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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04

merchant better able es buy dry goods
than a man from West Point any
man can say tours r1ght alAmand
left as well as a West Pointer. and q
West Pointer knows more about ala
mand left than he does about four
right It was q man from the Saliva
ton army IN Wichita that was b first
to climb the walls OF Pekfn while b
regulars stood back aud watched him.
THE regular IS too valuable to put
in front The volunteer does the fight
ing. That's no joke, either. I see
Twentieth Kansas boys here in front OF
me that know that. l remember in the
Philippines once that a volunteer was
wounded. He ran back t the rear to
get his wound dressed He came apo
the supporting column of egu1arS in
the rear. One of them holIered to him
and said What are you doing there in
front of the firing line? You'll get
killed" That regular thought he was
in front fighting.
You should organize to protect your
selves You have nothing to hold up to
h politicians but your ballot The
sooner you learn to use it the sooner
you can stand up to accumulated
wealth b does a man generally de
who is paid thousands of dollars for
running a railroad? He sbusts' it In
the island of Luzon there Is a railroad.
A man by the name Of Higgins was
paid SIS, 900 a year to run it He told
the people that because he could run a
railroad that he was a great man and
should be paid $25, 900 for running it.
When the trouble commenced he
skipped out and the FilipinoS captured
the road lei our soldiers got II
back. Higgins had taken to the woods
Then h general asked If there was
any one among the soldiers who had
ever worked on a railroad. A Topeka
man, John Haisch, said he had He was
told to run the road He ound a fellow
who had run an engine n another
who knew how to fire. He put them on
an old engine and fixed it up. Then he
got some more men and hitched on a
car. Then he put on another ear and
soon he had a train. Then he built some
track with the rails that had been torn
up. Then he found a fellow who could
operate, and he started a telegraph line
Then he a a railroad running. and
was getting $3.50 a month for doing it.
had to associate with generals, and
as the generals didn't k to associate
with a $3.50 man HaiSch was made a
lieutenant at 1925 a month. and he kept
right on running the railroad He ran
it Just as well on $3.50 a month. I
$25, 900 a year for a man to run a rail-
road when a man al do 1t for $125 a
month"
DR.. D.. NJ. Fisk followed Colonel Lit
tie He said, among other things:
There Will never be a greater despot-
tice. The work that is being carried
on by the laboring man is not alone for
Kansas but for h nation Free schools
and free colleges are for civilization and
nations yet unbOrn- We are free men,
and make the laws and cast the bal
lots Remember this. There 7 no di-
visions that ought to separate us If
the ~plutocrats understood it they would
know that they are not doing h best
for themselves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Doesn't Want Gulf
and Interstate,
Says Vice President Kirby Of
the Beaumont Road.
I'll NEW TEXAS LINE.
Santa Fe Secured a Valuable
Feeder in Kirby Property.
Lumber Mills VIII Do Immense
Business This Winter.

Houston, Tex, Sept4-John h Kirby,
vice president and general manager OF
the Gulf. aumon g. Northern, has
returned from Boston Although Mr.
kirby has disposed of his stock to the
santa Re he stil occupies the same po-
sition he always did of vice president
and general manager
Asked il there was any truth IN the
report that the Santa Fe had
or rather would purchase the Gulf g. IN
terstate, Nj. Kirby said:
I can assure you that the Santa Fe
has no d OF purchasing the Gulf n
Interstate. The Santa Fe can onnec
with the KaySee from Conroe and can
reach Beaumont and the great lumber
regions from that direction The ferry
transfer at Galveston is annoying and
expensive and therefore the Santa Fe
people are not thinking OF purchasing
the Gulf & Interstate
You can say that we are pushing our
extension as fast as we can and in eight
months we expect to reach San Angus
tine. The only hindrance Is the rainy
weather which delays work.
From all Indications the mills along
our road will do a big bushes this sea-
son, and when the Santa Fe completes
its connection and opens up the great
prairie and lumber consuming regions of
the Northwest, East Texas will be bene-
flied millions of dollars When our inter
ests were transferred to the Santa Fse
We fully realized and appreciated the
vast benefits the East Texas lumber for
ests would derive from the sale. We
could have disposed OF our holdings to
other roads, but when we looked the sit
uatiOn over We felt that the Santa Fe
be the best road to sell to. there
fore We sold to them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
DEPOT WITH A HISTORY.
Its Destruction Recalls Early Days of
the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe.

