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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
5000 KANsANs IN CHICAGO.
Estimated That This Number Took
Advantage of g. a R Rate.

The c. "A. r. excursion rates have
been the cause of an unusual amount of
travel to Chicago. Kansas is well rep
resented there Fully 5000 people have
gone from this state
The Rock Island used Sc extra cars to
handle its business, and these cars were
outside OF the regular trains. OF the
ffty-six, q were tourist sleeping cars, 5
standard sleeping cars and the remain
Eng 80 were chair cars.
These cars were distributed over the
state and were placed at the more i'm
portant cities where large delegations
were to start from
The bulk of the Rock Island travel
come from the towns of Phillipsburg,
Mankato, Belleville, Liberia, Bucklin, Sa-
Ina Herington, Clay Center, Mcfarland
Atchison, Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Topeka
On the Santa Fe the business proved
enormous The bulk of the travel on this
road has been from Garden City, Dodge
City, Ness City, Great Bend, Kinslev
Autehison, Pratt, Medicine Lodge, Vich-
1ta, Winfield, Newton, Mcpherson, EN-
poria, Florence, Independence, Chanute.
ates Center, lola, Garnett, Ottawa
Olathe, Lawrence and Topeka
The business on the Union Pacific and
the missouri Pacific, while it has not
Deen so good as on the other roads.
has been large
Some of the railroads favored Offering
excursions to Colorado and other VEST
srn points to the old soldiers and Others
during the week following their an
campment in Chicago, but owing +o a
misunderstanding the matter was NOT
taken up with the Western Passenger.
association soon enough to bring fhe
matter to head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
Union Pacific Changes

A number of important changes in the
traffic department of the Union Pacific
have been announced. F. B. Choate,
general agent of the freight department,
Salt Lake City, becomes general agent
of the freight and passenger department.
H. NJ. Clay. former general agent of the
passenger department at Salt Lake City,
becomes passenger agent of that place
Charles Clifford has been appointed gen.
eral agent of the freight and passenger
departments at Cincinnati, vice A. G.
Sherman, resigned. W. T. Holly, for
mer general agent at Chicago, goes to
Cincinnati to become passenger agent
under Mr.. Clifford. A. J. Radcliffe.
Michigan passenger agent at Detroit,
passenger and ticket agent. H. T. Car
ter, travelling passenger agent at st.
Paul, goes to Detroit to succeed Mr..
Radcliffe as Michigan passenger agent.
J. o. GoodseIl, travelling passenger agent
at Salt Lake, has been transferred to
St. Paul to succeed Mr.. Carter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
HARD ON SONG WRITER'S.

IFrom the Washington Start
TITS terrible" said the man who was
walking along the street with both
hands pressed to his temples.
THE weather." inquired the friend
whom he had just met.
THE weather is merely an aggravat-
ing detail refer to this disturbance in
China
TT is. indeed. shock to every patri-
otto Citizen
'sOf course; as a patriot am deeply
affected. But / blush to confess that
there is still another consideration, a
purely selfish one, which obliterates my,
broader and more praiseworthy impress
sion. am the man who gets up the
sentimental songs, and must say every
season makes the geographical depart
ment of my work harder to take care
of. have successfully got away with
such words as 'Appomattox' and Chick
amauga,' but what am I going to do If
the Chinese persist in precipitating a
war? I draw the line at 'Tien-Tsin' and
tChe-Foo.' and / am. hoping with all my
heart that the fears will be groundless
and that such terrors as this will not be
added to the Others"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
FROM NEWTON.

Engineers Fem and Wellman have
been taken out of firing service and as
signed to the extra board as engineers.
Fred James was here yesterday from
Scott City. He is the hostler stationed
at that place, and has been to Colorado
on a short vacation
Conductor Griffith was compelled to
return home to Emporia on account of
illness and Conductor McClintock of the
middle division took out his run south.
w B. French of Topeka, is the name
of the new electrician in charge of the
Santa Fe electric light plant in this
city. He comes well recommended as a
man thoroughly posted on electrical af-
fairs.
]. w. Mallory of Palmyra. Mo-, is in
the city a guest Of his daughter, Mrs.
G. Fl. Saunders. Mr.. Mallory was for
merly conductor on the middle divi-
sion of the Santa F'e, and has host of
friends here who will be glad to meet
him.
J. L. Finch, who is well known to
many Newtonians, as he was for sew
eral years employed as a brakeman on
this division of the Santa Fe, was mar
ried last week at his home in Caldwell,
Kansas He is now employed in a SIM
liar capacity on the Rock Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
KANSAS FAIRS in 1900.

