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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
Mr.. BURTON'S LETTER.
Chicago Paper Comments on It's
Import

The Chicago Chronicle contains the
following editorial comment on Sen
ator Burton's letter to Frank Grimes;
Would AppaH the World"
United States Senator Burton. con
victed at St Louis last week Of taking
money for using his influence as a SEN
ator with the pOstoffice department.
and now awaiting sentence. has writ
ten a private letter which has been
made public. protesting his innocence
in the usual time-h0nored fashion
His correspondent and confidential
friend who gave the letter TO the press
is former State Treasurer Grimes Of
Kansas to whom Senator Burton. after
.endeavoring to asSauge his friend $
grief patheticalIy unbosprns himself as
follows.
Frank ii all could be told, just as
it is. the absolute truth. it would ap-
pail the world Some time it will all
be known I am not a criminal I have
done nothing wong and mean that
everyone shall know it.
Just wait Frank. my time viii
come. or. rather Gods time viii come
Lovingly, RALPH
This is human nature. The woman
that you yourself gave me tempted me
was the defense OF Adam when called
to account for eating the forbidden
fruit. and the practice Of self-exon-
Grafton at the expense Of others has
been handed down through the
prophets. apostles and martyrs unina-
paired to the present sinful generation
~ Adams posterity. Every body whc
has done wrong eonce4EeS Of himself
as q victim of somebody else and "a
deserving Of universal sympathy in
stead of condemnation
The overpowering reasons for repre-
seuting themselves as more sinneg
against than shining are never givei
categorically- The statement is made IL
the suggestive style II viii say moth
ing, but il you only kneW-if you onl.
knew ALL is the form generally used
such language has the advantage @
being both impressive and noncomrnit
I tai Senator Burton improves on il. TO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

he adds: IF it could all BE- told. just
as il is. it would appall the world.
This is something terrible. and no
doubt it viii cause sleepIess nights to
the judge and jury who tried MIN, and
especially To the other United States
senar tors. who viii naturally be sppre-
hensive lest il should .-au be told" and
compromise them in some way. If any
Of them have guilty cousciences certain
" such hints must greatly alarm them
The senator's letter reminds one cf
the method adopted. fl is said. By some
men In Paris 70 get rid Of fancees OF
whom they have Wearfed. This method
is to write the poor women "A letter con-
tanning only three words know aII'f-
and then go TO the country for three
months. The mystery ana cruelty of
the language usually produces suicide
Senator Burton appeals 10 the same
weakness when he says. II win not
tell you the inside facts Of my fnnocenca
now, but when I do tell them they viii
appau the world"
There is not much danger that any
disclosures Senator Burton can make
VIII appaM the world. or auybod in il.
but if all could be told. just as Il is
the absolute truth" the probability is
that twenty new indictments would be
found against him within q week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

health, and on the contrary, wrinkles
and protruding bones are an indi-
cation that either the system is not
getting enough food or that it is not
being properly assi1ui1ated, and nine
chances to ten it is the latter the
trouble being located in the stomach "A
tonic Alternative is needed TO digest the
food. Dr. PIercess Golden Medical Dis
cowery, made up Of roots and herbs, Is a
concentrated extract of natures health
giving plants, found in the woods and
fields; of purely harmless ingredients
containing no alcohol or narcotic For
forty years il has stood the test Of time.
and stands to-day IN proud position Of
superiority. It works IN the natural
wav, purifying the blood, toniug up the
stomach and gently stimulating the liver
and bowels to renewed effort. It
reaches the root Of the disease and
stamps It ont from the system. so that
the patient is cured to stay cured The
following letter IS only an example Of
the many that are received daily by Dr.
Pierce from grateful patients
81 consider DR.. Pfercefs Golden Med
ical Discovery the most wonderful blood
remedy that sick man can use writes
Mr.. P. Schug, of 655 Lake Street Apple
ton, Wis. Nine bottles changed me
from a physical wreck to a well man
within a few short weeks Some two
years ago tALOAk IL NlAAA kJAA~aAAIA1S Ia aAAr-~
ness 1 became blood poisoned, which
spread through the entire system, max
ing me very miserable Skin became
yellow, eyes CLASSY, and step slow and
heavy. A general falling of of flesh
followed the loss Of appetite, and I be-
came thin and emaciated- felt much
worried, as the doctor prescriptions did
not help me any. but after I had taken
only one bottle Of Golden Medical Dis
coverv I felt that I was on the road to
speedy recovery, so I continued taking
it regularly for ten weeks, and am glad
to say that at the end Of that time the
poison was eliminated from my system
and was in wonderfully good health
and strength
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, over 1000 pages, IS sent by Dr..
R v. Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y, on receipt
of Fl cents in oue-cent stamps for the
paPer-covered book or 81 stamps for the
cloth-bound-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
ENDORSES PARKER.
Cleveland Thinks the Judge Is
About Right.

