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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
HOLDING ITS OWN.
Topeka Pension Office List Shows
Small Decrease.

The roll of pensioners in the Topeka
own. There are usually just about
enough new pensioners added to the
rolls as there are removals by death and
other causes. During the month of De-
cember there was a net gain of 81 but
rolls will show a. net decrease for the
next three months. This is because the
old soldiers are unable to stand the
hardships of cold weather. They are
not so rugged as they were forty years
ago. January, February and March
are hard on them. Grippe and pneu-
monia make great gaps in their ranks.
On December 81 there We're lis, $50
pensioners on the rolls of the Topeka
agency. This was a gross increase dur
the month of December of 434. During
the same time there was a gross loss of
1872, making a net gain of %.
OF the 1872 removed from the rolls, 213
died. The balance were made up by
widows getting married and thereby
losing their pensions; minors of soldiers
becoming of age, and transfers to other
agencies.
1t is interesting to note that there are
on the rolls of the Topeka agency 76
widows of veterans of the war of 1872.
These survivors doubtless were married
while they were young to lisp vet
Grams" who were advanced in years.
Fifty years hence there will probably
war, but there will be a great many
widows of survivors.
There are also on the rolls of the To-
pexa agency 969 survivors of the Mexi-
can war, and 1,043 widows of Mexican
war veterans. There are 81 survivors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
CONFIRMED BY SENATE.
A Long List of Kansas Postmasters
Made Happy.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tons:
J. R. A Grassland, minister and con-
sular general to Liberia.
Postmasters: Kansas-D. E. Deputy,
Manhattan; ]. w. Cooke, Ellinwood;
B. A. Rosenquist. Usage City; r. NJ.
Armstrong, Council Grove; H P. Don
nell, Waverly; +. Hobart Glen Elder;
L. Ferguson. wellington; w. c. Mark
ham, Baldwin; c. Sprague, Olathe; ].
Guthrie, Topeka; G. o. Smith, Burling
ton; ]. M. Watson, Frankfort; W. s
Bemis, Garrett; c. N. Hull, Harrington;
w. H. Nelson, Smith Center; T. D. Fitz-
patrick, Salina; A. Barron, Kirwin; J.
B. Vincent, Hutchinson; l. Goodfellow,
Fit. Lsavenworth; j: w: Nyce. Caldwell;
A. f. Dunbar, Wellsville; W. A. Hop
kins, Solomon; ]. c. Clark, Centralia;
S. G. Wells, Erie; S. S. Koogard, Green
leaf; F. Harlow, Kingman; J. Typer,
Hoisington; w. E. Hogueland, Yates
Center; J. B. Kennedy, Troy; F. H. Rob-
erts, Oskaloosa; F. S. Heisler st. Marys;
NJ. H. Soper, Horton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

via the Pacific Mail steamship route. It
is claimed that through this alliance
eastern shippers are able to secure
rates to the Orient by the Pacific Mail
route via the Santa Fe, Union Pacific,
or Southern Pacific railroad lines at
relatively lower rates than the San
Francisco or Pacific coast merchants
discrimination. 1t is claimed by the
California and Occidental steamship
managers that they had a ten-year
agreement with the Santa Fe for the
transportation of all its traffic to the
Orient, and that the Santa Fe people
have repudiated their agreement. They
have placed their case in the hands of
the attorney general of California to re-
cover under their contract. Relief is
expected through J. J. Hill, who is now
building three immense steamers for
the Oriental tarde.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
CHASED THE TRAIN.
italian Woman Who Lost Her Baby
While Buying Bananas.

The Albuquerque JournaI-Democrat
says:
ION one of Conductor Vests trips
down from La Junta he had an exper-
fence with an Italian woman, says the
Las Vegas Optic. She could not speak
a word of English and of course Mr.
West could not converse very intelli-
gently in Italian. The woman had a
ticket to Santa Fe which was in Eng
Iish, and that was the only common
ground between them. Tine woman
made signs when she left Ration which
evidently indicated that she was get
ting hungry, but Mr.. West did not I'M
derstand. At Wagon Mound the wo-
man got off the train and rushed up
town to get some bananas, leaving her
infant in the car If she had been ac-
customed to American railroads she
would have understood that trains do
not wait for people to buy grub. The
train started, taking the baby with it,
and the Italian mother was left behind.
She was troubled and so were the peo-
pie who saw her frantic gesticulations.
Not knowing what to do, she took her
sack of bananas and started to follow
the train on foot. Fortunately No. z
was following closely and was tele-
graphed to pick up the woman She
was not at the station so a look out
was kept for her Continually. The day
was bitter cold, the coolest we have had
this winter. The woman was picked up
five miles this side of Wagon Mound,
nearly stiff with the cold. The babe
was at Las Vegas waiting for her and
so were her ticket and baggage"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
ELECTION RULES.
Brotherhood of Railway Employees
Passes Several Amendments.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE United
Brotherhood of Railway Employees has
adopted several amendments to its con-
sututiOn and approved of the clause
giving admission to membership of all
thorough railroad men temporarily out
of employment. 1t decided that its
president shall be elected by popular
vote Any local lodge can nominate
candidate for president, but he must be
seconded by four divisions in good
standing before his name can be accept
ed. The votes in each division will be
separately canvassed and the results
sent under seal and signature of the Of
ficials of the division to headquarters.
The board of directors shall have eX-
elusive appellate Jurisdiction in all
matters except initiation or investiga-
ton of officers conduct
Its membership, it was decided, shall
include engineers, fremen, conductors,
trainmen, telegraph operators, freight
handlers, stationmen and clerks, switch
men, sectionmen, carpenters, car repair
erS and shopmen.
A fifth division has been formed in
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
GHOST FOUND OUT.
Roman Soldier Discovered in Base
ment of State House.


