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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
HIS EXPENSIVE DROP-OFF
Cost an Old Police Court Offender IS
Days on the Rock Pile.

G. Love, colored, an old offender, was
before the police court yesterday af-
ternoon on the charge of being drunk
Love was ordered to leave the city some
time ago, and did go, but he returned
Sunday and started trouble at AIS kan
sas avenue. He wanted to enter the
place, but was refused admittance, so
he broke in the glass door with his fist
Judge Magaw asked him why he had
returned after being warned to keep
away and Love answered that he was
just passing through and dropped off.
ell, that little drop off will be ex-
tended by twenty-five days. said the
judge as he entered a $25 fine opposite
the name of Love on the police docket
RI think that will hold you for awhile
The next time you drop off I will make
it little longer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

Cole and johnson, in "a Trip to Coon
town. drew a large house at the Craw-
ford last night. The chorus work of the
company is good, and the singing of
the Holy City, and the other songs
by Floyd z. Gibbs pleased the audience
Murphy and Slater did one of the clever
est dancing turns seen in Topeka this
season. The first act opened with Cap
tain Fleetfoot coming down the center
of the stage at the head of the Coon
town regiment. Captain Fleetfoot is
Burt Murphy and because of a smooth
place in the boards Mr. Captain Fleet
foot's fleet feet went out from under
him. much to his discontinue, during
the course of his evolutions before his
regiment Miss Edna Alexander, So
prano, received a great deal of APP
plause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
NORTHERN PACIFIC REFUSES.
Declines to Treat With It's Telegraph
ers as o. r. T. Men.

St. Paul, Dec. 25.-As a result of a con-
ference held here between President
Mellen and Vice President Kendrick #
the Northern Pacific, that company sent
a lengthy communication to the COM
1nittee of telegraphers in session at St.
Paul notifying them that the Northern
Pacific could not consistently consent to
adopt in toto the rules submitted by the
committee in behalf of the Northern Pa
cific branch of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. Neither could the COM
pany see its way clear to treat with the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers as an
organized body but would cheerfulIy
treat with the telegraphers as a body of
Northern Pacific employees The COM
munication stated that many of the
rules which the committee wanted
adopted were already in effect but were
worded differently The rules submit
ted by the committee were the same as
those submitted by similar committees
all over the country to their respective
lines. They were SO worded that any
road adopting them will recognize the
teleSrapherS as an organized and incor-
porated body rather than Individual en-
ployeS. The communication gave the
cOmpany's reasons and outlines what the
committee could expect.
The committee was invited to make
such further requests as might be de-
sired and the company agreed to con-
slider them in a spirit of fairness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Seven men were arrested for being
drunk last night.
Three extra carriers were put on to
help deliver the mail yesterday
The Woodmen of the World will hold
masked ball at Metropolitan han to-
night.
P. l. Soper. United States district at
torney for the Indian Territory, is here
spending Christmas with his family.
The tickets for the Twentieth Century
inaugural F,ete have been placed on sale
at Stansfield's, Woolverton's. Moore's
Kellam's and Arnold's.
Santa Claus Charm is the name of
pretty Christmas cantata given last
night by seventy members of the First
English Lutheran church.
NJ. r. Wendt, of Shawnee. Kas.. has
offered 5000 reward for the arrest and
conviction Of the thief who stole his
three horses on December IL
Chas Hanford, in Private John
Allen" is playing a matinee at the
Crawford this afternoon The PERFORM
anee will be repeated tonight
Ex-State Treasurer o. [. Anterior. of
Russell is IN Topeka today. He saws he
is confident his man Burton viii win
out for United States senator.
The entertainment preceding the ball
at the Twentieth Century inaugural
Fete will be from 8 to $50 O'clock A
number of interesting things have been
arranged for
Watch parties will be more numerous
than ever this New Years. The reason
for it is that none may ever have the
opportunity of sitting up to watch the
new century come in
A case has been filed in the supreme
court by s B. Osborne, of Dodge City,
to test the right of the school board to
prevent child who has not been vacci-
mated from attending school.
The city of Leavenworth has sued its
water company in the supreme court to
compel the filing of it's annual state
ment.
The state board Of agriculture is in
receipt of a letter from a German grain
dealer, Mr.. S. Cohen, saying that Kan
sas wheat has captured the German
millers He desires to represent reli-
able Kansas grain dealers in his city
Mayence- the Rhine, Germany.
The Elks are making preparations to
attend the performance of "A Broken
Heart at the Crawford, Wednesday
night, in body. A number of the mem
bers of the Broken Heart" company
are members of the Elks lodge, and a
banquet at the club rooms after the
show viii probably be one Of the fea-
lures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
FULL OF TROUBLE.
Departure of Americans and Their
Goods From Paris

