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The age-herald., 1901-11-26
DECIpE TO STRIKE.
Swtchmen on Seven Railroads Will
 Quit Work This Morning.

Pittsburg, November 25.-The switch men on seven railroads of Pittsburg be- longing to the Brotherhood of Switch tomorrow morning,
 In anticipation of possible trouble 1t Is learned that the Pennsylvania road has made application to the city police de- pertinent for sixty officers to be in the union depot yards at o'clock tomorrow morning. and In the Baltimore and Ohio yards fully 100 Pinkertons are on duty tonight The claim made at the switch mems meeting tonight was that 700 to 1000 men would obey the strike order in the morning..
 The demand of the men Is that the Chi cago rate be paid here. In the present congested condition of the road, the strike if carried out will be disastrous to the companies involved
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
EMPEROR PREPARES PRESENT.
VIII Give Collection of Casts to liar
 ward University.

New York November 25.--The Berlin correspondent of the London Times and the New York Times says that as a token of interest in the Germanic Muse um at Harvard University Emperor Wil- liam Is having prepared for presentation to Harvard a unique collection of plas- ter casts.
 The casts will duplicate some of the finest German mediaeval stone work. such as the tracery in the choir of the Holberstadt cathedral.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
BILL FOR soLDIERs' HOME.
Congressman Richardson Will Try to
 Have One at Huntsville.

Washington, November 25.-(Special)- Representative Richardson will reintro- duce his bill as soon as the House is or ganized appropriating S50.OOO to begin the construction of a soldiers home at Huntsville for both Federal and Confed- crate soldiers.
 The introduction of the measure last year brought out great deal of favor able comment. Many members have as- sured Mir. Richardson that they will heartily support the measure
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
COTTON SUBJECT
 TO MANY DISEASES
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT SAYS MANY ARE FATAL-PLANTERS SUFFER IMMENSE LOSS.

Washington, Novembe 25.-(Special.)- Cotton is subject to many serious dis eases. some of which cause immense an- nual losses" says the Secretary of Agri- culture In his annual report issued to- day.
 These losses are not evenly divided, but fall with crushing effect upon in dividual growers and communities In the sea-island region. where the fine grades of sea-island cotton are produced. hundreds of acres, including many fine farms have been rendered worthless for cotton by disease known as wilt. This is due to a fungus parasite in the soil. which for several years has been spread ing slowly but surely throughout the cot ton areas of the southeast. Every att tempt to kill this fungus in the old way by treating the soil and plants with fungicides. failed, hence attention was turned to the problem of obtaining a form of cotton which, through it's own inherent vitality, would be able to re- sist the disease. The clew to this had already been noted in the fact that in- dividual stalks here and there in field of cotton would resist the attack and this suggested the plan of selecting seed from such resistant stalks. thus gradual ly securing form which would be inl- mune. This has been accomplished. and 1t Is planned to extend the planting of the resistant sorts as rapidly as the work can be pushed.
 ''In this connection, another interesting and valuable discovery has been made in the matter of securing also resistant cowpea. The cowpea Is used in rotation with cotton, and it was also attacked and killed by the same fungus which de- stroyed the cotton roots. The securing of resistant cowpea will make it possi- ble for the growers of the fine sca-island cotton to bring back their land to its once high value" w.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
SUGAR MAKERS MEET.
VIII Decide What Action to Take On
 DingIey Tariff.

Bay City, Mich.. November 25.-A meet ing of the beet sugar manufacturers of will be held in this city tomorrow morn ing to take steps toward formulating a plan of action with regard to the efforts being made to abolish the tariff on sugar imposed by the Dingley law.
 The convention will also decide upon the position of the manufacturers re- ported towards the Am erican Beet Sugar Manufacturers Association, and also de- termine whether to send delegates to the convention of that organization to be held in Washington, December 10
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
Contests Ills Application.

Guthrie, O. T.. November 25.-The ap- plication of James B. Wood, who drew No. l claim in the government land lot tery to commute his entry fee for town site purposes has been contested on the ground that the application was not made in proper form; that the provisions of the act of May g, 1890. do not apply to the new country" that the entry ad- joins Lawton and if commuted would be only an addition and not townsite within the meaning of the law; that he has not resided on the land fourteen months, nor cultivated the same
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
RECOMMENDS VAUGHAN.
Congressman Richardson Asks That He Be Reappointed District Attorney.

