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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
hanna GETS MAD
Makes Bitter Personal Attack
on Col. Bryan
In a Speech at That Gentle
mans Home City.

lincoln. Neb., Oct 20.-"A man who
knowingly or unknowingly will circu-
late ISLANDERS about another man is not
fit to be constable said Senator Hanna
in his speech at the Oliver House in Lin
coin last night, in referring to William
J. Bryan. In the speech which was one
of the lengthiest delivered on ms pres
ent tour Senator Hanna bitterly de-
nOl1nced Mr. Bryan for what he termed
Ibis attempts to SANDER me In my own
state" This is Mr.. Bryan'S nome town
and the speech OF Senator Hanna was
received with mingled cheers and Kisses.
The first of the two days speech max
ing in Nebraska by Senators Hanna and
Frye eliminated last night in three big
meetings here, including an open AR
meeting in front of the Lincoln hotel
only two meetings had been planned,
but so tremendous were the crowds that
ATTEMPTED to force their way into the
opera house and the Auditorium to hear
Senator Hanna that he was finally ask
ed to address an overflow meeting from
the balcony of the hotel. Excursion
trains were run into Lincoln from many
points in eastern and central Nebraska
and the parade which took place includ-
ed a dozen Of the town uniformed
marching clubs, among them several
Womens organizations
Escorted by the Lincoln travelling
Mems Marching club and several uni
formed marching organizations, Sena-
tors Hanna and Frye were escorted from
ately after dinner, Senator Hanna stand
ing on the balcony Of the hotel shook
hands for some time with the crowds
that fled by. So great was their num-
Der that Senator Hanna was finally
compelled to beat a retreat
Shortly after 8 O'Clock the parade
formed and amid a blaze of fiambeaux
and fireworks, Senator Hanna and Vic
tor Dolliver were escorted to the Oliver
House, Senator Frye going to the Aud
itorium.
When Senator Hanna was introduced
he was received with a roar of applause
Senator Hanna spoke at some length,
taking up the silver and anti-imperial-
list issues and finally referred to the
charges which Mr.. Hanna said had re-
Gently been made by Mr.. Bryan, that the
Republican campaign managers had en-
tered upon extensive bribery in order to
secure the election of the Republican
ticket.
IN regard to that statement" said
Senator Hanna, before an audience in
Lincoln I want to hur1 it back in his
teeth and tell him it is utterly false
When it comes down to personalities I
am willing to stand before the Ameri-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
Work on Santa Fe Shops to
Soon Commence.
Plans Are Approved by the
Highest Authorities.
GROUND TO BE BROKEN
1t Will Be Done Early Next
Week.
Blacksmith Shop VIII BE the
First Built.
GROUND TO BE BROKEN

Work on the Santa Fe shops VIII com
mence next week -
Final approval has been given TO e 'ila-t
mart of the plans for the new SHOPS lns--
involves the construction OF the Ol az
smith shop. by the higher officials q lne
santa. Fe. These plans have Desn re
turned to Topeka and orders have Dsen
issued to begin the erection OF the DI qtl,,
4ne al once. The materials nave 49, ~
ordered. also. and everything Is Ie1NdS
to begin. = ~. fo,,Dda-
Ground viii be broken for the 1OullSIs.s
tfons the first of next week A lai X
force of vvorkmen will then pc put 20, %
and the work rushed to complexion , Ing
faU before cold weather sets m A1 ll4
are being prepared and every INNS 80
in readiness so that other bulldlhSS cSAA
he erected in the spring -,
The blacksmith shop in dimensions VIZ
he 4OOxlOO feet From foundations 10 tns
window stills its construction IS 70 pc u
brick. The balance viii be Of steel Ira
and corrugated iron at
mis- will be the initial step to the acL-
nal construction of the immense sHop
plant. consisting Of locomotive erectl -llss
shons boiler shops and car wheel WoIAs
that the Santa Fe is to place mere VIII
in the next two years, and for Wnlcn ~ sile
citizens of Topeka raised S25,OOO Dy SUI
scriDtiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
srAND-UP FIGHT PROMISED.
Railroads and scalpers VIII Struggle
For Supremacy In Congress.

