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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-02
RAILROAD news.
Passenger and Baggage Agents
Hold Conference.
Consider a Number of Subjects
Regarding Baggage.
MEET IN ST. LOUIS.
Representatives Of Southwest
ern Lines Are Present.
Make Some Recommendations to
General Passenger Agents.

A Joint conference Of general passen-
ger and baggage agents was held Thurs
day at the Southern hotel, St.Louis, call
ed by Chairman Pratt, of the south
western passenger bureau, for the dis
cusston Of baggage regulations. At the
last meeting OF the southwestern pas
senger bureau the question Of carriage Of
mercantile samples as baggage was con-
sidered, and, after some discussion,
Chairman Pratt was directed to conn
municate with general baggage agents
of southwestern passenger bureau lines,
with the view of ascertainfng whether
or not some agreement could not be
reached whereby mercantile samples
that were recognizable could he charged
for when handled as baggage The sub
mission Of this question to general bag
gage and general passenger agents
brought out a number of suggestions ia
the matter Of baggage questions ana
general opinion that a meeting OF gen
eral baggage agents and general pas
senger agents was desirable, with view
of thorough discussion of the various
questions Among the subjects which
were presented other than the carriage
of mercantile samples as baggage are
the desirability of general baggage rulss
to govern on all lines, an Interchange
able excess baggage book, checking OF
unlocked baggage, etc.
The meeting recommended to the gen.
erau passenger agents of the southwest
ern lines the adoption of minor changes
or modification Of the rules adopted by
the joint meeting of the general bagga ge
agents of the central traffic and trunk
line associations iR New York
The meeting likewise discussed inter
changeable excess baggage books AID
the matter viii be made feature Q.
correspondence with view to the adop-
ton of a form
The following gentlemen were present;
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, P. Walsh:
I Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Geo
w. Duback; Choetaw. Oklahoma & Gulf
4 Geo. III. Lee; Kansas City Southern, S
4 G Warner; Missouri, Kansas & Texas
! George Morton and George II. Bower;
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain, B. H
Payne and J. c. Nicholas. St Louis 4
San Francisco. S. @. Hughes and w N
Dyer; St Louis Southwestern. r. H
LANG Southern Pacific, W. w. Mon
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aoonT.ANn NorEs

James Potter, an old-time railroad
man and engineer. died in Denver after
an illness of only three weeks. Mr.. Pot
ter was well known throughout Color
ado, having served as roadmaster on
the old South Park line. the Rock ISL
and and the old Denver & New Orleans
railroads He left a widow and four
children Mr.. Potter was roadmaster at
Goodland during the years Of 90 to '95,
when he went to Denver. He will be
remembered by many for his genial
ways,
Jack Neville was here q few days ago
from Pueblo where he is in the employ
of the D. & r. G.
Fireman Robertson and wife were here
from Denver recently.
Several new Southern Pacific engines
have gone over the road in the last few
days to be delivered to that road
Engineer Carmichael is visiting En-
gineer Lon Patrick at the Springs.
The 893 Is out of the shops
Chief Dispatcher Young was in Pu-
eblo the other day.
+ Machinist Wilson has quit.
J. F. Franklin, of Goodland, and Miss
Lea Steele, OF Sharon Springs. were mar
ried recently. Mr.. Franklin is a bright
young telegraph operator employed by
the Rock Island at Goodland.
Dispatcher Bullock VIII go back to
the Midland road.
superintendent Smith was in town a
few days ago.
Train Master Boyle was in Denver re-
Gently.
The family Of Theo. Cribs win move
to Cheyenne Wells.
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MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Executive Committee of State Tenn
perance Union to Meet

