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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
CAUSED By A METEOR.
Engineer Wagner Gives His Version
of the Southern Kansas Earthquake.

Santa Fe Engineer Wagner of Ar
kansas City, who has the reputation of
making more miles on his engine dur
inc, the month on the southern division
than any other engineer, says he be-
lieves the people have the wrong idea
in regard to the earthquake in southern
Kansas the other night.
He says on that night at 1855 he was
between Moore and Norman, Q. II
Looking out of his cab window he saw
a large and bright meteor shooting
from northeast to the south. The tail
of it looked to him to be about three
miles long and was eighteen seconds
passing, out of sight. For several min
utes after the meteor had disappeared
there was a loud rUmbling noise which
Engineer Wagner could distinctly hear
above the noise made by his engine
running Mr. Wagner thinks that the
meteor
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
WHAT IS LIFE?
A Discovery by Prof. Gates, of
Washington, Which AM
sWers the Question.
An Interesting Subject.

What is life?" This question has
been asked during all ages, but it has
never until now been successfully an
swered. Prof. Elmer Gates of Wash.
ington, who has been making great ex-
periments with the microscope, has
made virtually, a double microscope; in
other words, he brings the image of the
first microscope on the lens, which pic
ture on the lens is enlarged by the
second microscope so that many things
which it is impossible 70 see with an
ordinary microscope are revealed. In
this way he is able to see the small
est cells Of the body in an exceedingly
large form. He says: "Cut a piece
of protoplasm into number Of pieces
and each piece will still be alive" thus
proving that the germs of life exist in
even the minutest particle Of the
body.
But he goes farther and says that
he believes mind is life, and that mind
is present in every particle of the body.
This is a new. a startling. a wonderful
theory and it may lead to a revolution
on the subjects of disease, health and
of happiness. It explains clearly one
thing, and that is, why the mind is fire.
quently affected when the body is dis
ordered, and it brings home the ques-
tiOn of health or disease very fOrcibly.
1t becomes plain that in order to
have a clear head and a strong mind.
one must have a body that is in perfect
condition. When the body is deranged
the mind cannot work rightly. With
pains in the back, nauseau. weariuess.
bearing down sensations and ali the
symptoms indicating a weakened con-
dition of the kidneys and urinary or
gans, there is certain to be a clOuding
of the intellect which calls for immedi-
ate action. This action can only be
successfully taken by using some great.
modern discovery that is certain to put
the cell tissues in perfect shape. There
is such a discovery and it is doing
more to counteract pain and establish
health than anything known to, mod
ern times. In spea king of it, DR.. VIM.
Edward Robson of London says: t
emphatically state that 1 have been
able to give more relief and effect
more cures by the use of Warmers
Safe Cure than by all the medicines in
the British pharmacopoeia." DR.. r. A
Gum, dean of the United States Medi-
cal College, says: I prescribe and use
Warmers Safe Cure in both acute and
chronic Bright's disease and commend
it most frankly"
Such statements should convince any
man or woman that there is no need
of farther suffering, if a prompt use is
made of the remedy that is commend
ed so highly
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
SIX DAYS CYCLE RACE.
Some Wonderful Records Being Made
Score at 3 O'Clock.

New York Dec. THE great six-day
bicycle contest at Madison Square has
afforded a succession of surprises almost
from the moment of starting, but the way
in which records have been smashed has
been veritable nine days wonder. No
one would have been surprised to see the
figure for the "a hours recorde increased by
10 or 20 miles, but to pass it by more than
a half century was not within reasonable
ina gination. Yet Waller had accomplish
ed this feat at midnight and now holds
the record for "a hours by 81 miles and 3
laps.
2:15 p. m.-Score: Waller, 697; Stephane,
C96; Miller, 6S4; G. Revierre, 66S; Rice, 6s5;
Schinner e35; Moore, $685. Pierce, 6S1; /;
Golden, SIS; E1kes, 5S1; Hale, 576; Enter
man, 80: Hicks, 5S7; Ashinger. 5O7; King,
497; Cannon. 479; julius. 40; Gray, 399;
johnson, 395; Bacon, 325.
The best previous record for So hours,
SIS miles, was made by Schock at Wash
ington.
Score first ten men at 3:15 p. m: Ste
phane, ia miles; Miller, 701; Waller, 697;
Rivierre. 6S7; Rice, 6S4; Schinner, 655;
Pierce. Gas: Moore. 64S; Golden, 6O4; Hale,
595. Best previous record for SO hours in
a six-day race was 635 miles, made by
Schock in 1896.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

