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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
LET THE COURT REST EASY
A Handsome Chair Given Popular
Judge Hazen.
IT is PRESENTED BY TIE JURORS.

other Matters of Interest at the Conn .
~ Court House and ia the Offices.
Making presents to Judge Hazen seems
to be regular order of the day. Since
moving into his new quarters the district
judge seems to have become more popu-
ular than ever.
This morning a handsome and COM
Portable arm chair was presented to him
by the regular panel of nineteen jurors
for the January term. It would have
been complete surprise but for Bailif
John Coyne, who was SO overjoyed when
he saw the present yesterday that he
couldn't keep it. r.
After the docket for the day had been
called County Attorney Harry SAT-
ford claimed attention.
before going any further there Is one
matter which must be disposed of this
either" he said. "But a short time re-
mains for this regular January jury
to serve, your honor. It has served under
your eye for nearly two months now and
has watched carefully and admired the
courts way of transacting business. In
testimony, then, of their admiration and
affection for your honor these jurors
present to you as your own personal
property this chair which the bailiff now
brings in, as the gift of the regular panel
of jurors for the January term, and also
the first jury in the new court house"
[Applause.]
AS Mr.. Stafford closed, Bailiff Coyne
appeared at the rear door Juggling a mon
ster arm chair. After substituting it for
the one he was sitting in, Judge Hazen
said: "About the only thing l can say in
accepting this kind gift is that thank
you. l will say that I think, gentlemen.
that you have been very wise in your
gift If there is one thing a district
judge needs, it is a chair, as he does SO
much sitting. l have been using the
stenographer's chair, but he can now
have it back as I have no more use for
it" [Laughter.]
The judge Immediately put the gift to
use and sat in it for the rest of the morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
NEWS FROM THE POLE.
Correct Text fine Telegram from Ir'
kutskx, January 81.

RueSk<s San nary al"
NEW YORK, March A. - The correct
text of the telegram which has been re-
ceived at ST. Petersburg concerning
NaDsen was as follows:
"Irkutsk, January 81 February 12)-
The contractor for Nansen, Kushnarref,
the Kolymsk ispravnik (chief of police,)
Kandakoff, by mail from Yakutsk to
Kirensk, and hence by telegraph, in
forms the Eastern Review that Nansen
has reached the pole, has discovered
land, and returns. (Oficial messenger,
February (14); telegram of the Russian
telegraphic agency)
The paper Eastern Review (Vostoch-
noye ObozoniyeI is high-class weekly,
published at Irkutsk. The paper is al
ways very well informed in geographic
cal matters.
There being no direct telegraph COM
nunication between Yakutsk and r.
kutsk (the telegraph does not go beyond
Vitimsk, which is at the junction of the
Lena with the Vitim,) the news was sent
by mail to kirensk, town on the way
TO, and 6S5 miles from, Irkutsk, when ce
il was telegraphed to the Eastern Re-
view. The distance of 6S5 miles be-
tween Kirensk and Irkutsk can be cover
ed in winter, under favorable circum-
stances, in no less than five to six days;
so that the Yakutsk mail, with which the
news was sent TO KiFensk, could not
reach Irkutsk, before February (1S)
and, suppOsing that letter was sent
from Yakutsk with the same mail, no
further news could reach frkutsk be-
fore that date. From Irkutsk it can be
telegraphed in few hours to London,
It seems that the chief of police of the
Verkhoyansk district, to which Kolymsk
belongs, is a Cossack officer, Stephen
Lavrentievich Kanadakoff. But the
Kanadakof through whom the news has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
UNUSED ELECTRIC POWER.
There Is Considerable Waste, as People
Sometimes Find Out.