Following is a list of fairs to be held
and Secretaries, as reported p to the state
board of agriculture and compiled by Sec
rotary F. D. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society-C. H.
wheaton. secretary, lola: September 1O-12
Brown County Fair ass9,c c n Il +,
Butler County Fair assoeiation-Alyah
Sheldon. secretary, Ell Dorado; September
Chautauqua county-Hewins Park and
Fair association: N. G: Marsh. secretary,
Clay County Fair association-E. E.
Hopes, secretary, Clay Center: Septem-
Corey County Fair association-J. E.
Woodford, secretary, Burlington; Septem-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley Fair
association: J. Nj henderson. secretary.
Burden; September 1s,M- v.,o r.,
ISOLATION: a c. Griesa, secretary. Law
renee.
A Minis, secretary, Garden City.
Franklin County Agricultural society,"
B. G. McQuesten. secretary. Ottawa; Sep
Greeley County Fair association. B.
jackson County Agricultural and Fair
association-S. B. McGrew, secretary
JEFFERSON County Agricultural and Me-
chan1cal association-Edwiu Snyder, sec
Jewen County Fair association-chas. F.
Horne, secretary. Mankato; September
Linn County Fair AssoAiation-Ed. R.
Smith, secretary. Mouaa city.
Marshall county, Frankfort Fair asso-
ciation-C- w Brandenburg, secretary,
Frankfort; SEPTEMBER 25-2S.
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
Fair association-Jos. Z. Trickett. secre-
tary, Paola; September 1923.
MONTGOMERY county, Co6eyville Fair
and Park association-R- z. Kennedy.
secretary, Coffeyville; August 14-17.
Morris County Exposition company: z.
J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove, Septem-
Neosho County Fair association-H.
Lodge, secretary, Erie; August 1881.
Neosho county, Chanute Agricultural,
Fair, Park and Driving association-A. e.
Timpane. secretary, Chanute; September
Al.
Usage County Fair association-C. H.
Curtis, secretary, Burlingame; September
Al.
Riley County Agricultural society: r. t.
Worboys. secretary, Riley; September
Sedgwick county, Wichita State Fair
association--H. G. Toler. secretary. Wich-
tia: September Al.
associa toni T. Cooper. secretary. Fire.
donna: August 21-A.
Stafford County Fair association-John
w. LII, secretary, ST. John; August 29-31-
Harvey County Agricultural society;
John G. Nicholson. secretary. Newton;
October 2-5.
Rocks county fair, at Stockton, Septem-
Der II, II, 10 and IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27

II Granted Concessions Trainmen Can
Remedy Evil.

There is no doubt that the tramp
evll is increasing and that managers
are seriously considering means for rid
olng their lines of this obnoxious ele-
ment, says the Railway Review. AS a.
result OF more or less experience on both
sldeS OF the fence we have come TO he
ueNe thac the train crews themselves
car ana viii overcome the difficulty
providing certain concessions are eli YEN
the freight men, who of course ara the
ones most Intimately concerned with
the problem As a general thing these
crews make but a half-hearted attemnE
70 Keep their trains clear of tramps. for
the tsuft1cient to them) reason that there
as generally brother railroad man
among any particular lot of hobos. This
-nlsnt as Wen be recognized at once. for
no bulletin or example will prevent a
many railway employee (and the manly
0 07 are perforce the best mem from
t1eeung Kindly disposed toward another
Doha,noe railroader who is travelling in
sSaren OF employment. AS a result
s s1ie iaiWay man, who for the time he
ing IS a hobo, is carried, orders 10 fbe
oonsrary Notwithstanding In conse-
quence the risk of discipline which TIA
conductor has thus assumed leads hi,,,
10 not very strongly insist on riddins1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
NAT BROWNS BIG WINNING.
TFrom the Memphis scimitar.l

