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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
TIES MADE or CoRNsTALKs.
Expert on Induration Says He's Solved
Great Railroad Problem.

One inventor has come to town with
something entirely new, says the New
York World. He is J. T. Schaffer, OF
Rochester, known as an expert on by
draulic machinery. He is also an ex-
pert on induration, or the hardening
of substances to make them both fire
and water proof, and is well up on ex-
tracing fluids from solids.
The inventors scheme is to manu-
facture railroad ties out of cornstalks.
He has with him at the Victoria hotel
a sample block or brick of his indur-
ated cornstalks, which is as hard as a
rock and of a grayiSh color. There are
in the United States about 100000
miles of single-track railway, for which
are required 550,000,000 wooden ties.
The annual renewals of ties are about
and Mr.. Schaffer would use pressed
cornstalks as a substitute.
Having figured out the geographical
relation of the roads to the corn belt,
Mr.. Schaffer has decided to run his
plant to the railroads instead OF dis
tributing his ties from centre As a
thrashing machine travels about the
country setting up" at farms where It
| is required, so this inventor intends to
draw his machinery by lOcOmOt to
sidings along the corn and sugar-cane
belts and turn out as many ties as may
| be demanded It would require train
of four or five cars. About twenty-five
hands would be employed, and a tie
i
onds. or 1900 during a working day of
ten hours. "Oak ties said Mr.. Schaf-
fer, 'fcost $1.23 in Northern New York.
I The cornstalk substitute costs one-third
! less. The later will Outlast three wood
en- ties.
f'AlI railroads soak their wooden ties
in creosote to lengthen their life con-
tinued Mr.. Schaffer. 1.-The objections
to creosoting are that it does not pre-
vent water from soaking in between
the spikes and wood fibre. Again it is
very expensive, and in the third place
/ creOsote is a deadly poison.
''To the steel tie there are objections.
The noise and the lack of elasticity,
which prevents the tie from springing
back into place after the ends have
dropped into the roadbed.
THE Wabash experimental with ce-
ment ties, but it was necessary to in
sert wooden plugs into which to drive
the spikes, and the water, swelling the
plugs, burst the cement. In Paris they
tried ties made out of paper, but the
cost was prohibitive, and, by the way,
no insect that lives can penetrate a
cornstalk tie, for the cells are all filed
with indurator or hardening sub
stance.
spreading of the rails is the cause
of most of the accidents" says the in
ventOr. Nov I would dovetaiI the
rails into my tie, and then there would
/ be no spreading
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
LIQUOR DEALERS SUED.
Wichita Woman Claims Stuff Sold
Made Husband Insane.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 31-Mrs. Mary
Bixler had filed suit for damages in
the sum of $4,000 against three joint
keepers, the drug store proprietor and
the manager of large bottling estab-
hshment all of this city.
She charges in her petition that for
more than two years the defendants
have criminally and unlawfully sold IL
quOr to Jacob BiXler her husband, who
in consequence has been reduced to a
state of semi-insanity and has become
a, burden to her
A short time ago Rixler, while under
the influence of liquor, attempted to
murder his wife and almost succeeded
in taking his own life.
The filing of this suit has caused con-
siderable stir in local church circles. It
may precipitate liquor war which has
been brewing for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

measure will amount merely to an
expression of minority views on the
subject. The fight, when the wind-up
comes, will center around a measure
that will emanate from a Republican
source.
In the light of the present railroad
activity in fighting against the presi-
dents demands for rate legislation,
Democratic votes, in the end, will be
needed to pass a measure of the kind
desired by him 1t is expected that
the minority will do as was done in
the house last year-first go on record
by voting for the Democratic bill, and
then, when the final issue of a bill or
no bill comes up, to vote for the
measure put forth by the radical or
Roosevelt Republicans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
GOVERNMENT RATE FIXING.
French Expert Says Politics Control
Under Such a System.


Under Such a System.
NJ c. Noblemaire, traffic manager of
the Mediterranean railway,
is reported to have said in a recent in
terview that the American method of
arranging and prescribing a tariff
leaving the companies free to make the
price of transportation, subject only to
correction by the government in in
stances of abuse of discretion-is a bet
ter one than the French method. He is
quoted as follows:
Indeed, don't see on what other
principle your tariffs could be made,
inasmuch as your railways are private
~ owned and operated. I can't under
stand how any government could make
rates for such railways. The French
railways, in fact. always make their
own rates: that is to say, the govern
naent never assumes to lay down or
prescribe a rate for us. We always
ourselves initiate any new rate or any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
NEW PADLoCKs ON SWITCHES.
Lake Shore Thinks Wreck at Mentor
Was Caused by Outsider.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-New padlocks
have been placed on all the switches
of the Lake Shore railroad. The Of
ficiaIs have come to the conclusion
that the wreck of the Twentieth Cen
tury limited at Mentor was caused by
some persons not in the employ of the
company who had secured a switch
key. The change of locks cost the
company over $4,000. Each key is
numbered and a list is kept showing
the person to whom it was issued and
every person leaving the employ of
the company is first required to return
the switch key given him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 31.-The
sherif's office in this city has received
word that the Rev D. 4. White. a ne
gro preacher of Quindaro, Kan, was
under arrest in st. Joseph, Mo. White
is wanted here to answer to several
charges of daylight robbery He viii
be brought back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
TROLLEY LINE MINUS TRACKS.
Unique Enterprise to Be Established
in Porto Rico.

