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The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

mile for the various divisions were as
follows: Illinois 406. Missouri 345, KAN
sas City 1892, Eastern 31s. Middle BAT.
Southern Kansas 800, Oklahoma 2l4
Western 423, Panhandle 2s2. Colorado
SIC, New Mexico 355. Rio Grande 291
Total average 339.
The Santa Fe used the .Werhouse
process Of treatment between 1886 and
1880, but during portion of the latter
year, all of 1891 and part of 1892.
burnettizing was done Since 1900 that
treatment alone was used until March,
1906. when creosoting treatment was
commenced.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

This Was Melville Ingalls, Criticism Of
a Noted Divine.

Mr.. Melville ingalls,, the western
railway magnate, says Harper's Week
~, was induced by friend while
spending Sunday with him to attend
service at a church, the pastor OF which
IS noted for the extreme length of his
sermons.
As the friends were leaving at the
conclusion of the service. the Boston
ian, with touch Of pride, inquired
DR. Blank is a most eloquent minis
ter Is he not ?"
Very eloquent. was the dry re-
sponse Of the railroad man, but he has
poor terminal facilities"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
SANTA FE's PROSPERITY.
Road Win Earn Over 10 Per Cent on
Common stock This Year

Financial statements of the Atchison.
rroneka & Santa Fe for the fiscal year
ending June so, 1906 viii show 10 per
cent or possibly q little more, earned
~ lis common stock, compared with
90 rer cent last year. The earnings
of the company for the first nine months
of the present fiscal year, recently made
9,,I11fc show an increase in gross of rs
per cent over those in the correspond
Grating expenses of S.3 per cent, and an
Increase in net earnings of 28 per cent.
THE increase in percentage Of net
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

and know what I am talking about
May be the railroads VIII sign all their
tickets out OF here and it may be that
they won't. I think they won't More
than that there are several ways to get
through In this business"
Agents of the various railroads do not
for a moment believe that the brokers
viii stick to the legitimate business OF
unsigned tickets. Trouble is looked for
by the railroad men in the near fu-
f71re
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
Garden City School Graduates

Garden City. Kas.. May 1.-THE
graduates of the Garden csitv 1,ts-,
school have been announced Tbev
are. Vida Pitts. Babe Knox. Ruth Coi.
trane, Josephine Carter, Emma Dies
en- Florence Garloch. Alden Duck
worth. Walter Eaman. Wilson Tar-
NOR. Lester Eggers, Hubert Callahan
Prof p. f. Ewing was reelected su
perintendent for the coming vear wiz
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
An Old FrontiersInan Dead.

Leavenworth, Kas, May 14.-Ser-
geant Michael Brennan, formerly a
soldier of the regular army. died here
Of pneumonia Saturday. Sergeant
Brennan served 81 years In the reg
ular army and retired two years ago.
He was a member Of the Fourth cav
airy at one time, but most of his serv-
Ice was with the Twelfth infantry. He
was on the frontier many years.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
smith Had First STRAWBERRIES.

Lawrence. Kas., May 14@B. F.
Smith and William Bales have been
running a race for some time to see
which could bring in the first home
grown Strawberries. Both had them
on the market Saturday afternoon. but
Smith won by an hour. The crop is
going to be much larger than ex-
pected.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

Wichita, Kas.. May 14.-Frank
Hanna was cleared of the charge of
ennbezzlement In the district court
here The jury in the case, which was
brought on complaint of the Price
Mercantile company, brought in a YER
dict Of not guilty. The mercantile
company, an instalIment concern
charged that Hanna. who worked for
them here last summer. had misappro-
priated some money he had collected
for them.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
LAWRENCE DOES WE'LL.
University Town Sends Second Ship
ment to Frisco Sufferers.

Lawrence, Kas.. May 1.-THE sec
ond shipment Of supplies from Law
renee to the earthquake and fire suf-
ferers in San Francisco will be made
today One carload Of canned goods
was shipped Immediately following
the disaster, and this shipment now
will embrace a carload of Lawrence
flour, carload OF Lawrence corn
meal. 10000 pounds Of rice. 1000
pounds Of coffee, and clothing for men
and women.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

Junction City. Kan, May 14.-Mrs.
Ruth Gordon, one of the Oldest resi-
dents Of this city, died here Saturday
afternoon She was the widow Of the
late Judge G. F. Gordon. of this city
one of the most prominent men of this
place in the early days. They came to
this place in 1860.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

Junction city Kan. Nav 14-Tres-
day morning John Ford was drugged
and left dying on a railroad near Pu-
ebio, Col A train passed over his BODY
and he was killed. The Pueblo officers
learned that he came from this place
and tried to locate relatives here ana
it was learned that Ford was for
lnerly private of the Twenty-fifth bat
terry at Fort Riley. but had been dis
CHARGED.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
Thirty-t,vo Horses Burned.

