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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
MORAY ON THE TRAIL.
Promises to Start War on Express
COMPANIES.

D. o. MeCray proposes to be an active
member of the third house when the
legislature meets next winter. He has
one yet measure which he intends TO
have Webb MeNall introduce and see
that it gets through.
Just how it will be framed Mr.. Nc
Cray mas not yet decided But it will
be directed against the express COM
panies. There is no doubt as to its
ultimate end-if it makes the express
companies trouble and incidentally
compels them to drive their wagons out
a mile or two into the country he will
be happy-and satisfied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

Mr.. McCray has a grievance against
the express companies. When he was
appointed a member of the state text
book commission he did not foresee the
onerous duties and the great amount of
physical labor which would be imposed
upon him. In fact, he supposed his
duties would be mental, and anything
in the mental line is his speciality Bus
no sooner had he been appointed to the
school books comm ission than the
school books began to flow in upon him.
They came slowly at first, but later
the supply became greater, and for
month or two before the commission
met there was a food of books. They
all came by express-some of the pack
ages weighing 80 or 40 pounds The
express companies positively refused to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

VI.
soil Of the earth. We set out and hunt
ed him up. and the way the redheaded
derful. He was simply mistaken in
himself. He thought he was all fight.
whereas he proved to be all brag.
This town has already begun sub
scribins to Fourth of July fund, and
when the glorious day arrives she will
stand on her hind legs and yell for lib
erty in a way to shake every mountain
in the territory. Our only sorrow as
people is that we were not drowned in
our own blood at Bunker Hill.
As mayor of this town we feel that
we ought to wear a high hat and car
ry a cane, but as Jim Hellso we don't
want to hurt anybody's feelings. As a
compromise we have bought pair of
red suspenders to wear over our blue
wooden shirt, and we hope that all
ways seek to do the right thing in all
cases.
From and after this date the postof-
fee at Gfveadam Gulch will be open
every day in the year and every hour
in the twenty-four. II we are asleep,
please pound on the door with cobble-
stone. Per contra, the man who fires
his gun through the general delivery
window had better look out for squalls.
Some one over in Utah who signs
himself Bloody Bilf' warns us that he
will soon be here to shoot US out of this
land and into another. B. B. doesn't
state the cause of estrangement, and
we shall not worry him by inquiring
for details 1t is enough to say that we
shall have a tub of hot water ready for
him to wash his stains away when he
shows up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

MORAY Acting as His Own Expressman
deliver the books at Mr.. McCray's house.
The dead line which marks the limit
beyond which the express companies
refuse to go is half a block north OF
Mr.. McCray's house. The companies
offered to shovel the books out on the
pavement nearest the McCray domicile.
or to pile them like cord wood on the
parking, but Mr.. MeCray insisted that
they should be hauled to his house. The
companies refused. and Mr.. McCray
was finally compelled in the discharge
of his duties as text book commissioner
to carry the books home himself. Every
night after hard days work he strug-
gled home under a. big burden Of ex-
press packages.
That is why he proposes to Ego after
the express companies. He longs to sit
on his front porch and see a procession
of express wagons drive up and down
Topeka avenue past his residence, and
the bill which he proposes will be de-
signed to bring this effect He intends
to make the express companies deliver
packages anywhere in the corporate linn
its of city or a reasonable distance
outside. Then if the companies don't
have enough outside business to suit
him he will send packages on purpose
to make the wagons travel as far as
possible.
Webb McNall has promised to intro
duce the bill and Mr.. McCray intends to
organize the legislature for it's passage
as fast as the members are selected He
viii issue bulletins from time to time
showing how the various candidates
hne up on his measure and he prophesies
that it will overshadow the senatorial
controversy as a legislative issue before
The candidates oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

tice we believe he did. and we believe
he had 'em in his coattail pocket
The only doctor at Red Bend who
could find patients pulse except by
accident was obliged to pack up the
other day because the Quacks< had
killed OF everybody who could afford
to pay bill
Old Jim Hewson got on a spree the
other day and squared on at wildcat
chained up in the rear OF the Red
Horse saloon The fur dew, but it was
all Jim's fur, and he will be applying
salves for six weeks to come
Major Harper came over from Para
disc Flats SO gayly o the other day
to boast on the street that he meant to
pull our nose and make Us eat OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

