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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
DODGE CITY DEPOT
About Completed-Wiu be One oTthe
Finest in the West

Dodge City, Oct. The new depot
and eating house building for the San
ia Fe railway at this station, is nearly
under roof. In six weeks more the
building will be completed.
The building viii be heated with
steam and lighted with electricity, the
Electric light plant. The electric wires
have been put in, and the boiler for
steam heating has been put in place.
The bake oven is completed.
The very best material has been used
in the construction of this building.
The brick has been trimmed with mag
nihcent stone from the quarries at
Colorado City. The foundation stone
is from Castle Rock Col. The water
tables are made of Cottonwood Falls
stone. Pressed brick was used and al
ready 100000 brick have been used in
the building The roof is covered with
terra Gotta, or French tile, and there
are copper gullies and valleys. The to-
tai cost of copper being about s., 900.
Below the tile on the roof there are
two courses of imperial felt paper, wa
ter proof
The building is 256 feet long. and at
the widest point it is - feet wide.
There are one. two and three stories.
The west room is for the depot and
adjoining on the east are the express
and baggage rooms; ladies' and gents
waiting rooms: lunch counter. dining
room. hotel Office, kitchen, store room
ETC. on the first floor. In the basement
is the boiler room, root cellar. coal
house. store room, laundry. The bakery
and refrigerator rooms are on the first
floor, and also room for milk and but
ter and pantry, etc. A large sample
room for commercial travellers is on the
first floor.
In the second story there are % sleep
ing rooms, besides ladies' parl0r; and
five sleeping rooms in the third story.
The balconies at the north and south
sides of the third story az made of
pressed copper, 20 feet long by 4 feet in
width
The Kitchen laundry. bakery, or
wherever fire is kept. are made fire
proof with corrugated iron and con-
crete and eyebeams. No wood is used
except in the doors and frames.
The floors of the hotel office and din
ing room are laid in hard maple. All
floors are laid double, with asbestos
paper between, and in case of fire the
flames can be easily checked.
A brick platform will be laid on three
sides of the building. The front plat
wide. laid with vitrifed brick. on edge.
The side platforms viii be built in same
manner. but only y feet wide.
The entire cost of the building will
be not less than S35, GOO The material
is of the very best in use anywhere,
and the workmanship cannot be ex-
celled.
With the adOrnment of the grounds,
of several blocks of land, which will be
set in trees and shrubbery. it is believ-
ed no finer depot and hotel can be
found in the west.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
Santa Fe Arranges It's New
Winter Time Card.
The EastbOund Limited No.
Will Take the 'sCut Off,"
EMPORIA HOLIDAY
The Entire Schedule of Freight
Trains Will Change.
Block System for the Main Line
to EmpOria.

The Santa Fe division superintendents
have completed the work of arranging the
new winter time card, which goes into
effect on October 20, and have returned
to their respective homes. Exclusive of
the re-esta bIshment of the California
limited trains, the new time card will
make but few changes in the schedule of
passenger trains.
At Topeka no changes are made by the
new card in the schedule of passenger
trains now in force. All passenger trains
will continue to arrive and depart after
the new card goes into effect as at pres
ent.
The eastbound limited train No. will
this winter run over the "cut off, from
Emporia to Holiday and will not pass
through Topeka This is a shorter route
for the train than over the main line
through Topeka, and will enable the
equipment to be taken into Kansas City
in time to be attached to through train
No. 6. The limited trains east of Kan
sas City Will be consolidated with Dem
YER and Chicago trains and 6.
The westbound limited train No. will
pass through Topeka on Monday and
Thursday of every week. The train will
leave Kansas City at $40 a. m, arriving
in Topeka at 1:25 a. m. leaving Topeka
at 11:33 a. m. and arriving at Emporia at
bound limited trains will be run tri-
weekly instead of twice weekly.
The new time card will make a cut of
ten minutes in the running time of the
return fast mail train, No. lis, on the
eastern division. The train will leave
EmpOria five minutes later than at pres
ent and arrive in Kansas City five min
, utes earlier. The time of it's arrival and
departure from Topeka Will not be
changed.
The entire schedule of freight trains or
the eastern division will be changed un-
der the new time card. The block system
which will be in effect over the entire di'
vision by that time will be responsible
for the new schedule.
The through California freight train
westbound, which has heretofore rur
over the ''cut of" will after the new time
card goes into effect run through Topeka
/ over the main line.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Oct Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Jasper n. Remy, National
Military Home, Leavenworth; Francis
NJ. Beightel, Crcleville; VIM. E. Fon-
dray, Mulvane; VIM. H. Bell, Efing-
Special Sept. 23. James F. Reynolds,
Abilene: VIM. a. Rose, Booth; VIM. D.
Fraser (decd.) Florence; Geo. OFT, Ma
tiOnaf Military Home. LeaVenWOrth
Additional-Robert H. Williams, FL
Dorado; Joseph Tomlinson, Clay Cen
ter.
Increase-Levi Guthrie. Nicola; John
NJ. Marquiss Marmaton; Rufus L.
Gordon FOntana: Smith Trapner, Ma
tional Military Home. LeavenwOrth.
Reissue-Isaac 3. Green, Piper.
Original Widows, Etc.-ThOS. Clark,
father Lyndon.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
JUDGE SEARLE
DROWNED.
R. H. C. Searle, an Old and
Well Known Citizen,
Found in the River at the Foot
Of Harrison Street.
CAUSE is UNKNOWN.
He Had Been Complaining of
Feeling UnWelI.
Circumstances Indicate Acct
dent Rather Than Suicide.

