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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
VIII ASK Mss GOULD.
Atchison Hopes New York Woman
Will Aid Y. NJ. G.. A.

AtchIsOn Hopes New York Woman
Will Aid Y. NJ. G. A.
During his present trip to New
York, B. P. Waggener will call on Miss
Helen Gould. and ask her to donate
$4,000 toward building a combined Y.
comfort on the vacant corner east Of
the Globe office. In case the sewer
bonds carry, this site will become an
excellent one for the purpose. A mar
ket house viii also be built east of the
proposed Y. NJ. c. A. building and
house of public comfort.
h proposed building on the corner
will cost SIS, 900. It is said William
Carlisle will give $4,000 Of this amount,
and B. P. Waggener 81, 800. IN addition
to his gift of $4,000, it is believed Mr..
Carlisle viii secure large gifts of lum-
Der from the various lumber com
panies with which he is associated
Atehison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Concordia, Kan. April 6.-Judge w.
T. Dillon, in a case in district court. has
held the law of 1856 requiring owners
of billiard and pool halls in ~unincor-
porated towns to secure a license from
be to make it impossible for any unin-
corporated town to collect a license
from billiard or pool halls or to prevent
their operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
NO WORK FOR TATTLERs, CLUB
Western Lines Are Paragons Of
Virtue in Obeying Laws.

Chicago, April 6.-Rai1road men
watching for activity from the com
mittee of western railroad officials
which offered to keep the Interstate
commission posted about violations Of
the law. have about given up hope of
results A member of the committee
was asked the other day what had be-
come of the body and he replied:
THE railroads are SO good there is
no nee for such a committee. I do
not believe there is today a single vio-
lation of the interstate law
attributable to the railroads. Some of
the railroad men may have a different
idea as to how the law should be in
~terpreted than some of the members
of the commission, but I believe there
can he no just complaint against the
railroads. 1 don't know of any case Of
violation the committee has brought
10 the attention of the Interstate com
merce commission"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

FL Dorado, Kan. April 6.=Major T.
J. Lewis, a regular army officer of Fort
Riley, and P. NJ. Hoisington of New
ton, colonel of the Second regiment. K.
n. G., inspected company K, after
which the women of the town gave
them a banquet. The company here is
one of the best equipped in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

amount s17, 500, 600 were Issued. The in
terest was not paid in July nor in Jan
uary. The Central Trust company was
the trustee. A sale of the road is ask
ed by the trust Mr.. Paxton
said the mortgage covers all the main
lines and subsidiary lines and all other
properties owned by tie Cincinnati,
Hamilton and DAYTON railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
LUCKY lola
Sells Patent for $4,000 Cash and
Share in h Profits.

lola, Kan. April 6.-samuel Mcknight.
an lola inventor, closed a deal with a
sale az 4 : crl,ds ali burneT fnventinn If his
for the round sum Of S44, 900. Besides this.
Mr. Mcknight retains an interest in the
business.
This invention was completed by Mr..
Mcknight after five years unceasing work
lucky street. He has devoted his time to
the enterprise, knowing full well that it
was a great step in the solution of the
cheap fuel problem of the age. The bur
ner invented by him is not only useful for
domestic purposes, but will be used in
making steam in traction and stationary
engines. In fact Mr.. Mcknight says this
is the special function of the invention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
SEEKS SALE OF G. h. & D.
trust Company Brings Suit to Fore
close Mortgage.

Cincinnati, April 6.-The ~foreclosing
of a mortgage for $50. goo covering ali
he property held by the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton railway was asked
by Thomas w. Paxton. attorney for the
Central Trust company Of New York
IN a suit filed in the United states cir
cult court here yesterday. The suit is
brought by the trust company in the
interest Of the b~ondholders.
In January. 1905. the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton authorized an
issue Of s5o.ooo,oo0 bonds. and Of that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
SLIDE BLOCKS TRACK AGAIN.
Southern Pacifc's Lower California
Line Out Of Commission-

