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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
WILL DREDGE A
CHANNELFROM
THE BAY
Florida and Alabama Land CON-
pany to Improve Brent Mill
Property.

The Florida and Alabama Land
Company. which recently acquired tbs
valuable Brent mill properly at Little
Bayou. is preparing to improve the
property and when the work is com,
plsted many thousands Of dollars VIII
have been expended.
It is the purpose OF the company
to dredge a channel from the cham
in the bay up 10 the mill property IN
order that vessels Of all character
may come direct TO the plant and take
on ca5goes.
At present the water leading from
the channel to the mill is not Of sucn
depth as to allow vessels Of deep
draught to come up TO The mill. AZ
though lighters and fag bottom steam
ers can easily DO so.
Il is expected that the work %
dredging The channel which IS a biz
undertaking, will start at an early
date. ana it viii b. the endeavOr OF
the company 10 have &c pushed 70
completion. In order that the extra
facilities can be acquired at once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
SOUTH CAROLINA
DISPENS4RY BILL
BY Associated Press.

Columbia. S. c.. Feb 2.-The house
Of representatives has passed the Nor
gan dispensary bill, So TO A. II is be
Eeved the senate will also pass the bin
which abolishes the state dipensary
and provides for state prohibition win
local option 10 counties TO establish
their own disDensaries amber county
management.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
THE CONTRACTS OF
E-GAYNOR
CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM
AND DEFENDANTS EsTAB-
LISTED BY COUNSEL.
RY Associated Pics.

Savannah, Ga, Feb, 2.-Contract
after contract was taken up by Dis
trict Attorney Erwin in the prosecu
ton of the Greene and Gaynor case
today, and the connection between the
contracts and defendants established
1t was brought out that contracts for
important ana expensive improve
mentS were not infrequently let by
Capt. Carter, not to Greene and Gay
nor direct, but to relatives of defen-
dants or others closely allied with
them. He charged that Greene and
Gaynor eventually did the work. ac-
cording 10 witnesses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
KNITTING MILL
WAS DESTROYED
BY Associated Press.

Cleveland. Feb. 2.-The knitting mill
of n. ]. Rich & Co.. corner Payne av =
nue. and Seventeenth street, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire this evening.
One hundred and fifty girls were in
the building at the time the fire broke
out, but it is believed all got out safe
~. A dozen or more dwellings in the
vicinity Of the knitting mill were des-
troyej.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
SHIPPING BILL WAS
DEBATED M SENATE

Washington. Feb. 1.-The shipping
bin was made the basis Of a running
debate between Mr.. Patterson in op-
position and Mr.. Gallinger and Mr..
Perkins in lis support in the senate
today. Mr. Patterson criticised IN 2
provision for subventi0n 10 the Ocean
be Steamship Company saying the
concern was under contract to carry
mails at good compensation and that
the request for a subsidy amounted 10
demand for more money on the
contract Nessrs. Galliger and Per
kins replied that the company was
losing money
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03

HE WEATHER: Fair Saturday.
sunday fair and warmer; fresh
north 10 northeast WINDS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
SEISMOGRAPH'S STORY.
One at Washington Recorded Earth
quake on Saturday ana Sunday.

Washington, Dec. 24=A special
bulletin issued by the weather bureau
today says:
THE seismograpIs OF the weather
bureau recorded two earthquakes of
considerable magnitude; the first
shortly after noon of the 22nd and the
second about 23 hours later. namely,
afternoon Of December 80 From the
appearance of the records we are led
to conclude that the earthquakes orig
mated at widely separated localities,
but this can not be definitely told
The first tremors were recorded at
1:51:50 p. m. Of the 22nd. and the max
imum notion of very short duration oc-
curerd at 2:22: 40 p. m. The record ended
about O'Clock. The strongest action
was recorded in a north-south direction
and amounted al II millimeter displace-
ment of the ground. The displacement
in the east-west direction was only 3
millimeters.
THE second disturbance was record
ed just after II o'clock December %, and
the motion in both north-south and east
west directions was greater in both COM
ponents and lasted logger than in the
first earthquake.
THE first preliminary tremor began
at 12:3T.33 D. m. The strong motion be-
ginning at 12:49 and lasted from three
to four minutes. The maximum dis
placement in the east-West direction
was IT millimeters and 1.g millime ters
for the nOrth-sOuth component. The end
of the record occurred at 1:11:21 p. m.
las far as can be judged from the
records, the second disturbance was not
at so great a distance as the first one,
but both disturbances must have been
several thousand miles from Washing
ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
HON. JAMES
LOCAL MENTION.

