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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
ALL IN THE FAMILY.
Case Which 81. q. Nudge Was to
Arbitrate Is Settled.

Denver. Dec. Rehabilitation is no
longer necessary between the Union
racine and the Colorado & Southern,
and in future any differences that NAV
arise between the roads will be regard
ed as purely family affairs and nothing
concerning them will reach the public
Ihe belief is general among those on
the inside that the Union Pacific has
stolen a march on the Gould lines and
secured control of the Colorado &
southern. This explains the fact that
there was no meeting today of the ar
bitration committee which has under
consideration the points at issue be-
tween the two roads. Neither T. A Ed
son of the Rio Grande nor H. U. Nudge
OF the Santa F'e, both members of the
committee, was in the city this morn
ing, and it was announced that the
meeting had been indefinitely post
poned. Probably it will never be held,
as the last few weeks has brought
about changes in stock control that will
render resort to arbitration in this case
unnecessary. 1t is likely that within a
short time the Colorado & Southern
will again, as once before be opera ed
as part of the. Union Pacific system
Until the beginning of the coal strike
the Colorado & Southern was looking
forward to another prosperous year.
The strike, however, entirely changed
the outlook, and it began to appear
as if the long campaign on the part of
the Rockefeller-G Gould interests to Sc
cure control of the property would be
successful. But just as the Fuel COM
pany managers once went to Mr.. Gould
and Mr.. Rockefeller for aid in defeating
Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Hawley, so the man
ayers of the Colorado & Southern have
gone to Mr.. Hartman to prevent the
Rockefeller Gould interests from OBJ
tanning control of the Southern. Mr.
Hawley is still smarting under his old
defeat in the G. f. and I. fight and he
was quick to take advantage of the OPP
portunity, when necessity made some
change unavoidable, to get Hartman $
aid for the discontinue of Gould The
Hartman interests We're ready to act
and the deal swinging the control
where it cannot be touched by the
Gould interests has now been accom-
plished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
CRUDE OIL SPRAY.
New Way ofsFiring Locomotives In
vented by Mexican Railroad Man.

]. NJ. Fulton, master mechanic for
the Mexican International at Torreon,
has invented an appliance by means
of which it is possible to fire an engine
inside of forty minutes. Heretofore the
work took all the way from two hours
to three and half.
The new invention, which has been
in successful use in the Torreon shops
for some time, consists of a crude oil
sprayer, which atomizes the oil, at the
same time forcing it directly beneath
the fire box. In spraying it, a gaseous
and highly inhammable liquid is a re-
sultant, which, upon application of a
match, burns with an intensity and
heat which effectually heats the water
in the engine boiler in less than half
the time ordinarily required with cot
ton waste, wood and coal.
Mr. Fulton will soon bring his ap-
pliance to Monterey and demonstrate
its practicabilfty by installing it in the
round house of the National and Cen
trail, both roads having made applica-
ton for a test of it. He has been
working on the invention since the
discovery of crude Il in the southern
states two years ago and has now
gotten it to a position where its use
fulness is assured.-E1 Paso Times.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
C. III. Venner Wins First Bout
With Rock Island.
Railways Demurrer to His Pc
tition Overruled.
WANTS THE RECORDS.
Venner Thinks Rock Island
Stockholders We're Swindled.
Company Will Make Fight
Against Showing Books.

Chicago. Ill.,, Dec. 14.-Judge Dunno
Of the circuit court has overruled the
demurrer of the Rock Island railway
company. iEterposed against the suit
of c. H. Venner. the Boston stockho1d-
er. Venner brought a mandamus ac-
ton to compel the Rock Island officers
to permit him to examine the records
and books Of the company that he
might know by what dealings the
Moores brought about the new organi-
zatton of the system. Venner charged
that the company declined to allow
him to know the truth of the deal. He
alleged that he wanted the knowledge
derivable from records of the company
for the purpose of using the same to
set aside the deal through a suit he had
pending for that purpose. The COM
pany has ten days to plead any reasons
Tor not complying with Venner's de-
mand.
II the final judgment shall be that
the company must produce all its rec
ords for Veaner'S use the company will
at once appeal to the supreme court,
as the ruling establishes an important
precedent for stockholders. one which
Mr.. Herrick. in his exceptions, stated
as dangerous to any company.
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WOMAN IN MANS CLOTHES,
Says She Was Deserted by Her Hua-
band and Had to Earn Living

