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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
AGREE ON PRICES.
Operators and Miners Reach a Salts
factory Basis.

PittSburg, Kan, Aug. 1S.-The coal
operato tors association adjourned leav-
ing two of its members, Bennett
Brown of Kansas City, chairman of
the conference committee. and S. w.
Kniffen of Kansas City, secretary of
the Southwestern association, to close
up the contract with the miners. This
joint committee will figure up the
percentage OF decrease, bob per cent,
on the price in contract and prepare
the new contract according to that
basis. No figures pertaining to the
digging price will be changed except
ing those relating to dead work,
which will be reduced the percentage
agreed upon. The day wage price
vii lalso be agreed upon.
The call for the district convention
of district IA was issued by President
Richardson and Secretary Gilmour-
The convention will meet in Pittsburg
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock at
the city hall auditorium. This con-
vention will determine upon the local
conditions at the mines. and prepare
tract must not conflict with the inter
state agreement. 1t is expected that
the conference with the operators for
this district will be held next week
The district contract as wei as the
other one, will then be signed in Pitts
burg. Both will take effect on Thurs
day, September 1.
A serious bolt was threatened from
the ranks of the operators association
Yesterday afternoon and 1t was only
the firm stand taken by the majority
OF the larger operators OF the South
west that prevented an open rupture
in the association. The trouble began
when Judge Tarsney of Kansas city,
who operates mines at Novinger, 40.
and several other northern Missouri
GENERATORS refused to line up with the
rest of the members of the association
on certain lines. When the adjourn
ment was taken the northern Missouri
fellows had not been entirely pacified.
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WILL DRILL NEAR OTTAWA.
Iowa Capitalists Are Going After Oil
or Gas


or Gas
Ottawa. Kas., Aug. 1S.-"The best
way to solve the natural gas problem
in Ottawa is to have the city vote
$1,000 to $25. 900 bonds to drill for
gas and OIL" said Earl Sheets today
Mr. Sheets is the Kansas represen-
tative for a party of Shenandoah,
Iowa, capitalists who are going to put
a drill into this section shortly.
I'VE are going to drill about IS
miles east of Ottawa" continued Mr..
Sheets II can't conscientiously advise
my people to come into Ottawa and
drill with the situation as it now is.
LAS / said before, it seems to me the
city of Ottawa should own it's own gas
lighting and heating plant, just as it
should own its own waterworks. Then
it would be in a position not only to
reap the benefits of natural gas but
could encourage the location of fac
tories here by making concessions in
heating and lighting rates. Many of
the southern Kansas townS-Iola is a
good example-have given free gas to
big manufacturing plants for a term
of years in order to induce them to
locate. That is the way factories are
obtained nowadays. With a private
controlling the field, how
could Ottawa make any concessions to
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
WANT PARKER TOSTUMP
Western Delegations Urge Him to Visit
Doubtful States

Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-Nearly
every delegation arriving at Rose
mount from the west urges Judge
Parker to go on a stumping tour dur
ing the campaign and visit all doubt
full states. This was the object of
the visit from G. v. Menzies, of Mount
Vernon, Ind, and John Spencer, OF
Evansville, Ind. So much encourage
ment was received that they remained
over night at Judge Parker's home to
discuss the subject of a western trip.
Judge Parker determined soon efter
his nomination that he would conduct
his personal campaign from Rose
mount, but since the notification cere-
monies SO much pressure has been
brought to bear upon him that he has
promised to give the invitation serious
cOOSiderat ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
To Change Route.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 1S.-The
Southern Pacific company has decided
upon an important change in it's route
west of Yuma. The company now op-
crates trains through the Imperial val
ley to Calexico, Cal, a new town on
the international boundary, over a
branch road diverging from the main
line between Los Angeles and New Or
leans at Old Beach, Cal Some months
ago the Southern Pacific company OBJ
tanned a concession from the Mexican
government to construct a railroad over
the route from Mexicala, the Mexican
counterpart of CaIexico, across a por-
ton of the northern district of the ter
ritory of lower California to the inter-
national boundary line, again at a
point Immediately west OF the Colorado
river. This is the franchise that is to
be utilized immedia tely. The extension
from the terminus of the Imperial val
ley branch line is to be built under the
name of the Inter-California railroad.
The route extends into Mexican ter
ritory from Calexico, through 1dexicala
on the international boundary south
easterly 10 miles, easterly about II miles
and northeasterly about 20 miles to the
boundary line, again at a point imme
diately west of the Colorado river,
thence to junction with the present
line at FL Rio in California, about five
miles west of Yuma, Ariz. The new
line will open I'd a remarkably fertile
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IN a SINGLE HOUR.
Burglars Enter Seven Houses I'm Leav-
enworth, But Secure Little.

