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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
SERGEANT SAVER WINS.
Does Best Individual Rifle Shooting
at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley, Kan. Aug. 27-Tne second
great event in the rifle and pistol COM
petitions closed here last evening, when
cease firing" was sounded at the end
of the two lively skirmish runs by each
competitor in the national Individual
rifle match. This match began Thurs
day, but on account of the rain part of
the programme was left over.
The work consisted of firing from the
500yard line in the rapid fire event and
the two skirmiKh runs. The competitors
were favored by even better shooting
weather than they had the previous
day. The atmosphere was perfectly
clear and a light wind from the south
east maintained a velocity of about four
miles an hour while the shooting was
in progress. 1t was by far the best
weather the marksmen have had this
week. The highest possible score for
the days firing was 500. The twelve
competitors making the highest scores
nthe two days work follow:
First Sergeant George Sayer, Fiji
teenth infantry, 49,; Sergeant H Bap-
fist, United States marine corps, 461;
cavalry, ASS; First Lieutenant K. ".
Casey, Seventy-first New York Ma
tional guards, 457; J. T. Kinney, United
States navy, 455; Captain F. L. Ora
of infantry. 451; Lieutenant D. c. Shaw.
Twenty-seventh United States infantry.
449; Sergeant F. A. Lonsdale, United
States marine corps. 444; Private R. L.
guards, 40; Color Sergeant George NJ.
Jefts. Massachusetts National guards,
4S9; Corporal c. NJ. Schriever. United
States marine corps, 439; Private F. c.
Wilson, Georgia National guards, 439;
Sergeant Sayer, Sergeant Baptist, Cap
tain Donaldson and Lieutenant Casey
will each be awarded a gold medal for
distinguished craftsmanship and will
receive cash prizes in the order of meset
as follows: $50, $62. $50 and $40.
J. F. King, Captain Graham, Lieuten
ant Shaw and Sergeant Lonsdale will
receive silver medals and $41. $37, $31
and SO. respectively. Private Pile, Ser
geant Jefts, Corporal Schriever and
Private Wilson will receive bronze med
ais and $25, $50. 81 and SIS, respective
ly- The best score made on the ma
tional rifle range was by Captain
w. H. Hay. Tenth cavalry, who, in the
skirmish runs, made 90 out of posi-
BILE 100.
The national pistol match, with fifty
entered, will begin on the
range today. and it will be finished this
evening. The pistol match will be the
close of the competitions for this year.
Last night most of the National guard
competitors left for home. A number |
Of the teams left pistol shots to partici- |
pate in the pistol match today.
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large tonnage, which tends to avert the
threatened decentralization. New BUSH
ness is reported in steel rails, both for
domestic and foreign account Struc-
tural steel feels the effect of labor con-
troverSieS in the building trades. but
there is encouragement in large pur-
chases for railway bridge and elevated
roads. The pig iron outlook has been
frightened by the restoration of sew
eraI blast furnaces to the active list.
and southern producers have been
compelled to purchase large quantities
of coke on account OF the bituminous
coal strike which has proved more
stubborn than expected.
Instead of increased activity with
the proximity of abundant raw mate
RIAL the manufacture OF cotton goods
has experienced further curtaiIment.
Revival of speculation and high prices
Tor raw cotton are responsible. 1t is
difhcult to locate the exact extent of
advance, except on export trade, be-
cause so little actual domestic bust
ness has occurred"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
TO MOVE DIVISION.
VIII Emporia Profit at Expense of
Burlington?

Emporia, Kan, Aug. N-Burlington is
having a quarrel with the waterworks
company that supplies that town with wa
ter, and as a result of the quarrel over
defaulted rentals the company, which is
owned in the east. threatens to shut down
its plant and leave Burlington without
water.
Burlington is a freight division point on
the Katy. Four train crews live there.
If the waterworks plant does shut down
Emporia stands ready to make a con-
tract with the Katy and 1t is said that ac-
tive negotiations are about to begin look
ing to that end. The Burlington Jeffer-
sonian prints the following:
Mayor Mullinix has received a letter
from the trainmaster of the Katy asking
about the report that the local water
works plant is about to shut down Sep
TENDER "A.
1.-THE letter states that it is necessary
for the company to secure water for their
engines here from the water company if
the freight division is maintained here.
The company has a number of engines
here every night and they must be able
to get water here. In the event that the
water plant should shut down for keeps,
the company says it would have to move
its freight terminals somewhere else.
Burlington is the most convenient
place for them and the company has been
making a number of improvements here
and contemplates making others, but will
do nothing If the waterWorks plant shuts
down. Burlington can not afford to lose
that freight division as 1t brings num-
Der of people to Burlington and is good
thing for the town in number of ways"
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Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from Ken
lucky. Their main source is the liver
and all the fine spirits ever made in the
liver or the hundred and-one ill effects it
produces. You can't have good spirits
liver must be in fine condition If you
would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful,
successful in your pursuits. You can put
your liver in fine condition by using
Green's August F1ower-the greatest of
all medicines for the liver and stomach
and a certain cure for dyspepsia. or indf-
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Flower will make your liver healthy and
active and thus insure you a liberal sup
ply of good spirits" Trial size 25c:
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
JOHN j. McGRAw PUT OUT.
President Pulliam Orders Giants Man
ager to Keep on Ball Field.

