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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01
Uncle Sans Daily Business.

Washington. sept. O.-,;cveinmc,r
receipts: From Internal revenue. $780,
7tr: customs. $352272; MISCELLANEOUS,
S163Gih. expenditures. $157S .Opu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01

Boston. Sept. "0.-Clcarjng house
statement Exchanges, $17.4Sg.D63; hal-
anccs, $1.245.219.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01

mountain of alum 1900 feet high
and 10 miles in circumference mas peen
discovered in China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01

The American Federation OF Labor
has 2312, 900 members-taxpayer and
voters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-01

Sugar he"tS thrive in different kinds
Of soil il, diverse climates, and over a
large urea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
Slate Goes Through Without
Hitch at County Convention.

Nick Chiles, the negro politician and
editor of the Plaindealer, has gone off
the reservation, and threatens to cover
the front page" of his paper with de-
nunciations of the Mulvane machine in
Shawnee county.
Chiles got in front of the Mulvane
bandwagon several times at the Mon
day afternoon county convention of the
Republican party to select delegates to
the state convention. The bandwagon
ran over him. Mulvane also ran over
the country delegates to the convention,
and gave them very small allowance
of the loaves and fishes.
The delegation selected to represent
Shawnee county in the state convention
is composed of 80 members, and is thor
oughly representative of the Mulvane
machine, which expects to be run as
an annex to the Hoch machine in this
county. D. w. Mulvane himself was
elected as chairman of the delegation,
and a committee composed of John 7.
CLANCY, Fred Jewell and c. E. Jordan
was selected to go to Wichita and ar
range for headquarters for the Shaw
nee delegation.
The names of the delegates and alter
mates selected by the Mulvane NOM
mating committee are as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
REPORT OF MEETING,
Livestock Men Believe That Their
Demands Will Be Granted.

The National Live Stock association is
in receipt of a full report of the meeting
souri, live stock growers and the various
traffic managers of the railroads which
tap the stock country
tween the two bodies will ultimately re-
suit in the grievances of the stockmen
against the railroads as regards rates,
facilities, etc, being adjusted, is conceded
by those who are in touch with the full
situation.
follows:
Divorcement of tonnage system from
hauling of live stock.
REIMBURSEMENT of live stock rates
Minimum speed of Is and % miles an
hour for live stock trains
supply of cars within reasonable time
after notice of shipping is given.
Immediate dispatch OF live stock when
10 or more. cars have been collected.
privilege for live stock shippers.
On the contrary the railroad officials
made their defense as follows:
Admitted that service had been and was
still bad, and blamed floods, bad weather,
crush of business and inability to buy
Promised to have rate and tonnage
matter revised and give better service.
passes, but left understanding that they
would issue return passes on wild or
range stock, cattle and sheep that espe-
cially needed attendants.
No encouragement given for passes on
native" stock, stock from feed lots or
Ou HOSS-
Not as much prominence was given the
stockman's return pass, but a formal re-
quest was made for its restoration on the
ground that it's suppression was tanta-
mount to adding 10 per cent to existing
rates.
The live stock interest was represented
by t. c. Power, ex-United States senator,
Montana; w. A. Harris. ex-United States
senator, Kansas; Murdo Mckenzie, Texas;
R. NJ. Allen, Nebraska; c. E. Adams, Ne
braska; Frank NJ. Stewart, South Da-
kota; r. s. Gosney, Arizona: 1. NJ. Hum
phrey, South Dakota, and Secretary G.
F. Martin of Denver.
The following were present for the rail-
roads: H. Cover, Rock Island; w. B.
Biddle,- Santa Fe; Thoss; Nj sr. Burlingg;-
]. Hudson, Illinois Central; ]. c. Stubs,
Union Pacific; A. c. Bird, Missouri Pa
cific; A. S. Hughes, Rio Grande.
At the conclusion of the meeting. which
was arranged by Secretary Martin of the
National Livestock association, and which
lasted during the better part of a day,
the traffic men agreed to reply to the
grievances by March 10, or Whereabouts.
The stockmen frankly assured the rail-
road representatives that existing condi-
lions in the stock shipping business would
compel them to divert their energies to
other channels unless the abuses were
corrected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

