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All-Big-Gun Battery for Shin

The advent into the British navy of an
improved torpedo, the invention Of En-
gineer Lieut.. Hardcastle, supplies yet an
other argument in favor of the all-big-
gun battery for armored ships. The new
weapon which has been fitted in the bat
tleship Bellerophon is capable OF travelling
1000 yards and maintaining speed of
thirty-one knots for that, distance. where
as the older torpedoes now in general use
have range OF 5000 yards at about ten
knots less speed.
The point to be noted, however. is that
1000 yards is the distance which gunnery
experts contemplate as that at which
fleet actions will begin in future, but
when the new pattern torpedo becomes
general this will, of course, have to be
Increased, as it would be suicidal for a
battleship to deliberately remain within
torpedo range during an engagement. At
the increased range the only guns that
will count are the larger types. such as
are carried by all battleships of the
Dreadnought class-that is. the 12-inch
weapons, which have a range OF consider
ably more than that of the Hardcastle
torpedo.
The Indomitable. for instance. has re-
Gently carried out battle practice at the
range of 5000 yards. However effective
the smaller caliber guns may be in pow
er of penetration. this will be OF no use IL
they have to remain out of range be-
cause Of the danger Of the vessel in
which they are mounted being torpedoed.
Tenants Become House Owners.
I heard man the other day advancing
the startling theory that hundreds Of
houses in the older parts OF London do
not really belong to their present owners.
His idea is that in these parts houses
have for SO long been let and sublet sew
eral times over that in the course of a
couple OF hundred years 1t has happened
frequently that the real owner has died
without proper precautions as to his es-
tate. subtenants have gone on paying
rents to tenants above them, and SO men
who were only tenants have imperceptibly
become owners: or, again, houses which
have become under will the joint inter-
est of several people have ultimately come
into one pair of hands by processes no
longer traceable.
dence I'm some conditions OF sale of houses
that have been put on the market. 1t is
remarkable TO read in the conditions one
10 the effect that the purchaser shall
not Investigate the vendors right, or an
other to the effect that for certain stages
in the ownership of tie house there is
be true of other properties. but one feels
/. to be, after al. inevitable in London,
where, mere than anywhere else, house
property has been SO valuable and SO
easily let that the network or owner oc-
cupier. subtenant. LOGGER was bound to
grow horribly tangled
1t is no new subject. When the London
county council was first established a
member suggested that the compiling OF
a register of the freeholders of London
would be valuable work. Some pre-
liminary efforts were made, but it was
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HOTEL DENNIS

Maintains unohstructed view of the
and Boardwalk, is most literally appointed and
conducted the American plan
Hot and cold sea water in private and public
baths.
Write directly 10 the owner and proprietor for
informa tion and rates.
mh13-sa&w. St.20 WALTER J. BTZBY.
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WINTER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
THE WILTSHIRE.

Open all year. Virginia ave- overlooking ocean.
Capacity. 30o: elevator: steam heat: large sun
psrlor: suites with bath And every convenience
best cuisine and service: music Special 81. so IN
daily. $3.50 up weekly. Booklet.
SAMUEL d. ELLIS, Owner and Prop
mb10g0t
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Hotel Shorellam, s SSs:n avenue, sna Viz
Elevator Steam heat. Private baths: Open
surroundings. 81 up daily, $40 up weekly.
Booklet upon application. w. B. GOTTEN.
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HOTEL OSTEND.

LA FUN i AHNE, Re, na ti,' Ave
Thoroughly appointed. New throughout. Home
like and attractive. Special s. up weekly: 81. so
up daily. s. J. KELLY mh4-30t.4
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INCREASED RANK.
Provided for officers on Retired List
by House Bill.

