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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
WHIPPED TO DEATH.
Brutal Methods of Enforcing
Discipline in Colombian Army.

San Francisco, Jan 21-Among the
passengers OF the steamer Newport
from Panama and way ports were
Lieut.. Arthur H. DuttOn and J. J. Many
and four enlisted men of the American
manned Colombian cruiser BOgota,
which sailed from this port October Z.
They speak in anything but enthusiasts
terms OF their experience in Colombian
waters. Lieut.. DuttOn, executive officer
of the Bogota, in a signed statement
says:
Il never heard of a court martial
while I was in Colombia. Punishmentss
We're carried out and sentences inflicted
at the sweet will of those in power The
so-called discipline OF the armies was
maintained by the bullet or the LASH
A trifiing offense was at times pun<
lshed by 100 lasheS on the bare back
with a flexible cane. Men were shot
for mere nothing.
A few days after peace was declared
two Liberal officers who had refused
to acquiesce in the conditions but were
captured, We're taken to the ChiuquI
fortress in Panama and there dashed
brutality until dead.
Some prisoners who had been taken
after particularly stubborn resistance.
had their legs or arms cut off or their
eyes or ears removed. and were then
released to go manned through life
Some died from loss of blood.
one Of several schOOners loaded with
refugees which the BOgota was towing
sprung a leak in deep water at sea.
The refugees were rescued and the cap-
tain and crew of five men were about
to follow them when the Colombian offi-
Gals in charge ordered them back on
board the doomed schooner. Let them
perish with her." was exclaimed. The
SIX unfortunates, innocent of any wrong
dong, were left to their fate on a sink
ing schooner with no sails and no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
ROCK ISLAND WAGES.
Details of New Schedule Adopted for
the Engineers.

SA4~ @AA AACC4Gs
AS has been announced, the Rock Island
has granted its engineers a 10 pei. cent in
crease. The details Of the new. schedule
passed on runs Of 100 miles or less. are as
follows:
Eight wheel enginesso IS inch cylinder and
under passenger, $50; oyer time, 81 cents
Eight wheel engine, 10 inch cylinder
passenger, $50; over time, IS cents
Eight wheel engine, % inch cylinder
with trailer, passenger $3.50; over time. 80
cents
Six wheel conn. engine IS to 10 inch cyl
inder, passenger. $3.50. over time 60 cents.
Six wheel conn., engine, % to q inch CYL
der, freight. 500; over time 40 cents; local
freight. $40: over time, 421s cents
Eight wheel engine, 19 inch cylinder and
under, freight, $4-00. over time 40 cents;
local freight, $425; over time. 421k cents.
Eight wheel engine, with trailer, % inch
cylinder. freight $40; over time, 20 cents:
local freight, s4-25; over time, 421a cents.
Six wheel conn engine, Is to 10 cylinder
freight, S4.20 over time q cents. local
freight. $40; over time. a cents.
Six wheel conn. engine, 20 to p inch CYL
local freight $3.50. over time 45 cents
Consolidation freight, $40; over time, "A
cents.
Consolidation local freight, $3.50; over
On switch engines 10 inch cylinders or
over runs of ten miles a day or less Sc. 10
with 81 cents hour for over time: Is
inch cylinder and under, 50 day and 90
cents an hour over time, and 16 inch cylin-
der and under, $3.50 q day and % cents an
hour oger time
OF all classes of suburban trains between
Chicago and Midlothian (if done within
IS hours 100 miles or less, additional miles
pro rata, S4.44 a day, with 81 cents an hour
for over time.
On work, gravel and construction trains
freight rates apply according to above
classification.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
TOOK GOVERNOR'S COAL.
Street Railway Is Having Trou-
BILE in Consequence.

