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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
WANT MORE PAY.
Santa Fe Switchmen Will Ask
for Increase.

In accordance with the general de-
sire of railroad employees for an increase
of pay. it has been learned from a -
liable source that between 400 and 45O
switchmen on the Santa F'e working in
the company yards between Chicago,
ILL.,. and Albuquerque, N. NJ, will pres
emily ask that their wages be increasA &C
and that the working day be shortened
Switchmen in Argentine and Kansas
City yards already are preparing their
schedule to present to the officials of the
road. and while it has not yet been de-
termined just what they will reouest,
the advance will be somewhere between
and cents an hour. The cause which
they assign for wanting more money Is
that the price of living has risen within
the last few months to such figure
that they find an increase necessary IN
order to live with the same comfort as
before. This is the same plea which a
number of the railroad orders nave
made to the officials lately, and is being
generally recognized as just
Another reason why the yardmen feel
they should be better paid is that the
size of cars and length of trains has in
creased their duties With the advent
of the heavy freight locomotives there
has been little if any increase in the size
or power of the switch engines. A few
years ago an engine could easily handle
at one time eight or ten cars without
difficulty, but since the equipment has
been built larger and heavier, there
must be a reduction in the number OF
cars with which an engine can get
around the yards. The switchmen's
committee will probably come to Topeka
within few weeks to meet the Off
cials, and it is supposed they will ask
that the new schedule if granted &C
into effect January 1.
At present the switchmen are paid
from 25 to 90 cents an hour. Day fore
men receive 81 cents and their helpers
%; night foremen 20 cents and night
helpers are given the same as day fore
men. The working day varies between
ten and twelve hours, in many places
the latter. 1t is probable that the length
of day asked for will be eight or nine
hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
MAYOR PARKER'S EYE.
Will Have 1t Taken Out and
Glass One Substituted.

Mayor Parker may have to have his
left eye removed. and a glass one in
serted instead.
For some days this eye has been
troubling him, and today he was obliged
to cover it with a dark bandage. He
decided not to attend the meeting of the
Municipal league at Leavenworth be-
cause3of the bad condition of the eve.
Most people have noticed that some
thing has been wrong with one of Mayor
Parker's eye, but few suspected that he
was entirely blind on that side, or that
the injury which cost him his sight was
received fifty years ago, when the mayor
was small boy.
Fifty years ago." said the mayor to-
day, II stuck a knife into my eye. /
was whiting a piece of leather. draw
ing the knife toward my face. 1t slipped
and the point of The knife went into the
eyeball. It made ? small wound, which
was hardly noticeable. OF late years
the eye has been wasting gradually
away. and three or four times in the
past year has become very much in
famed I expect I will have to have it
taken out before long. A glass eye will
look better than this injured one, any
way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
ODD S4OO,OOO,OOO MEETING.
Three Officials and Clerk at the
Northern Securities Gathering.

New York, Nov. 13.-How perfectly big
railroad combinations are controlled was
illustrated by the first annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the Northern Securi-
ties company, the biggest Of its kind. 1t
has a capital of $40O, 900, and owns the
Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and
the Burlington.
The meeting was held in Jersey City,
and only three persons and a clerk were
present. Colonel W. P. Clough presided.
He is vice president and general cornseI
Of the company. The others were E. L
Nichols, secretary; n. Terhune,a director,
and the unnamed clerk.
At the close of the meeting Mr. Nichols
announced that the minutes of the direc-
tors and the executive committee meet
ings had been approved; also. that the
following directors had been elected for
three years to succeed themselves ]. J.
Hill, George r. Baker. G. w. Perkins,
Daniel S. Lamont and N Terhune, Nine
ty per cent of the stock was represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
SIXTH DISTRICT FIXERs.
They Are Here Today to See About
Something.

