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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
RAILROAD NEWS.
Queer Mixup Occurs at Chanute
Machine Shops.
Men Employed There Received
No Strike Order.
CALLED OUT AT LAST.
Two Union Men Stayed at
Work.
Places Of Strikers to Be Filled
at Once.
CALLED OUT AT LAST

Chanute. Kas. June 16.-Ihe IoIce
of machinists at the Santa Fe's Cha-
mute round-house have been Drawn
into the strike which has been gong
on between the company and its men
for several weeks. The order Gaining
out the men at this place was re
Gently issued and went into erect TINS
morning. The shops here employ but
seven men. all of whom are members
of the union. Five of them quit work
and two stayed with their jobs.
The men who are out are James
Nroroan Alex. Anderson, Loren Ba-
ler 4 n. Nelson and Ben Laird. The
men who are working are Charles
Revnold on the day shift, and A A
berger on the night shift Every
thing is quiet in the yards and no
tronFle is antfcipated. The five depu-
ties appointed by Sheriff Yockey be
fore the strike was declared are sun
on duty patrOling the railway prem
ises.
There was no quarrel between the
men and the railway at this place,
and it was mutually hoped that the
force here would not be drawn into
the strike. I'VE hated to go out, said
one of the men this morning, but
when the order came felt that we
could not do otherwise than fulfill
our obligations" Most of the Cha
mute employees have been with the
1t is understood that the company
will employ other men to take the
places of the striking machinists.
Didn't Get Notice.
Not much is known here regarding
the action taken yesterday by the
Santa Fe machinists in Chanute. A.
E Ireland. who has charge of the
strike in this vicinity. is in Kansas
City and could not be seen regarding
the matter. The machinists, however,
state that the men employed in the
Chanute round-hoUse did not receive
the official strike order at the same
time as the other men and therefore
did not leave the shop until yesterday.
Unless they receive official notice
from the heads of the union" said a
local machinist. the men are not
supposed to strike. That is my I'M
Outstanding of the Chanute affair.
They did not get the notice; why I
do not know"
Local officials of the Santa Fe say
that new men will be employed to
take the places of the men who quit
at Chanute. They say that the matter
IS not of any material importance to
the road. because of the fact that
most of the work on that part of the
line is done at Ottawa.
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ATTACKED SUPERINTENDENT.
F. P. Barnes Assaulted After Having
Had Il Conference With Official.

While in Ell Paso last Wednesday.
says the Albuquerque Journal, Night
superintendent of Motive Power F. P.
Barnes. of the E. Pm. E. railway, was
assaulted and knocked senseless by an
unknown man in the city park The
matter was at first kept quiet in hopes
that the guilty party might be caught.
Mr.. Barnes states that in company
with Master Mechanic Powers of the
Santa Fe at Ell Paso, he sat in the cor
ner of the park, near the Hotel Shell
don building. talking until quite late,
when they told each other good night
and Mr.. Powers left for his home ana
Mr.. Barnes started for the Angelus ho-
tel.
While passing under the shade of
one of the trees in the park an I'M
known person stepped out and struck
him over the head, knocking him sense
less, in which condition he remained for
some time, when finally by the assist
ance of some one, he went to the hotel,
where several ugly wounds on his scalp
were attended to- Robbery was evident
~ not the motive of the assault, as he
had considerable valuables. on his per-
son at the time and they were left un-
disturbed. So far he has been unable
to learn who assaulted him.
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This Man Covered Almost the Entire
Infield.

The principal of the cast was Frank
Grimes, who quit selling Orient stock
long enough to umpire the game. His
work was fair and impartial, except
that he should have given the newspa-
per men about seventeen more scores.
The newspaper nine was composed of
stars. Among the leading constela-
lions were Herr House, Monsieur
Kiene, Senior CoIdren, Mister Walker
and many others. There were also a
number of shining lights among the
audience which vas composed largely
of people, and filled all the available
seats in the grand stand and bleach
ers. No admission was charged, and
pink pop and peanuts sold at the
latest market quotations. cents.
Therefore, it was not an expensive
game The players all Clipped in,
some donating fragments of cuticle,
to cover the expenses of the game.
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Rats Completely AnnIhIIalad.

