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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
STRANDED ON ICE.
Life Savers Go Out to Assist Wreck
and Are Wrecked Themselves.

New York, March 2.-The sloop yacht
Rambler, with a party of several per-
sons on board, has been aground on
Little Fire Island, in Great South Bay,
since Saturday night, when the party
started from Bay Shore for this place.
The yacht is the property of Captain
Joe Ketchum
Saturday afternoon she was hired by
a party who had been buying provisions
at Bay Shore, and who wished to return
to Fire Island. The party consisted of
Mrs. Weeks, wife of the captain of the
life-saVing station, and her child; Ma
rine OVerSeer Woodward of the Postal
Telegraph company and Mr.. Doxie, a
life saver. The occupants of the yacht
all remained on board when she ground
ed, and were seen Sunday morning by
the life saving crew at Fire Island
Beach.
The life savers Immediately went out
to their rescue Notwithstanding the
wind was blowing a gale at the time.
They reached the stranded party, but
found it impossible to return to the ISL
and on account of the ice which cover
ed the water. The ice was too thin to
sustain any weight. So the entire par
ty, life savers and the former occupants
of the stranded yatch, were compelled.
much against their wishes, to remain
on board the stranded yacht until today
when they were enabled to reach Fire
Island Beach by walking on the ice,
which had become thick enough to bear
them.
The yacht is still hard and fast in the
ice, and from present indications is like
~ to remain there for some time. The
boat which the life savers went out to
the stranded yacht in is also bound in
the ice. Both are safe and apparently
in good condition.
The entire party who were on the
yacht are residents of Fire Island
Beach. They had the forethought to lay
in a stock of supplies, which they had
purchased at Bay Shore, and they were
in no immediate danger from cold OF
hunger. They are all we'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
HAWAIIAN BILL PASSED.
Proposition to Reimburse the De-
posed Queen Defeated.

Washington, March 2.-The bill provid-
tory of Hawaii was passed by the Senate
yesterday without division.
When the consideration of the Hawaiian
bill was resumed Mr.. Teller's amendment
Mr.. Clary Cwyo) proposed an amend
Lilioukalani, late queen of the Hawaiian
ISLANDS, LOT al 1nteFest sne IA ha rs9aj II
from the revenues of the crown lands.
Mr.. Clark maintained that 1t was only
the part of equity and justice that the
queen, who had been deposed by the
United States forces, should be REIN
Mr.. Cullom opposed the amendment. hold
ing that the late queen had no rights in
the matter. She was here now, he said,
consulting lawyers as to her claims
against this government and his under
formed her that she had no good claim
The amendment precipitated a general
Lilioukalani, participated in by Mr.. Jones
(Ark.), Mr.. Pettigrew Is. Do and others.
the bill and to any effort made by this
congress to provide government for the
waiian islands back to their people, and
permitting them TO make the best OF
Mr.. Quarles Cwis.) followed Mr.. Petit
grew, making his maiden speech IN the
senate in opposition to the proposition to
pay to the former queen any sum of
money. Referring to the dark picture
the annexation of Hawaii and the acqui-
sition of other territory by the United
States, Mr.. (QuarleS said.
Il had thought that the Senator from
South Dakota had exhausted his means
of chasing ghosts out of insular possess
sions, but here he brings up boyle man
from the Sandwich islands and sets him
to gyrating before the senate to frighten
somebody
Mr.. Plat Comm opposed the amend
ment declaring that the right to the
crown lands was in the people of Hawaii
and not in the queen.
The amendment was laid on the table
without division.
Mr.. Platt Comm offered an amendment
providing that the territory of Hawaii
should not at any future time, be adj
mitted to the union as a state. or be at
tached to any state of the union. but it
was ruled out on a point of order.
The measure was then passed without
division.
On Mr.. Foraker's motion. the senate
took up the Porto Rican tariff and gov
eminent bill, thus making it the unfin
ished business.
Mr.. Penrose Pa.) said while he did not
oppose the motion, he desired it under
stood that he would press the Quay case
and would ask for a vote at an early date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
TROUBLE BREWING.
Passenger Officials Secretly Trying to
Break Commission Agreement.

