The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 9, 1902

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TEN PAGES. i TEN PAGES LAST EDITION TUESDAY. EVENIXG, TOPEKA, KAXSAS, DECEMBER 9, 1902. TUESDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS ?&y SI H (I 1 1 hi U T IS 11 J-; l Oil VERCEOF WAR Yenczuela Is Given 73 Hours In Which to Pay Up. Or Take the Consequences Which May Mean Fight. LEGATIONS CLOSED. The British and, German Repre sentatives at Caracas Abandon Their Post and Go Aboard War Vessels. Berlin, Dec. 9. While the limit of time iven to Venezuela in which to make an answer to the ultimatums of Germany end Great Britain is not disclosed, the correspondent of the Associated Press was officially informed that it is very brief. The German foreign office still hopes that President Castro will recognize the gravity of the situation and yield at the last moment. 'f PRESIDENT APRIANO CASTRO OF VENEZUELA. Telegraph communication with La Ouayra is slow. Events happening today are not likely to be translated from the i ipher till tomorrow. The morning papers here make absolutely no comment on the Vom zut-hin situation with the exception' of the Vorwaertz, which says that "al though President frawtt-n hiaj Tnrpp.l his willingness to satisfy the German and British demands, military action against him has begun," and the Lokal Anzieger, which says that "President Castro's ef forts to drive a wedge between Germany and Great Britain have failed." LEGATION'S CLOSED. Caracas, Dee. '.I. The British minister, W. H. D. Haggard, and the German charge d'affaires, von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, left Caracas at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon for La Guayra, where Minister Haggard went on hoard the British cruis er Retribution and Herr von Pilgrim Baltazzi boarded the German cruiser Vint tta. Both the British and the Ger man kgat'on have been closed. Yesterday afternoon the British minister and German charge d'affaires dejosited at the private residence of the foreign min ister, Lopez Barrait. separate demands, the British demand being for settlement of claims and other matters aris'ng out of the last revolutions and the German demand being for the payment of the in terest on German loan and other claims. The demands are without any specification as to the time given for an answer, but they are in the form of an ultimatum. At 3 o'clock Minister Haggard, his sec retary. Grant Duff, and the chancellor of the legation. Godfrey, lift Caracas, lin company with the German charge d'af faires, von Pilgrim-Baltazzi. for La Guayra. On the arrival of the train at the latter port at 5 o'clock thirty officers met the diplomats at the station. Minis ter Haggard and the other members of the Brlt'sh legation went on board the cruiser Retribution, while the German charge d'affaires boarded the German cruiser Vineita. The ministers left Caracas without prev iously notifying the Venezuela govern ment, probably in ord'-r to avoid any hos tile demonstration. The actual situation is incomprehensible rr'f i '"lf' al1';,"rP3 to know anything "s"'-' jerman proieeri .i demon titration. 1 lie foreign minister said he con sidered a menace on the j,rt 0f Oerma.iv to be Inadmissible and that anv threat would be only "h-'llon d' -ssai," while as for England, said the minister, shehas no grounds for aggr.'ssion. The Associated Press correspondent in spected th two legations vist'rlav and there were no r t-parntlor. indie ning that the minist?rs intended to abandon their pots. The government has made r.n militarv plan at I.a Guayra. Vene7u.l1 citizen's considered the threat of a demonstration es a bluff and set aside the nussil.-ilitv of an Anglo-Oern an demonstration. The enn-espondtnt learns that one of the rhiet officers of the German "ruii r .'i neta told a Geriran familv at T, Guay-a yestfrdav that thrAlockarie of the coasts of Venezuela was imminent. The German gurboat Panth'-r arrived at I.n Guayra. The English cruiser Iii'l-fad-gable has left 1m Guayra for Trinidad on a si reial mission. SEVENTY-TWO HOURS LIMIT. London. Dec. One nf the largest creditors of Venezuela informed a lepre Fentative of the Associated iYess today that the ultimatums of Oretit I'ritairi and Germany had a seventy-two hours limit and therefore will expire on Wednesday-. The foreign office while not denying the correctness of tis state ment intimated that the period is liable to extension. There are som indica tions of a possible settlement though ap parently nothing definite has yet been decided. CONFIRMED BY POWEN. Washington. Dec. 9 Minister Kowen at Caracas has cabled the state depart ment confirmation of the Associated press report that the British minister and that the German charge d'affaires withdrew from Caracas yesterday after presenting an ultimatum. ITALIAN CRUISER ON HAND. Caracas. Dec. P. The Italian cr.iis'-r Eausan has arrived at La Ouarra. 7eather Ind:cations. Chicago. Dec. 9. Forecast for Kansas: Gen.ernly fair tonight and Wednesday; outherli- winds. f.'-i, 'ft C s WEATHExl IS WAUMli.t. Mercury la Still Jttoing AiO'ina 'Be low Freezing.-' The weather north and west y; Kan sas is cold but nevertheless the casters promise "generally fair tonig it and Wednesday." The. wind this morning was from, the south, blowing 12 miles an hour. The minimum temperature for the day was 20. The reports of the minimum tem peratures from the north and west are as follows: Bismarck, 18 below zero; Calgary. 16 below; Davenport, 6 below; Edmonton, 32 below; Huron, 12 below; Havre. 14 below; Moot head, 18 below; St. Paul. 12 below; Williston, 26 below; Winnipeg, 26 below. The temperatures recorded for the day by the government thermometer were as follows: 7 o'clock 2411 o'clock 29 8 o'clock 2S:12 o'clock ?0 9 o'clock ,.26 1 o'clock 31 10 o'clock 2Sj 2, o'clock 32 DAY OFMOURNING Portland, Me., Mourns for Its Illustrious Citizen. Public Offices and Many Busi ness Houses Close. Portland, Me., Dec. 9. Simple but im pressive services consisting; of music, scripture reading, prayer and a brief eulogy were held over the remains of ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed at the First Unitarian church today. The church was thronged with a distinguished, as semblage, which included the gover nors of Maine and Mascsaihus etts, the Loyal Legion, severa.1 Grand Army posts, members of the bar, city officials and delegates from every political organization in the city. In a room which opened into the audi torium of the church were the widow and daughter attended by a number of personal friends and screened from the crowd in the main edifice. The da;' was one of mournir.s throughout the city. Many places of business were closed during the after noon. Public buildings were also closed during the day. The services in the church were h"!rl at o'clock, but for some hours, the body had been lying in stale in the par ish house where it was vljwei by throngs of people. The parish bouse fin ally was closed shortly after 1 o'clock and the casket was removed to the church. While the assembly was being seated Herman Kotzchmar was at the orsan. In the front pews were seated the pall bearers. Joseph Symonds, John G. Small, George E. Bird, Attorney General George M. Slders, Robinson Williams, William Bradley and William R. Woods. The oran ceased and after a brief pause the Rev. John Carro!! Perkins., the pastor of the church, read appro priate selections frcm the .Bible, follow ing with prayer. After a short strain from the orrran, Mr. Perkins delivered i the eulogy' and closed his remarks with a benediction. j The casket was borne to the hearse, i I and while the bells of the citv tolled 63 j strokes, one for each year of Mr. Reed't. 1 life, the funeral party entered the car- I riages. The little procession passed t I Evergreen cemetery, where the body was placed in a tomb to await burial in the spring. FOUR MEN KILLED Ten Injured by Explosion in a Mine at Wilkesbarre. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 9. Four men were killed and ten injured, three prob ably fatally by the explosion of a box of dynamite in No. 5 mine of the Le high Wilkesbarre Coal company at South Wilkesbarre today. The names of the killed are: ROBERT HUMBLEBE, carpenter, aged 55, married. ARTHUR JONES, company hand, 23, single. "MATTHEWS PHILLIPS, miner, 26, married. JAMES McGLYNN, laborer, 35, mar ried. 1 The fatally injured are: George Knorr. Charles Stafford. Thomas Evans. The most seriously injured are: Neil Sweeney. T John Rustin. Domiek Hart. James Peckett. The men had lowered into the shaft which is 110 feet deep a box of dyna mite, weighing 50 pounds. When the bottom of the shaft w:is reached, Phil lips took the box off the carriage. It slipped from his hands and fell to the ground. The concussion exploded the dynamite and the twenty men who were in the immediate vicinity getting their tools in readiness to go to their respec tive chambers were hurled in all direc tions. The wood work at the bottom of the shaft was also torn and scattered about. As soon as possible word was sent to the surface and a rescuing party was sent down. The mine has the reputation of being the most gaseous in the entire region and at first it was reported that the gas had exploded and a score of miners had been killed outright. Fortunately, how ever, the gas did not explode. The ac cident caused the big colliery to suspend operations for the day. SMOKED OUT. Insane Man Is Brought to His Senses by Sulphur. Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 9. A special to the Star from Mexico, Mo.T says Charles Stewart, who bad fortified him si If In his house near hi re and held the j sheriff, a pos.e of citiz ns and his fa-rilv at bay with a shotgun since Friday last, j was smok-d out today and sum ;mer-. c A l'iu.'m hi tne nouse was ursi: 10m aown by the officers who then burned sulphur in, the lowe- rooms. St-wa-t hr-i ilenly insane last week and drove his family from the house. Today when he film ndered he was without food and nearly frozen. CURTIS IS HERE. Congressman Curtis reached Topeka this afternoon from Washington. He will probably take off his coat and get down to work in earnest In the senatorial con test, remaining here until after the fight is either won or lost. It Is expected that Congressmen Long and Calderhead will also probably be here before long. HIS WIFELEAVES, Era Elbertus' Helpmeet Objects to His Methods. He Says Trouble Is She Isn' at Philistine. HAVE LIVED APART. For More Than a Year His Home Has Been in Workshop. Wife Has Objected to Employ ment of Ex-Convicts. Buffalo, Dec. 9. Mrs. Elbert Hubbard wife of Era Elbertus Hubbard, the no ted Ro.verofter, has left her husband and temporarily is making her home in this city with Hubbard's wealthy sister, Mrs.- John D. Larkin. of North, street, wife of the millionaire soap manufac turer. Mrs. Hubbard has been in Buf falo for several days. She went back to East Aurora today for a short stay. ELBEIT HUBBARD, As he looks in the Roycroft Shop. but relatives say she will leave there next week never to return. It is understood that Lawyer Noriis Morey, of this city, has been retained to institute proceedings for Mrs. Hub bard egainst Fra Elbertus, bui he re fuses to talk on the matter. The Hubbards have not lived together for more 'than a year. He has had apartments in his Roycroft workshop. Mrs. Hubbard and their three boys, El bert, Jr., 21 years old; Ralph, 19, and Sanford nearly 18, have been living in the beantiful family home 011 Grove street. East Aurora. When seen in his workshop Fra El bertus said: WIFE NOT A "PHILISTIN2" "My wife. Bertha, is not a Philistine, she is too fond of admiration. But she. is nevertheless a thoroughly honest and conscientious woman. Our differences are purely a matter of temperament. She is fond of society, dress, danoing and all other harmless amusements, such as interest most people. She is not in sympathy with our work here and has always protested against such features as having ex-convicts and giv ing work to unfortunate womei. She likes the society of clever people, and or course is fond of admiration. "The policy of the Roycroft shop is one of plainness, simplicity and work, and this semi-communal life has always been a source of embarrassment to her. Pier heart was not in it, and. of course, she cannot be blamed for her likes and dislikes-. She leaves East Aurora or' her own accord, and I wish her well wherever she goes. I will always see that she has all the money she needs foi a good support." STILL YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL. Before her marriage Mrs. Hubbarft was Bertha C. Crawford, of Blooming, ton, ill. She is still a young woman, beautiful and accomplished. Hubbard met her while lecturing in the Illinois town "It's none of the public's business whether or not I am going to leave East Aurora." said Mrs. Hubbard to day. "I refuse to say whether; or not suit for divorce will be entered." The couple are still on speaking term"". Dr. Silas Hubbard, SI years old, and his wife Julia, 74, the parents of Fra El bertus, are with him in East Aurora The old folks stand by their son. Fra Elbertus, who calls himself a graduate of the "University of Hard Knocks, .says he has made several hundred thou sand dollars in the last seven years. There is now pending the action of Weyland W. Woodworth against Hub bard and Miss Alice Moore to recover J3.000 for the board of an 8-year-old giri. Wodworth says the couple were to pay a week tor tne board of the child un til it reached a certain age and ?10 a week thereafter. Under this stipulation the $3,000 is now claimed as due. The suit promises to be sensational, as letters of Fra Elbertus to Miss Moor are said to be In the possession of rood worth and will be used in evidence. FAILED TO GET A CENT. Robbers Make Unsuccessful At tempt on a Hank. Irwin, Pa., Dec. f. An unr"rces"'nl attempt was made to rob the First Na tional ba i-1; "f The burglars first overpowered and bound the W9Ullll'.'.ii ....puu. operator and cut the wires to prevent all possibility of detection. They then blew open the safe, but the noise awakened the citizens and the robbers becoming frightened, fled without securing the money. A large rnir-urt of cash is said to have been in the vaults. WHAT DEWEY SAYS. Story of Suffering on Culebra Canal Is Untrue. "Washington, Dec. 9. Authoritative denial of the recent reports from Cul ebra to tbe effect that the sailors of the Noith Atlantic souadron were undergo ing severe hardships in being require! to dig a .canal under unsanitary condi tions, is contained in the following cablegram received at the navy depart ment today from Admiral Dewey, dated San Juan. Porto Rico, December S: "Conditions connected with canal dug at Culebra absolutely sanitary; no sick ners whatever among men so employed." EVICTIONS. A Pathetic Scene in Strike Court at Scran ton. Aged .Miner Tells Story of How He Was Turned Out. JUDGE GRAY IS MOVED. As He Listens to the Tale of Suffering and Death. Nobody Offered to Cross Exam ine the Witness. Scranton, Pa,," Dec.' 9. When the strike commission opened its session to day, H. C. Reynolds, one of the attor neys for the independent operators, an nounced the dath of Dr. J. N. Rice, an independent operator who was party to the arbitration, scheme and was promi nent in the present negotiations. Chair man Gray for the commission expressed sorrow at the death of Dr. Rice. lr a few well chosen words Judge Gray called attention to the uncertainty of life and reminded all who are parties to the controversy that they may at any moment be called to that high tribunal which gives exact justice to all. The first witness called was James McGonigle, a miner formerly employed by the Mark'.e company. He said the breast he was working in was so dan gerous that he complained' to the com pany officials that he might be killed. He was told if he worked any other breast he would not be given any cars. He went out on strike, and after the suspension he was refused work and evicted from his house.; B. I. Gallagher, another Markle miner, testified that the company charges him 35 cents a gallon for oil that sells in Hebelton. a few miles away for 18 cents, and 32 cents a quire for blasting paper that can be had for 15 Centc Chairman Gray asked what the out side market price foi- powder was. Some of the independent operators said $1.25 a keg, but attorneys for the miners said 90 to 55 cents a keg. The companies are selling- It to the miners at $1.50 a ke.t Andrew Hannik, a Hungarian, told how the Marliles evicted him. He was followed by Henry ColL another Marklb miner, who told how his family, includ ing his mother-in-law. who was 100 years old, were set out -on the road with! that. V,,,Cf.V,,,ll CAirlc Xln -.V. graphic description of ow he was int jurod oany times in the mines. He said one of his less was no better than a wooden one: he had only one eye, his hands had been crushed, rils broken and skull fractured. The company gave him nothing until after the employes took up a collection for him, then h? was friven j:0, afte.r being on the in jured list for two jw. The comaany took out of the collection the rent he owed. In answer to other Questions he said that he was one of the 13 evicted by the Markle company. The only rent he owed was for the months during the strike. The company gave no reason for evicting him. Then followed the most pathetic story yet told the commission. The old miner, decrepit' from many injuries, told under examination of how the eviction wa3 carried on. The wife was sick and her 100-year-old mother was blind and un able to walk. The day on which they were thrown out was rainy. He took them as best he could to Hazelton, seven miles away and placed them in a cold, damp, empty house. This was last month when the atmosphere on the Hazelton mountain was quite cold. Hi3 wife became worse. Medical aid was kindly furnished free by a Hazelton doctor, but it did not help her much. "We were greatly worried because of our having been turned out of the house.and one