There are several Sixth district Re
publican politicians in Topeka today
Among them are F. NJ. Lockard of Nor
ton, Chan Perdue Of Beloit. c. w Ian
dis of Osborne, John Q. Royce and John
Thomas of PhilliDsbur9, r. NJ. McGon-
igal of Colby, Cy Anderson of RawIins
county
Royce, Lands and their friends are
down looking over the different sena-
torial booms. testing their wind look
ing for spavins and guessing on which
one has the best staying qualities.
Ralph Faxon, Congressman Longs sec
retary. had them in tow most of the
morning, but they got over to the state
house and called on Governor Stanley.
Lockard. Anderson and the rest of the
Sixth district Burton crowd are said to
be trying to land McGonigal assist
ant secretary of state. Just why they
should come to topeka for this purpose
is rot clear unless It is to make medi-
cine" = r Burrow, who will appoint
the assistant secretary of state, lives up
in the Sixth district himself. He had
no opposition whatever for the nomina-
ton. SO that he has probably made no
promises and is free to appoint whom
sover he Dleases.
John Q. Royce, who was Congressman
Reeder's manager. says that there il
nothing in the talk that c. NJ. Cole
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
SHUT OUT THE WOMEN
Politicians Plan to Make NOmi-
nations Without Their Help.

A rumor has started in city political
circles that a move will be made by the
Republicans to make nominations for
city offices in the spring by a delegate
convention
The change from the primary system
would be for the purpose of making the
party nominations without the women
voters Of the city having any voice in
the selection The politicians claim that
the Republican city central committee
has the right to designate the manner in
which the party nominations shall be
made and that the Crawford county pri-
mary does not have to be followed
one plan proposed is that the delegate
convention make the nominations and
that they then be ratified by the party
at a primary The politicians do not
wish to have the women take a hand in
the making of Republican nominations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
President ROOsevelt's Special
Passes Through Memphis
And Continues on Into the In
terror of Mississippi.
FEW STOPS WE'RE MADE
On the Trip Through Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Kentucky.
Made a Short Talk to Children
at One Point.

Memphis. Tenn, Nov. 13.-The presl-
Dental train arrived here over the IL
Inois Central at $40 this morning. The
train was about Is minutes late. For
some distance it was run at a speed OF
20 miles an hour to make up lost time.
The president was anxious to reach the
hunting camp this afternoon early
enough to get into the woods this even
ing and the schedule of the tram was
hastened to meet his desire. The tram
is now due to reach Semmes. MISS at .
O'clock The hunting camp is ten miles
distant from there and the remainder
of the Journey viii be made on horse
back.
The train did not run into the sta
ton here but was switched in the south
yards to the tracks Of the Yazoo q
Mississippi Valley railroad and pro-
ceeded as soon as the engines were
changed.
The president has with him the hunt
ing OUTFIT used by him for many years
in his hunting trips after big game IN
the neighborhOod of his raneh on the
Little Missouri in Dakota. and IN the
mountains of Idaho. Montana and Col
orado 1t includes a fringed buckskln
suit. such as was worn by the old Wild
erness' hunter and his favorite Win
chester 1890
His cartridge belt has a hunting
knife attached. Most of the bullets are
soft-nosed, but a few are steel iacketed
for penetrating in case the president
should get a chance for a long shot
While the party is prepared for Wild
erness condition it is not probable that
the president will don his buckskin SUIT
unless he finds that general stormy con-
ditions prevail.
On the journey down here the Dresl-
dent has spent considerable time read
ing. one Of the books in which he IS
particularly interested being The Nom
adic Life" by NJ. Jussereud, the new
French ambassador. who is to succeed
NJ Cambon. It IS a story of the troub-
adours and crusaders of the middle ages
and the president is reading it in the
original French.
Before the train left Memphis the
private car of President Fish of the
Illinois Central was attached.
Tunica. Miss. Nov. 13.-The special
train bearing President Roosevelt ane
party passed through Tunica this morn
ing. The train slowed up and the presi-
dent bowed his acknowledgements to tht
large crowd assembled a the station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
THIS rs THE WORST.
Cold Wave Will Be Dissipated by To-
morrow.