It needs but few months more use Of
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste to
completely free the city from the rats and
mice with which it was afflicted year or
so ago. Stearns' Paste has been used quite
freely in the best residences and in many
stores. In all these places there are today
no rats. mice or cockroaches- This Paste
drives the rats and mice out Of the house.
70 die. and can be depended upon 20 rid the
home of these pests. It is sure death and
gives universal satisfaction. Dealers gen
orally have the Paste for sale. or il viii ba
sent. express prepaid on receipt of price.
by the Stearns' Electric Paste Co.. Tribune
Building. Chicago. III. Small size. 25cs Hotel
size. eight times the quantity. s1.0O. 81
sold By RonIey & snow.
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would be duly appreciated by all of
them. if it would ''1et down the bars
at the shops and allow it's employees
''the freedom of the city" Our citi-
zens generally are of the opinion that
the city authorities are now amply
able to keep the peace, and that it is
no longer necessary for the road to
put itself to the expense and its en-
ployes to the inconvenience of keep
ing the men shut up in the stockade=
and the merchants say if the present
police force is not sufficient to keep
order, they are willing to provide such
additional policemen as may be nee
eSSary, at their own expense. The
business of the city would be much
improved by the adoption of the
open door" policy.
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At the beginning of the bout the
sylph like form of Kiene was seen be-
hind, and adjacent to the batter. Bets
were two to one that a ball could not
get by the catcher within a radius
which would take in the grandstand.
The long shot won, as a few crawled
between his feet Kercher, wearing n
red uniform and half-and-half socks,
jumped on a vicious clover-cutter in
right field early in the game, and put
out a whole row of state employees at
one fell swipe. The States were put out
so quick they didn't know what had
happened, and then the Writers ran
around the diamond until their tongues
hung out. The succeeding innings were.
with slight variations, the same thing
over, except that along toward the last
Mr.. Walker got tired of tanning the
States and turned the job over to
Nellie" Coldren. a promising young
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ANOTHER PAPER RAILROAD.
Pennsylvania Capitalists Back a New
Oklahoma Project.

Guthrie, Okla, June ia charter
was issued today to the Oklahoma &
Cherokee Central railroad company,
capitalized at two million dollars
with headquarters in Guthrie and
with branch office in Warren. Pa.
The purpose of the corporation is to
construct a line of railroad from a
point at or near Adair, on the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas railroad, in
the Indian Territory, through the
Cherokee nation, the Usage nation.
Indian Territory and Kay county
Oklahoma, to Blackwell, a distance
Of 100 miles. The estimated cost of
construction is Il million dollars.
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would become discouraged and quit
before the game was well under head
way.
As stated before, admission was
free, so the audience got its moneys
worth. The audience saw things they
never dreamed of in the way of base
ball Many new features were intro
duced, among them a. new system of
sliding to second base. Several new
wrinkles in fielding were also exhibit
ed, and drew prizes. Several balls
were knocked over the fence, but they
did not count as they also went over
the grand stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
No OVerCrOWdinq
at St. Louis
Ample Accommodations at Reasonable
Rates.

Ample Accommodations at Reasonable
Rates.
The alarming and altogether erro-
neOus reports which have been circu-
lated from time to time regarding the
probable overcrowding of visitors to
the Exposition and the lack of &C
commodations may be entirely dis
carded, as the arrangem tents which
have been made in the Cascade City
are such as to provide good accom-
mOdations and entertainment for all
who come.
Chief among the prominent hostel
rles which have opened their hOSpit-
able doors is The Inside Inn, situated
Exposition itself and erected under
the supervision of the Worlds Fair
management. It is three stories in
height is 400 feet wide, 500 feet long
ana contains 2,257 rooms in addition
10 Its parIOrS and waiting rooms and
a dining room and restaurant. seating
$500 The Inside Inn is under the
direct management of Mr. E NJ Stat
Ter, the well-known caterer of Buff
falo, who maintains a hfgh-class and
uniform cuisine and service for every
one of his guests.
The Inside Inn is run on both the
European and American plans at
rates ranging from $3.50 to S5.5O oer
day European, and from So to 81
American, including admission in
both classes, the range of prices be
ing solely controlled by the size and
location of the rooms.
The advantages of a large, comfort
able and thoroughly equipped. home
like hotel right inside the grounds
will at once be obvious to all who
remember the long. wearisome Jour
neys so often entailed, both at the
worlds fair in Chicago and at Buff
falo, by those who lived some dis
lance away from the exposition. No
admission fee other than the first one
is needed, visitors being within the
precincts of the exposition all the
time. They thus save all loss of time
expenses of street cars, etc, and are
able to devote the whole of their
time to the pleasures and enjoyments
of the exposition.
Reservations may be made for anv
date and full details regarding the
many advantages Of The Inside Inn
may be obtained by addressing a pos
tai card TO The Inside Inn, Admins
tration bldg, Worlds Fair grounds
St. Louis.
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COSTS $500 PER DAY.
Santa Fe at Heavy Expense for Board
ing San Demanding Shonmen.