Washington, Jan. THE newspaper
announcement that Major Mearns of
the army, who has been retired on ac-
count of disability is to accompany
President Roosevelt on his African
hunting trip. became the basis of an
interesting colloquy in the house The
question came up in connection with a
bill providing for the issuance of com
mission with increased rank to retired
officers OF the army. navy and marine
corps, which was called up by Mr.. Hull,
chairman of the committee on military
affairs, from which it had been report
ed.
Does that include the army officer
who has just been retired for disability
and who has announced his intention
of going with the PRESIDENT" asked
Mr.. Mann of Illinois
Il don't know Mr.. Hull responded.
Mr.. Mann called attention to news
paper item saying that Major Mearns
had been designated by president in
office to accompany an ex-president to
Africa"
Mr.. Hull protested that he did not
know whether the story was true.
May be- interjected Mr.. Clark (Mo.)
amid laughter, this officer experienced
a sudden and miraculous cure after he
got his increase"
Then" said Mr.. Mann, sarcastically,
Its a libel on the president. I haven't
heard anybody put in the Ananias club
on account of it,
him, Mr.. Hull declared that IF the
membership in the Ananias club is to
be increased by every report in the
newspapers that is not true it would
grow to such proportions that it would
constitute a majority of the people and
the rest of us would be in a bad fix"
After the bill was more seriously dis
PJ1SSRd If I1aSS6d
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WERE NOT CRUEL.
Investigating Committee Did Not Find
COnVicts Abused

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. THE
members of the committee of investi-
cation appointed by Governor Hoch to
inquire into the affairs of the Kansas
state penitentiary went into session
here last night and are preparing their
report TO be submitted to the governor.
The findings of the individual investi-
gators are being combined into a sin
gle document under the supervision of
F. D. Coburn, secretary of the Kansas
state board of agriculture, chairman
of the committee. The committee
adopted a resolution to the effect that
the contents of the report should not
be divulged until released by the gov
ernor 1t is understood, however, that
the charges of cruelty made by Miss
Kate Barnard of Oklahoma will not be
sustained and that recommendations
Will be made concerning improvement
in the prison.
The Oklahoma investigating COM
mittee is expected here today when the
Kansas Investigators will go to Lam
sing. It is probable that a study will
be made by members of the Kansas
board of the history of some of the
more famous convicts in the prison for
scientific purposes
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. Jan. 7.-WHEAT-Foreign news
furnished mild inspiration to buy wheat
at the opening of the market here today
and as result initial quotations were
unchanged to Ac higher compared with
the previous close. Advices from India
ing crop and reports from Liverpool in
dicated that there was some disposition
there to further reduce the amount OF
Argentina wheat which will be available
for export. Following the opening bulge
the market eased off a trifIe owing to
ing to $107ss, after opening at $1.O7ss to
$1073z.
The market was quite nervous the abl-
ance of the day. After touching S1.0S1s
the May delivery. dropped to $1071zG1. .C7ss
on profit taking. The close was easy with
Nav off a shade at S1.071k@LO5s.
CORN-Continued light receipts caused
a firm tone in the corn market. Commits
sion houses and a leading elevator con-
Germ were active bidders and offerings
were limited. Price at the start were 1sc
to &c higher May opening at 615sc to 615s0
61%c. Later May sold at 61szc.
Sentiment in the pit was bullish the en-
tire day and May advanced to sc. The
close was firm with May up Ac at 61Szc.
OATS-Although trade in oats was ex-
tremely quiet. the market was firm, part
ly in sympathy with other grain and part
ment. The May delivery was the only op-
ton traded in during the first half hour.
That option opened lac higher at 513zc.
PROVISIONS-Trade in provisions was
almost at a standsti1l early in the day
but a firm tone prevailed. Prices at the
RYE-Cash: 76c: May, 7sc.
BARLEY-Cash: 62068Kc.
TIMOTHY-March. A.06.
CLOVER-March, 9.55.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
DOESN'T KNOW WHY.
But Woman Bookkeeper EmbezzIed
$4,000 OF Firms Money.