An enterprise is being organized in
San Juan to establish in Porto Rico
a trolley line operating along the
country roads without tracks. The
cars viii be constructed after the
manner of automobiles but will be
operated from an overhead transmits
sion wire. The new service Is to be for
the transportation OF freight and wifi
operate from San Juan to Ponce and
from there to Humacao, F'arjardo and
Ioquillo, covering the central and
western portions of the island The
successful development of such a sys-
tenn will means a cheap method OF
construction which can be made avail
able for many places in the tropics
where there is freight to be moved,
but conditions are such that a rail-
road could not be made to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
Jointist violates an Injunction.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 31.-Ed. J.
Conner, proprietor of a Joint at 637
Kansas avenue. was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a warrant issued by J. S.
Gibson county attorney, charging him
with violating an injunction. Conner
gave $500 bond and was released. His
place has been closed by the brewers
order No warrants have yet been is
sued by W. H. MECHANISM, special as
sistant attorney general. Liquor was
sold yesterday in several places over
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
WE'RE PRETTY DRUNK.
Nine Shots Fired Without Hitting Be
tween Two Men in Saloon.

Kansas City Kas, Oct 31-The lid
was loose in places in this city last night.
A quarrel which started in Con Ahearn' s
Joint at 920 North Third street about s
o'clock resulted in a pistol duel a few
minutes later between James Cahil and
W e. Donley, a Carthage, Mo, miner
who came to the city yesterday. The
Minnesota avenue. DOnley fired four
shots and CahilI five, according to Fred
Krause, a witness. No one was injured.
DOnley and Krause, who had given Don
ley the revolver ne used. were arrested.
CahiII eScaDed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
pEa1ocRATIc RYE ELL.
One Being Prepared by John Sharp
Williams.

Washington, Oct. 31.-John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi. who is prom
inent as a candidate for leader Of the
house Democrats, is preparing a bill
that will "embody his views on rebates
and railroad freight rate questions.
Such a bill, sponsored by the minority
leader, doubtless would become the
minority, or Democratic, measure, and
probably would have the support of
all, or nearly all, the Democrats in
the house
The Democrats, however, will have
such an exceedingly small representa-
ton in the next Congress that their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
Burbank Makes a Hard Fight.

Leavenworth, kan, Oct 31.-A soldier
a member of Lieutenant Sidney Bur
banks company, who has arrived at
Fort Leavenworth from the Philippines,
said the Burbank court martial pro-
ceedings will probably not be completed
this month, as the court is awaiting the
arrival of witnesses from the United
States. Burbank he said is fighting
desperately to retain his commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
WILL NOT BUILD STEEL CARS.
Pullman Co. Not to Spend s1O,OOO,-
600 for New Plant.

Chicago, Oct 31.-Omcials Of the
Pullman company positively deny that
it will manufacture steel cars. The
report that the company intended to
erect a s10,0OO.OOO plant to build
steel cars is said to be without any
foundation. The demand for steel cars
and cars with steel frames is steadily
increasing. however, and the largest
concern manufacturing steel cars now
has on its books orders that it cannot
fill during 1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
PAYING a DOLLAR AN ACRE.
Price Kansas Gas Company Leases
Oil Land For.

Toronto, Kan, Oct. 31.-The Kansas
Natural Gas and Oil Company, winch is
a branch of the Standard, expects to
have rigs working in this field within a
week or ten days. The company has
secured more than 10000 acres of leases
in the last three weeks and is paving
a dollar an acre a year.
An oil pipeline is proposed and sur
yey has been made Cor gas line from
Chanute to EmDoria, which probably
viii supply Toronto with natural gas
some time this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Winfield, Kan, Oct 31.-The Winfield
street fair and carnival, under the au-
spices of the Commercial club, began
Monday in d binding rain. In the after
noon the rain turned into sleet and snow,
and the ground is covered. The carnival
lasts all week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Ho1Iister's Rocky
Mountain Tea is posi-
tive never nauseateS or
upsets the stomach.
Cleansss and purifies
tn e entire system. A
great blessing to suffer-
ing humanity. IS cents
Tea or Tablets.
GAHIN DRUG CO.,
g02 Kan, Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
Diphtheria Closes Abilene schools.

