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The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
RAILROAD REGULATION.
Presidents Policy Outlined by Senator
Knox at Pittsbura.

Pittsburg.-The Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce banquet Saturday night,
which concluded the Founders Day
celebration of the Carnegie Institute.
was an event of national importance,
the roster of speakers being the most
brilliant in the history of the organiza-
ton.
The principal speakers were Sena-
tor Philander C. Knox, Sir Cheng
Tung Liang Cheng, Chinese minister;
Gen. A. w. Greeley, commander of the
United States Signal Service, and Mel
vile e. Stone general manager of the
Associated Press.
Senator Knox in his address said:
"The President believes that the
power to pass upon the reasonableness
of challenged railroad rate or prac-
tice should be lodged in some tribunal
upon which can be also constitution
ally cast the power to fix a reasonable
rate or practice in lieu of a
rate found by it to be unreasonable
and that the rate so fixed should be
come as nearly Immediately operativ<
as possible.
The proposition that the national
government should exercise SUPER
visory control over the tax upon trans.
portation became almost self-evident
from the time the railroads began
through various devices, to concen-
trate this taxing power in the hands Of
a few men.
"A very short and simple law would
reach the root of the trouble. Il
should provide that the tolls collected
by common carriers and the practices
pursued by them should be just. fair
and reasonable. The power to deter
mine these tolls and practices should
rest within the railroads and not be
interfered with except upon complaint
and after full hearing before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
The commission should have the
power. il it finds the complaint we'll
founded, TO declare what shall be a
just, fairly remunerative and reason
able rate or practice to be charged or
followed in place of the one declared
to be unreasonable.
This order of the commission
should take effect within such reas-
enable time as shall be prescribed by
the commission in the order. and
should be final. subject only TO attack
for unlawfulness in the federal courts.
where it would have to stand or fall
upon its merits"
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

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CHAPTER xIv.-Continued.


Alexis and Ivan-Ilda, with the wom-
en-, had gone before.
In going to the van in which they
were to be conveyed to the railway
station to begin their long journey to
the mines of Siberia, Ivan and Alexis
passed the conveyance where Ida sat
in company with two other women.
They had not seen each other since
they had been taken from the office
of the minister of police, when Ivan,
torn by the soldiers from the arms of
Olga, felt, as he received a last fare
well embrace, the hapless girl faint in
his arms.
"Alexis,'
Hearing the voice, Alexis stopped,
and with him Ivan, for they were
troned together,
''Ilda!"
Both spoke at once.
But the one word was the last.
Cossack guard had overheard
them, and with rough "Prikazano ne
gavarit" (talking is forbidden), he
pushed them forward with the butt
OF his rifle and hustled them into the
van WIN Scant ceremony.
The cortege started, and in less
than half an hour the prisoners had
been transferred to the long train of
convict cars, the whistle sounded, the
train moved, and the dreary journey
of the eXiles to Siberia had begun.
AS the train rolled along, Ivan and
Alexis found for the first time an op-
nortr,oitv of eycbanginp ron 6dencpS
They had been placed in separate
cells in the prison, and knew nothing
OF what had transpired during the
time of their confinement. OF their
destination they were both ignorant
beyond the fact that they were bound
for Siberia. They found some conso-
lation, however, in being together, and
each tried to comfort the other by
expressing a hope that when the truth
was known their punishment would
not be so severe. One fear, however,
possessed them both-that on their
arrival in Siberia they would be sep
arated and unable to communicate
with each other.
1t is a long journey at best from
st. Petersburg to Saratov; but in
crowded convict car, with no conven-
fences, with a hot, sitting atmosphere,
and in the company of some of the
worst characters in Russia-for with
refined cruelty the political eXiles
were compelled to associate with
malefactors of all llinds-it was, as
Alexis afterward described it, Il hor-
rible nightmare while awake.
Up to their arrival in Saratov, Ivan
and Alexis had been allowed to wear
the ordinary dress, although Alexis,
Immediately after his arrival in the
Petropaylosll prison, had been COM
PEELED to give up his uniform and
don the garb of civilian. Now, how
ever, they had arrived at the depot
for those destined for Siberia, and
they were soon made aware that
henceforth they would live under
changed conditions.
Two or three days after their ar
rival at Saratov, rumor spread
among the prisoners that the convoy
for Siberia was about to start on the
following morning. and this proved TO
be true, for the order was issued to
prepare to march. AS a preliminary
the convicts were divided into two
classes-the politicals and the Grim
inals-other than those convicted of
offenses of a political nature. OF the
first there were two classes-the sylni
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