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 14.-Great sur
prise who eccasioned in southeast Des
MoiDes by the discovery that one Of the
teaInsters employed in that locality Is
woman who put on male attire in or
der to be enabled to do mans work
and draw a mans wages.
For several days gossips have been
busy discussing the appearance of the
woman, and at last their suspicious
found their way into the newspapers.
because OF a demand that the police in
vestigate the case.
At this turn of affairs the fair driver
appeared at the police station today and
confessed her sex and identity. She
gave her name as Mrs. Lidia Whitaker.
She claims to have been graduated
from the state normal school at Cedar
Falls as a teacher and subsequently to
have completed a course of shorthand.
About this time she married and
abandoned her plans to teach or be-
come a stenographer After three years
of married life her husband deserted
her, she says, and she found herself
unable to obtain employment as teach
er or stenographer
AS her parents were dependent upon
her for a living, being aged and infirm,
she conceived the idea of taking her
husbands team and doing a mans
work She coiled her hair up under her
hat and her sex was not noticed until
a woman became suspicious.
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MOVED FROM DALHART.
Texas Town Loses Important Rock
Island Headquarters.

The Chicago, Rock Island & Ell Paso
has removed it's general passenger Of
fees from Da1hart, Texas, to the Chi
eago headquarters of the system. JOS
eph Myers, who has been general pas
senger agent, with headquarters at Dali
hart, is made division passenger agent
of the Rock Island system; John Sc
bastian, general passenger agent of the
Rock Island system, assumes the title
of passenger traffic manager, and L. M.
Allen becomes general passenger agent.
His headquarters will be in Chicago
Mr. Sebastian simply assumes control
of the passenger end of the road as gem
eral passenger agent of the entire Rock
Island properties. Formerly he was
southwestern passenger agent of the
Rock Island, with headquarters in Kan
Sas City.
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WHY SHE WANTS $4,000.
Eudora Woman Seems to Have q
Good Cause OF Complaint.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE Gazette
says:
Eudora. in Douglas county, had a
genuine smallpox case last winter, and
the whole town was stirred up to
heights of frenzy, and watched the
quarantined house like a cat watches a
rat hole. One day Clara Crowley, who
was acting as nurse for the afflicted
family had business down street, and
she ventured forth stealthi1y from the
quarantine. She was captured and
brought to Lawrence, and kept here
over night. Now she has sued her cap
tors in the district court for S. 900 dam
ages.
Mrs. Crowley in her statement says
she was walking along the main street
Of Eudora, February IT, 1908, when the
LOOMS and Benjamin Dick, assaulted,
beat and bruised her and arrested her
unlawfully and had her thrown into a
tWo-seated buggy. They drove with
renee, a distance Of eight miles, without
allowing her to get proper clothing al
though the day was cold and stormy.
On the way she froze her feet and as a
result of the exposure her hearing was
injured.
When the defendants arrived in Law
renee they took Mrs. Crowley to the
county Jail but as they had no war
rants for her arrest, Sheriff Myers re-
fused to take charge of her, and the
Eudora parties took their prisoner to
DR. w. A. Clarke's office as he is one of
the health officers of the county The
plaintiff says she was detained there
two or three hours after which she
was taken to the residence of Emil
Hartig. From there she was taken to
the Santa Fe hotel where she spent the
night.
When morning came, and the officers
went to hunt her up, she had flown
In the struggle arising from her cap
ture on the Eudora Streets Mrs. Crow
bruised and lacerated. Besides having
her feet frozen and her hearing destroy
ed. she was sick in bed afterwards for
three weeks. She considers that the
shame and humiliation and disgrace
and bodily sufferings to which she was
put. entitIe her to damages Of 5000.
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partment, is reported to be some better.
Mrs Graham recently underwent seri-
Gus operation at Christ hospital.
Arthur Moore, travelling passenger agent
for the Erie railroad, was in Topeka last
week in the interest of his company. AS
usual, Mr.. Moore called at both the Rock
Island and Santa Fe ticket offices.
The members of the theatrical company
which played Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch at the Crawford Friday evening,
passed through Topeka Sunday on Santa
F'e train No. 5 en- route from St. Joe to
Denver.
w. J. Healy, freight auditor for the San
ia Fe. has returned from two weeks
trip in the west. Mr.. Healy attended the
annual meeting of the system auditors in
Albuquerque and then visited Old Mexico
before returning home.
]. D. NJ. Hamilton, claim agent for the
Santa F'e with headquarters in Topeka,
is in the east business for the cons
pany. Before he returns to Topeka Mr.
Hamilton will go to Chicago to visit with
his son, who is now playing there with
Wilton Lackaye in 1.-THE Pit"
1t is stated that the Santa F'e company
will build Molxi Indian village at the
Grand Canyon for the purpose of enter
tanning its many passengers at the end
of the Grand Canyon branch A number
of Indians will be employed to stay there
in native attire and sell bead work, etc.
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Miss May Oliver of the Santa Fe record
department has returned to Topeka after
a short visit with friends in Kansas City
Miss Mabel Jones of the Santa Fe ear
accountants office spent Sunday with rel
atives in Emporia- She is expected back
today.
Ralph Kennedy, day ticket clerk at the
Santa Fe depot, spent Sunday with rel
atives in Omaha He was accompanied
by his wife.
Richard Wilson. freight conductor for
the Santa Fe, left Saturday for Sioux
City in response to a telegram stating
that his brother was seriously sick at
that place.
The Santa Fe is spending considerable
time and money in improving the appear
ance of their local shop yards. All of the
rough places in the yards are being filled
in with cinders-
Rev p ". Crannell, pastor of the First
Baptist church, was the principal speaker
at the Sunday afternoon meeting at the
rooms of the Railroad Z. NJ C. A. The
meeting was well attended
Mrs A. A Graham, wife of Arthur GTa-
ham Of the Santa Fe ticket auditing de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
ADRIFT ON PIECE OF ICE.
Rescued by Boat but Drowned Before
Reaching Shore.

