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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
WATCH YOUR
KIDNEYS.
The Most Important Organs in the
Human BOdy-They Throw
Out Ali Disease.
SWAMP-ROOT CURES WEAK KIDNEYS

Does your back ache?
Do you have pains across your kid
neys?
Is your complexion chalky. gray.
white?
Is your skin dry or feverish? Are
there puffy bags beneath your eyes?
Are your eyes dull. listless and dead
looking?
Are your irritable and hard to please9
De you feel as though you have heart
trouble.
Do you have to urinate several times
in the night? Is there ever sca1dings
burning sensation there?
Do you feel the desire Immediately to
'lrinate again, with no result?
Is your urine clouded. thick or milky?
Is there any sediment or do particles
float in it?
Don't neglect these conditions, and if
they or any part of them are yours,
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
will be found just the medicine you
need.
Here's a simple test for the kidneys,
just as certain as though a physician
were in personal attendance on your
case: Pour some of your morning
urine In a glass or bottle and allow it to
stand twenty-four hours. Then hold IL
up to the light, and if you find any set
things or sediment. or if it is thick or
milky, or if small particles float about
in it. don't hesitate for a moment, but
write at once to DR.. Kilmer & Co, men
ton the Topeka Daily State Journal"
and Immediately begin using the sample
of Swamp Root which you will receive
at once, absolutely free by mail. The
results will surprise you.
Swamp-ROot is purely vegetable,
pleasant to take, and is for sale by
druggists everywhere IN bottles of two
sizes and two prices-ffty cents and
one dollar Bear in mind the name,
Swamp Root. and the address, Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
ANTITRUST PLANS.
Government Ownership of Railroads
Regarded as Solution.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the National An
thrust conference, to be held in Cen
trail Music hall February r. held
short conference today at the Sherman
House.
NJ L. Lockwood, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee, afterward
issued a statement, in which he said
Every day the antitrust sentiment
throughout the country is becoming in
tensified and everywhere the cry is go
ing up what can be done to save the
country from the oppression of the
trusts?' The mission of the conference
economists and statesmen of the con-
ference, rather than to the politicians
of the country, will the people look
for an utterance which will lead to
their deliverance.
THE axe should be laid to the root
of the tree of special privileges. The
plan is to treat the causes rather than
the effects, to strike at special privi-
1eges hardest and first. In government
ownership only can railway favoritism
be prevented. Government control I'M
der corporate ownership has proven
failure. In order to destroy the trusts
we must take from them special advan-
tages which have created them, and
as they meet the energetic competitive
capacity of the American people.
1T is the plan to organize all who are
opposed to trusts with the view of unit
ing the friends of freedom in every
state, county and school district in that
concentrated action which alone can
prove effective
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
England,s peadliest weapon.
IFrom the London Leader


In accordance with the recommended
ton of parliament, writes a Woolwich
correspondent, the British navy is being
strengthened by the addition of a new
gun which will insure the supremacy
of Great Britain over the seas for many
years to come. 1t is known as the
tWelTe-inch steel and wire gun, and is
not only the best weapon which the
royal navy has ever had, but is far SUI
perior to any gun possessed by any for
eign navy.
It weighs fifty tons, is forty-one feet
long, has a muzzle velocity Of 1867 feet
per second. The projectile weighs $50
pounds, the bursting charge being SO
pounds, and the firing charge 1879
pounds of cordite.
The admiralty has ordered $50, at a
cost OF $4,000 each. OF these $50 have
been completed, and 300 are still in the
hands of the contractors.
Each Tnan-of-war will carry four of
these formidable weapons, and when
the navy is supplied they will be issued
to forts on the sea front The new gun
will be the heaviest in the service and
will take the place of 110-ton, 100 ton
S0-ton guns, of which no more are to
be made.
The best Krupp gun can fire a shot
twelve and a half miles, and the I'm
tied States government is constructing
at its arsenal at Watervliet q monster
gun which, it is said, will carry a heavy
shot twenty-one miles. The new British
naval gun, though less than half the
weight of the American weapon, mount
ed on the heights of Dover, can, how
ever, drop a shell on the shores Of
France. No accuracy of aim could, of
course, be obtained or maintained at
being $4,000 yards, or between nine and
ten miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
FROM EMPORIA.

