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The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Algeciras Conference.

London. - Telcgrams from ccnti-
mental capitals and editorials in the
London newspapers reflect the re.
newal of uneasiness over the antici-
pated failure of the AlSo"iras confer
ence on Moroccan reforms in conSe-
Guence of the deadlock on the French
and German contentious with regard
10 tie question of police. A long Al
geciras dispatch OF a semi-ofIicial ma
ture. published in Paris, seems to fore
shadow an abortive result, if not the
actual rupture OF the conference. and
declares that the lines have been
reached beyond which it is impossible
iEat France can so.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
EEYRURN CATTLE BILL.
Moaifies Twenty-Eistt Hour Feed ano
Rest Law.


Shin@ton.-ScnItor Warren hlI
been authorized by the Senate commit.
tee on agriculture to report fayorably
iii" Hepburn bill to prevent cruelty 10
animals while in transit by railroads.
This bill which has the endorse.
mont of western live stock associa-
tions. provides that live stock in tran.
sit shall not be confined to cars with
ont unloading for rest. water and feed.
ing, for Il longer period than twenty
eight consecutive hours excepting
upon written request Of owner or per
son in custody for that particular ship.
msnt. when time of confinement may
be ext, ndod to thirty six hours.
Il is provided that in case of sheep
when expiration of time limit occurs
at night, they may be allowed to con
'inuc in transit until daylight, If by
so doing they will reach a place
where they can be properly fed, wa
tered and cared for.
II also provides that barring DELAYS
from storms or other accidental
causes stock trains containing ten or
more cars of live stock shall be run at
average minimum rate OF speed of not
less than sixteen miles per hour from
the time live stock is loaded upon cars
and made part of such train until it
reaches It's destination.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
African NeCroes Want Ballot.

Capetown, Cape Colony-1'he de-
mands of the ColOred inhabitants OF
the Transvaal and the Orange rover
colonies for full political rights are be
coming more insistent. The African
Colored Political Association. repre-
sentins all South Africa. is preparing
a monster petition to King Edward
asking for all the political rights en-
joyed by the whites. which will be pre-
sented in London by deputation OF
coiored men from South Africa.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Weld County Offers Reward.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch says ::
The commissioners of Weld county
have offered reward OF $500 to any
one securing the apprehension and
conviction of the party or parties who
murdered George W. Coffin. farmer
living near l.ongmont, January 2Gth
last. The town of I.ongmont has also
offered a reward of $500.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Ncnro Town in 1exas.

Dallas, Tex-Negrocs with money
have started 10 build a new town in
Lamar county. Texas, near Red river,
sixteen miles northeaS, Of Paris, eX.
clusively for members of their race.
A tract of 29y, acres of land has been
purchased and the work Of laying the
townsita has begun. No name has
been chosen, but Booker" is popular.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Fire at RidqWay.

DoGver.-A Ridgwav special to The
Post says: The Rio Grunde Southern
roundhOuso and two engines, together
with considerable other property in
the building. We're destroyed by nre at
3 O'Clock Monday merning. Several
other engines were removed from the
structure. but no! until they were con
sidcrably damaged. The total loss is
estimated at 100000.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Electric Smelling Succeeds.

Sault Ste Marie. Mich.-Acco"dina
to an announcement at the Canadian
SEQ. pig iron can De made by electric
smelling. as proved by %oyc rnment c'..
pcriments Just completed for $40 Il
ION. or S5 less than the cost of the Old
method. Ii is predicted that the iron
and steel industry will be revolutions
lied as % result
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Two-Cent Fare in Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio.-GovcrnOr pattisoI
has signed the Frciner 2,cCnt fare bill
which was accepted by the Senat
Thursday, and ii is now a law. 1t will
not go into effect. however. until thirty
days have elapsed. The law provides
that cents shall be the maximum
rate charged in Ohio for transporting
passengers on the railloads of Ohio
for all distances in excess of five
miles
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
To Abolish hiahest Rank.