There Is Considerable Waste, as People
Sometimes Find Out.
"Did you ever think said an observ-
ing man lately to reporter of the New
York Tribune, "how much loose cleo
tricity there is around? 1t is brought
to my notice especially every time
have occasion to ride in a trolley car
on wet day. I have frequently re-
ceived a singing shock by taking hold
of the brass. rail as I swung myself
aboard. My feet are wet, you see, and
water is so good a conductor that
ground connection is established with
myself as part of the circuit. The SEN
sation is quite enough to be disagree
able, assure you.
",The metal doorsill, too, is another
place where the current leaks out. Since
1 discovered that by personal expert
ence I have often amused myself by
watching the people who enter and
leave the car. If they step over the
wet threshold we'll and good, but if
their feet touch it they are likely to
get some of the superhuous power
Then the expression on their faces is
ludicrous. Most of them look COM
pletely bewildered, as if they didn't
know what had struck them, and sup
pose they don't know for the instant
Those are not the only places where
there is free electricity, either. In my
own office can get as severe shock
as I could from a battery. In one OF
the incandescent light fixtures there IS
a spot where the current escapes in
great force. By touching this place
with a key, knife or any bit of metal
and resting my other hand on the iron
of the steam radiator near by can
take shock of such a power as to burn
my hand and make me drop the ex-
pertinent in a hurry. The other day
half a dozen of US joined hands and
formed a line between the two places.
The man at one end held key to the
fixture and the fellow at the other end
laid his hand on the radiator. You
would hardly believe how strong the
current was. Our hands seemed sud
denly gripped together and after we
let go our fingers tingled for minutes
from the effect.
'I have often thought that COM
putation of the amount of unused cleo
trio force there is around US would be
interesting. There must be numbers
of other places that have never no.
ticed where it escapes and I suppose
there is no doubt that in the aggregate
the power wasted would be sufficient
to accomplish tremendous amount OF
work."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
MECHANICAL AND OPERATING.


Notes and Personals Among the EN- plOy ss
ofthe Engine and Train Service.
Engineers Jones and Page of the Santa
Fe have reported for duty after several
days absence on account of illness
Fireman Bert Danfelser of the Santa
Fe is unable to take his engine on &C
count of a severe illness.
Santa Fe Engineer John Higgins and
Fireman Ben Hankins have resumed
their duties after a short absence on ac-
count of sickness.
Passenger Conductor E. B. Sill of the
Santa Fe has taken a lay off for several
days, and Conductor G. II. Branch is re-
lieving him.
Conductor E. E. Ives of the Santa Fe,
running in passenger service from Kan
sas City to Dodge City, has taken a
leave of absence, and Conductor Alex.
Ferguson of Argentine has been as
signed his run
Several changes have been made in the
assignment of the fremen on Santa Fe
engines running out of this city. Fire
man G. c. Hayman has been transferred
from engine to engine S33, and Fire.
man Davis of the Cottonwood division
las been assigned engine 6. Fireman
Charles Berry has been assigned engine
785, and Fireman Mark Miller, engine
$40, and Fireman John McKenna, form
erly on the $40, has been placed in extra
service.
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AMONG THE RAILROAD MEN
Charles Collins, Traffic Manager of the
Hutchinson s. Southern, Resigns.
Mr.. C. B. HART is APPOINTED.

