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The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Is "Fighting Bob" a Pirate?

Newpo-t-Has Fighting Bob" Ev
ans turned pirate?
Newporters are asking each other
this question: as result of the dis
appearance on Wednesday night of
the wreck Of the big two-masted
schooner Henry M. Whitney, which
has lain buried in the mud in the
south part of the harbor for more than
four years. Coal laden, the Whitney
was driven ashore one night after hav-
ing sprung leak. She was emptied
and then abandoned.
For four years she lay there, a pic
turesque relic Of her former greatness,
and, suddenly, in the dark of Wednes-
day night, vessel whose cleaning
whiteness shone out in the gloom,
stole into the harbor, made fast 10 the
wreck and dragged it out to sea- A
hole in the mud was all that greeted
the fishing folk when they viewed the
harbor next morning.
Those who saw the white ship come
in declare that she resembled in ev-
cry particular man-of-war. Now, Ad-
miral Evans warships are not far
away from Newport, engaging in tar
get practice, and no better target
could be found for the boys behind the
guns than the wreck OF the Henry M.
Whitney
Has Fighting Bob" turned pirate?
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
AT WAR With
POLAR STORM
WALTER WELLMAN AND HIS AIR
SHIP CAUGHT IN GRIP OF
FIERCE SNOW STORM.
SHIP WEIGHS 9 TONS
GRAPHIC STORY TOLD BY DARING
EXPLORER WHO STARTED
FIND THE NORTH POLE.

Berlin.-WGlter Wellman, head OF
the Wellman airship expedition. has
sent the following telegram to the local
pape~s from Toronto:
After the steamer Express cast off
the cable the balloon America did ex-
cellently, but an increasing wind soon
gave US hard struggle, and the storm
drove us toward some high, Jagged
mountains near the coast, where the
airship would have been destroyed IL
she struck Then ensued hard fight
ing between the storm and the motor.
The latter triumphed. Our confidence
in the America had so increased In
the meanwhile that l gave the order
to start for the north pole.
1.-The wind, however, increased to
twelve miles an hour, and the snow fell
so thickly that we could not see a
quarter of mile. Just then the com
pass failed to work, owing to defective
construction.
Lost in Storm.
1--WE were lost in the snowstorm
above the polar sea, and threatened
with destruction. After brief deliber
alton we decided to try to get back to
the Express and rectify our compass
and start again. 1t was impossible,
however, to keep in one direction, and
we were again carried into dangerous
proximity of the mountains. Vaniman,
tthe engineer, then put the motor to
top speed, and the America moved
against the wind, which probably was
blowing fifteen miles an hour. She
circled three times in the teeth of the
wind. We saw the Express for mo-
met, but Immediately lost her again.
I'VE could have returned to the Ex-
press if we could have seen where to
steer but under the circumstances the
only thing possible was to try to land.
With this idea we stopped the motor
and let the America drift over the gla-
cier. At the end of Doul bay we used
a trailer filled with provisions and
brake rope. Both acted well and
dragged over the ice wall 100 feet high
without damage.
Landed Like Bird.
"Aftcr crossing the glacier we,
opened the valve and landed on the up
per glacier half mile in shore. The
landing was effected SO successfully
that material weighing nine tons de-
scended 800 feet and touched the ice
with no shock or damage whatever eX-
cepting several bent tubs and broken
wires. Numerous delicate instruments
were not injured. The self-registering
biographs, photographs and manome-
ters continued running after the land
ing. The mantle of the balloon can
easily be repaired
THE America was in the air three
hours and covered about fifteen miles
with her own power. She made three
loops against the wind, proving her
power and capability of being steered.
The ascent was successful in every re-
spect.
I'VE are all convinced that we can
make our way to the pole in normal
summer weather."
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
GREAT METEOR FALLS TO EARTH
Strikes in New Mexico Causes Earth
to Tremble,

