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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
WHOLLY INCAPABLE.
Gen Davis Says Porto Ricans VIII
Never Learn Anything.


New York. Oct 26--A special to the
World from Washington says
The natives of Porto Rico are not
now and never VIII be capable of self
government
This is practically the burden of a re-
port just submitted to the secretary of
war by Gen George w Davis. military
governor Of Porto Rico Upon this in
formation the president viii base the
recommendatiOns relative to Porto
Rlca contained in his forthcoming mes
sage The report of Gen Davis is in
substance that it viii take years TO ed
ert and progressive American spirit viii
have TO be insuIIed into them slowly as
Jhey 90 not grasp ideas with encOurag-
ing rapIdIty- From observations so far
made Gen Davis things II Is advisa-
Die that governor general be appoint
ed, vested with certain power, one who
posses tact and executive ability To
aid him there should be a body of
Americans to act in the capacity of a
ca bl1et to Superintend the affairs of
the various branches of the islands
government To test the abilities of the
natives, II Is recommended that they
be eligible TO election to q legislative
body. the election TO be conducted by
the native Porto Ricans-
The actions of this legislative bodv
however. are TO be passed upon by an
authoritative council which viii take
the form of a supreme court to consist
Of Americans of judicial KNOWLEDGE
This body viii decide upon the wisdom
of the acts OF the Porto Ricaus as a
legislative assembly.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
SANTA FE IN STOCKTON.
a Handsome Depot to Be Built il the
California Town

Stockton. CAL Oct. 26.-The laying
out of the site of the new Santa Fe de-
pot here has begun under the super
vision of E F. Henderson, who is max
ing the surveys for the foundations.
The contract for building the depot
had been let to A L Campbell OF San
Francisco. The structure viii be two
stories in height, $50 feet long and A
feet wide Along the front of the sta
tion will be an arcade running the en-
tire length. and at the rear entrance
win be q short arcade, under which car
riages or hacks may drive. that their
occupants may aIight under cover in
stormy weather
The north side Of the building. facing
the business portion Of town. viii be
provide with a clock tower giving the
exact time The station viii be lighted
with electricity and the waiting rooms
viii be heated with open hrepIaces.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
LIFE SAVED By SWAMP Roof.
The Wonderful New Discovery In
Medical Science.
Sample Bottle Sent Free BY MAI.

Swamp Root, discovered by the emf
nent kidney and bladder specialist, IS
wonderfully successful in promptly
curing kidney bladder and uric acid
troubles.
Some Of the early symptoms OF weak
kidneys are pain or dull ache in the
back, rheumatism. dizziness, headache.
nervousness. catarrh Of the bladder.
gravel or caIculi, blOating. sallOw com
plexion, puffy or dark circles under the
eyes, suppression Of urine or compelled
to pass water often day and night
The mild and extraordinary effect Of
the famous new discovery. DR.. Kilners
SWamp-RoOt. is soon realized It stands
the highest for its wonderful cures OF
the most distressing cases. If you need
a medicine you should have the best
Sold by druggists in fifty cent and
one dollar sizes. You may have a sam
pie bottle Of DR.. KiImer's SWamp-Root
and 4 pamphlet that tell all about It
including many of the thousands of let
ters received from sufferers cured, both
sent free by mail Write DR.. Kilu1er &
Co., Binghamton, N Y, and please
mention that you read this gener-
Gus offer in the Topeka Daily State
Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
sEcTIoN ZEN sHoRr.
Farmers Are Outbidding the Railroads
in the Labor Field.

Atchison, Oct. 26.-Extensive i'm
prOvements are being made on the road
bed of the Central Branch OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific, traversing northern kan
sas, 300 miles west. Trains of new ties
and Of ballast have been going west
ever since the road passed into the
Gould ownership a little over a year
ago, and recently Is cars of steel rails
were sent TO the North Solomon exten-
sion to replace the iron rails still in
use there.
The Missouri Pacific is anxious to do
more work on the Central Branch, but
it can not get section men at present.
The farmers are Overbiddiug the rail-
roads for the service of Iaborers.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
GOMPERs COMING WEST
To Settle Labor Dispute in Kansas
City.

