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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

John Eicher has gone on as a helper in
the machine shop
w R. Smith of the locomotive paint
shop has been out for several days
Charles Ravens of the east shop has
reported for duty after q short lay off,
George BOlinger resumed work in Pet
off
Philip Oberhausen, a fireman in the
laying off
John Glenn. a painter who has been OF
duty on account of a sprained ankle, is at
work again
John Price. jr.. Jesse smeiser and John
Cowdrey, are with Marshalls band on
the Louisville trip.
Blacksmith John Wetterlund who was
off little more than a week because of
the death of his daughter, is in again
The wife of William Wissmann of the
tin shop and his daughter. Mamie, are en-
joying the mountain breezes of Colorado
for month
John Bauer of the tin shop has reported
for work after spending the greater part
Of the week overcoming an attack Of
stomach trouble
John Welter, who has been out Of the
ranks Of the scrap iron workers Tor a
is at work again
X r. Stewart. general foreman of the
store house went TO Kansas CITY Ior a
visit over Sunday He was accompanied
by Mrs. Stewart
John Timer. a timer. has quit the tin
gone to Omaha for visit His wife pre-
coded him last week
Frank Schm1ttendOrf. who works In the
brass corner Of the machine shop under
w l. Jury, spent Sunday with the home
folks at Overlook.
Engineer c. F. Page, who pulls the ev
enlng st Joseph passenger, mas returned
from a 80 days trip north and took his
turn out Sunday evening.
Special car DO that used by the presi-
dent and board Of directors. viii be out
in a few weeks, after receiving general
overhauling in the coach shop.
The Santa Fe has been handling a great
deal of heavy mining machinery lately
Most of it goes over the cutoff and one
or two pieces usually make a car load
The wife of Oscar Dusan of the tin
shop has gone to Chicago for visit
and his two sons are in Arkansas City
Dugan himself will join his wife at Chi
cago later.
VI 2 Bozarth- car repalrer returned
to his place this morning after an absence
OF ten days Bozarth stepped on nail
while at work and since then has been
unable to work
A change in stationary boilers in the
engine room of the boiler shop is being
made. one of those which has been doing
service for some time having been given
an indefinite lay of.
Edward Crossen. a former employe of
the boiler shop. but now in the service
Of the state as an attendant at the insane
asylum, was around the shops Saturday
renewing acquaintances-
William I.auterbach OF the machine
shop tool room has gone to Hays City
Tor a rest Of ten days. His wife. who has
peen there for two months. viii accom-
pany him on his return home
T E. Leyden of the tests department
came over from St Louis Saturday and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
ELOPES WITH NIECE.
Warrant Out For Arrest of s'Swift
Water BilI-'

Tacoma, Wn., Aug. 26.-A warrant
has been issued for the arrest Of Swift
water Bill'' Gates the famous Klondik-
er, charging him with abducting and
marrying his IA year old niece, Alkaline
Lydia Boyle. The complaint was filed
by the girls mother, who is Gates sis
ter. Gates and the girl left here Thurs
day night for San Francisco. It is ex-
pected they will be taken into custody
in that city.
Gates cleaned up 100000 during the
early part of the Klondike boom and
spent the larger part of it on Dawson
variety actresses. He married one of
these. Grace Lahore, and later she
obtained a divorce from him in San
Francisco Soon after he married
second time and later separated from
his wife. She is now i'll in the east.
Gates is believed to have taken the
Boyle girl to Chehalis and married her
last week. An attempt was made TO
arrest them Thursday night when they
departed, but they gave their pursuers
the slip. While the train was being
searched they drove in a hack at break
neck speed to South Tacoma, where the
limited train was held ten minutes I'M
til they arrived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
BELIEVES IN BURNING.
Texas Judge Says He Cannot Con-
denim Action of Mob.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 26.-Judge Bower,
in passing sentence on Mason Davis
for insulting a white woman, told the
prisoner he was fortunate not TO meet
a fate similar to that melted to Abe
Wilder a. few nights ago near Whites
boro- Judge Bower said:
4 am not prepared to say but that
justice was carried out in the burning
at the stake of Wilder. The crime
toward which you are tending, as
shown by your actions, is one which.
in the unwritten law Of this country, is
punishable either by hanging or burn
ing-your punishment should be 100
lashes on your bare back. You are
fined 500. I wish it were in my power
to fine you $780,
The negro was taken back to his cell
looking VerY much frightened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
RIOT IN A PARK.
White Toughs Make an Attempt to
Drive Out All the Negroes