Abilene, Kan, Oct. 31-The schools of
this city are closed on account of a
threatened epidemic of diphtheria. They
will remain closed for an indefinite period.
Five new cases have appeared in the last
three days. The county physician has is
sued a statement advising the parents to
take every precaution and keep their chill
flren At hnnne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Winfield, Kan, Get 31.-Henry Buss for
"a years farmer and stock raiser of this
county, died here Monday from locomOtor
ataxia. He was 81 years old and the
father of Is children. Coming here penni-
less, he accumulated a fortune of s1O0 GOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
WILL BUILD TO SULPHUR.
Santa Fe to Connect Watering Place
With Main Line.

Guthrie, ok, Oct. 31.-Directors of the
Eastern Oklahoma Railroad company, an
auxiliary of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe system, at a meeting held here
yesterday. voted to build the ten miles of
road between Davis and Sulphur Springs,
L T Davis is on the Santa Fe main line
and Sulphur is ten miles east Work will
be commenced at once. The Eastern Ok
Iahoma lines now include Newkirk to
Pauls Valley, $50 miles, and Guthrie to
Shawnee. so miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

cfdentaHy discharged. The charge struck
Root in the, left. hip and abdomen, shat
tering the hip bone. He was taken to
Bethany hospital, where DR.. c. NJ. Ste
man attended him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

The charge against Burbank is conduct
unbecoming an officer, his treatement of
his Filipino wife being the ground on
which the court martial charges are
based.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
Shot Wbi7e DucE unnfiDg

Kansas City. Kan. Oct 31-Rfchard
Root of this city. II years old. was acct
dentally shot while duck hunting along
the Missouri river west of Quindaro yes
terday. His injuries are considered NOR
tai. Young Root was in company of 7
A. Hodges Mr.. Hodges shotgun was ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Pratt, Kas., Oct. Sd. S Philbriclz's
general store at Cullison in athis county
was burned Monday and not a dollar
saved out of the stock. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The insurance on stock
and building was $4,000. The origin Of the
fire is unknown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Wellington, Kan, oct 31-The mer-
chants carnival held here to take the
place Of the state military encampment,
called off for this year, realized a fat
profit of about $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
Death of Mrs. @. p. Leavitt.

Paoia. Kan, Oct. 31.-BIrs. Leavitt. wife
of George p. Leavitt. is dead, after a.
months Illness. She was about 45 years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

Proba bly, the most agonizing death
of all those killed was that of I. B.
WhitmOre of Carrollton, Mo, a stone
mason. Mr. Whitmore was found in
the wreckage of the smoking car pin
toned by the stove which had been
used for heating the car. 1t lay across
his lap and his body from the knees
to the chest was burned to a crisp.
Mr.. Whitmore was alive when found
and was hurried to the University hos
DitaI at Kansas City but he died there
at o'clock last night, the physicians
saving that his death was caused by
nervous shock His sufferings While
the stove was slowly burning into his
flesh must have been frightful.
The two tourist sleepers, the two
standard PulImans and the dining
car, which did not leave the track
were made up in a train a couple of
hours after the wreck. 1t detoured to
Kansas City by way of the Missouri
Pacific tracks. All Of the passengers
in the wrecked cars, who were not
injured were carried on their journey
in this train. It reached Topeka yes
terday afternoon at o'clock. All of
the passengers on board were in q
more or less nervous condition and a
good many of them could hardly rea-
lie just what had happened One
little girl was almost in a state of
hysteria She had lost nearly all her
trinkets including her doll. The loss
of her treasures, together with the
shock when the coach she was in
bodies, had completely unnerved her
and her mother thought that she
might have to discontinue her jour
ney to California to have the child
treated by a. physician
H G. Rust Of this city was the en-
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-05

