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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
IT'S A GREAT FIGHT
Political Battle in Indiana
Fierce and Furious.
Question of Control of the Labor
Vote.
DETECTION ADMITTED.
Republicans Working Hard to
Get Strength Back.
Democratic Party Differences
Eo,ruo D--o,. Ma Wo-vr
Democratic Party Differences
Cause Bryan Men Worry.
(RY NOrman.l

Indianapolis, Oct. 27.-Activity and
energetic hustle characterize the
headquarters of both the Republican
and Democratic committees. There is
a great fight on here this year and
both parties seem confident of victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
NEW STATION FOR CHICAGO.
Northwestern to Build Depot Costing
Twenty Millions.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-With the formal
signing of a general contract with
prominent construction firm today, 1t
was stated that actual work on the
Chicago &. Northwestern Railway COM
pany's new $2O,OO0,000 depot and ter
minaI facilities will begin on Monday
next When completed two years
hence, the new station will be the
largest and most costly west of the
Allegheniea
While President Hughitt of the
railway company did not give out fig
ures in connection with the award
ing of the contract, he said the main
building alone would be the most
costly ever erected in this city, and
architects place the cost of the
building and train sheds at the sta
ton between 100000 and 81
100000. The real estate purchased,
the blocks of structure to come down
to make way for the new edifice, the
new tracks and other expenses will, it
is said, bring the total cost up
to $2O,0O0,00O.
The depot will be of granite 'front.'
ing on West Madison street between
Clinton and Canal streets. The train
shed will stretch back from Madison
street four blocks. The station.-it is
said will be able to care for 100000
people daily without crowding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
NEW YoRK-CHICAGo AIR LINE.
Some Work to Be Started on New Line
This Winter

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 27.-Joseph Ram
sey, jr., former president of the Wa
bash. spent today in Pittsburg confer
ring with local capitalists who are in
terested in the proposed air line be-
tween New York and Chicago. He said:
practically no new enterprises are be-
ing taken up at this time, on account
of the election next month; but we are
prepared to go ahead with the building
of the New York-Chicago line. I do
not say positively that actual construc-
ton will be started next summer. but
we may begin work on some of the
tunnels this winter. By this time next
month we will be in position to an
nounce our plans regarding this line.
we will have connection with Pitts
burg. for no trunk line could pass up
an opportunity to connect with this i'm
portant tonnage-producing center"
Mr.. Ramsey also stated that en-
gineers are in the field Right of way
agents have been at work In Indiana
county and other sections north of this
CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
HUNTERS CAUGHT IN STORM.
Particulars of Disappearance of Kloe-
Der and Kumle.

Washington Oct 27.-Details of the
disappearance of Frederick w. Kloeber
and julius Kumle while on a hunting
expedition in the Cascade mountains
are given in letter received here by
members-o Mr.. Kloeber's family.
Mr. Kloeber in company with Mr..
Kumle left the Springs on Monday, Oc-
tober 10, on a shooting trip in the
mountains. The reports SO far receiv-
ed Indicate that the two men intended
to be absent only one day, having start
ed out with the idea of penetrating the
mountains for only a short distance 1t
is supposed that they were caught I'M
awares by the blizzard which swept
suddenly over the mountains and blind
ed by the driving snow lost their bear
ings. The finding of Kumle's body
alone indicates that the two men sep
arated when they reached the noun
tainS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27

an important part in the Denver con-
vention, remarked:
This is a good year for US all to
appear regular"
The apparent strength which Bryan
has shown thus far in his canvass this
year, however, has made a good many
of the old-line Democrats in Indiana
hesitate, and there is plenty of evil
dence here that they are not so firm
! ly determined even to appear" regu-
lar as they were a few weeks ago.
AS to the la Dor vote there is no ques-
ton that it is very largely estranged
from the Republican candidates, both
Taft and Watson. The only question is
| how much of the normally Republican
vote has been lost. That question the
Republican leaders parry by saying
that it is impossible now to make any
| estimate of the detection.
1t probably is impossible now to
make an estimate of what the detection
will be on election day, for the Repub-
licans are going after the labor vote
with all their energy and ingenuity.
tariff as a means of holding the labor
ing men. All the old tariff arguments
will be used to the full value.
But the Republicans are hampered
on this point by two important facts,
first. the declaration of the platform
and the candidate for an immediate
revision, which is generallv understood
to mean a cutting down of the sched-
ules, and second, by the attitude of
part of the National Manufacturers
association in demanding such a rev.
ion. In the face of these things it is
difficult to convince an already sullen
and suspicious laboring man that the
Republican tariff can be relied upon
to keep him in work and at good
wages.
1t is by no means certain. however.
that the Republicans are going to lose
the whole of their labor vote. In fact,
if anything is certain it is that they
will not lose the whole vote Already
they have a good many influential la
| Dor men on their side who are work
| ing with all their might. And in the
time that remains a good deal both of
pressure and argument may be ex-
| erted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
wEsTMoRELAND LINE SOLD.
Chicago Bankers Interested
Pottawatomfe County Road.

