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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

to control them. On the other hand, the
secretary points out that an appropria-
ton of money by congress to concen-
trate such irrigation works will bring
the country face to face with new
government policy and will carry a
larger measure of public control over
the water resources of the west than
has hitherto prevailed or been sanction
ed by public sentiment.
He reviews the influence of land laws
on irrigation development, stating that
laws which control the disposal of 500
million acres of arid public lands must
have vital influence upon the success
of irrigated agriculture. He condemns
the desert land act, stating that $40
acres is more land that a man of mod
crate means can cultivate under irri-
CATION Cutting down the entries from
$40 to 800 acres is an improvement, but
he believes in the entire repeal of the
desert land act and in requiring set
tiers or homesteaders to cultivate as
we'll as live on their land.
referring to the grazing lands, he
says. probably 400 million acres of the
public domain have no agriculture value
except for pasturage- 1t is at present
an open common, with no laws for it's
protection or disposal He refers to the
frequent conflicts of the farmers under
irrigation with the range stockmen and
recommends, as q remedial and bene-
fetal measure, the leasing of the grazing
land in such way as not to interfere
with the hOmesteader The rentals. he
believes would amount in the aggregate
to a large sum, which could be appro-
priately applied to the reclamation of
the irrigable lands. He points out that
such leasing is not an experiment, as it
has been successfully tried, although in
a limited way, in Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Utah and wyoming.
He winds up the discussion of this sub
ject by presenting the following con-
illusions:
1. That private enterprise will have to
be supplemented by public aid in the
construction n raY ole Of s--,-S
cation works if we are to secure the
largest development of western agricul-
ture.
2. The reservoirs located in the chan
nels of running streams should be pub
lie works.
8. That the first step toward national
aid for irrigation should be the passage
of enlightened codes of water laws, by
the states to be benefited.
A. That the land laws should be modi-
fed by repeating the desert act and by
requiring cultivation as well as resi-
dence on homestead.
8. That the non-irrigable grazing
lands should be leased in small tracts
so as to unite the irrigable and the pas
ture lands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
PICKLJNG TIES.
Santa Fe Is Investigating a Process
of Treatm emit.

w. A. Powers, chief chemist for the
Santa F'e, left on No II Monday night
for Somerville, Tex. where he goes TO
inspect the merits of the new Hassel-
man process of treating ties. This is a
later method than that used heretofore
by the Santa F'e. being q German one
and only about six years old The tests
will be conducted by H. E. Wanier OF
New York city, secretary and treasurer
of the company
At Somerville is located the largest of
three picking plants which have sup
piled the Santa Fe. the yearly output
averaging about million ties From
that place they have been sent to all
parts Of the system for thorough trial
as to the effectiveness of the process in
lengthening their lives. Those which
the Hasselman people propose to pickle
VIII be sent down on the Montgomery
branch, in the southern swampS where
conditions are most severe in testing
the lasting qualities Of wood The life
of tie In that locality is only about
two years. while In Kansas it is nearly
four The experiments which are to be
conducted will be watched closely by
those interested in such mattera
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
BUILT A CITY
Out of Money He Is Accused of OBJ
tanning Dishonesty.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov 26.-The trial of
Letson Ballet, mine owner and largely
interested in the properties at Baker
City, Oregon, was begun this morning
in the United States federal court. Bal
let was indicted by the federal grand
jury two years ago charged with using
the United States mails to further a
scheme to defraud by sending out cop
les of the Mining News of Baker City,
Ore, and circulars advertising the
White Swan Gold mine of that place;
advertising the mine as a lucrative
piece of property and offering to sell
stock. The prosecution claims the mine
is worthless and that Ballet has real
lied a quarter of a million dollars by
selling stock in what they call only a
hole in the ground. Ballet is a son of
Judge S. T. Ballet, of Des Moines, re
sided for a time in San Francisco and
is now virtually owner of Baker City.
Ore. Witnesses are here from San
Francisco, Portland, Salem and Baker
City, Ore, and st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
HOPKINS KNOWS THE GANG
Topeka Detective Wrestled With
Webb City Foot Racer.

