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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-13
FROM PHILLIPsBURG.

PhiIlipsburg, June 13-Conductor JOS
eph CORTLAND, of passenger train Nos
and 10, between Mcfarland and Phil
Hpsburg, has bought a quarter section
county and will make improvements
valued at 81, 500. He will put on it sew
eral head of stock.
Eleven live Rock Island engines were
in the Phillipsburg yards at the same
time one day last week.
Freight train No. 81, west bound,
frequently leaves the yards with dou-
Bile header. and No. 80. east bound,
goes out almost daily with two and
three sections.
w. D. Witwer, for several years
manager of the Rock Island hotel in
Phillipsburg. has resigned to take
charge of the new Hotel Powers, In
Wilson, July list
Operator NJ. w. Skinner is again at
the instrument, having recovered from
a siege of sickness.
Mrs. Skinner, wife of Rock Island OPP
orator, NJ. w, Skinner of Phillipsburg,
will shortly take an extended trip east
to visit relatives and friends.
Chas. Stapp, head machinist in the
roun6hOuSe here, accompanied by his
WIFE is again at work, after a three
weeks layof visiting their old Mis-
souri, friends.
Business is so rushing in the Phil
lipsburg yards that the tracks are fire.
quently blocked for want of room.
This will be remedied as soon as the
contemplated changes are made which
will be the erection of freight house
and changing the location of the pas
senger depot
Mrs Wright, wife of Conductor T. H.
Wright, is visiting in Chicago.
The friends of Frank Hahn, the boiler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-13
SANTA FE PICNIC.
Three Trains Will Run to Kansas City
Hours of Departure

The committee in charge of the Santa
Fe shop employees annual picnic met
at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. rooms last
night and completed arrangements Tor
the event. Three special trains VIII
carry the picnickers from Topeka to
Kansas City in the morning and back to
Topeka at night. The first train VIII
leave here Saturday morning at
o'clock, the second at $40 and the third
at $40. Returning the first train Will
leave Kansas City at o'clock, the sec
ond at $50 and the third at clock
The following committees were named
to have charge of the events at the
park:
Committee on dancing and cake walk
ing-John Ash, chairman; Robert Stock
we'll, Jesse Cooper.
Committee on base BALD. Alexan-
der, chairman; c. +. Cross, Robert
Wells.
The following is the complete list of
prizes as arranged by the committee
last night:
Base ball game, So
1O0-yard foot race, open to shop en-
ployes; first prize, shirts to the value
of So; second prize, box Of cigars.
100-yard foot race, open to apprentices
only; first prize, hat, box of handker-
chiefs and pair Of suspenders; second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-13
SHERIFF BossED THE ROAD.
An Attachment Is Placed on the Ga.
lena, Carthage and Joplin EIec-
trio Railway.

Galena, June 13.-Sheriff o. w. Sparks
ran this end of the Galena, Joplin &
Carthage electric railway until almost
noon Monday. Some time ago Mrs.
Cora Cooper sustained injuries by be-
ing put off a car and in the forenoon
her attorney, S. E. Cheeseman, placed
an attachment upon cars Nos. 40, AZ and
Is, appraised at $505O. They were run
to the terminus of the line on North
Main street by Sheriff Sparks and lock-
ed UP until the president of the road, A.
A. Rogers; superintendent of Trans
portation Thomas Claim Agent Jack
Merritt and Attorney Babbs came over
from Carthage and gave bond in the
sum of SO, 900, after which the cars were
released.
Mrs. Cooper brought suit in the cir
cult court Of Cherokee county for $4,000
and it will be holly contested. Cars
have been running on schedule time
since noon yesterday.
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patcher for the Rock Island, will make
an extended visit to Niagara Falls and
Buffalo shortly.
The Rock Island employees at the
Goodland depot look for big increase in
both freight and passenger traffic COM
mencin= July LIST. Every indication
points to this, and as a consequence
the company are getting ready to han
die it, There never was time since
) this road has been built through this
section of the state when business
promised so good
To make the Goodland yards invit-
ing and attractive to summer tourists,
the company have 3 as elegant parks
here as one will find on their system.
The train service on the Burlington &
Missouri River road is so poor now for
a Kansan to get anywhere in Kansas
without riding all day through Ne
braska, many st. Francis, Atwood and
Oberlin people drive to Goodland. Col
by and Dresden to catch the Rock Is
land.
John Fulton, an old Central Branch
employee, has accepted position in the
GoOdland shops.
Joseph Evans of Harrington. an old
Rock Island man, has been, appointed
dispatcher at Goodland.
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ASYLUM PROTEST.
The Governor Petitioned to Use His
Power to Prevent Injustice.

