the committee for his election
MI rage was chosen first vice president
aIter a lively fight in whlen he defeated
80 Mr.. Strasbourger voted to make me
eIecIlon unanimous and this was done
me me ot1ef officers We're chosen unani-
mOusIy by acclamation.
Tactics of delay were adopted fv tba
OdeH Iaet1On as soon as the cO01n7il tea
met and these continued for saveraI
hours. It is said that the 4refi.,a fo,. ~ q
lay was to await the result os the epaak-
ership fight Mr.. Parsons and his friends
die not propose to wait ard announced
r thelr intention of Organizing a con.nittee
II 1t took all night. The first test vote
came just before midnight on the motion
to adjourn the election of president uutIi
January The Parsons men won. A
motion made by Mr. Parsons to a,]i 7,,r1
for 80 minutes to hear the conteste9 eiec-
ton case in the thirteenth district. was
carried. The contestant, Michael H. Blake
Is . an OdeH man, and his friends IT. the
committee moved to postpone considera-
ton OF the contest, but were Ccfeated
shortly after 1 o'clock The cOmmirss, re-
convened and received q InaiOrirv and
minority report of the comnirtse IN cor
tested seats; The Parsons men immedi-
ately moved that the report re tabled
Voting on the motion lasted an hons- ana
resulted in a victory for the Pars9ns fac
tion, the vote standing 322 to 261 This
order and promptly followed
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
STILL AFTER DRENNING
Threaten to Do Things to
His ONCE

Friction between the city's legal de-
partment, as represented by T. G.
Dreaming, city attorney, and the re-
naming city officials together with
reached a point OF tension. The ten
sion is so pronounced that something
will probably give way and bring
about complications that will take
some time to unraveL.
The city attorney is accused of de-
voting himself to things outside of his
Office and not to the duties prescribed.
There has been more or less feeling
existing between various of the city
officials and members of the CITY
council and the city attorney over the
latter's actions and opinions. One of
the latest where q claim has been
made that the city attOrne ey's efforts
have been misdirected is in circulat-
ing petition for repaving Kansas
avenue, in which, however. he was
aggravatingly successful. A number
of questions arose within the last ten
days in which the members of the
city council have desired to seek the
legal opinion of the city attorney be-
fore taking action. They visited the
city attorneys Office several times in
quest of the Information and were un-
able to find that official in who was
out on the streets working up a peti-
ton. This disgruntled them consid-
erably, because the legal opinion had
meeting. Despairing or getting in
touch with Mr.. Dreaming, the mem
oers or the committee finally called in
Chas. Spencer, former city attorney.
The latter acted as legal advisor at the
ways and means committee meeting
and was intrusted with the task of
drawing up the ordinances to take in
a certain tract of land into the citv.
The first trouble which occurred
between Drenning and his associates
was over the appointment of Police
Court Prosecutor Twyford The an
polntment was made by Mayor Davis
and the city attorney was in open re-
peilon for several weeks because the
appointment was not in accordance
with his wishes. Since then the
entente cordial has not been oppres-
slVe on account of its presence.
rumor which has a strong tinct-
ure of truth has it that something
VIII drop at this evenings meeting Of
the city council. The city attorneys :
occurrence
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
EXCEEDINGLY GUILTY"
Negro Wife Murderer Declares His
Punishment just.

New York. Dec. 22.-Edwin ]. Tap
ley, a negro wife murderer, was
hanged at the county jail in Jersey
City today. It was said that Tapley
had arranged with a clergyman to
signal with his hands after the drop
fell to show that he was alive and
realized what was transpiring Tap
Iey's hands did twitch convulsively,
but Rev. Emil Meury, with whom it
was said he had arranged to make
the signals and who witnessed the
hanging, refused to say whether the
movements of the hands were like
the prearranged signals. After the
rope had been placed about Tapley's
neck and he was asked whether he
had anything to say, he replied:
Gentlemen, I am guilty of this
crime-exceedingly guilty. am sorry
for it. She led me into it by tortur-
ing me. am sorry for it, and am
justly punished"
When the hangman stepped for
ward to tighten the rope Tapley coll
Iapsed and fell to his knees. The doc
tors examined the body seven minutes
after it had shot through the trap
and found evidences of life. The man
was pronounced dead just thirteen
minutes after the trap was sprung.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
DOOR is open.
Long Struggle for Freedom of
Commerce in China.
Crowned With Success Through
Japan Treaty.
is PRINCIPAL CITIES
And Ports in ManchuriA Are
Included.
Harbin, the Russian Capital, ,One
of Them.

Washington, Dec. 22-Important de-
tails of the treaty between China and
Japan signed at Pekin today have reach
ed the state department by cable. China
consents to lease to Japan the Liza Tung
peninsula. at the southern extremity of
which is Port Arthur and Dalny. This
territory formerly was held by Russia
under lease from China. China comedies
to Japan the control Of the railway on
the peninsula northward as far as Chang
Chin. This is one of the spurs which
connects with the Russian Siberian rail-
way system and the point named prob
ably will mark the division between
Russian and japanese control.
China also comedies to Japan the
right to build a railway from Antung,
on the Yalu river, to Mukden, the
ancient capital of Manchuria, prob
ably along the line of the famous old
military or caravan road. It is pro-
vided, however. that at the end of
a certain period the road may be pur-
chased by China.
Most important of all of the provi-
siOns of the treaty is an article where
by China agrees to open to the worlds
commerce and trade sixteen prin-
cipal ports and cities in Manchuria,
including Harbin, the modern Rus
sian capital of the province and its
most important railroad center, thus
marking, in the opinion of the state
department officials the final success
of the long struggle by the United
States for the open door.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22

IS out on tour Of Inspection Of the
lines of the company for the purpose
of familiarizing himself with the phys
ical condition of the property. He is
to leave this afternoon for St Jo-
seph. On his trip Mr. Berry has
mapped out no special itinerary. He
expects to make a number of trips
over the various divisions of the road
in the near future, until he has com
pletely covered the system and be-
come personally acquainted with its
needs.
Mr.. Berry said that the work of i'm
proving the roadbed, which has been
under way during the past year,
would be pushed vigorously during
the coming year and that it was the
aim of the officials of the company to
continue to better the physical con-
dition of the property until it was as
good as that of any road in the coun-
try.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
NO DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Mr.. Dean Vacates But Mr.. Bone Is Not
Quite Ready.

