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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
PERMANENCE OF CURE.
The Chief Merit.

Many so-called pile remedies will af-
ford the user slight temporary relief,
and the majority of sufferers do not ex-
pect more than this. Women especially.
after having tried every preparation
recommended for the cure of Piles, have
come to the conclusion, that there is
no cure except by an operation This is
rightfully viewed with dread. because
of the shock to the delicate nervous sys-
tenn of women, and many of those aff1ict-
ed. have resigned themselves to the
situation with never a thought that
there is any help in sight for them
We invite the attention of all such to
the experience or the laOy whose ADDRESS
is given below.
4 feel it my duty to recommend the
PYRAMID Pile Cure, for after suffering
ten years with most distressing form
of Piles, I am entirely cured, thanks to
this remedy. Anyone doubling this can
write to Margaret Brady. 1856 Whitman
street, Cleveland. Ohio"
Ten months later she writes: IT am
glad to say that I am still perfectly free
from Piles, and have not had the slight
est trouble since first used your rem
edy I am well known in Cleveland and
have advertised Pyramid Pile Cure ex-
tensively here. take pleasure in doing
SO as it saved me from an operation,
which I always dreaded, and you are
assured the remedy can have no hrmer
advocate than L
Testimony like this should convince
the most skeptical that Pyramid Pile
Cure not only cures, but cures to stay
cured. It is in the form Of a SUPPOSE
tory; can be applied in the privacy of
the home, directly to the parts affected,
and does its work quickly and pain
lesSly.
Druggists sell this famous remedy for
fifty cents a package, and we urge all
sufferers to buy a package now and give
it a trial tonight. Accept no substi-
tutes.
Write Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall,
Mich, for their little book on the cause
and cure of Piles, which is sent free for
the asking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
WANTED 81, 200 AN ACRE.
Rock Island Beats Property Owners
in Right of Way Suit.

Several suits affecting the right of
way of the Rock Island road to St.
Louis have recently been decided in IA
vor of the railroad company. Two were
tried Wednesday in the circuit court at
Liberty and another was disposed of
yesterday.
The litigation is of vital Importance
to all parts of Missouri tributary to the
new ST. Louis route.
J. G. Hobbies, deputy clerk in the Of
flee of Harry G. Henley, clerk of the
circuit court, was one of the principal
witnesses in the two cases tried We'd
nesday in Liberty. He and a brother
are joint owners of 160 acres of land
east of Leeds and lying in the path of
the new st. Louis route. Speaking of
the condition of affairs as brought out
Wednesday Mr.. Hobbies said yester-
day:
THE farmers, or rather gardeners,
around Leeds have taken a foolhardy
stand on this railroad proposition, it
strikes me. They are trying to hold
up the Rock Island simply because
company's st. Louis line. Four years
ago I appraised some land near Leeds,
and when it was assessed at a valua-
ton of 81 an acre, its owner objected to
paying tax upon that basis, declaring
that his plot was nothing more than
rocks and timber and was dear at SIS
an acre. Today that same man is de-
handing 81, 200 an acre for that portion
of his tract which the Rock Island
must have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
,pt the POSITION o. train dispatcher Coz

cept the position OF train dispatcher for
the Santa Fe.
W. ]. Black, general passenger agent
for the Santa Fe, with headquarters In
Topeka, has returned from a short busi-
ness trip to the Kansas oil fields.
Frank A. Woodruff, an employe of the
Santa Fe department of tests, was in
Kansas City Thursday on business for
the company. He is expected back today.
1t is announced that the Santa Fe is
just completing q new passenger depot
at Guthrie, Ok. The new depot is said
to be similar to the local depot in size
and every other respect.
Brakeman Davis, a local employee of the
Santa Fc, handed in his resignation the
first of the week, to become effective i'm
med1ately. Mr.. Davis has been in the
service of the road for a good many
years.
J. D. NJ. Hamilton, claims attorney for
the Santa Fe, will leave Sunday for a
two weeks trip to California. On his re-
turn Mr.. Hamilton will go to New York
to join his wife and son, who are visiting
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
OFFENDED DIGNITY.
Girl Students start Row and Cause
University to Close.