Some girls faces can beat any chapcron
out of the business
A woman always has a lot Of funny
ideas about men which she is ashamed 10
tell her husband about.
Noah's wife probably insisted on having
fly screens in the ark even though there
were only two flies aboard.
If the women had their way, the mon
would be like horses. When a horse is
going to shy, you can tell it by his ears
No woman can see how her husband can
be lost when the Lord knows there are
such lots of men that are so much worse
than he is.
When you go driving with n girl and
she asks if she can hold the reins, 1 won
der why she most always asks you if it
doesn't seem funny not to Have anything
to do with your hands.-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
KANSAS STOCKHOLDERS
Of the Santa Fe Own a Very Small
Section of the Road.

The 80 Kansas stockholders of the
Santa Fe own less than third of a
mile of the road.
There are 20 stockholders in Kansas.
OF this number u persons own 324
shares of common stock, valued at $32,-
400. the par value being 800 per share.
Eight persons own II shares of prefer
red stock, making the total amount of
stock in Kansas reach the value of
S34, 100
The road is valued at $32, 1927 psr mile
and is bonded for $24,19 per mi q The
value of the stock held in Kansas is
S1.773 in excess of the valuation of a
mile of road. Were the stockholders
compelled to pay off the bonds now
held, probably in Europe, the value of
their holdings would then amount to
S9. sol, in reality being possessed of less
than third of a mile.
OF course if the Kansas stockholders
own bonds to protect their stock. then
they own mile of the road. Otherwise
their possessions of Santa Fe property
is very limited.
Although the Santa Fe is incorporat-
ed under the laws of Kansas. its hold
ings are in the hands of foreigners.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
AFTER ROBBERS.
PinkertOn Detectives on a Still
Hunt in Kansas.
Tramps at Horton Found ThaW-
ing Out Dynamite.
SUSPICIOUS ROGUES.
Their Photographs Taken I'm
der Difficulties.
Men Wanted for LoOting a
Prominent Bank.

Kansas City, c.7-Pinkerton agents
from the Kansas City Office are scOur-
ing Kansas in search of the members
OF gang of bank burglars who for the
past two months have been operating
somewhat successfully in the smaller
cities and towns of this state.
Superintendent Schumacher of the
Pinkerton agency pleaded as an excuse
for not divulging the name of the Kan
sas bank, the officials of which have
employed the services of the agency in
tracing the movements of the gang.
which is supposed to have robbed it of
several thousand dollars recently, that
publicity would thWart the efforts of
his agent now seeking to round up the
criminals.
a Pinkerton operative was in Horton
Kan, last Friday and at one time dur
ing the day he thought he had made an
important capture and one that would
lead to the arrest of the men ne is
looking for While he was searching
among the empty freight cars along
the railroad tracks. he heard q SuSplc-
ious noise in one Of the box cars In
Vestigat1on disclosed rather diiaplda-
ted and weather beaten specimen of
humanity, minus one of his optics, court
ing sudden death in the eXhllarat1nS
paStime of thaWing out a stick OF dyn-
amite. The detective selected hiding
place near by and sent word of his dis
covery to the town marshal Before the
arrival OF the latter the solitary occu-
pant of the car was Joined by three
companions, all of whom We're appar-
entity Of the order of the genus hobo.
When the marshal appeared on the
scene accompanied by c. W. Jones, dI-
vision superintendent of the Rock Is
land, the four occupants of the car
We're arrested and then began u pro-
longed and at times exciting contest be
tween a kodak in the hands of an am
ateur photographer and the suspicious
quartette. The men refused fatty to
have their pictures taken, threatened to
wreck the kodak and the face of the
photographer and to do serious physi-
cal damage in general to their captOrs.
Only two of the pictures turned out
successfully and these are now on the
way to the Kansas City Office. where
they viii occupy places in the rOgues'
gallery. One of the men was recOgniz-
ed as petty thief recently arrested in
Grand Island, Neb., in company with
Stuart Burns who is also a member of
the lower strata OF criminal society.
When the box car was searched the fO1-
lowing articles were found:
Six sticks of dynamite.
Ten percussion caps. ~
Three yards of fuse.
"A quart bottle Of alcohol
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
DODGE CITY TO ENTERTAIN.
Will Have Santa Fe and State Officials
at the New Danot Openirg.

