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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
The Ways of Trapping Bears.
IFrom the Milwaukee Sentinel
few days Otis Il r.Iaf1. of Me

IFrom the Milwaukee Sentinel]
A few days ago Otis Harper of Meni-
mnee told a story of two trappers:
One of the finest bass fishing grounds
in Wisconsin is found in Post Lake This
fact was one of the reasons that induced
an old physician to pull down his Single
Ship and Settle on the western bank Of
the lake. But ardent fisherman though he
delight in trapping bears of which there
are plenty in that locality,
No one will deny that his method is
Despite the fact that he is a teetotaler,
and then the doctor comes to the railroad
station near by and pays freight on a
What eSalitv. w denonent '' saye ta not For
many miles around he knows every bear
s ree and v dqrn g fee snd So ebuc
les to himself when he finds fresh track.
That night Master Brqin W f suddenly df
lasses, an i'll boding prescription from the
doctor; OF course; ne is too cautious an
the jar at once He snuffs at it for a
while but finally he. tastes, and. pretty
safe lodging place within the innermost
recesses Of his huge carcass. With a
faction Bruin trots cheerfully off, but
soon he longs for a safe place in which
the matter is that he has a little Jag.
But he doesn't know it. The next night,
moiasses in it. This time he does not
hesitate 50 long, but drinks down the
finishes the business. There is more whis-
ky than molaSses in the key that night,
and Bruin finds it convenient to lie down
on the spot and take q nap.
Shortly after sunrise the next morning
the doctor wanders down that way and
claims his prey While yet unconscious
from the effect of the LIQUOR, a rife ball
muscular contortions. and all is over so
far as he is CONCERNED. His skin will be
draft, and more than one of them, per-
chance, may at this moment add charm
to some cosy rooms in the city
A well known saw mill owner residing
near Waukesha pursues a different meth
cd to get his bear meat. In degree. it
tallies with that of ..Bill'' Ostrander's.
This man takes a small beer keg, knocks
out one end of it and then drives spikes
through the rim, inward, and pointing
toward the center
with molasses or honey he places the key
on a runway, and the result is inevitable.
The bear scents the bait, forces his head
down to the very bottom of the key and
ticks up the sweet stuff In doing so the
nails do not inconvenience him, but when
he has had his fill and attempts to pull
predicament- AS soon as he feels the
prick of nail in his neck or behind his
ears he lifts one of his powerful paws
and gives the. key push so as to snove 1T
away and off his head. That very act.
however, settles his case. He has only
succeeded in driving the nail deeper into
pain and fright and blinded by the
blood that runs into his eyes, he dashes
around in circle, vain1l;y trying to get
and there he will stumble and fan over
a stump. and before long his strength
gives away and he sinks down exhausted
follows when he hears the footsteps of
the man who has thus trapped him, but
the relentless. rife, swift messenger of
death. speedily ends his undeserved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
Burlington Road Changes Name
and Owners.
Will Be Known as a Railway In
stead of Railroad.
CHARTERED IN IOWA.
Movement For the Transfer of
the Entire Property
To the HilI-Morgan Syndicate
Has Commenced.

Burlington, Ia, Oct. 17.-What is be-
1ieved to be the first tangible move in
the Hill Morgan deal for the consoi-
dation of the northwestern roads, was
taken when articles of incorporation for
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy rail-
way company were filed in the county
auditors office.
The capital stock of the new COM
pany is 500 900, 600 and its object, as set
forth in the articles of Incorporation,
is to acquire the Burlington system and
other roads and to maintain railroad
in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado Wyoming
South Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin and
Minnesota The life of the corporation
began October Is, 1901, and will con-
finue for fifty years with the principal
place of business in Burlington, Ia
1t is said that the corporation viii
take charge of the Chicago, burlington
g. Quincy Railroad company and the
many lines leased and controlled by
that company, and then transfer them
all together to the Hill-Morgan syndl-
cate.
This new corporation is legally entirely
separate from the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad company. The old
company is Incorporated under the laws
of the state of Illinois, while the new one
is controlled by the laws of the state of
Iowa There is but one change in the
name of the company, the old is rail
road" company the new railway
company.
The incorporators. J. c. Peasley, J. NJ.
Deering, J. d. Connell, W. w Baldwin
and Z. NJ Shelton, met in Chicago
Tuesday and formed the articles of in
corporation but nothing was then given
out about the matter. The same papers
will be filed in the secretary of states
Office at DeS Moines-
The first meeting of the incorporators
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railway company will be held in Bur-
lington- The new incorporators will
probably meet on Saturday and elect
officers, and the steps contemplated for
taking control of the Chicago, Burling
ton &, Quincy railroad by the new COM
pany may then be disclosed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
Pistols Served with Rreakfast.

