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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

aTst house he occupied was a large
gable rooted dwelling built in 1926 and
used as the official residence of the
principals of Harvard college. For 120
years the mansion was occupied by sue
cessive presidents of the institution
After several weeks Washington re-
moved to the Craigie house. afterward
the home of Longfellow and occupied
by the daughter of the poet at the pres
ent time. Here Mrs. Washington Joined
him and her sunny and dignified pres
ence lent a charm to the mansion which
time has not effaced.
Early in the spring the headquarters
We're removed to New York and the
Washingtons went to live in house in
Pearl street, opposite Cedar Mrs.
Washington did not like the house or
the neighborhood, and they soon re-
moved to the Mortimer house, which
was one of the most pretentious resi-
dences in America at the time. 1t was
known as Richmond Hill and was sit
uated on the corner of Varick and Hud-
son streets. Later on il became the
city residence of Aaron Burr. Here the
Washingtons remained until after the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

After the surrender at Yorktown
Washington removed his headquarters
to his own fireside at Mount Vernon.
In few days, however, he was off for
Philadelphia, where he lived until the
next spring at ITO South Third street.
the residence of Benjamin Chew, one
of the finest mansions in the city,
taken down as early as 1880. On March
% the commander Joined the army at
Newburg, N. Y. The house he occu-
pied at that Hudson river point is a
plain one story stone building with
walls two feet in thickness. 1t was pur-
chased by the state of New York in
1850 and is now preserved as a public
memorial.
General Washington's final head
quarters were in New Jersey-at
Rocky Hill, four miles north of Prince
ton. The great man resided in this
house, the homestead of Judge John
Berrian, for several months. 1t had
sheltered the general more than once
during his trying New Jersey cam
paigns, and now that the worst was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
The New King Of Denmark and His

they should not marry. The only OBJ
stacle was that they were too poor.
Neither had any private means, and
there seemed to be nobody among their
relatives who was willing to help them.
They were married in spite of their
poverty and at once settled down to a
life of cheerful dOmesticity, although it
was marked by the most rigid economy
The prince eked out his slender income
by giving lessons incognito to the chill
dren of rich merchants, and he rather
enjoyed the work. for he was young and
very much in love. Their children
were born between 1S43 and 1858, six in
all-three sons and three daughters.
One of the boys, the second son, George
became a king before his father as
cended the throne of Denmark He was
elected king of Greece in the spring of
1863, and his father succeeded to the
crown of Denmark in November of the
same year.
Even after Christian became heir ap-
parent his housekeeping had to be con-
Quoted with the utmost prudence. For
tunately the princess was as resource
full as she was amiable. In those days
the revenues were princely only in
name, and they had to be husbanded
shrewdly. 1t was then that the crown
princess taught her daughters-now
Queen Alexandra of England, the dow
dSST Empress DaSmdr OF Russia ana
the royal Duchess of Cumberland-to
make their own gowns and bonnets and
to wash and iron their pretty muslin
frocks- There was not money enough
to hire special masters for these young
princesses, and the prince taught them
everything that the gentle Louise did
not feel competent to teach.
The boys went to school on foot, be-
cause the family kept no carriage, and
"a n fTo
Frederick, the eldest son, who is now
the sovereign of Denmark, was edu-
Gated for the army, as is the c.sSs.-,l.
George, king of the Hellenes, was
taught to be a sailor, and Waldemar.
the baby, who is now the fathe- Af five
children, ranks as admiral in the Dan
ish navy. He is the only one of the
half dozen who is not entitled to wear
a crown, and his chances are by no
means hopeless. Now that the supply
of uncrowned Danish royalties has
been diminished by five, it must not be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
TALL QUEENS AND SMALL KINGS.

