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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

the present bridge. repairing the side
walks, replacing any dfsintegrated or
namental work, and filling up all
cracks.
]. B. Billiard, E. c. Arnold, Jonathan
Thomas, A. Sheetz and a large number
of other North Topeka people were
present, and all spoke in strong terms
of approval of the proposed Melan
construction. The city engineer also
strongly endorsed this kind of con-
struction.
j. c. Sinners blanket ordinance
covering all the other bridges in the
city which need to be rebuilt was not
introduced. 1t could not be gotten
ready in time for the meeting, owing
to the lack of some necessary data
about the cost of the bridges. City
Engineer McCabe submitted estimates
on the following proposed structures:
Seventy-foot span, steel truss bridge
across the Shunganunga at Kansas
avenue, $3,3S5.50.
Concrete steel (Melan) bridge at
Kansas avenue, $6,170.14.
Steel truss bridge at Van Buren,
street, across shunganunga, So
99S.75.
steel truss bridge across Wards
creek, $431.53.
The Ward creek estimate was re-
ferred to the streets and walks COM
mittee; the others went to the ways
and means committee.
The city engineer was instructed by
resolution to bring in an estimate on
the cost of a bridge across the Shun-
ganunga at Chandler street This
bridge will be allowed to ride in the
omnibus. If anybody else in Topeka
wants a bridge, now is the time to
speak up. The omnibus will start on.
it's trip on the morning of November
8. 1t is expected that the city council
will issue the necessary transportation
to all applicants at the next council
meeting on Tuesday night.
Miscellaneous Business.
An ordinance granting the Rock ISL
and right to build a track and side
tracks, switches, etc, in the alley be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
ROCKEFELLER HOLDINGS.
Remarkable Growth of Standard Oil
Interests in All Big Railroads.

Ever since the reorganization of the
Rock Island railroad system three years
leased its property to a new Iowa COM
pany which in turn was controlled by a
great interest in it's affairs. Gov. Cum
minis of Iowa attempted to discover legal
means to prevent the reorganization, Wnlch
he announced as an immense stockwater.
ing scheme, but failed. Nevertheless, good
lawyers, especially those representing the
legal departments of other western roads,
declared that the Rock Island reorganIZa-
ton is in violation of the Iowa law. For
time after the phenomenal expansion
of the system began under the Moore con-
troll it was freely predicted that the great
scheme would go to pieces as suddenly as
it had grown up. But the prediction has
failed utterly. Recently the statement
has been made frequently from high Rock
Island sources that the system is, in tact,
allied with and backed by the Rockefel-
Ter interests. and its position is as secure
The wonderful expansion of Standard
oil interests in railroading in the west
before given to it. A report that the
Rockefellers have secured control of the
Union Pacific, following on the heels of
the Rock Island victory in taking the
Alton from Hartman. has caused much
troll the Chicago, milwaukee, and St Paul;
They are heavily in GouldS Wabash and
panding at marvellous rate in the east,
by a plan very similar to the Rock
Islands expansion in the west. Recent
ly it has been rumored that in the HGui
dation of the Northern securities affairs.
under order of the supreme court, Hill will
lose control of the Northern Pacific and
that it will go to the Milwaukee and St.
Paul. The Northern Pacific carries a half
interest in 81 per cent of Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy stocN. At the same
time comes the story that the Rock Is
land is to dominate the Erie, which has
for two or three years been counted
Hill-Morgan system.
'All these various reports point in the
same direction. They suggest Rockefeller
control of western railroads to extent
that no single interest has ever dream
ed of undertaking before The Rock Island
alone controls about 1900 miles of
road; the Union Pacific, including the
Southern Pacific, about II 900: the Mil
waukee and st. Paul, about 500; the Bur-
lington, 5000 miles. Taking all the
roads in this group, of which the Rookie
Teller interest either is known to have
control or is suspected of being likely to
control very soon, and the total reaches
up to the enormous figure of $4,000 miles.
Wall street is watching with close in
terest changes in the directorates of the
various trunk lines. because it believes
they foreShadow the complete ascendant
cy of the Standard oil interests in most of
the important railroad systems of the
country and the elimination to a great
extent of the traditional power of the
Vanderbilt-Morgan party. Within the last
three years the Rockefellers have gradu-
ally obtained a foothold in the New York
Central New York, New Haven and
Hartford, Chicago and Northwestern and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Sick
Headache

