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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
MRS. w1LLIFoRD ACQUITTED.
Former Social Leader. of Fort Scott
Was Charged With Murder.

Fort Scott, Kas., March "A tele-
gram received here from Cripple Creek
by relatives of Mrs. Kate Williford,
formerly a prominent society woman of
this city, who has been in jail there
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, announces that she was acquitted
today the jury not having left its box.
1t was welcome news to many promi-
nent people here who knew and strongly
sympathized with Mrs. Williford. The
defense was based on the allegation that
driven to insane desperation by her
husbands profiigacy and infidelity, Mrs.
WiIIiford attempted to shoot herself and
that her husband undertook to inter
fere and was accidentally killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
SLIGHT ADVANCES MADE.
Wabash Management Sparing in Con-
cessions to Employees.

st. Louis, March 3.-Vice President
and General Manager Ramsey of the
Wabash has given out his reply to the
various committees that visited him
some time ago and asked for a general
increase of wages among trainmen.
Circulars have been issued among en-
ployes which may or may not prove
satisfactory.
Little change is made in through pas
senger runs. Through passenger engi-
crease of 5 cents. Through freight con-
ductors get SO per 100 miles, an Increase
of 10 cents, and brakemen get 81 per
100 miles, an increase of cents.
Through freight engineers get $3.S5
per 100 miles, an increase of 5 cents, and
81 per 100 miles on mogul an increase
of 10 cents Through fremen get 1920
per 100 miles, the same as before, but
get $3.50 on moguls, an increase of
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
SANTA FE NOTES.

John Dryer Of the machine shops. met
His ankle was badly bruised.
J. H. Beardsley, who seriously in
Jured in the Midget explosion, is in the
hospital and is reported doing nicely. It
will, however, be a long time before he
will be able to get around again.
Snow shoveling was continued yester-
day, and as many men as could be spared
from other work, were kept at it. About
ten car loads of snow were taken out
from inside the circle at the round house.
Jim Sleeper was snow bound at Roches-
ter last week.
Conductor A ]. RAIDER is laying off this
week in order to attend the regular meet
LeavenWorth.
Tandem compound locomotive No sos
days ago and is now in the Topeka re-
pair shops. The cylinder head of the
right front high pressure cylinder was
blown out, caused by the piston rod be-
coming uncoupled between the two cylin-
derS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
DUTY COST HIS LIFE.
Santa Fe is Asked to Pay $4,000 For
Brakeman's Death.

Arkansas City. March 3.-Mrs. Lizzie
Riley has filed a sun in the district
court at Winfield asking for $4,000
damages from the Santa Fe company
for the death of her husband, who was
killed near Asp, O. T., last July. Riley
was, at the time of his death, employed
as a brakeman on the road and lived at
Ponca City.
Before becoming a brakeman Riley
was in charge of a section at White
ballast train which was putting rock
ballast on the road bed between this
city and Guthrie. At Asp, as tne train
was running backwards, hand car
loaded with negro laborers was discov-
cred on the track a short distance from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
TO MAKE MORE ROOM.
Board of officers Will Meet at Leaven-
worth to Ascertain Needs of Post.

Board of officers Will Meet at Leaven-
worth to Ascertain Needs of Post.
A few weeks ago it was announced
that the secretary of war would ap-
point board of officers to visit Fort
Leavenworth and ascertain the needs
of the post in the way of barracks for
enlisted men and quarters for officers.
so that when the infantry and cavalry
school is reopened, hereafter to be
known as the war college," there will
be ample facilities for the students ac-
commodation. This board has been
selected. is to arrive at Fort Leayen-
worth on next Tuesday, and consists
of the following officers:
Major John G. D. Knight, corps of
engineers.
Major George 3. Pond, Quartermaster.
Major Charles Richard, surgeon.
Captain Montgomery NJ. Malcomb,
Seventh artillery, and First Lieutenant
Robert H. Allen, Fourteenth infantry.
The last named officer is to be recorder
of the commission
This board will, in all probability,
recommend that many of the old build
ings be torn down and structures
erected of modern kind so as to enable
the department to quarter larger or
CARNATIONS than formerly,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
HAS 5000 GOATS.
Douglas County Man Starts Big In
dustry on His Farm.