the ambitions of life, to all classes,
making character and merit alone the
standard of promotion, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Republicans
of Shawnee county, Kansas, in con-
ventfon assembled, demand of our u. s.
senators and members of congress- that
they oppose and defeat the passage of
any organic act for the admission of
Oklahoma or any other territory as a
state, that does not specifically provide
in said act, that said admitted state
shall never make or enact, or permit
the making or enacting of any law,
rule, order or decree, that shall in any
way abridge, restrict, deny or prescribe
the constitutional right of elective suf-
frage, ito vote" or social (Jim Crow
ostracism, on account race, color, re-
hgion or educational qualifications,
which might in any way permit the
people, or the law-maldng and decree
ing power of said admitted state, to
evade, subvert, ignore or violate articles
fourteen and fifteen of the U. S. con-
stitution, as is being done by the states
of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, and other southern states
Resolved, That a verified copy of this
preamble and resolution be sent by the
chairman and secretary of this conven-
ton, to all our members of congress,
the speaker of the U. S. house of rep
resentatives, to the president, and to
the state Republican convention at
Wichita, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
JOINS THE m1L11oNA1REs.
Passenger Agent on s. P. Makes
Good in Wall Street.

Chicago, Ill, March From assist
ant passenger traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific with a, salary of $4,000
a year to a Wall street millionaire with
in twelve months is the record which
Samuel F. B. Morse has made. Cards
have just been issued announcing the
membership of Mr.. Morse in the firm
of Daniel J. Sully & Co., and in this
connection Chicago friends of the for
rner railroad man declare that while
the head of the firm was making any
where from SO 10000 to S20, 600, 900, Mr..
Morse was making between $1,000,000
and $4,000 600, and that many railroad
men profited through him.
For many years Sam Morse was one
of the jolliest and most optimistic rail-
road men in the United States, repre-
senting the passenger department of
the Southern Pacific at Houston, Tex.
While in that capacity he became ac-
quainted with Daniel ]. Sully of New
Orleans, and the two became fast
friends. When Mr. Sully went to New
York, more than a year ago, to open a
brokerage firm, he asked Morse to go
along as manager at a salary of $4,000
a year. He accepted the position, and
through it has suddenly joined the
ranks Of the millionaires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
FIGHT BOIL wEEv1L.
Santa Fe to Take an Active Interest
in the Crusade.

Ell Paso, Texas, March IL. c. Hill,
Industrial agent of the Santa Fe lines,
was in the city yesterday, says the
Houston Post, to offer his aid to the
federal authorities in the interest of
the boil weevil campaign along the
lines of the Santa F'e.
Mr.. Hill has been actively engaged
during the past year encouraging the
idea of diversifcation Of crops among
the farmers in the territory traversed
by the Santa Fe lines and reports that
good results have been realized in all
cases. over a year ago Mr.. Hill began
forming organizations among the
farmers with a view to assist them to
realize the greatest profit from their
crops. At the present time there are
over 1000 farmers organized by him.
He gave them advice regarding the Sc
lection of their crops and aided them
to secure a market for the produced
crop.
The visit of Mr.. Hill to the city yes
terday was to call upon DR.. Knapp of
the United States department of agri-
culture in reference to a boil weeV1l
campaign on the Santa Fe lines. DR..
Knapp gladly accepted the offer of Mr.
Hill and will make him the manager
for the fight in Santa Fe territory. A
competent number of helpers will be
provided by DR.. Knapp to assist in
the work. The work will be taken up
along the lines laid out by Secretary
Wilson. Meetings will be held at the
various towns at which the farmers
will be given information for their
guidance in planting and caring for
their CROPS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
PRoDIGAL RETURNS.
Rock Island and Western Passenger
Association Bury the Ratchet.