The executive committee Of the State
Temperance union will not meet until
next week on Wednesday, March 6. This
postponement was made in order that
the entire committee might be together
at the time the Investigating committee
meets to examine the charges made
against the Union by Rev. +. w. Err
erson and A. c. Rankin at the time OF
the recent annual convention.
The Investigating committee is COM
posed Of Judge E. " Cunningham of the
state supreme court, President l. IL
Murlin of Baker university, Rev. James
Kerr of Scandal, Colonel J. B. Cook of
Chetopa, c. 1. Chandler, a banker at
Wichita, s. H. Wood of Holton. and
Mrs. Maneta Tinney the Sixth district
w. c. T. II. president.
Rev. James Kerr is chairman. and has
called a meeting of the committee for
March in Topeka The charges at the
convention were made against the entire
mana cement of the Union in general and
the secretary in particular. The investi-
eating committee has requested that
these charges be all reduced to writii g.
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that the heavy bus ing results from bet
ter conditions at the mills as orders for
goods do not appear to be appreciably
expanded except IN a few special lines.
If manufacturers were bidding for raw
material largely the decline IN prices
would be checked but the average on
March was the lowest since June. 1899.
Shipments OF boots and shoes from
BostoE were 87,026 cases, against S4,6l6
in the week preceding, and lOO.S56 a year
ago Most visiting buyers have conclud-
ed sampling and returned home. Shops
have ample work for some time to come
and prices are wei maintained. Large
stocks Of hides depress prices at Chi
cago, taking the average 20 the lowest
point since last October.
Curtailment OF production by south
ern yarn mills has become general and
at Fall River there is much discussion
Of the ACCESSIBILITY Of reducing the OUT
put or lowering wages. Loss IN dOmes-
tic consumption of raw cotton seems as
sured and foreign buying is FAR from sat
1sfactory. The position OF this staple -
not made frmer by news that sales Of
fertilizers surpasa all records In many
southern states.
Grain markets are firmly maintained.
Domestic crop conditions are encourag-
ing, and the best explanation Of strength
is found in Atlantic exports during Feb
ruary of wheat. flour included, amount
ing to 0348, 204 bushels, against 1911
SOP last year ard II, $50 262 bushels corn
against 72,724,G4- in 1900.
Commercial failures in February were
1,024 in number and $1i287,211 IN amount
COMPARED with 242 in January with La
bilities Of 81. Posi-.
It Is worthy OF note that nearly a
third oe the liabilities in manufacturing
failures were due to a single bank
ruptcy Of a rcIlway contra tor, while
not one OF the 1t7 trading defaulters
owed as much as 800 900.
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FROM NEWTON.

Gus Base has again accepted q posi-
ton with the Santa, Fe at this point. ana
has begun work Gus has had Vaca-
ton of several months and returns 70
work with a feeling Of gladness-
Robert Schlichter and W. h Ken
nedy were at Easily Switch, station On
the H. & s. branch. of the santa he xe-
Gently, making a few repairs on bad
order car. This is the first. trip TO toe
new line made by the members OF TINS
department.
81. H Jacobs has accepted the posi-
ton of clerk in the master mechanic
Office Mr.. Jacobs is g. Wen known
photographer OF Newton and will 40
doubt prove the right man in the z1gEt
place.
Mrs. s. B. Stanley, a daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. G. 7. Neubert, IS IN the city
from Topeka, and will remain several
days
w w. Hageman is again an employs
Of the car repairing department rs
viii take the place vacated oy James
Round
A letter received from Fred Barse, a
former Santa Re fireman; and justly
popular one, conveys the intelligence
that ne was quite badly injured N g
elevator accident IN Chicago couple OF
months ago, but IS slowly recovering
c. W. Iserburg IS able to resume MS
work IN the resident engineers once
Charles Jensen will resign as peAiuon
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REYIEW OF TRADE.
Jobbing Trade and Grain Markets
Keep Up Well

New York, March 2.-R- G. Dun &
Co. 5 Weekly Review of Trade says:
Jobbing trade in groceries. hardware
and iron specialties has further gained
in volume in tie east since our last re-
port and retail business has been good,
except Tor a. slow movement OF some de-
scrsptiOnS of dry goods, notably cloth
ing, of which dealers fear they must
carry over unusually large stocks
In the west and southwest however,
the season has been satisfactory.
The greatest Industrial combination
even arranged, that providing for the
union of the leading steel interests, has
not directly affected business as yet. and
may not do so. otherwise than by re-
moving some of the unnecessary conpe-
tition from the Industry. \ ominal quo
tations of iron ana steel are mislead-
ing. According to published lists II ap-
pears that, while pig iron has steaolly
advanced for many weeks. little change
has occurred in finished products. This
discrepancy is due to the figures fixed
by the various pools and associations,
but at which it is impossible to secure
prompt deliveries. Actual business Is
done at extensive advance over these
prices, biIlets selling at $21 at Pittsburg,
or more than a dollar above the noTnl-
nal rate, while plates, bars and struc-
tural shapes are only available when
special terms are offered Even on dis
tant deliveries mills are asking higher
figures. and every line Of steel produce
ton et Pittsburg has already covered
full contracts for the next two months,
white there is q general feeling that ma
+erial advances will occur before May
1. BesSerner pig iron sold this week at
s1525 ane gray fosge at SO prices that
have bes n unequsled since early in Au-
gust.
Coke production IS enormous and Con-
neI.svi1le prices at last show a definite
advance. Further increase appears IN
saIa~ of wool at the three chief eastern
markets. $3.50. 500 pounds changing
hands for the week, against s, 52s, 500 in
the previous week
A wear ago total transactions were
less than half the present weeks opera
lions. There is still no reason to believe
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FROM EMPORIA

