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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-14
OFFER S2,5OO,OOO
Wanamaker Sends a Letter to
Mayor of Philadelphia.
Ashbridge Knows Handwriting
and Refuses to Open Tt.
TOSSES IT TO CROWD.
Valuable City Railway Fran
chises Are Given Away.
Quay and His Friends Are the
Benefciaries.
TOSSES IT TO CROWD.

Philadelphia. June 14-Mayor Ash
bridge has signed the ordinances pass
ed by the city council yesterday grant
ing franchises for city railways, sur
face, elevated and underground.
EX-Postmaster General John Wanna
maker sent letter to Manor Ashbridge
Offering to pay to the city 81, 500, 900 for
the powers,rights and franchises grant
ed and intended to be granted by Il
ordinances of council now awaiting the
mayors approval. These IA ordinances
give to a number of ca pitaIists who are
friendly to the dominant faction in the
republican party in this state the right
to construct underground and elevated
railways on streets now occupied by
surface railway companies and to build
surface roads on the streets not occu-
pied by other companies. The speed
with which the enabling clauses We're
passed by the legislature and the pass
age by city council in three days Of the
"A city ordinances have aroused oppo-
sltlon IN certain quarters. It has been
understood, but not officially announc-
ed that the Union Traction company
which occupy most of the streets of the
city would contest the granting of the
who desires to construct railways and
charge three cent fares
MI Wanamaker in his letter says he
believes the franchises granted by
I-AC1C OA04LdnCeS are OF enormous money
value; that the people will get nothing
Tor these franchises passengers viii
nave no cheaper transportation and
that the only gamers win be those fin
ancially interested in the projects. He
urges the mayor to veto the ordinances
before him, in order that new ordi-
nances may be drafted comforting the
franchises in question only the pay
ment Of a sum of money into the pub
lie treasury commensurate with the
value of the grant. In order that the
offer might reach the mayor before he
signed the ordinances. Mr.. Wananaker
prepared two letters One was sent TO
the mayors private residence and the
other was personally handed to tbs,
mayor by Mr. Wanamaker's secretary
during the exercises at the Newmont
building When the mayor recognized
the handwriting of Mr.. Wanamaker he
threw the letter into the crowd wi..a-
out reading it. The mayor and Mr.
Wanamaker are not on friendly terms
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WRECK ON SANTA FE.
Two Dead and Four Injured Is
the Result.

Los Angeles, Cal. June 1.-Two dead
and four injured is the result of a head
end collision on the Santa Fe six miles
east of Williams, Arfz. The dead:
Lee Perkins. of Williams. fireman.
Jim Monahan. of Winslow. fireman.
The injured:
NJ NJ Mickles, of Winslow, chair car
porter, arm badly bruised.
J. w. Cahart, Pullman conductor, Chi
cago, wrist broken
c. S. Bludsall. fireman, Seligman.
Ariz., fractured skull.
Charles Wood, engineer. Winslow,
shoulder WrenChed.
The passenger train was going at Q.
lively rate when it crashed into q
double header freight west-bound- The
leading engine of the freight train was
badly wrecked. The cab was torn COM
pleteiy away. although the engineer
was unhurt Monahans body has not
yet been recovered from the debris. The
other victims were taken to Williams.
where the injured are being attended to
in the railroad hospital.
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YOUNG BOYS ON TRIAL.
Interest in Belts Murder Case at
Winfield Increases.

Winfield, Kas.. June 1.-THE Belts
murder trial is now in progress in the
district court. Belts. with Moore. two
small boys, aged Il and 16 years. are
accused of numbering c. l. Wiltberger.
a wealthy farmer, on the public road In
daylight The jury has been selected
and Thursday morning the state began
introducing testimony.
Clyde Moore. one of the accused, tes-
titled that he and Belts came up to
Winfield from Arkansas City and that
Belts had his fathers revolver and 81 in
money. Belts, ne said, got into a
wagon with a farmer near the scene OF
the murder and made the remark to
him that if he would go with him he
would have plenty of money. He said
that he (MoOre) did not get into the
wagon. but caught train back home.
without knowing of the murder. The
witness told a. straight story and cross
examination did not confuse him.
Belts wears short trousers The state
has witnesses to testify to seeing boy
with short trousers coming away from
the murder, and has footprints in the
mud which fit exactly the accused's
feet. The station agent testified to sell
ing Belts a ticket after the murder. he
said that he had SO and some change,
which is more money than the defend
ant had before coming to Winfield.
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really in order that he might attend the