Observer Jennings said this morning
that the cold weather which arrived
in Topeka this morning would be about
as severe touch as the much talked
of cold wave will give this part of the
country.
This is what cider. Smith says
about it:
THE place we are in is not a regular
storm period the 9Th, 10th to 18th was.
This calls for mixed weather inclining
to be fair. but more Threatening
towards the 18th when storm period
occurs The precipitation will proba-
bly, be light all along but much heav-
ier about the 23d to 25th.''
The forecast sent out this morning
was Possibly showers and colder
southeast portion this afternoon and
tonight Friday rain and warmer The
weather map shows the following rath-
er cold minimums in the northwest.
Calgary degrees below zero, Edmon-
ton l. Prince Albert 2, Swift Current
8. Winnipeg 16, Miles City "a. The wind
this morning was north blowing 10
miles an hour. The rain of early this
morning measured 16 hundredths of an
inch The hourly temperatures record
ed today by the government thermome-
4 ell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
KILLED ALL IN SIGHT.
American Crew Of the Bogota
Sustains It's First Casualties.

Panama. Nov 13.-The first American
casualties as a result of the revolution
occurred yesterday The Colombian Heet
captured a boat having on board corr
spondence showing the whereabouts OF
two revolutionary schooners loaded with
provisions
The government Warsllps headed for
the place and on arriving thers the Bogo-
ia formerly the Jessie Banning) manned
by American crew. commanded by
Captain MaImaduke, lowered wn boats
with armed men, but as the schooners
were aground they waiteC until high tide
to attack them. In the meanwhile the
revolutionists were discovered in ambush
close to the beach and when the Bogota' S
boats pulled ahead the second time the
rebels opened fire on them. killing the
ships armorer.. Richard Kane of Wash
ngton. and wounding Geo. Walker. who
was shot through the legs. A seaman
named Clarke and Lieutenant Vasquez
were also wounded but ss1t seriously. The
Bogota and Chucuito then opened fire on
the enemy and killed every man IN sight.
One shot fired at a group of ten rebels
who were most actively engaged in shoot
ing at the boats crews. killed every one
of them. -5szs
Gunner Cross of the -Begota thinks that
from forty to fifty rebels were killed
One of the schooners, the -Helvetia.
loaded with rice, was captured, but the
first shot at the second schooner. set her
on fire and she was completely destroyed
with her cargo.
The body of Kane will pc buried here
with military honors.
A man named "R. Kane" has been
mentioned in press dispatches as heing
one of the crew of the Bogota. Il was
also asserted that Kane fought under
Dewey at the battle of Manila.
Gunner J. Cross of the Bogota. halls
from Cedar Rapids, Ia lie is only II
wears of age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
PEACE ON ISTHMUS.
Government Is About Ready to
Withdraw the Marines.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Secretary Hay
has informed the navy department that
conditions on the Isthmus of Panama
have assumed so favorable a phase that
he no longer has any suggestions to offer
as to the further disposition of the
American sailors and marines who
have been doing guard duty at the ter
minals and on the railway line, itself
for many weeks past. This does not
mean that the secretary directed the
withdrawal of the sailors and marines,
but simply that he was willing that
they might be disposed of in accord
ance with the present needs OF the
navy 1t is not doubted. however, that
the result will soon be the withdrawal
of the American forces aboard their
warships the Wisconsin on the Pan
anna side and the Panther on the Gulf
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
AT WAR WITH TRUST.
Employees of Another Rubber
Company Strike.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Two hundred and fifty
employees of the Mechanical Rubber COM
pany went on a strike today, the workers
asserting that the company IS controlled
by the rubber trust" and is ut present
filing orders that would, under ordinary
circumstances, go to the Morgan and
Wright factory, which was closed by a
strike last week. The walk-out was or
dered last night and when the employees
of the company reached the plant this
morning they found it guarded by over a
hundred pickets from the Morgan and
Wright factory.
Representatives of the company say
their employees have no grievance and
would have gone to work as usual today
had they not been intiruidated by the
large number of pickets from the Morgan
and Wright plant. Organizer Dunn of the
rubber workers union denied the asser-
ton.
Labor men say no work will be done IN
til the trust decides to recognize the
union and its demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13