Drive Out All the Negroes
Indianapolis, Aug. ga riot broke
out last evening in a crowd of 5000 peo-
pie at Fairview Park, in which four
negroes were badly injured and one
named Harris had his right arm bro
ken. The trouble was caused by a
gang of white toughs known as the
''Bugnaloos." Members of this gang to
the number of $50 congregated at the
park and began a determined effort to
drive all negroes out. Near the boat
house a dozen of them attacked a ne
gro with his wife. He was knocked
down several times with a. club: he
fought back, injuring two of the gang,
but was compelled to run toward the
pavilion, where park officers came to
his rescue The fight was continued to
the car and after the negro and his
wife were on the car stones were
thrown, injuring his wife. Harris was
attacked in another part of the park
about the same time and his right arm
was broken before he was rescued. Two
other negroes, one with his wife, were
badly beaten. Four members of the
gang were arrested, the others scatter
ing in the woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
SPARKS FROM OTHER ENGINES

Several of the engineers who run out
of here are worth enough of this
worlds goods to quit whenever they
want to live we'll what they have,
but they keep on running just because
they don't know of anything that they
would rather DO than run an engine
One man who runs out of Argentine
now, but who used to run out of here,
has income from rent to amount to
more than his salary-Enporia Gazette
The Central railroad of New Jersey
has issued orders prohibiting card
playing on any of its local trains This
action is said to have been taken as
the result of a recent fight on one of the
trains of the company, arising out OF a
game of cards.--Railway and Engineer
ing Review
The opera ion. performed last Sunday
at the Mullanphy hospital upon T. c.
Manion, contracting freight agent of
the Santa Fe, by DR.. N B. Carson was
successful. and Mr. Manion expects to
be at his Office again in a few days
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
r. B. Burns, of the Santa F'e engi-
neering department. tells of the new
process of raising water at the railroad
well at Yucca, station half way be
tween Needles and Kingman. The we'll
is a. drilled one, $50 feet deep and seven
inches in diameter. The water is forced
from the well by compressed air,
twenty horse-powe engine furnishing
the power. The tank is of steel, forty
feet high and holds 60, 600 gallons, and
it takes it about six hours to fill. Air is
forced to the bottom of the pipe in the
well with less power than is required
to pump the water and it is done at
much less expense, there being no
valves to get out of order.-Emporia
Republican
The freight rate situation in st. Paul
is said to be simply chaotic. It is no
secret that all lines are cutting rates,
but nobody seems to know who is max
ing the deepest slashes- The alI-rail
lines blame the alexandria, lines for
the trouble, and they retort that they
are. only meeting competition as they
find it, 1t is not likely rates will be
higher or more stable till navigation
CLOSEST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26

Some Topeka People Folly Realize
1t Now.

When the back aches from kidney
ills.
When urinary troubles annoy you.
There's a certain way to find relief.
A sure way to be cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills viii do it.
Topeka people endorse this claim:
Mr. Calvin Brewer real estate dealer
of 635 Jefferson street, says. Ordinary
Anglo Saxon fails to convey any idea
of what suffered from n back when
on the Texas Pacific r. r., engineer
between Fort Worth and Texarkana.
have often when I stopped to oil my en-
CINE suffered eXcruciatingly. and when
on the engine the least jar sent twinges
of pain clean from my loins to the top
of my head. The trouble finally forced
me to give up my position, and when
weakness of the kidneys, particularly
observable at night, was added to for
mer troubles, my condition was not one
to be envied. Now If the first box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills procured at Row
ley & Shows drug store, corner Of Sixth
street and Kansas avenue. had nor
brought me positive relief 1 never would
have followed up the treatment, neither
could I be induced to recommend the
preparation nor endorse its claims.
Send any one to me for minute partic-
ulars of my experience with and opin-
ion of Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers Price, ~
cents. \ Foster Ailburn Co, Buffalo, ~.
Y, sole agents for the United States
Remen Der the name. Doan's, ana
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Harahan Denies the Southern
Pacific RumOr.
Says He Has Not Been offered
the Presidency.
SECURE STEAMER LINE
Illinois Central viii Control
Twelve Ocean Steamers.
Garry the Cotton Trade From
New Orleans.
SECURE STEAMER LINE

