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The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
NEW DEAL IS FIXED UP.
Rock Island and Frisco Said to Be
Merged Again.

New York, May THE presence in
this city Of W. B. Leeds, Daniel G. Reid
and Judge Moore of the Rock Island
railroad, and also of President Yoakum
James Campbell and B. P Cheney of
the ST. Louis and San Francisco. has
been construed in some quarters as
prima facie evidence that the Frisco
Rock Island deal has been revived.
The principals decline to give out any
information whatever, but it is learned
that the negotiations for a merger of
the two properties have not only been
resumed. but that today the roads are
practically under one control.
It is expected that denials will be
forthcoming from both the Rock Island
and Frisco managers, but the informal
ton obtained last night is so positive
and authentic in its source that denials
and anticipated contradictions must be
taken with large doses of salt
President Yoakum of the Frisco has
been in New York now for more than a
month. His long absence from St.
Louis has given rise to all sorts of
speculation concerning the Frisco road,
and several times since the hitch in
negotiations was announced it has been
said that negotiations would be resum-
ed in the near or remote future to bring
the Rock Island and Frisco together.
These reports met with vigorous de-
malls. but the presence here simultan-
eously of the controllers of the two
properties and their frequent confer
ences since last Friday, when James
Campbell was hurriedly summoned to
this city to take part in the delibera-
tions, practically confirmed the rumored
resumption of negotiations.
The result of these conferences, it
can now be stated on the best authority,
is that the two roads are now practie-
alIv under one management and an
announcement to this effect viii prob
ably be made by the end of the pres
ent week, Or during the early part of
next.
BY the merging of these two proper
ties and the ACQUISITION of that branch
of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass
running from Kerrville to San An
tonic. the Frisco, by building from
Brady to Kerrville, distance of elgh-
tv miles. will establish direct connec-
ton between st. Louis, Chicago and
San Antonio.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Railroad President Tells Why He
Gave Up $4,000 Job.

Mr.. Baxter explains that he retires
from the presidency of the Tennessee
Central, to which was attached a salary
of $4,000 yearly. because he believed he
stood in the way Of necessary traffic
arrangements with connecting roads.
He SAYS;
The work which I had laid out for
myself ten years ago was practically
ACCOMPLISHED. I had built from a con-
nection with the Southern and Cincin-
natl Southern systems, at Hartman.
through the coal fields of the Cumber
land plateau to the capital OF the state.
affording to middle Tennessee not only
access to these coal fields Of inexhaust-
lble supply, but an independent eastern
ard southeastern outlet for its prod
ucts. An extension nortAwestWardly by
way OF Ciarksville to a connection with
the Illinois Central railroad at Hopkins
vile, Ky, was also within d very few
months Of completion, with all neces-
sary contracts for labor. materials,
bridges, rails, rolling stock, etc. All
financicl ARRANGEMENTS had been made.
thus securing about 500 miles of new
and independent road. costing IS. .00O, 900.
All the aid along the line which was OBJ
talnahle I had obtained. Satisfactory
traffic arrangements with connectinc
lines al Hartman had been ablished.
and the road from Nashville to that
point was being operated as successfully
as any new road had any right or rea-
son TO expect. But at Nashville our
central and incomDarably most impor-
tant point. the old roads were attempt-
ing to bottle us uD one of their prin-
cioal excuses being that I was person.
ally obnoxious to them
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
STOPS IMPROVEMENT WORK.
Wabash Will Wait Until Labor and
Material Are Cheaper.