Washington. November 25.-(special.)- Representative Richardson called at the White House this morning, recommend ing that William Vaughan of Birming- ham be reappointed district attorney of the Northern judicial district of Ala bama, that w. T. Hutchins be reappoint- ed postmaster at Huntsville. and that Thomas Turner, the present mayor of New Decatur, be appointed postmaster of that city in place of J. T. Jennings, the incumbent.
 The President requested Mir Richard son to call again at the White House within a few days, as he desired to con suit with him more fully, presumably about the reappointment of MT. Vaughan.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
Texas Defeats Oklahoma, 11.o.

Norman, Oklahoma, November 25.- Texas University today defeated the Ok lahoma University by a. score of Il to O. The play throughout was fast and hard both teams being speedy. but the Okla homa boys outweighed the Texans Texas won the toss, and after the kick-off ad- vanced the ball by steady gains and in ten minutes made the first touchdown. Oklahoma had the ball on the Texas ten yard line when the first half ended In the second half Watson sprintAd around left end for a touchdown.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
GOVERNMENT ARMY
 AT COLON DEFEATS
 INSURGENT FORCE
} CHICAGO AUDIENCE GOES ' WILD ABOUT SCHLEY

, Chicago. November 25.-Consider-
 } able excitement was caused to-
 ? night at the Cleveland Theatre
 , when Aldrich Libbey was singing
 ' a new ballad entitled All Honor } to Admiral Schley." At the con } cluding lines of the chorus,
 , Then lift off your hats } And give him three cheers } All honor to Admiral Schley," } over half the audience rose to It's , feet and cheered vigorously. The } singer was forced to respond to } seven encores.
 4
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
Begins Carrie Nations Divorce.

Medicine Lodge, Kan, November 25.- The divorce suit brought by David Na- ton against his wife. Mrs. Carrie Na- ton, the saloon smasher. was begun here today. MT. Nation claims his wife took away his feather bed, drew ssO0 from the bank and refused to live with btrx,
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
Tariff Goes In Operation.

Shanghai, November 25.-The new tenn porary tariff on textiles, converting ad valorem to specific duties, drawn up by the American, German and Japanese im- porters, co-opeI ating with the China as- sociation, was put in operation today.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
Miss MInas Frightened.

After the recess Miss Mary Minas de- scribed what she knew of the tragedy. She had been awakened by three pistol shots. followed by cries of help and a gurgling sound, then a fall and all was
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
THE WEATHER.

WEDNESDAY: FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS.
The age-herald., 1901-11-26
HE KEY TO SUCCESS

Is generally turned by the man who advertises and keeps his name and business before the people
The age-herald., 1901-11-26

tcsatinu<i on Second Pass.A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
CURRY CIGAR CO., Makers.
GOES TO NEW MEXICO.
James Readers Court of Claims Will
Hold a Session.