The Topeka Street Railway company is
at outs with the state of Kansas over a
car load of coal. The company borrowed
the coal from the state and now it can
get one to pay it back. Governor Stan
ley insisted that the coal be returned be-
fore he went out of office, and now H. J.
Bone, secretary to Governor Bailey, is
also making the street car company trou-
BILE.
About three weeks ago a car load of coal
was shipped from the penitentiary mines
to the executive mansion here in Topeka.
Governor Stanley received the bill of lad
ing, but not the coal He kept making
come. Finally the supply at the execu-
tive mansion ran short and Governor
Stanley had to borrow. A tracer was sent
atter the coal and 1t was discovered that
for some reason or other it had been ap-
propriated by the Topeka Street Railway
Governor Stanley called the superinten-
dent of the company up by telephone and
insisted that the coal be restored at once
The company promised that the coal
should be forthcoming, but no coal could
be secured more than the company needed
not be fulfilled.
Then the stanleys moved out of the ex-
ecut1Ve mansion and Mr. and Mrs. Bons
and Governor Bailey moved in. Mr.. Bone
is the head of the family, however. so
upon him devolves the responsibility OF
providing for the household. That is
where Governor Bailey scores by not be-
ing married man. There was no coal in
the coal bins and the furnace fires were
running on short rations- Stanley told
Bone about the coal which the street car
company had appropriated. and Mr. Bone
tried his hand at getting it. but the gen
eral coal supply has been getting shorter
and shorter. that the street car COM
pany was confronted with the possibility
OF being compelled to shut down its plant
if it turned its coal over TO the state Con-
seQuently the coal has not vet been return
ed and Mr.. Bone has ordered another car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
NAUGHTY LEGISLATORS.
Sold Their Annual Passes Issued by
Northern Pacific.

~ Orb0SrQ racine.
St Paul, Mimi, Jan. 15.-Legislators
of this and adjoining states have made
more or less complaint because OF the
limitation OF pass privileges by the
Northern Pacific railway company.
Some of the legislators have indignant
~ refused to accept passes limited to
the length Of the session, and demand
that they be made good for the calen-
dar year. President c. S Mellen of
the Northern Pacific made the follow
ing statement in reference to the mat
ter:
The time limit on this years legis-
lative passes has been so misunder-
stood that some public statement of the
reasons for the same seems desirable For
several years it has been customary to
issue passes, good in their several
states, to members elect of the various
legislatures. Such passes were
courtesy, not obligatory in any sense,
and were issued without regard to the
politics of the recipients.
Sometimes in previous years such
passes have been loaned without con-
sideratiOn or for cash equivalent,
members have used such passes to the
capital the first week and left them
with ticket brokers for sale for short
trips. receiving them back In season
for their return trips home at the end
of the week and at the end of the ses-
sion the passes have been sold outright
by those who had no further use for
the hands of improper persons on the
trains. Sometimes travelling men and
wholesale merchants who have been
members have used their passes in
their business to the serious damage
of their competitors in trade who have
therefore accused US of discrimina-
tions.
For these reasons we have limited
the passes to the length of the session,
thus hoping to at least shorten the
abuse Of tie privileges granted To
such as make proper use of their pass
es we will extend them to the end Of
the year. The passes are to enable
members to more effectively serve their
state by keeping in closer touch with
their constituents than they would be
able to do if required to pay their fares
out of the very moderate compensa-
ton allowed by the state for mileage
and services
The abuses sought to be corrected
were confined to no state nor to any
particular members of any particular
legislature, and those who used the
passes as intended were to suffer no
disadvantages; only those who misused
them, as time would show, were to be
curtailed in their privileges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
INvEsTIeATE &c.
Kansas City Conductors Want Rail
Wav Laws Modifad-