Middlesboro, Mass, Dec. 14.-Aftef
being blown more than half a mile
over the surface of Lake Asdawmpsett
on a piece of ice, which had broken
away from the shore while the men
were standing on it, Harry Haszins,
aged %, and Frank Allen, aged 26.
were rescued from their dangerous po-
sition by s. A. Lewis, who rowed out
to them, only to lose their lives when
the boat was swamped by a squat.
Lewis chung to the craft and was res
cued.
During the day the ice had been
gradually breaking up under the force
of a strong northwest wind but it still
held firmly near the shore. The young
men ventured upon it and when they
were a short distance from the shore
the ice broke and they found them
selves adrift upon a cake not more than
ten feet long and three feet wide. The
ice cake, driven by the strong wind, was
soon a. long distance out and moving
toward the center of the lake.
Lewis, who was passing along the
shore, secured a boat and, rowing out,
took them off. The wind which had in
creased in volume was now blowing
furiousIy. Suddenly heavy squall
struck the boat and before she could
be righted the. occupants were precipi-
tated into the water. Lewis managed
to grasp one of the gunwales and hold
on until rescued but the others sank
and did not reappear-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
Steel OARS FOE mEx1oo.
Train of Thirty, Loaded With Ties,
Goes to the Central.

A special train. of unusual appear
ance came in to Ell Paso over the Rock
Island Friday night from Chicago. The
train consisted of thirty-three 10000
capacity pressed steel box cars from
the Pullman shops at Joliet, ILL.,, load
ed with treated ties from Chicago for
the Mexican Central. This is part of
the new equipment for which the Mexi-
can Central recently placed orders
with the Pullman company and the
company is receiving them under load
so that it will not have to pay mileage
on the cars as they are hauled over
other lines.-Albuquerque Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
SURVEYORS ron SANTA FE.
New Line to Lordsburg Seems to Be
Under Consideration.