Chicago, March 2.-The special COM
ern roads to consider all matters re-
lating to the agreement not to pay any
commissions on passenger traffic met at
the office of President FELTON, of the AL
ton. The other members of the COM
mittee are: Vice President Harahan of
the Illinois Central, Vice President Han
nafOrd of the Northern Pacific, Vice
President Ramsey of the Wabash, and
Vice President Morton of the Santa Fe.
The committee has found no evidence
that any railroad has violated the anti
commission agreement, but has ascer-
tanned that certain passenger officials
have been secretly trying to break the
agreement, employing various schemes.
The facts in the possession of the COM
mittee will be submitted to the execu-
tive officers of the western roads at
their meeting in New York, March z.
One of the principal subjects discuss
ed yesterday was the maintenance in
the future of the immigrant traffic pool,
Western Passenger association. In the
past the railroads have maintained
their monopoly of the immigrant traffic
by paying a commission to the steam
ship company on every immigrant de-
livered to the agent of the bureau in
New York. This plan cannot be cOntin-
ued under the general agreement not to
pay commissions on any passenger bus
mess. Some of the railroad managers
hesitate to give their consent to a pro-
position to pay the steamship compa-
practically the same as the amount Of
their commissions in the past, for fear
that the courts may at any time order
the immigrant pool discontinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
THEY DROVE HER MAD.
Sad Effect of Grotesque Missives
Upon an Ignorant Swede Girl

Pittsburg, March 2-Comic valentines
dethroned the reason of Aida Ander-
son, a young Swedish woman living in
the home of Greensburg family, ana
she is now in the insane department. or
the West Moreland county home, prey
to weird Authorizations and heart
broken over what she deems the wicked
persecution of a successful rival for the
affection of the man she loves. Aida
has been in America less than year.
1t was her first experience with the Gus
tom of observing st. valentines Day.
and when on February IA the postman
placed in her hands some sealed mis-
sives her heart beat high with hope, for
she was expecting that her sweetheart
with whom she had quarreleds would
make Overtures of peace.
When she opened the letters and saw
the contents she was dumbfounded and
filled with rage, but the feeling soon
gave way to the most inconSolable
grief. Each cheap illustration, with it's
grotesuue figures and insulting lines
beneath, was like a knife thrust into
her heart She was filled with shame,
thinking that she had done something
to deserve the censure. She became
melancholy, but nothing was thought
of it until last Thursday, when she
showed unmistakable signs of being
demented. Then she was taken to the
county home.
The keepers found the little bunch of
valentines rolled up carefully and
secreted about her clothes
atlantic City" at Crawford theater.
March & 6. Ladies free Monday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
BOGUS CAPTAIN CLARK.
1mpersonates Commander of the Tex
as in a Marriage Ceremony.

New Orleans, La, March "A romance
that has developed distressing complica-
excited young man drove to the head of
Canal street. accompanied by an under
for boat to take him to the battle
ship Texas, saying he was Captain Clark,
Captain Clark was rowed out. He got
aboard the warship, introduced himself
of Lieutenant Colson, who had died on
the ship. The officers of the ship, be-
Today it developed that Captain Clark
had married a beautiful young lady from
Cincinnati here after: a couple of days
ten. She came here with her brother-in-
law, Alexander Aronson, of 10-12-14 South
stopping at the hotel. He became fascin-
ated with Miss Warten and sent a. o I'd
to her room, telling her he was in COM
mand of the battleship and desired to
meet her Mr. AronSon looked up Clark,
believed his representations and Clark
gether. Yesterday at o'clock they were
married by Pr. Perciyal at the Church of
learned of Clark's exploit on the battle
ship last night, became frightened and
isfied him that the man was either in
sane or an imposter. Detectives were
aed IN ana the gSroom %as LICKED S up
realized her terrible situation she col
lapsed and, was taken seriously i'll.
At the police station Clark was sweat
ed" and told number of conflicting stor-
les. He said first that he was James A.
f. Clark, lawyer of Cincinnati but no
such name could be found in the Cincin-
natl directory. Subsequently he was iden-
tilted as J. ]. Noise, of Greenville, Miss.
The general impression is that Noise is
unbalanced.
Mr.. Aronson's cards show him to be a
business man at Numbers 10, Il and IA
South Canal street, Cincinnati. He says
he is also interested in the Farmers
Home, a paper. at Dayton, o. Noise
said he served in the Fifth Mississippi
immune regiment during the war and that
he had obtained his uniform while in the
service. The federal officials were noti-
fed of his arrest. It is said that if he
is proved to be sane he will be prose
cuted for impersonating a government Of
ficer. Captain Clark took his arrest
coony. When arrested he had many tele-
grams in his pocket. One he had writer
at the Western Union telegraph office
| when Mr.. AronSon was with him. II
had apparently not been sent, and read
as follows:
Secretary Corbin. U S A, washing.
| ton; Today welded and happy. Texa.
| illuminated for the bride
captain CLARK,
Commander of the Texas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
A TOPEKA LADY
Offers Some Valuable Advice
Every Reader Interested.