Judge R. H. c. searIe of sos Fillmore
street was drowned in the Kansas river
al the foot of Harrison street today some
time between 11:SO o'clock and z. Whether
it was accidental drowning caused by
paralytic stroke or suicide is not yet set
tied. His family insist that it could not
have been suicide.
A man named Nelson, who is employed
around the sand dredge at the foot of
Harrison street, discovered Judge Searle's
body in the river at 1910 o'clock today.
The water is about six feet deep at this
point and, owing to piles and tfmbers in
the water near the bank, there was no
current. The body seemed to be nearly
erect and the rear brim OF the straw hat
was visible above the water. Mr.. Nelson
Immediately notified the police and Ser
geant Donovan went to the scene of the
drowning. He with others lifted the
body from the water and discovered that
it was Judge SearIe, who for several years
was police judge in the city and was well
known.
The coat lay on the bank near by and
there We're no evidences of a struggle or
| anything suspicious. The body was re-
moved to Stoker's undertaking establish
ment, where Coroner Westerfield this aft
ernOon summoned the following as jurors
for the inquest: w. .IT. Montieth. J. F.
| WesterfeId. ]. F. Snyder L. NJ. Carter,
G. W. Fisher and A. E. Jones.
Judge Searle must have fallen into the
river as he walked out on a beam which
was laid tiling. He was seen by Mr..
| John Bradley at II o'clock in the vicin-
ity of the sand dredging machine. At
! present the sand dredging machine is not
! in use. Judge Searle earlier in the day
! had been in North Topeka. Congress
/ man Chas. Curtis rode across the river
/ with him and he says that the judge
seemed to be unweH and expressed him
| self as feeling wretched.
Miss Searle. daughter of the judge. was
/ seen this afternoon at her home at 80;
| Fillmore street. She said; Papa has
| been talking Of going fishing down at the
| river for several days. He left here
| about 9:3O o'clock this morning and We
| supposed he had found 4 place where he
| thought he could catch some fish. H
| couldn't have committed suicide. He has
! been in i'll health for some time, but was
| in good spirits"
1t is probable that Judge Searle was
seized with a paralytic stroke, as he was
! subject to it. and evidences appeared tc
this effect on the body.
Judge SearIe was weIl and favorably
| known in Topeka. He was q man who al
| one time had considerable wealth, but is
/ said to have lost some of it soon after tht
| boom. He was an attorney and for sev
| eral years was justice of the peace anC
| police judge in the city. He was mem
| Der of no church. but was a Mason il
| good standing. He was 66 years of age.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
INNOCENT MEN FREED.
Italians Serving Life Sentence in Col
orado Not Guilty.

Denver, Oct. Through the efforts
of Italian Consul DR.. Joseph CuneO, five
innocent men, serving a life sentence
in the Canon City penitentiary, have
been set free. The men are two Amer
lean brothers. Perruca, ObertO and Chi
abo-aI Italians. They were given a life
sentence in Walsenburg in 1897 for the
murder of an Italian named Russo. The
real murderers bribed an interpreter to
convict the men by the payment of
SITS. Two of the convicted men have
wives and children in sunny Italy, and
all of them are young men VINO came to
this country to seek a fortune.
DR.. CuneO heard the story of their
case from them on visit to the peni-
tentiary, collected evidence substanti-
ating their claim and obtained for them
a new trial which has resulted in their
acQuittal.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
GAME Law VIOLATED.
Three Russell County Men Fined for
Killing Prairie Chickens.

