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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Chanute Wants a Depot.

General superintendent Resseguie,
accompanied by Superintendent Barnes
specting the Southern Kansas division
yesterday and today, says the Chanute
Tribune After inspecting the Colony
branch yesterday they came to Cha
mute last evening and went over to
Pittsburg after an hour stop. They re-
turned this afternoon and went down
to Coffeyville, and will probably return
tomorrow up the line. 1t is to be hoped
that Mr.. Resseguie had Chanute'S need
for new depot well impressed on his
mind while here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Santa Re Sued For $4,000.

The Santa Fe Railroad company has
been made the defendant in a $40, OGO
damage suit in the United States cir
cult court here. The suit is brought by
Rose Gerard of Argentine, who alleges
that owing to negligence upon the part
OF Santa Fe switching crew in the
yards of the American Smelling and
refining company at Argentine her
husband. Frank Gerard was killed The
case was originally brought in the Wy
andotte county district court but was
removed to the United States court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25

licences were carried away by the unus
ually high tide and the cellars of q
number of buildings near the water
front were completely submerged.
Along the canal the water rose over
the banks and a considerable part Of
the lower end of the city was inunda-
ted. The freight offices of the North
and East River Steamboat company
were flooded, as were many slips along
the anal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Lost Mine Found in New York.

New York. Nov. 25.-The Tribune
prints the following: After being lost
for rs years, the Ninety Nine silver
mine, once famous through the whole.
CatsEill range has been found again.
At least that is the belief of j. o. Poole,
a mining expert. who is said to live in
Trenton, n. j. He has discovered
cave in the heart of the Shawangunk
mountains not far from EllenVille,
Ulster county. New York, which ex-
poses wide vein of peculiar ore. Num-
erous assays show heavy value in silver,
lead and other minerals.
Rest and be thankful" spells con
tent tbs true
But also ruin when Yankee rivals trouble
YOU:
Tor though they use the self-same mot
to, too.
The rest you see, they prefix with a
w.
The Onlooker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
KANSAS WORK FINISHED.
Lantry Bros. Are Ready to Leave For
San Francisco.

Lantry's force of men has completed
its contract work at Wellsville and will
leave this week for Strong City A
large part of the grading outfit will be
unloaded there and new machinery and
tools taken on for work on their con-
tract job at San Francisco. The work to
be undertaken there will last from three
to four years. They will fill in the 30
acre tract of salt marsh known as China
Basin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
SET EARTH AFIRE.
Plan to Dispose of Oil Leakage in
Pennsylvania.

New York, Nov. 25.-The pipe line of
the Standard Oil company which carries
the crude oil from the Pennsylvania fields
to the refneries at Bayonne. recently
burst about two miles from Bound Brook.
N. j. The break was discovered Sunday
and it took a large force of laborers many
hours to close it. Meantime the oil had
spread over a large portion OF ground
and to prevent further spread to nearby
streams it was determined to set fire to
it The reflection of the burning oil can
be seen in the sky for many miles
around No estimate of the loss has as
vet been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Deep Drifting Snow.

Cumberland, Md, Nov. 25.-One of the
heaviest snow storms for years has been
prevailing in Oakland and Terre Alta.
w. Va. on the summit of the Allegheny
mountains. The snow this morning at an
early hour had reached a depth Of p
inches. The snow is accompanied by
high wind which is making it drift badly
in places along the line of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Must Pass Examination.

1t has been decided to have all switch
engineers pass the regular time card
examination This is a part of the ex-
animation which firemen seeking pro-
motion to road service are required to
take and 1t is proposed on the Eastern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25

division to put in force the same rule
for yard men, Ample time will be given
for the men to perfect themselves in
this, and then they will be called for as
wanted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25
Nervous Dyspepsia.
a CURE FOR. 1T.
Not a Patent Cure.All Nor a Modern
Miracle, But Simply a Rational
Cure For Dyspepsia.

In these days of humbuggery and decep-
ton the manufacturers of patent medi-
cines, a rule. seem to think their med
icines will not sell unless they claim that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-25

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 25-The dam
age done by the severe storm of the
last "a hours has been the greatest, in
some instances, in the history of the
STATE and the damage will reach $4,000
or more.
AT Shippan Point in Stamford, sew
eral docks connected with summer res
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
Says He Was Entitled to the
Credit at Santiago.
COMMANDER OF COLON
Capt. Moren on the Work of the
Brooklyn and Oregon.
DEwEY'S MINORITY FINDINGS
Protest Against Them Being FOrmu-
lated by Counsel for Admiral
Sampson.

