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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

John Batman, boilermaker, has gone to
Oklahoma, where he has job.
P. Walsh, general baggagemaster, has
been in Chicago for few days.
c. NJ. Wingblade of the smith shop is in
Kansas City for visit Of two weeks.
Clyde Scheafor, hammerboy who has
lost brief time, is at his place usual.
Herbert French has taken clerkship in
the office of the superintendent of tele-
graph.
John Hevlin, who has found livelihood
until now in the air brake corner, has been
moved to the water service.
Charles Hart, a machinist, has returned
from a weeks deserved rest in Colorado
His family accompanied him.
Workmen are busy wiring in the
power. They have just finished the store
house.
Henry Paine. case hardener at the
blacksmith shop, is laboring after a two
weeks rest with camping party in New
Mexico.
H. c. Shields, travelling agent for the
Wabash. with headquarters in Kansas
City, paid Topeka a business visit We'd
Eesday.
Special car 212 was occupied by the
Nudge party which started from Topeka
Wednesday morning. The destination is
Glorietta mountain
entertaining his mother, Mrs. Anna Ew-
ing, of Argentine, who will be in Topeka
for about two weeks
L. Stanley, night chief dispatcher, re-
ported for duty Tuesday evening after a
lay off of about a week spent hunting and
otherwise recuperating. Operator Gillespie,
who filed the vacancy caused by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
ROSE NOMINATED.
Mayor Of Milwaukee Named for
Governor by the Democrats.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 4-David 8.
Rose, of Milwaukee, was nominated for
governor by the Democratic state con-
vention. He was named on the first bal
lot. John W. Wattawa,- of Kewaunee.
was the unanimous choice for heuten-
ant governor. The remainder of the
ticket will be named today.
The keynote of the convention was
sounded by the permanent chairman
Thomas M. Kearney, who arraigned the
state administration and delivered d
TRADE against the proposed primary
election measure. The convention was
conspicuous for the large number OF
gold Democrats in attendance, indicat-
ing the patching up of all past differ
ences.
United States Senator William F.
Villas, addressing the convention, de-
nounced trusts, criticized the national
administration, and counseled the Dem
Ocracy of Wisconsin to set an example
which could be followed by the nation
at large.
At the evening session resolutions
were adopted regretting President Nc
Kinley'S death and expressing gratitude
at the escape Of President Roosevelt
from severe injury in the accident of the
day.
The platform is devoted almost wholly
to state issues. The Republican party
is condemned for the endorsement and
maintenance of tariff law which fos-
tiers trusts, and the platform continuing
says:
I'VE point to the business methods of
the steel trust as striking example of
the infa NOUS workings of certain SEIZED
ules of the tariff law. 1t is notorious
fact that this trust is selling the prod
ucts of its factories to European con-
sumers at prices ranging from 25 TO 40
per cent. less than it charges American
consumers for the same class of goods.
Any law which thus permits American
manufacturers to rob American con-
sumers, either directly or indirectly, is
wrong in morals, unAmericn, undemo-
cratic and subyersive of good govern
| ment. and so far as it so operates we de-
| mand its immediate and unconditional
| reDeal.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
cLoUDcRoFr TOO COLD.
Rock Island Discontinues Trains to
Its Mountain Resort.

A circular which has just been issued
from the passenger department of the
Ell Paso-Rock Island route announces
the discrimination of the Ell Paso-
Cloudcroft special passenger service,
on Saturday and Mondays after Sep
TENDER 1. The season at ClouGcroft
has been a very successful one from the
standpoint Of the railroad. Many peO-
pie have enjoyed the wonderfully beau
tiful ride up the line to the Roof Car
den of the Rio Grande, and the visitors
to the little resort have been more than
pleased with its beauties. But after
September 1, the nights begin to get
very chilly up near the clouds and
sometimes the days are rather cool so
that the thin things of summer time
are not comfortable. Therefore the
special service out of Ell Paso for the
pleasure seekers is at an end for this
year. The circular also announces the
discontinuance on August 81, of the To-
cal sleeper service between Ell Paso and
Alamozordo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
THAT ST. LOUIS LINE.
Santa Fe Said to Be Backing the
Iowa & ST. Louis Road.