When your head aches, there
is storm in the nervous sys-
tenn, centering in the brain.
This irritation produces pain
in the head, and the turbulent
nerve current sent to the stom-
ach causes nausea, vomiting.
This is sick headache, and
is dangerous, as frequent and
prolonged attacks weaken the
brain, resulting in loss Of
memory, inflammation, cpl
1epsy, fits, dizziness, etc.
Allay this stormy, irritated,
aching condition by taking
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills.
They stop the pain by sooth-
ing, strengthening and reliev-
ing the tension upon the nerves
NOT by paralyzing them, as
do most headache remedies.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills do
not contain opium, morphine,
chloral, cocaine or similar drugs.
"sick headache is hereditary in my
deai. and for many many years SasfY 1 have had
spells that were so severe that I was
unable to attend to my business affairs
for q day or so at a time. During a
very severe attack of headache, I took
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills and they
relieved me almost Immediately. Since
then take them when ]. feel the spell
coming on and it stops it at once
JOHN J. MERRIAM
Pres. s. B. Eng. Co., South Bend. Ind.
Or. Miles, AntI-PaIn pills are sold by
your druggist, who Will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. II 1t
falls he will return your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
Effectual Cure for 1t.

Catarrh of the stomach has long
been considered the next thing to in
durable The usual symptoms are a
full or bloating sensation after eating,
accompanied sometimes with sour or
watery risings, a formation of gases,
causing pressure on the. heart and
lungs and difficult breathing, head
aches, tickle appetite, nervousness and
a general played out, languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the inter-
ior of the stomach could be seen it
would show a Shiny, inflamed condi-
ton.
The cure for this common and OBJ
stinate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily
thoroughly digested before it has time
mucous surfaces of the stomach. To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion
is the one necessary thing to do and
when normal digestion is secured the
catarrhal condition will have disap-
peared.
According to DIR. Harlansan, the
safest and best treatment is to use
after each meal a tablet, composed of
Golden Seal and fruit acids. These
tablets can now be found at all drug
stores under the name of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets and not being a pat
ent medicine can be used with perfect
safety and assurance that healthy ap-
petite and thorough digestion will fol-
low their regular use after meals.
Mr.. r. S. Workman, Chicago, ILL.,,
writes: "Catarrh is a local condition
resulting from a neglected cold in the
head, whereby the lining membrane of
the nose Lecomes inflamed and the
poisonous discharge therefrom passing
backward into the throat reaches the
stomach, this producing catarrh of the
stomach. Medical authorities pre-
scribed for me for three years for ca
tarrh of stomach without cure. but
today I am the happiest of men after
using only one box of Stuart's DySpep-
STA Tablets. I cannot find appropriate
words to express my good feeling. I
have found flesh, appetite and sound
rest from their USE
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as well as the sim
pIest and most convenient remedy for
any from of indigestion. Catarrh of
stomach, biliouSnessd sour stomach,
heartburn and bloating after meals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
Rock Island Annual Statement
of Earnings Is Disappointing
Explains Why Owners Were So
Anxious to Release LOree.
EARNS BUT S5,629,4O9.
Surplus Available for Dividends
Cut Down Moro Than 8 Millions
Gossip and Matters Of Interest i'm
Railroad Circles.
EARNS BUT s5,629,4O9.

