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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
POOR RUSSELL SAGE.
Wants His Assessment Reduced
from 100000 to 100000.

New York. April DIR. John r
Mum called at the tax department to-
day on behalf of Russell Sage. Mr..
Sage wants his assessment reduced
from 50, 900, 600 to $500 900. Dr. Mum
told the commissioners that Mr.. Sage
was not able to leave the house at
present, but that he would probably be
able to get out within a couple Of
weeks. The commissioners thereupon
gave Mr. Sage an extension of time in
which to make his application for the
reduction until April Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

swallowed up the Memphis and it in
turn was taken in by the Rock Island
system. Then those who had followed
the career of Mr.. WincheI found their
faith in him justified when he was
named as vice president in charge Of
the Rock Island-Frisco group of rail-
roads, the largest railroad system un-
der one management in the country
And now he has climbed another step.
1t has been only a few years since
MI Winchel was the assistant general
passenger agent of the Memphis. Last
October he became traffic director of
the greatest single railroad system i'm
the country There We're but three
similar positions in the country. A. q
Bird of the Gould lines, ]. c. St1bhs
or the Hartman lines and Darius Mil
Ter of the Burlington.
Mr.Winchelrs career has been mark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
ROCK ISLAND GETS e1LMoRE
st. Louis Man Chosen for the Position
of Master MECHANIC.

Mr. T N Gilmore, master mechanic
of the st. Louis Terminal Railroad as
ISOLATION, has rendered his resignation
in order to accept a similar position
with the Rock Island system. Mr.. Will
liam Miller, brother of Mr.. Henry Mil
Ter who has charge of the Burlington
lines in Missouri, has been appointed
his successor and Will enter upon his
new duties April 1. Mr.. Miller comes
from the Colorado Midland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
F. Adams Working at Albuquerquo

W. II. Mohr, superintendent Of build
ings of Los Angeles and F. H. Adams,
civil engineer of Topeka, have been
busy all day figuring on the rebuilding
and enlargement of the car shops in
this city which were recently destroy
ed by fire. They have been going over
the ground, taking measurements, etc
and the work will commence on the
new car shops as soon as they can
make their reports and get the ap-
prevail of the highest officials. AIbE-
querque will have the finest car shops
Of any division point on the Santa Fe
sYstem.-Albuquerqu Citizen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
Grief for Newton Enginemen.

The night shift Of engine hostlers
were uD against plenty of grief last
night. says the Newton Kansan. Three
accidents occurred during the night
An engine was run off the turntable.
and in righting her the pilot was
smashed. another was bumped into an
obstruction and the cylinder jacket on
one side torn off, and the third was de-
rallied in the west yards. The tearing
up of about sixty feet of track was all
the damage caused by the derailment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
PLAYINe AT PoLIT1os.
Rock Island Takes a Hand at the
New York Legislature.

Albany, n. Y, April Measures are
being taken by the Rock Island rail-
road 20 defeat the bill urged by the
savings banks association of the state
to withdraw the new Rock Island bond
issue of S1e3. 100000 from the field of
savings banks investment.
80 successful are the arguments ad-
vanced by the agents of the railroad
that the bill was sent back to commit
tee in the assembly today. The predic-
ton is made about the legislature that
1t will never get out again. The same
bill was advanced to third reading in
the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
RATES TO KANSAS POINTS.
Railroads Lower the Schedules for
Texas Cattle Shipments.

Fort Worth. Tex, April 1.-Informa-
ton was received in Fort Worth to-
day by the different railroads to the
effect that a combination rate has been
decided upon on live stock shipments.
AS a result the railroads will at once
authorize as the rate on stock cattle
from Texas and Pacific points to Kan
sas points in group a combination OF
locals through Fort Worth. This makes
the through rate lower than it was I'M
der the old rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
LECTURE De LUXE
E. w. Howe, the Editor of the
AtchlsOn Globe,
Will Speak on 9" People 1 Have
Known
A NOVEL AFFAIR.
Wants to Get Better Acquaint-
ed With County.
A Number from Over State May
Visit Effingham.

