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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
The Santa Fe Has Another
General StOrekeeper.
Position Formerly Occupied by
A. f. Hilton Given to N. NJ. Rice.
HAS LOOK OF MYSTERY.
Railroad Men Do Not Know
What to Think Of 1t.
Mr.. Rice's Headquarters Will
Be In Topeka.

In regard to the recent appointment OF
n. NJ Rice, storekeeper of the santa
Fe coast lines, as general storekeeper
with jurisdiction over the entire system,
the San Bernardino sun says: n. NJ.
Rice. assistant general storekeeper Of
the Santa Fe, with jurisdiction over the
coast lines, has been appointed general
storekeeper of the entire Santa F'e sys-
tenn: His headquarters are to be in To-
peka, and he is TO have entire control
of the storehouse department, being IN
der no official with the exception OF
General Purchasing Agent W. z.
Hodges, who gave him his appointment.
In yesterdays issue q. report was pub
lished to the effect that Mr. Rice had
been made general storekeeper of the
lines west of Albuquerque. Yesterday
the complete story came TO light as told
in the above paragraph
His duties viii be the same as those
formerly discharged by General Store
keeper Hilton. Mr.. Hilton continued IN
Office until January 1, 1903, when Mr.
Hodges abolished the office. giving him
jurisdiction over all lines east of Albu-
querque Rice then had charge of the
coast lines and since that change was
made both grand division storekeepers
have reported to Mr.. Hodges. Now tht
( latter recreates the office, but instead Of
reinstating Mr.. Hilton, leaves him II
! charge over the eastern lines, gives the
4 coast lines a new chief in the person OF
/ O. W. YoungQuist, and places MI Rlc'
over the whole system.
/ Mr. Youngquist viii begin his dutie:
( at once, while Mr.. Rice will take charg'
I qbo11f 4 pril /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
THIS WAS KANSAS.
Negro lIinstreIs Were Anxious to Get
Out Of the State.

MarvsViIle xas.. March ia troupe
Of travelling negroes had q hard time in
9larysvile Sunday There were six In
the troupe. They arrived on the west
bound passenger train and Immediately
tried to secure accommodations. but
were unsuccessful. 1Iarysville citizens
do not seem to like negroes, and about
the only ones who ever tarry in the
city are those who are employed as
cooks al the hotels
The aggregation which arrived in
town Sunday were travelling under the
name Of ~Oul Kids and claimed to be
a vaudeville troupe. The leader said
they had played in Home City Saturday
night After the show some of the
white boys of the town attacked some
OF their members. asserting they were
girls in male attire They were billed to
appear in Beattie Monday night, but
owing to the fact that the Home City
boys threatened to follow them there
they cancelled their date and came 10
Marysvile where they transferred for
Oketo Monday.
The negroes were atured in .gaudy
uniforms and attracted attention as
soon as they ahghted from the train
When the crowd began to gather
around them the leader of the negroes
said. Gentlemen. there IS no need fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
DID IT ALL ALONE.
F. J. Short Finaneiers New Railroad
Without Aid.

New York, March 1S.-F. J. Short. from
Tulsa. l. T.. came TO New York little
over i've weeks ago, carrying small dress
suit case, in which were few bundles of
papers and ma ps.
Since then Mr.. Short has succeeded IN
financing the Arkansas Missouri and Kan
sas railroad Of which he is vice president,
for $1,000. CO.,
AS an example of western enterprise and
financial diplomacy. this Is unique When
the man from the Indian Territory landed
he did not know a business man in this
city. He had In his pocket papers giving
him the right to use his own discretion in
financing the road and to sign the neces-
sary documents for the company. He also
had the personal card of William T. Ellis
Of the Interstate Trust company, whom he
had once met casually in the west.
Short looked up Mr.. Ellis and through
him gained the necessary backing Three
local trust companies put up s6.500,900 of it.
The other half was furnished by a London
syndicate, acting through the Canadian
bank
The railroad is to run from Memphis,
Tenn, to Chanute, Kan. passing through
Joplin, No, the mining city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
WHITE DEFENDs CURTIs.
Emporia Editor Says He Is at Head
Of Kansas Delegation.