ST. Petersburg. March 4--The Offend
ed dignity of 167 girl students out OF
1000 who attend the University Exten-
sion classes has resulted indirectly IN
closing the university temporarily ana
in the partial closing OF the techholosl-
cal institute
The incident which led to these re-
suits shows the excitable nature of
students of both sexes
over 800 of the girls Joined a few
DAYS ago in issuing an address of 10y
atty The remaining 1877 young women
who had not been consulted, held a
meeting after address had been sent in
and protested, first, because the ad-
dress had been presented in the name
of the entire girl student body, and
second because the term pupil" in
stead of a student had been used in the
wording.
The resentment of the 167 girls grew
as the meeting progressed until there
developed an extravagant proposal 10
send a message of congratulat1on 10
the Mikado. 1t was finally resolved,
however, not to attend further lectures,
and the resolutions to this end having
been transmitted to the directors as un-
animous action, the classes were closed.
This action, however, was Immediately
rescinded when it was discovered the
resolution did not emanate from the
entire student body. In the meantime
the recalcitrants had aroused the sym
pathy of some of the male stuoents Oh
the university who called meeting.
This ended in fractional disturbances
and rough encounters, with the result
the directors temporarily closed the I'M
iversity owing to the disorder.
Notice of the girls protest having
been posted in the refectory of the
mems technical institute the disgust OF
Jewish student was aroused ana ne
tore the document down. A few not
heads rebuked him for this act of IN
tolerance. whereupon a quarrel arose
and the Jew struck one of his oppon-
ents Other Jews Joined in to defend
their colleague. The stewards tried
vainly to separate the combatants,
whereupon both sides turned upon ana
fought the stewards. When the nght-
ing was over the stewards resigned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
OPEN BIDS AT FORT RILEY.
Proposals for the improvements to
Be Commenced This Spring.

Junction City, Kan, March 4.-The
proposals for the construction of num-
Der of large buildings and the alteration
of several old buildings at Fort Riley
were opened by the post quartermaster
Thursday The sum of the lowest bids
on all the work amounts to $126, 662.
The lowest bids on construction were
as follows: Guard house, Zeigler &
Dalton, Junction City, s5S.525; ordnance
storehouse, J. w. Atkinson. Colorado
Springs, 1852; band barracks, J. J.
Olson & Son, Red Wing, Mimi, $14, 1873:
farriers shop Olson & Son, s6,065; swim
ming pool, Olson & Son. $3.50; altera-
ton of five artillery stables, T. H.
Bower, Topeka, $17,72S; construction of
lockers in artillery barracks, T. H.
Bower, 81, 0S3. The lowest bid on cleo
trio wiring was $1,190 and on plumbing
and heating 1906. The work on the
contracts will be commenced early this
SDring
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Claims for $4,000 Damages
Against Rock Island.
Echo of the January Wreck at
Willard.
LARTIN HEIRS SUE.
Children Lost Both Parents in
the Disaster.
Many Other Suits Are Likely to
Be Brought.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 4.-Sufts for
damages, aggregating $50, 900, were filed
today by Blanche E. Martin and the
administrators Of the estate of Win
field S. Martin and Eliza Martin. Blu
chanan county residents, who were
killed in the wreck of a Rock Island
passenger train near Willard, Kas., the
morning of January 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Martin. of De
Kalb, Mo-. were the parents of Bonnie
Martin, the little girl who was rescued
from the wreck after several hours
work by chopping a hole in the side of
the car. The little girl was in the hos
pital for several weeks, but finally re-
covered. Her leg was badly hurt.
1t is thought likely that the suits
brought by the Martin heirs are the
first of great many similar suits
which will be filed. All of the relatives
of those killed in the wreck will prob
ably seek to collect damages, and prob
ably good many Of the injured pas
sengers will also seek to recover, un-
less the company has already settled
with them.
There were Is killed in the wreck,
besides as many more injured. The
amount of the damage suits is likely
to run as high as $500, 900. In some re-
cent wrecks as high as $4,000 has been
recovered for the loss of a single life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Comes from Holland to Fight JEFF

New York, March Another pros
pective opponent for Jim Jeffries has
arrived in this country. He is Henry J.
J. Placke of Holland. Flacke who was
a passenger on the steamship Rotter-
dam, is accompanied by his manager,
John Smith, and John Wonderland, a
lightweight boxer of Holland.
Placke styles himself champion
heavyweight boxer of Europe, Austria
liza and New Zealand" He is six feet
five inches in his stocking feet and
weighs in condition 24O pounds. He
looks more like a wrestler than a pugi-
list. He has massive shoulders, long
reach, and is a typical athlete in APP
pearanee. Little is known of him in this
country, although he challenged Jeffries
about six months ago. The champion
ignored his def, as he had never heard
Of the foreigner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
DRAWING MAKES TROUBLE.
Central Labor Union, of Wichita,
Have Unsatisfactory Rattle.