Formal recognition Of the oft repeated
charge that railroad employees who are
Americans are Disseminated against
under the criminals laws of Mexico, and
that many of them are now languishing
IN Mexican prisons without having been
tried. was given by division No. 80 Of
the order of Railroad Conductors at a
meeting held in Kansas City. Division
No 90, by vote. appointed its presiding
oTheer W. Il. Hollis, as its representa-
tive to start national movement for a
searching inquiry into the matter. and
directed that all the other divisions Of
the order Of Railroad Conductors be
notified of the action taken by the Kan
sas City division The movement also
contemplates that three other great or
ders OF American railway employees, the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and the Brotherhood of Railway Fire
men. viii become interested in the in
vestiga ton The four orders have 500 600
members The division of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers at Pitts
burg Kas-. has already volunteered TO
take up the matter
The action by division No So was the
result Of an agitation started by Harry
Il Adams. formerly locomotive en-
gineer IN Mexico. While employed on
the Nenages, Codral & Nlatuhaullu rail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
ROW WITH SANTA FE.
Ellinwood Trying to Force Erection of
Brick Depot.

There is a deadlock at ETinwood he
tween the Santa F'e railway and the city
pIIlciaIs- The city wants the Santa Fe to
the place of the one destroyed by fire Some
time ago. To enforce its demand it has
adopted an ordinance requiring the rail-
way to erect such a depot as desired This
It can do on the pretext of enforcing the
Ilre ordnance OF the city The depot
In retaliation the Santa Fe has stalxed
out new depot site just outside of town
and threatens. unless the city reVOkes the
city ordinance, 10 build its depot outside
of town. The company offers to build a
good frame depot on the old site, but not
a brick one.
Up to the present time the Santa Fe has
net induced the city to revoke the objec-
tiOnab le ordinance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

unscrew the bolt from the machine after
it had been run. This took UP a good
deal of time and was a source of great
trouble to the men, but with Mr. Dustin g
device the machine can be slipped on and
the bolt steadier than the old one did and
does away with that whipping and
squirting of the machine when it was
equipped with the other socket. All Of
the men in the boiler shop are very much
pleased with Mr.. Dustin's invention and
say that it is thoroughly practical in every
way. Mr.. Dustin is an old employee Of
the Santa Fe and is one Of the many in
ventors at the shops. There are very few
about air machines than he does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
CHENEY DENIES IT.
Santa Fe stookhoIders Says There's
No Deal With Rock Island

San Francisco, Jan. 15.-Beniamin P.
Cheney who is one of the largest indi-
vidual owners of Santa F'e stocks and
bonds and who is a stockholder and di-
rector IN several lesser western roads,
including the ST. Louis & San Francisco,
has arrived here via Panama In an in
terview he said that he did not think
the Rock Island road was trying to get
control of the Santa F'e. He would not
be surprised to see the completion of the
StilwelI road from Kansas City to To-
polobampo, though he could say nothing
about the extension Of the St. Louis &
San Francisco to this coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

way. on May q. 1901, Adams says that
ms engine and seven cars were wrecked,
and that he was absolutely without
fault IN causing the wreck. His left leg
was crushed and later had to be ampu-
tated Adams says that even before he
received medical attention he was taken
before magistrate, questioned and
then thrown into prison, where he re-
NAMED month. Other Americans are
IN Mexican prisons, he says. whose
trains We're in wrecks through no fault
Of the prisoners, and some of them have
been In prison seven or eight years.
Adams, while in prison, met some of
these men, who begged him to appeal to
the railroad men in America to interest
themselves in their cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