Lawrence, March S.-Two thousand
Angora goats came over the road from
Lawrence to Mr. Johnson's farm last
week. They came from FIT. Worth, Tex.
They lost 100 on the road coming up
from Texas, fifty of them were dead
in the cars. When they got to Lawrence
there were six car loads of them. They
We're that hungry when they arrived
at Mr.. Johnson's farm, that as he went
out to the field with a load of corn
they went under the horses and onto
the wagon to get the corn. They had
to unhitch the team and get away from
there.
Mr.. Johnson now has three thousand
at his farm and it is a sight to see
them.
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Yours faithfully,
JOHN WECKEL.

John WeckePs case was remarkable!
For 40 years every day his bowel fell
down and out. He had been repeatedly
told the knife was the only cure; he
came to Topeka, was treated only once,
and is now entirely cured. We most
solemnly aver there is no case of Piles
we can not cure. We cure all forms of
Rectal diseases. All forms of chronic
bladder trouble. Anemia of the blood,
specific blood diseases. WE GUARAN-
TEE TO CURE EVERY CASE OF
SKIN DISEASE WE UNDERTAKE.
Catarrh of nose, of head, of throat, of
stomach, of bowels Of lungs, of liver,
of bladder, of kidneys. We cure
cancer by plaster We cure
tumOrs without cutting. We correct
deformities of the feet, legs and spine.
We cure Lumbago, Sciatica, Lame
Back, Rheumatism. We cure Consump-
ton in the first stages. We radically
cure Rupture without the knife. Every
case is taken under contract guarantee.
DR.. S. Edward McCully, the chief
consulting surgeon Of the Institute, is
in personal charge.
Office hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m No
Sunday hOurs Urinary analysis s1.OO;
physicians cumulative analysis SO. co.
All letters must have stamps for
reply.
CONSULTATION FREE.
4I7 Topeka Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
PURDY DENIES IT.
Says There Is No Truth in Rumor OF
Rock Island Line to Kansas City.

Rock Island private car No 800, with
President Purdy, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Corral, Col.R. S. Thomp-
son, Miss Thompson and Miss Purdy
passed through Topeka Friday en- route
from Fort Worth to Chicago.
When seen at his car by a State Jour-
nal reporter Mr.. Purdy said:
1--WE have been absent about ten days
on a combined pleasure and inspection
trip over the lines of the Rock Island
road. Everything along the line seems
to be in first class shape.
mo expenditures for improvements
out of the ordinary are planned for this
division. The road is at all times inn
proving the line in the way of equip
ment and construction but aside from
this nothing of any Importance has been
decided upon
Asked as to the truth of the report
of the extension of the Rock Island
from Topeka to Kansas City he said:
I have never heard the report. A
person can hear rumors any time but
there is nothing in this one''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Makes the Rounds of Wellington
Lodging Houses.
MINGLES WITH CROWDS
Visited the Depot Then Left For
Wichita.
Looks Like Criminal Careless
ness on Officials Part.

Wellington, March 3.-There was a
smallpox excitement at the Rock ISL
and depot Friday. A bum came up
from the south broken out with the
disease. He went to the depot and
was promptly fired out. The city mar
shall and DR.. Ebright were sent for,
but before they reached the depot the
bum boarded the north bound passenger
and pulled out for Wichita. No one
knows for certain whether he road the
blind baggage or the smoker.
It is said the bum visited several
rooming houses last night and tried to
get bed, but was refused because he
was broken out with the smallpox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Memphis Route Fast Train.

The Southeastern Limited leaving
Kansas City daily at $50 2. m. enables
passengers to reach Memphis at s a. m,
Birmingham 4:3O p. m, Chattanooga
8:45 .. m, Atlanta 1875 p. m, New Or
leans 7:35 p. M, next. day, Jacksonville,
Fla, $50 second morning. Correspond
ing time to all points in the southeast.
Entire train, with reclining chair car
and Wagner Palace Buffet Sleeping
car runs through to- Birmingham (sleep-
ing car through to Jacksonville) stop
ping only at important local stations,
as Olathe, Paola, PleaSanton, Fort
Scott, Lamar, Springfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
HAVE PLENTY OF SMALLPOX
Infection Is Said to Have Been Car
ried From Kansas CITY.