night," he said between sobs, "she died." "She died?'' said Judge Gray, who was pacing to and fro across the room as he quickly turned when he heard the man's last words. "Yes, sir, she died, and I buried her yesterday." All the commissioners and many those in the court room were much affected by the old miner's story. The witness went on to say that he did not know whether the centenarian was alive today or not. She was in bad con dition owing to her daughter's death when he left the house last night. No one cared to cross-examine, and Judge Gray said: "Th's is all. Mr. Coll, and that's enough." Two more witnesses told of how they were refused work by the Markle com pany, and then J. B. Gallagher, national board member of the United Mine Work, ers of America for-the Hazelton district, took the stand and told of conditions as he found them in the mines of the Markle company. The air in some of the gangways, he said, was so bad that miners' lamps would not burn. If he had a drill hele started and the lamp went out he would continue work in the dark until his condition became so weakened by the air that he had to go out. So far as he could remember, not one man who was on any of the Markle grievance committees is now working for that company. Gallagher explained the troubles at the Markle mines after the recnt strike was over, when the men refused to go to work because John Markle imposed certain conditions. TO ADJOURN TWO WEEKS House Adopts Resolution for j Holiday Recess. Washington, Dec. 9. Some minor busi ness was transacted at the opening of the session of the house today. The sen ate bill to regulate the duties and fix the compensation of customs inspector at the port of New York was passed. Also a b'll to provide additional districts in the Indian Territory where legal in struments can be filed. Mr. Payne (N. Y.). chairman of the com mittee on ways and means reported back from that committee, the resolution for the distribution of the president's message and gavf notice that he would call it up tomorrow. He also called up the resolu tion which provides for a holiday adjourn ment from December 20 to January 5, and it was adopted w-ithout division. Mr. Sherman (N. Y'.) reported the In dian appropriation bill. Mr. Tawney (Minn.) then demanded the "regular order," the London landing charge bill, of which he has charge. He gave notice that he would move to sub stitute the senate bill for the nending house bill, the two being practically iden tical. Mr. Tawney then began his argu ment in support of the bill. TWO AREJILLEO. Santa Fo Limited Is Wrecked at Rotbville, Mo. Fireman Hearlin, of Topeka, and Engineer Wise Dead. PASSENGERS ARE HURT None Injured Fatally in the Accident. Train Left Track While Going at High Speed. The Santa Fe Limited, west bound, was wrecked at Rothyille, Mo., Monday afternoon and Engineer Samuel Wise of Argentine and Alexander Heavlin of 1817 Buchanan street. Topeka, were killed. John McKeon of New York was the only passenger seriously hurt, but he is not fatally hurt. Five others were slightly injured. The entire equipment of the train, ex cept the two rear sleepers, was piled up along the track. The cause of the wreck Is not known, but it is supposed to be due to a defective switch at the point where the train left the track. The train left Chicago on time Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, in charge of Con ductor Walter Stout, but was subjected to delays from the start. Considerable delay was caused by a wreck. In th Chicago yards, and another email freight wreck down the line held it back still farther, so that it was eight hours behind schedule time when it reached Marceline, shortly after noon yesterday. It had passed trains No. 1, 5 and 7, which had left Chicago ahead of it, at Joliet, and was traveling at a very high rate of speed at the time the wreck oc curred. When the engine left the track it whirled completely around and both the engineer and fireman were pinned down beneath it. Fireman Alex Heavlin suf fered fractures of the skull and other injuries. Engineer Samuel Wise was terribly scalced by the escaping steam, being pinned down by the engine in siicb, a way that he was unable to move, and suffered fearful agony as the result of his injuries. Wise's home is in Argen tine. He is married and has several children. The engine was followed, as it left the track, by the mail and baggage cars, the combination smoker, the diner and one sleeper. Most of the injured were waitero and. cooks in the dining car. The only passenger seriously injured was John McKeon, of New York, who was seriously bruised about the hips. He was taken to Kansas City and taken to the Baltimore hotel, and it was decided that his injuries were not dangerous,- The engineer and fireman and the other employes of the company, who were in jured, were taken back to Fort Madison, in one of the Pullmans which remained intact, while the passengers, twenty-three in number, were brought on in the other car which was attached -to No. 19, the local train from Fort Madison, la., which is due in Kansas City at 6:35. They left the scene of the wreck shortly after four o'clock. A train was made up in Kansas City to go on to California, and most of the passengers went on with that train. A few- of them stayed over night in Kan sas City, including Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, Chicago; M. B. Grubb, Chicago; John T. McKeon, New York; Mile. Marcelle Soude, Chicago. Among the passengers on the train were Congressman G. A. Loud, of Michigan, and Rabbi Emil Hirsch, the well known Jewish divine of Chicago. Neither of them was injured in the wreck. Congressman i Loud was in one of the rear coaches, which did not leave the track, and as soon as the accident occurred he rushed forward to the engine and lent active assistance in extricating the engineer and fireman from the wreckage. FIREMAN ALEXANDER HEAVLIN, Of Topeka, killed in Limited wreck. P.abbl Hirsch was in the smoker, one ot the cars which was overturned but was one of the first to make an exit from the car. He happened to have some absorbent cottcn at hand, end at once proceed'-d to assist in the dressing of wounds of the passengers, many ot whom had received cuts, which were not especially severe, biit which demanded attention. Dr. L R. Niles of Flint, Mich., w ho was also a passenger on the train, rendered very valuable as sistance in caring for the injured. In talking about the accident. Rabbi Hirsch said: "I was on my way to Newton, where 1 was to lecture last night and I had takn that fast train so as to get there rather early. But after we had had so much dflay I had written a message to the Newton people telling them that mv tram was eight hours late5 and that I would therefore not be able to deliver a lecture, there that night. I had given the message to the porter and had just gone forward to the combination car to see if he hao sent it. when the accident occurred. He told me that he had not been able to g'-t it off at Marceline, but would do so at the next sto.-. "I cat down in a chair and had just taken out an old Arabic book which T had with me. when I felt that we were bump ing along- and knew that something v as wrong. Then the car turned over and we slid along It seemed hardly two seconds, but we must have gone 90 feet. When we stopped we found that we were locked in there. We had to break the windows on what wasthen the upper side pnd Tlimn out that way. There were five people iu the ejr and T was the onlv me who was not hurt at all. My own sleeper was not derailed1. "I am going to Emporia today and lec ture there tonight." Alexander Hevlin. the fireman, died in the Fort Madison. Ia., hospital of the company at 7.41 Mondy evening. Hi"! engineer, Samuel "Wise, expired five minutes later. Hevlin represented the Chicago division here, and his residence was at 401 Chandler street, this city. H! family, consisting of three daughters and a son, left this afternoon for Fort Madison, where the funeral will be held subject to later arrangements. Heavlin was nearly 39 years old and had lived here since a year ago last May. He had been firing for the Santa Fe ten years. Previous to that he was in the locomotive service of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy, being promoted to engineer about six months before the strike of 1S92. On December he signed up for the run on the Limited trains be tween Topeka and Marceline, Mo., and after he made his first trip his wife says he told her he was sorry for it: the time which the train made was so fast that the liability to accident he realized was very great. She begged him to give it op, but he had decided to hold it for awhile. The last time his family saw him was Saturday night; he took his train out at midnight, and was delayed so tat he should have reached here Monday ev ening. He never returned. Hevlin was a member of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers and of the Masonic lodges holding a local membership hi both at Marceline. Mo. Samuel Wise