Ho-ston, Tex. Sept. 4-The Gulf.
Colorado & Santa Fe railroad is now
engaged in tearing Town its first sta
ton, the building being situated on the
right of way in Galveston Major 3. NJ.
Temple, who was the chief engineer of
the road in 1877, when the little build
ing was put up tells as follows its his
tory:
In those days the pathway Of the
Santa Fe was not StrenWn with
in fact, at that time Arcola was the
northern terminus of the road. and the
rolling stock was pulled by one loco
motive. 1t was after a long conference
between all the officials that it was de-
cided to build two depotss one at Gal
weston and one at Areola~ There waS
treasury TO pay for either the lumber
or the labor necessary to put up the
buildings. George E. Nichols, who was
superintendent OF the Dad was a man
of resources, and he persuaded a firm
OF lumber dealers to sell the boards and
tiTnbers on credit, and thus he overcame
the first obstacle As he could not hire
labor upon the credit Of the road, he
took of his coat, and he and the only
train crew-engineer, fireman, con-
Guctor and brakeman-built the two
depots. They would work on the Gal
weston building until it was time to
take the train to Arcola, n after ar
irving at Arcola they would work on
the building there until it was time to
AXE the train back to Galveston"
In the past five years n Gulf, Colo
rado & Santa Fe has spent something
like $4,000. 600 in betterments. and today
has one OF the finest roads in the south
west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
SANTA Re IOCAIs.

General Superintendent c. F. Ressegufe
Will return tomorrow from q trip to h
cago-
r. p. C. Sanderson, assistant superin-
tendent of machinery, has returned from
2 several weeks trip over b western
lines.
Wilmer Glasscock. formerly st~enograph-
er in the ofice OF assistant superintend-
ent of machinery, has accepted a position
as -stenographer in the office Of J. 3. Null
len. at San B~ernardino-
Miss G. ChiverS has accepted q position
In The office OF assistant superintendent Of
machinery in this city
H /. Pausch of the office of superfn-
tendent OF motive power OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines at m Ohio. has taken
a position in. the Office of the s-uperintend-
ent of machinery.
Engineer Vincent Coggins has reported
Fireman P. Williamson is laying or.
Engineers c Jewell and Peter Anderson
are laying off.
Fireman Henry OfBrien is aging of
Engineer L Wellman has returned to
work.
Fireman Ed Powell is laying or on ac-
count of sickness
Machinist Frank Cole has returned from
a trip to Chicago.
John Kempton, of the Railroad 7 NJ C
A has returned from a pleasure trip to
Colorado
Geo Brentnan and Ben Butler go to
Denver today TO take positions with roads
at that point
Ed Berry, who has been assistant to
the day engineer inspector, Mr.. Manley.
has left the service OF the Santa Fe- He
leaves shortly to take a position as fire
man with the Union Pacific in Wyoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
PREACHERS ASSIGNED.
Bishop Cranberry Announces Changes
in Western n. z. District

Atehison, Sept. THE following ap-
pointments of ministers for the western
conference of the NJ. E church in Kan
sas were today announced by Bishop
Cranberry.
Atchison district. c. Downs, prestd-
ing elder; Atchison Park Street church,
w. H. Conner; bingham. H l. Miller;
Holton. W. S. Motif; Waterville. to be
supplied; Paramount. W. D Martin;
Everest. w. I. Kelly. Bradau, J. d
Harris; Julian, R. U. Walderson; Kick
apoo. G. c. Howard; Oska1oosa, l. N
Brummit; Wyandotte. w B. Beagle;
Rosedale, H G. Hogan; Kansas City, j.
w Payne.
Council Grove district-F. A White,
presiding elder; Council Grove station,
J. H. CIeves; Kelso, J. L. Phrohet; Elk
City, NJ. H. Kaufman; Bronson, B. F.
Lyon; Atlanta, Troy and Ehngham, to
be supplied; Arkansas City, w. A
Bucyrus, Peter St Clair;
Hi1IsdaIe, B T. Coburn- J. l. Taylor
was transferred to the Denver confer
ence and w P Owen and F. a Briggs
will go to Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
DIED OF WOUNDS.
General Macarthur Announces the
Death of Captain Bentley.