General News Items Along the Kan
s9s Lines-PersOnaIH and MIsce1lA"
neOus Notes.
Charles Collins, for several years traf-
fc manager of the Hutchinson & South
ern railway, yesterday resigned his posi-
ton, and that portion of the official work
of the road will be assumed by the new
general manager, c. B. Hart.
The resignation of Mr.. Collins is due
to the fact that Mr.. Hart is thorough
traffic man, having been employed in
that work for several years on the Rock
Island, and at present it is possible to
combine the traffic and operating depart
ments.
1t is probable that the extension of the
Hutchinson & Southern road to Deni-
son, Tex, will be commenced early in
the sprinR
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than any in history, unable to light their
way to liberty, impotent to break their
fetters.
When once the tobacco habit gets its
grip on a man, it destroys his nerve and
will power, and robs him of his only
means of defense. His life is Slapped
out of him, his. manhood destroyed, his
brain deadened, until he becomes sal
low, skinny, iistless wreck or man. his
existence living death. aud himself an
object of disgust instead of love and af-
lection to those who are dear to him.
Every day the hold grows stronger and
demands more victims. Many are in the
last stages of tobacco-poisoning others
only beginning to get into the first
All need help, at once, without delay.
Is there no hope?
There is Only one-No-To- Bac-
the wonderful guaranteed medicine
Even after years of slavery, No-To- BAG
cures without fail. Nobody's case could
be worse than the following:
TOBACCO had SHATTERED HIS NERVES.
GARRETTsvILLE, o.
Gentlemen: l am happy to say that
No-To-Bac has completely cured me of
the tobacco habit I had both smoked
and chewed for thirty years; had tried
several times to stop. MY health had
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edy; il will cure anyone who wants to
get cured of the tobacco habit aud will
give the treatment a thorough and honest
trial. You are at liberty to publish my
statement if you so desire
Truly yours. ]. w. NASH.
Tobacco user shake of your shackles!
No To- Bac makes it SO easy. Begin
today. Your own druggist sells it under
absolute guarantee to cure. Try it! If
in week or two you do not like to
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making your loved ones happy, learn the
tobacco habit over again. Get our book
let, "Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke
Your Life Away" written guarantee of
cure and free sample for the asking.
Address The Sterling Remedy Co., Chi
sage and New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
BURTONIAN EL0QUENCE,
Such as 1t is, i'm His Speech to the
Travelling Men i'm Iowa.

Such as 1t is, i'm His Speech to the
Travelling Mem i'm Iowa.
J. r. Burton made a Washington's
birthday address at Marshalltown, Iowa,
before the only Travelling Men Rspub-
licau club in American on the evening
of February %.
Mr.. Burton talked on patriotism and
after he had concluded the main part of
his address he said:
"a word to the travelling men and
have done: You are an army half a mil
lion strong i'll this country You repre-
sent the ceaseless push of commerce,
that never tires and never rests-that is,
except under Democratic administra-
ton.
lyon are courageous class On the
banner of the drummer is inscribed the
word hope. 1 never knew but one Popu-
list that was travelling man, and he
talked himself into insanity.
you should, in common with all
citizens, be politicians in the highest,
purest and best sense of the term.
mo class of men of equal numbers
are as good single handed takers, none
can create so much public opinion; none
are better acquainted with the condition
Of the times.
81 said you should be politicians. You
are politicians. 1t ia part of the business
of a drummer to be polite.
You bring sunshine with you wher-
ever you go-on railway trains, in
hotels, on the street-ln your rela-
tiOns with men teverYWhere-life, Joy,
hope. True. you learn who is the
enemy of trade; the enemy of success;
the enemy of business; the enemy of
commerce, and your enemy, and when
you do the whitening spirit of boycott
strikes such an enemy with a deadly
blight. l believe you have boycotted
this administration; you have decided to
work for change. I have ever been
the friend of travelling men. Many
kindnesses they have shown me. For
every unkind word said against me by a
travelling man, a thousand have been
spoken in my favor. I am so constituted
that I cannot long remember an injury.
I try never to forget kindness"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
Personal Notes About Them of Interest
to Railroad People.

Personal Notes About Them of Interest
to Railroad People.
F. E. Spellman has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fe at Hartland, Kan
sas, vice J. w. Conklin transferred.
c. r. Hudson assistant general freight
agent of the Santa Fe, is in Kansas City
attending q meeting of the Trans Mis-
souri, Freight association.
J. w. Conklin has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fe at Palmer Lake,
Colorado, vice E. Shortly resigned.
Director Thomas A. Osborn of the
Santa Fe, is in New York city for the
purpose of attending the meeting of the
board of directors in that city today.
II. g. Staley, for several years chief
clerk in the Office of Assistant General
Auditor H. F. Morris of the Rock Island,
has resigned his position. and j. E. Dub.
reuil assistant to Paymaster Hodson, has
been appointed to succeed him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
OVER THE LINES.
Interesting Items from the Different De-
partmsnts of the Railroads.

