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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
MEN WITH AXES.
How the Applicants For Pensions
Are Decapitated.

The friends of Commissioner of Pensions
Evans claim that the fight which is be-
ing made on him. in which the Kansas
G. A. R. is taking an active part. is in
soldiers suppose that all applications for
pensions are passed upon by Commissioner
Evans himself, but. such is not the case:
There is a board of review, consisting of
one chief, two assistant chiefs, five chiefs
of sections and 40 reviewers, who exam
inc and pass upon the applications. In a
recent letter written by Commissioner
pension agency, the following Information
is given about the men who are RESPONSE
BILE when an application for pension is
The chief of the board is Colonel F. D.
county, Ohio, and served during the en-
tire War of the Rebellion as captain in
later. as colonel of the 1920 Illinois volun--
teer infantry. He was severely wounded
in action and is a pensioner on account of
wounds. .- o,-.--
James r. Roy, who also rendered long and
merftor1ouS service in the Fortleth Hi
nois and the 152d Illinois volunteer infan-
THE acting. chief of section J.. under
are Settled is Major r. G. CheesTnan. VII
lost leg in action while in command Of
The chief of section 2 is Mr.. ]. A. Nc
CanIey who lost an arm in the service,
Coleman, who also lost an arm in the SER
1.-The chief of section is Mr.. ]. w.
The chief of section is Mr.. B. F.
sistant adjutant general of the depart
ment of the Potomac, G. A. R.
soldiers. One of the members OF the
board is General James w. Mcmillan.
who commanded a division of the Nine
teenth Army corps under General Sheri-
dan, and was severely wounded in action.
Another member of the board, Mr.. A. p.
Swiggett, was wounded seven times dur
ing his service.
"A large proportion of the gentlemen on
the board of review have been employed
in the bureau for periods ranging from
twenty to thirtY-fiVe years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
GOEBEL CLEAR THROUGH.
Nominee For Governor Is the Whole
Thing In Kentucky.

Louisville, KY, June 29.-The Demo-
night after completing the ticket. The
ticket as completed is as foliows:
GOvernor-WiIliam Goebel of Kenton
LeGtenant governor-J. c. w. Beckham
Secretary of state-Breck Hill of Clay
Attorney general-Judge R. G. Breckin-
ridge of Boyle county.
Auditor-Gus Coulter of Graves county.
Treasurer-Judge S. w. Haeger of Boyd
county
Comm missioner of agriculture. p. Nall
COMMISSIONER of public instruction-H.
William GosbeI dominated mated Yesterdays
proceedings as he has those of every day
with less than one-fourth of the dele
gates instructed for him, and with the
credited to any of the three candidates for
governor, he leaves the convention hold
with the party organization under his con-
troll and a ticket made up of his part!sans.
a severe ordeal and strife that several
times threatened to rend the party to
after he had secured them, would have
been Valueless. The spectators have wit
proach to tragedy since the convention be-
gan its work a week ago, but it all ended
out of the question to one unacquainted
with the Kentuckian's character.
day and the five or six hundred delegates
who remained to complete the work of the
in the morning until well into the night
without intermission except for an oc-
casional ballot. There had been few
enough good words spoken by delegates
about each other to make thoroughly APP
commendation that fell from the mouths
of these nominating and secondingy ora
tories. But it all came to end. The
Goebel slate was not even niched. Some
times there was strong fight, in some
cases more than one ballot was necessary,
but the required votes were always in
readiness when the time came to swing
them,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29

