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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
ALPS ARE PIERCED.
Two Boring Parties Meet in the
Simplon Tunnel.

Condo, Switzerland Feb. 24.-Piercing of
the Simplon tunnel through the Alps was
completed this morning. The work was
commenced in 1898.
The meeting of the two, boring parties
(Swiss and Italians) was signalled
throughout Switzerland by ringing of
church bells and salutes by cannon
Many unexpected obstacles were en-
countered the most being hot springs,
which threatened to wreck the whole en-
terpriSe and a temperature which at one
time rose to 131 degree Fahrenheit, max
ing a continuance of the work impossible
until the engineers found means of cool
ing the atmosphere.
Now that the borers have met it will
enable the water accumulated in the north
gallery to be drawn off.
The work of preparing the tunnel for
permanent railway will be rushed as rap
idly a s possible and it is hoped to inaugu-
rate the tunnel about March 20
The piercing of the Simplon is regarded
as being one of the greatest engineering
achievements of the age. Many difficult
ties were encountered and overcome. The
length of the tunnel from Briga in SwitZ-
erland to Izelle, on the Italian side of
the mountain is about Il miles. Work
was begun over seven years ago and ac-
cording to contract the tunnel must be
ready for traffic on May 10 next. The
Swiss and italian governments jointly
financed the undertaking share and share
alike at the cost of SIS, 900 600.
AS soon as the boring is thoroughly
completed and the track laid a smaller
tunnel is to be constructed, parallel to
the large one, which will be increased in
size so to permit of traffic both ways
at the same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

cry would be opened to graft and
Doodle
W. a. S. Bird of Shawnee said that all
state owned enterprises which fail, fail
because they get into politics.
The amendment of W. Y. Morgan
carried.
Fight From Hoch's County.
The Marion county court house fight
was thrashed out on the floor of the
house this morning. A bill was under
missioners of Marion county to levy
a tax to build and equip a new court
house.
For many years Marion county has
had county seat war. Peabody tried
TO get the county seat away from Mar
ion and failed. Peabody then threw
its influence to have the county seat
moved to HillsbCro, a town a short
old court house at Marion has become
very inadequate; the county records
are not properly protected and new
building is badly needed, but Peabody
and Hillsboro by combining are able
to defeat any bond proposition for
day they may be able to take the
county seat away from Marion.
When the court house bill came up
for passage today, Representative
Dawson of Marion, who represents the
anti Marion faction, moved to amend
by leaving it to the people to vote
bonds. which was a polite way of
killing the proposition.
The house voted, however. to let
Marion have the new court house, and
killed Davison's amendment The
final vote on the passage of the bill
was for II, against 90. The bill has
passed the senate and will be signed
by the governor.
Calendar Revision Again
Another effort will be made to Sc
cure a revision of the house calendar
1t is said that enough members have
changed their votes to secure a re-
vision.
The committee on rules introduced
the same resolution which was voted
down a few days ago, authorizing the
appointment of a committee of three
to revise the calendar. This resolu-
ton was allowed to go over till Satur-
day, under the regular order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
WANT A NEW PLAN.
Method of Handling Refuse Not Satis-
factory to Board of Health.

The board of health of the city held
an impromptu meeting with the mayor
in his office and discussed the advisable
ity of handling the dumping of the city
refuse in a different manner than is
now followed
The old city dump ground near the
Santa Fe shops on the river bank was
closed by order of the mayor several
months ago. Moreover it has been on
fire for two months and these two
things acting in conjunction have kept
the ground from being utilized as q
dumping place. In consequence various
hollows and ravines about the city have
been used for this purpose and COM
plants have been brought to the ears
of the board of health by citizens of
the town. The Topeka Dessicating COM
pany will not permit their ground to be
used free of charge for dumping pur-
poses since the city has failed to grant
them a twenty year contract and there
has been to all purposes no place
which could be utilized. The question
was not settled at the meeting but il is
expected to come up again at the reg
ular meeting of the board on Monday
DR. Menninger, president of the board,
stated that the ordinances relating to
this matter of dumping promiscuously
and the accumulation of refuse in the
alleys of the city would be vigorously
enforced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
APRIL JURY IS DRAWN.
Term VIII BE Short, as There Is Little
Court Business.

