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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
WILL HOLD UP UNCLE SAM.
Western Roads to Form q Second
Pool on Military Business

Chicago, July 20.-The big railroad
systems operating west Of Chicago will
attempt another pool in military bust
ness. This was agreed upon at the
meeting of the general passenger agents
of these roads in Marquette. Mich,
Tuesday.
A committee of three of the general
passenger agents was appointed to con-
slider plans for a new pool The ques-
ton will also be considered a a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Western Passenger association in this
city tomorrow.
A second pool is deemed advisable for
the fact that large movements of troops
are expected between Chicago and San
Francisco during the next two or three
months The nominal military rate be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco is
S28. 73
OF this amount 81 cents per ticket
goes to the Southern Pacific for it's haul
of nearly 900 miles between Ogden and
the Golden Gate city. This small pro-
portion is on account of the large gov
eminent credit that the company must
give Uncle Sam on all of its business
Since the disruption of the latest pool
in this business. the government has
been able to send it's soldiers from Chi
cago to San Francisco at a SO rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
WELLINGTON FEELS IT.
New Santa Fe Shop Policy Reduces
Working Force There.

1t looks as though Wellington was to
suffer from the Santa FEES new shov
policy, says the Wellington Mail THIS
morning in obedience to orders, erie
Winger and John Perry, machfrists
quit work in the Wellington round
house and went to the Topeka shops
Rumors are in the air to the effect that
other mechanics are to be taken from
the shops in this city.
An apparently well founded report is
also current in railroad circles that no
more engines are to be overhauled
here There is only one engine ION the
block now. None have come in during
the past four mouths. This means
decrease in the Wellington working
force.
Another significant fact in the Well
ington situation is the removal of the
master mechanics office For several
years Wellington had a master me
chanic- After Neubert went to Arkan-
sas City, A Sherwood became master
mechanic and had charge of the Pan
handle line W. H Hart became shop
foreman About July I, Master Me
chanic Mitchell was removed from OF
tawa to Chanute and given charge of
the shops here Sherwood went back
as shop foreman and Hart took his old
place also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
KANSAS NEWS.
Missing Mrs. Ryan is Located at
Whitewater.
Disappeared From Her Home at
Arson on July 2.
NIGHT AND DAY SEARCH
Husband Has Been Seeking
High and Low For Her.
Theory Is That the Woman Is
Temporarily Insane.

Wichita. Kan. July 20.-MrS Thomas
Ryan, wife of prominent farmer who
resides near Arson, in Sumner county,
and who left her home on July 2, leav-
ing a note cher husband telling him
she was going to her home in Illinois,
has been located at Whitewater. Kan
The operators on both the Missouri Pa
cific and the Rock Island roads seeing
the publication of the fact that Mrs
Ryan had disappeared, Immediately re-
called a woman answering that deScrlp-
ton as having come there a few days
ago A message was at once sent here
and Detective Sutton, who had been
working on the case, was notified He
in turn telegraphed Sheriff Sawyer at
Wellington that the woman was located
at Whitewater.
Mr. Ryan was at once notified and
has gone after her. It is not known
why she remained at Whitewater IN
less the theory is true that her mind IS
affected. When she left home Detective
Sutton traced her as far as Wichita and
from the Missouri Pacific depot to the
Santa. F'e, where he lost all trace of her.
Mr.. Ryan was in the city last Sunday
looking for her and was greatly affected
over her disappearance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
PLENTY OF 1T.
Lots More Proof Like This and It
Is all From Topeka People.

''The proof of the pudding is in the
eating of it," If any city or town in the
union has sufficient proof on the fol-
lowing subject, it is Topeka Genuine
merit is finding it's reward in the hearty
endorsement of local citizens When peo-
pie right here at home. friends and
neighbors of our readers, give a state
ment like the following for publication
it is proof convincing for the most skep-
teal Read this testimony:
Mr. w NJ Smith of 316 Lawrence
street, blacksmith by trade, says: L
had most depressing pains in my back
and across the lOins- In the winter of
1893 they grew much worse, and at
night after working all day I suffered
severely. I took q number of kidney
remedies and wore an electric belt for
three months. but obtained little relief.
My rest at night was frequently broken
on account of a kidney weakness. and
on learning Of DOan's Kidney Pills,
went to Rowley & Shows drug store
and got a box The treatment relieved
me of the annoying weakness of the kid
neys and the pain in my back passed
away. Doan's kidney Pills did more for
me than any other remedy I ever used
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by Row
ley & Snow, 600 Kansas avenue, and all
other dealers Price so cents Mailed
by Foster-MiIburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the U S.
Remember the name-Doan'S-and
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
HIS PETRIF1ED WIFE
Chanute Man Keeps the Stone Body
of His Spouse in His Home.