James Reeder, of Hays City, who was
in Topeka last week attending the SUI
preme court. is clerk of the special
court created by the federal govern
ment several years ago to determine
the validity of a large number of claims
under Mexican land warrants in the
southwest.
Mr. Reeder left Saturday for New
Mexico to attend a sitting of the spec
ial court at Santa Fe. About 280 cases
have been disposed of by the court thus
far and there are still about 60 on the
docket. 1t will take about four years
for the court to complete it's work None
of the claims involves less than $50. 900,
and the ma jority much more than that
Many years ago when Spain owned
all the territory in the southwest, 1t
gave land grants to individuals in con-
sideratiOn of their prot~-ing the coun-
try against invasion. Then Mexico set
up in the governmental business for it
self, and when it ceded the southwest
to the United States by the treaty of
1S4S, many of these land grants in what
is now New Mexico, Arizona and south
ern California were included. Some of
the claims Overlapped and some seemed
to be fictitious. In order to decide upon
them definitely and establish the titles
beyond a doubt, the special court was
created to pass upon the various claims
Some of the claims We're for more than
two million acres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
RAILWAY LAWYERS TALK
e d. McKenna and Charles 8. Gleed
at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 9.-One of the
largest crowds that ever assembled at
a Bar Association meeting gathered in
the Commercial Club rooms Saturday
night, despite The wretched weather. to
hear a talk by E d. McKenna. coun-
sci of the Santa Fe railroad. on the rail-
roads.
Mr. McKenna is forceful sneaker.
and those who ventured out were we'll
PAID for their trouble, because they
heard one of the clearest, most interest
ing and instructive expressions of the
railroad problem yet presented. Besides.
tney heard an excellent talk from F. w
Iehmann, the eminent St Louis LAWYER
ana brief expression of opinion from
CnarieS w Gleed, of Topeka
MI Leh1nannS talk was extempore
he followed closely the lines laid down
IN Mr.. kenna's address. To him. the
closer the railroads got to the people
the better 1t was for both. He told how
q railroad formerly fought all damage
suits TIL laws had made il more ex-
4enslVe Tor the railroad than for the in
Jured; OF how the fellow servant act was
opposed, and of the changed conditions
now We're benefiting all concerned.
MT Gleed spoke only few minutes
he too, held that the railroad that kent
close TO the people was the one thar
Iared best. He referred to the railroad
nsnts or Y In Kansas, and of the dir
ference between the course of one road
which fought everything bitterly ana Of
another. which pursued the policy of
Cancellation The latter course he de~
CARED mad been vastly the better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09

store houses all over the Santa Fe. This
used to be in vogue before the reorganiza-
ton of the road, but has not been since
then. 1t is claimed that this will go into
detail a little more than has been done
lately and will of course furnish better
understanding of what that department
is doing.
Construction of the new Santa F'e i'm
freight depot at Kansas City is expected
company has developed recently to such
extent that it has been deemed neces-
the out and in traffic Estimates
year ago. It viii be situated in the west
ture used for that purpose.
;. Stock traffic has been exceptionally
freight moving over A the Kansas s CITY city
branch since the order of a few days ago
went into effect running most. of that
ever passes through here is en- route to
st. Joseph, but the amount of that is
more the St Joseph packers have drawn
heavily from the ranges of the west and
southwest.
Somewhere near twenty cars of ballast
have been received for the foundation of
the machine shop. There ten
twelve carloads of sand one or two of
cement and two of steel which have been
switched in the shop track for
loading as soon as needed If the weather
ors will be almost ready for the struc-
tural material to be placed. After that
as possible until spring.
Frisco is the lacenic nota ton which
has been adopted in ~, donating the coal
labeled are now appearing, and the de-
sign is especially striking. The letters are
white on a black background and of such
size that they may be seen at a long dis
lance. The Memphis, before the first
sfVe of siens for it's coal and It
seems to have given entire satisfaction
It is believed that other roads will take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
One-Fare Rate to Midwinter Expo
sition Is Published by Santa Fe.

A new rate circular IS being sent out
by the passenger department of the
Santa Fee Agents of the road in
structed to sell tickets at reduced rates
for the following events:
American Federation of Catholic so
cieties, Cincinnati. Ohio. December 10-12.
Fare and third
AFFILIATED Scientific societies. Chicago,
Ill, Dec. 30. Fare and a third from
points in Illinois.
Territorial Teachers association, Guth-
RE, Okla. December 25-28. One fare from
all points in Oklahoma
Kansas City, Mo-. December 1928 One
fare from all points in Missouri.
BricklayerS and MaSonss Interna tiOnal
Union of America, PittSburg. Pa. Janu-
airy 1925 Fare and a third from Fort
Madison east
National League of Commission A1er-
chants. Philadelphia. Pa. January $40
Fare and a third from Fort Madison east.
American Federation of Labor. Scran-
ton, Pa, December bib Fare and third.
Kansas Midwinter exposition, January
20-30 Topeka, kas. One fare from all
points in Kansas, also ST. Joseph and
Kansas City
State Board of Agriculture. State Poul-
try association. Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association. Topeka. Kasr, jan
uary GIL One and a third fare from all
points in Kansas. also St Joseph and
Kansas City.
State convention of Modern Tonties
Wichita, Kas-, December 10, IL Fare and
a third from Kansas points
Delta Kappa Epsilon convention, Wash
ington. D. c.. December lib Fare and
a third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
TO FORM UNION.
All Catholic Societies to Be Bound
Together.

