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The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
CURIOUS AEGEAN SEA.

IF'rern the Minneapolis Journal
In the Aegean sea a vessel may sail
into the top Of a crater, and though It
is hard to find an anchorage there yet
a mere sail through is appreciated
greatly by captains, because It cleanse5
the bottoms Of the ships from marine
growth More than 1000 years ago the
isle Of Santorin was split in half by an
earthquake, with the result that what
was once the crater Of a volcano is now
a crescent-shaped harb0r. Two glisten-
ing white towns Of Thera and St Mich
Olas are perched on the summit Of the
steep cliffs, whose dark and dismal hue
IS similar 10 that Of the top OF Vesuvius.
Between the main island on the east and
the smaller, Thefasia, on the west are
the three small Kaunaeue islands. all Of
which have come into existence since the
original earthquake The water in the
harbcr into which the suIphurous
streams from these volcanic islands
drain has q peculiar property which
completely cleans of groWths Of every
kind from the bottom Of any ship
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
REPUBLICAN SPEECHES
State Committees Assignments For
Campaigns Last Week.

State Committees Assignments For
Campaigns Last Week.
Republican speakers are assigned. by
the state committee, as follows, for this
week:
Thomas Ryan-Monday, Hiawatha;
Saturday. Fort Scott
C. B. Graves-W ednesday. Panteg;
Thursday, Waverly; Saturday, Peabody
Major William " Warner-Tuesday Par
sons; Wednesday, Oswego-
Captain William J. Wednes-
day, Lyndon
J. L Extraordinarily, Doniphan
county; Tuesday, LaCygne; "Wednesday.
Kansas City; Thursday, Howard; Fri
day. Kingman; Saturday, Anthony.
A W Smith-Monday, Everest;Iu
day, Willis; Wednesday. Robinson
p T. Gregory-Monday, Ulysses. after
noon; Tuesday, Hugotons Wednesday
siias Potter = Saturday afternoon,
Clyde; Saturday evening, Benton
winfield Freeman-Tuesday, Havens-
vile; Wednesday, Onaga; Thursday
Jamestown; Friday. Aurora; Saturday,
W. B. Townsend-Monday, Centralia;
Thursday, Junction City
H r. AlIen-AIouday, Doniphan coun-
ty; Tuesday RichIand; Thursday, Pc
oria; Friday. kfngnan; Saturday, An
thony.
Tuesday, Leavenworth; "Wednesday,
Highland; Thursday. Scandia; Friday,
Norton; Saturday. Smith Center
J. NJ Dunsnore--z ore-zOl.s l9nday, AItamont;
Chetopag Thursday, Burrton; Friday,
Marquette; Saturday. Anthony.
J. A Troutman-Monday. Hiawatha;
Tuesday. Colony; Wednesday. Arkan-
sas City: Thursday, lola; Friday, Nick
erson; Saturday, Admire
J s West-M0ndays Bancroft; 1ues-
Thursday, Oneida; Friday. Corning:
Saturday GOff
4. ". Hoch-Monday, Marion; Tues
day. Troy: Wednesday, Girard; Thurs
day, Olathe; Friday, Tarnell; saturday
RI ". Blue-Wednesday, Glasco;
Thursday, BeIoit; Saturday Chanute
Frank NeIson-Monday. Caldwell;
Tuesday. Eureka; Wednesday, Florence;
Thursday. ST. John; Friday afternoon,
Little River; Friday evening, Window;
Saturday, Mcpherson county
Senator Baker-Tuesday afternoon, Os-
borne; Tuesday evening, Downs; Fri
day, Garrett; Saturday, Lyons
Governor StanIey-Monday, Pittsburgs
Tuesday afternoon, CoIunb bus. Tuesday
evening Parsons Wednesday, Kansas
Citv: Thursday afternoon. Erie. Thurs
day evening. Thayer; Friday afternoon
Winfield; Friday evening, Arkansas
City: Saturday afternoon, ElDoradO;
Saturday evening. Wichita
J. r Burton=Monday afternoon, EsIl-
ridge; Monday evening, Buriinganei
skBpsIuqL .-oTT 'qdssof IS 'Asps7N.L
Fort Scott; Friday, Abilene; Saturday,
Ottawa.
[ E Lambert-Monday, Council
Grove; Wednesday, Sterling; Thursday,
Cottonwood Falls; Friday, Winfield:
Saturday. Emporia-
McNeaI and Reid-Monday, Clay Cen
ter; Tuesday, Burr Oak; Wednesday,
Cuba, Thursday. GreenIeaf; Friday, La
Cygne. Saturday. Fort Scott
Chares F. Scott-Monday, Kansas
City. Tuesday. NortonvilIe; Wednesday.
Horton: Thursday. St. Marys; Friday,
Ho1tOn: Saturday Wathena-
Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
RAVEN ROCK.
rFrom the Baltimore America