William Allen White has returned
from Washington where he has spent
the last month preparing a series of pa
pers for the Saturday Evening Post The
FIRST editorial Ar. White publishes in his
own paper. the EmDoria Gazette. is
defense of Congressman Curtis and
plea for party harmony i'm the Republi-
can party. Here is what he saws;
THE legislature that just adjourned
failed to DO so many bad things Ihat
might have been done, that the mere
fact OF its adjournment should be sub
iect for thanksgiving One Of the hand
some things the legislature did was TO
let Charles Curtis alone. curtis IS
GOOD useful. honest Congressman, and he
should not be disturbed in his reelection
10 congress a { this time He should have
& nomination next year without a hghu
and II he wants to run for United States
senator in 1904 on his own hook. no one
should throw any blocks in his way.
The Gazette was against curtis IoF
senator this year because Curtis was the
Burton candidate. There was no other
good reason why Curtis should not have
been senator. and the Gazette urged no
other This paper and the forces that
made Long senator. did not say one
word I'm all the campaign against Cur
ris' honesty. and his ability was un-
questioned and is today he stands az
The head of the Kansas delegation IN
influence and in ability to get things
done There should be no more question
about his election next year than there
IS about the election of Governor 2ailev
curtis no longer has the Burton handi-
cap BE is now his own man and Is
running on his own excellent merits and
there should be no attempt to down
him. The Republican party ia Kansas
does not need victims just now 1t needs
able men in congress. and Curtis IS sc
nearly in the second class. with show
If getting into the first class which is
limited to two dozen congressman thai
Kansas would be foolish TO try to take
him out OF congress now That ne is OF
the threshold of a useful career.
THE Gazette begs Tor party harmony
There is no further use of dlssenslons
Burton. who is a disgrace TO Kansas, ];
dead one. there is no further need o.
stirring uo his rancid remains. All tn
Republicans can now get together ant
night for the good of the party Tn
majority last fail was not SO large tina
we can afford to play with it. Their
was an 10000 plurality once and tn
next year some thing important happen
ed Factionalsm did It. There shoui
be an end of it i'm the Republican party
I'm this county and state the time ha
come when we should put our shoulder
TO the wheel and make Republican vote
and not Republican victims. And aboN
an things Curtis, who is strong ma
and the best Kansas man in the nous
OF representatiVes, should not be one @
those victims The First district dabbe
into the Fourth district last year. 1t
the Gazelte's time to return the ca
now.
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BIGNESs AND HONESTY.
Is Bigness in a Corporation a Guaran-
tee of It's Honesty ?


In the course of his rather too elo-
quent defense Of the operators before
the Anthracite commission. President
Baer, of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad, said This company is too
big to be dishonest 1t means to deal
fairly with all men. 1t means it be
cause its mana gement is honest and
its policy is honest"
There is no obvious connection be
tween bigness and honesty. Large men
may cheat. Great companies may be
greedy, and even tricky. Secret rates
for transpOrtatio in violation of the
law and intended to put money in the
pockets Of the officers making them.
have been given by some OF the most
extensive corporations in the United
States. Competitors have been crushed
in Illegal and cruel fashion by com
panies of the greatest magnitude IN
deed. there are certain crimes Whicn
powerful corporations can commit with
greater safety than small ones. The
records of the Interstate Commerce
commission and of investigating COM
mittees of congress show this only TOO
plainly. Improper influencing of legls-
1ative bodies, for example, one OF the
vilest Offenses possible in republic,
may be as tempting to little companies
as to big ones, but it is not so easily or
so often practiced-
Afr. Baer's assertion that his com
pany means to deal fairly with all men
because" it's management IS honest is
a non sequitur. There is no relation OF
cause and effect between the second
assertion and the first me alleseC
+ cause" is only a repetition Ihefs
was altogether too much OF TINS Splil'
in some of Mr. Baer's other statements
Tt is not convincing or persuasive on
becoming and it goes far TO eSpia1I
some of the difficulties which his com
Danv has had in the management OF i'll
relations with it's employes.-New 4ori
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land bought the Choetaw there have
been rumors of cancellation Of contract
with the coal company. which was re-
garded as very favorable to the mart
ayers. The railroad bearing all the ex
pense Of mining and the coal company
being paid cents per ton for coal mined
merely for management. The contract
had six years to run but has been re-
Iinouished on the payment Of $40. 600 III
cash and the assignment Of a lease 10
4SO acres of coal lands west of Goweri
owned by the railroad. The Choctaw
railroad after some experience with OPP
Grating its own mines made the contract
with the coal company and the change
indicates that it is the settled policy
of the Rock Island to operate its own
mines, the work being under the charge
of Carl Schulz. of Little Rock, superiu-
/ tendent of mining and general fuel
! a
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WHICH WILL GET IT.
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Con-
test for Lumber Traffic.


