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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Prominent Physician Uses
and Endorses Pe-ru-na.
Pe-ru-na,

Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Ex-
aminer of the L. S. Treasury Depart
ment, graduate Of Columbia college.
and who served three years at West
Point. has the following to say of Pc
runa:
ALLOW me to express my graft
tude to you for the benefit derived
from your wonderful remedy. One
short month has brought forth a vast
change and / now consider myself a
well man after months of suffering.
Fellow sufferers, Peruna Will cure
YOU
A constantly increasing number of
physicians prescribe Peruna in their
practice 1t mas proven its merits so
thoroughly that even the doctors have
overcome their prejudice against so
called patent medicines and recon-
mend it to their patients
Peruna occupies a unique position in
medical science. 1t is the only internal
systemic catarrh remedy known to the
medical profession today. Catarrh, as
everyone will admit is the cause of
one-half the diseases which afflict man
kind. Catarrh and catarrhal diseases
afflict one-half of the people of United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
No ExtOrtlOn
in St. Louis.
Liberal Accommodations at Moderate
Rates Assured by the Adj
n1iuisfrafiou

The management of the St Louis
worlds fair is determined that visitors
accomm OdatiOns at reasonable rates,
hence under its auspices enormous
hotel called The Inside Inn has been
erected inside the grounds of the expo
sition-
This splendid hosiery is three stories
high, 400 feet wide and 800 feet long. 1t
and reception rooms Its dining room and
restaurant seats $500 people at a time and
it contains 2,204 sleeping apartments. All
visitors to this hotel enjoy the same SerV-
ice and the same excellent table; tho
range of prices being determined simply
by the location and size of the rooms.
and American plans and rates vary from
81 80 to $3.50 per day European, and from
$500 to 500, American, including admis-
sion.
The Inside Inn is under the personal
supervision and management of Mr.. z.
NJ. Statler, the well known restauranteur
of Buffalo. which fact alone guarantees
the high quality of the CUISINE and ser
vice.
The comfort and convenience thus af-
forded visitors in not having to go out
trouble and crushing of street cars and
suburban railway service cannot be over
estimated. Once visitor is registered al
The Inside Inn no further admission fee
to the exposition is charged. and after a
firing morning afternoon one can
readily return to their room, wash and
class meal and then turn out and enjoy
the pleasures of the evening in the expo
sition grounds.
The enormous capacity of The Inside
no matter when or in what numbers they
come-but those who prefer to reserve
their rooms in advance can do so now
Full details of rates and reservations
can be had by sending postal card to
The Inside Inn, care of Administration
building, Worlds Fair grounds, St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
FTNANCIERs PUZZLED.
Cannot Understand BIair's Withdraw
al From Frisco Board.

New York June When the street
learned of Mr.. Blair's resignation from
latiOn as to the cause. 1t was an
nounced several days ago that Blair &
Co. We're arranging to make a loan of
So, 500 600 to the St. Louis and San
Mr.. Blair's resignation meant that the
road would have to look elsewhere for
its money. Mr.. Blair said that he had
left the directorate because his bank
ing house had financed several propo-
sitions for the road, and he thought it
would be more becoming for him. as
banker, to resign from the board. A
high officer OF the company made this
additional statement:
There is on significance in Mr.
Blair's resignation and it will not have
the slightest effect upon whatever fin
ancial relations the road may have or
Will have with the firm Blair & Co.
Since the control of the Frisco passed
to the Rock Island interests Mr.. Blair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
WON'T RETURN TO WORK.
Striking Santa Fe BIacksmiths Disre-
gard Order of Grand Lodge.

