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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2Z-Of the six war
ships which were last week ordered to pro-
coed to the Orient to reinforce the Asiatic
squadron, the Albany and the Wilmington
already have started on their long journey.
The Albany sailed from Pieraeus yester-
day, and to-day the Wilmington left Monte
video for Bahia, Brazil. Thence she will
cross the Atlantic and proceed via the Med
iterranean. 1t was expected that the big
battleship Kentucky would not be delayed
beyond a few days in her preparations but
after going into dry dock in New York yes
changes. which will delay her departure
three weeks. The principal alterations will
be made in connection with her turret guns.
Captain Chester, who commands the Ken
lucky, found that after firing the turret
guns ran out too quickly, and made too
great shock on the gun carriages. The
ordnance bureau, therefore, decided to
put in counter recoil checks to remedy this
defect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

VICTOR, Col, Sept. 27.-As sequel to
the disorderly proceedings at the Roose-
Welt meeting in this city last evening, f
n. Briggs, editor of the Victor Daily
Record, was assaulted to-day in his Of
Zee In an editorial denouncing the par
Elephants in the riot, the Record stated
that "a few dissolute women waved rags
in the very faces of the distinguished
guests" E. T.. Carr. miner. who claims
that this statement is a reflection upon his
wife's character, entered the Record Of
fee this afternoon and struck Editor Briggs
on the head as he sat at the desk. Briggs
jumped up and struck Carr in the face
Rev. Father Downey interfered and
stopped the fight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
Negotiations Under Way.

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-President Trues-
dale, of the Delaware. Lackawanna d
Western Railway. to-day. referring to the
meeting yesterday at ]. p. Morgan & CO..
office, said: 81 was at the meeting yester-
day at j. p. Morgan's office and at other
previous meetings. / know of no settle
ment having yet been made. but IL will do
no harm now for me 10 tell you that nego-
tiations toward the settlement of the strike
are actually under way. They are being
conducted by man who does not directly
represent either party TO the difficulty.
"Is not that a good deal like arbltra-
tion?" Mr.. Truesdale was asked.
81 should prefer TO call IL mediation" he
answered. Senator Hanna is not the man
/ refer to-" he added, "and have not seen
Archbishop Ryan at all.
J. Rogers Maxwell. president Of the Gen.
trail Railway of New Jersey, said this aft
ernoon that there has as yet been no set
Element of the strike among the coal
miners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Sept. 27.-Another car
load of deputies from the SchulykiIl valley
arrived in Treverton tonight to reinforce
large number of deputies who have
guarded the works since last week. IL Is
feared trouble may result between strikers
from this place and the deputies should an
attempt be made TO tie UP the North
Franklin colliery, which is the only
one in operation in this section OF the coal
fields 1t employs 600 men and boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED.
Fresh NortheastcrIy Winds, However,
May Chill Indianians.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For Ohio-Fair on Friday; colder in
southern portion. Saturday fair; fresh
northerly winds.
For Illinois-Fair on Friday; colder in
extreme southern portion. Saturday fair
and warmer in northern and central por-
lions: fresh northeasterly winds.
For Indiana-Fair on Friday; colder in
extreme southern portion Saturday fair;
fresh northeasterly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

il probably means a settlement Of some
kind. AT strike headquarters the impress
sion prevails that the operators are about
tired of the fight. One of the superin-
tendents OF the big companies said tonight
TO a reporter: 81 do not wish TO be quoted
in the matter. and / have no. information
from our main office in New York as TO
what the outcome will be, but / think that
where there is so much smoke there Is
bound to be some fire. 1 guess the strike
will be settled"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
CONGER TO GO AHEAD.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
as a preliminary TO the negotiations. In
view of the answers already received from
other powers in the same line, the officials
are at a loss to account for the statement
in some of the European papers that the
United States stands isolated in regard
to this German note.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

arms OF the national Republican commit
tee, had a narrow escape from a stone
thrown by a rioter at Victor. He was on
the Governors car. and had just called a
warning to the others near him, when the
stone struck the end of the car not a foot
from his head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL IL fails to cure.
L. w. Groves signature Ii on each box. 25c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

1--WE have our race question In the
Northern States. We have conflicts between
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

Yesterdays Temperntures.

i. X. WAPPENHANS
Local Forecast Official.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