This is the age of tall queens and
small kings. 1t is a curious fact that
in the case of nearly every royal mar
ried couple in Europe the wife is taller
than the husband. The car, who is
considerably below the average height
of men, is fully a head shorter than his
beautiful and majestic czarina- The
kaiser, who is a well grown man, is,
nevertheless, overtopped by the Ger
man empress. King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy scarcely reaches up to the
shoulders of Queen Helena, who is an
unusually tall woman, while he is
diminutive man. King Charles of Por-
tugal is also overtopped by his queen,
although he makes up in rotundity of
body what he lacks in height.
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and contains a large and valuable col
lection of Washington relics. In July,
1880, headquarters were at the Dey
mansion at Preakness, N. J., which was
the most pretentious dwelling in the
state and is still admired for its ar
chitectural symmetry and the substan-
tial character of its masonry.
Late in July the general was back in
New York state He lived for awhile
at the country seat of Colonel Beverly
Robinson. who married a daughter of
Frederick Phillipse, the owner of an
immense landed estate on the Hudson.
This house was near the river, opposite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

Esssat.,'i1' IN ,spHassiA HRISTIAN FREDER-
!: ! ]. J:
@dS lex WILLIAM
EAH NIA CHARLES, who has
E#4 succeeded his
VIM father, Christian TX,
49, on the throne of Den
l inasilans5 mark, under the title
OF Frederick VIII, be-
longs to one of the most remarkable
royal families that have ever reigned
in Europe. 1t cannot be affirmed, in
deed. that the present Danish royal
family has produced a wealth of con-
ventional heroes or even one of sufh-
cient prowess to make the family IA
nous for all time to come. 1t has done
infinitely better than that; it has been
a model of responsibility for all the
courts of Europe and by the marriages
and preferments of its sons and daugh-
tiers has introduced the Ieaven of de-
cency into more than one quarter in
which it had been sadly wanting.
Old Christian. the dead monarch,
was fortunes favorite, and he was
worthy. He and his equally deserving
consort the admirable Louise, had the
unique good fortune to see their chill
dren and their children's children be-
come either possessors of thrones or
heirs to them. All of these gifts OF
fortune were the conquests of love and
peace; war had no part in them. Be
fore they had reached the allotted
threescore and ten they had acquired
not only the proud distinction of being
called the '-father-in-law and mother
in-law of Europe" but also the more
affectionate endearments of grand
father and grandmother of Europe"
Neither of these estimable creatures
was a Dane. They came to the Danish
throne by one of the rarest freaks of
fortune. When in May, 1912. Princess
Louise of Hesse-C assel was married to
her cousin, Prince Christian of Sles-
wick Holstein- Sonderburg- Glucksburg,
he had little to recommend him but his
good looks and his hyphenated name.
Each of the young folks had a remote
claim to the Danish succession, but
there were so many others who had a
better that they did not worry them
selves over it, They were fond of each
other, and because they were such
comparatively unimportant offshoots of
royalty there was no state reason why
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

Christians selecIIon nao not oeen to
the taste of the Danish people. At first
he was very unpopular and was nick
named Prince Protocol" His prede-
cessor. Frederick VII, had been idolized
by his subjects, and the advent of ~the
German as they called the newcomer,
almost bred a revolution. When he
was proclaimed king from the balcony
of the Christiansborg, the mob outside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

and a little below West Point, and is
still standing. Besides being occupied
by Washington. the house possesses
great historical interest, since it was
the headquarters of Benedict Arnold
when he was in command at West
Point and was the scene of his plotting
against the infant republic. 1t was IN
a room of the mansion that Arnold met
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

habituated them to frugal methods, and
they never abandoned them altogether.
They went to live in a palace, but they
always remained the same unassuming
pair of gentlefolk they had been in the
days of their obscurity., After Chris
tiansborg, the old city palace at Co.
penhagen, was destroyed by fire they
removed to the Amalienborg. a collec-
ton of four snug structures. concave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

feared that it will run short. There
are an abundance of grandchildren
available, one of whom, the second son
of the new king, has recently been
elected king of Norway.
When Prince Christian and the
Princess Louise became the sovereigns
of Denmark they did not branch out
into extravagant ways of living. Their
many years of close management had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

government and now belongs to the
Military academy
From West Point Washington moved
again into New Jersey, taking up his
residence for awhile at the house of the
widow Of Colonel Jacob Ford at Nor
ristoyn. This house is now in the pos
session of the Washington Association
of New Jersey and is used as museum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11
Queer INsuRANcE.