Chicago. May I-Orders were issued
BY President Ramsey of the Wabash yes
terday to stop all Improvement work not
portation This is understood to include
work that was being prosecuted on the eX-
tension OF the Little kanawha. The rea-
son assigned for the order is the increased
price of material and labor, which, Pres
ident Ramsey declares, has made prohib-
tive all improvements except those which
are urgent The work on the Little Kan
awha has not been abandoned as reported,
but has been postponed for the reason
mentioned 1t is also announced that the
Gould interests have purchased about $1,000
acres of coal land near Fairmount w
Va, to which lines viii be extended. 1t is
the purpose to secure a speedy connection
with these coal lands. which will hasten
the Wabash entry into Pittsburg.
St. Louis, Mo. May 7--President Ram
sey's announcement that all but necessary
construction work on the Wabash would
be stopped because of the cost of material
and labor was the subject of considerable
comment in railway circles yesterday.
1t is believed that President Ramsey s
action is the forerunner of similar action
TO be taken by the officials of other roads
who early in the year planned and con-
tracted for extensive construction building
While the stopping Of the construction
work on the other lines is primarily due
to the advance in the price of material
and the increase in the cost Of labor
secondary cause is said to be the necessity
for using the surplus funds for rolling
stock and motive power.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Gives point to the fact that excessive or
Irregular eating disturbs the digestion.
Nightmare or night hag has it's day time
correspondence in the undue fullness
after eating, with the belchings and sour
or bitter rising so often experienced after
too hasty or too hearty eating.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures dyspepsia and other diseases of the
stomach and its allied organs of diges-
ton and nutrition When these diseases
are cured, the whole body shares in the
increased strength derived from food
properly digested and perfectly assirnil-
ated.
~Your Golden Medical Discovery and Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy have been of great
benefit to me writes tProf} Pleasant A. Oliver.
above mentioned remedies my sleep was not
sound digestion bad a continued feeling Of
misery I feel like Any one
in need Of medical treatment for nasal catarrh
conld do no better than TO take treatment Of
Dr. K. V Pierce. I know his medicines are all
right IN this class Of diseases"
Sometimes a dealer tempted by the
little more profit paid on the sale of less
meritorious medicines will offer the Gus
toner a substitute as being vjust as
good as the Discovery It is better
for him because it pays better, but it is
not as good for YOU, if you want the
medicine that has cured others, and
which you believe will cure you.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from accumulated
impurities. --.-----------
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
MAY CHANGE OWNERSHIP.
Union Pacific Likely to Get Control of
Northern PACIFIC.

It is claimed that if the United States
supreme court sustains the judgment of
the circuit court of appeals and orders
the dissolution of the Northern Securi-
ties company. the control of the North
ern Pacific would be radically affected,
while that of the Great Northern would
remain unchanged.
The dissolution of the S400 900 900 COM
pany would be accompanied by the re-
turn OF $155,000 900 of capital stock Of
the Northern Pacific and about 95,000,-
600 stock of the Great Northern to the
persons who deposited such stocks in
exchange for Northern Securities shares.
Of the S155,000 600 of Northern Pacific
stock SIS 600 600 was deposited by the
Oregon Short Line railroad, which is
owned by the Union Pacific. This is a
little more than half of the total issue
of Northern Pacific stock. The remain
ing SIT 500 GOO was deposited by the
MOrgan-Hil interest which, by virtue
of its absolute control of the Great
Northern capital shares, is enabled COM
pletely to dominate the Northern Secur-
tiles company.
With the separation of the Northern
Pacific from the Northern Securities
combination the Hartman interests, un-
less they part with some of their hold
ings, would be able to elect a board OF
directors of their own at the next North
ern Pacific election. Such an outcome
would simply transfer the control of the
Northern Pacific from the Great North
ern to the Union Pacific.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Verge
Of Insanity Despite
Doctors Care.
Nervous Cramps in
Hands and Feet.
DR.. Miles Nervine Was
Ny Salvation.

Sleeplessness is at once a symptom and
disease Just as soon as the nerves become
aeranged the patient suffers from sleepless-
ness. Deprived of their natural rest the
nerves soon lose all force and vitality and
cases It frequently becomes chronic and
remains the chief effect Of disordered nerves.
DR.. Miles Nervine quiets the nerves and
strengthens them; soothes the tired brain
and permits sleep; restores lost energy and
vitality and brings sleep, health and strength.
Previous TO our coming to The territory
ehrcc years ago, we lived IN Virginia, and il
was there that I got acquainted with the
wonderful powers of DR.. Miles Nervine. I
had been under the doctors care and taking
nls medicine tor over two years, but the nerv-
Gus trouble that was gnawing my life away
grew steadily worse. ] had nervous cramps
IN my hands and legs, which would draw up
and pain me so that I could not sleep at
night Often I never closed my eyes for
days and nights together The doctor finally
told me he could do nothing more for me and
that ! was on the verge of insanity. He told
me l might try your Nervine as last resort
and it proved to be my salvation. When
had used four bottles of the remedy together
with the Nerve and Liver Pills I had re-
gained my former good health."=MRS
MARTHA J. SHEFFER Omer, Oklahoma
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
Gle Dr. Miles Remedies Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
MADE WONDERFUL TIME.
Pecos Valley Engine Ran II Miles in
9 Minutes.