Effingham, the place where the
County High school is and the New
Lear is published, is preparing for a
Big Event. z. w. Howe of the Auchi-
son Globe will talk Monday evening
and a number of Atchison people with
good natural and well cultivated voices
will sing.
A number of Topeka folks are talk
ing of going over on the afternoon
train Monday at 4:45. ARRIVING in Atchi-
son in time to take the Effingham spe-
cial which viii leave at o'clock and
return to Atchison the same evening.
Mr.. Howe writes confdentially TO u
Topeka friend that 1.-The lecture will
be so bad. it may be good" He
vouches for the concert.
Here is the programme:
Atchison County High school, audi
forum, Dillingham;; Monday evening,
April 4, 1904. Lecture by z. W. Howe,
editor of The Atchison Globe, entitled,
People I Have Known" in connec-
ton with four musical selections.
PROGRAMME.
L COrnet quartet, 'Schuberts Sere-
made" -..---..-....- -.------..
J. H. and VIM. Davies. Chris Larson
and Vincent Boudrie.
2. Soprano song. "A May Morning"
-..----.--..-- .---.--.---...-. Denza
Mrs. W. w. Hetherington violin obli-
cato by J. H. Davies.)
3. People I Have known
Seth Benjamin-Clem Rohr-San-
uel MISUNDERSTANDING Merwick-
Ayres Bros.-Eglinger Bros.-John
Utt-Dick Utt-Dave Utt-Ben
Winchell-F. NJ. Baker-Church
White-A B. Symns-Tom Langan
Jim Butler-Bill Kif-David
Wyncoop - John Pagan - Cliff.
Hetherington-JOe Allen-Jim Orr
j P. Brown-A- ]. Harwi-Ab-
Harvey-BiH McClain-Cap- Sta
bier Larkin Martin - Charley
Rohrig-Dr. Dan Campbell-S. r.
Beebe-Frank Noyes - Lonesome
Charley-Frank Everest-Chaun-
cey Morlan, and others ...-..-.--.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. W. Howe
4. Soprano song, Invocation to
Love- .-.....-..-.-. ..-----------
Constance Fauntleroy Runcie
Mrs. Ada Smith Fullerton CViolin obli-
cato by J. H. Davies.)
5. Cornet quartet, THE Palms"
Messrs. Davies. Davies, Boudrie and
Larson.
Miss Maud Newman, aecompanist-
Note-The Missouri Pacific will run
a special train to Effingham the even
irg of the lecture, leaving Atchison
after the lecture Tickets for round
trip. including reserved seat to lecture,
The Efneham New Leaf says, under
the. heading. 1.-The Atchison Globe
show. ..E. w. Howe. of the Atchison
Globe. viii give an entertainment in
A. c. H. s. Monday night. April A. IL
will consist of a lecture by Mr.. Howe
on People L Have Known. several rnu-
steal numbers. and possibly some short
talks from other prominent men OF
AtchisOn who may accompany MI
Howe A special train viii be run
from Atchison, and as many people as
will come will be brought to Efhngh CHAM.
IF the night is at all favorable A. e.
H s. viii have to take care or the Dig
erast crowd ever assembled there.
as for the entertainment; Ine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

troll the railroad situation in the In
dian Territory The former refused to
pay taxes on any of its property. The
frisco has shown more liberal spirit.
and while it does not admit that the
towns have the legal right to assess
ana collect taxes on railroad property,
it voluntarily paid into the city treas
uries last year the money that would
nave been assessed against their prop
erty had the cities assessed it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
'eKaty' Has a Newspaper.

The passenger department of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas road, while
not attempting to enter the regular
newspaper field, has issued a tabloid
under the name of The Coming Coun-
try, the appearance of which will be
every little while 1t is neat and at
tractive in appearance and full of in
teresting reading matter on the agrf-
cultural possibilities Of the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

Chicago, April Nv. H. Dewing was
arrested IN the Wisconsin Central tick
ct Office here during lthe Cav after So
curing half rate ticket to Minneapo-
lis and return on alleged false pre-
lenses. The man claims to be a grad
Gate OF the school of divinity of the
missionary of the Christian Therapeu-
tic association. with headquarters at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

T. H Sears. trainmaster for the Santa
Fe at Marceline, has issued orders for
trains No 10 and No. 20 to stop regu-
larly at Sugar Creek, the new townsite,
which is being laid out in town lots. The
Standard Oil company's new plant will
be there, and the side tracks to that
place for the use of cars containing
building material for the plant viii be
finished by next MopdaV-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

ed by extraordinary ability and a &c
votion to duty that has brought its re-
ward. In 1873 he became a clerk in the
office of the superintendent of ma
chinery of the Hannibal & st. Joseph
railroad. His rapid rise can be briefly
summarized as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
TowNs WANT TAxEs.
Territory Cities Will Try to Collect
from the Railroad.

