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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
Mexican Central Deal Is Re-
Tived Once More.
1t Is Alleged That Rock Island
Interests viii Get Control.
THE RUMOR is DENIED.
But in Spite of This 1t Con-
times to Hang On.
Leeds, Reed, Field, Prick and
MOOres Are in the Deal.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 2s.-Daniel
Reed and William B. Leeds, the Rich
mond men. who, with the Moore broth
ers of Chicago. have made the Rock
Island. with it's 1900 miles of main
track. one of the greatest railway sys-
TENS in the world. it is said, have taken
another step even more notable than
the acquisition of the Frisco system or
the Seaboard Air Line. As soon as the
western crop moving season is over it
may be announced that the Rock Is
land has bought control of the Mexican
Central. influential friends of Mr..
Reed and Mr.. Leeds 1t Richmond are
the authority for this statement. 1t is
thought the official announcement will
be made in September. The directors
of the Rock Island road have asked the
privilege of issuing S250,000,O0O of uni
flying bonds. The other prominent cap
italists interested in this deal, it is
said, are Marshall Field and H c.
Frick The Mexican Central is Mex
ic0s greatest railway and is at present
in the control of the II. Clay Pierce
syndicate. Mr. Pierce few days since
issued a statement denying all the
Mexican Central rumors af1odt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

evaporate and disappear from the sur
face of tickets. When it is desired to
scalp a ticket the broker furnishes the
passenger with a fountain pen with
which to sign his name to contract
ticket at the time the ticket is bought
The passenger is specially instructed to
use this fountain pen and not under
any circumstances. use the ordinary
pen and ink usually provided at ticket
counters. Utmost by the time the first
point upon which the ticket is to be
scalped is reached the original sigma
ture has evaporated. making erasures
by chemicals or knife easily possible.
The second signature is made in bro
ker's office at first scalping point by the
new purchaser in his own name with
the same kind of ink. This plan is fol-
lowed out at the different points at
which ticket is scalped until it is en-
tirely used up. This makes it difficult,
if not impossible, for conductors. agents
and others to locate transferred tick
cts through the best available means,
that of the signatures of original pur-
cbaSars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
NEW YORK IS NEARER.
Running Time Between New York
and Philadelphia Shortened.

Trenton. N j., Aug. Philadelphia
and New York were twenty minutes
nearer after 1880 o'clock this morning,
when the new million dollar bridge of
the Pennsylvania railroad company, be-
tween this city and Morrisville, across
the Delaware river, opened for east
bound traffic. The west-bound tracks
will be ready for service within two
weeks, and then the old bridge now in
use will be removed to Washington for
use across the Potomac river.
The new bridge is 1880 feet in length
and has eighteen arches The piers, as
we'll as the overhead arches. are con-
structed of finished Clearfield stone. The
bridge is So feet in width, and in height
is IA feet higher than the old bridge now
in use. The height does away with all
danger from floods. The structure is
wide enough to accommodate four
tracks, two for passenger service and
two for use of coal and freight trains.
This new bridge is said to be the only
one in the world, with the exception of
the one in New Bruins wick, where four
tracks run parallel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
EASTERN RATE WAR.
Grand Trunk Cuts Fare to New York
to $24.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Complete demoraI-
ization in passenger rates, not only be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul. but be-
tween Chicago and New York is threat
ened.
Following the announcement made by
the 500 line that it would make a $25
rate from Minneapolis to New York
and return came the still more unex-
pected announcement yesterday that
the Grand Trunk would make d rate on
August % of $24 for the round trip be-
tween Chicago and New York via Buff
falo and the Lehigh Valley railroad,
these tickets to be good to return I'M
til September Is.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
Grand Trunks notice a meeting of the
representatives of the Chicago east
bound roads was held at Commissioner
Donald's Office with a view of prevail
its notice. and, failing in this, to decide
whether the low rate should be met by
the other Chicago-New York roads.
Mr.. Vanx. of the Grand Trunk, stated
that his jmpany had been provoked
into taking the action it did by the
Wabash (which made contracts with the
letter carriers to take them to their
convention at Saratoga and give them
a cha1ce to visit New York at less
than the agreed rate. The rate made
by the Wabash. he said. did not figure
up more than $24 for the round trip.
and therefore the Grand Trunk deemed
1t advisable to meet that rate openly
on the date named.
NJ. Palmer, the representative of the
Wabash. contended that his company
had violated no agreement and merely
msie the round trip rate of fare and
third to Saratoga and return. The Wa
bssh. he said. could not prevent the
delegates to the Saratoga convention
ffom taking advantage of the low
nRtes between Saratoga and New York,
made by the trunk lines for that oc-
kasion.
No conclusion was reached, as MI.
Vaux was not authorized to cancel the
rate without first consulting his su-
perior officers. The feeling among the
representatives of the other roads was
that they should refrain from meeting
the cut rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
RAILROAD oLUB's OUTING.
That Organization Will Make Merry
in Kansas City on Saturday.