TF'rom the Baltimore American-1
Dr. Philip r. Uhlers provost Of the
Peabody Institute, is much interested IN
a plan to have the farmers and other
residents in the neighborhood Of Buena
Vista Springs, Washington county, com
biue and develop what Dr. Uhler de-
cIares to be one Of the most wonderful
natural objects anywhere IN this cOun-
try. This is Raven Rock. a high castel-
lated fragment of rock which rears its
head hundreds of feet in the air, appear
ing just like great nediaeyaI castle IN
one OF the European countries The rock
is now overgrown with trees and under
brush, so that It is hard TO get a good
idea of its remarkable structure, and
DR.. Uhler's idea is 70 have the farmers
and residents clear the vegetation away,
when the rock would be one Of the
sights Of the Atlantic seaboard-
Raven Rock is 50 called because In
former years a great number of ravens
had their nests on its summit Not
many of the birds remain now, but the
name still clIngS to the rock It IS a
fra gment of what in earlier ages was a
mighty mountain pass. but which Is now
broken into a number Of masses There
were great outlying ridges which were
connected with Mount Quirauk. and Ra-
ven Rock was rent away from one Of
the ridges by some great convulsion Of
nature It is now more than half a mile
from what was originally the other part
Of the mass.
Raven Rock rises like a great ruined
side the road to HagersrOVn. extending
along the line Of the road for 700 feet
1t is constituted OF Petsdam sandstone,
which IS the everything rock Of that re-
gion. and which has been cracked apart
in a singularly symmetrical manner. It
gives the effect Of a perpendicular wall
Of rock rising hundreds of feet above
the present level of the ravfne which
bounds the opposite side Of the road Be
ing SO completely covered with trees. it
can only be seen by going some distance
down the road to a point where only Ons
end is visible.
The upper part of the rock is crag-
gy and can be ascended by a path which
leads off to the right, 300 or 400 feet to
the east It is possible to ascend il by
crawling right up the rock, but it is an
awful climb. The rock is a wonderful
thing I have been all over the cOun-
try and seen the natural wonders that
people travel hundreds and thousands of
miles to see, but have never seen any
thing like Raven Rock-at least. in this
part Of the world
The rock is on a part Of the property
which belongs to Joseph Brown, a we'll
o-do farmer of the section There are
about ten acres of vegetation which OBJ
scure the beauty Of the view, but if they
were cut away the rock would stand
boldly out and be q sight worth going
"a tfsz
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29

base Of the fount It IS attached to
shaft which runs Up alongside the fount
where little cogz at right angles turn
the horizontal shaft operating the ele-
vation or depression of the wick The
horizontal shaft catches in a spring ar
rangement which insures the burner De-
ing held in place. The upright shaft can
be lowered sufficiently to throw the cogs
out OF gear and at the top has q bow
shaped snuffer which can then be swung
around to sweep the char from the wick
without extinguiShing the light
since all these operations can be car
rfed on without removing the 1ouuE the
appliances are big improvements. IN
climbing cars lanterns viii get knocks
against the sides Of the car which viii
fnevitab bly, raise OF lower the wick Then
on top the car the trainman must re-
move the fount, partly at least. to cor
rect the annoyanceS. at great risk OF
having his light extinguished- Mr. Ben
sons lantern, in test. has resisted
violent jerks and downward Jars with
out being put out also
His appliances viii. therefore, remedy
many defects in the present railroad
lantern Mr. Benson is making a. dozen
lanterns, fitted with his improvements
which the Santa Fe will give q trial on
the road Immediately.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
HER WINGED PROTEGEs.

