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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
TO CUT RATES.
Plan of Union Insurance Companies
for Self Protection.

New York, Sept. 1S.-In it's report
ern Union of Fire Underwriters, now
in session here. it is recommended. says
a Journal of Commerce dispatch from
Toronto Ont, that hereafter when a
union company finds a non-union COM
pany cutting rates, it get permission
from the governing committee to pro-
tect its business, and if granted it can
make any rate it pleases in supplant-
ing policies of the rate cutting outside
company. The old method required a
competing company to notify all it's
union associates that it proposed to
protect its business, and they were
thereby permitted to do the same. The
result was often a general rate war. 1t
is believed that the proposed plan safe
guarded will prevent general demorali-
cation and center the fight on the below
tariff policies of the non-barred COM
panies. Serious opposition to the plan
has developed in the convention, how
ever. and the matter will come to a
vote later
President Blacl<weIder in his annual
address took a hopeful view of the
situation and The outlook. holding that
there is greater prospect for the estab-
lished rates and good practices and less
inclina ton on the part of underwriters
to act independently.
Present indications are that the con-
ventiOn will be unable to agree on any
plan for resuming Jurisdiction in Ne
braska without applying separation,
and that the Kentucky whisky Situa-
ton will be unchanged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
A Lively Wolf Hunt.

This morning a party composed of
Dr. Teller, H. S. Hines and Harry
Lightstone. accompanied by seven dogs,
left at 4 o'clock and went out to DR..
Parsons home for a wolf hunt. At the
Parsons home they were Joined by the
doctor and the hunt began. Right IN
the feed lot, close to the house. two large
gray wolves were started. One of these
was chased into a cave and driven into
a crevasse where it was killed, but could
not be taken out. Mr.. Hines shot the
animal with his revolver. The other
wolf gave the dogs good run and for
three hours and a half the chase lasted.
Finally it was driven into a cave and
took refuge in a assure in the rocks. The
dogs could not get to it and Mr.. Hines
reached down into the hole, caught the
animal by the tail and brought it out.
A sharp fight between dogs and wolf
took place and the wolf was killed. The
sport was good and the party brought
the dead animal into town.-Arkansas
CitV Traveller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
MELLEN's SUCCESSOR.
Chas. W. Bum, General Counsel. Said
to Be Slated for Promotion.

New York, Sept. 1S-It is accepted az
settled that at the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford road in October
President Charles S. Mellen of the
Northern Pacific will be elected to sue
coed President Hall, whose resignation
is expected this week. This report was
called to the attention of Mr.. Mellen to-
day and he remarked that he had moth
ing to say about it.
There is much speculation as to the
successor of Mr. Melen on the Northern
Pacific should he leave that road. In
the natural line Of promotion is Vice
President and General Manager j. Nj.
Hannaford, who has been with the North
ern Pacific road for about thirty years.
Colonel Daniel S. Lamont, first vice
president of the company, is likely to
remain in that position
The suggestion is made that f D.
Underwood president of the Erie rail-
road will be offered the Northern Pa
cific presidency, but in well informed
circles it is accepted as settled that
Charles w Bum. the general counsel
of the Northern Pacific, will be the sue
cessor of Mr.. Mellen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
SUES FOR $4,000.
Boy Who Was Manned for Lite Is
After the Frisco.

Fort Scott. Kan, Sept. 1S.-Biddle &
Lardner. attorneys for Eddie Gilbert
the young son of B. N. Gilbert agent
for the NJ, K. & T. railway company
in this city. who was MANNED for life
in the fatal Greenfield wreck on the
Frisco road last winter, are preparing
the petition in a law suit that is to be
filed against the Frisco. In the suit
Mr.. Gilbert, who will be the plaintiff,
will ask the recovery of $50, 900 for per-
sonal injuries received in the wreck.
The papers will be prepared in a few
days and the suit will be commenced
at Greenfield, in Dade county, Mo,
which is the county in which the ac-
cident occurred. This is the same court
from which Mrs. Fischer, whose hus-
band, Engineer Fischer, was killed in
the same wreck. asks $1,000 damages.
The petition in the Gilbert case will
allege negligence on the part of the
company that as a result of the acct
dent he lost an arm and that the re-
naming arm and legs were so badly
burned and that he will permanently
be inca pacitated for work.
Mr. Gilbert intended to sue some time
ago but he thought he could get a set
tlement from the company. This was
refused on the ground that the train
was wrecked by designing persons and
that it was unavoidable as far as the
company was concerned and not due
to any negligence on the company's
mart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
Cared for Two Little Waits.