Interesting Items from the Different De-
partmonts of the Railroads.
A bridge on the Coffeyville branch Of
the Missouri Pacific west of Lane, Kan
sas, was totally destroyed by fire a few
days ago.
Thomas Punshon, who is sentenced to
be hanged at St. Joe March II, for the
murder of his wife, was formerly a fire.
man on The Missouri Pacific, running out
of Atchison.
Clair Beard, freight clerk at the Santa
Fe freight depot at Wellington, has been
relieved by w. A Dorr, who formerly
acted as agent for the company at An
ness, Kansas.
The NJ. <. g. T. road will shortly com
mence the excavation of a large reser-
voir of a capacity of nine million gallons
a short distance west of Sherman Junc-
ton, near Denison, Texas. The reser-
voir will cost about $4,000.
G. w. Crays, who recently resigned his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

w. A. Myers was last night nominated
Auburndale at a caucus held to choose a
candidate to fill the vacancy caused By
the resignation of ]. L. Campbell, who
was nominated some time ago. Mr.
Myers had previously been nominated
for councilman, and T. D. Cook was
nominated for the council to take the
place made vacant by the promotion of
Mr.. Myers to the head of the ticket. The
caucus which was attended by about 80
citizens, also nominated J. r. Wilson for
police Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
AN EMPoR1A MANS INVENTION.
A Skid to Get Baggage and Freight II
and Out of Cars.

A Skid to Get baggage and Freight In
and Out of Cars.
Ex-Santa Fe Conductor Charles Cog
geshall, of Emporia, now we'll known in
this state as the inventor of the Cogge-
shall skid for the loading and unloading
of baggage and freight to and from rail-
road cars and wagons, was in Topeka
yesterday afternoon en- route from Kan
sas City to his home.
Mr.. CoggeshalI has been in Kansas
City for some time looking after the in
terests of his invention. The skid is
simple contrivance constructed of
wrought iron, when in use excluding
from the door of car to the ground, and
which can be folded when not in use
close to the side of the Car. 1t has been
given a trial ON the Santa Fe, Union Pa
.cific, Northwestern and Michigan Cen
trail roads, and has been found to greatly
facilitate the work, especially. in the
loading and unloading of baggage.
Mr.. Coggeshall will go to Chicago
next week for the purpose of pushing
his invention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
COURT ADJoURNs AT NOON

Until After the Funeral of C. NJ. Wsloh, q
Member of the Bar.
On motion of Judge Huron the district
court adjourned at noon today until after
the funeral of the late c. n. WEIGH at Q
o'clock,
Mr. Huron asked that all the attorneys
be requested to meet at the court room
at 80 to attend the funeral in a body
and Judge Hazen made the request
Major A. P. Shreve, in behalf of the
regular district court jury, asked the
Judge to instruct the jurors to return at
80 to attend the services as a body and
Judge Hazen did so.
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WAS NOT TEMPTED.
Miss Overman Declares She Fell OF
Her Own Accord.

Her own Accord.
SAN Francisco, March 4. - Deacon
Williams subjected Miss Overman to a
severe cross-examination at the session
of the council before which Rev. C. o.
Brown, of the First Congregational
church. is being tried on charges of i'm
morality. He asked her, among other
things, if she had not felt for some time
that her feelings for DR.. Brown had
been such as no virtuous woman should
entertain toward a married man.
Miss Overman replied with mnch ap-
parent indignation that she had felt no
such thing. She admitted, however, that
she did not wait for the pastor to tempt
her, but fell of her own accord.
Rev. Mr.. Sink wanted to know what
her feelings toward DR.. Brown are now.
sincere pity and that only" was the
reply.
The members of the council came to
the conclusion that Miss Overman's story
without zorro boration is insufficient.
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come from Kushnareff - it is learned
from a telegram sent from Irkutsk on
February Q (14)-is not the above police
officer, but sd councillor to the provincial
government of Yakntsk and a mem Der
4 much greater weight to the news
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You can have it, if you want it We
will tell you the way to get it. Buy a
ton of that Leavenworth Lump or River
side, Home Mine Lump. Then you can
have it any temperature you want it.
Those 81 60 ton Goals will do it, and
we've got 'em.
TOPEKA COAL Co.,
First floor 9th and Kansas avenue.
Telephones 1872.
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BLANroN.s ACCIDENT
For Which He Now Sues the Santa Fe Co.
for $4,000.

