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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
GOLDEN CYCLE BURNS.
Ten Acres of Buildings Destroyed by
Fire at Colorado City.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. T.
The Golden Cycle Mining company
million dollar reduction plant, located
at the foot hills south of Colorado City
was practically destroyed today by fire.
The fire originated in, the roasting
rooms and rapidly spread to other
buildings which cover an area of ten
acres. Lack of water and inadequate
fire fighting facilities made the work
of the firemen very difficult and it was
only by heroic efforts that the fire was
finally brought under control after
three-fourtbs of the plant had been
destroyed Thirty-eight freight cars
standing on sidings near the mills were
also consumed.
The plant was formerly known as
the Telluride mills, owned by New
York capitalists and was involved in
the mill mems strikes which termin
ated in the Cripple Creek labor diff
culties. Shortly after the strike the
mills closed down and were taken over
by ]. T. Milliken of st. Louis and as
sociates. who rebuilt the plant and
added extensively to its capacity, The
mill has been in operation for few
weeks and is the largest cyanide plant
in the west.
AS large contracts are held with
Cripple Creek mining companies for
their ore, it is quite probable that the
plant will be rebuilt as soon as pos
sible.
The loss is estimated at $750,000
with $780, 900 insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
NEGROES WANT OFFICES.
They Are Organizing in Cuba for the
Purpose of Getting 1t.

Havana, Aug. THE negroes in
the province of Pinar del Rio are or
ganizing an independent party with
the purpose of, uplifting the black mar
ana placing him on plane where he
may receive greater recognition and
public offices. The best of feelings do
not at present exist between whites and
blacks, and the government officials
rear that with the negroes organized
they may perhaps become a menace
to peace. The negro politician Ba-
trell Oviedo, is a prime mover in the
agitation. He has sent broadcast a
memorial setting forth what the ne
gro has done for the island and what
a small need of patronage has been
given them. Copies of the memorial
have been sent to President Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft and to the Diplo-
matte corps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
MORE BONDS TO SELL.
A Few Topelka-Southweste Secure
ties Still to Be Disposed OF.

The special committee appointed by
the Commercial club to sell the To-
peka-Southwestern railway bonds will
resume their work tomorrow and cx-
pect to sell enough of the bonds To
pay for the right of way through Mis-.
way will be secured clear through to
Council Grove from the west line of
Mission township.
Mr.. Taylor said: 1.-The committee has
only had time to devote less than "A
day and have secured over half of the
required amount. A great many bust
ness men they wanted to see were out
of the city and some of the corporations
wanted time enough to take the mat
ter up with their board of directors,
however, the committee is going to
start out tomorrow morning and L ex-
pect they viii close up the work. A.
of the engineers who have been chi
ployed for the final location of the
Southwestern have been notified to re-
port here next Saturday. Mr.. Park
hurst, chief engineer, is now in Morris
way agent in securing right of way.
They expect to complete their work to
Council Grove by Thursday night. We
have called for the first assessment on
the bonds subscribed for so that the
engineering department will have cash
the pay their damages as they go along,
since the survey will run through
some corn fields and it will be inn
out some damage to the landholder.
This must be paid spot cash.
THE engineering department will
start to locate the line at the city
limits of Topeka and just as soon as
it is staked off the right of way agent
will follow and purchase or condemn
the right of way, and then the graders
can go to work and as soon as the
plans are out for the bridges the
bridge builders can go to work.
II am in receipt of a letter from MI
Curnick who is manager of the firm
of Lamprecht Brothers & Co. of New
York and who is also president of the
Construction company who has the
contract for the building and equip
ping of the Topeka southwestern and
he advises me that there will be no de-
lay on their part when the right of
way is furnished. He also advises me
that 1t is their intentions to complete
as much of the road as they can this
year, SO it Gamble put In operation a.
soon as possible. 30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
Y. NJ. c. A. BOYS TO CAMP.
They Will First Hike to Maple Hill
August IA.

