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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

WORLDS Fair Passes to EmpI0yess
st. Louis, April 16.-It was officially
announced at the worlds fair yester-
day that the total number Of employees
may slightly exceed 100000. This in
cludes every person working in any
capacity in the worlds fair grounds
and all others who, In performing any
service in connection with the expo
sition, will be required to enter the
grounds. Passes will be issued to these
employees at cost of 81 each. The
season pass will consist Of ZIG coupons
and each coupon will bear photo
graph of the holder. Mr.. Porter White,
chief Of the department Of conces-
sions, stated yesterday that this charge
will be made because the cost Of print
ing and photographing the passes will
amount to almost 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

In Charge Of Press seats for oonvsntioa.
Washington. April 16-Ths sub-com-
mittee Of the democratic national COM
mittea, having in charge the arrHnge-
ments for the national convention, has
placed IN charge Of Charles h Mann,
Of the house press gallery, the assign
ment Of all press ssats for the conVen-
ton An applications for seats must
Be- made 70 Mr.. Mann.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
First published in Abilene Weekly Reflector
April IA, 19O4.l
Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS, &c.
Dickinson County, 90
In the Probate Court OF said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Andrew ].
Whitehair, deceased.
To all creditors and other persons interested
in said estate;
You are hereby notified that at the regular
June term OF the Probate Court in and for
said county. to be held at the probate
judges ONCE, in Abilene, IL said county on
Monday In said month of June, will make
final settlementpf said estate.
j. A. WHTEHAIR,
31-4 Executor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
EruptiOns

Dry, moist, scaly letter, all forms
Of eczema or salt rheum, pimples
and other cutaneous eruptons pro-
coed from humors, either inher-
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The thing to do is to help the
system discharge the humors, and
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Hoods Sarsaparilla permanently cured J.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector March 81. 19Ol.]
Notice Of Appointment

STATE OF KANSAS, Lee.
Dickinson County,
In the matter of the estate of Christina
Kubach, deceased. late of Dickinson county,
Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day
of March, A. d. 1904, the undersigned was
by the Probate Court Of Dickinson county.
cutor Of the estate of Christina Kubach, de-
ceased, late of Dickinson county, Kansas.
All parties interested in said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
CHAs. KUBAOH,
Executor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

The American national bank, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, got the 100000 Of
Philippine certificates yesterday to the
surprise Of big eastern financial con-
Germs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
A WATER TANK FELL.
A Storage Reservoir ut Story City Col
lapsed and Demolished the City jail
Three Tramps Injured.

Marshalltown, Ia, April ia stor-
age reservoir at Story City, 40 miles
northwest of here, has collapsed. The
tank, containing 1,4O0 barrels Of wa
ter, fell on the city Jail, which was
completely demolished. Three tramps
in the Jail were badly injured. The
plant Of the Viessergutten, Scandina-
Wan newspaper, the Citizens Lumber
company and Jacobson's warehouse
suffered also.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

WILLIAMSBURG, N. Y, April 16.-One
man was killed, one man and four girls
burned and three others hurt by dry
ing cylinder exploding in the dyeing
works Of William Meister yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
Tonight

II your liver is out Of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn, or Constipation, take dose OF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
fiector April Z, 1901
Publication Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, ss.
Dickinson County, 3d.
Mary Morse
VS..
John D. Morse,

To John D. Morse of parts unknown:
You will take notice that you have been
sued in the District Court of Dickinson
County, State of Kansas, in an action where
In Mary Morse is plaintiff and you are de-
tition in said court asking for divorce from
you on the grounds Of abandonment for
more than one year; that you must answer
said petition on or before the 10Th day Of
May, 1904, or the petition will be taken as
true and Judgment rendered against you
granting said plaintiff divorce from you on
the grounds above stated.
O. @. TOwNER,
3O-3 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

Heavy snovutnrms were reported In
many parts Of Michigan last night
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

New York. April 15.-Hearst's New
York American says that the Japanese
completely surrounded the Russian
feet at Port Arthur and the latter re-
treated In disorder and two Of the
Russian vessels collided MakaroR,
seeing the impossibility Of saving his
flagship, committed suicide with q r.
Volver.
Tore said 20 Have Blocksd Port AFthuF'
St. Petersburg. April b.-Rumora
are current here that vies Admiral
Togo has sent in q number Of steamers
ana succeeded in sinking several Of
them and In blocking the channel Of
Port Arthur.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-21

st. Petersburg. ,AnriL. 15-ThA- awe
.pSr5r's cnoice of successor to the late
Vice Admiral Makaroff as commander
in-chief of the Russian naval forces in
the far east has fallen upon Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff, whom he appointed
yesterday evening, telegraphing to him
to go direct from Sebastopol, where he
is in command Of the Black sea feet, to
Port Arthur and assume the command
fharo
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st. Petersburg, April 1b.-It is OH
cially announced that the torpedo boat
destroyer Bezstrashni was cut of from
the rest Of the Russian feet at Port
Arthur and sunk by the Japanese, that
her crew was lost and that the bat
tleship Pobeida accidentally struck q
mine while maneuvering but was able
to return to the harbor without loss Of
llfa
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For sale by all dealers. Price 50
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lss ". Niaii S. s'T EsssSs ely, No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
RIPLEY MAY DECIDE 1T.
Local Men Talk About Paul Morton's
Probable Successor.