The surveyors that have been work
ing around Guthrie and Duncan for
several weeks, reached Lordsburg Fri
from Duncan to I4ordsburg. The sur
vey was sent out by the Santa Fe,
Prescott & Phoenix road, to Lordsburg,
and then report. Engineer Cochran,
who had charge of the survey, knew no
more than this of the intentions of the
people who sent him out. Another road
west would be of little advantage to the
people of Lordsburg, but if Mr.. Muir
phey desires another eastern outlet for
his road the people of Lordsburg would
be glad to have him make the junction
hereI ordsburg Liberal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
oil the Desert Road.

San Bernardino, Dec. 14.-Walter Per
ris, a Santa Fe road master. is over the
hill overseeing the sprinkling of the
roadbed with oil. The road from San
Bernardino to below Riverside will be
treated in like manner, and the same
process of laying the dust viii 1be used
over every foot of the road from San
Rernardino to Needles. It is the inten-
ton of the company to get the road in
good condition for the tourist travel,
which is now well under way, that the
beauties of the ever varying landscape
can be viewed by the passengers with
out annoyance from dust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
Dinner in New Club House.

Vallejo, Cal. Dec. 1.-THE Navy club
house for enlisted men, the corner
stone of which was laid by President
Roosevelt last May, has reached such
an advanced stage of construction that
it is proposed to serve Christmas din
ner therein to a number of United
States sailors and marines. The new
club house, which is four stories high,
is to cost $50, 900. It is patterned after
the home for seamen erected in New
York City by Miss Helen Gould.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
THE GREAT HEADACHE CURE
QUICK SAFE SURE
DR.. MILES, PAIN PILLS
ACHES.

General Charles Dick, the eminent con-
gresham from the famous Garfield dis
trict of Ohio, says: Il believe there is no
remedy so efficient for headache as DR..
Miles Pain Pills.
VIM. B. Bell, general secretary Home
Frontier and Foreign Missionary society.
of the United Brethren church, Dayton,
O.. writes: 4 am never without a supply
of DR.. Miles. Pain Pills and derive most
excellent results from their use.
church at Franklin, Ind. has long suffered
from chronic headache, but he says he has
at last found solaee in DR.. Miles Pain
Pills He says nothing can equal them in
giving relief from intense headache CT
any pain.
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CHANGE FOR MCPHERSON.
May Retire AS Active Manager of the
Mexican Central.

Mexico City, Dec. 14.-It is reported
that important changes in the execu-
tive management of the Mexican Cen
trail railway will soon be announced.
Vice President and General Manager
Nickerson retiring from the general
managersfiD. to be succeeded by Cen
eral Superintendent Steiner. Vice
President Eickerson, it is reported,
will take up his residence in ST. Louis.
where the general offices are located.
There is yet no announcement Of the
appointment of a new general manager
of the Mexican railroad or old Vera
Cruz line,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
TAX SUMMONS FOR HANNA.
Senator Must Explain Small Payment
on Personal Property.

Cleveland, O., Dee. Ex-senator Hanna
will get a letter from the board of review
telling him that he is wanted at headquar-
ters to explain why he is not paying
taxes on more personal property. Were
going after all of them. None will es-
cape this trip said Chairman Sarstedt.
Some one tipped it off, to Mayor Tom
johnson that ne would be wanted at the
boards office. Before he had received
the notice he was before the board ready
to answer questions about his personal
property. Chairman Sarstedt told the
day.
Mark Hanna win meet with a like re-
ception.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14

