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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

Navigation company. General Man
ager w. H. Bancroft of the Union Pa
cif1c and Oregon Short line will re-
main at Salt Lake, having charge of
the enlarged Short line system. The
various systems comprising the Harri-
man lines will retain their present
identity as regards the maintenance
of roads, etc, but in the actual opera
ton and in the traffic scheme great
changes will be made. Thus the opera
ton of trains on the Union and South
ern Pacific roads from Reno, Nevada,
to Green River, Wyo., including the
new Lucien cutoff will come under
the operating department of the Ore
gon Short line. This placing Of this
great stretch of road under Mr.. Ban
croft's jurisdiction will, it is expected,
result in general saving of time and
expense.
In connection with this change, the
News states that Senator w. A.
Clark's road, the San Pedro, formerly
a part of the Oregon Short line, and
now being extended to Southern Cali
fornia will possibly within two months
be included in the new Short line sys-
tenn and the work of extending the
road to New Daggett, Cal, will be
rushed with all possible dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
GIVES COLUMBUS NAME
Henry Vignaud Says He Was Boast
full, Lying and Brutal,

New York, March 24-The Tribune
prints long letter addressed to White
law Reid by Henry Vignaud, first secre-
tary American embassy in Paris, in
which the writer reviews his critical
study of Columbus. published some
months ago in which he contended that
the great discoverer had concealed the
true date of his birth, which Mr.. Wig
maud declares occurred in 1851 and not
in 1895, or even 1446, as is generally sup
posed. Vignaud says that were it mere
ly a question of determining the exact
year in which Columbus was born the
subject would not have been worth the
trouble entailed, but that another ques-
ton of the utmost Importance, the truth
fitness of Columns is thus brought
into question in view of the fact that
the story of the discovery of America
as it is generally accepted is based on
the evidence supplied by Columbus him.
self
Mr.. Vignaud pronounces Columbus to
have been "boastful and lying, greedy,
violent and brutal" but declares thar
whatever his moral weakness mag
have been, he is the discoverer of Amer.
lea and that alone suffices to assure hf1
rank among those to whom grateful hui
manity raises statues. In what really
constitutes his glory, he has nothing
to fear from the corrections of history"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

E. A. Austin, trainmaster for the San
ia Fe, was over on the Ottawa cutoff
Wednesday. He is expected back today.
]. NJ Meade. chief engineer of the east
ern grand division of the Santa Fe, has
returned from a short business trip to
Kansas City.
H. l. Adams, clerk in the office of J.
W. White, auditor of disbursements for
the Santa Fe, has S, returned from short
w. n. Millison of the office of W. J.
Healy, freight auditor for the Santa Fe,
is absent from work in that office this
week on account of sickness.
]. W. White, auditor of disbursements
for the Santa Fe, is expected back today
from a short business trip to the head
quarters of the road in Chicago
Z. F. Erbacher of the Santa F'e freight
auditing department, is absent from work
this week on account of sickness in his
family. Mr.. Erbacher's home is in St.
Marys.
j. D. NJ. Hamilton, claims attorney for
the Santa Fe, with headquarters in To-
two weeks trip to California on business
for the company.
George Lincoln, travelling passenger
agent for the Chicago and Great Western
business for his company. Mr.. Lincoln
has his headquarters at Kansas City.
William H. Barnes, travelling passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad,
passed through Topeka Wednesday on his
way home from the west. Mr.. Barnes
headquarters are located at Kansas City.
L. E. Stansfield clerk in the office of
w. ]. Healy, freight auditor for the San
ia Fe, resigned his position in that office
Wednesday. Mr.. Stausfield will leave
shortly for California where he has Sc
cured work with another company.
Rev ]. p White of Topeka will address
the Sunday afternoon meeting this week
at the rooms of the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
Special music has been arranged for and
an exceptionally good meeting is looked
forward to. All members of the associa-
ton are invited to come and bring u
friend.
F. S. Savage, advertising agent for the
Santa Fe, is in receipt of a copy of the
first issue of THE Earth, a new mag
azine that is being published at the head
quarters of the road in Chicago. The
magazine consists of fourteen pages of
photographs and reading matter concern
ing the southwest and the southern Pa
cific coast. It is the Santa Fe's intention
to develop this new paper until it be-
the New York Centrafs -Four Track
News. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
HUBBARD IS DEAD.
Previous Reports Regarding the Ex-
plorer Confirmed.