Chanute July 20.-J- H Rockies, the
proprietor of a carriage works here has
the petrified body of his first wife stored
away A reporter called at the Office
of Mr. Rockies today and asked to see
the body.
Certainly" he replied. ''come in
He then led the way to the front part
of the carriage shop and calling to
two young men he told them to lift
off two large boxes This done a long
narrow, strong Oaken box was opened
and the perfect form Of a young woman
was revealed The position was nat
uraI one except the crossing of the
hands on the breast, one hand being
lower than the other. The features are
distinct and perfect and the form is
whole and perfect except the two feet
are broken off at the ankles, but the
feet are both there, toes and nails per-
feet. one foot is broken in two, and
Prof Rickles picked up the broken piece
of foot to show the material into which
it had turned, remarking that particles
of silver were mixed with the stone.
Prof RickleS has been in this city sew
eraI years and he is a well known bust
ness man. He said that it was the body
Of his first wife, and that she was about
of her death.
Rickles explained to him that his
first wife had died nearly quarter of a
century ago, while he was living in
what is known as the Bad Lands in
North Dakota Several years later he
had the body exhumed for removal and
luGt II nd0 tuILc0 u stone
then concluded to keep it in his posses
sion and since then has taken the body
with him wherever he went. In this
instance Mrs Rickles No. is not the
least bit jealous of having Mrs. Rickles
No. I in the house.
The petrifaction was brought about
according to the explanation given Mr.
Broadhead, by the famous Milk River
that runs through the Bad Lands of
North Dakota Once a year the river
cverfiows its banks and floods the coun-
try for miles around. The nature of the
soil is such that it absorbs the water
and produces petrifaction of any or
ganic matter which it may contain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20

AT PHILADELPHIA
Score by innings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
IN MALE ATTIRE.
A Handsome Pittsburg Woman Saw
the Big Fight

New York. July 20-It became known
today that Mrs c. J. Armstrong. of
Pittsburg. saw the fight between Erne
and McGOvern- She was the only Wo-
man in the house, and was accompanied
by her husband Mrs. Armstrong was
clad in a pair Of her husbands striped
trousers and black diagonal double
breasted coat. and wore light outing
hat and patent leather shoes Her hair
was done up on the top of her head Mr.
and Mrs Armstrong occupied seats on
the fourth row OF section J.
Mrs Armstrong is a lover of boxing
She uses the gloves with her husband
almost daily and travels about with
him on business trips
Mr. and Mrs Armstrong. accornpauied
by q friend. took a cab from the GiIsey
House to the Garden. arriving there il
time TO see the finish of the first pre-
liminary fight
Through the next preliminary Mrs
Armstrong sat very uninterested spec
tatOr. She seemed bored and ciapped
her hands for JOY when the contest was
over.
But she was an entirely different xo-
man during the progress of the main
bout She was all ears. eyes and atten-
ton and would have shouted in enthus-
1asTn had not her husband held her in
check Mr.. Armstrong cautioned her
several times not to get up, but in the
excitement OF the moment she forgot
those warnings and half arose in her
seat and cheered AIcCOvern-
When Erne'S seconds threw the
sponge into the ring Mrs. Armstrong;
guessed its meaning and arose from
her seat with the other spectators and
cneered- She lost her presence of mind
Tor the moment Fortunately her hus-
oand was quick to see the danger and
Gained her Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong
waited until almost every one had de-
tarte9 ana We're then lost in the last
crowd that left the garden
mrs Armstrong is a handsome br1l-
nelte, Ieet 8 inches tall stout and has
a wealth OF black hair. She does not
Sn1pat4ilzs with the loser, but on the
contrary thinks 1t proper that ATc[.1--
ern should have Won So strong is her
aonlralIon for the young fighters abfl-
1SS tnat she sent him a big floral bor-
quet in honor Of his victory
I would travel half wav across A.
continent to see such a fight ike fha
Erne-McGovern affair." she said +o4ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
KANSAS GIRL IN PEKIN.
Supposed to Have Been Murdered by
the Boxers.