Hutchinson. Kan, May 14.-Fire here
Saturday burned the Mckee livery sta
Bile and the interior of the city transfer
warehouse, causing the death of 80
horses, the property Of a dozen residents
of Hutchinson, and of the livery com
pany. A high south wind was blowing
The loss is estimated at s25. 200, with
insurance at half that amount
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14
BORING LONGEST TUNNEL.
It win Cut Two Thousand Feet on a
Mountain Climb.

'"The boring of what win be the
longest tunnel in the United States and
one of the longest in the world, has
very recently been determined upon by
the Central Pacific Railroad company .
says J. Mayne Baltimore IN Technical
World Magazine s'Chfef Engineer
william Hood has finished plans and
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

an increase of salary from 5000 to 81,
200. The enrolment has increased
from 400 to 600, which will require the
fitting up of a new high school build
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dangers and Pain ofThis Critical Period
Avoided by the Use Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

How many wo-
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is the change of
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
reason Z?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
WANT TO RECONSIDER.
Some Bellows Falls People Opposed to
Carnegie Library.

Bellows Falls, May 22.-C. M. But
terfeld and Frank Hall have been cir-
c,llating d petition for several days ask
ing that the selectmen call d special
town meeting to reconsider the vote of
the meeting ol May Is BY which the
town accepted the Carnegie offer and
voted an annual appropriation of Sl,ss
500 toward the maintenance OF the IL
brary, They have secured more than
100 names and announced Yesterday
that they would present the paper to
the officials at once.
In the meantime the committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting has pun
chased the Walter Smith property on
Henry street, i part Of the money for
this purchase having been raised by sub
scription, and the deeds are ready for
record aud transfer.
III was h surprise 10 the majority
of the citizens who thought tile meet
ing last week had settled the matter
of taking the Carnegie gift Of $4,000,
even though il had the usual conditions
as to maintenance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
VERMONT FIRM SUMMONED.
An outgrOwth Of Government Attack on
So-calIed Drug Trust.

Enoshug Fails, May y In eonnec.
tion with the recent movement ON the
part nf the United States government
against the so-called drug trust and COM
bination of proprietary medicine manu-
facturers. citation has heen served on
The Dr. 4. ,. Kendall 4 60. Of this
place, BY Deputy United States Mar
shal Thomas Reeves of Burlington, TO
appear at session OF United States
court nj Indianapolis. June 1. TO answer
20 test case recently brought by the
government.
Ii may he that the various members
OF the Prohibitory Association Of Amer.
len win be represented hY counsel only,
but ii onyonc goes TO represent the Dir.
b. }. Kendall Go. ii j. likely to be 0liu
Morrill,. Mr.. Merrill may be summoned
as d witness.
IT Is claimed that there is no real
trust, but merely an understanding in
regard TO various common interests.
Certain contracts are made with whole
salers whereby il is understood that
goods viii not he sold 10 aggressive
cutters m their brokers: that they will
not give larger cash discounts than the
customary price made 60 iobhels; that
no imitation or counterfeit Etall be
sold; that the wholesaler and his en-
ployees shall refrain from using their
influence against proprietary goods that
tie article called Tor shall be sold in
stead Of attempting 70 dispose of a
cheaper article paying q larger profit;
that The agreement shall be binding on
employees as wen as principals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
N0RTHFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis II. Houston have
announced the approaching marriage or
their daughter. Florence Bele, 10 Jos.
eph Harold Denny, to take place We'd
nesday evening, June 6, 10 ST. Mary's
church
Harvey \. Cutler has begun work
moving The old union church at West
Berlin to new location. This building
was recently purchased by q social or
ganization Of that place aud will be
remodclcd into ball for lances and
entertainments OF various Kinds.
The BUTTERFLY carnival will be pre-
sentcd AZ Guild hpIl Thursday and Fri
dag evenings of this week. The enter
tainmcnt " based upon The story Of two
orphanS Who leave tAeir homes III search
Of fairyand. fall asleep By the wny-
sidc and are transported IN their dreams
70 that country The entertainment
has been prepared BY Miss Elizabeth
Whiimarsll and IN the cast appear the
names OF 40 OF tho yorue ladies and
children Of the village The proceeds
are for the Ladies society OF tile Epis-
eopsl church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
Trappers, Torture.

