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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-30
REAL ESTATE.

BRICK HOUSE, CORNER High and
Gordon SITS. Price So, 1000. Terms
to suit. Lot 66x120, ten rooms, all
improvements. A. NJ. Johnson. SO
Water st. 4264-12-12-o. o. W. If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-30

BOILER AND ENGINE for sale at a
bargain. Sturtevant 10 horse power
steam engine and boiler in A 1 condi-
tion, cost $3.50, will sell for $3.50. In
use 8 years. Address o. D., News
Office. 9-12-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-30

FOR SALB-High Grade 10 horse
power steam engine and boiler.
Second hand. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer, care of Evening News.
o -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-30
FOR SALE

THREE Square Pianos, Steinway
one a Decker and one a Lindemah
in perfect order will sell them for $40
and $50. d. Wolff and Go.
'4801-I-27-t.f
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-30

Miss Sadie Voorhees, ia still ill with
pneumonia, but is doing as well as
can be expected. i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
NEW JACKSON STREET BUILDING
Large Furniture Warehouse to Be
Built Between Fifth and Sixth.

]. c. Emaheizer, of the big furniture
firm of Emaheizer & Speilman, is plan
ming the erection of a large two story
brick warehouse facing on Jackson
street between Fifth and Sixth, on the
site of the old brick church, which has
for a long time been used as a paint
shop.
1t is Mr.. Emaheizers purpose to build
a bridge across the alley connecting his
Jackson street warehouse with a large
Kansas avenue frontage which he has
leased. He will then have a store build
ing arranged similar to that of Crosby
Bros, the Hall company, and other
large stores.
The building. which Mr.. Emaheizer
proposes to erect will be about as tall
as an ordinary three story building, as
each story will be of unusual height.
There will be wide balcony around
each floor, thus increasing the ware
room space very materially.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Chas. S. Spencer today contributed
81 toward the Marshall band stand.
The upper story of the old court house
Is being used to dry the salvage saved
from the fire at the Greenwald store.
J. F. Kirkpatrick has taken out a
building permit for q 2-Story dwelling
at AS Western avenue. The building
will cost s., 900, and will be completed
about November 1.
Matte Koehler was this morning
bound over in the district court, by
Judge McCabe of the court of Topeka,
on the charge of stealing $179 from the
dwelling house of Mrs. Allendorf in
North Topeka.
The members of the Patriotic Legion
of America held a picnic at Vinewood
park Wednesday afternoon and even
ing Nearly a hundred were present.
This order will give two more picnios
before the season is over.
j. E. Hurley, general superintendent
of the Santa Fe has received his pri
vate car from the local shops, where it
has undergone extensive repairs. 1t is
now one of the finest cars in the sys-
tenn. the number has been changed
from No. PIG to No. z. The car has
been entirely renodeled. 1t now has
bathroom and two staterooms. and the
interior furnishings are considered
ella borate-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
HISTORY REPEATS
Gas Co. RailrOaded Franchise
Through Council I'm 1890.
Same Pleas Made Then as Are
Now Advanced.
PROMISES BROKEN.
Agreed to Make Material Reduc'
tiOn I'm the Rates.
Would Spend Quarter of MIL
lion for Improvements.