Muskogee, I. T. April THE city
council has ordered its city attorney to
proceed at once to force the Missouri
Kansas & Texas railroad to pay taxes
on all its property within the city linn
its. This is the beginning of long
legal fight and a struggle between the
its lines The Missouri. kansas Il
Texas and the Frisco practically con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
ABANDON sALINA TRAINS.
Missouri Pacific viii Run Locals to
the Kansas Town.

It was announced yesterday that the
Missouri Pacific Will abaudon the train
service from Wichita to- Salina April
"a The freight trains by way of Sa-
lima VIII also be abandoned and will
run over the main line. Salina viii
have a freight service for the exclusive
benefit of local shippers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
REMODEL WICHITA DEPOT.
Santa Fe to Make Its Accommoda-
tions More Commodious.

The passenger depot at Wichita is to
be remodeled and the waiting rooms
made more commodious and comfort
able The interior of the DEPOT will
be remodeled with a view to make
more room for the accommodation of
the patrons of the Santa. Fe. The work
will probablE begin this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Record of B. L. WinchelI, New
Rock Island President.
Has Risen Rapidly from the
Bottom Of Ladder.
ONLY 43 YEARS OLD.
Y 48 YEARS OLD.
YOakum Once Manager of the
Santa Fe Gulf Lines.
A. j. Davidson an Old Time
Frisco MNn.

The rise of B. L. Wincaen in rail-
road service seemed almost to have
reached a climax when he was elected
president of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis railroad. 1t was a
remarkable achievement for man
less than 30 years old. The Frisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
Change in Air Ship Rules.

st. Louis, No, April LIN addition to
the $4,000 offered by the worlds fair to
the winners in the aerOnaut contests. "A.
change in the rules has been made by
which prizes in the shape of testimonials,
medals and the like will be offered to
those contestants who have not won cash
prizes, but who have made meritorfous
performances in the balloon or airship
races. This change was made in cOnnec-
ton with the invitation extended some
time ago by the exposition management
to Archduke Leopold Salvador of Austria.
to take part in the contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

permits, but these were revoked on tie
charge that he was selling tickets to
Scalpers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

The object of the publication is to pro-
mote the interests and hasten the full
development of that section of terri
tory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

They are exclusive French Patterns
which Col M. WILDER Dyer selects in his
semi-annual visit to Paris and Vienna
and are duplicated by him in this coun-
try and sold in his sales at about one
quarter European prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
Miss Maud Newman. aecompanist.

Messrs. Davies. Davies. Boudrie and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
An Unparalleled and ExquiSteIy Beautiful Display

makers
cambria nansoo used the garments are all standard makes
factories entire collection having
made by sveatsh Op
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
Woes of the Tropic Bird.

The little barkentine Tropic Bird like job
has ali her troubles in shower Not long
ago she was taken of her sunny southern run
among the banana isles and started for Nome.
She shipped crew for the round trip and
loaded with gasoline. powder. dynamite end
other freight not safe 10 stir into action. She
sprung aleak was forced to return and towcd
20 Hay e. virgins shipyard. Oakland. for
REPAIRS Cargo was put ashore and a gang OF
cslkers were called TO plug UP her seams Then
the crew was heard from. They had signed
for cruise 20 Nome and return and IL was
not IN the bond that they should summer
in Oakland Creek. load and unload dangerous
cargo and help the calkers while they were
resting So tney libeled the vessel for full
round trips pay after the captain had tried 10
settle the labor question by discharging them
forthwith And this is not all.
The Oakland Creekers are making wide cir
cles when they have occasion to pass that gaso-
line powder and dynamite. II may be safe in
land. So the authorities OF the trsns-bay city
want that cargo removed to a less thickly
populated locality And this Is not all.
The consignors Of she gasoline. powder and
dynamite wish to know why their freight is
not on its way 10 Nome tor the use OF the
nugget hunters instead OF becoming an object
OF contention on the shores Of Oakland Creek.
SO they want the poor little Tropic Bird 10
load up get away pay damages for the
delay. And this Is not all.
The callsers are dissatisfied with their work.
hours and other matters too numerous to men,
tiOn and threaten TO bundle up their oal1um
ana walk ashore There are other woes 10
come but this narrative will DO for the pres
ent So the pretty barkentine Tropic Bird
lies with dropping wings IN a storm-center OF
her own making
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06