Chicago, Aug. 27-Manager John J. Nc
Graw of the Giants was suspended for
three days by President Harry G. Pulliam
of the National league for refusing to
obey Umpire tombstone. McGraw will be
unable to direct the playing of his team
from the bench during the series here
with the Cubs and will have to take his
seat in the grand stand and send his di-
rections from there.
In New York last Friday while playing
a game with the Pirates McGraw made
too strenuous an objection to some ruling
of Umpire Johnstone's. He was ordered
from the field. but failed to go. Instead
of starting for the clubhouse at once the
little general of the leaders stepped into
the little Toulouse at the end of the play
erS bench. While he was in there Joe
McGinnity stepped up and locked the
door on him, so he remained there during
the game and was unable to carry out the
instructions of the umpire.
Both teams treat the suspension as a
joke on McGraw, 1t is said he had no
defiance of Johnstone's orders, but was
prisoner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
MISSOURI PACIFIC EARNINGS.
Reports Show a Decline During PAS
Six Months

Six Months.
Net earnings of the Missouri Pacific
road for June fell off $4,000 from
those OF year ago. For six months
including June the net earnings show a
decline of $1,400,000 This amounts
to 1.8 per cent. If the same relation
to the previous years operations is
continued during the rest of the year
the road will show a decrease of SO
per cent of net earnings compared
with the previous year. So far the
gross earnings have not suffered Sc
verely. For six months to date they
show an increase of $235,000, COM
pared with an increase of nearly S3,-
100000 a year ago. The real diff
Guilty lies in expenses, which have in
creased $1,643,000. The disastrous
floods are given as the cause of this.
But leaving that aside as a local cause
the whole scale of expenses on Mis-
souri, Pacific is excessive. In four
years expenses have increased enor-
m9 Grdy. as is shown be below.
S2o,S5s'e2o; 1901, $16.72s,Sso; in
months, 1904. $15,5s2,7 24; 1901, So
s7O,661; increase. $4.622,063. Six
$5,757,229; decrease, $9s1,333
1t appears that Missouri Pacific got
$500, 600 more of business but spent
81. 100000 more to do the business.
In the twelve months ending June
80, 1904, Missouri Pacific earned less
than 8 per cent. on it's stock. The
company's fiscal year ends December
81. In 1903 the surplus over charges
amounted to $7,586,493, equal to 81
per cent. on the $77,802,300 stock out
standing. Allowing for an increase in
fixed charges, the loss in net would in
dictate a surplus of approximately &c.
100000 for the twelve months ending
June 80, 1904. This is equal to TT
per cent. on the capital stock.
The earnings per share are now
considerably less than Union Pacific's,
although the latter is paying / per
cent. less on it's common stock. Union
on it's common. stock and convertible
bonds taken together, without reckon
ing the companys equity in Southern
Pacific.
1t is noteworthy that in the last six
months, while Union Pacific's earn
ings have been steadily increasing, the
price of the common stock has crossed
the price of Missouri Pacific, and is
now about 4 points higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
POUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS.
Gar Orders Other Things I'm Com
memoration of Sons Birth.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 27.-An i'm
perial decree has been published di-
recting that, in commemoration of the
czarevitch's birth. a sum of money
shall be assigned from the imperial
privy purse sufficient to found one
hundred scholarships These are to
be divided equally between naval and
military educational establishments.
The scholarships are to be named
after the emperor and empress and
awarded to children of deserving SOL
diers and sailors killed or wounded in
the war.
The decree also directs that the ad-
ministration of the imperial estates
shall devote the annual interest ac-
the support, in the name of the whole
imperial family, of families of sailors
and soldiers-the money to be used
preferably for the education of their
children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Investigate Private Car Industry.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. zT.-It is under
stood that the interstate commerce
commission has decided to come to
Chicago on September 27 and inst-
private car industry. Subpoenaes are
said to have been prepared for more
than 100 railroad officials and officers
of car lines. There IS some doubt
whether the car lines will pay any at
tention to the subpoenas. and If they
respond ii is likely that they will seek
to circumscribe the inquiry.
Special Attorney haarchand of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
X. s. & G. IN OPERATION.
Train Service Is Again Established Be
tween Blaine and WestmOreIand.