lF'rom the San Francisco News Letter.
Tom Williams and his bride are do
ing the Buffalo exposition before COM
ing to their new home in Oakland. His
friends are wondering if Mrs. Williams
will cause a change to be n ade in his
menage- There are some customs of
his bachelor days that might strike ter
ror to the heart of a sweet, gentle wo-
man such as Mrs. Williams, and one is
that of serving revolvers as the first
course for breakfast.
1t must not be supposed that Tom
Williams did this because he is an out
and-out fire eater, but rather from the
etiquette then prevalent la the bache-
lor abode. Every one who knows Mr.
Williams is aware that he is always
armed, although I believe he has never
done any damage with his pistol. His
life has been threatened so often that
he feels it a wise precaution to take.
In the old days when his friends in
dulged in an after dinner game of cards
in his house, Mr.. Williams arose, depos-
tied his revolver in a drawer, and, turn
ing to his guests, asked:
Gentlemen will you do thes amer
None hesitated, and, the guests being
disarmed, cards always proceeded
pea cefully-
In the morning with his coffee each
gentlen an received his revolver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
HIS BEST CARD.
Cecil Rhodes Friends Say He Has
Not Played It Yet.

New York, Oct 17.-Business associ-
ates of Cecil Rhodes make no secret of
their belief that his correspondence
with Mr.. Schnadhorst in regard to the
famous check for $4,000 forms by no
m cans the best card which the Cape ex-
premier has to play against his Liberal
opponents, says the Tribune's London
correspondent. They assert that this
sensation is as nothing compared with
what will follow if Mr.. Rhodes is forceal
to reply to the charges which are being
made against him. 1t is limited that he
is in a position to disclose the financial
relations between certain officials of the
Liberal organizations and Mr. Kruger.
The Liberals, for their part, believe Mr.
Rhodes endeavored to bride Mr.
Schnadhorst by offering to make him a
present of a number of shares in the
chartered company of South Africa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
MAGNETIC OBsERvATORIES
Are Being Established at SItka and
Honolulu.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE coast anu
geodetic survey has esta blished mag
netic observa tory at Sitka, Alaska, and
is constructing another at Honolulu,
Hawaii to cooperate with the British
and German governments in invesugaI-
ing problems of the magnetic forces anu
needle variations throughout the world
This is in connection with two British
and one German expedition for the
South pole on plans long ago formula
ted. The cooperation of this and 9TH
er governments, was asked by Germany
and the movement now well under way,
so far as the preliminary work is con-
cerned contemplates magnetic obser-
vations at fixed observatories through
out the world simultaneously with tha
actual scientific researches in the South
polar regions. Both the American OBJ
servatories will be ready to assume
their part of the cooperation at the
time designated in February next The
work of the expeditions is likely to oc-
cupy two or three years and its value
is largely dependent on the observations
similarly and simultaneously made in
different parts of the world 1t is ex-
pected to determine the question
whether all magnetic disturbances and
phenomena are subject to comm on
and world wide cause, instead of being
of a local chara cter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
BROOKS Is EXPECTED.
Wants Requisition For the Buckfoot
Gang.