History is repeating itself in the case
of the Excelsior Coke & Gas company.
The company is adopting almost exact
ly the same tactics to get its proposed
new gas franchise that it adopted in
1890 to obtain the existing franchise
which has tied the city hand and foot
for the past IA years, and has cost
thousands of dollars in an apparently
vain effort to break those bonds. 1t af-
fords a splendid example to the city
councilmen of the danger of passing d
franchise ordinance in a nasty and care
less manner.
Fourteen years ago-a year before its
then existing franchise expired-the
e1nissaries of the gas company came be-
fore the council with request for IL
renewal of the franchise. According to
the statement of councilmen who were
then in the council, the franchise was
privately presented to a number OF the
councilmen, and approved by them, and
then brought before the council for pas
sage. The gas company said;
Gentlemen we would be greatly
obliged to you if you would pass this
ahead and spend a quarter of a million
dollars improving our plant. We have
our plans all drawn. All we want is the
assurance of a new franchise. and the
work will begin. We will give you the
best franchise a town of this size ever
had. All we ask is that you renew our
franchise. Furthermore, we pledge
ourselves that as soon as we get our
$3.50, 900 in improvements made, we will
give the city a very material reduction
in gas rates. With improved facilities
we can make cheaper gas"
These, of course, may not have been
the exact words of the willy gas COM
pany representatives, but it was the
substance of their plea
Just exactly the same sort of plea
is being made by the gas company to-
day. The same talk about spending
money in improvements; the same sort
of indefinite promises of future reduce
tions in the gas rate.
The gas company succeeded then, as
they succeeded two weeks ago, in bull
doing the council, and rushing its fran
chise through to passage before the
council had had opportunity to careful
ly consider it. The bait of a quarter
of a million spent in improvements
landed the council then just as the bait
of $175, 900 seems to have landed the
present city council.
When the council had granted the
franchise IA years ago, the gas COM
pany went ahead and made it's Inn
provements." 1t replaced an old worn
out gas holder, which was in the last
stages of repair, with a new holder.
People who are familiar with the aft
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fair say that the company did not ex.
pend to exceed $25,000 The proposed
material reduction in rates" was mere
ly the sugar coating for the pill which
the city swallowed. The rates were
$1.65 and $3.50 when the franchise was
granted, and there they have stayed
even unto the present day.
D. c. Tflfotson was member of the
council at the time of the events above
related. He says:
II had been out of town, and return
ed the day of the council meeting. /
had not even had a chance to read over
the franchise. It was introduced into
the council, 4 and passed that very
night. tried to get the council to
delay action. and give us time to study
over the matter, but the gas company
was in such a terrible hurry to begin
work that the city thought it would
have to act quickly to get the great
prize. That's how the gas company got
it's present franchise"
Mayor Bergundthal has been looking
up the history of this transaction. and
says:
'I find that the gas company fooled
the city once before in just the same
way it is fooling US now. / have taken
some pains to look up this matter, and
have been astonished at the similarity
of the tactics used. The gas company
offered to spend a quarter of mil
lion in improvements at that time,
and a quarter of a million looked
good deal bigger than it does nova
days. 1t seems as though the city was
willing to take a cheaper bait now
than it did then"
1t seems almost certain now that
Mayor Bergundthal has decided to
veto the proposed ordinance. He still
refuses to say positively what he will
do in the matter. but his conversation
indicates that his mind is about
made up.
Several of the councilmen who voted
for the ordinance before are inclined
cilmen Neil and Ryder are both likely
to sustain the mayors veto, and they
both voted for the ordinance. If the
ordinance loses a single one of the
nine votes it received on its passage
it cannot be carried over the mayors
veto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
WASHED MILL AWAY.
a Cloudburst Does Immense Damage
at LeadvilIe.

Leadville, Col, Aug. ia cloud
burst in the hills east of Leadville has
caused several thousand dollars dam
age here. A wall of water four feet
high came down Stray Horse and Cali
fornia gulches sweeping all before it.
The Kyle and Decker zinc mill was
washed away with 500 tons of concen-
trates, and Mr.. Kyle had an narrow es-
cape from death. Denver and Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland tracks
were washed out for some distance in
California gulch. Stores in the city
were flooded and goods in cellars ru-
ined. The eastern part of the city is
extensively undermined, and owing to
the enormous flood a portion of the
ground caved. A crack almost a foot
wide extends for several blocks in the
thick1y settled part of the city and sew
eral houses We're slightly damaged.
There is danger that this portion of
the city will settle so seriously as to
render it permanently unfit for resi-
dence purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
SANDBAR CUT AWAY.
Flood Caused the Channel of Kansas
River to Change.