1t is early in the game, but we con-
tinue to announce our candidacy for
the next presidency. We don't hardly
expect to get 1t, but in the general
scramble we shall hope to pick up
something paying at least s. 600 a year.
Out in this country the only thing you
ever get without asking for it Is . bull
let.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

MRS WINsLows sooTHINc eYRUr
nas been used TOR ever FIFTY IEARo
BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for thetr
CHnDREN WHILE TEETalM2 ynn ~
CHILD. SOFTENs the GUNS, ALLA18
al PAIN. CURES WIND COLO 40 -
by drurxists IN every part Of the veri4
Be el1re TO ask for ''lGfs- WtnsloWa 9oOeh~
ing Syrup" and take NO other k1n4 i've
u-dvo cents . botf1Ak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
RAILROAD TIME TABLES



Rock Island.
On effect May Is. 1922
west-bound- Arrive. Leave
Texas Ex. No. 1....--.....- -z,5o pm loo DIN
ST. T. & Top. Elk. No -. las pm
Night Colo. Flyer No. 9...- $40 pm $40 pm
ri Paso Limited No g.. II 20 am u so am
s " Express No d.. s:os pm
< G. 6 Chick Ex. 40. Is e:3s am s:35 am
East-bound-
r-ssf bound Lin Eek No 2. $50 pm as pm
Tor. & St. J. Elk. No a.. as pm
Esst FL & Mail No. A.. $50 am In an
e 70 n Paso s. Chicago 4.45 am 500 am
col & K c. Flyer No 10 z.l5 am
Ton & St J. Ex- No z6-- 7-4s am
Chick & K C. Elk NO 80 80 pm $50 pm
All trains daily, except Nos Is and -
daily except Sunday
Union Pacific.
WESTBOUND.
Arrive. Leave
DEN. 4 Pac Coast No 5-12:3 pm II 20 pm
Limited No. 1.-.--..---. II 40 PIE II 10 pm
June City Pass No. B. SIG pm e.6 pm
Salina Elk. No. ,lg;os am 19:0 am
k ki'sRtIs s 8 4 = -. Il e e g ::
saii 2 e E1 M Noj So. s pm 81: :1S pm pm
All trains daily except Nos. and g.
daily except Sunday.
Missouri Pacific.
No. ass ....-.....-........ 500 DIM ZOO an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
ARIZONA KICKLETS

Copyright, 1902, by G. B. Lewis.)
All signs point to the fact that this
is going to be a great season in Arizo-
"a for fools and huckIeberries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

1t was O1SCOFGKG0 lAC OtACI 04y Liza I
the coroner at Lone Jack had entered
all his inquests for the last two years
under the name Of johnson. The idea
was to save himself trouble. but the
johnson family will never be able to
get untangled-
We must apologize to George Hopson
Of the Bon Ton poker parlors. He did
not murder his wife while living in
New Mexico, as we stated last week,
but broke his brothers neck while
dwelling in Utah. We sometimes get
things mixed up. but give us time. and
we will hit the truth plump in the
head.
An eastern man named Climber came
out here in March to hunt the grizzly
bear in his lair and make him afraid,
but as all track Of the Nimrod has
been lost for four weeks past it is only
reasonable to infer that he il now q res
ident of a happier land than this. The
grizzly always insists on sharing half
the fun and expenses.
Joe HoW4f0r cowboy on Big -Four
ranch. says he counted $50 rattlesnake
on an acre of ground one day last week.
Mr.. Howard was wearing two guns at
the time he told this story. and we had
an instructive feeling that he would
shoot with both of them at once II his
figures were questioned. There il q
time for all things in Arizona
They are in a fuss with the school
teacher at Wolf Greek because she
won't permit her pupils to spell or pro-
nounce it sshoss" It's a "hoss" town,
composed Of "hoss" people, and the
teacher should fall into line II she
wants to keep her job.
Our esteemed contemporary announ-
ces that as he walked abroad the other
moonlight night and the shadow of .
mighty mountain lay before him he
had solemn Thoughts. To do him jus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

McCray Tells His Troubles to the Ex-
DreSSman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

Our esteemed contemporary announ
ces that as he walked abroad the Other
moonlight night and the shadow of 8
mighty mountain lay before him be
had solemn thoughts. To do him jus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31

--~~--~~~~-~~~~~~~~-~
JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti-
cian Complete stock of watches, dia-
monds. silyerware. etc Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
The North Polar Sea.