The Clay Center Improvement club is
sending out petitions in blank asking
the tax payers of the state to protest
against the location of the new asylum
at Parsons. The letter which accom-
panies the blanks says:
Clay Center, Kan, June 10, 1899.
Dear Sir:-Wiu you please circulate
the enclosed for a few minutes and Sc
cure as many signatures as you can
conveniently without regard to politics,
then send the same to Governor Stan
ley not later than the latter part of
next week This protest seems to be
is only intended to give moral support
to the executive officers who viii soon
have the matter before them. Legal
proceedings may follow later.
Very respectfully,
CLAY CENTER IMPROVEMENT
CLUB.
The petition which people are asked
to fill with signatures follows:
ITO Governor w. f. Stanley:-The
undersigned citizens and tax payers of
the state of Kansas desire to protest,
and by this action do protest against
the location of the new insane asylum
at Parsons, for the reason that it is
against the manifest intent of the leg
islature as expressed in the law. We
ask you to use your power as governor
of the state of Kansas to right this
great wrong, and to suspend further
action under the law pending possible
legal Investigation
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FROM GoopLANp.

Engineer William Agnew and wife
are visiting friends in Herington.
In a recent stage entertainment be-
fore a Goodland audience given by
home talent, Chief Dispatcher J. l.
Van Auker and Dispatcher J. w. James
took part in the play, rendering their
parts with perfect success.
Several needful Improvements are be-
ing made in the Goodland depot which
will make it more comfortable for the
employees as well as the travelling pub
lie
J. w. James has relieved Chief Dis
patcher w. A. Young for a time, who is
off on a visit in Minnesota
Mrs. Handley, wife of Agent J. w.
Handley. is visiting in Kansas City.
Paul Mcbride, one of the oldest en-
gineers on the Rock Island, will make
a prolonged visit to his old Ohio home
Rock Island passenger train No 10. is
said to be the swiftest train on this
road. From Goodland to Phillipsburg,
140 miles, the distance is covered in
8 hours and 35 minutes, including all
stops, as this train does local work be-
tween these points. This train is a
handsome one, consisting of two Pull
man sleepers, two chair cars, smoking
car and mail and baggage cars. The
smoking car is a palace itself.
Ex-ConductOr ]. NJ. Justus makes as
popular a landlord as he was conduc-
tor when he was punching tickets for
the Rock Island. He is the landlord of
the Rock Island hotel of GOodland.
The latest news from Mrs. Morton,
wife of Train Master w. R. Morton
whose life has been despaired of for:
several days, is hopeful in Denver
where she went for the benefit of her.
health.
Fifty car loads of cattle and 20 cars
of horses have been unloaded and fed
in Goodland since the 1st of May
Parties have been in Goodland and
secured pasture for 5000 sheep, which
are soon expected to come over the
Rock Island from the west.
C. F. Smith. first trick train dis
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RAILROAD NOTES.

