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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

Mrs Harry WaUerstein VIII Etve a reception for
Kiss lrw,--I.r..a ard the members o. the College
Mcmel.s Club next Friday afternoon from until
ocCcE lt 80. % West Sixtieth-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

The symphony Club, an organization composed
solely Of musicians held its first annual ball Thurs
day evening at the Harlem Arcade. in East One
h.rtred-and-twenty-four Preceding the ball
the club gave n concert by the combined orchestres
Of Professor George 9. White and Professor Morris
May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Winters. OF Race-st
Bloomfield. y. J. celebrated their silver weddin
anniversary ON FRIDAY night with q reception TO
Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

The tenth anniversary Of the wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs Reuben Stone was celebrated at their home
I'm Woodlawn. on Thursday evening, by gather
ing OF their friends. Mrs Stone wore her bridal
costume. The supper at midnight was enlivenez
BY many toasts. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mcdowell, the Misses Mcdowell Of
Mount Vernon: Mrs D. Nessie-, Miss Marie Mess
Ter Of Workers: Miss Susie voorhees,, Miss Camp
bell Of New-Rrunswicx. y. J, Mrs. Thompson,
Miss Conkjin AIr. and Mrs. William SortCr. of En-
clewood. y. j.: Mr.. and Mrs. Garwood, OF BROOK
lyn: the Rev and Mrs. W. +. Brush. Mr. and Mrs.
L Hewitt Mr. and Mrs WeiEaud. Miss Nina Wei
pard. Miss Jennie MCNair. George Allen, Miss Dan
nette Post. Miss Harriet Ray and Mr. and Mrs
Frederick Corwiu, OF WoCdlawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

Mrs Milton Fisk Brown. OF No. $50 West One
Observation-Disclosures gave a reception
yesterday in honor Of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Milton McCrillls OF Providence. r I. Mrs. Nc
CrllIis was one of the autumn brides. Mrs. Brown
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. David Evarts
Mrs. Francis J. FeTnald, Mrs. Abraham Quacken-
hos and Miss Evelyn Howell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

Mr. and Mrs H. W Mabie will be the guests OF
Mrs \ e. Stone and AIRS r. r. Marbury. No.
10 West Ffty-ninth-st.. during the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

West this city. viii sail for a visit 10 Cuba to-
morrow She will take her children with her. going
as far as Havana with her husband. who intends
making a trip 10 the interior 10 visit some Of the
LARGE toblcco/plantatIone Sonora Fonseca will at
tend "a recaotiou TO be given by Sonora Palma. the
Wife of the President the latter having been n
neigIbor in his bOyhood and q friend for many
wears Of Senior Fonseca. Later the family viii
make an extended tour 81 the island and viii re-
turn TO their home in this city Tn May.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

