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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
New Railway Bridge.

Newton, Kan, Aug. 16.-Piles have
oeen driven for the fine bridge that is
10 be built across Sand creek west of
the stock yards. This bridge will be a
double track affair. 210 feet long
across 1t will run the two tracks that
viii lead into the new yards. which
VIII make it very much used struc-
ture- The material that goes into this
bridge will be of the very finest as the
wear and tear on the structure will
De more than ordinarily severe. The
pies are to be creosoted to preserve
them as long as possible. There will
be no unnecessary delay completing
the job now that it is commenced
Contractor Moore's men are pushing
the grading west of the creek and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

richest spots in the world. With its
magnificent climate, railroad facilities
and fertile soil, sure and sufficient wa
ter for irrigation would make it one of
the worlds garden spots.
We have said that the underf1ow is
practically inexhaustible- OF course, no
supply Is inexhaustible. But inasmuch
as of the water taken out for irriga-
ton one-half would return to the un-
der flow, it will be seen that there is
not much danger of exhausting the
supply.
Again the underf1ow is more or less
fed every year by the annual melting
of the snowfall in the mountains and
there is little danger that any amount
of irrigation in the valley proper would
ever affect this great natural reservoir.
The experiment holds wonderful posi-
bilities, and we shall watch it with
profound interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
RELAXING TRACK.
Santa Fe Preparing Panhandle for
Through Business.

Wichita, Aug. 16.-The Eagle says:
If the fact that 10 car loads of steel
that have been received here for in
stallation on the Panhandle division
of the Santa Fe is any indication.
Wichita is soon to be on the main
line of that company
This shipment of steel now stand
ing in the local yards of the Santa Fe
consists of 65-pound rails. The ten
car loads contain enough material to
relay the present track half the dis
lance between Wichita and yelling
ton. Within a week or TEN days 1T
is expected that there will be a big
force of tracklayers here to commence
operations.
This move toward getting the Pan
handle division in such condition as
to compare with the Santa Fe's pres
ent main line, is said without a doubt
to be the first move toward building
Mexico point. When completed the
route to Wichita, Kansas City and Chi
cago will be several hundred miles
shorter than at present All of the
California business will be operated
through Wichita.
The principal advantage, however,
which Wichita may eventually derive
from the cutoff, according to railroad
men, is that this city will then stand
some show of being in line for Santa
Fe shops. Heretofore it has always
been said that Wichita would never be
anything more than "whistling' sta
ton on the Santa Fe, due to the dis
lance of its situation from the main
line.
The proposed cutoff which will
shorten the distance to California by
several hundred miles, is to be built
from Amarillo, Texas, the terminus of
the Panhandle division, either to Belen
or Texico, New Mexico. where it will
join the present main line.
A large force of track layers is al
ready working on the Panhandle di-
vision. The intention is to have the
tracklayeTs working out of Wichita
join those at Belle PLANE. With two
gangs, the Santa Fe expects to have
the new track completed in a short
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
WILL MAKE CHANGE.
Rock Island to Install New Telegraph
Office

Wichita, Kan. Aug. 16.-Quite a
number of changes are being made by
the Rock Island here. most important
OF which are consigning old employees
to new work, installing a telegraph
office at the freight depot, abolishing
the day telegraph Office at the passen-
ger depot and transferring the day
operator to the freight depot. Freight
Agent Moffat received a letter of in
structions yesterday in which this sort
of a programme is explained. No
reasons are given for making a change
of that nature According to local
authorities it is being done principally
for the sake of economy, as it is con-
sidered that it will be much cheaper
to have things arranged thus. 1t is
not known at this time when the
change will go into effect, but it is
thought that it will begin with the in
stallation of the telegraph office in the
freight depot G. E. Hasty, the day
operator, will have charge of the new
telegraph station, and F. F. Hadsell,
the present night operator, will con-
tnue in his place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
ENGINE LAID OUT.
VandaIs Get i'm Work on Santa Fe
Engine.