Madrid, Dec 1S.-Captain Diaz Moren,
who commanded the Colon at the battle
of Santiago, says that Admiral Sampson
could take no active part in the fight be-
cause his ship was twelve miles to the
east Of Santiago harbor when the Span
ish squadron appeared, while Admiral
Schley> with the Brooklyn flying his pen
nant, and the Iowa were close to the
mouth of the harbor. Said Captain
Moren:
Both warshps fought the Maria Teresa,
which seven minutes afterwards was alre.
My ship, the Colon, appeared then, firing her
larboard artillery against the Iowa, which,
not moving quickly enough, would have been
sunk by the Colons pushing had not the
Brooklyn fought an hour and a half with
the Colon. Evidently the credit of the first
part of the battle, during which the Maria
Ierest and the Vizcaya were placed bors du
combat, belong to Schley, as well as the sec
ond part during which the Colon fought
alone against the Brooklyn and the Oregon.
Sne was finally vanquished by the superior
artillery OF the Brooklyn and the faster speed
OF the Oregon. l think Admiral Dewey
praise to Schley is just 1t does not diminish
Admiral SIMPSONS glory, to whom, as su-
perlor commander, was due the positions OF
the ships In the line of blockade, and with
out whose instructions the result might be
seen in another light.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
PHONE MERGER
Details of the Deal Whereby
the Bell Gets the
Erie.

Special to The Journal.
Boston, Dec. 18.-While no circular has
been issued announcing the terms upon
which the Erie Telegraph and Telephone
company is to be organized prior to it's
absorption by the Bell company, it is
stated by an apparently reliable au-
thority that the value Of the new Erie
preferred stock will be placed at S5. Each
holder OF four shares of Erie stock Will
be Required to take one share at par,
making the assessment loss $3.75 pen
share. The price Of common stock under
the new issue would be about 311a Four
shares of Erie at 20, the present price,
would amount to 80 which, with the loss
on the preferred, would make 80. Dividing
this by three, as three shares of the new
will take the place of four of the old, and
the price of the common would be between
81 and 32 The Bell people are doing
nothing in the reorganization, as that is
entirely within the hands of the Erie
board, but as soon as the property is
placed on satisfactory basis, as indi-
Gated above, steps will be taken by the
Bel lcompany to effect the mercer of the
two companies.
The control of the Erie by the Bell
interests places the latter in command Of
the telephone situation, which was some
what complicated by the fact that the
Erie managers were buying up small in
dependent companies in their own interest
while comprising one-siXth of the Bel
company. Five subsidiary companies
owning 100000 miles Of wire in eight
states and connecting with $4,000 subscrib-
ers, thus come under the Bell control.
1t is reported here that General John l.
Sabin, who is president of the Chicago 6
Central Union TELEPHONE company Of Chi
cago, will be the new president of the
Erie company and that the newly acquired
properties will be managed from an
operating standpoint in Chicago under the
direction Of the Boston interests in con-
trQl. director, of the Erie company
when asked about the report this after
noon, would not affirm or deny it, but said
that the property could be most economi-
cally managed from Chicago on account
Of its proximity to the Chicago and Cen
trail Union telephone properties.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18