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. Miss Nellie
O'Donnen aged 80 years. a former cash
ier and boOkkeeper for the SchWarzS-
child & Sulzberger Beef and Provision
company, has been arrested on a charge
of embezzling $4,000 while in the employ
lice Miss O'Donneu, has made com
plete confession. The embezzlement
took place in July. 1908. A short time
afterwards fire destroyed the branch OF
flee of the company at which MISS
O'Donne1 was employed. Most OF the
company's books We're burned How
ever Miss O'Donnelrs cash book was
found only slightly damaged. An ex-
pert accountant employed to investigate
the firms affairs discovered the short
age., Miss O'DonneH asserts that she
does not know why she took the money.
The responsibility for the burning of
the company's branch, which was be-
lieved by the officials of the company
to have been of incendiary origin, has
never been placed. Miss O'Donnell
denies any knowledge of it,
Frank O'Dowd, also former book
keeper for the company, was arrested
shortly after Miss O'DonneI. The po-
lice assert that O'Dowd has signed
statement that at various times he had
received sums of money from Miss
O'Donneu amounting in all to $500
With these funds in hand, O'Dowd re-
signed his position shortly after the
fire and established himself in the
cigar business in Kansas City, Kan.
Miss O'Donnell also left the company
and became his clerk. In her confess
sion Miss O'Donneu says O'Dowd did
not know that she had embezzled the
money.
Miss O'Donne1l entered the employ
of the company ten years ago and had
been promoted from office girl to the
position of cashier.
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EUDoRA GAS GAVE OUT.
Local Well Flow Too Weak and the
People Nearly Froze.

Eudora, Kan. Jan. All Eudora is
shivering. The schools met, but it was
impossible to heat the building, so they
were dismissed for the day and will not
meet until the gas supply gets stronger
The people all over the town are build
ing wood and coal fires and huddling
around these until the warm weather
comes again.
Eudora gets its gas from a local com
pany. which has wells near there. It's
supply is entirely independent of the
pipe lines and comes solely from the
wells near Eudora. Until yesterday
there had always been a plentiful sup
ply of gas, but the wells could not stand
the strain of the fires going at full blast
all over town
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AFTER LIQUOR DEALERS.
Cloud County Jointist to Jail and a
Druggist Forced 10 Quit

Concordia. Kan. Jan. In the
district court here W. NJ. Wheeler of
Aurora pleaded guilty of violating the
prohibition law and was sentenced to
pay fine of $500 and spend three
months in jail The new county attor-
ney and sheriff say they will vigorous
ly enforce the prohibitory law in
Cloud county. where conditions are
bad.
Edward Bergan, druggist of
ScottsvilIe, has been forced to quit
business. Citizens of the town Sc
cured evidence in sixteen cases of un-
lawful liquor sales and gave him the
alternative of closing his store and
leaving town or being prosecuted, and
he chose the former.
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DROP TO COST $4,000.
Denver Will Have the Largest Curtain
in the World. =

Denver, Jan. 7.-Albert Herter, the
noted painter and mural decorator
OF New York, will paint the great drop
which, when hung, it is said, will be
the largest in the world. The cost will
be $4,000. Contract for the work was
made between Mr.. Herter and the
board of regents of the Colorado chap
Revolution, which body raised the
fund to pay for the curtain The cur
tain will be 35 feet high and so feet in
width and Mr.. Herter's com position for
it is an. allegory of independence A
realistic group of Revolutionary char
acters, among them Washington, JEFF
ferson and Franklin. will appear in
the central foreground Mr.. Herter,
aided by 4 corps of twenty assistants
will begin the work of creating the
great painting at once
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New york stock Market.