Newton, Kan, Aug. 16.-One of the
very few acts of vandalism that have
happened in the railroad yards recent
~ was perpetrated last night about 1
O'Clock when some person unknown to
the authorities attempted to disable
engine No. 579. The attempt was
made about midnight, the man who
did the work escaping the vigilant
watch maintained by the Santa Fe
policemen. Only few minutes were
required to do the work but the in
jury done to the engine will keep it
in the shops for repairs for some time.
A couple of taps were placed so that
they would be caught between the
bar of the piston and the cylinder
head. with the result that when the
engine was started, the cylinder head,
the bar and the piston itself were bent
and twisted. AS soon as the engineer
discovered the condition of his engine
which as about as soon as he opened
the throttle. he shut off steam and
another engine was secured to pull
the train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
To Stop Encroachment.

Kansas City, Aug. 16.-In accord
ance with the Kaw river improveme nt
idea, twenty-five men were employed
yesterday in putting in stone riprap
work along the east bank of the Kaw
river near Cedar bend in Armourdale.
At this point the river has been stead
lily encrOaching on the land owned
by the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Railway company and their repair
gang in charge of Assistant Engineer
W. W. Colprits was doing the work
yesterday. The river at this point has
curved sharply to the southeast
threatening the Proctor & Gamble
soap plant and other Armourdale
property 1t will require at least ten
DAYS to complete the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
A NEW TRANSFER.
Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe Will Be
Neighborly.

Hutchinson. Kan, Aug. 16.-The
railway people are building a new
transfer switch west of the city to
connect the Missouri Pacific and Santa
Fe tracks and make it easier to set
cars from one road to another. 1t is
just of the crossing of the two sys-
TENS west of the city. The grades
OF both railways are high at this point
and SO the new track requires a high
grade to accommodate the track. This
makes a three-cornered tract of land
in between the three tracks which is
surrounded by high walls. The grad
ing is being done by force of men
and mule teams. The men are living
in tents near the crossing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

necessarily very low, and the rapidity
of movement is bound to cause free
perspiration. Always have an extra
sweater or overcoat to put on after
playing, and don't stand around.
Many a good player has been put out
of commission by such carelessness for
the rest of the season, seriously imperil-
ing the chances of his team in their en-
gagementS-
Start in right, observing the few
points here offered, and you will be on
the road to future success in the game
of hockey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
CHAFFEE AT FORT RILEY.
An Inspection of Troops at the Kansas
Post to Be Made This Morning.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. 16.-Lieu-
tenant General Adna r. Chaffee, chief
of staff, and Quartermaster General
Charles F. Humphrey arrived here
last night and are the guests of Cen
eral Chaffee's brother-in-law, Captain
Bertrand Rockwell. General Chaftee
and General Humphrey went to Fort
Riley this morning and at 9 o'clock,
on Pawnee flats, General Chaffee re-
viewed the troops. This was his first
visit here since 1898. when he was
stationed at Fort Riley as a major. 1t
was here that Captain Chaffee. then
of the Sixth cavalry. and Miss Annie
Rockwell were married in 1875.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
PENGUIN SINKS.
Party of Searchers for Kruger's Mil
lions Drowned.

Durham. Natal, Aug. 16.-The coastins
steamer Penguin has been wrecked and
25 persons who were on board of her
were drowned The boatswain is the
only survivor.
The Penguin was chartered to search
for ''Kruger's Millions alleged to have
been sunk with the steamer Zululand,
off this coast, three years ago. Four
previous expeditions with the same OBJ
ject in view have ended disastrously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
concentration ORDER.
Issued in Number of Philippine
Island Districts.

Manila, Aug. Ex-Governor Wright
has issued an executive order direct
ing the concentration of the inhabit-
ants of the Banos, Cathalogana and
Gandara river districts of the island
of Samara. ordering the island author
tiles to Quell the disturbances there
and to suppress the rowing bands of
natives and instructing the authorities
to provide shelter and food for the
and to punish all en-
gagged in the disturbance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
Choctaw OhiciaIs at Anthony.