result of the enormous increase in the
paying power of the railroads. Members
of the railroad and warehouse commission
are debating an important step, nothing
less than general investigation offreight
rates in Minnesota, in the light of the
present values of railroad stock. 1t may
never be attempted by the present COM
mission, but they have it in mind, realiz-
ing that it would meet a popular demand.
1t is up to the commissioners to re-
trieve their falling fortunes in some way.
They have fallen way in the rear of the
procession, and will have to take long
strides to catch up. Already there is talk
of legislating them out of Office, and
there could be no better way to meet the
interests of the people.
If the commission does not inaugurate
such a move, there will be rate legisla-
tion. There will hardly be time for it at
the special session this winter, but there
would be time to create a special COM
mission to investigate the reasonableness
of freight rates in Minnesota, and report
to the next regular session. Without
doubt the next legislature, which will be
new in both branches, will be pledged to
enact legislation that will give relief to
the people Of the state.
The State Must Take Time.
Some impatience is manifested over the
delay in commencement of the suit
against the Northern Securities company.
This impatience is natural, but as one
state official expresses it, the railroad
people have had several months to work
out their scheme, and to find ways OF
evading the laws of the state. 1t is only
reasonable to give the attorney general
five or six weeks to confound their plots.
He is working hard, and has good reasons
for taking plenty of time. There will be
no lying down" He is as deeply in
earnest as the governor, or any citizen OF
the state, and will make that apparent in
due course of time. Much accurate in
formation about the plan Of the Northern
Securities company has been obtained,
through confidential agents in New York
city, and the statement in the states COM
plant will be sufficient to convince any
one of the arbitrary and despotic charac-
ter of the trust.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
NEW YORK LITIGATION
Its Basis Pointed Out-The Burling-
ton Reorganization.
Special 10 The journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Dec. 18-The move of local
shareholders Of the Northern Pacific pre-
ferred for an injunction to prevent the
retirement Of that issue at par Jan. 1st,
was apparently unexpected, notwithstand
ing recent murmurs of gathering opposi-
ton. The basis of this litigation appears
to be that the charter of the company
provides that after dividends Of per
cent per annum have been paid on each
class of stock both stocks are to share
equally in further distribution, the con-
tention being that preferred stock has
been Disseminated against in that it has
no subscription rights to stock of the
Northern Securities company.
AS a partial Offset to this disturbing
litigation is the news that the financial
interests back Of the Northern Securities
have virtually completed the organization
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
This action Is construed as indicating that
the threatened opposition to the deal by
western states or at Washington will not
lead to serious delay in the efforts to
complete consolidation. That Hill is
dominant in the management OF the Bur-
lington system is indicated by the cleo
tion of Miller as vice president OF the
Burlington in charge of traffic There
has been considerable objection to this
arrangement by the Union Pacific inter-
ests, but it apparently has been over
come. The executive committee is COM
Morgan & Co., James J. Hill, E. H Har-
riman w. p Clough and M. l.. Sohiff.
This gives two representatives each to the
Union Pacific and Hill interests, with a
partner of ]. Pierpont Morgan holding the
balance of power
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
Cabinet Place as Reward for
Political Services.
RO0SEVELT'S POSITION
President Is Not Playing Politics in
This Matter.
MCKINLEY FRIENDLY TO PAYNE
ROOseVeIt's Only Thought Was That
Payne Was Fit Man for
the Position.

From The Journal ButreaM, Room 40, Post
Building, Washington
Washington, Dec. 1S.-President Roose-
velt's friends deny that he was playing
politics in the appointment Of Henry C.
Payne to the cabinet. He was not seek
ing a political manager in the middle west
nor trying to do something to strengthen
the bonds between himself and Senator
Hanna. Payne may easily develop into
such a middle west manager, but he goes
into the cabinet primarily as a reward for
services rendered the republican party in
two important presidential campaigns.
The president, being convinced of his fit
ness, had no other thought in appointing
him. There have ben no strained rela-
tions between Roosevelt and Hanna, so
the Payne appointment means nothing
along that line.
After the 1896 election, Payne wanted
a cabinet position, but Mckinley could
a candidate after the election Of 1900,
but Mckinley told him he was compelled
to keep his old cabinet. In 1896 the ma
tional committee indorsed Paynes ambi-
tion in a rather perfunctory way Nc
Kinley found out at too late day the
debt the republican party owed to Payne,
but finding it out he wanted to give him
another appointment and a foreign am
bassadorship was talked Of Payne did
not want a place of this sort and so the
matter was dropped. After the election
of 1900 the national committee indorsed
Payne in a very earnest way, but McKin-
ley of course could not ask any of his old
cabinet to resign. 1t was the understand
ing however, that when vacancy came,
Payne was to have it.
Arrangement Carried Out.
Now that Postmaster General Smith, of
his own accord and in pursuance of a
policy determined on before Mckinley s
death, leaves the cabinet, Roosevelt very
promptly carries out. the arrangement
made by the national committee with
Mckinley, and that is all there is of the
matter.
Next to Hanna, the republican party
owes more to Payne than to any other
man Of the national committee. Payne
was Hanna's close confdant and adviser
in the committee and assumed the respon-
sibility for executing Hannas plans The
strain was tremendous, but the work was
done perfectly. Several times during the
last campaign, Payne had to go home for
a short rest, his physician telling him
that unless he did he would not be re-
sponsible for the results; but Payne, with
a rest here and there of few days, man
aged to stick the campaign through No
body knows his worth to the party as
Hanna knows it and that is why the ma
tional committee has wanted Payne's am
bition for a cabinet appointment gratifed.
1t is the only reward he ever has asked
for services rendered the party. Incl
dentally he will make a fine postmaster
general and, incidentally, too, as was
said before, he will be in a position to
look after Roosevelt's fences in the mid
die west should there be need for it; but
he would have done that whether he came
into the cabinet at this time or not.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
CORPORATE "PULL"'
Western Union Said to Be in
Favor of the Pacific
Cable Bill.