Chicago, March Through Passen-
ger Traffic Manager Sebastian, the
Rock Island gave notice today that the
company would re-enter the Western
passenger association as a full-f1edged
member. The notice was sent to 2. S.
IsustiS, chairman of the executice CON E
mittee, and it is understood that the
Rock Islands membership will be glad
~ received and that Mr.. Sebastian Will
again be made member of the execu-
tive committee
The return of the Rock Island to the
Western passenger association fold
heals a wide breach which has exist
more than two years. and which at
times seriously threatened the life of
the organization. The withdrawal OF
the Rock Island from membership was
due to a failure on the part of the as
sociation lines to accord the Rock Island
an added percentage of the immigrant
traffic on account Of the comDany'S
opening a new Ell Paso line. All re-
quests of the Rock Island were ignor-
ed, the Southern Pacific refusing even
to arbitrate the matter. The Rock
Island accordingly withdrew from the
association and ceased to be member
of anv of the bureaus which it Oper-
ates. The Rock Island then perfected
an alliance with Peter Mcdonald of
New York, whereby the company Sc
cured a greater proportion of the immi-
grant traffic than had been demanded
of the association.
The breach in the association was
further widened by the organization of
a new mileage bureau. which adopted
form of ticket which the Rock Island
did not approve. Up to a recent date
Mr.. Sebastian had been a holdover
member of the exeeutice committee,
but at a recent election his place was
left vacant During the detection of the
company from the association the Rock
Island continued to observe agreements
which were made by the organization,
thereby avoiding becoming disturbing
element in the rate situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

E. L. Mooney, chief clerk to w. J.
Healy, freight auditor for the Santa Fe,
was in Kansas City Monday on business
for the company
The ghost walks today at the Santa
Fe general offices. In other words, the
employees of the offices will receive their
monthly pay checks.
Nathaniel Black of the Santa Fepassen-
ger department has returned from st.
Louis. where he has been on business for
the company for the last six weeks.
The body of A. S. Jennings, who died
in Los Angeles last week, will pass
through Topeka on No 2 today on the
way to Chicago for burial Several local
officials of the road Joined the funeral
party here.
A meeting of the religious work commit
tee of the Railroad 7. NJ. c. A. was held
last night in the association rooms In In
addition to this meeting two others will
be neld this week-the membership COM
mittee tonight and the board of direc-
tors Wednesday night.
W. W; Harris. employed as a clerk in
the Santa F'e ticket auditing department,
has resigned his position in that office
and will leave the service of the company
today. Mr.. Harris is an old employe of
the Santa Fe, having been with the com
pany for about eleven years. He resigns
on account of i'll health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
BUYING A "DAIRY FARM"
Kansas City Thinks the N. 2. Shops
Are Coming There.

Kansas City, Mo-, March lit is re-
ported from an apparently reliable
source that Russell Harding, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, is figuring upon a shop
site for the Missouri Pacific railroad
about one mile northeast of Fair
mount park, and that land in that vi
cinity has been secretly purchased
within the last two weeks. It is also
said that move to buy additional land
there is under way.
The location In question is between
Kansas City and Independence, near
enough to both places, SO that, II the
deal is really consummated, the much
coveted shops will still be kept in the
family, figuratively speaking, instead
of going to Sedalia, Atchison or some
other tributary town.
Missouri Pacific officials profess to
know nothing new in the shop situa-
ton, but railroad men, as rule, are
not given to proclaiming company af-
fairs from the house tops 1t is known
that George r. Collins recently sold 20
acres at $500 per acre. Hugh McElroy
is also said to have made a sale of a
small tract, and other purchases have
been made within the last few days,
until 20 acres in body have been
transferred. A stranger in the vicinity
who is not known in Kansas City, SO
far as can be learned, visited the Fair
mount district recently and made all or
these purchases. He gave the name or
Allen, and said he was seeking dairy
location.
It may be merely a coincidence, but
old-tirners look upon it with consider
able Significance that just prior to the
appearance of the mysterious Mr.. Al
len. Russell Harding, accompanied by
local representatives of the Missouri
Pacific made a careful inspection of
the land that was subsequently sold TO
Mr.. Allen for his dairy. 1t is said
that Mr.. Harding went over the ground
thoroughly and paid minute attention
Jo+o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Salt Lake Railway to Build City
in the Desert.
Buys an Oasis for 100000 from
Ranchman.
WATERIS VERY SCARCE
Company's Spring Only One in
$50 Miles.
Will Create a New City of Las
Vegas.
WATER is VERY SCARCE