The next congress will be battle
ground for a square standup hgnt pc
tween the railroads and ticket scalLeIs
AT its convention in Buffalo TINS week
the American Association OF General
Passenger and Ticket agents resolved
itself into veritable declaration OF IN
reasine hostility against scalping TICK
cts Not only was it decided to ADOPT
safety paper and q uniform contract 1or
printing uterine tickets, but steps We're
taken toward the formation Of a glgan-
tie protective bureau for the detection
of manipulation and the prosecution OF
the manipulatOrs The proposed bureau
maintained by all the important rail-
roads of the United States, Canada and
Mexico will really be a monster detec-
tive agency, with many branches, its
agents to be stationed in all the princl-
pal railway centers of the continent.
They intend to have introduced bill
in congress, also, to legislate the cut
rate men out of existence.
On the other side the American Ticket
Brokers' association is going into the
battle in earnest in opposing the pro-
posed legislation. They are also strong
" organized and have already begun
lobbying TO defeat it. The strong fight
they are making is based on the pro
position that any bill which would wipe
out a legitimate business is unconsutu-
IiOnal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
AZ JUNCTION CITY.

Night caller Emit Houston has been
slightly under the weather.
Mr.. Lutte Chase has returned from the
hospital at Kansas City. He is feeling
much better.
The NJ. K. & T. transferred eight cars
of stock to the U. P. for Kansas City
Thursday night.
Brakeman Patterson was quite badly
hurt while going to Ellis. The accident
occurred Tuesday at Hays City. He was
getting on the caboose and in so doing
fell under, and was dragged along three
or four hundred feet. His back and
hip were bruised and his face was dis
figured. The ends of his fingers were
also mashed,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

decided to again send out notices in
sisting on the elimination of all cut
rates and it is understood that the tone
of these notices will be sufficiently severe
to command attention. 1t is hoped that
the result will be complete re-estab-
lishment of rates within a few weeks.
That the object will be accomplished
is doubted by at least one representa-
tive Of the interested lines. This repre-
sentative seems to believe that there
viii be manipulation of rates so long
as agents to make a good showing and
that even q blind money pool such as is
in existence between trunk lines in
westbound business, can not prevent
rate cutting In support of this theory
he cites complaints from some of the
smaller roads that they are not getting
their allotment of freight, although. of
course, they are sure of ultimately get
ting their percentage Of the business in
cash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

valley of the Platte river, part Of the
time along its fat banks, and a speed Of
between sixty and sixty-five miles an
hour was reached. At North Bend Mr.
Hanna was presented with a big bunch
of flowers by a delegation of little girls.
An enormous crowd turned out to hear
Mr.. Hanna at Fremont, where the speak
ing took place from the front steps Of
the court house nearly every window of
which displayed a large Autograph of
Mr. Bryan. In his address here Mr..
Hanna was frequently interrupted by
finally with twinkle in his eye he said:
1T must be that Mr.. Bryan has hold OF
that valve and is trying to shut me
off,
Wahoo, the last stop before reaching
Lincoln, gave Senator Hanna the best
reception of the day. Excursion trains
from nearby towns and villages brought
several hundred people, and Senator
Hanna was given an ovation as he
stepped from the train. A unique fea.-
ture of the procession from the depot to
the speaking stand was three wOmen's
uniformed clubs, the Ida Mckinley club
of Wahoo, the Edith Roosevelt club of
all of the members being dressed in the
national cOlors.
At Winside, a little hamlet in the
midst OF the corn country, Mr.. Hanna
saw the following banner as he stepped
out on the car platform:
'POpulist farm rs, beware; chain your
children to yourselves, or put 'em under
the bed-Marlx Hanna is in town"
oh, I am not so dangerous as all
that" said he, laughingly pointing to the
banner. Prosperity as the issue was de-
bated by Hanna for five minutes the
farmers composing the audience cheer
ing him until the train was far from the
station
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

