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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-01
FIGHT OVER OIL RIGHTS.
Lawyers and Farmers in a Battle
Near independence.

Independence, Kas., Feb. 1.-The in
evitable conflict between the Independ-
ence Gas company and the farmers
over the pretended claims of the former
to the oil rights under their gas leases
broke out in regular battle when At
torneys Banks and Stanford proceeded
to the SWearinger farm four miles west
of town with four loads of rig timberS.
Mr. SWearinger with several of his
neighbOrs were ready for them, and as
soon as the timbers were unlOaded
proceeded to haul them off the prem
ises. Attorneys Banks and Stanford
warned the farmers that the first man
who touched the timbers with the In
tention of removing them would be
Drained on the spot. The farmers were
not to be bluffed in this manner and
proceeded to pile the tiinbers, placing
chains around them. hauled part of
them off the farm. There were six
men lined up on each side. The farm
ers We're delayed and tormented by the
company's big attorneys and haulers,
who would charge and rush the lines of
the farmers when ever they had piled a
load of the tinbers ready to haul
away. In this way the hirelings of the
Independence Gas company would tear
down and scatter the lumber time and
time again.
Thus the battle ragged from 10 o'clock
until . o'clock in the afternoon. About
this time the gas company arrived with
a temporary restraining order against
the farmers who, true to tradition.
layed down their arms in obedience to
the forms of law. The Injunction case
will be heard in few days before
Judge F'lanneIy at Oswego.
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PNEUMONIA DANGERS.
Fatal Inflammation of Lungs Com
mences With Cold

At the time when pneumonia is pre-
vailing and counting its victims by the
hundreds any means of preventing the
disease are of obvious interest to pros
pective victims 1t is from such a
standpoint that the Herald ventures
some suggestions which may serve their
purpose in protecting those who may be
specially exposed to the sudden and in
evitable changes in the weather at this
season. 1t is generally admitted that
the fatal form of Inflammation of the
lungs commences with cold of
longer or shorter duration and that
epidemic influences and individual sus-
ceptibility to infection are prime factors
in inducing the much dreaded malady.
The young. strong individual has the
advantage of inherent vital resistance
to any prevailing disease. while the fee
bic and old succumb quickly. This must
always be borne in mind in estimating
the ultimate chances of escape. In any
event it is always wise to reduce all
risks to the minimum. Undue expos
ures are always da<>gerouS, even to the
most hardy, and much more SO TO him
with the neglected cold
The prevention of the initiative ca
tarrh is the most important considera-
/ ton of ALL Most people do not know
how to keep warm in the proper way.
It is a question of suitable clothing
adapted to changes of weather and Of
properly heated houses. The main
thing is to be comfortable and not
J OTerheate0-tne nS1IeT OFeIcOdl 4OA
walking and the heavier one for driv-
/ ing. There should be no difficulty in
selecting the proper material for gar
ments Those which are of wool and
which are considered as affording most
protection against cold are always at
hand
The exposed parts of the body, such
as the face and neck, should be Injured
to any change in temperature. The
habitually barred throat seldom if ever
] r7or1f5zI Is
peculiarly sensitive. Tonsilitis is al
most an unknown disease among sailors
whose free neck and chest are tougher
ed for any blast n point of fact, ar
/ upturneds coat collar is only temporary
/ service as a protection against driftine
snow and driving rain On genera
/ principles the more we can make the
body warm itself by manufacturing it:
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SCHOOLS MAY COMBINE.
Merger of Topeka and Kansas City
Homeopathic Colleges Proposed.

