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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
LEOPARD ESCAPES.
Women Faint and People Stampede
With Feast Amor Them.

san Francisco. jan. 22.-One Of the
leooards in the zoo at the Chutes got
out OF his cage last evening while the
place was crowded with people. There
was a stamSede for the exits and one
or two women tainted. but the GOODNESS
and promptness of one of the attend
ants prevented the brute from attack
ing any person
While the animals were being fed,
immediately after the first performance
in the theater. the leopard suddenly
leaped through the haIf-oDened door Of
his den and landed on the floor The
shrieking and panic struck the entiIs
throng.
Some excited persons shouted This
lions are LOOSE" and this cry increased
the terror All over the grounds ths
people sought shelter The various
booths and buildings were croWded
with alarmed persons expecting every
moment TO behold all the wild beasts
in the menagerie bound among them
and proceed to feast upon their flesh.
Meanwhile the leopard, rather aston
ished at finding himself out Of his cage,
stood still, dazed and lashing himself
with his tail One of the keepers ran
UP with sharp prod IN one hand and
a huge chunk of meat in the other.
Holding the meat I'D he tossed IL under
IeaDed at the food and commenced I'd
devour il. The attendant stood guard
with the prod, prepared to fight the
brute until the people had left the zoo.
TIE doors were then locked By other
attendants and the leopard. when stated
with meat. was easily captured and put
back into the cage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22

and are being tested in the air brake
room
shop Wednesday afternoon after being in
the shops nearly three weeks for general
oveEhauiins
The engine room OF the new powerhouse
IS nearing completion Four of the big
dy-namos and the switch board have been
put in place
Baggage car No. 22ss. which was smash
ed in wreck on the western lines Of the
Santa Fe came into the coach shop for
repairs yesterday morning.
George Devlin. who has been working
on a small fire IN the old blacksmith shop.
has been transferred TO work as hammer
driver on big hammer in the new shop.
Wednesday evening the elevator in the
paint shop refused TO run and on being
ing The leak was repaired and the eie-
vator is now running as before
A. G. Armstrong, a machinist in the wa
ter servics, drew his time Wednesday
morning. He viii leave shortly for Ration
n NJ, where he has secured a foremanship
in the Santa Fe shops there
H J. Carpenter. chief clerk TO G. W.
Rock Island Te+I5rre5 70 rrrslss xVseJre-s
day morning from Buffalo n Y. where
he has been attending the funeral OF his
brother, who died about a week ago.
The last issue of the Railway Gazette,
q leading railway magazine of the country,
contained a hslftone of Osman Bates 10
connective crane No 2289. which was built
IN the Santa Fe shops by the machinists
+
Among other improvements which VIII be
instituted when the new shops are com
pleted will be the storing of fuel oil in a
large underground tank Of several thou
sand barrels capacity At present the oil
Is stored at various places around the
yards anc in the buildings
The f1fth of the stollers for the boilers
in the new power house has been put in
place The brick Tnasons are now build
1n9 the wall for the sixth one. In a few
days work will begin on placing the hop
pers which are TO bring coal from the pit
south of the power house
The new Rock Island time card which is
to so into effect January . is different
numbers of some Of the trains have been
changed. Trains Nos 1 and have been
changed to IL and Z and the trains which
were formerly numbered Il and y are now
Of passenger trains have been changed.
The east bound Golden State Limited viii
hereafter leave here at s 10 .. m instead
Of 500. EastbOund No So, which is now
here at 7:15. which gives it 3 minutes
longer run between Harrington and Topeka
The following are a few interesting items
concerning the Railroad Y NJ c. a: The
has seven supervising secretaries 1t is
influencing the lives Of a large per cent OF
the ]. oG0 900 railroad men in America Sew
enty per cent Of the railway mileage is
associations, having 237 employed officers
and 5000 members Ninety buildings
costing 81 800 600. are owned by or set aside
for their use and form q permanent en-
I ings were erected IN 1902 An active evan
ge1istic work is carried under two rail
road leaders. with marked results. and
ithere mas been steady growth IN Blple
study and educational work This work
cost last year SALT. CO. of which railway
| corporations contributed $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
TUNNEL SIX MILES LONG.
Hartman win Spend $4o,ooo,ooo to
Fight Morgan

