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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

couple came through borrowing
trouble over the child that never
came. Unlike the colored couple. ]
see no necessity of borrowing trouble
over such remote contingency as
suggested by Senator Long. The SEN
ator informs US that he is in the best
of health, and 1 imagine he has no
expectation of resigning. His col
league, 1 hear, is enjoying his usual
good health and 1 also understand he
has no thought of resigning. So what
is the contingency that the senator has
in mind that can possibly arise during
my administration, if elected, that
would authorize me to make an APP
pointment?
His Position Is Clear.
At this time I should like to discuss
all the issues involved in this cam
paign, but lack of time prevents it,
and while 1 have had time only to
discuss briefly a few of the different
propositions of interest to the people,
my views thereon were freely ex-
pressed as far back as last May, and
the people understanding my position
relating to questions of public interest,
without any solicitation upon my part,
have honored me with the nomination
for governor; a distinction l greatly
appreciate, and if elected it must be
with the distinct understanding that as
far as lies within my power those
views will be carried out. And take
this occasion to say that no pledges
or promises of any kind or character
have been made by me, nor will any
such be made in this campaign, nor is
anyone authorized to make any on
my behalf. If elected, 1 shall take up
the duties pertaining to that high
office untrammeled in any way, and
with only the one purpose of giving
to the people my best endeavors for a
clean and economical administration
of state affairs.
In making this campaign 1 expect
not by villification but by argument
and reason to satisfy the voters that
we are right in our contention. In do
ing this / shall always extend to my
opponent that courteous treatment and
due one gentleman from
candidates for the high Office for which
we have been nominated.
In conclusion 1 want to express to
the people of my home city and county
my deepest gratitude for the many IA
vors and exceedingly warm support you
have always given me in the past cam
paigns. and for the loyal support you
have pledged me in the present one,
coming as it does from all classes of
people regardless of party affiliations L
feel that that though absent from you
in making my campaign over the state
I shall have many warm supporters in
all the parties who will thoroughly
my interests during such en-
forced absence. And to the people of
this audience. coming from different
parts of the state, I tender my sincere
thanks and appreciation for your pres
ence here and for the patient attention
you have given to my remarks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
He will return to Topeka
IMPROVEMENTS AT HORTON.
Rock Island Has Decided on a Policy
TO Concentrate Forces at Horton.

Horton, Kan, Sept. 10. o.
Crockett, general superintendent of the
Rock Island southwest division. A.
Gilmore, assistant to the general super
intendent of motive power, and G. w.
Jones, superintendent of the Kansas
division, were here this week looking
over the round house and yards. 1t is
the intention of the Rock Island to re-
build the round house and increase the
capacity. The stalls will be made
large enough to accommodate the
largest engines.
Sixty Italian section men were put
to work this morning rebuilding the
yard tracks. 1t is reported on good
authority that the company will short
ly do away with the store house at
Chicago and supply the entire system
from Moline to Horton. Moline will
be the supply for lines east of the
river and Horton for the entire sys-
tenn west of the river, including the
Choctaw, st. Louis & Kansas City lines.
The store house here is arranging to
supply the oak building material for
the entire system. Horton Will be the
point where all this material will be
manufactured and sent out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