It is probable that the Topeka Homeo
pathic night school will be amalgamated
with the Kansas City Hahnemann Med
zeal college of Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka Homeopathic night school
meets at 704 Kansas avenue, has twelve
students and is the only school of it's
kind west of Chicago.
The Kansas City Hahnemann Medical
college is a combination of the Kansas
City Homeopathic Medical college and
the Hahnemann Medical college of Kan
sas City, and is the only homeopathic
college west Of Chicago and ST. Louis.
DR.. William Maclay Lyon of Kansas
City, a member of the faculty of the
Kansas City Hahnemann Medical COL
lege, in speaking Of the proposed merger,
said: In case the two schools COM
bine, the Topeka school will be brought
up to the full curriculum of our college,
and students will be given two years
instruction and credit at Topeka, and
take their junior and senior years in
Kansas City. This will be an advantage
to many who will be enabled to attend
the late afternoon and evening lectures
in the Topeka school and still be not
taken from their business occupations.
THE Topeka Homeopathic night school
has maintained a high standard of eff
cheney, being recognized for credits by
the state boards of health of Illinois,
New York and Kansas"
DR.. D. T. Nicoll of 81 Kansas avenue
is secretary and registrar of the Topeka
Homeopathic night school. Officers OF
the Kansas City Hahnemann Medical
college of 1920 East Tenth street, Kansas
City, Mo-, are as follows: President,
Dr. Charles OFT: dean, DR.. J. NJ. Patter-
son: registrar, DR.. Moses 7. Runnels.
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GAS WELLS RUINED.
Chanute Alleges Cofeyville Brick
Company Responsible.

Chanute. Kan, Feb. 1.-The partial
gas famine in the outskirts of town has
been relieved. Superintendent Manley
had new line put in which will give
good pressure even at the extremity of
the pipe line.
But now that this difficulty has been
relieved, a more serious proposition has
come up. The pressure has been so
variable the last two or three nights
that the fires would go out and If lighted
again it would be but short time until
they would repeat their performance.
The part of the system that is fed
principally by the six wells in the south
part of the Fourth ward is the only
portion that is afflicted in this manner
OF these six wells four are completely
drowned out by salt water, and the
other two have filled to such a height
as to make them practically worthless.
The origin of the trouble is an aban-
doned gas well belonging to the Coffey-
vile Brick company, which is but a
short distance from each of the six wells
salt water in it for 1t has never been
plugged, letting the water run into the
citys wells.
About six months ago the CoffeyVille
Brick company was notified by the city
to dispose of their well in proper man
ner SO as not to affect adjacent wells.
The state law on this subject states that
such wells must be plugged. No atten-
ton has been paid to the citys requests
though they have been repeated no less
than half dozen times.
The city will doubtless sue the COT
feyville Brick company for damages,
and the amount will not be very light
as the wells were worth from three to
five thousand dollars each.
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his home he met a boat containing the
body of his wife who was drowned.
He said his two children were drowned
in their home"
The Topeka Baseball association will
meet at the Commercial club rooms to-
night. Manager Alberts has engaged
some new men. They are Ed Bailey of
Delphos, Kas., and William Myers, who
played in Nebraska last year.
There will be a reunion of former
Washburn college students in Kansas
City, Mo-, on February 5, Washburn
day, at the home of Miss Myrtle Acker-
man, 1881 Harrison street A permanent
organization will probably be formed.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Tunnel issued the
call for the reunion.
w. r. Stubs went to his home at
Lawrence Saturday afternoon. A small
delegation met him at the depot in
Lawrence and gave him some hearty
handshakes. Probably Lawrence has a
lot of people who are suddenly becom-
ing friendly to Stubs in hopes of get
ting close to the pie counter.
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own heat the better. The individual
who cannot do this by exercise is de-
ficient in healthy stamina. The sturdy
minister who could keep his people
warmed by his sermons did not need
the new stove in his church. On the
other hand, our overheated and steam
ed apartments, which dry and bake the
air. indirectly give more colds" than
even the wind and snow outside. The
coddling habit is always dangerous.
That colds this time of the year are
apt to persist is one reason why they
are neglected. 1t is not convenient to
look after them in the beginning. and
the individual usually tempts his fate.
No one can tell in advance what the
mildest catarrh may mean in the end
The attack is seldom anticipated even
after a ride in the refrigerated cars or
a tramp through the ankle-deep slush.
When, however, the chill and cough
appear the only real safety is in rest
and proper medical treatment until the
patient is actually well. There is no
middle ground in this regard and no
other way to offset what is always a
risk in the winter months. If pneu-
monia is to be stayed this is the only
way to do it. The wise ones take a
stitch in time" while the neg1ectful
ones pile up the mortality statistics.
The CORES pondent of the Herald who
advised the victim to go to bed, cover
himself in blankets, take a dose of
quinine and send for the doctor was on
the right side of safety-New York
! Herald
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They have no appetite or if they do
have an appetite and eat what they re-
quire 1t does them no good because the
stomach does not digest it and the fer
mentng mass of food becomes a source
of disease, of headaches, sleeplessness,
languor and the thousand and one
symptoms of disordered digestion.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets promptly
relieve and cure all forms of indiges-
ton. They have done it in thousands
of cases and viii do it in yours. The
reason is simple They digest the food
whether the stomach works or not and
that's the whole secret.
Mr. Thomas Scale, Mayfield. Call
says Have used and recommended
Stuart's Tablets because there is moth
ing like them to keey the stomach
right"
Mr.. E. H. Davis of Hampton, Va,
says: I doctored five years for dys-
pepsia, but in two months I got more
benefit from Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets
than in five years of the doctors treat
ment"
Mrs E NJ. Faith of Byrd's Creek.
Wis, says: L have taken all the Tab
let's I got of you and they have done
their work well in my case, for I feel
like different person altogether. I
don't doubt if had not got them I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-01
SANBORN MAY COME.
Proposes to Give Recital for Pipe
Organ Fund.