The Salt Lake Railway company IS to
build a city in the desert.
The city will be midway between Los
Angeles and Salt Lake. After leaving
the Muddy river in Nevada the surveyor
OF the new line found that for $50 miles
there was not a drop of water to be
had, except at one place known as Las
Vegas, an old rancho well known to
freighters and miners. Here was found
a living spring of inexhaustible supply
that gushes forth thousands of gallons
on the desert sands, and it was this
great spring which has determined the
course of the road to and through that
section.
Many years ago a miner named Chas.
Stuart tired of prospecting and took up
the land surrounding the spring for the
purpose Of creating a ranch. He I'M
proved the place, built irrigating bitches
and planted orchards and vineyards
Senator Clark determined to have the
oasis for a division headquarters, and
after some negotiations he secured the
property for $500 He purchased three
sections of desert land and the spring.
The land has been laid out most care
fully. The southern end of the tract
will be for the shops, yards, round
house and other buildings. A portion of
the land will be made into the bust
ness section of the town, and a third
division is intended for residences.
The Las Vegas section has been most
richly endowed by nature as a place for
rest or healthfull living. Hedged in on
all sides by towering mountains, the
desert valley has protection from an
noying winds and climatic changes.
The winter climate is about the same
as Southern California, with the ad-
vantage that it is much dryer. Day
after day the sun shines from a cloud
less sky upon this quiet valley and over
a matchless landscape of broken hills
and rising mountains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

conditions which if neglected or unski1l-
fnlIy treated terminate in consumption.
There Is no alcohol in UGolden Med
teal Discovery" and it is entirely free
from opium, cocaine and other narcotics
Accept no substitute for Golden Med.
zeal Discovery" There is nothing viust
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our mum Der was led to try DR. Pierce,s csi5..
heoical discovery. took two bottles and ~.
cured, and have stayed cured 0e''NS anu was
NWnen think of the great main had ..
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almost miracle that was so soon -elie-.S CHS
That God may spare you manv ves$s .,,a
grateful friend.D prayer OF your
DR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
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sent I''ee on receipt of stamps to paw ex-
pense OF mailing only Send 81 one
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
OLDEST EMPLoYE.
Jonas Stafford, of Dodge City, Claims
the Honor.

1t is said that Jonas Stafford, of
Dodge City, Kan, is the oldest en-
ploye of the Santa Fe road. OF course,
there are some disbelievers but it is GER
tain that some distinction is due Mr..
Stafford.
Jonas Stafford began work for the
Santa F'e in 1858. At that time he was
employed on the track between Atchi-
son and Topeka in charge of con-
struction gang and he has never left
the service since. For fourteen years in
succession he did not even lose an hour
in "laying off, At eighty years of age
he is still hale and hearty and until
recently has had charge of the reading
room at Dodge City. He is now on the
company's pension roll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

EQUALS IL cents per hundredweight
more. making total rate via Chicago
to the Atlantic seaboard from 221z to
2334 cents per hundredweight, against
II cents the gulf, making a discrim-
ination from 101z to 11sz cents per hum
dredweight.
The ocean freights from the gulf, as
compared with the Atlantic seaboard,
average about 8 cents per hundred
weight over the northern route. Should
the Southwestern roads refuse to allow
the advantages of the gulf ports TO De
interfered with, it is intimated that an
rate war, embracing every
class of merchandise, will be COM
menced, and that the consequences will
be disastrous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
SHOT A TRAINMAN.
Town Marshal at Dawson, N. M, May
Have to Leave.