Fireman Meredith is sick
Engineer Moody laid off recently and
went to Newton with his son, Burke,
who went through with the Fifth cav
airy.
Engineers Pitt and Shields went over
the cutoff few nights ago to learn the
route.
Engines 81 and AZ have been sent to
the Panhandle division for service
Engines 331 and 237 have been trans
ferred to the Oklahoma. division for ser
vice
Whitcomb special.
Harry Brigham, formerly a caller al
the roundhouse, went through the other
day with the Fifth cavalry.
FiTemen Lancaster and Jones have
been promoted and sent to the s. F. p
for service.
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RAILROAD NOTES

George T. Nicholson. passenger traffic
manager of the. Santa Fe, and J. j..
Byrne, general passenger agent Tor
santa F- lines in California, left last
evening for Chicago. My Byrne will ac-
company the Chicago Commercial club
on its trip to California next week.
c. G. Sholes, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe, has returned
from Purcell, I. I.
Miss Helen Gould has donated a $500
music box to the Kansas City railroad
Y NJ c. A.
The now work cards were distributed
Yesterday to the Santa Fe shop men
who work in the coach and cabinet
shops and the planning mill.
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A GOOD STORY

A certain young lady in del
icate health was advised by her
doctor to take a half-teasPoon-
full of SCOTS emulsion of cod
liver oil after dinner-once a
day-and found herself almost
suddenly growing robust
SO small a dose is by no
means the rule; the rule j.
whatever the STOMACH will bear
not more. Another rule Isl:
take it on every least occasion.
but not too much; don't over
do it.
wen sead yOa = Httlsso ~. II yOu Hls-
SCOTT a BOWIE, eae Fsn<a,usrsas. Naw yak.
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SPORTING news.
Fitz Tries to Buy a Lion For
His Boy Bobby.
Son Of the Pugilist Would Have
O Savage Pet.
IN HIS FATHERS STEPS
International Yacht Events Are
to Be Decided Aug. 1924.
Start From Sandy Hook Light
ship In Straight Course.

Milwaukee, Wis, March Bobby
F1tzsimmons, jr., wants a real live lion.
and the chances are that the little fell
law VIII have one IN the near future.
Yesterday afternoon Robert Fitzsin-
mons. ST.. and his counterpart visited
the zoo FOR the express purpose Of Sc
curing a cub, the ex-champion being
anxious to get one TO take the place of
his lion, Nero, which was killed in the
east about q year go. Manager Potter
Of the zoo was anxious that Bob should
have one, but owing to the recent hre
In the Baltimore zoo, when SO many OF
ward in letting ally Of the cats go at
present. He promised Bob one OF the
next litter and viii take special pains
IN selecting one.
''Fitz" is evidently at home among
the lions. for he remained at the zoo
fully an hour after the close Of the
place to visitors yesterday and played
with the big lions and cubs. He also
had his little scrap with Wallace, the
latter being savage and refusing to al
low Bob to pet him in any manner pos
@lble.
While Bob was lighting with the lions
Bobby. 5r-. vas having his troubles He
disappeared Tor q time and his father
began q search FOR him, but did not
have to look far At the other end Of
tie zoo was Bobby rolling over the floor
with another youth. q little older than
himself, and the two were covered with
dust. Bobby was on top and when his
father appeared on the scene he got up
and cried out.
''weli. beat him. papa, but ne Is
bigger than 4 ami
This was too much for another boy
near BY, who challenged Bobby to a
wrestling bout The other boy was larg-
er. but that did not deter Bobby from a
trial, aRd for dve minutes the two had a
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statement by John Price,s Men.