Chicago Bankers Interested i'm
Pottawatomie County Road.
The Kansas. Southern & Gulf rail-
road, running from Blaine to West
moreland, a distance of nine miles,
has been sold by Smith Bros, of Be-
atrice, Neb., to w. c. Ross, John A.
Fletcher and a syndicate of Chicago
pose to extend the line from west
moreland to Manhattan. The con-
struction of the road will be worked
from the Westmoreland end of the
line. The new company will follow
the survey closely as made by Chief
Engineer E. C. Simmons, except that
the company expects to build a
heavier and a more substantial road
than the one contemplated by the old
management 1t is expected that the
road will be extended to Wichita from
Manhattan, and to Omaha to the
northwest, and the road from the start
will be built to enable it to carry the
heaviest engines and equipments used
on any road in the United States.
The new company has given a bond
of 100000 furnished by the Illinois
Security company that they will ex-
tend the road to Manhattan within
eighteen months on the following
conditions: First, that the bonds sub
scribed for to be used In the extern
sion of the road are worth their face
township in Pottawatomie county
shall vote 1000 a mile of aid to the
road, and third, that Manhattan will
take a certain stated amount of first
mortgage bonds to be used in the
construction of the road. Petitions
are now being prepared to circulate
in Pottawatomie township to call a
special election to vote aid to the
road, and Manhattan is to be can
vassed at once for subscriptions to the
bonds.
w. C. Ross. John A. Fletcher and
also Mr.. Hanna, who Is to have charge
Of the construction work, will move
their families from Chicago to Man
haitian, where the children of the first
two mentioned will enter the State
Agricultural college.
Mr.. Ross is president of the w. c.
Ross Construction company and is and
has been for fifteen years in the bust
ness of constructing roalroads. One
of the recent roads he built is the
Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota, a line 1875
miles long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
HE'S THE WRONG MAN.
William Hatfield Is Not Durham
After All.

San Jose, Cal, Oct. 27.-"That is
not Durham exclaimed ex-Sheriff
George Y Bollinger as he entered the
cell occupied by w. Hatfield the Dun
ham suspect, who arrived here last
night from Sherman, Tex. in custody
of Sheriff Langford. Bollinger was
positive, saying that while there was
a general resemblance at first glance,
the two men in fact had nothing in
common when it came to details of
features and personality Hatfield
had a stream of visitors during the
forenoon, several of which had known
Durham more or less and all of them
were of one opinion that the prison
er is not Durham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27

"Are they society people?" Yes. He is
trying to keep his position while she keeps
theirs. Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
BUSINESS PICKS UP.
Passenger Traffic on Wisconsin Central
Grows Under Two Cent Rate.

Grows Under Two Cent Rate.
During the fiscal year which ended
June 80 last, the Wisconsin Central
road. as shown in it's annual report,
carried 1,613,s63 passengers, as COM
pared with 1,456,S56 the previous year.
The average rate per revenue passen-
ger mile was 1.S0 cents, as compared
with cents the previous year. The
number of tons of revenue freight car
ried was 4,418,135, as against 4,S97, 1852.
The average rate per ton mile received
was O672 cents, as compared with
O.693.
During the year 1881 tons of new
steel rails, weighing eighty-flve pounds
to the yard, replaced 3,137 tons OF
lighter weight rails. The amount
placed to the credit of the fund for the
replacement of worn-out equipment
was s24S, 400, making the total to the
credit of that fund s297,O15. Additions
and betterments amounted to $54l, 63f,
of which $456,536 was provided for by
bonds released by the trustees of the
Wisconsin Central railway first general
mortgage, leaving a balance held sub
ject to reimbursement from further
proceeds of bonds $S5101.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
THREATS BY NIGHT RIDERS.
Warming That They Will Burn Tren
ton People.