Dodge City, Dec. IA meeting of the
prominent citizens of this place has
been held at the Phoenix club room for
the purpose of appointing a committee
to confer with Mr.. Fred Harvey and
the Santa Fe railway officials about
dedicatOry exercises, grand ball and
banquet on the night of opening the
new and magnificent hotel and depot.
The following committee was ap
pointed: Mayor J. J. Summersby,
chairman; c. E. Gallagher. secretary;
c. NJ. Belson, George T. Todd, J. H.
Churchill, J. r. O'Day and r. W. Ev-
ans. The secretary was instructed to
correspond with the parties in charge
and state to them that the people of
Dodge City greatly appreciated their
efforts in erecting at this place the fin
est and best depot on the Santa Fe
system, and were desirous of showing
the same in a fit and proper manner
by having a grand opening, which
would be a society event of note and
an occasion long to be remembered with
pleasure and pride by all in attendance.
If this idea meets the approval of
Mr. Harvey and the railway company,
all the state railway officials and other
prominent citizens of Kansas will be
invited and entertained in such a way
as to keep up the excellent reputation
Dodge City has as a, host. The affair
will be under the auspices of the PhOe-
nix club and will be the stylish event
for years of Western Kansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
BRYAN PAID HIS FARE.
Train Carried Away an Admirer oz
the Nebraskan Who Was Broke

Winfield, Dec. when the train
bearing w. J. Bryan came throU gh
Udau Saturday morning several of che
local Populists boarded the train to
shake his hand. When the train pulled
out they all got off except Dr. Barn
hart and before he realized it the train
was going at pretty good time, too fast
for him to unload. To make matters
worse about that time the conductor
came along and demanded fare.
Cold shiVers ran down his spine when
the good doctor discovered that he did
not have cent. There sat Mr. Bryan
smiling. There stood the conductor
frowning. 1t was then the best side
CT Mr.. Bryan showed itself and smil-
ingly he handed the conductor Dr.
Barnhart's fair to Seely and in that
he made friend for life.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
ALLOWED HERTO QUIT.
Mrs. Angoll is at Last Permitted to
Stop Suing the GouIds.

New York, Dec. THE action
brought by Mary Ann Angel against
Helen Gould and others to enforce an
admeasurement of dover in the estate
of the late Jay Gould has been dismiss
sed by a jury in the supreme court
short time ago appIca ton was made
by the plaintiff to discontinue the case.
but the court denied the motion and or
dered the case put on the jury calen-
dar.
When the proceedings commenced
counsel for Mrs. Angel proGuced an af-
6davit from his client in which she
said:
4 was never married to Gould OF
any man of that name or to any man
named Jason Gould"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

Duplicate heads-for the people who
close their heads" at critical moments
A stump puller-for people who sudden
Iy become rooted to the spot
A brace-for the use of 'weakknead'
persons in the hour of danger
An anchor-for holding people who are
frequently transported with delight
A grindstone-for persons who grind
their teeth in moment Of anger.
Insulators-for the use of prudish peO-
pie who are frequently shocked by TIE
language of then friends.
Thunder rods--for the benefit of persons
who are 'thunderstrUck" when they re-
ccive unexpected news.-Ch Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

Intends to Develop $4,000 Acres OF
Coal Lands in Alabama.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec THE Him
ois Central railroad has decided to de-
veIop a purchase of 1900 acres of coal
lands in Marion and Walker counties.
Alabama, made two months ago.
The road has a branch from Durant
to Aberdeen. Miss. From the latter
place engineers have been surveying
a route toward the land purchased not
over so miles eastward. Once touching
Walker county. the Illinois Central
will have a feeder in the Birmingham
district and AIabama's mineral depos-
its.
The Illinois Central is also said to be
behind a local movement to build a
railroad from Decatur, Ala, to their
coal land purchases and to buy an
abandoned rOadbed already graded
from Decatur to Nashville thus reach
ing out in that direction from Aber-
deem.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

ticket from Wichita to Liberty. Kan.
He showed the ticket to one of the com
pany's employees before he was allowed
to get on the train but after the train
got six or eight miles from town the
conductor examined his ticket, and
finding it over the Santa Fe, refused to
honor it and by force, intimidating and
threatening made the plaintiff get off
As it was a dark night with a cold
rain falling, CASTOR caught a severe
cold and was severely bruised from
falling in the dark.
Mr.. CASTOR is a teacher at Liberty
but alleges that he has been unable to
teach since October 26 because of the
cold caught and injuries received that
night He asks judgment for 5000
damages and for 5000 expended for
medical ATTENDANCE. nursing. etc.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
PRAISES THE SANTA FE.
New York Commercial Advertiser
Says its Bonds Are a Good
Investment.