New York, Aug. 2s.-James T. Hara-
han, second vice president Of the Hi
nois Central railroad, who returned
from Europe on Saturday denies the
report the presidency of the Southern
Pacific has been offered him.
While in Europe he completed a
working arrangen ent between the Rad
cIihfe line of steamers and the Illinois
Central to run steamers between New
Orleans and Rotterdam with a guar
antee Of rates and trade The working
arrangement will go into effect on Sep
tember Is. The Radcliffe line has
twelve good steamers. New Orleans
being the cotton center, this new ar
rangement win facilitate the shipment
of cotton to foreign ports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
FILING A BIG MORTGAGE
Instrument Requiring $4,000 in
Revenue Stamps Being Recorded

Instrument Requiring $40, 800 in
Revenue Stamps Being Recorded
All records for big mortgages in
Greenwood county were broken to
smithereens last week, says the Eur
eka Herald. when the St. Louis & San
Francisco railroad gave to the Modern
Trust company, a railroad mortgage
bearing S42.5Oo i revenue stamps. No
considerable was given, but a mort
gage bearing that amount of revenue
would cover about SIS. 900 O00 There
were forty-two $1,000 stamps and one
$500 stamp on the document. 1t will
require between 80 and 20 pages of the
record to file the mortgage.
SAME THING AT PARSONS.
Parsons, Kan. Aug. 26.-In the Office
of the register of deeds at OswegO Sat
urday c w Hamlin of Springfield Mo.
filed mortgage on the Frisco railway
amounting to $s5. 100000. Mr. HamIin
represents the legal department Of the
Frisco railway and is going over the
counties through which the Frisco runs
leaving some hard work for the regis
ter of deeds behind him. The revenue
stamps on this document amounted to
$425O0 and the fees for fling the mort
gage amounted to S23
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
J. T. HARAHAN's RISE
Made Record as Operating Man
During Worlds Fair

]. T. Harahan. the man who is said
to have been offered the presidency of
the Southern Pacific went to the Hi
nols Central in November. 1890 and he
attracted attention as an operating
man during the worlds fair in 1898.
when the Illinois Central made a splen-
did record for the handling Of the
worlds fair visitors to and from the
grounds by trains on two-minute
schedule throughout the day and night.
This service was conducted without a
single accident throughout the season.
Mr. Harahan entered railway service as
a switchman in 1864 at Alexandria va.
In 1868 he became a conductor on the
Louisville & Nashville, and he was adj
Vanced In various positions. yardmas-
ter, superintendent. general superin
rendent, until July. 1884 when he was
made general manager of the entire
Louisville & Nashville system In Ian
ual-y, 1885, he went to the Baltimore 3
ohio as general superintendent of the
PittsDurg division. A few months later
he returned to the Louisville & .Nash-
vile serving that company for three
years as Its general manager In Or-
toperr lSSs he was appointed assistant
general manager Of the Lake Shore ana
michigan Southern Two years later
ne became general manager of me
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Louisville
New Orleans & Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
Iron Imports of cuba.

Washington, Aug "a comparative
staten ent showing the imports of iron
and steel and their manufactures into
Cuba has been prepared in the division
of insuIar affairs of the war depart
ment. The statement shows that dur
ing the calendar year 1900 the aggregate
value of iron, steel and their manu-
features from all countries was 4,751,
395, as against $780, 45 during the cal
endar year 1899, an increase of 81, S20.-
$50, or So per cent. The imports of
these commodities from the United
States in the year 1900 amounted in
value to SO, 685, 529, as against 81, 395, 209
in 1899, an increase of 1.29O,62O. or 81
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
RIOT IN CAMDEN.
Houses of Negroes Broken Open
by White Mob.