Fort Scott, March 3.-Dr. Altman, of
the state board of health, who has just
returned from Dry Ridge, remote
part of the county, thirty miles north
west of here, whittier he was called to
investigate smallpox rumors, reports
having found between twenty and forty
cases of varioloid and Cuban itch, and
also some well developed cases of small
pox there.
The community was infected by a
young woman from Kansas City. The
doctor ordered all the houses where
varioloid, Cuban itch or smallpox ex-
listed put under strict quarantine, and
the sheriff has placed guards over them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Carson and Colorado Transfer.

Carson, New, March 3-The Carson
& Colorado railroad was turned over to
the Southern Pacific officials today. The
railroad officials stated that the Vir-
ginia & Truckee railroad had not been
included in the sale, but left the i'm
preston that negotiations for the sale
were pending Regarding the cutoff
Gals declared that they could not con-
firm nor deny the report. D. o. Mills
and other Southern Pacific directors are
expected to arrive early next week to
make a tour Of the newly purchased
road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
ROCK ISLAND BRIDGES.
Six Wooden Structures Near Topeka
to Be Replaced.

The Rock Island will as soon as the
weather opens up replace five or six of
its wooden bridges near Topeka with
substantial iron structures. 1t is ex-
pected that the work will take a great
er part of the spring and summer.
These bridges will be of uniform
length, so feet long, and will span Mis-
sion and Spring creeks, at different
points.
Since the first of the year, whenever
the weather would permit, three gangs
have been engaged in building the stone
foundations for the bridges at Valencia
and Paxico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
A Fine shipment of Horses..

Hall & Boyd shipped yesterday
morning one of the finest car loads OF
horses that ever left Labette county
There were twenty-one head Of horses
in the shipment, which was valued at
twenty-six hundred dollars, and not a
poor horse among the number, most OF
them being standard bred horses. The
shipment was consigned to J. r. Nc
Alester at Waco, Texas.-Parsons Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Reduced Rates Granted.

Rates of one fare and one-third for
the round trip have been granted by the
Wetsern Passenger association lines for
the following occasions:
Topeka, Kan, March and z, annual
meetings Kansas Grain Dealers associ-
alton and Kansas MiIlers' association.
Sioux Falls, s. D., April II to 10, an
nual meeting Woman's Baptist Foreign
Missionary society of the west.
Hutchinson, Kan, May 10 to Is, Kan
sas musical jubilee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
SHE WHITFIELD PUPILS.
Woman School Teacher Arrested on
Charge of Cruelty.

Fort Scott. March S.-Mrs. Lille NJ.
Newell teacher of the country school
in district No. Is. twelve miles south of
Fort Scott has been arrested on the
charge of cruelty whipping two sons of
John Endicott. The complaining wit
nesses are P. w. Dent and Isabel Mil
Ter, widow at whose home one
of the boys stayed nights.
It seems that the boys had a fight
on the way home from school and that
their father notified the teacher that
he would trust her with whatever chas-
tisement was necessary to compel them
to abide by the rules of the school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease
relieved in six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure" 1t is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding
kidneys and back, in male or female Re-
heves retention of water almost immed-
lately If you wants. want quifsk o6 RELIEF b9 snd
Drug Co., S34 Kansas avenue, and Geo.
w Stansfield. 622 Kansas avenue. drug
gists. Topeka, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

the train and would have been run over
in a few seconds. The conductor told
Riley to give the engineer the emer-
gency signal to stop, which he did. The
sudden stopping of the train pulled out
a draw head and Riley was thrown IN
der the cars and instantly Killed.
Now Mrs Riley asks for $4,000 dam
ages from the company for causing the
heard at the next term of the district
oOurf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
EMPoRIA HIeHwAYMEN
Given a Sentence of Fifteen Years for
Night "HoIdups."