New York. April "a dispatch from
the Princeton correspondent of the New
York World says that ex-President Gro
yer Cleveland is quoted as finding in the
movement looking to the nomination OF
Judge Alton B. Parker for the presidency
the greatest possible relief and satisfac-
ton
Mr.. Cleveland is further reported 70
have said.
II do not see how anyone processing TO
be a real. intelligent Democrat can hesi-
tate TO accept Mr.. Parker. If he should
be- nominated as TT representative Of
safe and conservative Democratic prlnci-
pies. entitled to hearty and unreserved
Democratic support
According TO the Worlds correspondent
Mr.. Cleveland said regarding the platform
of his party this year.
There are certain Democrat doctrines
believed in by the conservative element
Of the party which Will control at st
Louis. These doctrines should. in no event t.,
be ewaded. Such of these as appear to
furnish at this time the most vital cam
paiEn issues should be given the great
est prominence and should be announced
in such a way to exclude all doubt as
TO their meaning and al appearance OF
c0ruurpEQ1Se-,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
REST HOUSE FOR ENGrNEMEN.
Burlington Announces Opening of New
and Useful Institution.


H. D. Hetzler, superintendent of ter
minals for the Burlington. has an
nounced the opening of a new resthouse
for engineers and fremen at Western
avenue and Nineteenth street, Chicago.
The company owns the ground ana
building and viii maintain them solely
for the benefit of the men who do not
live in the city. and who are waiting for
their return trips The resthouse was
provided at an expense OF about s1o. 1000.
and is one of several which the COM
pany has established at Savanna.
Creston and other division hea6quar-
ters It IS understood that it is the pur-
pose Of the management to extend the
system 70 include all division head
quarters
The new house is OF brick. 120 by 40
feet, and IS fitted in modern style. There
is large reading room. with many oak
tables and chairs. and IN which are kept
all the leading magazines and daily pa
peTs- on the reading room is another
room containing seventy ventilated
lockers, which are placed at the disposal
Of the men
The feature which the engine crews
appreciate most Of all Is a large modern
bath room htted with two shower baths
On the bath room is the large dorrni-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
RAILROAD news,
Building of the Western Pacific
Is Abandoned.
Move May Be Merely of Tempo
rary Nature.
rs AN UNDERSTANDING
Santa Fe, Hartman and Gould
Lines Said to Be Friendly.
Presidential Election May Have
Had Some Effect.

Salt Lake. Utah, April 6.-Following
the recommencement of active con
struction of the san Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake railroad to
southern California, the building Of the
Western Pacific road, which was to run
to San Francisco via the Beckwfth
pass route. has at last been temper
arily abandoned, at least at this end of
the route.
The three corps of engineers which
have been engaged in running line
through Nevada have been laid OF.
The recent anicable= understanding be-
tween Gould and the Santa F'e and
Hartman lines, coupled with the con
dition surrounding an approaching
presidential election are said 10 be the
causes OF the cessation in the work OF
pushing the new line to the coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
MAKE FASTER TIME.
Speed War Is Threatened Between
Chicago and St. Louis.