Union City, Tenn, Oct. 27.-Dr.
J. T. Happell of Trenton, who is here
today, says an unsigned letter was
found on the stairs of his office yes
terday which contained many threats
against Trenton declaring it was
proposed to make way with the men
and women white and black. The
letter said the town would be visited
the last of this month. On the back
was the picture of a horse and rider.
Obion, Tenn, Oct. 27.-Masked
riders made their appearance at two
points within three miles of Obion
in broad daylight Monday. Obion is
fifteen miles from the soldiers camp.
A roughly dressed white man,
wearing a mask, appeared at the
home of George Beard on the L. A.
Ward farm and demanded breakfast.
Two hours later while Will Brown
of Obion was driving at a point about
three miles from the Beard home he
was confronted suddenly by a masked
man who asked him several questions
and receiving apparently satisfactory
replies, allowed him to proceed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
A JOPLIN UNION DEPOT.
Will Be Used by Santa Fe Among
Other Roads.

joplin. Mo-, Oct. N.-Joplin is to have
a new union depot 1t will be used by
the Missouri and North Arkansas. the
roads franchise has been drafted and
has been agreed to by the town authori-
ties and ali the roads at interest. 1t makes
a perpetual grant. and provides that any
railroad desiring to use the depot may do
so.
Should disputes arise as TO the terms
on which newcomers shall be granted
rights to the depot facilities. they are TO
be settled. by arbitration. three arbitrators
to be chosen in the usual way. Vested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27

rights are protected by a clause which
provides that railroads seeking the use of
the terminals shall have such use PRO
company permit thereof
The Union Depot company has pur-
chased seventeen acres of land for ter
minal purposes. Thus far 1t has invested
about $4,000 in providing itself with nee
terminal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
Ladies' Long Coats

Beautiful long loose and tight fitting, All
Wool Kersey Cloth and cheviot, in all colors,
mostly sateen lined.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
MINERS FINED
For Being Drunk and Disorder.
Iy. at 3. & O. Station
Constable Knocked Down.

Five Rosemont miners had to
pay fines in Magistrate Gordon's
court for being drunk and disorder
ly on passenger train No. 70 at the
B. & o. railroad station Saturday
night. They gave their names as
Carl schaum, Alex sedether, Joe
Braddock, Charles Barble and B. o.
Kner. They we're arrested by Con.
stables schrader, White and Post,
who had lively tussle with two Of
them. One of the miners knocked
Schrader down and wrested a revolt
yer away from him but the con-
stable covered him with another
and larger gun and the man sur
rendered. The men were taken to
Jail and Saturday night were given
hearings by Magistrate Gordon who
fined them 81 and costs each.
Schaum paid out that night and
Sunday night friends of the others
appeared with money for their fines
ON payment OF which they were re-
leased. There we're fifty or sixty
Rosemont miners on the train the
men were taken from and all were
on their way to Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20