Russell Oct. Three arrests have
recently been made for violation of the
state game law The complaints were
made by Gay A. Spencer. deputy fish
and game warden. and the warrants
We're issued by Justice Mann and serv-
ed by Mr. Spencer.
One party residing in Lucas had, ac-
cOrding to the complaint killed some Is
or more prairie chickens. He pleaded
guilty and was assessed 50 fine and
costs, amounting to $50.
Another man pleaded guilty to shoot
ing prairie chicken and according to
the court docket is to pay a fine of s.
and $14 costs, or be committed to the
county jail.
a third party was arrested but the
case was dismissed.
Under the law the attorney is allowed
a fee of $40 when convictions are had
ana in the case of the Lucas man the
justice received $3.50. and the balance
of the costs, $3.50, went to the warden.
1t was believed by some that Mr.
Spencer has Overstepped his authority.
but it is more likely that it is a case
wherein the state fish commissioner
has erred in appointing Mr.. Spencer as
both fish and game warden.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07

There is no need of little children be-
ing tortured by scaId head. eczema ard
skin eruptions DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve gives instant relief and cures
permanently. @. W. StanSneld, 628
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
LIE At GALEN A.
Drunken Toughs on Streetcar
Throw Bottles and Ring Up Fares.
CMRS.) ANNA NJ. STRAIN,
MayOreSs

Drunken Toughs on a Streetcar
Throw Bottles and Ring Up Fares.
The Galena Times says:
A gang of toughs of this city made
life miserable for the Frisco conductor
on the last Inter-Urban car Saturday
night as they were returning from Jop-
lin.
The toughs had 'guzzled" all that
they could while there. and when the
last car pulled out the gang was on
board with bottles in various numbers
They had a high old time.
Two boys had a dozen bottles in a
Eunny sack and they placed them on
the floor beside them. Soon along came
another fellow carrying d pony keg in
another sack. He halted by the side
of the boys and dropped the keg on the
bottles. Beer was soon flowing through
the car in little rivers and the two boys
who owned the bottles were invited to
tap the keg when they reached Galena.
Another fellow amused himself by
pulling the rope which shut OF the
al. causing the train to stop every
few moments. This did not meet the
approval of all on board and two or
three fellows fired a small bottle at his
head.
The car door was hit instead of the
fellows head and beer again flowed
through the car. The remainder OF the
passengers put in the time ringing the
cash register and fighting
1t was relief to the train crew
when they unlOaded at the Galena de-
pot
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
SWISS RAILROADS.
Provisions Made by the Government
to Purchase Them.

Berne, Oct. THE national council,
by vote of 98 to 29, has adopted a
bill providing for the purchase of the
five principal railroads of Switzerland,
at a cost apprOximating a milIiard Of
francs Q,000 900. 900 francs) or 100000 o.,
600, which is a loan projected.
In January, 1896, according to official
returns, there We're 2,3O4 miles of rail-
road open for traffic in Switzerland
The cost of construction of the lines,
rolling stock, etc, up to the end of 1894
was LOS 3S7, 1858 francs. The receipts
in 1898 amounted to 1O1. .482, ,31S francs
and the expenses to O,109,897 francs.
In 1895, the roads carried 10. .379, ,337 tons
of goods and 80, ,79O, ,91S passengers, the
receipts from both amounting to 99,-
572 564 francs.
Switzerland has complete system of
telegraphs which, excepting the wires
for railroad service is wholly under
control of the state
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
THE BLOCK SYSTEM.
Santa Fe Will Have it in Operation
From Holiday to Emporia on
Main Line October 20.