Williamstown. Mass, March 24.-The
report of the death of Leonidis Hub
bard, jr., assistant editor of Outing,
while on an exploring expedition in
Labrador, was confirmed today by a
letter received by relative of A. Dillon
Wallace, former Williamstown man,
who is the surviving white man of the
party The letter was written by Wal
lace at North west river, in December,
nearly two months after the death of
Hubbard, and it tells of his death and
of the narrow escape of Wallace.
While in the deep interior Hubbard's
strength failed him, and the party
started back, hoping to reach provisions.
When Hubbard could go no further,
Wallace and George, the Indian guide,
made him comfortable and went on for
provisions and assistance. Wallace
found a quantity of flour which the par
ty left on it's way in about IL miles from
the place where Hubbard was left, and
started back with it. while George went
forty miles beyond to find a party of
trappers. On the return trip Wallace
lost his way in the deep snow and was
near death and out of his mind when
found by Georges party. Wallace soon
regained his strength, but Hubbard died
the same day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
OATS HERE.
Mr.. COburn Shows That Kansas
Production Is Small.
Remarkably Slight Increase in
Acreage i'll 80 Years.
THE KIND TO GROW.
Three Particular Kinds Adapt
ed to Kansas.
Great Gain in New and Improv-
ed Varieties.
THE KIND TO GROW.

NJ A. Carleton. cerealist of the United
States bureau of plant industry, gives
advice to the Kansas farmers on the
Improvement of the Dat Crop" in the
quarterly report of the Kansas state
board of agriculture, which has just
been issued.
Mr.. Carleton says in his contribution
to the report that MAPS recently pre-
pared in the office of cereal investiga-
tions of the bureau of plant industry,
illustrating the distribution of this crop
in the United States. do not seem to in
dictate that as large a production of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
SWINDLED NATIVES.
Germans Brought Trouble on Them
selves in Africa.

Berlin, March 24.-The Deutsche Kolo-
niablatt, official organ of the colonial Of
flee, printed an extra edition today con-
tanning numerous official reports of the
Herrero uprising in German Southwest
Africa, confirming the Associated Press
cable dispatches regarding the causes of
the trouble.
Herr Duff, a local magistrate of Wynd-
hook, reporting under date Of March 3,
says:
so far the causes are concerned I
believe I am not mistaken in attributing
them chiefly to the reckless methods of
wandering traders in collecting debts in
Herreroland- This is proved by the state
ments of natives Immediately before the
outbreak and whites intimately ac-
quainted with the circumstances The
traders proceed with reckless injustice
against their customers, either taking
their cattle in payment of debts at too
low valuation or else Selling animals
which did not belong to the debtors. It
is reported that traders pa1med them
selves off among the Hereros as govern
ment officials and threatened the natives
with punishment If their debts were not
paid. The tirnid natives submitted with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
NEW ORIENT COACHES.
Larger and Stronger Than the
Average Passenger Cars.

Wichita, Kan, March 24.-The Orient
has just received a number of large
passenger, mail and baggage coaches
and is putting them to use on the line
between here and Fairview, o. r..
These coaches are made extraordinary
lily strong and have all of the latest
inventions, attachments and improve
ments.
There are two special combination
mail and baggage coaches now in the
Missouri Pacific yards which belong to
the Orient. These are 60 feet in length
and are most artisticslly arranged. At
a glance they appear to be fully twice
as large as an ordinary car and are
placed on higher trucks than are us
ually seen. The cars are especially
painted and each coach contains the
words Port StilwelI' on either side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

grain is grown in certain favorable por-
tons Of this country as might and
the state of Kansas. There is a consid-
cradle production in a belt passing from
Sumner county and Cowley county on
the south to Jewell and Republic coun-
ties on the north, and thence eastward
to DOnfphan county; also a compare
lively large production in the extreme
southeastern portion of the state Out
side of these areas, however, the Oat
production of the state is comparatively
very small, but no doubt could be made
much larger, to the advantage of the
farmer. From statistics compiled under
the direction of F. D. Coburn, secretary
of the Kansas board of agriculture, a
cross section sheet has been prepared,
giving the acreage of corn, wheat and
oats in Kansas for thirty years, or in
Guiding the years 1874-19O3, and this
shows the change in acreage from year
to year, furnishing an additional fact Of
Importance. Not only is the oat crop
less than it ought to be, but there has
been a remarkably slight increase in
the acreage during all these thirty years
in this state; during the same time the
increase in the acreage of wheat and
corn has been very great.
The Texas Red oat is now by far the
most common variety grown in this
state, and was apparently introduced
chiefly because of it's resistance to rust,
though it has other excellent qualities.
II ID no uOuDI 1ueUllcdl WITH the COM
mon Red Rust proof oat of the south,
and probably came originally from Tex
as. We have had map prepared
showing the distribution of this variety
in the United States. It shows that it
holds about the same rank in Kansas
in the southern states. While par
allel drawn exactly through the middle
of the United States would place Kan
sas chiefly in the south rather than in
the north, it is nevertheless doubtful if
this southern oat is the best variety for
the state, though it has filled it's place
admirably and has probably been large
ly the means of keeping the Kansas oat
crop even up to its present production.
The use of the best varieties is one of
the most important things in the culti-
walton of any crop. While our present
knowledge of the value of different
kinds for various portions of the coun-
try is yet very incomplete there is at
least no doubt that there are certain
varieties that could be introduced into
a large portion of Kansas with the re-
suit Of greatly increased yield, such
varieties at the same time being much
more valuable to their quality of
grain. To choose the best variety for
any district several qualities are to be
considered, such as general hardness,
rust, dry weather, etc. The quality of
yield is very often, if not always, a COM
parative one; so that if a variety is very
hardy and early in ripening, the yield
will be likewise good, it's earliness al
lowing it to escape various insect and
fungus attacks which diminish the
yield, and its hardness always giving
it a good average yield from year to
year, though the yield for any particular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

