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GUARDSMEN TO SHOOT.
ORDERS FOR ANNUAL RIFLE AND PISTOL COMPETITION.

Teams of Eight Men to Represent Units
 of the State Military Service-Three
 Prizes Offered by the Commonwealth l The order from the adjutant-gene- raPs office relative to the annual rifle and pistol competition of the Connecti- cut National Guard, which will be held at the state grange, New Haven, Au- gust and 4, is as follows: The state match, August 3, is under the follow ing conditions:
 AUGUST 3. Open to teams of eight men and two alternates from the following: i (a) The infantry, one team from each regiment.
 | (b) The First Separate Company, one team.
 Co The Coast Artillery, one team.
 (d) The Calvary, one team.
 (e) The Naval Battalion, one team.
 (f) The Signal Corps, one team.
 (g) The members of each team to be | officers or enlisted men of the organi- zattions they represent, who shall have served more than one year in the Con necticut National Guard and have performed seventy-fiye per cent. duty during the twelve months preceding the competition certificates of which will be required from their immediate commanding officer,
 Kinds of fire: Slow, rapid and skir- mish.
 Distance: Slow fire, 200, 600, 800 and 1000 yards; rapid fire 200 yards; skir- mish fire, one run.
 Number of shots Two sighting shots and ten shots for record at each range.
 Position; Standing at 200 yards and prone with head toward target at all other ranges,
 Arms: United States service rifles and carbines, with not less than three pound trigger pull.
 Ammunition; Service cartridge as manufactured and issued by the ord- nance Department, United States army.
 Distances and order of fire: First, 200 yards, slow fire; second, 500 yards, slow fire; third, 800 yards, slow fire fourth, 200 yards, rapid fire; fifth, one skirmish run; sixth, 1000 yards slow ' fire.
 Rules. Rules governing are so far as applicable those published in c. o, No. 56, W. D. series, 1906.
 The state will offer thte following prizes for competition by teams from each organization for highest aggre- gate scores: first, S0-power terrestrial telescope to team making the highest aggregate score; second, $25; third, $l5. The first prize to be competed for an- nually and to be held for one year by the winningteam, and when won three times by the team from one organiza- ton 1t will become the property of that ] organization. State medals will be is- sued to individual members of the team winning the first prize and their names will be published in orders
 The distinguished marksmans match will be held the first day, the company team match the second day and the Ipistol match both days, The order gives tthe names of the officers and enlisted men in active service, who are in the distinguished marksman's class,
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A DOOMED FAMILY.

The Waites Met Tragic Deaths One
 After Another, the Latest in the
 English Railroad Accident.
 Tragic and Sudden death seems the heritage of certain families, A case in point is brought to mind by the deatth of Mrs. Lillian Hurd Waite, one of the many American victims of the shock ing railway accident in England Sun day morning.
 Mrs, Waite had been for more than thirty years one of the best known and most fashionable milliners in New York. She had a shop on Fifth avenue when shops on that glittering thor oughfare were rarer than privatte hauses are now, She was a successful business woman when women in busi-
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inches of rain has been known to fall within day and the average rainfall for the year is about one hundred inches.
 This necessities an abnormal provi- sion for flood openings of all kinds, it being estimated that certain lines will require fully three per cent. of the to tai mileage to be allowed for these flood openings in the way of culverts, itself will not be difficult, as there is which steam shovels cannot be worked -Cassier's Magazine.
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BIG LINER ASHORE,
EIder-Dempster Steamer Angelo Strikes
 on Rocky Point.

Louisburgfi c. B., July 1o-The El- der-Dempster line steamer Angola Captain Thomas, bound from Vera Cruz and Progreso, Mexico, for Mon treal via Sydney, struck on rocky point ten miles east of Louisburg har- bor to-day and sustained serious dam ages. The sea was smooth at the time of the accident, and the passengers and crew were in no danger. Several tugs are standing by the steamer, but at a late hour tonight there was much doubt as to whether she could be float- al
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TRUSTEE SALE.