Kansas City. Aug. 2S.-The annual OUT
ing of the Railroad club will be held at
Electric park Saturday, September 5.
The club has arranged for the exclusive
use of the park from a. m until $3.50
p. m. and the entertainment committee
is hard at work putting the finishing
touches to programme that will outdo
anything heretofore attempted. A vau-
deville programme has been arranged
and as the announcement issued says:
There will be stunts by members of the
club and picked visitors There will be
two boxing matches between profession
ais and at 2 o'clock lunch will be served
in the German village. A large delega-
ton of railroad men from St. Joseph will
be down for the day. Club members will
meet at the club rooms at 8 o'clock Sat-
urday morning and escort their visitors
to the park"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
Fountain Pen Used bv scalpers.

st. Louis Aug. 2S.-lThe following
statement is made by the executive
board of the railway ticket protective
bureau relative to ticket manipulations
BY scalpers:
From Investigations made by this bu
reau it has developed that one of the
most fruitful sources of revenue to
ticket brokers interested in the manip
ulation of railway tickets comes from
their ability to increase the value of
tickets by changing signatures. desti-
nations, dates. limits, etc. Specially
prepared inks in fountain pens are
placed in the hands of brokers' agents.
including bona fide travellers who pa
tronize ticket brokers' offices, and who
purchase tickets in regular railway
ticket offices under the direction of
brokers. to use in signing tickets. These
fouSsajn 0ens are kept in stock by
brokers and contain volatile inks which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
ARoUT RAILRoAD People.

Thomas Warren of the Santa F'e, signal
engineering department is in Arkansas
City on business for the company.
Miss Louise Allison, stenographer in the
office of w. ]. Healy, left yesterday for
short vacation trip in the east. She
will be gone about two weeks.
General Manager H. u. Nudge of the
Santa Fe returned to Topeka yesterday
morning on train No. after spending a
months vacation in the mountains of
Mexico.
The Santa Fe Auditors have secured a
for next Saturday afternoon. The game
will be played on the Lowman Hill
grounds.
The Santa Fe has been shipping great
which to do track work on this division.
Some of these men can not speak a word
of the English language.
A. L. Richie, travelling passenger agent
for the Vandalia, was in the city yester-
day and made his customary calls at the
local ticket offices. William Flannely of
the Southern was also here.
1t is announced that Mr.. c. w. Nc
CURE has been appointed auditor of dis
succeed Mr.. ]. A. Sandberg. resigned. The
appointment is effective at once.
c. M. Hobbs. for Is years general pur-
chasing agent for the Denver and Rio
Grande. with headquarters at Denver. has
resigned his position and Thomas Upton,
his chief clerk, has been named as his
successor.
The Santa Fe gives the recent increase
of salaries as their reason for discontinue
ing the work on improvements which UNI
til lately has been going on in the west.
It is also stated the increase in the cost
of materials made it necessary to dis
continue this work
The Rock Island has given out a state
ment to sthe effect that on next Monday
morning they will begin ballasting their
main line between Mcfarland and To-
peka. The rock with which this work is
to be done is now being crushed at Alta
Vista. 1t VIII take two gangs of fo0 men
each to complete the work.
The Santa Fe main line was blocked
Wednesday night by slight freight
wreck at Florence. Kan. Only two cars of
the freight left the track and no one was
injured. but as the result several trains
were delayed. Eastbound trains Nos. s,
4, 10, 11S and 10 came through Topeka in
bunch yesterday morning.
1t was announced yesterday that Mr.
William Conry. formerly of the tool room
at the Santa Fe shops had accepted the
position of superintendent of tests in the
engineering department of Purdue uniyer-
sity at Indiana Mr. Conry resigned his
position with the Santa Fe several weeks
ago and is now in California on a pleas
ure trip. He has been in the employ of
the company for good while and during
that time has made many friends at the
shops, all of whom are glad of his good
fortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
MANY LETTERS.
Enormous Amount of Mail Is Re-
ceived Daily at Offices of Big Roads.