Walt Laws is again doing his work
as night Waterman around the depot.
He has been on duty in Topeka for
some time.
Will Breen and Harry Jones the en-
CINE inspectors, have exchanged places
again, the former taking the night trick
and Jones working in the day time.
Fireman Jeffries of Sedalia has been
visiting the boys here. He was former
~ a fireman on this division, but now
works for the Missouri Pacific.
Fireman Peter Bontz has returned
from the Topeka hospital, where he has
been for several weeks. Pete has been
having a severe siege of fever, but is
now regaining his usual good health.
have been sent to Fort Madison. Iowa.
for temporary service. It is unlikely
that they will see the Cottonwood di-
vision again in hurry, as there is a
great scarcity of men at Fort Madison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
It Is Now general Manager
NUDGE of the Santa Fe.
Operating Department Changes
Have Become Effective.
ONE MORE TRANQUIL.
No More Promotions or Trans
fers Looked For at Present.
Encouragement of Offices in
General Office Building.

The changes in the Santa F'e operat-
ing department are now accomplished
facts. J. J. Frey. who is now in the
east, no longer has claim to the title
of general manager of the Santa Fe,
and Mr. H. q. Nudge is now to be found
behind the big desk in the general
managers Office in the general office
building. Mr.. c. F. Resseguie, who
so lately had the affairs of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa. Fe road in hand, is
just at present busy acquainting nim-
self with the duties he must assume as
Mr.. Mudge's successor in the general
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Resseguie arrived Sunday rom
Galveston, accompanied by his ia nily.
the hotels, but Mr.. Resseguie expects
to be permanently located within a few
days.
A Encouragement of offices on the
fourth floor of the Santa F'e general
office building will follow the operating
department changes. Mr.. Resseguie
will abandon the office used by Mr.
overlooking Ninth and Jackson streets.
The room formerly occupied by Mr..
Avery Turner as assistant general super
intendent will be attached to the gen.
eral passenger department, while con-
siderable room will be added to the
office of general superintendent by the
occupation of the rooms used by the
secret service department.
Mr. Resseguie has not been in Topeka
for any length of time since he was
superintendent of the Chicago division
of the Santa F'e proper. He was gen.
eral superintendent of the Gulf, Colo
RADIO & Santa F'e exactly three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO
4 Political Party Organized to
Walk SIN His Steps,"

Chicago, Jan 2.-The national commit
tee of the Christian political union, the
new civic organization formulated by the
conference of Christian men and women
which has been in session for the past
two days has issued address calling
for a national assembly for represents
uyeS of the new PARTY to meet at Rock
Island, H., May 1, 1900 The number Of
territory is left to the discretion of the
constituents therein.
The national committee of the new party
is composed of the following members:
Wallace R. Struble, Chicago; A. D. Mar
TN Rock = Island q M A s. D1lin, Phila-
Mayes, New York City; W. r. Benkert,
Davenport, Iowa; J. F. R. Leonard. Aims
Wis; Edgar Conrow, Morristown. N. J.;
William Saund ers, Centertown. Missouri;
NJ. s Southworth, San JOSE Cal
The OFFICERS of the national committee
are: W. R. Benkert, chairman; Wallace
R. Struhle. vice chairman and secretary
and A. D. Martin, treasurer. Chicago was
selected as the headquarters of the COM
The principles and aims of the new or
ganizat1on are stated in the address issu-
ed which is in part as follows:
I'VE believe the fullness OF time to
nave arrived when the eternal principles
in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
should be embodied in the political econo-
my of our nation and applied in concert
70 every junction OF our government. nat
ional, state, municipal and local. We be-
heYed that the most dire ct means of ac-
complishing this end is the formation of
q political body of United Christian men
and women who shall use their elective
franchise for the selection of able, worthy
and conscientious public officials who will
seek in their respective positions to per-
form the functions of government in the
spirit of the Man of Galilee.
We declare this movement is no sense
ecclesiastical or dogmatic in its purpose
and contemplates no challenge of any
persons faith or creed; aims not to dis
turb church relationships nor to unite
church and state in political ecclesiastical
of righteousness in the name and spirit
of Jesus. for political, social and COM
mercial reform"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
SANTA FE LOCALS

Engineer Page is laying off on ac-
count of sickness
Fireman Dan Shannon is laying off.
Engineer Andy Neaugabauer is on
runs No. LOG and 1O7.
Engineer Z. c. Webb is off.
Engineer John Tally is laying of.
Engineer Harry Stillman went west
yesterday in charge of engine 899.
Fireman Oscar Jones is sick
Engine No. 1898 was sent west yester-
day to La Junta in charge of Engineer
John Kelly.
Fireman Mckenzie is doing road
work now in freight service.
Engineer Barstow spent Christmas
with his family in Toneka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
ARMY AND NAVY RATES.
Western Roads Announce Conces-
sions For officers and Disabled
Volunteers.