Santa Rosa, N M-What must have
been an immense meteor passed over
Santa Rosa in northeasterly direc-
tion at $3.50 in the afternoon one day
last week.
Shortly after it passed-some say
one minute, some two and some ten
two terrific explosions followed by a
rumbling noise, shook the earth like
an earthquake.
The meteor dropped near Montoya,
and large fragments of it have been re.
covered. When the burning mass
struck the ground, there was an ex-
ploSion like an earthquake.
The First National bank building,
the school house and the Mott hotel,
all large stone and brick buildings.
were shaken until their occupants
thought they would fall.
The engineers of the switch engines
in the yards of the Rock Island said
their engines felt like they were leav-
ing the rails.
At Los Tanos, a station on the Rock
Island, nine miles northeast of Santa
Rosa, the meteor was seen by many.
The clearest description at that point
was given by Harry Miner and wife.
who were driving in a buggy few
hundred yards south of the station.
To them it appeared to pass III front
causing a bright streak, Immediately
followed by white light and milky
and smoky appearance of the sky.
Mr.. Miner says he drove some dis
tance before the two awful explosions
occurred.
This would indicate that the meteor
travelled number of miles further be-
fore exploding.
OF the many who witnessed part of
the flight of the monster meteor in
Santa Rosa, perhaps none saw more of
it than Helen Burnett. She says: Il
saw bright streak in the sky go
from overhead straight to the east.
Then where the streak was the sky
filled with milk. Then it thundered
awfully twice"
Workmen about the roundhouse here
spoke OF the milky appearance OF the
sky after the meteor passed.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
27 JAPs BLOWN INTO ATOMS.
Explosion on BattIeship Is Cause OF
Great Slaughter.

Explosion on BattIeship Is Cause OF
Great Slaughter.
Tokio-Forty-three of the crew were
killed and injured on board the Japa-
nese battleship Kashima by an explo-
sion within the shield of the turret OF
the after 12-inch guns after target prac-
tice near Kureat on September 9th.
The battleship reached Kureat on her
return at p. m, where the wounded
were placed in the hospital. The fatal
tiles included lieutenant, two cadets
and one staff officer, the rank and
name Of whom is not given.
The exact details regarding the eff
fects of the explosion are lacking but
it was terrific and the ship is badly
injured.
The explosion followed an attempt TO
remove an unexploded shell from the
gun. A majority of the bystanders
were fearfully mutilated.
The casualties reported as the result
of the explosion are as follows:
Killed-Five officers tnames not
given) and twenty-five men.
Severely Wounded-Two officers and
six men.
Slightly Wounded-Two officers and
six men.
The cause of the explosion is under
investigation.
1t was not the shell which exploded,
but powder which evidently took fire
from the gas emitted from the breech
when opened for the purpose of reload
ing the gun.
The hull of the ship it not damaged.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Pope Issues Edict on Modernism.

Rome.-The Osservatore Romano
organ of the Vatican, issued an impor-
tant encyclical of Pope Plus X on
modernism" which really is com
pletion of his recent syllabus. The
document sets forth that modernism is
serious danger to the church, refers
in detail to the various features of
modernism, condemns it as dangerous
in philosophy, faith, theology, history,
criticism and reforms, and arrives at
the conclusion that modernism is Il
synthesis of all heresy and must logi-
cally lead to atheism.
The encyclical makes the following
provisions:
First-The teaching of Philosophy,
positive theology, etc, is to be carried
on in the church schools and universi-
ties, but in Catholic spirit.
Seconi-Modernist are to be re-
moved from professorships and the di-
rection of educational institutions.
Third-The clergy and faithful are
not to be allowed to read modernist
publications.
Fourth-A committee of censorship
is to be established in every diocese
to pass upon the publications which
the clergy and faithful shall be per
mitted to read.
Fifth-The encyclical of the late
Pope Leo XIII prohibiting the clergy
from assuming the direction of publ
cations without their bishops permis-
sion, and providing for supervision Of
the work of ecclesiastical writer's, is
confirmed.
Sixth-Ecclesiastica congresses, ex-
cept pp rora ncca Sipns are prnhibit ed
Seventh-A council is to be consu-
tuted in every diocese to combat mod
ern errors.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21

The London Chronicle advances the
proposition that literary women live
long. and says that. for instance, Car.
olina Herschel reached the age of 9s,
Harriet Lee 95, Mary Somerville s2,
Hannah More S8. Maria Edgeworth
and Anna Barbauld 80. Jane Porter "a,
Georges Sand 72, and Mary Milford
died In her 10th year. 1t would be
easy. however. to make q list as long
as that Of literary women who have
died young.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Ethical Code of Electrical Engineers

Ethical Code Of Electrical Engineers
One Of the most gratifying incidents
Of the present era of ethical awaken.
ing in America was the recent agita.
tion in favor of the adoption of an
ethical code by the Institute of Elec.
trical Engineers. 1t is true that at the
recent annual meeting at Niagara the
carefully prepared code, upon which a
competent committee had unanimous
ly agreed. met with delay, on mere
grounds Of technical procedure. The
postponement of consideration by no
means. however, implies rejection of
the measure, says Century Magazine,
and the present authorities of the in
stitute will doubtless carry the matter
forward with all constitutional dis.
patch, for no member of this honora-
BILE profession, profession yearly in.
creasing In responsibility and impor-
tance, would be willing to go on record
as permanently opposing so desirable
a reform, and one which the press Of
the country has hailed with such cor
dial and significant approval.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Demented Man Killed.