1t is not generally known what a
heavy amount of mail is received at the
general passenger offices of the great
railroad systems, says the St. Louis
Globe Democrat. AS an illustration, Mr..
H. C. Townsend, general passenger agent
of the Missouri Pacific system, gives the
following interesting figures: During
the month of July there were received at
the st. Louis offices SO, 438 letters, cards
and kilograms. The heaviest days mail
was on July s, when 2,481 pieces were
received, and the lightest was the fol-
lowing day when 740 pieces were receiv-
ed. The other twenty-nine days aver
aged from 800 to 1000. The daily aver
age for the month was 1,401 pieces.
These figures, of course, represent the
fees of the general passenger depart
ment. and do not include that of the
freight, operating and other depart
mentS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

one thousand million. The graduations
stages might be slow and easy enough
to please the most conservative and yet
result in a taxation of 10 per cent on the
last hundred millions. How long would
the u. S. Steel corporation continue un-
der that system of taxation?
Second, we can compel them to rem
der better and cheaper service. If the
combination of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways is great
enough public disaster to have warrant
ed the attention which it has attracted
it could have been prevented much cas-
Ter than by a hundred Sherman anti
trust laws by single u. S. statute that
required any corporation engaged in in
terstate commerce to reduce its rates
fifty per cent to and from every point
where competition had been prevented
by combination, merger common control
or agreement. Congress can enact that
any corporation or Individual who en-
cages in interstate commerce must 1ur-
nish its service or supply ITS goods at
lower rates wherever by any comblna-
ton competition is prevented than where
competition is left free.
Third if necessary the state itself
can enter the industrial field as pro-
Queer and restore the force of compete
ton to its former supremacy by becom-
ing itself competitor of the great
trusts.
the report.
The report is signed by all the members
of the committee consisting of Walter S.
Logan Henry Budd, Gardner Lathrope,
Geo. Whitlock and John MOTIFS. Jr-
At the night session a resolution was
adopted directing the report to be COM
mitted with instructions to the commit
tee to report remedies for Illegal COM
binations which threaten commercial en-
terprise This action is regarded as
victory for the party which commended
that the subject of trusts is an appro-
pirate one for the American bar assoc
oiatio,, m o0nCidpr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
ROCK ISLAND SHORT ROUTE.
Santa Fe Alliance Which Will Save
235 Miles in Texas

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 29-President c.
B. Eddy of the E. P. & N. E. railroad
made the announcement today of an al
lance between his road and the Rock
Island and the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe whereby the Rock Island is given
western outlet for its Pacific coast
traffic from Llano via Albuquerque,
greatly shortening its route to the west.
In return the Santa F'e is given track
privileges from Liberal, Kan, to Llano.
This arrangement means that the Rock
Island through traffic for California will
cease to come via FL Paso and a dis
lance of 225 miles will be saved, giving
that line the shortest transcontinenral
road in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
A NEW ONE FOR GOULD.
Acquires Additional Holdings in
Colorado.