can people on my record as a business
man and let him stand on his. I have
been in business 40 years; am employ
ing 5000 men, pay the highest wages.
treat them like men and they all respect
me, and when Mr.. Bryan or any other
man charges upon me-and am willing
to appropriate it all, as I am chairman
of that board of managers of this Re
publican campaign-with any such
methods as those, I propose as said
to hurl it back and denounce him as a
demagogue-in his own town."
Senator Hanna then referred to Mr.. Bry-
ans alleged reference to him as "a la
borer crusher'' made first during his
senatorial campaign in 1897, and contin
ued:
Il want to remind every man that
man who in a contest will drag an hon
orable name into the mire for the sake
of making votes is not worthy to be
considered for the high Office of presi-
dent of the United States and I believe
that there are thousands of people in
the state of Nebraska who resent it as
an insult to their integrity and their
ideas of fair play and Justice, because
when a man has the opportunity
through newspapers, through public roS-
trum to make charges too trifing to be
denied and those charges go undenied
and enter into the minds of the people
whom the man SO charged has no op-
portunity to convince any man who viii
use those tactics to further his own sell
fish ambition is not fit to be constab
From the Auditorium Senator Hanna
was driven to the Lindell hotel where
he spoke for about five minutes. Here
again there was much confusion and
Kisses and shouts for Bryan mingled
with cheering.
Senator Hanna was driven to the audi
torium. He spoke for about twenty
minutes, discussing industrial conditions
for the most part. He received an ova-
ton when he concluded, and the crush
to shake hands with him was so great
that the police had to clear the way to
the carriage.
With prosperity as his principal topic
Of discussion Senator Hanna Travelled
through the eastern tier of counties Of
Nebraska yesterday making speeches in
ing up at Lincoln.
His speeches as a rule were more
lengthy than those of any previous day
of the tour, and in order to complete
the programme the first speech, at Sioux
City, Ia, occurred before 8 o'clock
Small crowds, made up mostly of
farmers, were present at Humphrey and
Platt Center, and Senator Hanna divided
and Handwriting.
= more extended stop was made at
Columbus In this district the PopuIist
vote is in a large majority, and Senator
Hanna spoke at some length to a large
crowd.
The run between Columbus and schuy-
Ter, sixteen miles, was made in eighteen
minutes.
a new name by the local chairman.
Fellow citizens, I want to introduce to
you the man who commands the sun
sometimes, if he wants to-" said he.
s.Well, I wish could command every
son of a gun Of Populist in this state.''
said Senator Hanna, amid laughter,
"and that of ever good Democrat, too,
because, my friends, I want the people
of this state and this county to fully
appreciate and understand the import
ance of this election
More rapid running time was made
between Schuyler and North Bend.
Here the track runs through the fertile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
MARYLAND next.
Governor Roosevelt Closes His
Tour of West Virginia
With a Great Night Meeting at
Charleston.

Hinton, w. va, Oct. Ex-Governor
Roosevelt and party closed their tour
of West Virginia last night after one
of the longest journeys in his trip. Start
ing from Parkersburg, on the upper Ohio,
in the morning he made speeches at diff
ferent points along the Ohio river, nota-
bly, at Point Pleasant and Huntington
and from the latter place started up the
Great Kanawha valley making speech
eS along the way and going across the
river at Charleston to witness a great
demonstration at the state capitol and
make an address of some length at the
WigWssn At some places in the mining
regions there was liberal use of powder
in the cannonading as the special train
arrived and the miners got up all sorts
of demonstra lions in honor of the vice
presidential candidate. From Charleston
the special train proceeded over the
CheSa peake and Ohio railway directly
across the mountains where the popula-
ton was not so dense as along the rich
valleys through which he passed during
the day Governor Roosevelt passes
next into Maryland and thence into his
Charleston. W. Va, Oct. 2O-Yesterday
was, politically speaking, the greatest
day in the history of this city for years
Early trains and steamers brought hun
dreds of people to hear Governor Roose-
welt. From sections of the contiguous
territory, where no other conveyance
could be had the people came to town
wagons Women and children We're
largely in evidence and they "camped
OUT until nearly a thousand horses and
probably twice as many footmen began
to move
Governor Roosevelt and party reached
here at 3s45 p. m and were met at the
depot by an escort. Governor Atkinson
was travelling with Governor Roosevelt
and they went direct to the s'wigWam,''
which was so crowded that it required
strong efforts to press through the inn
mense throng to the speakers stand.
Governor Roosevelt spoke for twenty
minutes.
Soon after he started speaking a por-
ton of the roof of the \. .gwam gave
way, caused by the great strain it.
No one was hurt and quiet was soon re-
stored.
Governor Roosevelt referred to Mr..
Bryan's connections with men who are
his associates and who are directly in
terested in trusts He further referred to
Mr.. Bryan in his New Y DIRK trip as teach
ing fallacies and David B. Hill came in
for a touch-up on his connection with
corpora tions and trusts.
Governor Roosevelt began his tour of
this state early in the morning, his train
departing from Parkersburg over the
Ohio River railway at a. m The first
stop was at Ravenswood and the second
at Mason City At each place good sized
audiences heard brief speeches from
the rear platform of the train Governor
Roosevelt spoke in his accustomed strain
urging Republicans to help maintain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
Rock Island Through Service.