Cincinnati, Dec. 9.-Much interest was
taken here today among the officers and
such delegates as have arrived for the
convention tomorrow of the American
Federation of Catholic societies. The
permanent organization of a Central
commission of all the Catholic societies
is regarded as one of the most import
ant steps that has ever been taken for
the church in America. The leaders say
it is not proposed to interfere with the
autonomy of the Hibernians, the knights
of ST. John, the American Catholic IN
ion, the German Catholic Nerein, the
Catholic knights of America, or any
other Cathloc societies. but to form a
federation in which they all will be rep
resented for common purpose. There
were important conferences today most
ly devoted to the preparation of re-
ports that are TO be submitted to the
convention Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
Advertising Kansas Big Crops.

new line of Kansas advertising for
use mostly in me East has been issued
by the Santa F'e road. The advertising
newSpa pers, and is headed How crops
grow in Kansas The following is the
text Of the ad:
In 20 years Kansas has raised 1885,
100000 bushels corn and 691 100000
bushels of wheat. From 1896 to
1900 Kansas ranks first in value of
wheat and corn, $37S, 600, 900. For 1900
Kansas is first in wheat, $45 600, 900; first
each person. II fifth in corn, $53. 000-
Above figures are given out officially by
Uncle Sam. There's nothing the matter
with Kansas. Other facts in pamphlet
entitled kansas Resources mailed
free. Get a home for yourself or son
in bountiful Kansas, and share in next
years prosperity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
TO TOPOLoBAMPO.
Santa Fe Said to Be About to Invade
Mexico.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-The Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe is said to be schem-
ing to secure another line to the Gulf
of California 1t formerly owned the
Sonora railway, running from Phoenix
to Guaymas, Mex, on the Gulf of Cali
fornia- This road it sold to the South
ern Pacific a year or two ago because
the line failed to earn expenses. The
Atchison took in exchange the South
ern Pacific's line from the Needles to
Mojave.
Since then the situation has changed
and the Santa Fe mana cement seems
to have been quietly moving to secure
another line to the Gulf of California,
and with it to invade territory in south
ern Arizona which it is rumored the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is likely
to enter.
The Developn ent Company of Amer
lea, in which Atchison, Topeka & Santa
F'e people are largely interested, is said
to be arranging to buy the Rio Grande,
Sierre Madre and Pacific railway and
extend it to Topolobampo Bay on the
Gulf of California This line, in con-
nection with the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix, lately purchased by the Santa
F'e railroad company will, with some
building. give a line into Mexico and
is expected to open up large mining dis
tricts in southern Arizona and Cali
fOrQia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
sEMAPHoRE SYSTEM
Will Be Used on Union Pacific Be-
tween Denver and Cheyenne.

Machinery is being sent to Denver for
the installa ton of the semap hore block
system between Denver and Cheyenne
on the Union Pacific. Blocks will be two
miles in length, and no train will be
allowed to enter a block until the train
ahead has cleared If this system had
been in vogue, the company would have
saved more than the entire cost of in
stallation on the property and life
losses in the Brighton wreck of year
ago. Experience has shown also that
with the good block system road can
carry safely almost twice as heavy traf-
fic- The system will be pneumatic,
the semaphores being unaffected by
any severity of the weather and re-
spending instantly to the pneumatic
lever at the block station a mile away.
In the new system, the safety light
win not be white but green The reason
for this is that accidents have hap
pened through the breaking of the red
glass in semaphore signals, by which
even when the signal was thrown, the
engineer saw white light. 1t is ex-
pected that the system will be in oper-
alton within three months 1t will also
be installed on the line from Omaha to
Ogden, across Wyoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
PRICE HAS DECLINED.
Islands Are Not Worth What They
Once We're

Copenhagen to the London Times and
New York Times says the economic sit
uation in the Danish West Indies is bad.
owing to the fall in the price of sugar,
but ST. Thomas has an excellent harbor
which would be strategically and COM
mercially valuable to the United States.
1t is significant says the correspond
ent, in 1857 the United States offered for
the two smallest islands nearly double
the sum now offered for all three.
The Danish party which is opposing
the sale points out that it would be I'M
wise to sell the best harbor in the West
Indies just when the isthmian canal is
about to be built, but the ma jority of
Danes have only agrarian interests, and
have therefore no special interest in re-
tanning the islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
THE FEAR OF HUMBUG
Prevents rany People From Trying
a Good Medicine.