the command of an Ispravnik-the
Suh-governor or mayor of the smaller
towns; a draft for more laborers for
compel them to change their residence
at moments notice. and go to a
point, hundreds, if not thousands, of
miles distant. Hence our friends were
kept in a constant state of fear and
suspense, lest at any moment an or
der might issue which would place
them further apart-perhaps never to
meet again.
1t must not be supposed that Alexis
and Ivan had calmly reconciled them
selves to their fate, and had passively
accepted the misfortune that it had
been their lot to endure. The thoughts
by day and the dreams by night of
eXiles of Siberia are of escape, and
Ivan and Alexis were no exceptions to
the rule. They had discussed many
plans, but one after another had been
dismissed as impracticable. For it was
not alone for themselves that they
planned. They had determined never
to leave Siberia without Ilda and the
hapless Olga.
In spite OF every effort, no word OF
the fate of Olga had reached them
and Ivan was in an agony of apprehSn
sion regarding her. But one thought
consoled him. He knew that the Ba
roness Won Rhineberg would do every
thing in her power to mitigate the
suiferings of the unhappy girl, and he
knew, too, that he would certainly
hear some news as soon as any infor
nation of his location could reach the
baroness-if it ever did.
(1'o be continued)
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
Restricts Boysen's Field.

Washington. d. C.-Attorney Gen,
eral Moody, in an opinion rendered
Tuesday, says that Asmus Boysen.
whose diamond drill outfit was blown
up with dynamite by angry prospec.
tors, cannot prospect on the entire
Shoshone reservation, but only on the
part covered by his original Indian
leases.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
Katy Bound for Colorado.

Oklahoma City. o. T.-Announce-
ment was made here Tuesday that the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Company will build a line from this
city to Denver work to begin in Feb
ruary, after the terminals in Kansas
City have been finished
1t is reported that F. w. Fratt. who
is experimenting the construction of
the terminals, will be chief engineer
of the new line.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
Laid by Lincoln Admirer.

A Michigan man is preparing to re-
shingle his house for the first time
since 1860, the year Lincoln was elect
ed. In removing the old hand-shaved
shingles, on one. protected by the over
lap of its neighbor, were found the
words: "Hurrah for old Abel"
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A contemporary came mighty near
enunciating an immortal truth when
1t remarked that "the trouble with
French statesmen is that they talk
tco much" If 1t had omitted the ad-
1ective all the ground would have
been covered.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
Mutual Life Investigation.

New York.-It was announced to-
day that Stuyvesant Fish. vice pres-
dent of the Illinois Central railroad,
has consented to serve on commit.
tee of three trustees of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company to investigate that
company. The other members are
William II. Truesdale and John w.
Auchincloss.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11
SCARED for Years ot lIs,t,,In.,,

owen Wister, author of THE Vir-
ginian" and other successful works,
has just recovered from an operation
for appendicitis performed several
weeks ngo at the Pennsylvania y. J..
icn1 coileic :. Philadelphia
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

The courts have decided tnat a mar
ried man has a right to keep a rat
trap in his pocket to catch wifey
when she goes through his pants as
he sleeps. Spread the good news,
brethren.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A Philadelphia man is worrying be-
cause he received $50 in II letter to
which no name was signed. We nom
inate him for first vice president of
the Amalgamated Association OF
Trouble Borrowers.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A young man who appeared in a
London theater wearing necktfe
made entirely of diamonds was nearly
mobbed by the audience. He was be-
lieved to be an American, but II this
were true, where was his diamond
shirt?
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