The following statement was sent to
The state Journal this morning:
To the State Journal:
The remarks in Friday mornings Cap
stal are deliberate faIsehoods. Mr.. Price
nas the good win and best wishes of
every man in his department. He in no
way or manner tried to bring on a
always been courteous and obliging, al
ways assisted US when we wished to IN
vent or perfect any tool in order to in
crease the output of work or TO Tighten
our lahors. Anyone can satisfy himself
Of the truth of this by inaclring Of any
of JOHN Prices Ipen-
FROM Join PRICES MEN.
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PILES Cured without the knife.

Itching. Blind. Bleecsls or Protruding
Piles No cure, pay All druggists
are authorized by the manufacturers Of
Pazo Pile Ointment to refund the money
where it fails to cure any case of piles no
matter of how long standing. Cures or
binary cases in six days; the worst cases
in fourteen days. One application gives
ease and rest. Relieves itching instantly
This is a new discovery and is the only
pile remedy sold on a positive guaranteed
druggist don't keep 1t in stock send US so
cents in postage stamps and we viii for
uard same by mail. Manufactured by
Paris Medicine Co. st. Louis. Mo. Manu-
facturers of Laxative Bromo-Q uinine and
Graves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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SANTA FEE LOCALS

Ed Heck, who runs the paint machine
in the field east of the shops, stepped on
a nail recently and is unable to work
on account of it He viii probably be
out in a few days.
E. Petit is working in the car shops.
He formerly worked here, but for the
past four years has not been connected
with the road
Frelnen Payden and Beeler are laying
off
At the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday
afternoon the question What think ye
of Christi" will be answered by men
from the macnine shop store house and
general offices.
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Lexington, ky. March lady Ster-
ling. a chestnut FLY, by Hanover and
out of Aquilla. by Sterling. owned by
Gus Straus, this city, worked half in
40 here today She was accompanied
by a FLY owned by IT. VIII Fcrsythe, the
imp Victory, and made the first quar-
ter in :24sz The -eightns was COW
cred in 1864. The work is the most SEN
sational ever Witnessed over the old
course j. viii Forsythe has turned
over his Hindoo- Ballyhoo FLY. Ballyhoo
Belle, TO Thomas G. Mcdowell, who will
prepare her for the big stake events to
which she is eligible.
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Keep
Young

Ifyou are young, you nat
urally appear so.
IF you are old why appear
SO?
Ayers Hair vigOr will surely
restore color to gray hair, and
it will also give your hair all
the wealth and gloss of early
life.
Do not allow the falling Of
your hair to threaten you
longer with badness. Do not
be annoyed with dandruf
0ne doIIar t0ttIe.
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would Like to See Cornwall.

Victoria. B. c., March I'm the pro
vincial legislature a motion was passed
asking that the Duke of Cornwall be
asked to visit British Columbia on his
tour of Canada, it being suggested that
the party would come here from Austria
LA and pass through Canada from the
Pacific TO the Atlantic Resolutions were
also passed asking the Canadian gov
eminent to establish mint in Canada
and congratulatfng the commonwealth
Of Australia on the confederation of the
southern colonies.
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win STOP Their Paw.

Pittsburg. Pa. March 2-This afternoon
Controller Lewis announced that after
that measure becomes a law he viii re-
1use TO recognize either Mayor Diehl or
until the courts decide who is the CHIEF
executive OF the city This would result Z
in the stoppage OF an city work and make
It impossible to pay the officials or em-
pioyes pending the settlement OF the hu-
CATION.
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Save Teams Are Picked.

Baltimore, Nd. March 2.-Capt. WI
bert Robinson Of the Baltimore team Of
the American league is authority for the
statement that all the teams of the
American league are complete and that
Ban johnson has the roster ready to
spring it on the public within a few
days. The various teams have secured
some of the most famous baseball play
ers am the announcement of the make
up Of the teams Will cause an immense
sensation among National leaguers-
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Night Was Her Terror.

At would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs 1Applegate- of Alexan-
sleep I had consumption so bad that
il I walked block I would cough fright
medicines failed. three 81 bottles of Dr.
Kings New Discovery wholly cured me
and gained IS pounds" It's absolutely
guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe. Bronchitis and all Throat and
Tllne Troubles. Price Soc and 81 Trial
bottles free at A. j. Arnold & Sons drug
store S21 North Kansas avenue.
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Athletic Debta Are Paid.