TF'ron the Philadelphia BulIetin.1
Few pedestrians who daily cross the
shadow of a great oak tree that stands
in RittenhOuse square know of the Sc
cret that it has shared for more than
ten years with Mrs Kate Covert and the
birds of Philadelphia
Every morning between and S o'clock
the story repeats itself The tree sud
denly darkens in a shower of birds that
seem to descend from every chimney top
and church spire in the city The leaves
rustic nOisily IN the commotion, and the
branches sway lightly under the weight
Of their hundreds of tenants. The birds
WarbIa a few notes to the opening day,
saIute each other-and then all is silence
again. They are waiting for Mrs. Kate
COvert=and breakfast
She has never disappointed them T
always go to the same two trees said
their quaint benefactor. as she talked
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29

wisely Of her prOteges- For 1 wouldn't
want one Of them to fly away thinking
that had not really been to see them
And they never look for me under any
other tree.
But one day they disappointed me"
Mrs Covert became grave. but there
was a twinkle in her eye 1T was the
first time that I had occasion to 20
through the square in the latter part OF
the day. I was distressed at first. for
felt sure that the birds would recognize
me, and then seeing that had no
crumbs. would think that was betray-
ing them and would fly away with their
faith in woman, shattered
s'But I had no time to pause or to
change my gown So I quietly sped
through the square. Not a bird chirped
Good morning OF made any sign of rec
OgnitiOn- Then realized that it was
the basket they knew, not tha citizen
who carried it.
But they make no discrimination IN
their show of gratitude when both ap-
proach at breakfast time
The tree awakens as soon as Jessie,
the dog. puts her shaggy little feet
around the corner. She runs in advance
of her mistress and the crumbs. The fol-
iage grows noisy again. and the birds
swing from their high pedestals to pose
on Mrs. COVert's bonnet OF shoulder or
basket handle before joining the ban
quet on the ground at her feet.
It was ten years ago that this strange
little woman. with hair white as snow.
first carried her big crumb basket to the
square The work was begun by
wealthy woman, who died in PhiIadel-
phia. a few weeks ago. She saw that the
scavengers Of the streets left little food
for the birds. many OF whom starved or
flew away to perish elsewhere. She made
Mrs Covert her Intermediary. and has
beoueathed a legacy TO the birds that
will enable them TO be happy and toll
for many generations
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
CONSTRUCTION FIGURES.
Orient Official Talks About Progress
of Work and Advantages.


w w Sylvester. vice president of the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, makes
the following statement in regard to
miles built or under construction Three
hundred is from Wichita, Kan, to Red
River Thirty miles OF work is done
from SWeetWater, Tex. south, and 65
miles in Mexico, commencing at Port
Stilwel, running northeast TO FL F'uerte.
Rails viii be laid between Hasper and
Anthony, Kan, by January. Eight miles
Of rails are laid from Sweetwater south
The people OF SWeetWater and san
Angelo gave over S1oe GOO TO the con-
struction company, and Haskell offers
equally as literally for the road Traffic
arrangements have been made with the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul that
bring Chicago nearer the Pacific over
Kansas City now is over any other line
An interesting fact IS that the time
from TopOlobaEnpO to Kansas City over
our road viii be A hours. The best time
now made between these places is p
hours 1t will be $50 miles shorter to Lne
coast than any other route, and will
have over 200 miles OF water passage to
Hong Kong. Honolulu and other Oriental
places. On shipments to our new possess
siOnS over 1. 800 miles will be saved on
both land and sea Inside of two and
one-haIf years we viii be running a line
of steamers to the Philippines, Hong
Kong and Honolulu. Our concessions
and subsidies with the Mexican govern
be in operation inside Of Is months ex-
cepC 100 miles over the Sierra Madre
mountains in Mexico. which Will take L
months longer"
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
VALLEY FALLS RALLY.
Republicans and Fusionists Hold
Rival Meetings.