A sale fo- the benefit Of the Hospital for Con
ss-7ptive children at Spuyten Duyvh was held
last Thursday from = r. until u p n; and FRI
- f~.-- ri a N u--tl p. At Delm7nico e.
7-re-e were also music and Rotations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Claude Madison, a clerk in the office Of
w. J. Healy, freight auditor for the
Santa Fe, left the service of the company
Thursday. 3 Ezs 20
S. o. Nesbaum Of the Santa Fe ticket
auditing department VIII leave tomorrow
for Kansas City where he viii spend sew
eral days with friends 'q
F W. Sutton, auditor of the Elgin. Jol-
let is,t and Eastsrn raiWay %a5 IP 5ea
quarters are located at Chicago
George H Kern began work Thursday
freight auditor for the Santa Fe Mr.
Kern comes from Netawaka, Kan
William McNIillen. brakeman on Santa
ming between Topeka and Atchison, is in
Usage City this week on fishing trip.
A. Donaldson, an employe Of the Santa
Fe freight auditors office, left the ser
vice of the company Wednesday,. MI.
Donaldson has secured work elsewhere.
Pat Humphrey, travelling. passenger
agent for the Lake Shore railroad, with
headquarters in Chicago, was in Topeka
Thursday in conference with local San
ia F'e officials
Charles Bowers of the Santa Fe pas
senger department in this city passed
through Topeka today with the Santel
F7e's delegate special to the NJ. F. confer
ence in Los Angeles Mr.. Bowers will ac-
company the train clear through to the
coast
G. n. Alexander. yardmaster for the
Santa Fe at Usage City, has been granted
a 81 days leave of absence and will leave
shortly for New Mexico. Mr.. Alexander
will be ACCOMPANIED by his wife and
daughter, for whose health the trip is
being made
Godfrey WettIing. brakeman on Santa
Fe freight trains Nos. 119 and 100 between
Topeka and Atchison, is laying off this
week on account of an injured foot The
accident happened al Mertden, where Mr..
Wettling was unloading freight. 1t IS
not expected that he will be able to re-
turn to work for several weeks.
One of the Santa FEES NJ F. conference
specials passed through Topeka Thursday
in charge of o. W. Thomas agent for the
Santa Fe at Peoria, Ill Harry Donald
son of the local passenger department was
also with the train. Mr.. Thomas will not
leave the train until its destination IS
reached but Mr. Donaldson will go only
as far as Strong City.
A party of passenger men, consisting OF
Charles stiles, assistant general passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific, with head
quarters at Kansas City; E. E. Bleclzley,
travelling passenger agent for the same
road and w. C. Barnes, also travelling
passenger agent for the Missouri Pacific,
were in Topeka Thursday. After spending
the day in conference with local railroad
acouaintances they left for their respec~
tive destinations
Engine 929. one of the big engines that
are being built for the Santa Fe at the
BALDWIN Locomotive works in Philadel-
mia Pa was taken out on a trial TRIP
|rbl1rsdav afternoon after undergoing n
thorough overhauling in the company 8
local shops This engine IS one or those
that are to be sent to the worlds 1air 10
compete for the prizes that are to be OF
fered there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
QUEER sALooN FTGHT.
Part of the Kansas City, Kan, Joints
Try to Close the Others.

Kansas City, Kas-. April 29.-The
joint war in Kansas City, Kas., took
turn yesterday which adds complica-
tions and gives promise of sensational
developments. A committee represent
ing the Liberal league, the jointists'
organization, employed c. F. Hutch
ings, one Of the best known attorneys
in the city, to take steps to close all
of the joints now running and to keep
them closed as long as Mayor T. B.
Gilbert is in Office. Attorney Hutch
ings yesterday afternoon called upon
J. S. Gibson, county attorney of
WyandOtte comfy, and placed afd-
davits in his hands upon which war
rants will be issued this morning for
the arrest of four jOintkeepers and
the seizure of the fixtures of six joints
owned by them Afddavits for ten
other cases will be prepared today.
Hutchings declares that after Satur-
day there will be no joints in the CITY
during the present administration.
He left last night for Topeka after
saying that it was not improbable that
quo warrantO proceedings would be
filed in the supreme court today to
Gust Mayor Gilbert and A. J. Murray,
chief of police. from office for alleged
failure to enforce the prohibition law.
The situation in Kansas City, Kas.,
is now more peculiar and com plicated
between the city administration and
the jOintkeepers' organization, the
Liberal league, the members of which
have refused to obey the mayors or
der to pay the increased fines Of 500
month and who voluntarily closed
their places. The league is determ-
ined that the thirty or more joints
not controlled by the organization
shall be closed The first move made
was to influence the breweries to re
fuse to sell liquor to the "independ-
ents' and the next was to employ
Hutchings and start criminal proceed
ines. The league members hope to
either make the city officials back
down from their position or GUST them
from office Strange to say an ele-
ment of the temperance people is in
sympathy with the Liberal league.
hoping that out of the whole thing
will come strict enforcement of the
prohibitory law. NJ. A Waterman.
chairman of the Citizens committee,
is supporting Hutchings.
The mem ers of the committee
which employed Hutchings were 10
seph Foulkes. president of the Liberal
league. Charles Knauer and Edward
and two of them are under bond to
appear in police court next week.
This committee paid me a liberal
fee to close all the joints now open"
said Mr.. Hutchings yesterday after
noon IL already have evidence
have five witnesses for each case.
This afternoon turned over the evil
dence against four men to the county
attorney and he said he would act to-
morrow morning. Warrants will be
sworn out charging these men with
selling liquor in violation of the law
and calling for the confiscatiOn of
in the morning they viii soon be
closed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
THAT SEWER PROJECT.
Sixth Ward Controversy to Come Be
fore Committee Tonight.