Reports from salt Lake City state
that the work of recOnstrucIlng the
Southern Pacific from Ogden to the
coast is already being planned and that
the surveys are now under way for the
mammoth tunnel which is to penetrate
the Sierra Nevada mountains near Au-
burn in Placer county, Nevada These
SURVEYS are to be submitted to Mr..
Hartman for his approval before the
work begins It is understood that this
tunnel viii be one of the longest in the
world and is to cost SO. 900 At pres
ent the estimated length Of the bore is
SO. 600 feet. or about six miles This is
more than twice the length of the tun-
mel to be bored by the Denver, North
western & Pacific through James peak,
and as the A1offat road has had more
TO do with MI Hartman beginning
such big undertakings than any other
cause its construction will be watched
with great deal of interest In Colo
rado. This tunnel is part of the plans
to straighten out the old Central Pacific,
reduce the grades and put it IN con-
dition to compete in connection with the
Union Pacific with all roads from New
York to the coast
Mr.. Hartman says that when the tun-
mel and the other improvements are
completed ne win reduce the time from
New York to San Francisco TO three and
one half DAYS He figures on sixty-four
hours between Chicago and san Fran
cisco. which VIII mean speed OF $50
miles an hour, including stops for dis
lance Of . $40 miles. From New York
to the coast it will mean thirty-nine
miles an hour. not allowing for stops
for a distance OF $3.50 miles. The fast
trains between New York and Chicago
now actually make q schedule of forty
eight miles an hour. The total cost OF
all the Improvements Will be between
SIS. 000. 900 and $40 600 600. of which
amount SO 1000 900 win be spent on the
Union Pacific from Ogden to Chicago.
It IS the general belief that il D. H.
Moffat had not conceived the plan of
new road from Denver to Salt Lake
City Mr.. Hartman would not have be-
gun this immense undertaking. It is
further believed. and upon very good
foundation. that if MI Hartman was
not aware of some very big interests
being behind Mr. Monat that would
finally cause the Denver, Northwestern
& Pacific 10 touch tidewarer, Mr. Har-
riman would not have waged such a bit
ter fight against the new road, even to
the extent of spending many millions
to put himself in position to fight it.
There is no longer any doubt that it is
the Northern Securities company. with
James ]. Hill and Pierpont Morgan,
which has caused Mr.. Hartman SO
much uneasiness. The Burlington
through Denver is acknowledged now to
be the road that Will be used IN con-
nection with the AIoffat road to fight
the Hartman interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
ELKINS' BILL.
It Is Designed to Further Regulate
Interstate Commerce

Interstate Commerce
Washington, Jan. 22-The ElNns bill
is entitled "A bill to further regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the states" 1t is as follows
Section THAT anything done or
common carrier. subject to the act 10
regulate commerce and acts amenda tory
thereof which if done or omitted by
any lessee. trustee. receiver, agent OF
representative of such corporations
would constitute q misdemeanOr under
said act shall be held to be a misde-
meanor by such corporation and upon
conviction thereof it shall be subject to
Ike penalties as are prescribed IN said
acts with reference to individuals ex-
cept as such penalties are herein
changed. The WilfuI failure upon thu.
part Of any carrier subject to said acts
to file and publish the tariffs or rates and
charges as required by said acts o.
strictly to observe such tariffs until
changed according to law shall be
nisdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof the corporation offending shall
thousand dollars nor more than twenty
thousand dollars for each offense; and i
shall be unlawful for any person. per-
sons or corporation to offer. grant CT
give, or to solicit. accept or receive any
rebate, concession or discrimination III
respect of the transportation of any
property in interstate or foreign com
merce by any common carrier subject
to the acts to regulate commerce where
by any such property shall by any de-
vice whatever be transported at a less
rate than that named in the tariffs pub
Ished and fled by such carriers as Is
required by said acts to regulate COM
merce- Every person or corporation
who shall offer, grant or give or solicit.
accept or receive any such rebates, con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
]. F. Holden Appointed r. l.
Freight Traffic Manager.
Sebastian's Jurisdiction Ex-
tended Over the ChOctaw.
JONES' ANNOUNCEMENT.
Says That Rock Island viii Lay
SO-POund Rails.
Sixty-Pounders Too Light for
Big Engines.
JONES' ANNOUNCEMENT.