When prom
inent ply S l.
clans freely pre-
! scribe the Bit
tiers for
Poor Appetite,
Sour stomach,
Liver G o M
plants,
Sleeplessness,
Indigestion,
/ Dyspepsia and
fNlalarial Fever,
you can make
no mistake in
trying a bottle.
Ii always cures,
as hundr e d S
have testified.
Try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
L, Il. Merriam Will Have Head.
quartets at Topeka.
Construction of Z. p Cutoff
Will Begin at MenOken.
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
Workmen and Teams Being Con
centrated in North Topeka.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Within a week the headquarters of
L. B. Merriam, the civil engineer who
has been in charge of the surveying for
the Topeka & Northwestern railway,
and who has had offices at Onaga, will
be located at Topeka
Mr.. Merriam will have charge of the
construction of the line. His headquar-
tiers will be at Topeka but he will pro-
badly be at Menoken most of the time.
The main line of the Union Pacific will
be used from Topeka to Menoken for
the proposed cutoff to Marysville, and
the construction of the new roadbed
will begin at Menoken.
Mr.. Merriam said: II expect to see
construction work begin within two
weeks. The work will begin at the Me-
noken end
The work of collecting the material
for this work at the storage yards in
North Topeka is steadily progressing.
Large gangs of men and teams are
already congregating in North Topeka,
and actual work will begin within two
weeks, and probably sooner.
The Onaga Republican says:
The many short pieces of final locat-
ing surveys, to reduce grades, straight
en- curves and shorten the line if posi-
BILE, are being hurried forward for the
approval of the head engineer. There
will be several surveying parties at
work on various sections for some time
to come. Every effort possible is being
made to tighten the grade and avoid
curves, and while the general line has
been decided upon and estimates made
for construction, there are yet a num-
Der of places where changes may be
made.
Profiles are being made that will take
the line over the big hill south of
Onaga with a cut of 55 feet deep in
stead of so feet, as was at first laid
out. Yet the first may be accepted.
This is but one of several plans that
are now being brous&x to the final test.
So far as Onaga is<concerned all sur
veys lead through the city of Onaga
very close to the original survey.
Land for Switch Yards.
The Topeka & Northwestern Rail-
road company has purchased 81 acres
of land just west of North Topeka to
be used for the location of the COM
pany's yards. The land is situated
north of the .Farnsworth tract. The
purchase price was $1,000. The COM
pany is having very little trouble pur-
chasing land for its right of way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
ORIENT AT Ell DORADO.
Right of Way Men and Surveyors Are
Busy Locating the Line.

Ell Dorado, Kan, Sept. 10.-W. Z.
Barnhart of Kansas City, right of way
agent, and Assistant 5. NJ. Denny Of
Wichita are here and have commenced
the preliminary work to relocate the
Orient railroad via this city.
They held a meeting with the rail-
road committee and people along the
line northeast from here to locate the
depots and also drove to Cassidy. They
will send the petitions calling the bond
elections back to Kansas City to be
corrected and will have them back
here to circulate next week.
In the meantime Assistant Chief
Engineer Colpits and the surveyors are
endeavoring to get the line located
west of here so the propositions for
bonds can all be submitted at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
BURLINGTON REORGANIZATION.
Lines West of the Missouri River Di-
Vided Into Two Divisions.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-Another move
has been made today in the reorgani-
zation of the Burlington system. Eff
fective today the lines west of the Mis-
souri, river will be divided into two
districts. The Nebraska will embrace
the Lincoln, the Wymore and the Nc
Cook operating divisions, and the
Wyoming district will include the AL
lance. the Sheridan and the Sterling
operating divisions.
w. G.. Rhodes has been appointed
general superintendent of the Wyo-
ming district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
FUSION CAMPAIGN is ON

Continued from Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
Jones at Directors Meeting.

Howell Jones attended the meeting
of the directors of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe at New York Wed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
Beautiful Women.

Plump cheeks, flushed with the soft
glow of health and a pure complexion,
make all women beautiful. Take a small
dose of Herbine after each meal; II will
prevent constipation and help digest
what you have eaten. SOC. Mrs VIM. NJ
Stroud Midlothian, Tex. writes May 81
1901 I'VE have used Herbine in our fam
lily for eight years and found it the best
medicine we ever used for constipation,
bilious fever and malaria" Sold by Row
ley & Snow and w. s. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

Pink cheeks and golden hair,
Blue eyes full OF glee:
The secret OF her prettiness
Is Rocky Mountain Tea.
-Gatlin DRUG Co
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
cLouDBuRsr WIPES OUT TOWN.
Two Are Reported as Practically Destroyed and
One Person Killed.

Denver, Col, (SpeciaD.-A cloud
burst at the head of the Coche la
Poudre river caused that stream to
overflow its banks, and meagre re-
ports received here indicate that great
damage has been caused by the flood
The rush of the food caused the
dam which holds the water OF Livings-
ton lake, sixty-hve miles above Fort
Collins. to break, and this added vol
ume of water swept down the Cache
la Poudre, practically wiping out the
towns of Livermore and La Porte,
respectively, fourteen and three miles
above Fort Collins 1t is reported
that one person was drowned at the
former place.
At Fort Collins the river, which
normally is above the width of the
average mountain river. is now over
a mile wide, and the Russian settlement
consisting of about 800 families, is in
undated A number of the frame dwell
ings of these people have been swept
from their foundations. In several
instances the occupants were unable
to make their escape and were carried
along. 1t has not yet been learned
whether there was any loss OF life
at Fort Collins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
Diet Kitchen Suspended.