Western roads have authorized spec
ial rates for army and navy officers and
disabled volunteer officers as follows:
For commissioned officers and depend
ent members of their families, when
travelling at their own expense, one
half of the lowest first-class regular
tariff rate to all points west of the
Missouri river, except to points west Of
Ogden and Huntington. To Pacific
coast and intermediate points west of
Ogden, one-half of the 30-day limited
rate may be made. To Portland, Ore,
one-half of the S0-day limit rate will
apply, via Sacramento or Huntington.
To points north of Portland, to and in
Guiding Seattle. one-half of the 30-day
limited rate will apply, via Huntington
only. To points north of Portland, via
Sacramento one-half of the local rate
north of Portland to and including Sc
attic only must be added to one-half
the S0-day limited rate to Portland.
For disabled volunteer soldiers, in
mates of National Soldiers Homes,
when travelling at their own expense,
the same rates may be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
DIAZ WINS EASILY.
Everybody Allowed to Vote as he
Pleased.

City of Mexico, Jan. "A plebiscite Of
the citizens of the republic was had yes
terday regarding candidates for the
presidency in the term to begin next
December, and q heavy vote was cast,
the people showing much interest in the
matter. The idea OF a plebiscite was
suggested by the Liberal pscty's ma
tional committee. In this vicinity an
immediate preponderance of the votes
favored the candidacy of President
Diaz, and it was notable that there was
no attempt to influence votes. In the
country towns in the federal district the
Indians of voting age appeared at the
polling place dressed in holiday attire
and displayed keen interest in the vote.
There was no disorder at any of the
hundreds of polling places.
The American colonies charity ball
deferred from Thanksgiving day on ac-
count of the death of Vice President
Hobart took place last night in this city
and was a notable affair. Among the
invited guests were President Diaz and
his wife. The proceeds of the ball go
to the American hospital.
Money is easy and business is brisk
all over the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
RURAL DELIVERY PAYS.
Wonderful Success of Mission Town
shin Route.

Rural delivery route No of Shaw
nee county, the Mission township route,
starts n the year 1900 with a big lead
over all other rural delivery routes in
Kansas. During the month of Deem
Der Mr.. COmStOck, the carrier on the
route, handled nearly 800 pieces of mail
a day, a total of 20,656 during the
month.
This is more mall than a large num-
Der of the county seat towns in Kan
sas receive. The cheapness with which
this mail is delivered at the farmers
doors can be readily seen when atten-
ton is called to the fact that postof-
fees which handle that amount Of mail
are generally equipped with offices, the
rental OF which alone is double the
amount of the entire salary of the rural
delivery carrier. BY the time the sal
aries of the postmaster and his clerks
and the other expenses of maintaining
the Office are paid, the expense of rum
ming a poStoffice which would handle
10000 pieces of mail per month would be
many times $500, the salary of rural
delivery carrier.
1t can be seen from this that rural de-
livery in farming communities where
the farmers are as intelligent and who
use the mails to the extent that the
average Kansas farmer does, will not
only be a. great convenience to the
farmers themselves, but will effect an
actual saving to the postoffice depart
ment when it is once established.
The Mission township route has not
yet reached it's zenith. One of the post
offices along it's route was abolished
only December Is, and there still re-
mains one more Office, Wanamaker, to
be abolished. The route has been N OPP
GRAFTON only a little more than three
months. and all of the farmers along the
route have not become accustomed to
having their mail come to them in that
manner The large majority of them,
however, appreciate the route and have
put up their mail boxes in accordance
with the requirements of the govern
ment
The first full month that the Mission
routes was in operation was October
During that month the carrier handled
13, 6S3 pieces of mail In November the
number increased to 1867, and in De-
cember to 1855.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
KANSAS IN THE LEAD.
Report of Cattle Moved North During
the Past Year.