Sheriff Brooks of Fort Scott, who was
arrested in Missouri for attempted kid
mapping when he went to get the foot
racing CRATER who buncoed Represen-
tative j. M. Davis out of 5000, is ex-
pected in Topeka this afternoon to get
acquisitions for the Buckfoot gang in
Webb City. He is armed with appliea-
lions for acquisitions for Bob Boatright,
E. E. Ellis, o. G. Stansbury and ]. P.
Stewart, the cashier of the Exchange
bank at Webb City. After obtaining the
Brooks will go to Jefferson City and pre-
sent the same to Governor Dockery for
extradition papers. Although the Webb
City people are doing all in their power
to thwart the purposes of the prose-
cutors it is believed that the Missouri
governor will honor the requisition and
allow the officer to take men out Of
Missouri. Mr.. Brooks will get a deputy
in Webb City if he is successful
All the papers for the requisition have
been verified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
WANTS $I5O,OOO.
City of Albuquerque Asked to Help g
New Railroad.

Albuquerque N. NJ. Oct Ex-senator
w. H Andrews of Pennsylvania, and
Hon. w. S. Hopewell of Hillsboro, who
occupy the positions of president and
vice president respectively of the Santa
Fe Central, which will extend from New
Mexico's capital to a connecting point
with the great Rock Island system at
Cameleon Hill, arrived today and upon
being questioned about the new rail-
road stated emphatically that work will
begin SOON
railroad from Albuquerque to the Santa
Fe Central railroad if the people here
show enough interest in the enterprise
to subscribe to $4,000 in stock For
this work committee of citizens is So
Letting stock and it is almost an as
sured fact that it will be successful in
securing the desired amount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
To Search For the Two Pre-
viously Dispatched.
HUNT is A FAILURE.
Nobody Able to Communicate
With Miss Stone.
Demands of the Bandits Hard
to Comply With.
Requires More Gold Than There
is in Bulgaria.

Constantinople, Oct. 17.-As no news
has been received here from Messrs
Baird and Haskell, the missionaries who
have been attempting to get into touch
with the brigands who abducted Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone. a third missionary has
been dispatched in quest of them and
the brigands.
New York, Oct. 17.-Rev. r. Wardlaw
Thompson, director of the Collegiate
and Theological institute at Sofia cables
the following from Samanov, Bulgaria,
to the Journal and Advertiser the de-
tails concerning Miss Stone, the kid
mapped missionary:
THE headquarters of Miss Stones
captors is thickly wooded mountain
top near the boundary line of Turkey
and Bulgaria. Miss Stone mas only light
summer clothing and a cotton dress.
The brigands refused to allow her to
keep her baggage, but let her have a
Bible The leader of the band is the no
torious Boucho. from the Bulgarian
town of Dubnitza.
We sent word to ConStantinople
pointing out that being private individ-
uals, we cannot prevent the government
from pressing the brigands; also that
the ransom is too princely- No such
sum was ever heretofore demanded No
rejoinder has yet been received Usually
brigandS ask about thousand pounds
and then agree for half.
Twenty-Five thousand Turkish pounds
means two horse loads of gold, and that
is more gold than there is now in Bull
garia. Besides, the brigands demand
payment in Turkish gold. for which it
would be necessary to send to CONSTANT
nople. I should not give the brigands
the ransom until Miss Stone is safely
delivered to US as they might murder
her after receiving the money. The
more desperate brigands murder after
ransom in order to cal the lips forever.
We have three theological institute stu
dents who were captured in the Stone
party. One tells pathetically how he
was robbed of money intended to pay
for his tnitiOn.,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
FREIGHT MEN BEGIN.
Santa Fe Officials Are Now Talking
Business.