TFrom the Memphis Scimitar1
zone time in the wicked past, when
gambling was the rule and not the ex-
ception in Memphis, Nat Brown, a well
known gambler of that day, stepped in
to a big house of chance on Main street,
played game of solitaire arose and left
the place $265 better off than when he
entered it.
Those were days when money could
be won on any old game said Detec-
tive Buttinghaus, who was relating the
story.
But you don't mean to tell us that
taire, do your" inquired an amazed aud
ito.
That's what I said,' replied the de-
tective. 'It was this way: A short time
before Nat went into the place a party
of men had been playing seven-up at one
Of the tables for $40 game.
In the wind-up Jim Laning was 1865
ahead. Jim had been shutting on news
paper, and as bill after bill passed from
the other players to him he placed them
together under the paper, until the sum
amounted to $265. At the conclusion of
the game he arose and left the place, for
getting to pocket the money he had
won.
I'm a few minutes Nat Brown dropped
in. He was dead broke, and unable to
enter game, so he began playing soli-
taire. OF course, he discovered the mon
ey and, being broke, took it.
Nat then went out and attired him
self in apparel fit for a king, and it was
two weeks before he told about finding
Lanning's money.
by that time the s265 had passed to
other hands and Laning was hopelessIy
ont that amount"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
THEY WORKED THEIR WAY.
How Plucky Kansas Boys Visited the
Exposition.

Lawrence, Aug 27.-Fay Moulton, a
raduate of the University or Kansas with
ie class of 1900, and Ben Owen, a Kan
sas University student, have returned
A. Buzzi. also graduate of last spring s
class at Kansas university, who went with
them, is still in Paris Moulton. Buzzi,
and Owen started for Paris soon
had little money, but their heads we're
full of schemes.
To begin with each secured a sample
stereopticon and view outfit and going
live, took orders for stereopticons and
views. Having the western push and
hustle each soon amassed a respectable
sized pile of money. But they didn't pro-
much. They needed all they had to spend
in Paris and other European places of ill-
terest. Accordingly they secured passage
as helpers on cattle ships and in this way
reached Liverpool. From there they went
to Paris.
"Our trip was well worth taking, for
we had a good time and enjoyed our stay
in Paris and other places as much
though we were New York millionaires,
said Moulton yesterday. 1T was a great
experience to ge through the way we did,
too. / don't think much of the EXPOSE
ton, though. 1t doesn't compare with the
Worlds fair at Chicago. And the attend
ance is remarkably small and great dis
fact seems marvellous to Americans, as
the admittance fee is but half a franc,
about nine and one-half cents in our
money"
owen will return to the University of
Kansas this fall and try for his old posi-
ton of quarter back on the football team.
Moulton and BuZZi were on last years
team, but both being graduates of the uni
versity they will likely not return Moul-
ton is a Kansas City boy, but Owen and
BuZZi live in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
Santa Fe to Secure & Line Into
st. Louis
BY the Building of st. Louis,
Kansas City & Colorado Road.
CONNECT AT CHANUTE.
New Line Will Absorb Charter
of Southwestern Railway.
Santa Fe Owns $4,000 of Ter
minal Land i'm Fort Scott.

Fort Scott. Kan, Aug. 27.-There are
some significant facts which warrant the
s1lsDicion that the line of railroad now
being built out of st. Louis and across
the state of Missouri, known as the 81
Louis. Kansas City & Colorado. is
Santa Fe line which will absorb the
charter Of the Jefferson City, Fort Seo ~
& Southwestern company and build TO
Chanute, Kan, via this city, and connect
there with the Santa F'e Southwestern
line. This will give the Santa F'e the 81
Louis connection which 1T has so long
wanted and at the same time open up to
St. Louis a direct connection with the
big southwestern territory of the Santa
F'e lines.
The St. Louis, Kansas City & Color
ado road and the Jefferson City, Fort
Scott & Southwestern road were char
tered about the same time more than a
year ago under the laws of Kansas The
directory of each contains the name OF
Santa Fe representative, and the lines
as described in the applications for
charters are almost parallel. The Jeffer-
son City, Fort Scott & Southwestern
road is to run from Jefferson City, Mo-,
to Fort Scott, Kan, and through the
counties of Bourbon, Allen and Neosho
to Chanute, Kan, thence southwest
through the counties of Wilson, Elk.
Montgomery, Chautauqua and Cowley
to the Oklahoma line. The directors are
Reuben L. Dewey of ST. Adams, Va,
John E. Frost of Topeka, William G.
Gum of Fort Scott, Eugene F. Ware of
TOpeka ana l.. A Briggs OF hutchinson,
Kan. The line is to be 800 miles long In
this city the Santa F'e has for some
years owned $40. 600 worth of ground for
terminals, and it owns a right of way
through the city to the Missouri line.
There is an old railroad grade on this
right of way. The reported intention of
the St Louis, Kansas City & Colorado
road to run either to Kansas City or
Joplin, or both, would not Interfere with
the line to Chanute. as the road could
conveniently branch off at Clinton or
any other point in that vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
LeavenwOrth Mine Owners Pre-
pairing For a Strike.
Strong, UusurmountabIe Stock
AIDES Being Built.
GUARDS AT THE GATES
Two Mines Fenced With Barbed
Wire Tops.
Anticipate Strike of Miners on
September /.