In Denmark there is a company which
insures women who have a fear of be-
coming old maids. They pay stated
sums every year and should they mar
ry before they are forty the amount
they have paid in goes to the less for
tunate. After they are forty they re-
ceive pensions for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

nous engagements were used as head
quarters and all of them are to be seen
today.
Early in January Washington ar
rived at Morristown, N. J., and remain
ed in that vicinity for about six months,
living at a tavern which has disap-
peared. On July II the march to Phila-
delphia began, and during the military
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

fronted and inclosing a fine public
space. Two of these buildings were
occupied by their majesties. a third was
allotted to the crown prince and the
fourth is the abode of the minister of
foreign affairs.
The new king. who is now in his
sixty third year, is vastly more popular
in Denmark than his father was at the
time of his coronation. The manner of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11

all the dwellings ever
occupied by George
Washington were still
in existence they
would constitute a
Valhalla of which the
latter day American
might well be proud.
Unfortunately some of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
VIGILANT FIRES
UPON AMERICANS
Fishermen Then Surrender TO the
Canadians but Are Later
Set mt Liberty.

Put-ln-Bay, O., Nov. 2i.---The Cana
dian patrol yigllant fired shot at
American fishermen and captured
them and their boats after hard
chase. The Canadian patrol came
upon two fishing boats and gasoline
launch near Old Hen island. There
were four men in the boats. The fish
rrmen were ordered TO surrender. but
instead OF giving themselves up TO the
Canadian patrolmen hurried aboard
the launch and set out for American
waters as fast ms they could go.
The Canadian government vessel
gave chase. 1t was lively run for n
time. but the Nigilant sent n shot after
the Americans. which came dangerous
~ near them. and the men on the fish
ing boats surrendered. They were
taken aboard the Vigilant and kept
prisoners for some time. They were
finally taken to other boats fishing on
the American side and given their lib
erty. The fishing boats. however, were
retained by the Canadians.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
RECIPROCITY WITH ENGLAND
We Take Her Works of Art at Less
Duty She Admits Samples
Duty Free.

London. Nov pa commercial
convention between Great Britain
and the United States under which
British works OF art hcnceforth will
be admitted 70 the United States at
one-quarter less than the present duty
has been signed at the foreign office
by Foreign Secretary Grey and Am.
bassador Whitelaw Reid In return
United States commercial travellers
samples will be admitted free Mt Brit
ish ports.
II Is believed that the latter pro-
vision Will tend 10 stimulate United
States exports TO Great Britain. The
reduction OF the duty on works OF art
from Great Britain was arranged un-
der section 2 Of the present tariff act.
In future the tariff will be only 10 per
cent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23

Fifty Millions To BE Sold Interest
Bearing Certificate Issue.

Washington. Nov. IS. - Secretary
Cortelyou, with the approval OF the
president. has announced an Issue OF
Panama bonds to the extent OF $780,
0000OO. The treasury will also issue
intereatbearing certificates OF lndebt-
edncss toYun for one year. to the cx-
tent. II necessary. OF s10O,Oo0.000. This
action IL the result OF a series OF night
conferences MT the white House end
ing with Saturday night
Secretary Cortelyou says that the
Panama bonds will afford most sub
stantal relief 10 the financial situation.
rs the law provides that they may be
uscd as basis for additional national
bank circulation. lie also states that
the proceeds from the sale or certih.
Gates can be made directly available nj
points where the need IL most urgent,
and especially for the movement OF the
crops. which. he says, az properly &c.
celebrated will give the greatest relief
and result in the most immediate finan-
cial returns" The secretary calls at
tention TO the attractiveness of
the bonds and certificates as ab.
solutcly safe investments. The bonds
must be sold nj par. and they bear IN
f.rest az per cent Thc interest on
che certificates IL 3 per cent. The bonds
are payable In gold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
DIPLOMAT ROBBED
WHILE ON TRAIN
Mexican Army OmciaI Loses His Gree
dcntials to Washington. Money
and Jewelry.