westmoreland. Kas., Aug. 27.-The
K. S. & G. railroad is again in opera
ton. The first trip was made on
Thursday. The first regular trip for
business was made this morning to
meet the passenger on the L. K. & w.
going east. The morning and evening
passenger trains will both be met at
Blaine. When there is stock to be
shipped from Westmoreland special
trip will be made to meet the after
noon freight going east
The roadbed is in fairly good condi-
ton, but large force of men is at
work upon it. 1t will be put in good
shape before the repairing is done.
A combination coach from the
Union Pacific has been leased for the
present and the old coach has been
sent to the U. P. shops in Kansas
City to be rebuilt into a passenger,
mail and express car.
o. J. Goldman, general manager, has
charge of the train at the present
time. F. A. Stanley is engineer, and
Alva Carpenter is the fireman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

commission was in Chicago recently
gathering data for the investigation,
of commerce and leJ,or fo11oEwa5 II -
here. The data gathered by the lat
ter may be also placed at the dis
posal of the commission. If the in
vestigation materializes 1t is said that
J. w. Midgley will be a star witness.
Mr.. Midgley was engaged for nearly
two years in exploring the alleged
abuses which surround the use of spe-
cial car lines owned by companies not
connected with the railroads over
which the cars operate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
PUTS ON TRAIN AUDITORS.
Rock Island Puts Check on Conduc-
tors All Over System.

The management of the Rock Is
land has determined to maintain a
corps of train auditors for the entire
system. Five have been appointed
thus far and are operating on various
portions of the lines. The Inaugural
ton of the system is with view of
keeping as nearly a perfect check as
possible on the train receipts. In
some quarters the Introduction of
train auditors without the conductors
having had notice of the installation
has caused much comment. 1t was
stated yesterday that the employment
of train auditors was not to be re-
garded as a challenge of the honesty
of the conductors.
The train auditors have baen in
service out of Topeka for a week.
They are called collectors" and they
have only to take tickets. The con-
ductor takes the train dispatcher's or
ders and is responsible for the hand
ling of the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
What Th@ Valley
Fl IL aggue
@HnSlP0ayers'.@oing

I Herald, a paper never known to roast
the mining contingent since the league
started: 1.-THE Miners made a record
of sixteen errors in the three games
| at IIeavenworth. And yet that bunch
once had pennant aspirations. Pres
ident Baker might not miss it by sub
| shutting the Business college team
for the balance of the season. How
bout it, Mr.. Joiner? Kansas City pa
pers poked so much fun at the old
Blues during the earlier season that
the management was forced to
strengthen, and now Kansas City is
represented on the diamond as she
should be. This is not hint"
John Schrant, the second best bats
man in the league, on batting: "A man
who doesn't know how to hit, cannot
be taught. A hitter is just naturally
born with knack for swatting the bali
You cannot teach any player-he has
to learn it himself, and he can't learn
very much unless he has it in him by
nature" After tSchrant had impaired
this rather dfscouraging information to
poorly hitting, but aspiring children of
the baseball diamond, he was asked
about the good batters of the Valley
league: Jake Bauers of Sedalia is a
hitter. have seen him hit everything.
Nickel of Leavenworth, is not a hitter.
Feed him wide high ones and he bites.
Jimmie Bayless of Joplin, is a hitter.
have seen him smash everything that
has come over the rubber. Mig Perine
is hitter, so is Big Porter and so is
Hetling. The latter is a corking good
batsman and will prove it in time. Dick
Rohn of Sedalia, is a good batsman.
And with the last they are about all
named. Topeka had a great idea that
Thompson who played here early in the
season was good batsman. He thought
so too. Well, he was not. There was
but one kind of ball he could connect
with, and that was a close one. Feed
him curves, and the Jig was up. The
trouble is that too many of the boys
swing the bat too far around. Instead
of holding the handle short and hitting
in a short choppy way, they try to kill
the leather. When 4 pitcher gets on to
that kind of batsman he makes a
sucker of him."
Dummy Curtis. Sedalia's crack lit
tie side-wheel pitcher has been suspend
ed for the season. Cause. booze.
And they are a-roastin' at Fort Scott
again. Poor Army! This is the Kansas
City Times version of the Fridays
game: amid a shower of severe crit
icism from the spectators during the
first game and with the people leaving
the ground in punches during the sec
ond game, the locals lost double-head-
err to lola Friday afternoon. Nothing
like it was ever seen here before, even
in the days of Jake Bene."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
$45.OO.
To California and Return via the
Santa Fe.