be as good as is anticipated and show
herself capable of heavy hauling, two
more engines of the same pattern will
be Immediately constructed.
General Manager J. ]. Frey has re-
turned from trip of inspection over the
middle division.
Paul Crawford, formerly of the ma
chine shops, has enlisted and gone to
Manila interpreter. Mr.. Crawford
is well fitted for the place. He was born
in Arizona, and can read, write and
speak the Spanish language f1uently.
Several OF the office rooms at the
Santa Fe general offices are being re-
painted and vanished.
The Santa Fe seems to be getting it's
share of the excursion business to the
teachers convention in California. For
the past three days, train No. has been
in two sections, each section crowded
To accommodate the crowds anticipated
train No. 1, will be made up of two and
possibly three sections from now until
the 5th of July. On the 5th five sections
will be run each one block apart. From
July 5th to the Sth it will comprise
three sections daily.
Two years ago during the Christian
Endeavor meeting, the Santa Fe could
business. They expect the same sort
of crowds to take advantage of the re-
duced rates this season.
c. J. Skinner who has been located
at Chanute in the engineer corps of the
southern division of the Santa Fe rail-
way, has been sent to Oklahoma to as
sist in building the new road from Hun
newell south through the territory
A. J. Remy, who has been fireman on
the Salina branch of the Santa F'e for
the last six months, has been given a
new run from Manchester to Bernard.
He will move his family from Abilene
to Manchester.
Brick laying on the new Hutchinson
& Southern depot has commenced.
Conductor w. r. McNeal has con-
cluded to move his family to Hutchin-
son from Newton.
The Rock Island will run a ''bath
train" to the Packing House lake every
Thursday and Saturday night out of
Hutchinson.
Virginia is the name of a new town
laid out on the Hutchinson & Southern
extension. Virginia is situated in the
valley of the Chicaskia river about ten
miles southeast of Blackwell and mid
way to Ponca City.
The workmen in the repair depart
ment of the Santa Fe at Ell Paso are
working ten hours a day.
John Maher, a machinist from Tope-
ka, has accepted position at the local
shops and will go to work Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. Maher have been visiting in
OLD Mexico and decided that Albuquer-
que is a good place to 1ocate.-Albu-
querque Journal.
General Foreman Winchecks left on
Friday night on trip east for business
purposes. He will visit Fort Madison,
Iowa, and Chicago on business and on
his return will pay a flying visit to
friends in Topeka, Observation-Disclosures
que Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
AFTER MIR. DEVLIN.
he Is an Altgeld Man and Must Get
Out

Chicago, June 29.-The Chronicle says:
Announcement was made today by a
Democratic national official that the re-
port of the subcommittee assigned to in
Vestigate the Devlin charges was in prep
aration and that the committee would
make recommendation adverse to the
Democratic press bureau chief. 1t was
also disclosed that Mr.. Devln was draw
ing a salary of S175 month This infor-
nation appears to have been news to the
subcommittee, it having been understood
at the St. Louis conference, May %, that
Mr.. Devlin was working for the press bu-
reau gratuitously.
J. G.. Johnson, national committeeman
from Kansas, secretary pro tenn Of the
national committee and chairman of the
subcommittee appointed to investigate in
to the Devlin charges, was in conference
with Sam 3. Cook and Thomas Gahan
much of the afternoon and evening and it
ally settled. National Committeeman
Urey Woodson of Kentucky and JoseDhus
Daniels of North Carolina have left the
Investigate ton to Mr.. johnson.
Regarding the subcommittee report
the informant said:
Il don't wish to be quoted in the mat
ter, fnaSmuch the report of the sub
committee should first be made to the
national committee before being given to
the public, but it is safe to say that Mr..
Devlin will be dealt with sharply The
fact is that the only serious objection to
the deposition of Mr.. Devln before this
was the fact that the committee did not
wish unnecessarily to offend Ex-Governor
Altgeld on account of his valuable SerV-
ices to the Democratic party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
RAILROAD NOTES.

James Devlin, who has been laid up
with a mashed foot is now able to be
around again.
Milt Player, Fred Carson. Benz.
Payne, Russell Barber, VIII HOyt, Geo.
Camp and DR.. lyon expect to go to
Silver Lake on July 4th on a fishing
expedition.
Claud Voltz of the machine shops was
around setting up the cigars today. He
was married on Monday
General superintendent H U. Nudge
came in from the west today in his pri-
vate car. For the past few days he has
been a tour of inspection over the
Southern Kansas.
Engine 99S, the new consolidated tan
dem compound engine being built at the
shops will be finished today. This en-
CINE is built for heavy work and will be
sent to Ration where it will be placed
in the mountain service.
J. J. Hagen of the Pecos Valley road
passed through Topeka yesterday in his
special car, enroute to Colorado Springs.
If the new engine No. 99S proves to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
CHINESE POLITICS.
Affairs at Pekin Are In a Disordered
Condition.

