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Perils sf Fishing
On Grand Banks

AssENGERs on the transatlantic
liners u today, vessels which
carry as many persons as live
IN Q good sized town and which
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ASK Druggist for Free Peruna ALMANAC for 1000

similar canvass of the members of the
committee and they somehow persuaded
Col Hepburn that nine members Of the
committee of seventeen were pledged TO
the Esch-TOWnsend bill. Col. Hepburn,
believing that they were telling the truth.
consented to that now discredited and re-
pudiated measure being reported to the
house with the approval of the commit
tee Subsequent investigation proved that
neither Esch nor Townsend was j8itihed
in claiming the support of nine members
of the committee for their bill
There was so much terrorism and bull
doing at the time however, and mem
hers Of both parties were so much afra q
of fnpurrfne the enrnity of the Bacon lob
by that nobody stopped to question the
accuracy of the Esch and Townsend
claim. The bill was put on its passage
and passed by the house by a practically
unanimous vote. Townsend is DESTROYS OF
introducing the same spirit in the com
r1jftae and the house at the present ses-
sion, but he viii not be successful
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Motive of the Government CUES.
toned by James j. Hill.
Says Indictments of Railways
Are Prosecutions.
WILL BE INDICATED
Then There Will Be a Reversal
of Public Sentiment.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-''Truth Will vim
dictate the railroads during the trial of
the cases charging the granting of re-
bates and will reverse the public senti-
ment to such an extent that the con-
duct of the government officials in
bringing the secret prosecutions
against the railroads will be resented
and repudiated, said J. J. Hin, presi-
dent os the Great Northern railroad.
THE sooner the whole truth is
known said Mr.. Hill, the earlier will
be the vindication of the men under
Indictment. The indictments were Sc
cured in secret proceedings in which
the railroads were not given any op-
portunity or representation to present
the whole truth. What I want and
what every man DESTROYS of fair play
wants is to have everything come be-
fore the public at once The inuen-
does, the Shiny insinuations and the
boasts made preceding and after the
return of the indictments are hurtful
more than the entire truth and for
that reason the railroads and their
officials who are made defendants in
the indictments should be given
prompt hearing.
IF the government has any real
cases of violations of the law against
railroads it certainly would not weak
en- its position by giving all the facts
to the public. There is no honest rea-
son for Withholding all the facts from
the public or from the grand jury.
When both sides of the question are
heard it Will be recognized by all the
people how untrue the accusations
spread against railroads have been.
Then there will be a reversal of public
sentiment in favor of the accused and
there viii be reputation and resent
ment of the One-sided prosecution of
the government, for the American
people in the end will insist upon fair
play and square deal.
Just take the specific case I have
in mind of the Indictment in which the
Great Northern railroad has been in
Guided. The truth is the Great North
ern railroad was indicted for a trans
action in which as matter Of fact the
railroad refused t0-grant any rebate.
Now the grand jurors returning the in
d1ctment were not given any OppOr-
tunity to hear the railroads side of
the case nor could the railroad officials
present their side until after the in
dictment against them was returned.
Il insist the cases should be tried
promptly and should not be permitted
TO hang or be used by the government
to spread suspiciof4. prejudice and tn e
for the prosecution. The railroad men
are busy men of business. An attack
upon their reputation made prOmis-
cuously without hearing their side is
not American or fair. The railroad
men are opposed to laWbrea kers and
believe that where a law has been vio-
lated there should be punishment. but
they certainly object to having a legiti-
mate business Iibeled and stigmatized
by indictments returned in secret ses-
sions at which only one side and that
from a particular point Of view is pre-
sented-"
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TURNING On TOWNsEND.
Michigan Congressman Rate Tactics
Are Unpopular.