The Kansas City Journal says: The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
system may be running trains between
Kansas City and st. Louis in time to
care for the worlds fair travel. In fact,
according to a report current in Kansa
City yesterday, this line is to be open
for travel early in the coming year 1t is
to be made up of the present line of the
Santa Fe between Kansas City and Bid
die Station, Mo-, 126 miles, and of the new
route of the Iowa & St. Louis, now build
ing from Biddle to ST. Louis, 154 miles.
This will make line three miles storter
than the Missouri Pacific and three miles
longer than the Wabash, the present stort
line between Kansas City and ST. Louis.
1t was stated positively yesterday by
man in position to know that the Iowa &
ST. Louis was to be pushed to Centaur at
once and that the haste in building was
due to an arrangement for the use Of the
line by the Santa Fe. He said he knew
few particulars, but had the information
from a source that left no doubt of its cor
rectness. An effort was made to secure
confirmation of the report at Topeka, but
General Manager Nudge was out of the
city and other officials there said they
knew nothing of the matter.
The Iowa & ST. Louis, when originally
projected, was looked upon as merely
coal road. Its route lies through coal
fields almost the entire distance from Des
MoineS, Ia, to st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
TO HEAR ROOSEVELT.
Railroads May Have a Rate War
When the President Comes.

Chicago Sept. president Roose-
velt's coming political campaign is like
ly to result in a Decentralization of pas
senger rates in western territory. APP
plication has been made to the west
ern passenger association for excursion
rates to all cities in the west which
will be visited by the president. and
the matter will be subject for con-
sideration at the September meeting of
the association on Thursday.
1t was impossible today to learn from
whom the application comes. but it is
understood that political influence has
been used on the officials of certain
line to place the matter upon the dock
ct. If the association follows out its
time-honored custom. the proposition
will be voted down. in which event. it
is understood. rates will be independ-
emily announced by one line Such ac-
ton, as a matter of course. would be
followed by other lines An effort will
be made, however. by the lines strongly
opposed to granting rates, to prevent
them being put in. Ever since its Or
ganization the association has refused
to make rates for POLITICAL gatherings,
upon the theory that this is too wide a
pool to open.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
eo-srA1L RouNDHousE.
Rock Island Making a Big Improve
ment at Herington.

Harrington, Kan, Sept. 4.-Besides the
great amount of construction work now
going over the Rock Island there
is considerable repair work and many
improvements being made on the old
lines. At Harrington the company is
just completing a new 40 stall round
house, which is built entirely separate
from the old one. Plans are now we'll
underway to add 20 more stalls to the
new house and make it a go instead of
a 40 stall house. The increase in the
locomotive power and the increase in
the business and the care resulting
from so much use of the engines makes
the added facilities necessary. The
work of building the II additional stalls
will probably commence shortly The
new roundhouse is almost completed.
The maSons are now laying the brick
floor and the piping is being put In.
Besides this work at HeringtOn, the
company is rebuilding the coal chute,
making it modern in every respect and
putting in II additional pockets. At
Kansas City the COMPANY is going to
about 81, 500 expense in extending the
high-ball tracks for grain transfer The
work was commenced last Monday and
has been about a third COMPLETED. 1t
will take only a short time to finish the
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
UNFORTUNATE acHINKs."
How Cinnamon Are Harassed on the
Frontier Railroads.

"a person would think" said a Chi
nese INSPECTOR at the s. P. deDot this
morning, that a Chinaman would be
worried to death by the almost cease
less questioning of the inspectors They
can hardly move without some one
getting after them and yet they take
it invariably in the best good nature
A Chinaman en- route from New Or
leans to the coast. say. will have to
undergo dozen Investigations Of diff
ferent points along the line as to his
rights in this country and in addition
the inspector will look over him to see
that he physically corresponds with the
description of him given by the GER
tificate. The Chinaman himself as
rule cheerfully helps the inspector in
finding the identifying marks. Here
mole here scar thew will say. and
they know their descriptions by heart.
There is one rule though that I'M
doubtedly works a hardship on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Sues Burial Association.