The annual report of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway COM
pany, issued yesterday, makes a poor
showing. 1t explains why the Moore
Leeds Reed people were so anxious to
get rid of L. F. Loree.
The statement of earnings and ex
penses for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1904, shows that the increase in
gross earnings was $592S71, and the in
crease freight earnings $249, 725, but the
operating expenses were so heavy as to
cause a decrease in the net earnings of
So, 122, 857.
The showing of an increase of over 3
of dollars in operating expenses
is made in the face of the fact that
Loree's policy was responsible for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
The Ways of Railway Magnates' Plans
Past Understanding.


The ways of railroad magnates are
past all understanding. Some time
ago it was said that Hartman had
the Alton in his pocket. A day later
it was learned that the MooreS had Sc
cured control of the Alton and that it
would be operated for the benefit of
the Rock Island interests. Then there
was an eruption in Rock Island affairs
and it was said the Moores were on
the point of losing out in that proper
ty. Following that report came the
story that Hartman was after the
Erie. The next day that was denied
and Rockefeller interests were given
representation on the Union racine
board. Gould and Rockefeller have
been working together in the fight
against the Pennsylvania and the &C
cession of Rockefeller interests to the
Union Pacific directory was taken TO
mean that Gould will not build his
Western Pacific road. One day the
public hears that Hill is on the point
of losing the North ern Pacific and the
next day it learns that Hill is resting
easily because his Northern PACING
and Great Northern roads own 81 per
cent of the Burlington. Then IL is
learned that Gould has won in his
fight with the Pennsylvania and that
Cassatt must retire from the manage
ment of that property. Cassatt sun
remains in control. After the public
has read the market stories VoraclouS-
ly and digested them with great care
it is still in the dark. The market story
writers care nothing for a little mat
ter like contradicting each other, or
for that matter denying their own
story after it is a day old. In the emo
the conclusion is forced that the
the market; that a few more lambs
NAV be shorn, that the Golfers OF the
SPECTATORS may be rehlled.-AlncoIn
(Neb.) State Journal.
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MORTGAGES CANCELLED.
First Bonds for Building Union Pacific
Railroad Are Paid.

The original mortgage for the building
of the Union Pacific railway has been
cancelled For the sum of 81 in hand, the
Union Trust company of New York re-
leases the Union Pacific company and the
release is being entered in the douglas
county, Nebraska, records. This mort
gage was to secure the bondholders VINO
furnished the money which helped IN the
building of the first transcontinental ROAD.
The consideration was all the land grant
ed to the road by actSNof congress OF July
l. 1852 and July 4, 1864, this being every
other section from Omaha through to the
Pacific coast. The original papers were
given for the consideration of 81. The
road was not mortgaged or any OF the
land actually in use for terminals and
trackage, but all the rest of the vase
tract The mortgage was of date OF April
16, 1867, and was made in favor of Cyrus
H. Mccormack of New York and of John
Duff of Boston. It was signed by Oliver
Ames, president pro tenn of the road, and
by John J. Cisco, treasurer. The lands
were left in the control of the railway
and the revenues were used in the paying
of the interest on the bonds and their
final cancellation. The bonds were for
81 900 each, to run % years at per cent
interest, and the amount of bonded in
debtedness could not exceed $4,000 a mile
of main line. The release from the trust
company has been recorded in Larimers
Sedgwick and Weld counties, Colorado.
and in Keith. Merrick and Douglas coun-
ties, Nebra ska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
MURRAY SUCCEEDS LOREE.
President of B. & 0. Elected to Posi-
tions Formerly Held by Loree.

Pittsburg Pa, Oct. 19.-Oscar G. MUIR
raw was today elected successor to l.. F.
Loree on all the subsidiary lines Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad as president.
The companies represented are the Ell
wood short line, Evergreen Railway COM
pany, Paramount, Morgantown and Pitts
burg Railroad company, PlttSDurg ana
Northern Railroad company, Allegheny
and Lawrence Railway company, Pitts
burg Junction Railroad company, Pitts
burg and Western Terminal railway,
Pittsburg and Western Railway company
and the PittSburg Junction Terminal COM
pany On the board of the Pittsburg ard
Western John McCleave of this city was
elected director to succeed P. w. Oliver,
deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Can't Go to the Funeral.