Wichita, Kas. March 4.-Severai
weeks ago the Central Labor union OF
Wichita voted to build labor temple
for this city. AS a starter on the fund.-
an entertainment was given and TICK
cts were sold at 10 cents. which en-
titled the holder to admittance to the
entertainment and to one chance on
81 600 house to be given to the lucky
man. The entertainment was given
week ago and the drawing took place.
An alleged s1eight-of-hand man was
chosen to do the drawing and, as he
stood on the stage, he was charged
openly with having swallowed the
ticket taken from the box and with
having substituted for it one which ne
held in his hand. He was searched ana
excitement ran high. Investigation led
the officers of the Central Labor union
to fear that all was not straight. ana
another drawing was advertised for
last night.
On this account, S. NJ. Stevens, who
held the number alleged to have
drawn the ticket, commenced suit
against the Central Labor union for
$500, which he claims as debt Owing
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
TAXES OVER A LINE.
Frisco Will Operate the Arkansas
Valley s. Western.

President Yoakum of the Frisco in
circular issued yesterday from st.
Louis headquarters announces that the
Arkansas Valley & Western railway.
from Enid, Ok, to Award. Ok, 81 miles,
is operated by that company, and will
be known as the Award district, west
ern division. The jurisdiction of Off
Gals of the Frisco system is extended
over the same, and regular service will
be maintained. Complete list of sta
lions and distances on the entire line
is as follows: A. " and w. Junction,
I. T., 1858 miles from St. Louis; Fisher.
L T., ABA; keystone. Ok, 442.1; Man
ford, I. T., 44s.6; Terlton, Ok, 1851;
Greenup, Ok. 1888; Casey. Ok, 1891;
Pawnee, Ok, ALSO; Leila, Ok, 1853;
Morrison, Ok, 1905, Sumner, Ok, 497.1 !;
Fisk, Ok, 5oS.4; Perry. Ok. 1854; Gan
sci, Ok, 513.5; Lucien, Ok, 51S.3; Bull
lit, Ok, 521.5: Covington, Ok, $3.50;
Paramount, Ok. $3.50; Gavin. Ok, 5Ss.s;
Enid, Ok, 544s; Jonah, Ok, 549.S; Hell
rier, Ok. 5546; Floyd, Ok, 1928; Hell
ena, Ok, 56s.2; melville. Ok, $40;
Carmen, Ok, 5SO.6; Ensminger, Ok.
1854; Homer, Ok, 5921;, Phillips, Ok,
597.1; Award, Ok, COILS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
srooKmEN FIGHT RAILROADS
Iowa Legislature Entertained by
Novel Kind of Debate.

Des Moines, Ia. March 4.-General
managers and superintendent ofthelead-
ing railways entering Chicago appeared
before the legislature this afternoon to
oppose the Delano stock shippers bill,
and at the same time 500 delegates to the
corn belt meat producers convention APP
peared and engaged them in a running
debate, to the edification and entertain
ment of the legislators and greater or less
embarrassment of the railway officials.
Among the latter were General Mana
ger Gardner of the Northwestern, Cen
eral Manager Delano of the Burlington,
Superintendent Daley of the Illinois Cen
trail, Superintendent Gooddell of the Great
Western and General Manager Williams
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Dan sheehan Of Usage and J.; ]. Ryan
of Fort Dodge, leaders of the live stock
men, charged the railway officials with
having entered into an agreement to
transport live stock at a given rate of
speed much slower than is possible and
was formerly the rule, and with having
conspired to withhold return passes to
stock shippers, thereby making an aver
age of S. on each car of stock-something
like $50 900 a month to the railways
without having made corresponding de-
crease in the freight rates. The Delano
bill proposes to compel all roads to trans
port stock at 20 miles an hour or better,
and to issue passes both going and COM
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
A. A. ROBINSON MOVED.
His Headquarters Are Taken Back to
New York Again.