Perhaps the reader is a "doubting
Thomas" for Topeka is full of them.
Doubt, as a rule, leads to investigation.
and, as Doubling Thomas will not
accept as facts a long statement giving
particulars of some incredible cure on
the other side of the continent, he is
asked to investigate the following testi-
mony of a local citizen:
Mrs. T. w Griggs. No. s151s Monroe
St, says: 4 suffered with Kidney Com
plant for two or three years. had a
pain across the small of my back and a
constant heavy, bearing down feeling
which was very annoying, to say the
least. I took different remedies but they
did not do me much good. When 1
noticed Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
I went to Rowley & Shows drug store,
corner of Sixth st. and Kansas Ave.
and got box. Before I finished it the
pain left my back, and there has been
no return of 1t up to date"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale at Row
ley & Shows, 500 Kansas avenue. and
by all dealers. Price, SO cents. Mailed
by Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02

Blackwell & Co and will leave the en-
ploy of the Santa Fe.
Charles Goodrich, one of LantrA- Sons
bridge laborers, has gone over to Santa
Fe from Las Vegas for treatment at St.
Vincent's hospital. He had the fingers
of his right hand crushed by a timber
falling on them.
Yardmaster F. NJ. Nudge of the Santa
Fe, who has had charge of the yards in
FL Paso for several years, has been
transferred to San Marcial, N. NJ. where
he will take the same position in the
yards there. ". A Greenwood, the old
yardmaster at San Marcial, relieves Mr..
Nudge in the Ell Paso yards. 1t is
understood that the change is made at
the request of both men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
Seniority Rule Not Recognized
on Rock Island.
Ability Considered First in
Matter Of Promotions.
CONFERENCE RESULT.
Wages Of Brakemen on Branch
Lines Advanced.
Trainmen Have Been in Session
in Chicago Two Weeks.

Oficers of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific have rejected the petition
made by their brakemen that seniority
of service govern promotions, and the
men have accepted the decision. This
subject and the question of increased
wages has consumed two weeks OF
conference between representatives OF
the Brotherhood of Railway Tra1nmen
and General superintendent Hit in
Chicago. The conference ended We'd
nesday night.
The officials agreed to increase the
pay of brakemen on branch lines as fol
lows Where conductors receive $40 a
month and brakemen $45 the trainmen
viii be advanced to $3.50. on work
trains where the conductors have re-
ceived $50 a month and the brakemen
$50, the brakenen are given an Increase
TO $3.50. The switchmen at the con-
ference requested that the yards at La
Sale, Joliet and Council Bluffs be placed
on a parity with the Chicago scale.
That scale is as follows: For night
service, foremen of switch engines $50
a month, helpers $45; day service, fore
man $40, helpers sos. The request was
denied.
The rule of seniority in service as a
requirement for promotions is one of
the pet principles of all organizations
of railroad employees, and many OF the
roads of the country observe it.
officers of the Rock Island say they
desire to be in a position to promote
their men as they see fit, ability being
the first consideration and time in ser
vice second.
I'VE will not recognize in it's strict
sense the employees idea of seniority,
said an officer of the road I'VE want
to be independent to choose the best
men for positions, which we could not
do were we tied down to a seniority
agreement with our employees. Our rule
on this question never works an in
justice, but places all employees on an
equal footing, ability being the prime
test for promotion"
The committee of trainmen who met
the Rock Island officials was com
posed of c. E. Sexton, w H. Paisley,
r. G. Higgins. G. Doty. A. J. Hall. c. r.
Huff. w Mckinney and H. r. Paisley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02

Strange Happenings on Western Line
of Union Pacific.