The fall styles IN women'o hosiery.
judged by window displays. are rain
bow-hued and boldly designed. Until
a muddy days disclosures. no man
may say whether they are popular.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A Berlin professor says the bite of
. girl is frequently fatal. 1t has been
noted that the bite of girl often
brings box of chocolate creams to
an early end.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

It is claimed now that the spices in
the food which is eaten by rich people
cause them to become immoral. What
about the farmer. whose apple pie
is mostly nutmeg?
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Some editors are troubled because
a New York stock exchange reat sold
for sS5,000. and only the Portland
Press stops to consider that the buy
er at least got the seat.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A Pittsburg court is going to deter
mine the money capacity of woman's S
stocking. That will be of 20 advan-
tage, however, for the average man
isn't able to reach it.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Little Freeman Meinertz. the Brook
lyn Scientific baby" who has never
tasted meat, candy or cake. has lots
of treats in store for him if he lives
to grow up.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

The Lancaster boarding house man
who made potpie out of buzzard was
fined, although justice fairly clamored
that he be condemned to consume the
pie.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

1t is pertinent suggestion that the
automobile horn should be tuned to a
musical note. Even the swan song is
soothing
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A man has written a large book en-
titled What to Have for Breakfast" D."
when it could all be boiled down into
one word, food
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Spain probably does not see that
there was anything inferior about
Dewey's work at Manila, even If he
was an elderly officer.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

When an austere man of science de-
clares that kissing is an Unpleasant
custom it is only right that he should
tell the world how he knows.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A careless newspaper reports that
>Ir. Taft 'is getting thin" What it
means. of course, is that the secre
tary is getting less thick.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

DR.. Osler has evidently changed
his mind. No one hears of his asking
anybody to pass him the chloroform.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

II every man could use King AL
fonso's system and have the neighbors
pick out wife for him the divorce
problem might be simpler than it is
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

In this his hour of greatness let Mr..
Christy Mathewson remember the
fate of Plug. He, too, was famous
once.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A Chicagoan is under arrest in Kan
sas City charged with having one
wife too many" He might have only
one at that.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Somebody has invented new field
gun which fires 800 shots a minute.
Here is another argument in favor
OF universal peace.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

1t is odds on that there'll be no kick
on telling ages this time.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Oysters are said to be large and
plentiful this year, and many churches
have voted to use two at each socia-
ble.-Boston Globe.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

A Russian prince was fined for
speeding his automobile in Chicago.
1t is needless to say Tfhat Chicago is
not in Russia.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Don't give up hope yet; there are
still fifteen vacant tablets in the Hall
of Fame.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

The fatuous turkey, fattening on
luxurious feed. feels that he is popu-
lar. He is. too.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Moral of the Taggart case-The
man who teaches his wifO to drink
whiskey is a fool
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-11

Which would you rather? Suffer
from insomnia or know that you snore
like tuba horn?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
BAN ON POINT SWITCH.

Wreck Of Twentieth Century Causes
Substitution of Trailing Device.
Out Of the wrecking of the Twentieth
Century efghteen-hour flyer near Men
tor Ohio. last week has come the lesson
that the facing point switch is d menace
to all through passenger trains which
are compelled to maintain high rate
Of speed Acting in accordance with
this conviction officials Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern road have
set 100 men to work removing wherever
possible the Objectiona bic switching de-
vice and substituting therefor either the
trailing or the split switch
This move in connection with the or
der to place a guard at each switch
twenty minutes before each fast train
passes. is believed to shut off all ave
nues to a repetition of the Mentor ca
tastrophe. Where it is impossible to re-
move the facing point device entirely
speciaI signal stands are to be erected
These signals will be so few in number
and the engineers OF the road viii be so
perfectly posted as to their locality that
the fast trains viii in no way be 1eop-
ardized.
The removal of the facing point switch
from the Lake Shore road means the
doom of its usefulness in American
rafIroadfng The Chicago and North
western. the Pennsylvania and a few
ether lines have refused to install the
switch which presents the point Of con-
tact to the approaching train. A train
NAV rush onto the facing point switch
without stopping while TO enter the
side track under the trailing. or split,
switch the train must stop and back up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
He WAS FIRED.
Taft Demanded WalIace's I'M
mediate Resignation.
After Telling Him What He
Thought Of Him.
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
s'FOr Mere Luere'' He Changed
His Position Over Night.
Would Not Have Him Around
Another Minute.
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.