San Bernardino, Cal June 16-The
Santa Fe company is commencing to
scale down expenses and yesterday let
out over half of the guards at the local
shops. The night force continues as
usual, but few men are on at any point
during the day. Another step to be
taken by the company to lower the cost
of maintaining the shops will be to ar
range for the new employees to secure
homes here and go to housekeeping
with their families. At the present
time it is costing the company $500 a
day merely to feed the new men. 1t is
proposed to cut out this expense entire
ly if possible.
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ern league this spring. The Cooley
story comes from a good source
THE people in Leavenworth were
under the impression that the hop
joints in Topeka closed but how in the
world can they account for the
above"
The Leavenworth baseball team is
blind crippled, out-of- joint, disorganized.
hearted, as this effusion of melancholio
from the Times indicates
Unless this Leaven worth baseball team
turns about a little before the end OF
another week it will be awfully close to
Fort Scott in the race for the bottom
In reality the local fans have no ambition
to be in last place and then root the
team UP to the top from the lowest rung-
They would a good deal rather start right
of it for the present First the team needs
hitting outfeIders. It needs one or two
good snappy inheiders- It does not need
any more pitchers, but II wants to have
the premier pitcher of the league leave
first sack, to get his arm in shape. and
begin to win some games with It. That's
there Is no left fielder, the infe1d is
ragged and half hearted and the pitchers
renee. Ford and Bouldin, Leavenworth
This part Of the game needs no strength
ening, but oh, the rest
Riggs, the. Leavenworth sub-catcher,
has quilt the baseball business and will 90
back to his regular vocation of CONNER
ciaI traveller He is a good man.
Almost every team over the league is
bowling against Umpire Lowry, who UNI
PRED the lola and Sprlngheld series in
Topeka last week. The Fort Scott papers
say that President Shively appointed him
simply a a joke on the league. He IL
the man who starts the game about this
way: ''IAa-dies-s-s and-d Gen-tle-me-en.
For Springfield splers pitch; Schmidt
catch. For Topeka, Carter pitch: Schrant
catch. Thank you. La-dies-s-s and Gen
tle-me-en." Then he winds up the pro-
gram with an elaborate bow. While Civ
ing decisions Lowry takes a. few seconds
to make I'D his mind, then throws his
head back at angle OF IS degrees, %
minutes, skyWard, and let's her go. The
grandstand enjoys him. even though tina
players do not.
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10 RAILROADS. FOE HER.
Indiana Woman Resists Efforts of Line
to Cross Her Farm

Indianapolis. Ind, June 16.-Mrs. Al
exander Laughlin, a Brown county
farmer. is successfully resisting the eff
forts of the Indianapolis Southern to
build railroad across her land. Tie
fact that Brown county is without a
railroad is said not to have been con-
Sidered by her, for she has ordered the
contractors not to move a shovelful of
dirt from it. At Nashville she fled at
idavits against several members of the
construction gang.
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NUDGE FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Elected to Office in St. Joseph Ter
minaI Railroad Company.

st. Joseph Mo. June 16.-Raymond
Du Puy was chosen president of the
St. Joseph Terminal Railroad company
at the annual election of officers today
H. u Nudge general manager of the
Santa Fe, was elected vice president
F. c. Unlman, auditor of the St. Joseph
& Grand Island, was made secretary
and auditor, and Edward Wilder, treas
urer of the Santa Fe, was elected
treasurer. Il. F. Van Nata, of St
Joseph, and J. z. Hurley, general super
intendent of the Santa Fe, were elected
to the board of directors.
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J. T. RIGGS PROMOTED.
VIII Become Chief Clerk TO F. c.
Maegly at CHICAGO.

]. T. Riggs, who for the past eleven
years has been chief clerk of the
freight claims department of w J.
Healy's Office, goes to Chicago on July
1 to become chief clerk to T. c. Maegly,
assistant general freight agent Mr..
Maegly was recently put in charge of
the Weighing of the entire Santa Fe
system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs leave a host of
friends who regret their departure from
Topeka, but who congratulate Mr. Riggs
because of his advancement to an i'm
portant post.
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ACROSS THE ANDES.
New York Firm Gets Part of Contract
for Chilean railroad.

lot OnlIean Railroad.
Santiago de Chile. June 1.-THE gov
eminent decree, accepting the bids for
constructing the Trans-Andine railroad
was signed today.
Public opinion looks favorably upon
the work, as it will be in the hands of
American capitalists, who can be count
ed on to push construction. The con-
tract for building the road was divided
by the Chilean government between
William H. Grace 6. Co, of New York,
and Clark & Co. and S. Pearson &
Son, of London.
The aggregate of the. contract is So
750. 900. but ultimately the government
designs it is understood. to expend two
or three times that much.
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Colorado Flyer for Kansas CITY
leaves Topeka every day at 7:45 a. M,
Meeting with all trains north south
and east Leaves Kansas City $50 D.
m. arrives Topeka $40 d. m Carries
dining car in both directions, and is
= through train without stops at in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

The incorporates are w. D. Todd, E.
Z. Allen. A. G. Todd and P. w. wiki
ms, of Warren, Pa; A M. Cannon
of Corning, N. Y; Robert Sohlberg
G. NJ. Green and c. R. Havighorst, of
Guthrie.
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is over AT LAST.
Statesmen and Writers Ball
Game a Thing of Past.
A Beautiful Exhibition of the
National Game.
AUDIENCE WAS LARGE.
Governor Bailey Had Front Seat
But Refused to Play.
Umpire Escaped With His Life
When Game Was Over.
AUDIENCE WAS LARGE.