officers of the Rock Island road an
nounce that they will improve their
through Boston-Los Angeles tourist ser
vice by the addition of another person
ally conducted excursion to depart from
Boston every Monday and from Chicago
every Tuesday evening, the cars run
ming through to Los Angeles. Cal. with
out change. In connection with this
train there will be through connections
from st. Paul and Kansas City. The
new service will be operated via Color
ado Springs, Col, and Salt Lake City
Utah. corresponding eastbound SER
vice will be established, the cars to leave
Los Angeles every Wednesday and San
Francisco every Thursday. arriving in
Chicago Mondays and Boston Tuesdays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
CANADIAN PACIFIC THREATS
May Skater California Rates, Involv-
ing Santa Fe and Other Lines.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct 20-The celebrated
agreement to cease payment of commits
sions on passenger business is in immi-
nent danger Of being broken by the
Canadian Pacific railroad, a, line whose
strength and influence might cause a
complete dissolution of the agreement.
In this city the advisory committee of
the Western Passenger association. COM
posed Of Representatives of the Union
Pacific, Santa F'e, Burlington, Rock ISL
and, ST. Paul and Missouri Pacific lines,
met with Robert Kerr. passenger traffic
mana ger of the Canadian Pacific, for the
purpose of arriving at a settlement of
the trouble that long has existed be-
tween the Dominion carrier and the
competitive United States roads.
The break in the agreement hinges on
the willingness Of the United States
roads to pay to the Canadian Pacific
about $115,00O, which the Canadian Pa
eific claims is due it as q part of it's di-
vision of former immigrant business.
For months the other lines have stead
tasty maintained that the Canadian Pa
clhcs claim was not Just, and appar-
emily they still maintain such.
The Canadian Pacific is said to have
given the advisory committee to under
stand that it would not bulge an inch
in it's stand, and that if the demand was
not satisfied the road would take steps
migrant business from the principal
Atlantic coast points.
Should the Canadian Pacific cancel all
allegiance to the agreement pessimistic
most disastrous rate wars of the age
would result. The Canadian Pacific
would be expected to shatter standard
tariffs to California and northern Pa
ciflc coast states, thus involving the
Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific, the
Northwestern, the Union Pacific, the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
as foremost principals in the struggle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
SHOP PORCELAIN RESIGNS.
General Foreman, Frank J. C7unther,
VIII Retire Noz. J.

After being whispered about for sew
era1 days it has become definitely known
that Frank J. Gunther, general foreman
of the Santa F'e shops in this city, has
rendered his resignation which is to take
effect November L Mr. Gunther's sue
cessor is to be F. P. Hickey, who is now
foreman of the Norfolk & Western
roundhouse at Kenova-
For the past ten of his seventeen
years service with the Santa Fe, Mr..
Gunther has been general foreman of
the entire Santa Fe shops He has al
ways rated high as a mechanic, been
esteemed for his uniform treatment to
the men and retained their good viii.
Mr.. Gunther started to work for the
road as a machinist. In the course of
his rise he was successfully gang boss
and foreman of the south erecting room.
Mr.. Gunther retires to private life, 1t
is said. Though there is no outward
manifestation, undoubtedly there is
some disappointment among those in
line for promotion to the vacancy that
civil service rules did not obtain in the
appointment of his successor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
It Happened in a Drug Store.

zone day last winter lady came TO my
drug store ana ask Ss9 LOT prahq OF congn
says Mr.. c. r: Grandin, the popular drug
gist Of ontario, n; = she was disap-
preparation I could recommend. I said
to her that I could freely recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. and that
she could take a bottle of the remedy and
after giving it a fair trial If she did not
find 1t worth the money to bring back
the bottle and 1 would refund the price
paid. In the course of a day or two the
lady came back in company with friend
in need of a cough medicine and advised
her to buy a bottle OF Chamberlafn's
Cough Remedy. / consider that a very
good recommendation for the remedy" II
IS for sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
FROM EMPoRIA.