Kansas city. Mo-. Oct. 26.-SamueI
GOmpers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, has been request
ed to come here and settle a color
question which has been a question OF
controversy in Kansas City labor or
ganizations and has wired that he VIII
be here.
The trouble grew out Of the attempt
of the building trades council Of Kan
sas City to compel George Parks, the
contractor, who is building the new
Cudahy packing house in ArmOurdale
to employ union hOd carriers Union
hod carriers are almost exclusively
negroes and Mr.. Parks and the Cudahy
Packing company viii not hire negroes
when they can find white men
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
ROCK ISLAND SPECIALS
That Road Arranging to Bring Thous
ands of People Into Topeka

That Road Arranging to Bring Thous-
ands of People Into Topeka
The Rock Island road is making ar
rangements to properly take care Of the
people along its line who are coming to
Topeka to take part in the celebration
and welcome in honor of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment A dozen or more
special trains are being talked OF from
different points on the Rock Island syS-
tenn, and schedules are being made
which viii be convenient to travellers,
and at the same time bring the trains
into Topeka before 1870 o'clock on the
morning of the reception
Up to the present time the specials
already arranged for are as follows
Special train from PhilHpsburg by
BelIeviIle, Manhattan. and Mcfarland
Special from HeringtOn by McFar-
land
Special from HOIton-
Special from Sabetha-
Special from st. Joseph.
Other special trains will be announc-
ed later as soon as the schedules are ar
ranged.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Altgeld on the stnmn.

Omaha, Neb.. Oct 26-Ex-G Governor
John P. AItgeld, Of Illinois, came to
Nebraska yesterday for a stumping
tour to last several days, firing the
opening gun at Blair last night, where
he addressed an audience Of about 500
people at the opera house He declined
to discuss the silver question and de-
voted most of his time to a criticism Of
the course of the administration in the
Philippines, claiming that the United
States is trying TO place the F'fIipinos
in the same BONDAGE that they were in
lands.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Rohbad the Grara.

A startling incident is narrated by. John
Oliver Of Philadelphia, as follows. Il was
in an awful condition Ny skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken- tongue coated
pain Continually in back and sides. no ap-
petite, growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up Then I was
advised to use Electric Bitters. to nay
great JOY, the first bottle made a decided
Improvement continued their use for
three weeks. and am now a well man I
know they robbed the grave Of another
victim" No one should fail to try them
Only soc. guaranteed at Waggoners, drug
store, 731 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Tbree Toes valued at ss. zoo.

Leavenworth. Oct. 26.-Louis Wilson,
through his attorneys, John T. O'keefe
and Charles BIochberger, has filed a
suit in the district court to recover
s., 700 from the Missouri Pacific railway,
for personal damages. Wilson is II
years old and served in the United
States army during the Cuban cam
paign- The injury of which he COM
plains was received September 13. 1899.
while he was employed by the Missouri
Pacific railway as a section hand. A
rail weighing 700 pounds. fell on his
foot and crushed it so as to necessitate
the amputatiOn of three toes.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

Reed. one of the leading citizens and uner-
chants of Clay, Clay Co, W Va, struck
his leg against cake of ice in such a
manner as to bruise it severely. It be-
came very much swollen and panied him
50 badly that he could not walk without
the aid Of crutches. He was treated by
physicians, also used several kinds of lin
iuent and two and a half gallons of Whis-
ky in ba athing it, but nothing gave any re-
lief until he began using Cham berlafn's ;
Pain Balm This brought almost a com
plete cure in a weeks time and he be
Ieves that had he not used this remedy
his leg would have had TO be anputated-
Pain Balm is unequaled for sprains
bruises and rheumatism For sale by ali
druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Bicycle Prfcea

New York. oct 2s.-The American Ri
cycle company today issued q state
ment announcing that the general 7f-
rection Of the various factories and
selling departments viii be conducted
IN New York city The varfors cow
pshles VIII form into groups and one
company Of each group viii besides irS
own products sell that of the other
ADOPTED are SO and $50 for chsf11ass
y neels and $50. $40. S25 and SIS for cbain
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
To Connect with Rock Island.

horna & Gulf railroad, by its president,
E L Peckham, and acting secretary,
L A Shaw, has fled with the territOr-
Blackwell, 0. T, south through the
counties of Grant, Noble, Garfield, LO-
gan, Kingfsher, Canadian and Oklaho-
ma to a point on the Rock Island be-
tween North Enid and FL Reno. The
extension is not to exceed 125 miles in
length, and survey is to be made at
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
RaiImakers Profit by Experienee.