The Junior Y. NJ. c. A. boys are to
start on a camping expedition the 14th
of this month. The camp will be at
Maple Hill and the 26 miles from To-
peka there will be covered on foot. Ten
days will be spent in camp and all kinds
of healthy fun will be engaged in. Tents
and cooking utensils will be sent ahead
the day before so that they will be ready
when the party arrives. The outfit will
consist of sleeping tents 12x14. one cook
tent 14x16, and a dining tent 40x30. The
boys will have the use Of two boats and
a mile and half of water on Mill creek.
The camp will be in charge of Compel
ent leaders and will undoubtedly be
success in every way. There were %
boys last year and a good many of the
same crowd will go again. Two boys
who have moved to Kansas City have
asked permission to go again.
All boys who are interested should see
Mr.. Heinzman at the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing for particulars. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07

Mr. Anil GRADER is camping at Gar
field this week
Mr.. Roy Fleming of Elmont was in
the city this morning.
Mr.. William Roller of Menoken
spent the day in town.
Mrs. ]. y. Hanna has left for an
extended trip to California.
Z Miss Frances. Brown of Emporia ar
rived today to visit friends. ra..
Mr.. F. c. Whitehead of Meriden was
in the city on business today.
Mr.. G. K. Albee of Silver Lake spent
today on business in the city.
Mr.. James NJ. Ross and Mr.. W. H.
Wilson were in from Perry today.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. c. High will spend
Sunday with friends in St. Joseph.
Star lodge No. 20. A o. L. W., will
entertain at their hall this evening.
You can buy our $3.50 and $500 la
dies oxfords for $2.5O. T. D. Joseph.
Mr.. w ]. weatherholt left today to
visit friends in his old home at CALI
polls. Ohio.
Turned a new leaf-goods cheaper
than ever. Come and see. Foucht's
Hardware.
Mr.. George Montgomery went to
Potwin today to spend three weeks
with relatives.
Mr.. Clinton schaffer of Kiro went
for week or ten days.
The Mystic circle meets with Mrs.
Addie Hutchins at 1926 North Madison
street on Thursday at o'clock
Miss Anna McKirahan is spending
a few days with Misses Grace and
Effie Page at their country home,
SpringbrOok farm
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Jordan left to-
day for San Jose, San Francisco and
other California points They will
remain about two months
Dolman & Son have taken contract
to do some grading for the Santa Fe
at Belleplaine where the railroad is
doing some extensive track building
S. c. McAdams. formerly bookkeep-
er of the Citizens bank. left yesterday
for trip to Oklahoma. Mr. Nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
BOSTON TENNIS TOURNEY.
A Large Gallery Out to Watch the
Games of Today.

Boston, Aug. -Four matches in
the Longwood singles tournament and
two in the Eastern doubles event com
posed the morning card at the cham
pionship meeting held on the courts
of the Longwood Tennis club today.
In the singles. the match which at
between r. D. Little and H L. West
fall, as the winner probably will meet
Clothier in the next bracket
In the Eastern double championship
tournament G. H. Nettleton and T. B.
Plimpton paired to play T. E. Leonard
and G. P. Parker, jr.. and E. M. and
d. L. Pickman were matched with
A. S. Dabney. jr.. and r. S. Lowering,
who had drawn bye in the first
round
The match between the Whitman
and johnson brothers. which was dis
continued yesterday with the score
two sets all, drew a large gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
CITY COUNCIL IN TROUBLE.
Holding Contracts for City Work
Raises a Row Mt Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. THE Beacon
says:
The agitation over the fraudulent
work done on city contracts and the
connection of certain councilmen with
this, work has aroused such public IN
terest that 1t was felt that some strong
action would be taken by the council
on this subject at its meeting.
While the council itself took no
strong action to justify the expectation.
the resignation of one councilman, and
the reluctant admission of two others
that they had been doing city work
contrary to 49, gave the meeting SER
sational features.
The city councilmen in a body yes
terday visited the various places on
the city sewer work where the Beacon
had pointed out fraud. They found
everything charged touching the fraud
ulent nature. of the work to be abso--
lutely true. but they took no formal
action beyond referring it all to the
mayor. The attitude of the council
practically shoulders the entire con-
troversy upon the mayor. and leaves
to him the giant task Of satisfying
the public touching all crimes of omis-
sion and commission by contractors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
WILL ExPEND $4,000.
What knights and Ladies' of Security
VIII Spend on National Block.