St LouIs. Nov. 2O.--Senor VI. Calve
Normendc, diplomat and member OF
tho Mexican army. while ON an Iron
Mountain train near this city was
robbed OF his suit case. containing his
credentials To- Washington, about $500
worth OF clothing and jewelry and 5000
In Mexican money. lie stopped over
several hours In ST Louis 10 solicit
the aid Of the police and then contln.
ned on 10 the east,
Normcndc was travelling 10 Wash
ington on mission OF such character
that he will be greatly embarrassed by
the loss OF papers. 4 pair OF diamond
cum links. two gold medals for bravery
and efficiency in army work and an
army revolver also were taken.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
RAID [ ON I 4 / PRINT SHOP
Thugs Get No Loot. but Give
Linotype Operator a Lot
Of Trouble.
he is TIED IN HIS CHAIR
Manages 10 Get to the Phone and
Rings IL with His Teeth
Michigan Items.

Owosso. Mich. Nov. 20. While
working alone on linotype machine
In The Evening Argus once at about
| a. m. Richard Hector was attacked
by two masked men. They stole in
through side door. rushed at him and
before he was able 10 put up defense
threw blanket over his head. While
Hector gasped and struggled the men
tied him to chair in front OF his ma
caine. and binding his hands behind
him proceeded to make the rounds OF
the office. trying the cash drawers and
register.
Rang Up Central with Hts Teeth.
Hector. after sitting in his uncom-
Portable position FOR about al hour. de
cidcd that his assaiIants had gone. and
with great difiicuIty succeeded In max.
Ing his way to a telephone, advancing
the chair n leg at time by a body
movement. He took down the recelv-
er OF the instrument with his teeth.
and rang the bell In the same manner.
he succeeded in informing central of
his plight A few minutes later the
police liberated the man. The maraud-
e-s took nothing from the ONCE.
Homicide's Light Sentence.
Paw Paw. Mich, Nov. 20.--Charles
s. Smith, OF Lawton. who killed Cap
tain George III. Prentice, OF the same
place. In an argument over the merits
Of the Lawton base ball team last sum-
mer, was sentenced TO from three TO
fifteen years In the Jackson prison by
Judge Dcs volgnes, with a recommen-
Gntion OF 1--WE years. Smith struck
Prentice over the head with a base ball
bat and the latter died two days later.
why She Killed Connolly.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Nov. 20. - In
his opening statement to the jury At
torney A.. A. Ellis. who Is defending
Clara Connolly, who shot and killed
her husband. James Connolly, said
there would be no white slave" plea,
hut one OF self-defcnse. Connolly he
charged. tried to force his wife TO re
ceive man whom he sent 10 her
rooms and when she refused, attacked
her. She then shot him down. assert.
ed the lawyer. In relating the story
OF her life he pictured her as happily
married In Alma. but unfortunately
separated from her husband and di-
vorced and then led into the downward
path by Connolly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
victory for Mrs. Har,ie.

Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje. who was sued for d.
vorce by her husband. +. Augustus
Hartje. the Pittsburg millionaire. won
n complete victory in the Pennsylvania
superior court here when that tribunal
affirmed la its entirety the decision OF
the Allegheny county court, which re.
fused TO grant Hartje divorce. The
petitions filed by IIarJe's attorneys
asking the superior court TO reopen the
case on the ground OF newly discovered
evidence were denied.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
JUDGE REBuKEs A JURY
~ Fonnd n Man Guilty of Murder
Court Disagrecs with the
Verdict.

Grand Haven. Mich. Nov. Is. - 4
jury found william Shimmel guilty OF
the murder eighteen months ago OF
Martin Golden, a storckeeper at Dennl-
son. hut Circuit Judge Padgham imme-
dlatcly set aside the verdict and Sc
vcrcly scored the jury, declaring the
evidence which was entirely circum-
stantial--did not in any way warrant
the verdict
The Judge released Shimmel on $500
This was Shimmcl's second trial. the
Jury in the first trial having disagreed.
Shimmel had scenIn the neighbor-
hood OF Golden's store the day Of the
murder and disappeared Immediately
aftcrward and was not located for a
year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
ALL WAS DONE IN A DAzE
Mrs. Bradley Disavows Consciousness
OF Her Acts when shoot
ing Brown.