Spangler sued the railroad company
for damages for not giving her due
protection. The lower court threw the
case out on a demurrer but the SUI
preme court held that this was wrong
and sent the case back for a, new trial
on the ground that railroad company
should protect its passengers from
roWdyisrn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
MAKE SURGEONS OF THEM.
@. g E. 1. Trainmen Will Study First
Aid to Injured.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE trainmen of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois road are to
be given a course OF instruction regard
ing the best method of giving first aid
to the injured in case of railway
wrecks. The project has been started
at the annual banquet which the Off
Gals of the company rendered the sur
geons Of the entire system at the Great
Northern hotel.
The plan is to establish schools in the
various division headquarters and re-
quire the trainmen to attend the lee
lures and demonstrations which will be
given on the subject. Examinations will
be held from time to time and before
many months one car in both freight
and passenger trains will have an emer-
gency box well stocked with the neces-
sary articles to use in accidents.
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iowa Central Earnings Decrease.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE annual report
of the Iowa Central railroad has just
been issued. While the transportation
receipts show a decrease the result is
considered satisfactory by President
Hawley in view of adverse conditions,
including the damage to crops, smaller
shipments of live stock and the miners
strikes. The expenditures for improv-
ing the physical condition Of the road
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and buying new equipment required
an increases in bonded indebtedness,
but net earnings were sufficient to
meet interest requirements and other
fixed charges. The gross earnings for
the year ended June 80, 1903, were So
4o5, 543, a decrease of s137, 1905. Expenses
and taxes were ST. 966, $50, decrease $685.
$40
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SANTA FE TAKES CHARGE.
Cane Belt Now Operated as Part of
the Gulf Lines

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Gulf, Col
orado & Santa Fe railroad, which is
part of the Atchison system, has as
sumed ownership and operation today
of the Cane Belt railroad. Negotiations
for the purchase were completed several
weeks ago. The road traverses the SUI
gar cane and rice-growing regions of
the southwest. Atchison directors have
replaced the old board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14

pains. neuralgia, or in fact any pain.
have taken them with best results, and
have given them to others and they never
disappoint. Gilbert R. Houser, Milford
Center, o.
Il recommend DR.. Miles Pain Pills for
headache OF any kind of pain-'-E. j.
Hierholzer, teller Commercial bank. Cen
tralia, o.
Have used Pain pills in my family with
the best of results. They Will do all you
claim for them. a c. Huston, Ashland.
Ill.
I cannot speak too highly of DR.. Miles
Pain Pills, as I know them to be positive
cure for headache and neuralgia pains. -
Thomas Bright. Marengo. ILL.,
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Omaha, Tee. 1.-THE flour mill to-
gether with it's contents. located at
Thirtieth and Lake streets and owned
by the Model Milling company, was
burned last night, causing loss of
$4,000, insurance unknown. The build
ing was a frame, four stories high and
burned to the ground in less than an
hour.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Washington, Dec. 14.-John r. Proc
tor of Kentucky, SO years old, president
of the United States civil service coEn-
mission, died at the Cosmos club here
late Saturday.
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Lawton. Ok. Dec. 1.-THE school
house three miles east of this city in
district No. AZ. was burned last night.
There was no insurance. The buildlag
was valued at 81 zoo. The Sunday school
also lost q fine organ and library,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14

Christiania, Norway. Dec. 14.-A teIe-
gram received from Vardoe reports that
the steamer Orion has been destroyed
by fire and that three of the crew and
three passengers persisted.
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Metz, Alsace Lorraine, Dec. 14.-F'irt
destroyed a custom warehouse her,
which contained, among other things
a quantity of American bacon and oil
The loss is estimated at 100000.
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Madrid, Dec. 1.-THE collapse of an
embankment near Cordova deratied a
train. Fourteen persons were killed
and many injured.
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What People Say:

]. R. w. McBride of Indianapolis, late OF
the Indiana supreme court, says: They,
are simply marvellous in their instanta-
neous relief"
DIR. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache in any form, and have given
them to little children with the best Of re-
ward. When my daughter was confined
they greatly alleviated her suffering. In
fact we consider them full legal tender
for any kind of pain-'-Nrs. William Rob-
erts, ElmWood III.
DR.. Miles Pain Pills are a perfect rem
edy for sick headache. am never with
out them. Mary Bungert, Relleville, III.
DR.. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
headache, pain in the back of neck, cod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14

The Bachelor
sells for SC now; you used to pay ten
for 1t.
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Mothers don't wait until Group becomes
dangerous. They give Piso's Cure at once.
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Buy a 1oc Bachelor cigar for SC.