Yes, father is reformed man." she
Falo, and our friends think it a miracle
that / cured him without his knowledga
or consent had read how Mrs Kate
Lynch Of 32e Ellis ST. San Francisco.
Cal, had cured her husband by using
n remedy secretly i'm his coffee and food
ana wrote to DR.. Haines for q trial
w hen II came 1 nut some in fathers
coffee and food and watched him close
~ but he couldn't tell the difference so
] kept il uD.
one morning father got up and said
ne was hungry This was good sign
rs he rarely ate much breakfast He
Went away and when he came home a +
noon perfectly sober 7 was almost fran
tic with JOY as ] hadn't seen him sober
Tor half day before in over fourteen
years After dinner he sat down in the
big easy chair and said, Edith. I don't
Know what has come over me but
hate the sight and smell of liquor and
am going to stop drinking forever
ms was too much for me and I told
nun then what J had done Well we
poth mad a good CRY, and now we have
the happlest home and the kindest faith
er You can imagine 7 am so glad Won
VIII publish this experience for it Will
reach many others and let them know
ABOUT that wonderful Golden Specific -
1T names, the discOverer. win send
sample Of this grand remedy free to ali
who VIII write for it, Enough Of tha
remedy is mailed free to show how it IL
used in tea. coffee or food. and that if
VIII cure the dreaded habit quietly and
permanently. Send your name and ad-
dress to Or. J. W. Haines. a5S Glenn
Building. Cincinnati Ohio, and he win
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you. securely sealed in a plain wrapper
also il directions how to use it. books
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TO aid YOU in saving those near and
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ano ultimate poverty and disgrace.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
CURSED IN STREETS.
What Woman Missionaries Are Sub.
jected to in Morocco.

London. Jan. 15.-Letters received here
recently from Fee. Morocco. say that the
rapidly growing anti-European sentiment
necessitated the hurried departure from
that city Of the American missionary Mr.
Simpson and his wife and three English
women. For few days prior to their de-
parture the women were openly cursed in
the streets. the Moors shouting as they
passed: What's this filth in our streets2i'
When the American missionaries from
claimed:
oh, Godi We thought they were send
ing the cursed dogs from US, but they ara
comin- back
Subsequently a body of armed noun
taineers met the women and wheeled
round and cursed them in chorus The
missionaries were specially urged from
authoritative quarters to leave as soon as
possible. Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson intend to
remain at Tangier for the present.
BECAUSE of patent roller process"
of making, tin-Skins Powder does not
show or clog the pores. Is hygienic,
refined. best made. Csc. At Model
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
Can't Find the Bottom.

The Southern Pacific is engaged in
building a trestle across a part of Salt
Lake The work has been stopped at
one point where the bottom of the
lake has dropped OUT They have
dumped 1000 carloads of rock without
making any impression on the cavity.
For some years the waters of the
great lake have been receding rapidly,
but it has always been attributed to
the withdrawal of many of the tribu-
tary streams for irrigation. Perhaps
the lake has sprung a leak instead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
MAPS ARE FILED.
Santa Fe Has Fixed the Route for It's
Cutoff.

of the Eastern Railway of New Mexico
have been filed by the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa F'e company in the Office of the
territorial secretary. The maps show
two cutoffs, one from Texico, Tex, and
the other from Portales, in Chaves
county, which unite near Sinking
Springs and form one line crossing the
Rock Island a short distance above
uanO and the Santa Fe Central railway
near Willard The terminus of the line
is at Rio Puerco, one projected line
crossing the Rio Grande river at Belen,
Valencia county, and the other at La
joya, Socorro county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
". q. Matson Has Resigned.

San Bernardino. Cal. Jan. 15.-W H.
Matson, jr.. travelling passenger agent Of
the Santa Fe. has handed in his resigna-
ton, to take effect February 1. Mr.. Mat
Fe Il years, and is regarded as a. most
competent man. He will engage in com
mercial pursuits His successor is to be
L. II. Dickson. chief rate clerk who is
succeeded by NJ. c. Harris, advertising
clerk. Mr.. Harris successor is to be W.
H. Brown, private secretary 10 General
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
IN DARKNESS.
University of Pennsylvania Is
Out of Coal.

New York, Jan. 15.-On account of the
coal shortage the University of Penn
sylvania was in darkness last night.
says Philadelphia dispatch to the
American II coal can not be obtained
To-Day the institution will be compelled
10 close ana 1000 students will be out
OF classes There is also danger frorv
the cold to the 500 patients in the uni
versity hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
Heads Should Never ACNE.