Mandamus proceedings were brought
in the district court today by Henry
and Rosilla MCGEE against the Kansas
Burial and Monumental association and
J. L. Barley, the secretary an treas
urer of the association.
The plaintiffs claim that their son,
Homer Harrison MCGEE, who was killed
by falling stone August IL, was a
member of the association, was in good
standing and had paid his dues, and
was, therefore. entitled to burial and a
monument by the association, but that
Barley, as secretary and treasurer of
the association, refused to recognize him
as a member or to make an assessment
for his benefit. The parents of the
dead boy want the association to pay
the expense Of the funeral, according to
the rules of the association. and also
pay the cost of the suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
PUNISH THE FRISCO.


Austin, Tex, Sept 4.-The railroad
commission has issued an order reduc-
ing all current commodity and class
freight tariffs on the Frisco lines in
Texas 20 per cent The roads on which
this reduction will apply are the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande the ST. Louis,
San Francisco and Texas, the Red
River. Texas and Sherman and the
Paris and Great Northern. The action
of the railroad commission in issuing
this emergency order, which becomes
effective. is due to the Frisco's alleged
action in cutting the interstate rates on
salt from st. Louis and East ST. Louis
to points on it's Texas lines. The re-
duction of the current tariffs on its
Texas lines is to punish the Frisco for
it's alleged OffenSe in cutting the salt
ra teS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

finally became first class workman.
Fifteen years ago he came to the Santa
Fe at Topeka and went to work at his
craft; but he remained only a year, at
the end of which time the firm for
which he had worked recalled him and
kept him until last September 16 when he
again entered the Santa Fe employ at
this place. Since then he has remained
here, although he was detained from his
duties some weeks early this summer
by having one hand considerably man
gled in a machine over which he was
working. His long experience and faith
fulnesS are particular traits which have
made him valuable to the Santa Fe and
have opened the road to a worthy pro-
motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
$4,000 FLYERS.
Santa Fe Distributing Advertising
for Topeka,s Fall Festivities

The railroads are doing their share to
advertise the fall festivities in Topeka.
The Santa Fe has just received from the
printers about $1,000 flyers, part of which
are to boom the state fair, which will be
held from Sept. to 13, and part are for
the Pompeii spectacle which is here from
Sept. Is to 90
The rates for the state fair are one fare
for the round trip and the chances are
that this remarkably low rate will bring
in vast crowds from all over the state.
The rates for the Pompeii entertainment
is a fare and a third for all points with
in 10 miles of Topeka. The flyers will be
distributed over all the Santa Fe terri
tory to which the rates apply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
MACHINE SHOPS DESERTED.
Big Strike on Northern Pacific at
Livingston.

Butte, Mont, Sept. A special to the
Miner from Livingston says as a result
of the disagreement between the ma
chinists' union and Master Mechanic
Clarkson, the 200 machinists employed
in the Northern Pacific shops have
walked out on a strike. The big ma
chine shops of the company have been
practically deserted.
The strike was brought about through
the discharge of Lee Hyatt, machinist.
who has been employed in the shops for
about a year. 1t is alleged that Hyatt
was dismissed without cause and when
the union asked that he be reinstated
Master Mechanic Clarkson refused to
talk with the committee.
Superintendent Horton says that
Hyatt was discharged for studiously
neglecting his work and violating shop
rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Chinaman who has legal rights to be
here. 1t is that a Chinaman who boards
a train without his certificate. must be
taken off, even though the inspector
know he is all right. A recent exam
pie of this was the Chinese restaurant
man at Alamogordo. who has been in
this country 20 Years and yet because
he did not have his certificate with him
was compelled under the law to be
taken from the train. entailing. 1 have
since heard, considerable loss to
him through not being able to get to
Alamogordo that night. This is hardly
Justice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
FIGHT FOR MAIL CONTRACTS
Pennsylvania to Make Strong Effort
to Beat Lake Shore.