Berlin, Oct. ia minor news agency
says the former crown princess of Sax
ony telegraphed to the new King Fred
erick of Saxony, from whom she was
divorced after her flight with a French
tutor named Giron, asking permission
to attend the funeral of King George
added. caused refusal to be telegraph
ed to her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

Big Piney, Wyo., Oct. 19.-Ranch-
ers arriving here from the vicinity of
Grays river report a pitched battle be-
tween the sh eriff and. cattle forces be-
tween the river and Piney creek in
which 700 sheep, the property of the
Butterfield outfit. were driven over
high cliff and killed. The trouble
originated over the expulsion of the
Butterfield sheep from the forest re-
serve, where it is claimed the herders
drove them without permit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Runnor Is Discredited.
offices

London, Oct. 19.-At the offices
here of the Cunard Steamship COM
pany the rumor published in America
that the steamer Slavonia had sunk
off the Spanish coast is entirely dis
credited. The officials can not see how
she could be anywhere in the neigh
borhood of the Spanish coast. The
vessel is due at New York October o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
He EmbezzIed s12O.OOO.

Davenport, Ia, Oct. lex Mayor
S. F. Smith, son of Samuel Francis
Smith, author of my Country tits OF
Thee" was today sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. AS trustee of large estates
Smith recently acknowledged embsz-
element of 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

otehr lines usually known as Vanderbilt
Morgan railroads. They recently acquired
$4,000 shares in Atchison. Topeka and
they were given two additional directors,
H. c. Frick and VIM. g. Rockefeller, IN
the Union Pacific board, making seven in
all Their methods of doing business are
soon to be introduced into the New York
Central railroad. One of the most i'm
portant changes Wall street hears is to
be the retirement of Senator Depew as
chairman of the board of directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Saved His Life.

]. W. Davenport, Wingo, KY, writes.
June IA. 1902: Il want to tell you be-
lieve Billiards. Snow Liniment saved my
life / was under the treatment of two
doctors, and they told me one of my lungs
was entirely gone, and the other badly
affected. I also had a lump in my side
/ don't think that I could have lived over
two months longer. 1 was induced by a
friend to try Billiards. Sn0v- eminent
The first application gave me great relief;
two soc bottles cured me sound and well.
1t is a wonderful medicine and recon-
mend it to suffering humanity" 25c Soc
800. Sold by Rowley & Snow and W. s.
Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
Cures Winter Cough.

]. E. Cover. 101 N. Main St. Ottawa,
Ken: Wr1rg hIo 10 cetSn ran s IL mas Deen my
therefore to cough all winter long I.asr
fall 1 got for her a bottle of Horehound
Syrup. She used it and has been able to
sleep soundly all night long Whenever
the cough troubles her. two or three doses
stops the cough. and she is able to be nm
and we'll" CSC, soc, S1.00 Sold by Rowley
& Snow and w. S. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

Total earnings. .$26, $685. 731. % $24 289, SO. IS
The gross earnings per mile of road
operated in 1904 were $6,37S.36, as
against $6,60S.9S in preceding year. a
decrease of $23O.62, or $40 per cent.
This decrease is due to the added new
mileage which extends through a COM
paratiVely undeveloped territory, but
which is now being rapidly settled.
There has been a marked increase
in immigration into the states and ter
ritories tributary to the Frisco lines
during the fiscal year, and there were
erected duringg the year at various
points along the lines of the system
269 new industrial plants representing
fully $4,000, 900 of invested capital
and employing fully 5000 men. The
crops in the territory traversed by the
system are fully up to the average, so
that the general outlook for future
traffic is favorable.
The company owns all of the cap
ital stock of the st. Louis, Memphis &
Southern railroad company and the
st. Louis & Gulf railway company.
The entire mileage (6S1.10) was COM
pleted on June 80, 1904, and was
turned over to this company for OPP
Grafton July 1, 1904.
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Speakers, stand Fell.