The Newton Republican says: Engi-
neer John Snyder and his fireman, Tom
Kennedy, made a fast run yesterday on
Pecos Valley engine No. between
Dodge City and Newton. They left
Dodge City 20 minutes late and came
into Newton on time which of course
was the best they could do but was not
the remarkable part of the trip. Be
tween Garfield and Larned a distance
of eleven miles they made in nine min
utes which is attaining a speed of near
" rs miles an hour There are only
short pieces of track on the division
where this squirt of speed would be safe
and Engineer Snyder knows through his
long years of experience where to take
advantage of these conditions.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe BOilermakers at Ar
gentine Go On a Strike.
Twenty-Five Men Are Involved
in the Difficulty.
THEY HAD GRIEVANCE
Two Men Discharged for Com
planning of the Work.
Their Places at Once Filled By
NOnuniOn Workers.
THEY HAD GRIEVANCE

Kansas City. Mo, May Twenty
five men employed in the boiler shop Of
the Santa Fe shops in Argentine walked
out about IL o'clock yesterday morning
because the foreman. w A. Reddy. they
claim. DISCHARGED two union men and
employed in their places two non-union
workmen. As result of the strike no
work was done in the boiler shop yester-
day afternoon and the foreman was
com9elled to go out and hunt men to
fill the strikers places.
The men who went out yesterday
were members Of Boilermakers anu
Iron Shiobuilders union, local NO. 81.
Kansas City. Mo. The trouble, which
culminated IN the strike Yesterday has
been brewing for some time. For seV
eral weeks the union men have been
complaining that the foreman was plac-
ing too much work on the boilernaKers'
helpers employed in the shops. Yestel
day morning "Lafe" Studebaker a
helper, complained Of this. and was dis
charged by Mr.. Reddy. A few minutes
later George Perry, the grievance man
OF the union, went to Mr. Reddy and
protested and according to the state
ments Of the strikers he was also dis
cha--ed.
w might have put up with this,N
sald one of the strikers Yesterday, but
the foreman Immediately hired two non.
-t1AA A--~ll III tie DldG6S OF the men he
discharged This is against the rules
OF our union, and consequently we Went
OUT. We do not desire to cause froub bla
ahd we viii appeal the matter to the
santa Fe officials at Topeka. We have
Ialth IN their faiRness and think that
we can settle the matter satisfactorily
with them. 1t is not a question Of wa sye~
or hours with US, but merely a question
Gan 81 -alr treatment at the hands of our
j. r. VanNess. president Of the union
Is out Of the city, but will probably re-
@ luin IN time to attend a meeting of the
union Friday evening
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
GOULD HAs ANorHER.
May Form Traffic Alliance With
Seaboard Air Lines.

Chica go. May THE men at the head
of the Seaboard Air Line are said to be
in the proper frame of mind to enter
into a close alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, with Gould as against the
Morgan interests. The connections to
be made will open the way for Gould
to the territory which he covets and it
will serve the double purpose of the air
line people by giving them an outlet
and enabling them to get even with
Morgan on an old score which has been
unsettled since the Louisville and Nash
vile deal
The long, hard fight which Gould had
to make. in order to get into Pittsburg
and reach the east coast has not in
the opinion of railroad men, exhausted
ayers of that spreading system. The
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
HE FOUGHT OFF DEATH.
Struggled Desperately to Keep Alive
to Meet His Son