lived in Argentine, al though for several years he had run east of Topeka at short intervals. He was a fearless engineer and a fast run ner. He leaves a wife and three chil dren. The Santa Fe officials say they are ut terly unable to account- for the terrible wreck of the California limited at Roth ville. Mo.,-.Monday afternoon. One of the operating department officials aald today; "The wreck ccourred on a perfectly smooth piece of track, quite a distance Harry J. Bone, of Ashland, Who May from the switch. The report that the ac cident wa3 due to an oj en- switch is a mistake. The section foreman had just been over the piece of track where the wreck occurred and was working only a short distance away. If there had been any spike in the track or other attempt to derail the train it seems as though he would have seen it. It does not s-jtm likely that anything broke on the engine and de railed the train, for it was the engine which first left the track. The engine turned completely over and rolled to the bottom of the ditch. Only one car the observation sleeper stayed on tne track.' Latest reports are that only the fireman, and engineer were killed. They were both taken from the wreck alive, but died -soon after. The most remarkable thing of this wreck is the characteristic absence of injury to passengers on the train. Several times the Santa Fe s California limited .us been in volved in the most destructive wrecks, and the trainmen and enginemen have oeen killed, but so far no passengers have lost their lives. In the wreck near Needles, where the entire train was burned up, this was true, and it seems to be tbe fat3 of the train to go through the most destruc tive accidents without injury to passen gers. In the Santa Fe Limited wreck cf Monday afternoon. Joh" MeT-Ceor!. a passenger who lives in New York city, was considerably oruiseu. Aloeic i lette, a waiter in the dining car had his lett arm iniured and his face was cut by flyins glass. C. R. lioie. a oii-ber. was also hurt sufficiently to be taken to the hospital. Both of the two last named men lived in Chicago. Two hours after the wreck occurred two of the rear cars of the train were made up into a relief train, and in them the in jured were hurried to the company hos pital at Fort Madison, la. Tne engine upon which Wise and Hevlin, the crew went to death, was 1004. one of the fine new Prairie type locomotives which the Santa Fe bought within the !a t year, and which since it has been running out of Toaeka has killed one or two men and several head of stock. FROM, 8 TO 20 BELOW. Intense Cold Continues to Pre Tail in the East. Boston, Mass., Dec. 9. "The coldest night in December since 1S84," was the statement of the weather bureau official:- in this city today with reference to fhe temperature last night. The thermometer at the weather bureau went to 8 below zero during the night, and at S a. m. was 8 below. Reports from places in the vicinity of Boston indicated temperatures ranging between 20 be'.ow and' 8 below during the early I mornins. I Nnv Haven. Conn., Dec. 9. The mer cury at 8 o'clock this morning was 5 below zero, the lowest nere since Feb ruary 11. 1S&9. In Torrington and other places in the northwestern part of the state the mercury went to 14 below this moruir.g. Schenectady. N. Y., Dec. 9. Bitter cold weather prevails today. The ther mometer registered 22 degrees below zero at C a. m. It is next to impossible to procure coal from local dealers, and many cases of extreme suffering have been reported. Chicago. Dec. 9. The cold wave has moderated generally throughout the western fnd central sections, with an average rise in temperature at different points of about S degrees since mid night. All indications are for a con tinued moderation except in the ex treme northwest, where another cold wave is developing. Railroad trains into Chicago, excepting from the east, were for the most part on time. Temperatures of Large Cities. Chicago, Dec. 9.-7 a. m. temperatures: New York, 8; Philadelphia. 18; Wash ington, 20: Boston, 6 below; Chicago, 6; Minneapolis, 6; Cincinnati, 20; St. Louis, BONE IS CHOSEN. Will Be Pr irate Secretary to GoTernor Bailey. Ashland Lawyer Who Is Well Known in Politics. SELECTION IS POPULAR He Was Nearly Nominated Attorney General. for Congressman Curtis Is on the Way Home. If he will take the place, H. J. Bone, of Ashland, will be Governor Bailey's private secretary. Mr. Bone, it Is said, has been offered the appointment, but it is not yet, known whether ha will ac cept it. It has been known that Govcrnor eiect Bailey -has had Mr. Bone In mind B Governor Bailey's Private Secretary. for the place, but he has only recently made up his mind on the subject. In fact, his mind has been so fully occu pied by his father's illness that he has given little attention to the matter of appointments. Mr. Bone is one of the prominent young attorneys of the short grass country. He was sent to the legislature from Clark county in 1894, and was 0116 of Senator Baker's supporters. As a consequence he was made assistant Uni ted States district attorney. Last spring he entered the race for the Republican nomination for attorney general, but was unable to make a canvass owing to a severe illness which kept him in the hospital for several weeks, and he fin ished second best. The place pays a salary of $2,000 a year. H. J. Boone came to Topeka today from Ashland, but he did not have much to say about the report that he is to be Governor-elect Bailey's secretary. "I have not yet received any offer from Mr. Bailey concerning the mat ter," he said. "I received word a few days ago that Mr. Bailey wished to see me Monday yesterday and I should have gone to Baileyville to see him had it not been for the death of his father. It may be that he wanted to talk con cerning this matter and it may not. I do not know." "Will you accept the appointment? Mr. Bone was asked. (Continued on Sixth Far.. MILLS' STORE NEWS. OUR SOLTHYVINDOW is a great temptation to the ladies, and we placed it there for that purpose to tempt the passer-by to step inside and visit our Art Section, where these goods are being dis played in large quartities. We have the made up arti cles and also the material for making up those that are displayed and many other articles of worth. This is a busy part of our store these days and owing to the near- -II i lL sary to make your selectisns soon, the sooner the better. But -if you wish Fancy BasKcts, Pin Cushions, Ladies' Compan ions, Hair receivers, Ping Pong Rackets, Match Scratchers and any of the hundred and one articles that are made up we will .be able to supply your wants at any time, yet the sooner the selection is made the better the assortment. THE MILLS CO. "The Style Shop of Topeka v

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WHILE WE WARN We Also Comfort and Chser. Paine's Celery Compound Is aa Infallible Cure for AH Forms of RHEUMATISM. Although we are all born with the principles nf dissolution in our frame V'hich continue to operate from our birth to our death, we are under obligation to heaven and our loved ones to keep our felves free from disease and suffering. While death must eorne to every human being, pain may be avoided, and our tlavs made happy and iongr, if we keep the blood and physical structure in proper condition. At this time, while we warn the thou sands of rheumatic sufferers of the foily and dapper of allowing rheumatism to run unchecked at this season of the year, we can comfort them with ths happy assurance that Paine's Celery Compound permanently cures the ter rible disease. This wondrous medicine has won the hearty indorsation of med ical men, and its virtues are lauded by tens of thousands rescued from agony and death. Mr. Chas.YV. Sicker, Mount Pleasant, S. C, who banisned his rheu matism by use of Paine's Celery Com pound, writes thus: ''It is now goin on two months since I have t ken Paine's Celery Compound t f r rheumatism. No other medicine. I think, could ever have done me so much irood. I have not had an attack of it since. Previous to taking the Com pound. 