Washing ngton.-Provisio:> for the cSo-
lition of the grade of Lieutenant GER
eral. the highest rank in the army is
made in the army appropriation hill
which has been ordered reported to
the House from the committee on mil
ltary affairs.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-11-10
FACTS

First The privilege upon which we depend tmsm time for qdk results sin our as on abk
of ground 2Ox3N feet on the Gold Wedge traction of the Jumbo Extension Mining company which
sddnsb both the ohawk md Jumbo claims Web have nddentnyt oOar leases in the GOdfdd
district
Second TIL Mohawk has already produced within a single haf year &MOoo
Third The hawkJum Lease compmysg ground is adjomed on Hees sides the estates
of those two truly great and wonderfully gold mining properties the Mohawk md Jumbo
Fourth w e have with tape line measured ted sanc@h from our shaft the Hayes MonneHe
shaft, the die shaft, thee Curtis shafts and tn Mohawk cmpmysw working shaft as you ill Sc by
thea companYn cuts Just stop for moment to realize how chew we are to the big rich lodges of
then Mohawk and Jumbo companies
Fifth The Mohawk company in its own workings and while sinking shaft at point so feet
front thee dine of the MhawkJ umbol lease struck two AM half to of ore asynga above $1,000
merely developing to get in shape for the handling of the mammoth property when the lease on the
Mohawk salh have expired, about Jnuary6 9Th
Sixth w will install next week 75horep lower double drum electric hoist a dupHce Of
the one in use by then Mohawk company
seventh Ours ah is double compartments giving us the facilities for most rapid work in getting
the ore out when we bak noh
Eighth. The fact THAT J. P LOTUS has accepted the presidency of this company which is to be a
pemanmtu organizations the very pest evidence of good faith and fair dealing on the part of the
company. Mr. Lotus is the head of the enmenty successful firm of LOTUS & Davis which made the
Sandstone famous by extracting a quarter of a million of dollars from strip of ground less than $50
feet in width Lotus & Davis fnamedm and have successfully developed eGo old Bar of Bunfog;h the
treat Bend of GddfAd and the Round Mountain Mining COMPANY, of Round Mountain Their name
has always been allied with success and conservatism
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-11-10
The Mohawk Jumbo Lease Co.

expects to produce within & days. Mining engineers of eminece in Godfed say WE Can
TT THE MOHAWKJUNBO LEASE COMPANY las the privilege on this ground for
months yet The company I'LL put out put
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
HE MOVED THEM DOWN.
Chief Collins Exploded Bomb Under
the Police.

Chicago, Aug. 11.ZChief of Police
John NJ. Collins last night exploded a
long expected bomb under Chicago's
police department.
The order, one of the most scathing
in recent years. mOws down the peace
guardians of all ranks.
Inspector Nicholas Hunt, head of
the Hyde Park police division since
Hyde Park was made a part of Chi
cago, is discharged for approximation,
and recommended for q pension. An
other inspector, Patrick J. LAWN, for
some months head Of the Chicago ave-
nue. division, is suspended pending the
investigation of charges.
TWenty-six changes and transfers
were included in this order, there be-
ing but two discharges, Inspector Hunt
being accompanied in his retirement
by Lieutenant Francis L. Smith of the
Rogers Park station, who also is on
the superannuated list. The other
changes include the promotion Of two
desk sergeants and one patrol sergeant
to ieutenancies, the shifting of eight
captains and of eight heutenants, the
transfer of a captain to the head of
the detective bureau. and the promo
ton of Captain Peter NJ. Kelly of the
Warren avenue district to be inspector.
to succeed Hunt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