In one of the dark subdivisions of the
state house sub basement there has been
stored for a number of years a plaster
cast of a Roman soldier Several years
ago the executive council considered the
idea of placing a number of such stat
ueS in the dome, and an eastern firm
sent this particular plaster soldier here
as a model. Nothing ever came of the
idea and the plaster model was stored
in the sub-baSement.
The sub basement is an extensive SER
les of chambers connected by narrow
corridors. Some of these corridors are
lighted by electricity, but many of the
chambers are as dark as dungeons. The
plaster cast was stored in one of these
where only a. faint glimmer of light
penetrated When one entered the room
the statue looked like big white figure
about to pounce on the intruder with a
spear. 1t has struck terror to the heart
of many coIOred janitOr who has been
sent into the room on some Grand
Some have refused to ever go back. be-
lieving the object to be a ghost
Yesterday Wesley Brown,a cOlored man
who is employed in cleaning out the
rubbish in the basement, went suddenly
into the haunted chamber. He saw the
figure about to pounce upon him, but
instead of running he put up a fight
His first lick broke off the soldiers
spear and he did not stop until he had
Wellnigh demolished the plaster model.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
KOHLSAAT RETIRES.
Turns His Paper Over to Flank b.
Noyes.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Record Herald
tomorrow will publish the following an
nouncement signed by H. H. Kohlsaat:
with this issue of the Record Herald
I wish to announce that 1 have turned
over its editorship and entire business
management to Frank B. Noyes, who
as publisher has been associated with
me since the consolidation of the two
papers last April
by this step I seek release from
those exacting duties which for seven
years have engrossed my time to the
neglect of other matters and interests,
which now demand a larger share of my
personal attention.
Il shall still retain close and intimate
relations with the Record-Herald as
president of the company and owner of
over so per cent of it's stock.
TT is source of greatest gratifica-
ton to me to be able to commend Mr..
Noyes to the good will and confidence
which has been so generously and loyal
ly extended to me. 1 could not testify
my own high appreciation of his ster-
ling worth more unequivocally than by
the great trust which hereby surren-
der into his hands,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
NEW ROAD FOR HAWAII.
One to Traverse Western and South
ern Coast of the Island

Honolulu, Jan. 10, via San Francisco,
Jan 1.-THE British sloop of war Con-
dor, long overdue from Victoria, has
not yet arrived at this port.
Active work has begun on the Kona
Kau railroad which is to start from
about Kailua on the Kona coast of
Hawaii and run across the western and
southern coast of that island.
A formation that is called a new ISL
and has been observed of late between
Koko Head and Diamond Head on the
southern coast of this island. 1t is at
the head of Niu stream, where detritus
has washed into the sea until the de-
posits have piled up to the surface.
Tides run between and separate the for
nation from the land, but palm trees
and others washed down by the floods
are taking root and a small isle is
forming.
The leak in the ship Benjamin Sewan
has been located by divers. 1t will not
neceSSitate the discharge of much of
the cargo. Her master expects to start
again for Freemantle within few
days.
The leak in the bark Hesper has also
been located and can be repaired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
Santa Fe Will Not Tunnel GIor-
ieta Mountain.
Chief Engineer Storey Denies
the Report.
TO BUILD A NEW LINE.
Surveys Completed For Apache
Canyon Improvements.
Tunnel May Be Constructed
Some Years Hence.

