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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Every ne of the various traffic Off
Gals wants to create the impression
that he lives in the greatest section of
the country ever discovered. To be near
the visitors and listen to them for a
few minutes, a stranger would soon
think that the Santa Fe railroad ira
versed a veritable Garden of Eden
The office of General Freight Agent
]. r. Koontz is the headquarters for the
traffic men, and the operating officials
are holding their meetings at the time
card room in the general office building.
George T. Nicholson, general pas
senger traffic manager, reached To-
peka today al noon on passenger train
No. 5. He will remain only this after
noon and tomorrow morning and will
not be here for the banquet given to
the railroad men by the commercial
club tomorrow night.
There is no special significance to
my trip to Topeka this time" said Mr..
Nicholson to a reporter for the State
journal 81 am here particularly for
the purpose of attending the time
card meeting. We take up the pas
senger time card changes this after
noon and the freight changes will
come up later"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
LOCAL MENTION.

The Lincoln Circle Literary club will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Galbraith at 1915 West Sixth avenue.
Regular banquet date.
S. T. Cole and NJ. Bement of Ottawa s
volunteer fire department, were in To-
peka today on their way to Manhattan,
where the state convention of volunteer
firemen is being held. Mr.. Cole and Mr..
Bement visited the Topeka fire depart
ment while here.
The appraisers for the Fifth ward sew
err have completed their work and are now
appraising the property on the proposed
Twelfth street pavement between Kansas
avenue and Monroe.
B. F. Golden and a party of Topeka cap
itaIists have gone down into Texas and
louisiana to view the rice fields. They
may decide to make some investments in
rice lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
FIRE LOSS FIGURES.
Chief Wilmarth Complies Facts for the
Insurance Trust.

At the request of the Eldridge in
surance rating bureau. Fire Marshal
Wilmarth has compiled a statement
showing the total amount of fire losses
and insurance since 1880.
Exclusive of the year 1904, the re-
port makes the following showing:
Total fire losses. ......$ S47,S27.56
Insurance involved -. 7,147,514.0O
Insurance paid $1,000. 630,650.44
Property endangered :. 13,32S,477.00
This is an average loss of about
$3.50 a year. The total fire loss for
the fiscal year ending 1904 is of course
very heavy because of the Parkhurst-
Davis fire. More than half as much
damage has been done in the year
1904 than in all the twenty-four pre-
ceding years put together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
KILLS COW, BEATS WIFE
Afterward Henry Gruber Gets a 80
Day Jail Sentence.

Henry Gruber assaulted and beat his
wife and killed COW this morning and
is now in the county Jail for 80 days in
which time he will be expected to sober
up.
Gruber has been terrorizing the neigh
borhood on East Fourth street where
he lives for many months and mas twice
assaulted his neighbor, Charles Swear
ingen, and been arrested and tried in
the city court. Once he stabbed Swear
ingen-
Gruber had been drinking and started
on a terrorizing spree this morning. He
was arrested by the police. A few days
ago the jury in the district court found
Gruber guilty of assaulting Swearingen.
When Judge Hazen heard of it he sent
Sheriff Lucas after Gruber and passed
a 80 day sentence on Gruber. Gruber
was too much intoxicated to know what
was going on in the court room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
The President Expects to Call a Con-
ference at The Hague.

Washington, Sept. 26.-President Roose-
velt's announcement on Saturday to the
delegates of the Interparliamentary I'm
ion that at an early date he would invite
the nations of the world to send delegates
to a second peace conference whose work
should be supplemental to that of the
conference at The Hague, is regarded as
historic advance toward the adjustment
of International difficulties through the
medium of arbitration. Quite naturally,
the question rose as to how soon the
president might call the conference. He
did not indicate in his address the proba-
Bile time of his issuance of the call, but
it can be stated that he will not await the
conclusion of peace between Japan and
Russia, both signatories to The Hague
convention, before issuing his call It
is his present intention In about six weeks
to bring the matter to the attention of the
world, with view to ascertaining their
desires as to the time and place OF hold
ing the second conference These prelim-
mary inquiries will be made through the
department of state. AS soon thereafter
as the replies received shall warrant, the
president will issue his formal call for the
conference, which probably will be early
in the coming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
ALL is LOVELY.
That LIS the Song Santa Fe Men
Sing Today.
Fifty Officials Bre Already on
the Ground.
MORE ARE COMING.
They Represent Traffic Depart
ment of the System.
Commercial Club Banquet Post
pOned Till Tuesday.