st. Louis, March At was announc-
ed yesterday that the general offices of
the Mexican Central Railway company,
located in the Bank of Commerce
building, will be removed to New York
city during the present month. For
nearly two years ST. Louis has been
the officials headquarters of the chair
man of the board, H. Clay Pierce; the
president, A. A. Robinson: the vice
president and general counsel, Eben
Richards: vice president and comptrol-
Ter. Gabriel Morton; the treasurer and
transfer agent, c. A. Browne. and the
purchasing agent, r. P. Mcintyre. The
general offices of the operating and
traffic departments are located in the
CITY of Mexico The executive offices
were removed from Boston to ST. Louis
because the chairman of the board and
several of the directors resided here,
but it has since been found more con-
venient for the board to meet in New
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CONTROL $4,000 ACRES.
Dunkards to Have Two Separate
Tracts in Pecos Valley.

Speaking of the establishment of Dunk
ard colonies by the Santa F'e, which was
in Thursdays State Journal, the
Chicago Record Herald says:
Through Phillip Swihart of T1ppeca-
noe. Ind, the Dunkards of many states
have agreed to sell their homes and re-
colonize on a large scale in the section
Contracts have been signed by
the DuDkArd committee and the land
agents of the Santa Fee, whereby the rail-
way has reserved 1900 acres of land in
the Pecos Valley, between Carlsbad and
Roswell and s., 900 acres in Northern Tex
as, between HEREFORD and Bovina- On the
latter will be colonized the DunkardS who
desire to engage in cattle raising mainly,
and on the former tract those who desire
to engage in fruit raising"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
CRY For PEACE.
Eastern Lines Want to Get Some of
That Grain Traffic.

New York, March A step toward the
settlement of the grain rate war which
has robbed the Chicago-Atlantic port rail-
way lines of practically all grain traffic
from the central west has been taken at
a meeting here. Executive officials of
the roads in the Central Traffic associa-
ton met the executive officials of the
trunk lines and appointed a committee to
draw up a plan for the purpose of re-
establishing harmony between the east
ern railroads and the lines with the gulf
port terminals.
Oscar G. Murray, president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, will be chair
man of the committee, and representa-
tiveS of the Lake Shore, the Pennsylvania
and the Glover Leaf will serve with him
This committee was vested with power
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to make an agreement with the south
western lines on any reasonable basis
which would guarantee a maintenance of
a fixed schedule between the eastern lines
and gulf port roads. The question which
it is sought to adjust involves all classes
of traffic for export, but leaves in status
quo the import rate rivalry between the
gulf ports and the Northern Atlantic
ports which has caused the eastern lines
much uneasiness.
The fight to build up the export tonnage
of the gulf port lines at the expense of
the eastern lines has centered about the
grain rates. although cuts were made in
other classes of freight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Bow Fell in a Mine.

Galena, Kan. March 4-Jas Scraggs,
the 14-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Scraggs, living on the corner of
First and Main streets, fell into an 30
foot shaft late Wednesday and drowned.
His cap fell near the edge and, in stoop-
ing to reach it, he lost his balance and
fell into the shaft. His young play
mates gave the alarm and a number of
miners came to the rescue but arrived
too late to save his life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Chasing a Runaway Couple.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 4.-J W.
Holey, a farmer living near RubIe,
Kan, 20 miles west, came here to pre-
vent the marriage of his daughter, who
had eloped. Shortly before daylight,
Otto George, Is years DID,, and Stella
Holey, IA years old, started for Leaven-
worth to wed. The father of the girl
beat them to the office of the probate
judge and when last heard from the
young couple were driving to Platte
county. The father is in close pursuit
and expects to capture the runaway
couple either at New Market or Platte
Civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
UP BEFORE CONGRESS.
Investigation of Poor Cattle Shipping
Facilities Called For

Washington, March "A resolution
was introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Cowherd of Missouri, at the
instance of the National association of
Hereford cattle breeders, calling for an
investigation by congress of the alleged
discrimination by railroad companies
against cattle shippers. Regarding it,
Mr.. Cowherd said: 1.-THE American
Hereford breeders association complain
that the railroads refuse to get their
cattle in or out of the stock yards at
Kansas City and other western ship
ping centers, and they can not get
cars"
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Rural Free Delivery.