Terre Haute, Ind, Oct. ia few
minutes after Mr.. Bryan left the
speakers stand at Linton, Ind, a Sec
ton of the stand gave way, precipi-
tating 200 people. The fall was but
two feet, and no one was seriously in
jured. The report that the stand had
fallen caused great excitement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

vailed throughout the winter and
spring months resulted in the moving
of an increased tonnage without a
compensating increase in receipts.
The increase in operating expenses,
7hile largely due to the higher wages
and high prices for materials. is at
tributed to exceptional conditions, the
more notable being the coal strike in
the Colorado fields and the increased
mining rates in the Indian Territory
and Kansas, which resulted in a ma
terial increase in the purchase price
of fuel and entailing the additional
expense of transporting the company S
coal over long distances.
Increase in Wages.
During the year considerable in
creases were made in the wages of
train, engine and station men, the ad-
vances being approximately to Is
per cent There has been a larger
increase in the loss and damage"
freight account. By better supervi-
sion, loading, checking, ETC., the COM
pany hopes to reduce this expense.
The mileage operated by the Rock
Island railway is as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

drastic retrenchment in the matter of
track and section men and shop EN-
pIoyes, thousands of men having been
kept in idleness. The official staff how
ever was greatly added to by the
acquisition of high salaried men and
by the adoption of new forms and
methods, the clerical forces in the Off
ces were doubled.
The surplus available for dividends
is cut down from $9.572,911 on hand
at the end of last year to $6,02S, 1913
this year. During the year dividends
have heen maid as follows:
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Device to Avert Wrecks.

The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has installed at Lake Shore juno
ton, at a cost of $4,000, an electric
switch and derail system, to avert
wrecks. An approaching train sig
nails it's coming when a mile and a
half away When a train has the right
of way the derailing apparatus is set
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
A. A. Robinson in Toneka.

A. A. Robinson, president of the
Mexican Central railroad, is in the
city and is now at his home, 800 Tyler
street. Mr.. Robinson says that rail
matters in Mexico are now running
smoothly. He will leave for New York
on private business within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19

automatically so as to throw any trains
on the other routes from the track
Everv track is a part of the electric
circuit and an engine or cars in
certain place will lock the apparatus
at the depot so that no other tram
can be given the right of way.
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Total e.
Decrease of High Glass Freight.

While the tonnage, as a whole,
shows an increase over the previous
year, an analysis shows that the prin-
cipal increases have been in low class
freights, forest products mineral pro-
ducts, and miscellaneous commodities,
and grain. The commodities yielding
higher rate-cattIe manufactures
and general merchandise-have de-
creased materially. The serious de-
moralization in grain rates which pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
HAYES Has Not RESIGNED.

London, Oct. 19.-At the head Of
fees of the Crank Trunk railway the
Associated Press is informed there is
no truth in the report published in
America) that Charles NJ. Hayes, Sec
ond vice president and general man
ager of the company. has resigned.
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Rock Island Men Reelected.

New York. Oct. 19.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Rock Island
company, which owns the Rock Island
railroad system, was held in Jersey City
today. George S. Brewster and Robert
Mather, two retiring directors. were re-
elected
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NO CHANGE IN SANTA FE.
Now Said That Old Directors Will Be
Reelected at Annual Meeting.

Reelected at Annual Meeting.
1t is now stated that there is good
authority for the statement that there
will be no important changes in the
directorate of the Santa Fe system at
the next annual meeting of stockhold-
ers to be held in Topeka week from
Thursday. The directors whose terms
expire this year are Edward Berwind,
E. D. Kenna, r. Sumner Hayes, and
A. G. Jobes 1t is stated they will
he reelected and that neither Harri-
man nor Standard Oil interests will
have representation.