special dispatch to the Chicago
Chronicle from Washington says:
THE sordid selishness underlying the
ambitions Of senators end representatives
who are DESTROYS that their names shall
be identified with forthcoming railroad
legislation. is Illustrated by the conduct
of Representative Townsend of Michigan
LAS already stated in these dispatches
Townsend insisted that the bill to be re-
ported from the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce shall bear his
name. His Republican colleagues refused
to accede to this demand. Then Town
send. thinking to establish d cabal by
means of which he would destroy the in
duence Of Chairman Hepburn in the COM
mittee. made "A canvass of the Republican
and Democratic members and urged them
to join hands with him for the purpose of
controlling railroad legislation Certain
influential members. of the committee.
who were informed about what Townsend
was doing. FASTENED to neUtralize his eff
forts by securing pledges in behalf OF
the committee bill.
This is the spirit that dominates rail-
road legislation. Townsend obviously is
Indifferent as to what kind of bill is pass
ed. He does not care whether it Injuries
or aids the railroads 50 long as it is
known as the Townsend bill Last year
he and Esc1 # Wisconsin conducted a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-11
Two Nfarshals.

Horton. kan, Jan. 1.-THE city of
Horton today presents the unusual
spectacle of supporting two city mar
shals. A month ago the president Of
the council, c. A. Ayers, in the absence
of Mayor Kelly, appointed j. H. Brown
as city marshal and he was imme-
diately confirmed by the council. When
the mayor returned home from New
Mexico he objected to Brown and de-
manded his resignation. Brown re
fused to resign and the mayor ap-
pointed another marshal, Geo. Phiffer,
who was also confirmed by the council.
Now Horton has two men wearing a
star and claiming to be the guardians
of the peace and demanding pay as
city marshal. Yesterday they clashed
in the city attorneys office over who
was entitled to serve an order for ar
rest from the police court. It resulted
in one of the marshals tearing up the
complaint and the prisoner got away.
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PASSENGER MEN REFORM.
Are Ordered by Supporters to Stop
Violations of Law.


Chicago. Jan. 11.=''When in doubt
consult the legal department and do
nothing contrary to its advice is in
effect an order which has just been
given to the passenger officials of the
western railroads by the executive
officers in charge of traffic. At the
recent meeting of the Western Pas
senger association it developed that
such an order had been issued as a re-
suit of the recent agreement made
between the interstate commerce com
mission and the committee composed
of the traffic heads of the leading
western roads.
NO free transportation or reduced
rates shall be given to obtain bust
ness" is not only the interstate COM
merce law, but the rule laid down for
the passenger men by their superiors.
The law has been in effect for years,
so long that most of the passenger
men had forgotten all about it, but
brand new, and undoubtedly will be
observed until the executives wink the
other eye.
While the western passenger men
are reforming, those of the eastern
lines are trying to form a pool of So
called steamship business" in direct
violation of the antitrust and inter-
state commerce laws peculiar fact
is that the only railroad which is not
in favor of the pool is the Grand
Trunk The plan is to have the sec
ond class travel to Europe divided
equally between the roads east of
Chicago by Commissioner Donald of
the Central Passenger association, as
he has been dividing the charity
business. The Pennsylvania company,
which is the leader in the anti-pass
movement and other pretended re-
FORMS is said to be also the leader of
the new pooling movement. To some
people not familiar with railroad
ethics it might seem strange that
Canadian corporation should have
more respect for the laws of the
United States than the eastern roads.
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BIG DEAL IN TIDE LANDS.
Hartman Believed to Be Behind a
S1,5OO,OOO Deal in Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 11-John Davis &
Co. prominent real estate firm of Sc
attic, have taken option on Seattle tide
lands approximating S1.500 900 in value.
These lands are close to the holdings of
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul and
have been purchased by Davis & Co.
for Joseph Hallen and Frederick Knick-
erbocker, two New York men, who ar
rived in the city on Saturday with let
tiers to Mr.. T. K. Strive, Jr.. member
of Davis & Co. This firm does all the
business in Seattle for the German Saw
ings & Loan company of San Francisco,
in which one of the largest stockholders
is Jacob Schiff of New York, one of the
Hartman crowd. Coming on the heels
of these purchases was the news from
New York that Hartman will parallel
the Northern Pacific to Puget sound
There were well defined rumors in real
estate circles which point to Hartman
behind Hallen and Knickerbocker.
The land on which these options have
been taken is Ideally located for railroad
terminals fronting on the last waterway
which would give a railroad excellent
shipping facilities.
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stricting free transportation as much as
possible and under the rules sales agents
are cut off the list, but it is customary to
issue passes to mine owners and oper-
chief officials of the lumber lines. The
arrangements made in the past year in
that regard viii be continued, but the
matter will be under the close supervision
OF the local committees of the pass agree
ment and the rules viii be strictly en-
forced
President Edison of the Kansas City
Southern. Vice President George @.
Nicholson of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa ZEE and Freight Traffic Manager
German, Vice President Dodge of the
Frisco and Freight Traffic Manager
Cover of the Rock Island, and J. NJ.
Johnson. assistant to the vice president
of the Gould lines came here to attend
the meeting. All ST. Louis western lines
were represented.
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GRAIN TRAFFIc no GULF.
Western Roads Will Not Put in
Through Rates TO Eastern Seaboard.