the initial sack. Since being put back
he has played all three games without
an error. It viii be remembered too,
that II was Webb City's manager, Dick
Rohn, who first went after the big fell
low. When Campbell landed in webb
City after the state league had busted.
Abbott met him at the train and got
him before Rohn had a chance Dick
probably wishes that he had Campbell
now, judging from his playing the last
two days against Rohn's bunch.
The following from Sporting News
indicates that Topeka may be in faster
company next year: The Western
league may include two more cities
next year and Topeka and Wichita,
Kansas, may be included. Des Moines-
has begun selling players and tbs
other clubs are Strengthening and the
finishing may be more interesting than
the beginning.
The Kansas City Journal is authority
for the following story: It has leaked
out that a secret meeting was held be-
tween officials of the Western league
and DR.. Shively, president Of the West
ern Association, in Denver, during the
recent EJks' convention and plans
were talked over for the forming Of q
league out Of the combined Western
League and Western Association. The
plan as now outlined would take Den
Yer and Pueblo out Of the Western
League and substitute Joplin, Topeka,
Wichita and Oklahoma City, making
the new league an eight-club circuit.
There is much dissatisfa elton in the
Western League ranks on account OF
the tactics of Tebeau, who controls the
league. It is known positively that
ROurke of Omaha. Ducky Holmes Of
Lincoln, and Grizzell of Sioux City are
in favor of the proposed change. and II
CantilliOn Of Des Moines can be drawn
into line the new deal is assured.
~ IL, e,
new league to succeed Tip O'Neil1. This
Is a direct slap at the Tebeau admin
istration by -Shively, who is one of Te-
beau's most bitter and hated enemies
in baseball. It was through ShivelE
that Tebeau was thrown of the ma
tional arbitration committee and into
disrepute in national baseball politics
at the spring meeting of magnates in
New York. Shiyely controls the policy
of the Western Association, which Is a
class c league, but playing. with the
exception of Des Moines, as fast ball
as the teams IN the Western League
The changes viii be acceptable to tha
cities On the Shlvely circuit. The same
plan was arranged for last year. but
was started too late IN the season to
Justify its completion. The eastern Cit
les of the Western League are dissatisz-
fed with the long jump to Denver ana
/ Pueblo. It has been definitely stated
4 that at no time this season has any
! team cleared enough money on the
I trip 10 JUSTIFY their taxing IL I41
Denver fans are not supporting thel
team on account Of Tebeauism. Soma
Denver papers are advocating boycott
on the game, which action has made
most OF the trips west losers for the
eastern cities. President Shively de-
MES the report and says no such action
| is anticipated, but it is known for e
fact that work is being done on the
a. t. which will In all probability re-
suit in the forming Of the proposed
/ league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

The fair ones of a family are about to
start on vacation trip. They have
made extensive preparations for the
care of a fox terrier pup and a canary
a suggestion has come from them as to
how the men of the family are to exc
out an existence while they are away.
X X 4
Work has begun on the construction
Of the new Independent telephone
building near Eighth and Jackson.
The old Y. NJ c. A. building is a
desolate looking place now that the
headquarters of the association are
moved into the new building The new
swimming pool was in use for the first
time yesterday morning.
X X
At the conclusion Of the present
series with Oklahoma City the White
Sox will leave for trip of twelve days
The next game will be played in To-
peka August 25th with the Hutchinson
Salt Packers as opponents.
The residents in the neighborhood Of
Eighteenth and Fillmore are very
much aroused over the report thai
there is q joint in a negro residence
near that location. The natives are
planning to run the offender to parts
unknown.
with all the excavations that are
now being made on Kansas avenue the
pavement viii look very much like Z
hamburger steak by the time the new
pavement is laid.
The Topeka Business college vii
soon move to their new location in th'
Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Clarence Scott of the Cremerie res
taurant received basket Of sugas
beets yesterday from I. L. Diesem o
Garden City, one OF the beet monareh
! Of that section Of the state. and vii
serve them Sunday for dinner. Diesen
insists that the sugar beets have all 9th
er beets beaten mile when Il comes {
edible qualities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

as an argument for a reduction in
rates but when a disaster like that at
San Francisco happens, they can see
the wisdom Of accommodating such
surplus. I presume the railroads will
not always make money as they are
doing now, and it certainly would be
for the prOverbial rainy day
Our banks also are piling up money
as surplus, yet no one murmurs. and
looking to a reduction of the interest
rate. Would it not be Wen to have
some of our gifted statesmen introduce
bills for the adjustment of the practice
of a circus giving away compliment
taries, and the grocer from giving
Christmas presents to his best custom
ers to influence trade? It is certainly
heartrending to see the poor houses in
the state of Kansas filled with farmers
and manufacturers who have been so
ground down with the burden of excess
sive freight rates, that they have been
driven to penury and want 1t would
look as If the railroads, looking to their
own interests would reduce their rates,
so that people could travel and ship
merchandise over their roads, instead
of running empty cars, and having
their rusty tracks grow I'D in weeds,
and thus retard the growth of the
country at large. But, joking aside,
while we all admit that there is room
for Improvement in all things, it is a
wise Providence that induces. people to
look at things from both sides.
Respectfully,
C NJ CLOVER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