gard Order of Grand Lodge.
The San Bernardino Times-Inde9x
says:
For some cause. the order to the
blacksmiths to return to work has not
been compiled with. 1t was stated
this afternoon to a Times-Index re-
porter that all of them were still out
and not one of them had returned to
his anvil. They are still making their
headquarters in Third street, near the
corner of z, and the end of their diff
hculties with the railroad seems to be
as far off as ever.
Several days ago orders were re-
ceived from the grand lodge of black
smiths to return to work but they
have so far failed to do so. The black
smiths were originally locked out and
then went on a strike 1t is barely
possible that the Santa Fe is making
good its word and will not take the
men back to work even though they
have been directed to pick up their
tools by the grand lodge.
Speaking of the action of the grand
lodge ordering the blacksmiths back
to work one of the prominent mechan-
les out on a strike stated this after
noon that the turn in affairs would
have no effect upon the situation:
I'VE anticipated this action The or
der was not received yesterday or the
day before but has been a matter of
general knowledge among the circles
interested for days. This struggle is
not one that viii be Setued suddenly,
and the chances are that before peace
is declared that other departments of
railroad service will be affected. Every
union man is interested in the out
come, and before they will see the
fight lost they will be authorized to
throw their influence to the men now
out. I look for a general strike of
every department all over the system,
and probably affecting other roads be-
fore the end. 1t is my belief that the
civ a
time in which to defeat the machin-
lists. Money for the fight has been
voted by the stockholders up to a GER
tain amount, and when that is gone
the end will come. But the men now
out are sufficiently financed to with
stand the siege. They will win even
if it requires the complete tying up Of
the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
ELDER HARRIS SUES.
Ex-PastOr Brings Action Against So
ciety for 1929 Unpaid Salary.


Chanute, Kas., June I'd. NJ.
Harris, until recently pastor of the
Christian church of Chanute, has
brought action in Justice Farmers
court against the board of trustees Of
the church for the collection Of
S229.69 which he alleges is due him
for services rendered the church in
his capacity as pastor during a por-
ton of the present and past years
Elder Harris filed a petition the first
of the week bringing a similar action,
acting as his own attorney. He later
engaged Farrelly & Evans to prose-
cute his case, and the first petition
was withdrawn and a new one filed.
Messrs. c. p. Van Arsdale, Adam
Burke and Abner Lea, trustees of the
church, and Mrs Abner Lea, clerk of
the church society, are made parties
to the defense. The hearing has been
set for today. The church Will fight
the claim, and has secured the legal
firm of Jones & Finley to represent
them.
This is the second legal case in
which Mr.. Harris is at present en-
gagged. he being plaintiff in an action
against the former board of the Chris
tian church for damages for defama-
ton of chara cter because of the publ
cation and distribution of a circular
letter criticising the manner in which
Mr. Harris was retained as elder of
the church after a six months ser
vice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
4 CIsTERN PUI.LED TP.
Strange Phenomenon at the Home of
William Clair


What is pronounced to be one of
the most wonderful freaks ever wit
messed in this section can be seen at
the home Of William Clair, corner Of
Second and Willow streets. 1t is moth
ing more nor less than Il cistern stick
ing fully six feet out of the ground.
Sounds fishy. doesn't it2 But 1t is
a fact Mr. Clair has just finished
building a new cistern. lining il COM
pIetely-top. sides and bottOm-with
brick and cement In all about ten
tons of material were used in the con-
struction Of the cistern. The lining.
of course, resem bles Il huge vessel set
down into the earth
Thursday night Mrs. Clair was pos
tive one of the heavy crashes of thun-
der during the storm struck near the
house. When morning came, the els
tern was seen sticking out of the
ground. The family was at a loss to
account for the phenomenon save that
the conclusion of the thunderbolt
lifted the huge brick cement vessel
bodily out of the ground
The structure is not at all injured
It was at first thought the water had
flowed in between the walls of the
cistern and the earthen walls sur
rounding it. but the QUANTITY OF water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
w. C. Nixon Elected Second Vice
President, G. C. & S. f. Ry.
Also Named for Place on Board
of Directors.
SUCCEEDS COL. POLK.
Latter Resigned to Enter Into
Private Business Ventures.
New Vice President in Railway
10 Service Since 1878.