Washington, Dec. 1S.-The house COM
mittee >on interstate and foreign COM
merce has voted to report the Corliss bill,
which provides for the construction,
operation and maintenance of cable be-
tween the United States and Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippine islands by the
government. This is the bill which was
defeated in the interstate and foreign
commerce committee during the fifty
sixth congress. The failure to report it
was due to corporate influences which OBJ
jected to the government constructing
and owning a cable. Now the same in
fuence, said to be the Western Union
Telegraph company, is reported to be re-
sponsible for this action because John
W. Mackey, who controls a rival tele-
graph company, has taken steps to build
a cable on his own account The bill will
undoubtedly meet with fierce opposition
in the house and senate
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
FOR EDUCATION
Senator Nelson Introduces a
Bill Appropriating Mil
lions Of Dollars.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 50, Post
BHtLdisig, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Senator Nelson
industrial education in the United States
and insular possessions. The first pro-
yides for an appropriation of undeter-
mined millions to aM various states and
possessions to establish primary indus
trial schools, to be distributed by the
president. No state shall share in the ap-
preparation until it shall have passed laws
for the establishment of these schools.
Other conditions regarding population are
imposed.
The second bill appropriates $4,000, 600
for providing primary industrial educa-
tion for youth from Is to 18 years of age
who shall be taught agriculture and given
military training by officers of the regu-
lar army.
BabcOck Very Busy.
Representative Babcock said to-day that
he would spend the entire holiday recess
in drafting his tariff bill. He hopes to
have it ready when congress reconvenes,
Jan. g. The public has no idea of the
immense amount of work Mr.. Babcock
has cut out for himself in pre-
stenographers and tariff experts busy
since congress met, examining schedules
and making digests of existing laws. On
one occasion he ran up against a con-
dition which annoyed him and had to
make special trip to Pittsburg to get
detailed information. At other times he
has gone to Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. This work has taken much time
and the actual work of drafting the bill
will No oh
will not commence until about Jan. l. II
Babcock intends to put a lot of schedules
into the bill and so perfect it as to meet
all the honest criticism he has so far en-
countered.
THE BILL he said to The Journal
man to-day, will indorse the repub-
lican policy of protection to American in
dustries, but will also reach the end
which l have had in view since last con-
gress, namely, reaching American cor
porations which no longer need protec-
tlon.' w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-18
TARIFF VOTE
Three Minnesota Congress
men Opposed to the
Philippine Bill.
Why Messrs. Heatwole, Stew
ems and Eddy Stand
Out.

From The Journal BlCreGs5, Room 45, Post
Building. WdshtTgtO1a.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Three members of
the Minnesota delegation - Heatwole,
Stevens and Eddy-are expected to vote
against the Philippine tariff bill to-day if
in their seats at roll call. They object to
the double taxation provided by the bill
and think if the Philippines are part of
the United States, congress should treat
them generously, instead of applying to
them a system of studied discrimination.
Public clamor has arisen over this bill,
but it is said to be not unlike the Porto
Rican tariff bill so far as its essential
features are concerned. No attempt has
been made by the republican house lead
ers to line up the recalcitrant members,
because the bill will surely pass and it
will have more than enough democratic
votes to offset republican detection.
w. w. Jermane.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The "whips" on
both sides of the house were actively at
work to-day preparing for the vote on the
Philippine tariff bill which is set for 4
D. m. This will be the first division of
any import ance since the new membership
of the house assembled. The republican
majority at present is 81, as against IA
in the last house. Representative Tawney,
the republican whip" said of the proba-
bic result Of the vote:
The bill will pass by a liberal majority,
oil will ha
sides. On the republican side we will not
lose to exceed eight votes. This loss will be
partially compensated by the gain of the
Louisiana delegation of six votes The net
result shows that the bill will pass without
trouble.
The republican members who have de-
clared opposition to the bill are Repre-
sentatives Mccall (MassD; Littlefield
(Maine) and Crumpacker Ind) The lat
ter is absent and will be paired against
he bill If possible, although democratic
members are refusing to be paired with
him, owing to his attitude on southern
elections. Representative Warner QIli-
nois) and three republican members of the
Minnesota delegation are among the other
republicans whose votes are doubtful and
may be cast against the bill.
In the house to-day Mr. Hepburn Gowa)
supported the bill. He said the democrats
offered nothing in the way of a bill tC
improve the present measure He de-
clared the Filipinos were incapable OF
self-government and in reply to a oues-
tion by Mr.. Shafroth as to the capability
of the Cubans, said they also were moi
fit for self government. He said the
democratic party forced the administra
tion into a position where it was com
PEELED to declare for the independence ot
Cuba. This was greeted with democratic
applause.
You may applaud" said Mr. Hepburn
but the time is not distant when you will
acknowledge the unwisdom of giving Cube
independence" Republican applause.)