The overdue list of eight vessels
which have been posted for reinsur-
ance Of from Z to 40 per cent has been
cut down to six. Yesterday the Largo
Law. now Il days out from Philadel-
phia bound for Fremantle, was re-
ported spoken May 20 in north and
25 west. The JuteopOlis Il days from
New York bound for Penang. was
spoken June in 16 north and SO West.
Both vessels had been posted at per
cent reinsurance. The other overdues
still out are the ship Sierra Miranda.
l25 days from Rangoon for Ilha
Grande: Wynford. sc days from New
York for Shanghai. Queen Eliza beth,
y days from New York for Hongkong;
Rochefoucauld, "A days from New York
for Shanghai; Parkwood. 40 days from
Chittagong for Trinidad. and the bark
Montebello. l79 days from Swansea for
San Francisco.
Being bound for this port the greater
interest centers on the Montebello,
which is posted at Is per cent reinsur
ance. AS she is considered to be a
fast ship, fears are entertained for her
safety. The Montebello is a steel bark
of 22S4 tons and owned in France. She
was built at Nantes IN 1900 and has
been running out of English ports coal
laden ever since she was launched
The only casualty charged against her
name was her entrance into Sydney on
January Is. 1902. leaking. during a run
from Cardiff TO Honolulu. She is COM
manded by Captain Marchendeau and
her cargo is consigned to Z. c. Evans,
sos California street.
Another long overdue but not yet
posted for reinsurance is the big steel
ship Holt Hill She is 200 days out
from Hamburg to Portland. April %
she put into Montevideo with decks
swept by the seas that had boarded
her and carried everything movable
overheard. Much of her cargo was
damaged and more than 200 tons was
jettisoned. The American bark Will
scott from Philadelphia to San Diego
is now 343 days out. December she
put back into Port Stanley with the
less Of the foretopsail yard. with the
rudder-head sprung and the 1856 tons
of coal on board growing hot. She dis
charged 300 tons, extinguished the fire
and sailed June 26.
The steel ship Celtic Monarch, a
many-times visitor in this harbor, is
another tardy windjammer. She is III
days out from London to Victoria She
was driven into Queenstown by an
Atlantic gale that had pulled out the
fOretopgallant mast and carried away
some sails and several boats. She sail
ed January 16.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
Claimed by Two Women.

Abe Mott. as he Is rated on the passenger
list Of the steamer Umatiila. now plowing the
Pacific Seattle bound, had the rare distinction
OF being claimed husband by two women
The contention waxed noisy and warm when
a Solomon appeared in the person OF Police
Sergeant Tom Mahoney. He gently and con-
vfncfngiy persuaded one OF the Mrs. Abe Motifs
to stay on the wharf and permit the other
Mrs Mott 10 depart in peace and with Abe.
Mott and the woman he stated was his wife
were In their stateroom on the steamer when the
other woman appeared and insisted on taking
her place. Both women debated their claims
TN the ship officers. In despair OF cutting the
domestic knot Of the much married Motifs
called the police aboard. They removed one
of the claimants and the vessel sailed The
Mrs Mott who left explained that she
and Mott were married in New York and that
he had run through with $4,000 she had placed
in his hands for Investment He came 10 this
coast and when she had succeeded in locating
him here he was married TO another woman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
RESCUES GIRLS
FROM DROWNING
Assistant District Attorney
Louis Ferrari Does a
Brave Act at Santa Cruz
THEIR BOAT CAPSIZES
Swims Twenty Yards With
a Young Woman Clinging
to Each of His Shoulders

louis Ferrari, assistant in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office, is the pride Of
the Han of Justice It became known
yesterday that he saved two young
women from a watery grave at Santa
cruz on Monday. He was showered
with congratulations.
Ferrari and the two girls. one Of
HON is Miss Anna Schfeef. l4lS Jack
son street, this city, and the other a
friend who is visiting her, left Santa
Cruz on Monday morning in a row
boat for Capitola, about eight miles
distant The wind was against them.
but as they were all familiar with the
use ~ the oars they enjoyed the eX-
perience.
on the return trip they had reached
the Santa Cruz River and while wait
ing for q chance 20 cross the bar a big
wave struck the fraH craft and cap
sized H. They were thrown into the
water and when Ferrari looked around
he could only see the dresses Of his
companions. he seized one Of the
girls and MADE her hold to his shoul-
der He then swan toward the other
VINO was in the act OF sinking. and
catching hold of her dress pulled her
~ the surface and got her to- keep
herself ahoat by holding his other
shoulder
Fortunately the young ladies re-
msined cool and Ferrari. who is small
in stature but a good swimmer. struck
out for the shore about twenty yards
distant. He reached II in safety with
his precious charges. who had clung
~ him desperately. They look upon
him as the bravest Of the brave The
Girls are none the worse for their sub
rnersiOn
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
SKULL BROKEN
At A PICNIC
Julius Wolff, Beaten in a
Drunken Fight at Shell
Mound, Dies Soon After
NEGLECTED In HOSPITAL
DIR. Boscowitz Fails to
Diagnose the Case and
Reports 1t as Inebriety

