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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
MOVE AGAINST
VLADIvOSTOK.
Japanese Land 3, 900 Men North
ward Of Korea.
They We're Conveyed by Steamer
from Warships.
MAKE STEADY GAINS.
In the Advance on Gen. KurO-
patkin's Army.
KurOki Is Still Fighting Under
Great Difficulties.
MAKE STEADY GAINS.

Vladivostok, March 1.-Two thou
sand Japanese troops have landed at
Shengudshin, northward Of Korea. to
which place they were conveyed by
steamers from warships. A hotilla OF
torpedo boats covered the landing.
Toxic, March A p. MT was
announced today from the headquar-
ters of the Japanese armies in Nam
churia, that the fighting on the right,
center and left is resulting in steady
japanese gains. The japanese, it is
added, have defeated the Russiansi at
Sinmintin.
General Kurokis Headquarters in
the Field. via Fusan, Friday, March 3.
The hotly contested engagement
waged since midnight across the
Shakhe river from WitOSan is still
proceeding late this afternoon under
conditions entailing great hardships
upon the attacking force and favoring
those defending the entertainments.
A large Japanese contingent which
crossed the plain directly west OF
Witosan in darkness succeeded in
gaining the first line of the Russian
trenches to the great establishment OF
the Russians.
The Russians have since been max
ing a fierce resistance in the second
line of trenches on the SUBMITS OF the
foothills and the Japanese are attack
ing them spiritedly
The night was bitterly cold and to-
day it is freezing and a thin film OF
snow covers the earth. The Japanese
are obliged to wear the heaviest cloth
ing which with the cold and contin-
uing snow fiurries handicaps them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
THE War.
Russians Are Thinking Only of
Promise Made by the Gar.

St Petersburg, March 4-The imper-
ial rescript announcing that Emperor
Nicholas had decided to convene an as
sembly of elected representatives of
the people to elaborate and Consider
legislation has produced a wonderful
impression. The war and battle below
Mukden are forgotten The rescript is
hailed by many as second emancipa-
tion proclamation. The Novoe Vremya
characterizes it as Russia's happiest
hour. The liberals are amazed and in
the flush of enthusiasm are reading it
as a recognition of the elective princi-
pie and the complete surrender of au-
tocracy, but discriminating people,
while regarding it as a great victory
realize that all will depend on the man.
ner in which the reform is carried out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
FIRE AT GARNET.
Three Stores Burn With a Loss
of $4,000.

Garnett Kan, March 4.-Fire broke
out at o'clock this morning in the
opera house block. The opera house was
saved but the portion of the building
which was occupied by Murdock's s.
music store, Anderson & Sons fmple-
ment store. and Rockers & DeGron's s
general store was a complete loss. A
portion of the stocks of each OF the
stores was saved. It is estimated that
the total loss is in the neighborhoOd of
s18 OOO of which about one-third is COW
cred by insurance. The Woodmen and
F'raternal Aid lodge rooms were in the
building and the properties of these
lodges were destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

Chicago, March Al a. m. tempera
lures: New York. "a; Philadelphia, 80
Chicago, 2S; Cincinnati. 40: Boston, 80
Washington, Sc; Minneapolis, q; 81
Louis, 46.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

Chicago, March 4.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Probably showers tonight and
Sunday; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
NOT SO WARM.
Mercury Is 10 Degrees Lower Than
Friday.

The thermometer failed to climb as
high as yesterday by 10 degrees. At
two o'clock yesterday it registered II
While for the same time today it reach
ed but So. The absence of a marked
wind and a generally cloudy condition
promoted a sultry atmosphere which
caused a feeling that the thermometer
had registered nearly as high
Following are the hourly temperature
readings as recorded by the government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

CONTINUED on Page six9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

Continued on Page six.o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04
S35.9OO
AlIarnan Wins a E,icht,

George Alaman, OF Atchlson, sue
ceeded in getting the house to tack on
a fat increase to the appropriation for
the Soldiers Orphans home at Atchi-
SON. In this fight he was backed up by
Cy Leland P. c. Young, and several
others The additional amounts allow
ed by the house were as follows:
Repairs on boilers .........$ 800
Sewage plant 1000
New school building 49, 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