The best telegraph operator in the
world and the best reporter in the
world, both of whom honor Topeka with
their presence and work in the same
newspaper Office. have formed a mutual
admiration society with limited mem
bership of two. They hold meetings
hourly and the exchange Of compli-
ments which pass between them is get
ting to be a trif1e tiresome.
There is a larger variety of street
cars, as to shape, size and color, in
Topeka than in any other city in the
country.
Shamrock" of the Copeland and
Happy Hooligan" of the Novelty the
ater, had an argument last evening
which resulted with honors even-
x
There is considerable of a scarcity
Of unskilled labor in Topeka just now,
due to the extensive improvements be-
ing made by the gas company In the
laying of new mains and the telephone
company in putting in underground
conduits.
It is estimated that over 500 farmers
from the surrounding country visit To-
pelxa every Saturday
It looks as though the gas company
is more than a trifie careless in replac-
ing the concrete part Of the pavement
on Kansas avenue. This should be done
in most thorough manner for the con-
tract for repaving the avenue only calls
for its resurfacing and if the strip of
concrete pavement removed by the gas
company is not put back properly. it
VIII not be long after the new pave
ment is laid before It will begin to
sink where the concrete base has not
been properly relaid. Where is the city
Inspector
Vinewood park was a popular resort
! for Sunday school plcnics yesterday, nc
I less than a half dozen OF them holding
forth in different places in the park
D. E. Cain, general manager OF the
Rock Island, is in Denver today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
HEALTH BOARD SAID ..No."
Would Not Permit Processing OF
Condemned Food.

Chicago. Aug. 11.-Spoiled food be-
wholesale grocers of Chicago and the
city health department. The grocers
asked the health officials to allow them
to process $4,000 cans of food prod
ucts that had been condemned by the
municipalities inspectors. Process
ing in brief Is to so treat the foods
that they can be marketed. The
health department. officials answered
with a vigorous no"
Twelve thousand cans OF food have
been tagged and sealed in crates at one
store as unfit for food, and Inspector
Murray said yesterday that about
80. 600 were in various wholesale gro
Gerry store rooms Of the city awaiting
"reprocess'' treatment before being
sold as wholesome food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

II am awful sorry, girls remarked a
young matron as she rushed up to
group of young women at the ball park
yesterday, that 1 am so late but 1
wanted to finish canning peaches, and
don't you know that after all I had to
take them off of the fire before finished
or miss the game entirely"
The drill team from the colored
Masons which went to Kansas City to
compete with a number of other drill
teams won first prize and came home
yesterday with their treasury SIS richer
=
Jackson's band which accompanied
the colOred Masons to Kansas City play
ed before Z, 900 people Thursday and We're
awarded a prize Of 500 for their prob
cheney. Hurrah for Col. jackson!
Joe gladden.. the veteran politician
of Beloit. was a Topeka visitor yester-
X
morning from a weeks trip through
the Central western portion of the
state.
Col and Mrs ". w. Denison left to-
day for Minneapolis to attend the ma
tional encampment- Colonel Denison
is a member of the national council of
administration. They will return next
Friday in time to attend the Fort Riley
encampment.
The latest fad in Central park is
rowing The lakes are not very large
but they were large enough for one
young couple who spent several hours
in one little boat last night
And it didn't rain after all.
This has been such a day IN Topeka
as thousands Of people go to Manitou
to enjoy.
Ex-Governor W. J. Bailey. wearing
beautiful coat Of tan, came to Topeka
today He doesn't allow the hired
men on his farm to acquire all the tan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
COCHRAN N BETRoTHED's CARR
Famous Irish-American, III, Being At
tended by Annie Ide.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. IA
romance is being enacted at Lake Ia
hoe, where Bourke Cochran, the dis
tinguished orator, lies seriously Ill. He
is under the care of Annie Ide, whose
engagement to him was announced re-
Gently.
Cochran was not in the best of
health when he went to Lake Tahoe,
and he has developed a dangerous af-
lection of the throat. As the eminent
Irish-American is past 81, his resisting
powers are not as great as formerly,
and the attending physician fears COM
plications.
Miss Ide's attendance at the side of
the patient has been ceaseless and If
he rallies from the attack it Will be her
ministrations more than anything else
that will have caused the cure.
do you go to bed with the chickens.
Sambo?''
NO indeed: boss wouldn't trust me dat
far.f'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
- Snap Shots at Home News *