for $4,000.
Cyrus Blanton of Argentine, a track
man, formerly employed by the Santa Fe
company, has brought suit for $4,000
damages against the road in the circuit
court for the loss of his left eye and the
partial loss of sight of the right eye.
Blanton was engaged in pulling spikes
from the track in the Argentine yards
last December. and was using claw bar
for the purpose. Another workman
struck the claw bar with a hammer to
force it under spike, the blow breaking
the head off the spike which struck Blan-
ton on the left eye.
He now claims that the claw bar was
not the proper tool. but that the foreman
compelled him to use it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
KILLED IN THE ELEVATOR.
Mrs, Nellie Rains Suit for Her Sons Life
Must BE Begun Again.

The $4,000 damage suit brought by
Mrs. Nellie Rain because of the killing
of her son by the elevator at the Masonic
building a year ago last simmer, was
this morning dismissed when called for
trial in the district court, The suit was
brought against the Concordia Loan and
Trust company, but the attorneys for the
prosecution say they have since found
out that the Lombard Investment com
,panv owned the building at the time and
will begin against the proper defend
ants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
Troutman Goes 20 Lindsbors.

Lieutenant Governor James a. Trout
man will go to Lindsborg Friday to de-
liver an address before the state conven-
ton of the Swedish Republican clubs.
A V. LiudelI of Topeka is president of
the Swedish American Republican
league, which has charge of the conven-
tioD
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That's what we did when we moved
up on the first floor. But the price of
coal went down lower. There isn't bet
ter coal mined than the Leavenworth,
Home Mine or Riverside Goals. They
sell at $3.50 per top. We started them
at that and there they will stay. While
we're in business.
THE TOPEKA Coal Co.
534 Kansas avenue, first floor.
TeIaDhoues 1872
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
ANTI-JOINTIST BILL.
Senator PETER Says He Believes Hi.
License Bill Will Pass.

Senator PETER says he expects his bill
to prohibit the issuance of government
licenses to persons not holding permits
10 sell liquor under the state law will
finally pass.
He says the chief objection to it is the
loss to the government in revenue, but
the bill is now in the hands of a COM
mittee and he believes it will receive
favorable action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
Thousands in the Throes of
Tobacco Torture.
Only Prompt Decisive Action Can
Save Them-SOme Already Saved
Proved That There is a Way.
Are these the daYs

Are these the days
of freedomP
Is everybody out
of bondage?
Would that we
could answer, "Yesi
Every body's free. /"
But, in fact, at the
jend of this enlight-
ened century, there
are hundreds of thou
sands, yes. millions of
men in the clutches
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You can get either. The Los Cerillos
is easily regulated, and may be just what
you will want to finish out the season.
We are Offering this coal at 81 per ton
less than Pennsylvania.
The SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co.
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I'd. worth and Return.
SANTA FEE ROUTE.

One fare for the round trip. Tickets
sold March and 8, good to return in
Guiding March 20. J. P. RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent,
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Verdict for Lyle.

No case was made by the prosecution
in the NcGrath-Lvtle damage suit for
$1,000 before Judge Slonecker, and the
Jury returned a verdict for Lytle after
being out ten minutes This is the first
time in the four trials that Lytle has
been given the decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

You can still buy Usage Shaft coal for
$3.50 per ton delivered to any part of the
city. from
The SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co
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You can still buy Usage Shaft coal for
g. so per ton delivered TO any part of the
city, from
Tn Gnr1nruwrsrrpN Errrr "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

You can still buy Usage Shaft coal for
$3.50 per ton delivered to any part of the
city, from
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co
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Ft. worth and Return
SANTA FE ROUTE.

One fare for the round trip. Tickets
sold March aud g. good to return in
GLIDING March 20. ]. P. RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent
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We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia W. Eighth
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The JOURNAL prints all the newA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

Everybody takes the JOURNAL