The twenty-ninth trienniaI con-
clave, Knights Templar u. S. A and
sovereign grand lodge 1. 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 NAV
take advantage of the reduction. If
you're going to make the California
tour, this is your chance to do it eco
nomicalIy, comfortably, and thorough
w. On sale August Is to September
10, inclusive. Limited to October 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Oil as EneI

The Southern Pacific company has
just completed changes necessary to
introduce oil as fuel at the shops at
Sacramento, and no more coal will be
used there as fuel. 1t is the intention
of the company to in time use oil as
fuel on every locomotive on the sys-
tenn, and the engines are gradually be-
ing changed from coal to oil burners.
President Hartman has purchased
large tracts of oil lands in Southern
California, from which to get supply
of oil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
GEORGE GOULD SAILS.
Will Probably Name Harding's Sue
cessOr Upon Arrival at New York.

cessOr upon AfrIVaI at New YORK.
President George ]. Gould of the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain, will
sail from Southampton today for New
York, accompanied by his wife and
eldest daughter, and he expects to be
at his broadway office again by Mon
day, September 5. He has been spend
ing his vacation in Europe, the first
he has spent abroad for several years.
Upon his return it is expected that
action will be taken at once in re-
gard to the selection of a successor
to Mr.. Russell Harding vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Gould lines. Mr.. Gould has had cor
respondence with the Rockefeller in
tereStS in the Missouri Pacific con-
corning this matter and it is believed
that the announcement of a successor
will be made by the president early
in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Conductor Is ScaIded.

Wichita, Kas., Aug. 27.-Harry Sny-
der, conductor on Santa Fe local
freight train No. 31S, was severely
scalded Tuesday evening while the
train was at Mulvane. Snyder brought
his train through to Wichita, but on
advice of the company surgeon, DR..
G.. c. Purdue, he was put to rest in
the caboose and taken to his home at
Newton. He will probably be confined
to his home for several weeks as a
result of his burns. Snyder was stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Members of Parliament Coming.

Liverpool, Aug. @27.-The Cunard
line steamer Campania which sails
from here for New York today takes
among her passengers Count Albert
Apponyi, the Rev. Thomas Sturgeon
and a score of members of parliament,
including Sir Charles Howard Vim
cent, who will attend the information
al parliamentary congress at St
Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Union Pacific Appointments.

The following changes on the Union
Pacific take effect September L: N.
w. Glover, travelling freight agent at
Cleveland, transferred to Norfolk Va:
L. L. korn, travelling freight agent at
Louisville, transferred to Cleveland;
w. G. Elgin, contra citing freight agent
to succeed Mr.. Korn at Louisville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
$15 for Round Trip

To Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, on the Santa Fe, Tuesdays and
Saturdays during August and Septem-
Der. Couldn't do more for your com
fort if you travelled a thousand miles
with US. Ask T. L. King of A. T. &
S. f. railway, at depot. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

Somebody is always trying to start
something. Here is one from the Sc
dalia Democrat: Bart B. Howard,
sporting editor of the Joplin Globe,
is candidate for president of the
Valley league next year, but it is
doubtful if he is elected in the event
Doc Shively cares to retain the po-
sition."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

ing at the side of the locomotive at
MuIvane when the fireman, who did
not see the former, liberated a guam
tity of hot water from the boiler. One
of Snyder's legs was terribly burned,
the flesh being almost cooked from the
limb in some places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Herhina

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; it affords prompt
relief from biliousness. Indigestion, sick
and nervous headaches and the over-in-
diligence in food and drink. Herbine acts
quickly, a dose after meals bring the pa
tent into a good condition in a few days
G. L. Caldwell, Agt. NJ, K. and T. n.
r., Checotah, ]. T., writes, April IS. 1903:
a'I was sick for over years with en-
largement of the liver and spleen. The
doctors did me no good, and 1 had given
up all hope of being cured, when my drug
made me sound and we'll soc. Sold by
Rowley &, Snow and w. S. Miller.
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Bank C1earinrs-

New York, Aug 27-The following table
compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank
cIearings at the principal cities for the
week ended August Is. with the percent
with the corresponding week last year:
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No Coach Rates I'm sentember

Chicago, I'LL, Aug. Announce
ment has been made by the Chicago
st. Louis lines that after September
L the coach excursions of all roads at
the So round-trip rate to ST. Louis
will be discontinued.