The petit jury for the April term of
the Shawnee county district court was
drawn on Thursday afternoon. The
term is not expected to be long, for
the docket is not very heavy. A num-
Der of criminal cases viii be tried,
but none VIII take a long while for dis
position.
The jury drawn is as follows: J. A
Reece, Topeka township; S. 3. Bell,
Topeka township; Andrew Jack, To-
peka city; A. T. Allen, Topeka city;
James Rodney, Topeka city; q. w.
Platt. Topeka city; John Russell. Sol
der township; Joseph Palmer, Topeka
city; c. c. Trimmer. Topeka city;
Thomas Bell, Topeka city; Henry Ear
ker, Topeka township; NJ. Y. Cunning
ham, Auburn township; Robert Weir,
Topeka township; c. c. Harrison, To-
peka township; W. J. Randsell
Auburn township; William Hutton,
Williamsport township; z. 3. Wood
ruff. Topeka township; w E Berry,
Topeka city; William Berger. Topeka
city; T. J. Maxwell. Topeka city; John
Kesler. Rossville township: John w.
Upper. Topeka city; T. L. Cooper, To-
peka city; G. H. Benson, Topeka city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

particular department have been active
" engaged in trying to clean off the
streets of the city which have been held
under the sway of the weather for two
months past. AS a result of the weather
yesterday a large portion of the clean
ing will have to be begun from the
start.
Tomorrow annual clearance sale of
Washburn $3.50 and "a shoes at $3.50
See advertisement elsewhere.
The arbitration committee OF the
new Missouri Valley League consists
of d. NJ Shiveley, president of the
Western association; Arthur Irwin.
manager of the Kansas City Blues and
Y. J. Ferry, sporting editor of the
Kansas City Star
The chicken pie supper at the First
Methodist church on Wednesday night
was a great success. Twelve big pies,
containing two chickens each, were
baked. These were all consumed, and
the money for which $50 people had
bought tickets, had to be refunded.
The portion of the menagerie belong
ing to the Sells-Downs and kept in the
stone barn at the rear of the Sells resi-
dence on Quincy street, between Sew
enth and Eighth streets. will soon be
removed to the barns at the fair
grounds where the larger animals are
kept
The students at Washburn college
who struck on Washington'S birthday
because no holiday was granted to the
students of the liberal arts department
as against those of the law and medi-
cal departments, were penalized yester-
day by receiving twice the number of
brownies usually received for cutting
p1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
FAILING EYESIGHT
Caused BY Improper Food.

Writers who live sedentary lives and
who use coffee are apt to be troubled by
faulty vision, which they usually attri-
butte to overwork. That they are some
times mistaken is proved by the follow
ing statement from an old newspaper
man:
For nearly 40 years have earned my
living with the pen. A few years ago
began to suffer from occasional blind
spells. Ny vision frequently became
obscured by what may be called kaleid-
oscopic blurs, in which constantly
changing figures like wheels. stars, etc,
fioated before my eyes, making it i'm
possible for me to work while they last
ed. They were usually followed by dull,
heavy headaches.
My physicians, two of them, advised
me that my eyes had become weakened
by overwork. consulted an oculist
but he could not discover the cause OF
the trouble. 1 bought stronger glasses
but they did not help me.
Last summer, while living temporar-
lily in boarding house. 1 found the
very weak coffee thing to complain Of
TIL suddenly L discovered that my blind
spells were becoming less frequent. I
then satisfied myself by experiments
that it was coffee that was deranging
my optic nerves.
"A friend advised me to try Postum
coffee. and although had no faith in it
began to use it. In three days time
the blind spells completely ceased. Co
ing back to the old coffee the blind
spells returned. am entirely sa tisfied
that coffee was the cause of the ailrncnt
and that Postum was it's cure" ...ti,le
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason. Coffee is a. narcotic
that breaks down the cells in the nerve
centres and unless nature succeeds in
repairing the damage each day, disease
and distress follow in some one or
more organs 1t may be eyes in one
stomach and bowels in another heart
or kidneys in another and vet each
erected from the same cause. coffee
The sure way to certainly know is to
quit coffee 10 days and use Postum. If
the disease begins to disappear YOU
have the key to your puzzle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
UP TO THE COUNCIL.
Majority and Minority Reports ON
StahI Spotter Bill.