Chicago. Jan l1.-Western roads have
decided not to. put in through rates on
grain from the Missouri river territory to
their former agreement to do so on jan
uary 10. The decision was reached at d
general meeting of traffic men at which
it developed that the eastern roads were
still stubbornly demanding their full local
rates from Chicago TO the seaboard on
grain originating at the river
The controversy has developed cOndi-
ton which is likely to cost the Chicago
grain market dearly and to turn a great
tide of grain toward the gulf ports.
Board of trade interests, which are closely
watching the situation and are demand
ing that the rates shall be so adjusted
that Chicago will be placed on a parity
with all other markets, are deeply disap-
pointed at the turn affairs have taken
The blame is attached by them to the
eastern roads. who have persistently re-
fused to assist the western lines in meet
ing a situation by dividing the grain rates
on a pro rata basis.
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AFTER THE MAYOR
Attorney General Coleman Stirs
Up William w. Rose.
Official Head Of Kansas City, Ks.,
Leaves Town Suddenly.
CUSTER SUIT HEARING.
Evidence Being Taken Before
Special Master Larimer.
Dispositions Certified to the
Supreme Court April l.

Kansas City, Kan. Jan. 1L-This is
the day set for the hearing i'm the suit
to GUST Mayor William ". Rose and
his deposition was to have been taken
before Special Master J. b Larimer, Of
Topeka. in the office of Robert Cook,
former reporter for the district court.
Mr.. Lariner and Attorney General Cole
man arrived yesterday, and as they en-
tered town Mayor Rose left.
He went to Newton, Kan, but at his
home last night it was not known when
he would return to Kansas City. KAN
or what called him to Newton. DEPOSIT
tons of other Witnesses in the custer
proceedings win be taken today
The mayor was elected last April, and
if he Is not put out Of Office by the at
torney general and governor he viii be
mayor until the first Tuesday IN ApTH,
1907.
The DISPOSITIONS taken before Special
Master Larimer will be certified up to
the supreme court of Kansas April l.
Then the supreme court viii take special
action on the case. Attorney General
Coleman says there will be decision
I'm the case May J.
The suits 10 Dust Mayor Rose and
County Attorney James s Gibson were
filed in the supreme court last fall. Cap
tain Clad Hamilton was appointed COM
missioner 10 take the uEBOel LADAla bAAe
he has been ILL., There was some doubt
that q commissioner could have enough
power to summon witnesses, and COM
pei them to give testimony, so when g
successor to Mr. ~ milton was 10 De
chosen. the supreme court decided TO
appoint a special master with greater
James Gibson's attorney. Judge
Frank Dcster, filed motion In the su-
preme court a week ago, asking that
parts of Mr.. COleman's amended petit
ton be stricken out. The court has
Overruled this motion and given the at
torney twenty days in which to file ms
answer to the charges. GibsOn's answer
must be in court by January p, ana
then a date for the taking of dispositions
fin his case viii be set.
Tn the meantime, if the Injunction
against the Derby Turf Exchange is
granted. custer proceedings against sew
eral councilmen will be fled it is said,
and the turmoil viii be great
Attorney General Coleman said yes
terday that it would probably take four
days to get all the deTositions in the
Rose case. He says he viii go into the
cases thoroughly.
"Wn you prosecute all kinds OF
gamblers in this city or will you cease
when the pFoseeutioaeof= the pool room
is oVer2" Mr.. Coleman was asked yes
terday afternoon.
Il will not discuss the gambling sit
uation here at all" was the reply
1T is generally understood Mr.. Cole
man. that custer suits win be filed
against the seven cOuncf5nen who voted
to support the ordinance licensing d
pool room"
Il am not talking about that now"
was the quick reply Il am going after
these cases one at a time. Results are
better that way, you know
AIyron A Waterman held secret
conference with Mr.. Coleman in Mr.. Nc
Camish's office yesterday
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FIGHT GROWING MORE BITTER
Gould and Hartman Railroad Camps
Have Martial Air.