Rio Grande has bought the Crystal
River railroad, and George Gould is
further intrenched in his position in
control of the Colorado Fuel and Iron.
company. 1t is also said that the Rio
Grande has bought several other roads
that have been practically owned by
John c. Osgood. and which were not in
cluded in the fuel and iron deal. The
Significance of these deals is that
George Gould is protecting the Rio
Grande and Missouri Pacific, and fur
Their that competing roads are to be
practically shut out of the tonnage of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

time before the Office of the Long Dis
lance company in the Office block
would be dispensed with.
At the office of the Kansas Long Dis
lance company the statement that the
Missouri and Kansas company had alb
sorbed the toll line was denied. 1t was
stated that the line was not yet in OPP
Grafton but that it was anticipated that
some arrangement for terminal facili-
ties would be made at Topeka with the
Missouri and Kansas company. 1t was
stated that the Missouri and Kansas
company had purchased a number of
extra poles from the Long Distance
company and was using them in the
city. That was the explanation of the
appearance of the Long Distance brand
upon the OoleS.
Mayor Bergundthal requested Supt.
Bayless to suspend operations upon the
new work in North Topeka until the
city authorities have been assured that
the building of the new line is not
merely an evasion. Aside from the fact
that the city officials feel that an at
tempt at deception has been made,
there appears to be no reason why the
Missouri and Kansas company and the
Long Distance company should not be
permitted to unite their lines.
Fitz Would Fight Corbett-
New York. Aug. 28.-Bob Fitzsim-
~, cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
A BIG ONE.
Largest Power House to Be Erected
in Beaumont.

Beaumont, Tex, Aug. 2S.-It is an
nounced by the Beaumont, Port Arthur
and Port Neches electric company that
the biggest power house in the United
chinery will be placed to furnish the
power for operating more than 200
miles of electric road doing freight and
passenger business and to furnish
power for the oil fields at Beaumont,
Sour Lake and Saratoga. Designs for
the system are now being drawn and
the order for the machinery will be
placed shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

his willingness to fight Jim Corbett on
any other man who has aspirations in
his direction. Fitz says that if Cor
bett does not want any of his game he
will be willing to accommodate Jack
else. The veteran is now at 1877 but he
claims that if necessary he can get to
15Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

st. Louis, Aug. 28.-GeneraI Passenger
Agent George Morton of the Missouri,
account of the numerous frauds ner-
petrated by ticket scalpers in the ma
nipulation of railway tickets the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

templates placing special agents on
its trains leaving st. Louis and Kansas
City to assist conductors in detecting
the fraudulent tickets and Tnfsused
tickets, thereby protecting the COM
pany's revenue. While this is expensive
1t is thought to be one of the means
that must be employed to circumvent
the operations of the scalpers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
SANTA FEs GOOD STATEMENT.
That Road Makes Auspicious Begin
ming for Its New Physical Year.

A most suspicious beginning has been
made by the Santa Fe for it's new fiscal
year. The first months statement of
earnings, issued today, shows an in
crease of considerably over three
fourths of a million in gross and over
one-fourth of million in net. Should
this growth be anything like kept up
throughout the year, the record will
be a phenomenal one. The figures in
the days statement were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
Opening Sale of Lots

in three new townsites on the Omaha
extension of the Chicago Great West
ern railway, will take place as follows:
Tenant, Shelby county, Iowa. Tues
day, September 8; Bentley, Pottawat-
omie county, Iowa, Tuesday, September
Is, and McClelland Pottawatorafe
county, Iowa, Tuesday, September p.
One fare to Fort Dodge from all points
on Chicago Great Western railway.
Special trains from Fort Dodge to town
sites on day of sales, with fare of 81
for round trip. Special trains from
Council Bluffs to townsites, fare fifty
cents for round trip. For full partic-
ulars see bills or address Edwin B. Ma
gill. Manager Townsite Department,
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