Railway managers who have been or
dering steel rails for next summers
delivery have recently discovered that
rafImakars have a decided unwilling
ness to do so on the basis Of present
prices RaiImakers have been uufOr-
tuuate in the recent upward movement
They have supplied rails continuously
below market prices. Hence their pres
ent unWillingness TO sell rails largely
a s33 which may be worth SIS when de-
Iivered- Authorities agree pretty well
that an unusual amount of railroad
building viii be undertaken next spring.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
CUBANS PROTEST
Strongly Against Giving Up the Cock
Fights.

Havana, Oct. 26.-Cuban opinion is
against the recent proclamation of the
civil governor of Havana, General
Rivera, prohibiting cock fights. The
proclamation is also considered as in
the nature of a protest against the
failure of Governor General Brooke to
prohibit cock fighting at the time when
he prohibited bull fighting. A man to
whom General Rivera had refused a
permit for a cock fight has written to
La Lucha to say that cock fighting is
particularly popular among the Cubans
and that If General Rivera will not al
low it he intends to appeal to the gov
ernor general
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Track Laying Commenced.

been in the city for a few days arrang-
ing the work train on the Oklahoma
and Eastern road Over 500 track lay
ers arrived last week and yesterday
the first rail was laid on the new rail-
road at g a. m and cars are now on
the track The work Of laying steel
will continue for six miles, the COM
pIetion of the grade and viii be pushed
forward as fast as the graders finish
their work Trains are sure to be run
into Perkins before January 1.-Guth-
RE ga der
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease
relieved in six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure 1T is 2
great surprise on account Of its exceeding
promptuess IN relieving Dain-in bladder
kidneys and back. in male or female Re-
neves retention of wafer almost lurued-
lately If you want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy Sold by sim
Drug Co. s34 Kansas avenue. and Geo
w StausdeId. 632 Kansas avenue drug
gists, Topeka. Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
work of an Engine Spark.

A spark from a Union Pacific engine
set out a fire west of Sand Springs The
flames ran over the prairie for some dis
tance, doing several hundred dollars
worth of damage Red Bud ranch
fences were burned for a. long distance.
J. N Carlisle lost a lot of implements.
hay, corn, fences. etc, and only saved
his house and barn by hard work in
pIOwing fireguards- The road will be
called on to pay ages--AbiIene Re
-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Capt. Crozfer For Luzon.

Washington, Oct 26.-Orders will be
issued speedily for Captain Crozier Of
the ordnance department to proceed to
the Philippines Captain Crozier's in
structiOns have not yet been issued, but
the decision to send him was the re-
suit of lack Of ordnance officers in
LuzOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

cago, Rock Island and Texas resulted
in the reelection of all the old officials,
as follows: n A Low, president 5
B. HOvey, vice president and general
manager; F. E Dietrich, secretary and
treasurer. The general freight and
passenger agents and auditor viii re-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
A NEW STYLE ENGINE TANK
It Is Building at the Santa Fe Shops
Here, and Has Several Good
features

Fe shops here a large and new style
locomotive tender. Its capacity will be
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
Rig CentraI Rraneh Mortgege.

Beloit. Oct 26.-The Mercantile Trust
company, Of New York, has placed on
record in the register of deeds Office
possibly the largest mortgage ever re
corded in the county. It is a mortgage
on the Central Branch railway for So
0S5,o0o, and required revenue stamps to
the amount Of 81, ,729
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

v As the result OF his splendid basf+J,
:, sIle l PM 1lslo-s VII and tremendous energv
80 A1L -9 41ld Wnera Stomach Liver FCf45-
neys and Bowels are out Of o-7s- -
Sou want these qualities and the success
Lney bring use Dr. kings New Tfea E5557e
- my = cents at Waggoners drug sr0-s
u Kansas avenue s-0- 3
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
A SANTA FE MOVE
The Kansas Road viii Enter Cripple
Greek Within Six Months.

Victor. Col. Oct 26--It was learned
here from most reliable sources that
the grading now being done on the line
Of the electric road which was proposed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

Clouds Of Medieated vapor are inhaled
through the mouth and emitted from the nos
triIs, cleansing and vaporizfng all the tndamed
and diseased parts which cannot be reached By
medicine taken into the stomach
Il reaches the sore spots-It heals the Tz10
pgGees-Tt goes to the seat Of lisedse-It acts as
q balm and tonic to the tCh0Ie sySteD-sfG0 at
druggists or sent 6yHaG5L. 1505 Arch ST. EllsLG
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

II A. Low Reelected President
The election Of officers for the Chi
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

aCCIeSS . y III -I---'7-'' =
charge IS made for advice. 4 suffered
seven years and would surely have died
but for your help" writes Mrs GEO.
BAINBRIDGE, Morea. Pa. to Mrs PInkham-
1T is with pleasure now write to inform
vou that am now healthy woman, thanks
to your kind advice and wonderful med1-
cine. I can never praise tenough. Twas
a constant sufferer from womb trouble, and
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
In HIS Stars 5 Cent!