The recent floods have solved one prob
lem for the city. The North Topeka sew
err no longer empties out upon a sandbar.
The current of the river has shifted and
the sandbar at the mouth of the sewer
hsa been cut away. There is now a good
channel from the sewer to the current of
the stream and the possibility that the
city would have to extend the sewer
across the sandber to reach the river IS
now a remote one
Street Commissioner Snyder made u
thorough inspection of the North Topeka
sewer during the past few days. he SAID
today:
II found the sewer to be in better con-
dition than it has been since it was built.
The mains and laterals are free from dirt
and there is no more evidence of settling.
The river current has shifted conSidera-
bly, closer to the north bank, giving the
sewer outlet fine connection with the
current of the stream. There are few
logs lodged near the outlet. but when
those are cut away the sewer will be in
first class shape in all respects.
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BRYAN LOSES.
Court Denies Him the $4,000 Left
Him by Bennett.

New Haven, Aug. ia decision adj
verse to w. J. Bryan in his contest over
the will of the late p. S. Bennett OF
New York and this city has been hand
ed down by the supreme court of er-
rors. The decision virtually denies that
Mr.. Bryan is entitled to the $4,000 men
toned in the sealed letter written by
Bennett and addressed to his widow &c
be read after his death. This letter the
widow was asked to give $4,000 to Mr..
Bryan and his family
The decision sustained the opinion
given by the superior court in the case
last spring and also the decision of the
probate court before which the matter
was brought. No opinion was filed with
decision which was given by Chief JUS
tice Terrence. Justices Hall, Mann
monsley, Baldwin and Prentice con-
CURED.
indianapolis, Aug. NV. ]. Bryan
was in Indianapolis on his way to Free
port Ohio. When told of the decision
of appeals he declined to discuss the
matter further than to say:
at was a close question to decide"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
WOMEN RIOTERS.
HurI Missiles at Strike Breakers in
New York.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Women and
children today Joined in the riotous
demonstration against nonunion men
who have taken the places of striking
butchers and other employees in the
packing houses. From upper windows
and roofs of buildings in the affected
district they hurled missiles of all sorts
at every luckless meat truck driver or
beef carrier that passed along the
street The force of police assigned to
the packing house district was largely
increased today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral services of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Q. Thomas and their little daughter,
who were all killed in the railroad disas-
ter near Pueblo, will be held at Leaveu-
worth Sunday. morning at IL O'Clock:
The funeral will be under the auspices of
the Leavenworth lodge of Elks, of which
organization Mr. Thomas was member
Mr.. Thomas was formerly general agent
of the Santa. Fe at Leavenworth, after
which he was transferred to be CONNER
ciaI agent for the Santa Fe at Pueblo,
death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
EIGHT DROWN.
A Launch Capsizes in the Potomac
River.

Washington, Aug. ia launch contain
ing eight people, five women and three
men. who had taken up a position in the
Potomac river to witness the regatta this
afternoon, overturned and the occupants
were drowned. Life preServers were
throw to the drowning persons, but the
swift current carried them out of reach.
The police boat Vigilant at once went to
the rescue, but was too late to render as
sistance, and Immediately began dragging
the river for the bodies.
The names of the occupants of the
launch could not be ascertained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
Fairbanks Accepts.

Chairman Stubs this afternoon re-
ceived a dispatch from D. w. Mulvane
saying Senator Fairbanks will speak
at Marion on September 1. and Sec
rotary Shaw at Lawrence on Sep
TENDER Is.
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Father Harrfgan Weaker.