Chicago. Ill. April 5.-A speed war
between Chicago and St Louis is one
of the strong probabilities on the open
ing OF the World fair The initiative.
II IS said, viii be taken by the Wa
bash road, which is said TO have de
cided to put on a seven-hour train be
tween the two cities on the opening Of
the fair This would be an hour short
e. than the Atoms St. Louis limited
which now makes the trip in eight
hours During the last year the Wa
bash has spent very large sums OF
money in the Improvement of its road
bed from Chicago to St Louis. Elk
peF1ments have demonstrated that a
seven-hour run can be made and main
tanned quite easily.
Should the Wabash put seven hour
time in effect it will be the signal for
all the other Chicago-St. Louis lines
to meet it. The Alton viii Immediate
" accept the challenge by putting on
the run a siE-hour train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

tendent of the Kansas City Suburban
Belt and held that place until the alb
sorption of the Suburban Belt by the
Kansas City Southern in 1890. Mr.
Carson then re-entered the service of
general yardmaster at East st. Louis
and resigned 10 become trainmaster of
the New York division of the Phila-
delphia & Reading under ". A Bar
rett- He was next appointed superin-
tendent of terminals OF the Missouri
Pacific railroad at Kansas City No
He served in this capac city for about a
year When the serious freight con-
gestion- resulting from the foods and
the vast volume of worlds fair busi-
ness arose in East St Louis last spring
he was called TO the position of gen
eral yardmaster of the Terminal Rail-
way association at the congested point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

tory. which is equipped with thirty-six
beds on which are box springs and hair
mattresses. The latest ventiIating de-
vice is used all the foul air being drawn
through openings in the roof The
building is heated by hot water and is
light throughout.
The company pays all expenses of
to make the resthouse their home while
in Chicago. Many advantages Of pro-
viding such a place are recognized by
the mana cement and are too obvious to
detail. To the engineers and fremen it
means comfort which they would not
otherwise enjoy and great saving in
the expense Of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

made at experiments last summer, when
a speed of S. miles an hour was made
on the private tracks of the General
Electric company. Tt is believed the
speed Of which the new apparatus viii
be capable will be something like 125
or more miles an hour. In fact even
a higher rate Of speed than this may
be attained if a roadbed sufficiently
strong and durable can be provided. The
tests viii be made with a view OF equal
in, and, if possible. beating, the showing
made at Prossen, Germany when a
speed Of 120 miles an hour was made.
If conditions are equally as favorable in
this instance the German record viii
have to go"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
AN I7LKINs DODGE.
How the Rebate System is Carried on
il Spite of Law

Chicago. Ill, April 6.-Ten western
paying excessive switching charges to
industrial railroads. This statement is
made in a report which has been sub
mitted to executive officials OF the
western lines by an expert TO examine
and report upon the system of switch
ing in Chicago. Although the report
does not so state it intimates that
the excessive compensation paid the
Industrial roads amounts to rebates
within the meaning of the Elkins law.
Several railroads, originally built to
facilitate the business Of manufactur-
ing plants, are mentioned. The report
declares that, although these roads
were constructed first to facilitate the
business of the manufacturing COM
panies owning them. they are now able
to compel the railroads to pay them as
high as SIS a car for merely switching
from one track to another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
WORKED IN KANSAS.
Supt. Carson, of Worlds Fair Terminal
Line. Grew IN Here.

". s. Carson. superintendent of the
worlds fair terminal railroad. was
born at Pomeroy, Ohio. forty-one
years ago. He entered the service Of
the Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phis railway in 1880, was promoted
to the position of yardmaster in 1881
and served in that capacity until 1855.
He became general yardmaster at Fort
Scott, kas., for the same company, in
1883, and served until 1894 In the
latter year he entered the service of
the Terminal Railway association as
general yardmaster of the Illinois
lines. In 1898 he became superin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
BEAT 100 MILES.
New York Central Going After ths
Germans Record.

An attempt viii be made on the New
York Central railroad to beat the worlds
speed record Of 120 miles an hour, which
was made at PrOssen, Germany Plans
for the test were made at a conference
between officials and experts represent
ing the railroad and the General Flec-
trio company The tests are 70 be made
on the tracks between Schenectady and
Hoffmans If the tests are slIcressf11l
the Central viii be enabled to nm
trains through New York city and on its
suburban lines at an unparalleled rate
OF speed After looking over the euuiT,-
! ment one of the engineers said:
The experiments which viii be made
are TO beat. If possible the showing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
FACTS in
NATURE.