The Pennsylvania and Lake Shore
roads, it is said, have started on a big
fight for the contract to carry mail be-
tween New York and Chicago. and for
this reason the 20-hour limited trains
between the two cities have been put on
The contract itself is not only worth
thousands a year, but the prestige in
being designated the fast mail route has
big value. The fight will come to an
end in the speed contests called for by
the government when it is ready to let
the fast mail contract again.
The Lake Shore holds the contract at
present. but knows it will have COM
petitors. and is preparing for it by maxi
ing tests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Oldest Santa Fe Man.

The Kansas City Journal says: The
ice on the Santa Fe road is William
Smith, section foreman at Chase, Kas.
He has been with the company for
TWENTY-FIVE and one-haIf years. He
started in as section hand. and by
hard work and faithful service has
worked himself up to section foreman.
He is one of the wealthiest men in
Chase. T. l. Kincaid, section foreman at
Sterling. comes second with twenty-five
years Of service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
AParson,s Noble Act.

s'I want all the world to know" writes
Rev C. J. Budlong of Ashaway, r. l.,
what a thoroughly good reliable medicine
found in Electric Bitters. They cured
me of jaundice and liver troubles that had
caused me great suffering for many years.
For genuine all around cure they excel
anything 1 ever saw Electric Bitters are
the surprise of all for their wonderful
work in liver, kidney and stomach trou-
bles. Don't fail to try them Only Soc
Satisfa ction is guaranteed by the Arnold
Drug Co, 81 North Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Mespelt Coos to San Bernardino.

William Mespelt, wood machinist in
Topeka shops, has been promoted to the
foremanship of the Santa F'e planning
mill at San Bernardino, the appointment
to take effect soon as Mespelt can
land in California. He will pack his
goods at once and plans to leave Kansas
about Sunday Mespe1t began his trade
as woodworker 81 years ago when as
a youth he gathered the wood shavings
from about the machines In the Union
Furniture company's plant at Burling-
ton, Ia, and carried them away in a
box Later he got to a place where he
could run these same machines and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Plans for Rock Islands Chicago
Depot Enlarged.
Will Cost $3,OOO,OOO Instead
of 50, 100000.
FIVE MORE STORIES.
MORE STORIES.
Trains Will Be Using 1t by
January /.
Rock Island Financial ReOrgan-
izatiOn Proving Successful.

Good progress is being made on the
Van Buren, street passenger depot of
the Rock Island and Lake Shore roads
at Chicago. Unless strikes should in
terfere the train shed will be completed
by January'1 next and permit trains
being handled again at Van Buren,
street. The depot building, however,
cannot be completed before next May.
1t would have been ready by January
but for important changes made in the
plans, which made necessary almost
double the amount of steel and orna
mental iron originally calculated on.
Instead of a building eight stories high,
as originally designed, the depot will be
- stories high, and instead of costing
S2,00O,000. including train sheds, the cost
Will be somewhere in the neighborhood
of s3.000000.
1t will be an imposing, ornamental
building. though without towers or ga
bles, and will resemble somewhat the
new Reading railroad station in Phil
adelphia. Trains will enter on level
with the Union Elevated loop. The en-
trance will be through an elaborate
archway, up broad flight of steps, but
elevators will also be put in for the
accommodation of passengers.
The train shed will have eleven tracks
and will reach from the rear of the
depot building at Van Buren, street to
Polk street.
The principal work of track elevation
from Twelfth street into the new sta
ton has been completed, and work has
just been commenced On the subwayS
at Harrison and Polk streets. 1t will be
by long odds the finest and most con-
venient railway depot in this city, and,
while not SO large, will be in many
ways superior to the Union station in
ST. Louis.
ROCK ISLAND REORGANIZATION
The time for the deposit Of Rock Is
land stock under the plan of reorgani-
cation proposed by the directors ex-
pired Friday. About 10 per cent of the
stock has been deposited. An extension
of time will be announced to allow the
remainder to get in. Under the new
order of things the capital outstanding
will cover a system of about $500 miles.
The total capitalization will be $780,
661 900, made up as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
White Goes West.