Washington. June so.-Charging him
with changing his position over night
for mere Iucre'' and with being in
huenced solely by personal advantage, "
Secretary Taft in his conference in New
York on June . with John T. Wallace
chief engineer of the Panama canal at
ter administering asevere rebuke to him
requested his resignation on the ground
that public interest requires that you
tender your resignation at this moment
and turn over the records Of your Of
fee to the chairman Of the commits
sion"
This fact is disclosed in an official
statement issued from the once Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
Figures of Railway Age Indicate
Falling OF.
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
Is Balanced, However, by Import
ant Extensions Planned.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Although there are upward Of 1000
miles Of new railroad under consuuc-
tion in the United States. the mileage
Of track laid during the first half Of the
year is less than that for any similar
period since 1888. This does not indi-
cate that the total for the year viii be
coFrespondingIy small, for. although the
Official returns received by the Rail
way age show only 1,2S4 miles Of track
laid from January / to June so. on 122
lines in 36 states and territories, the
additional road now actually under con-
structfon, as indicated by the same re-
turns. aggregates over 5000 miles The
following table shows the location Of
the completed mileage by states.
TRACK LAID FROM JAN. i TO JUNE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
Total in s. states-territories. ~ /.

The first half Of the year has been de-
voted largely TO grading. which work
was delayed in starting or retarded in
progress. first by the severe snow
storms of late winter and later by the
heavy rains of early spring. Many Of
the most important extensions under
construction have just reached the
point where tracklaTiug IS being started
or viii begin within the next two or
three weeks. while other lines have just
got the work OF putting down the rails
wei under way. The following exam
pies may be mentioned.
ST. Louis. Brownsville & Mexico. z02
smiles. under construction in Texas. with
4s miles of track laid; Deepwater rail-
road. u miles in West virginia with >
miles laid. Buffalo & Susquehanna- IS
miles in New York. with 20 miles laid;
500 Line. 297 miles in Minnesota and
North Dakota. just ready to start track
laying. Denver Northwestern & Pacific,
So miles in Colorado, tracklaying just
begun Southern Indiana, los miles in
Illinois. tracizlayfng under way IN
diana Harbor. 100 miles IN Illinois ana
Indiana. grading being pushed and
trackIaying In begin soon; Louisiana
Railway & Navigation company. 50
miles in Louisiana. rails being put
down Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf. over
900 miles under construction in the IN
dian Territory and track laid for 40
miles. Kansas City. Mexico & Orient,
s0a miles under construction in Texas
and Oklahoma and s. miles Of track
laid: Midland Valley. rs miles in IN
dian Territory and Arkansas, with 151z
miles of track down; Coal and Coke
railway 81 miles in west Virginia,
trac.~laying I'm progress Illinois, Iowa
& Minnesota 80 miles in Illinois, track
LAYING under way Denver, Enid &
GuIE. IS miles in Oklahoma, with IL
miles laid. Denver & Rio Grande, 50
relies in Colorado and New Mexico,
tracklaying just starting. Union Pacific,
81 miles in Kansas. just beginning to
lay track, Mobile. Jackson & Kansas
city, 81 miles to complete in Mississippi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
SALE OF Terminal TRANSFER.
Lake Shore and Rock Island said to
Control Belt Line.