AL Hopkins the Topeka detective. is
well acquainted with o. G. Stansbury
and BUD Gillett, the leaders in the
Webb City foot race gang. Speaking of
these two characters. Mr.. Hopkins Says
II used to go to school with Stans-
bury, back in Douglass county, Indiana.
When we were boys we had two wrest-
ling matches. I beat him the first time,
and he beat me the second time. Each
time we wrestled for a purse of $25. He
was coming athlete and Splinter even
in those days.
ssGillett is not the real name of that
other fellow. His name is C1ack, and
he is one of the smoothest crooks in
the country. I would know either of
those fellows if l should see them, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
BABIZE GETS JUDGMENT.
Former Editor of Capital Has Claim OF
$4,000 Against Popenoe.

Judge Hazen in the district court
yesterday afternoon gave A. c. Babize
judgment for $2,1O5 against F. o. Pope
noe.
When Popenoe was proprietor of the
Topeka Capital he gave Babize two
notes for 1000 each for his interest in
the paper. Babize sold the notes and
guaranteed the payment and later had
to refund the money and take back
the notes. Then Babize brought suit
to recover the $1,000 with interest. The
suit was uncontested. Babize was man.
aging editor of the Capital during the
POpenOe regime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

two years with what our doctor called
weakness peculiar to women. She had
severe pains in her back and her head
an invalid until the doctor prescribed
Warmers Safe Cure. Three bottles made
a permanent cure. She has no more of
her old troubles and enjoys perfect health.
All her complications We're caused by dis
eases of the kidneys. Had my mother
taken Warmers Safe Cure in the first
place instead of a lot of so-called cures
for female weakness, she would have been
saved a great deal of suffering. We will
never be without a bottle of Warmers
Safe Cure in the house, and if every poor
suffering woman knew the merits of War
ner,s safe Cure she might be restored to
perfect health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
Free Sample Bottle.

To convince every sufferer from dis
eases of the kidney, liver, bladder and
blood that Warmers Safe Cure will
cure them a sample bottle will be sent
write Warner Safe Cure Co, Rochester,
N. Y. and mention having seen this
liberal offer in this paper. The genuine
ness of this offer is fully guaranteed by
the publisher Our doctor will send
medical booklet, containing symptoms
and treatment of each disease. and
many convincing testimonials. free, to
anY one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
Guilty of False Auditing.

St. Paul. Mimi, Nov 26.-The jury in
the district court has brought in a YER
dict of guilty against Walter B. Bourns,
former deputy county auditor. tried on
a charge of false auditing and fraud.
Bourne's attorney will appeal to the su-
preme court. There are other indict-
ments against him and the county at
torney will take next the charge against
him of securing 81, 1852 on fraudulent tax
redemption orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
FEMALE
TROUBLES.

New York's Most Successful Specialist in Woman's
Diseases Says: s'Neary Every Case of So
Called Female Weakness and Painful Periods
Is Due to Kidney Bladder Disease of Some
FOrm.''
If any of Your Family i'm This Past Generations
Have Been Troubled With Kidney Disease
Make Test of Your Urine and Satisfy Your
self.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
NOBODY TO BLAME.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Smuggler
Mime Case.

Telluride, Colo, Nov. 26.-The coro-
ner's jury which investigated the Snug
gler-Union mine disaster, in which rs
men lost their lives. found a verdict
censuring some of the minor officials at
the mine for not promptly closing the
entrance to the Bullion tunnel after the
fire originated, but finding that the Off
GERS of the company were not guilty of
criminal or MiIlful negligence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
ROBBED OF HIS CLOTHES.
Young Farmer Tells a Hard Luck
Story at Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Kan, Nov. Pa young
stranger giving his name Horace Will
hanson who lives in Jasper county, Mis-
souri, was the victim of three most
vicious and desperate tramps in this city.
He was robbed of a new suit of clothes
and $40 in cash, forced into box on
an outgoing freight train and sent from
town.
He succeeded in getting out of the box
car six miles from town and walked back
to town and reported the case to the po
lice. The robbers escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
Tore Out His Heart.