The workmen started to dig the third
of the six holes for the new we'll at the
machine shops yesterday. The holes are
each 20 feet deep and will supply the
water for the immense pump Which the
company will put in. This pump Will
furnish all the water for the use of the
company in e.-AlbuQuerQue
Journal.
Among the additions to the Albu-
querque shops will be a new pattern
room and a new oil house. The pattern
work heretofore has been done in the
carpenter shop, but the work has be
come too large to be carried on there
any longer, so work was started on the
new shop yesterday.
There arrived in the city yesterday,
says the Albuquerque Journal, one Of
the smallest engines ever seen in Albu-
querque. 1t is Baldwin compound and
is destined for use on the belt line which
runs between Coronado Beach and San
Diego. 1t is of standard gauge, but is
only about twelve feet long, including
tank and boiler. 1t was formerly used
on the South Side Elevated line in Chi
cago The tender and boiler are in one.
1t is undergoing an Overhauling here
and will be sent on in a few days.
Writing on the subject of car wheels
and scrap iron, the Ration Gazette says:
Three hundred car wheels from the
Santa Fe foundry at Fort Madison,
Iowa, were received here the first of
this week, and this is only half
months supply. In the Ration shops,
wheels are fitted to axles for all the
Santa Fe road west of Dodge City. or
in other words, from Dodge City to
Denver and from La Junta to Ell Paso.
About eighteen carloads of broken
wheels have been or are now being ship
ped from here to Topeka. All broken
wheels for the West ern, New Mexico
and Rio Grande divisions are removed
and replaced here. A dozen car loads
of scrap iron and steel is being shipped
from this place to Topeka. 1t has been
gathered from all along the New Mex
leo and Rio Grande divisions.
The place of engineer on the Strong
City ballast train has been advertised.
Maloney of Strong City now holds the
run.
The Emporia railroad men are de-
cidedly in favor of Wichita as the
place for holding the annual railroad
picnic. A committee has been appoint
ton regarding the matter. The pros
pect now is that Winfield will get the
picnic.
Arrangements are being made to turn
the Santa Fe freight depot at Emporia
around and move it where the rock pile
now is. They need the space where it
now stands for platform room. Work
will begin about July 3.
Engine 1896, the third of the big Play
er locomotives will be sent to Ration for
service in the mountains. 1t has been
doing service on this part of the system
since coming out of the shops.-Emporia
Gazette.
c. R. Greene, agent at Canton, has re-
turned to duty and Geo. Rice of Mullin-
Vile, who relieved him, has also re-
turned to his station. Agent H. Dyer of
Fowler is away on a fifteen days leave
During his absence Relief Agent Sites
is in charge. J. E. Meek, agent at Ar.
lington, has taken a layoff. He expects
to be away about Is days. Relief Agent
Stiles is at Arlington during the alb
sence of MIR. Meeks.
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MONEY LOANED.
Topeka Bankers Furnish Money to
Repair Reform School BUILDINGS.

John r. Mulvane, F. G. Willard, Ma
jor VIM. Sims and P. I. Bonebrake, rep
resenting respectively the Bank of To-
peka, Merchants National, First Ma
tiOnal and Central National bank, called
on Governor Stanley together at 4
O'Clock Monday afternoon and agreed to
advance the money to rebuild the en-
CINE room, laundry and other parts of
the reform school destroyed by fire last
week.
The amount necessary to replace the
buildings is estimated at $4,000 The
banks will advance $500 each. The
board of charities will as soon as the
letting of contracts now in progress in
this city ends, take up the work of pre-
pairing plans and specifications and let
ting contracts for the new buildings. 1t
is proposed to rebuild the engine room
entirely and not put new walls upon
those injured by the fire.
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Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Made
a New Woman of Mrs. Kuhn.

T. LETTER TO MRS. PIEKHAE NO. 64,4oz1
' "DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM-I think it is
my duty to write to you expressing
my sincere gratitude for the wonder
full relief have experienced by the use
of Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound. 1 tried different doctors, also
different kinds of medicine. l would
feel better at times, then would be
as bad as ever.
For eight years was great suf-
4erer. 1 had falling of the womb and
was in such misery at my monthly
periods could not work but little
before would have to lie down. Your
medicine has made new woman of me.
I can now work all day and not get
tired. I thank you for what you have
done for me. 1 shall always praise
your medicine to all suffering women"
-MRs. E. E. KUHN, GERMANo, OHIO. s
> ST have taken eight bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and used two packages of your Sana-
tive Wash, also some of the Liver Pills,
and I can say that your remedies will
do all that you claim for them. Before
taking your remedies 1 was very bad
with womb trouble, was nervous, had
no ambition, could not sleep, and my
food seemed to do me no good. Now /
am well, and your medicine has cured
me. Twill gladly recommend your med
tcine to every one wherever CO.,
0Rs. III. L. SHEARS, GUN MARSH, MICH.
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WELLINGTON z. NJ. C. A.
Santa Fe to Give So For Every 81
Raised by the Railroad Men.