The judiciary committee of the city
council which held a meeting yesterday
to pass upon the bill of Chief Stahl for
'spotter' service for the month of jan
uary split in their opinion upon the de-
STABILITY of collecting the bill of $111.50
but were unanimous in their decision
that the bills are illegal and of a very
irregular nature.
AS the result of this difference in
opinion two reports will be handed in,
a minority and a majority report. The
minority report will be made by G. *.
Holiday, chairman of the committee,
while Councilmen Green and Howe will
make the majority report. The major
ity report will recommend that action
be taken by the city council to RegaliZe
department of ''spotter'' service and to
collect pay for the same from the city.
Whether the council will authorize the
head Of the police department to en-
gage the services of a certain number
of men or leave that to his discretion
permitting the number so engaged to
vary with the need is something which
will be worked out in the session Of
the council, no recommendation is
made by the committee.
The majority report further favors
paying the bill of s111.50 as handed in
by Chief Stahl in view of the fact that
the bills have been met and paid by
the council in the past. Mr.. Holiday
in his minority report holds that the
bill should not be paid and that action
in the past should not influence the
right of not paying the bill upon which
the question arose.
The whole matter will be threShed
out in the next council meeting Which
comes on the 9Th of March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The annual $3.50 Shoe sale will begin
at The Palace tomorrow.
Florence Nichols of 1900 Kansas ave
nue. is suffering from an attack of scar
let fever.
The windows at the Shawnee county
court house are getting their spring
cleaning.
You can hear a good many old
fashioned people talking about gar
den seeds now.
A case of scarlet fever is reported to
the board Of health as existing at 919
Jefferson street
The Commercial club committee on
oil and gas met on Thursday to talk
over proposed oil and gas legislation.
Shirts, are best makes. for 55c, at The
Palace sale tOmorTOW-beginS at in
morning-be there.
Lincoln post No. and Lincoln cir
Gle No. / G.. A r. will give an enter
tainment tomorrow evening at their
hall, 11S East Sixth avenue.
A case of scarlet fever was reported
yesterday to the board of health from
Highland Park The contagion is con-
fined to a family by the name of Rit-
ter.
In the new Missouri Valley league
the home team has to guarantee the
visiting team $50 game instead of
SIS as it was in the old league last
year.
w. J. Arnold. draughtsman in the
office of the city engineer has entered
in a competitive design contest for
plans for new Y. M. G. A. building TO
be constructed at Binghamton. n. Y.
The rain of yesterday afternoon and
last night undid a large portion of the
work which Street Commissioner Sny-
der has been struggling with For the
past few days the whole force of that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
PRICE RAID GHOST.
Senate Demands the Report of the
Commissioner.

The Price raid scrip ghost walked
again in the senate chamber this
morning, and stalked about once more
when Senator Samuel Porter's resolu-
ton requesting the governor, the au-
ditor and the military scrip commits
sioner to report on the work of the
commissioner be sent to the senate.
There was some opposition to the
resolution on the part of the admin
istration'' senators. When the motion
was made to adopt the resolution Sen
ator Waggener said:
early in this session I introduced
a resolution in the most courteous
language that the governor send to the
senate a copy of the report of the
Price raid commissioner. The senate
unanimously adopted this resolution,
but the governor has ignored it with
contempt. The law provides that the
report shall be made and sent to the
legislature
The senate adopted the Porter reso-
luton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
DISMISSED A KUEHNE CASE.
Attorneys for Victoria Allen Closed
the Action Without Prejudice.