Evanston, Wyo.-William Fern, a
young business man Of Almy. who has
been wandering about the country for
the past week in demented condition,
was killed by fast freight on the
Union Pacific near here.
On Teptember Sd Fern, with a COM
panion, was on his way to Almy in a
buggy, which was upset in a runaway,
throwing the young man out upon his
head. Since that time he has wan
dered about the country, being occa-
sionally seen by ranch people, al
though the authorities tried in vain to
find him. The remains were brought
to Evanston and will be buried in
Almy, where his wife and child reside.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Too Old to Need License.

Butler, Pa.-Abner James, aged
ninety-seven years. and Maria Kindle.
aged 50, OF Chicora, drove here to be
married. Justice Of the Peace Hussel-
ton asked for their marriage license
but James refused to obtain the docu-
ment
The Justice said he would be un-
able to perform the ceremony and
told James that a license was not nee
essary at Youngstown, Ohio. The old
couple departed for that city.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Man Who Wanted Black Wife Exlled

Pueblo.-Frank G. Wells, the Colo
RADIO Springs man who last week cre-
ated a sensation in Colorado Springs
by advertising for negro wife and
was ordered to leave the city, met
with like reception in Pueblo. He
is said to have been here since he
quit the Springs, but kept his identity
a secret
He applied for permission to oper-
ate telescope on the streets of Pu-
eblo. but when the circumstances of
hfs coming here became known it is
said he was told to move. He de-
parted on the train, according to the
officials.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
University Of Colorado Show. Increase

Boulder, Colo.-At the close of the
frst week Of the 19O7-O8 session Of the
University of Colorado President
James H. Baker announced that
twelve per cent. increase over last
year had been enrolled. and that the
prospects are the brightest In the his
tory Of the university. The greatest
increase is In the engineering schools.
where about twenty per cent. more pu-
pills than last year are registered.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21
Survives Explosion, but Mind 10 oe
stroyed.

Alton, Ill.-Fifteen thousand pounds
Of powder exploded at the Equitable
Powder works at East Alton, two miles
from here. Charles McGinnis was
killed and Charles McGilson shocked
SO that his mind is gone.
McGinnis and his helper were work
ing in the glazing mill and McGinnis
was letting the powder run from a
drum into kegs. McGilson was wheel
ing truck 100 yards away. Suddenly
there was flash and McGilson, 800
feet away, was blown into the air
and carried more than 100 feet before
he alighted. When he was picked up
McGilson was unconscious and later 1t
was found his mind was a blank.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21

The German army is to be supplied
with paper kettles, Japanese inven.
tion. Though made of pliable paper,
they can be hung over a fire long
enough to bring the water to boil.
One kettle can be used about eight
times.
The Glenwood post., 1907-09-21

- New York." says DR.. Derdiger. "is
four times as big as 1t should be when
the size Of the island Is taken into con-
siderauon." That ought to hold them
for q while. but goodness knows it
won't, says the Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
$4,000, 900 NEEDED.
Chicago Is Striving for Another Big
Drainage Canal.

Washington, Feb. If the Calu-
met river is to be turned backward in
its course from Lake Michigan to
form a drainage canal into the Mis-
sissippi, as planned by the sanitary
board of Chicago, the international
waterways commission insists that the
cost of the project shall be increased
by s5,00O,O00. The local Illinois en-
gineers estimate that the sum of $12,-
100000 would cover the cost of the
great work, but the international
board, including in its membership
some of the ablest army engineers in
the country, regard that project as
crude and insufficient.
AS an offset against this five million
increase in expen diture the board
shows that instead of having to ex-
pend the whole of the appropriation
at once, as would practically be nee
essary, to carry out the local engin-
GERS project under the boards plans,
the total $17,000,000 would be ex-
pended in the course of a consider
able number of years.
Secretary Taft has not yet passed
upon the recommendation of the CHER
of engineers that he deny the appli-
cation of the Chicago authorities for
permission to divert the waters of
Lake Michigan into the Calumet river.
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PRICE NOT FOR HUTCHINSON.
Central League Says This Ball Player
Will Manage Wheeling.