Rival Meetings
Valley Falls, Oct 2s-Saturday was a
red letter day here; the fusionists and
Republicans both held rallies that drew
large crowds.
John BreideuthaI spoke in Turner hall
in the afternoon to a packed house, and
after a torchIight parade in the even
ing Senator Harris gave e logical talk
on the issues, including a review of the
work of the last congress.
The Valley Falls band furnished ex-
cellent music. and both the fireworks
and parade were good J. P. BatcheIoT,
candidate for representative was uu4-
avofdably absent, but sent word to the
audience that it was a boy, and would
be named William Jennings Bryan"
As q counter attraction Charles Cur
tbs made 4 forcibls speech in the Con-
gregatioEaI church., and Clad Hamilton
addressed a large overflow meeting in
the park.
The Twenty-third regiment band and
a part OF the MOdOc club Of Topeka par
ticipated in the Republican meeting.
DR.. Swallow acted as master OF cere-
monies and entertained the speakers and
visitors at his residence IN royal style
Souvenir bouquets were given the Wis
itors. There was much good-natured
enthusiasm and rivalry to secure the
largest crowd for the speakers, and the
honors on that score were with the Re
uubIcauS
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
FOUR DINING CARS DELIVERED
Dining Cars Are q Dream Of Ele-
ganee. Luxury and Comfort

Dining Cars Are q Dream of Ele-
gsnce, Luxury and Comfort
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company has received four out
Ct a lot OF IA new dining cars which are
10 superseda the equipment Of the road
IN this regard heretofore in use The
cars are 20 feet long over sills. and are
painted Pullman color and lettered
simply santa F'a" on the letrerboard,
with the number OF the car beneath rna
belt rail at each end There are wide
vestibules at either end-the kitchen be-
ing entered through a solid door cutting
of The vesribuIe at that end. so that
odors from the kitchen do not enter even
the VeStihula-
On entering a car at the dining room
end there is an Interior hall. on one side
of which is the Baker heater closet and
on the other side couple OF lockers 4
door with beVeIed glass framed in grfIIs
IS then passed through. beyond which Is
= linen locker on one side and a wash
room concealed BY a portiere on the
other side Immediately beyond this IS
the dining room which seats g people
comInod1ously, and mas its appearance
enhanced BY the hail door shutting off
the Eesllnule- The arched upper deck is
finished IN green and gold the panels
being divided BY bands Of St JagO ma
hogany. IN which the whole interior OF
the car IS finished. while the archad deck
sasn are set with art glass IN a griIIing
me celI1g contains i've composite
electric and gas fixture chandeliers with
cut glass screens. and over the windows
AT each table thera are two iucandescant
electric bulbs of frosted glass In addf-
tion 70 this. each table Is supplied with
oeautlTul canceIasrum with colored Jap
anese silk screens-the candeIabra being
wired and mounted with a small orna.-
mental electric bulb Tsle chairs are M
holstered in leather. the carpet is a dark
blue Wilton and on either side and at
eacn end IS a mirror backed silver and
LGlpr cae4nel- above which are electric
fans In the panelinE between each win
dow there is a mirror backed recess for
noraI ornaments The silver table ware
was made IN England especially for
these ears, the china ware and ia abra
napery was likewise especially procured
and the superb effect produced in rh5s
olnlng room when ready for patrons
must be seen 70 be appreciated.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
A. NJ. BAIRD'S TRIBUTE.
InduIges InNO FIattery But Re-
Teals a Few Facts
A Thorough Mechanic, a Just
and Trustworthy Official.