Kansas City. Feb A.-The suit brought
by Victoria Allen. aged II years, against
the Otto Kuehne Preserving company for
$1,000 damages for injuries sustained last
June in the collapse of that company's
building at Third and Delaware streets,
was dismissed without prejudice in the
United States circuit court by the attor-
neys for the plaintiff. The defense inter
posed a demurrer which was sustained by
Judge Charles F. Amidon.
Victoria Allen is the daughter of Mrs
Anna Egelhon of SO Missouri avenue,
this city The basis of her action against
the company was the nervous shock
which she sustained in the wreck of the
building Lila Allen, her sister, was kill
ed in the collapse of the building. A
jury in the federal court gave her parents
a verdict for $2.CS5-66 against the company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

Double daily service, with new So
foot-acetvIene gas-lighted Pullman
chair cars (seats free) on night trains
and Pullman high-back seat coaches
on day trains. between Kansas City
and ST. Joseph, Mo-; Hfawatha. Seneca
and Marysville, Kan, Fairbury. Fair
FIELD Hastings and Grand Island
Neb. Connections made at Kansas
city for all points east. south and west
At Grand Island direct connections are
made with Union racing fast trains
for California and the Pacific north
west s. M. Adsit. general passenger
agent, st. joseph. Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 24@The
Indiana house passed the David anti
pass bill which prohibits the issuance
of railroad passes to any citizen of the
state by a vote of So to 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

Washington, Feb. 24.=Without a
dollar being added or subtracted, the
river and harbor appropriation bill
passed the house after the session had
run we'll into the evening. The total
amount carried by the bill is ST.
224.6h7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
ALL STARS THE vICrORs.
They Now Lead in the City Bowling
League.

The All Stars defeated the r. r. Y NJ.
c. A team last night two out of three
games and are now IN the lead, each team
will play SO games. The next game will
be rolled Tuesday night between the San
ia Fe and R. r. Y NJ. c. A. team. The
scores last night were as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
FOR SHORT SPEECHES.
Senators Must Not Speak Over 10
Minutes.

Senator Simons introduced a resolu-
ton, which has been adopted by the
senate, that all speeches in the senate
committee of the whole be limited to
10 minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24

New York. Feb. 24.-Martha Helms.
10 years old. after suffering intensely
from tetenus, is dead The surgeons
assert that the fatal lockjaw could be
traced directly to some "tocthache
paste" which the child had used and
which, they assert. contained creOsote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
Grand Island Route.

4 healthy smooth skin bestowed by Sat
in Skin Cream and Satin Skin Powder. 25e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
Tomorrow Sale Of $I.5O and 81
Stiff Bosom and Negligee Shirts
est Madras, Percale.

cuffs attached or detached: Fl
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brays; in light or dark grounds
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-17
STATE MAY GET CONVENTION
DR.. schaeffer Says San Francisco Has
Stronq Claim

Each of the four cities, Denver,
Salt Lake San Francisco and Portland,
have through their representative bodies
asked to be chosen as our next meet
ing place." said DR.. n. G. Schaeffer at
the Westminster last night. "At this
early date, of course it is impossible
to make and predictions as to which
city will be selected. Each one has
certain advantages not possessed by
the other. California is a popular state
in the east and any city here would,
! am sure, draw big numbers. We met
in Los Angeles four years ago and the
attendance was over 13,O00 and our gain
in registration was 5000. 1t was one
of the most successful sessions we ever
held. This fact may be strong i'm In
ducing us to come to California again.
One thing is certain, San Francisco
would be able to take care of all that
would come. Many of our eastern mem
bers who have never been out this far
are anxious to get out here next year
and it would be just as convenient to
come all the way to the coast as to
the Rocky mountains only"
Yesterday was a busy day for Presi-
dent Schaeffer and Secretary Wiiken-
sen. In the forenoon they were taken
on a sightseeing tour and shown the
beauties and attractions of Los An
they appeared before the teachers Of
the city and the students of the normal
school.
In the evening a banquet was ten
dered the prominent visitors at the
Westminster hotel. The affair was in
formal in character and the leading
social educators who were present had
ample opportunity to become we'll ac.
GIainted with these men who have
for many years been prominent
figures in the educational world. Among
those present We're Rev. George F.
Bovard president of the University of
Southern California; Rev. w. Young,
president of Occidental college; j. f.
Millspaugh, president of the State Nor
NAL school: w. A. Edwards of Throop
Polytechnic institute, Prof. George A.
Gates of Pomona and Prof. II. Cham
berlain, state director of the associa-
ton.
In addition to being president of the
National Education association. DR..
SChaeffer is superintendent of public
instruction in Pennsylvania and editor
of the Pennsylvania School Journal
Prof. Wilkinson is president of the
Kansas State Normal school at En-
poria, Kas. Both are widely known as
lecturers and contributors to educa'
tional and technical journals.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-17
SPIRITS HOLD SWAY WHILE
WOMAN MEDIUM TESTIFIES