Councilman Swendson's new sewer
project for the Sixth ward will be
presented to the meeting of the COM
mfttce on sewers which has been
called for this evening.
It rather looks as though Mr..
Swendson had called the bluff Of the
Potwin people, and would endeavor to
ascertain whether the 15-inch Potwin
sewer main will, as the Potwin people
claim, accommodate the sewage from
the whole of the Sixth ward.
During the sewer fight in the Re-
publican primaries in the Sixth ward,
the people of PotNin asserted that
they were opposed to the construction
Of new sewer because their sewer
was built to accommodate 5000 peo-
pie and was giving good service. TAX
ing the Potwin people at their word,
Mr.. Swendson has drawn up plans for
the creation of the new sewer district.
including all unseWered territory
south of Potwin, and proposes to
hitch this on to the Potwin sewer
main.
At the same time Mr.. swendson and
the city attorney have drawn up an
other ordinance creating a sewer dis
trict including not only all of the pro-
posed new territory, but all of POtWin
as well, for the purpose of extending
the mouth of the Potwin sewer out
across the sandbar which now blocks
it.
The exact boundaries of the sewer
district which it is proposed to con-
meet to the Potwin main are as fol-
lows:
Commencing at the intersection OF
the center lines of Sixth avenue and
Spruce street; thence southerly along
the center line of Spruce street to the
center line of Tenth avenue; thence
west along the center line Of Tenth
avenue TO the center line Of Pine
street; thence south along the center
line of Pine street TO the south line OF
Stilson & Bartholomew addition;
thence east along the south line of
Stilson & Bartholomew addition to
south along the center line of West
street; thence east along the center
line Of Buchanan street; thence north
street to the center line of Seventh
line of Seventh street to the center
line of West street; thence north
along the center line of West street
to the center line of Sixth avenue.
thence west along the center line Of
sixth avenue to the place of begin
ming; excepting therefrom the south
one-half Of lot 23s and all Of lot 24O
Lane street and the east one-haIf OF
the block bounded by Lincoln street
on the east. Eighth avenue on the
south, Lane street on the west and
Seventh street on the north, said ex-
cepted territory being the territory in
cluded in and constituting sewer dis
trict No. II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
WORK BEGINS SOON.
Southern Kansas Interurban Railway
Will Spend S1,5OO,OOO.

Wichita, Kan. April go. A. Boyle
president of the Arkansas Valley In
terurban Railway company, said yes
terday that grading work on the new
line would begin as soon as the ground
was dry.
Better weather will be the signal fer
making the dirt fly" he said. 1T will
not take long to grade the roadbed
The company expects to have the line
in operation within ten or eleven
months"
The road will cost about ~ million
dollars. The line will connect Wichita,
Belle PLANE, Wellington, Gueda Springs
and Arkansas City. and it is the inten-
ton, eventually, to tap the coal fields
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Freight and passenger traffic will be
solicited. The road will be equipped
as are the interurban systems of the
east. It will be the first of its kind
in southern Kansas. It was the inten-
ton to have the northern terminus of
the line at Newton or at Mcpherson,
but another company which is plan
ming a line to the north from this city
beat the Arkansas valley people to that
territory,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
THEY WE'RE ALL THERE.
Big Family Conference of Large Cali
Der Railroad Officials.

St. Louis, April 29-Executive Off
GERS of the Rock Island-FriscO met yes
terday at Frisco headquarters in semi
monthly conference on affairs of joint
interest. There We're present L. F.
Loree, chairman OF the executive corr
mittee; Presidents Winchel of the
Rock Island and Davidson of the FRS
co; Vice Presidents Stevens of the
Rock Island and Hammond and Dodge
of the Frisco; S. T. Fulton, assistant
to the president of the Rock Island
General Manager Gray of the Frisco
and Miller of the Rock Island, Freight
Traffic Manager Holden of the Rock
Island, Passenger Traffic Manag
Sebastian of the Rock Island and Sny-
der Of the Frisco and the heads of the
auditing and legal departments of both
systems. Judge Moore, one of the
principal owners of the Rock Island,
was also at Frisco headquarters during
the day. The chairman of the Frisco
board, Mr.. B. F. YOakum, returned
from Texas last evening, and will join
the conference today. The Rock Island
officials will probably remain in town
to attend the Worlds fair opening, az
ter which Mr.. Loree and President
Winchen and the operating officials of
the Rock Island will leave on a tour
of inspection of that system.
President Winchen said last evening,
with reference to the Kansas City-St.
Louis line of the Rock Island, that 1t
would be ready for traffic between the
two cities by the first week in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
SERIOUS INDICTMENT.
Returned Against Consuls in Liberia
by a Missionary.