Washington, Sept 4-Gen- Macarthur
chronicles two recent deaths among his
officers in the Philippines in cablegrams
received at the war department
Captain George H. Bentley, Forty
seventh Infantry volunteers, died on the
morning of August 26 from wounds re-
ceived in action near Camalig, Luzon.
August IL
Second Lieutenant Roy l. FernaId, of
the Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, was
accidentally drowned in the Jaubar river
near Pototan, Panay, on September l.
The body was not recovered
Capt Bentley was a native Of Pulas-
XII county Virginia He entered the ser
vice as a first lieutenant in the Second
Virginia, in April, 1898, and was appoint
ed captain of the Sixth Virginia voIun-
teers in October 1898.
He was appointed captain in the For
ty-seventh volunteers in August, 1899.
and in November left for the Philippines
where he had been IN duty up to the
time of his death.
Lieutenant Ferna1d was born in 1875
at W~ikerport, Maine He served as a
private in the Seventh infantry during
the Spanish war. In July, 1899, he was
appointed a second lieutenant in Tween
ty-sixth infantry volunteers and served
at P~lattsburg Barracks, N Y, until
September of that year, when he en-
barked with his regiment for the Philip
iii islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
CURTIS LAW UPHELD.
Judge Gill Enjoins Police and Interior
Department

Chicago. Sept. "A special to the Rec
ord from Vinfta, / T., says.
In the United States court, Joseph A.
Gill, judge, rendered a decision in the
case Of w. G. Rogers against George w.
Sight, ct al, officer in the interior depart
ment restraining the secretary Of the in
terror from enforcing the collection of
the tribal tax in the Cherokee nation w.
G. Rogers IS a merchant and has large
stores at these places in the nation The
tribal law provides that each citizen OF
the Cherokee nation selling merchandise
shall pay a tax of one-fourth of one per
cent of all invoices Of goods received by
him for sale in the nation.
The Curtis law abolished the triba
courts and the secretary of the interior
through the indian police sought to en-
force the collection of the tax from Roe-
ers- The police and the officers of the
interior department were enjoined from
further interfering with the store. The
temporary injunction was today made
perpetual The court in it's opinion said.
Congress has passed an act forbid
ding the enforcement of tribal laws in
the United States courts and to hold that
the secretary Of the interior without due
process can close the business of an IN
dian trade or collect the traders tax
from an Indian is to hold tina he has
absolute, unqualified, undfsputed au-
tocratic sway over the inter-trade Of the
Cherokee nation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
AT THE STATE NORMAL.
Attendance Promises TO Be Larger
Than That of Last Year.

Attendance m to Be Larger
Than That of Last Year.
Emporia. Kas. Sept 1.-THE fall term
Of the Kansas State Normal school
opens here today. Many students are
already here and hundreds are arriving
on every incoming train. The attend
ance promises to be even larger than
last z when it only lacked seven OF
reaching the two thousand mark, the
largest attendance Of any normal in
the world.
There are quite & number of changes
in the faculty this yea Captain w
c. Stevenson, professor of p~enmanship,
has one east, where he has accepted
a professOrship in a Maryland college at
an advanced salary. He is succeeded by
his former assistant Prof E E. SalSer,
a normal graduate Prof Earl NJ Car
ney, also a graduate of the normal, as
well as Of the state university, has been
called to the chair of physical culture
and VIII 2 charge of athletics. in
Guiding base and football. Miss Leila
Stackh0use has gone east to study. Miss
Isabel E. Milligan viii succeed her as
assistant training teacher, and the va
cancy caused by her promotion from
assistant critic teacher will be filed by
Miss Ethel Mccartney. a graduate OF
the normal. Miss Stella Meyers has
been engaged as assistant in mathe-
mates, made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Mary s. Taylor, and Miss Berta
Collins OF Cincinnati succeeds Miss Faye
l. Lennon as resident nurse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
ASSIGNMENTS MADE.
Santa Fe Engine Vacancies Filled
According to Seniority.