really in order that he might attend the
circus.
Enos J. Franklin, who has been hand
ling scrap iron for the company for
about a year, called for his time Thurs
day.
Material is being un1oaded for the
new steel water tank which has been
talked of for the last two years. TIE
Stag for the concrete foundation has
arrived and it is supposed that as soon
as the tank at Argentine is completed,
work on the one here will be begun It
will be so feet high and "a feet in dame
ter, according to the statements now
given out
Roscoe Conway of Coffey, Mo-. who
has been visiting his brother, Elmer Con-
away. a Santa F'e Switchman. for the last
Two days, returned home today
George SINNERS, night yardmaster has
been laying Off L. G. Hammond has been
taking his place and Henry McDade was
in HammOnd'S place.
Engine 0214 is in the shop for repairs.
It is one of the three that have been sold
to the Mexican road
Engine 225. which has been in for a
general overhauling, went out on trial trip
today.
Edward Moore, first helper on hammer
No /, is laying off on account of boil
his ankle.
The boiler work on another one of the
big mountain engines is progressing and
will probably be completed within a week.
follow the engine on account of sickness.
1t Is rumOred that the helpers in the
blacksmith shop expect to ask for an in
crease in wages within few days.
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Heart trouble.at least among the Amer
leans. is certainly increasing, and while
this may be largely due to the excite
ment and worry Of American business life
Il is more often the result Of weak storn~
achs, of poor digestion
Real organic disease is incurable; but
not one case in hundred Of heart trou-
Bile is organic.
The close relation between heart trouble
and poor digestion is because both organs
are controlled by the same great nerves,
the Sympathetic and Pneumogastric.
In another way also the heart is at
fected by the form of poor digestion.
which causes gas and fermentation from
half digcsted food There is feeling of
oppression and heaviness in the chest
Rch on the heart and lungs. interfering
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with their action; hence arises palpitation
and short breath
Poor digestion also pOisons the blood,
making It thin and Watery, which jrri-
tates and Weakens the heart
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and
to insure the prompt assimilation of food.
This can be done by the regular use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and ef-
fective digestive preparation. like Stuart =
Dyspepsia Tablets which may be found
at most drug stores, and which contains
valuable. harmless digestive elements in
a pleasant, convenient form.
1t is safe to say that the regular persis-
tent use off Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
at meal time will cure any form of stOm-
ach trouble except cancer of the stoma ch-
Full sized package of these tablets
sold by druggists at so cents. Little book
on stomach troubles mailed free. Address
F. A Stuart Co., Marshall Mich.
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TOWNSITES LOCATED.
Where County Seats of New Counties
in Indian Territory VIII Be.

Guthrie, o. T., June 14.-School Land
Commissioner Charles H. Filson. with
Commissioner-elect J. ]. Houston and
Chief Clerk John Holt, have returned
from the Kiowa. Comanche, Wichita
and Apache reservations, where they Sc
1ected 1901 900 acres of indemnity school
land for the territory.
The official announcement is made of
the locations of the county seats in the
three new counties to be formed from
the reservation. This is the first official
notice of the townsite locations.
The county seat in the Kiowa or west
ern county is located on the east half,
section four, township six north. range
eighteen west.
The county seat in the FIT. Sill or
southern county is located on the north
half, section 81. township 2 north. IL
west; five miles south of the present site
of Fit. Sill.
The county seat in the Anadarko. or
northern county, is located on the south
half. section Is. township north, 10
west it ad5oins the present town of
Anadarko on the south and west, the
Rock Island railway running through
its center.
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OVER FOR A WEEK.
Arthur Pearson, Owner of 80 British
Publications, Visits America.