The New York Commercial Adver-
tisar, in a recent lengthy article on the
condition of the Santa F'e system, pre-
diets a prosperous future for the road
from the basis Of what has been ac-
connDIished since the reorganizati ton.
The article states that placing the ex-
ceptional expenditures for improve
nent last year at 81, SOC. 900, which was
the exact amount expended by Presf-
dent Ripley in improving the system
the company should earn. judging
from the figures in the annual report
the full per cent on the adjustment
bonds with ere million dollars over
In part the article is as follows:
It viii be noted that the surplus earn
ings over and above all fixed charges
were last year S1,452, ,445. This was
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
ROCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS.
Will be Personally Conducted to Ore
gon, Beginning January 8.

Chicago, Dec. THE Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway company,
has arranged for through tourist car
personally conducted excursions to run
weekly, beginning January 6. from Bos-
ton via Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake and over the Oregon Short Line
and Ogden Railway and Navigation
lines to Portland. Oregon.
This is the only personally conducted
excursion ever established between
north Pacific points. Chicago and New
England This service is established
principally on account OF the large bus
mess to the Klondike region and will
be a regular feature of the Rock Is
lands business in the future.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Miss Carter Of Newton Who Had
Lost Her Voice
Upon a Receipt of a Telegram
of Her Brothers Death
SCREAMS OUT LOUD.
And Since Then Can Readily
Talk.
Las Vegas Santa Fe Hospital
Being ImpaOved.
SCREAMS OUT LOUD.

Newton, Dec. I'm connection with
a sad event to the family of James
Garter, a most peculiar circumstance
occurred here yesterday, resulting in
the recovery of young woraan's mis-
sing power of speech. Word was re-
ceived from Arizona yesterday of the
death of Arthur Carter, a former rail-
road man of this city Miss Carter
received the telegram Announcing his
death. She lost her voice some months
ago, but when she read the telegram
she screamed and has been able to talk
ever since
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
BLOCKED THE CROSSING.
Freight Conductor Arrested on This
Charge at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Dec. There have
been numerous complaints filed with
the city authorities against freight
conductors on the Maple Leaf for
blocking the streets. Citizens and the
electric railroad people have com
planned that the Third, Fourth and
Firth street crossings of Choctaw
street have frequently been blocked
from fifteen to twenty-five minutes
Yesterday afternoon the streets were
again blocked by a long freight train
in charge of Conductor John Minor.
As he seemed to be in no hurry to pull
out and did not uncOuple ut the eros
sings, he was placed under arrest by
Detective Murphy and taken to the sta
ton. The city officers released him on
his putting up bond Of IS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Reloit Q. 4. n. omoers

Eeloit Dec. 7.-Beloit post C. A. r.
elected new officers. as follows: Com
mander. NJ. ". Whitney; senior vice,
". D. Widger; junior vice, J. A. Collar;
quartermaster. J. H. Brigham; chap
lain, a. p. Cotton; surgeon, DR.. B. An
trObuS; officer of day, Samuel Banks;
officer Of guard, Geo. Bridges. Dele
gates to department encampment at
Wichita: J. w. Hicks, H. c. Root.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Pipe organ for z. S. U.

gan for the state university chapel ar
rived today, and is being put in place.
When completed it will be the largest
in the state, and cost about $4,000. The
money for this was raised by popular
subscription and from entertainments
given under the auspices of the musical
department of the university.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Las VEGAS aosPIrAL
Or. Kaster Returns From an Inspec
ton improvement.

DR.. J. P. Raster. chief surgeon of the
Santa Fe. has returned from Las We
gas, n. NJ where he went to inspect
the work of improving the Santa F'e
hospital at that point.
The entire hospital building has been
cverhauled and pl&stered, a new fever
ward has been built, and the exterior
painted The work of laying new floors
in the building is now in progress, and
when this is completed the hospital will
be in much better shape than it has
been since it's construction The i'm
provements will cost the Hospital asso-
citation several thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
SCRIP AND SCREEN LAW.
Fort Scott Judge Decides That the
Law is Constitutional


Fort Scott, Dec Judge Simons
has decided the Crawford county cases
involving the constitutiOnality of the
scrip and screen laws, by sustaining
the laws.
The only question he said was wheth-
eT or not the legislature had the power
to pass the statutes. If it had this
power in any case, then it was the sole
and only judge as to its expediency.
The court has no right, Judge Sim
Ons decided, to inquire into the rela-
tiOns or conduct of the miners and their
employers. It is not essential the court
suggested. that the law effect all per
sons alike as was claimed by the de-
fense- 1t is sufficient if it apply to all
of the same class alike.
The scrip law. as stated, was passed
by tn last legislature. It is pretty
stringent and the companies fought il
on the grounds of uncOnstitutionality
bringing the charge made against so
many of the POpulist laws recently
passed, that its title did not properly
indicate the context.
BANNER CORN COUNTY.
Republic CLAIMS the Belt This Week
Some Statistics.
Belleville, Dec. THE Telescope last
week came out in big head lines and a
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Has Gubernatorial symptoms.