When Frank J. Gunthsr- the retiring
general foreman OF the santa Fe shops
gets settled in the fine home that ne VIII
soon build on West Tenth street,tu Wntcn
TO reside permanently. he VIII hold n
memory. as a very pleasant Incident the
gathering of his feIlow-yvorkrnen at Ine
corner Of the shop. last Saturday II was
an informal affair but its inforr1allry
insured heartiness- They presented Mr.
Gzuuther with a handsome gold WaLch
and chain. Mr. A NJ Baird making the
presentation in these words
-sFrank- the foremen today are hold
Ing an informal meeting and knowing
that YOU are about to retire from the
services Of this company 1t was proposed
that I speak few words IN your behalf
knowing YOU SO wen wish 10 state thar
do NOT intend to embarTass you with
fztrery. as il has no staying Quallles,
and does not impress very deeply lAe
average sensible man But L am gong
70 tell you few facts which We SNOW
that are untold. yet we believe that II
IS right and proper that you Shoul4
knew them at this time
'Firsu-We know that you are a me-
chanic and thoroughly understand rhs
trade which you followed
.Sscond-VVe know that you are hon
est truthful and CrustVv 0rrhy- and when
controversies Of any nature have arisen
you have equaiized the weights on each
side OF the scale Of justice in an up
right manner
and. in token OF all these grand and
noble qualifications held by you, We
hereby present YOU with this small tesri-
unouiaI Of our high esteem and regard.
sincerely hoping that good health VIII
enable YOU 70 wear the same TO q good
and ripe old age.
we further know that in time to
come when YOU are looking in its face
and watching the hour. that your
thoughts viii oft times turn back to
pleasant memories and happy rec0llec-
rio-s Of your associations with the fore
men and the Workmen in general
throughout the Santa Fe shops and IN
conclusion We wish you all the happI-
ness that one man or men can bestOw
on another"
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
Suicide Near Eureka

Eureka, Kas, Oct 2s.-An unknown
man committed suicide Saturday after
noon by throwing himself in front of the
south bound Santa F'e train at a. point
about two miles north Of Utopia ten
miles north of here. The suicide Oc-
Cured about s o'clock The section men
had seen the man about half an hour
before the train came, but none Of them
knew him Engineer Bert Monroe saw
the man On the track ahead Of the train
and saw nIm step aside as If to allow
the train to pass Just as the train
reached him he deliberately threw HIM
self upon the track He was dragged a.
long distance and horribly nangled.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
KANSAS NEWS.
Mennonite Church VIII Start a
State Bank.
Profits VIII Be Turned Into
Missionary Fund.
CAPITAL OF $4,000.
Worthy Scheme of Marion and
Mcpherson Farmers.
VIII Be Run on Strictly Busi-
CAPITAL OF $4,000.
VIII Be Run on Strictly Busi-
ness Principles.

Mcpherson, Kas.. Oct 2s.-It is an
unusual thing for a church to go into
the banking business, but that is what
the Mennonite Brethren propose to do
The bank is TO have a capital of $50. .O0o
is to do a general banking business and
to be run on strictly business principles
as a money making institution.
The stock viii be subscribed by mem
bers Of the church The stock holders
viii receive q small percentage of the
profits, but the greater part Of the
money earned viii go into a missionary
fund to be handled by the Mennonite
Brethren Missionary association Of
North America, a new organization that
has just been formed to work in con
uection with this bank
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
OBERLIN CARRIERS FIGHT.
United States Official Detailed to AS
sist District Attorney.

The United States district attorneys
Office in this city received ord yesrer-
day that Gen J NJ ClOus, deputy judge
advocate Of the United States. had been
detailed to assist the office here in the
habeas corpus proceedings which will be
brought before Judge Hook for the re-
lease of Oberlin NJ Carter. The case
Will come before the United States court
il Leavenworth November 9.
Captain Carter is the man who robbed
the government out OF thousands of dol
lars il letting contracts for the war de-
partunent in Savannah, Ca He will be
represented by Frank P. Blair in the
coming case. which the government at
torueys think viii be ubboraly con-
tested
This is the last ch nee that Carter will
have for his liberty, and as he has
plenty of money and influential friends
no effort viii be spared 70 win the case
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
Rural Delivery For Kansas.