There are little boy and girl at the
depot on their way to Irving. They
have been at the depot three days wait
ing for the Central Branch to open to
take them home. Each of them has
small pocketbook with a little change
and their tickets. George Dougherty,
who is always good to passengers
stranded at the depot, is feeding the
little ones at his counter free of charge
and is seeing that they get plenty. John
McCallister, the night depot master.
furnishes a cot, a pillow and a quilt at
night for them to sleep on, and any one
who would look at the little ones as they
lie sleeping, side by side, in theiy little
bed so far away from home, could not
help taking liking to them. The little
boy stays close by his little sister. and
they never leave the depot. The chill
dren belong to Mr.. Thomas. of Irving
Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

framed that the rights of the company
upon the bridge terminate absolutely,
without notice, upon the expiration of
the time fixed for it's temporary use,
and that if the track is not removed
at that time the city have the right to
do SO and restore the bridge to its
former condition at the expense of the
street car company. There is no ques-
ton as to the power of the city to an
mex these conditions to any ordinance
it may pass, nor as to the validity of
such provisions.
We also call attention to the fact
that the street car company has shown
the utmost good faith in carrying out
all of it's obligations with the city, and
that it has exhibited great energy in
reconstructing the worn out lines left
by the former management. These mat
tiers all give US assurance that the COM
pany will keep faith with the city in
it's use of the bridge and in removing
the track upon the expiration of the
time fixed for its use.
S. r. KUTZ.
SAMUEL T. HOWE.
NJ. c. HOLMAN.
f. WILDER.
w. s. BERGUNDTHAL.
N. Il. LOOMS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
RAN EXTRA TRAINS.
How the Santa Fe and Rock Island
Handled the Homeseekers.

Speaking of the great homeseekers
excursions run by western lines, the
Chicago Chronicle says:
The volume of traffic yesterday
took the passenger officials by surprise
but by liberal use of sections the home
seekers were sent on their way with
but little delay. The Rock Island rail-
road ran all of its regular through
trains out of Chicago in two and three
sections. the total number of passen-
gers carried being estimated at 1000.
The Santa Fe officials were also
obliged to call in extra equipment.
THE Northwestern and St. Paul
roads moved large numbers to Cali
fornia and other points along their
lines, but the Rock Island and the San
ia Fe handled the greater portion of
the business. for the reason that a large
percentage of the homeseekers were
bound for Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory. The reduced rate to New Or
leans and other places in the south had
the effect of increasing the business of
the roads touching this territory, the
rate of SIG to New Orleans and return
tempting many to make the trip sim
ply for pleasure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

traffic over the Atchison If it could have
a voice in the management of the latter.
On the other hand, the Union Pacific's
great object is to control-all traffic to the
Pacific coast. 1t owns the Southern Pa
cific and has an important voice in the
Northern Securities management. The
Atchison is the one road which has a
through route to the Pacific and at the
same time is entirely free from Union
Pacific influence. BY controlling the
Atchison the Union Pacific would
strengthen its control of Pacific coast
traffic and would keep the Rock Island
dependent upon it or its controlled COM
panies for a Pacific coast outlet At the
same time it would head off any plan
the Pennsylvania may entertain OF ac-
quiring the Atchison and establishing a
new and independent transcontinental
line.
1t is claimed that the Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. accumulation of Atchison is in the
interest of the Union Pacific rather than
the Pennsylvania. The desire of the
Rock Island and Kuhn-Loeb interests
to increase their Atchison holdings with
out advancing the price too much Is
regarded as a sufficient reason for the
apparent bearish feeling of these and
their allied interests toward the general
market at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