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug. 1S-Seven pet
ty DurglarleS were added to the list which
records the recent epidemic of these house
breakings which have occurred in Leav-
enworth within the past ten days In not
a single one of the cases reported to the
police was anything of great value taken,
a gold filed watch being the most valua-
Bile article missing from any one of the
houses.
AS in the previous epidemic in which
nine houses were entered in single hour
one morning, the house breakings were
all confined to a radius of four or five
blocks Entrances were made either by
lifting out loose window panes, cutting
screens or in one case by entering a win
dow carelessly left open.
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Railway Men Anticipate a Wreck
of Passenger Rates.
Because C.. & e. /. Announces
Daily Excursions to st. Louis.
MEAN DECENTRALIZATION
will Probably Affect Tariffs All
Over West and Southwest.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-A great furore has
been created among the railroads by
the announcement of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois that 1t will run daily
coach excursions to st. Louis for the
remainder of August. Its competitors
say that the result will be widespread
generalization in passenger rates
throughout the entire west, southwest
and southeast for the entire period of
the fair. Daily excursions, they say,
once begun, must be continued until
the close of the fair.
Coach excursions every day in the
week at a round trip rate of IS between
Chicago and st. Louis will inevita bly,
result in the reduction of one-way
rates. The threat is held over the
persist in its purpose to run excursions
daily a one-way rate of 81 will be put
into effect between the two cities in
both directions. This low rate would
in connection with all business passing
through ST. Louis The rate between
St. Louis and Kansas City would have
to come down to the same basis, be-
cause it has been the invariable rule
that when rates from Chicago to st.
Louis are lowered those to and from
Kansas City INST be reduced in the
same proportion.
will involve the lowering of rates to
Omaha and all Missouri river points
that take the same rate. This will
bring about reduction of rates
throughout the entire western and
southwestern territory. In the same
way rates to Indianapolis, Cincinnati
and other Ohio river points will be af-
fected and through them all southern
rates would have to be reduced
This wholesale reduction of rates, it
is claimed, would be unattended by any
material increase in business, because
the Chica COST. Louis roads are now
using all their equipment to the utmost
limits of its capacity. AS a matter of
fact the business done by them during
July in st. Louis was nearly double
what it was into Chicago for July dur
ing the worlds fair year here.
All these facts have been laid before
the higher officials of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois road, and. 1t has been
pointed out to them that the Rock Is
land and Frisco roads will be among
the chief sufferers from their intended
course of procedure. They have taken
the matter under Amusement and it is
expected that they will forego their in
tention of running daily excursions to
St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
BIG SALE IN WHEAT.
Mills or Wellington Have Paid Out
Large Sums to Farmers.

Wellington. Aug. 1S.-In the last Is
days the three mills here have paida to
farmers of this county in aggregate
$5OOOOO for wheat, nearly all of which
has been shipped out of town over the
Santa Fe railroad
The Hunter Milling company, one OF
the largest mills, have made an aver
age shipment in this time of nearly II
cars per day; provided the other mills
did as well, over 700 cars of wheat or
nearly % train loads have been handled
from this town alone. The other
towns in the county doing equally as
well according, over 1000 900 bushels of
wheat has been sold by the farmers in
this county and shipped out during the
last Is days.
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DROWNED WHILE wADING.
Farmer Mitchell and Niece Get in
Deep Water Unexpectedly.

