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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
First Step Towards Arbitration
of Great Northern Strike Taken
Gov. johnson, of Minnesota, Of
fers His Services as Mediator.
STRIKERS WILLING.
Both Men and Railway Company
Are Claiming the Victory.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

st. Paul, Aug. 10.-The first definite
step looking toward the arbitration of
the struggle which has been in progress
for over a week between the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific railways
and the Order of Railway Photographers
was taken yesterday when Governor
John A. Johnson addressed letters to
President ]. J. Hill and Howard Elliott
of the railways and President H B.
Perham of the telegraphers, urging a
settlement of the trouble and offering
his services as mediator. The exact
terms of the letters written by Cover
nor Johnson are not known as the gov
ernor preferred that they should be
given out by the recipients if they saw
fit. In general way, however, the
governor outlined to the Associated
Press what was contained in the letters
He called the officials attention to the
fact that the present strike was work
ing hardship in various communities
throughout the state and appealed to
them to take speedy steps to secure an
adjustment of the existing troubles To
this end he rendered the good office of
the chief executive saying that he stood
ready to appoint a commission to con-
slider the differences between the con-
tending parties, or in any other way to
assist them to come to some agreement
that would permit the roads to move
their traffic without the delays and in
conveniences that are now said to ex-
| list.
Governor Johnson was prompted to
take this action by numerous letters he
has received from commercial organiza-
lions and citizens of the state urging
him to take some measure to end the
struggle. The governor stated that some
of the letters he had received declared
that business in sections of the state
was almost paralyzed by the conditions
which now prevails.
| Both President Hill and President
Elliott are now in the east, although
| the former is expected to reach st. Paul
some time this week.
| President Perham of the telegraphers
| has stated on several occasions that he
| is willing to submit his case to any
fair minded tribunal.
| There were no other developments in
the situation today. Both sides are
| claiming that conditions are improving
from their standpoint with each passing
day.
General Superintendent Slade in a
| statement said so far as the Great
] Northern was concerned the strike is
| a closed incident.
The Northern Pacific Officials did not
give out any official statement today,
saying that conditions had SO improved
| that there was no longer necessity for
a daily bulletin.
On the other hand officials at strike
headquarters say that with very few
exceptions their men are standing loyal
ly by their officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
AN ANXIOUS HALF HOUR.
Cottonwood Falls Tourist En- Route to
Colorado Forgets Purse.

A person to look at Ed Brandley in
his calm, cool, moments would not
dream that he was the kind of the man
to sweat under any circumstances but
when he and Mrs. Brandley started for
the cool climate of Colorado last Fri
day, Ed got wrought up to the boiling
point. They caught the last car for
Strong to catch thsir train and about
the time they got to the south end of
Stdong City, Ed discovered that he had
left his coat, pocket book and railroad
tickets at the jewelry Etrre Ell walked
back. The temperature was about 2O6
degrees by the time iha got. here and the
wind blew 1571h miles al hour from the
north on the way back to Strong City.
But Ed got his coat, his pocket book
and his railroad tickets and whats more
he caught the train. We wouldn't print
this if Ed was here but we think heal
have time TO cool off On Pixies Peak be-
fore he comes bsck.-Chase County
Leader.
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ON FLAGSHIP OHIO.
Chase County Sailor Writes of His
Manila Experience.
Cottonwood Fails, kan. Aug. 8.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Aug. g.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
]. NJ. Bates of this city has received
a belated letter of June 4 from his
son, o. A. Bates, on the United States
flagship Ohio, stationed at Cavite. p I.
1t may be of some interest to the read
ers of the Journal:
ut has been some time since 1 wrote
to you and some time since 1 heard
from you. I am getting along fine,
perspiring lots but that is what is good
for a fellow in this climate.
This is the rainy season here now.
The typhoon season is on also but not
strong as later on.
''Well, We are going to China about
July 1st. I think at least we will be
up there by the 4th if a cablegram we
got is correct My birthday is the 9Th.
am I'D to 10 now and that leaves me
ment. But suppose 1 will have to do
three or four months overtime wait
ing for some ship to take me back to
the United States. Several of the boys
are now doing overtime.
''I will mention my trip from Frisco:
We had fine weather all the way. We
left Frisco April 1st and reached
Honolulu the 7th. We left there the
14th. We then had a IA days run to
Guam. There is nothing to speak of,
only three ships and bunch of ma
tives. We stayed there Sunday await
ing orders from Washington as to
Wnere we should meet the fleet.
after another nice run we arrived
at Cavite May L Cavite is across the
bay from Manila about eight miles
away. They are really on the same
side but that is the way we call it.
We met the battleships Oregon, and
Wisconsin, the monitor Monadnock,
and the cruisers Cincinnati, Raleigh
and Baltimore.
I'VE left Friday. three weeks ago.
The Ohio was made the flagship and
we were in the lead. Following came
the Wisconsin, Oregon, etc. After we
had been out until Friday we sighted
three coming up from under the
horizon. We knew they could not be
anything else but a fleet because no
more than one of any other kind of a
ship travel that way. They turned out
to be three Russian cruisers that had
escaped from the rest of their fleet in
fog in battle with Japan.
1--WE saluted and they signaIed that
they were damaged and that they
wanted to go into Manila harbor for
shelter from the Japanese. We escort
ed them into the bay where they were
dismantIed.
81 got the wedding cake sent but as
it had been on the road for a month
it was a trif1e hard.
Your son. o. A. BATES"
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HE GOT HIS $40 WORTH.
Says I. j. LOTUS After Few Rounds
With Ex-senator Wulfekuhler