Father Harrigan, who has been criti-
cally i'll at Stormont hospital is very
low, and is not expected to live until
night. 1t was announced yesterday that
his death might come at any time but
he has held on till today He has had
several sinking spells since noon today
and seems to gain strength after each
spell although he gradually grows
weaker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13

Chinese dock yard laborers who left
Port Arthur on the night of August 8,
and who arrived here today confirm the
report of heavy fighting there. They
state that the Japanese lines are grad
ually closing in on the inner forts. \
shell which exploded in the general hos
pital killed q number of patients.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
Special Train to San Francisco via
Santa re

Will leave Kansas City August % at
IL o'clock a. m, with the grand COM
mandery, Knights Templar of KAN
sas, and subordinate Communicates
Through Pullman palace sleepers and
dining cars. Train will stop at nu-
merous points of interest en- route
An opportunity for those who are not
K. It's to visit California in first-cIass
style, and with pleasant companions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13

Nine. Suzanne Adams. the American
prirna donna, who is settling in England.
will devote the greater portion of her
time during the autumn months to the
concert platform. She has been already
engaged for next season by the Philhar-
monte society and for numerous ballad
concerts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13

A little thing sometimes results in death
Thus mere scratch. Insignificant cuts or
puny boils have paid the death penalty
II Is wise to have Bucklen's Arnica Salve
ever handy. It's the best salve on earth
and will prevent fatality, when burns
sores, ulcers and piles threaten. Only CSC
at the Arnold Drug Co. s21 North Kan
eas avenue
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Chicago and Return $4,000 via

Tickets on sale June LIST to Sept
30th, final limit returning Oct. 31st
Good via St Louis in one direction
either going or coming. For full in.
formation address 7. L. King, c. P. s
T. A.. Topeka
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Bank CIearinps.

New York Aug. 13.-The following tai bic
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
elearings at the principal cities for the
week ended August IL. with the percent
age of increase and decrease as compared
with the corresponding. week last year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13

DR.. Martin, eye and ear specialist, re-
moved from 100 to s21 Kansas avenue.
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$3.50 st. Louis and Return
Via Rock Island system. Tickets on
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays during
August and September.
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BY the Way of Observation-Disclosures
they are finally divorced. How about tho
child2
Percy-Oh, the child got the custody of
the mother. / believe.-Puck-
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Notice.

NOTICE..
The partnership of VIM. r. Fish and
L. B. Wyman, under the firm name of
Topeka Automobile & Cycle Co, has
this day been dissolved. L. B. Wyman
will continue the business. located at
109-111 E. 9Th St, assuming all oblisa-
lions and collecting all accounts.
VIM. r. FISH
L. 3. WYMAN
August 13, 1904
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

STO1H -, S,,-,bS, -tS,7s SiTf,,
plying Satin Skin Cream and Satin Skin
Powder, before exposure. &c
FOR SALES room house at 517 Lake St
70 #. front, all kinds fruit trees, good
well. Inquire 1215 z. 9Th st.
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Hun7OrS
Hoods T0rS0p0rill0

Which radically and permanently drives
them out and builds ND the whole system.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-29

and trade are many. Engineer
Weber backed up by our citize,'-
first schemed the road. then put the
route on paper, surveyed, figured,
and actually financed it, by getting
capital back of it. Then, we gave
the largest subsidy voted by any
point along the line. In addition we
are the most important point on the
line between Chicago and Cincinnati.
There is no town of the same size and
business force like Richmond, except
those two on the entire line. It only
remains FOR rs to assert ourselves to
make this line one of the best bust
ness builders ever within the reach
Of our cable tow, since the first rail-
road run III here from the south, in
the '40's.
Tt is to be hoped that steps will be
taken by the Commercial Club, or if
not by them BY some other organiza-
ton, that viii secure 10 us this trade
to the south which this road is an
bNlitl 1Ois anu W ltI NOtlil nat III al
" tend in this direction if encour-
aged to come We have been used to
getting the trade north Of us to the
confines of the county and south as
far as Liberty, perhaps; but this new
line opens out to us vast territory.
the richest in Indiana and Ohio, for
trade purposes, Of which we have
heretofore known little or nothing
because it was beyond .our reach.
We have never had the opportunity
which IS now ours There IS a stretch
of good towns and farming commune
tv equal to that right around us,
which properly taken care Of could
double the trade Of Richmond. and
more, both in retail and wholesale
lines. Our wholesale hardware and
grocery firms alone can get business
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-29