The alterations on the National
hotel will cost $4,000. A building
permit to this amount has been grant
ed the knights and Ladies of Security
which order purchased the building
from the First National bank
Other permits let include one for
$4,000 for a flour warehouse one story
high dimensions of AZ by 20 feet to
the Curator mills in North Topeka; a
permit for a barn to cost $4,000 to
Frank Durein to be constructed on
lots 121-125 Quincy street; dwelling,
$1,000, at 1716 East Sixth avenue. L.
j. Darr; addition to dwelling, 1906
West street, 5000. Sarah P. Sheldon:
j. P. Rowley. dwelling, 500, S26
Monroe street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
THEY FOUND THE $4,000.
City Treasurer Discovers That 1t Isn't
Lost After All.

Through a clerical error the city
treasurer and other city officials had a
bad twenty-four: hours of it, believing
that they faced an unaccountable de-
felt of about $4,000 in the sewer
fund. This morning in going over the
books the city treasurer discovered
that no deficit existed after all and that
there was sufficient money in the fund
to meet all demands made upon 1T in
addition to leaving a handsome sur
plus.
NJ. NJ. Hale. city treasurer. yesterday
in making UP a statement covering the
amount of sewer bonds and interest
due this month believed that he had
not funds enough to meet the princi-
pal and interest due by some 100000
In reality however. the amount due
was only $1S0.78. but his figures indf-
Gated that the amount was over $15,-
900. With but $5.052.39 in the treas
ury chargeable to that account it look
ed very serious until the situation
cleared itself with the discovery that
principal and interest due on paving
bonds had been included misadvert-
emily into the sewer statement.
The sewer bonds outstanding
amount to $141.243.52. One-tenth of
this amount is paid off each year.
which totals this year to $14,124.S5
and the interest represents $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
Adams will later go to Old Mexico.

Adams will later go to Old Mexico.
Mrs. c. B. Antrim and her daughter
Beatrice left Tuesday for Richmond,
Canada and Niagara Falls. They will
in Chicago on their way home.
Miss Loleta Goodwin of Kiro left
today for a several weeks tour of the
west. She expects to visit at Oakley,
Denver. Cheyenne, Ogden and Salt
Lake City. She was accompanied to
Wakeeny by Miss Addie Caulk.
The Western Wooden mill expects
to reopen their pants department the
LIST of September. This will necesi-
tate the employing of at least fifty
more hands. mostly women and girls.
AT present the mill has fifty people on
its force.
A picnic party at Vinewood yester-
day was composed of the following:
Mrs. NJ. E. Wilson and her guests, her
sister. Mrs. Ellen Gould, and daugh-
ter Maude of Elgin, Ill, and her
daughter. Mrs. H. H. Cristler, also Mrs
A L. Kane.
Great grief reigns in the rat world
today. Yesterday the grocery firm of
Morns & Myers hired a negro with
two fox terriers to rid their cellar of
rats. The little dogs put in a hard
days work and when they lay painting
at the close of the day, fifty rats had
departed from the land of cheese and
bread.
Thomas Page reports that the ship
ments of new wheat have been COM
ing in for three weeks. The quality of
wheat which has been received this
year is much above the average Mr..
Page added that the shipments to for
eign countries had dropped off ma
terially in the last year the demand
being supplied from other countries
and mostly of a poorer and cheaper
grade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
Mike NIcDonaId Is Diving.

Chicago, Aug. Michael c. Nc
Donald, formerly a BOSS Gamester"
ana a prominent politician of this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
Long Terms for Burglars.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-August Van
FahriS, the convicted leader of a gang
OF burglars. who terrorized Nassau
county residents for nearly six months,
was today sent TO Sing Sing prison for
40 years at hard labor by County
Judge Jackson at Mineola, L. l. Chris
tian Schlang. another member of the
gang who turned states evidence, was
given a sentence of % years, and his
mother. Mrs. Alma Schlang. who
pleaded guilty of receiving stolen
goods, was sent to Auburn prison for
five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07
CAUSED woMAN's DEATH.
A Log Across Roadway Wrecks an
Autonlob bile.