Says I. j. LOTUS After Few Rounds
With Ex-senator Wulfekuhler.
Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. lot. J.
LOTUS, a prominent citizen, caused
considerable excitement in the city
court here when he attempted to ad-
minister a beating to ex-State Senator
Louis Wulfekuhler. The attack took
place in the court house immedia tely
after the adjournment of the city
court. Bystanders interfered, and
what promised to be a lively fstic ex-
hibition came to an abrupt end. Mr..
Lotus was arrested and fined SO by
the court.
Lotus recently had some work done
by the Fisher machine works of this
city, and the Fishers held the Ryan
estate responsible for the account.
Mr.. Lotus wife is executrix of the
Ryan estate, and the work was done on
an ice plant belonging to it. The court
held that the estate was not liable for
the bill contracted by Lotus. During
the trial Mr.. Wulfekuhler, who repre-
scented the machine works, is said to
have made some very uncompliment-
airy remarks concerning Mr. Lotus,
and the latter twice asked the court
for protection, declaring that if it were
not accorded him he would seek re-
dress himself. LOTUS succeeded in
landing few uppercuts before the
bystanders interfered, and declares
that he got his $40 worth. tr
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DID HE STEAL DYNAMITE.
That Is the Charge Against Melvin
at lola.

lola, Kan, Aug. 10.-C. L. Melvin, the
dynamiter of the lola joints. who was
brought here from the Wyandotte coun-
ty Jail in Kansas City, Kan, where he
has been confined since his arrest last
Thursday at keystone, Iowa, was ar
raigned before Justice Potter on the
charge of stealing 1000 pounds of dyna-
mite from the Kansas Portland Cement
company's powder house the night of
July 8, the night before the explosion.
His preliminary hearing has been set
for 9 o'clock Friday morning. Sheriff
Richardson, fearing a mob, wanted to
take Melvin to Fort Scott pending the
hearing, but the man expressed himself
as not afraid. and asked to remain
here. On the advice of his attorneys,
Adair & McMillen. he refused to talk
any more. Ralph Adair. one of Mel
wins lawyers, is the police judge who
found Congressman E. H. Funston
guilty on the charges of disturbing the
peace and carrying concealed weapons.
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BAD MIxUP AT BUFFALO.
Veteran Driver Geers Injured, But
Drives Next Heat.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 10.-Ed Geers,
the dean of grand circuit drivers, had
another close call at Kenilworth park
Wednesday afternoon. The veteran
was in the sulky back of King Direct
in the 2:04 pace, the feature of the
day, when in the third heat. at the
head of the stretch, King Direct pacing
strongly. stuck his hoof through the
wheel of Locanda's ,sulky. There was
tangle of horses, sulkies and drivers
almost Immediately swallowed up in
cloud of dust. When the scene
cleared up, Geers was seen PROSTATE
on the ground, Driver Snow was on
his feet making his way to the judges
stand, Locanda had been safely
caught, and King Direct had started
somewhat shattered sulky.
Soon stable hands and others, in
Guiding physician, were at Geers'
side. 1t was found he had suffered a
bad cut of his leg and was stunned
but he speedily recovered his breath,
and his first words were:
Now don't make a hurrah of this
thing and scare everybody to death
for nothing"
To show he was all right, Geers
then came out and, back of Turley in
the 2:11 trot which followed, won the
deciding heat, being given a tremen-
dous ovation.
Nathan Strauss also suffered in the
accident, falling over the first two
which fell. King Direct was badly
injured in his runaway and proba bly,
will not race again this year.
Locanda had won two heats in the
2:O4 pace when the accident occurred,
and as the judges found both drivers
blameless and placed the horses in the
final heat, the Allerton stallion got
the race. Locanda was favorite at
$50 to $40 on the field before the first
heat and ruled favorite throughout.
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CONCERT HORN FOR SANTA FEE
Unique and Clever Scheme to Attract
HOmeseekers