Bakersfield, Cal, April 6-Last night
at 9 O'Clock shortly after the bioekaded
track at the tunnel in the Tehachapi
mountain had been cleared another
large Slide occurred and II will be "a
hours more at the earliest before the
Southern Pacific officials can hope to
have the line clear. The company Is
running it's trains to the blocked section
and then transferring the passengers.
On the Santa Fe the trains are running
with increased regularity. Freight traf-
fc is still at a standstill n It is i'm
possible to say when it viii be resumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
SMALL OPERATORS SIGN UP.
A Break Comes in the strike Situation
at Pittsburg.

at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. kan, April 6.-The first
break IN the coal mine situation was made
mere Thursday afternoon, when a num-
Der of the small operators were permitted
to sign up on the 1903 scale. The coal
companies who have signed up since $3.50
o'clock, as reported by the district Off
Gals, are the La Belle Coal Co, Morgan
Coal Co. of Stipville, Cherokee county:
Whtted Coal Co and Union Mining Co. of
this CITY; Hayden Coal Co. Robinson
Wallace Coal Co. of Scammon; the Old
BarrOWman Co. of COa1viIle. Other
small operators made application to sign
up, and Will be given a chance to sign up
tomorrow. Since the break has been made
It Is understood that all Of the small on
orators viii be signed up by the fine Of
the convention on next Monday.
The large operators are doing all IN
tneir power to stop the break, hut It is
impossible Tor them to even make an i'm
presslon- me small operators feel that
an attempt is being made bv me bSc
operators TO freeze them out, and thew
nave apparently formed a small oroo NJ
cation of their own against the bie go
panfes. and will sign up agreemenfs and
make money while the southwestern Coal
Operators association is conferrjnr viii
the United Mine Workers.
w. C Perry, president of the South
western Nine Operators association. sad
last he did not credit the claim ~
the miners that the small one-stoDs
named had signed up.
-Ine miners are whistling as they go
through the graveyard" said Mr. PERI
out even II some Of the small oneratays
nave signed up, we are not losers ar &c
appointed l don't suppose all the Arms
named IN the Pittsburg dfsDafeh mins
more than . per cent of the coal m5nad IL
hdhsAs OF give employment to more than
0 per cent OF the mine workers. It viii he
seen Wnen the general meeting ~ o,,- -
sociation is held here next Wa5nnsas-
Ona5 the peFators are not violating beIy
PASuses 70 the association, EXCEPT in The
was expected" o0 1Ais
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Leavenworth, Kan, April 6.-Six-
teen military prisoners coming from
Fort Robinson. Neb., Fort Brown, Tex.
and Fort Meade, S. D, were received
at the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth last evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

via Chicago Great Western railway.
Special trains leave Kansas City March
9Th and 10th, April 3rd and 18th. Ongf
1915 to Portal. N D., and cent per mile
beyond. For full Information apply to
G. ". Lincoln, 7. P. A, z W. 9Th St.,
Kansas City. No., or J. s. Crawford,
Canadian Government Agent. 125 West
Ninth ST., Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Via Chicago Great Western rail-
and a. and May 3 and 81.
at greatly reduced@-rates for the
round trip. For full Information
apply to any agent or G. Y. Lincoln,
II. P A. Z West Ninth street Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06
BIG DEAL IN COAL LANDS.
Rocky Mountain Line Buys 600 Acres
in New Mexico.

Los Angeles. April s.-Immense new
coal fields. comprising 5000 acres. in
Colfax county, New Mexico, nave lust
been bought by the st. Louis, Rocky
Mountain & Pacific Railroad company
from the Dutch syndicate which owns
the old Maxwell land grant of 1.57o 0oo
acres in Colfax county, for a price said
. be 49, O0, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Beavenworth. Kan. April "a con-
Segment of $500 Springfield rifles Of.
the new 1903 model arrived at Fort
L~eavenwOrth for the troops stationed
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

the wife of the late DR.. John W. Min
nick of this. city. One son, DR.. W. w.
Minnick, IS a member of the city
Gil, another son, L. w. Minnick. and
daughter. Mrs. c. A. Mathews, all Of
Wichita, survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Western Land Going Fast.
People are taking homesteads at the
Colby land Office at the rate of over
loo per month. During the past sever
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
State News in Brief.