Seven fremen and one engineer were
assigned to permanent runs on the
Santa Fe yesterday. The bulletins an
~nouncing vacancies were posted about
ten days ago and the assignments were
announced yesterday. The oldest man
making application for the place was as
signed in each case
On tarins lib and ia between Kansas
City and Topeka Fireman Samuel Hat
ton
On trains 113 and ia between Kansas
City and Ottawa, Fireman James Starr.
On trains 265 and PCS between Emporfa
and Moline, Fireman Bert Danfeker-
On trains Z and s between Kansas City
and Topeka, Fireman John Stobie.
On trains II and "A between Kansas
City inc Newton, Fireman J. E. Fisher.
On trains IS and Sc between Kansas
City and Emporia, Fireman George FL
lott
On trains 6 and Z between Topeka and
Newton, Fireman William T. McClain-
On trains 100 and ITO between Topeka
and Kansas City, Engineer Bruce Jack
SON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
LONGER STEEL RAILS.
Officials Are Considering the Adoption
of a 3O-Foot Standard.

The question of the use of steel rails,
in steam railroad tracks, in lengths
greater than 80 feet, is under serious con-
sideration by some Of the leading railroad
officials Of the country Rails were orig
lnaIly rolled in 15-foot lengths and as the
difficulties OF manufacture were overcome
the length was gradually increased to q
feet The next jump in length, after con-
siderable opposition, was to 80 feet, where
1t has practically remained until within
recent years
Rails IS and 50 feet in length are now
laid, and quite q diversity Of opinion has
been developed by their use Just What
the nnal result viii be it Is difficult to de-
termine. The Pennsvfvarfa railroad.
which laid its Camden a. Atlantic branch
with 10o-pound rails. 80 feet long. two
years ago.. 1t is now reported. proposes to
cut them in half during the coming win
ter, Indicating that, so far as IL is con-
eerned. its engineers have passed adverse
" upon the use OF rails So feet long. Bet
ter results are said to be obtained from
the future that length viii come into gem
eral use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
Winners Of Events at Garfield Park
Monday.

A0446Ha
The Labor Day Sports were conducted
by F-C- Fisher. The prizes were awarded
UNION MEN ONLY.
Running 5ump-FIrst prize, hat. 800 G
]. Mercer; second prize, center table $50,
Elmer Fox.
High jumping-First- prize, saw and
lamp, $50. C. J. Mercer.
Standing jump-F1rst prize, pair shoes.
pin. $50. Bert Gilbert
Hop, step and jump-F1rst prize, picture
s., c. J. Mercer: second prize, hand saw,
FREE FOR ALL.
Hand and foot race-FIrst prize, mer-
chandise, $15Q, Willie Swan: second prize
merchandise, 81. Andrew Williams
TURNER'S ONLY.
One hundred yard foot race.-F1rst prize;
box cigars, g, Fred Roehring: second
UNION MEN ONLY
One hundred yard foot race-E1rst prize;
prize, lamp 81. C. ]. Mercer.
Fifty yard foot race-F1rst prize, gold
mounted cane, $3.50, C. J.. Mercer; second
prize, shirt, 81 Bert Gilbert
FREE FOR ALL
box cigars. s1.75. Robert Minis; second
prize, whip. 81, D. P. Owens
Fifty yard foot race-First prize. lap
robe, $40, Robert Minis; second prize,
necktie, 50 cents, =. P. Owens.
BOYS UNDER FIFTEEN FEARS
Fifty yard foot race-First prize, knife,
81, Henry Petro; second prize, fife, 81, Fred
FREE FOR ALL
Sack race-Ffrs prize, a lot OF shoe
prize. box toilet soap, 3 cents. Chas DosS-
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04


When we see ayoung wonan go out to
meet fate that way it brings to mind the
Frenchman's saying of the Charge of
the Light Brigade. cit was magnificent
but It was not war; It is magnificent
to see the young girl face the future 50
fearlessly, but it is not life Nc young
woman is ready for married life unless
her physical condition isup to the stand
ard of marriage, N the health of all the
delicate womanly organs, and rarely Is
that the case.
Young women entering upon the
state of marriage viii find no friend o
helpful as DR.. Pierce's Favcrite Prescrip-
ton 1t gives vigor and elasticity to the
organs peculiarly feminine, prevents The
drains that ruin the health, and makes
the ordeal Of motherhood 50 easy that It
IS practically almost painless
sat an early stage Of married 1ife,~ writes
Mrs. Flora Arm, Of Dallas. Jackson Co. No, II
was greatly bothered with painful periods, also
weak and unfit fer work OF any 6zd- became
50 thin there was nothing left of me bet skin aud
bone Ny husband became alarmed AID got me
a bottle Of tFavorite Prescription After he
saw the wonderful effects Of that one he get me
two more. and after I used those uPthere was no
more pain, and I began to gain IN flesh very
rapidly
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser answers every question It IS sent
free on receipt of II o~ne-cent stamps to
pay the cost of mailing only For the
cloth-bound edition send 81 stamps. Adj
dress DR.. r ". Pierce, Buffalo. n. X.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900.