wall St. New York. Jan. 7.-STOCKS-
The opening demand for stocks was suffi-
ciently Quiet today TO cause mateTlal , ad5
Southern was lifted 15s. Minneapolis, St
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie ., Pennsylvania
and Texas Pacific IA. Union Pacific, st.
red. Colorado Fuel American Smelling
ia and Reading point
The break in the Chicago Great Western
stocks was due to fears of the assessment
to be levied in reorganization The gen
eral list was affected until relieved by the
strength shown by New York Central ana
dropped 3. the preferred A points and
the preferred 22s. Colorado and South
ern rose an extreme ga Minneapolis, St.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie 8, the preferred
York Central. Rock Island preferred and
Cleveland c. c. and ST. Louis 2 Union Pa
cific 1sk. Chesapeake and Ohio 1z2, Canad-
ian Pacific 1ss and a number of others a
point or more.
Bonds were irregular.
The general course of the market was
steadily upward for a time with the buy
ing of the low priced minor stocks the
principal feature. Some of the active trad
ing stocks rose point or more above yes
terday'S closing
Colorado and Southern Jumped AIS, Chi
cago and Alton, Wisconsin Central asd
Consolidated Gas ., Toledo. st. Louis and
Smelling 1ss. and National Lead 1ss. North
western declined 2. Chicago Great western
and the preferred B 114. and Illinois Cen
trail L Realizing sales wiped out a con-
siderable part of the rise before the house
expired.
There was continued Improvement in a
number of the minor stocks Business @
ing content for the time being to let the
market alone. New York, Chicago and
ST Louis advanced 3. Denver and Rio
Grande 2. louisville and Nashville IA ana
Atlantic Coast line ~. American Ice
Welded 11z.
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New york Produce Market.

New York Jan. 7.-BUTTER-Market ct
steady to firm. Creamery specials, 331ac.
official price 33c: creamery extras. 321zQ
33c; creamery third to firsts, 4Q31c;
creamery held common to special, 1Sq25c;
western factory firsts. 211sQ22c; western
imitation creamery firsts, 2SQ24c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State full
specials. 141s6151zc: ditto September fancy,
141zc. official price. 14c.
EGGS-Market firm. State PenSylVan1a
and nearby brown and mixed fancy, 35d
SEC: ditto fair to choice. 32q34c; western
firsts 3215c: ditto seconds. 31QS2c-
POULTRY-Alive easy: chickens, 14c;
fowls 15c: turkeys. 12G18c. Dressed,
strong: western chickens. 16621c; western
fowls 120141hc: western turkeys, 22d23c.
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Topeka Hide Marker

ISQuotations furnished by james c. Smith
& Co.. los East Third st.l
HIDEs-No. G. S. hides. i0&e; SO. 4
G. S; hides, sAe; side brands, sac, fiat;
Sc: No G. S. buI hides Sc: Deacons. Sc
to 35c: slunks. 15c to 25c: No. l horse
hides, $3.50: No. 2 horse hides, $I50; No 9
horse hides. 75c: dry flint butcher, heavies
lac: dry flint fallen. 13c: dry flint lights
l2c: dry salts. He; dry culls. 10c. Tallow
FUR PRICE LIST.
FURS-Mink. No. large, So. IS; No. 1
medium. S2.25: No 1 small. $15Oa; No. 2
large, $I5O: No. , medium and small. 81 OO:
No. 3. soc; No. A, 25c: prime. large and
dark. $4.0045.O0; cotton. Soc. Raccoon, No.
l. large. si.O0: medium, 60c; small 3Oc; No.
2. large. 40c: medium. 25c: No. g. 15c: No A
l5c; black "a and ,sxtra extra dark dark. sl.5oqs;OO.
small. 1Oc: kits. Sc. Fox (grey), No. /,
large. 75c: medium. SOC; small. 25c: No =
large. 25c. Fox (red). No. / large, $3.50;
medium. Sl-25: small. 15c: No ? large, 81 90;
No. 3. 23c. Otter (according to size and
COLOR. S15.0OGt10-00. Wild cat, No / large
$1O0; No. 2, large. soc: No. 8. 25c House
cat. No. /. large, 15c: No 2. large iOc
small. 15c: No 2. large. zoe; medium and
snail. 10c: No 8. 5cs@ Opossum No l.
large. 25c: medium. 12c; small sc: No.
medium and small. &c: trash, no value.
Badger, NO I, large, s5c: medium. soc:
fma BIack nEims s0c7s Ok large sbo ioc so stpnk a
narrow. SOC to l0c: broad. 10c to soc. Lynx.
owing to size. 500 to $500. Beaver. owing
to size fur. etc. 500 to S1.O0. Bear, fine
and full fur. S4.00 to $500. Wolf timber
500 to 800; prairie. S1.00 to 25c. Quota
tious are Tor Kansas and similar fur4.
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Kansas civ Prodnce N1arkel.