The question of whether w. B.
Biddle will be appointed to succeed
Paul Morton as second vice president
of the Santa Fe is at present the inn
portant one in local railroad circles.
A recent dispatch from Chicago is a,
to satisfy many of the officials, but
some are of the opinion that the pos
sibility of George Z. NicholSOn'S ap-
pointment to the position is in every
Nicholson. is at present passenger
traffic manager for the Santa Fe.
which position is equally important
in it's relation to the. head of the traf-
fic department as that of freight
traffic manager, the position held by
been long in the service of the COM
pany and in view of this and his many
deserving qualities he is reckoned as
an important candidate for the va
cancy created through Mr.. Morton's
appointment to Roosevelt's cabinet.
One local official whose statements re-
garding such matters are generally
held to be reliable on account of his
connection with the traffic depart
ment, said today:
Nothing definite nor final can be
said regarding this matter at this
time, but from what 1 have heard it
lies between George T. Nicholson and
w. B. Biddle. Both are able to as
sumo the duties of the position, but as
to which one of them is to be chosen
remains for the members of the board
of directors to decide at their next
meeting. This will be held in New
York on July 6. but whether the mat
ter will be settled then or deferred
until after August 1, when Mr.. Nor
tons resignation becomes effective,
do not know. In any event, the board
will be Influenced by President Rip
leyS recommendation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

saS City, Mexico & Orient is moving
slowly in the construction of it's line in
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and is
just beginning tracklaying at several
points; the Louisville 81 Nashville is
going forward with the construction of
it's line between Knoxville and Jellico,
Tenn, and is building a number of
short branches; the St. Louis & San
Francisco is pushing to completion ex-
tensions on various portions of it's sys-
tenn, and the Chesapeake & Ohio and
the Norfolk & Western have important
extensions under way. The Wabash
has completed its line into Pittsburg,
but is making slow progress on the var
ious links in West Virginia and Mary
land.
Five states and one territory show
additions of over 100 miles eacn for the
first half of the year. In Missouri the
track laid aggregates 249 miles, which
is miles more than were completed in
that state during the entire year 1903
and Texas shows 234 miles of track for
the first half of 1904 against 357 miles
for the twelve months of 1903. Illinois
is third with ISL miles, Nevada fourth
with 1877 miles, Pennsylvania fifth with
1O7 miles, and Oklahoma sixth with
104% miles.
The development of the great south
west continues, seven states and terri
tories in that section of the country
showing 800 miles of track laid on 20
lines. In the states west of the Mis-
sissippi river 1243 miles of track have
been laid on 81 lines. and in the states
east of the Mississippi and south of
the OHIO $50 miles of track have been
put down on Al lines, making a total of
1928 miles of track laid on 108 lines in
the states west of the Mississippi and
south of the Ohio. There Will be little
building in the New England states TINS
year and thus far no track is reported,
while only two of the middle states
PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland-show any
additions for the first half of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

working plans and profiles are being
prepared. A. L. HOagland, chief of the
party, was here this week and went
over the route. Supplies of all kinds
are being shipped in, and men are be-
ing hired for the preliminary work, and
everything looks like earnest business.
AS becomes an engineer in charge,
Mr.. Merriam cOurteOusly SnyS and COM
pletely evades all queries as to who or
what company is behind the road on
which he is engaged. His card does
not enlighten you much, except as to
the correct way of spelling his name.
1t reads:
L. B. MERRIAM,
Civil Engineer.
Member Western
Society of Engineers Dekalb, Ill.
He smilingly said: You seem to be
a pretty good guesser. Call it what
pleaseS you. 1 am not very well post
ed on all these matters. 1 am here to
keep me busy. There is some fairly
stiff grading to get into Onaga." And
then he told us a good deal about ele-
vations, grades and grading, and other
matters that were interesting as con-
versational topics only.
From various sources we gather the
facts to be about follows: 1t is eX-
grading so miles of roadbed to some one
Contractor; it is thought that grading will
commence within 40 days; grading will
begin at the Topeka end of the line,
where for about % miles the grading can
be done very swiftly; a new surveyor $
drilling machine is daily expected with
which to test the formation of the hog
back through which deep cuts or perhaps
a tunnel will have to be made; teams
have been hired to handle this drill.
All of which shows that there are now
two companies at work with vigor to
build a railroad from Topeka to Onaga
and on north. This is pleasing to the
people. We want the north and south
railroad, and all signs indicate that we
are going TO get it. But it may go to
Marysville instead of Frankfort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01