The State Association of Paid Fire
men will meet in Milwaukee June %
to 20.
The Red Granite State Bank has been
formed at Red Granite. The capital stock
is $4,000.
A company, capitalized for $500, was
organized among Wonewoc farmers to
erect a new creamery.
John ST. John, the first white settler
at the head of the lakes, born at Scion
Springs ninety years ago, died in Su-
perior.
The pearl button trust has purchased
the GAINESVILLE Pearl Button plants ma
chinery and plans to remove ii to Mus
catine, Iowa.
Attorney General Sturdevant declared
that under the law Milwaukee saloons
must close March 80, the day of the pri-
mary elections
Prof. A. A. Young of tine University of
Wisconsin has accepted the position of
assistant professor of economics in Stan
ford University.
State Senator Barney Eaton was ae-
quilted by a jury in Milwaukee of the
charge Oh udNlug dtCtDlfu q DIlDe lot VOL
ing against the BARRIERS license bill.
Mumps have knocked out education in
Sheboygan County and many schools are
closed as a result of an epidemic. The
schools at bingham, Waldo, town of She
boygan. Adell. Holland, and many of the
small country schools will not reopen un-
til health conditions improve.
W. Strehlow's saloon at Hayes was
raided and set on fire by alleged reform
ers. but George Burger and Fred Krusch-
Ike. frightened the band away. No ex-
plantations have been made.
Charles o. Merica, fignancial agent for
Lawrence University, and former super
intendent of the Industrial School for
Boys at Waukesha. is a candidate for
Congress in the Thirteenth District Of
Indiana.
A franchise permitting the Milwaukee
Southern Railroad to enter Milwaukee
was passed by the Council of that city
1t is believed the new road, which will
run southwest from Milwaukee. will give
shippers a better outlet.
President T. B. Pray of the Stevens
Point Normal School has been requested
by Superintendent Cary to resign. The
reason for the request is not made pub
lie
After a diligent search of eighteen
years, through half the States of the
Union. William C. Zimmerman, until re-
Gently a resident of Merrimac, has at last
found his sister in Chicago.
Horace Tenney, a pioneer lawyer and
editor Of Wisconsin, is dead in Madison.
aged So. He had been a legislator. State
treasurer, State printer, army paymaster.
university regent and secretary of the
railroad commission. He had been en-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
WHERE WOLF SHOWS SKILL.
Wonderful Intelligence Displayed

Wonderful Intelligence Displayed
I'm EIudIng His Enemies.
The wolves now found In Jackson
County are in size between the coyote
of the western plains and the big
wolves found in the Ozark region. In
general appearance they bear a resem-
blance to the Scotch collie dog. They
live in unfrequented places, generally
in the timber or along the streams, and
a favorite abode is in caves or under
overhanging lodges of stone
Scratching out a shallow hole in the
ground, they line it with snail sticks
and dry leaves. Here the mother wolf
takes care Of her young while the faith
er is securing the country for miles
around In search of food. He is rarely
seen by day, and then only for an in
slant, for he seems to melt away like
a mist into the weeds or brush, his
tawny hide making it easy for him to
disappear from sight.
1t is said that he has an especial lik-
ing for mutton, especially young
lambs, which fall an easy prey to him.
and that he is most frequently found
where sheep are numerous. But he
will not turn his nose up at tender lit
tie pigs, and when he cannot find 9th
er things more to his liking he will
not scruple to become a common chick
en- thief.
But his skill in eluding his enemies,
especially human, is remarkable, and
this is one of the most aggravating
things about him. If hunter succeeds
in getting within gunshot of him the
chances are ten to one that no damage
will be inflicted. His hide is so thick
and tough and is q Eered with such a
heavy coat of fp-, that an ordinary dis
charge from a shotgun has littls or
no effect With an ease that is exas-
perating he simply lopes out of danger
and Is soon lost In the brush-Kansas
City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