The speaker told of the time when he, as
an employer of men and as the owner OF
large business interests, watched with
hreathless interest the slow crawling Of
the Nations credit up TO par. and when IL
reached that point he gave his workmen
holiday. with wages. and told them to
celebrate the glorious event-that the
United States once more had a credit as
good as that of any other nation in the
world. Mr.. Irish issued a challenge TO Col.
Bryan in the following language:
Now, there are two things that I want
Mr.. Bryan TO do. and that / challenge him
to do. He goes up and down the country,
quoting part OF one of Lincoln's sentences
in which he affirms the high doctrine OF
Self-government by the consent OF the gov
erned and where. from Mason and Dixon's
line TO the Dominion border, and where be-
tween ocean and ocean, is there a man. or
woman, SCHOOLGIRL or boy who is not
willing TO fight with all the energy that
nature has put in Thorn in behalf of self
government and the consent of the gov
erned? Who in all this land is inhdel 20
any declaration that Lincoln made upon
that point? But Mr.. Bryan, with charac-
teristic oblquity or morality laughter
and intellect, quotes only part OF what
Mr.. Lincoln said / want him 10 quote not
only the context. but the text of the SEN
tence. Mr.. Lincoln said this: The negro is
81 human being. To deny TO him self-govern-
ment is TO destroy self-government.' Now
want Mr. Bryan when he is around ex-
hibiting the vitals of Mr. Lincoln and his
opinions ILaughterl, / want him TO go
Gown into Alabama. and Charleston, s. c..
and quote Mr.. Lincoln there. Laughter.
applause and cheers.l When asked in the
Chicago University-when he was talking
about the consent of the governed-hoW
about North Carolina, in a way utterly
unworthy OF the position lie occupies. he
said: Oh you have your race question in
New York and Ohio and everywhere elsf, .
That was not an answer 10 the question
THE RACE QUESTION.
Eve have our race question In the
Northern States. We have conflicts between
the two races. We have those outbreaks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
KANSAS news.
A Mysterious Fire Bug Who
Bothered Atchison Citizens
Captured at Lincoln Confesses
to His Crimes.
DESIRED TO BE A HERO
Set Fire to Employers Home
Then Rescued the Family.
Church JanitOr Discovers a Baby
Waif on DOorsteps.

Atchison. April 17.-Sherif kin left
last night for Lincoln, Neb., to bring
back to this city Thomas c. Woerman,
under arrest there charged with set
ting fire to and burning the residence
of J. C. Fox on the night of March y,
and who has confessed his guilt He
has also confessed to the throwing Of
rocks through the windows OF the house
on several occasions preceding the
hired man employed at the Fox home
at the time of the fire. He was well
treated, had no grievance against Mr.
Fox or any member of his family, and
the case almost SurpaSSeS understand
ing. Woerman was suspected from the
first, but the evidence against him was
made up Of such trivial circumstances
that for a long time Mr.. Fox refused
TO entertain it He felt a keen obliga-
family during the progress Of the nre
by the firing of a revolver in time for
all to leave the house in safety.
In his confession WOerman said that
he used no coal oil, but set fire to the
leaves next to the porch, which COM
municated with kindling under the
porch; that he remained out under
the porch smoking a cigarette until the
fire got pretty hot, when he alarmed
the family by firing the revolver. He
said ne did not know why he did it.
and also confessed to throwing the
stones
Woerman explained that he had read
many sensational dime novels, and he
concluded that it would make him a.
hero. 1t will probably result in giving
him twenty years at LeavenWOrth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
LONG RUNS OF TRAINS.
Canadian Pacific Route From Mon
treal toEVancouver Leads.

Arrangements recently consummated
between connecting roads, and by the
purchase Of extending lines. have de-
velOped some remarkably long runs for
passenger trains. It is now announced
that on and after the 18th inst. daily
through trains will run from St. Louis
to Portland. Ore, over the Burlington
and Northern Pacific roads, a distance
of 2,374 miles, without change Of any
kind.
In another direction the Atehison
Topeka & Santa F'e company announces
that beginning July 1, it will run
through trains between Chicago and
San Francisco using its newly pur-
chased line between the latter point
and Bakersfield, Cal. The distance in
this case will be about 2,577 miles. In
this connection It is interesting to COM
pare these distances with the length of
some existing passenger runs The
longest through run in America with
out change, is on the Canadian Pacific
road, between Montreal and Vancouver
a distance OF 1906 miles The next
longest run is on the Southern Pacific
between New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, q distance of 2, 4S9 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
DEU WEaEnI UuO1 !
Prospects in Kansas We're Never
Any Better.
Over Four and a Half Million
Acres SOWn.
UP TO THE STANDARD.
Few Fall Below the 100 Per
Cent Mark.
Only One and SeVen-Tenths Per
Cent to Be PlOWed Up.
? TO THE STANDARD.