New York, June &c. Arthur Pear
son, owner of about 80 publications in
England, among them being the Daily
Express. of London, arrived here today
on the Oceanic. Mr.. Pearson said that
he would be in America one week. and
that he would visit the Pan-Ameriean
exposition
Mr.. Pearson said in an interview that
he had in contemplation a scheme for
the publication of a chain of news
papers throughout the British empire,
including British India, Australia Can
ada and South Africa.
When asked about the Boer war, Mr..
Pearson said that in his opinion the
proper course to pursue, after the war
is declared to be over, is to issue a
proclamation that bearing arms after
that date shall be construed as treason,
to be punished as such. Under the
present policy Of the British govern
nlent which is entirely tco lenient, he
thinks the war is likely to drag along
for years, perhaps, while with more
drastic n easures it might be ended in
months.
Mr. Pearson when asked about his
idea of the probable success of Sir
Thomas Liptons new cup challenger
said that he thought the cup would
stay with US.
Mr.. Pearson's itinerary, as at present
arranged, includes a trip to Philadel-
phia- where he has friends, a trip from
there to Buffalo for q hurried inspection
of the Pan-American exposition, a re-
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SUBTREAsURY REVIVED.
Farmer Geo. n. Phillips Talks It to
Alliance Men.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June IA num-
Der of members of the National Farm
ers' Alliance listened to a short address
last night by George II. Phillips, Of
Chicago, at the West hotel. The ad-
dress dealt principally with corn and
corn corners"
Let the government" he said, tax
the farmer a cent a bushel on his crop
of corn and with the money build ele-
vators in which to store a. hundred mil
lion bushels of corn, and pay 40 cents.
Chicago basis, for it, and the world will
pay the same price. There is not so
much of it that We need worry about
an extra large crop or two. With the
governm ent ready to pay 40 cents for
it, the farmer can borrow 80 cents from
his country banker, if he needs the
money, and carry the surplus for sew
eral years if need be-"
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WENT TO PIECES.
Steamer Assyrian is Now a Total
Wreck.

ST. Johns, N. f, June 1.-THE Ley
land seamer Assyrian, ashore off Cape
Race, went to pieces during the night
and this morning is a total wreck. The
after part of the vessel is under water
and the hull is broken asunder.
A heavy sea is raging and the cargo
is being partly washed ashore and part
1y carried seaward. Owing to the fury
of the gale and the trem endous sea,
little of the cargo has thus far been sal
vaged-
The tug Petrol, which was forced on
the rocks yesterday afternoon while at
tempting to assist the Asyrian, has
also become a total wreck. The crews
of both vessels escaped safely to the
shore and are housed in the Cape Race
Lighthouse.
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NEUBERT GOES WEST.
Appointed General Shop Foreman q
Point Richmond.

Appointed General Shop Foreman at
Point Richmond.
George T. Neubert has received the
appointment of general shop foreman
of the Santa Fe Pacific at Point Rich
mond, Cal. 1t is almost needless to say
anything regarding the long and excel
lent service which Mr.. Neubert has rem
dered to the Santa Fe road. Beginning
in Topeka shops fifteen years ago as a
machinist at the bench, his value was
not long in coming to recognition and
he was promoted to the position OF
foreman at Dodge City. For awhile
when the Santa Fe maintained its
shops at Nickerson Mr.. Neubert also
From there he went to Wellington,
having received the promotion to the
position of master mechanic, and after
this he was transferred to the more re-
sponsible positions at Arkansas City
and Newton, all the time holding the
title of master mechanic. The master
mechanic at the latter place controls
the motive power over the Middle and
Oklahoma divisions, and for that rea-
son the Importance of the post is per-
one at Topeka. Last spring Mr. Neu-
bert was promoted to the position of
master m eChanic of the Eastern divi-
sion, which he has held since then.
His retirement from service on this
part of the system has brought forth
many expressions of regret, because his
acquaintance extends so generally over
this portion of the Santa Fe- He left
this morning for Point Richmond, and
viii assume charge of the mechanical
interests of the Santa Fe Pacific at
once.
Point Richmond is the extreme west
ern terminus of the Santa Fe, being
Just across the bay from San Fran
The family of Mr.. Neubert win re-
main in Topeka during the summer.
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SPEED RECORD BROKEN.
Engineer Makes the Fastest Run
Known on Santa Fe-