In a recent lecture on his explora-
tions in the Arctic ocean and the
results obtained with regard to the
ocean currents on the Norwegian
coast, in the northern part Of the At
1antic ocean, and in the Arctic ocean
during his voyage In the Fran and in
the Michael Sars in 1900, Fridtjof
Nansen declared his belief that the
northern Arctic ocean is not to be re-
garded as forming part Of the ocean
system Of the world, but as being an
independent inland sea. which con
tains several subordinate currents,
which are affected oy the influence
exerted by the two chief currents Of
the gulf stream and the Arctic ocean.
For obtaining reliable data concerning
the rate OF speed II which the sea cur
rents flow, their temperature and salt
ness, a most elaborate system of APP
paratus was made use Of, which enc
abled the ocean currents to be in
vestigated at any depth without snd-
den changes IN the temperature Of the
water being able to affect the results
obtained. In fact, 50 accurate are
these results that Nansen's theory ~
attracting widespread attention In
scientific circles--London Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
FIRST NEWS OF STRICKEN CITY.
An Old Telegraph Operators Story of
the Charleston Earthquake.

How powerfully the imagination
may be stimulated by story told in
dtts and dashes is illustrated by an
episode of the Charleston earthquake.
AT the moment of the final shock, ev-
cry wire connecting Charleston with
the outside world was instantly lost"
And as no other tidings could be had
from the doomed city, it was as if in
an instant it had been swept from
the face OF the earth And for many
hours Charleston remained literally
dead to the world.
The next morning, before the aver
age citizen had time TO collect his
wits, the telegraph people had started
out gangs of linemen to get the wires
in working order. Operators in the
principal offices within a radius of sew
eral hundred miles were set to calling
&C. N. For long time there was no
response; but at last, on the wire
which had in charge, a slight answer
ing signal was felt rather than heard
faint end flickering, IKE the first sign
Of returning life. From chat moment
my watch was, if possible, more dill
gent. For an hour or more | called.
adjusted" and used every effort to
revive the feeble pulse. / could fancy
myself working desperately to resusci-
tate half-drowned man. Again felt
the Pickering signal, and then once
more all signs of life faded away. Fin
ally as the wires were gradually clear
ed of debris, the current began to
strengthen, and then came the an
swearing ii, G. N."-weak and UNI
steady. but still sufficiently plain to
be made out To me it sounded like a
voice from the tomb, and | shouted
aloud the tidings that Charleston was
still in existence. Quickly the sound
er was surrounded by throng of ex-
cited telegraphers. The Morse was
broken and unsteady at first Then
the current grew stronger-the pa
tient was growing better--and for a
long time we listened to the labored
clicking, until al last the worst was
known. And at She end Of the recital
a great sight went out from the hearts
Of all of us, as II literally in our pres
ence a long buried city had been ex-
humed-L. G. Hall, in McClure's
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
TAFT RETURNS HOME.
Civil Governor of the Philippines Says
Rebellion Is About Ended.


w. II. Taft, civil governor of the Phil
ippine Islands, who arrived at San Fran
cisco on the transport Grant, is quite i'll
the Philippine climate and the arduous
duties he has performed having told on
his constitution. Gov. Taft says the
war is confined to the two provinces.
Batangas and Salnar, and the operations
in Batangas occasionally range into the
neighboring provinces of Tayabas and
Laguna.
Gov. Taft says Gen. Wheaton is doing
splendid work in the islands and that Off
Ger assured him shortly before he sailed
that the natives Of the province of Ba-
tangas and its vicinity would all be paci-
fed before the close of next March The
provinces of Cebu and Bohol. until re-
Gently disturbed by insurgent opera
tions. have settled down, the fighting men
having all surrendered. The Filipinos
are very anxious to secure a Legislature
as step toward the permanent establish
ment of civil government. The present
civil government has been working with
great zeal and has far exceeded expec-
tations. the governor says. The chief
difficulty at present is the lack Of police
protection in the provinces.
Small hands of robbers still infest the
back districts. They terrorize the ma
tives and until the strong arm OF the law
is able to suppress them absolute peace
in the islands will not be obtained. The
native Filipino police have proved a sue
cess. They were appointed by the civil
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
OBSTACLE MARxsMANsHIP.
Remarkable Shooting by MIR. Sober
Where Sighting Is impossible.