Anthony, Kan, Aug 16.-There
were number of Choctaw officials in
the city last week consulting the grain
men about freight rates. They left
caldwell where they will be in CONSUL
tauon with other grain men.
The party consisted of ]. F. Holden,
freight and traffic manager of Chi
cago; n. H Emily, general freight
agent of Kansas City; c. D. Hart, di-
vision freight agent of Oklahoma City
ana G. A Merrell. superintendent of
Panhandle division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
Heavy Rains in the West.

Kingman, Ariz., Aug. 15.-Heavy
rains in this county have washed out
several hundred feet of Santa Fe
track in Truxton canyon. Trains are
held up by washouts in Wallapai val
ley, where great floods of water are
coming down from the mountains.
Much of the Arizona and Utah railroad
track is washed out and it may be
week before traffic is resumed on that
line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

Are Overcome by Gas in Well Shot
With Dynamite.

Dodge City, Kas., Aug. 1.-two
lives were lost in a well near here.
Guy Podgett, aged IS, lost his life in
trying to save the life of his compan-
ion, who had been let down in a well
which had just been shot with dyna-
mite. Both boys were overcome by
the fumes of gas caused by the ex-
plosion and fell from the rope sus-
pended in the well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
The C1Inton Chautaunua.

The NJ, K. & 7. railway viii Tor this
occasion make rate of one fare plus
so cents for the round trip. Tickets
on sale August PA to September 4,
good to return until September 3. The
Chautauuua this year will be better
than ever Katy, with four through
trains in each direction. is well equip
ned to handle the crowds. See Katy18
agent about this. George Morton, &
P. and T. A, st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

Much of the success of the mikado's
soldiers in their operations against
Kuropatlin can be attributed to the
great caution exercised by the Japs.
They never take the slightest chance
of being surprised, and such a thing
as being attacked unexpectedly has
not been known by the Japs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

making the most of the fine weather. |
1t will be a couple of months at least, |
however, before the work can be |
finish ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

$3.50 ST. Louis and Retur.
Via Rock Island system. Tickets ON
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays during
August and September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
Growing ORA

Ought not to mean growing weak and
feeble 1t does not mean weakness or
teebleness for those who eat with good
appetite and sound digestion. II is of
the utmost importance that old people
should retain the power to digest and
assin1ilate food which is the sole source
OF physical strength. When age brings
feebleness 1t IS generally because of the
failure to assiuilste the nutrition con-
tanned in food
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and enables the per
feet digestion and assimilation of food
1t invigorateS the liver and promotes
general physical well being
at Is with gratitude we acknowledge vxr,t
Dr. P1erce's medicine has done for zrandrnctl-
er's good, in fact IL has caTcd her, writes Miss
Carrie RaEker, Of PsrTys6urg. Ohio ~She had
dcctorcd with several physicians but found no
relief until Or. Pierce advised her what 10 do
She has taken only three bottles Of Golden Med
seal Discovery and is entirely well she suE
ten years, snd her limbs were swcllcd with
oropsy 50 bad she could hardly walk Nv grsud-
n1otheT's name IS Mrs. Caroline Henncn her az
+ y years 1 will gladly answer ali letters Of
inquiry
Sick people are invited to consult DR.
r. V. Pierce by letter, free All cor
respondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
the bowels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16

Outposts Sentries Front Japanese Army
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
ROBBERS KILL
TWO MEN IN A
CHICAGO STORE