Kansas City, Jan. 2.-William D. Jor-
dan, live stock agent Of the bureau of
animal industry at Quanah, Tex, in his
annual report to Col. Albert Dean here,
showing the number of southern cattle
coming north the past year, says:
During the year ending December 81,
1899, I have supervised, by personal in
spectiOn or identification by brands, the
movement of 351,422 head Of cattle that
originated north or west of the United
States quarantine line (uninfected area)
in Texas, that were shipped by rail or
driven to the states or territories for
grazing or feeding, as follows:
''Via the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
F'e railway, 205,090 cattle, of which 3D.
424 head went to Kansas. 28,873 head to
Oklahoma, 16, 625 head to Montana, 49,
421 head to Missouri, II, 1O4 head to Ne
braska, 1906 head to Iowa, 1901 head
to Wyoming, S142 head to Indiana, g.
100 head to South Dakota, 4,107 head to
North Dakota, 2,704 head to Illinois,
and 1874 head to Colorado.
Via the Fort Worth & Denver City
railway, 7S,s07 cattle, of which 1880
head went to South Dakota Is, 66S head
to Nebraska, 10 428 head to Montana,
9.416 head to Colorado. 1854 head to
Wyoming, 3,27S head to North Dakota
and 1,063 head to Kansas.
Via the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railway, 28,050 cattle, of which 49,
304 head went to Kansas, 4,106 head to
Oklahoma, 1926 head to Nebraska, l.
S76 head to Illinois, !, 446 head to Mis-
souri, and 1,042 head to Iowa.
Via the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway, 2, $50 cattle, of which 2,246 head
went to Missouri and 684 head to Kan
sas.
''Forty-two thousand five hundred and
forty-five head of cate were driven
from the safe area in Texas distributed
as follows: To Oklahoma, 49, AT head;
to Kansas, 1852 head, to Montana 1924
head and to Colorado 672 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
WAR DANCE IN CHICAGO.
Exhibition Given by Winnebago In
dians in Honor of New Chief

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Winnebago Indians
fresh from the reservation near Black
River Fails, Wis, danced their war and
other tribal dances in Chicago last
night. 1t all took place at the Chicago
residence of Thomas Roddy, soon to be
installed as white Buffalo," chief of
1900 Winnebagoes.
In the dance the Winnebagoes were as
sisted by Chief Roddy's children.
Eagle Eye in a gray suit, sat on a
leather couch and beat the tom tom and
gave directions for the dances.
Chief Roddy had an audience Of
Woodlawn people as guests and Eagle
Eye explained the origin of the dances
as the dancers came up.
Chief Roddy will leave this week for
the reservation and will be installed
formally as chief of the tribe in the
middle of January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
A NEW YEARS GIFT.
Chicago University Made Richer by
$3.37O.OOO.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-The University of Chi
cago has received a New Years gift of
So, $40, 900. President Harper will make the
announcement at the quarterly convoca-
ton of the university in Studebaker hall.
The president hoped to announce that the
university would be $4,000, 900 richer. but
he has not been able to raise the $315 900
which duplicated by John D. Rockefeller
would make up that amount. However.
Mr.. Rockefeller has wired that he will
extend the limit three months and in that
time DR.. Harper thinks he is reasonably
sure of getting the rest of the money as
pect.
Four years ago Mr.. Rockefeller gave
n9lcnte SoVVgy aG pFe9e efoT 70
January l, 1900 up to 81, 000, 000 One year
ago DR.. Harper had secured 81 135. 900 from
various sources to apply on the 81 900. 900.
Since then there has been raised $550. 900.
1t is understood that much of the money
has come from business men of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
PENSION PLAN GOES IN.
Nearly 1000 Pennsylvania Employ
es Have Been Retired.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2-The system OF
pensioning old employees of the Penn
sylvania Railway company on the lines
east of Pittsburg was inaugurated yes
terday About $50 men who, by reason
of long service in the company's employ
have become incapacitated for further
active duty were retired on pensions
that average nearly half the wages
they received when at work. It is IN
deTstOOd that a sum approximating
$500, 900 is at present available for pen
sioning purposes and that before the
system can be extended to the lines
west of Pittsburg a much larger APP
preparation will be necessary.
Thus far no person holding a position
of Importance has been affected by the
pension rule Hereafter, no person over
35 years of age viii be taken into the
employ of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
Western Scholars Organize.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 2.-The West
ern Philosophical society was organized
here at a meeting attended by scholars
who Hold chairs of philosophy, ethics
or other branches in the universities Of
four western states. Following officers
were elected:
President, DR.. Frank Thily, Missouri
university; vice president, DR. Olin D.
Templin, Kansas university; secretary
and treasurer, DR.. A. R. Hill, Nebraska
univ ersity; executive committee, Dr. S.
W. T. Patrick, Iowa university, and DR..
Clelland B. McAfee, Park college.
The object of the society is Ito slim
ulate an interest in philosophy and to
encourage original research" A new
philosophical magazine will probably
be founded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
FALSE WOLFSOHN.
An Insurance Case Which Rivals the
HilImon Affair