4 Christmas eve service will be held
tonight at the Central Congregational
church beginning at 1880 O'Clock. Inc
first half hour Of the service VIII be
| devoted TO songs and mixed pro
gramme and this will be followed with
| a lecture by: Dr. Sheldon on The Life
of Christ, which will be illustrated
with stereopticon views
Harvey Phillips, a former graduate
of Washburn college and who has been
attending school IN Allegheny. Pa,
during the past term has been in the
city for several days visiting his sister,
Mrs. DR.. J. p. White. He. left today
for Arkansas City, where he will spend
Christmas with his parents.
D. L. Francis spent Sunday in Hol-
ton.
F. G. Drenning, city attorney, left
today for his home at Wathena, KAN,
to spend Christmas.
The two story dwelling of R. E. Reese
at 21O Brarner stI eet, was slightly in
jured this morning at O'Clock from a
FIRE which originated from SCOT falling
on the roof
The following reports of births were
made today by the city board of health:
Mr. and Mrs. David Greedy, 1910 Lo-
Gust street, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Norton. Jr.. 707 West Tenth street.
Madison street, boy: Mr.. and Mrs
Moses NJ. Trimmer, 1151 Brooks avenue,
boy; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hemstreet, T09
Lime street, boy.
Four cases of diphtheria were placed
under quarantine Saturday evening and
Sunday This is the greatest number
to be reported by the city sanitary
department for one day for over a
month past The reported cases are:
Mr.. G. w. sSkene 1900 jefferson street;
w. J. Goulder, 1902 Jackson street;
Rcvce McMurtrie, 1860 Garfield avenue;
Mrs F. F. MacLenn3n, 1913 Topeka ay-
enue.
Mr.. Theodore Saxon of 1867 Har-
rison street leaves today for Mobile,
Ala. to take the "Heucken' for Cuba
to spend the winter there and at the
West India Islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
FARMERS COLLEGE on WHEELS
Booker T. Washington Tells Of a New
Work for the Negro.

The Tuskegee Institute whose OBJ
1ect mas always been the uplifting of
the masses Of the negroes, has been
confronted with the problem of reach
ing shiftless farmers, writes Booker T.
Washington in the December Worlds
OEk- IL is not enough to get the sons
ana daughters Into the institute and
teach them useful trades and give them
OBJECT lessons in good farming: some
thing must be done for the fathers and
mOthers who can not come to school.
The whole family must be reach ed If
the condition Of the race is to be bet
tered This problem is being solved in
a large measure, by the Jessup Agri-
cultural Wagon. made possible through
the generosity Of Mr.. Morris x. Jes-
sup. friend Of the institute The
wagon Itself and the harness were
made at the school by our own stu
dents, and two large mules We're pur-
chased The outfit includes different
kinds Of plCws and planters, Guilt
Nator, a cotton chopper, a variety Of
seeds, samples Of fertilizers a revolv-
ing churn, a butter mould, cream
separator, milk tester and other APP
planes useful in making practical
demonstrations.
The wagon method has the immense
advantage of going direct to the man
in the field. where improved methods
can be adapted to his particular con-
ditions. We carry our implements
out into his field After he has piOw-
ed a few burrows, we hitch up one Of
our improved plOws. THAT may be
good pillow for some he says, but for
me. give me that old 'scutter- We
use cur pillow for few minutes and
then ask him to compare the amount
Of work done and the kind Of furrow.
After that, we can hardly get away
from him. They often try to borrow
our implements AID one man insisted
that we remain at his house until he
could pillow over his cotton. When we
come upon a man slowly blowing out
his cornheld. we take out the culti-
vator and show him that he can
make seven burrows where he is MAX
convincing have these demonstrations
been that many have at once bought
improved implements. It generally
means that boys between the plow
handles may stay in school longer.
We often find the farmers wife and
children out in the field scattering
fertilizer A distributor taken from
our wagon shows him that there is a
quicker and better way, and his
family may at the time be free to do
something else. The operator in
charge of the Jessup wagon pays as
much attention to the kitchen as to
the field, for experience has shown us
that the wife must be taught as well
as the husband, If real advancement IS
to be made.
After the Jessup wagon has in this
way made the rounds of the large and
small farms Of a community, mass
meeting IS held in the open air at
some central point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
* = sAsA
child HELD AT REFoHNfA ssToRY.
Father Sues for His Son of FIrteen
Imprisoned at Hutchinson