Early in the day Pennsylvania ave
nue. was thronged with people. Hemmed
in by wire ropes stretched on both sides
of the avenue the entire length of the
route of the parade, the crowd was
banked ten deep on the sidewalks. The
side streets leading into Pennsylvania
avenue likewise were congested with
humanity Trains from all points
emptied unnumbered thousands into the
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29
SPLENDID WESTERN TIMBER GROVE.
Tn the Reson Being Despoed Under and ens

operations of the commuta tion clause
are due largely to lax administration.
The fact is that the precedents cstab-
Slished hy decisions rendered on spe-
cial cases have 80 far weakened the
powers of administration that addi-
Honal legislation is necessary.
Desert Land Law,
In the preceding report the opinion
was expressed that the desert-lanl
law should, for the present, at least
be allowed to stand. with a few
changes in detail. It was believed
that, with the experience of the past
for guidance, It would be possible to
enforce this law 20 that fts essential
provisions should be complied with.
More careful ANALYSIS. however, Of
the operations Of this act and Of the
practices which have grown up has
led your commission strongly TO- the
conclusion that this law should be
modified "A essential partfc fculars.
-Four Commission recommended
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

entries DOW passing to final proof
shows that in the majority Of eases.
these lands are not actually utilized,
but are being held for speculative
purposes, owing TO several causes,
among which are the laxity of some
Of the state laws governing appro-
priatfon Of water for irrigation pur.
poses. and the insuf11ciency Of the
water supply, considerable difticulty
has been encountered In administer
ing that provision Of the desert-land
laws which requires a claimant to
have a permanent water right based
on prior appropriation. Very often
the waters Of a stream are exhausted
by other appropriations before the
time when. the claimant goes
through the form Of posting notices,
recording his claim, and complying
with other essentials of the state law.
Notwithstanding this, he furnishes
the testimony Of two witnesses that
the wafer Thus appropriated has
been used IN yeclatmtp4 btu land, and
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29
Il Few OVeclOOkS.

II met an old friend in town to-day
said Mr.. Shannon to his wife one even
ing, on his return from business" and
he told me he expected to be married
in q week.
Ten minutes later, after his wife had
finished asking questions, Mr.. Shannon
wrote as follows to his friend Stodder:
Dear Stodder:-1 thought I was a
newspaper reporter, but please answer
the following questions by return
mail. They cover some points neg
lected to get from you.
"What is the name Of the girl you
are to marry?
"Where does she live?
"What does her father do?
"Has he any money?
"Was It love at first sight?
"Are you very much in love with
her?
"How old is she?
where are you going to nve7
did you ask her personally, or
write your proposal?
'Havn't you proposed to other girls?
"How did you and I come to be such
friends3
Where are you going for your
honeymoon?
"Is it that tall girl you took to the
theatre one night last winter?
"Why didn't ask you all this when
you told me2
"Were you so excited you couldn't
give me any information, but simply
had to talk about getting married?
"A prompt reply will help me to give
nv wife some much-desired informa-
uon. M Next time you tell me you are
going to be married, don't think that
is the really important feature about
it.-Yours hastily, Shannon"
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

seen In various degrees Of dilapida-
N ton, but they show no evidence OF
4 genuine occupation. They have
never been in any sense homes.
Investigations have been carried on
where the commuted homesteads are
notable in NUMBER The records OF
VI some Of the counties examined show
that 80 per cent of the commuted
Shomesteads were transferred within
three months after acquisition OF IT,
tile, and evidence was obtained to
show that two-thirds Of the commu-
tiers immediately left the state. In
many instances foreigners, particu-
larly citizens of Canada, came into
this country, declared their intention
OF becoming citizens took up home
Oteads, committed, sold them ,and re-
turned to their native land.
The reasons given for adhering to
the commutation clause are diverse
and many Of them are cogent when
applied to individual cases. It is
said, for example, that the commu-
ter desires to raise moqey for use in
improving his place. This Is often
true, but in the majority OF cases the
records show that the commuter I'm.
mediately leaves the vicinity: me
frequency of loans is traceable IN
many places directly to the ACTIVITY
OF agents OF loan companies, VINO
are often United States commission
ers also, eager first to induce settle
ment and then to make these loans
on account Of the double commission
received. Later they secure toe
business which accrues to tne0
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