Albuquerque, N. M, March bud
Farmer, town marshal of Dawson, N.
M, shot a trainman Of the Ell Paso &
Northeastern railway and it is now con-
sidered necessary to have the trainman's
arm amputated. Feeling is running
high against Farmer and it will prob
ably will be necessary for him to leave
the camp at once.
Farmer is well known in Huerfano
county, Colorado, and has been marshal
at Dawson since the opening of the
camp three years ago. He has also car
ried a deputy sheriff's commission. The
injured mans name cannot be learned
at this writing From reports coming in
this morning, it would not be surpris-
ing if Farmer would be killed at any
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
DEPENDS ON GULF LINES.
They Can Make Peace or War in
Grain Rates.

Chicago, Ill, March 1.-Strong hopes
are entertained that the grain rate war
in the west may be settled at a con-
ference of traffic men now in progress
in this city. All depends upon the posi-
ton the southwestern roads may take
in regard to the demand that they
cease from their discrimination against
Chicago in favor of the gulf ports. The
present rates, from Kansas City, is II
cents per hundredweight to f. o. b..
vessel at the gulf. From Kansas City
to the Atlantic seaboard via Chicago
the rate is from 81 to 221R cents per
hundredweight, and this does not in
clude f. o. b. at the seaboard, which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
MAKING WATER TESTS.
Two Topeka Chemists Working for
Santa Fe at Albuquerque.

Albuquerque, N. M, March 10. c.
Steinmayer, assistant chemist of the San
ia Fe system of Topeka, Kan, and his
assistant, ]. D. Fisher, have established
a temporary laboratory in this city for
the purpose of making tests of the water
used in the boilers on this end of the line.
They yesterday started using certain
parts Of lime and soda ash in the local
water tanks which will cleanse the water
of the incrusting alkali deposits. the
city for a matter of five or six months
and will be then removed to San Bernar-
dino. where permanent laboratory will
be established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Boilermakers' Strike Ended.

San Francisco, March 1.-The strike
of boilermakers of the Southern Pacific
lines west of Ell Paso and Ogden was
ended today The settlement was Ell
fected at a conference held between a
committee of the Boilermakers' union
and H. J. Small, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Southern Pacific.
Neither side will give out the terms of
agreement. but it is stated that they are
mutually satisfactory to the parties con-
cerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Stole Ties from Santa Fe.

Emporia, Kan, March Warrants
have been served for the following Ne
osho Rapids men charged with stea1ing
railroad ties from the Santa Fe: Geo
Jones, Lee Waugh and James Torney.
one or two other warrants are pending
Tor the same kind of an offense. but
the evidence collected is not yet suff-
Gent 70 get the warrant. The Santa Fe
was troubled for some time nv losing
great many railroad ties from along
its right Of way. The railroad has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
VIII Get the Big Man.

washington, March 1.-The interstate
commerce committee authorized favora-
bic reports on bills providing for the pub
LEGATION of a railroad map of the United
additional time in which to equip their
rolling stock with safety appliances and
prohibiting express companies from car
rying obscene literature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Orient NAV Build Extension.

Austin, Tex, March 1,-Steps have
been taken looking to the building of an
extension of the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient railroad to the port of Mazat-
Ian, a distance of about $50 miles. The
government of the state of Sfnaloa will
be asked to grant a subsidy for the line.
The extension as planned would open up
rich agricultural and mining territory
and pass through Culiacan, the capital
of SinalOa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

been doing considerable repairing and
reconstruction of track near Neosho
Rapids, and there were a lot of old
and new ties piled near the track 1t
appears that some one has gotten away
with the ties. Santa F'e Detective
Burge was sent down to look up the
matter, and the arrests of the three
Neosho Rapids men followed. but they
have not yet appeared before Justice
Combs to state whether or not they
will plead mot guilty"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
TIP FOR $1,000.
Brokers Trying to Get Advance In
formation of Court Decision.

New York, March 1.-Wall street heard
a rumor that the district is being care
fully covered by secret service agents
for the purpose Of running down any
possible leak in the Northern Securities
decision. Rumor recalls the offers made
by tipsters several weeks ago to give
advance information in regard to the
decision for consideration of $1,000.