Kansas CITY. Mo- Jan. T.-WHEAT-
Close. Market unchanged. May. s1.011z
July. 91s4c. Cash: No. hard, $1.01d1. .06 4;
No. 3, 9S1kc6S1.O5 No. red, $1OGGL0715;
No. 8. $L06.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1kc higher.
May. 57zAc: July. 5S1kc. Cash: No.2 mixed,
561zQ56Ac: No. 8. 56A6561zc; No. white,
59c; No. 3, 5Ssz@59c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
49d51c: No. ? mixed 4S649c.
RYE-79673c.
HAY-Market dull Choice tirnithy, $9.75
d1eO0: choice prairie. $S500S.75.
BUTTER-Aarket steady Creamery,
32c:F packing stock. 19c.
EGGS-Market lie higher. Fresh extras,
325bc: current receipts. 2Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. - cars.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Jan. T-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated 5000. Market steady. BeeVes
S. .90d7 so: Texans. S3.S0G4 80; westerns,
81 4-00d5. go: stockers and feeders, s.. 2.S0G4. 50;
$50.
HOGS-Receipts estimated $1,000 Market
steady. Light. 50. 35G6 90: mixed. s.. .65@6. 90
heavy. IS. .70G6. %: rough. $5.70D5 So: good
to choice heavy. SC. .S5G6. .25; pigs, $4. .50a5. .5O
bulk of sales So S0d6. 10.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated $1,000 Mar
ket steady. Native, $3.00655 so; western,
$3.O0G5. So. yearlings. s. $4,000 lambs, ma
tive, S4.75GS.00; western, $500G8.00.
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De1nocrats Help Defeat Deneen

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 7.-E. D. Shurt-
left of Marengo, was elected speaker of
the Illinois house of representatives
This was accomplished by an alliance
of Governor Deneen's foes in the house
and the Democratic members The
Republicans opposed to him controlled
the caucus and named Edwin J. King
for speaker but could not overcome the
effect of the Democrat vote.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
TWO PIONEERS DEAD.
Isaac A. Mullen and A. Shannon of
Smith County Pass Away.

Smith Center, Kan. Jan. six per-
sons well known in this community
have died in the past week. Among
them was Isaac A. Mullen, who served
several terms as sheriff and deputy and
who succumbed to cirrhosis of the liver.
He was a pioneer of Smith county AL
exander Shannon. another pioneer. pass
ed away about the same time, a victim
of Bright's disease He was at one time
general agent of the Northwestern Ma
sonic Aid association.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Kew York Money Mari1et.

New York Jan. 7.-MONEY- on
call easy, 26p2A per cent; ruling rate ~.
loans. dull and easy: so davs. "a per cent,
and 80 days. 2z4G3 per cent six months,
31h per cent -.
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 81. .S4. .90eI 4 a5
for 60 dav bills and at 1868 for demand;
com rlercfaI bills. 81. .S4sz GI4.S45s
SILVER-Bar silver. 511ec: Mexican dol
NDS-Government bonds. steady;
railroad bonds. irregular
New York sugar and CoRee Market
New York. jan 7.-SUGAR-Raw,
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Two Killed in a wreck.

Kansas City, Jan 7-One man was
killed and three injured in a wreck on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, IL miles
east of here, where a local passenger
train col1ided with a caboose on the
rear of q freight train which was be-
ing sidetracked to allow the passenger
to pass. o. P. Campbell, a telegraph
iineman, and A. C. Kenworthy a
stockman, were killed, and C. w.
Goodwin, stocknan of SedaIia, Mo.
was seriously injured. The engineer
of the passenger train was slightly
hurt
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Kansas civ Lave Stock.