e
Mr., ana Mrs. Michael Burns ana
son. and Mrs. Anna Coleman left
this morning for California, where
they win spend two months or more.
Henry MorraiI OF Phnippl. was IN
the city last night.
J, =. Aikens. Of Parlkersburg. claim
agent succeeding A. n Mace in the
Baltimore & Ohio service, Is IN the
Eelty officially engaged.
Miss siidmore. OF Mcwhorters, IS
the guestsof Mr.. ana Mrs.. Bert wal
lace. 4
G. Bruce Highland. a, prominent
aFirmont merchant, was In the city
few hours Sunday evening.
Miss Bonnie Orr and Miss Nellie
Hess. Of Eairmont. are visiting Miss
vonda Grimm.
William H. Sherry arrived here last
night from Huntington and left this
afternoon for Wheeling and Pitts
burg.
BENJAMIN Brown Stout attended
the funeral Of Mrs. James P. Stout
at bridgeport Sunday afternoon.
William K. Thompson of Bridge
port, was here Sunday afternoon.
=. =. Meredith, the versatile editor
Of the Fairmont Times, spent satur-
day night in the city.
William L. Geppert returned this
morning from Morgantown where he
spent Sunday.
John y. Hilleary. of Buckhannon,
was here last night.
Mrs. o: S. Ruble, OF Fairmont, Isl
visiting in the city.
Col. Il. T. Wallis ana Captain
Frank Flanagan win leave tonight for
Hot Springs. Ark, to spend a few
weeks.
Emmett D. Thmlin, of Morgantown
is a prominent visitor in the city.
John Clifford returned to his work
at the Clifford Osborne undertaking
establishment Saturday after a sew
eral days illness with grip.
sherman Law was here Saturday
from Bristol
Mrs. j. E. Coon, of shinnston, was
in the city today.
I Kelso Thompson, of Wolf sum
init. spent Monday in the city.
Wade coffman, of Salem, spent
Monday in the city.
Captain James II. Hurry, of
Bridgeport, was here Monday.
E. D. Tumlin, of Morgantown, for
mer cashier of the West Virginia
Bank in this city, visited friends in
clarksburg over Sunday.
c. A. Swearingen. OF Parkersburg,
was a visitor in the city over Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. c. "A. Mccray have re-
turned from visit to relatives at
Hot Springs, va.
Mrs. B. R, Blackford and daugh-
ter, Miss Eleanor, of Parkershurg,
are. guests of Col. and Mrs. Henry
Raymond. u
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Morris left
Monday morning for Hot Springs,
Ark.
A. L. Hawse left Monday morning
for Richmond, Va, on business
trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Griffith will
leave Monday night for sojourn at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Squire W. P. Camp is visiting rela-
tives and. friends in Parkersburg.
R. n. Koblegard left Monday for
his winter home at st. Lucie. Fla,
after business visit of several days
here.
NJ, A. Bailey, weston's leading
hardware merchant was a city busl-
ness visitor Monday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
GOES TO COUSINS FUNERAL

Miss Lea Schmidt. of the Majestic
hair dressing parlors. went to Pitts
burg Monday to attend the funeral of
her cousin. Mrs. Mamie Harris. who
died there Sunday. She will be gone
three or four days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
Mems Suits

Out they go! These fine Suits at haIf-price.
All this seasons styles, in Worsteds and Chew
lots. including black materials.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
Mems Overcoats

We won't carry over single one at these
prices. Now is the time 10 save money; re-
member we will have cold weather yet.
0vercoat worth S ZOO choice IS 2.s5
oyefcoat worth 1000, choice ------- 4.s5
Qsercoat worth 2o,oo choice =. ZOO
overcoat worth 1900 choice CTS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20
Ladies' Suits

The Suit you want is here, SO don't delay.
AZ Suits that sold up 10 $500, all sizes
IN the lot Choice s 500
50 Suits that sold up 10 s225o,
Choice $1,000
q Suits that sold up TO $500,
Choice s13.75
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-20

S 81 worth s $50, choice 3.75
ou..S worm 1000 choice 500
ou,lS worth 1850, choice 6.25
o > worm 1900, choice ESQ
o : y. worm 1000, choice 1000
oul'S worm 1000, choice 1850
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27
SWAMPED BY AUTOS.
Customs Officials at New York Are
Being Overworled.

New York, Aug. 27.-Heavy impor-
tations of automo biles have fairly
sWamped the customs appraisers
warehouse in the past fortnight. Sew
eral years ago the entries of the ma
chimes became so heavy that the gov
eminent was obliged to secure special
quarters in the Christopher street
barns of the Metropolitan street rail-
way for the appraisal of the cars This
plan worked satisfactorily until re-
Gently, when French manufacturers
began the delivery of a large number
OF taxi-cabs for New York companies.
Last week seventy machines reached
port and were examined by the Gus
toms officials. So far this week DEPUTY
Collector Corts has given permits for
the removal of sixty cabs. 1t is I'M
derstood tnat several hundred more
taxi-cabs will enter this port between
now and the holidays. While there is
little variation in the cabs, each one
has to undergo a separate examination
at the hands of the customs house
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27
WHEN SH0NTS SPEAKS.
He Will Tell ffie-Country How Rail-
roads Should Be Treated.