Emporia, Kan, Sept. 4-William Allen
White last night started for the Thun-
der mountain gold fields. which he will
write up for the Saturday Evening
Post, of Philadelphia Mr.. White start
ed for Thunder mountain month ago.
but was unable to enter then He will
go into the gold fields with a marty of
Eastern capitalists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Santa Fe Buys Valuable Land.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 4.-The Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company
has purchased three and one-half acres
in Toad-aLoup. which will be used for a
switching site The land is part of the
Askew estate and was purchased for 49,
800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

business and suffering they cause. Hap
piness as we'll as health is restored to
the woman whose diseased condition Is
cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription
After eight years of suffering and two
fruitless operations, three months use of
v Favorite Prescription restored Mrs.
Moser to perfect health. This great
remedy for woman's ills, establishes
regularity, dries weakening drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness.
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, in paper covers, Is sent
free on receipt of II one-cent stamps to
pay expense of mailing only. Address
DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
ITO say a pleasant
word to anyone was
almost IMPOSSIBLE"

NJ was troubled with female weakness for
eight years and suffered more than can tell,r
writes Mrs Gust Moser of Ovando. Deerlodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

aa 1A%@h& tA8A ~ SoJ
a pleasant word to
anyone was almost
impossible.
III had two opera
tons performed by
one of the most skilled
surgeons of the West,
but did not get relief.
TIL en-, against my
doctors strict orders,
] commenced taking
DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and
Golden Medical Dis
covery,' and also fol-
lowed the advice
given in the Common
8 nse Medical Ad-
wiser.
III continued this
treatment for three
months, and to day
am as healthy and
well as a woman can
be. I cannot thank
Doctor Pierce enough
for his kind letters
to me-"
Wonlan1y dis
eases, as a rule,
spoil the &c DISPOSE
tion," because of
the Avfrer,1a norv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Fair Tickets Chean.

On account of the wet weather and
inability of the farmers to get to town
the management of the Kansas EXPOSE
ton has decided to continue the ad-
vance sale of tickets until Saturday
night, September 6, at 9 o'clock
There has been such demand for a
family ticket that the management has
issued special family ticket, good for
six 60 admissions any time by any,
body, horses and carriages free, for So
apiece. The six admissions on the
family ticket can be used all at one
time, or at different times by any per-
son. The admissions are indicated by
crosses which are punched out, one for
each admission. These tickets can be
secured at the following stores on the
north side of the river: Arnold Drug
Co., T. NJ. James & Son, J. w. Priddy.
On the south side they are for sale at
the following places: George Burghart's.
c. S. Eagles, George Stanfield's and at
the Moore Book and Stationery store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Mrs Mollie Allen of South Fork, KY,
says she has prevented attacks of cholera
morbus by taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets when she felt an attack
coming on Such attacks are usually
caused by indigestion and these tablets
are just what is needed to cleanse the
stomach and ward off the approaching at
tack Attacks of bilious cole may be pre-
vented in the same way. For sale by all
druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Found best by test Satin-Skin Cream
and Satin-Skin Powder Csc The Model
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Troons VIII Not Stay There.

The action of the Cuban House Of
Representatives in voting that none of
. The fortresses or arsenals Of the Cuban
Republic could be leased or sold by that
Government has no bearing upon any
contemplated action of the United
States in regard to these properties.
While the United States, with an ar
tillery force, is now occupying some
portions of Cuba, it is not the intention
% have this force remain permanently
and it is acting in the capacity of in
structor to Cuban troops as well as for
the purpose of assisting the Cuban Gov
ernment, should a well-trained force be
needed 1t has been suggested that
some part of the fortresses and arsenals
Of Cuba might be required for one OF
The four naval stations which the United
States is TO have in Cuba, but it is said
that none of this property is under con-
temptation by the officers of the Navy
Department appointed to select sites.