South Bend. Ind, Feb. 1.-South
Bend has signed Charles A. Devore.
pitcher from Pueblo. Col. Besides the
local Central league team, Buffalo and
Galveston were after the player.
Central league fans were surprised
today when it was announced that
Teddy Price had been named by
Wheeling to manage and captain the
Stogies this year Price succeeds
Shriver. who was holding out for $500
a month. Price three years ago man
aged the Wheeling team, but was de-
posed in favor of Shriver.
Besides appointing Price manager,
the Wheeling club has taken action
through President Carson of the Cen
trail league, by which the Hutchinson,
Kan, team will be disbarred from or
ganized ball unless a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION is made to account for the
efforts made to have Price desert
Wheeling and keep Hutchinson from
the bench
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THEY INVENT A NEW GAME.
Girls of Beta Sorority at Washburn
Use Novel Entertainment.

A unique game was formulated re-
Gently by the young ladies of the Beta
sorority of Washburn college and
played with marked success at the
party last evening. To the efforts of
Miss Vivian futile the game is due.
Essentially, the game is allied to the
card family. genius high five, but is of
vital interest to a college community
from its crisp college makeup
The four suits were as follows:
Crescent, star (blacks). cross, swastika
i(reds).
In each suit valuations were placed
upon cards netting 23 points, and
thereby depends the name of the
game, "Skiddo 23.''
The usual face cards were repre-
sentatiors Of several prominent fac
ulty members Of the college.
The Betas are also accredited with
the authorship of the game Fra
ternity'' used with such success at the
Delta Phi fraternity party of last fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
The origin of .sFelIow.

The degeneracy of a good word was
illustrated in the case at BraDksome
Oorset), in which a witness spoke of
the defendant as this fellow" and was
ordered by the bench to substitute this
man. Fellow began very honorably
by meaning a person who put down
money with others in joint undertake
ing, its component parts being akin re-
spectively to fee" (property) and to
lay and law" To this day it is dig
nified to be a fellow of college, and
nobody minds being called a fellow
citizen Misunderstanding or
good fellow" But ordinarily fellow
alone ranks now as in the painful scene
in which Mr. Tupman SAID, Sir, you re
"Sir, you're another" In the fourteenth
century it was customary to call a
servant fellow in kindly condescen-
sion Perhaps that explains the words
decline, thought it may be due to the
use of fellow in the sense of boon
companion. Companion" and mate
also were econtemptuous at one time
London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
Chicago, February 1.
JAPANESE TO CONFER.
Will Discuss the School Question Agf-
tating San Francisco.

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 1.-Gouroka
japanese Association of America, prime
mover in the Japanese school controversy
at San Francisco, is here to meet with
twenty-three representatives of the asso-
citation for a two days conference on
questions of interest to the Japanese.
I'VE have organized to promote Japan
ese welfare in Amerika and this is our
third conference" said Ikfda. There are
60,OO0 Japanese in this country and there
is necessarily much of Importance to be
discussed.
I'VE expect to take the discussion of the
advisab ilfty of excluding the Japanese
coolies who go to Honolulu laborers
from the mainland: believe that If only
the best class of Japanese merchants
come to California there should be OBJ
lection. We want to build up our trade
and see no reason why we should not
bring much that is good to America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
TRANSMISSION OF BLOOD.
New Method OF Treating Typhoid to Be
Tried on Platt's Granddaughter.

New York. Feb. Miss Ellen B.
Platt, daughter of Frank H. Plat. and
granddaughter of United States Sena-
tor Thomas c. Platt. is very i'll with
typhoid fever. at the home of her father
in this city. The Herald says that at a
consultation of physicians yesterday it
was decided to arrest the disease If pos
sible by the TRANSMISSION of blood
from a healthy person. A senior at
Yale, a close friend of Livingstone
Plat, q brother of Miss Platt, has Of
fered to furnish the blood needed. Miss
Platt is about Is years of age The
TRANSMISSION of blood is a comparatively
new method of dealing with typhoid fe-
1-e-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
HAD A COLD RIDE.
Three Men Use the Pilot of an Engine
for Fourteen Mile Trip.