Major T. ]. Anderson has received a
proposition from the manager of E.
Russell Sanborn. organist. for a re-
cital to be given in Topeka at one of
the churches for the benefit of the
Auditorium pipe organ association.
Mr.. Sanborn is a pipe organist of ma
tional reputation, having given a series
of recitals on the great organ in the
Temple of Music at the Buffalo eXposi-
ton. He is assisted in these concert
recitals by Alice Barnby Lyon. soprano
soloist at the Second Presbyterian
church of Kansas City. Mo.
If the contract is closed the recital
will probably be given at the First
Methodist church. which has the larg-
born has been invited to give a series
of recitals on the great St. Louis ex-
position organ during the month of
August. This organ was made for the
Kansas City convention hall, and is
the largest in the world
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should have been at rest by this time y
Phil Brooks, Detroit, Mich, says:
your dyspepsia cure has worked Won
ders in my case. I suffered for years
from DYSPEPSIA, but am now entirely
cured and enjoy life as never have
before. I gladly recommend Them
Mrs. G. H. Crostley, 53S Washington
St, Hoboken, N. J., writes: stuart
Dyspepsia Tablets just filled the bill
for children, as well as for older folks.
I've had the best of luck with them.
My three year-Old girl takes them as
readily as candy. I have only to say
Tablets and she runs for them
Miss Leila Dively, 1927 Plummer St,
Pittsburg. Pa, writes: 4 wish every
one to know how grateful I am for
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I suffered
for a long time and did not know what
allied me. I lost flesh right along until
one day I noticed an advertisement of
these Tablets and Immediately bought
a 50-cent box at the drug store. I am
only on the second box and am gain
ing in flesh and color. I have at last
found something that has reached my
ailment.'
At all druggists so cents a box. A lit
tie book on Stomach Troubles may
be had free by addressing F. a. Stu
art Co, Marshall. Mich.
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FOUND RADIUM.
Denver Chemist Extracts 1t
from Colorado Mineral.

Denver. Colo, Feb. Justin Haynes,
a chemist, and DR.. w. D. Engle, pro-
fessor of chemistry at the Denver uni
versity, have extracted one-two hum
dredths of a grain of radium from 10
pounds of carnotite, an ore discovered
in this state four years ago and named
in honor of President Carnot of France.
The process used in separating the
radium from the carnotite was the
same as that used by M. and Nine.
Currie, the discoverers of radium, in
separating 1t from pitch blende. Photo
graphs have been taken with the rad
ium from carnotite. Carnotite is known
to exist in % square miles of country
in Paradox valley, Montrose county,
where the ore used by NIessrs. Haynes
and Engle was obtained.
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CLAY CENTER CLUB.
what Was Said and Done at Meeting
Saturday.