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 27-The coal
trust is building a stockade around its
various properties in order that it may be
prepared for trouble.
A fence was built around the North
Leavenworth shaft some months ago. It
it a picket fence and about eight feet
high The boards used are one by six
inch lumber and are pointed at the top.
The fence completely encloses the prop
erty so as to make it impossible to get
on the grounds without going through the
gates.
The company has secured some switch
ing rights from the Missouri Pacific rail-
road and have extended their stockade
came necessary to blockade several streets
but the trust did not hesitate. The south
boundary line of the mine extends east
along Metropolitan avenue to the river
Their stockade however only follows this
obliquely across the middle of the street
to the east side and then south until mid
it runs over the Esplanade bank to the
railroad tracks.
AS things now stand two streets Metro
politan and Cheyenne, are closed so that
the residents of this section of the city
cannot get to the river without going sew
ter is causing considerable indignation,
and several threaten to sue the combine.
liar Fashion excent that Two strands Of
barbed wire have been added to the. top.
At both places the fences. have been built
In a substantn way, and are calculated
to withstand something more than the
rigors of the elements.
The employees enter at no place
except where a Waterman stands on
guard to see that no one but employees
working hours. An incident occurred at
the North Leavenworth shaft some time
ago which illustrates the prison-like man
ner in which the men are regarded.
1t is said a man called at the shaft
and started across the grounds to the
pit-top where he wanted to examine his
weights which were on the board. A
Waterman hailed him, but he could not
understand English and so continued on.
Thereupon the Waterman without trying
to explain matters jumped him and
beat him.
It is said the reason for building the
stockades is the anticipated strike on
September 1, when the contract with the
miners expires The miners have been
getting only 76 cents ton for the coal
they did while the trust has been getting
a big advance. Their demand is for 90
cents a ton, and unless they get it they
declare they will strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
TO RENEW COMMISSIONS.
Questions Will Come Up at Trans
Continental Meeting This Week

Denver, Aug. PA revival of COM
missions to agents on the sale of all
tickets is one of the probabilities of the
meeting of passenger agents at Glen
wood Springs on August go 1t is now
attracting more attention than any
other event in railroad circles AS the
time approaches for the meeting in
terest increases, for all realize that ex-
tensive changes may result from the
meeting.
The latest trend of affairs relating to
the meeting is the possibility that this
ticket commission business will be re-
vived. No question excites local agents
or disturbs the usually calm condition
of railroad circles more quickly than
that of ticket commissions. The plan
was in force for years and means a vast
income to thousands of agents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
Have You These symptoms ?

Are you nervous? Are you fdgety2
Are you irritable2 Are you changeable
in your moods? Is your appetite
capricious? Does your mind wander2
DO you change your mind often on the
same subject? Is it hard for you to con-
centrate your mind on any one sub1ecty
Are you fretful? Are you sleepless2 DO
you have flashes of cold or HEATH Are
you troubled at times with palpitation2
Do you have cold sweats? DO you have
spells in which you surely think you
are going to die? Do you have strange,
roaring, buzzing sounds in your earsf
Do you suffer from Paralysis, Sciatica,
Locomotor Ataxia2
IF you have these symptoms, DR.. Hal
locks Wonderful Electric Pills for
weak, WORKOUT, nervous people should
be used at once. They will positively
restore you to perfect health. and give
a buoyant spirit with nerves or steel
and completely cure all Of above symp-
TOMS
Sold at all wholesale and retail drug
stores, 81 per box, or boxes, sufficient
to cure most obstinate cases, IS, and
by Rowley & Snow 800 Kansas avenue
Topeka, Kan. or sent direct from
laboratory, all charges prepaid, on re-
CENT of price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
ROCK ISLAND AND MIDLAND.
Former Road is Said to Be Negotiat-
ing for Control of Latter.