Chicago. Aug. Five haven't
spent a dollar that we were not oblig-
ed to spend during the year and our
future expenditures will depend en-
tirely on how the country is going to
treat the railroads" said Theodore P.
Shonts, president of the Alton and
Glover Leaf roads, when questioned
concerning what the railroads would
do in the way of employing men and
contributing to the general prosperity
OF the country.
Mr.. Shonts is here on a tour of in
spection.
I'VE haven't laid a ton of steel dur
ing the year" Mr.. Shonts continued.
1T is true l bought one thousand steel
cars for the Alton. but we had to
have them. On Friday at the home
gathering in Centerville, Iowa, my ma
tive town. I am going to make a
speech giving my views on how the
railroads ought to be treated. / tell
you the future of the country depends
much on this statement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27
TO THE PUBLIC
Communication From Prominent To-
peka Druggists.

We desire to inform our patrons as
we'll as all others who received the red,
white and blue packages containing
samples of Cliffs Easy Timers" and
Longs Sweet Worm Wafers'' that
before placing these remedies in
stock or having the city sampled with
them, we convinced ourselves beyond a
doubt that they contained merits far
above the ordinary. and to all those
subject to constipation or any form
of stomach or bowel complaint, we
have them in 10, % and SO cent metal
boxes, and in any case they do not do
all that is claimed for them, we will
freely refund your money.
Yours truly
Marshall Brothers, G. w. Stansfield,
Alex. T. Gibler, George w. Flad, Tay-
lor Riddle, jr.. Rosser Brothers, S. w.
Durant, C. E. Joslin. l.. T. Price. Row.
ley Brothers, Arnold Drug company
(wholesale). North side-Campbell
Drug company Petro & Woodford A.
w. Lacey. East side-R. B. Kelley.
Oakland-Dr. G. n. Ensign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27
REPUBLICANS GET ROOMS
Secure Second Floor of Building at
919 Kansas Avenue.

The Republican state central COM
mittee has rented the entire second
floor of the business block at 919
Kansas avenue, diagonally across the
street from the Copeland hotel, and
will use it for the party headquarters
during the present campaign.
There are three offices and a large
workroon on the second floor. and the
furniture will be moved in this after
noon. BY Thursday morning Chair
man ]. N Dolley will be ready for
business, and the campaign will be
on.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the state central committee
was held Wednesday evening, and at
this meeting it was decided to at once
make a poll of the state. This poll
will be chiefly for the benefit of the
Republican national committee. which
wants to know exactly how the state
stands now. and where the hardest
work for the national ticket must be
done.
Later on in the campaign another
poll of the state will be made not only
on national but on state candidates.
The speakers bureau will at once
be organized, and preparations made
for a thorough campaign of the state.
Joseph n. Dolley, chairman of the
state committee. today made this
statement:
the members of the executive COM
mittee with reference to the matter,
/ will say that it is my personal belief
that the committee should be financed
without the assistance of the railroads.
I am opposed to collecting a 'slush
fund and proposed to make this cam
paign open and above board in every
way. / favor the publication of all
receipts and disbursements, and max
ing a clean. hard fight We are go
ing into this thing to win, and we
want the help of the people of the
state
No definite plans have been made
for handling the work of the speak
ers' bureau. 1t may he that Chair
man Dolley will take charge of the
assignment of speakers himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-27

served as sergeant-at-arms of the
house of representatives. being re-
elected biennially without opposition.
Since the campaign of 1900 he has
been the manager of the speakers
bureau for the national congressional
campaigns for the Republican party
and would probably have been chosen
secretary of the campaign committee
this year had not he asked that some
congressman or senator he chosen and
he be allowed to give assistance.
Casson has been many times hon
ored by the people of the state of
Wisconsin. He was private secretary
of j. NJ. Rusk when he was at the
head of the department of the interior.
was three times secretary of state of
Wisconsin and has served in numer-
Gus other political capacities He is
former newspaper editor.
1t is the duty of Mr.. Casson to pre-
serve peace in the house during the
sessions, but he admits that the
mace" is seldom put into use. Mr.
Cassons home is at Madison. Wis