x
Paris. Dec. 25-Thirty cars forming,
part of the United States government
exhibit at the Paris exposition We're
suddenly laid under embargo at Havre,
the railroad company declining to sur
render them pending payment of a
5, 10 francs.
This extraordinary action. seriously
delaying the departure OF the United
States auxiliary cruiser Prairie from
Havre for New York, with the govern
ment exhibits, was made the subject of
formal protest to the French government
by United States Ambassador Porter.
The company bases its claim on de-
Iuurrage charges on freight in cars
when the goods We're brought to the ex-
position for installation Some time ago
the claim was submitted, and Major
Bracket, secretary of the commission,
investigated it and concluded that it
had no foundation, as some of the cars
charged against the American govern
ment never contained exhibits. while the
others were cars utilized by private ex-
hibitors and not therefore chargeable to
the United States.
Major Bracket thereupon endeavored
TO secure settlement, but without
avail. The matter dragged along
through the summer. the secretary of
the American commission repeatedly
expressing his willingness to settle any
just claim against the United States.
When Major Bracket was informed
by the United States agent at Havre,
he wired him inst TuctiOns to pay to the
company 500 francs in the presence of
legal authorities. and at the same time
to enter a claim against the company
for 10000 francs, as damage for obstruc-
tion and delay
= Last summer tsIe company submitted
a bill for 80, TSee1 francs for freight charges
against the commission he said today
and pressed for payment. Pending an
explanation of items I paid %, 600 francs
on account, at the same time asking for
details. When these Were furnished
discovered that the commission had been
charged with 4,193 francs which should
have been charged to the Compagnie
Generate transatlantic, while 10
francs should have been charged to pri-
vate exhibitors; the company is there
fore obliged to make a rebate
Should Wednesday bring a solution,
Major Bracket viii probably pay the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
MARRIAGES BOOMING.
Christmas Still Favorite Day For
Love Sick Couples.

Yesterday was marriage license day
in the probate judges Office. Nine
licenses were issued and two marriages
were performed by Judge Dolman. The
young people seemed to think that the
proper way to celebrate the holidays
was to get married SO they hied them
selves to the court house and asked for
the written permission of the judge. 1t
was granted for the asking (and three
dollars) except in one case where the
girl was only II and the consent of the
parents was demanded in that case. 1t
was forthcoming and the license was
issued.
Albert Becker and Marie Lorenz of
Manitou. Colo, and Scott Able and
Eliza Williams, of Perry, were married
by the judge in the office. The other
couples were married by preachers in
the evening.
Licenses were issued to the following:
Albert Becker and Marie Lorenz, of
Manitou, Colo; Warren c. Fox and Ada
Hunter, of Oakland; A. F. Schwartz
and Bernice E. Rogers, of Harrington,
Kan; J. L. Dolan and Martha Drain, OF
Topeka; Henry c. Suggs, of Rich Hill,
Mo, and Leona P. Wolff, of Topeka; T.
Tolman A. Clements and Daisy E.
Brown, of Topeka; Scott Able and Eliza
Williams, of Perry: William Houser
and Mamie Rehler of Topeka; William
Coleman and Grace Retter, of MenOken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.
Local Treatments for Catarrh ReIe-
gated to the Rear.