Clear Lake. Wis, Nov. 26.-While
working with steam wood saw James
Floyd was instantly killed by the ac-
cidentally breaking of the saw He was
struck in the chest by a flying piece,
which tore out his heart. w w HooDer
was killed on Thanksgiving day a year
ago by the same outfit by . similar &C
cident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

Reduced from $1.25 a bottle.
Refuse substitutes There is none
Just as good as Warmers Safe Cure.
1t has cured all forms of kidney dis
ease during the last thirty years. It is
prescribed by all doctors and used in
the leading hospitals as the only abso-
lutte cure for all forms of disease of the
kidney, liver, bladder and blood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
people of the United States of America

people Of the United States OF Amerlca
and this country.
81 am we'll able to say from personal
experience, that nowhere else in the
world can there be found people SO hos
pitable and generous. I can never for
get the kindness I met in America. It
proved to me beyond doubt that hands
across the sea is not mere idle phrase
but Englishmen and Americans are OF
the same kith and kim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

When you arise in the morning put
some urine in glass or bottle; let it
stand for twenty-four hours; if there
is a reddish sediment in the bottom of
the glass, or if the urine is cloudy or
milky, or If you see particles or germs
floating about in it, your kidneys are
diseased and you should lose no time,
but get bottle of Warmers Safe Cure.
as it is dangerous to neglect your kid
neys for even one day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
With a Broken Shaft.

Manila, Nov. 26.-The U. S. lighthouse
steamer Gen. Alava has been towed into
Sorsogon. southeast Luzon, with her
shaft broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

The Royal Baking Powder
costs only a fair price per
pound, and is cheaper and
better at its price than any
similar article in the world.
1t makes more, better and
more healthful food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26

Miss Lillian Ramsey president. of the
II was all run down. had no appetite was
troubled with indigestion. pains in my
back and suffered untold misery during
ner's Safe Cure: Thanks to it I am now
strong and healthy any woman
could be. My mother suffered for over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
WARMERS
SAFE CURE.
SOC and S1.OO "a Bottle.

is put up in two regular sizes and sold
by all druggists
Evening star., 1901-06-29
SITUATION IMPROVING.
Late Reports From Flood District in
West Virginia.

A Bluef1elds. W. Va, dispatch last night
said: The flood situation improves hourly.
A report came that a number of dead
bodies were found in drifts about twenty
five miles below the scene Of disaster. Great
progress Is being made repairing the dam
age done to railroad tracks. Passenger
trains are run between points where the
track has been repaired. but there are at
least forty miles not yet connected. This
Is due to the break in bridges, but 1t is
expected that the line will be In shape for
a train to get through tomorrow. A num-
ber Of coal companies resumed work this
morning and loaded over 200 cars. Rain
storms continue to visit this section, end
while they do not cause very high water
they delay work on repair. There Is no
suffering, but some feel the loss of all their
accumulations keenly, and 1t will mean
years of hard work to replace them. The
telegraph lines have been gotten up as far
as Vivian.
Near Gray eight Hooking Valley box cars
used in coke trade between Thacker Field
and Chicago were washed from the West
Virginia side across the Tug river into
Kentucky.
Two bodies were found In a pile Of drift
at Landingraff today. They were dis
covered by workmen clearing away the de-
bris. The bodies were so decomposed that
Identification was impossible, and they
were promptly buried.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
REFUND OF TAXES COLLECTED.
Figures for the Fiscal Year Just Clos
ing Show Large Increase.