New York, March AIT last the foot
BALI rnuddle at Columbia university has
beer amicably settled and the outstand-
ing debts Of the crew, baseball and track
teams will be paid in full. In a few
days all the spring teams, with the ex-
ceptioR Of la crosse. will be hard at
work leo Fishel the new head coach
of the baseball team, was a pitcher on
the university teams in 1896. 1897 and
1898. ard has played with the Richf1eld
Springs, West New York and New York
National league teams.
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Accept no substitute.

SCI could not sleep, had no appetite, and
pimples broke out on my face. 1 was told
needed blood purifier, and resolved to try
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After taking bottle
could sleep soundly, and now have good aP-
Lulu BooL, 1916 Washington St., Lincoln, Neb.
shave taken Hoods Sarsaparilla as Spring
and Fall medicine, and think it saved as a big
doctors bill last Spring. ''-MRs. ANNIE HAMNEL,
Sesly, Kan.
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R.obDed nrails at Eureka.

Eureka, March 2-Joseph NJ. Wealth
erford was arrested yesterday at Lee
county. Ala, on a charge Of having
robbed the mail at Eureka. and is now
held under a 81. 600 bond Weatherford
is q former resident of Eureka and while
here was night operator at the Missouri
Pacific depot This position gave him
ample opportunity to inspect the mail
pouches for the night trains which were
left in his charge by the mail carrier.
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genuine wrestling match neither side
gaining fall Al last Bobby jumped
p and remarked:
Say. pop. he is too big for me wrest-
ling, but just make him box and l will
show him 8 trick or two
Bobby squared or for a rnix-up, but
the othcr boy must have heard of big
Bob's reputation as q fighter. for he re
fused absolutely to box Bobby consid-
cred this victory in itself and left the
place IN triumph.
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SANTA e 10 ABsoRR.
Parent Company Will Get Lines West
of Albuquerque.

San Francisco. March &C. NJ. Sterry,
of Los Angeles Cal. counsel of the
Santa Fe on this coast, who is in this
city. says that it Is the intention of the
parent company to absorb it's three
branch companies west Of Albuquerque
They are the valley railroad, the South
ern California railway aud the Santa Fe-
Pacific
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Wants Match For Boralma.

Boston. Mass, March 2-Boralma
2:os, the areat trotter, is to be sent
against the fastest horses in the coun-
try. according to an announcement made
by his owner today, Thomas W. Law
son. lie says he is prepared TO enter in
a sweepstakes for any amount to $l0,-
600 corner. for q free-for-al trotting
race. lie wants the race to be three
heats in nve. to harness and to take
place over any SIand Circuit track, and
Lawson hopes that the owners OF The
Abbott. ? :O31. Cresceus, , :04, Charlie Herr
2:07, and other fast trotters will signify
their willingness TO enter for the pro-
posed race. Last season Mr. Lawson
earnings variously to hospitals at Bos-
ton and Lexington, Ky.
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time l took a bad cold, and obliged to
give up my school. | had appetite, and
thought I would try Hoods Sarsaparilla. Be
fore the bottle was half gone had good appe-
tite and could sleep well. When 1 had taken
two bottles was entirely cured, and have en-
joyed good health ever since. Miss KATIE Nc
MULLEN, Parsons, Kan.
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Horrible outbreak.

sof large sores on my little daughters
head developed INTO a case Of scald head, (.
but Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured her It's q guaranteed cure for Ec~
zeTns Tetter. Salt Rheum, Pimples. Sores,
Ulcers and Piles Only % cents at A J.
Arnold & Sons drug store, 81 North kan
saS Avenue.
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corning his trip, Mr.. johnson said: II
found all the affairs of the league in
fine condition everywhere that I have
been. 1t is a landslide for the American
league in all the eastern cities, and the
patrons of the game are with us to the
finish. In Philadelphia the grounds will
be ready for playing in two weeks, the
bleachers have been finished and the
only work left now is on the grand stand.
At Washington Manning has the best
location that was to be held in the cap
ital. Every team in the Annel lean league
has been signed. and we are today in
drst-class shape to start TIE season.
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st Toaenh Has Nine Pitchera

st. Joseph, Mo, March 2.-Manager
McKibben, Of the St. Joseph club, has
signed twenty players. nine Of whom are
pitchers The whole month of April will
De spent in practice. As soon as the men
show their worth. the club will be cut
down to twelve members.