julius Wolff, secretary of the House
smiths and Arch Iron Workers Union
No. IS, died at the Harbor Hospital at
half-past o'clock yesterday morn
ing, from injuries received on the pre-
ceding day in a free-f for all fight at a
Kelly, informed the authorities that a
general fight, drunken men and women
participating, took place In the dane
ing pavilion, and that he and Wolff
went to the pavilion to see what was
the matter. There was much confu-
sion for a minute or two. and when
the smoke Of battle cleared away he
saw Wolff lying on the ground with
both eyes blackened. He took his
friend to the ferry-boat and on the
boat Wolff lost consciousness. The in
jured man was taken to the Harbor
Hospital when the boat landed at the
foot of Market street, and DR.. Bosco-
witz diagnosed the case as one of
drunkenness.
Autopsy Surgeon BacIgalupi found
the base of the skull badly fractured.
one of the arteries was severed and a
idI sc Clbl VI BlOOh Aidd AOiihNN IL eh~
brain. Detectives Mulcahy and Cole
man were detailed upon the case.
Mrs. Celia Wolff, the widow of the
dead man, stated to the Coroner yes
terday that she and Wolff had been
married only 10 months.
At the outbreak of the war with
Spain Wolff enlisted in Wyoming in
the Rough Riders and was quartered at
Tampa, Fla. He resided with his wife
at 40212 Grove street
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06

SYDNEY-Arrived July 2-Br ship Scottish
Hills from Honolulu.
SHIELDS-Sailed July 3-Br ship Strath-
gryfe for San Francisco
YOKOHAMA-Sailed July 1-Br stmr EN-
press of India for Vancouver.
NEWCASTLE, Aus-Sailed July 3-Ship Ha-
waiian Isles for Honolulu
AUCKLAND-Sailed July 1-Stmr Sonoma
for San Francisco.
Arrived July 3-Stmr Ventura hence June 16
LIVERPOOL-Arrived July 4-Br stmr Ping
Sailed July 3-spanish stmr Montserrat, for
Manila
HoNGKoNG-Arrived July 5z-Br stmr Sikh.
from Manila
OCEAN STEAMERS
NEW YORK-SaiIed July 5-Stmr Bordam
for Rotterdam; stmr Grosser Kurfurst for
Bremen; stmr Lombardia, for Genoa and
Naples.
terdam; stmr Kaiser Wilhelm IL. from Bremen.
PLYMOUTH-Arrived July 5-Stmr Penn
sylvania. from New York
LONDON-Arrived July 5-Stmr Mesaba,
from New York; stmr Kingstonia from Boston.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived July 5-Stmr Oce-
anc from New York for Liverpool, and pro-
CHRIsTIANIA-sailed July 1-stmr Oscar
H. for New York.
NAPLEs-sailed July 2-stmr Patria. for
New York.
Arrived July 2-stmr Neapolitan Prince I'm
New York.
Observation-Disclosures July 3-Stmr Blucher.
from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
BREMEN-Arrived July 4-Stmr Kronprinz
Wilhelm from New York, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
The Trouble of the Tickets.

Mrs. Margaret Peoples came down from
Santa Rosa Monday with three children on a
one and "a half ticket. Yesterday. when she
started for home she had with her four chill
dren The ticket at the ferry hesitated
at the increased demand the overloaded
oLe-s and "a half ticket. While be was trying
10 explain TO the woman that another ticket
would be needed one Of the children. a boy
three years old. slipped through the door and
IL was closed. II took several women who
happened 10 be in the waiting room. transfer
man and three police officers 10 quiet the
almost frenzed mother. While the trouble
was at its height the baby walked into the
room. 1t had made the trip TO Tiburon. re-
mained aboard the ferry-boat and returned
t. this side alone. The woman concluded that
a baby of that grown-up ability rated A full
ticket. which she bought and departed for
Santa Rosa.