has been in evidence among those who
have been loudeSt In their denunciation.
To understand the Chinese position
and to grasp the fun significance Of the
social and political evolution in the Ce-
lestial Kingdom, something of its geo.
graphical position and glance ut a
few historical occurrences are neces-
sary.
China's Enormous Population.
The Chinese Empire comprises China
proper-the old Cathay-whicb has an
area of about 100000 square miles, or
little more than ons-third of the whole,
IL Manchurla be still considered a part
IF her territory; and four dependencies,
with aH area of 2,T50,O00 miles, while
the total population of China proper is
aborI +l5.000000; that of the depend
sncies is about 100000, or about one
twenty second part OF the whole. 1t Is
perhaps needless to explain that IL is
China proper which is rearrangirg it
self to-day. The vassal and tributary
States which surround it must follow
as they are led.
Even in this day of maps the topog-
raphy of China is not thoroughly chart
ed, and surveys made by Jesuit mis-
sionaries 200 years ago are still being
used. Vast mountain systems form
natural boundaries of some of the nu-
merouS units of the great empire. and
have served not only 10 isolate China,
but 10 protect it from the fate OF the
empires of Babylon and Persia.
Ancient Babylon is now being diScov-
cred by the archaeologist. Ancient
China still exists. The mountains of
Tibet, rising like a giant breakwater,
protected her from thar tide-wave of
Western conquest which sealed the fate
of the two ancient monarchies. To the
east the sea, in times when navigation
was not so practicable, held her mil
lions in check. In the north are the hill
districts of Kokonor. the great Cobb
Desert and the tablelands of Mongolia
The southern barrier between China
and Tonkln and the Shan States con-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
lMGNg| 7 EER~ The
ia "a SLEEP OF
| !....A,lCENTURlES
Gianf CHINO rising from The forpor Of
ages prepares TO dominate Asid and
I 10 contend with The cMlizufson of

sists of mountain ranges, foot hills OF
the Himalayas, and plateaus.
Owing 10 her impregnable position
China grew up without rival The
neighboring tribes, forming the fringes
of the empire, were duly impressed with
the power of the empire and paid will
Ing homage to the giant. These tribu-
taries China treated with condescend-
ing patronage and the disdainful con-
tempt calculated to keep them in sub
lection. When the Western nations be-
gan to knock at her door China very
naturally judged them to be similar to
the tribes on her borders and assumed
toward them the tone of superiority she
was accustomed to use. She even went
so far as to denounee them as barbar-
ians and demanded tribute.
This arrogant spirit precipitated the
Opium War of 1889, In which the anti
quated arms of the old empire received
an epoch-making blow. Seventeen years
later China again attempted to expel
the Western invaders instead of con-
ceding points in dispute, and as re-
suit the Anglo-French troops forced the
Emperor to flee his capital and routed
his armies.
Thus it was half century ago when
China began to understand the charac-
ter OF the Western nations. 1t was the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27
SEE USE FOR coRNsTALks.
Iowaus Plan to Use Waste Products
for Manufacture of Paper.

All Iowa is interested in the plan of
turning the waste products Of the corn
fields of the western corn-producing
States into paper, and paper of such
quality that it will compare favorably
with the famous japanese vellum. W.
r. Patterson, professor of economics
and statistics of the State University
of Iowa, investigated the process of the
National Fiber and Cellulose Company
while in Chicago in the interests of the
commercial museum of the university.
Just common, ordinary cornstalks,
53,OOO,OO0 tons of which are allowed
to rot yearly in several Western States
producing the greatest amount of corn,
is the material from which, expert
mentally, the company has already pro
duced excellent paper at a cost ranging
from $24 to $25 per ton. The cost of
manufacturing paper from wood pulp
or rags is estimated at from $50 to
$50 per ton.
Over 100000 has been spent in the
perfection of machinery for the hand
ling of this material. An improved
thrashing machine which separates the
stalk from the leaves, husks the ears,
delivers the stalks bound in bundles
ready for shipment and the parts of
the plant valuable for stock food into
the barn has only recently been pat
ented. These bundles of cornstalks are
then shipped to a depithing plant,
where after passing through several
operations the pith is separated from
the hard fiber surrounding the stalk
and rolled, making an excellent quail
ty of paper. The hard outside fiber
is used in the manufacture of box
board.
The company has an option on a
paper mill at Kankakee, ILL.,, where the
machines have been operating success
fully. Every vestige of the stalk is
utilized in some manner. In prepar-
ing cellulose, guncotton, smokeless pow
der, varnish, artificial leather, rubber
substitutes, insulating materials, cleo
trical apparatus, linoleum and floor Gov
erings. papier mache and interior dec
orations, picture frames and signs, pa
per coverings, lubricants, golf balls and
sundry other products different parts
of the stalk are said to be available.
The development of this industry will
mean much to the corn producer OF
the middle west. Its progress will be
watched with intense interests.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