This week at The Bennett Book Store
730 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

T@VERY woman suffering from any female trouble can De
helped BY Mrs. Pinkha- This statement IS based on
- sound reasoning and unrivaued record MuItltudes
of Americas women to-day Mrs Pinkha for competent
and corousense advice. Write to her II you are III Her
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
KANSAS CITY AND RETURN


VS-D4 = u lla EaslL q 2 =
on sale from October . to October q
returning good until October 30 Six
trains d day in each direction
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26
SAFE
COUNSEL
SICK
WOMEN

Ieucorrhcea a0ooTleI
c1d not walk across the for three four weeks at
- Sine sine zour medicine. now have more bear
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26


time. Since using your n
ing-down pains. or tired
feelings, and am well and
hearty. Isha1 recommend
lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to all my
suffering friends as the
greatest remedy for all
female weakness
Mrs. SUSIE J. WEAVER,
1871 CallowhI1 St, Phila-
delphia, Pa, writes:
dear MRS. PNKHAM-I
had Inflammation of the
womb and painful men
situation. and by your
advice I began taking
lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Have
taken four bottles and use
one package of Sanat1v
Wash and feel like 4 new
woman I thank you 50 4
much for what your medi- .
cine has done for me.
Mrs. VI. BAUNlANN, III W
Chicago, Ill. writes: " Z
months trial ofLydia z. Phi
not say enough in praise
with womb trouble when I
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

II II ' ILI5s Jelsy-I o. Mo
Studrts Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
b. druggists everywhere at 50 cents for
fun sized packages A little book on
Stomach Diseases mailed free by ad-
dressing T. - Stuart Co, Marshall.
Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-26

months trial Lydia E Pnkhas Vegetable Compound
not say enough praise for it. very sick
with trouble when began its but now am well
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Love twists its own crown of thorns
and is condemned to bear its own
crCSs.
Marriage is a business that never
fails to pay when love is the silent
partner
TIE thing that frightens man
most when he cries is that he doesn't
know what he may do next-New
York Press
Man is an animal and woman is an
animal trainer
a woman rather likes trusting that
you mistrUst her until she m6strusts
thet she trusts you
When a woman begins a discussion
by ag.esing with everything you say,
there is q terrific storm brewing.
The average woman who begins mar
-iad life thinks she lives on love; but
il isn't long before she gets down 10
three meals day and she doesnt
even try to stay her appetite on the
other.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-20
WRECK or THE G. ". u. Z N.
Eight Freight cars in The Ditch
Heavy Property Loss.

Wrecks have been quite numerous
on the G. V. G. & n. railIcad OF late,
says the Sufford Guardian. but the
most disastrous one in its history oc-
CURED TO the northbound rain last
Monday between MatthewsUlle and
Thomas, when eight helvi1y loaded
freight cars, in the center of the train
left the track and now lay in a tangled
and broken mass of iron and wGod.
with damaged merchandise, machfn-
cry, -four, grain and hay scattered in
all directions. The engine did nO5
loaVe the track, and the passenger
coach and several freight cars also re-
manned on the rails
The accident is attributed to the
r7ils spreading, due to the s0fte ming
of the read bed by '-1e recent heavy
rains, but DR.. Ruff, who was directly
opposite the train, on horseback. at
the time OF the wreck, believes it WGs
due to a defective culvert He says
the train was moving at a good RE
of speed and he noticed that as each
car passed ever the culvert IL sank
lower, Cuusing them t. jump like a
broncho horse and that the wreck Oc-
Cured Immediately after the '-rain had
crossed He is OF the opinion that the
cause of the rails spreading was due
to the jumping Of the heavy cars.
The damage 10 cars and freight viii
amount to several thousand dollars.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-20
THE OLDEST PILOT
Austin, who Has just Died, Once
Saved Robert e Lees Life.