r--,ortant changes in the general
trsf5l. de5artment Of the Rock Island
V-,ere announced yesterday. J. F. Holden
Al amounted freight traffic manager In
charge Of freight traffic Of all the lines
An The system. The Jurisdiction of Pas
seneer Traffic Manager John sebastian
"a also extended over the Choctav.
Oklahoma < Gulf and st. Louis. KAN
aas city < Colorado railroads.
Mr. Holden has for several years been
the general traffic manager OF the
Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gulf About q
month ago he went to Chicago as as
sistant freight traffic manager of the
Rock island and continued to act as
general traffic manager of the Choctaw
road. He now rehnSuishes the latter
position, the passenger traffic OF the
Choctaw road being placed in charge
OF Mr. Sebastian. j. n. Johnson VINO
has been vice president and freight
traffic manager drops the latter tits.
but continues as third vice president
ORDERS NEWS RAILS.
1t is announced by G. w. Jones. dlvi-
sion superintendent of the Rock Island
railway here that the Rock Island has
decided to place a order for 500 tons Of
new 80-p0und rails, at cost of 5000
The new rails viii be used for relaying
all the sidetrack curves from frog to
tangent which are now laid with SO
pound rails The only 60-pound rails
to be allowed to remain are the tangents
OF the sidetracks.
Although no definite announcement
has been made Of the fact, 1T is expected
that this change is a general one which
Will apply to the whole Rock Island sys-
tenn. The work of changing the rails
Will be commenced as soon as the steel
can be delivered
The reason for the change is the diff
Guilty which has been encountered in
running the heavy new locomotives
around the curves made of 60-DOund
steel. The eG-Dound rails are not heavy
enough on he curves TO Withstand tbs
imDact. Some OF the heaviest engines
owned by the Rock Island read are as
signed to this division
The santa F'e company has had con-
siderable difficulty of the same kind
with its light steel on curves. and is
making plans to lay heavy steel during
the coming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
NOT DUE TO CLIMATE.
Catarrh IS FOND Everywhere.

Catarrh IS at home anywhere and ev-
eryWhere- While more common in cold
changeabIe climates, it is BY no means
confined to them, but IS prevalent in
every state and territory in the union.
The common definition of catarrh is
chronic cold in the head. which if long
neglected often destroys the sense of
smell and hearing; but there are many
other forms Of the disease even more
obstinate and dangerous.
Catarrh of the throat and bronchial
tubes as we'll as catarrh Of the stomach
and liver are almost as common as nasal
catarrh and generally more difficult to
cure.
Catarrh is undoubtedly a blood dis
ease and can only be successfully eradi-
Gated by an internal treatment Sprays
washes and powders are usless as far as
reaching the real seat of the disease is
concerned
DR. McIverney advises catarrh suffer
ers TO use q new preparation, sold by
druggists called Stusrt's Catarrh Tab
lets. because actual analysis has shown
these tablets to contain certain anti
septic qualities of the highest value and
being an internal remedy. pleasant to
the taste, convenient and harmless, can
be used as freely as required. as well
for children as for adults
An attorney and public speaker, who
had been a catarrh sufferer for years
says
Every fan would catch cold which
would settle in my head and throat and
hang on all winter long and every win
ter 1t seemed to get q little worse. 7
was continually clearing my throat and
my voice became effected to such an ex-
tent IS to interfere with my public
spea king
I tried troches and cheap cough cures
and sometimes got relief. but only for a
short time. until this winter when I
learned Of the new sfarrh cure Stu
arts Catarrh Tablets. through a news
paper advertisement. Two fifty cent
boxes which I bought at my druggist s,
cleared my head and throat in fine
shape and 10 guard against a return of
my old trouble keep 4 box Of the tab
let's on hand and whenever I catch a
little cold 7 take a tablet or two and
ward off any serious Developments
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserves to
head the list as q household remedy. to
check and break I'D coughs and colds.
because unlike many other catarrh and
cough cures these tablets contain no
/ opiates cocaine or any injurious drug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
LOOK AFTER u. N. G. a.
President Frost Of Commercial Club
Appoints Committee.