- nee a-week the street railway
company announces a five cent
fare to Vinewood Park just to
drive the lonesomeness away
and it always accomplishes
the desired result. Yesterday
was one of the excursion days and des-
pite the fact that the weather was
threatening and that there was a show
er or so the park was we'll patronized all
day and there was plenty doing until
late at night.
F. B. Parker of Wichita has been ap-
pointed as state agent for the Connect
cut Insurance company to succeed H. E.
Richter who has resigned.
There are 1871 rural mail carriers in
the state who receive their salaries
through the Topeka postoffice which for
the July payment amounted to SOS, 400.
=
A permit for the construction of a
residence to cost 50. 500 at 913 Lane street
was granted yesterday to c Shoemaker.
John Lowrie who with his family are
travelling in Scotland writes one Of his
Topeka friends that the trip SO far has
been most interesting one to the entire
party.
L. Miller of 1877 Polk street and Don
aid Mckee. 1044 Spruce street, are re-
ported to be Ill with typhoid fever which
makes four cases now recorded at the
office of the city health department
X
After a delay of three years the wa
ter department OF the city has COM
menced repairs Of the water service al
Garfield park which was badly dam
aged at the time of the food and which
has been out of service since that time
Civil service examinations for posi-
tions in the internal revenue service
viii be held at the federal building com
mencing September g.
Unusual crowds took advantage o
the five cent fare to Vinewood yester
day and the park was pretty well file,
during the afternoon and evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
ConneIla Sues for His Release.

RUFUS B. Connelia. an Oklahoma
prisoner at the state penitentiary, has
brought habeas corpus proceedings
aaginst Warden Haskell to secure his
release on the ground that the grand
jury which indicted him and the petit
jury which tried him were illegally
drawn. The papers in the case were
sent to Attorney General Coleman to-
day, but 1t is likely that the attorney
general of Oklahoma will attend to the
case, as the state of Kansas is in no
way interested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11
AIonon Train Ditched

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Monon pas
senger train from Cincinnati due in
Chicago this morning was ditched just
north of Rensselaer, Ind One pas
senger and mail clerk We're slightly
injured. The train itself was badly
wrecked. The wreck was due to the
train striking a broken rail while go
ing around a curve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

over at re cathedral of st. Peter and
St. Paul lie buried all the czars since
the time of Peter the Great except
Peters own grandson who preferred
to be laid away at Moscow. There have
only been two great cars since 1900.
and one was a czarina. Nearly every
thing in Russia that is right or beauti-
full and original comes from Peter or
from the Katherine who had her i'm
perial husband, Peter the Third. as
sassinated and then ran the govern
nent herself with the assistance of
several favorite gentlemen about
whom there was much talk And it is
worth putting down that the verv
beautiful white marble palace in which
the duma meets was a present from
Katherine. the czarina. to Potemkin.
her favOrite minister and sweetheart.
At Peterhof there is a small palace.
which Katherine built. to which she
would invite few friends. Tt was sur
rounded by big moat or ditch and no
one could see in, and the dining table
was served by sending the dishes up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-11

Dud Risiey is playing right field on
the present trip because of a bad
finger. It is expected that Frank
Lotion will join the team on their re-
turn to Oklahoma City.