Denver, March 2.-Superstition of
trainmen on the Union Pacific is be-
ing aroused by recent demonstrations
of occult feature. One night this week
Martin Murphy, an engineer on the Chi
cagO flyer, on nearing Mariono station,
thought he saw a red light swinging
across the track, and saw two men
standing on the bank of the grade with
guns. 1t was suggestive of a holdup
and the engineer just let 'er slide and
reported the incident at headquarters,
resulting in an investigation by a sher-
if of Sterling and a posse. The Off
Ger reports that he found no footprints,
no wagon tracks or any sign whatever
to indicate that a human foot had trod
the earth in the vicinity Of where Mar
tin saw the red light and the men.
Yet he is positive in his assertions that
he saw them distinctly.
The incident recalls another Of a sim
liar nature not long ago on the kan
sas Pacific. On reaching a place not
far from Deer Trail one dark night, a
shower Of bolts and nuts crashed
through one of the car windows, and
had been done by tramps A special
officer was detailed to the spot and he
found no footprints, and it was a mys-
terry where the articles dashed through
the window could come from way out
there on the prairie. These and other
incidents of less Importance are sug-
gestive of phantom holdups to some of
the boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
DIR. BEATTY TRANSFERRED.
Rock Island Quarantine Inspector
Goes to Philadelphia

DR.. Jas. Beatty, who has been the
government quarantine inspector for the
Rock Island in Topeka, has been trans
ferred to Philadelphia, and will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Harry L. Mcdonald.
The movements of the inspectors are
directed by Albert Dean. chief inspector
with headquarters in the stock ex-
change building, Kansas City, Mo.
1t is the duty of the government in
spectors to see that all cars loaded with
southern cattle are properly cleaned
and disinfected after being unIoaded, to
prevent the spread of Texas fever.
The government has established a
quarantine line and all cattle south of
this line that are shipped to market
must be shipped in cars on which are
large placards stating that they are
southern cattle. After being unlOaded
Kansas City the cars are sent to Topeka
and set out on the cleaning track,
where the work of cleaning and disin-
fecting is done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02

When this bill was called up at the
committee today, Representative Eddy
said that Mr.. Curtis had gone out Of
his way to interfere in matter which
had not concerned him and he strongly
limited that Mr.. Curtis should confine
ton.
The Topeka representative replied
with much spirit that the Minnesota
Indians had been Systematically robbed
for years and he thought the time had
come when some one should interfere
in their behalf. Mr.. Eddy replied that
the Minnesota Indians were cared for
as well as those in Kansas. The dis
quested to furnish facts concerning the
Chippewa lands. This suggestion was
adODted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
THE FARCE oE IT.
Mexican Government Now Agitated
Over Engineer Turner's Death.

Chicago, March "A special to the
Record from Vera Cruz, Mexico, says:
The Mexican government is taking an
active interest in the case of Edward
Turner, the American locomotive engi-
neer, who recently died in the military
hospital at Vera Cruz aften ten months
confinement in prison without trial on
the charge Of Icing responsible for the
wreck of his train. Judge Alberto Lam
bardo, one of the most prominent men,
bers of the Mexican par, arrived here
today from the City of Mexico, with in
structions from President Diaz to make
a thorough Investigation of the circUm-
stances surrounding Turner's inprison-
ment and death. No official demand for
indemnify has been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
Somebody Blundered.

Corfnna Hague says last November
she bought a ticket at st. Louis to SAT-
fordville, Kansas, and from Kansas
City to Saffordville over the Santa Fe
At Kansas City she showed her ticket
to the railroad officials who directed
her to her train where she again show
ed her ticket to the brakeman. When
the conductor came around he told her
the train did not stop at Saffordville
and she would have to stop at Emporia.
She remained on the train and the con-
ductOr demanded fare to Florence, the
next stop. Upon her refusal to pay he
stopped the train and put her off. She
wants SIS, 900 damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
WIDE VFsTTBULEs.
All Santa Fe Coaches Being Reftted
With Them.