The following IS a list of the commit
tees appointed by John E. Frost, presi-
dent of the Commercial club. for the In
terna tional Railroad Y. NJ c. A confer
ence which is to be held in Topeka,
April 80 to May 3. 1903:
Committee on badges. decorations.
correspondence material. convention
quarters-E- H. Anderson, Chas. E. Ed
ridge. Carl J. Bo1uar. J. n. Greene, W.
L. Stark.
Entertainment committee-R Richard
Wilson. Ed Coon. John Waldron. H. c..
Bean, ". E Hall. n H LOOMS. F. p
Bacon, f r. Simon. David Bowie. H
c. Bowman. Frank Nelson. J. z. Mss
ley, E z ROudebush. Jesse Shaw. S.
G. Stewart W. G. Dean, Sidney Blen-
earn
Advertising and press corarlittee-H.
T. Chase, John Macdonald. Dell Keller,
c. H LeTrigo. T z. Prout, L. l. kiene.
Reception committee-W. G Garvey.
c. Steadman, c. H. Coleman, n. c. Nay
lor, William Godfrey William Stewart
Grant Webster, H 5 Morgan. ". G.
Boon. H. Gould, J. ". Hall. Ed Schultz,
Paul SpurlOck. J \. Kelley, Keith Viii
son, Geo. NJ. Noble. Geo. 3. Henderson
J. c. McCiill G. c. Grout. H. Peabody
Geo Layne, E. A. Mcintyre, c. A Con
roe, Geo. H. Gillies.
Baggage and wraps committee-W. L.
Stark. John Neyman. Frank Forbes W
H. COnry. Chas- Brown. J. ?. Seeg-
mund. ALI Johnson. Amos Johnson, R
NJ. Chapman. J. n Stinour.
PostOffice cOmmittee-A- R. Rodgers
with power to select his own assistants.
Usher committee-William Boyes, and
John Caldwell, with power to appoint
assistants.
Finance committee. Wilder. Chas
L Wood, Jas A Troutman, E. H. Cros-
by. John E Moon. H NJ Philips. ". c.
Garvey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
BILLIARD EXPERTS.
Three Americans viii Play for the
Championship Honors.


BOSTON. Jan. 22-In the international
billiard championship tournament to
begin at Paris on February is, there
viii be eight contestants. three Ameri-
cans. Jake Sehaefer, George SIosson
and Sutton: four Frenchmen, Maurice
Vignaux Cure. F'ourniI and Gibelin
and one Spaniard, Marva-
The game will be 500 points, 1S-inch
balk line. all shot in, 14-inch rules to
each day. and as there viii be twenty
eight games the tournament viii easily
stretch over a fortnight
The players are offered substantial
inducements in the way of prizes To
begin with the winner viii be the
champion billiard player of the world
Each player puts up 800. a big billiard
ceipts of the house are divided-40. so,
90 and 10 per cent The games viii BE-
played in the Grand hall. which can &C
commodate about 900 persons.
In Paris there are five great billiard
academies" Vignaux and Gibelin are
attached to one, Cure and Sutton to
another Fournil and Schaefer to still
another, while the Spaniard is training
alone in a fourth.
These academies are peculiarly q
Partisan institution. In all FIVE. in the
afternoon and evening. set games are
played and the public bets freely on
them The attendance generally varies
from 200 to 600. and the games. which
are inevita bly, ION the square" are ar
ranged by the management
Five or six differ nt styles of games
are played. so that there is plenty of
variety for the man who wishes to bet
a dollar The players are always Sc
lected as a handicap. so as 10 make
the game as even as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22

Sec. THAT al acts and parts OF
acts in confliction with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed, but
such repeal shall not affect causes now
pending nor rights which have already
accrued, but such causes shall be pros
eCuted to a conclusion and such rights
enforced in a manner heretofore pro-
vided by law and as modified by the
provisions of this act.
Senators Elkins. Clzpp and Foster OF
Louisiana are the sub-committee to
consider the bill. It viii come before
the full committee Friday although ow-
ing to a death in the family OF Senator
Fll1inS he NAV not be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
VISIT THE TARPoN CLUB.
Passenger Agents Finish Their Work
at San Antonio.

at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 22-The Trans
continental Passenger association adjourn
ed its quarterly meeting Wednesday even
ing TO meet again at Portland. Ore. on
the third Tuesday in April. By close at
tentfon to work the members OF the com
mission were enabled TO clean up their
of the members and their families viii
journey 10 tbs coast for oyster roast
and visit z. n. R. Green's famous tarpon
The association decided to join all other
passenger associations in the country
in forming national ticket protec-
and forgery Of tickets The question OF
handling United States fish commission
cars was considered and it was decided
TO TeaffirH the present ruling. A PROPOSE
tion to abolish the skeleton form Of tickets
was tabled Rates for meetings OF con
yentions were arranged as follows.
For national and international good roads
convention. April q TO May 1 and the tfir-
Saeugerbund June Il TO p. at St Louis
1t was decided to make the nine months
tourist rates. For the Sinners convention
at Saratoga, n. Y. July E-12. National Ed
ueational associaL ion at Boston, July $40
a round trip rate of one first class thirty
day fare is made to the eastern terminus
the Young Peoples Society Christian Ed
deavor Denver. COL July s-l3, the
round trip rate VIII be one lowest nrst
class continuous passage fare
G. N. Pratt. chairman Of the Southwest
ern Passenger bureau met this afternoon
with committee composed Snyder OF the
Frisco. Nicholson of the Santa f'e. Payne
Of the Missouri Pacific and Warner OF the
organization Of the bureau. No action was
taken beyond decision to meet at St
Louis January % 70 further discuss the
natter. when it IS hoped to have al mem
beTS of the bureau present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22