Stomach troubles are so common and
in most cases so obstinate to cure that
people are apt to look with suspicion
on any remedy claiming to be a radical.
permanent cure for dyspepsia and indi-
gestion. Many such pride themselves
on their acutenesS in never being hum
plugged, especially in medicines
This fear of being humbugged can be
carried too far, so far. in fact, that
many people suffer for years with weak
digestion rather than risk a little time
and money in faithfully testing the
claims made of a preparation so relia-
BILE and universally used as Stuart'S
Dyspepsia Tablets
Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
vastly different in one in portant re-
spect from ordinary proprietary medi-
cineS for the reason that they are not
made of their ingredients, although
they are sold by all druggists under
protection of trademark, but analysis
shows them to contain the natural di-
the digestive acids, Golden Seal, bis
muth, hydrastis and nux. They are
not cathartic neither do they act pow
erfully on any organ, but they cure in
digesting the food eaten thoroughly be-
fore it has time to ferment, sour and
cause the mischief. This is the only
secret of their success.
Cathartic pills never have and never
can cure indigestion and stomach trOu-
bles because they act entirely on the
bowels, whereas the whole trouble is
really in the stomach.
Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tablets taken af-
ter meals digest the food. That is all
there is to it. Food not digested or half
digested IS poison, as it creates gas,
acidity, headaches, palpitation of the
troubles which are often called by some
other name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
Coreen Cabinet Changes.

Tacoma. Wash, Dec. 9.-Advices from
the Orient state that several pro-Chinese
members of the Corean ministry were re-
Gently removed. Chief among them was
Major General Pok, minister of foreign
affairs who was absent in Japan attend
ing the mikadOS army maneuvers. His
undoing was brought about by Lii Yungik.
leader of the Russian French party, who
pointed out that POk was eSpousing the
Japanese cause too warmly. as was shown
by his granting Japan a large ground
concession at MaSampO and his with
drawal of the veto grain expectation
at Japan's behest- Minister of Agricul-
ture Kwon was also dismissed as being
too pro-Japanese. Pok is to be succeeded
as foreign minister by Lo, now minister
to St. Petersburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09

extensive improvements here in the
near future; that a new passenger sta
ton is to be built, the freight accommo-
dations enlarged and more sidetrack
room provided For some time the
yards here have been so congested with
traffic that trains have frequently
found it difficult to pass at this point,
and many delays and belated trains
have been the result As railroad Off
Gals never talk" it is only guessed
that Mr. Barnes visit here today is in
connection with the conten plated i'm
provements mentioned above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09

to bring the average down to less than
hundred.
Tt has been found that editors jour
neyS average only so miles, which fact
effectually disposes of the musty joke
about newspaper men riding on passes
to save board bills. They apparently
stay at home more than other folks do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
Departmental Notes.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Empire, Kas., is
made sub station No. l of Galenas to
take effect January /.
Ella G. Shield, of Wichita, Kas., has
been admitted to practice before the
treasury department.
The postmaster general has ordered
the consolidation of the postofice at
Empire City with Galena Office, Kan
sas.
Postofices discontinued: Woodleaf,
Franklin county, Kas.. mail to Ottawa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-09
SPYING OUT THE LAND.
Supt Barnes Visits Independence on
Mysterious Business.

the Independence Reporter saws:
Division Supt. Barnes of the Sants r.
came down from Chanute Tuesday
evening in his private car. attached to
train No. 201, and remained in the civ
over night At Z O'Clock this morning
the superintendent was seen ernerpin9
from his car and making tracks for the
Buckeye house for breakfast Being
asked why he did not breakfast in his
own car MI Barnes merely replied that
his cook was on a strike tits understood
that the Santa Ere intends to make some