At a meeting Of the directors of the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
company General Manager w. c. Nixon
was elected second vice president and
a director to succeed L. ]. Polk, resign
ed. The offices of second vice president
and general manager were merged.
Col. Polk resigned the office of vice
president a fortnight ago to enter into
private business ventures said to con-
Germ the new southern Texas oil coun-
try. The Santa Fe has recently obtain
ed control of the Cane Belt road, leading
into the heart of this promising dis
trict, and it is supposed that through
his connection with the Santa Fe Mr..
Polk has obtained a standing on the
ground floor" of the oil business.
1t has also been rumored that Col.
Polk has a railroad project of his own
in mind, which Will involve the con-
struction of about 800 miles of new road
in Texas.
Colonel Folks Successor.
W. c. Nixon was born February, 1858,
in Illinois, He entered railway service
in 1878, since which he he's been con
secutively nine months with the Bur
lington and Missouri road in Nebraska;
Waterman, clerk, cashier, agent, chief
clerk, superintendent office, train
master, material agent, division super
1ntendent, and to July, 1896, superin-
tendent terminals Atchison, Topeka &,
Santa F'e railway at Chicago; July,
1886, to January, 1897, general agent
freight department, same place: Janu-
airy, 1897, to January, 1900, superintend-
ent Chicago division, same road: Janu-
airy, 1900, to 1902, general superintend-
ent Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
way; January, 1902, to date, general
manager same road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
WORK OF OIL OCTOPUS.
Trying to Force H. Clay Pierce to Sell
His Oil Holdings.

Boston, June IA story is current
among Boston financial interests asso-
ciated with the Mexican Central rail-
road, that the Standard Oil people who
control the Central Trust company Of
New York, are antagonizing the H.
Clay Pierce interests in the Mexican
Central through the present triangular
fight of protective committees in an
effort to force him out of the south
western oil fields. Mr.. Pierce owns a
controlling interest in the Waters
Pierce company, which operates in the
southwest and Mexico, and has always
refused to part with the control, though
receiving liberal offers.
The Waters-Pierce company is one of
the most profitable of the Standard Oil
subsidiaries, but the Standard only has
40 per cent interest in it, and is seek
ing to get the whole of it and tighten
it's grip on the southwest. The Mexi-
can Central imbroglio offers way to
assist their project. But it is believed
that the Pierce interest now controls a
majority of the first and second income
bonds, besides large stock holdings,
and can not be eliminated from the
management for five years, owing to
the new classification of the directors.
The present management anticipates
meeting its interest until maturity of
the bonds in 1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
OUTBID ITS RIVALS.
Rock Island Said to Have Acquired
Pacific Coast Outlet.

Fort Worth, Tex, June IA report
reaches here from the west that the
Rock Island has finally secured con-
troll of the FL Paso & Southwestern
road the deal having been consum-
mated some weeks go. If this state
ment IS correct it means another line
to the Pacific coast. E. H Hartman
of the Southern Pacific and George
Gould, at the head of the Gould sys-
TEN, have both been negotiating with
the Phelps-Dodge syndicate for the
purchase of the El Paso & Southwest
ern, but if reports are true the Rock
Island stepped in and offered more for
the property than either of the other
two competitors. 1t is said on very
good authority that the deal was
actually closed before President Loree
and party visited the property a short
time ago, and that they We're simply
out on an inspection trip.
1t is understood that the Phelps
Dodge company will retain control of
the branch lines in order that if there
should ever be an open rupture be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
COUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED.
The Arrest of Three Men Believed to
Have Onerated at Parsons, Kas.

Parsons Kas-, June IA gang of
counterfeiters which has been operat-
ing here was broken up by the local
officers Monday afternoon and the
members are now being held for ac-
ton by the government For the last
two months counterfeit ten, twenty
five and fifty cent coins have been
found in circulation, and Friday d
merchant accepted a bad half dollar
from Benjamin Tab, negro. He in
formed the police and the suspect was
arrested.
After a sweating Tab confessed and
named as his accomplices James
Peterson and Nathan Edwards, and
told where the outfit and spurious coin
could be found. Peterson and Ed
wards fed when Tab was arrested,
but were captured near Dennis, seven
miles west of here, by officers Page
and Williamson. The metal used is
thought to be linotype metal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
CONCESSIONS FOR WICHITA.
Paul Morton Promises Better Rates
for Grain Shipments