Washington, Oct 29-RuraI free de-
livery has been established in the fol-
lowing places in Kansas. TO commences
November 1. Kansas (addiionaI serv-
fce)-Emporia- Lyon county, one car
rier; length of route, 26 miles; area COW
cred, 80 square miles. population served
500. carrier, E. L Jenkins. additional
service), Paola, Miami couRty, two car
riers; length of route, 81 miles. area
covered, IS square miles; population
served. 11so: carriers, J. ". Wren and
c. n. TomITnSon. WellsvilIe, Franklin
county. one carrier length of route, 271a
miles; area covered. Al square miles;
population served, 500; carrier. E E.
Stevenson
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
ELEVEN HUNDRED CARS SHORT
One Days Deficit Of transportation
Facilities on the Santa Fe

Heavy traffic and shortage Of freight
cars are still SynOnOmous with the
Santa Fe. Grain and stock are run
ming the heaviest at present The cut
off, is lined with trains. as many and
as fast as they can be moved Many
extras go through here to St Joe and
the Topeka yards suffer fits of conges-
ton at times
The Santa Fe has more business than
it can do said a freight official Of that
road 7 know that one day last week
we were short Z. 100 cars Of supplying our
actual needs Stock IS moving heavily,
and grain also continues TO come pour
ing out It Is being piled on the ground
at many points to await tTansPorLa-
ton
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29

Fort Scott, Kan, Oct 2s.-M- J. Gov
entry owner Of Evergreen cemetery, the
principal buryfng ground for this city,
which he conducts as a private enter
prise, Saturday afternoon successfully
resisted an attempt by the lot owners
to gain possession Of the cemetery under
the peculiar laws governing cemeteries
IL this state The lot owners claimed
a right to control the cemetery and
expend the fund received from lot sales,
etc for keeping 1t up. They applied
for rnandamus writ requiring Mr.. Gov
entry to surrender the cemetery, books
pIats. etc. to them. Judge SimonS re-
fused to issue the writ.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29

SaIina, Kas.. Oct. 2s-The Federation
Of Women's clubs of the Fifth district,
which was organized here, elected the
following officers President. Mrs NJ b
Brown, SaIIna- vice presidents. Mrs W.
5 Hodges. Abilene. and Mrs " P
Pierce, SaIIna; recording secretary, Mrs.
Winnie, Manhattan. corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. r A Burch, Saliua: treas
urer, Mrs c. 3. Hoffman. Enterprise.
The organization includes all Of the lit
erary clubs of the district
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29

the close OF his career he happened 60
arrive at a railway station, and was az
once accousted BY a rough fellow. who
seemed anxious to assist him ia handling
his baggage.
Struck with his frfendiiness. Sir Henry
said You seem desirCus Of helping
me. my friend"
That's what I am SIR" replied the
man. You see. sir, once YOU did me
a good turn A"
''Yes2" asked the Judge when and
where. prayI''
Well" said the fellow. f'ft was when
We 'ung Crooked Billy. Me an BILLY
Onct was pals. but we fell out and Silly
says as 'ow next time p dropped eyes
on me ed do for me with a kulfe. 7
kn0wed Billy, and lxnowed ed do az
e said; and so 'e would. sir. ~ you
admit 'uug i'm in time. So I'd ike 60 do
you a good turn. too. Sir 'Enry."
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
New Santa Fe Engineers

Bert Danfelser and Bruce jackson,
Santa F'e firaman. have successfully
passed all examinations. and are now
full-dedged engineers They left today
for Argentine 10 begin service On switch
engines in the ward there
The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-29
FUsIoNIsrs &c MAR1oN.
Hold Most Successful Rally In Their
History Saturday.

Marion. Oct ga large fusion rally
was held here Saturday A procession
OF considerable length paraded to the
city park. where the audience was ad-
dressed by Rev. Vernon J. Rose and ex-
Congressman Simpson A feature OF the
day was the music by the Bohemian
band. every member of which is q Dem
ocrat- Much Of the credit of the meet
ing is due TO this band. and the BO-
henians OF this county. The meeting
have ever held in Marion county.