BY the time the new winter time card
goes into effect on the Santa F'e on Oct.
20, the absolute block system, now in
operation between Holiday and En-
poria over the cut off, and Emporia
and Newton on the main line. Will be
extended from Holiday through to To-
peka to EmpOria on the main line of
the road This will place the system in
operation over 274 miles of road.
Wires for the new system are now
being strung and signals placed in pO-
sition. and everything viii be ready by
the date on which the new card goas
into effect Night operators VIII be
placed at all stations between Topeka
and Newton where they are now sta
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
| KANSAS NEWS.
The MayOress of jamestown
Enters a Denial.
Says the Town She Rules Over
is Orderly.
NO FIGHTS OR GAMES
Mar the Quiet Sabbath as Has
Been Reported.
Mike SuttOn's House Entered
and Robbed.
10 FIGHTS OR GAMES

jamestown. Oct. Mrs. Anna NJ.
Strain, mayor of this town, has sent
the following letter to the Chicago
Tribune:
In your paper of June IL you say;
BY a political freak at the last cleo
ton the town was given over entirely
to government by women, and It IS
claimed that the result has been dis
astrous."
We have a woman mayor four Wo-
men in the council, a man for ponce
judge and a man for street coInIiils-
sioner and city marshal
We know of no disastrous results OF
last springs election. The article goes
on to say:
Saloons are said to be running wide
open. game chickens are permitted 10
demonstrate their powers in the most
brazen fashion and even quiet games
of the national pastebOard variety nave
found safe harborage-
we had two Joints here, no more
than we have had for several years
past. but probably two more tnah We
will have after the next term OF coui l.
as the grand jury has found inject
ments against both of them and the
owners are now out on bond Nc game
chickens have fought in our town SINCE
the election. As to the OtEer quiet
games referred to, no such games nave
ever come to our knowledge
The women officers of this town did
not seek ONCE DuI IntS were JuN lil1- e
by the people, both men anes women,
and the woman's ticket was started by
men We did not promise anything
more than to do our duty. our town
is peaceful little place, with quiet
Sabbaths.
We are having new stone sidewalk
crossings laid and repairing other sIde-
walks A new dry goods store has
been opened, and. best Of all, by the
efforts of the officials, We expect to be
q GI.V town in the near future
Our women are all Christian women,
respected in the community, as the
vote at the city election would snow
and we do not deserve the reputation
the daily press is giving us The pa
per from which YOU have taken your
Information would do well to inVesti-
gate before publishing such slander-
Gus statement. We are making Wig
orous effort to have the law obeyed in
regard to the liquor question as well
as other matters. Yours for truth and
right.
NIRs) ANNA NJ. STRAIN.
MayOreSS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
E ectric Bitters.

Electric Bitters IS a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed when the languid, ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of
a tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
use of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in coun-
teracting and freeing the system from
the malarial poison. Headache, Indi-
gestiOn, Constipation, Dizziness yield to
Electric Bitters. see and 81 per bottle
at j (. Jones Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
IN NEW YORK STYLE.
Brig. Will HaIpin of the Salvation.
Army Led the Meeting Last Night

Rrigadier VIII Halpin of the Saliva
ton Army was in the city yesterday
and at tine street meeting last night
in front of the National hotel he eX-
emplified the work as they do it in New
York city. The meeting opened as US
ual and as the programme was carried
out the meeting got more interesting.
Halpin gave the audience a solo. He
played an accordion and the motions
he went through would do Justice to
professional contOrtiOnist. He writned
around in the agOnies of ''There'u come
a time" and when the audience re-
spOnded with a hearty encore he re-
spOnded with some verses set to the
music of "A Hot time" and the crowd
became very demOnstrative. The vers-
es alluded to a Hot time" in the here
after. Then was the time for the col
lection The crowd commenced to
leave when the collection was called
for and the army sang Don't you get
weary and go" Seventh street from
the hotel TO the fire department was
packed with buggies and people.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
BICKERDYKE HOME.
Kansas Women's RsIief Corps Enter
prise at Ellsworth Dedicated

Ellsworth, Kan. Oct. The dedica-
tion Of the Mother Bickerdyke home
and hospital was duly celebrated here
yesterday afternoon. all of the high
dlgnltaries of the Grand Army and
kindred bodies being present and as
sisting in the exercises
Mother Bickerdyke was present and
made short talk, expressing her graf
itude Tor the honor that was done her
in the dedication of such magnificent
grounds and buildings to her name. At
3 O'Clock Commander BOtkin formally
dedicated the home and declared it
open for use.
of ground, lying half a mile south of
Ellsworth, on which have been erected
16 cottages, a hospital building, a large
audltorlum ana a me headquarters
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
No Circus at Great Bend.