Island. returned yesterday from a short
business trip to Kansas City.
It is announced that George Mclaughlin
has been appointed night yardmaster at
La Junta. McIsaughlin was formerly fire
man of a local switching gang.
Local roads are doing a great business
this week Homeseekers day and the
fair, coming as they do in the same week,
have given the railroads about all the To-
cal business they can handle.
1t is announced that Jack Harris. local
electrician for the Santa Fe, has been
appointed chief engineer of the Santa. Fe
power house in place of +. G. Godfrey.
who left the Santa Fe on September II to
go east, where he has secured position
in an eastern electrical plant.
William Moore and mother have return
ed to their home in Topeka after an ex-
tended trip through Colorado and New
Mexico. They visited friends at Ration,
Trinidad, Las Vegas. Albuquerque and
Santa Rosa Mr.. Moore is an employe
of the local Santa Fe boiler shop.
As soon as the big fence which has
lately been erected around the Santa Fe
shops, has been painted the entire outfit
will be complete The gates have all been
put in and the watchmen are exercising q
vigilance which is no doubt the result OF
the fear that some. reporter may happen
to slip inside the lines. Wouldn't it bt
awful If such a thing should happen?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
TEMPORARY PROMOTION.
Santa Fe Gives E. Hinckley a Chance
to Show His Worth.

Arkansas City, Sept. 1s.-E. Hinckley
who for the past two years has been
chief clerk to the Santa Fe agent at
this point, has received a temporary
promotion and will leave in few days
for his new field of duty. The Santa
Fe wants to put a travelling passenger
agent in the Minneapolis territory for
awhile, about six months, and Mr..
Hinckley was chosen for the place.
This is a new line of railroad work
for Mr.. Hinckley. but there is no doubt
about his making good. He is thor
ough railroad man and is the most ac-
commodating man that ever sold a
ticket for the Santa Fe in Arkansas
City.
opportunity of showing what he can
do.
He will not move his family from this
city, but will continue to make it his
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
MUST WAIT FOR ATTERBURY
Pennsylvania Trainmen and Yardmen
Have Grievances to Present.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-The grew
ances of certain Pennsylvania railroad
trainmen and yardmen which have
been before General Manager After
bury for several months will not be
settled until the middle of October,
after Mr.. Atterbury returns from his
vacation. 1t had been reported that the
matter had been passed upon by Mr..
Atterbury and would now come before
President Cassatt, but this is declared
to be untrue.
The report that the baggagemen on
the Pennsylvania system has presented
list of grievances to. General Man
ager Atterbury is denied. 1t is said at
the general managers office that no
formal complaint has been received and
that no committee representing the
baggagemen has called. upon Mr.. At
terbury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
THE GREAT HEADACHE CURE
QUICK SAFE SURE
DIR. MILES, PAIN PILLS
CURE

General Charles Dick the eminent con-
gresham from the famous Garfield dis
trict of Ohio, says: II 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. Il am never without a supply
of DIR. Niles Pain Pills and derive most
excellent results from their USE
I. N Lagrange. elder in the Presbyterian
church at Franklin, Ind, has long suffered
from chronic headache, but he says he has
at last found solace In DR.. Miles Pain
Pills. He says nothing can equal them iE
giving relief from intense headache CT
any pain,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
Shamrock II Is Sold.

New York. Sept. 1S.-It is stated, in
connection with reports from Chicago.
that Capt. Miller, who was skipper of
the yacht Columbia during the sum-
mer and Cant. Bars assistant on the
Reliance during the cup races, has
bought from Sir Thomas Upton the old
cup challenger Shamrock II. The price
paid for the hull IS not known, but it
is believed that it was not far from
$1,000 The yacht has been on the shore
at Erie Basin for nearly two years,
and while being protected from the
weather as far as practicable, has be-
come less and less valuable by corro-
sion. The purchaser will break her up
for the value of the material.
Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
CURE ALL KINDS OF p

pains, neuralgia, or in fact any pain. I
have taken them with best results, and
have given them to others and they never
disappoint- "-Gilbert r. Houser, Milford
Center, o.
II recommend Dr. Miles Pain Pills for
headache or 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.
Il cannot speak too highly of DR.. Miles
Pain Pills. as l know them to be a positive
cure for headache and neuralgia pains. -
Thomas Bright MarenEn Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
TOO MANY EMPTY CARS.
Eastern Roads Are Not Afflicted by
Shortage of Equipment