Chicago, May ii. T. Toohey, an
Australian brewer, died yesterday but
it was after a desperate struggle with
death. in which he remained alive al
most a week by the sheer strength of
his will
Mr.. Toohey was en- route from Eng
land to Australia. He knew he would
never reach his native land, but he had
a son in san Francisco who had hur-
ried to that city from Australia and he
was determined to live to see his boy.
A year ago Mr. Toohey realized that
the end was near. He was 81 years of
age and i'll of consumption He decid-
ed to visit England and consult famous
specialists. They told him there was
no hope and warned him that he soon
would die He announced his intention
of returning to Australia. They told
him it was foolhardy; he would never
survive the voyage across the Atlantic
Mr.. ToOhey cabled his son. He told the
boy to meet him at San Francisco and
get there as quickly as possible. as it
would be the last time they would meet.
The father and son started for the
meeting place All during the voyage
the man s family thought he was dying
When New York was reached he was
advised to remain there He said he
would not: that he would meet his son
in San Francisco Mr. and MRS
reached Chicago Saturday morning
The father wanted to proceed but ply
sicians would not allow it.
Il must get to San Francisco, he said
Early yesterday morning he died
few minutes before a telegram arrived
from San Francisco It read: I beat
YOU here When will you arrive?
At 9 O'Clock last night the body start
ed on the journey to Sydney, Australia
Mr.. Toohey was one of the wealthlest
v,er in Australia
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Long, George J. Gould, Edward Gould,
H. Clay Arnold. J. H. Arnold. E L
Martin, H. F. Hall. Edward Dickinson,
J. s Loose, d. W. Mulvanes Warren G.
Purdy.
The following officers were elected:
Presidential Z. Stilwell.
Vice presidents-En Enrique c. Creel, W.
w. Sylvester, Edward Dickinson, Geo
Croker.
Secretary-Neal S. Doran.
Assistant secretary Crosland Tay-
lor-
Treasurer-W. A. Rule.
Assistant treasurer. T. Nolthenius.
General COUNSEL. Med. Trimble.
The following were also elected on the
executive committee: E. l. Martin, Ed
ward Dickinson. W. S. Woods. W. A.
Rule. A. E. Stilwell, w. W. Sylvester,
H. Clay Arnold, James H. Arnold, Rob
ert H. Law.
The following compose the Mexican
board: Enrique c. Creel Alfonso Fern
andoz, J. c. Mordough D. S Laander.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
ABOUT RAILRoAD People.

Wyatt Reaser is a new man in the
blacksmith shop.
A l. Ritchie. travelling passenger agent
for the Vandalia lines, was in the city
yesterday.
Fred Rodgers of the Santa Fe freight
house has been transferred to the freight
house at Guthrie Ok.
The employees at the Rock Island depot
lined uD in front Of the building yester-
day and had a photograph taken.
William Busby of the machine shop has
returned to work after having been cut
several weeks on account of a mashed
hand.
The red. white and blue decorations
which adorned the Railroad y NJ. c. a.
building during the conference were taken
down yesterday
Robert Tasker Of the office of c. w.
KOuns. superintendent of transportation
for the Santa Fe, left yesterday on short
trip to Chicago.
railroad is having three locomotives built
at the Brooks works of the American Lo-
eomotive company.
Thomas Dariow Of the Santa Fe shops
at San Bernardino. Cal. is visiting with
friends in Topeka. Darlow was formerly
employed in the shops here
special train passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Prescott, Ariz. The
train carried hundred stockholders in
the Merchants Mining company.
]. E. Hurley, general superintendent for
the Santa Fe, is out on an inspection trip
over the Missouri division. He is accom-
panied by C. II. Gaunt, superintendent of
Water service men are now working on
two new hose carts for the Santa Fe fire
department Since the shops were
built the department has been enlarged.
but 50 FAR have had nothing to do.
The Railroad Y. NJ. C.. A quartet is
billed TO sing at the Highland Park sun
day school convention next Sunday and
at Burlingame on the 18th. when an at
tempt will be made to start a branch OF
the association at that point.
George t. Nicholson. passenger traffic
manager Of the Santa Fe. passed through
Topeka yesterday afternoon on No. 3 Mr..
Nicholson is on his way to his headquar-
ters in Chicago after having spent several
weeks in California.
On Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week Mr.. Robert Garry. a Railroad Y NJ.
c. A evangelist from Lockport n. Y, will
hold noon meetings in the coach shop. Mr..
Garry viii lecture in the new machine
shop on Friday and Saturday.
Santa Fe train No. was two hours and
fifteen minutes late yesterday. No. 3 from
the east, was one hour late. The train
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
PLAYED GAME WELL.
British Writer Compliments Ameri-
can Army in the Philippines

New York. May 7.-Perceval Landon in
the second Of his series of letters from Ma
Mia on THE American Failure in the
Philippines" printed in the Daily Mail. to-
day argues. according to a London dis
patch to the World, thai the difficulties &c
the situation were considerably increased
by the capture of Aguinaldo.
Little Importance need be attached" +" he
asserts, ito the recent exposure by Gen
eral Miles that a certain number of Amer
leans disgraced themselves by acts OF
abominable cruelty It is more of
slur upon the American army than the
records of the Newgate Calender are up
on the inhabitants of London. Through
out the war American soldiers played the
game well and fairly, and it is discredit
to them that it is not yet carried to a sue
cessful close
In enumerating the cause of the unsat-
isfactory condition, Mr. Iandon mentions
the introducing Of the gold standard which
has disorganized business and the prohibi-
ton of Chinese labor
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