Topeka is the mecca of the Santa Fe
railroad men today.
Freight and traffic officials from all
points along the line of that railroad
from Chicago to Albuquerque are gath
ering here for the time card meeting
with the operating officials of the road
from the same territory.
Fifty of the Santa Fe railroad officials
nave arrived in the city since last night
and during the day. More will reach
here this afternoon and tonight.
The banquet of the Commercial club to
the Santa Fe officials which was to
have been at the Copeland hotel to-
night, has been postponed until tomor-
row night, on account of the inability
of w. B. Biddle, freight traffic man.
ager of the system to reach Topeka to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
DEMOCRATS MAKE NOMINATIONS
They Select Three Candidates for the
Legislature.

The Shawnee county Democrats met
Saturday afternoon at the rooms of the
Democratic F'lambeau club and made
nomination for representatives in the
three districts as follows:
Representative Thirty-seventh dis
trict, ]. E. Billiard.
Representative Thirty eighth district,
Hugh Lawlor.
Representative Thirty-ninth district,
M. McCauley.
The nominations for the three county
commissioners will be made by the CEN
trail committee. William Quail, who
was a candidate against Frank Harri-
son. the Republican candidate for COM
missioner in the country district court
of the Kansas river two years ago, was
nominated again but declined the NOM
inatiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
A MORPHINE VICTIM.
Further Particulars Regarding Suicide
OF George Davis.

London, Sept. 26.-The inquest over
the remains of George Alexander Davis
of Boston. Mass, who was found dead
In a London hotel September g. today
resulted i'm a verdict of suicide while
sane" 1t transpired that Davis was a
ried August s, and that he arrived with
his wife in England September IA.
Davis broke off the morphine habit
prior to his marriage but again became
a victim to it. He left letters saying it
was impossible to cure himself and that
he had determined to commit suicide.
This he did by cutting his arm with a
razor and then swapping the artery
with a pair of scissors after taking
a hyperdermic injection of morphine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
w. Is. BiddIe of Chicago Freight Traf-
fic Manager of Santa F'e System.

General Manager H. u. Nudge will
remain in the city until after the meet
ings and the banquet tomorrow night
Wednesday he will make another in
Spection trip on the Southern Kansas
lines.
1.-THE traffic officials are meeting
with the operating officials for the
purpose of getting the two depart
other" said Mr.. Nudge. 1.-The time
card changes will be the main feature
of the business. The new card will
so into effect on Nov. IS. Aside from
changing the California Limited from
semi-weekly service to daily service,
there will be few changes made and
those only on branch lines. The work
and business of the road is moving
smoothly
George b. Harris. president of the
burlington railway system of Chicago
is in Topeka today. He came at noon
from st. Joseph in his private car over
the Rock Island. He has been in the
city all the afternoon and will go to
Kansas City tonight at o'clock.
Mr.. Harris is another of the formerly
from Kansas men. In the eighties he
was general manager of the Santa F'e
railroad and lived at Topeka. He is
another of the men who have pushed
their way to the top by hard work and
application to business. As president
of the Burlington railroad system he is
at the head of one of. the best of west
ern railroad properties, and has charge
of about 5000 miles of railroad.
Mr. Harris has property interests in
Topeka, and occasionally comes to To-
peka to attend to them.
Today, however, he met the traffic
officials of the Santa Fe who are hav-
ing a meeting in this city The state
ment is given out that Mr. Harris
visit to Topeka at this time has no spe-
cial significance. but he has neverthe-
less spent considerable time with the
Santa Fe men. Whether on business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
BUY WHEAT ON COAST.l
Eastern MiIlers Cross Mountains for
Their Supplies.

San Francisco, Sept. 26-According to
the Examiner agents of Chicago
grain house are here buying wheat for
the eastern market. 1t is said that 300,-
600 bushels of wheat have been bought
in Oregon and Washington for ship
ments east and that 100000 bushels of
wheat have also been purchased in Or
egon and Washington by eastern buy
ers for shipment to the east. These
western purchases of wheat, one of the
agents is quoted as saying, can not af-
feet the Chicago grain market. There
is a shortage east for the millers and
the purchases on the Pacific coast are
to supply the urgent demands of the
eastern millerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
LUCAS TO HAVE NEW DOOR.
Will Be More Difficult to Get Into Jail
as Well as Out.

Sheriff Lucas will have new door to
the county Jail, and one that will in
some RESPECTS resemble the front por-
tails of a joint.
The door will be of heavy steel bars
and will be at the outer entrance to
the prisoners part of the Jail. At
night, and at other times when neces-
sary. the door will be kept locked and
people who wish to enter the Jail of
their own free will will be examined
through the bars by the jailer before
thew a re admitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
Decides i'm Favor of Miners.

aa Fer ssP the s1dgs Gray
anthracite coal miners on the check
weighman question and which had pre-
viously been adjudicated by Carroll d.
Wright in favor OF the miners, has also
decided the issue in the same way HIS
decision was received by both w. /. Con-
nelly and T. d. Nichols, president and
secretary respectively of the board of
Cancellation. The former represented the
operators and the latter the miners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
Moss Hearing Is Postponed.