Chicago, Sept. .ls.-Grain shipments
from Chicago to the east by the all rail
lines last week were disappointing In
stead of the anticipated big increase
there was another large decrease. Ship
ments were only about one-half of VIVA
they were for the corresponding week
last year.
Unless there is a material improve
ment in the situation there S1ittle dan
ger of a shortage of cars or motive
power on the eastern roads this fall.
The steadily increasing diversion of ex-
port grain to the gulf ports Is mainly
responsible for the light business the
eastern roads are doing. They are
making I'D. in a measure, by the heavy
movement of merchandise, coal and
iron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
Interesting Comparison Of Santa
Fe and st. Paul.
Santa Fe Has Been Forced to
Overwork Equipment.
CAUSE OF BIG EXPENSE
One Reason Why the Operating
Expenses Are Heavy
Cars Are Overloaded to Move
the Traffic.

A comparison of the annual reports
of the Milwaukee and ST. Paul and the
Santa Fe furnish a fine illustration of
the manner in which most of the roads
have been forced to overwork their
equipment the last eighteen months.
The expense per engine, passenger car
and freight car on the two roads for
1903 was as follows. according TO the
Chicago Post:
Santa Fe. St. Paul. enee
Per locomotive ....$3,O41 $1231 $3.50
Per passenger car. S72 543 329
The comparison, of course. is not a
fair one on the face of it. The conditions
that exist in the plains where st. Paul
operates are not the conditions that ex-
list on the Santa Fe, or rather on the
greater part of it. Nevertheless, the
remarkable difference between the ex-
penses of the two roads reflects a good
deal more than a mere geographical dis
tinction.
The Santa Fe had in commission d
total of 1909 engines. ST. Paul had 1856.
The total engine mileage of the Santa
F'e was SO, 1872, AS. The total engine mile
age of st. Paul was 26925, 734. The aver
age mileage of each engine on the Santa
F'e was therefore 80, SOC, as compared
with 27, 307 on the st. Paul. The differ
ence-3,2 200 miles-represents the amount
of work each engine on the Santa Fe
performed over and above the work of
each engine on the st. Paul. This
amounts to about ten miles a day.
This difference does not look very
much, but it represents the difference
between work and overwork. The Santa
Fe people are not slow to admit that the
traffic of the road this year has over
worked the equipment. The expense of
maintaining engines and freight cars
without rest rs far greater, proportion
ately than the expense of maintaining
them with proper rests.
This overworlxing of equipment has
not been confined to the Santa Fe. All
the grain roads of the southwest have
done the same thing. Freight cars have
suffered more than any class of equip
ment. The revenue load of thousands
of cars on the southwestern roads has
expanded beyond the true capacity of
the cars. Overlooking has been a popu-
lar offense.
One southwestern official reports that
his railroad has lost ten good cars this
last year by the cars break king in two,
and that in every case it was found
that the car was badly over loaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
BOTH WANT SANTA FE.
Said to Be Competitive Biddin g 70
Control of the Stock.

New York, Sept. ia statement
made today and respectfully entertained
in good circles purports to explain the
recent unusual strength in Atchison and
at the same time account for the atti-
tude of large interests which persistent
ly discourage activity and strength in
the general market. The statement was
to the effect that interests in control of
the Rock Island and the Union Pacific
are competitive buyers of Atchison. The
Rock Island now has a Pacific coast
traffic agreement with the Southern Pa
cific, but it is said it would be glad to-
abrogate that contract and send its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

E. church last night at the St. Johns
church, at Seventh and Topeka avenue.
Yesterdays session was taken up with
preaching and addresses. Bishop c. T.
Shaffer presides at the meetings of the
conference, which will continue until
Monday or Tuesday. Saturday will be
Missionary day. On Sunday Bishop
Shaffer will preach and Will conduct
the ordination of several new elders
and deacons. A number of appoint
ments for the coming year will be read
Sunday or Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
western Roads Have Big Business.