Greenleaf, Kas., Aug. 1S.-E. S.
Mitchell. a farmer living seven miles
northeast of here, and his little niece
were drowned while wading in the Lit
tie Blue river Wednesday. They were
among several neighbors who COM
pr1sed picnicking party. After lunch
the party scattered along the banks
OF the stream. Mr.. Mitchell and the
little girl were wading in what ap-
peared to be shallow water. Instant
" both disappeared, neither one ris-
ing after first disappearing Their
bodies were recovered by other mem
Ders OF the party after a thirty minute
search Mr. Mitchell was among the
early settlers of this county He was
a member of the Odd Fellows and Ma
sonic orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
GIandered Horse.

Mr.. Saylor, the drayman, had a
horse shot yesterday on account of
having the CHAMBERS. Several weeks
ago the state veterinary was here and
condemned one of two which had the
CHAMBERS to be shot, which Mr.. Saylor
did, but the other horse was kept I'M
til yesterday.
The disease is also very contagious
and it was necessary for Mr.. Saylor to
keep them entirely separated from the
other horses. They were large and
fine animals.-McPher Repu blican.
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AbiIene's Strong chess Team.

Abilene, Kan, Aug Ism. A. Davis the
expert chess player. has located in Abb
lene and has became a member of the
Abilene Olympic club. With the addition
of Mr.. Davis, the Abilene Olympic club
will have one of the strongest chess teams
In the state. The new member has had
wide experience in the game and has
played with all the great players in this
country. The club will have a tOurna-
ture and with its array of chess ability
should win out easily. Four of the clubs
players, DIR. Will McInerney, E. L. Gar
ret, Arthur Hurd and E. S. Mccormick,
are entering upon a local tournament.
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TO BUILD \ RECTORY.
Independence EpiscOpalians Plan a
Cottage for Their Pastor
Independence. Kas

Independence. Kas.. Aug. 1s.-A
committee composed of Senior Ward
en- C Hanson. Junior Warden c. H.
Pattison and Vestrymen c. H. Foster
and J. B. Zeigler of the Church of
Epiphany (EpiscopaD met last night
TO discuss the plans for building a
cottage for the rector. The cottage
will be one story and contain six
rooms and cost about $500. 1t will
be situated in the rear of the church
on Laurel street and will be known
as the rectory- In this way the min
lister will have his study and also a
place to which he can invite his
friends TO study or spend a sociabIe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
Geo. Nv. Hagenbuch Dead.

Kansas City, Aug. 18.-A message
was received yesterday in the local
passenger office of the Santa Fe from
George w. Hagen buch, general agent
in the passenger department, that his
father had died at Allentown, Pa, and
was buried there yesterday. Mr.. Ha-
benbuch and family went to the bed
side of the elder Hagenbuch several
days ago in response to a telegram
announcing his serious illness. Mr..
Hagenbuch is expected back here
Tuesday.
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TO HAVE CAMPAIEETING.
Dodge City Will Hold Ten Days Ses-
sion in the Park.

Dodge City, Aug. 1s.-The Dodge City
district campmeeting association will
hold it's annual meeting at the park
beginning today and continuing until
the goth. Evangelist w. M Runyan
and ]. w. Dibben's have been secured.
Large tents are up and smaller ones
to accommodate visiting brothers. A
good meeting is looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that a pre-
ventive OF suicide had been discovered
or despondency Invariably proceeds sui
eide and something has been found that
will prevent that condition which makes
suicide likely. At tho first thought OF
self destruction take Electric Bitters. u
being a great tonic and narvins viii
strengthen the nerves anc build MP the
system. It's also a great stomach, iiver
and kidney regulator Only SOC Batls-
Co 22i North Kansas avenue.
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Engineers at Wichita.

c. A. Morse, assistant chief engineer
of the Santa Fee, and J. V. Hanna,
principal assistant chief engineer of
the Frisco, have held consultation
with officials both city and county at
Wichita relative to ways and means
of preventing damage to property
from flood waters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
Greek Laborers Strike.