Victoria, B. c., June 29.--It is reported
at Pekin according to the news received
by the Empress of China that the En-
peror will resume power next month;
another report is that about June goth
a new emperor would be proclaimed.
One authority believes the new ruler
will be a grandson OF the late Prince
Kung; another asserted that a grand
son of the Fifth prince Prince Tun)
has been chosen to succeed Quang Hsu.
The empress dowager is said to be
altogether "out of Sorts full of anX-
iety and much given to weeping. The
palace is far from enjoying a state of
harmony.
The cabinet is little better. Wang Wen
ShaO pleads age and infirmity and then
reIapses into silence. Kang vi is jeal-
Gus of the immense power now welded
by Jung Lu and despises him for his
inexperience in important government
business; but both hold together for
the maintenance of the empress dowa-
ge and the enrichment of the ManchuS,
whose present watchword is sit is
going, grab as much as possible while
the chance lasts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
COMMISSIONS FOR AGENTS.
Will Have Large Percent on Sales
of Tickets Over Their Lines
Hereafter.

Chicago, June 29.-RaiIroad ticket
agents in the entire territory west of
Chicago will have their incomes mater
tally increased after July 1. At a meet
ing of the general passenger agents of
Al roads in Chicago today it was unan-
imOusly agreed that on and after the
above date and until further notice
agents should receive liberal commits
connecting lines. These commissions
will run from 25 cents to 81 per ticket,
the average being about 81. Between
1000 and 5000 agents will be benefited
by the action of the passenger mana
gers. Under the new agreement all
roads viii pay the same commissions.
The lowest commission that will be
paid will be % cents on tickets from the
Missouri river to common points aver
aging 200 miles west of there. The
highest will be 81. on tickets reading
from st. Louis, Cairo, Memphis and
New Orleans to Pacific coast points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
Mrs. Col. Richardson
SAVED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAx NO. zzSo61
''You have saved my life, snatched
me from the brink of the grave almost,
and wish to thank you. About eigh-
teen months ago was total wreck,
physically. l had been troubled with
leucorrhRa for some time, but had given
hardly any attention to the trouble
At last Inflammation of the womb
and Ovaries resulted and then 1 Suf-
fered agonies, had to give up my pro-
fession musician and piano player),
was confined to my bed and life became
a terrible cross. My husband sum-
moned the best physicians, but their
benefit was but temporary at best.
believe 1 should have contracted the
morphine habit under their care, if my
common sense had not interviewed
Zone day my husband noticed the adj
vertisement of your remedies and i'm
mediately bought me a full trial. Soon
the pain in my ovaries was gone. 1 am
now well, strong and robust, walk,
ride wheel, and feel like a girl in her
teens. / would not be without Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; it
is like water of life to me. am very
gratefully and sincerely your we'll
wisher, and 1 heartily recommend your
remedies 1 hope some poor creature
may be helped to health by reading my
story."-MRs. Col E. P. RICHARDSON,
RHINELANDER. WIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
AMONG BULLS AND BEARS.
Col Roosevelt Talks at Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce.