rounding the presidents train was kept
clear by a platoon of police While the
cars were switched from the Pennsyl
var 1 to the l. &. n. track and engines
were exchanged. Here General Basil
Duke. r. w. Knott. editor of the Louis
VILE Post, and several officials of the
louisville & Nashville railway Joined
the president on his trip as far as Louis
Vile MI Duke and Editor Knott were
special guests of the president in his car
president put in all his time on the
platform in greeting friends. Leaving
his car the president first shook hands
with Colonel Phil Deitsch, chief of the
Cincinnati police. by whom he was in
troduced to others. The president then
saluted all of the police standing in line
as he proceeded from the rear of his
train to the other end of the train to
bow his acknowledgments to the large
crowd peering through the iron railings
hands with the engineer and fireman
and thanked them for the safe journey
from Columbus. He shook hands with
other railroad men about the station and
engaged in quite a conversation with
Chief Dietsch over his pleasant expert
ences with railroad men. As he walked
about the station he was accompanied
by DR.. Lung. Secretary Cortelyou and
others, with four detectives of the
United States secret service in close
range. Local detectives were also in
the station.
After the president had greeted the
crowd that was held outside of the
gates he returned to the other end of
the station, escorted by crowd and
again saluted the engineer and other
trainmen as he passed them
When he reached his car he held a re-
ceptiOr with those who surrounded him.
As the train pulled out the president.
either side bowed his farewell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
REBELS IN MOROCCO
Appear to Be Giving the Gov
ernment Serious Trouble.

Madrid, Nov. ia dispatch from
Tetuan, Morocco, where the Kabyte
tribesmen have rebelled, shows that the
situation has grown more serious A
body of armed Tetuanites has been de-
feated in a fight with the rebels and
compelled to retreat to the town. The
rebels are encamped at Samoa, naif an
hour distant from Tetuan. where all
business is suspended.
In Madrid the position of the Euro
peans at Tetuan is considered to be not
grave. The newspapers comme II on
Spain's- ill-fortune again evidenced
by the fact that the country is without
a cabinet at the time of such an iupor-
tant crisis.
Gibraltar, Nov. 1S-The British cfuis-
ers Furious, Pactolus and Prom etheus
have sailed from here for Tetuan. Mo-
rocco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Olyphant. Pa, Sustains Heavy
Loss by Fire.

Scranton. Pa. Nov. 1S.-The town of
Oly2hant. six miles north of Scranton,
was swept by flames today and an en-
tire block in the business portion was
destroyed.
The blaze was caused by an explo-
sion Of a gas tank in the cellar of Ath-
ertons department store. Building after
building went down to ashes in a re-
markably short time The city hall and
jail were among the buildings destroyed.
The people fought desperately with the
flames for the pr tsetion of their prop
erty and goods ard furniture were
strewn about proniscuously. A call for
help brought fire companies from Scran-
ton and other neighboring towns. The
loss is estimated between SITE, ZOO and
500. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Reeder'g opponent. wan contest bis elec.

Reeder's opponent. VIII contest his cleo
ton.
Cole is Just talking in generalities. -
said Royce today. He has no show in
a contest, and 7 do not believe he in
tends to attempt one -
Both Royce and Lands were very
non-committal on the senatorial cues
ton. THE Sixth district has been in
clined to be INDEPENDENT in the senate
rial race said the former, and it IS
hard to tell what the members of the
legislature from up there will do. There
is considerable Stanley sentiment in the
district, and Long and Curtis both have
their friends too''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Drop in Silver Causes Trouble.

Manila, Nov. 13.-The further decline
in the price of silver has forced the
government to raise the rate of ex-
change to $3.50 Mexican for 81 gold. The
cheapening of silver has resulted in in
creasing the losses of the government
and all other holders of silver. The in
stability of the present currency is seri-
ously damaging business and the MEM
bers of the civil commission and repre-
sentatives Of commercial interests on
the island will unite in making a strong
plea to congress for the establishment
of a non-fluctuating Philippine cur
rency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
still Searching for Egan.