For sale, the fixtures and wagons Of the Three c Cash Store. Unless previ- ously disposed of at private sale, bids will be received at the office of the Ref cree in Bankruptcy, SIS Chapel street, Wednesday, July II, 1906, until 10 o'clock a. m Fixtures are subject to conditional bill of sales. Bids should be sealed and addressed to Frederick L. Perry, Trustee. jy9 St
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NOW'S THE TIME, HERE'S THE PLACE TO GET YOUR MOSQUITO BED MEETINGS. KEEP THE LITTLE RUNNING BIRDS CD ON THE OUT SIDE AND ENJOY YOUR SLEEP.
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Store Closes Saturday Moons during July and August

ABOUT 200 PORCH SCREENS WHICH CAME LATE, WILL BE SOLD FROM 8Oc UP.
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THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS, DURING INVENTORY SALE, WILL BE PRICED TO SELL AT SIGHT. ANTICIPATE YOUR WANTS AND SAVE MONEY BY BUYING NOW.
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SMamts.

One cent word for each insertion, live cents word for full week, seven times.
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RUGs-WERE OFFERING GREAT BARGAINS IN RUGS-ALL GRADES AND sIzES-THEY ARE PATTERNS THAT HAVE BEEN DROPPED BY THE MILLS AND WILL NOT BE DUPLI- GATED.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC
.aasse. Courier Record eGsn &fkRkEa MARINE. KAtMkRA es4as7ss@'' Fort ei New Haven. Hs'1s
ARRIVED.

schr E. c. Irwin, Williams, Norfolk Schr Fannie & Emma, Walters, Rock Rockaway, with party to Savin Rock. Schr Ocean Wave, Thomas. Rockaway with a party.
 schr Keystone, Bishop, Onset, l.. I, Schr Marion, Talmadge, N. Y.
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WANTED

WANTED. S4TuAIlON at housekeeper for elderly couple, or companion and nurse for invalid; country preferred. W Nj Courier i,,o 3++ NAt
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CLEARED

Schr Jonathan Cone, Cone, Bath, Me. schr M F, Eldridge, smith, Boston. schr Flyaway, Emmons, Connecticut River.
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WANTED.

WANIIGU. A YOUNG girl to assist in the care of child. Call morning or evening, 73 Pearl, upper bell. i10 St
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INrnpMAr1nN vANrEn

OF CARRIE sCHWARTH LYMAN, for merly of Middletown, Conn. The latest heard from her was that she
 was living on Whitney avenue. Nor ris Tynan of Middletown would like to hear from her on matters of im-
 portance. j10 2t]
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WANTED

BAPER1ENCED two-needle sewing ma- chine operators Steady work
 Strouse, Adler & Go. ig AZ
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WANTEn sTeAP IT C 1a--7-

ALI good help should call here. We supply all the best places and always
 "eed large numbers. Sleeman's Re-
 ell. Open evenings, " m14atf 1
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R. B. MALLORY, AuctiOneer, sells at 19O Oak street (corner Howard avenue), Residence of Mir. Geo. A. Maycock. Thursday. 10 a. m., Fine Pier and Man tel Mirrors, Parlor Pieces, Carpets, Blu reaus Iron Bedsteads, Lounge, Rock CTS, Chairs Draperies, Pictures, Erie a-Brac, Range, Gas Heater, Crockery, Etc, j11 2t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-02
BOYCOTT ON RIVER FREIGHT.
X. C. Southern Joins in Fight Against
NIusI1ogee.

Kansas City, Mo, jan 2.-Ihe kan-
sas CITY Southern railroad has notified
shippers that it will not hereafter re-
ceive freight billed to MuskOgee via
the Arkansas river.
This adds the Gulf route to the list
of roads that have declared a boycott
on the River Navigation company
which threatens to place Muskogee on
a water rate basis and force the rail-
Southern does not run into Muskogee,
but was handling good deal of
freight from Muskogee at Redlands, to
which point the freight was carried by
the boats on the river. Redlands is
100 miles down the river from Mus
The Kansas city Southern was
forced to declare this boycott by other
roads with which it had traffic
arrangements because they threat
ened to route freight elsewhere, if that
road continued to recognize Muskogee
as a water town.
The result has been a call for a
meeting of the transportation and
trade extension committees of the
Muskogee Commercial club, and, at
the same time, a call is issued for a
meeting of every man in Muskogee
who handles freight of any kind.
It is understood that this is a move
on the part of the business men to
place the freight business of the town,
as far as possible, under one head, and
to refuse to ship over any road that
is in the boycott.
this matter. and while the plans of the
freight men are secret it is believed
that they have a scheme to bring the
railroads to time.
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AS MANHATTAN Saw IT.
The December Weather Report Taken
at x. S. A. College.