A blessing alike to young and old: DR..
Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry.
Natures specific for dysentery. diar-
rhoea and summer complaint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

Fitz Would Fight Corbett-
New York, Aug. 28.-Bob FitZsim-
mons, now in New York, has declared
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Treaty Will Reduce Import Duties and
Guarantee Trade.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Bearing the Off
cial copy Of the new commercial
treaty between the United States and
China--a treaty expected to add mil
lions of dollars to the commerce of
this country-JoIn Goodnow, United
States consul general at Shanghai,
ranking first in the government service
below. Minister Conger, has arrived at
Chicago. He is on his way to Wash
ington. Then he expects to spend sew
eral weeks at his residence in Mime
apolis. He has been in China six
years. ....
Minister Conger, Mr.. Goodnow and
J. r. Seamen were the United States
commissioners who drafted the treaty.
1t was signed Oct. 8 and only needs
ratification by the United States sem
ate to become effective.
"The new treaty covers three i'm
portant points, said Mr.. Goodnow last
night. lone Of them is the raising of
the regular import tax on United
States goods from 5 to IL per cent,
and the doing away with numberless
imports that are levied by the vari-
Gus provincial governors Of China,
which usually raise the total to rs per
cent, and which Americans were
forced to pay.
1.-The second point is an agreement
to establish standard Of money. The
third point Is a guarantee by the Chi
nese government that protection will
= be given to all who have invested cap
ita1 in the development Of the coun-
try'S enormous mineral wealth.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

New York Sun Special Service.
Philadelphia, Dec. 8.-The twelfth
Of the startling holdups which have
occurred in this part of the state since
the murder Of William Clendennen in
his lonely tower at Browns, transpired
at Queens Run tower, near Farrands-
Vile, last night. A desperate de-
manded admittance, and upon being
refused tried to break down the door.
Night Operator B. H. McCloskey
opened fire thru the door and drove
the man off. It is believed that he was
hit by one or more of the bullets.
o'clock. The tower IS a spot little fre-
quented. Operator McCloskey was
aroused by some one trying to gain
admittance. When he demanded to
know who was there he received no
answer, but the man threw himself
against the door. The operator warned
him and turned to- shoot. At that in
stant a whistle sounded, and as a
train drew around the bend the des-
perado made off to the side Of the
mountain.
The train was scarcely out Of sight
when the visitor returned and agatr
demanded admtttance. LET me in OF
I will fix you," he called. The door
groaned under the weight of a blow
and McCloskey fired. There was 6
howl Of rage and pain and the mar
jumped away. While he vas going
down the stairs McCloskey fired three
| times and he made off in the darkness
| limping as tho some Of the bullets
| had hit.
| The operator at once reported the
affair to Williams and score Of de.
tectives were hurried to the scene.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

the rnurderous organization in this
country and enough evidence to Sc
cure their Imprisonment in many
cases and capital punishment in others.
The three main headquarters of the
Malta are declared to be in New York.
New Orleans and Philadelphia. New
FORK Is the head center, and there all
the murders are planned and the or
ders for their execution issued. Or
ders for the secret service movement
were received direct from Washington.
Chief Wilkie has been receiving re-
ports from his men, scattered about
the Italian colonies, but centered In
New York, New Orleans and this city,
for some months. The failure Of local
police departments to cope with the
society and the certainty that it is fast
becoming national menace, prompted
the government activity.
Members Of the service have taken
the oath Of the organization and have
learned its innermost secrets. The
same methods which brought about
the disintegration of the Molly Ma.
guires, the murderous mine secret So
ciety in this state, have been pursued
against the Italians. All the threads
are in hand and the mine can be
sprung at any moment.
When the trap is to be sprung Is Of
course a secret. The operatives are
bound to silence. It can be authori.
tatively stated despite this, that whole,
sale arrests will be made in the three
| cities named and simultaneously.