Lawrence, Kas., Aug. 18.-Fifty
Greek laborers employed on the
Southern Kansas branch of the Santa
Fe south of Lawrence have struck.
Half of the gang was discharged for
incompetency and the others quit out
of sympathy. The work was about
completed, and the road will have
no trouble in getting men to take the
places.
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Death of Mrs. Anna Chandler.

Medicine Lodge. Kas., Aug. 1s.-
Mrs. Anna Chandler, aged SIS years,
eral months. She was a sister to DR..
w. S. Woods, president of the National
Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City,
and mother of c. O. Chandler, presi-
dent of the Kansas National bank, of
Wichita. The body was taken to
Rocheport. No. for burial.
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evening. There will also be a num-
Der of repairs in the church A new
chancel was placed last week, and
it will be carpeted and furnished A
new robing room and vestry room,
which will also be used as a guild
room. will be added The robing
room will be for the choir as it is the
wish of the members that the choir
be vested. as it is one of the require
mentS of the church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
Santa Fe Excursion.

The Santa Fe railroad has an
nounced a special excursion train
from Dodge City, Kinsley and Hutch
inson to Kansas City and return for
Sunday, August %. One-half of the
one-way fare will be the cost of
round-trip tickets from all points
along the line.
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$500.
To California and Return via the
Santa F'e.

The twenty-ninth triennial con-
clave, Knights Templar u. S.A. and
sovereign grand lodge I. o. o. F., at
San Francisco in September. are the
next occasions for which the Santa Fe
will make reduced rates to California.
Any one, whether member or not, may
take advantage of the reduction. II
you're going to make the California
tour. this is your chance to do it eco
nomically. comfortably. and thorough
ly. On sale August Is to Septem Der
10, inclusive. Limited to October IS.
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Cattle Shipments DELAYED.

Emporia, Kans., Aug. 1S.-Lee
Wright has filed suit in the district
court against the Santa Fe railroad
company for damages caused by the
delay in shipment of cattle to the Kan
saS City market. The cattle should
nave reached Kansas City in time for
the morning sales but did not get them
on the market until the afternoon,
thus making 1t necessary that they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
Minor washington Happenings.

washington, Aug. 1S.-Rural free
delivery route No. will be established
September 10 at Glasco, Cloud county,
Kans.
Civil service examination will be
held September 3 at Abilene, Kas,
for the position of clerk and letter
carrier in the postoffice at that place.
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A NIGHT SHIFT.
Work Increases in Santa Fe Shops at
San BernardiinO.

San Bernardino, Aug. 1S.-Within
a few days it is said there will be a
full night shift on at the Santa Fe
shops, as work is now beginning to
pick up. Indeed, it is said that a
number of men are already at work
on a night shift.
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| Ardmore, I. T., Aug. 18-The first bale
| of the Chickasaw nations cotton crop
has been marketed here and sold for
15H cents a pound. This breaks the
record for early marketing in the Ter
ritOry.
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Winnipeg. Man. Aug. 1S.-The employees
of the Canadian Pacific railway delivered
an ultima tum to the officials of the road
in the matter of an increase of wages for
railway car men and machinists, and it
is said if the demand is not complied with
before the time limit set in the demand
expires there will be a strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18

Elevators at Hays City Give Good
Prices for Wheat.

Hays City, Aug. 1s.-The elevators
here are paying 80 cents a bushel for
wheat which tested 81 pounds. That
which tested 54 pounds was bought
for 81 cents a bushel. Ellis county
probably raised this year about one
third of the product of 1903, whihc
averaged about so cents a bushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-18
An Old Settler Dead.

Abilene, Kas-, Aug. 1S.-Sin1on
Stein, one of Dickinson county's early
settlers, died in Pennsylvania Wednes-
day. His body will be taken to his
old home in Solomon for burial.
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SIS for Round Trip

To Denver. Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, on the Santa Fe. Tuesdays and
Saturdays during August and Septem-
ber-- Couldn't do more for your conf
fort IL you travelled thousund miles
with us. Ask T. L. King of A.. I. e
Is. =. railway, at depot, Topeka.
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G. y. Meeting at Wichita.