feature of the fairs more than I, but
1 am simply telling the facts that
all may understand them.
"The purpose of a fair is in the
first place to bring together the farm
ers and live stock men and have ex-
hibits which interest the farmer. That
is what our fair in Topeka is for.
but to do this we incur great ex-
pense and must have money and the
money comes from the races. We
want the stockmen and farmers to
exhibit at Topeka and we want to pay
them good premiums for winning ex-
hibits and we will this year, and did
last year and the year before, pay cash
premiums for live stock and agricul-
tural exhibits which would have been
impossible had not the races brought
out for racing during the fair next
us in money The only money we
will actually pay out for racing during
the fair next September will be to NJ
w. Savage to have Dan Patch, who
holds a record of 1856 II, go a mile
against his own record. That feature
will cost us $4,000 in cash."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
BY NARROW MARGIN.
Orient Bonds Revoted by Wichita
After Hard Fight.

Wichita, Kas., July Estimates
based upon returns received are that
the Orient bonds carried in Sedgwick
county by about 800 majority. In the
city the majority for the bonds was
given at 1,917. Fourteen precincts
out of thirty-one in the county show
a majority of 500 votes against the
bonds. The opposition was strong in
all sections of the county. A light
rain in the forenoon kept the farmers
out of the harvest fields and conse-
quently swelled the vote against the
bonds. The election was called for
the purpose of revoting the bonds.
which previously had been voted, but
which the company forfeited through
its failure to get its road built in the
required time. Under the call the city
was to vote on a question of issuing
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
pay for shop sites and terminals and
the county to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for capital stock
The bonds carried easily at the first
election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
NO TRACK IN KANSAS.
New Building Operations Slow Down
for First Half of 1904.

AS had been anticipated railway
building in the United States during
the first six months of 1904 shows a
falling off in comparison with the cor
responding periods of 1902 and 1908.
Increased operating expenses and de-
creased traffic, resulting in smaller
net earnings, together with the con-
tinued Stringency in the money mar
ket, furnish the explanation of a de-
cline in construction. Operating ex-
penSes, already high. were materially
increased during the first quarter of
the year by the severity of the winter.
and the spring found many of the
railways borrowing money for present
necessities and constrained to re-
trenchment, both in their current ex-
penSeS and in their projects for the
plans for improvement and extensions
proposed by some of the great rail-
way systems We're suspended and are
still held in allegiance.
Considering these conditions, it is
surprising to find, from a collation. of
official reports received by The Rail-
way Age, that no less than 1897
miles of track have been completed
during the first six months of the
year on 134 lines in 33 states and ter
ritories- No track was laid in Kansas
during this period.
The track laid during the first six
months of 1903 amounted to 2,221
miles, while for the entire year it ag-
Sregated 5,7S6 miles. If the same
ratio is maintained during the pres
ent year, the new mileage for 1904
will approximate 5000 miles. How
ever, present conditions do not war
rant the definite prediction that this
ratio will be maintained, for a large
percentage of the track laid during
the past six months has been on lines
which were graded last year and on
which track laying was begun before
the close of 1908. The work of grad
ing since January 1 has proceeded on
a much smaller scale than during the
first half of 1903
Such systems as the Santa Fee the
Rock Island, the Burlington, the Chi
cago & Northwestern, the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul and the Illinois
Central, which were generous con-
tributors to the new mileage of the
past few years, are doing practically
nothing this year except to complete
extensions which were unfinished on
December 81 last.
The Missouri Pacific is continuing
work on its river line from Memphis to
New Orleans and on its White iRver
extension from Batesville, Ark, to
Carthage, Mo-, but has laid only 81
miles of track this year on both of these
extensions; the San Pedro, Los Angeles
q Salt Lake is pushing work between
Caientes, New, and Daggett, Cal. and
viii complete traclxlayfng this year:
the. Denver Northwestern 6. Pacific is
proceeding with the building of its line
rom Denver west toward Salt Lake
City, but the work is very heavy and
progress is necessarily slow; the KAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
USE SANTA FE TRACKS.
Orient Said to Have Made Traclkage
Deal to Reach Kansas City.