enough there to pay back our sub
sidy in five years; while the retail
trade thrown within our reach from
these rich villagers and richer farm
ers would be tremendous. The little
may here given will indicate this
where is such another section2 To
the north we have actually no COM
petition until we come to Muncie;
and to the south there is nothing un-
It'll Cincinnati is reached. Note the
towns between. from which we can
draw business and trade In every
line They are legion; they are
fourishing places, full of business.
They range in size from that Of Cen
terville to that of Boston. Put all
together they would make a city larg-
er than Richmond; so that, if seen to
properly this line may be said to
have more than doubled the size of
this city, because it has bound us by
steel to these towns, and provided
train service such that these people
can get here and home again any day,
easily and cheaply. All that is need
ed is for us to make it an object to
them to come and they will come; it
is now up to us. talked with many
of these people last week, and they
told me so. They will tell others if.
asked, and will come here to spend
money if invited in the proper way.
One good cheap trade excursion got
ten up here would amply demon
strate this. "Look at the Map"
Note the nice towns on the highways
connecting with the railroad, and all
within three to five miles Of it.
This together with the completion
of the line which was only an accom-
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-29

line Of the road the other railroads
away beneath the straight-away
shute through the air by which miles
Of travel and hours Of time are
saved in getting right straight into
the hear. Of tie town.
For several miles within the city
limits the road is '.up in the air.
elevated Over Quebec avenue the
trains are 100 feet above The tops
Of the street cars. This yiaduct is
$40 feet Of steel and 10 feet of tres
tie; the latter three lengths Of tele-
graph pole high, beside the piling and
piers. Higher than any steeple I'm
Richmond. The Mill creek yiaduct
jumps two streets, the C., H. & ID.
railroad, with five tracks, the B. & O.
S.-W. railroad. with five tracks. the
Big Four freight yards, with six
tracks, Mill creek and a long stretch
of Mill creek bottoms About $50 feet
of this is steel; the remainder, 1852
feet. of wood. 1t was on observing
this bridge that passenger with vivid
imagination exclaimed "By Jimminy;
day half to take der bridge down to
let der sun set
1t is great piece of work that re-
fleets credit on its designers, both in
its execution and in the foresight it
indicates. When other roads are
forced to elevate their tracks, as they
vii be in the near future, this Is al
ready up and this tremendous ex-
pense Will be saved-cle profit. 1t
has been the policy to avoid everv-
where grade crossings either of rail
roads or wagon roads Thus fitted
up for high speed running, with its
distance from Cincinnati TO Chicago
materially shorter than any other
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-29

line, it viii be in good shape to cap
ture the through business as well as
give good local service.
Mr. Bradford and his associates
are well-known in financial circles and
have the full confidence Of every one.
Mr.. II. l.. Jackson, the chief engineer,
is western man, hailing from Wich-
tia, having had years Of experience
on such roads as the Rock Island,
Santa Fe, the Frisco and many other
western roads. No better man can be
found the country over.
Mr.. Fred Charles was assistant to
Mr.. Weber for many years. He has
had charge of the construction of all
bridges especially and is an expert
in concrete work. The general man
ager was Mr.. w. l. Allen, for many
years on the Rock Island In the same
capacity, and a thorough railroad
man, knowing all branches Of the
service, and very popular with all
who are connected with him. He has
since resigned and the office changed
to general superintendent
Others who have had part in this
road building are Messrs. w. H.
Stice, j. Sroufe, F. J. Hunt. r. M.
Henley, c. L. Persons, T. H. Robbins
and J. NJ. Harper, division engineers.