because Of the presence there Of
Clark Mills equestrian statue of
General Jackson, later called Lafa-
vette Square, because Of the erection
there Of the great Lafayette statue.
and now very frequently called
Rochambeau Park because Of this
elegant example Of art. The statue
was unveiled in 1902. It stands d.
ncf1v in front Of the White House.
The movement for the erection IN
the National Capital Of q statue Of
Rochanbsau was in recognition Of
me close ties between France and the
Tinted Sfr+ps. This sentiment
wac particularly strong after the
close Of the Spanish-American war
IN view Of the services rendered IN
the interest Of peace BY Cambon the
ment Of France had also Just sent
over two superb Sevres vases as
gift b President Mckinley. Con.
eress appropriated $500 for the
statue. Rochambeau commanded
the French forces sent to the az
sistance Of the young republic OF the
United States and which co-operatet
with the Continental army at York
town.
RochAmhean etatue {s excel
1ent art. The French field marshal II
the full uniform Of his rank standl
with one arm o,1tstretched ev1dentl,
pointing to the distant American col
ony which he is about to help.
At the base 10 a symbolic figure. 4
is the figure Of a woman hurryinl
forward with the nag Of France
horne aloft IN the right hand. Be
meath her feet is the PROV Of d shfJ
suggestive Of the force which France
has sent across the seas to aid tn
republic Of the United States IN th,
days Of Ito infancy. Below are th.
arms OF France and The Unitet
states linked together. 1900
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

r Many people have found out the truth about old
fashioned coffee.
They have overcome disease caused by it.
a The plan was easy and sure.
Quit Coffee and use Postum.
Proof with ones self is stronger than any theory.
The Postum army grows by hundreds of thousands
yearly. .- -.@ : ,.,,-..,.
4 The old-fashioned Coffee Magnates now derid-
ing Postum through the papers.
Because their pocketbooks are hurt, they would
drive the people back to the old coffee slavery.
]. One coffee prevaricator says: TT (Postum) has
lately been exposed and found to contain an excess
Of very ordinary coffee .:....
Another that 1T (Postum) is made from small
amount of parched peas beans, wheat dried sweet
potatoes, and paste of wheat middlings." .e~@@
Here's to you oh faithful followers of the tribe of
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29
Ananias:
$1o0,ooo.oo CASH

will be deposited with any reputable trust company
Tor less amount if desired) against like amount
BY any coffee roaster or dealer If the charges prove
true we lose, if not we take the money as partial
liquidation for the Infamous Insult to our business
The Postum Pure Food factories are the largest in
the world, the business having been built upon abso-
lutely pure food products, made on scientific lines,
"for reason" and the plain unvarnished truth told
every day and all the time These factories are visited
by thousands of people every month. They are shown
into every Granny and examine every ingredient and
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

From
sons West OF the Mississippi.-A Home
l4x2O (inchue, not feet) showing that false
swearing in acquiring government Land Is
no now art,
through the foreclosure and transfer
of the property. The true working of
the commutauon clause does not ap-
pear until after foreclosure upon the
maturity Of the loans
One significant brought out by the
Investigation is that a large portion
of the commuters are women, who
never establish q permanent red-
dence and who are employed tempo
rarily in the towns as school teach
ers or In domestic service, or who are
living with their parents. The great
majority Of these commuters sell IN
mediately upo1 receiving title, the
business being transacted through
some agent who represents his client
IN all dealings and prepares all pa
pers.
The commutation clause, II it is to
be retained to cover special cases,
should be effective only after not less
than three years actual-not con-
structive-living at home on the land.
Under present practice, the commuta-
/ ton period being fourteen months
six months of this time is generally
taken to establish residence, 50 that
only eight months remain. This time
is usually arranged to include the
T summer, SO that the shack built need
not be habitable in severe winter
weather, and the residence on the
land may consist merely in sum-
mer outing. Obviously it Is assem-
tial that residence should be far more
strictly defined. It 1s probable that
lax Interpretation and enforcement
OF the provisions Of the law regard
ing residence is responsible Tor more
fraud under the homestead act than
all other causes combined.
" It may be urged that the fraudl
which have taken place under tae
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29
The Coffee Importers and Roasters are Attacking
POSTUM FOOD COFFEE
All Along the Line.
THERE'S A REASON