Washington, April 2s.-Charges of
gross immortality on the part of con-
suls OF Liberia were made by Miss A
A Klein, one of the speakers of the
Florence Crittenton mission, in a talk
on Preventive and Rescue Work for
Girls in Africa
Miss Klein has been in Liberia as a.
missionary for the Lutheran church
stationed at Muhlenberg, 80 miles from
the capital, but almost infinitely re-
moved, she explained from the civiliz-
alton of that city. She said foreign
consuls, when on their way to the in
terror on business frequently stopped
at her mission station where she said
they would speak lightly of their licen-
tious excuses. Native women, she
said. were regarded by these consuls
as legitimate prey. Criminal assault
was common and in many instances
unconcealed. Miss Klein declared the
natives, at least in the vicinity where
she was stationed, uphold a high. stan
dard of morality. Adultery is punish
ed by stoning to death. and the ma
tives live closely according to the
Mosaic laws. The conditions she de
scribed, she said, had greatly impeded
the work of the missionaries. Miss
Klein specifically exempted the Rev
Ernest Lyons the United States con-
sui at Monrovia, the capital, from the
charges made against the other con-
sui OFFICIALS and paid a high tribute to
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
Rush IS ON.
Worlds Fair Managers Trying to Get
Ready for Opening.

St Louis. No. April 29.-Scenes
are being witnessed these days in the
shaping up of the grounds at the
worlds fair that are little short Of
magic. With the opening Of the great
exposition but one day of, the enor-
nous force of WOrkmen, representing
every craft. is working like beavers,
but with steady and well directed
purposes, to the end of making it pre-
sent a completed appearance Satur-
day.
A week ago the unknowing visitor
would have viewed the seeming chaos
with dubious thoughts as to the abil-
ity of the exposition management to
finish the physical part of the expo
sition on time From day to day the
transformation Of the grounds has
been marvellous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
RAILROAD NEWS.
Kansas City Passes a STRIFE
Anti-Scalper Ordinance.
Threatens to Repeal 1t Unless
Railroads Are "Good."
BROKERS ARE BOLD.
Say They Will Continue to Buy
and Sell Tickets.
Kansas City Expects Railroads
to Grant StOpOvers There.

Kansas City, Mo, April 29.-The lower
house of the council passed last night
the ordinance making it a misdemeanor
to deal in contract tickets. The same
ordinance had already been passed by
the upper house, and was signed by the
mayor last night.
The ordinance was introduced at the
instance of the commercial club. Mem
bers and officers of this organization
were influential in securing its passage.
They urged that without such an ordfn-
ance, the railroads would not grant
stopover privileges in Kansas City on
Worlds fair transportation.
The lower house last night adopted n
resolution, intended as a concurrent
resolution and introduced by Alderman
Mann. declaring that if the railroads
do not now grant stopoVer privileges
for the benefit of Kansas City, and Go
not treat the city with more considera-
ton in other respects also, the anti
scaipers" ordinance will be repealed.
The "anti-scalpers" ordinance was
passed by a vote of 9 to 8. 1t contained
the amendments made by the upper
house Monday night
The ordinance prohibits the dealing in
railroad tickets sold for less than the
usual rate, and upon which the sigma
ture of the purchaser is placed. The
brokers had asserted that they had sew
eral thousand dollars worth of such
tickets on hand, and that if the ordin-
ance should apply to these tickets, the
money paid for them would be a loss
A provision is included which says TINT
the ordinance shall not apply to sigma
ture tickets bearing a date previous
to the day the ordinance is signed by
the mayor.
It is said the ticket brokers are not
disposed to look upon the ordinance
seriously, and that they many continue
to deal in signature transportation. 1t
IS said they consider the subject one Of
interstate commerce, and that it can
not be controlled by ordinance.
H. A. McCrary, ticket broker, said
last night that he would continue 10
handle all kinds of railroad tickets and
that he did not consider the ordinance
valid
There was a substitute ordinance
shown me yesterday which 1 agreed
to- he said. 1T provided that brokers
here should not deal in stopover tick
cts. That would have cut out % per
cent of my business this summer, but
since there was so much trouble on the
subject 1 was willing to do it. I'm not
going to do anything about the ordIl-
ance except to buy and sell railroad
tickets for which money has been paid
TO the railroads and in which the origi-
nal purchaser stin has an equity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
THREE YEARS JOB.
Lantry Bros. Begin Crushing Rock for
Southern Kansas.