Milwaukee, June Ex-Governor Theo-
dore Roosevelt of New York, was es-
corted to the Milwaukee chamber of
commerce yesterday just before the
hour of closing and given most en-
thusiastic reception. In addressing the
bulls and bears, the colonel Of the
Rough Riders said:
AT the end of the nineteenth CEN
fury as this country moves along the
road to greatness, she has many seri-
Gus problems to face, and when she
needs men to carry out her purposes
she can call upon men of the best
thought and wisdom, just such men as
1 am now addressing. You of the great
west hold in your hands the future of
this nation. 1t rests with you, and you
will, know, show yourselves equal to
the task. We always have with us our
home problems and we should aim al
ways to get into public life men of
courage, of common sense and of hon.
esty- No amount of genius or brillian-
cy can atone for a lack of the element
of fearlessness, of decency and horse
sense, and no one or two of these will
avail unless the man has all three. The
ablest man alive, if corrupt, is dan
ger to the country or community to just
the extent of his brilliancy and ability
and you, gentlemen. are in honor bound
to allow him to feel the weight of your
disapprOval.
Il don't care how brave a man is, If
he is a natural born fool, he is not
worth knocking on the head.
If a man is lacking in common hon.
esty he is not fit for public life, no mat
ter how brilliant he may be.
I'VE have certain important foreign
problems which confront US. The Uni
ted States has evidently as great a des-
tiny on the Pacific as the Atlantic
ocean, and whether we live on the for
mer or the latter we must be equally
interested in the welfare of the nation
upon every foreign question, and we
should all see that the nation rises on
the Pacific as on the Atlantic, and we
have right to demand of all good citi-
ZenS to stand by the president as he
uphOldS the honor and glory and the
greatness of the flag, no matter what
the individual ideas may be regarding
the Philippine question. We cannot fool
any one who bears arms against our
aims and destiny. The people of the
world must be made to realize that we
fear none, and that we must be Obeyed
whenever we are cOntending for our
rights We must treat those who are
against US as they deserve, and when
we have proven to them the right and
business of our cause, then must
treat them with humanity and hberali-
ty, and because of their weakness we
should be more than ordinarily gener-
Gus and just with them. And we want
to make it understood that while we
fear no nation and shirk no duty, we
desire above all things, peace, and we
feel there are three great nations which
have interests together. These are
America, England and Germany. These
should work hand in hand for the solu-
ton of the questions that now confront
US in the Pacific
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DOES AS HE PLEASES.
Cyrus Leland Says Governor Stanley
Will Not Be Bossed.

Cyrus Leland says that Governor STAN
ley is inderendent-that he does not all
low anybody to run him." but that he
acts impulsively.
4 don't believe that Governor Stanley
allows even Mort Albaugh to dictate to
him" said Mr.. Leland today in discussing
SANKEY'S administration. IT think Lit
Crum has as much influence with him as
anyone, but Stanley doesn't let anybody
makes up his mind to do a thing he goes
ahead and does it, whether anybody likes
it or not. made up my mind long ago
that he did not want any advice. and 1
have not been giving him any: Some Of
proper man to put at the head of the
Soldiers Orphans home over at Atchi-
son. and when it was found out how he
had worked the board right after it was
announced that he would be appointed.
We made roar and thought had
Young knocked out, but he went to the
Methodist conference up at Hiawatha and
got nearly every man up there to sign a
petition for him, and the next thing 1
heard he got the appointment
People came to for indorse m ent
early in the administration, but I told
them then that Stanley would DO as he
pleased, regardless of Endorsements
Mr.. Leland talks as though he admires
Governor Stanley more for disreSarding
any advice he may have offered than he
would have done had the governor always
done as he wanted him to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.
Bodies of Japanese Found Floating In
San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco, June 29.-The bodies of
two Japanese sailors Of the plague ship
Nippon Maru were found in the bay
today and towed to a point off shore
by fishermen who were afraid to touch
the bodies more than was necessary to
attach a rope to them for towing pur-
poses. The coroner was notified and
the bodies were taken to the morgue
where every precaution is being taken
to prevent any spread of disease should
the men have carried any germs with
them in the bay. 1t is believed that
the men were afraid to stay on the
steamer and after attaching life pre-
servers to their bodies, jumped over
board and were drowned. On the trip
of the Maru from Honolulu to this city
a young Japanese girl died of some
mysterious disease and was buried at
sea an hour after death. ApOplexy was
given as the cause of her DEATH but the
aff1ictiOn seldom seizes one young
and the Japanese never die of the COM
plant. 1t is believed the disease has
been stamped out from the Maru, but
she will be kept in quarantine for some
time as a precautionary measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
FREE TO SUFFERERS.
The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder
and Uric Acid Troubles.