The diet kitchen of the Chemistry
Bureau of the Department of Agri-
culture, organized to determine the
effect on the human system of borax
and other food preservatives, has been
suspended for the summer, and will
not resume operations until sometime
next autumn There were about IL
employees of the Office who served as
volunteers in the experiments, and
who have been denominated the poi
son squad of the department The
suspension for the summer months is
in accordance with the practice es-
tablished last year. and it will give
the bureau opportunity to go over the
notes which have been taken daily,
showing the results of the expert
ment on each one of the men who
constituted the diet table. There is
a mass of data to be taken up by the
experts, under the direction of DR..
Wiley, the chief of the bureau, and
none of the facts to be deduced is yet
in shape for official announcement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
ENDED wIrHA BULLET.
Suicide Of Ruined Georgia Financier- Two
Banks Failed.

Macon, Ga, (SpeciaD. Robert H.
Plant, president of the First National
Bank and owner of the |. c. Plants
Son Bank, both recently placed in the
hands of receivers, committed sui
eide on the back porch of his home
in College Street. He had been i'll for
two months, during which time came
the collapse of his financial institu-
tons, the Oldest in the city. He had
told his nurse that he wished to lie
down. Twenty minutes later he ask
ed to be assisted to the bathroom.
This she did, and waited IS minutes
on the outside, when she heard pis-
toll shot She rushed into the room,
but MIR. Plant was not there. The
bath room had two doors, one open
ing upon the porch. There she found
the capitalist with a .38-caliber pistol
i'll his hanl dead. The bullet had
passed through the right temple and
out of the left, hattening itself upon
the wall Death probably was in
stantaneous The coroner was at once
summoned, and upon the testimony of
the nurse and physician a verdict OF
death by his own hands was rendered.
Mr.. Plant leaves a wife and nine
children Wallace E. McCaw, presi-
dent of the McCaw Manufacturing
Company. and M. FELTON, Hatcher, a
prominent attorney, are sons-in-law.
The Plant banking institutions are
the oldest in the city.
Mr.. Plant, in addition to being
identified with various manufacturing
enterprises and formerly largely en-
gagged with the New York Life 1nsur-
ance Company, was known throughout
the trotting world, and his horses for
wears have raced in the Grand Circuit
He owned Grattan Boy, Dulce Cor.
Miss Willamont and. other well-known
horses.
George H. Plant, vice-presilent of
the First National, is a brother.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
DAUGHTER TELLS STORY
Killing Of LATE Taylor Recounted By
Ida de Kay.
SAwFATHER'SREMAINs DISMEMDERED.
The Girl R lated the Details Of the Disposition
Of the Body Which We're Of the Most Revolt
Ing Character Mother, She Said, Cut
off Tsyior's Head With al Axe and Put 1t
In the Stove.

Monticello, N. Y, (Spec: D-Ida
May de Kay, daughter OF Mrs. Kate
Taylor, who is undergoing second
trial for the murder of her husband
LATE Taylor-told the story of the
killing of her step-father as witnessed
by herself.
In her testimony the girl asserted
that her uncle, Peter Yerkins, was at
the Taylor house on the night of the
murder and assisted Mrs. Taylor in
Remembering the body. She testified
that she was awakened from sleep
by shot. Going into the next room
she saw Taylor holding the door lead
ing into the kitchen with one hand
an trying to pull on lis boots with the
open the door in order to get at her
husband
The witness said she went out on
the stoop for few minutes. She told
of hearing a second shot. and going
in saw her fathers body on the floor
with her mother standing over it with
a revolver in her hand, which she
to fire again.
The girl related the details of the
disposition of the body. which were
of the most revolving character. Her
mother she said, cut off Taylors head
with an AK and put it in the stove:
Then the older woman took lighted
lantern and swung it around three
times from the doorway. This brought
Peter Yerkins to the house, the wit
ness continued He asked if Late
was dead md received an affirmative
answer.
Mrs. Taylor again took the ak and
tried to cut off one of Taylor's legs;
then laid the AK down before she
had succeeded. Yerkins took the ak
and finished cutting off the leg.
Ida says she went to bed and left
Yerkins and her mother together with
the body When she arose the next
morning Yerkins had disappeared and
her mother was still burning the body.
At the previous trial it was brought
out that Mrs. Taylor cut up the trunk
of the body and put it in cloth sack
and placed the sack in. a wash tub.
which was put in the cellar. Mrs.
TAYLOR took the ashes and bones from
the stove and pounded up the bones
and fed them to the chickens. The
skull was not burned and it was
brought back to the house and put in
the stove again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27