The surest and safest treatment for
any form of Catarrh is an internal rem
edy which acts specifically upon the
blood and mucous membranes Such a
remedy is the new preparation sold ev-
erywhere by druggists as Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, a medicine in pleasant
tablet form
These tablets contain in highly con-
centrated form, well known germ anti
ceptics like sanguinaria, guaiacol, Red
Gum and similar curative elements, and
no one who suffers from any form OF
catarrh, and has experienced the ineff-
cheney and inconvenience of powders.
sprays and inhalers viii ever go back to
such antiquated remedies after once try
ing so pleasant treatm as Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets and one which gives SO
much relief in so short a time.
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets at fifty cents for full sized package
and their daily use win effectually cure
this troublesome and dangerous disease.
The danger from catarrh is that It is
a short road to consumption, to chronic
stomach catarrh and to catarrh of liver
and kidneys
Most cases of deafness are caused
from stoppage Of the E.ustachian tube
as a result of catarrh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
ALL RAILROADS ACRES.
G. a. r. Executives Can No Longer
Hide Behind Rate Question.

W. J. Black, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe. yesterday served notice
on the Western Passenger association
that he would make a rate of 1 cent per
mile for the G.. A. r. encampment in
Denver. His rate takes in the country
cas- and west Of the Missouri river. Mr.
Black says:
You can advise the G. A r. commit
tee that the Santa Fe has served notice
on Chairman Mcleod OF the Western
Passenger association that we will make
a rate of 1 cent per mile from all points
on our line east and west of the Mis-
souri, river for the G. A r. encanpment
in Denver, next year, provided it is hell
some time in September. This leaves no
room for doubt that we are in favor Of
a rate of 1 cent per mile for the occasion
of the encampment"
The telegram from Mr.. Black was to
J. p. Hall, general agent of the Santa
F'e passenger department at Denver in
reply to a query relative to the rate sent
him by Mr.. Hall.
The action of the Santa Fe covers its
entire system, from Chicago. Galveston
and San Francisco TO Denver This road.
with the Burlington, Rock island ana
AfilU aukee systems, virSually covers the
entire country west of Chicago and it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
TOPEKA GIRL ESCAPES.
Leaves Leavenworth Home For
Friendless But Is Recaptured.


Friendless But Is Recaptured.
A dispatch from Leavenworth says:
-Four young mothers. each with babies
ranging in age from 2 weeks to months
made their escape at break Of day yes
terday morning from the home of the
friendless in this city. They are: Ella
Betner Atkinson of Council Grove. Ma
bel Collier of Topeka, Edna. Dyer Of En-
poria and Dora F'ulding of st Joseph.
= As soon as the escape Of the girls was
discovered Officers Brady and Murphy
were detailed to run them down, and
they soon learned that they had walked
to Lansing, and purchased tickets TO
Lawrence over the Santa Fe. The Off
GERS Of that town were communicated
with. and in the afternoon the authori-
ties received a message that the mothers
with their babes had been arrested. and
were safely housed awaiting orders from
here. The sheriff of Douglas county
demanded So for each of the girls as a
reward for their arrest
The eldest of the girls is not vet 90
All are said to belong to good families
The escape had been planned for some
days, and Ella Atkinson appeared to be
possessed of funds sufficient to purchase
tickets for all four.
The girls are to be returned to the
nome, and will reach here today. Sheriff
Everhardy going after them last even
ing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
WIRELEsS TELEPHONY.
, TFrom. the chicago News.l