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 2-Attorney Os-
car Hamburger, who represented the heirs
in the Wolfsohn case when they sought
to recover the $4,000 life insurance from
in the city. He will not give up his case
though his clients have waived their
claim to the $4,000 He does not believe
that the man who came from Chicago
pretending to be the real Wolrsohn is so.
He is a fraud" said Mr.. Bamberger
today. HE is made up to resemble Wolf
sohn but he is not real. l shall spend
$500 of my own money if need be to ferret
out this mystery
Mrs Maggie 0'Neil. the woman who
paid the supposed Wolfsohn's funeral ex-
penses, is not satisfied either. She tried
to confront the suppositidous Wolfsohn
while he was there but he would not see
her.
Attorney O'Brien of the insurance COM
pany left the city for San Diego today.
The case is as full of mystery as ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
NEW CHURCH pESTRoYED
BY an Explosion of AcetyIene Gas in
the Basement

Stromsberg, Neb., Jan. 2-Eden Bap-
fist church, which was dedicated only
a year ago, was totally destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning and two peo-
PIE seriously injured. The fire was
caused by an explosion of acetylene gas
with which the church was lighted. The
gas generator and the furnace were
both located in the basement and it is
supposed escaping gas was ignited by
the furnace. New Years watch meet
ings were being held and a large num-
them had just left the building when
the explosion occurred. The building
was badly wrecked and what was not
destroyed by the explosion was con-
sumed by fire.
Mrs. J. L. Johnson and her daughter
Pearl Were seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
First Train Tnto Perkins.

Perkins, o. T., Jan. 2.-The first train
over the new Eastern Oklahoma rail-
road from Guthrie, was run into this
city New Years. The first train was
welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd of
citizens, headed by brass band. A re-
ception was rendered the officials of the
company The first train carried a load
of -four and material for large store
house to be built here by the Guthrie
Milling company, of Guthrie. The COM
pany will get a cash bonus of $4,000,
promised by the town if the road reach
ed there January l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
CROKER'S LEG BROKEN.
Boss Sustains q Injury While
Mounting a Horse.

London, Jan. "A special from Wan
tago, county of Berks. says that Rich
ard Croker. who has been staying at
country house near there, slipped while
mounting a horse, owing to the animals
swerving and broke his leg.
Mr.. Croker is being attended by Dr.
Emerson, who has reduced the fracture.
He is now resting easy. The accident
occurred Monday morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
A Train of Failures.

Chicago, Jan. "A Record special
from Los Angeles, Cal, says: Allen c.
Rush, has filed a petition in bankrupt
cy in the United States district court
placing his liabilities at nearly $500 600
The petition is a sequel to the failure
of Kirkwood, Miller & Co, the big i'm
plement firm of Peoria, ILL.,, and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, which was forced to close
in the financial panic of 1893.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
Frank Noyes' Sister Dies Suddenly.

Oakland, Cal, Jan. 2.--Nirs. Frederick
Hall, wife of a well known attorney is
down on the street " lille on her way to
services New Years night. Her father.
c. S. Noyes is proprietor and ma mayer of
the Washington. D. c. Star, and her
brother, Frank Noyes,. is also a prom
inent journalist of that city. Mrs Hall
was a member of several woman's clubs
and was very prominent socially.