The conference of Santa Fe freight men
commenced this morning and Will i1kely
continue throughout Friday Traffic Man
aSer Biddle of Chicago arrived yester-
day.
The meetings of the freight men are be-
ing held in the directors room on the fifth
floor of the general office building. The
meetings are not public and the men who
attend state that the matters discussed
are of interest only to themselves.
At about noon c. w Kouns superinten-
dent of transportation, stepped into the
time card room, where the division super
intendents of the road are in session
making up the new time card, and in
vited them to come in and participate in
the meeting of the freight officials. The
division superintendent adjourned to the
directors room and were given an oppor-
tunity to offer suggestions for the benefit
of the assembled railroad men.
The time card meeting is nearing a close
and will likely be about over by tonight.
The cards are nearly all strung now and
as one division superintendent said, the
finishing touches are being put on. The
superintendent have been spending most
of their time today reading proof on the
time card, which is being set up by the
printers rapidly possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
BADLY IN DEBT.
New York Near the Limit of It's Con-
stitutional Credit

New York, Oct 1.-THE quarterly re-
port to be issued this week by Comp
troller Coler will show that the city of
New York owes 1851. 131 254. This is an
increase of more than 500, 900 since
the first of the year, and places the
treasury within $50 600 900 of its con-
stitutional debt limit margin.
At session of the board of est ma
ton last Thursday Mayor Van Wyck
read the sums of money spent by his
administration for public improve
ments. The mayor did not call atten-
ton to the city debt or the debt limit
Millions of dollars in bonds have been
Cancelled since the first of the year, but
the new bond issues have exceeded re-
demption on the funded debt by more
than $4,000, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
FOX ISLAND SURVEY.
Charting of the Passage Is About
Completed.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE coast and
geodetic survey steamers Pathfinder
and Macarthur have about completed
the survey of the Fox island passes
which form the entrance or exit for all
Boring sea commerce. The Importance
of these channels is recognized by all
those interested in safeguarding COM
merce passing into Boring sea and the
light house board shortly will erect
light houses in that locality. The Path
finder soon will proceed to the Philip
pines via Nagasaki, to take up the work
of surveying urgently called for by the
Philippine commission. The coast sur
vey steamers Patterson and Gedney
are now chartering Cross Island and
Icy Straits, of the southeast archipela-
go, to aid the craft making use of the
inside passage on that portion of the
coast Many of the small vessels going
to the Aleutian islands seek these pass
es to avoid the long voyages without
adequate coal supplies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
New Yorx Stock Letter.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
GRAIN Provisions Cotton and Stocks. Of
nee 10 West Sixth street Phone 4Se
Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock
Co.. Kansas City. Mol
New York. Oct. 1.-THE market .yester-
day wavered between two conflicting I'M
pulses and the net result was principally
a decrease of SO per cent in the volume
of trading. Many who wished to buy
were deferred by seeing renewed hquida-
ton in Copper on very large scale,
prices declining about per cent; Boston
houses were again the principal sellers
of the stock and any number of rumorS
are current concerning the cause of the
decline. There is still the personal ele-
nent in the situation. There is no reason
to doubt that this is matter between
two Boston capitalists more or less spec
ulatively inclined. Talk of reduction in
the price of Copper frequently heard and
often credited. 1t is a habit of Wall
street to pose as an expert on any mat
ter under consideration Just now the
average speculator talks very glibly of
the Copper market and sums up the fu-
ture of the situation much more decidedly
than would expert in the trade or
many years standing Men who could
not distinguish an ingot of Copper if they
saw it, are ready with opinions that the
market is overstocked. that the Arnalga-
mated Copper is producing more than
ever before that there is certain dlscrep-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
J. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
New York Stocks.