The application of A. G. Moss for a per-
init to sell liquor at the old Gish drug
store on East Fourth street. will not be
heard in the probate court until October
"a The hearing was to have been last Fri
day and a postponement was allowed by
Judge Hayden at the request of Secretary
Later Judge Hayden found that Moss had
not published the notice of his applca-
ton 80 days in advance. as required py
law. Moss had to start over again. When
the hearing comes up the issuance of a
permit will be fought by the Temperance
union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
Ar THE WORLDS FAIR.

Subscribers to the State Jourhai
visiting the Worlds Fair may hHNe
the paper mailed regularly eacn oaS
60 any address I'm ST. Louis nc the rate
of thirty cents n month the last
edition Of the State Journal reaches
ST Louis the following morning Inc
paper can be sent care OF the Kansas
building IL desired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

or merely for the purpose of renewing
old acquaintance cannot be stated.
To reporter Mr.. Harris said:
ST still have a friendly feeling for
Topeka, and come back occasionally. /
am glad to hear of the prosperity your
people of Kansas are enjoying
Mr.. Harris took luncheon today at
the Copeland hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
MATT EDMoNDs PRESIDED.
Jefferson County Republican Leader
Presides at Harvey Meeting.

Major A. M. Harvey. fusion nominee for
congress in the First district, made
speech at McLouth, Jefferson county, Sat
IlrClay night Jefferson county is consider
ed as a Curtis stronghold and it has been
predicted that Congressman Curtis viii
RIM better there than anywhere else in
the district outside of Topeka. 1t was a
notable fact, however. that Major Har-
veys meeting was presided over by Matt
from that district and who is one of the
leading Republicans of Jefferson county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
WITH PAIR OF sUsPENDERs.
Miss Stewart of Girard Commits Sui
eide in Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo-. Sept 2s.-Miss
Annie c. Stewart, a music teacher OF
C,irard. Kan, committed suicide last
night by strangling herself with a pair
of suspenders. 1t is supposed that Ill
health and dependency, brought on
by overwork were the causes for her
act.
Miss Stewart was AZ years of age
She came to Kansas City about two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Boston Traveller: It is curious to
note that Japan has ordered 10000
boxes of American tin plates. If they
were cheaper in England she would
buy them there If they are cheaper
here than in England. what is the
reason for a duty? The tariff is a
wonderful problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
Mrs. Russell Sage Ill.

New York, Sept. 26.-It became
known today that Mrs. Russell Sage is
seriously i'll at her home on Fifth ave-
nue. as the result of fall that hap
pened 10 DAYS ago. Owing to her
years it is feared that her strength
will be severely taxed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Walmer Castle, Kent, Sept. 26.-1:3o 2:
M-The improvement in the condition Of
Lady Curzon shown this morning has
been maintained. The nurses are said to
be fairly able to keep up Lady Curzon S
strength, while the oxygen treatment Is
proving helpful. If a. collapse can be pre-
vented within the next "a hours the doc
tors will have hopes of her recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
EMPLOYEES Get Worlds Fair Trip.

The Continental Creamery company
will take about 20 of its employees to st.
Louis during the week of the National
Buttermakers' association, paying all Of
their expenses including their sleeper
fare. The field superintendent who are
scattered over Kansas and Oklahoma and
the heads of the various departments viii
he ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Railroad wrecks with attendant loss
of life have become so frequent and
are so much alike that it puzzles the
newspaper headliner to present them
in other than a worn out fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

According to the Railway Age" Tex
as has usuTped the place long held by
Illinois in railroad mileage The latter
state is now credited with 11,517 miles
of steam railway track, including the
elevated roads in Chicago, while the
former has IL $50 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Sarah Coan, aged rs years, died at
the Santa Fe hospital on Sunday
morning from injuries which she re-
ceived by being struck by Santa Fe
train at the depot at Emporia on Fri
day Her home was at Howard, Kas..
to which place the body was sent this
morning for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Gen. Corbin in his annual report as
serts that the cost of living has in
creased greatly. A joint debate be
tween the general and. Carroll D.
Wright might be arranged to take the
place of the regular campaign meth
dds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Margaret Elizabeth, the baby daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young,
of 523 West Eighth avenue, died sun
day morning. The funeral was held
this afternoon at o'clock. Burial in
Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
For Raiding Secondhand Store.

Dudley Christopher, charged with
breaking into Goldberg's secondhand
store and stealing goods is on trial
in the district court today before a
Jury Christopher is a young colored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
Former senator Chandler Hurt.