Almost everybody who reads the
newspapers is sure to know of the Won
derful cures made by DIR. Kilmer'S
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
1t is the great medical triumph of the
nineteenth century; discovered after
years of scientific research by DR.. Kill
mer, the eminent kidney and bladder
specialist, and is wonderfully success
full in promptly curing kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles.
Swamp-Root has been tested in SO
many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor
to purchase relief, and has proved SO
successful in every case that a special
arrangement has been made by which
all readers of the Topeka State Journal
who have not already tried it, may have
a sample bottle sent free by mail, also
a book telling more about Swamp-Root
and how to find out if you have kidney
or bladder trouble. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in the
Topeka State Journal and send your adj
dress to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton.
N. Y. The regular fifty cent and one
dollar sizes are sold by all hrst-class
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
vANDERBILTs CLOSING I'm.
To Merge Many Lines in the New
York Central-A Continental
Route

New York, June 29.-The directors of
the New York Central & Hudson River
company will meet tomorrow to for
mulate a proposition to the Boston &
Albany stockholders looking to a lease
of that railroad for a long term of
years. The proposition to be drawn up
tomorrow embraces only overtures to
the Boston & Albany and nothing will
be done at this meeting about drafting
propositions to other lines, which are
reported as likely to be absorbed by the
New York Central.
The plan for the absorption of the
Chicago & Northwestern, the Union Pa
cific and the Oregon Short line are ma
turing rapidly, it is said, and may come
to a focus almost any time The Big
-Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio are
said to be included in the scheme of
consolidation in due time and under
proper conditions will merge in to the
New York Central.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
RAILROAD NEWS
The Santa Fe to Erect a Build
ing at EmpOria
For, the Accommodation of the
Men Off Runs.
GOOD PLACE LOAF
Wash and Bath Rooms, Read
ing ParlOr and Chairs.
Two Stories High, 2Ox4O Feet,
Will Cost $4,000.

Emporia, June 29.-The Santa Fe is to
erect a new building here for it's en-
ployes. 1t will be 2Ox40 feet, two stor-
les high and cost 81, 900.
The building will contain rooms for
air instruction, reading, washing and
bathing and engine supplies. 1t will be
located near the round house.
J. E. Gavitt, division master mechan-
ic and ]. II. Banker, superintendent of
bridges and buildings for this division,
were in Emporia Tuesday for the pur-
pose of starting the work. The mater
ial is on the ground and the building
will be rushed This will be stopping
point for railroad men between runs.
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Santa Fe Excursion Trains.

Aside from the Kansas California
special, which leaves Kansas City on
July 8. the Santa Fe will run special
through trains for the exclusive &C
commodation of it's patrons in the east
The Brooklyn special will pass through
Topeka on July 3.
The Indiana and the Kentucky spec
ial will go through Topeka on July g.
The Missouri, the Ohio, the New York
and the New England specials will pass
through here on July Z.
These trains viii stop at the principal
points of interest west of Trinidad, Civ
ing ample time for passengers to go
sightseeing before continuing on their
journey to the Pacific coast.
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ROCK ISLAND PAMPHLET.
Passenger Department issues Infor-
nation Regarding Kansas.

The Rock Island passenger depart
ment has just issued a neat and in
structive pamphlet in reference to al
falfa kaffir corn and stock raising in
will be distributed widely in Kansas
and throughout the United States. The
purpose of this little book is twofoId, it
will give to the people some idea of
what is being done along this line while
a the same time it is hoped that it will
interest the eastern farmers and CAPT
taIists to the advantages which Kansas
has to offer in stock raising.
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TO USE ELECTRIC ENGINES.
Great Northern Will Try a New
Power For Tunnel Hauling.

New York, June 29.-James ]. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail-
road, is in this city now and is almost
in daily conference with Henry w.
Cannon and others. Mr.. Hill reports
the road to be in extremely good physi-
cal shape and to be prospecting. Many
improvements and alterations are being
planned that will be of material ad-
vantage.
Perhaps the most important move
will be to extend the line into Van
COuver, where the Canadian Pacific
now is the dominant factor. A number
of electric engines are to be placed upon
the road for hauling trains through
various tunnels.
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Would Not Suffer So Again For Fifty
Times It's Price.

awoke last night with severe pains
IN my stomach, I never felt so badly in
all my life. When 1 came down to work
this morning 1 felt so weak I could hard
ly work. 1 went to Miller & MeCUrdy's
drug store and they recommended Cham
beriafn's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. It worked ike magic and d., one
the finest thing 1 ever used for stomach
trouble. 1 shall not be without it in my
home hereafter. for 1 should not care to
endure the sufferings of last night again
for fifty times it's price.-G. H. Wilson.
Liveryman, Burgettstown, Washington
Co., Pa. This remedy is for sale by all
druggists.