Usage City, July 2o.-If the story of
the Pekin massacre is verified, a large
number of the people in the eastern GEN.
trail portion of Kansas Will feel per
sona1 loss in the death of Mrs Theodore
Marshall Inglis, wife of Dr. John H
Inglis, superintendent of the Presby-
terrain hospital at the capital city Of
China. The last time that her Kansas
friends saw her was on the occasion of
her marriage, in the fall of 1898, at the
home of her father, ]. F Marshall, a
WeIl-knOWn banker or this city
DR.. Inglis had known her in Pitts
burg. Pa where she attended school
After she had left Pennsylvania, she at
tended the College of Emporfa, at En-
poria, kan. where she was graduated
in 1896. She then held the chair of
literature in the high school of Colorado
Springs. Colo. where she made a name
for herself among western educators:
In the fall of 1898 DR.. Inglis received
the appointment of superintendent OF
the large Presbyterian hospital in Pek1n,
China. and it was then that he came
to Usage City and was married to the
girl for whom all had predicted such a
brilliant future The evening preceding
her marriage a reception was held at
the Marshall home in Usage City, and
a score of college and society friends
of the bride from Emporia attended
The fact that she was to leave Tor PekIn
Immediately after the marriage, per-
haps, made the affair more notable
one.
Immediately after the marriage. Dr.
IngliS and his handsome bride left for
San Francisco. where they took ship for
China In letters received from them
since. pictures of a delightful home in
the Orient were drawn by the Kansas
girl, whose name was not unknown to
the columns of several magazines A
few months ago a babe blessed the
union. Letters received by her parents
told of the boxer rumOrS and of their
belief that they would soon end How
mistaken they were the cables can best
tell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
ANOTHER sTILwELL LINE.
Said That Promoter Proposes to Build
to the Gulf

Fort Worth, Tex, July 2O.-Not until
late did the fact leak out that A E.
StilIwel1 is planning an air line from
Kansas City to Galveston It is defin-
itely known that such is the case. For
the past three days a Mr.. Smith has
been in the city comforting with mana
gers of certain Texas short lines to be
used as connecting links. Agent Smith
has gone over the entire length of the
proposed line, beginning at Quanah, on
the Fort Worth & Denver, through Sey-
mour, Graham. Mineral Wells and on
south through StephenviI1e to Calves
ton It is learned that the money to
build the Orient line from Kansas City
to Mexico has been secured. but that
the road from Quanah to the gulf is to
be constructed first.
The intention is to secure a direct air.
line from Kansas City to the gulf
which will be the shortest road to Gal
weston from Kansas City. The road
passes through the Panhandle wheat
belt, and will do a big business handling
grain for export
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20

to taking the position he was division
superintendent on the Denver division
He was here only for a short time, how
ever, and was sent to Trinidad, exchang-
ing places with NJ F. Eagan, who after
ward became superintendent of machin-
cry. Mr.. Webb'S division reaches from
Pueblo to TexIine and it is one of the
hardest divisions in the system No rea-
son is announced for the resignation
except that Mr.. Webb probably has a
better position in view. 1t is rumored
that he will be succeeded by s. L. Rainey,
now chief clerk in the general superin-
tendent's Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
TOO HEAVILY INSURED.
a Caney Merchant Charged With
Firing His Goods For Profit

independence, July 20.-County Attor-
ney John Callahan has returned form
Caney, Kan, where he conducted the
prosecution against ]. J. Hops. pro-
prietor of the Dollar store who is
charged with arson His store burned
about month ago The testimony Of
fered was that Hops was seen to go
into the store shortly before the fire and
also that Sc, 500 insurance that he had on
stock was really worth Hops was
bound over to the district court for
trial This is the third Montgomery
county merchant who is awaiting trial
charged with arson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
NEWS FROM PRATT.