Figures for the fiscal year to close to-
| morrow as to the refunding Of taxes wrong
! fully collected in the internal revenue serv-
ice and the amounts paid in redemption OF
stamps, have been made up by the auditor
of the treasury.
They reveal surprising increase in this
| branch Of public outlay. The amount Of
taxes refunded is 81, ,267, 552, against $317,-
| 662 in the fiscal year which ended June ~,
1900. The amount Of stamps redeemed In
the present year is $2ss,0O4. against $17S.-
352 the year before.
The occasion of this increase may be
traced to the fact that the law imposing
the new war revenue taxes went into effect
June 13. 1898, 80 that errors arising under
it were not discovered, or at least not
brought before the treasury for correction
to any great extent until the present fiscal
year.
Many of the claims were held up await
ing decision of the higher courts as to the
Interpretation of the law, more especially
| in regard to the legacy tax and the beer
tax.
In the former, it will be recalled, the
exemption of 10000 was construed by the
internal revenue bureau to apply to the
entire estate. while the courts subse-
quently held that it applied to each sep
arate legacy.
claims under 1t were allowed, all Of which
came in this fiscal year. To the Wander
bilt estate alone more than 100000 OF this
81 267, ,522 was paid.
The object Of the auditor for the internal
revenue service in getting UP the statement
for the fiscal year 30 early was to have the
work Of the Office SO cleared that all the
clerical force could be assigned to the
demption Of stamps, which, 1t Is expected,
viii come in with q rush after the LIST of
July.
In the past year the bureau has settled
$4,000 accounts against So 600 the year be-
fore, while in the coming year 1t is esti-
mated that there will be 100000 internal
revenue accounts to adjust.
Evening star., 1901-06-29

The naval board which is getting UP a
general policy for the torpedo flOtilla has
resumed its sessions in this city. In view
of the purpose of the board to recommend
three rendezvous along the Atlantic and
gulf coasts many localities are putting in
applications to be chosen. No less than
twelve applications were before the board
yesterday. One of the points proposed is
Frenchman's bay, on the Maine coast,
which is urged by senators and others of
influence as the north Atlantic torpedo sta
tion. Another point is on the James river,
Virginia, the citizens Of that locality sub
mitting a proposition to donate all the
land required by the government II the sta
tion is located there. Brunswick, Ga, is
an applicant for the headquarters for the
south Atlantic station. Strong efforts have
been exerted to have the board make an
other trip Of inspection to these places, but
1t probably will decide that enough travel
ing has been done. Sessions will be held
daily for some time until the rendezvous
are selected and the plan Of operating the
fotilla during times Of peace is settled.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
CUT DOWN BRITISH FLAG.
Incident at SkaGway That May Need
Diplomatic Reference.


According to Vancouver, B. c.. dis
patch, the steamer Islander, from Skag-
| way, yesterday brought news of an excit-
Ing flag episode at Skagway. E. S. Busby,
Canadian customs agert there, acting on
instructions from Ottawa, hoisted the Brit
ish flag on a pole above his office Several
! 1ncendiary remarks followed the hoisting
Of the ensign, and on the following morn
ing tall. athletic looking man glanced up
at the flag, and stopping at the foot of
the staff, took out his pocket knife, and,
cutting the halyards, pulled down the flag
and ran the halyards through the block,
rolled up the colors. and tossed them into
recess Of the building
customs Agent Busby came to the de-
tense of the flag of his country When he
reached the flag furler, the latter pulled a
card from his pocket, and after handing
1t to the astontshed Canadian official
turned on his heel and walked away. On
law, Eugene. Oregon" Miller is brother
of Joaquin Miller, the California poet. and
Is visiting friends at Skagway.
The Skagway News says:
THE question, which bids fair to assume
international proportions as soon as the
news OF 1t can reach Ottawa and Washing
ton, is being discussed today, with the
mass Of sentiment in favor of the man who
hauled down the flag. On this strip of
land which the United States has OCCUPIED
urdisputed since the days Of transfer in
1857 the Canadian officials have gradually
encroached. unrestrained by the American
government.
by leaps and bounds the Canadian Gus
tom house advanced toward tidewater
From Tagfsh to Bennett, then to Log Cab
In, and lastly to the summit and when the
customs ensign Of Canada was hoisted at
Skagway it is small wonder that some
John Brown would not wait for the action
from Washington and cut down the flag"
Evening star., 1901-06-29
The Rect s~sar industry.