Warner, N. H, Sept 26.-Former
Senator William z. Chandler is suf-
fering from a fracture of both bones
of his left forearm, through having
been struck by the crank of his auto
mobile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Editor Bryan is not saying much for
Parker in THE Commoner," but he is
hammering Roosevelt as hard as posi-
BILE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Lofty Ambition.-''It is your duty" said
the earnest man. Ito assist in leading the
world to higher things"
Well answered the beef-packer, lam
I not doing my best? Look at the price of
meat. ashington Star,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

There are several things which by
the terms of the existing agreement we
can make Cuba do. but we can't make
her trade with US.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
MIR. stubbs at Home.

Chairman w. r. Stubs of the Republic
can state central committee returned to-
day from New York. He says Roosevelt
will surely carry that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

That Democratic whirlwind that was
10 sweep the country is a long time in
getting started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26
sbavnee TEACHERS Dates.

The Shawnee County Teachers as
ISOLATION will meet on the following
dates: October s, November 5, Feb
ruary 4, December 3, January Z,
March 4, April 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Republicans insist that Indiana is not
On doubtful state: so do the Democrats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

Scripture Notwithstanding of tax as
SCISSOR who had been waylaid and shot by
robbers, Brother Dickey said: How truly
do de Bible say De way of de tax as
SCISSOR is hardI'-AtIanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

$3.50 to st. Louis and Return.
Via Rock Island System. Tickets IN
sale daily, except Friday and SaturdSv
good T. days in st. Louis,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-26

There are some good men on the
Republican ticket and the editor of
this paper is going to vote for them
but it will be a scratched ticket, and
there will be thousands and thous-
ands Ike it in the ballot box on the
night of November Sth.
A good soft lead pencil will greatly
improve the state ticket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

lation and problems intimately associ- ated with the nationa l progress are worked out year by year. The Aemri- can Agricultural State Experiment Station Is unique in its organization management and relation to the farm ing community. The fundamental principal of the organization is CO., operation between different centers and between the farmers and the manage ment. While list of agricultural ex- pertinent stations in foreign countries recently compiled by the Department of Agriculture enumerates 720 indi- vidual institutions of one kind and another that may be classed under sucha head, few of them in their per sonal, equipment of scope or work approach the American station. Nearly every civilized country now has its in stitutions for research in agriculture, the one notable exception being Greece. Russia. which is usually regarded as one of the backward nations in matters educational, has the largest number of seperate agencies for investigation and experiment. Japan, in Asia, vies with British India and Russia in her efforts to intelligently direct the forces of Ma lures flora for the benefit of her hus- bandmen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

governmental powers has been found Very few of them, however, show executive ability. and some of them be- tray obstinate ineff1ciency and inactivi- ty. The tendency everywhere in the | East is In the direction of one-man power; and, too often in the Philip pines. the Mayor or Provincial Govern or dominates everything. so far as he can. He Is very ready with promises; but as some ont has said, the Filipino never says mo-, but never does yes" When asked for information he studies you. and is inclined to give you the an- swer he thinks you want. Indirect ness is a trait and the giving of gifts by the subjects to those in authority a custom common in the Philippines. From instinct the Filipino agrees with the boodler's opinion that there Is no use in holding an office unless 1t can be turned to profit. It Is hard for Fili- pinos to understand that the giving of presents to Government officials is not right: 1t Is very difficult for them to believe that a man, because he happens to be white. has any scruples against 1t, They look with a measure of con- tempt upon man who refuses
 Keeping Clocks Correct.
 The Western Union Telegraph Com pany receives about $1,0O0, 900 year for keeping 70,O00 clocks correct, charging for SO doing $15 per year for each clock. These are set at noon each day by an automatic arrangement in each electric equipment, which re- spends to the beat of the sidereal clock In the Naval Observatory when its hands point to 12 and lets the time current go. few minutes before this hour business over the Western Union wires Is suspended, and operators throughout the country put their in- struments in shape to form an un- broken circuit from the observatory to every place where ticks a clock to he electrically influenced There is hush over all the great telegraphic system. Then the time bell strikes, and in- stantly the time message flashes over the wires It is 12 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
PURE FOOD IN ITALY.
A Society Which Puts Its Stamp on
 Approved Articles.

There was established in Genoa. Italy, some five years ago by private parties an enterprise called the Con- trollo Permanente Italiano. the Italian Society of Permanent Chemical Inspec- tion. for the analysis of food products and official certifcation of their purity according to a recent Consular report The commercial firms subscribing to it stamp their food products with its guarantee, and purchaser has at any time the right to request free an analysis of any sample he may send in. The enterprise has obtained the adherence of a very considerable num- Der of the best houses, and controls food preparations to the number of 500 different kinds. It is expected that the confidence thus aroused will give the subscribers a great advantage over others in the market. and,. should the system become general. 1t would also greatly smooth the way of the in spection of Italian food products in the United States