Chicago. Sept. 13.-Henry Peter
son, a tobacco dealer at Lake and Ro-
hey streets, was murdered last night
by one of two men who entered his
place with the intention of robbing
him. The men entered the store when
Mr.. Peterson was alone and demanded
that he open the money drawer. He
refused and one of the men shot him.
The men then robbed the place Of
about $500 and escaped. Peterson
died a few minutes after being shot.
William Potee, a colored porter for
Mr.. Peterson, was shot and will die.
AS the robbers ran out of the door
they fired at Frank Carlton, a custom
er who entered the store from a rear
room. The bullet knocked off Carl
tons hat and struck Potee in the back.
Several arrests were made up to mid
night, but no direct evidence was pro
cured against any of the men in GUS
toby.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
UNIONlSTS MOB AND BEAT
WORKING WOMEN.
EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED
Crowd Drags Two Girls from Street
Car and Pound Them Unmerci-
fully Until Police ArriVe-Inno-
cent Woman Has Teeth Knocked
Out-Negro Nearly Killed.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-TWO savage at
lacks were made upon nonunion
workers at the stockyards last night
and in the fights that followed eight
people were injured, four of them so
severely that it was necessary to
take them to hospitals. In the first
disturbance two young women, Annie
Cook and Matte Jasper, were drag
ged from street car by several men
and boys with the aid of two or three
women. Both were pounded over
the head and knocked down and bad
~ beaten before the police arrived.
Both were taken to a hospital. Three
policemen rescued the women from
the mob, but it refused to dispense
and remained at short distance
from the car track and continued to
throw stones. A west bound car
which happened to pass during the
trouble was struck by several Of the
missiles, and two passengers, Ere
mont Sloan. and Annie Crodone, were
struck, the woman being hit in the
mouth with a brick and all her front
teeth Knocked out.
Anton Ashutra, driver for brew
cry, tried to drive through the crowd
and was hit in the back of the head
with brick and knocked from his
wagon. Police reinforcements ar
rived and charged the crowd, which
scattered. AS the mob broke and
ran, a stone struck Policeman Christ
Lyons on the head and he fell to
the pavement b>.c quickly jumped to
his feet and assisted the officers in
driving the crowd away.
The second riot occurred 10 min
utes after Seven colored men were
attacked by crowd Of strike sympa-
thizers. Three policemen went to
the assistance of the negroes and
would have saved all had not John
Sims, one of the colored men. be-
come frightened and ran into an al
ley in an effort to escape. He was
followed, knocked down and kicked
nearly to death. His right knee cap
was broken, his jaw was broken and
he was badly injured about other por-
lions of his head and severely hurt
in the chest. The officers could not
leave the other colored men and
could not go to the assistance of
Sims When achievements arrived
the crowd scattered and ran, burt sew,
eraI arrests were made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
HURLY HEARING
COMPLETED
At MIDNIGHT
Madison. Sept. 10.

Madison, Sept. Is.
The hearing in the Hurley case be-
fore Governor La Toilette was con-
tinued last night until 80 O'clock.
John A. Awkward, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, advanced the argument that
as no formal complaint was made to
the district attorney or the sheriff,
regarding conditions in Hurley, there
is no law on the statute books which
compels them to act as detectives in
prosecuting violators of the law,
known to be such by repute only.
"InactiOn is not violation of the law"
said Mr.. Awkward. eff it was every
sheriff and district attorney in the
state could be impeached for derilic-
ton Of duty. | am positive and ev
erybody knows it that there are
gambling houses and worse houses in
the city of Madison. This fact is
known to the sheriff and the police,
burt no proceedings are brought
against them. If the sentiment in
Hurley was strongly against the
maintenance of these disreputable
houses, according to the decision of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
IN TRAIN WRECK

Reno, New, Sept 1.-two men
were killed and several passengers in
jured yesterday by collision between
Southern Pacific passenger trains at
Lawton. The dead are Fireman A. L.
Hicks and an unknown man. Among
those injured is Mrs. John Swan OF
Galesburg, Ill. None were fatally in
jured. The second section of the west
bound train, while running at 35 miles
an hour, crashed into the third section
of the east bound train, carrying a
large party of returning Knights
Templar Each train was a double
header with heavy train of Pullmans
and day coaches. The four engines
are a complete wreck as we'll as the
baggage and day coaches of both trains.
The accident was due to disobedience
Of orders.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
WHY CHILDREN ARE NERVOUS.