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 10.-Garrett A.
Dobbin, general colonization agent of
the Santa Fe and man of many ideas,
hustling schemes and boosting PROPOSE
tons, will start out tomorrow on one
of the most unique and original coloni-
cation advertising schemes ever at
tempted in Texas. With a large phono-
graph equipped with an immense horn
that will carry the music half mile he
will start on tour of the state to at
tend all the farmers picnics, barbecues,
old and new settlers reunions, and all
other gatherings. While furnishing an
unlimited number of musical, vocal and
other selections on the big photograph,
the object is to attract and command
attention of the farmers for a few min
utes while Dobbin explains the object
of his mission. He will invite the names
and addresses of relatives and friends
of the farmers present living in the
north, east and west. To these, many
of whom may be induced to come and
settle in Texas, Dobbin will send all
kinds of literature pertaining to Texas
and her resources and also address per-
sonaI letters To those present enjoying
the free concert and entertainment the
colonization agent will distribute hand
some souvenir cards, consisting of a
series of Photographic views showing
Texas products in the field, under cuI-
tivation and harvesting of various crops
and fruits. These large cards are works
of art and stamped and ready to mail
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New Form of Money Order.

ing for his vacation Postmaster Cen
eral CorteIyou directed the issuance of
new form of money order which, it
is believed, will be proof against alter
alton at the hands of forgers. The
department has been greatly annoyed
by the operations of persons who pur-
chase money orders for small amounts
and raise them, passing them upon
merchants after office hours. Al
though the direct loss falls entirely on
those who accept the orders, the de-
partment refusing to cash them ex-
cept as originally drawn, there has
been a heavy indirect expense involved
in the pursuit, arrest and conviction Of
the offenders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