Chicago, Sept 1S.-Business on the
western roads showed considerable i'm
provement during the week Last week
receipts of wheat here increased 423,-
600 bushels and corn 1,S25.000 bushels.
and were largely in excess of the re-
ceipts for the corresponding week last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
ARour RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Trainmaster Austin of the Santa Fe is
in St Joe on business Tor the company.
z Harding. freight solicitor for the
Rock Island with headquarters in this
city is absent from duty at his office on
account of sickness.
w O. Nevill. chief clerk to J. M Cru
Der, general superintendent Of the Rock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

Mr.. Simons says: "Uyhess I COM
nsenced taking Pafne's Celery Cont
pound I aCas troubled sCffH gHa0C-
ing f,s my stomach; nay appetite aUGs
gone, especially at breakfast and
MY general health aCas broken dOsUn.
I had not Finishes taking the first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
Lee Sif11OnS
General Health Broken Down
2717 Mills Street, st. Lou

eet, st. Louis, Mo-, August 28, 1908.
bottle aUhem I began to Improve.
I continued taking PafNe's Celery
Compound and nosC feel as nell as
eUe, I did d. my life. I ans sure
FGfne's Celery COMPOUND IS the
greatest health maker fm the
svOrZd. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18
What People Saw;

j. Y. w. Mcbride Of indianapolis, late of
tne Indiana supreme court. says; They
are simply marvellous in their instanta-
Leous relief"
DIT. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
t r,ea1aehe In any form. and have given
mem 10 little children with the best of re-
suits and without any in effects after
WdIu' When my daughter was confined
they greatly alleviated her suffering. In
lact we consider them full legal tender
LOT any kind of pain. Mrs. William Rob-
IT. Miles Pain Pills are a perfect rem
Sug l2I SICK headache. I am never with
out mem; Mary Bungert. BeIeville, III.
1T. Miles Pain Pills never fail to cure
heaoache' pain in the back of neck, cold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

Stella-How does Jack make lover
Bella-Well. ] should define it as I'M
skilled labor.--Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

For a tenacious and persistent cough.
Piso's Cure for Consumption is an effec-
tuAi remedy. . eents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

produces better results in two minutes?
Everything in the package. Simply add hot
water and set to cool. It's perfection A sur
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex-
pense. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla
vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp-
berry. At grocers- 10c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18

W. 7. Vernon's Address.
Prof. W. T. Vernon, of the Quindaro
college for negroes, addressed the
twenty eighth session of the Kansas
and Nebraska conference of the A. NJ.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-12
To Press Canal Treaty.

Washington. Feb. 11.-senator Gull
lom, chairman OF the senate commit
tee on foreign relations, said that he
had decided to give the Panama canal
treaty precedence when an executive
session long enough to consider any
of the pending treaties can be secured,
for the reason that the option of the
United States on the franchises and
other canal property of the French
Panama Canal company expires f,n
March 4, and because of the IN
nounced determination of Senator
Morgan to talk at length on the
treaty.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-12

The Iowa Telephone Co. has just is
sued new directory for the Denison
exchange. The list shows large gain
ever the last one issued buta short time
ago There are now thirsy-two rural
poones in this exchange besides many
new ones III Denison. 1t is very evil
dent that the Iowa Co. as we'll as the
new Crawford County Co. is here to
stay. We can but congratulate Mana
ger A. J. Larson upon his success,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-12
Compromise Statehood Bill.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Republic
an senatorial advocates of a conpro-
mise statehood bill have prepared
their measure for the admission Of
two states, Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory comprising one state, and Ari-
IONA and New Mexico the other.
They will bring it before the COM
mittee on territories at the first op-
perfume moment, but are holding it
back because of the opposition of the
Democratic senators, and also because
some of the Republican supporters OF
statehood are not entirely reconciled
to the change.