Albany Ny. May Gov. OdeH today
signed a bill designed to prevent discrim-
ination on the part of the labor unions
against members of the national guard.
The bill is very drastic and refers equal
~ to labor unions and employers, making
it misdemeanor to interfere in any way
with the employment of a person who is
member of the national guard owing to
such membership to dissuade a. person
from enlisting by threat of injury with
reference to his employment, trade or bus
mess. 1t especially forbds any trade or
ganization from passing any resolutions
or bylaws discriminating in the matter
of membership against any member of tha
national guard.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
sahlbere Dies in Mexico.

Butte, Mont. May IA Miner special
from Ell Orc. Mexico, announces the death
Of August Sahlberg, the i-millionaire
mining man at that place. Sahlberg went
to FL Orc ten years ago from Montana.
He was without money and friends and
after many months of hard labor struck
the vein of what is now the famous Es-
peranza mine, which in q few years YIELD
ed him fortune of more than SIS, 900. .000
Sahiberg was well known to mining men
in Colorado and Montana.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
OFFICERS FOR oRIENT.
Stockholders Re-elect Old Directors;
StilweIl Tor President.

The stockholders of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient railway met in Kansas
City. Kan, yesterday morning and elect
ed directors. The directors met at the
general offices in the Bryant building
and chose officers. An executive COM
mittee and Mexican committee We're
also appointed.
The following are the directors. Ar
thur E. StilWeH. George Crocker, DR.
W. S. Woods, Russell Harding, J. T.
Oden VIM. A Rule, w. W. sylvester
James J. Sylvester, W. c. Proctor. Hugh
c. Ward. c. c. 7Orthwein, ". c. Ed
wards. Senator J. r. Burton. r. a.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Immieration ofRcials overworked.

New York, May 7.-Immigration Com
missioner Williams was compelled yes
terday to refuse to allow thousands of
new arrivals from Europe to leave their
ships until his force of men can attend
to them without working day and night.
OF $3.50 immigrants who arrived only
$3.50 were allowed to land The COM
missioner said he would not allow the
great tide of immigrants to overwork
his men further, though he has been in
into the night during a big rush.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
u get in the condition of the child in

tapped it with a small pipe and pipes
the gas to his house. The flow Of gas
is great enough to more than light and
heat his entire house. but is not strong
enough to be valuable for commercial
uses. The gas company will prospect
further in this field and another COM
pany will be here with a drilling outfit
in a short time.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
SANTA FE HIT HARD.
Must Pay Texas Damage Claim of
S35,oo0

Austin. Tex, May THE supreme
court today refused a rehearing in the
case of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway company againstJ. W. Shell
don. on appeal from Dallas county.
Under this decision there is permitted
TO stand the largest personal injury
Judgment ever given by court in
Texas. Sheldon will receive $4,000 for
having both legs cut off by a train
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
MEN GO BACK TO WORK.
Strikers Force Company
to Reinstate Foremen.

Ell Paso. Tex. May THE $50 en-
Dloyes of the Ell Paso & Northeastern
shops who recently went on strike at
Alamagordo, n. NJ, have returned to
work. the superintendent of motive
power. complying with their demands to
reinstate the foreman.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Haa a oas wen Of His own.

Arkansas City, Kas., May John
Hamilton is the only man in this part
of Kansas who has his own natural
gas well to supply gas for his private
household purposes. When the Arkan-
sas City Natural Gas and Oil company
abandoned its well it was plugged up
and Hamilton. who owns the land.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07

recent deal by which Senator Clark got
control of the Hartman line from Salt
Lake City south over 300 miles IS be-
lieved to have been in aid of the Gould
plans for reaching the west coast. The
Clark road when built win give an out
let from Salt Lake City to the Gould
lines from the east.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Woman Suffrage Bin Defeated.

Hartford, Conn. May THE bill
granting women the right to vote in
this state was rejected in the house
of representatives today by a vote of
105 to 60.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-07
Warran cowlas Tranaferred.

Warren Cowles, division passenger
agent of the Rock Island at st. Joseph,
Mo, has been appointed division pas
senger agent of the same road at Pc
oria, III.