TOM the OulcaEO news
Wireless telephony was successfully
demonstra by an experiment yester-
day afternoon at the headquarters OF the
Citizens Telephone company in the
Hughes building. The experiment was
In charge of n. Schellenger of the Amer
lean Electric Telephone company. Chit
cago, who has been putting in a new
switchboard here In a dispute with one
of the electricians in the employ OF the
telephone company, Schellenger made the
assertion that wireless telephony was
not only possible, but that he could sue
cessfully demonstrate il. A wager OF So
resulted and Schellenger won the bet
The experiment was repeated a num-
Der of times for those interested in cleo
tricity and it created somewhat of
sensation. Schellenger made use Of two
telephones in the workroom of the COM
pany on the sixth floor of the building,
and he connected them by means of a
split ray of sunlight. The phones are on
opposite walls of the room, which is
about IS feet in width. The phone on
the west wall is placed close to a win
dow. Immediately above it the expert
menter nailed a wooden brace, attached
to the end of which was a sheet of al
minimum. After darkening the room a
hole was cut in the curtain large enough
to admit a ray of light twice the size
of the aluminium sheet. The sheet was
SO arranged that it would cut the ray
half in two.
On the opposite wall the experimental
placed another and much larger sheet
of aluminium Each sheet was connect
ed by a single wire with the telephone
near it, and the large sheet was placed
where it would catch the ray OF light
divided by the metal placed over the
aperture IN the curtain.
Both phones were supplied with
ground wires, but there was absolutely
no connection between them, other than
by the divided ray of light. When ev-
erything was in readiness Schellenger
went to the telephone at the west wall
while an employee of the company went
to that at the other end of the room
The experimental turned the crank and
the two phones rang the conversation
was carried on for some minutes.
Daily News reporter who used the
wireless phone after the first expert
ment found it in excellent working or
der Sound was transmitted as clearly
as if the instruments had been connect
ed in the regulation way
Mr.. Schellenger witnessed a similar ex-
pertinent connected recently in Chicago.
Wireless telephony" ne said, ''is only
an experiment now, but its possibilities
are many. Marconi's experiments WITH
wireless biography al first did not give
more promise of practicability than have
these experiments and there is no telling
what will come of it. / have used al
minimum plates, but copper can be used
with almost the same success. JJp to
the present time these experiments have
not been successful in the open air e,x -
cept by the use of searchlight II
makes no difference how long the room
is, Just so you can throw the ray of
light across and divide it in this manner
The principle is simple and any electric
ian can conduct the experiment il he has
it explained to him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
LANTERN IS FOUND
which Kidnapers Used to Flag Mr.
Cudahv.


Omaha. Dec. 25-Seven and one-half
about a quarter of q. mile west of Grad
dock grove. on the south side of the
road. was found Thursday morning the
lantern with the white and black ribbons
attached which was used to flag Mr..
Eudahy in his drive. 1t was found BY
two sons of a farmer, on their way TO
school They picked up the lantern,
supposing left 10y movers, who might
have camped at that point over night
The lantern was Immediately placed IN
possession of a constable who brought
it to Omaha Today two trouser legs
and an undershirt sleeve We're found
adjoining the road. The finding of the
lantern settles beyond all question Of
doubt the exact location as to the point
which the kidnapers received their ran
som. 1t also gives the authorities an inn
portant clew.
The trouser legs were intended for
treasure bags, are of black clay WOrSted,
and had been patched in the seat. The
trOuser legs were cut off midway be-
tween the knee and the hips. When the
lantern was picked up it was filled with
oil and the wick showed had been used
recently Near where the lantern was
of the kernals yet remaining on the
cobs, indicating that q horse had beer
fed there very recently. Tracks were
observable in the soft earth, showing
that a horse had been tied near wllers
the lantern was found.
On the wire fence was a piece of COM
mon white wrapping twlne, which had
evidently held the lantern in place while
being used as a signal to Mr.. Cudahy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
WOMAN'S KIDNEYS.
Women as Well as Men Suffer and Are Made Miserable
by Kidney and Bladder Troubles.
To Prove what Swamp Root the Kidney Remedy will do
for YOU, Every Reader OF the Estate Journal May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail.

Among the many famous cures of
Ewamp-Root investigated by the State
journal none seem to speak higher of
the wonderful curative properties of
this great kidney remedy than the one
we publish this week for the benefit
of our readers
Mrs. H N. Wheeler of III High Rock
St, Lynn. Mass, writes. About Is
months ago had a very severe. spell of
sickness I was extremely sick for three
weeks, and when finally was able to
leave my bed was left with excruclating
pains in my back. My water at times
looked very like coffee could pass but
little at a time, and then only after suf-
fering great pain Ny physical condition
was such that 1 had no strength and was
neys were not affected. but i felt certain
Ny sister, Mrs. c. E. Iittlefield of Lynn.
advised me to give Dr. kilmer'S Swamp
Root q trial. procured bottle and in
side of three days commenced to get re-
lief l followed up that bottle with an
other, and at the completion of this one
found was completely cured. My
as ever. My business is that of can
the time, and have to use much energy in
getting around Ny cure is, therefore. all
the more remarkable. and is exceedingly
gratifying to me-.
MRS. H. N WHEELER.
SWamp-ROOt viii do just as much for
any housewife whose back is too weak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
RAILROAD PROBLEM.
LOCALIZED Pooling, Concentration or
Government Control Must Come.