process Each visitor sees Postum made of different
parts of the wheat berry treated by different meclan-
ical methods and one part blended with small part
of pure New Orleans molasses. So he knows Postum
contains not one thing in the world but Wheat and
New Orleans molasses. 1t took more than year OF
experimenting to perfect the processes and learn how
to develop the diastase and properly treat the other
elements in the wheat to produce the coeelke flavor
that makes suspicious people "wonder." But there
never has been grain Of old-fashioned OF drug
coffee in Postum and never will be-.
Another thing, we have on file in our general offices
the original of every testimonial letter we have ever
published We submit that our attitude regarding
coffee is now and always has been absolutely fair. If
one wants sti1nulant and can digest coffee and It
does not set up any sort of physical aent drink it
But if coffee overtaxes and weakens the heart (and
it does with sorne). : - - ="
Or if it sets up disease of the stomach and bowels
(and it does with some) s.. zS.3. H.. i.
Or if it causes weak eyes (and it does with some)
Or if it causes nervous prostration (and it does i
with many). za ..
Then good plain o1d-fashoned common sense might
(without asking permission of coffee nerchants) sug-
gest to quit putting caffeine (he drug of cofee) into
highly organized human body, for health is really
wealth and the happiest sort Of wealth.
Then if ones own best interest urges him to study
into the reason and There's reason, he will an-A
earth great big facts that all Of the sophstres OF the
coffee importers and roasters cannot refute.
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

that the supply Is adequate for that
purpose. While this showing, on its
face, indicates compliance with
law, the fact remains that the water
supply, If any at all, is not sufficient
to permanently reclaim the land.
The ownership Of stock In a pro.
jected irriga ton ditch which does
not exist in fact, or the ownership
Of q pump temporarily Installed, has
|.often been accepted, in connection
with such testimony, as proof of the
possession of water. Many alleged
Irrigation bitches or reservoirs are
sion which are utterly inadequate I'd
irrigate a square rod, and upon the
strength of such works patent has
frequently then issued to 32o acres Of
land.
Frauds committed through conven-
tional forms of perjury and through
lack of proper verifica ton of the
facts as to the reclamation Of the
land justify the taking Of immediate
and radical steps in the revision Of
the law. The law should absolutely
require an actual adequate water
supply, and the limits as to quantity
should be defined
In short, the law should render i'm.
possible the continuance Of the
practices by which desert lands
without water, without cultivation,
and without crops are passed into
the possession Of claimants.
Grabbing Lands. ...,< ~
The great bulk of the vacant pub
lie lands throughout the West are un-
suitable for cultivation under the
present known conditions Of agricul-
ture, and so located that they can
not be reclaimed by irrigation. They
are, and probably always must be,
of chief value for grazing. There are
it is estimated, more than 100000
600 acres of public grazing land, an
area approximately equal to one-ffth
the extent of the United States
proper. The exact limits can not be-
set, for with seasoned changes Large
areas Of land which afford good
grazing one year are alpost desert in
another. There are also vast tracts
of wooded timbered land in which
grazing has much Importance, and
until a further classification Of the
public lands is made it will be In
possible to give with exactness the
total acreage. The extent is - vast
and the commercial interests In
volved so great as to demand in the
highest degree the wise and conser-
vative handling Of these vast re.|
sources. -,
It is a ma tier of the first import
ance to know whether these grazing
lands are being used in the best way
possible for the continued devel p
ment Of the country or whether
they are being abused under q sys-
tenn which is detrimental to such de-
and by which the only
present value Of the land is being
rapidly destroyed.
at present the vacant public lands
are theoretically open commons, freet
10 all citizens but as a matter OF fact !
4 large proportion have been parceled
out BY more or less definite compactS
or agreements among the various tn-t
tsrests. These tacit agreements Ar0I
being violated. The
sheepmen and eattlenent are In fro.
qusnt eollision because Of incursions
upon each others Domain. Land
which for years has been regarded as
cattle range may be in
fringed upon by large bands Of
sheep, forced by drought to migrate.
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