Of his plan. 1t is claimed by Mr.. Glenn
that the road he has planned will save
nearly 500 miles in the distance between
Atlantic and Pacific, and that the total
cost of building and equipping the pro-
posed line would be well within $780,
0000 900. 1t would pass through coun-
try well settled and which would fur
nish sufficient business to pay a hand
some return on the investment required.
Mr.. Glenn's plan contemplates in ad-
dition to the railroad a line Of passenger
and freight steamers from Brunswick,
Ca, to Europe, and from San Diego,
Cal, to the Orient.
The moneyed men to whom this
scheme has been submitted are inter
ested and are now engaged in making
the necessary Investigations. Mr.. Glenn
came to New York with the cordial in
dorsement of the Southern immigration
society, for whom he has done much
work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
WILL TRANSFER MoHLER.
Hartman Reorganization Will Make
Him Vice President of q. P.

Salt Lake City. Utah, March "a
The Deseret News says that on a date
in the near future, probably April 1,
great changes involving practically
the whole of the Hartman system, so
far as the general operating scheme of
the system is concerned will go into
effect. The following changes, it is
stated, have been decided upon: Presi-
dent A l.. Mohler of the Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation company, now at
Portland, Ore, will go to Omaha as
vice president of the Union Pacific.
Assistant General Manager E. E. Cal
vim, of the Oregon Short line, now at
Salt Lake, will go to Portland as vice
president of the Oregon Railroad &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

year may not be as good as that of
other kinds.
Among the earliest of varieties
grown in this country is one known
as the Early Burt, rather commonly
grown in portions of the south. It is
an excellent. sort simply because of its
earliness, especially in districts where
there is liable to be a large amount of
rust or where the dry weather sets in
early. In experiments by the United
States department of agriculture, the
variety called Prince Edward Island
has given excellent results from the
standpoint of earliness. According 10
experiments by this department in
Kansas and Maryland, during the past
season, the ten varieties out of nearly
100 that ripened the earliest were as
follows, given in the order of earli-
ness. Prince Edward Island Early
Burt, Early White, Sixty Day, Alaska,
North Finnish Black, Texas Rust
proof. Perm introduced from Russia
by this Department., Black Rust
proof, Black Hussar.
Three particular varieties of oats
introduced by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, and already
fairly well established in this country,
in a large majority of instances that
it is desirable to call special attention
to them. These are the Swedish Sc
lect. Sixty Day, and North Finnish
Black.
1.-THE Swedish Select, pedigree
variety, coming directly from northern
Russia. but originating in Sweden, is
for general purposes probably the best
of the three. 1t has given really re-
markable results in Montana, and is
now well known as by far the best
variety throughout Wisconsin. At the
experiment station at Madison, Wis,
during four seasons this variety has
proved to be much the best out of Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
LIMIT THEIR POWER.
Texas Railroad Commission Cannot
Annul Rock Island Contract.

The United States circuit court of APP
peals at New Orleans has confirmed the
decision of the circuit court for north
Texas in the case of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad company and
the Rosenbaum Grain company The
Texas railroad commission ordered the
railroad company to discontinue the
practice of transferring grain at Fort
Worth and storing it in the Rosenbaum
warehouse for shipment to Galveston,
the Rock Island making proportional
rates of $3.50 per car to the grain COM
pany. The Rosenbaum company enjoin-
ed the Rock Island from breaking its
contract and the federal courts have
made the injunction permanent and de-
MED the authority of the railroad COM
mission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
sEMAPHoRE FAILED.
Resulted in Ditching of Santa Fe
Train at Wichita

Wichita, Kas., March 24-Owing to
the sernaphore system at the Rock Is
land and Santa F'e crossing at Lincoln
street refusing to work, second No. IS
of a Santa Fe passenger train was
ditched. There was no one injured.
The track was torn up for quite dis
lance. but owing to the slow rate of
speed that was being maintained none
of the coaches or the locomotive were
overturned. The engine and mail car
left the track. 1t required several hours
in which to get the train righted and
again on it's way. The damage to the
track was repaired without any delay
to other trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

and began the extensive betterments
which resulted in the rebuilding of
the system, the deferring of dividends
and the recent sensa tiona1 Keene pool
in Southern Pacific stock. Under his
management as general manager and
as fourth vice president and general
manager nearly $40. 1000. 900 has been ex-
pended upon the system. When c. NJ.
Hays was retired as president of the
road, Mr.. Hartman selected Mr..
Kruttschnitt to be fourth vice praSi-
dent, representing Mr.. Hartman as
nreSident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
NOT ON THE PROGRAMME
Rock Island Bonds Not to Pay for
California Line