The Santa Fe employees at yelling
ton are taking steps for the organiza-
ton of a railroad Y. NJ. c. A. at that
place. The Santa Fe has made the
men the same proposition made to the
Argentine employees, that for every dol
lar raised three dollars will be donated.
This resulted at Argentine in the hand
some Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters dedicat-
ed last week. and it will probably result
in the establishment of a suitable read
ing room at Wellington.
Petitions for subscriptions are already
being circulated, and a temporary or
ganization will be effected this week
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prize, pair of silk suspenders, valued at
81.
ued at So. so.
Standing high jump; silk umbrella.
Best lady walter; first prize, silk UNI
brella, valued at 81; second prize, UNI
brella, valued at 81
Best gentleman waltzer; first prize, 81
pair of shoes; second prize, 81. so UNI
breIla.
set, valued at S.
Best gentleman cake walker; box of
cigars.
To one making most scores in the ball
game, two neckties, four collars four
cuffs, pair suspenders, valued at S..
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A NEW POLICY.
Japan Decides to Return All
War Vessels
Captured From China in the
Recent War.
TO BE NEIGHBORLY
Would Protect the Celestial
Kingdom
From the AggressiOns Of Euro
pean Countries.

San Francisco, June ia Seattle spec
lal says:
A well authenticated story comes from
Japan to the effect that all of the men-of-
war captured from the Chinese in the late
war between the two countries are to be
returned to the Chinese government. This
is part of the policy decided upon by jap
an to protect her neighbor from the in
roads of the powers. 1t is said that the
only requirement to be made is chat China
invest so many millions in new war yes
The Japanese government SENDS out
notification that the government naval
yards will no longer do repair work on
foreign OF native merchantmen except in
cases OF emergency. 1t is pointed out that
private docks have been Constructed suf-
hcient to do the work.
The Hong Kong papers see trouble
ahead If the dowager empress and Gener-
alissimo Junglu insist upon holding the
at Picking. Various legations nave ad-
Vlsed against the review calculated to
endanger foreign interests.
Most dlScourag1ng reports are reaching
Japan from the plague-Strtcken districts
OF FormOsa- The island is being depop-
ulated to q great extent by the terrible
disease.
To cure piles. strike at the root-that's
the way DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
strikes at the root-it- removes the cause
quickly and permanently. Don't squan-
der time and money trying to remove the
effects. Geo. ". StanSfield, w H. Will
son, A J. Arnold & Son, A J. Kane &
Co
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FOR A DOUBLE TRACK.
Santa Fe Has Enough Steel on Side
Tracks For This Purpose.

1t has been found in the preparation
of statistics by the Santa F'e engineer
ing department that there is sufficient
steel in the company sidetracks in Kan
sas to build a second track along the
main line of the road from one end of
the state to the other. The amount of
Santa Fe sdetrack in the state is 450
miles, probably. more than any one line
in any other state can boast. The
many Santa Fe branch lines in Kansas
are responsible for the several hundred
miles OF sidetrack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-13
NEW COMPANY
Proposes to Pipe Natural Gas Into
Kansas City.

The Consolidated Light and Fuel COM
pany of Kansas City has made appli-
cation to the state board for a. charter.
This company proposes to pipe to Kan
sas City from the gas fields of southern
Kansas natural gas for fuel and light.
up, of $25, GOO, and is ready to begin
work on the plan at once. The direc-
tors are as follows: I. S. Merrifeld and
G. S. Demaree. Kansas City; Mo; c. r.
Merrifield, ottawa; F. E. Reed, Kansas
City, Kan; F. ]. Gardner, Girard.
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The governor received the above bills
which were presented as a deficiency.
He replied to the officers of the CON-
mittee, saying the amount in the con-
tingent fund is now so small that it is
insufficient to pay these claims The
governor also believes that the COM
mittee is asking too much, in view of
the circumstances, not the least i'm
portant of which was the spending of
$1,000 appropriated by the Legislature
for the use of this committee.
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FROM CALIFORNIA EAST.
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Agree
on Christian Endeavor Rates.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 13.-The Santa
Fe Railway company today announced
a joint rate with the Southern Pacific
company for the conventions of the Ep-
worth league and Christian EndeavOr-
ers The rate from California points
for sixty days limit, round trip, to the
Christian Endeavor convention in De-
troit, July to 10, $S1; to the Epworth
league convention in Indianapolis, in
July the rate will be SIG for sixty days
limit round trip.
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FA1RcHILD IN CHARGE
President of Board of Regents Run
ming Agricultural College.