~ AS~~NAAADCA EhEdAAAt-I LhGfJOEG 4atkCn
at x. S. A. College.
Manhattan, Kan, Jan. 2.-The I'M
usual amount OF sunshine, the absence
of high winds and the uniform daily
temperature range, has made Deem
Der an ideal winter month.
The mean maximum tempera ture
for the month was 1876 degrees the
mean minimum temperature 1917 de-
grees, with d mean temperature for
the month of 33.1 degrees, as COM
pared with 30.4 degrees the mean for
December for the past Al years. The
highest for the month was Sc on the
llth, the lowest 8 degrees on the 4th,
the highest temperature recorded here
for December being Is degrees Deem
Der u, 1889, the lowest 16 degrees
December II. 1868.
There were "a clear, 5 partly cloudy
and cloudy days during the month.
There was a trace of rain on the I'd
and 27th, with a trace of snow on the
LIST and 21st, but in amounts too small
to be measured, making this the first
December on record here that no pre-
cipitation is recorded, although only
-02 is recorded in 1889, while 1892
shows 1915 inches of snow, the great
est fall for December.
The month is marked also by high
barometer with a mean of 29.O3 and a
maximum of 1858 on the 9th, the low
est 2S-5Z occurring on the 27th.
The prevailing winds were from the
northwest, the total wind velocity be-
ing only 54.83 as compared with 71.61
miles. the previous mean velocity for
the month. The average daily run was
1853 with an hourly mean of 1886
miles
The constant freezing and thawing
of the ground has not been as hard on
the wheat as usual under such condi-
tons on account of the lack of mois-
ture at the surface. Wheat, however,
is not up to its usual December con
ditiOn and needs rain or snow.
The mean temperature for the year
1905 was Sab degrees with a range in
temperture of 1873 degrees, the highest
107 degrees on August %; the coolest
IS degrees on February 10.
There We're 217 clear days, so part
clear and IS cloudy days.
The rainfall for the year was 1851
inches or 5.14 incres above normal and
a snowfall of 14.33 inches for the year
The highest barometer was 1890 on
January IS, the lowest 2S.15 on May
10, the mean barometer being 1881.
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Roosevelt Rate Regulation Plan
Hit Hard by Cummins.
IOwa's Governor Calls Bill Pre-
pared by Deliver a Subterfuge.
NEED MINIMUM RATE.
If One Is Not Provided Roads
Can Still Discriminate.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 2.-Governor
Cummins made a sensational attack on
President ROoseveIt's rate regulation
programme in a carefully prepared
speech which he delivered here a
couple of days ago. 1t was over the
shoulder of Senator DoHiver, whose
bill Governor Cummins denounced as
a rank subterfuge, carefully designed
to eliminate serious opposition on the
part of the railroad interests in con-
gresS, that the states executive hit at
the president. It was the understands
ing of those who attended the meet
ing that the president had espoused
the Doliver bill and the effect of Cum
Minis utterances was therefore the
more sensational
In support of his charge that the bill
would in no wise remedy the evils that
now aff1ict Iowa stock ralsers, the gov
ernor explained that it is necessary to
empower the interstate commerce COM
mission, or some other similar body,
TO establish a minimum rate, else the
railroads can continue to favor one
locality over another quite as much as
now.
ANY town. Des Moines for in
stance said Governor Cummins,
would be enabled by the Dolliver bill
to complain that its own rate was too
high and have the commission pass
could not rule at the same time that
the Omaha rate was far too low and
must be raised.
Suppose it is found that the Des
Moines rate is higher than the actual
cost of transportation would warrant,
and it is reduced. There is nothing to
prevent the railroads yielding to pres
sure from any interests in behalf OF
Omaha to reduce cOrrespOndlngiy the
Omaha rate and thereby continue the
grossly unfair discrimination.
At the conclusion of the governor S
speech the Western Fruit JobBers' as
ISOLATION before which he appeared,
adopted strong resolutions demanding
the enactment of legislation abolishing
private car lines and declaring made
quate the pending legislation before
congress on this subject.
Governor CumminS will ask for a re-
nomination for governor at the next
Republican convention. A long moot
ed question has thus been decided. 1t
will be necessary to overturn the two
term precedent and it is still under
debate whether the addition OF one
wear to Cummins' second term by the
adoption of the biennial elections
amendment makes CGmmins already
a third termer, and would make him a
fourth termer If reelected.
Be that as it may, the governor s
confreres have agreed and he has ac-
coded to it at last that his only chance
of maintaining his organization intact
and thus rendering certain his ultimate
advancement to the United States SEN
ate-the ambition of his life-is to re-
tain the governorship- He VIII ask
this on the strength of his record OF
the last four years.
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FOR AN INDIANS MURDER.
Mitchell Puano Arrested at HIawatha
on a Serious Charge.