eph Hea1y was released in August, 1904.
from the Topeka asylum as cured. I'M
mediately he started proceedings to get
possession of his farm. He hired Gar
yer & Larimer as his attorneys, and
fled suit against Timothy Foran to
break the sheriff's deed,\ uader which
Foran held title to the land
Judge Rees heard the case, and decid-
ed that the probate court of Shawnee
county had exclusive jurisdiction over
the person of Joseph Healy, and that
I. A. Strauss was really the guardian
upon whom the papers in the forecloS-
ure suit should have been served. Lin
ker. according to this decision, had no
authority whatever to act as guardian,
and consequently the papers in the fore
closure suit were as though they had
never been served on Joseph Healy. The
court held that Timothy Foran had an
interest in the land only as mort
gage, and charged the following amounts
against the plaintiff, Healy:
Amount of mortgage debt. s., 265.00
Taxes paid by defendant Foran, 1912
Improvements made by Foran. 1900
Total ..... ...............s2, 451.12
The following credits on this debt
were allowed to Healy:
Rent from 1899 to 1904. 1884. rs
Proceeds of sale of half interest
in Mrs. Healy's share. 1850
Total credits .-;.,.-....-;.. 5000 70
his l6It d net DetIdIACS OuS " L OIdA
from Healy of $1,79187, which represent
ed what Healy would have to pay to
get rid of the old mortgage which had
been running since 1891.
OF course Foran did not want to give
up possession of the farm for which he
had paid 81, $50, besides taxes and inn
and he has appealed the
case to the supreme court. His attor-
neys are George D. Abel and z. c. Mil
Iiken.
Healy. however, is in very good shape.
He has recovered his mind, and will
probably recover his property. The
land is in the Kansas wheat belt and
is much more valuable than it was
when Healy went crazy, for it is since
that time that the country has develop
ed its rich agricultural properties.
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ENFORCE THELAW
N. A. Waterman Has Decided to
Close the Joints.
Will Make Kansas City, Kansas,
a Very Dry Town.
EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
To Bring Quo WarrantO Pro-
ceedings to Higher Court.
Fails to State Why He Breaks
Into the Matter.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 10.-"A fight
Tor the strict enforcement of law here,
is now on said M. A Waterman last
night. THE gambling houses and pool
rooms are now closed, and we are now
going after the Saloons
Mr.. Waterman said that he had asked
the county attorney, j. S. Gibson, to
prepare quo warranto proceedings to be
filed in the name of the state against
Kansas City, Kan, in the Kansas SUI
preme court to stop the city from col
lecting regular fines from saloonkeepers.
This action will be taken upon legal adj
vice that the situation in this city is
covered by a decision of the supreme
court ousting the city of Topeka from
the exercise of license authority. If the
county attorney fails to bring the pro-
ceedings by the early part of next week
Mr.. Waterman said that he would carry
the matter to Governor Hoch and the
The bringing of custer proceedings
against officials in this city, is also con-
templated by Mr.. Waterman. Regard
ing his crusade for law enforcement he
said last night:
1.-The Folk idea is spreading through
out the country like a prairie fire, and
nowhere outside of Missouri is it max
ing greater progress than in Kansas.
This idea has taken deep and firm root
citizens that 1 feel confident the great
fight for law and order was begun in
earnest in our city. and that it cannot
be stopped SO long as indulgences to vi
Olate the law are sold by certain city
and county officials
The decision of the supreme court up
on which Mr.. Waterman is depending
was written in 1884 by Justice Valen-
tine, all the justices concurring.
The decision said:
'tCjfieS of the state of Kansas have
of intoxicating liquors.
such power has not been conferred
upon cities, but has been withheld from
them and prohibited.
Whenever a municipal corporation
usurpS any power which might be con-
ferred upon it by the sovereign power
of the state, but which has not been so
conferred, such corporation may be
ousted from the exercise of such power
by civil action in the nature of quo
warranto in the supreme court
Mr.. Gibson, the county attorney, said
last night that he had talked with Mr..
Waterman about the bringing of quo
warranto proceedings but that he did
not know what would be done. He was
not ready, he said, to say what action
he would take.
The defense of the city will probably
be that it does not license the saloons
but fines them for violations of the law
Mr.. Waterman says that the Topeka
case covers this point The revenue
derived from the saloons in this city,
amounts to $4,000 year and is used
to pay running expenses. If this reve-
nue. is shut off protests from taxpayers
may be expected as taxes will be high
er next year than now.
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veterans object to Carnival.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 1O.-Some of
the old soldiers interested in the Pitts
burg reunion are advocating making a
radical change. The veterans who
want the reunion to be a reunion of
old soldiers in the true sense propose
that the carnival feature be done away
with. They claim that the side shows,
grafters, takers and rough crowd
which cannot be eliminated at present
are drawback to the reunion.
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Changes in COLLEGE Faculty.

Winfield, Kan, Aug. 1O.-The board
of trustees of Southwest Kansas college
elected Rev. F. E. Mossman of Chicago
president of the college in place of
George F. Cook, resigned. Mr.. Moss
man is a graduate of Morningside uni
versity, Sioux City, Iowa, and Chicago
university, taking his A. M. degree at
the latter place. Miss Frances Cullen
Moffett was elected directress of the
music department, and w. M. Freeland
principal of the business department.
Other vacancies will be filed later.
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How He ESCAPED Quarantine.