Following IS a list OF fairs to be held
and secretaries. as reported to the state
board OF agriculture and compiled by Sec
rotary F. d Coburn-
Allen County Agricultural society-C. H.
Wheaton. secretary. lola. September 10-l3-
Brown County Fair ass0ciation-John Il
Meyer, secretary, HiaTstha; Angus 2S-3L.
Butler County Fair asSociation=AIvah
Sheldon. secretary. FL Dorado; September
Clay County Fair association-E. E.
Hoopess secretary. Clay Center; Septem-
one County Fair association-J. E.
Woodford. secretary. Burlington; Septen-
Cowley county-Eastern CowIey Fair
association. J. NJ Henderson, secretary.
Douglas county-Kaw Valley Fair as
sociation- a c. Griesa. secretary. Law
Finney County Agricultural society-D.
A. Minis, secretary Garden City
county Agrlcultural society
y Z MeQ1esten secretary Ottawa; Sep
Greeley County Fair association-L. B.
newman secretary. Tribune, October 2-3-
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
associarion-S- 3. McGrew. secretary.
Holton; September u-14
Jefferson County Agricultural and Ne
chan1cal observation-disclosures yde sec
Rotary. Oskaloosa- September ~
Jewell County Fair ssociation-Chas F.
Horne secretary, Aankato; September
Linn County Fair asseaiation-Ed. r
Smith. secretary, Gou-sa city.
Marshau county. Frankfort Fair asso-
Frankfort: SEPTEMBER 25-2S-
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
Fair association-Jos- r. rickett secrc-
tary, Paola; September SIS
Morris County Exposition company- E
2 Dill secretary, Council Grove. Septem-
Der 5-zS.
Neosho County Fair associatfon-H
Lodge. secretary. Erie: August 2s-S1.
-Neosho county. Chanute Agricultural,
Fair, Park and Driving association-A. e.
secretary. chanute: September
Usage County Fair associatfon-C. n.
Curtis. secretary, B~uriingame: September
Riley County Agricultural society: R. T.
" 9Tooys. secretary. Riley; September
sedgwiek county, wichita State Fair
associaton-H. G. Toler. secretary. Wich-
ttas September A.
stafford County Fair assocfation-Johu
Will, secretary, st John: August 29-s1.
Harvey County Agricultural society.
Sonn Nicholson. secretary, Newton:
Rocks county fair. at Stockton. septem-
Norton County Agricultural society,".
Z Miller, secretarys Norton, September
$462-Wichita and Return-S46 40
VA ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
Ticket on sale Sept s to Z. Inclusive.
dnal return limit Sept sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04

be taken to limit in some way the number
OF passes issued to the men
road issued an order to the effect that
hereafter no passes would be issued 20 en-
ployeS who had not been connected with
the line at least three years On a few
roads IN the country the best that en-
ployes other than officials can obtain in
the way of transportation Is q reduced
fare uSually a half fare
soon as a person becomes connected
with a railroad his first thought appears
to be TO obtain a pass either for himself
or some member of his family or a friend,
or anybody he can ring in" said an officer
of one Of the big local systems AFTER
these men have been on the road any
length of time their pass mania appears
to in a measure subside- There IS no
question that the employees, pass privilege
is often abused The railroads, or at
least a majority of them. have no desire
to cut OF the privilege entirely, but their
OFFICERS feel hat 1t ought to be restricted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-04
FROM NEWTON.

Owing to the large amount OF in
creased business, a new crew was put
on yesterday. J. ]. Short is the captain
in charge, with T. B. Brown and Will
Riley assistant conductors Way car IS
has been assigned to their use
Fireman Chick GraybiIi and James
Morse returned last night from the Chi
cage division where they have been at
work several month They were badly
needed at home, which accounts for their
being here now.
A switch engine viii be put in service
at Great Bend beginning tomorrow
morning. This is a move h has been
contemplated for many years during the
grain shipping season, and it was finally
thought advisable to Civ it a trial