revised, for China is throwing off the
lethargy of centuries; her crowded
provinces are awakening and the old
est civilization in the world seems about
to be born again.
The renaissance of China, however,
dates back much further than is gener-
ally appreciated. 1t began before Japan
had been compelled to emerge from her
hermitage, yet the japanese, being a
more shifty and mercurial people. and
as a nation famed for the absorption of
Ideas, quickly sprang into power by
adopting Western notions. Now the ma
lions of the world are preparing for
what is regarded as the inevitable The
United States is increasing its forces
In the Far East, and Is about to estab-
lish a strong military base in Hawaii
The great nationalist movement In
China has heretofore failed If appre-
citation by the Western world, owing to
the prevalent misunderstanding of the
Chinese character. While the great
Christian peoples have been denounc-
ing the Chinese for their ignorance, the
densest want of knowledge of that race
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

commerce. The demand has also been
made by the reform party in China for
a reconstruction of the form of govern
ment, a constitution founded upon that
of the United States being most in IA
vor.
For thousands of years China has
from its own resources fed and clothed
and warmed itself Everything the Chi
nese required they were able 10 pro-
duee But the shopkeeping nations saw
in the great empire an immense market,
and virtually have forced their wares
upon the Celestials. The danger to the
Western world, the yellow peril" in
short, is not political. but economic.
Production has purposely been re-
strained in China by governmental in
reference Machinery was kept out
of the kingdom until recent years for
fear that untold millions might be rem
dered idle, and idleness breeds anarchy
and disorder All this is now on the
eve of being changed. Machinery will
undoubtedly be introduced, and when
great iron works are put into opera
ton, when the vast and incalculable
stores of coal and metallic ores are
worked with such appliances as now
make the Western world eminent,
what will be the result?
With the adoption Of labor-saving
and quick producing machinery, China
bids fair to become the most colossal
manufacturer in the world. The four
hundred odd millions of natives cannot
reasonably absorb the product Unques-
tionably production will be the cheapest
in the world so the natural outlet for
the gigantic surplus will first be the
neighbors of the empire Japan, Korea,
the Shan States. even India itself.
Western competition will be unable to
enter the field; it could not compete in
price, and it could not equal Chinese
workmanship, which is thorough, and
what may astonish those who fail to
understand the Chinese-honest.
Japanese commerce is likely first to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-27

feel the keenness of this competition.
The Japanese, living up to their char
acter, as the Yankees of the East" are
Invariably guilty of sharp practices in
trade. 1t Is admitted by most writer's
on the Orient that the commercial NOR
ality Of the japanese is inferior to that
of Chinese. There is always" says
one authority, "a tendency to deterio-
rate in all articles, for as soon as their
superiority or cheapness has won for
them place in trade the standard is
lowered and something inferior is pro-
duced" Surely, Western civilization
has taken root in Japan.
On the other hand, the Chinese mer-
chant, as rule, is honorable to de-
gree not always observed in this part
of the world
Army BEING Reorganized.
For a year or two Japan has been
active in assisting in the reorganization
of the Chinese army, which now num-
bers about 100000 finely trained and
compel entity differed men. In three
JN"AS - 10 oSiiCNOo tuAL l.OOO,OOO tIudl-
ly as efficient troops will be ready I'M
der the banner of the yellow dragon.
The outcome of another Chino-Japan-
csc war. remote as such a conflict is,
would probably have a result very diff
ferent from the first struggle
1t will be impossible for China to
take an aggressive step until she Is
provided with an adequate sea force.
The collection of old ironclads which
figure in the Naval Annual cannot
properly be considered as a navy. On
the other hand, blockade of the Chi
nese ports by an enemy would be al
most impossible, owing TO the great
stretch of coast line. Even if prac-
ticable, the suffering would be entirely
local. With such an army as she will
have three years hence, she will be able
to make a strong defense
Under the conditions of ordinary
evolution, no Chinese conflict would be
due for at least a decade. but the nm
rest of the rapidly growing Reform
party in the eastern cities of the en-
pire may precipitate a conflict. The
japanese are no more popular in China
at present than are Americans. for
while America excludes Chinese, Japan
has taken overlordship of both Korea
and Manchuria as the spoils Of war
with third power.