St. Petersburg, (By Cable) The
following dispatch from General Kuro-
patkin to the Emperor, dated May 20,
was received: ~ fe
"Our cavalry outposts on May ~
and May 20 observed movement of
portion Of the Japanese forces west
.wardly along the Haicheng road, near
the village of Daliandiaputse, six
miles from Feng Wang Cheng.
"On May 81, a Japanese detachment,
consisting of six companies of in
fantry and three squadrons of cavalry,
attacked some sotnias of Cossacks on
the heights on the right bank of the
Sedzi River, near the Village of
Poouteikhd When the engagement
began the Japanese cavalry remained
under cover, and the infantry, which
declined to cross the valley, main
tanned distant and almost harm
less fire without sparing ammunition.
A small party unsupported tried to
cross the river for the purpose of
turning our left flank, but was driven
back by the charge of half sotnia of
Cossacks, and the fire of the sotnia
occupying the heights. Toward even
ing the japanese retired. Our losses
were 10 Cossacks wounded.
"Details of the engagement May 20
and FL at Sitkhoutchindza have not
yet been ascertained.
The prevailing opinion at the head
quarters of the general staff is that
the withdrawal of the Japanese upon
Feng Wang Cheng means that the
enemy has decided to devote himself
primarily to operations against Port
Arther, and that the present object of
General Kuroki, with the first army,
supported ty General Nadya, with the
Shan, is to watch General Kuropatkin
and prevent move southwark which
would take General Oku and the sec
ond army, on the Liaotung Peninsula,
in the rear.
A direct attack upon General Kuro-
patkin's main force apparently IS not
considered to be impending. Moth
ing more than outpost affairs are an
ticipated, although some of these may
be quit sanguinary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
CARNEGIE HERO FUND.
Commission New Has Custody Of 5000, 900 10
Bonds.

Pittsburg, Pa, (SpeciaD.-A meet
ing of the Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission was held here and was attend
by all but four of the membership.
The president, Charles L. Taylor,
reported that the commission now
has custody of the $4,000, 900 in bonds
donated by Mr.. Carnegie to endow
the fund.
Mr.. Carnegie having instructed the
commission that through on oversight
the colony of Newfoundland had been
omitted as a participant in the Hero
Fund a resolution was adopted cor
recting his original memorandum of
trust to include this country.
A set of resolutions were adopted
expressing to Mr.. Carnegie the CRATE
full appreciation of the high honor
conferred upon the commission in en-
trusting the execution of his plans
and purposes to It,
Mr.. Thomas Lynch, chairman of the
committee on organization, presented
his report, which was received by the
commission. 1t provides that the COM
mission shall be known as the Scar
nepie Hero Fund Commission" which
shall administer the Carnegie Hero
Fund. The fund became operative
April IS, 1904, and no applications on
account of heroic acts performed prior
TO that date will be considered
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
Strikers as Military Prisoners.

Trinidad, Col. (SpeciaD.-One hum
dred striking union coal miners who
refused to be registered by the milf
tary authorities OF Las Animas conn
ty, which is under martial law, were
brought to this city as military pris-
oners from the strikers camp near
Ludlow. They were forced to march
IS miles under cavalry escort As
the county Jail is already full, bull
pen will be constructed, in which the
strikers will be herded. Major Zepb
T. Hill, commanding the military
forces, decided on the policy of reg
istering all the 5000 idle men in the
county in consequence of number
of fires that have occurred in the w
cinity of strikers camps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
To Make the Title clesr.