Hiawatha, Kan, Jan. 2.-Otis Ander-
son. a Kickapoo Indian who lives on
the reservation in the southern part of
this county, went to St. Joseph last
September. He returned in a drunken
condition, ard was never seen again. 1t
was believed he had met with foul
play at the hands of another Indian.
Recently people living in the neigh
bo1hood of the Rock Island depot at
Horton have noticed a most offensive
odor Monday the vault back of the
depot was inspected and body of a
man was seen in it. The coroner was
sent fer and the body brought to the
surface. Though terribly mutilated by
rats. it was identified as that of Ander-
SON Mitchell Puamo, an indian who
accompanied Anderson to St. Joseph.
has beer arrested and is now in the
county Jail
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GOOD FOR RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
They Will Enjoy the Fruits of Present
PrOsDerity


There is no class of railway employees,
says the Railway Journal, who are en-
joying the fruits of the present pros
perity more than the railway mechanic
and train men. There never time
when there was a greater demand for
mechanical labor, skilled labor, than
at present and with the railroads let
ting contracts for hundreds of new en-
gines and so many thousands OF cars,
the outlook for future service and good
wages is most f1attering. With the ex-
ception of some few shops where short
hours are employed, the railway shops
are doing the heaviest business ever &C
complished. The splendid crop cOndi-
lions of the country the past season
guarantees heaVv business for a greater
portion of the new year, which, of
course, means continued heavy work at
the repair shops.
We are pleased to state that a general
review of traffic conditions and tho con-
tinued demand for all kinds of service
able motive power and rolling stock,
presents a most encourag ing future for
the railway mechanic in every depart
nent, and also for the men in train
service, all Of whom are the men be-
hind the guns" The demand fvr equip
ment of all kinds, it seems, has ex-
ceeded the output of the plants Of this
country. which, Of course. means that
railway shops will be called upon to
produce new equipment and supplies of
all kinds. This Will increase the rail-
road payroll a great deal. and may in
fluence the railway companies to estab-
lish larger plants for all their future
work. 1t is stated that the different
car works have looked orders from rail-
way companies that cannot be filed en-
tirely till some time in 1907. The con-
tinued growth of the railways to the
extent of about 4, 500 or 5000 miles per
year has something to do with this I'M
precedented demard for equipment and
supplies. The rapidly increasing devel-
op1nent of the country and the extraor-
binary good crop conditions, however,
are the leading causes = demand.
There never has been a year in the
history of railroading that opened with
brighter prospects and heavier business
at hand, than the ore which has just
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RESISTED THE ROBBERS.
Argentine Druggist and Friend Re-
fused to Be Held Up

Argentine, Kan, Jan. 1.-Two men
entered the drug store of William Nc
s o'clock last night and one of them
armed with a drawn revolver, ordered
NfcGeorge to throw up his hands. IN
stead of complying the druggist attack
ed the armed man and J. L. Jennings,
who was in the store, entered into a
hand-tO-hand combat with the other
highwayman. After a fight, which last
ed several minutes, the man with the
gun succeeded in making his escape,
but Jennings held his man until the
police came and took the would be-rob-
Der to Jail.
The man arrested first gave his name
is James Hickey but afterwards said
that it was James Lynch. He refused
to tell the police anything of his COM
panion. The police say Lynch was
drunk when arrested. The man with
the revolver, it is said Joined another
who sat waiting for him outside the
store in a buggy and the two drove off.
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He WAS SMOOTH.
Webb Segler Plays a Cool Trick
on Judge John Madden.
Under Guise of a Reformed
Criminal, Steals a Check.
uAKES JUDGE A VISIT.
Parsons Attorney Had Sent Him
to Lansing Twice.
Couldn't Resist Temptation
with Money in Sight.
MAKES JUDGE A VISIT.