every opportunity that comes in your
pathway through life. Grasp each one
as a drowning person does straw,
while being tossed on the briny deep.
'I also see stream Of wondrously
clear water. On each bank 1t is shielded
by intrinsic lacing of delicate foliage.
You are following up this stream and
come to two smaller branches and
choose the one on the right hand side.
You walk along its bank and short
ways up you are attracted by beauti-
full maiden standing on the opposite
bank drinking from a silver cup the
delicious water of the stream. You
leap across the stream and approach
her She is extending the cup filled
with water to you, and you drink. The
girl is to become your wife and yours
is to be a life Of uninterrupted happi-
ness"
Says He Paid 81
That was only part of the testimony
given by LOWE. The remainder was to
the effect that Mrs. Grant usually re-
ceived so cents for her readings from
women and 81 from men. LOWE said
that he departed, also leaving her the
richer by 81.
one after the other, Mrs. Grant called
her witnesses to the stand and cross
examined them. All of them had re-
markable memories of what had taken
place at the York on September 20, with
the exception of one woman, who said
that she was in a position to see every
thing that Mrs. Grant did each day,
but had never seen her give readings
for money.
]. II. Neff. an elderly man, was also
placed on the stand at the request or
Mrs. Grant. He could detail everything
that had happened at Mrs. Grant
rooms for months back and had dls-
tinct memory of the exact time OF the
day that each thing took place, and had
also made mental note of how long Mrs.
Grant remained out of the room when
ever she attended to the door or an
swered Inc telephone. However. and 1t
was crushing blow to the defense, he
could not remember the day of the
week on which the Goth occurred. After
several minutes spent in thinking he
fixed the date as being on Wednesday.
Further examination by the prosecut-
ing attorney established that he could
not remember several things that had
taken place. but not in connection with
Mrs. Grant
Concluding, Mrs. Grant took the
stand and made her statement In
a sepulchral voice she said that anyone
who would be low enough to work a
reading out of her and pay her for 1T
would be low enough to falsely testify
against her She said she entertained
a decided hatred for all spirits and
never dealt in them, and believed that
her counselngs to her sheep in the
fold were looked upon with much jeal-
ousy by other mediums, and thought
the whole thing was put up job.
She agreed to appear Wednesday at
1:8O O'Clock and take her sentence, as
the court held that her witnesses had
given no testimony in her behalf, ana
the charge of dealing in spooks ana
spirits without a license would nave TO
stand as ii was.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-17
CARRIED BY ADVERSE WIND
"Man Angel" Fails to Alight on Hoot
of the Fifth Street
Store

The fight of "The Man Angel" AlVa
L. Reynolds airship, in charge OF aero
naut Hurbert Burke, failed to follow
the schedule mapped out for it Mon
day and instead of landing on the roof
of the Fifth street store, the sKyShlp
was carried two miles beyond the
pigeon farm and landed in an altaI1a
field. - ,,,...a
park at II o'clock.
A counter current of air was met
with and the Angel was carried past
Its destination.
Il was getting along all right" said
Burke, Notwithstanding bad current
of air, until I was directly over Cen
tral park. Then strong southeast
wind caught me and carried me with it.
had control of the angel" all the
time, that is to say l could raise or
lower myself or turn any way with the
ship. but I could not keep myself from
being carried with the wind, so l de-
cided to make a landing and wait for a
better wind for the return trip
After alighting Burke Immediately
telephoned to Reynolds who hastened
to the scene and together the inventor
and aeronaut waited for more favor
able air currents to complete the trip.
The adverse winds, continued. however,
until such a late hour that the return
trip by air was abandoned.
A second attempt will be made Tues
day when more favorable winds are
expected.
iOnly give us an ordinary wind
said Inventor Reynolds. "and we will
land on the building without fail"