Never endure this trouble Use at once
the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. \. a.
Webster of Winnie, Va. She writes: DIR.
Kings New Life Pills wholly cured me of
sick headaches I had suffered for two
years" Cure headache, constipation BIZ
iousness. Is cents at A. J. Arnold Drug
Co., 81 North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
HE STOLE COAL.
Officials Refused
Railroad

brosecute.
Lancaster. Pa, Jan. 14.-Alfred Him
melsberger. who was arrested last night
for stealing coal from cars passing over
the Pennsylvania railroad cutoff north
of the city was discharged from custody
today Himmelsberger said he had
money to pay for coal but could not get
any, and he stole it to keep his wife and
children from freezing. The railroad
officer who had preferred charges
against him requested his discharge. on
the ground that they did not want to
prosecute men in his plight Every train
of coal passing around the city is board
ed and robbed to some extent. The coal
famine in this city is now being felt
more keenly than ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
santa Fe Freieht Wrach.

Santa Fe. N. NJ. Jan. 13.-Yesterday
the south bound freight on the Santa
F'e was wrecked one mile south of Ken
nedy. four cars being ditcned and one
car thrown across the track. The wreck
was caused by the dropping of brake
beam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

Passenger Agent J J. Byrne. whose new
secretary viii be c. A I.arash a teIe-
graph operator now employed at san
Diego.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
Dislocated Her shoulder.

Mrs. Johanna SoderhoIm of Fergus Falls.
MINI, Tell ana dlslocated her shoulder. She
had a surgeon get it back in place as soon
as possible, but it was quite sore and
panied her very much Tier son men
toned that he had seen Chamberlain s
Pain Balm advertised for sprains and sore
ness, and she asked him 10 buy her a bot
tie Of it, which he did. 1t quickly relieved
her and enabled her TO sleep which she
had not done for several days The son
his mother and he has since recommended
it to many others. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

c. F. Menninger, NJ D. Office 727. kan
sas ave Tel 10. residence 1851 Topeka
ave. Tel. So Office hours 2 to .. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

Easily Cured
Miss Edith Williams Wants Every Lady
Reader Of this Paper to Know How
She Saved Her Father.

Used an OiOrless and TasteIess Remedy
In His Food, Quickly Curing Him
Without His Knowledge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
Trial Package Of the Remedy Mailed free
to show How Easy It Is to
Cure Drunkards.

Nothing could be more dramatic or
devoted than the manner in which Miss
Edith Williams, Box 80, Waynesville
Ohio. cured her drunken father after
years of misery, Indebtedness and al
most unbearab BILE suffering.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-29
Desfness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications as they clrno'
each the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure ieaf-
ness. and that is r! constitutional
remedies. Dedfnsss II ca"sed by an
Unframed -1.iti.ion g: -. mucrls I'm
ing OF the Eustachi IN Tube. When
his tube is infamed lou have 4 rufh-
bling sound or impe fec. nca Ing re-
suit. and unless the infsmmatIon al
be taken ou' and this tube restored
to its Norman condition. hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
OF ten are cused by Catarrh. which is
nothing but an infamed condition Of
the mucous services
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcausci by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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For Over Sixty Years

Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup bar
'eeD used by millions or mothers 70,
heir children while teething RI dis
,irbed at night n broken Of You
est by a sick child suffering anc
.ytng With pain of Cutting Teeth
END al once and get a bottle or Mrs
Ninslow's S1or. ,ng Syrup" for chill
ireB teething II will relieve the boo,
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IpoD 1t. mothers, there Is no = stalk.
about 1t. 1t cures Oiarrhoes regu
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Wind Colo. snftens the Gums reduce,
Inflammation. and gives tone and energy
> the whole system. Mrs Wins
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ething is pleasant to the taste anc
the prescription Of one OF the old
and best female physicians ip th,
nited States. Price Is cents a bnttl.
'olt : all druggists throughout b.
'urld Be ure and ask for IRIS
VinslOw's Snnthtne Syrup"
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