Winfield, Kan, Aug. 10.-Eugene
Baird of this place, a travelling man,
who "covers" the southern country,
escaped yellow fever quarantine sew
eral days ago near Bunkie, La, and
reached here last evening without his
trunks. He was one of train load of
passengers who were taken from a
train two miles from Bunkie when on
the way to Hot Springs, Ark. and put
under guard on a lonely plantation.
With Henry Poe of st. Louis he
escaped the guards and hired a negro
to drive them twenty miles to a rail-
road station where they secured pas
sage Baird left his trunks and connot
go back into the parish under penalty
of a 800 fine.
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Unknown Man Killed at Holton.

Holton, Kan, Aug. 10.-The east
bound Kansas City Northwestern train,
due here at 2:02 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, struck and killed an I'M
identified man in the afternoon about
one mile west of Holton. Nothing
about the body indicates the mans
name. The hat band contains the fol-
lowing initials: -. r. s., Canton
Kan" Photographs of other persons
were found in his pockets The pic
lures were taken at Olathe. The in
quest will be held today.
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Maud Come Divorced.

Paris, Aug. 1O.-The civil tribunal
of the Seine today pronounced a judi
ciaI separation in the case of Major
John Mcbride, who was a prominent
member of the Irish brigade of the
Boer army in the South African war,
and his wife, formerly Maud Come.
the well known agitator, who has been
called the Irish Joan of Arc" Mrs.
Mcbride retains the custody of their
children whom the major will be allow
ed to visit periodically. The question
of an absolute divorce will be heard at
a future sitting.
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Manila, Aug. 1O.-This morning
Secretary of War Taft and Miss Alice
Roosevelt visited the trade schools. At
10 o'clock the Liceo de Manila, the
foremost college in Manila, conferred
upon Secretary Faft the degree of hon
orary president At noon Rear Ad-
miral Train gave a luncheon in honor
of Secretary Taft, Miss Roosevelt and
Rear Admiral Enquist. The party
then visited the Cavite navy yard. The
hearing of the tobacco interests is be-
ing continued.
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w. w. HanliIton a Suicide.

Mound City, Kan, Aug 1O.-W. w.
Hamilton, a prominent farmer and
stockman living near lakewood station,
in the northwestern part of this coun-
ty, committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid. He had been suffering from
nervous prostration for year, and it is
thought his suicide was the result of
melancholia. He left no communication
and the family had no intimation that
he contemplated killing himself.
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NfidIand valley Deal Is on.

Arkansas City, Aug. 10.-Beeks
Errick and J. W. McCloud, promoter
and general solicitor of the Midland
Valley railroad, says that the deal with
the Santa Fe is entirely off and they
are both Of the opinion that 1T Will
They say the plans of the Midland
Valley are to now proceed with the
construction of the road as originally
planned and it is likely that work to
extend the road to the northwest will
be commenced immediately.
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Death of a Veteran.

Kansas City, Aug. 1O.-Valentine
Carpenter, an old soldier who had
made Kansas City his home for a
number of years, died yesterday morn
ing at Lakin. Kan. Mr.. Carpenter
went to Lakin last March as a member
of Colonel V. H. Fry's Kearney county
colony. He lived on a homestead there.
He was 70 years old and was formerly
a member of the One Hundred and
TWenty-sixth Ohio regiment. He
leaves one son.
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Lightning Destroys a Barn.

Concordia, Kan, Aug. ia large
grain and hay barn on the farm of
Fred Ward, in Nelson township. was
struck by lightning and totally destroy
ed together with 1000 bushels of wheat
and a large lot of alfalfa, implements,
etc. The barn was recently built to
take the place OF one burned by a
prairie fire.
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Ruppv STRUCK nv a Car.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 1O.-w. r. Du-
Ianey, manager of the Wichita Union
stock yards, was seriously hurt We'd
nesday and is now in st. Francis hos
pital While driving North Main
street his buggy was struck by street
car and he was thrown to the pave
nent. His right ankle was shattered,
and he was otherwise painfully bruised.
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Wedding at Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. 10.-Frank j.
Thomas and Miss Mildred Marvin, ex-
students of the University of Kansas
and of the University of Chicago, were
married here last evening at the home
of the brides parents Mr.. Thomas
occupies the chair of mathematics in
the high school in Missoula, Mont,
and the couple left for that place last
night.