The supreme court today issued a
writ of habeas corpus for Russell
Arthur Wallace. boy confined at the
Hutchinson reformatcry who. it IS
claimed, Is less than Is years old, and
is therefore ,Wro1gfHlly incarcerated.
The return day on the writ is fixed for
January 8. at which time E. E. Mar
shall, the superintendent of the re-
formatory, will have a chance to. ex-
plain why he is retaining custody of
the boz.
1t seems that Russell Arthur Wallace
ran away from his home in Fort Scott.
and got into trouble in Miami county.
Under the name of Arthur Dunlape he
was on August 8 sentenced to the
Hutchinson reforn1a tory.
Scott found out what become of his
son, and tried to get Superintendent
Marshall to release him. This Mr.. Mar
shall refused to do. The father claims
that the boy was born January g. 1892,
and that at the time he was sentenced,
no Inquiry was made concerning his
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
SAVED By THE NEICHBoRs.
They knew Value of the Weightman
HeirIo0ns,

1t pays to have neighbors that know.
Valuable possessions and heirlOoms be-
longing to the family of NJ. Weightman,
1929 Topeka avenue, We're rescued from
the burning residence by near neigh
bors Sunday afternoon during the alb
sence of the Weightman family. The
neighbors We're aware of the absence OF
the Weightmans from home and also
knew that the residence contained some
very Valua BILE SilverWare. To think was
to act and rushing over to the house the
most valuable family belongings were
removed to q place of safety.
The fire started from SCOT falling on
the roof 1t communicated to the roof
doBalwards. Heavy smoke penetrated the
entire upper part of the house and pro-
baby more damage was occasioned. by
reason Of the heavy smoke than by the
fire. The fire department confined the
fire damage practically entirely to the
roof. The damage will not exceed 800.
The alarm was turned in at $3.50
A natural gas explosion caused by I'M
usual circumstances occurred Sunday
morning at o'clock in the home of J. p
4 reeman, 1921 Fillmore street. The fire
in the gas stove ind'the kitchen was
blown out by a draft of wind blowing
down the chimney, the gas continued to
escape into the room and when the
room was filed with. the unignited gas
a burning jet in one corner OF the room
which took place. The kitchen was I'M
occupied at the time and when members
of the family ran into the room it was
filed with fire. The, fire department re-
spQn- ed to an a1aTIIis and kept the. FIRE
from spreadfng otitsfde 81 TIE room.
The, damage Will not exceed So
The third fire for Sunday occurred at
200 Jefferson street where burning SCOT
did $40 damage The house is occupied
by B.. T. Jackson. s4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
BOB EVANS FUSS.
Admiral objects TO Having His Blue
Jackets Searched.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Rear Admir-
al Evans today brought to the atten-
ton of the navy department the action
of the New York customs officials in
searching the blue jackets who arrived
at that port Saturday on the battleship
Ohio from the Philippines. None of
the men had brought anything more
than a few trinkets as presents for
sweethearts and wives and they were
much Inundated by the requirements
Of the revenue officers which are not
usually imposed on naval sailors. It
is probably that instructions will be
given custom officers to give the blue
jackets the privilege enjoyed by CIV
ilians in exemption of a small amount
Of goods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

Volumes That Worried NTonarchs and =
Brought Death to Authors.