So far as can be learned, all previous
records for fast running on the Santa
Fe were smashed Thursday afternoon
when Engineer James Farley of the
Cottonwood division, with engine 13o.
pulled the third vice presidents special
from Newton to Emporia. a distance of
IS miles, in 20 minutes. The time con
sumed in covering the distance of 45
miles between Florence and Emporia
was 81 minutes, or at a rate of speed
considerably greater than a mile min
ute The train was composed OF the
private cars of Third Vice President
Kendrick General Manager Nudge and
a baggage car, those officials returning
from a tour of inspection in the west.
The stretch of track between Emporia
and Newton always has been consider
ed one OF the finest on the Santa Fe for
fast time and it is on this portion of
the road that engineers always count
on making their best runs. James Ear-
ley, who was at the throttle yesterday.
IS one Of the old engineers on the mid
die division. being chairman of the en-
gineers' grievance committee of that
part of the system. He is in Topeka
frequently and Of course is well known
among the railroad men here.
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BALDWIN SAILS.
Arctic Explorer Leaves New
York For England.

New York. June 14-On the steam
ship Friedrich der Crosse. which
sailed yesterday. was Evelyn B. Bald
win, the explorer, who started on the
first stage Of his journey in quest Of
the north pole. He will go to England
complete his preparations and meet
there the three vessels with which he
will sail for Franz Josef land
Baldwin expects to have everything
in readiness to begin his trip TO the
pole on June Is. when he intends to
sail from Tromzo, Norway.
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ARouT RAILRoAp PEoPLE.

John McColgan, who works on the
scrap gang, was off duty Thursday af-
ternoon.
George Brentnen, a fireman on the
Canon City and Cripple Creek line, was
married Wednesday evening to Miss
Jennie Wilson'of Lyndon, the ceremony
taking place at the brides home near
that town. Mr.. Brentnen has a great
many acquaintance around Topeka
shops, having worked in the roundhouse
here for about two years. year ago
he went west and has been there ever
since. Mr.. and Mrs. Brentnell left to-
day for Canon City, Col, where they
will live in the future Fireman E. H.
Connaway of Topeka was in attendance
upon the wedding.
W. H. Eccleston, who has worked IS
telegraph operator over the Santa Fe,
and who lives here, left Thursday ev-
ening for Chicago for visit.
The Santa Fe has adopted a new
trade mark It is a plain Greek cross
in a, circle, blue on a white field and
contains the name Santa F'e'' The de-
sign of the cross originated with the old
Spanish missionaries who founded the
City of the Holy Faith in New Mex
leo
Leo Kizer, who formerly worked in
the blacksmith shop here, but who has
been working in the Rock Island shops
at Horton as boilermaker, is visiting in
Topeka for a few days
w. H. Sandifer of the blacksmith
shop was off duty Thursday afternoon
on account of bruised foot.
Preparations are being made to
whitewash the inside of the roundhouse
Albert Gathers is a new blacksmith
helper
Casper Dachant, a polisher in the
plating room, is laying off on account
of sickness
Hammersmith Johnson is off duty
because of burnt eye.
Business car 102 of the G. c. & S. F.
is in for some light repairs.
Conductor Dehoney OF Topeka is run
ming on the Lawrence branch, taking
the place of Conductor Tilford who has
returned to this place after six months
service on that run.
Gus Dryer of the south machine shop is
off duty on account of an injured hand
J. e. Griffith, packer in the store
house, laid OffaThursday afternoon os-
tensibIy on a@zount of sickness, but
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TO San Francisco with the Fpworth
Lacquer The Union Pacific win nm
Special Tourist Sleeping cars every
day from July 9Th to July 18th. ToDelx9
to san Francisco without change. Rata
$500 for double berth. The round trim
rate win be $500 and tickets win 10
good till August S1st. 1901 Stop-ovars
may be secured at and west Of Denver
For other information see your nearest
Union Pacific Agent.
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Omaha Fire Chief Removed.

Omaha, June 1.-THE city council at
a special meeting with the assistance of
the mayor and advice of the city attor-
ney has summarily discharged Fire Chief
John Redell and appointed as his sue
cessor former Assistant Chief Charles
A Salter. The mayor Immediately noti-
fed Redeu of his discharge and Salter
of his appointment and the former early
today turned over the Office under pro-
test Redell says he win do nothing
pending the decision of the supreme
aO11rf
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ROCK ISLAND
ROUTE
ROUND TRIP RATES
SWEDISH LUTHERANS.
They VIII Take Up the Question of
Secret Societies.

jamestown. n Y-.June 1.-THE most i'm
pOrtant gathering in the history of the
Swedish Lutheran church of America cou-
vened In this city last evening. It is the
annual convention of the synod of that
denomination. which embraces all Swe-
dish Lutheran chuBches of the United
States About 500 delegates are in attend
ance- Matters of church policy are to be
considered during the session of the
synod. important among which is that of
the relation OF the church toward secret
societies or whether such societies shall
be tolerated by the church. "A large num-
Der of delegates from the northwest ana
Pacific coast are present
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Black Smallpox Raging.