Oakland, Cal, Jan. lion either side
of the strip of land along the banks of
Oakland creek, that is being fought for
by the Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific railways the camps of the rival
companies had the appearance of war
camps last night. Armed men were pa
trolling the territory held by the re-
spective interests, while launches Qlted
with searchlights were patrOlling the
creeks.
Undaunted by the action of the South
ern Pacific company in its efforts to
block the Western Pacific from securing
a terminal for its transcontinental road,
the workmen of the latter company are
still engaged in laying track to the con-
tested strip. Fearful that an effort may
be made to tear up the ties and rails
that have already been put in place, the
Western Pacific men were patrOlling
last night the property with loaded RI
fles.
While Thomas Crowley, the head of
firm of launchmen. was returning along
Oakland creek to San Francisco and was
crossing the lire of the Southern Pacific
into Western Pacific territory, a shot
was fred in his direction. Crowley be-
lieves that he was saved from injury
only from the fact that 1t was dark and
that his launch was travelling at a high
rate of speed.
Persons Who now approach the camp
of either railroad after dark are COM
PEELED to state their business before they
are allowed to proceed.
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Homestead Filings at the Dodge City
Office Are Heavy.

Dodge City, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE
rush for government lands has been
increasing at an amazing rate The
homestead filings at the Dodge City
land Office for the quarter just COM
pleted numbered 7S8. During the
same quarter for the year preceding
there were 39S entries and that seem
ed like quite a rush at the time. Yes
terday So claims were filed upon at
the Office here.
There is GOOD reason for this I'M
usual scramble for government land
just al present. The country in this
district has been settling up, and
wheat farms have been opened which
have been producing wonderfully we'll
In Ford county wheat has yielded bet
ter than it has in the counties further
east where land costs $50 an acre.
When land is producing all the way
from . to 40 bushels per acre, as it
has done here, and is selling for from
Sc to $3.50 per acre, people very nat
urally want to buy it. and when there
is government land not far away it is
not to be wondered at that there is
scramble for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-11

Escaped the Terrors Of
Many Winters BY
Using Pe-ru-na.