Acting Secretary of State LOOMS
made the following statement:
In order to completely close the
Panama Canal transaction, and to
avoid any question as to the authority
of the United States over the canal
zone arising out of the fact that the
consideration for concession had not
actually been paid as provided by the
treaty, the Department of State, acting
under the advices of the Attorney
General has paid over to J. P. Morgan
& Co., the duly constituted fiscal
agents of the Panama government,
the remaining 100000 of the sum
stipulated in the treaty as the consid-
Grafton for the concession"
The warrant was made out by the
Treasury officials and was brought to
Mr.. Loomis, who handed it to George
w. Perkins, representing Morgan &
Co., who in turn will cash it at the
New York Subtreasury. 1t was the
original plan of the State Department
to retain this $4,000, 900 in the Treas
ury until the arrival here next June
of Senior Obaldia, the newly appoint
ed Panamaian minister. This plan
was suggested by the government of
Panama itself, which was not disposed
to have SO large a sum of morey as
100000 900 placed at one time in the
Panamalan treasury, where it might
prove great temptation to restless
revolutionary efforts.
But, as Mr.. LOOMS explains, our
own government decided that its title
would be better and the field of oper-
atoms on the isthmus would be clcared
without delay for the Canal Commits
sion if, the full payment were made
to Panama Therefore, the govern
ment of the latter country designated
Morgan & Co. as its fiscal agents in
the United States, and while they will
take over TIE money it will still remain
in New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
Three Killed in Fight.

Myersdale, Pa, (SpeciaD.--In a
dispute over dandelions at Elk Lick
mines, one mile east, three. Italian
miners met death and the fourth par
ticipant escaped. An Italian named
Louie was gathering dandelions at
dusk in the rear of a boarding house
run by Dominick Bills Bills ordered
Louie away, jestingly Louie cursed
Bills, at which Bills pulled gun and
shot him. An unknown Italian inter-
fered, taking Louie's part, shooting
Bills and his cousin, Samuel Bills, who
was coming along on a bicycle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
LIFE IN PRISON FOR 50.
But the Burglary Was Louis divers Thirc
Offense.

Mason, Mich. Especially Louis OH
yer, who, in company with Fred LIE
sarge, stole S. and two hats from p
butcher shop, has been given a life
sentence in Marquette prison By
Judge West 1t was his third Of
tense for burglary. Judge West saif
that the statute provided that where
a prisoner had been twice arrested
he might be sentenced for life. He
said life sentence was not made
mandatory, but he believed that I'D
this case it was justified.
Since Oliver was first sentenced, IN
1884," said the Judge, "he has beer
under arrest more times than he car
tell He has served IS years foE
burglaries. | believe the statute re-
ferred to was framed for the purpose
of Kidding society of just such meD
as | consider Oliver to be-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
Congressional and Departments.

Chief Wilkie, of the Secret Service,
reports thu. arrest OF three person &C
cused of smuggling opium between
Seattle and Portland.
The diet kitchen of the Department
of Agriculture has been suspended for
the summer months.
The State Department has instruct
ed Consul Gummere to demand OF
the Moorish government that it takes
the Moorish government that it take
sweeping measures to secure the re-
lease of Ion Perdicaris, the American
citizen captured by brigands, even II
necessary to acceed to the captors'
terms. Admiral Chadwick will receive
orders to proceed to Tangier with the
whole South Atlantic Squadron.
The State Department has been ad-
vised of the appointment of Morteza
Khan as Persian minister to the
United States.
Dispatches from South America in
dictate that Brazil and Peru will not
engage in war.
President Roosevelt signed the COM
missions of about 372 army officers
advanced ore grade and retired.
Harrison ]. Barrett, one of the de-
PENDANTS in the case charging him
and Tyner with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government, went on the
stand in his own behalf.
Rev. DIR. J. RI. Lucas, of Paramount,
w. Va, spoke on Christian Patri-
otism" before the Methodist Prot
estant Christian Endeavor Union, in
Washington.