New York, Aug. 26.-South Camden,
N J., was the scene of trouble be-
tween negroes and whites last night.
The affair might almost be termed a
riot. A negro was arrested by the po-
lice and reports exaggerating the Of
tense being spread, the white people
in the neighborhood became excited. A
mob formed and the houses of a. num-
Der of negroes were entered, doors be-
ing broken in amid great confusion and
much noise. Threats were made that
all negroes should be driven from the
place The police were called out and
the rioters were dispersed. A number
of people on both sides were injured,
but no fatalities are reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
SANTA FE's OIL TANK
All Preparations Being Made to Use
Liquid Fuel in Texas

LIQUID EU6l IN 4G4AS-
Galveston, Tex, Aug. 26.-The Gulf,
Colorado and Santa F'e has let contracts
aggregating over S15O.OOO for oil tanks
and equipment. and are Fastening the
equipment of all their engines for
burning oil The big steel tank, with
a capacity OF J. 100000 gallons, at SOM
erville. was completed today, and -
ready for the oil. Thirteen of these big
tanks are to be built at as many dlf-
ferent points along the lines in Texas
and the territory and number OF
smaller tanks of 10000 gallons each are
to be erected as supply tanks, through
which the locomotives viii receive their
supply. on the same system as the wa
ter tanks are now operated A large
tank and a small one have been order
ed for Galveston. and work on the
foundations win commence early next
week in the western railroad yards.
Ten of the engines have been equip
ped with oil burners. and are now IN
service in the yards and on local freight
trains on short divisions, while four
other engines are in the shops at Gle
burne being converted into oil burners
The Santa Fe has taken the initiative
in oil fuel for railroads in Texas, and is
preparing to spend 100000 within the
next year for oil equipment, pipe lines
and the latest devices for handling the
liquid fuel from tank cars to reser-
voirs. and thence to the supply tanks
on the engines
An experiment IS being made with oil
as a dust destroyer along the road, and
two miles of the Gulf. Beaumont and
Kansas City. branch of the Santa F'e,
have been sprinkled with Oil The ex-
pertinent seems to be a success. and.
after a thorough trial, If good results
are obtained. several sprinkling cars
will be equipped with crude petroleum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
THEATER CARS.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit to Inaugu-
rate New Service.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
Will inaugurate a parlOr car service to
the theaters, beginning on October / The
success which has attended the operation
of parlor car service to and from Brighton
Beach at the fare each way of . cents
has led the management of the company
to the belief that a similar service on
certain lines to and from the theaterS
down town would pay the company and
al the same time accommodate the pub
lie; a sufficient number of whom would
willingly pay the greater fare for the
comfort assured. The company has three
such parlor cars at present, and more
viii be obtained. The DarlOr cars will
be operated upon the main lines, such as
the Fulton street, the Gates avenue, the
Putnam avenue and the Seventh avenue
routes These cars viii be started from
their respective terminals and be sand
WICKED between the regular trOlleyS at
such hour in the evening as to bring
them to the farthest theater in time for
the opening They will remain side
tracked at the bridge until it is closing
time for the theaters. and then viii run
back to catch the returning patrons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
RICH WOMAN SUICIDES.
Mrs. Hattie Wright Maddy, Of Grip
pie Creek, Kills Herself

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 26.-AIrs. Hattie
Wright Maddy, 1.-The Hettie Green of Grip
pie Creek" is dead from the effects OF 20
grains of morphine. seif-adminiStered-
With Hattie Wright Aaddy passes away
one of the most picturesque and remark
able characters which the camp has ever
known. She came to Cripple Creek un-
married IN the early sdayS Of the gold ex-
element and, though alone. poor and I'M
educated. soon grew to be a power in the
mining world Of the new camp.
At the corner of what is now Masonic
avenue she opened a boarding and lodging
house, which she kept on the same bust
nesslilxe methods and plans she afterWard
used in conducting her larger business
Every cent that she could spare went into
mining property. She bought up and pat
erted a number of mines and at one time
held a controlling interest in between
80 and 40 properties
For some years she had been on terms
of warm friendship with John B. Maddy
and eleven months ago was married to
him. she then being 50, while he was 56
years Of age Mr.. Maddy is also interested
in mining speculatiOnS and their union ap
pears to have been the result of business
connections as well as Of mutual affec-
ton
In the present unsettled condition of af-
fairs it is impossible to get even an APP
proximate idea of the wealth of this re-
markable woman That she had many
losses of late, her friends are positive, and
the opinion is prevalent among brokers
that disastrous losses in speculation were
the direct cause of her suicide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
How Howard was Captured.