In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age. Mr.. Brock says:
after man has lived in the world
as long as I have. he ought to have
found out a great many things by ea-
.perience. think have done 50.
zone of the things have found out
to my entire satisfaction Is the proper
thing for ailments that are due direct
" to the effects of the climate For
III years 1 have witllstood the change
able climate of the United States.
II have always been a very healthy
man, but, OF course, subject to the aft
fections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and tempcra-
ture. During my long life ! have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds and diarrhoea.
las for DR. Hartman's remedy, Pc
runa. have found it TO be the best, IL
not the only, reliable remedy for these
affections. It has been my standby for
many years, and l attribute my good
health and extreme old age to this
remedy.
1T exactly meets all my require
lnents. It protects me from the evil
effcts of sudden changes; it keeps me
in good appetite; it gives me strength;
it keeps my blood in good circulation.
I have come to rely upon it almost
entirely for the many little things for
which 1 need medicine.
when epidemics of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
country I was a sufferer from this
disease.
Il had several long sieges with the
grip. At fiji st / did not know that Pc
Funa was remedy for this disease.
When / heard that Ia grippe WAS cpl
deniC catarrh. 1 tried Peruna for la
grippe and found it to be JUS tlao
thing
In a later letter. Mr.. Brock writes:
Il am well and feeling as we'll as
have for years. The only thing that
bothers me is my sight. If I could see
better I could walk all over the farm,
and it would do me good. I would not
be without Peruna.'
YOURS truly,
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HAVE COMPLIED WITH LAW.
The Irrigation Project Of Finney Coun-
ty Water Users Is o. X.

Garden City. Kan, Jan. 10, 1906.
To the Editor OF the State Journal
The telegram from Washington ap-
pearing in the State Journal under the
heading Not Yet Clinched-Garden
city Reclamation Project Still in the
Air" is not il accordance with the
facts. The project contemplates the
irrigation of 10000 acres of land UNI
der the Finney County Farmers ditch
and at the time the subscription books
closed, Decemb Der %, 1905, there had
been more than 1880 acres sub
seribed for the project. On the above
date the shareholders unanimously au-
thorized the signing of a contract with
the secretary of the interior for the
construction of the work. The con-
tract was executed by the proper off
GERS of the association and forwarded
to the chief engineer of the reclama-
ton service on January 6, 1905.
From the above it viii be seen that
The Finney County Water Users as
ISOLATION has complied with the re-
quirements of the law and of the re-
clamation service in every particular
and no doubt work viii actually be
started as soon as the contracts can be
awarded by the government Yours
truly, G. NJ. SCHNEIDER,
Secretary the Finney County Waters
Users association.
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PLAINvILLEs NEW CHURCH.
Christian Edifce Dedicated Under
Auspicious Circumstances.


AuspiciOus Circumstances.
Plainville, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE new
Christian church at this place was ded-
icated here under the most suspicious
circumstances. Elder L. L. Carpenter
of Wabash, Ind, conducted the dedica-
tory services. A good program inter
spersed with special music had been
prepared and was carried out in full.
Although the day was not a very
bright one the building. whose seating
capacity is about $50, was tested to its
utmost at each service. The new
church is a beautiful edifice and the
people of Plainville are proud of their
new house of worship.
The value of the Christian church
property is $7,5O1. When Elder Car
penter announced to the audience that
$3,27O.17 must be raised in order to
clear the indebtedness. the people
gloriOusly responded with their dona-
ton and before the hour for the dedi-
cation had arrived $500 had been re-
ceived.
The Ladies Aid society has been
one of the leading factors in this do
nation. They gave $3.50 in cash and at
the dedication pledged $3.50 more
which they expect to raise within a
short time.
n. Ferd Engle is the pastor
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IN A 1IURDEROUs MOOD.
Penitentiary Guard Compelled to
Knock Angry Convict.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 11-Hugh
McDOw, white, and John Gentry, a
negro, cOnvicts at the United States pen
itentiary. fought here Wednesday and
but for the quick interference of Henry
Sullivan, guard, fatal results might
have enSued.
These convicts with others were work
ing outside the penitentiary wall grading
when AfcDOw accidentally threw a shovel
of dirt 50 that some of it fell on Gentry.
Without waiting for an explanation
Gentry started to strike mellow on the
head with a pick The guard fired his
pistol which checked Gentry in his con-
templated action for an instant s&e then
knocked Gentry down with a cane.