Kansas City Mo, Jan. 7.-.CATTLE-
Receipts 1000 including 200 southerns
Market strong to 10c higher Native
steers. S4750p7.O0; southern steers, $4a50
$50: southern cows. s.. .5O0D4O0; native cows
and heifers. S2.5O66.00; stockers and feed
ers. $S.25d5.25 bulls s.. 2065.00; calves, $3.50
GS.O0: I'VE: stern steers, $40066.O0; west
err COWS. So. .750D4.7
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market steady to
SC lower. Bulk of sales. s5.50G5. .95; heavy,
s.. .90M605: packers and butchers, Sc. $50
500: light, s53O05.S0; pigs. S4.5O@5. .25.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market strong.
Muttons, $4.25Q5.o0; lambs, Sc. 5@7.75;
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
FIRE AT KANSAS CITY, KAN.
Drives Twenty-Six Persons From
Shelter Into Below Zero Weather.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. IA fire
started in the planning mill of J. P.
Spake and before it was under con-
troll twenty-six persons. composing six
families. were driven from their
homes into the below-zero weather.
Three dwellings, three barns and the
mill burned.
The failure to check the fire and
prevent it spreading was due to the
miserable water service. When the
firemen laid out the hose the feeble
streams coming from the nozzles
reached only a few feet.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME.
Reclamation Bureau Asked TO Take
Up $4,000 Acre Project.

Washington. Jan. IA project for
the irrigation of $4,000 acres of land
in the Cimarron valley south of
EnglewoOd, Kan. has been laid before
the reclamation service. Representa-
tive F. H. Madison of Dodge City
presented William Little of Engle-
wood. to F. H. Newell, director of the
reclamation service to explain the
matter. The land to be irrigated is
in Oklahoma.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Posfmasters Must Be Examined

Washington, Jan 7.-Regulations
governing examinations which are
necessary to carry out President
Roosevelt's recent order cIassif sing
postmasters in fourth class Offices in
certain states have been announced by
Postmaster General Myer. When d
vacancy occurs at an office where the
salary is less than $500 a simple ex-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Cg,icago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. 7-CHEESE-Market firm.
Daisies, 141kG15c; twins, 14q141zc; young
Americas. 1415c.
FOULTRY-Alive. steady; turkeys, 16c;
chickens 121sc: springs. lie.
POTATOES-Market steady. 62D76c-
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, p
032c: dairy 211z027c.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07

T,iverpool cables Opening-Wheat un-
changed, I'D lower. corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat 14@$sd higher, corn
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 80.
corn Is. oats p
Northwest car lots today To-, last year
Closing cables: Wheat 40 higher. corn
sd higher.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
GANG to kansas for a Man

Northfeld, Mimi, Jan 7-Prof. Dom
aid J. Cowling of Baker university of
Baldwin, kan, has been elected presi-
dent of Carleton college to succeed w
H. Salmon. Professor Cowling is a
graduate of Yale. He will assume his
new duties July 1.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07

animation will be held by the civil SER
vice commission at the nearest post.
A higher scholastic test is required
when a vacancy occurs in the more inn
portant offices paying more than $500.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
Extradition Treaty Sipned.

Paris, Jan. THE new Franco
American treaty of extradition has
been signed in this city by Ambassa-
dor White for the United States and
Foreign Minister Pichon for France
This treaty is substantially identical
with the one negotiated in 1892
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
ST. Joe Peonle shivered.

st. Joseph, Jan. Ten thousand st.
Joseph residents living in the suburbs
were without gas for fuel yesterday
owing 20 inadequate supply from the
Kansas natural gas fields. The ther-
mometer ranged from zero to 10 be-
low. Nearly all the schools were dis
missed.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07

owing to the suddenness and ex-
tremity of the change, cattle and
stock will suffer much if it continues.
Sunday was an exceptionally warm
day and many families ate dinner
with their doors open