Kansas City. March 1s.-The Santa
Fe and the Southern Pacific are enter
ing upon a war for the lumber traffic
from the northern coast of California
The Santa F'e is extending its system
in the rich timber district, and projects
a new coast line north from San Fran
CISCO and, as q nucleus of the proposed
road. has purchased three small roads
in the vicinity of Eureka, Humboldt
county. BY obtaining control of these
railroads the Santa F'e is enabled TO
cover the territory as far south as Pep
perwood from whence it cOntemplates
closing the 150-mile gap to WiillttS, the
terminus OF the California northwest
ern-
However. President Hartman, of the
southern Pacific is seeking to check
mate the plans of President Ripley, of
the Santa F'e. and a lively contest be-
tween the railroad magnates is inn
pending Hartman is said to have OBJ
tanned an option on majority of the
stock of the California Northwestern,
with view to preventing the santa e
people running that line from Wll1tts
/ 10 Tiburon, but the Santa Fe viii onset
/ This scheme. according 10 Captain A.
/ H Payson and W. A. BisseH, by con-
structing a parallel line from Willitts
to the bay and fighting Hartman TO
the end.
/ TRANSFORMATION of all the lumber of that
vast region in the north and closing the
gap to Wilitts would mean the open
ing up Of large tracts Of land to other
enterprises. besides giving the lumber
men quicker facilities for transferring
timber to the east. All the lumber now
coming out of the country is shipped
to san Francisco by water and thence
by rail
The Santa Fe has gained. some ad-
vantage in the struggle by the owner
shin Of the new lines, but Hartman S
reported hold on the California North
western IS a serious setback to the
santa re. The latter company contem-
plates completing the gap in short
time but when it reaches Willitts II
viii have no outlet to the bay. with the
Southern Pacific in possession OF tnt
connecting Ink-the California North-
western. The Santa Fe people have
rsason to believe that Hartman is in {
5 position to assume control of the Cali
fornia Northwestern, and Ripley Il
consequence has determined to hght.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

alarm; these are just Our Kids We
amt going to stop here"
No, you're right you amt, replied
bystauder. We haven't got any use
for your class of people"
They found this remark true as they
visited four hotels without being able
to find accommodations
1t is not known where they ate or
slept during their stay here, but they
We're at the depot Monday and took the
northbOund train for Oketo, where they
were billed to play Tuesday night.
When seen by reporter the leader of
the gang said. -Lawdy, lawdy, this is
a hard old state on the black man. He
can't ind no place to put his head. We
are going to get out Of Kansas just as
soon as We can"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
ARE NOT VOTING.
Alton Trainmen Not Thinking o
Striking.

Striking.
St. Louis. March 1S.-P H. Morrissey,
grand master of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen. when shown the
dispatch from Chicago stating that the
trainmen of the Chicago & Alton rail
way had decided to strike unless their
demands for an increase of wages is
agreed to by the officials of the ROAD.
said there was not a word of truth in 1t
Mr. Morrissey dictated the following
statement which. he said. covers the
situation on the Alton road
The report sent out from Chicago
that the trainmen of the Chicago & AL
ton have decided to go on a strike ur-
less their demands for an increase Of
wages is agreed to by the officials of
the road has no foundation in fact
There has been no proposition to strike
submitted 70 the employees of the sys-
/ TEN and there can be no strike unless
i the employees authorize it by two
thirds vote. The committee represents
ing the conductors and trainmen are
comforting with the general officers OF
the railroad company as to wages anc
rules governing their employment ana
/ there is every reason to believe they
/ viii reach an amicable agreement The
fact t1.at an officer of each organiza-
ton conferred with the committees II
+ Chicago yesterday has no particular sig.
nificance These officers We're en- route
from st. Louis to St Paul and Incl
dentally net the Alton committee il
Chicago, as they may have met commit.
tees of OlEer lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Sylvester E. Smith, Mining Expert
and SUPERINTENDENT of Mines IN Utah,
IN a letter from 81 Chestnut street,
St. Louis, Mo, says
s.Peruna is the best friend sick
man can have. A few months ago
/ came here IN a wretched cOndi-
tion. Exposure and dampness had
ruined my once robust health.
had catarrhal affections of the
bronchial tubes. and for a time
there as a doubt as to my recov-
cry, My good. honest old doctor
advised me to take Peruna. which
did, and in a short time my health
began to improve very rapidly The
bronchial trouble gradually disap-
peared, and in three months my
health was fully restored Accept
a grateful mans thanks for his re-
stOration to perfect health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
OFF FOR MEXICO.
President of Orient Leaves Latter
Part of the Week.