Wichita, Kas., Aug. 1S.-Young peo-
PIE from all over the state are here
IN attendance at the state convention
OF the Christian Endeavor society.
The district convention of the Epworth
league also is in session. Both con-
ventions will last three DAYS.
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be held over until the next morning.
On two shipments the losses caused by
the delays We're $3.50 and $S4 re-
spectively- He sues for these amounts.
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regularity, dries unhealthy drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. 1t makes weak women
strong and sick women we'll.
- little over year ago wrote to YOU for
advice says Mrs. Elizabeth T. Fisher Of r)iara
W Va rYcu advised me to use DR. Piercr's
Favor1te Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
covery.' which did. and with the most fa-,-1x
result I was troubled with female vveakrsees
and bearing down pains Had very bad pain
and headache Was 90 weak I could hardi-
walk across my room Could not sit up ouiy
just a little while at time NY husband cot
me some of DR.. Pierce's medicine and I bean
It's use Before I had taken two bottles YES
able to help do my work used three bottles
fr all and il cured Now do ali my hoy,sr-
~s-k- II IS the best medicine ever used
The Common Sense Medical Adviser
IN paper covers, Is sent free on receipt of
2T one-cent stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Address DR.. r. VI. Pierce.
Buffalo, n. x
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STORM AT JEWELL CITY.
Lightning Does Considerable Damage
Tuesday Might

Jewell City, Aug. 1s.-The electric
storm which visited Jewell City Tues
day night did some damage. Mr.. Thos.
h MillerS house was struck with
lightning. tearing open the weather
boarding and plastering. His wife
received quite a shock and is still
unable to use her left arm in conse-
Quence- When moving about she is
affected with dizziness also.
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OUTLET TO GULF.
Said That Frisco Has Secured Mobile
Jackson Property.

Mobile, Ala, Aug. 1S.-There seems
to be no doubt about the absorption
of the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas
City road by the Frisco system. 1t also
carries with it the Gulf and Chicago
road which was only recently acquired
by the Mobile road. 1t is known that
there has been some sort of under
standing between the Frisco and the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City road,
and this understanding dates from the
time when the latter road secured the
passage of an act through the MiSSis-
sippi legislature permitting it to
change it's route from Jackson and
run northward to an intersection with
the Frisco's Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham lines. There is no
question that the Frisco has had its
cellent terminal facilities in Mobile,
which would solve the Frisco's per-
picking problem of how to reach tide
water with a direct line of their own.
contract was let here today by
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
officers to dredge in front of the docks
of the company to a depth of IS feet,
which will enable the largest seagoing
vessels to load from the cars. Several
Frisco officials were in Gov. Varda-
mans party of Saturday at the open
ing of Pascagoula's deep-water har-
Dor, and there it leaked out that the
deal for the purchase was in progress
In New York. This consolidation will
give the Frisco a through line from
St Louis and Kansas to Mobile. When
the visit of the Frisco officials was
made to Pascagoula some weeks ago
it was pointed out that with deep
water harbor at PaScagoula a line
drawn straight from st. Louis to the
mouth of the Panama canal would
pass directly through the port of Pas
cagoula, and with a slight detection
through Memphis.
The consolidation with the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City would make
the short extension to Pascagoula, as
suggested, and it would then have al
most a direct line from ST. Louis as
as the crow flies, to the near
est port at the mouth of the Panama
canal. The deepening of the Pasca-
goula harbor has been stated by ex-
perts to be a problem only of means
and industry, and that no great ex-
pense would be required to make a
permanent harbor, sufficient to accom-
m odate the LARGEST vessels adnat
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Excursion to Ka

Excursion to Kansas City, Santa Fe.
Sunday, Aug. IL Round trip $1.25.
Tickets at Rowley & Shows and Santa
Re depot Train leaves a. IN. Every
body invited.
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country and avoid considerable por-
ton of the dreary desert now trayers-
ed. There are to be ten stations on the
new line.