Wichita. Kan, June IA dispatch re
ceived from FL Reno states that DR. White
has returned from the Kiowa and
Comanche country, where he has been
sent to Investigate smallpox rumOrS and
reports that the epidemfc of black small
pox, almost fatal in every instance. Is
raging among the Indians. This is the
country soon to be opened for settlement.
Baby's skin never chafes when Satin
Skin Cream is applied. It looks so good
baby wants to eat Il. 25c. New Model
drug dept.
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the officers in0capturing four burglars,
who entered Gates & Co.'S store at RoX-
bury. In the morning the thieves were
seen going west from Canton on the
Rock Island railroad. Sheriff Seitz was
teleph0ned to and the Rock Island road
offered an engine and caboose ard
started in pursuit The burglars were
overhauled, captured and landed in Jail
before noon and all the plumber recov-
cred.
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RaiIroad Preeidents Confer ed omaha.

Railroad Presidents Confer at Omaha.
Omaha, June 14.-President Charles
NJ. Hayes of the Southern Pacific, Pres
ident Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago &
Northwestern and President Horace G.
Burt, of the Union Pacific and the gen.
eral managers of these roads held a
conference at the Office of President
Burt Thursday and left in the afternoon
for Chicago. None of the officials would
give out any statement, but it is learn
ed that the conference had to do with
traffic arrangements of the three sys-
TENS. Presidents Hayes and Hughitt
were equally reticent regarding the ma
ture of their business in the city, as
were the other officials
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'sTIanamelis acts as a sedative as
tringent and mild antiseptic. but to
render these properties available to
their full extent, care must be bestowed
in the selection OF an eligible prepare
ton. Lotions of witchhazel prepared
from many Of the so-called extracts or
fluid extracts are not only ineffective
but positively irritating to the skin.
There is one preparation of this
remedy however. which for many
years has enjoyed wide popularity.
and to which the physician can turn
with confidence. namely, Ponds Ex-
tract.
IN this form the full healing prop
critics of Witchhazel can be secured
without a trace Of irritating effects. -
International Journal of Surgery.
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No need to fear sudden attacks of
cholera infantum dysentery, diarrhoea,
or summer complaint, if you have DIR.
Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
in the medicine chest
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SPECIAL.
Chicago and Return $1,000 via the
Santa Fe Route.

Tickets on sale June II, IS. IA and 10.
with extremely long limit of September
Is This is an excellent rate for any
one going to the Buffalo exposition.
See or address T. /. King, agent A T.
& S. F. Ry., for particulars.
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is caused by a arrangement Of the nerves.
Iichtv's Celery Nerve Compound IS an
extract of celery combined with other
efficacious medical ingredients resulting
wonderful in its prompt and soothing cur
alive effects 1t viii make You sleep.
Sold by George w. Stansfeld. 631 Kansas
avenue; Marshall Bros, lis Kansas ave.
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Formers Trv Co-operative plan

Clay Center. June III. 3. Smell has
sold his mill and elevator plant to a.
company composed mostly Of represen-
tatiVe farmers. The directors Of the
company are: Thomas Doyle. A. a..
Wiscom j. w. Pinkerton. J. B. Smell, J..
NJ Fellows, A. J. HUH, Q. Binlkley, w.
Watts and John Klein.
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turn trip to this city on Monday next,
and departure for England on Wednes-
day.
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The Best Prescription For Malaria
Chlls and Fever is a bottle Of Grove
Tasteless Chill Tonic It is simply iron
and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure
no paw. Price SOC.
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UsEs sPEcIAL rRAIN.

Four Burglars Are Quickly Over
hauled by Mcpherson officer
Mcpherson. Kas Iane 14.-Remark-
.l.ae na,.rs..l H..