Emporia, March 3.-Henry Showers
and wife Maggie were each sentenced
penitentiary in the district court here
Friday Showers is a big, muscular
negro, and his wife is an unusually
muscular woman. For months past he
has been in the habit of grabbing and
forcibly holding up people just after
dusk, his wife going through their pock-
cts and taking the contents, then dis
appearing while he held his victim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

to So; Henry B. Stone, Smith Center.
$40 to S12; Robert B. Wilson, Otto, Sc
to IS; Nathan w. Baker, South Haven,
$14 to S17 Samuel Parker, Leaven-
worth, IS to IS; Newton K Campbell,
Kansas City, ST to $24; Emanuel E. C.
Hime, Centerville, Sc to IS.
Reissue-George K. Hatch, Seneca,
$40
Original widows, etc.-Harriet S.
Shepard, Booth, So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Atlantic City, at Crawford theater,
March & 6. Ladies free Monday night.

We have saved many doctor bills since
we began using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in our home. We keep a bottle
open all the time and whenever any Of
my family or myself begin to catch cold
we begin to use the Cough Remedy, and
as a result we never have to send away
for a doctor and incur a large doctor bill,
for Cham berlain's Cough Remedy never
fails to cure. 1t is certainly a medicine
of great merit and worth.-D. s. Mearlxle,
General Merchant and Farmer. Matte,
Bedford county. Pa For sale by all
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Mrs. Hadley Dead.

Lawrence, Kas., March Sword has
been received in Lawrence of the death
of Mrs. Albert Hadley, at her home in
Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Hadley was
well known in Lawrence where her hus-
band was cashier in bank for a num-
Der of years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
lie Movne Mofet Appointed.

Lee Moyne AIoffet has been appointed
city passenger agent for the Rock ISL
and railroad in Kansas City, vice Geo.
(Uncle George Andrews, who goes to
Fort Worth, Tex, as travelling passen-
ger agent for the Chicago, Rock Island
& Texas, under Charles B. Sloat, gen.
eral passenger and ticket agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Sale of a Brick Plant.

Wichita, March "a deal was closed
yesterday by which a company, COM
posed principally OF Wichita men came
into possession of the vitrified brick
yards at Cherryvale, Kan. The COM
pany will now be known as the Cherry
vale Vitri6ed Brick company of Black
well, Okla, and was Incorporated under
the laws of Oklahoma The capital stock
of the company is 100000, and the
shares are mona SSeSSahle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
ST. Louis to ST. Paul

Chicago, March 3.-An arrangement
has been made between number of
railroads whereby a new passenger
route between st. Louis and ST. Paul
is to be established. The route is as
follows: st. Louis to Peoria over the
Alton; Peoria to Rock Island over the
Peoria & Rock Island railroad and from
Rock Island to st. Paul over the Mil
waukee & St Paul 1t is expected the
new service will be inaugurated March
~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

A. r. De Fluent, editor of the Jour-
nal Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a
number of years from rheumatism In his
rie-ht shoulder and side. He says: MY
rieht arm at times was entirely useless.
1 tried Cham berlain's Pain Balm, and
was surprised to receive relief almost i'm
mediately. The Pain Balm has been a
constant companion of mine ever since
and it never fails" For sale by all drug
gfstS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
More Alton Economy

Mr.. Charles Huntington has resigned
as general baggage agent of the Chi
cago & Alton and General Passenger
Agent Charlton announces that the Of
ice is abolished. All communications
relating to the baggage department
should be addressed to him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, March 3-Pensions nave
been granted as follows:
OriginalEWilliam B. Garlick, Kan
sas City, Sc; William W. Beesley, Ga
lena, SO; Russell H. Benedict, Leoti, Sc;
F'lorello Coon, Columbus, IS; Lafayette
A. Collins, Leavenworth, Sc.
Increase-John Wilson, Atchison, s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

trail Traffic association. The changes in
many instances restore rates to the
same basis that prevailed before Jan
uary l. last. Cotton goods are reduced
10 per cent and agricultural implements
and vehicles 20 per cent. 1t is said that
further changes are contaminated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Dav. Mills Goes to p. q @.