for Grain Shipments.
Wichita. Kan, June when Paul
Morton, vice president, and a party of
other Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
officials made a tour of Kansas a few
weeks ago, they visited here. After a
conference with shippers they prom
Used to return later Instead, they
afterwards invited the shippers to send
a committee to meet w. B. Biddle,
general traffic manager, and J. H.
German, assistant traffic manager, in
Chicago. A E. Helm, z. K. Nevling
and J. S. MacAuley- were named as
that committee. They went to Chi
cago last week. Mr.. Helm returned
today, bearing the information that
the traffic men had promised read
justment of rates that would satisfy
the grain men and millers of this sec
ton of Kansas at once.
''It took but a short time to con-
vince the officials" said Mr.. Helm, "of
the unjust discrimination against
Wichita in the matter of grain rates. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Addressed by DIR. J. III. Long.

Lawrence, Kan, June 7.-Dr. John
H Long. professor of chemistry at
Northwestern university, delivered the
annual Sigma XII address in the uni
versity chapel last night His subject
was THE Relation of Modern Chem
istry to Modern Medicine" Following
the address a reception was given by
the members of the local chapter Of
Sigma xxi in honor of the speaker. Dr.
Long is a graduate of the University
of Kansas, having completed a course
in 1877.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
USE ALIENS FOOT EASE

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Your feet feel swollen, nervous and
damp, and get tired easily. If you
have aching feet, try Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t rests the feet and makes
new or tight shoes easy. Cures aching.
swollen, sweating feet, bhsters. and
callous spots. Relieves chilblains, corns
and bunions of all pain, and gives rest
and comfort. Try it today. Sold by
all Druggists, 25c. Don't accept any
substitute. Trial package FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Wichita, Kan, June During the
progress Of a ball game at Conway
Springs, City Marshal Barr shot Jake
Miller, a farm hand, inhlcting two
wounds which are considered serious.
Miller, with a crowd of other young
men, attempted to take possession OF
some reserved seats, without paying
the extra charge of 10 cents Barr
tried to GUST Miller by force. and the
latter resisted. In the melee, the on
Ger drew his revolver and fired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
PRECEDENT VIOLATED.
22-NIile Railroad Has Suspended Oper-
ations and Been Removed.

The general rule that a railway once
built must continue to be operated has
been broken in the case of the SusQue-
Perry County railroad, q miles long, in
Pennsylvania About y miles of tracks
from Bloomfield to Landisburg have been
taken W and the trestles removed and
sold for fuel, beca use the road was partly
paraIleled by the Newport and Sherman
Valley road, owned by the same parties.
This leaves Iandisburg. formerly the
county seat, without railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Mrs. Anna wefrand Dead.

Wichita. Kas., June Mrs. Anna
Weigand is dead in this city from con-
sumption, after a lingering illness of
two years She was born in Berne.
Switzerland and came to America
when she was II years old. She To-
Gated at st. Louis, where she after
ward taught in a high school for sew
eral years. Later she was connect
ed with the Howard-Payne Female
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
NO EXTENSIONS NOW.
President A. A. Robinson Discusses
Condition of His Railroad.

President A. A. Robinson of the Mex
lean Central said that the road was in
very good condition. He adds that for
the present the Mexican Central does
not contemplate any extensions, and
gives as a reason that the Mexican
money market is uncertain. mo rail-
road could afford to make extensions on
a huctuating currency" added Presi-
dent Robinson.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

disappears. Then catarrh is perman-
emily cured.
IF you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use OF Pc
runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman,
giving a full statement Of your case,
and he viii be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
ORIENT HAS MONEY.
Work of Construction Now Being /
Pushed Ahead Rapidly.