Control Belt Line
Chicago, June 3O.-AIthough Official
confirmation is lacking, it is reliably
stated that the control OF the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Railroad company
has been secured by the Lake Shore
and Rock Island interests Formal
announcement OF the completion OF
this deal probably VIII be made in
the near future by J. P. Morgan and
Co The highest officials of both the
Lake Shore and Rock Island com
panies are now in New York. and it IS
stated that they went there princi-
palIy to close the negotiations for the
Terminal Transfer company.
The new LaSalIe street depot has
proved Inadequate for the passenger
service Of the Lake Shore, Rock Is
land, Eastern Illinois, and Nickel Plate
roads It is predicted that the Van
derbilt management will transfer the
Nickel Plate road from LaSaIIe street
sta ton to the Grand Central. and the
Michigan Central from the Twelfth
street or Park Row depot to LaSalle
street station.
Darius Miller, vfce-president Of the
Burlington, stated emphatically that
the Burlington had no interest what
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30

Louis and san Francisco. and the
Chicago and Alton
Il am also informed that in the
name OF some agent OF theirs they
have secured the title TO a large
frontage on san Diego bay. and they
propose to make San Diego their Pa
cific terminus am also informed
and have faith in It, that plans are
now on foot to push construction with
this object in view and that the road
TO san Diego VIII be built as fast as
money can make it 60.
These men are new stars in the
armament OF railroad, and they have
outstripped the old school"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
ROCK ISLAND 10 san DIEGO.
Statement That Road Has Already
Bought Frontage on san Diego Bay.


In a letter received by Capt L. D.
Phiilius from q friend in Arizona, the
latter makes the assertion that an
agent of the Rock Island road has Sc
cured extensive water front holdings
in this city. and that there is other
evidence that this road is to make san
DIEGO its Pacific coast terminal says
the San Diego Union. According to
the informant, in whom Capt Phillips
has entire confidence the line into this
city is to be built just as fast as
money viii permit An extract from
the letter. published by permission Of
the recipient is as follows:
'fVV. H. and J. n. Moore d. G. Reid.
and ". D. Leeds are now the moving
spirits and in control of the Chicago
Rock Island railroad company. and all
its ally branches. They have quietly
absorbed the Burlington. Cedar Rap
ids and Northern to St Paul the
Choctaw. Oklahoma and Cuff railway
to Galveston. built from Kansas City
to Fl Paso, absorbed the St Louis
Memphis ana SouthW estern. the St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
Railways Are Now Attempting to Dis
credit Witnesses


credit Witnesses.
One Of the many bureaus recently es-
tablished by the rafIros ds for the propa-
ganda of railway arguments and litera-
ture has just issued a pamphlet giving
some facts about the senate rate hear
ing" One Of these facts. according to
the pamphlet is that E. P Bacon, father
of the Bacon bill, received from the
committee s111 out Of a total Of sS32. 90
paid to witnesses. The document, which
bears the name of J. H Maddy. states
that only seven men claimed witness
fees 1t adds that Mr. Bacon applied
to the secretary for payment, and after
having received his money left Wash
fngtOn without finishing his argument
and before two members Of the commit
tee had the opportunity to question hir7.
Some others on the railway bureau list
are Joseph H. Gail Of California, Pro-
lessor W J. Ripley Of Harvard and z.
P. Tfniug of Boston Mr. Call represent
ed the fruit growers OF California, and
received 1921. says the pamphlet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30

Ellis. Kan, June Gone Of the
three men killed in the Union Pacific
wreck here has been identified as Ellis
Steward of Detroit. Mich. John Ratke
of St Paul. Mimi. is badly injured
about the head and legs and probably
viii die
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30
JOHN FIEDLEY WALLACE, WHO HAS RESIGNED A 100000
POSITION ON THE PANAlLA CANAL.

resigned $4,000 year position
as chief engineer Of the Panama canal appointed about
work Of construction Mr. Wallace declares that this
lived
in getting supplies and that therefore
Panama Wallace
road