The Emperor efsGermany has been very
much wqq'risd freeeHtly. An hl-advised
Eidu fi s has pgb Isl ons she
memoirs of his father the late imperial
the private life of German rulers and
statesmen and home and foreign politics
ton, Prince Alexander has rendered to
the imperial statthalter OF Aisace-Lor-
raine hts resignation of the post of presi-
dent of the district of Upper Alsace.
In offending Emperor William however.
c5 5rf 9oe ot st OF aone e
months back the Kaiser was very IN
man of a book entitled THE Confessions
of a Princess said to be from the per
of eN-Crown Princess. Louise OF Sax
husband now King Frederick Augustus
of Saxonys to- .elope- with Andre Giron,
.sThe' 'Cop{egsfons Of a Princess dealt
with the wfetcifed and scandalous daily
life of vat7ods royal houses on the eonti-
uent. When the news of the volumes
publication reached. Emperor william
ears. he ordered all copies to be seized
and destroyed. and forbade editors of
newspapers, under pain of imprisonment,
to review or mention it.
In times gone by monarchs gave short
Tended them. The Bourbons. for inst Ance.
did not scruple about paying assassIns 10
remove" those writer's. such as the gift
ed Paul Courier, whose works displeased .
them. Nor did the great Napoleon hesi-.
ha6n9 a,it11a ~ svvBo crossed MS bath
on one occasion he executed the pub
lsher-one named Palm, Of Nurnberg-
of a book attacking him because that In
divldual refused TO disclose the name OF
its author
4 terrible fate befeh nineteen-year- z.
old authoress of a poem which was read
by no other person than its writer. a lady
of the Empress Eliza beth of Russia's
court, and the empress herself This was
Vera Paskin who wrote about 200 lines OF
verse satirizing- the empress vices.
In youthful pride and imprudence the
girl showed the manuscript to one of the
court ladies. To curry favor with the en-
press. this woman showed IT to Elizabeth.
who thereup0n ordered Vera Paskin to be
cruelty knouted- and banished for life to
Siberia
A poem has even brought about the
death of it's writer. and in England. too.
James I was the offended monarch. John
Williams the poet Williams. for safety.
inclosed the verses in an iron box and
sent them to the king. who. always fear
ing assassination. jumped to the conclu-
sion that the box was none other than
an Internal machine.
When sthe news of the real nature OF
the box's contents leaked out, however.
James grew 50 angry at the ieers that
were level at him from ill parts of the
kingdom that he had the unfortunate
John Williams hanged. drawn ana tuar-
tered--PearsOn s Weekly. r. saf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
REEDER MAY NOT CONTEST.
Intimates That He VIII Abide by Re-
suit of Election.

J. H Reeder. of Hays. who was de-
feated for judge of the 2Srd Judicial dis
trict by J. G. Ruppenthal. Democrat, was
in Topeka Saturday and Sunday. He came
to Topeka to attend Il meeting of an oil
company in which he is interested
Judge Reeder was defeated by Mr.. Rup-
penthal by only nine votes in tbs. whole
Ruppenthals 1857 There are six counties
in the district-Eilis, Cove, Logan, Rus
sell. Trego and Wallace. Ruppenthal car
ried Ellis and Trego counties by such
large majorities that. he offset Reeder' s
majority in the remaining four counties.
1t has been suggested frequently that
Judge Reeder would contest Ruppenthal's
election. but Judge Reeder himself will not
admit that this Is his intention. He in
Inmates that he does not intend to do so.
He said, when speaking of the matter:
Il have heard nothing about any con-
test. and have done nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
10" was not unpleasant

That is Caruso" was not unpleasant
to his ears.
Now, however, the recognition is apt
to be accompanied by fragments of
gossip with tendency to make his
foreign ears burn. rRaFe ~ hisr'
Caruso ard his manager eontrovert
the idea that there Is any anti-publicity
reason for the detachment of the mus
tache- They exhibit pictures Of the
tenor as ne appeared in ..Manon Les
caut," which show the tenor as few
would recognize him.
If the public has lost a famous mus
tache. 1t has least gained a lip that
Is quite as distinctive. The upper Iip
appears to be. longer than the lower
one, and a bit crowded.-New York
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

can call on a railroad to club him to
death BY refusing to handle his cars.
A very simple story of very simple
methods to kill competition and ruin
men. "A simple story of what's enact
ed every day in the year everywhere in
this country. How long are the peo-
pie Of the United States going to
stand it2-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
TT Has Been on Before. =

1T has beeen of before. 1t is off
again. When it f. necessary, 7 shave
I'll: that is ALL"
This is the explanation that Caruee.
with the aid eff an interpreter, makes
Of the less Of his mustache-
1t was said the great tenor of the
Metropolitan sought to avoid recogni-
ton when he took his daily walks. Up
to the time Of the Central park trag-
edy the Conried star had no objection
to being pointed out en- the streets. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

The parsons wife had sent an order
for a leg of mutton and received in
reply the following note: Dear
Madam have not killed myself this
week, but can get you a leg on. my
brother if that VIII do. Your affec-
tionate butcher, John Smith Chit
cago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
HE SHOT HIS BROTHER.
Ellsworth Young Man Tells His
Mother What He Was Going to DO.