New York, Oct. 17.-WaI Street.-A quiet
market with an irregular tendency OF
marked the opening. trading. Amalgama-
ted Copper advanced nearly point Deal
ings were small in all cases.
There was a conspicuous demand for the
high priced dividend paying railroads, led
by Northwestern, which gained AZ points
and the preferred 61s. St. Paul, New York
Central, Lackawanna, Buffalo, Rochester
and Pfttsburg preferred and Delaware and
with Lackawanna the best gamer. Union
Pacific, st. Louis Southwestern pre-
fGs a, Tennessee Goal, Missouri Pacific.
Room traders offered St. Paul freely
above 166 and had checked the general
Trading was very dull when prices re-
transcontinental stocks were advanced.
Great Northern preferred jumped AZ
points. ex-dividend, and Northern Pacific
buying numerous Thousand share lots
changing hands: The leading stocks rail-
lied to the earlier best prices, Pullman
gaining a point; Pacific Coast second pre-
ferred 3 and Illinois Central "a points.
Bonds were firm.
in other low priced stocks were extended.
causing heaviness all around. Some of the
ly and the Could stocks ruled from / to
points below yesterdays close. The mar
the short interest and recoveries reach
cific rallied ~ points and Amaigamated
Pullman lost 4. Northwestern 11k and Ili-
nois Central and Great Northern preferred
The market sagged from inanimation
and there We're declines of and 2 points
in Great Northern preferred. q. Paul.
first and second preferred, Delaware and
Hudson, Missouri Pacific. Missouri. Kan
There were advances of a point by st.
Paul preferred and Distilling preferred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
BOXES OF GOLD.
Sent for Letters About Grape-Nuts.

$50 boxes of gold and greenbacks will
be sent to persons writing interesting
and truthful letters about the good that
has been done them by the use of
Grapefruit food.
10 little boxes, each containing SO
gold piece, will be sent the ten writer's
of the most interesting letters.
20 boxes each containing a So gold
piece to the 20 next most interesting
writers, and a 81 greenback will go to
each OF the 800 next best A committee
of three not members of the Postum Co.,
will make decision between Dec. LIST
and 10th, 1901.
Write plain, sensible letters, giving de-
tailed facts of ill-health caused from i'm
proper food and explain the improve
ment, the gain in strength, in weight,
or in brain power after using Grape
Nuts food.
1t is profound fact that most ais of
humanity come from improper and nom
hot biscuit, starchy and uncooked
cereals, etc.
A change to perfectly cooked, predi-
gested food like GrapeNuts scientifically
made and containing exactly the ele-
ments nature requires for building the
delicate and wonderful cells of brain
and body, will quickly change a half
sick person to a well person Food, good
food, is Natures strongest weapon of de-
Tense.
Include in letter the true names and
addresses, carefully written of 20 per-
sons, not very well, to whom we can
write regarding the food cure of Grape
Nuts
Almost everyone interested in pure
food is willing to have his or her name
appear in the papers for such help as
they may offer the human race. A re-
quest, however, to omit name will be re-
Epected- Try for one of the $50 prizes
Everyone has an equal show Don't
write poetry, but just honest and inter-
esting facts about the good you have OBJ
tanned from the pure food Grape-Nuts.
If a man or woman has found true
way to get well and keep WELL it should
be pleasure to stretch a helping hand
to humanity, by telling the facts.
Write your name and address plainly
on the letterrr and mail promptly to the
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle Creek,
Mica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
TO URGE RECIPROCITY.
President Roosevelt VIII Garry
Out the Mckinley Policy.

Washington, Oct. lit is understood
that President Roosevelt, following the
policy of the late President Mckinley,
will urge the ratification of the recI-
procity treaties with France and the
West Indies and South American coun-
tries, which failed of ratification in the
senate last year. John o. Kasson, of
Iowa, who practically had charge of the
negotiations of these treaties, had d
conference with the president today
upon the subject. He says that all the
treaties have been renewed, except that
with Trinidad, which island declined to
renew upon the advice of Great Britain.
The failure to renew this treaty is re-
garded by Mr.. Kasson as unfortunate
because of its bearing upon South
American trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
a Terror to Cinnamon.

Pittsburgh, N. Y, Oct 17.-Warren
Dow. who was appointed deputy United
States marshal during President Blu
chanan's adm inistra ton in 1853 and
who had held the office continuously
since. is dead at his home here, aged
10 years. Mr.. Dow established the JEFF
fersonian, a Democratic weekly at Ma
lone. N. Y, on January is, 1858, and the
Plattsburgh Sentinel, January 10, 1860
AS deputy marshal, he had since the
passage of the Chinese exclusion law
deported more Cinnamon taking them
to San Francisco, New York and other
seaports to be placed on board vessels
for China, than any other official in the
service.