Garrett, Kas., April 29.-Lantry
Bros of Strong City, the railroad
contractors, have established a rock
crusher here, under contract with the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
to furnish rock ballast for the South
ern Kansas line from Ottawa to
Cherryvale. The track will be re-
graded the entire distance, and the
contract for the grading has been let.
One contract calls for the work be-
tween Ottawa and Garrett, another
from Garnet to lola, and a third con-
tract between lola and Cherryvale.
Work on the grade between Garnett
and lola has begun near Colony, in
this county. A new double tracked
bridge will be built across the Narais
des Cygnes at Ottawa and a similar
one will be built across the Neosho at
Chanute.
More than 100 men are employed at
the crusher and cottages have been
erected for the employees to live in. A
large dining room and a company
store have also been erected 1t is
estimated that it VIII require three
years for Lantry Bros. to finish the
contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
WILL ROUND THE HORN.
Big Steamship for Great Northern
Railway Almost Completed.

The mammoth steamship Mime
sota under construction for the Great
Northern road, Is nearing completion,
and it is now expected that it will be
ready to put into commission by
July l.
The Minnesota was launched at the
New London yards of the Eastern
steamship company over year ago.
Since then the work of placing the
boats heavy machinery has been rap
idly pushed forward. The exterior
work is now about finished and with
in two months the boat will sail from
New York.
The trip from New York to Seattle
will be made via Cape Horn and the
Straits of Magellan. On the initial
voyage a limited number of pas
sengers will be carried, although the
big ship has a capacity for $50 first
class cabin passengers. 81 interme-
date and 1000 steerage.
The Dakota. the sister ship of the
Minnesota, will be ready to sail from
New York for the Pacific coast about
December 1. Both boats will be
placed in the Great Northern's trans
Pacific trade as soon as they reach
Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
GARY COLLECTION.
Dedication Exercises at Northwestern
University.

Chicago. April 29-Serivces defeating
the Gary collection of continental law. a
part Of the library of the Northwestern
university, We're held today at the univer-
sity law school There were speeches by
John ". Foster of Washington D. c..
Jacob NJ Dickinson and others All of
the foreign consuls in Chicago were pres
ent as guests The collection is due 2 ,
money contributed for the purpose by FL
bert H. Gary of New York, 4 graduate Of
the Northwestern university It consists
the statutes. judicial decisions. leading
law journals and q selection of legal
treaties of the continent of Europe. It's
purpose is mainly to provide materials to
an extent not hitherto found in this couu-
try for ascertaining the existing law Of
any European country MS Affecting the
rights and duties Of persons living in the
United States and having interests in Eu-
rome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
BUILD ALONG THE COAST.
santa Fe win Extend Lines From
NIatagorda on Field.

Galveston, April 29.=The Santa Fe
has made arrangements to connect its
Cane Belt road by a direct route from
Bay City to Alvin, which will mean
the construction of sixty miles of track
along the coast country not covered
by an east and west line. The Mata-
gorda oil field, in which the Santa Fe
is largely interested as a land owner,
VIII be given a direct outlet to Calves
ton and Houston, which will reduce
the route from 165 to 65 miles, and
open up a new territory in a rich pro-
ducing rice, cotton and oil region of
southwest Texas--#sIt Is reported that
further extension is contemplated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29
L. D. EvERsoLE IS SUED.
The Action for Damages Is at Last
Commenced

Suit was fled in the district court
Thursday afternoon by c. E. and Kate
White against L. D. Eversole for So
600 damages for the death of their
son, Paul White, who was drowned in
the basement of the Railroad 7. NJ
c. A. building.
The accident happened during the
erection of the building The excava-
ton was filed by the heavy rains last
June Children were playing about
the building when the White boy was
drowned. The PARENTS charge that
Eversole was negligent in not placing
barriers about the excavation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-29

at the Santa F'e round-house at Trini-
dad, met with an accident which will
probably cripple him for life. He was
at work under an engine cleaning out
the frebox when the engine started,
and Otati in attempting-to escape had
his left foot caught and badly crushed.
He was taken to the hospital at La
Junta, and the foot will probably have
to be amDutated.