People who have not seen can for no
idea OF the suffering trapp6rs cause, nor
OF their ruthless destruction of game.
Nothing escapes them; even the SPUR
fels are sacrificed to bait traps for mar
ten and fisher and not only the squirrels
but all kinds of birds, whether game OF
song birds. In trapping mink, otter,
beaver, and a few other fur rbeaiing ami
mails, the trap Is nearly always set near
the water, whore the animal when
caught can drown itself, thus ending it,
suffering. But with bear. martcn anl
fisher i l. different. The bear nnst
drag heavy clog about until it catches
in some root OF bush. There he must
wait until the trapper comes to kill him,
and this iI some eases It not for davs.
The bones Of the leg are almost invari-
ably broken by the trap. and the leg
sweils TO incredible size. One trapper
in one day shot nineteen large blue
grouse, merely 10 try new rifle The
birds were nesting; he had no use for
them, and not one did he even bring 10
camp. Three years ago, Iii British CO.
lumhia, an old trapppr campcd near orr
bear-hunting party He shot everything
mots. \ goat he killed fell over cliff
and. as il was harder to recover it than
TO shoot another he shot another He
was trapping beaver out of season. ana
hoastcd Of having caught one that was
about to become a mother. have seen
the spot where o bear, fast in trap,
had been caught for more than week
IN thickct through which it was i'm
possible to drag the trap and clog.
once knew an old French trapper who
shot seventy-five moose and Elk III one
winter for bear bait for the spring
catch. asked why he killed "a many.
he said he wanted big stinks in tie
spring SO a. to bring the bears around.
All Of the aniin.s he had slaughtered
for spring @stinkr were shot Will. q
revolver, ior they We're suowbonnd and
could not escape. He told me tliat lie
dropped iive big elk in one pile. This
frightful destruction BY trappcrs has ex-
terminated Che aame.-World's Work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
FOR A SUNDAY SHAVE.
Saxton's River Is Stirred Over Trial
of Village Barber.

Bellows Fails, May RIA third jury
will be empanelled tomorrow to try
IL. A. IImzzey Of Saxtonk River for al
legged violation Of the sunday laws. HUI
zey ii the village barler, fruit dealer
and restaurant keeper. He was tried
before 4 justice and jury yesterday, the
iiry disagrceing, being ; To I for CON
yiction. States Attorney II. ID. Ryder
prosecuted and G. Fl. Williams appeared
for the respondent.
A second jury was empanelied late
in the afternoon, but as some Of the
panel drawn had previously formed opin-
ions, all were discharged. The ti1bt
jury consisted Of Collin G. Lake, II.
N. Brooks, Henry Al Thompson, DIR.
John II. Blodgett " +. Alexander and
M NJ. Wiley.
N b. Glynn, village trustee; Harry
II. Belcher, g. n. Frost. Starks Edison.
village trustee, and Leon Newell testi.
fed for fhe state. IL was shown that
on April $ Hlzzcy sold tobacco and
shaved Leon Newell Huzzey offered no
defense.
It is doubtful is a similar case has
occurred in this state for so years. The
charge was based on an old ''blne" law,
and the maximum penalty il only Sc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
Three Federal Prisoners
Found Way to Liberty
THROUGH BRICK WALLS.
Escaped at 10 O'clock Today and Fled
Toward Canada--They Were All
rested for Robbing Postoffice
ut Norton Mills.

Newport, MAY 22.-!Three federal
prisoners who were arrested for robbing
the post office at Norton Mills, escaped
from the county Jail this forenoon at 10
o'clock IN Il clever manner and are still
at large this afternoon. They got out
of the Jail by pounding hole, II by
s5 inches, through fonr thicknesses of
brick Wall, near the floor of the corridor,
using i window weight AZ an instru.
ment. The men, 10 district attention
from their work, appeared to bc having
II sort Of ioliiicatiou. They did not At
tract particular attention and when the
favorable moment came they slipped
through the small opening to their ih-
erty They fled in the direction Of Can
ada.
When arrested in Berlin, y. H., where
they were selling watches and other
articles on April %, they gave the
names Of Iolin Jenkins, Joseph Melon
aid and William Irving. They were
brought to the county jail here on April
rs. They were not dressed ia prison
garb 81 tliat the hunt for them win be
all the harder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
MADE FIREMEN WORK.
Richmond Borough in New York Called
on Last Night.