The State house gang can't play ball
a little bit. In the odiferous verna-
cular of the bleachers, they were
rotten The Clay school juniors
could beat them to pulp most any
day, and one-oId-cat is the game they
should choose for pastime and exer-
else.
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When the game was called it looked
something like rain, but the sun came
out to laugh at the wild efforts of the
State house crowd, and the cloud blew
out of our lives forever.
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CAN'T GET BUSINESS.

Albuquerque Begs Santa Fe to Open
the StOckade Doors.
The Albuquerque Journal says: The
Santa Fe company would confer
very great favor upon the business
men of Albuquerque, and one that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

What the pen-drivers did to the
mob employed by the state of Kansas
was enough. and in this case enough
was too much. They went down to
the SHAMELESS and were slaughtered to
the tune of Is to 2.
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CALL A HALT.
Railroads Are Through With ThefF
Policy of Expense Cutting.

New York, June 16-Statements made
at railroad offices here Indicate that the
task of cutting down operating ex-
and that the railroads have adjusted
themselves to the new conditions
brought about by falling Off in general
business. In the last two months the
Erie company alone reduced its force
by 800 men but has now called a halt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
St. Louis and Return $3.50 Union
Pacific

Special excursions to St. Louis and
return via Union Pacific for $3.50 on
Mondays only Good only in coaches
on any train Inquire of J. c. Fulton,
Depot Agent; F. A. Lewis, City Agent
SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

Excursion to Kansas City, santa Fe.
Sunday, June 10. Round trip S1.25.
Tickets at -RowIey & Shows and
Santa Fe depot. Train leaves 500 a.
m. Everybody invited.
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AFTER THE SANTA RE.
l.. C. Yancey of ChiIHcothe Sues for
$4,000 Damages.

Chillicothe, Mo-. June 16.-L- p. yam
cey, a travelling man Of this place. filed
suit in Brookfield today against the
Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe Railroad
company for $40, 900 damages. for in
juries received at Marceline, December
80 Mr.. Yancey was attempting to
board a train on the second track when
he was struck by a train on the first
track He says the train that struck
him approached without any warning.
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The Latest Thing in Base Sliding as
introduced by the Writers.

From the start the newspaper men.
had things their own way. OF course
the State housers got a few by reason
of the failing sight of the umpire, but
that was all right with the pen push
ers, who were afraid their opponents
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WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.
WORLDS Fair Route-''FoIIow the
Flag"

Only line to Worlds fair main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
City. Shortest line. Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash
L S. MCCLELLAN
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City. No.
III. G. SHIELDS.
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Kansas City. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

St. louis and IteLlEh @II.4U-Snnta
Ee.
Good for Is days; $12.7O for go
DAVIS.
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Where they play Friday:
Topeka at Springfield
Leavenworth at Joplin.
Sedalia at Pittsburg.
Fort Scott at lola.
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Riggs, the Leavenworth sub-catcher,
has cult the baseball business and will 60
back to his regular vocation of CONNER
cial traveller. He is a good man.
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Sold by RoWley 8 Snow.
The Newtown bee., 1904-06-24
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
SOUTH BRITAIN.

THE SOUTH BRITAIN LIBRARY AND
 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT AssOCIA-
 TON.
 There will be a meeting of the old Village Improvement society at Nun sons hall, Friday evening, June "A, at 7.3O o'clock, to vote upon tho use or certain funds remaining in the treasu- ry and to do any other necessary busi- there will be brief business meeting of the reorganized association, and at 8 o'clock there will be an address by Charles D.. Hine, secretary of the State Board of Education and chair man of the Public Library Committee of the State. MT Hines subject will be 1.-The Free Public Library", topic upon which he is we'll qualified to speak and a work in which he Is en- Enthusiastically interested. It is hoped that all members of the old and new organizations will be on hand prompt ly for the business meetings and that all who are interested will hear the ad- dress and join in whatever is for the betterment of our community. The collection of books we now have, through gift and by inheritance from the old Village library, is especially deficient in the department of fiction and the library committee will be very glad if, on Friday evening there may be one or more volumes of standard or worthy fiction donated by those who are interested. While 1t will not be wise to cucumber the shelves with books which will not be used, 1t seems likely that there may be many good stories, etc., in our homes which might be useful in 8 wider circle Whether we have books to give or not let us help on, in any feasible way this work for the common good. The library will be opened for the drawing of books on Saturday, July 2, from 3 t6 p. m., and from to g p. m., and ii free to any citizen of our town.