What viii be the future of American
railroads is a very interesting problem.
Combinations grow every day. The lit
tie jerkwater lines are amalgamated
with the big fellows who are constantly
reaching out to the tips of the network
of veins and arteries to accumulate bus
mess. Competition is keen and the
problem grows more complex every
day.
Paul Morton, second vice president of
the Santa Fe road, has a timely and in
teresting article in this weeks Indepen-
dent on 1.-THE Railroads and the People -
He maintains that one of three things
is bound to come to the transportation
business of the country-legalized pool
ing, concentration of ownership or gov
ernInent control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
Dom Paul Braces Oh.

dacht affair."" says the correspondent of
the Daily Mail at The Hague, Mr.. Kru
ger has become stiff necked. He now
scornfully rejects all private suggestions
in the nature of peace overtures-' Ger
Pole-Carew who has returned from
South Africa, will marry Lady Beatrice
Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter of
the Marquis of Ormond. He is 81 years
of age and she is under Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
Ran TheatricaI speciaI.

To enable the Edouard Strauss Vienna
orchestra to make a California connec-
ton the Santa F'e ran a special train Of
two coaches and baggage car from
Fort Worth, Texas, to Newton, Kan,
on Saturday. The orchestra of fifty
people bound for Los Angeles, left Fort
Worth at a. m. and arrived at Newton
at 7:40 2. m, in time for No. II. The
distance is 41h miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
MUNYON'S
RHEUMATISM
CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his RHEU-
MATISM CURE will cure rheumatism
there isn't any guesswork about it-there
isn't any false statement about it. 1t sim
says it Will do. 1t cures more quickly
than people expect. It cures without leav~
ing any ii effects. It is a splendid stoIn-
ach and nerve tonic as well a positive
cure for rheuma tism.
All the Munyon remedies are just as
reliable. Any druggist 25c vial. The
Guide to Health is free, so is medical ad-
vice if you write to Broadway and 26th
St, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
Worse Than San Juan.

Charlottesville, Ind. Dec. 25.-Joe
Douglass shot and fatally wounded
Frank Parrish and Chas.D Doyle, who had
called at his house to see his wife. who
was away. The men went to the rear
door and falling to get a response. kick
ed it open. Douglass confronted them
and fred through window with a shot
gun, tearing Parrish's face off. A second
shot was poured into Doyle's back at a
distance Of Is feet There had been tr0u-
BILE on account of Parrish's attentions to
Doug glass wife for some time. Doyle
was a soldier at San Juan hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
TAKE 900 POUNDS OF BRASS
Appearances Indicate That These
Two Boys Were Busy.

William FUlcher and Henry Johnson.
two colored boys, were arrested yester-
day and spent Christmas in the county
Jail. They are charged with stealing
brass from the Rock Island and Union
Pacific railroad companies.
About 300 pounds of brass was sold to
a secondhand dealer named Mcmillan,
who admits that he got it from the boys.
officer Hall worked up the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25

was said yesterday that the Union Pa
cific would come into the fold today.
1t is now certain that the rate will be
granted by the railroads and Comman-
der Rassieur of the 6. A. R.. according
to railroad men, can no longer hide be-
hind the rate question in his fight
against Denver. 1t is said that the fight
against Denver is also backed by Ad-
jutant General Skerritt of the G.. A. p,
who lives in Piqua, Ohio, and, therefore,
wants the encampment in Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
LET OFF EASILY.
Patrick Laughton Must Serve Two
Yaars in PenitentiarY.

Judge Hazen yesterday sentenced Pat
rick Laughton to two years in the peni-
tertiary Laughton was found guilty Of
attempting to assault Gertrude DeMoss-
a year old colored girl last August
A motion for a new trial had been filed
but was overruled yesterday and the
sentence was passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-25
SANTA FE LOCALS.

Peter Butler has gone to work in the
roundhouse.
George Galletly of the roundhouse is
laying off today.
Frank Cole is on the sick list
Engineer James Thomas is laying off.
No. 2306 was taken down to Meriden
for a breaking in by Engineer Amos
Beeler and Fireman Hub McNeeley.