1t was recently reported throughout
the country that the Santa Fe had de-
cided to build a tunnel a mile and a
half long through the VIGOROUSLY dan
gerous GIorieta mountain near Lamy,
New Mexico.
When this report was brought to the
attention of Chief Engineer Storey, or
this city, it was emphatically denied,
though Mr.. Storey admitted that some
time the tunnel might be dug. and that
surveys for a new road over Glorieta
mountain were made with this in view
Perhaps, fifteen or twenty years from
now says Mr.. Storey, lit may be
deemed wise to run tunnel through
Glorieta mountain, but for the present
nothing of the kind viii be done. In
making our surveys for line Wh1cn
Will be more secure from the floods or
Apache canyon, we have had this pro-
spective tunnel in mind, and if at some
future time it is decided to build such
a tunnel we will be in position to DO
the work without changing the line
which we are now planning to build.
Nearly every year the Santa Fe mas
great trouble in the spring with floods
in Apache canyon Last spring dam
age was done by floods which probably
cost the road hundreds of thousands OF
dollars For nearly a week the trans
continental passengers were hauled by
stages across Glorieta mountain and
the other side of the break in the line.
1t is thought by the engineering OIL
Gals of the company that by the con-
struction Of the new line, higher up on
the mountain, the danger of floods Will
be in large measure avoided. The OBJ
ject of the proposed tunnel is to eliml-
nate the steep grades which will be en-
countered. The following is an extract
from the Santa F'e New Mexican:
1.-The New Mexican has reliable infor-
nation that the survey of the pro-
posed change in the main line of the
Santa F'e railroad over Glorieta hill has
been completed. The new line will be
a little north of the present line and
will be mostly along the side of the hill,
high enough to be out of the reach of
the floods of the Galisteo. In place of
the present grade of 4 per cent a grade
of 11a per cent. is to be secured by
driving a tunnel one and one-half miles
in length through Glorieta hill. The
east end of the tunnel will be at
Pigeons ranch"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
AN IMPORTANT PLACE.
Ell Paso Times Speaks of the. Work of
the Santa Fe Road.


In the course of an extended write up
of Ell Paso railways the Ell Paso Times
speaks of the Santa F'e as follows:
THE line of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa F'e which enters FL Paso, was built
to this place in ISL, shortly after the
consequently had almost as much as that
road to do with the upbuilding of this
saFhe Santa Fe is another of the trans
Paso is connected with the majority of the
important centers of the whole country.
1t has mileage of about 5000 miles, and
its terminal points are Los Angeles. San
Diego, Ell PaSo. Denver, Pueblo, Kansas
City, Chicago and Galveston.
with the gulf and the Mississippi valley
with the Pacific coast In connection
with the Mexican Central it connects the
United States and the southern part of
Mexico, and over the system formed by
this combination a large amount of
freight and passenger business is carried
on. passing through this city.
Locally the Santa Fe Is one of the
most important roads to FL Paso that en-
city the finest agricultural and mineral
sections of New Mexico.
This company has a roundhouse and
shops located here, but owing to it pass
ing out of the county the shortest way it
only has little more than 20 miles of
track within the county. This, with its
taxation at considerably more than $780,,
coo.
are located in this city, and to them is
paid monthly something more than $4,000
per month
extension from Roswell, n. NJ, on this
line,~ to FL Paso, is one of the probabili
crease its number of employees and the
amount of money diSbursed in FL PaSo."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
MISSOURI SLATE.
Federal Appointments Decided Upon
by the President.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE president
has decided to make the following ap-
pointments to federal positions for the
western district of Missouri:
Postmaster at Kansas City, Joseph H.
Harris, to succeed Col. Sam F. Scott
District attorney, Major William
Warner reappointed-
Collector of internal revenue, Frank
D. Roberts of Springfield, to succeed +.
E. Kellogg.
United States marshal Edwin r. Dur
ham, reappointed.
Surveyor of the port, William L. KeS-
singer, reappointed.
None of these appointments will take
effect until the regular terms of Office
have expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
Curtis Before a Committed.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Representative
Curtis of Kansas had a hearing Thurs
day before the subcommittee of the
committee on Indian affairs, consisting
of Messrs. Lacey, Sheldon and Stevs, on
several bills introduced by him. He also
appeared before the subcommittee on
proposal to refer Indian depreciation
claims to the court of claims, so as to
make the law applicable to inhabitants
Of the United States as well as citizens
and the amity clause to apply only
where a majority of a tribe was in arms
against the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
ARE ENGINEERS ovERwoRKED
New Cause Attributed to the Prevail
ence of Wrecks.

Charges lately made that the railroads
are overworking their engineers, and
that this fact more than anything else
IS responsible for the frequent accidents
recently, were pronounced ridiculous by
the president of prominent western
road
The engineers, he says, are paid by
the mile and the run is from 100 to $50
miles, and seldom more. A passenger
train makes the distance in about three
hours, while freight train requires
1rom seven to eight hours. None of the
engineers work for a longer time except
in cases Of accidents or unfortInate
delays The calculations are to give
each engineer runs aggregating about
S.oOO miles a month, which will enable
them to earn from 800 to S110 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
GRAVEL CAR RAN AWAY.
Narrow Escape of Passenger Train
in New Mexico.