1 tried everything, and had two of the best electors in Charleston, but they only pave me some relief for a few days. Two bott'ts if Paine's Celery Compound completely cured me." The house is made bright and cosy with DIAMOND DYES Pillow ani table covers, curtains, por tieres, afghan. tidies and chair coverings may be dyed beautiful and artistic colors. Direction hook anl lived samples tree. 1)1AM'M UVES, liurlillKtim. Vt. CLEANLINESS Is the watchword for health and vigor, com. fort and beauty. Mankind is learning not only the necessity but the luxury of clean liness. SAPOLIO, which has wrought such changes in the home, announces her lister triumph HAND S APOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH special soap which energizes the whole Body, starts the circulation and leaves an ixhilarating glow. A 11 grocers and druggists. Drv EVA HARDING. Homeopathist OFFICE AT THE "VIRGINIA" Cor. 10th and Topeka Ave. 20 years experience in the treat ment of diseases of women and children. Both 'Phones 402 DEATH ENDED STRUGGLE. Antlered Deer With Locked Horns Shot by Hunter. Calumet, A!irh.. Dee. 9. Two large bueks, their antlers firmlv locked in a death struggle, were found in the woods near the Norwich mine by Frank Walk er. Walker lives in the vicinity of the mine. After breakfast one morning last week he heard a great tramiiing and noise in the woods. He shouldered his rifle and started out to Investigate. The bucks were pawing the ground and both were bleeding badly. The around was torn up for y,;rds around, and evidently the combat had been under way for sev eral hours. Walker killed them both. He will hr.ve the heads mounted in the' titathlock. Better Than a Plaster. A piece of fliiniul dampened with Cham berlain's Pain l;;:tm mid bound on the af fect) d p;irts. is better than a plaster or a lame bark :imi for p.uns in the side or chrst. Pain Halm has no superior aa a lin iment for the relief of deep seated, mus cular and rheumatic pains. For sale by all druggists. A Millionaire's Will. New Orleans, Dec. n. The wiil of A. f. Hutchinson, the millionaire president iff Morgan's Loui-iant Texas rail roads, who died yesterday, was probated today. Anions the bequests are an nuities to his fisteis, Mrs. H. A. Searlcs of Jersey Cfiy. and Isabella Hutchinson of New Ycrk: his rfal estate in Jersey City. oes to Mir. s arles and John T. Van pickle of New York, is rriven $10. C!0. V. J. Masruire and Mark A. Morse of New Orleans, are Riven $-f-,000 each: Seneca hospital, House of the Good Shtpherd ;:ml Stanna's asylum in this city ech $20,0ii0. The bulk nf the estate Is bequeathe, i to tbe medical depart ment of Tulane university. Mr. Hutch inson left his magnificent, home to J. C. I-tiair. one of the attorneys of the South ern Pacific railroad. Silver that 13 Silver Gorham Silver is guaranteed by its trade mark to be of sterling qual ity. The excellence of its workmanship is also guar anteed, but the beauty and fitness of its design tell their own story. All responsible jowelers keep it rrELiwoJ KANSASNEWS. Lincoln Has a Disastrous Early Morning Blaze. Three business Buildings and Their Contents Destroyed. HARD WORK REQUIRED FaTorable Wind Saved Best Business Block in Town. Insurance Much Less Than Value of Burned Goods. Lincoln, Kas., Dec. 9. Early Monday a disastrous fire broke out here which resulted in the destruction of three busi ness buildings and nearly all their contents- The fire broke out in the confectionery store owned by Charles McKay, and after consuming this building wiped out an empty meat shop belonging to J. J. McElhaney and also W. I. Morgan's general store. McKay had $400 insur ance, McElhaney's building was unin sured, and Morgan had about $2,000 in- I surance on his building and stock. The loss will be very heavy to all of them, the losses being much greater than the amount of the policies. Only by the greatest effort was the Are department I able to prevent the Are spreading and consuming tne entire unjck. ui uumc buildings. The t-ial of David Shirk for killing his father-in-law, John Munn, on Thanks-riving day, will be heard in the Februaw term of eonrt before the new District judge, K. R. Kees. This will be the first jury trial for Lincoln county in two years. It is probable there will be much trouble in secuiinsr a jury, as the case has aroused much interest and the details are familiar to almost everyone in the county. Shirk is held in jail un der the charge of murder in the first de gree. Corn is turning out well in the county, enough so tiu-.t many cattle are being full fed for the winter and sivring mar kets. Many thousand have been shipped in within the last few weeks to be win tered in the abundant forage and fodder crops. This is one of the leading cattle counties of the state, and nearly all the pasture land is already rented for next vear. Wheat is in excellent condition, and should make an unusual yield if the winter and spring are favorable. As the wheat crop up the Lincoln branch was a failure this year, the elevators have little to do, and the Peavy com pany has built a system of 10,000 bushel corn cribs along this road. The cold snap about ten days ago broke the spell of warm weather which had kept fresh vegetables, generally used only in the spring, on many tables here. P'ruit trees and strawberries were in bloom and rapidly maturing plans for a February crop when the thermometer dropped to zero and brought them back to their old schedule. While only a town of about 1.500, Lin coln has a school attendance of consid erably over 400. The nine rooms of the public school building are all crowded. Within a few months Lincoln wili have a complete system of many miles' of stone sidewalks, the board walks hav ing all teen condemned and being now replaced as rapidly as stone can be pro cured to take their place. J. H. McFarland, of this county, is candidate for the position of sergeant-at-arms in the state house of represen tatives. He has strons support in the Sixth and Seventh districts. J. D. Miller, the Republican candidate for representative, has filed notice that he will contest the election of D. E. Books, the fusion candidate. While Books was elected by only four ma jority, yet he is sure those votes were meant to be cast for him. and will boM on to the advantage they give him as long as possible. SAYS IT WAS ONLY A JOKE. Leavenworth Carpenter Wants Money Back from Alleged liancee. Leavenworth, Kas., Dec. 9. Deputy T.T. S. Attorney McKeever arrived here Monday to conduct the case of the gov ernment against Mary Linderberg of Falls City, Neb., who is charged with makins a fraudulent use of the mails. This is the case wherein C. M. Conrad, a carpenter at Fort Leavenworth, charges the woman with answering a marriage advertisement of his and of coming to Leavenworth on money ht sent to her. He alleges she refused to marry him after getting all the money she could from him. When the case comes up an effort will be made to have the woman released on the ground that the whole affair as a joke. A SOLDIER DROWNED. Skating on Thin lee, Harry C. Hall Broke Through Into a Lake. Leavenworth, Kan. .Dec. 9. Private Ha--ry C. Hall of company A, engineer coris. was drowned at Merritt lake on the -Fort Leavenworth .reservation Monday. Hail was skating with five comrades when he ventured out on thin ice to see how close he coal i go to the water's edge. He broke through and his comrades tried hard to save him. It was twenty minutes before he could be taker, out, when he was daii. Hall's home is in Lincoln. Neb., where he was a member of the Modern Woodme:i ordtr. MILLERS UP IN ARMS. Raise $10,000 at Wichita to Fight Proposed Railroad Grain Rates. Wichita. Kan.. Dec. 9. "By Fpeeial ap point mct:t a number of millers and grair. men of Kansas met in secret meeting here Sunday night and so far as their action could be ascertained, they raised. or agreed to raise. $10.i!i)o to. brtn.? injunction proceedings in the federal courts to pre vent Kansas roads putting in effect le cen.brr 15, as cortemplated and announced, a grain and grain product rate from Kan sas points to- the east and south in excess of that now in effect. J. E. Howard of the Union, mills of the city presided, but declines to give the details of the meet ing. Place for Charles Nichols. Denver, Colo., Dec. 9. At the meet ing of baseball magnates Monday it was announced that Charles Nichols has signed to manage the Kansas City Western league team the coming season Mr. Nichols is understood to have been offered the management of the St. Louis National league team before he decided to stay in Kansas City. Nothing of im portance was done at the meeting. Pensions for Hassans. Washington. Dec. 9. The following pensions have been granted: Original Mathias Shilling, Waverly, $6. Increase, reissue, etc. Jacob Beck, Kansas City, $10; John KilS Qhaplin, $10; William W. Van Wye. Freeport. $8; David John. Fort SootU $10; Henry C. Rowley. Coffeyville, $12; Washington W. Sowards. Hoisington, $S; James H. Clark. Kirwin, $10; William H. Rogers, South Haven, $8; Charles Williams, dead, Topeka, $12; Eli Enfield, Hutchin son, $10. Widows, minors and dependent rela tivesMinor of Charles. Williams, To peka, $10;-Sarah. R. Burns, North To peka, $8. Falls Daad Suddenly.; Pittsburg, Dee. 9. A. B. Marston, as sistant general manager of the Texas Pa cific Coal company, of Thurber, Texas, died suddenly at Stilwell hotel, this city Monday afternoon: fell to the floor in convulsions while playing billiards and died in a few minutes later. The coron er's inquest and tost mortem developed the fact that death was caused by pois oning. He had been here several days securing miners to send to Thurher, Teas. Missing Atchison Man Located. Atchison, Kas.. Dec. 9. D. S. Thomp son, the wholesale junk dealer, who left Atchison about two weeks ago, leaving debts behind amounting to about $1,500, has been located in Mexico. An Atchi son man met Thompson and his wife on a train en route to El Paso. Thompson