winchester, Va, Aug. IA log
placed over the roadway wrecked an
automobile in which Miss May Bush
nell. 25 years of age. and Jacquelin
Hardesty were. riding last night. Miss
Bushnell was thrown out and her
skull was fractured. She died soon
afterward.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-07

city. is dying in a hospital and it Is
declared by his physicians that he can
not outlive the day. Mcdonald is the
husband Of Mrs. Dora Mcdonald, who
is now awaiting trial for the murder
of Webster s. Guerin. This affair and
the disclosures that IT brought out are
said to have had a strong influence In
shortening McDonald's life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-26

flag and the patriotism manifested on
every hand.
One interesting feature of the meet
ing was an oratorical contest between
Congressman Cole and Rev. stephen
Desha, who acted as interpreter. The
statesman is a particularly fluent
speaker and has a command of Eng
lish possessed by few, but his most
involved and flowing sentences failed
to stump the interpreter and the Con-
gresham had to confess that in the
contest he had come out second best.
The other visitors who spoke were
Congressman Alexander, Stevens and
Capron.
The departure of the Kinau from Hi
10 was a lively one. The Hilo band
was present to play their alohas, each
member of the party was presented
with MALE and lehua leis and there
were cheers and handshakings and alo-
has for all AS the steamer pulled out
from the dock Congressman Fitzger-
aid spoke shortly in farewell, thanking
the good people of Hawaii for the hos
pitality and welcome they had shown
the party and assuring them that the
knowledge gained of things Hawaiian
would be used in future legislation for
the benefit of Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-26

Among the mishaps of a commercial
career recalled by a retired merchant is
this: In the SOS, when the mustache
used in the highest circles. 1 ordered
from Germany a great number of gift
goods for the Christmas trade. There
were children's mugs. tea cups, coffee
cups, mustache cups, and sn on, and 1
had them lettered in gold with inscrip-
tons: To Father TO Brother To
Mother TO Sister, When the con-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-26

through in a. manner that gave the
visitors the very best of opportunities
to see all that was of interest In the
islands and also with the greatest
comfort possible in the many out OF
the way places stopped at. Secretary
Atkinson, who headed the party and
planned many of the trips in conjunc-
ton with the local committees, work.
ed indefatigably, his efforts being ably
seconded by Senator Chillingworth,
Senator w. 0. Smith, Senator Palmer
Woods and others who Joined the par
ty from time to time. Secretary Nc
CIellan and Judge T. NJ. Hatch also
did all that was possible in forwarding
the plans of the various committees
and supplying information, while l..
A. Thurston was another member of
the party to whom any of the Con-
gressmen knew that he could turn for
information on almost any one of the
many subjects that kept coming up.
Rev. stephen Desha, who Joined the
party at Hilo, was also an excellent
addition, particularly on the last voy-
age. when he was called upon to recite
many Hawaiian meles and relate some
of the ancient folk lore of the islands.
THE LAST MEETING AT HILO.
On Thursday night a most interest
ing meeting was held in the Ar1nory
at Hilo, arranged by the Hawaiian
residents of that section. The meet
ing was the occasion of a number of
happy speeches by various members
of the visiting party. Secretary Atkin-
son, introduced by Prince Cupid as
''our next Governor made the OPEN
ing address. He shook his head in
disparagement of the Introductory title
but carefully avoided any reference
whatever to it in his remarks. He was
followed by several of the Congress-
men, who each congratulated the Ha-
waiians on the loyalty displayed to the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-26
NEW STAMPED LINENS

signment arrived, would you believe
that 1 had on my hands 500 mustachs
cups labeled To Sister'2''
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27

The News has been Offering some
evidence to show that the removal
of saloons will not kill the town
While on this line it wants to add
the following from I. S. Senator
Carmack of Tennessee:
THE absurd contention is often
made that the abolition of the saloon
would injuriously effect the prosper
ity of community. There are some
arguments so repugnant to reason
that they do not need the refutation
of experience. Wealth is produced
by the hand and brain of man, and
whatever impairs the effectiveness
of both mind and body is a destroyer
of wealth. Tattered vagabonds wal
lowing in the gutter add nothing to
the prosperity of the community
and neither does the man who puts
them there.
The saloon by its insolence, its
arrogance, its persistent lawlessness,
has forced the issue upon the people,
and the people must meet it. 1t re-
fuses to be reformed; it must there
fore be destroyed 1t has proclaim
ed by its conduct that it would rather
die than obey the law. In doing So,
it has left but one course for self
respecting and law-abiding people.
"The whiskeY shop must gov
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27
SOME PRACTICAL
RESULTS.