Ellsworth. eflasrs. sDac.a 2A-Yancy Car
penterT sRbtqa nd dangerously wounded his
brother Christ Carpenter. at a restaur
ant. here last night. He was arrested and
is being held. Yancy, before the shooting,
met his mother coming home from church
and told her he intended to shoot his
brQther
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
F-hsr1vAL sHooTrNe FArAL.
Houston HIcNecs Dead and John Lewis
Held as Guilty Party.

Lawrence. KAN. Dec .24-Houston Nc
Nees, who was shot in a fight at a fes-
tfva1- on Thursday night near here died
today. John Lewis is being held for the
shooting
Everybody reads me state journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

Mrs. Annette H Smith, wife of Lloyd
B. Smith, died at the family residence,
1913 Harrison street. Saturday Of peri
funeral was held from the residence to-
day at o'clock and the interment fol-
lowed in ToEeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

Ariz.. the mother of Mr.. w R. Robin
son OF this city. died this morning at
her home at the age of IS years. The
burial will take place in Garden City,
Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

The last express company to hold out
against the city in the payment of the
license tax assessed against express
companies Pacific Express company
paid into the city treasury $500 today
for license tax for the past four years
and for one year in advance ending
December "a, 1907. The ordinance pro-
viding for the license was put into effect
lust four years ago today. AS a conse-
.quence of the passage Of the ordinance
the city is today 81, 400 richer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

SuprelleYC Court Takes Recess.
Washington. Dec. 24.=The supreme
court of the United States today ad-
journed until January Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral Of Mrs Leah Knowles
who died in. Leavenworth at the age of
SO years, was held yesterday afternoon
from Penwells undertaking rooms ana
the .nterment followed in Topeka cerne-
terry.
oscar Geisert, a Topeka boy. died Sat-
urday in Little Rock, Ark. The re-
mains arrived in Topeka today for in
terment in Topeka cemetery. The fun
eral announcements will appear later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24

We wish to Thank our friends for their
kiradness and sympathy shown to US at
the recent less of our mother.
JOHN KNOWLES AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
Topeka's Leading
jewelers.

VIII Keep Open Until Noon
Tomorrow for the Benefit of
BeIated Christmas Shoppers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
A WRECK NEAR KINsLEY.
santa Fe Passenger Train No. 10 Goes
Into y Ditch.

Kfnsley. Kan, Dec 24-Eastbound
santa re passenger train No. 10 went into
a ditch seven miles east of here this
morning No passengers were injured
Engineer John Mullen was scaided about
the feet but is not seriously hurt, and
Fireman E. A. Galbert was bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
Extend a Merry
Christmas To All.

We Lead in Engraving,
Manufacturing and
Diamonds.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-20

San Francisco April 2O-1O45 a. m.-San Francisco is m more Three distinct mercessly unsuitable fires are lick inc D be remnants of the former pTOund city o the Golden West The raging flames defy dynamtng, back Irng ana all the other sraegems known to professional lire hghteI Nothing but the complete ObteratOn ot the famous old city will satisfy the greed of the destroying hend
 One of the fires has devastated Mob hill and is sweeping asterv toward the water front and the Telegraph hill dis trict where it will the burned aand must die cut
 The second coaagraton is sweeping the mission It has cleaned everything from the water front to Eighteenth street. It is now working westward
 The third and most dangerous fire is in the western section of the city, beyond Van Ness avenue where 1t Is
 sweeping up the remainder of the residences in that part of the tv Bremen are bending every effort in this section Apparently 1t will lick up everything through Richmond until the open space mile from Golden Gate entrance shall be reached
 Over eighteen square miles of territory have been com pletely devastated. All hope of checking the roaring furnace has been abandOned
 There is not single house in city that has not been de- serted.
 The night just ended was horrible yet the people are entering the third day of the most awful conHagraon that has ever visited modern city calmer. certain grim soicism has settled down on the masses deterna ton seems to have possessed every one to do his best and take the consequences whatever they might be, without iinching.
 Last night 3OO,OOO men, and children, former wealthy and poor society people and working men, those or open air in Golden Gate park and the beach at the Cliff house and knew no caste or class,
 The camp of homeless is in charge of Major MeKeever