New York, May 22.--The largest fire
the paid department in Richmond bor
ough has bad to cope with since its
introduction started last night on the
american Cotton docks on the boy front
between 81. George and Tompkinsville,
Staten island Three alarms were turn.
cd in Fire boats were sent from Mam
haitian and Brooklyn. The flames spread
rapidly ind an hour after they started
threatened 70 attack tile United States
light house department. station and sup
ply houses, which are between the cotton
docks and the municipal ferry house and
the railroad terminals 1T st. George
One fircman is reported seriously in
jurel.
The fire was Under control soon after
midnight, the flames having been con-
fined 10 two warehouses containing cot
ton The damage Is estimated At $780,
600. The docks of the lighthouse station
which were for some time in danger,
escaped damage Two steamers lying
at tie cotton docks were hauled out into
the stream as precaution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
TORE DOWN MAIL BOX.
1VxNI ~ y AF1&th I5VR'
---------- fs5tA
Is the Charge Against Bartonville
Mar.

Windsor, May o.. The United States
circuit court fur the district Of Vermont
reronyened IN Windsor yesterday ait two
O'Clock. The case of United States ys.
Richardson was tried. the complaint be-
ing for tearing down i United States
rural delivery box near BartonsvilIe, W.,
about two years ago.
The only question at issue was wheth.
er the respondent committed the deed or
not as he had Threatened to do several
times. The case was given 10 the jury
about fiye O'Clock and at nine o'clock il
was stiIl out
The requisiiion papers from Coy. q. Y.
Bcl OF Vermont to GOV. Curtis Guild, Ir.
Of Massachusetts. asking for the cxtradi-
tion Of a. r. Johnson now confined in
the Springfield, Mass. jail ton the lar
ceny o'f goods from tie Windsor Inn,
were received by Deputy Sheriff J. III,
Kiniry yesterday and he starts for Bos-
ton in the morning to present them 70
GOV. Guild.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
BURLINGTON CALLED no TIME.
by State Eoard Of Health On Water
Supply.

Burlington, May 22 Dr. II. ID. Hol.
ton of Brattieboro. secretary Of tile
State Board Of health, has sent the fol
lowing letter to Mayor Burke:
Brattleboro, VI, May Is, 1906
j.. Z. Burke, Mayor, burlington, vt.
4 year ago y warning notice was ser.
we'd upon your city advising that your
water supply for domestic purposes was
polluted and that III consequence .of this
fact supply Of pure water approved by
the board must be provided before june
1, 1906.
II appears that your present supply
II still polluted and dangerous To the
users thereof. II furthcd appears that
vea have ~nt can,m'icd with tle letter of
warning in furnishing a pure supply.
y nat nave you SO say IN the premises
why an order according to law should
not Issue to prohibit the use of your
present supply Of polluted waters A
full and immediate reply is desired.
In behalf of the State Board Of
Health
Henry d. Holton Sec'y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
oLD-TIME cLEvERNEss.
Was Displayed by George Dixon Last
Night.

Gloucester, May a2 George Dixon,
the former feather-wciqht champion 1T
The world, went ~ rounds TO draw
with. Billy Ryan Of South Boston last
night at the Gloucester Athletic Club.
Dixon was the aggressor all the way,
and could easily have won on points,
but the agreement was that the decis-
ion was 10 he for draw if both men
we're on their feet at the end. Dixon
was there with most OF his old time
cleverness. Hiss foot work was fine, and
his famous left iab and right cross were
n good order lie protected himself in
the clinches, aud altogether disproved
the reports that De il all in. Dixon did
almost all the leading, bis favorite be-
NV left for the jaw ana right swing
III occasionally mixed up with few
blows for tho wind.
Ryan was also very clever and tool,
pood care OF himself az al times. Kid
nridaes OF Gloucester knockclou Danny
Sbea Of Boston IN thc third romld and
Young Quinn and Paul Hewitt, both
local boys, went six slow rounds to a
draw.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
RUN OVER BY AUTO.
Little Girl in Mouisville Had One Leg
Broken.

Morrisyille, May 22. Bertha, the sew.
en-ycar.old daughter Of MIR. and Mrs.
Harry AIcComhle, who live in one Of
the Foss honses on Elmorc street. was
badly injured in an automobile accident
about Two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The accident happened little distance
down the street from the ehild's home,
the auto being Capt Frank Kenfield's
machine, being driven by a Mr. Wallace
OF Montpelier. who was in town showing
a machine. The little girl was crossing
the street aud was struck aud run over
by the automobile. her leg being broken
and her head badly bruised. She was
picked up unconscious and carried home
and Drs. George Il. and Charles Bates
were at once summoned. AT last re-
ports She had recovered consciousness.
Mr.. AfcCombie, the child's father, is an
employee at the tannery and the family
consists Of four or iixe small children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
swAEroN AROUSED AGAIN.
Report That Attempt Will Be Made to
Remove Customs Business.