No one will deny that the abolition
of the saloon means an advance in
morals.
But how about business? Some
men care more for dollars than they
do for men or morals. They can on
ly be brought to an acknowledge
ment of the value of prohibition by
practical results of its operation
which show decided business adj
vantage.
For their benefit the News takes
pleasure in publishing the following
from the Jackson (MissJ News of a
recent date. The editor of that pa
per says:
ut has been well known for many
years that the editor of this paper
has never favored prohibition, and
on one occasion jumped actively in
the fight to retain the saloons in
Jackson, but there are some things
about prohibition that stand out
prominently and which cannot be
passed over. Taking the saloon and
its bearing on the race problem, the
News has reached that point where
it believes that prohibition is best
for the south.
But aside from the moral aspect
of the question, there is a material
side to the question that cannot be
overlooked. II will not be disputed
!naL the tLlfee lliosI prosperous cltles
in the state, which have shown more
CROWN IMAM any 0theF large towns
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27
Our Lost Sense,

One of the greatest discoveries Of
physiology is that we once had six
senses What the lost sense was no
one knows, and probably no one will
ever know. but that our forefathers
possessed 1t there is no doubt, for
the remains of that part of the brain
in which it resided are still to be seen
in any one of US. These remains
are simply a small and now perfectly
useless little mass Of brain substance
called the pituitary body. 1t consists
Of two tiny little oval lobes Joined
together and lying in little cavity
of the skull, strangely named the sella
turcica and situated over and behind
the nose. 1t Is quite possible that 1t
may have enabled our forefathers to
see in the dark before lamps and can
dies were invented or it may have
placed them In communion with ghosts
and fairies, or it may have been an
organ that enabled them to go home
in a bee line when they lost their way
in the primeval forests. On the other
hand, it Is possible that It was a bad
substitute for vision or smell or hear
ing and died out when the improved
sense organ developed
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27
qae Sugar Cane Habit.

The Starke Telegraph has the fol-
lowing seasonable article concerning
an almost universal habit in Florida:
1.-The cane chewers are beginning
to chew. The cane chewers will
continue to chew till the last drop of
Juice exudes from the last succulent
stalk. The habit is almost universal
in the South and its victims are num-
bered by the thousands. The only
chance man has to avoid becoming
addicted to it when once the stuff
has passed his palate, is a sheer ina
bility to recognize good thing when
he tastes it. 1t is so insidious in its
appeal to the craving for saccharine
in our natures that a person becomes
its slave ere he is aware. And then
his case become hopeless. The wri-
ter has seen wretched victims of the
habit stop in front of place where
it was displayed for sale and regard
it with longing eye for whole min
utes. Sometimes it seemed their
will had coQuered, as they walked
off as ii to put temptation resolutely
behind them, but it was no use.
They always returned. they always
yielded to- its allurements. When
once they succumb they seem to be-
come emboldened and make no Sc
cret of the morbid taste that prompts
them to indulge. They purchase a
stalk, whip off the peeling and chew
and chew, letting the juice choose
for itself channel, whether it be
the internal route or the one down
their shirt front.
An Englishman who was induced
to try piece said he liked it very
we'll, but had Il hard time swal-
lowing the pulp, which goes to prove
ne was an Englishmau."
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27

There was Il teacher, teaching in a
very poor neighborhood," said a New
York settlement worker. "who received
daily gifts of flowers from one of her
pupils, ragged little boy The flow
ers were of all sorts, sometimes costly
dollhouse blooms. sometimes simple. old
fashioned garden flowers. As q rule
they were somewhat faded. One day
the boy brought the teacher great
bouquet of mauye orchids. To be sure.
they We're much wllted, but none the
less it could be seen that they had once
cost great deal of money. The puz-
zled teacher as she took them said:
Jimmy, where do you get all these
flowers that you give me? You don't
steal them, l hope
"'Oh, no, ma'am, the youngster an.
swered; fathers an ash man."