Washington, March 4.-Rural free de-
livery routes to be established April
are as follows: Kansas-Corning, Ne
maha county additional D. length of
route 2514 miles, population served APO;
Lost Springs. Marion county (addi-
tional p. length of route 80 miles. pop
ulation served 408; Milford, Geary coun-
ty, length of route 10 miles; population
served 300; Tonganoxie, Leavenworth
county additional 81. length of route "A
miles, population served 405.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
FIX Up SUMMER RATES.
Rock Island and Hill Hartman Lines
in Conference.

Chicago. March 4-Executive officials
of the Hartman and Hill lines and the
alive to schedules for worlds fair rates,
and incidentally regarding schedules for
the summer tourist trafflc TO COLORADO
to agree upon minimum schedules and to
secure an agreement which would pre-
vent excessive speed to the ST. Louis ex-
position. No agreement however, was
reached. 1t was proposed to reduce the
schedules of last season to Colorado
The service called for between rs and 20
hour schedules, and it was proposed to
make the excursions good for longer pc
RODS, so as to avoid punching the traffic
The absence of some of the interested
lines prevented an agreement.
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An Auto to Deliver Mail.

Wellington, Kan, March &C. L.
Clayton, a rural route carrier here, has
purchased a new motor cycle and will
use it to deliver mail. The machine
weighs 100 pounds, and will travel IL
miles an hour easily. Its motive power
is supplied by a gasoline engine. This
is the only motor cycle in the rural
mail service of this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04
Privilege for the Bell Phone.

Leavenworth, Kan, March AT a
meeting of the Leavenworth council,
an ordinance was passed granting the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone COM
pany the privilege to erect new lines of
poles in the outlying district and the
right to put wires underground in the
business portion of the city. An at
tempt was made to couple reduction
of telephone rates from $3.50 to 81 q
month with the passage of the ordin-
ance but 1t was not successful.
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Alvin Montgomery, brakeman on the
Santa Fe extra board, has left the SER
vice of the company. His resignation was
effective Thursday.
H. U. Nudge, general manager of the
Santa Fe, will return some time next
week from q three weeks trip over the
western lines of the road.
L. A. Nelly, formerly employed here
as train dispatcher, was in Topeka the
first of the week. Mr.. Nicely was on his
way to Amarillo. Tex, where he will ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-04

habitants. This means great wealth and
prosperity for the southwest.
THE farmers will plant about 95 per
cent more cotton this year than last. They
are working to exterminate the boil
weevil. the greatest pest with which they
have had to contend.
Notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary, winter wheat is in excellent condi-
ton, although it is too early to make
any forecast of the harvest. We have in
sight all the tonnage we can handle and
the southwest
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ANOTHER SANTA FE SPECIAL
Charles Spalding breaks Record Be
tween Chicago and San Antonio.

Charles Spalding, one of the firm of
Spalding Bros, the Chicago sporting
goods men, passed through Topeka at
$40 Thursday morning on a Santa Fe
special train consisting of a Pullman
and one coach, sen route from Chicago
to San Antonio, Tex.
He started from Chicago at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, and reached
Kansas City at o'clock Thursday
morning He left Kansas City at AIS
and arrived at Emporia at GAS, run
of 12S miles in $50 minutes.
Mr.. SDalding was called to San An
tonic by the serious illness of a rela-
tive. It is expected that his special
will break all records for fast time be-
tween Chicago and San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex, March 4-Charles
Spalding arrived here last night on a
special train to reach the bedsideof his
dying mother. The distance is 1885
miles, and was made through blizzard
conditions in 33 hours 80 minutes. Mr..
Spalding arrived just as his mother be-
gan to rally from her illness which it
was feared would terminate fatally be-
fore the son could arrive.
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EVERYTHING IS PROSPEROUS
B. F. Yoakum Says That Things
Look Good to Him in Texas.

New York. March Alb. F. Yoakum,
president of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad, returned to this city after
a three weeks trip through Texas and
the southwest. Mr.. Yoakllm said no
shadow had yet been cast over the pros
perity of that section of the country
Into one county, with which I am well
acquainted" said Mr.. Yoakum, more
than Sc, 900 coo has been brought during the
last year on account of the high price of
cotton. This county has about 5000 In