Kansas City. March 1s.ZPresident A. z.
Orient railroad is back from the east. He
was there making arrangements Tor a trip
to Mexico the latter part of this week.
Mr. Stilwell makes a semi-yearlv visit TO
the southern republic and this viii be the
first OF 1868 He Will be accompanied py
three bankers from his old home. ~Roches-
ter. \. Y They viii come TO Kansas City
in several days.
There is nothing especially significant
in my visit east, said President atilWeil
last night. There were several little mat
tiers to be arranged regarding my semi-an-
crossing nicely on the road and according
to our present plan service between Kan
sas City and Wichita will begin about
April l. We are now but four miles from
Carmen and expect to be in there by Fri
day
Last Friday $500 feet of track were laid
and Saturday 800. Work IS also progress
ing at the same rate in Mexico"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
HE FoREsAw DANeER.
Love Was superstitious About Friday
and 18th of the Month

and 18th of the month.
In regard to the death of ". II. Love
the Rock Island engineer who was XIII
81 SATURDAY. in the wreck at Dwight
Kas.. the Salina Journal says.
..W. H. Love, the engineer VINO va, WsaS
killed in the Rock Island wreck at Her
ington Saturday morning, lived at Kan
sas city. Kas This was not his regular
run but he was called IN place OF d
teI- aT,oineer When Love got the sum
mons he turned to his wife and SAID
thar ne did not ike to get run GU, out OF OF
his regular. turn on Friday, the 18th OF
+ba month. His wife tried to pass the
remark off and talked her husband into
a lighter frame of mind as ne cnahgeo
his clothing TO go out on the run
ssyVhen Love was ready to start, Mrs
Love accompanied him part Of the way
The round house is only a snort as
fanee from their home Mrs. Love walk
Cd to the brow of the hill with her nus
band and there babe him good by rms
was the last she saw OIL nef husDail ~ Il.
! alive An investigation of the cause o.
the wreck Will begin today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
10 PER CENT INCREASE.
Burlington Road Raises Wages of
Employees.

Chicago. March 1S.-A dispatch to the
Record Herald from Burlington, Iowa,
says:
The officials Of the Burlington system
have authorized the announcement of an
increase of 10 per cent IN the pay Of
station agents, telegraph operators. sta
ton employees. bridgemen, pumpmen,
round house men, water service men,
car repairers and others who have not
vet been given an increase. Last fall
The road increased the wages of the
trainmen, the enginemen and the
switchmen. The present increase which
is effective April I, is entirely voluntary
on the part of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

to tllaw out and the skin
is reachng and making
extra efforts to throw of
the poisons that have
accumulated during the
winter. Then bolls and
pimples. rashes an d
eruptions of every con
ceivable kind make
their appearance, and
Eczema andTetter-the
twin terors Of skin
diseases Nettle-rash.
Poison Oak and Ivy,
and such other skin tn
break out afresh to tor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
A Prominent Gentleman Testifies.

Col. ]. Madison Cults, a native of Nir-
ginia. and linea1 descendent of ex-Pres-
ident James Madison. and brother-ln-
law of the late [. s. Senator stephen
A. Douglas, in a recent letter says;
AS many of my friends nave USED
your Peruna as a cure for eatarrh with
banafcial results have no hesitation IN
recommending it to all persons suffer
ing with that complaint. Col. ]. Mad
Mr.. George A Douglas, Inspector of
Bridges, Albany ave, Green Island N
Y. writes the following:
LAS my work compels me to spend a
have often been drenched by sudden
rains. chilled by extreme cold, and l
/ soon found that 1 had a bad case OF ca
+ +a,rb If fine bronchial tubes. I tried
plasters and medicine. but nothing I did
seemed to help me until l took Perun,a
This splendid medicine took rlgnl
/ hold of me, drove every bit OF, disease
out Of me, built me UP until I fer
stronger than I had for gears ane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
4 srRANeE AeoIDENT.
The Cab Was Set on Fire and the En-
gineer Killed.