KalispeT, Mont, Nov. 13.-The Great
Northern company has employed eleven
men to continue the search for Supt.
Egan for ten days. but has no plans
after that time. Asst. Gen. Supt. Ken
nedy, who has taken charge of the divi-
sion, says; we are sending out ten
men under Daniel Doody. who will com
mence a thorough search this morning
They are all experienced men who know
the locality SuDt. Egan has not been
recover his body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13

Harrison, Ida. Nov. 13-FolIowing q
quarrel with her lover. Mrs. Nora Rud-
DIV engaged a boatman to carry her
across the lake and when the boat was
in the middle of the lake she jumped
in and drowned. She left her husband
at Wallace some time ago. She had
many. diamonds upon her when her
body was taken from the lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Fighting in the Streets.

New York, Nov 13.-The Dutch West
India line steamer Prinz Wilhelm "
arrived here today from the West In
dies and reported that on November 4
and there was some fighting in the
streets of Port au Prince There were
no casualties as far as could be ascer-
tanned by officers of the Prinz Will
helm ",
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
HE IS NOT HERE.
Still John Henrietta Sells Liquor Ac-
cording to Records.

The books in the county clerks office
snow that liquor permit books are still
soid TO John Henrietta. although Hen
rletta has not been in Topeka for about
a year.
Henrietta was TIE REGISTERED pharm-
aclst OF ? drus store on East Sixth
street wrich bears his name. The ner-
nit to sell liquor is in Henrietta's name,
out he Is not now located at the store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
NAV Substitute Biennial sessions.

New Orleans, Nov. 13-Before the
Daughters of the Confederacy met toda Y
there was brief meeting of the direct
ors of the Jefferson Davis monument as
sociation. Among the matters of impor-
tance to come up at today's session OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Nicaragua Establishes Quarantine.

Managua, Nicaragua, Nov 13.-Presi-
dent Zelaya has issued a decree declar-
ing Nicaragua's seaports to be quaran-
tined against vessels from Colon, Colon-
bia. Bocas del Toro, Colombia, and Port
Limon, Costa Rica. because of the out
break of yellow fever at those places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Hanging for High way Robberv.

Manila, Nov. 13-The u. S. commission
has passed an act to assist the suppress
sion of ladronism. 1t makes highway
robbery committed by three or more per-
sons a capital offense
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Temneratures of Large Cities.

Chicago. Nov. 13.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. IS; Boston, 3S; Phila-
delphia. IS: Washington. 46; Chicago so;
Minneapolis, 36: Cincinnati. 81; St
Louis GO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Nov 1s.-Forecast for Kan
sas- Possibly showers and colder in
southeast portion this afternoon and to-
night: Friday fair and warmer: north
erly winds, becoming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13

the Daughters is the amendment pro-
posed to make the convention meetings
biennial instead of annual Reports
from various divisions consumed much
OF the forenoon
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-06-27
Church Notices.

United Brethren Church.-Sunday school at
10 a. m Preaching at IL a. m. and 500 p. m.
Q. +. at $50 p. m. Prayer service every We'd
nesday evening at 500. Strangers in the city
will be cordially welcomed. II. G. Shailer.
pastor.
Valley Christian Church,-Sunday school,
10 a. m: Preaching at IL a. m. and 5. p. MT. h.
at ID m. All not worshiping elsewhere are
cordially invited TO these services. J. W.
Jenkins, Pastor.
Congregational Church.-Servic'S Nill be
held Sunday at II a. M. appropri re to our
national holiday, the Fourth of July. The
subiec; of Mr. HerShner's discourse will be
"Our National Beginnings and Some Lessons
from Them" G. E.service at 7:O. j ;. Booth,
eader. sunday school at 10 a. m. a well
come to all who come. Rev. j. l.. Hershner'
pastor.