The fertile fields
lay fa1low until
an unfortunate
wind carried the
seeds of some
wild and worth
less plants there,
and they quickly
took root and
hourished. This is
the case too with
the thin body,
weak from over
work, brain fag,
nervous prostra-
ton, for IN such
cases the seeds Of
disease, which are
the germs Of grip,
typhoid, catarrh,
pneumonia, gain
entrance to the
body and there
find a fertile field
for development
aud soon a train
of diseases fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
RalIard.s IIorehound syrup.

Immediately removes h0arse. eroupy
cough oppressed rsttling. rasping and
difficult breathing Henry c. Stearns,
druggist. ShuIlsb1Eg- Wis. writes Nay
20 1901. Il have been selling Ballard s.
HorehouHd syrup for > years, and have
never had a preparation that has given
better satisfaction notice that when
sell a bottle they come back for more I
can honestly recommend il. &c. Soc 81
Sold h RoWIAH e. STOW and IT.. 3. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

Jockey club last night by James Speyer,
the New York banker, in honor Of Min
lister of Finance Limantour."
The '.Senor Robinson" referred to is
A A. Robinson of Topeka. who is about
as staunch an American as ever grew
up under the stars and stripes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
TEN HOURS 4 DAY.
Working Time at Newton Shops is Ex
tended.

Newton, Kas.. April 6.=A notice is
posted in the shops that on and after
blacksmiths and carmen working in
the Newton shops will work ten hours
per day. The recent order cutting the
working time has been rescfnded
There is plenty of work in sight to
keep the present force of EMPLOYEES
working ten hours a day steadily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

improved. When
persons End them
selves 10 sing
weight they should
heed the warning,
and use the proper
means in time
before disease
fastens on them
The food is taken
into the body at
intervals, but the
system requires
nourishuent con
stautly and with
out interruption
To strike a balance
in the supply and
d EN- and is the
function of the
liver, which takes
out the nouris iiug
part Of the food
and stores il UP
till needed by the
tissues. For this
reason a certain
degree Of plump
ness and round
ness OF the features
= - -~11 - rs ~-~~.rr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
ITs .sENoRn ROBINSON.
st. Louis Paper Makes Mexican Out
of Topeka Man.

Here is a funny item which appeared
n the St Louis Republic as a dispatch
from the City of Mexico.
Henry Clay Pierce OF st Igorfs Tar,ss
Brown Potter, Senior Robinson. prasi-
dent Of the Mexican Central railroad
Nleholas Murray Butler. president Of
Sotufnoia university. and United states
Minister TO Cuba Herbert q. Sr71fras
were guests at banquet given in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
Anofher Iand Fraud Indictment.

Portland April 6.-Another fndict-
ment in connection with the alleges
land frauds ring was made public =
day when Daniel J. TarpIey waived az
raignment before United States dis
trfet court on charge of con-
spiracy TO defraud the government q
lands and was released on $4,000 bonds
Tarpley fs lawyer Of Salem, Ore
gon-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
GAsT0zEA

Actors must prevent sore threats. they
have used Pfso's Care 40 years 25e-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06

The Chicago Chronicle contains the
following editorial comment on Sen
ator Buttons letter to Frank Grimes:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-20
CANAL PROJECT NAY FAIL.
irrigation Work Delayed by indiffer'
ence of Farmers.