West Point, n. Y.-Jesse Austin, the
oldes,- pilot on the Hudson river. was
buried ct Garris0ns. n. Y. Monday.
Many prominent residents of nearby
places attended the funeral. Rad he
lived until January Austin would have
been 100 years Old Austin was born
eight years before the military acad-
envy was founded. The greater part
cf his life IVES spent on the river BE-
tween Garrisons and Yves. Point. and
for years he met nearly everybody who
visited the academy His first ferry
was u row boat. The commanders Of
the garrison then lived On the east side
Of the river, and they landed at Ar
n0ld's Point, named after Benedict Ar
mold Most Of she provisions OF the
garrison wera also ferried across.
After years Of work at the cars Aus
tn finally rugged up 4 scow that was
worked by horse power. According
70 local legend the scheme was aban-
doned during a visit of Jefferson Da-
Wis, then secr5tary of war, to the acad-
envy, in 1857. Austin was ferrying u
distinguished party of military men
across tha river when the machinery
went tC pieces and the horse fell in the
river. The boat nearly npsized, and
the man who afterward became presi-
dent of the confsderacy had a narrow
escape from death in the Hudson river.
Austin saved the life OF ROberr h
Lse when the latter was superintend-
ent II the military academy. Lee was
attending u party in Garrisons. and 81
3 o'clock On a winters morning got
Jesse out of bed TO TOW him across 10
West Pant. Ice was forming on the
river, but the men braTed i. When
h2If way across Austin lost his BEAR
lngs and couldn't make shore. He
kept rowing to avoid freezing TO death.
While the passenger sat wrapped in q
long cloak. and Stamped his feet to
keep warm.
me bcE. ran against a heavy ice foe
and Lee, thinking it was ashore.
Jumped Austin dragged him from the
water, and rOwed toward q glimmer CT
light Il proved to be a sentineFS Ian
fern and the soldier helped both men
up the hill 1t took more than . pi-s
Of rum to thaw us out" Jesse used 10
say when telling the story.
On night II 1861 an order came bv
telegraph from the war department to
ksSp seam up in the ferry boat Purl-
tan, and await further Instructions.
At O'Clock in the morning a train
Numbered into the Garriso1s station.
and President Loncoln walked TO the
ferry boat and ordered Aus..n to pro-
coed 10 C0zzen's dock, where he met
General Scott.
Austin never tired showing the uni
terms that foTfy cadets who left West
Point al the beginning Of he civil war
discarded on the boat He gathered
them up and they are now among his
effects. Grant. Sheridan and Sherman
all knew the old boatman.-New York
Herald
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-20
REMEMBER. THERE IS A SLOW
NESS IN AFFAIRS THAT RIP
EMS THEM AND \ SLOW
NESS THAT RIOTS
'ETHEM

We address ourselves to the hun
dreds of thinking men and women
/ looking for homes in Phoenix. as well
as to those living in adjacent mining
towns and other places in the Tern
tory, asking them this important
question at this opportune time:
WILL HISTORY REPEAT TTSEL F
IN YOUR CASE?
If I had invested a hundred dollars.
sir, in San Francisco real estate n
the early days and hung on Jill now.
I'd been worth my millions to-day
Just hCnik of it" Point out the man
on the coast who has not heard a
'Friscan complaining of his luck some-
what as above. In Chicago, Los An
geIes, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City.
and almost every town and ci.y in the
west you meet with the same weeping
and wailing and crashing of teeth, and
50, indeed. in the vicinity of all our
rapidly growing centers. Never have
coming events cast their shadows be-
fore" with the same marked outline
coupled with intrinsic merit as in this
infant city of Phoenix and Salt River
Valley, yet will history repea1 itself
here. Many will be the lamentations
in less than a short Y6ar to come,
about the golden opportunity lost"
BE wise today! It's madness to de-
fer; next day the fatal precedent will
plead-thus on till wisdom is pushed
out of Fife"
500 CITY LOTS. 50x132 FEET. FIVE
MINUTES WALK FROM COURT
HOUSE. No street car required. First
class streets and avenues. Every lot
situated and perfect; no "a
vines or broken lands; now Offered at
prices that simply DEFY competition
and can never be duplicated in Phoe-
nix, viz: AT $50 AND Up TO 5000
EACH. ON INSTA1LAIENT PLAN,
PAYMENTS OF $500 TO
$1,000 EACH. NO INTEREST ON
BALANCES. TITLE
UNITED STATES PATENT.
We address ourselves particularly to
people paying rent-exOr rent