Denver, Aug. PA persistent story is
in circulation that the Rock Island is
again after the Midland and it's Rio
Grande Western connections to Salt
Lake, and that a deal now on will re-
suit in the control of the Midland going
from the hackers of the Colorado &
Southern and the Rio Grande Western
company to the Rock Island people.
The Rock Island has been after the
Midland since it broke from the Santa
Fe, and with it's new purchase it was
believed the eastern people had aban-
doned the idea of gaining control; but
the story of renewed efforts to secure
the road appears to be as well founded
as the average story of railroad trans
actions President Trumbull could not
be seen this morning, and General
Manager Schlacks is out of the city
Comptroller Cannon said that If any
deal was on for the purchase of the
Midland, he knew nothing about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
POSTMASTER PERDUE PROUD.
Beloit Office Has Day That Ecl1pses
an Eastern Record.

Be1oit, Kas., Aug. Efficiently the Be
lott postoffice was made second-class
office, and by July I, 1901, Beloit will be
made a free delivery office
The postoffice department has. sent out
a. notice of the enormous business the
This town is a suburb of Boston, and the
business was enormous for that day or
it wouldn't have gotten into the public
journals. Chan. Perdue, Beloit's obliging
postmaster, has called a halt, and can go
the Hyde Park postoffice several lengths
better for the same days business. On
the same day mentioned the Beloit office
amounting to 81 ,69s.16, on Which he col
lected fees of $500, and RENTED 1,423 to
Kansas City. Of this amount there was
81 200 in silver.
For the same day and date the Hyde
Park office isued money orders to the
amount of $1194-50 the fees on the same
being $10.10 and a remittance of 81 1872 to
the sub-treasury in Boston. 1t is safe to
say that few, if any, towns in Kansas can
beat the record of the Beloit postoffice in
this one days business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
Pensions for Kansana.

Washington, Aug. Extensions have
been granted as follows
Original-John Sutherin, Topeka, q;
John B. Messer, Galena, $40.
Additional-John N. Gill, Oswego, $40.
Increase-EH Rich, McCune, 81: Daniel
A. Graham, Elk Falls, $50; Joseph Martin,
Girard, IS; Samuel F. Stewart, Dun, $40;
ellison w. Waller, Milford, S.
Increase-Richard German, Kansas City,
IS; Sebastian Kerleer, Nat Nil. Home,
Leavenworth, $40; John W. Doolen, Che
Reissue-Benjamin F. McIntire. Arkan-
sas City, $12-
Original Widows, etc.-Specia1 act, Aug
ust 9, Minor of Thaddeus s. ISLANDERS,
Westphalia, SO; Laura Dorman. Melvern,
war with Spain. orginaI-Joseph H.
Helm, Strawn, IS; Henry Ratcliff, Pitts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
MODOCS OFF FOR CHICAGO.
Popular Singers Of for the Windy
City.

The Modocs, who have been invited to
participate in the festivities incident to
the G. A. r. encampment in Chicago this
week, left Sunday afternoon for the
scene of action. They arrived in Chicago
this morning at 5 o'clock and are being
entertained while in Chicago at the Lex
ington hotel by the committee who have
that matter in charge.
They will have a PLACE in the parade
The uniform consists OF a blue double
breasted coat with white duck trousers
and white hat
Those in the party who left yesterday
in a. special Pullman were:
First tenOrs-Frank Weightman Joe
Griley, C. L Wood, H. E. Lyman, ]. A.
PAUL, W. c. Dickie.
Second tenorszF- G. Squires, r. E.
Thomas, F. A. Stevens, H. E. Snyder.
First bass-A- f. Sherman, T. J. Ander-
Second bass-M. D. Henderson, J. d.
Rodemeyer, J.. M Wood, S. H Went
Musical director. M. c. Holman; pianist,
c. z. Lewis; assistant pianist, T. G. Muel-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-27
WANTED TO TELL HER.
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer.l

TFrOm the PhiIadeIphfa InQuirerI
"Millier'
The young 1ineman twirled his hat in
his hands in an agitated manner and
spoke in a voice that seemed to have a
tendency to get away from him.
'Millie, the fact is, I-I-there's some
thing I've been wanting to tell you for
long time. but I can't seem to fetch it.
When you look at like that, you
know, it breaks me all up. I've been COM
ing here so long that 1 oughtn't to be
afraid, I reckon. but-but you know how
it is-or maybe you don't either. I thought
you're a little the livest wire I ever-I
didn't think it would be hard when
u
Here he came to a dead stop.
'.Mil1ieY' he exclaimed, in desperation,
I'm short circufted! I've burned out a
fuSer'
Jerry, are you trying to ask me to
marry you?'
"Y-yesr'
why. of course will. you foolish boyl'
And loves current flowed unObStructedly
again, lighting up with it's pure radiance
the rose-embowered pathway that, ETC.,