CLAY Center, Kas.. Feb. IA few OF
the Republicans of Clay Center met on
Saturday night and organized a Roose-
yelt-Hoch club There was small at
tendance and little enthusiasm. The
meeting was originally set for the
afternoon, but after canvassing the SIT
nation and finding such a Railey SEN
firnent among the farmers it was de-
cided TO POSTPONE the meeting until 8
O'Clock.
If the telegram announcing Mr..
Railev's refusal TO accept the nominal
tion for governor had not been received
it would have been a hard proposition
for the Hoch people to have formed the
club. AS it was. there was quite a
squabble. Fred w Parrot was made
secretary. and both Chairman Cover
lock and the secretary were supposed
to be Bailey supporters
F. l. Williams. the law partner OF
Attorney General Coleman, made q
speech. He scored Leland and Albaugh
10 a finish. but said some nice things
about Governor Bailey OF course he
had to touch on Senator Burton and his
Indictment before a Missouri grand
Jury. He asked the Republicans for a
stay of judgment, as it was a presump-
ton in law that a man was innocent
until he was proven guilty He advised
the Republicans to support all the pres
ent state officers except Governor
Captain Fletcher. G. NJ. stratton,
John \ Leader and others of the old
Republican guard were conspicuous by
their absence. About forty Joined the
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NEW LAW NEEDED
To Protect Miners from Overwinding
of Cables

Denver, Colo, Feb. 1.-The board of
inquiry summoned by State Commits
sioner of Mines E. Lyman White to in
vestigate the accident by which Is men
were killed at the Stratton Indepen-
dence mine last Tuesday, has recon-
mended the state mining department to
urge the enactment of a law providing
for the use of some safety appliance
to prevent the overwinding of cables in
mines. The board also recommended
that an extra set of chairs be put in all
mines using cages, at a point just be-
low the sheave wheel; that all mining
companies be compelled to test the
safety devices on cages and in shafts
not less than once every month, and
that the state commissioner be given
power to order such a test any time he
sponsibility for the disaster last week
is not touched on by the committee.
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BUTLER ON TRIAL.
st. Louis Politician
Faces Bribery Charge.

Fulton, Mo, Feb. 1.-The case of Col.
Edward Butler, the millionaire poll
tician of st. Louis, on a charge of hav-
ing bribed nineteen members of the
house of delegates in connection with
city lighting measure, came to trial
today before Judge w w; Graves. on
a change of venue from the st. Louis
circuit court. Colonel Buffers entire
family. including Congressman James
Butler of ST. Louis, We're present in
court. There were also many of his
political friends Circuit Attorney Folk
of ST. Louis is directing the prosecu-
ton. On another count Colonel Butler
was found guilty and given sentence,
but the state supreme court overturned
the verdict and dismissed the case.
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OMAHA EXCHANGE.
One Hundred Brokers Present
at Opening of Grain Market.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 1.-The Omaha
Grain Exchange began business today.
hundred brokers were gathered on
the floor and listened toa brief address
by President Wattlees, who appealed
to the grain men and brokers to deal
fairly with the public, expressing his
faith in the success of the exchange.
He sounded the gong and himself offer
ed the first lot of grain for sale. He
sold 5000 bushels of May corn at 4Oc,
at the same moment declaring the ex-
change open for business. The receipts
of grain We're good. IS cars of corn be-
ing received during the day. The early
trading was rapid and the corn market
had range of 112c during the first half
hour.
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MADE A GOOD RECORD.
How American Destroyers Crossed
Atlantic in Midwintsr.