A report on the beet sugar industry by
Charles F. Sayler, the beet sugar expert
Of the Department Of Agriculture. has been
issued Greater activity, he says, exists in
the beet sugar industry now than ever be-
fore. Speaking of competition from the in
sular acquisitions Of the United States in
the sugar-raising business within the
United States. he says:
For years our domestic sugar consump-
tion has been increasing even more rapidly
than the increase of population, until dur
ing the past fiscal year our imports Of su-
100000 tons. For generations to come,
then, 1t will be necessary for the people of
the United States to import considerable
sugar over and above what we are likely
to produce, and Of this importation the
combined production Of our new insular
dependencies will not do more than supply
a part"
Evening star., 1901-06-29

William H. Robinson, a white man, living
on M street northwest, was fined SIS, with
the alternative Of spending forty-five days
on the farm. yesterday. on charges Of as
saulting his wife, Martha Robinson. and
Of being disorderly. Robinson told the court
that he returned to the city Unexpectedly
last night from Pittsburg, where he has
been at work, and upon going to his home
found some of his feminine relatives in
male company drinking beer there. He
demonstrated at such a proceeding and
subsequently quarreled with his wife. He
was arrested on the two charges. Judge
Kimball disposed of the case, as stated.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
He Was a Hot Snake Dog.

CUMBERLAND, Md, June 2S-A dog
belonging to James Wolf of Wardensville,
w. Va. which was a. noted rattlesnake
killer, after receiving many bites, but al
ways recovering. met death at last on Mon
day. About two weeks ago the dog had
desperate fight with den Of rattlers and
killed them all, but not without a bite
from which he soon recovered. On Monday
the dog found another den of five or six
and waded into them. This was his last
hght He was bitten SO badly that he lived
but short time. VOLTS son found the
dog, and around him lay several monster
snakes with their heads poised, ready to
sink their deadly fangs into the first foe.
The boy killed four of them
Evening star., 1901-06-29
tSTEAMER's NARROW ESCAPE.
TWO More Nearly Follow LusftanIa OF
Newfoundland Coast.

n St. Johns, N. F.. dispatch Of June 2s
SAYS: The steamer Algerine, which has
jusf returned from the scene Of the wreck
of the Orient Steam Navigation Company 8
steiner Lusitania, lost the night of June
% Eoff Cape Ballard, reports that during
thd fog of yesterday another large ocean
steiner approached the Newfoundland
coast, running straight for the shore. The
strfnger was almost on the rocks when the
Ale|erine blew a whistle of warning which
caused the endangered vessel to reverse
heIE engines and head seaward.
IH is also reported that another large
unknown steamer had a similar experience
Saturday of Renews This vessel had pass
ed between an outlying reef and the main
coaEt when she caught sight of schooner
and altered her course.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
Erwo Hanged on Same Scafoid.

Al Birmingham, Ala, yesterday, Frank
Milf,r, notorious safe blower. was hanged
foc the murder of Patrolman J. w. Adams,
whoE was attempting to arrest him for bur-
glarF.
MElers partner, Frank Duncan, was
fouIfd guilty of killing Patrolman Kirkley
In 9he same fight, and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Ar hour after the Miller execution Alon-
20 Williams (coloreD was hanged on the
samf. scaffoId for numbering q fellow con-
yict femployed In the mines.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
JOSEPH LADUE DEAD.
NAB who Founded Dawson City and
Uncovered the klOudfke.

Uncovered the klOndfke.
joseph Ladue, the man who founded
DaEson City and who has been named the
'Dgscoverer of the Klondike Gold Fields"
died at his home in Schuyler Falls N. Y,
Of consumption Thursday afternoon. He
contracted the disease while prospecting for
precious minerals in Alaska. Ladue was
fcr{y-seven years old. He was born In
Schuyler Falls. When he was a young
mai he went west in search OF gold. and I'm
theteary nineties he went into Alaska on
a H'ospecting tour. For fifteen years he
liveH in the country without making any
strife of consequence. Then he discovered
theE Eklondike gold fields, which made him
ricH and attracted to Alaska a throng of
treasure-hunters.
Evening star., 1901-06-29

THEE hundred of the $50 striking Read
ing Railway shop hands called at the office
in Heading, Pa, yesterday, In answer to
the tpublic notice that they would be
paidl They refused to surrender their
booHs Cf membership in the eompany's re-
lief association and they were refused their
wagfs.
Att aoon the company officials reconsid-
ereds their decision and directed that the
menE should be paid, even IL they did not
giveIup the relief books. The men received
theit money this afternoon.
Evening star., 1901-06-29

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