A woman WORKOUT, who never has to
lift a hand for herself, who does not
know the meaning of the word worry"
How can It be possible2 That It IS posi-
bic IS proved by the experience Of many
a woman who, because Of sleeplessuess,
nervousness, backache and other WON
anly Ills, becomes an utter physical
wreck
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription gives
new life and new strength TO weak, worn
out. rundown women It establishes
regularity. dries unhealthy drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation, and cures
female weakness. It makes weak women
strong and sick women we'll
Ut suffered for FIVE years with Inflammation
which caused violent pain and often torture 50
bad at times that I could not be about 10 attend
to nv daily duties writes Mrs julius c Bell.
Of Bsthroad Kingston Ont. Life was simply
misery TO me and did not know y 1ich way 10
turn for relief Had tried doctors but found
they did not help me Ny druggist ADVISED me
To try Dr. Fzerce's Eavorlte Prescr1 rtiOrl-
cling II IN glowing terms. decided to give It
a trial ana brought a bottle home am happy
to saw that after the is Of the hLst bottle telt
after that third bottle have good reasons to
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IS easy and the world looks bright nave per
feet health thanks 70 your rurd1czne'
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter, FREE address Dr.. R. v
Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Ac-
cept no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with V Eavorite Prescription when
ever Laxative IS required
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22

hind the strikers to the extent of going
out themselves If necessary
Should the strike extend over all Of the
Hartman lines it may seriously inter
fere with the schedules of all roads in
Colorado as the Southern Pacific is the
only outlet for the Burlington, Denver and
Rio ffrande. Rock Island. Missouri Pacific
and other roads TO the coast. and they are
compelled to hold trains in Denver for the
Salt Lake City connections. Unless the
engines are kept in good condition and
oVerhauled every week or two they can
not make schedule time, and it would not
take many weeks TO make every connec-
tion from the west late every day 1t is
generally believed that Mr.. Hartman will
meet the men and settle this strike be-
fore they are forced TO so out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
Attack
OF Fast Heart Lasted
100 Hours.
Doctors Didn't Know
What To Do.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

For seven years [ have been troubled
with what the doctors called fast heart
going at once from the usual beat to twice as
fast which in q short time would exhaust me
terribly and only after treatment by a phvsi-
can Il would get back to normal speed.
lese attacks increased IN frequency and
severity until December. 1901, when they
came on once week. Each attack would
lay me up a day or more The attack begin
nlag January 18Th, 1907. lasted 100 hours
almost a week my heart beat almost one
hundred and nifty per minute and some
times more During this week my physician
consulted With four other doctors. but all to no
purpose My heart finally slowed uD, and il
was tnen a serious question with nv family
"nal 70 DO next; as for me, / was too far gone
90 care much what happened Dr. Miles al
inAnec said write for advice and nv son
"totei RECEIVING a nice reply. A neirhbcr told
US ne nad used your remedies With great ben
slI- AE2oS courage, begaa the use of Dr.. Miles
ne" HteaTt Cure and Restorative Nervine
until had taken eleven bottles Of the Heart
Lure and seven bottles OF the Resto-a+i,rs
Nervlne had two slight attacks after
les-n the use o. your medicine the last one
1e7lns olty thirty minutes. For more than
.nfee months my heart has run without \
bury 4 an cured. and Dr. Miles Reneri iez
qld the work have been postmaster be--
lor more tnan ten years. M. T. CAsyrPFrr
P Nj, Fredonia, Kansas
Al druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
de Dr Mics Remedies Send foa free BOOK
ca Nervous and Heart Diseases Adde'S
~ miles Medical Co Elkhart, Ind