All the passenger coaches on the San
ia F'e which are sent to the shops for
repairs are being fitted with the new
wide vestibules. The decision to do this
was made last fall and all the passenger
coaches are now being rebuilt in accord
ance with this order.
In addition to enhancing their beauty
it also is to a certain degree a safe
guard against danger in case of a
wreck
The reason for this is that the vesti-
bule being as wide as the car, it does
not give such a shock when the cars
eliminates much of the danger of the
cars telescoping.
The sides and ends of these vestibules
are fitted with glass and a little trap
door is swung down over the steps MAX
ing a small room which has many ad-
vantages as a point from which to make
observations Of the country through
which you are passing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

There is no more welcome announce
ment OF the entire season than that of a
popular concert by Sousa'S band at the
Crawford theater Saturday night. The
great composer and conductor has so
many friends and admirers in this COM
nlunity that the musical season would
be incomplete indeed without Sousa
concert. The special soloiSts with the
great band this season are Bertha
Bucklin, VioliniSte, and Blanche Duff
field, soprano.
John Philip Sousa is the most con-
spicuous and commanding figure in the
field of music. His marches are the
standard military and dance music of
the world, his operas are the principal
music successes of the year in America
and England, and his band breaches the
gospel of melody, unrivaled, throughout
the length and breadth of the land.
With its years of continuous concert
work under the discipline and direction
of a master musician, the Sousa band
is on a plane of artistic excellence that
has never been attained by any other
organization, and the Sousa concerts
will be found. as in the past, to be the
ideal musical entertainment.
The Wills Brothers will be seen in the
farce, I'm Atlantic City, at the CraW-
ford theater Monday and Tuesday
nights. On the opening night ladies ac-
companied by persons holding paid Sc
or so cent tickets will be admitted free.
"A Hot Old Time" which was seen
here earlier in the season, will play a
return engagement at the Crawford
theater Wednesday night. An advance
notice says: There is not a line or ep-
ISOLDE in it that can offend and yet the
humOr is constant. "A Hot Old Time
proves conclusively that fun is to be
had without recourse to questionable
methods and it's great success is evil
dence that the American public is, in
it's theatrical tastes as well as in every
other rPl9 fiOn healthy and normal -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
CURRENCY IMITATION.
National Banks Preparing For an
Immense Increase of Issue.

New York, March "A slight ad-
vance was reported today in some is
sues of government bonds due to the
demands of out of town banks which
want them for refunding into the pro-
posed new two per cents to take out
circulation One banker has purchased
more than a million dollars worth for
out of town banks and reported fresh
orders today. Predictions regarding the
probable increase in bank note circula-
ton range all the way from $50, 900 900
to the $500, 000, 900 possible. Many state
banks are contemplating taking out
charters as nationl banks in order to
profit by the circulation features of the
proposed law. One banker knows of
more than $50 such institutions. One
bank is sending a circular to all state
banks calling attention to the advan-
tages to be derived from such a change
and offering to act as agent in securing
bonds.
1t is reported that two very large
city banks have arranged to take full
advantage of the refunding measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
FELLED BY AN ALLIGATOR.
Mile. Paula Knocked Senseless by One
of Her Pets.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 2.-While Nile.
Paula was getting her alligators out of
their cage at the performance at the
Empire theater this afternoon. the big
gest one, which was brought from Flor
ida about ten days ago, became unman-
ageabel and broke away. AS Mile. Paula
was trying to recapture him the alliga-
tor gave his tail a vicious swing and
struck the woman on the forehead
knocking her across the stage and rem
dering her unconscious.
Professor Hellias, who came to her res
cue, received a cut on the hand and was
otherwise bruised. Mile. Paula was so
badly injured that she could not appear
at the performance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
FROM LAS VEGAS.

The Santa Fe yards at Las Vegas are
said to be the finest in the land. the ad-
vantage being in the manner in which
the center of the yard is laid out.
Nose Thomas, present night clerk and
ticket agent at the Las Vegas depot,
has accepted a position with Gross,