Whefe ot9htn9 Is Impossible.
There resides in Union County the
finest all-round gentleman shot, per-
haps, in the world He can execute
marvels with a gun. He is a wealthy.
active business man and his name is
c. X. Sober Mr.. Sober never exhibit
ed his skill for money. Occasionally
he gives a private exhibition for the
benefit of his friends and once in a
great while at the urgent solicitation
of other friends he has given public
displays of his craftsmanship. but
never for prolt.
A couple Of weeks ago Mr.. Sober.
who is a member of the State Game
and Fish Commission. at the request
of some friends who had never seen
him shoot, agreed to give a private ex-
hibition. 1t took place on the fair
grounds here at Lewisburg. with not
more than half dozen gentlemen and
the assistants who worked the traps
present 1t was a raw blustery Gay.
with a marrow-piercing wind blowing
from the west, an overcast sky and
bank of rain clouds rolling up from
the south
The feature of Mr.. Sober's mark
smanship is his ability to fasten all
sorts of obstacles ON his gun barrel.
preventing AIRY opportunity of sight
ing an object, and then killing birds
with the same ease and certainty that
he would We're he enabled to take 4
sight" iOut of sixteen pigeons fired
at only one was missed, and this fail
ure was largely due to the manner in
which the trap was sprung. In tina
exhibition six different articles were
used as handicaps. The first was a
small wooden key. After this keg
of ten gallons capacity was pushed on
the gun barrel through holes bored
for the purpose. In none of the exhi-
bition shots save in the first one with
the small keg was Mr.. Sober enabled
to fire from the shoulder All the rest
of the firing was done from the elbow
to thigh. A larger key, half bar
rel was next put on the gun barrel.
and then the greatest difficulty appear
ed when a flour barrel was useds To
hold these articles steady it was
necessary 10 fasten a piece of rope
around them tied at each end to the
gun stock Eut each shot was sue
cessfully made, and then, to demon
strate what further obstacles could
be overcome by his unerring marks
manship. Mr. Sober piled soap box
on top of the -four barrel and fired at
the bird with the gun stock planted
against the inner side of his right
thigh. He grassed his bird instantly.
Following this remarkable exhibition,
in which instinct of direction alone
seemed to direct his shots, Mr., Sober
gave an exhibition of fancy shots. such
as firing with the gun over his head
end with the flour barrel attached to
the gun barrel AMI shooting backward
over his shoulder with handicap on
the barrel, and sighting the bird with
a hand mirror Then a light patter of
rain cut short this most striking exhi-
bition OF Workmanship Philadelphia
Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
Sparks from the Wires,

4 branch of the Y VI. c. \. is 10 be
established in the City Of Mexico.
\ new lecture hall, 10 cost 100000. Is
to be built for Harvard University this
year
President Roosevelt has announced
thar he intends 10 make trip 10 the
Pacific coast next summer.
Nat Herreshoif is preparing plans Tor
a new vessel 20 BE- useG as an Americas
cup defender. in case Of need.
Kansas City has lately been invading
what has been exclusive Chicago territory
for live stock shipments in Iowa aud the
Northwest
The Plumbers Supply Company has
been found guilty Of violating the anti
trust law Of Texas anal VIII have to pay
fine Of $4,000.
The solomon. Kan. Tribune. which has
been conducted for several years by u.
Campbell. has been sold 10 E. r. Hal
bert, formerly Of Fl Reno. o. T.
During 1901 the receipts Of the harsas
CAV postofice were SS,sS, OBJ So. a gain
over 1900 et $40 ~. Over a million
pteces OF mail q month were handled in
the Office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28