Belle Fourche. S. ID, Oct. l4.-Because OF
the Indifference of less than fifty farmers
OF the Belle Fourchc valley who own APP
proXimatcly 1900 acres, the Belle Fourche
irrigation project may have to be post
poned for another year. The board of
consulting engineers will meet at this
place on October % TO make ii final deci-
sion. If at that time the Ii, 0UO acres are not
Included in the acreage already signed UP,
1t seems probable that The chief engineer
will order the transfer OF the force now
employed here to Il project on the Chey-
enne river, where the people have COM
piled with the requirements of the recla-
nation law and where Il feasible project
has been discovered.
. This will reflect upon the enterprise and
civic pride of the citizens OF this section.
The project is known to be perfectly feas-
IDLE, the water supply is ample and the
money is ready for the actual construc-
ton Of the work early next spring.
The project will bring 81. lOo,ov govern
ment money into the valley in three years.
1t will give employment to more than 500
men and not less than 800 teams, and will
attract homeseeekers from all over the
United States.
AT first glance it does not seem credible
that the people VIII permit this oppor-
tunity to slip away from them, but the
facts are rs stated. Fifty land owners
aAS SlIij Otl Ni0 III iIOJCCk lIldl
be postponed until they come in.
The citizens OF Belle Fourche, Sturgis
and Whitewood, all in the valley, and each
to be benefited by the reclamation of sO,-
COO acres, are, with a few exceptions, app
parently unable to realize the necessity OF
personally assisting in the work of secur-
ing the signatures of those who have so
far refused to come INTO the association.
The chief engineer has sent one of the
members of the service, c. j. Blanchard,
who has been successfully engaged on SIM
liar work in Oregon, to i~nterrogate the
farmers who refuse to cooperate with
the government. and he is expected to
make a sport on october % at the meet
ing of the engineers.
The need of irrigation in the valley is
only too apparent. Aside from a small
area of bottom lands. which. by reason
of an annual overflow, produce a few tons
of hay, the valley is valuable for grazing
only. The production of hay is not suffi-
cient for the stock now graZed on the
public domain adjacent, and in severe
winters the losses of stockmen are very
heavy.
The Irrigation of the SO, 600 acres under
the government ditch would convert the
lands now used O lily for range into fine
farms with hundreds of acres CT fruit.
The production of hay would be increased
enormously and would warrant a corrc-
spending increase in the number of cattle
and sheep.
With water and land so advantageously
situated and with a climate so favorable
for a wide variety of crops. there are few
sections in the temperate zone which offer
more attractions to the home builder than
this valley will under a complete system
of irrigation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-20
Could Get No Rest.

Freedom. Mimi. Oct. 17.-(Special.)
MIR. X. u. Coward, a well-known
nan here, is rejoicing in the relief
from suffering he has obtained through
using podd's Kidney Pills. His expe-
rience is well worth repeating, rs it
SHOULD point the road to health to
many another in Il similar condition.
IL had an ag%gravating case of Kid
ney Trouble" says Mr.. Coward, chat
gave me no rest day or night, but us
ing a few boxes of Dodd's Kidney
Fl,ls put new life in me and | feel
like Il new man.
II am happy to state l have receiv-
ed great and wonderful benefit from
Dodd'S Kidney Pills. | would heartily
recommend all sufferers from Kidney
Trouble to give Dodd's Kidney Pills Il
fair trial. as | have every reason to
believe it would never be regretted"
podd's Kidney Pills make you feel
like II new man or woman because
they cure the kidneys. Cured kidneys
mean pure blood and pure blood means
bounding health and energy in every
part Of the body.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-20
Queen Aiexandra's Cat Fancy.

Illustrated SPORTING News: 1t is
we'll known that Queen Alexandra,
England's well-beloved queen, is an eX-
pert dog fancier. but that she is also a
cat fancier has not been at all we'll
known until very recently. In fact,
the special liking for cats that her
majesty has lately displayed threatens
to %supplant entirely her fancy for blue
ribbon dogs.
She found that her dog breeding was
so widely known and SO generally cop
led that she decided to drop hat and
so in for raising tabbies. In pursuance
of her policy of thoroughness, Queen
Alexandra at ono secured q small
army of the best breeds. These cats
are much in evidence at Buckingham
palace. Windsor and Sandringham. To
friends DESTROYS of possessing a cat
of exalted pedigree the queen is most
generous, giving freely of her hos of
felines.
Six cats are the favorites of the
queen; one, Sandy-so named because
born at Sandringham-a valuable Per-
sian, being the particular favorite, and
travelling as constantly with his mis-
tress for the past several months as
eve the kings celebrated Irish setter.
Jac! did. The feline proteges of Alex
andra find no favor in the sight of Ed
ward VII. for he cordially detests all
OF them.