Swanton, May ~. Information has
been received from an authoritative
source at Washington to the effect that
an effort Il being nade there to revive
the matter Of removing most Of The
through customs business from this port
TO st Albans by running ears through
to the latter city before examination is
made
II viii be remembered that an order
made bf Secretary OF the Treasurer Les.
lie NJ. Shaw some months ago was re-.
voked on the ground that the order wax
illegal. II has been intimated that
it wonld be well for the people of this
place "a bcstr themselves ii they desired
TO keep the business OF the port here
and arrange for u bearing before the
secretary of the treasury.
A meeting Of tue board of trade has
been held, but no decision has been an.
n0unced
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
WINNERS AT GRAvEsEND.
Tokalon Finished With a Splendid Burst
of Speed.

New York. May %. Coming through
a flying field with splendid burst Of
speed Tokalor. owned BY J. ". Fuller,
and ridden by Bedell, almost a novice in
tho saddle, won the Brooklyn handicap
at Gravesend yesterday. She covered
the mile aud quarter IN 2.05 49,, with
IN one NTH of second Of the record for
the race. ana in The gamest of drives,
under whip and spur, nosed ont the
stout hearted Dandelion IN The run
through tine stretch
Two lengths behind came The Picket
who two years ago carried his eolors 90
victory Ia thc same stake agoinst THE
mighty Irish Lad and IIcfmis, hnd last
Of All. wa- Delhi the winner Of The elias.
sic only a year ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
HUNDREDS OF WORKMEN
WERE in THE BUILDING
Gas Explosion at Shady Side,
N. j., Today Was Followed
By Fire. ---Calls Sent to
Nearby Towns for Ambu-
lanceS and Police.

Shady side. N u, May 70. IA gas ex-
plosion, followed BY fire, occurred IN the
works Of the New York Glucose com
pany this morning. Many employees
were caught in the ruins and either kill.
Cd or injured. The estimate Of the
dead varies from ten to twenty five and
so are reported injured. A fourstory
brick building, 100 by 200 feet in size,
was completely wrecked and the out
buildings torn to pieces.
There were 500 men in the building
nc the time and the wives and chill
dren Of those who live in their neigh
borhood were thrown into panic. Calls
were sent to nearby towns for ambu-
lanccs aud police, and the sailors in
the warships which are lying in the
harbor were asked to aid in the work
of rescue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
FACTORY RUINS
BECOME TOMB
FOR MANY MEN
NEW GOLF RECORD.
Made by Miss Dutton and Miss 0sgood
at Auburndale, Mass.

Auburndale. Mass, May What Is
believed to be q new national record
III woman's championship golf competi-
tions was established Yesterday ut the
Woodland coli club, when Miss Mary
nutton Of the Oakley county club and
Miss Frances I. 0sgood of the Country
club played five extra holes in All cigh-
teen hole contest before the match was
decided in favor Of Miss Dutton. A
stvnie on the 23rd green, which Miss
0sgood all but negotiated, brought an
end to the long contest. Two other
matches Of the q that were played dur
ing the day, went beyond the 18th green
while two more reached the final hole
before the victor was sure Of her win.
Miss Dutton, notwithstanding her de-
feat in the afternoon round BY Miss
Harriet Curtis Of the Country club, stood
out al the central figure o. the slay,
for III the latter match she made Miss
Curtis, who had scarcely played at all
in the morning, 60 70 the 18th green
for a decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-22
A GRAND JUROR 80 YEARS.
H. P, Stilson Died at Sons Home il
Monkton.

yergenues, May %. II. z. Stilson
died yesterday morning At the home of
bis son. II. p.Stison. Of Monkton. from
complication of Diseases after an ill.,.
ness of four weeks, aged SO years. 4le
leaves 4 wife, three sous. Henry Of
Proctor, George OF Monkton Ridge and
Ernest p. of Nonkton, one daughter,
Mrs. Wilbur Whitney OF Lincoln, and
one brother, julius Stilson Of Monkton.
Mr.. Stiison for over 80 years heId the
Office OF grand juror and justice of the
peace and has also been seIectman Of tine
town. Mr. Siilson has always claimed
that he was tie pi0neer in making Long
point on Lake. Champlain q summer
camping ont pinee. The funeral was
hcld this afternoon at the house at one
o'clocla