The Kansas department OF agricul
ture has issued a statement of the ac-
reage and present condition of winter
wheat in Kansas. The report is by
counties, and is based on the opinions
of wheat growers in every neighbor-
hood, supplemented by those of milIers.
dealers and elevator men, especially
close attention having been given to
territory where the bulk Of the crop is
produced.
The area sown for the crop Of 1899
was returned by assessors as 4796. 129
acres 1t was estimated by the depart
ment's correspondents in November
last that the area sown for thu 1870 crop
would be So per cent less; at the pres
ent time their estimate IS that the de-
crease amounts TO but % per cent
OF the 105 counties. a block of IS in
the central third of the state. or Sum
ner. Barton, Mcpherson. Rice. Rush,
Ellis. Pawnee, Russell. Sedgwick, Sa-
line. Stafford, Reno. Mitchell, Ellsworth
and Harper. named according to their
rank in acreage. contains so per cent Of
the states entire area In these cOuu-
ties there is reported an increase in ac-
reage sOWu Of l32 pr cent Of their to-
tai sowing go per cent viii likely be
plowed up. and the present condition Of
the remainder is 1905 per cent. ranging
from 81 in Rush county to 112 in Har-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
RAILROAD news.
Tie Raising to Become an In
dustry to Railroads.
Santa Fe and st. Paul Roads
VIII Grow Much Timber.
SIXTY MILLION LOGS
Are Required Yearly to Keep
Up Repairs on Tracks.
Department of Forestry Pre-
pairing to Aid Railroads.

Chicago, April 17.-SeveraI Of the big
western and southwestern railroads
are consulting with the United States
governments department of forestry
with regard to the growing of timber
on their non-utilized rights OF way.
among them are the Chicago. Mil
Maukee & St Paul and the Atchison,
Iopeka & Santa E'es and the govern
ing officials OF these systems realize
that the supply of timber for the max
ing of ties, poles and posts is becoming
less each year One of the questions
mat IS perpleX1ng and bOthering the
oEaeIaIs most is. Where shall we get
our ties, poles and posts fifteen or
twenty years from noW2
The department Of forestry is said
10 have taken a deep interest in the
/ question Of growing timber on the non
utilized rights Of way, and it has ex-
pressed its willingness to give the rail-
roads the benefit of its knowledge of
tree planting. Ties are more costly
to the roads now than they ever before
have been and indications point TO in
crease in prices annually. The carriers
IN the north and central west are
obliged to pay the highest prices for
rOadbed timber. John F'fndley Wallace
assistant second vice president of the
Illinois Central. said that the average
price per tie to the roads in northern
Illinois was about rs cents This estf-
mate was based upon the cost of trans
portation and all other conditions nee
essary to the delivery of the tie to the
side of the track where it is placed.
White oak is the most desirable ma
terial for ties. This wood is grown in
the middle south and the means OF
delivering 1t to the roads are quite diff
ncult. In the marsh lands of the far
south cypress is used the most. The
average period of usefulness of a first
class white oak tie is ten years. and
Mr. Wallace estimated that about 800
ties annually were required to keep
each mile of track in the United States.
Mexico and Canada in proper eondf-
ton There are about 200, coo miles of
track in the three countries. and ac-
eording to Mr.. Wallace's way of fgur-
ing $4,000. coo ties are required yearly to
keep up repairs. Between go. OOO. 600 and
4e,oC0,000 ties are used every twelve
r'1nths in the construction of new
-ra ks.
The renewal of ties is the most i'm
portant item of expense in the main
tenance of way N the year beginning
in June, 1897 the Illinois Central used
1.6e3, 6S2 ties in repairing its tracks
The amount charged to the renewals
was s535, rs Is. From 1883 TO the middle
of last year that road spent about
81 250. 600 for renewal of ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17

per. on the basis of 100 as a good. salts
factory condition.
These Is counties. along with the Il
having successfully the next largest
acreage, namely Dickinson, Marion.
Rocks, Harvey, Kinguan. Thomas. La
bette, Ness, Smith and Pratt, making
% counties. located in the central third
of the state. constitute 70 per cent Of
the entire winter wheat area Their
wheat acreage is estimated now to be
LIZ per cent greater than that Of last
year; Of the present acreage a scant 2
per cent is likely to be plowed up. Ieav-
ing the remainder with an average con-
d1tlon of 1907 per cent, ranging from 80
per cent in kingman county to 40 in
Pratt.
Sixty-two counties have s5 per cent
OF the wheat acreage and constitute
practically the wheat field of Kansas
the remaining 43 counties having less
wheat than was sown in the two coun-
ties OF Dickinson and Marion alone
For the whole state the estimate of
the wheat which now seems likely to be
plowed up is II per cent. The condition
OF the remainder or about Ais -62
acres, is s9-7 per cent
Generally throughout the state the
weather and soil conditions during the
ran ana winter have been unusually
favorable TO wheat, and such conditions
are now made still more favorable by
the recent general and timely rains.
The table below shows by counties. in
the order OF rank in acreage, 1893:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
NEW TIME ON NEWTON RUN.
Record Lowered to Two Hours 45
Minutes Sunday