Ellis. Kas., March 1S.-Andy Whit
lock of Denver. one of the fastest run
ners and oldest engineers on the Unlon
Pacific. met death Tuesday as the result
If n SINGULAR accident tohis engine Pas
senrer train No a was behind time ana
running very fast When near Aroya,
colo. fire was thrown from the tre poN
in such large Quantities that almost N
s+an.l.s tie entire cab was on fire En-
gineer Whitlock. after shutting of the
engine and setting the air brake. either
fell or jumped. breaking his neck. Flre-
man Barnard was severely burned aboui
the face and hands. but escaped more
serious injuries by crawling back over
the tender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
JINGO DIED AT SEA.
Big Elephant Was Not Accustomed
to Travelling.

New York March 1s--The elephant
lingo said to have been larger than
Jumbo. died at sea on the steamer
Georgia, which arrived from Liverpool
today. The animals death occurred
March u. and it was buried at sea.
An animal show bought lingo IN
Cd since infancy and from the time OF
sailing it fretted and pinned away. Jingo
vas % years of age. u feet high,
weighed six tons and was valued at
so ono
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SANTA FE WIRES GROUNDED.
Telegraphic Service on Oklahoma d.
vision Interrupted Eight Hours.

Arkansas City, Kas.. March 1S-Mon-
day night the Santa Fes wires were
again troubled and from IL o'clock IN
til Tuesday at z the trains on the Okla
homa division ran on time card scheo-
ules. The wires were cut about week
ago near Bliss and the 101 ranch people
were suspected of having done 1t, but
this they say is false and declare that
their men were al on the ranch. This
time the wires were not cut, but nne
wire was tied to them, grounding every
one and stopping the service This oc-
CURED about six poles from where the
others were cut 1t IS likely the trouble
/ is the result of the same mems work
The Santa Fe officers are investigating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Washington. March 1s.-These patents
have been issued:
l,,lrg cotton cleaner attachment Tor
Gins. John A. Smith. Combs. fish hook
Kansas-Isaac NJ Cooper. Glen Elder
grain separator for threshing machines;
s,,-faces. Jones A Swenson, McPher-
son. automatic Iubrieator-
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HILL 1NvADEs CALIFORNIA.
Survey for Road North and South
from Santa Rosa.

San Francisco, March 1S-The report
that President J. ]. Hill, of the North
ern Securities company has his agents
at work in California with a view to
securing a right of way for the Great
Northern railroad from Portland to San
Francisco, says the Call. is finding con-
siderable confirmation. W. ". Reming-
ton of New York. IS said to have sur
veying parties in the field for a road to
run north and south from Santa Rosa
and eventually to be connected with
other parts of the projected line The
southern terminus of this road is to be
somewhere on San Francisco bay, posi-
bly, on Belvidere island near TiburOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

whenever have been exposed now a
couple of doses of Peruna always re-
stores me. Peruna is an ideal protector
in all sorts of weather George A
Douglas.
factory results from the use Of PerunA
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving Q
fun statement of your case and he VIII
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
sd5ress Or Hartman. President Of
rT,la Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
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Rouse ID Visit authrie.

Guthrie. ok, March 1S.-The citizens
of Guthrie were notified today by Presl-
dent Rouse of the Katy road that he
viii visit this city between March 20 and
25 at which time it will be determined
BY him whether the Katy will build
/ southwest from Guthrie through ElReno
! into Texas.
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New Frisco Extension.

Guthrie, Ok, March 1S.-It is announc-
ed that the work of laying steel on the
Frisco's 125 mile extension from Tulsa
I. T. to Enid, Ok, viii begin Thursday
of this week and that trains will be in
operation on that line July 10. This is
a portion of the through line from New
Orlean to Denver.
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making ready the ground for this COM
pany's round house. shops and coal
chutes to be built here The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas recently consummated
a deal for 100 acres of land on which
these improvements are. to be placed It
is announced by the officials that train
service will be had between this city
and Guthrie within the next sixty days.