According to the Kansas City Star,
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railroad will be operating it's own
trains from Fairview, Okla, into Kan
sas City by January 1, 1905. This
has been made possible by the secur-
ing of track rights on the Atchison.
Ellinor, Kas., to Usage City, Kas., a
distance of fortytwo miles. The
Orient will have it's own tracks built
from Fairview, Okla, to Wichita,
Kas.. $50 miles, within thirty days.
The work of construction between
Wichita and Ellinor, f1fty-five miles, is
being pushed rapidly, and the connec-
ton will be made with the Santa Fee
tracks within six months. With this
connection established the Orient will
run over its own tracks from Fairview
to Ellinor, over the Santa F'e from
Ellinor to Usage City, and over the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks from Usage City
to Kansas City. The use of the Santa
F'e and Missouri Pacific tracks be-
tween Ellinor and Kansas City will
continue only until the Orient can
build its own tracks between these
points. The work of construction be-
tween Ellinor and Usage City will be
pushed as rapidly as possible and it is
expected that the Orient will have it's
own tracks to Usage City by this time
next year.
With the operation of the Fairview-
Kansas City line there will be in OPP
Grafton more than one-third of the
entire 1000 miles of the Orient sys-
tenn from Kansas City 10 Port Stilwell
on the Pacific coast. The line is now
in operation $50 miles east and west
of Chihuahua and from Port Stilwell
to Ell Fuerte in Old Mexico.
A. E. Stilwell, president and E.
Dickinson, vice president and general
manager of the Orient, are out of the
city and could not be found yester-
day to confirm the report that the
contract for the use of the Santa F'e
tracks had been entered into. J. J.
Sylvester, vice president, refused to
talk about it, but a railroad official
who is in a position to be informed.
said last night that the contract had
been made and that Orient trains
would be running from Fairview.
Okla, to Kansas City within six
months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
ORDERS ARE ORDERS"
Only Satisfaction Pete Lynch Got Out
of His Topeka Trip.

Emporia, Kas., July 1.-Pete Lynch
returned yesterday from Topeka.
where he went to see the Santa Fe
officials in regard to his lockout. Pete
received no satisfaction, but the chief
dispatcher said that he had always
been a good operator but that orders
were orders. This confirms Lynch in
his belief that he was let out on ac-
count of his being a union man.
Night Operator Craig, on the cut
off, is reported as having been dis
charged in the same manner as Whip
is not known here, but it is known
that he was a union man end that he
had recently persuaded five others
to join the order. 1t was also re-
ported here that Kirkpatrick, the
night man at Lebo, had been let out.
but later news denied this. Kirkpat-
rick is a union man, but quit on his
own accord. 1t is said that others be-
longing to the union are talking of
doing the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Topeka Company May Not Build
Frankfort Line.
Union Pacific Fastening to
Occupy Same Territory.
BONDS ARE VOTED.
Last Township Gets I'm Line for
Topeka & Frankfort.
Z. p. to Begin Grading at
Topeka End Very Soon.

The Onaga Republican, published
by a former Topeka man, c. c. Hen
RE, in a town On the proposed Topeka
and Frankfort railroad, says this
week:
The bond election in Vienna town
ship Tuesday resulted in favor of the
proposition by vote of so to 81.
On the first day of last March prac-
tically the same proposition was de-
feated in this township by a vote of
"A to 81. Vienna is to be congratu-
lated in this matter. The 81 men
who do things took up the bond
question as a matter of business. They
wanted a railroad. They made it
clear to their less thoughtful neigh
bors that a railroad was necessary in
order to be up with the times. They
labored so earnestly that the favor
able result was obtained.
With this affirmative vote in Vienna
township, every township along the
line of the Topeka, Frankfort &
Northwestern road has now given the
aid asked for. 1t is now up to that
company to build the railroad. The
people have done all that was asked
of them. The officials promise to be
as prompt as the people.
a meeting of Topeka, Frankfort &
Northwestern directors will be held in
Topeka soon, probably next week, to
make arrangements for actual con-
StructiOn work We are told that the
money for the building and equipment
has already been arranged for, so that
there will be no delay on that score.
There is some surveying to be finish
ed, and this will be attended to at
once. Then the final estimates as to
cost will be made, the right of way
secured and the contracts let.
So far as the right of way is con-
cerned there is no delay expected, for
where mutual agreements are not pos
sible the law provides for adjustments
that are final.
Topeka Line Has Rival.
We call it the Other Railroad because
we know of no other name by which to
designate it. 1t is generally supposed
to be a Union Pacific line. By some it
is said to be a Rock Island line, by
others a Burlington route. However,
all the luggage and printed matter
bears the imprint of the Union Pacific.
These people have been here for sew
eraI months surveying. They have fol-
lowed the T. F. & n. route very close
ly.
quarters at Onaga- L. B. Merriam is
the engineer in charge. Three fully
equipped surveying corps are in the
field in this vicinity At present they
are camped a few miles below town.
running lines over the hog-back- Fred
c. Scobey is with Mr. Merriam as
draughtsman- Rooms have been rent
ed over the Onaga State bank, and