Washington, Nov. 21.--That Mrs.
Bradley did not come TO Washington
with any Intention OF killing ex-Sen-
ator Brown. Of Utah. and that she did
not even remember shooting him. she
told the jury at the close OF her direct
examination. The story OF the tragedy
was brief. She said she went TO the
senator's room, knocked on the door
and went In. Brown asked her what
she wanted. and rushed nc her; then
she heard shot. but knew nothing OF
the shooting until she did hear it; In
fact. she knew nothing about the
tragedy until II was all over; so she
testified. Then the direct examination
closed. and District Attorney Baker
proceeded to cross-examine.
lie devoted comparatively little at
tcntlcn TO the shooting Itself. but going
hack 20 the early days OF the relation
ship between Brown aud Mrs. Brad
ley. sought To show by reading letters
and questioning the witness that she
had deliberately undertaken 20 break
up Browns home.
I'm cross-examlnng Mrs. Bradley
Baker brought out the fact that there
were forty persons present nj the
christening or her first Legitimate
child; that he was christcncd Arthur
Brown. not Bradley, and that ~ that
time she was living with her husband.
Brown paying the rent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23

Carson. New. Nov. 20.-Of three
prisoners who escaped from the state
renItentiary. two were recaptued. The
aslrd committed suicide. The men
who made their escape were Dick For.
est. under ten years sentence from
washoe county for attempting TO XIII q
policeman; Charles Watson, unde'
eleven years sentence. from Elko con
~ for robbery. and John Edwards,
serving thirty years for holding up a
saloon at Reno.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
lie Once Defeated blaine.

Winona. Mimi. Nov. 21.-Daniel Sim
clair. aged I6 years. who was the old
est editor In Minnesota. is dead. He
was editor OF the winona Republican
almost half century. In 1880 he was
a delegate 10 the Republican national
convention ne Chicago and gained
prominence byhls personal persistence
I'm keeping the name OF William Win
dom before the convention. thus con
tributIng largely 10 the defeat Of
James q. Blaine and the nomination
OF James A. Garfield.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
Laborer. r,obbed Of rheir Paw.

Kansas CITY, Mo-. Nov 21.-Seven
armed robbers entered the quarters Of
eighty Greek laborcrs in the Rock Isl
and yards In Kansas City, Kan. and
with drawn pistols held the laborers
at bay and searched their hunks. Sc
curing 800 IN cash. The Greeks. who
are employed by the Rock Island rail
road, had lust been pail and they were
holding native Jubilee when sur
priscd ny The robbers. They made No
resistance and none Of the robbers was
captured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-23
NUU[D" STOP WASTE
President Calls a Conference Of
Governors on a Matter
OF Moment.
NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES
Declares the Question Of Their Conser-
walton Predominant
0ttelyou viii Sell $50. o0o. 900 in
Panama Bonds and Issue In
terest Bearing Certin-
Gates for Financial
HeIief.
NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES

Washington, Nov 1s. President
Roosevelt has invited the governors OF
the states and territories TO meet him
Mt the White House May 10. IA and Is,
1905. to discuss the question OF means
10 conserve the natural resources OF
the country. Invitations are 10 be ex-
tended 10 the members OF both houses
OF congress, and 10 the inland water
ways commission. The. importance and
manner In which the subject IA TO be
considered are indicated 10 the presI-
dents letter to the governors. whicI,
has been made public at the White
House. The letter says In part:
Natural Resources Our wealth.
The natural resources OF the terri.
tory OF ths United States were, at the
time OF settlement, richer. moro varied
and more available than those % any
other equal area On the surface of the
earth. The development OF these re.
sources OF population and wealth un'
dreamed or by the men who founded
our government. and without parallel
in history. 1t Is obvious that the pros.
perity which we now enjoy rests oil.
rectly upon these resources. II Is equal
ly obvious that the vigor and success
which we desire and foresee for this
nation In the future must have this
as Its ultimate material basis.
I'm view OF these evident facts Il
seems TO me time for the country 10
take account Of its natural resources
and TO inquire how long they are likely
to last. We are prosperous now; we
should not forget that It will be just
AZ important TO our descendants TO be
prosperous In their time as II Is TO Us
20 he prosperous in our time"