stated that he intended visiting Grant Gillette at -Parrel, Mexico. Thompson owed the Missouri Pacific road about $200 for freight. Big Prices for Horses. Abilene, Kas., Dec. 9. The dealers in Kansas horses have shipped several car loads in the past week from here and several more will go in the next few days. The farmers are receiving more for their horses than ever before, almost any kind of a good horse bringing $100. The Kansas horses are topping the Chi cago and St. Louis markets regularly, making good prices there. Farmers' Institute at El Dorado. EI Dorado, Kas., Dec! 9. A farmers' institute was held here under the di rection of the State Agricultural college. Mrs. H. Calvin and Prof. E. H. Webster of the college made addresses. W. J. Robins, Dr. M. F. Fulllnwider, Captain Grover and others made short addresses. The attendance was light owing to the cold weather. A Revival at Florence. Florence. Kas., Dec. 9 The Oliver brothers, evangelists, have closed a suc cessful series of meetings here. Over twelve hundred people crowded into the tabernacle the last night and heard the Rev. Mr. Oliver's address on the "Un pardonable Sin." Seventy-five persons went forward and were converted. Has a N ew Editor. Sanila, Kas.. Dec. 9. C. W. White, formerly editor of the Republican at Delphos. has taken charge of the Daily Republican-Journal of this city, which lately went into the hands of a mort gage company. CUBA'S GRAND OLD MAN. Maximo Gomez Plays an Important Role in Public Affairs General Gomez seems to be a kind of uncrowned kins of Cuba. He can ac complish results there possible to no one else. He has just brought a menacing labor strike to an end, when the city and island government seemed alike powerless and the city was in the hands of a riotous mob. General Gomez met the leaders of the unions and declared curtly that their movement was a revo lution and not a strike, and that he stood ready to call out the veterans of the revolutionary war to take up arms to support the government and maintain order. There may be something a little theatrical about this; but the cold fact is that the rioting stopped and the strike was called off. This resembles the service rendered by General Gomez to the military govern ment at the beginning of the occupation when the Cuban army was restless and discontented, and it was uncertain if our rule would be accepted peaceably until an independent government could be organized. Almost by his sole influence, he induced the revolutionary army to disband and the people in sympathy with the insurrection to submit to our government while helping to organize their own. All through the occupation, he was the most powerful popular sup port of the military government, as he is now the most powerful popular sup port of President Palma's government. This man holds a remarkable position. He was not an officer under the military government though very many Cubans were appointed to office. He is not an officer of President Palma's government, though it is probable that he might have had any place, either elective or appointive. He is not even a native Cuban, be it remembered. He is only the surviving head of the army that fought for the liberty of the island. His status there is something like that of Bolivar in South America, who was able to subdue faction and arouse national spirit with a word in almost any of the northern republics, so long as he lived. The romantic hero worship of the Latin races is not without practical value. It is probable that General Gomez has not rendered his last service to the cause of order in the island for which he fought. Minneapolis Tribune. Of Suffering From Heart Disease. I Would Not be Alive Today But For Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. Do not neglect the warning symptoms of a weak heart. Palpitation, smotherine spells, swelling of feet or ankles, pain in and around heart; oftentimes affections of the stomach, lungs, liver, bladder, kidneys, etc-, arise from heart weakness. A weak heart must be helped. It cannot stop to rest. It must be strengthened and regulated. The blood must be enriched, the heart nerves strengthened and the circulation improved by the great heart and blood tonic, Dr. Miles' Heait Cure. There is positively nothing to equal this wonderful medicine in its beneficial influence upon hearts weakened from any cause. "I am very grateful for what Dr. Miles Heart Cure has done for me, as I am confi dent I would not be alive today had I not learned of its wonderful virtues and taken it before it was too late. I had been a sufferer from valvular heart disease for many years, in fact ever since I was a little girl and for three years before I began using Heart Cure I was in very bad shape. I could not sleep on my left side at all and would frequently have the most dreadful smothering spells. At times my left side would swell up. I had pain in my head all the time from which I suffered greatly. Nothing I took did me any good until I used eleven bottles of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure which removed all these distressing symptoms and made me feel well and strong." Mrs, H. C. CRUSE, San Fran cisco, CaL All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr: Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. RAILROADJEWS. Bids for Building Santa Fe Cut-off Are In. Will Work by' Electric Lights at Night. IN FAR OFF CALIFORNIA Santa Fe Charters an Impor tant New .-Line Covers the Northern Part of the Golden State. Albuquerque, N. M. Dec. 9. G. M. Jones, chief field engineer of the survey ing crops that has been doing work on the Santa Fe cut-off, said this morning that the line of survey had been comr pleted, and the road would cross the Rio Grande at Belen, which is the short est possible route. He stated that the bids for the construction were in, and that the building would begin as soon as a map of survey is filed at LosLunas, the county seat of Valencia county. The construction of the new road wiil be a feat in railroad building. He said that 600 men would be at work in Abo can yon, the western approach to Abo pass within the next sixty days. Although a greater part of the rock work first de cided on has been avoided by a change in the survey, and bridges used instead, it will take eight months to do the work in Abo canyon. Work will be pushed day and night, the night gangs working by electric lights. The iAbo land -company is locating a townsite on the crest of Abo pass and are now sinking wells. just now tne proposea. cut-off of the Santa Fe line will affect railroad mat ters and routes in the southwest cannot be certainly stated at present, but there are many guesses as to its full meaning and many explanations are being made. A railroad man in this section, who is in position to keep in touch with these matters said: "You can put it down for a fact that the Santa Fe system will soon have a direct line from Galveston to San Fran cisco and other California points. There ie now considerable business coming by way of the New Orleans and Galveston gateways for California, which the Santa Fe at the present time is prac tically unable to bid for on account of the roundabout route which that com pany now has frpm Galveston to the west coast. "As the route now stands, the Sant:i V company has to haul freight frooi Galves ton to Newton, Kan., over the G. C. ard is. F. and tnen turn it over to the Santa re proper lor transportation to California. This route is not only expensive, but it takes time and the Santa Fe companv can not secure its share of the California busi ness moving by way of the gulf gateway. "In order to be able to control a larger portion of the California traffic the Santa Fe company will extend the eastern rail way of New Mexico, which line that com pany is now building between Belon on the main line and Portales on the Pecos system, on to a connection with the Texas Central railway, which line runs through r.orthwest from Waco to: a point called Stamford, a distance of about ?25 miles. At Morgan station this line connects with the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, which is also a part of the Santa Fe system, which point is about 3'JO miles north of Galvesten.- -.This 'wpnld nwket25TOiles ol the gap and only leay"e a short piee? of work to be finished, to give the SaiHa Fe company an almost direct line to Califor nia "This new line would mean a great thing for the farmers in the Pecos valley. Thev would then have a direct line into the great consuming markets of Texas and the east and be able to dispose of their products to a much better advantage than at present." SANTA FE'S CALIFORNIA PLANS. The future plans of the Santa Fe in northern and central California are be ginning to be revealed, says the San Francisco-Chronicle. Articles of incorporation of an extension of its system from Stock ton -to the Nevad.a line, .