VIII Hamilton. travelling engineer, was
in town Wednesday,
Three hundred and eighty-nine cars of
cattle went through Monday night and
Tuesday morning
Another brakeman has been put on
the 65S66 run This makes three brake
men on that run
A broken pushing arm on the turn
table and broken pilot on an engine
are the results of an attempt to put
an engine on the turn-table Tuesday
night One of the new men at the pit
started to move an engine from over the
pit to the turn table He could not stop,
and as the table was not set right, the
front end Of the engine struck one Of
the pushing arms, otherwise it would
have gone into the pit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

than old Thrifty as if is more foolish to
work your own body under starvation
conditions, than your horses. But every
farmer has plenty to eat. Yes, but it
isn't what is eaten, it is what nourish-
ment is obtained from food that decides
the question of starvation. It wouldn't
do the farmer any good to run stack of
wheat through a thrashing machine
which was so out of gear that it didn't
get the grain out of one head of wheat in
fifty. That's just the way with the dis
ordered stomach. 1t doesn't get the
good out of the food that is eaten.
There is no medicine will so quickly
act on the organs of digestion and nutri-
ton, and put the stomach in perfect
working order, as DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t makes pure
blood, and rich blood, and puts the body
on plane of perfect health.
II suffered for six years with constipation and
indigestion during which time employed ply
sicians but they could not reach my case
writes Mr. @. Popplewell, of Eureka Springs,
Carroll Co., Arkansas. II felt there no
help for me. Two years ago commenced tax
ing DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
little Pellets and improved from the start.
am now in good health"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets keep the
bowels healthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Senior Quesada, of the Cuban Lega-
ton, of Washington, D. c.
Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee,
Alabama.
BeIva A. Lockwood, 6Io ''F' street,
N. W., Washington, D. c.
Senator Stephen R. Mallory, of PEN
saCOIa, Fla.
Ex-Chief Justice William c. Cham
bers, of Washington, D, c.
Congressman H. w. Ogden, from
Benton, La.
Governor Joseph J. Johnston, of
Montgomery, Ala.
Major General Joseph Wheeler, of
Wheeler, Ala.
Governor G. w. Atkinson, of w. Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
FROM NEWTON.

Tom Hodgson has accepted a position
in the rOund-house, and is working on
the gaslight shift
H. L Drummer has resumed charge Of
the day engine in the machine shop. He
has been working nights for a month
and still carries torch around with him
to enable him to distinguish an object
Val Fayette was sent to Dodge City
the other night. where he Will be sta
toned for the next thirty days in charge
Of the boiler works there. Val viii be
able to write ''4man' after his name one
of these days
Gus Base resumed work in the round
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
WEsTBoUND RATES.
Trunk Line Association Will scold
Hard to Restore Freight Traffic

New York, Oct. 20.-For the purpose
of considering what can be done to i'm
prove the situation on westbound rates
TO Mississippi and Missouri river points,
the traffic managers of the various
trunk lines are holding a prOtracted
meeting at the offices of the Trunk Line
association A similar meeting was held
connections were requested not to in
terfere with rates out of Trunk Line
territory. Although as a result. strict
orders were sent out by those lines to
their eastern agents to adhere absolute
" to tariff rates, the improvement in
the situation has been slow and is not
vet satisfactory- 1t has therefore been
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BREIDENTHAL ACTIVE.
Speaks Yesterday and Last Night In
Ellis County.

Hays City, Kan, Oct. 2o.-John w.
Breidenthal addressed an enthusiastic
audience here last night. speaking two
hours. There were a great many Re-
publicans present, and after the meet
ing several of them told Mr.. Breidenthal
that they would vote for HIM. In the ar
ternoon Mr.. Breidenthal spoke to a large
crowd at Russell. "All that is neces-
sary to carry the state,' Mr.. Breidenthal
says, lis to get the Fusion vote out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

H. c. Bush, general agent of the Colo
RADIO Midland railroad y San Francisco,
has been selected as general traffic
manager of the road. The appointment
The appointment will become effective
on November /.
Frank B. Parker, formerly of the
Frisco, has been appointed general yard
master for the Union Pacific railroad
company at Ogden, Utah. He began
work on October 10