Pine Bluff, Ark, March 3-Day Mills,
for some time train master of the Cot
ton Belt railway headquarters in Pine
Bluff, has resigned to accept a similar
position with the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad, headquarters in Pitts
burg, Kan. He succeeds f. S. Rawlings
whom he also succeeded at this point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Atlantic City at Crawford theater,
March & 6. Ladies free Monday night.

'I can highly recommend Beggs' Hair
Remover as pleasing restorative appli-
cation for the hair and a sure cure for
all scalp diseases Mrs. j. Whertle.
Omaha, Neb. A thoroughly reliable prep
aration; endorsed by thousands; it will
not disappoint. R. w. SquireS, pharma-
cist, 1872 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Cantnred Five Wolves.

w. O. Thinker, a farmer living near
Mento, captured five wolves yesterday
at his place. There were six in a bunch,
but one got away On account of the
deep snow it was almost impossible for
the wolves to travel.-Salina Union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
NOW rhev Saw IT'S Bradbury.

It is rumored that George L. Brad
bury, vice president and former mana
ger of the Lake Erie & Western, has
been settled upon for the presidency of
the reorganized Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf road. Mr.. Bradbury is a. direc-
tor of a trust company in which John
w. Gates and the Harrimans are active
spirits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

New York. March "a number of
changes to take effect March 10 have
been made by the Reconsideration COM
mittees Of the Trunk Line and the Cen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03

Dear DR.. McCuly-
When the Kansas boys came home
last fall visited the offices of the Brit
ish Medical Institute to consult you. 1
had for 40 years had piles and falling
out, or mersion of the bowels, and dur
ing all those long years of misery and
pain and bleeding had failed to obtain
any cure. How many times failed to
obtain relief and how much money I
expended I can not tell. You did not
cut me; you did not lay me up in bed.
You sent me home with some medicine
and in two months, thank God, was
we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-03
Becoming a
Mother

confinement pain danger and F#
safety mother and child This scientific hniraen Is
to all xome time of their critical
ordeal only does MorHERs FRIEND wsnaen saey
for the coming event prevents morning ana
for free booklet to TIE BRADF1ELD REGULATOR Co..
Atlanta. Georaia.
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fear for nothing compare with the horrors Of
thought of the suffering and danger in stsre her RODS
the mother OF all pleasant Of the coming
shadow OF gloom that cannot Pc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-02
MATAAFA
Is Candidate For Re- Ell elton
as King of Samoa.

correspondence of the Associated PressO
APlA, SAMOA, JUNE 1.-Since the Ger
man flag was hoisted in Somoa, affairs
have been in an unsettled state
The Mataafa faction until after Easter
remained in or around Apia claiming that
although they had given the kingship to
the commissioners in July last they had
not by any means given up their rights
to govern the islands under the guaran-
tee given to them by the Berlin treaty
which assured the autonomy of the Sa-
moan group and the right of the natives
to elect their own king. Mataafa claimed
that the treaty powers had no right to
hand over the government of the islands
to any single power, and that such a
course was not assented to by the people
DR.. Solf, the newly appointed governor
Of German SomOa, had thus at the very
outset of his career a difficult and trying
position to face.
In Tutuila, the American representative
in the person of Commander Tilly, of the
u. S s. Aberana, has had a much more
agreeable and pleasant experience than
DR.. Solf. There the natives hailed with
enthusiasm the hosting of "Old Glory
the military commander a formal deed
of cession, at the same time assuring
him OF their joy at coming under the
shadow of the stars and stripes.
At Manua the island lying east of Tu-
tuila, the chiefs have requested Com
mander Tilley to visit the islands in per-
son and there hoist the flag This he con-
sented to do and the date fixed for the
function was the 18th of May, but at the
time of writing there is no news from
that place.
Customs regulations have been promul-
| gated by the commander. The only port
of entry in Tutulia is Pago-Pago
There are three districts each under a
chief Under the chiefs are the judges
and villag magistrates and an appeal lies
from one to the commandant.
The importation of arms and ammuni'
} ton is strictly forbidden