A special to the New York Herald
from Las Palmas. Canary Islands, via
Paris, January 4, says: The United
States torpedo boat destroyer hotilla
left San Juan, Porto Rico, at a. m.
January 6. Each of these small craft
carried on an average 230 tons of coal
for their long run across the Atlantic
to Las Palmas.
The weather on leaving San Juan
was pleasant, but on account of the
northerly swell the little fleet rolled
about on the long fluctuations. At noon
the vessels had made a run of 81 miles
and had reached latitude 1874 north
and longitude 6515 west.
At noon January they were in Iati-
tude 20.7 north and longitude CLIO west,
and the distance of the run was 255
miles This gave them an average
hourly speed of 1875 knots.
January 8, at noon, their latitude was
21.34 north, longitude 56.40 west; dis
lance in twenty-four hours, 257 miles;
average speed per hour, 1913 knots. The
northerly swell, which had been slowly
going down, had ceased entirely.
At noon January the latitude was
23.6 north, longitude 1929 west; dis
tance, 248 miles; average speed per
hour 10.4 knots. There was mod
crate head wind and sea.
January 10, at noon, the position was
latitude 2414 north, longitude 4s.14 west;
distance. 246 miles, which gave an av-
erage of 1898 knots per hour.
The position January IL was latitude
25 north, longitude 1882 west; distance,
243 miles. This gave an hourly average
of 1925 knots. The wind and sea were
rising a little, but the fotilla behaved
well.
January p conditions were generally the
same as on the previous day. At noon the
position was latitude 23.4Z nortns IOng1-
tude 1922 west; distance, 2i5 miles; aver
age speed per hour, 1892 knots.
At noon January ID the latitude WAS
q. . north, longitude, i. 45 west; distance
245 miles. average, lv5z KNOTS an nour-
January IA the weather was beautiful
and the sea smooth. At noon the position
was latitude, 1888 north, longitude, 50.z
west distance, 26S miles; average speed
per hour. 113 knots.
The position January IS was latitude
q Ia north longitude Z517 west, distance
eco miles, average speed per hour 1oSS
January Is the weather was rough. The
position at noon was latitude Zl5I north,
four hours. 231 miles, average speed per
hour, 9.z5 knots.
The vessels at noon January II were off
Ferro Island, the run from noon OF the
/ previous day being 200 miles, which show
! ed an average of S.4 knots an hour. There
| At Z a. m January Is the vessels arrived
! at Las Palmas after a run of TO miles
from noon of January Il. All were well on
/ board and there was need OF no REPAIRS
which speaks volumes not only for the
soIidity of the boats construction, but Tor
| the able seamanship and care which were
exercised in bringing them across the long
stretch on the Atlantic in winter.
The average consumption OF coal Tor the
entire run was Is tons.
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He Blow Out the Gas.

Emporia, Kas, Feb. saturday a
young man who registered as Frank
asphyxiated in his room on the third
floor of the Mit-Way hotel, and gas
jet in the room was found open from
which gas was escaping freely. The
young man had inhaled so much of the
gas that he was several hours in re-
gaining consciousness
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club Saturday night. The permanent
officers of the club are: U. E. Need.
president; W. H. Underwood, vice pres
ident: Fred w. Parrot, secretary. and
Eric H Swenson. treasurer. This will
give Mr.. Need a little leverage with
Mr.. FIoch if he is fortunate enough to
be nominated and elected. as Need
wants to be warden of the state peni-
Tertiary. Rest assured he is a political
worker and if Foch fails to carry Clay
county it will not be his fault
SAM'I4 MAXWELL
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New York, Feb. MAJOR Henry NJ.
Dalrymple, of Morristown, one of the
engineers who laiG out the eastern end
of the Delaware, I.ackawanna & West
ern railroad, is dead from blood poison
ing. He served through the civil war
and accomplished many difficult feats
of engineering in the Virginia cam
paign.
Rome. Feb. Anna Stevens Jack
son of Raleigh, N. c., who January 10,
ton, was found on the railroad tracks
three miles out of Rome, has been
placed in an asylum for the insane,
pending inquiries which are being made
in the United States concerning her
identity.
Ruenos Ayres, Argentine. Feb. l.
Advices received here from MontevideO,
Uruguay. say it is officially admitted
that L. 500 government troops, operating
a reverse at San Ramon.
Toulon, Feb. IA sudden rising of
the sea here resulted in the stranding
but she was fioated without sustaining
injury.
San Francisco, Cal. Feb. Mrs.
Taft, the wife of the new secretary of
war, who has been spending week
with friends in this city, left today with
her family for Santa Barbara. She will
remain for some time on the coast be-
fore going on to Washington While
in this city she was the recipient Of
many social attentions
st. Petersburg. Feb Vague ru-
nors in circulation here today that
Viceroy Aiexieff had died of poison
brought out semi-offieial denial as
follows: Telegraph inquiry at Port
Arthur shows the reports circulated
here that Admiral Alexieff died Of the
effects of poison are untrue. The ad-
rniral has been unwell: but he again
held his customary receptions yester-
day
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wichita and Return $500 Santa Fe
Account thoroughbred livestock show
Tickets on sale Feb 1, 2, 3. Final limit
returning Feb. 5.
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Miss Bryan's Funeral.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. Funeral serv-
ices for Miss Mamie Bryan We're held
today at the home of her sister, Mrs.
T. S. Allen. and later W. J. Bryan and
other members of the family left for
Salem, Ill. with the body. where the
burial will be in the family cemetery.
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Social dance Tuesday evening, Feb.
Q No. 3 4 O. L. W. hall, 41s Kansas
avenue. F.verybody Welcome.