Salina, Kan, Feb. flames .O'Con-
nor. a discharged soldier from Fort
Riley, in company with two compan-
IONS Charles ClaWson and Louis
Lamb, rode into Salina yesterday on
the pilot of the engine Of the Ellis
plug. The men had boarded the en-
CINE at Solomon, fourteen miles east,
and the train did not make a stop until
it reached the station here. The mer-
curry was around 5 above zero. When
about six miles out of Solomon O'Con-
nor had an epileptic fit, and 1t was
with difficulty that he was held on his
seat
The men were scantily dressed and
were nearly frozen when they reached
Salina. They called for help when the
train stopped, and it was with diff
Guilty that they were taken from their
position on the engine. 1t was nearly
noon when they were thawed out.
O'Connor was revived under a physi-
clans charge. Clawson and Lamb say
they are from Denver.
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weston to succeed wood.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The war de-
partment has decided to place Major
General John Weston, now in COM
mand of the department of Luzon, in
command of the Philippine division on
the relief from that duty of Major
General Wood. General Wood is to
take command of the Atlantic di-
vision with headquarters at Gov
ernor's island about July next, unless
Lieutenant General Macarthur de-
cides to surrender his present COM
mand at San Francisco for that post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01

A jury in the city court yesterday
afternoon found Frank Goodrich guilty
of an assault of 4-year-old Elsie knau-s
Der of Oakland and Judge McCabe as
sessed a fine of 800. The case has been;
up for trial regularly once a week for
some time but has been postponed for
one reason or another The defend
ants attorneys Immediately appealed
the case to the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
Now Yorl, stocks.

Wall St. New York, Feb. 1.-STOCKS-
First prices of stocks showed an extern
sion of the rally in progress yesterday
with the demand cutie active. Great
Northern preferred rose ~ and Northern
Pacific and Kansas City Southern about
a point. Large fractional gains were
scored by Reading, Southern Railway.
Kansas & Texas, Colorado Fuel. Aneri-
can Car and Sugar. Smelling fell 1.
Prices proved to be the best that were
registered, during the first hour, the mar
ket thereafter breaking under liberal Of
ferings of the coalers and western stocks
Lackawanna gave way AS Smelling nj
and Reading. Pennsylvania, Canadian Pa
cific and Westinghouse Electric l. Toledo.
St Louis & Western rose l. The market
at IL O'Clock was steady
The demand was languid and stocks
came upon the market in growing volume,
ing fell g. National Lead 31z, Canadian Pa
cific 21k and ST Paul 2 Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific. Southern Pacific and
Atchison IL to IA and other stocks. IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City. Feb; 1-WHEAT-Mark
7I5sc Cash: No. 2 hard. 72@751kc; No. 8
hard 67Q74c; No. red, 75Q76c; No. red,
67Q731zc.
Receipts of wheat. SO cars.
CORN-Unchanged. May, Also; July,
41ac; Sept, 4215c. Cash: No. mixed,
39s4 G40c; No. 3 mixed, 3ss4c; No. white,
sie o5Aa,Ts-Unchanged. No white, $50
39c; No. mixed, Csc.
RYE-Steady, 60G62c.
HAY-Steady Choice timothy, SIS 500
1e 90; choice prairie 81 .50d12. 90.
STRENGTHENING stock. PC higher;
creamery. Sic; packing stock, 19c.
EGGS-Steady to firm, &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
WORKED A CONFIDENCE GAME.
On This Charge a Nebraskan Is in the
Mcpherson Jail.

Mcpherson. Kan, Feb. Three men
were apprehended here by the city mar
shall wanted in Lincoln. Reb., on
charge of working a confidence game
and ''fim-fiamming'' a man out of a
diamond ring and $3.50. When the mar
shall attempted to arrest them all broke
away and ran for the outskirts of the
city, but at the fair grounds the princi-
pan man of the outfit, named Lynch,
was captured and is now in Jail The
other two men. named Fox and Lane,
escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-01
Had q Million in His Pockets.

sYankton. s. D., Feb. George H
Myers, a multi millionaire, of New
Orleans, died here suddenly today.
. Myers came here nearly six months
ego to secure a divorce. He still
lacked one week before he would
have become citizen of the state
when his divorce petition would have
been filed. In his pockets was found
standard Oil stock valued at $1,000