Does your little one get as much as
twelve or fourteen glasses of water a
day?
Do you know that a child between
the ages of and II years of age
should average at least fourteen
hours sleep in twenty-four?
Do you know that the child should
have it's heaviest meal in the even
ing?
Do you know that the young and
nervous little one needs a hot bath at
least once a day in order that it's
nervous condition shall be reduced?
Do you know that a close relation
exists between pulse deviations and
nOneliminations?
Do you know that young and nerv-
ours children, because of their exces-
sive activity, require more carbohy-
drates and should be fed five and six
and even seven times a day?
And do you know that the so-calIed
abnormal cravings for candies and
sweets is simply natures natural de-
mands for sugars?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Robert E. Pattison, twice governor
Of Pennsylvania left an estate val
ued at only $4,000 when he died Au-
gust 1. Mrs. Anna B. Pattison, wild
ow Of the former governor, renowned
her right to act as, administrators in
favor of her brother, William Russell
Smith, and he was accordingly ap-
pointed administrator. At one time
Mr.. Pattison possessed comfort
able fortune, but he lost most of this
at the time Of the failure of the
Chestnut Street bank Of Philadel-
phia. He was upon many of the
notes of William M. Singerly, the
president of the bank, and when the
crash came he satisfied all of them
Afterward he was compelled to move
from his handsome home to a more
modest one. Mr. Pattison died with
out making a will, burt his estate will
be divided among the widow; Lavinia
R. Pattison, a daughter, and Robert
E. Pattison, a son.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19
BRIDAL TRIP
MONEY MOTIVE
FOR MURDER

Chicago, Sept. 13.-John M. Biegler,
a lawyer, was found dead in his office
in the Title and Trust building last
night. A revolver shot through the
temple had ended his life and police
declare that he committed suicide.
His friends however, assert that he
was murdered. Mr.. Biegler had been
married but six days and was prepar'
ing to go with his bride to spend some
time at the st. Louis exposition He
is said to have drawn money from a
bank for the expenses of the trip and
this his friends believe led to his MUIR
der, robbery being the motive. When
his clothing was searched but 80 cents
was found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

Washington, Sept. 13.-Japan has
formally protested to the United States
against allowing the Russian auxiliary
cruiser Lena to remain in port longer
than "a hours Through the consul at
San Francisco the complaint was filed
with the collector of the port, who late
yesterday wired for instructions.
Japanese Minister Takahira returned
here last night from New York. His
course regarding the Russian ship at
San Francisco will depend altogether
on the state departments action, but
it can be stated that the miniser has
every confidence that this government
will act promptly and in strict accord
ance with international law
Came for Necessary Repairs.
San Francisco, Sept. 13.-Rear Ad-
miraI Goodrich lunched with Captain
Berlinsky and other officers of the
Russian transport Lena on board the
vessel. They could not be seen. Lieu
tenant Zotoff, speaking for the captain,
stated that the main object of the Rus
sian vessel in making his port was to
have absolutely necessary repairs
made to her engines and boilers. Her
lotion is foul and will have to be
cleaned in dry dock. United States
inspectors of hulls and boilers have
been ordered to make thorough eX-
animation of the Lena and on their re-
port will largely depend the duration
of the stay of the vessel. Ii it is de-
cided that repairs are required they
will be made as rapidly as possible
and it is generally anticipated this is
what will be done. The Lena occupied
position only 500 yards from big
guns of the battleship Ohio.
Navigation officer Specimen said
concerning the visit of the Lena:
eve were sent to Vladivostok to
transfer troops home when the war
should be over. The Lena is not a
warship. We cannot fight. Needing
repairs we were first ordered back to
the Baltic. Afterward these orders
were changed and we have come here
because it is the nearest port in Which
we could get the new boilers needed
DGIuS dShSu uOW IOAAo uO WouAu -
main here officer Specimen said:
eve expect orders from our naval
representative at Washington, who has
just been advised of our arrival. 1t is
probable that he will ask the Ameri-
can governments for its permission to
remove the guns from our decks and
allow the vessel to remain here until
the repairs can be finished"
When asked how long he thought
that would require he said:
"The Lena will probably remain
here until the war is over. We expect
that the officers and crew will be sent
home by the way of New York
The japanese consul said he had no.
tilted the Japanese minister at Wash
ington Of the vessels arrival, adding:
'The vessel does not impress me as
being formidable and I do not believe
she has come to this port in spirit
of enmity to Japan"