Pratt, Kan, July GOV. F. Browns
store in Naron township was broken
into Wednesday night and $3.50 was
taken from the cash drawer At this
time it is thought that nothing else was
touched. The Naron postoffice is also
located at this place, but the thieves
did not bother any of the mail. There
is some clue a sto who the thieves are
A marriage license was issued early
this morning to Dan McNutt, age %,
and Mrs Gertrude Lanstrum age 4S-
Mr.. McNutt is the son of Elder William
McNutt, an aged Baptist preacher. and
Mrs. Lanstrum is the widow of Frank
LanStrum the former business man
ager of the Pratt Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
WON'T PAY ITS PHONE BILL
Kansas City, Kan, Emphasized It's
Complaint About Poor Service

Kansas City, Kan, July 2O-The
mayor and council Of Kansas City Kan
took up the fight against the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company for bet
ter telephone service, last night, by re-
fusing to allow the cOnpany's bills for
telephones for the last quarter
Some Of the friends of the telephone
company were disposed to treat the
complaint against the telephone service
as ruse in the interest of a new COM
pany which is soon to ask a franchise
in Kansas City. Kan The citizens and
public officials who are behind the COM
plant assert. however, that it is moth
ing more than demand for the kind
OF telephone service the company agreed
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RH z
Pfttsburg 10000 Z /
Philadelphia - q 0 D / 2 o. 10
Batteries-Pfttsburg Lever and Zin-
mer; Philadelphia, Bernhardt and Doug
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Want Coldwell to Remain.

The members and friends of Secretary
John ColdwelI of the Railroad 7. NJ G
A. have sent three petitions to the In
ternationaI Association at Omaha ask
ing that he remain in Topeka This was
done unknown to Mr.. COldwell. When
he heard of it he said: Il hope that
my friends will withdraw their petitions.
am grateful to them for their interest
in the matter and appreciate their kind
ness, but circumstances are such that
I will not be able to remain here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
WILL BEAUTIFY BUILDINGS.
A Large Force of Rock Island Paint
ers From Chicago Are Here.

A H Koepping, foreman of the Rock
Island paint shops at Chicago and a
large force OF painters has arrived IN
this city and will at once proceed to
paint both the old and new buildings OF
the company at this place.
The depot building will be painted
both inside and out. Master Painter
John Rattenbury will arrive next week
and will at once make arrangements for
this work. It is announced that the
outside of the building will be painted
a slate color and that it has not yet
been decided what the interior decora-
ton will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
Santa Fe Chanees at lola

The departure of Mr.. Spencer, the
cashier at the Santa F-e depot, for his
home at Oak Valley where he has been
appointed agent, was the signal for sew
eral changes at the depot Mrs R. A.
Edgar was promoted here to fill the
position thus vacated, Mr.. Edgar re-
manning agent J. S Turner who has
done night work at the depot for years
has been promoted to day operator. in
Mrs. Edgar's place, and Mr. Ashbrooke,
for the time being is acting as night
agent here-Iola Re-iSter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
FROM EMPoRIA

Fireman ]. D. Lancaster has taken
a 30 days leave of absence. He is go
ing to Los Angeles. Cal, on a visit
Fireman Joe Colyar has taken a 80
days leave of absence
Fireman Paxton has returned from a
30 days leave of absence He has ia
ken a run on the NJ NJ. branch.
Engineer Grimes has returned, after
being in the hospital at Topeka for a
month
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Newspaper Train in Oklahoma.

The newspaper writer's representing a
syndicate of eastern daiIieS composed OF
the Boston Herald, New York Sun,
Philadelphia Press and Baltimore Her
aid are now making a tour of the Rock
Island railroad in Oklahoma and
through the KioWa and Conanche IN
dian country. They will use the new
Rock Island line from Mountain View
to Granite The purpose of this trip is
to give facts relative to this new coun-
try. From Mountain View the party
will go to Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
Rock island Extension Open.

Ell Reno, Ok, July 2O.-The Rock ISL
and extension from Mountain View
through the Comanche country to Green
county, Ok, terminating at Granite, was
completed today and train service was
instituted A big opening excursion is
to be run on the 18th to the new oil
and gas wells at Granite. that are at
tracing much attention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
Pool Vacancies Filled.