Patrick Loftus went to Ketchikan on the Dolphin.
 Robert Reid was passenger on the Dol phin for Seattle. , MT. c. Roos has gone up the Stikine on trapping expedition.
 II. D. Campbell went to Klawacli to build a manse for Rev. Wagner,
 Commercial job work of all kinds neatly and quickly done at this office.
 The Marion was in at this port Monday for supplies-and she got them.
 Hundreds of big, fat king salmon are be- ing caught at Petersburg by trolling.
 Ole Johnson has opened carpenter shop in the room vacated by L. R. Milligan.
 The Farallon arrived down Sunday after noon, loaded to the scuppers with salmon.
 W. c. Waters is putting up building just east of his store, and says it will be meat market.
 Attorney Oscar Foote, of Juneau, was a passenger on the last trip of the Humboldt for ketckikan.
 Lauros Millgan is quite at home with his stock ot groceries, confectionery, etc., in the IdnlpDeLl DlllldlnS.
 Notices for bids for carrying the mails be- tween Wrangell and the West Coast are to be seen at the stotiice.
 Billy Tosten left fast sunday to join his family at Portland. Claire Snyder has taken his place on the Peerless.
 George snyder and Walter Dor. went "devil clubbing over on High Island last week, and found plenty of this noted game.
 Gordon Hoops arrived down the river Saturday with a telon on the index finger of the right hand that is giving him much pain.
 Townsman Emory Goodwin last week received the sad intelligence Of the death of an only brother, which occurred in Vermont recently.
 Jesse Crowell is off with the Broncho, seeking to locate some placer claims that he has in his mind. We hope Jesse will be successful.
 Several new names have been added tc the SENTINEL list the past week. They all want the Wrangell news-and the SENTINEL fuanishes it.
 On the last down trip of the Humboldt she took egl, pig boxes of halibut from Petersburg and six hundred cases of salmon from Tonka.
 Judge Gunnison and Clerks Page and Clark and several jurors went from Juneau on the Dolphin to keclIikan to open court on October ,.
 Frank Coulter, Gus Scholas and r. Taught went oytr to the north arm of the Stikine last week and brought home the limit of three days shooting Of ducks They also captured few geese.
 Monday morning Deputy Marshal Grant left by the Ragnhild for Kaake, to take be- fore the court at ketchikan persons who have been transgressing the law by failing to nay their licenses for carryingo on business that required it.
 Sim Freeman, who spent the past season here as inspector of customs, was a passen- ger up on the Seattle, having been to the fair at Portland, and stopped off at Wrangell to take few whirls at the shrine of Terpai- chore. Sim is looking and feeling fine, and says the fair is the ''real thing"
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-05
A New Commissioner.

Monday, September 25th, A. V. R. Snyder was appointed by Hon. Roy us A. Gunn1son, judge of this district, United States commis- soner for Wrangell precinct, 10 succeed W. C. Thomas, resigned. The position is not a new one to NIT. Snyder Ee having served as police judge of different towns and justice of the peace at various points below, resign ing the latter position when he came to this section four years ago. The appointment was made through a spontaneous approval by the people of this section, and the SENTI- MEL hopes the people will not be disappoint- ed in the choice they have made. Speaking of the appointment, the Juneau papers say:
 (Daily Dispafeh.)
 Federal Judge Gunnison today announc- ed the appointment of Col. A. Y. R. Snyder, editor of the Wrangell sentinel, as United States commissioner for the Wrangell Dist. The appointment will prove popular among the people of that section and in particular will be hailed by the newspaper men who know Col. Snyder to be Q royal good fellow. After this newspaper chaps will take off their hats and walk with humble and falter- ing tread when they pyaje the sacred pre- cinct of Wrangell. II Safder ever catches them of he will throw tie whole code at the offender The Dispatch, editorialIy, says: "The appointment of a newspaper man as United States commissioner shows that the federal judge has warm spot m hls heart for the profession from which he graduated to the bench. The selection Is very pop ular one and will reflect credit upon the ad- ministration. It is such takes as these that throw a little sunshine into the lives of the craft.n
 (Douglas Island EeJrsl
 A. Y. R. snyder editor and proprietor of the Alaska Sentinel, made a short call at the News office yesterday morning. He has recently received at the hands of |. $. Dist. Judge Gunnison the appointment as |. S. commissioner at Wrangel. Judge Snyder, as he must now be called will still continue the publication of his interesting paper ad- vocating the cause of righteousness, and op- posing all manner of wickedness in high places. His appointment will meet with the approval of the citizens of Wransell, of whose cause he and the Sentinel have been earnest and fearless champions. Here's long life to Judge Snyder.
 (Daiiy Rcco1 -Hiner)
 Judge A. Y. R. Snyder arrived on the Humboldt and will return on the same boat carrying with him his c.mmi,sion as United States commissioner at Wrangell, to succeed William c. Thomas, whose resignation was handed in to Judge Gunnison about d month ago.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-10-05
Board of Equalization.

Notice is hereby given that the Com mon Council of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, will meet in the Red Mems building on Front Street in said town, as Board of Equalization, on Thursday, October 12, and Saturday, October l4, at O o'clock, p. m, of said days, and con tinue in session until 1 o'clock. p. m., of said days; and also on the following Thursday, October l9, and Saturday, Oc- tober 2l, at the hour of ? o'clock p. nl., of said days, and continue in session until 1 o'clock, p. m., of said days, to examine and correct any errors that may be found in the assess3-olt roll for year 1905.
 Any person desiring a reduction on the assessment of his property, shall make and file with the Board of Equali- zation written application therefor, verified by his oath, showing the facts upon which it is claimed such reduction should be made.
 Wrangell, Alaska, October 3, 1905.
 I. |. WoRDEN,
 Town Clerk.