Manila. Aug. 26.-Pitchers' first dis
patch from Mindoro tells how Lieuten-
ant Hazard of the Third cavalry COM
handing a troop of Macabebe scouts
captured the American deserter, How
ard, who, as a leader of the FilipinOs.
many months Ferguson, one of Lieu
tenant Hazards civilian scouts. dis
guised as an insurgent, with eight
Maca bebes penetrated into the camp of
Colonel Athena, commanding 240 rifle
men and two hundred bolomen. at
night, located Howard, bound and
gagged him and led him away without
disturbing the camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
NEED OF CHRIST.
DR.. D. NJ. Fisk Refers to Great Steel
Strike.

At the First Congregational church
Sunday morning Rev. DR.. D. NJ. Fisk,
the pastor, spoke on the theme Re
ligion Domestic In treating the topic
Rev. Mr. Fisk referred to the present
steel strike in this relation as follows:
IF Jesus the Christ were in the trust
and in the labor organization there
would be none of the schism which
makes the fires idle in all the great
mills. Blessed is the nation whose God
is the Lord; and that is true in the
case of the steel trust and the Amalga-
mated association. Gentlemen, it
comes hard. but we've got to have it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
Mrs. Stanford Coming Home.

Liverpool, Aug. 26.-The White Star
line steamer Majestic, which will sail
from Liverpool next Wednesday via
Queenstown Thursday, will carry
among her passengers Mrs. Leland
Stanford of San Francisco and Gen. E.
c. O'Brien. Among the names which
appear on the passenger list of the
Celtic, of the same line, sailing hence
August 80, are those of A. J. Cassatt
of Philadelphia, and Lady Sarah Will
son. aunt of the Duke Of Marlborough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
What Turkev WI Pav.

Constantfnople, Aug. 26.-The amount
of the indemnify which the sultan
agrees to pay the quays company for
interference with it's rights is 700 000
francs. The sultan will also pay 100000
francs to a Frenchman on account of
the Selling of his lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
OAR FOR ooRNwALL
English Duke to Travel in an Amer
can Railway Car.

Dayton. o., Aug 26.-The Barney q
Smith Car company has completed one
OF the finest travelling cars ever bufIf
1t will be used BY the Duke of Corn
WaAi and York on his coming trip
through the British possessions IN ~
north and was sent to Halifax foda1-
rom which point the duke starts oIit
From there the duke goes to Montreal
ana Will visit many other places. This
most attractive KIND and was con t,a 800
ed for BY the IntercolOnial company. r.
Is named the "Sandringhan. The in
teF1sr work IS OF mahogany finish. holly
N'nA light oak There are several. com
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
TO PRESERVE TIES.
Union Pacific Will Install a Plant at
Laramie, Wyoming.

The Union Pacific railroad is storing
ties at RaWlins and Laramie, WyO.. with
the expectation Of installing d tie-preserv-
ing plant at the latter place 1t has been
decided to use the zinc-chloride system.
but further than this the plans have not
taken definite sha1e>
The Santa Fe has Tor a long time been
using the preserving process with great
success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
Nerves Like a Flat-Tron.

A woman who suffered for three years
,fS,ss pceIe-7r 49, corn,eo11,1S
effected a complete cure. She hardly
knows today whether she has nerves or
not. as she never feels them. It is GER
tainly a wonderful remedy. Sold by Geo.
w. Stansheld, 632 Kansas avenue; Mar
shall Bros. LIS Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26

The Literary Editor-That fellow
Scribbler sent in a poem this morning
entitled why Do 1 Live2"
The Editor-EVha did you do with it?
The Literary Editor-Returned it
with an Enclosed slip saying: Because
you allied this instead of bringing it
personally. indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
LEvrED ON AN ENGINE.
Queer Method of Collecting q judy
ment From the Wabash.

Hannibal. Mo, Aug. 2e.-sherin
O'Connor this afternoon levide on Wa
bash railroad freight engine No. IS and
for 5000 awarded "A. F. Mirrielees
against the Wabash company by the
Hannibal court of common pleas. Gen
eral Agent FoWkes was present and
furnished bond in the sum of SO 600,
and the property was released. Sheriff
O'Connor recently levied on the Wa
bash freight house here in the same
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26

Manila, Aug 26.-In the province of Isa-
bella the Philippine commission appointed
Captain Johnson of the Sixteenth infant
~ governor and Captain George Povey
treasurer.