The vacancies in the regular pool at
the Santa F'e, which were advertised
last week, have been filled by the ap-
pofntment of Engineer B. H. Client and
Fireman r. H. Lain They take the
places of Engineer Irving Wellman and
Fireman McCIain, who have been put
on the regular run of train No. 122.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
BOBS KEEPS MOVING.
Methuen Occupies Heekpoort
Without Serious Opposition.

london, July 20,-The following dis
patch from Lord Roberts has been re-
ceived at the war office:
Pretoria, July 19--Methuen occupied
Heckpoort to-day without opposition to
speak Of Ian Hamilton and Mahon
continued their march along the coun-
try north of the DelagOa Bay railroad.
Hunter accommodating the positions oc-
cupied by the Free Staters between
Bethlehem and E'icksburg."
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Will Carrie Leaves

W. r. Carrie. foreman in the Santa F,
roundhouse, will leave next week to TAX
a position with George E Hancock
formerly with the Santa Fe, and nov
with the Frisco at Springfield, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
aREDsr TO LAWRENCE.
VIII Play the Team They Defeated
Here Month Ago.

The Santa Fe Reds go to Lawrence
tomorrow, to play ball with the team
which they defeated on the WaShburn
grounds about four weeks ago The
lineup is stronger than it was when
they played the Lawrence team before
and they are confident of another easy
victory. Following is the way they
will play:
Catcher, Blair; pitcher, Sherman;
first base, Frank Wahle; second base,
Gardiner: third base, Huey; shortstop.
Albert Wahle; left field, Sullivan; cen
ter field, Larkins: and right field, Ira
Henry.
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ERNIE SEEKS ANOTHER MArcz
Deposits $1,000 to Fight McGovern
Again But at 133 Pounds

New York. July 20.-Franh F,rna has
deposited $1,000 to bind a match viii
Terry McGovern for the nghtweieht
championship OF the world, at 133
pounds
Enc says without wishing 70 take
any credit from McGovern for his vic
tory, can only say that I was mis-
taken IN making 12S pounds. I could
not DO myself justice I fought at a
weighr which left me no strength or
vitality
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BACK TO A REFORM SCHOOL
Roy G. Anderson Has No Regard For
His Blind Father.

Independence, July 20.-Roy c. An
derson, Is years old, son of z c. Ander-
son of COffeyyille, was tried in the pro-
bate court here charged with incorri-
gibility- He was ordered sent to the re-
form school His father is blind and
his mother can not control him He was
sent to the reform school two years ago,
but was released as reformed a few
months later
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Died of Morphine Poisoning.

Wellington, AKIN, July 26.-Dr. Thos-
Cooper. of 209 Park avenue. Kansas
City, a travelling salesman for a pub
fishing house. was found dead in his
bed at the Aetna hotel Death was
caused by morphine poisoning.
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Texas Fever Killing Cattle.

Sedan, July 2o-About $50 cattle have
died in this county from Texas fever.
There are Il pastures infected practical
u covering the whole county.
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Diamond For waggener.

Atchison, July 20-B. P Waggener is
So years old Among other presents he
received was a handsome diamond from
John c. TomlinSOn Mr.. Waggener and
Mr. Tomlinson have been friends many
years, and both seem to be growing old
gracefully; they are ripening well.
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F. C. WEBB RESIGNS.
Former Topeka Man Gives Up Posi-
ton With Colorado and Southern

Denver. July 20.-Some surprise viii
be occasioned among Colorado & South
ern employees when it becomes known
that T. c. Webb, superintendent of the
Trinidad division, has sent in his resig-
nation which was received by General
Superintendent Dyer yesterday. The
resignation goes into effect on August L
Mr. Webb has been superintendent Of
that division about i've years and prior
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Drouth Broken at Lebanon.

Lebanon, Kan. July 20.-The drouth
of six week was broken here last night
by a good steady rain of about two
hours duration. 1t will save a part of
the corn crop and be of great benefit
to the pasture and hay.
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to give when it accepted its franchise
and that it has nothing whatever to do
with the project of a rival company for
a new telephone system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

port here after accepting terms and wir-
ing that he would join the club
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Eddie Glenn Suspended.

Columbus, O. July 2o--Manager. Quinn
OF the Columbus baseball cI1Ib haS sc
pended Eddie Glenn for failing to re-