There IL a group Of islands south Of
New Zealand called the Seven Sisters,
said TO be subject to q practically
Constant rainfall. The same condi.
tions exist In Terra del Fuego, except
that the rain often takes the form Of
sleet OF snow. H.. . .~..s :. -
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29

A darky was asked why he went
away. and savs the following lucid an
sWor: E
II didn't wsnt. I didn't want to
vsnk and II I had wanted to went /
oocl6nt have got to 80 no how"
The Worthington advance., 1905-12-29
ROCHAMBEAU STATUE.
A Heroic Bronze Figure of frances
Field Marshall Standing In Front
Of White House.

One Of the very striking and majes.
tic bits of bronze in Washington is
the Rochambeau statue which stands
in what was called Jackson Square,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-10
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
Jared Renshaw Has a Scrap
With a Negro.

Saturday afternoon a report
gained considerable circulation that
a negro had been killed on Seventh
street by white man. 1t seems,
from what we have been able to
learn, a negro by the name of Sandy
Mckinney, who lives in the neigh
borhood of Roaring Spring, came to
town to visit the carnival, but before
going out to the grounds filled up
on whisky. However, he succeeded
in getting as far as Renshaw &
Armstrong; livery stable. Jared
Renshaw, who is a son of one Of the
proprietors of the stable, says the
negro did not conduct himself as he
should in the stable, and he told him
to get out. The negro then began
cursing him, when his patience be-
came exhausted and he picked up a
piece of lumber and struck the negro
on the head, knocking him uncon-
scious. For awhile it was thought
the negro would die, but finally he
rallied and his friends concluded to
take him home. They picked him
up and placed him in a wagon and
started home with him, still in an
unconscious condition.
This office had information by
telephone yesterday that Mckinney
had not regained consciousness Sun
day afternoon about dark.
Mr.. Renshaw gave himself up the
officers of the law and yesterday APP
peared before Judge Fowler, who
permitted him to give bond for his
appearance on the 25th of this
month.
The above are about as near the
facts as we were able to gather
them. The affair is generally re-
GREETED, but by none more than
young Renshaw.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-10
COURTNEY CASE
Continued and Defendant is
Released on Bond.

The case of the Commonwealth
against James Courtney, under in
dictment charging him with themur-
der of his father-in-law, John c.
Davis, about three weeks ago, was
called in Circuit Court Saturday and
continued until the next term. Bail
was fixed at SIS, 900, which was fur
nished and the defendant was re-
leased from Jail, where he had been
since the killing.
The grand jury on Friday returned
another batch of eleven indictments.
Two of them charge willful murder
and nine charge minor offenses Ed.
Greenwade, who is charged with the
killing of Oscar White, another ne
gro, at dance near Pee Dee one
night last June, was indicted for
The other murder charge
is against George Johnson, COL, who
is accused of the killing of Carrie
Johnson. alias Lewis, COL, on the
farm of Mr.. Geo. Starting, a few
miles'west of the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-10
DUFFY'S SALTY CHARGE
Other Appointments Being
Filled This Week,

The Democratic nominees filled
their regular appointment at the
court house Saturday afternoon. In
spite of the numerous street attrac-
tons. the court house was we'll filled
with voters.
The feature of the meeting was the
vigorous discussion of the issue of
tax penalties raised by Mr.. Duffy,
charging that the sheriff is unlawful
ly appropriating the penalty of 6
per cent. collected from those who
fail to pay by Dec. LIST. The law
was quoted to show that the sheriff
is not entitled to the penalty, which
amounts to $1,000 to $1,000 annual
ly.&Mr. Duffy pledged himself if
elected county attorney to protect
the county's interests in the hand
ling Of the peoples money.
The canvass is being continued in
the western part of the county this
week.
The Republicans enter no denial of
the charges brought by Mr.. Duffy.
but justify the retention of the pen
atty by the sheriff, saying it has been
done for years. They even profess
to have been benefited by the issue
raised, and one of the candidates is
authority for the statement that
many Democrats will resent the at
tack on Sheriff Davis methods by
voting for the Republican ticket.