The board of regents of the state ag-
ricultural college has decided, so it is
reported in this city, to place E. T.
Fairchild, president of the board of re-
gents. in charge of the institution until
a suitable man for president is found.
President Will has been dismissed,
and his successor has not been elected.
Until this action is taken by the board
Mr.. Fairchild will have charge. He is
not related to the ex-president of the
institution. The president of the board
lives at ELS worth.
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OKLAHOMA PAYS $4,000.
Territory Partially Reimburses Kan
sas For Care of Prisoners

The state treasurer has received from
the treasurer of the territory of Okla
homa SO, 900 to be applied on the amount
the territory owes the state for the care
of territorial prisoners at Lansing.
This is a good sized payment and re-
duces the total debt to about S25, 900. .
When the people of the territory begin
paying their taxes the balance will be
reduced rapidlY.
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S2S.S5.
S2SS5.

The Union Pacific has made the great
" reduced rate of $2s IS to Portland and
other Puget Sound points, also to Hell
ena and Montana points. Salt Lake
City and Utah points.
For tickets and full Information call
on F. A Lewis. city ticket agent. or
]. C. Fulton. depot agent
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CALLS A HALT.
Governor Stanley Puts His Foot on
the Mileage Fraud.

The members of the legislative COM
mittee which located the asylum at
Parsons. Travelled on passes, and were
entertained by the people of the towns
visited, without charge, so Governor
Stanley thinks. and he has declined to
pay from his contingent fund the mem
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Emporia. 10; lola. 8.

| lola June 13.-Emporia won the first
Of series of three games here yesterday
| teries We're: For Emporia, Dummy and
Warner; for lola, Granny and Moore.
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Governors Will Go.

Houston, Tex, June Ex-Governor Say
ers has received acceptance of his invita-
ton to attend an antitrust convention
at st. Louis, September 20. from Govern
ors Tanner of Illinois. Shaw of Iowa,
Bushnell of Ohio, Pingree of Michigan
Thomas of Colorado, Poynter of Nebraska
and Bradley of Kentucky.
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sER P PaaPF .:S SSSSSS299G@Gs -
Batteries-Foreman and Kahoe; Fricken
and Spies.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT NEW YORK.
Score by innings:

SsT York ::sSSS SS5 5S&lf = y
Batteries-New York. Carrick, Coaley
and Warner; Boston, Nichols and Clark.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT BUFFALO.
Score by innings:

K kaasf5 city i $685. e
McAuley.
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Pittsburg ...........2 Il o O-5 IL o
Batteries - Cleveland, Hughey and
SchrecOngOSt, PittSburg, Sparks LeeVer
and BoWerman.
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AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Score by innings:
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| Columbus ......2O O00110* - IL 8
! Milwaukee ..........1 0 0 0 0O-1 4 2
Batteries-Briggs and Sullivan; Rettger
| and Spear
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AT DETROIT.
Score by innings:

Detroit ...........0 o 5 0 O % 10 2
Minneapolis ........2 0 0 0 % 9 2
atterieS-Cronin, FriskS and BueloW
Parker and Fisher.
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AT COLUMBUS.
Score by innings:
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Cleveland

AT CLEVELAND.
Score by innings:
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maker in the Rock Island depot here,
are congratulating him on his marriage
to Bessie Johnson
Rock Island Station Agent w. w.
briggs, and ,Theo. Close, cashier, of
Phillipsburg, are engaged in the stock
industry, we'll as attending to the
company's business here. They have
a number of head of cattle and hogs.
We will wash your colored shirts ana
guarantee colols from fading. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia w. sth.