Parsons, kan, Jan. 2.-The Sun
says:
over fifteen years ago, Judge John
Madden, then prosecuting attorney of
Chase county, sent one Webb Segler
TO the penitentiary for stealing cattle.
Segler served his time, was released
came back to Cottonwood Falls and
committed forgery for which Judge
Madden again sent him to Lansing.
The criminal served his time and went
to Wichita. After enjoying liberty for
a short time, he became entangIed in
some criminal mess for which he was
sent up third time. This was the
last Judge Madden heard of the man
until Saturday preceding Christmas
when he was surprised by a visit from
Segler.
Segler Informed Mr.. Madden that he
was a reformed man and the two
pleasantly chatted together for some
time. Judge Madden was interested in
the man and was pleased to know that
he was leading straight life. Before
leaving Segler inquired where the
counsellor intended spending his holi-
days and was told that the Maddens
would likely return to Emporia. He
left, wishing the judge a merry Christ
mas, but he did something else before
he left, too. The judge had issued a
check for $3.50 payable to one John
Fleming or bearer, and in some un-
guarded moment the certificate was
taken from the judges desk and car
ried away the property of the visitor
Segler took the check to a downtown
store where. after afiXing Mr. Flem-
ing's name, he presented it for pay
ment, which was made without any
opposftiOn He made an easy get
away and is still enjoying his liberty.
At first Judge Madden could hardly
believe that Segler had committed the
theft but upon investigating irresist-
ib1e proof was found which pointed to
his Whether the man entered
the Judges office purposely to steal or
whether he felt himself sufficiently
reformed to overcome the temptation
and simply to make a short visit with
tba attorney is of course a matter of
con lecture Segler might possibly
49, forsaIen his crooked wavs when
last released from prison, but the
sight Of the check reused the old de-
sire i'm him to steal something, and he
Welded to it. Forgery seems to have
been Segler's long suit and this was
probably born in the man.
The authorities have been unable to
find any traces Of the thief and he has
in an proba bility made good his
escape. The merchant Of course is the
loser.
T,eavenworth Couple EIOped.
T.aavenworth. Kan. Jan News has
reached here by the publication of the
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yency in the first eleven months of
1905.
The comparison. however, was
changed by the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton and Pere Marquette com
panies, representing together no less
than 1904 miles of road, with S107.-
10000 of bonds and $44,O00,0OO Of
stock, or a total capitalization Of
nearly $152, 900, 600. The addition OF
these two companies makes the re-
ownership record for the year cover
ten roads, with 1888 miles of line,
$117,360,00O of bonds and SIS, 961,000
of stock and a total of bonds and stock
of $176.321,00 These are much the
largest figures shown in the record for
receiverships for any year since 1895.
when thirty-fOur roads, with 5.541
miles of line and over S275,000,0 900 OF
bonds and stocks. became insOlvent.
All of the eight cases of bankruptcy
previous to Decemb Der were the natural
result of conditions peculiar TO the
roads involved and in nOwise affecting
railway interests generally. The Gin
cinnau, Hamilton & Dayton receiver
ship, on the other hand, was a result
of the tendencies toward speculative
combination Of roads, of which that
system is only All example. although
thus far the only disastrous one.
The list of roads sold under fore
closure during the year is the smallest
in respect to number and capitalize
ton that has been shown in the record
of the Railway Age extending over the
last thirty years. Only six roads were
forecIosed, representing 679 miles.
stocks. making a total of S20,307 600.
In 1904 the roads. sold numbered
thirteen. aggregatng 524 miles and
SIS, 1861 of capital