Great Bend, Oct. This town was
mense crowd waiting the arrival of
Lemen Bros circus. which was billed
for this place. The show did not arrive
until 4 o'clock, and there was no per
Torrance, as the equipment was bad
" broken in the wreck. The lay-over
here was used in making needed re
pairs and in holding funeral services
over the victim killed in the wreck at
Hutchinson. The show left here late at
night for Lyons.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
KAFF1R CORN A SURE CROP.
Western Kansas Farmers Are Salts
fed With Their Experiments

Hutchinson, Oct7-The production of
Kaffir corn in Kansas, which has here
tOfOre been but an experiment now
promises to be a leading industry. 1t
is almost a sure crop and thrives where
corn is complete failure. The only
question about its production has been
the absence of a market, and that is
now supplied.
H A W. Corfeld, who represents a
syndicate in London, England, offers
next season to buy Kaffir corn in al
most any quantity. Mr.. COrfeld intro
duced it in the London market last
year and finds a great demand for it in
that country.
He depends upon Kansas for his sup
ply of this grain and has made good
offers to grain men here. who Will urge
the Kansas farmers to plant Kaffir
corn in future.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
Convicting Emporia Jointists.

Emporia, Oct Liquor sellers are
having a hard time of it in Emporia.
out of three cases so far heard two
men have been convicted. and more are
likely to follow, as Judge Randolph
who is an ardent ProhibitiOnist, says
he has at last got a cOnvicting jury, the
first in years. Yesterday Jack Lewis
was found guilty on two counts for ViO-
lating the prOhibitOry law. The law
fixes the penalty at not less than 500
fine and 30 days in Jail, and $500 fine
for the two counts. Lewis is a poor
man and unable to contest the case
fuTt her
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
w. CT. u. at Saline.

Salina, Oct. THE sessions Of the
W. G. T U. state convention have been
of interest to the delegates. The cleo
tion of officers resulted as follows:
President. Mrs. Ellen w. Brown of
H0ltOn; secretary. Mrs. L. B. Smith of
Ottawa; recording secretary, Mrs. Jose
Maxey of Ottawa; treasurer, Mrs E ?.
Hutchinson of Hutchinson; delegates
to the worlds convention at Toronto,
Mrs. Ella W. Brown and Mrs Jennie
NJ Kemp of Cherokee; to the national
convention at Buffalo, Mrs h. L. Ma
son of Wichita. Mrs. Jennie NJ. Kemp
of Cherokee. Mrs. Fannie Letter, DR..
Franc Cady and Mrs. Parks of Newton.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
CONVICTED ON FIVE COUNTS.
Kansas Jointist Barney O'Connor is a
Persistent VIolator of the Law.

Wichita, Oct. 7-Barney~ O'Connor,
who was driven out of Cheney by a
mob in August for running a joint in
that town, was convicted in the dis
trict court here today OF violation of
the prohibitOry law on five counts.
O'COnnOr was driven successfully out
Of Oxford, Wellington and Cheney, and
finally was compelled to leave the
state.
No less than ten prosecutions have
been instituted against him in the dis
trict court of Sedgwick and Sumner
counties, and he was the most noted
violatOr of the liquor law in this part
OF the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
TEMPLARs AT Ell DoRADo.
Major C. A. Bateman Elected Grand
Chief TEN plar.

Ell Dorado, Oct. THE grand lodge
of Kansas, Independent Order of Good
Templars. is in session here, and elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing term:
Grand chief tempIar, Major c. A.
Bateman of Lawrence; grand counsel
vice tempIar, Lizzie G.. Smith, Law
renee; grand secretary, Geo. F. Fullin-
wider. FL Dorado; grand treasurer, VIII
lis NJ. SINCE. Neal; past grand chief
tempIar. J. Donica, Kincaid; grand
chaplain. Rev. a. H. H. Petty, Usage
CITY; grand marshal, r. c. Miller, To-
rOntO.
Next session of the grand lodge will
be held in EmpOria.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
Free Pills.

r-1d vour address to H. 2. Bucklen
e. Co. Chicago. and get a free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver Troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are guar
anteed to be perfectly free from every
deleterious substance and to be purely
vegetable They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigOrate
the system. Regular size 25c per box
Sold by the Swift Holiday Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
LOCAL MENTION.

The annual meeting for the election
of officers of the WOmen's Auxiliary of
Grace cathedral will take place in the
parlors of Guild hall tomorrow after
noon at / o'clock All ladies of the
parish are cordially invited.
The c. e. society of the First Bap-
tist church VIII hold the regular month
ly business meeting Friday evening at
the home OF DR.. Ida G. Barnes. Thir-
teenth and Clay streets. The meet n 2
will be followed by a party in ceIebra-
ton of the 9th anniversary Of the So