Chicago, June 7.-vice President Nc
Cauley of the Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient road says that great progress has
been made in the construction of the line.
At present there are 325 miles completed
and in operation. 900 miles more are now
graded and ready for the steel, and the
company now has on hand large amounts
of material to go into the construction.
Large sums of money have been raised,
and the first large Mexican subsidy has
recently been paid. The company is now
laying steel from Milton into Wichita,
Kan, a distance of 80 miles, and is be-
ginning construction between Wichita and
Kansas City. It is also beginning to lay
steel from Fairview, Ok, south to the
Texas line, and is making prepare lions
to begin at an early date the completion
of the road from Sweetwater, on theTTex-
as and Pacific, north. Work is being
steadily pushed in Mexico, especially from
Minaca west and from Elfuerte east. The
company expects to make great progress
during the balance of the year in build
ing the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Wichita, Kas., June Henry L.
Tally was found dead in bed in his
room in this city Monday. He had
been dead many hours He was last
seen alive Saturday night At that
time he had been drinking heavily.
In his pocket were letters from a
brother. II. 2. Tally. Of Hutchinson.
Little is known of him here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Chance to visit Leavenworth.

Fort Leavenworth, Kas., June T.
Preparations are being made here
for the reception of Lieut.. Gen. Adna
r. Chanee, chief of the general staff
who is expected next week on a tour
of inspection. Many of the older citi-
zens of LeavenwOrth are looking for
ward with pleasure to the officers
visit as he was formerly stationed
here and is known to a great many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

has not had any afhliation with the
new management. BY that mean that
his interests have not been at all SINH
lar to those of the Rock Island. The
plans for the loan will be perfected and
the announcement as to its terms will
be made in a few days. There is not
the slightest friction between Blair &
Co. or any member of that firm and
the st. Louis and San Francisco com
panv.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
w. F. EVANS PROMOTED.
Former Topeka Man Now Assistant
General Solicitor of Frisco.

General Solicitor L. F. Parker of the
Frisco announces, with the approval
of First Vice President Mather, that
Mr.. w. F. Evans is appointed assist
ant general solicitor of the Frisco with
headquarters in St. Louis. Mr.. Evans
has been located here for some time
as general attorney of the St. Louis,
Kansas City & Colorado line, which,
upon completion of the st. Louis
Kansas City line, becomes part of the
Rock Island system. Mr.. Evans is
likewise assistant general attorney of
the Rock Island system and was 10
Gated at Topeka prior to removing to
st. Louis He stands high in legal
circles throughout the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Mrs. NIinnis Returns to Albuquerque.
Mrs. c. c. MINIS, wife of the veter-
an special officer of the Santa Fe shops
in this city, returned last night from
a, three months trip to Topeka and
other points in Kansas, Temple, Tex,
and from a visit with her daughter at
Las Vegas, where she has been for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Italian Drowned at Empofia.

an Italian was drowned here Mon
day afternoon while. endeavoring to
recover one of his socks, which had
dropped into the water. He had re-
moved his shoe to pluck out a splinter
in his foot. and dropping the sock in
the water dropped after it, but went
too deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
Nfrs. Lowell at Albuqnernue.

Mrs. A. Lowell, wife of the assist
the Santa Fe system, is in the city
from Topeka, Kan, and will meet her
husband who will arrive today from
the west and will accompany him east
tonight. She is accompanied by Miss
R Risteen.=Albuquerq Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Arkansas City. Kan, June IA
flow of natural gas. showing a pres
sure of $50 pounds to the square inch.
was found in the well being drilled by
the Mountaineering people, of Chi
cago, for the development of this field.
The depth of the well is $50 feet The
well will be shot next week to iners~@>
the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Twenty of the deputies who have
been employed at the shops stockade
in Albuquerque were laid off yester-
day. There are other reductions
planned and in a short time nearly all
of them will be discharged .-AIbu-
querque Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07

Catarrh is a systemic disease durable
only by systemic treatment. A remedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly at
the depressed nerve centers. This is
what Peruna does.
Peruna Immediately invigorates the
nerve-centers which give vitality to
the mucous membranes. Then catarrh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-07
WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Fair Route-''FoIlow the
Flag"

Only line to Worlds fair main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
City. Shortest line Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash.
l. S. MCCLELLAN,
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City. Mo.
H. c. SHIELDS.
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Kansas City. Mo.