-via Sacramento, Oroville and Beckwith pass, have been filed at Sacramento. The incorporator: are practically the same as those who recently obtained a franchise to enter- Oakland on the east and occupy a com manding position on the harbor on the south side of the city, where a new ferry to San Francisco is to be established. Nd concealment is made now of the fact that these incorporators represent the Santa Fe company. Having obtained the 'terminal facilities it desires at tidewater, and secured the right of. way to reach them, the company has evidently no in terest to serve by further concealment of its relations with these new projects. The Santa Fe is seemingly determined to occupy the northern and central part of the state as thoroughly and aggressive ly as it has the southern counties. This means more to these sections than can be expressed in words. From Stockton to Oroville the new line will practically parallel the roads of the Southern Pacific company. But- the country covered is rich enough and sufficiently extensive to support more than two competitive rail roads. Between these two points it will probably appear later that certain short and Independent roads, apparently begin ning and ending nowhere, will dovetail naturally into the main, trunk and form important -feeders, as 'many of the fag end railroads in southern California did when the main line entered that territory. ACCEPT RAMSEY'S TERMS. Wabash Strikers Decide to Return to Work Today. Springfield, 111., Dec. 9. The striking shop employes over the Wabash system numbering over TOO men, returned to work this morning, receiving an increase of two cents ar. hour over the wages received at the time the strike was in augurated. 45 days ago. The joint com mittee representing the shop employes over the system met at Decatur and voted to return to work. When strik ing the machinists, blacksmiths, boiler makers, coppersmiths, tinners and pipe men demanded an increase of four cents an hour. All. departments will receive an increase of two cents an hour. The increase gives the boilermakers and machinists 28 cents an hour, the blacksmiths a scale ranging from 25 to 36 cents an hour and the tinners, cop persmiths and pipemen a scale from 26 to 27 cents an hour. All blacksmiths who received less than 30 cents urevious to the strike will get an increase of two cents an hour, s.n-l who received more than 30 cents will be given a one cent Increase. SANTA EE MAY MOVE. Gen. Mgr. Mudge Believes New K. C. Depot Will Be a Success. General Manager H. TJ. Mudge of the Santa Fe says, in discussing the rossi bility of the Santa Fe gaining an en trance to the new Bates terminal depot at Kansas Citr: "I think vou will be safe in savin that the Santa Fe has never been con sulted in regard to its intentions in this matter. I have never heard anything about it, and if anybody has been con sulted it has been the officials in Chi cago. I hardli' think such a- consulta- tion could have been had without me hearing of it. i was never talked to an-regard to the new depot except once, and then I told those interested that I believed the new depot would be fully as in accessible to tlie city as the old one. "From what I have learned of the movement for a new depot it ought to be a success and I believe the roads will use it. However, the Santa Fe's inten tions in regard to it have never been discussed." BOILERMAKERS' PROGRAMME. Subjects to Be Discussed at Columbus Next Year. President F. J. Graves of the Inter national railway master boiler makers' association announces the following top ics for discussion at the next annual convention, and the chairmen of com mittees to report on these topics: Cause of fireboxes cracking: why do they crack vertically, instead of hori zontally? Prevention of same. M. W. McCoy, chairman. Best method of settine locomotive flues; best tools for setting same: best method of caring for same while in ser vice. C. F. Wilde, chairman. Best method of staying boilers and de tecting defective stays. John Corbett, chairman. Best method of riveting seams In fire boxes. H. Denzler. chairman. Best style of draft sheets and .spark arrested. W. M. Evans, chairman. Best method of welding flues; best fuel for same. Frank Rahrle, chair man Construction of boiler: kind, size and tools to. use. W. A: Timms. chairman. Maintenance of boiler and round house work. R. C. Young, chairman. Best method of applying patches on fireboxes. J. J. Meyer, chairman. Best method of washing boilers. Floyd Harris, chairman. The cause of mud rings leaking and best method of preventing same. ir. Sullivan, chairman. Best method of takiner out fireboxes. J. A. Doarnberser, chairman. The next annual convention of this association will be held at Columbus on the 19th, 20th and Hist of May, 1903. TWO LATE APPOINTMENTS. W. H. Hamilton, Master Mechanic I Wellman, Foreman of Engines. William H. Hamilton. who for six months has been acting master mechanic of the Santa Fe eastern division, has been siven that position permanently. After the re signation of Milton Player in April the appointment of a man to handle the duties of the place temporarily hung lire, but Mr. Hamilton had been road foreman of en gines on the division and he was at once assigned to the duties of master mechanic, the headquarters which had previously- been in Topeka being removed to Argen tine. Since then he has served as both road foreman of engines and master me chanic. Before -coming to the Santa Fe he ran an engine through Topeka on the Union Pacific. He is considered a first ciass man on mechanics and is particular ly popular where he is known. Succeeding to the duties of road foreman of engines, which Mr. Hamilton has dis charged, is Irving Wellman, vhose ap pointment to tnat place is announcen as in effect tomorrow. Mr. Wellman, it is un derstood, however, will have jurisdiction over the line from Emporia, Kan., to Mar celine, Mo. He is among the oldest engi neers on this division, and for several years has pulled the fast trains out of this point, xle is Known as one ot me lainwi runners on the division, and has made some wonderful records for speed. Mr. Wellman is a member of the engineer's grievance committee of the Atchison, To peka and Santa Fe and is widely and fa vorably known among the enginemen. KEEP ON THE MOVE. Said That Santa Pe Is Trying to Pre vent Organizations. San Bernardino, Cal., Dec. 9. Three boilermakers arrived here from Tooeka yesterday and today three more came in from Chicago. They were sent here to work in the Santa Fe shops in the face of "the fact that four men have just been laid off in the boiler shop. It seems to be the aim of the company to keep the men moving, but for what rea son is not known. One man today ad vanced the theory that while on the move they do not have a chance to perfect their organizations, and it may be that the officials are of the same opinion. So far only 30 of the 165 men who were scheduled for a layoff have received their vacation papers, and it is possible that the rest will not get the expected holiday rest. Sixteen of those who are off are machinists. Petition Ready to Send to 'Wells. San Bernardino, Cal., Dec. 9. The pe tition which has been in circulation among the Santa Fe employes request ing the officials to build the new hos pital in this city instead of Los An geles as contemplated, is complete and will be forwarded at once to General Manager Wells. A great deal of the time has been devoted to the work by Chairman William Smith and other members of the committee in charge of the petitions. The outlook for a fa vorable answer to the petition is good. Often leads to pov erty. No real woman ever sold her heart for the luxuries of life. But many a woman who has gladly faced poverty for the man she loved, may well doubt her wisdom when pain becomes the mate of poverty. If she were rich, she thinks, she could find a way of cure. Dr. Herce's Favorite Prescription is within the reach or" every one. It lifts the burden of pain which weighs down those who suffer from womanly diseases. It establishes "regularity, dries weaken ing drains, heals inflammation and ul ceration and cures female weakness. You have my heartfelt thanks for your kind advice to me." writes Mrs. Geo. Fletcher, of 106 Victoria Avenue. alt. Ontario. was troubled with catarrh of uterus for over a year. The doctors said I would have to go through an op eration. but I commenced to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis covery.' also his Lotion Tablets and 'Antiseptic and Healing Suppositories.' Now I am com pletely cured, after using six bottles of Dr. Pierce' medicines. I am glad to say his medi cine has tnatle me a new woman." Weak and sick women, especially those' suffering from diseases of long standing, are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by let ter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confi dential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasaut, Pellets are easy and pleasant to take. A most effective laxative. ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of State Journal May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail. It used to be considered that only uri nary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseas.es have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can under stand how quickly your entire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly," begin taking the great kidney remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will helj all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re sponsible for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to continue much suf fering with fatal results are sure to fol low. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, ca tarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints and muscles; makes your head ache and back ache, causes indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a. sallow, yellow complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambi tion, but no istrength; get weak and waste away. The cure for these troubles Is Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to medical science. If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination it is milk or cloudy, if there is a brick-dust settling, or if small particles float about in it, your kidneys are in need of imme diate attention. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is used in the leading hospitals, recom mended by physicians in their private practice, and is taken by doctors them- purchase the regular fifty-cent and one selves who have kidney ailments, be- dollar size bottles at the drug stores cause they recognize in it the greatest everywhere. Don't make any mistake, and most successful remedy for kidney, but remember the name, Swamp-Root. liver and bladder troubles. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can SPECIAL NOTE You may have remedy Swamp-Root, sent absolutely free by mail, also a book telling all about Swamp-Root, and containing many of the thousands upon thous ands of testimonial letters received from men and women who owe their good health, in fact their very lives, to the great curative properties of Swamp Root. In writing to Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure to say you read-this generous offer in the Topeka Daily State Journal. and the boys are sanguine of the re sult. The committee from the board of trade and the employes have not as yet consulted as to the. best manner of following up the work which they have started, but they expect to get together in a few days and complete the ar rangements for sending a delegation to Los Angeles for the purpose of laying the matter before the proper persons. WELLS GOING DEY. Rock Island in a Bad Fix at 1 Faso, Texas. EI Paso, Tex., Dec. 9. For some cause or other the new well in the Rock Island yards in this city is failing to furnish the necessary amount of water for use at this point. Whether this shortage will be permanent or not it cannot be said, but the company hopes that it will not. The pumping plant at Hereford is also closed down at present undergoing some needed repairs. In order to secure the necessary water for this end of the line, the company has again started up the pumps at Fort Bliss. STARTS AT WINFIELD. Railroad Projected Into the Oaage Reservation, Oklahoma. Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 9. The Winfield Southern railroad has announced the continuance of a survey from Winfield, Kas., into the Osage reservation, Okla homa, a distance of about 100 miles. This is the revival of an old plan under a Kansas charter. Conductor Badly Hurt. Conductor Artholeny, a prominent conductor on the Santa Fe, was per haps fatally injured in Albuquerque a day or two ago. Every bone in his face was broken except the lower jawbone, and it was thought that he could not survive. The unfortunate man had stepped between two cars and was kneeling over a slack chain when the slack was suddenly taken up, catching and crushing him against the break beam. ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE. James Hunter of the brass foundry was off Monday on account of sickness. John Devlin, an apprentice in the ma chine shop, has been transferred from a planer to a lathe. A. T. Parfltt, foreman of the boiler shop, returned Sunday from Chicago where he has been for the week past. Three new men were employed in the car tin shop Monday morning. They are T. B. Wcntworth, James F. Gallagher and B. Dryer. David Heinzl is a new man at the shops. He was employed Monday and given the work of machine shop oiler. He was for. merly employed in that capacity. Henry Gillespie, a stenographer in the office of Geo. R. Henderson, superintend ent of motive power for the Santa Fe, spent Sunday with friends in Lawrence. r The Rock Island's wire to Chicago was down yesterday morning and was not working. The storms in that vicinity -are supposed to account for the break in the line. Nearly all of the delegates sent by the Railroad T.. M. C. A. to the" convention at Leavenworth lat week,, have returned pond they report the best convention in 1 every way that has yet been held, T, t)1 hrnthcr-ln-law of Thiw. Hairsine, of the boiler shop, has been ap- pointed general electrical engineer of the M. K. fr. T. with headquarters at Denison, Tex., where a plant is now being built. It is stated that the R. R. Y. M. c. A. will shortly organize a class in English for the benefit of the Swedish speaking men at the shops. The main thing about this class is the fact that the teacher will be Frank Nelson, state superintend ent of public instruction Clinton Moore, stenographer for Edward Grafstrom, mechanical engineer for the Santa Fe.; "returned to work Monrlay morning after an absence of four months. Mr. Moore had a hard attack of typhoid --iliMilsTttllii'"-- 1 I? fl BR. KILMER'S If f SWAMP-ROOT Kidney, Liver and Bladder CURE DIRECTIONS. MT tak one. two or thro lb taaspoonf ttk Tifor or after metli and at bedtime. Children Itm according to ar. Hmj commence Rh amail Aumm and increase to full doae or mora, aa the rase would seem to reqmra. This great remedy cures all kidney, lirer, bladder and Urlo Acid trouble and diaordera dua to weak kidneys, such as catarrh of the bladder, grnrrl, rheuma tism, lumhaffo and Brfrhfs Di afljte. which to the wont form of kidney disease. It Is pleasant to take. PREPARED ONLY BY DR. KILMER CO. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Sold hy all Drnxgjata, rr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad- dress Rintrhamton. N. V.. on everv hot. tie. a sample bottle bf this wonderful E. O. DeMoss. L. M. Penwell DeMOSS PENWELL Funeral Directors and Embalmers. First-Class Service at Reasonable Prices. 511 Quincy St Both 'Phones 192. TOPEKA, KANSAS. fever from which he is just recovering. He has been in the Santa Fe hospital most of the time. C. W. Sells, general manager of tha Pike's Peak cog road at Manitou, Colo., was in Topeka Monday in conference with H. S. Cable, general superintendent of the Rock Island. Mr. Cable was formerly, general manager of the cog road and Mr. Sells is his successor. FOR UKI0X PUIJiTEKS' HOME Will Be Given the Library of Amos J. Cammings. Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 9. Mrs. Amos J. Cummings, widow of the late New York congressman and editor, who is here, says that her late husband s library will shortly be given to the Union Printers' home here. Mr. Cum mings was one of the original trustees of the home. He frequently said he would beciueath his books to the home. Though his will failed to contain the provision, Mrs. Cummings nas provided in her own will for the gift. This i3 the main object of her visit here now. The library is extensive and very valuable. Mrs. Cummings expresses herself as greatly pleased with the home. Anyone wanting Satin-Skin, lovely, clear complexion, should apply Satin Skin Cream and Satin-Skin Powder, beauty bringers, 25c. At the Model. BRIEFLY TOLD, There is No Use Leaving Topeka Believe the Statements of Topeka Residents. Endorsed by resident of Topeka. Proof positive' from Topeka people. Cannot be evaded or doubted Read this statements r- Mr. F. E. Yale No. 1m Quincy street, photographer at No. -617 Kansas avenue, says: "Kidney complaint bothered me for about two years. At first I paid little attention to a slight pain across the small of my back, but finally it grew so bad I could scarcely attend to my work. When I stooped it was with the greatest difficulty that I could straighten, and the kidney secretion.? were unnatural, distressing and annoy ing, and also disturbed my rtst nights, I was in pretty bad shape when I got a box of Doan's Kidney PHis at Row ley Snow's drug store,- corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue. I noticed decided relief after the third dose, and on finish ing the treatment the backache disap peared and the action of the kidney se cretions was corrected." For sale by all dealers. Pric e 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co... Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the T'nited States. Remember the name Doan's and take no substituta.

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