Vice President Warren says the
Rock Island company has no intention
of using any portion of the proceeds
of the new bonds for the construction
of a line from Ell Paso to California.
The only new work the company is do
ing at present is the completion of the
line between Kansas City and st.
Louis. Several millions of dollars, he
says, have been spent during the last
year in the Improvement of the lines
owned and controlled by the Rock
Island, and they are now in excellent
physical condition, which will enable
the company to operate them hereaf-
ter at a much smaller cost, and with
fairly good business net earnings will
make a much better showing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

There is a through sleeper running
every day from Kansas City over the
Frisco System and Southern Railway
to Jacksonville, Fla. This is the old
esta blished line.
Many new and attractive features in
Florida tours this winter.
Full information will be given on au-
p1ication to
WIN. FLANNELLY, T. P. A.,
Board of Trade building,
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
rnAammatory Rheumatism Cured

William Shaffer, a brakeman of DENIM
son, O., was confined to mis- bed for sew
eral weeks with infiammatory rheuma-
tisrn II used many remedies" he says
FINALLY sent to McCaw's drug store for
a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, at
which time I was unable to use hand or
90 to work as happy as a clam For sale
by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
SAN DIEGO SCHEME.
Canadian Promoter Would Build New
Transcontinental Railroad.

New York, March 24.-An air line rail-
road between Brunswick, Ga, and San
Diego, Cal, is the scheme in which
Francis Wayland Glenn former mem
Der of the Canadian parliament, is
seeking to interest New York and Eng
fish capital. 1t is said that Mr.. Glenn
is meeting with fair success and has
interested capital in New York sufficient
to inaugurate searching investigation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
KRUTTscHN1rT's HISTORY.
He Has Risen Rapidly in the Employ
of Hartman Lines.

Julius Kruttschnitt, the new traffic
director of the Hartman lines, was
born in New Orleans, in July, 1854, and
is a graduate from the engineering
school of the Washington and Lee I'M
iyersity. His entire railroad expert
ence has been in the west and south
west, and since 1895 he has risen rap
idly in the esteem of Mr.. Hartman.
During that year he was made general
manager of all Southern Pacific lines,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

No New Rails Until the Whole Line
Is Rebuilt

The Central Branch roadmasters have
for some time been asking for new rails
to replace old rails at different points
on the road. The roadmasters have just
received similarly worded letters saying
that they must get along as well as they
can without new rails for the present;
that when anything in that line is done
on the Central Branch new S5-pound
steel rails will be put down from one
end of the line to the other.-Atchison
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
CONDUCTOR WANTS DAMAGES
Was Arrested for Stealing Coffee and
Proved His Innocence.

Benjamin Wood. a conductor on the
National road of Mexico. who was ar
rested for a theft of coffee on a train
ne was running, established the fact
that he did not take charge of the train
until the freight was stolen. He has
sued the company for $4,000 damages,
and the Order of Railway Conductors
has advised that it will furnish funds
Cor the prosecution of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
settle the Smear Rate war.

General freight agents of the west
ern roads have gone to New Orleans
to hold a conference with the gulf
roads to bring about a settlement of
the present sugar rate war. The rate
between the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers. which is the basing rate, is now
only cents a hundred pounds The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

years 1901 and 1902, while in 1902 alone,
a season of adverse conditions, the
yield per acre of this variety was 72.2
bushels, twenty-four bushels more
than the highest yield of the remain
ing varieties. The average yield of
this variety for the three years, 1901,
1902 and 1908, at this same experiment
station, was 5S.5 bushels. The Swedish
Select oat, on the same station farm,
yielded 63.8 bushels in 1903"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
CALIFORNIA $500

Tickets on sale during March and
April This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points, Good in tourist sleep
ers and free chair cars. Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full information and free litera-
ftIre address 7. L. KING.
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out lodging complaints with the govern
ment. The hatred against the traders
thus gathered force and was transferred
to all Germans
Chief Judge Richter of Wyndhoek. Ger
man Southwest Africa, who was acting
governor during Governor Leutweins alb
sence, while quelling the BondeIswart up
rising, also expresses the opinion that the
Herros rebellion is due Ito the violent
actions of wandering traders in the coli
lection of debts.''
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rate before the war was II cents, but
some of the roads want 1t advanced to
promise probably will be effected on
the II cent rate.