Eeloit. Dec. THE Gazette, S. H.
Dodge, editor and proprietor. issued last
week u double number filed with ad-
Vertising and general prosperity items.
1t looks as if ne We're getting ready to
enter the gubernatOriaI race. 1t pays
to advertise and Col Dodge dOesn'
Print his Gazette for health. only.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Qnail seizsd al Wfchita.

Wichita, Dec 7.-NIr ShuItz. state
game warden, yesterday seized a large
consignment of quail shipped from Gun
ningham, Kan, to a St. Louis dealer
The birds We're hidden beneath a top
layer of ducks. He viii have two
counts for each bird against the local
eNpress agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Cold ar Tomo orrow.

Weather Observer Jennings says that
the weather will be warmer tonight
be colder. The cold wave which was to
have arrived this morning, either dis
appeared or went north of here. The
minimum temperature for the night
was 26 degrees. Mr.. Jennings says
there is no probability of rain for to-
night
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

rooster growing over the fact that Re
of Kansas for 1897, her farmers having
raised 7,739. .156 bushels, and fairly en-
titled to be termed the king of Kansas
corn counties.
The other six largest corn counties
are; Nemaha with $500, ,927 bushels;
Marshall, 6.SS2 $50; Washington. 6.S12,-
$50; Jewell. 7.279. .O5S; Smith, 5,155, $50;
Phillips. 4.453, ,35S bushels
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
An Easy Throw.

IF, as you say. the Chicago girl has
such large feet, how is it she marries sc
rcadily?''
''Wcu, fancy 10 man ever throws him
self at her feet in vain. -
At that the boardefs were put in rare
good hunlor. There was such laughter
and confusion, under cover of which latter
the landlady hurricdiy passed few things
q second tine.-Detroit Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Job in the Mail Service.

Phillipsburg, Dec. -Ex-Postmaster
George VanCleave of Phillipsburg, has
been reinstated in the railway mail
service, a position he was filling when
he was appointed postmaster of Phil
Hpsburg. He has been assigned to the
Kansas City and Colorado Springs
night line on the Rock Island.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Farrners After WoIveg.

Harper, Dec. 7.-CoyCtes in the south
ern part of the county are unusually
numerous and bold, frequently attack
ing calves and swine. The farmers
have formed an determination Organi-
zatiOn- The members contribute to a
fund from which s.. 40 is to be paid for
each scalp. The increased cultivation
Of Oklahoma and the adjacent country
is believed to have driven the animals
mort h ward
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Pensions for Ransans.

Washington, Dec. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaI-EnOs r. Lee, dead, Riley;
John L. HOllister, Silver Lake; Charles
a Frantz, Canton.
ReissUe-John CChs, Ell Dorado; John
p. Parr. ColuTabus.
Original widows, etc.-Nellie NIahon,
E7ort SCOTT
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
McTaggart's murderer on Trial

Independence, Dec. THE trial Of
Henry Sheesley, who murdered ex-
Senator Dan McTaggart on the latter's
place NEAR here last August, was COM
menced in the district court here yes
terday- \ large crowd was present, and
the best lawyers of this section are tax
ing part in the trial. All the day was
spent in securing a jury from the spec
ial venire of u persons made by Judge
Skidmore for This triaI
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Morrow aa a shipping Point.

Morrow, Dec. THE Washington
county town of Morrow, named in hon
or of State Senator Js c. Morrow, ship
ped 509 car loads from January 1 to
November 80, divided as follows: Stock,
62 car loads, 419 cars of corn, % loads
of other grain, and 3 cars of miscel-
laneous wares. In this town one day
last week one firm alone paid out about
81, 500 for corn.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
EXTENDED TWO YEARS.

Washington, Dec. 7.-3 p. m.-The inter
state commerce commission has decided
to extend for two years the period within
which the railroads must comply with
the act of congress requiring all railroads
to be equipped with safety appliances for
the protection of the employees and pas
sengers.