Engineer Albert Roberts and Fire
man Richard Ash of the Santa F'e hold
the record for the fastest time between
Newton and Topeka The run was made
with No on Sunday.
The distance covered is 135 miles,
which they made in hours and As min
utes. The best time made previously
was about hours, thus breaking the
record by about Is minutes
When the run was made they were
hauling the California limited. COM
posed Of six coaches, the weight of which
is so tons each besides equipment. pas
sengers and baggage They also have
more wheels than ordinary cars. there
by causing more friction. making them
harder to haul It is estimated that it
requires as much power to pull the six
limited coaches as is necessary to pull
ten ordinary cars
Five stops were made On some
stretches Of track a speed of between 20
and so miles per hour was reached
Engine No. SOB was the one used for
the performance This engine is Of the
10 wheeler type and was built in the
Santa F'e shops in this city about three
wears ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
Pensions Zoe Kansana

Washington, April 17.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OrIginaHThoTnas Hill. Hutchinson,
Sc; Anselrn NJ Hopper. Garden City. IS;
Joseph H c. Gray, Gaslzill, S.
AdditionaI-Wm- E Richey. Harvey
vile, IS to SO.
Restoration and increase-Wm- Nc
Wilson, Columbus, $50 to S72.
nereaS@Matthew Meyers. Erie IS TO
IS; WEa. Snyder. Towanda, SIS to Sz4:
James Deal, Kansas City, S. to SO;
Robert Conner, Cora, IS to So
Reissue and increas@Samuel Reich
ard, Russell, IS to S.
Original widows. etc.-Susan S Nc
Wilson, Columbus. So; Special Accd.
April 3. Annie NJ Harrison. Harper. IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
RAILROAD NOTES.

The grand international auxiliary OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers at Argentine viii give a ball
Wednesday night in Nokes' hall
The Arkansas City Bottling works
has secured a contract to furnish bot
tied goods for all the Fred Harvey eat
ing houses on the Santa Fe system
H S. Van Slyck is the new travelling
live stock agent OF the santa re com
pany, with headquarters in FL Paso,
Texas He was till lately station agent
at Ash Fork, Arizona
Still cutting expenses the Santa F'e
have taken off the third switchman in
day time. Hereafter there will only be
two switchmen with the day switch en-
gine.-Dodge City Republican.
1t Is understood that the Santa. F'e
Railroad company will construct a pipe
line for conveying large supply OF
water from Oak creek to Flagstaff, Ar
iona The estimated cost is $500, 600.
The project has long been under con-
sideratiOn and q few days ago the rail-
road company put a party Of surveyors
in the field
A new report is being issued monthly
by General Superintendent Resseguie
showing the number of trains that have
broken in two during the month and how
many were operated by single headers
and how many by double headers. The
first report shows PSI trains that part
ed during the month. 135 being operated
by single headers and 126 by double
headers
The Santa Fe's evening passenger
from Topeka arrives in Atchison just
five minutes after the departure of the
Missouri Pacific train for Hiawatha.
The two trains pass each other in the
upper yards It Is strange that the
railroads do not arrange matters so
that the trains will make connections.
But then they do some things which
look as if they have no desire to ac-
.commOdate the public--AtchisOn Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17

Pain or dull ache in the back is IN
mistakabIe evidence of kidney trouble
It is natures timely warning to show
you that the track Of health is not clear.
If these danger signals are unheeded,
more serious results are sure to follow;
Bright'S Disease, which is the worst
form OF kidney trouble, may steal upon
you
The mild and the extraordinary effect
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If your water when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours, forms q sediment or
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17

is evidence that your kidneys and b1ad4
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In taking Swamp-RoOt you afford nat
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SWamp-ROot is the triumphal discov-
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II you have the slightest symptom OF
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If you are already convinced that
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-17
THE GALENA GOLD FIND.
Prospectors Keeping the Location of
Alleged Yellow Metal Secret.

GaIena, kan, April 1.-THE alleged
discovery of gold bearing ore in this
vicinity has not provoked the wild en-
thusiasm that usually attends such
finds There is plenty of excitement and
much interest manifested, but there is
not a rush of prospectors- This is to
some extent due, however, to the fact
that the prospectors have kept the 1oca-
tioE OF the reported find secret
Expert miners and assayerS agree that
the formation in Kansas is not favor
able to the carrying of gold in sufficient
quantity to make mining profitable, but
the knowing ones recall Cripple Creek
where experts contended that it was
impossible for gold to exist in that for
nation.
H r. Mcclellan, of Denver, who with
Harold McDougalI. also Of that city, has
leased 500 acres of land in the vicinity
of the alleged find and who claimed that
assays of the Kansas ore showed S41-60
gold to the ton, are now in Denver, said
to be completing arrangements for
working the property.