Prairie du Chen is astir over the dis
eovery of gold north of the city.
John W. House las been appointed
postmaster at Preston, vice Robert Wat
chorn, resigned.
George Mutz Of Trevor. aged Il years,
was accidentally drowned while skating
ON Camp Lake.
Abraham Simmons, aged IS years.
strayed from his home in the town of Elk
Mound and died from exposure.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bugs of the town
of Hamburg have just received notifco
ton of the death of their son, Carl, iu
the Philippines, Nov. IL last.
a beer keg rolling under box ar
journal overturned the car and badly
wrecked two passenger coaches in the
Milwauk &c yards at La Crosse.
Mrs. Hans Peterson of Ogdensburg
was badly wounded in the heel by the dis
charge of a gun in the hands of her hus-
band. She viii be crippled FOR life.
In Sheboygan fire caused considerable
loss to the new dock of the gas company.
High northwest wind aided the flames.
but fremen confined the blaze to the
dock.
Judge Kirwan Of Manitowoc granted
a divorce to Christina Schilling from her
husband, Peter Schilling The parties
reside in Sheboygan and have been mar
ried for nearly fifty years. the wedding
taking place in Europe in 1853.
Mrs. Lucy Davidson OF Chicago. the
widow of the late Dr.. William NJ. w.
Davidson 1vho has haou co,tasfino tho
viii Iaft nv the DOCTOR sprnrised an in
+arostol ,,,rsies Whom sbo o,.,.onto1 40,
offar ~ conproroisa offered b,. Tho ~
nosba beirs Nv tho agraon,enf rho CO.'S
If IN evDensii-a l.w snit viii he earo5
and tho widow wi'i receive abont 81 600
n book ae.o1ats ana s25no cash the
bal,nca i. t,,,,- Sl.} oai, ..oipo, 10 rho l,o;,y
49,. -, II,
- ',.'-.'.'s ~ s,'ii
y -Ne'So" --'le p.''' - 49, tle
49,, =, TO.
William {; schultz Beloi, workman
who fell from, . huildinr ,ija.I Of locl,;au,
he was badlv woppde5 about the bea5
end $50 ami 1octia,v sa. in so,u ae-ay
III VS. tskan +, tbs heSn;ral
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ssei''.''.'a ~ - ~ 80 49,
-,
Mr.. and Msr John L. De troye 81 me
town Of wilson. parents q nineteen chii-
dren, celebrated thelr tNehty-hith Wei
ding anniversary rev days ago. Ihe
parents are n ana - years o.G- Fespec-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
DIG PATH 10 LlRgRTY.
Despe cate Criminals Escape from
Prison ON McNciiis IsInnd.

Despe ~ate Criminals Escape from
Prison on McNcii's Island.
Eleven of the most desperate prison
ers in the United States penitentiary on
McNeiFs Island, WISH. escaped Sunday
afternoon. Ii was she most daring and
successful Jail breaking ever attempted
in the State. = hole in the brick wall Of
cell Ne To- which was occupied by Con
victS Snyder and Davis, revealed the
means OF escape The wall is about Il
foot thick. and the Eoor Of the cell is OF
the same thickness. and is covered with
concrete. 4 tunnel was dug AT the june
ton Of the wall and the aoor. sloping out
wardly, until il formed a connection with
the air chamber about two feet below
and a foot from the corridor wall Of the
cell.
Through this air chamber the prisoners
crawled forty feet to whers il opened
into the boiler room. the opening being
covered by an iron grating. This obsra-
Gle was overcome by the use of saws. and
the prisoners had then only 10 walk out
Of the back door of the boiler room ana
across the yard and scale the board fence.
\ few yards from the prison grounds the
dense growth al timber afforded them. a
safe retreat temporarily.
Warden Palmer believes the prisoners
used a spoon and wooden wedges to bur
row through the brick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-28
over $2Oo,oO0,OOO Spent Last Year
on Cars and ENGINES.

Over $20o,o0o,OOo Spent Last Year
on Cars and Engines.
Over 5000, eco was spent last year
by the railroads for new cars and en-
gnes-an amount greatly exceeding total
expenditures for new equipment in anJ
previous year, Statistics compiled by tia
Railway Age from reports of railway
companies and builders Of ears and en-
gines show that during 1901 the trana-
portation facilities Of the railroads were
increased by 10000 freight cars, 100
locomotives and 1900 cars for passer-
gers, baggage, mail and express. These
figures do not include the equipment butt
in this country for foreign railroads, il
Europe. Asia, South America, Africa AMI
the islands of the southern seas.
Roughly estimating the value of Tire
engines at $4,000 each, of freight cars
at 500 each, and ears in passenger
trains at $1,000 each, the total amount
of money spent for new equipment ia
1901 was over S200,000,000.
The most notable fact shown by tho
statistics of new cars and engines is that
their size is constantly increasing Only
ten years ago the average capacity Of
freight ears did NOT exceed 10000 pounds.
Last year less than 1000 ears Of that
size were built, while the average capac-
ity Of the cars was 10000 pounds. Most
of the new ears were Of G0.000 pounds
capacity. Second in demand were cars
of capacity of 100000 pounds.