J. S. Dean at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
vacated his office as United States dis
trlct attorney and went to his home at
MARION yesterday ne packed up all OF
the law books which he had here, about
$50 in number. and sent them home.
1 m through now said Mr.. Dean.
Il understood that Mr.. Bone would be
here today to take charge of the Of
nee, but so far he has not put in an
appearance. I am not going to wait
for him I'm going back to Marion and
on next Monday will sit right down to
work on number of important law
cases which I have on hand"
Mr. Dean picked up his grips, wished
every body there the compliments of the
season. said goodbye and ended his
four-year term as United States attor-
ney- The office was left in charge of
the stenOgrapher for z. D. MckeeVers
assistant United States attorney is
cut of the city on private business.
Mr. Bone arrived in Topeka today but
said he would not take possession of the
office until his commission comes.
Asked concerning the appointment of
assistant, he said:
Il have nothing to give out about
that at the present time"
J. S. West. who has been mentioned
as possible candidate for the job of
assistant to Mr.. Bone, said today:
Il have not been offered the position
Of assistant and have not talked to
anybody about it except a long time
ago L am a EeQ-HOT CanQ1QaLe Tor the
ofhce of attorney general of the state
OF Kansas The only part have taken
in this fight recently was to fndorse
Charles A Magaw for the position Of
assistant"
would you take the position of as
sistapt if it was offered to you?" was
askeG.
I don't care to discuss that feature
OF the case said Judge West.
Mr.. Dean, the retiring district attOr-
ney, said today: Il understand that
Judge West is the man to whom this
place is to be given
If the place should 20 to Judge West
it would result in a peculiar situation so
far as the position of attorney general
of the state is concerned. West would
of course be eliminated from the race
and it would leave the field entirely
clear for new aspirants. At the pres
ent time West is the only active can
didate-
One of Judge Vests friends said to-
day: Il don't see how Judge West can
afford to consider the ~0sition of assist
ant attorney for Mr.. Bone. He has too
good a chance to be attorney general of
the state. It would hardly seem right,
moreover for him to leave General
COleman's Office at this time, though I
do not believe Mr.. Coleman would try to
stand in his light if West thought best
to go. West is a very valuable man in
the Office of the attorney general and
the state would have a hard time to fill
his place, especially for the short re-
naming period of Judge Vests term. -
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
MARK TWAIN FORGETS
Whether Franklin or John the Baptist
Invented the GuiIIotine.

New York. Dec 22.=Mark Twain
was the guest of honor at the monthly
dinner of the Society Of illustrators
last night in the rooms Of the Aldine
association Andrew Carnegie Occu-
pied the place of honor at the right
of Dan Beard, president OF the So
ciety and POSTMASTER. Others at the
guest table were Sir Caspar Purdon
Clarke. AIphonso Mucha, the poster
artist. DR.. George R. Balleray, ThOs.
A. Janyier. Caspar Whitney, Albert
BOvden Frank A. Vanderltp, RollO
ogden, Arthur Scribner, Arthur Bris-
bane. J. J. Shannon, Henry J. Wright
and Harrison S. Morris
T0astnaster Beard opened the
speech-making with a warning to
trust magnates present that they We're
attending q meeting of a trade union
"a union, however, of men who be-
lieved in the measure of profit from
labor that comes from individual
merit Andrew Carnegie said he
would like to join this young set He
said he had all his life been tempted
by a strain of bohemianism. He had
known Bret Harte and Josh Billings.
and was therefore used to the highest
society, as well as the hosts of the
evening. He said he was proud to
call Mark Twain friend, and as he
took him by the hand was rejoiced
to be told that he might become a
member of the society.
The POSTMASTER, IN introducing
Mark Twain. said he had associated
with the Tom Sawyers and the
Huckleberry Firms in his part of the
country and he was sure they made
better citizens than the Little Lord
Fauntleroys.
The diners stood up and gave three
cheers for the man who was dubbed
their saint and philosopher. 1t was
at this point that Miss Helen Auger-
stine, attended by a page, advanced in
the persOnation of Joan dare and
presented a bayleaf wreath to the
guest of honor. "NONw here" said the
veteran author in acknowledgment
'is an illustration-a pure and beau
tiful young woman. The conventional
Joan dare" said he sis an Offense
to all who know her history. The
conventional face given to Joan d Arc
by the artist who paints her as a
coarse peasant has the fixed express
sion of horse. Members of your
must get away from the conven-
tiOnal"
Once when reviewing some of his
familiar stories, Mr.. Clemens halted
for a name, and, admitting that he
was three score, he said Sometimes a
fact of history gets away, and I could
not tell whether it was Robespierre,
John the Baptist or BENJAMIN Frank
lin that invented the guillotine."
He played the whole gamut from
gay to grave with wealth of inter-
woven pathos, and finally he said of
the elements that made up the ex-
/ periences of life, THE illusions are the
only things that are valuable and
God help the man who reaches the
time when he meets only the re-
alities."