On Monday afternoon, says the Las
Vegas Optic, a box car which was be-
ing loaded with gravel on the Alamo
gordo and Sacramento Mountain rail-
down hill. 1t broke through the switch
and passed on to the main line of the Ell
Paso & Northeastern railway at a ter
rife speed. The passenger train from
FL Paso was due as the runaway car
flew past the horror-stricken crowd at
the Alamogordo depot. Luckily the
switch to a siding was open and on
this the car sped, colliding with a box
car. There was a cloud of dust and
then mass of wreckage. The damage
was slight however, compared to what
it might have been had the passenger
train been on time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. c. A.

The Business course is free to all
members of the Association
The studies are: Bookkeeping, Ele-
mentary and Advanced, Arithmetic.
Elementary and Business, Practical
Grammar and Letter Writing, Spelling
and Punctuation.
Professors E. H. Roudebush and G. b
Van Horn have been engaged as teach
ers for this year, and are thoroughly
equipped by long experience as teachers
in Business colleges to help men to the.
very best advantage.
Each student will receive personal att
tention and those who complete tbs
course will be awarded the Internation-
al certificate.
For further information call at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

ing speclnc Tor all cases of dyspepsia and
Almost everybody's digestion is disor-
dered more or less, and the commonest
of the many SO called blood purifiers.
which in many cases are merely strong
If the organs are in a clogged condition
they need only a little help and they will
right themselves Cathartics irritate the
sensitive Innings of the stoma CHI and bow
els and often do more harm than good
urging Is not what is needed. The
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Mrs z, NJ. Faith of Byrd's Creek, wis
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

of the Indian wars, and 1856 widows of
those who served in the Indian wars
The Topeka agency is by far the
largest and most important one in the
entire pension service. An immense
amount of money is paid out through
it every three months. 1t is not only
a good thing for the old soldiers but it is
also a good thing for everybody else,
for it is virtual distribution of a por-
ton of the public wealth The business
which arises from the distribution of
pension money in Missouri Kansas,
Colorado and Oklahoma doubtless
makes a considerable volume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE following
pensions have been granted:
Original-Edmund Helwick, Republic,
Sc; William Herschell, Stull, So; John
O'Brien, Leavenworth, IS.
War with Spain-Rudolph Moser,
Marysville, So; Thomas DonalL Woods
ton, $12.
Increase-John Hefferman, Neesho
Falls, $14; William Ely, Burlingame,
IS; James Cottrain, McCune, SO; Joseph
Man, Leavenworth, SO.
Mexican war-Henry Bronson, Mound
City. $12; Levi Jones, Sabetha, $12.
Widows-Mary Kelly, Concordia, 50;
minors of Charles Stark, Chetopa, $14
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

Prominent speakers of national rep
utation will be present at the meeting.
Among these are E. A. Stevens of Chi
cago, national organizer; Elisha Winter
of Boston, who is known as 1.-THE father
of the food Show and w. Z. Sullivan,
president of the Missouri Retailers
State association.
While the grocers are here they will
be shown over Topeka's large wholesale
and manufacturing establishments. The
convention closes on Wednesday even
ing with a banquet at Metropolitan hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

The Kansas Retail Grocers' and Cen
eral Merchants convention which con-
venes in Topeka on next Tuesday will
be attended by about six hundred mer-
chants This is the third annual meet
ing of the organization. The sessions
will be held in the council chamber and
during the stay of the merchants in the
city they will be entertained by the
wholesale and retail grocers and food
manufacturers of Topeka. Each of the
delegates will be provided with pass
into the Midwinter exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
DON'T LIKE THE PLAN.
Steamship Company Will Try to En-
force Contract With Santa Fe.

San Francisco merchants are much
disgruntled at the discontinuance of
the Santa FEES Oriental steamship line
from San Diego and the alleged agree
ment between the various transconti-
mental lines other than the Northern
Pacific and Canadian Pacific roads for
the transportation of all Oriental traffic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
Head Feels Like Bursting.

Maybe you were out late last night If
you had taken a Krause's Head ache Cap
cool and clear this morning. Take one
now and you will be right in half
hour. Price Csc. Sold by George w. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas ave.; Marshall Bros, lis
Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
GOES TO LAWRENCE.
Big Rock Island Contract For Indian
Territory Work.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE w. r.
Stubs Contracting company of this
city was awarded the contract today
for all the grading on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad extensions
south of Lawton in the Indian Terri
tory. The contract is one of the larg-
est a railroad has let in the Indian Ter
ritory.
The work contemplated is for the ex-
tension of the Lawton line to Fort
Worth, Texas.