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TOPEKA STATE JOTJBNAX, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 3, 1902.
disease
Ninety Per Cent of It Really
Caused From Poor Digestion,
a
Heal organic heart trouble Is tncur&bla,
but scarcely one case in. a hundred is or
ganic The action of the heart and stomach are
both controlled by the same jrreat nerves.
tht sympathetic and pneumogastric, and
"vhen the stomach fails to properly digest
Oie food and it lies in the stomach fer
menting1, gases are formed which distend
the organ, causing pressure on the heart
and lungs, causing palpitation, irregular
itv and shortness of breath.
The danger from this condition is tnat
the continued disturbance of the heart
sooner or later may cause real organic
heart trouble and in fact frequently does
so.
Furthermore, poor digestion makes the
blood thin and watery and deficient in red
corpuscles, and this further irritates and
weakens- the heart.
The most sensible thing to do for heart
trouble is to insure the digestion and as
similation of the food.
This can be done by the regiilar use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and
effective digestive preparation, like Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets, which may be
found at most drug stores and which con
tain the necessary digestive elements in a
pleasant, convenient form.
Thousands of people keep well and vig
orous by keeping their digestion perfect
by observing the rule of taking one or
two of thfse tablets after each meal, or
at least after each hearty meal.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain TJ. S.
P. pepsin, diastase from malt and other
natural digestives which act only on the
food, digesting it perfectly and preventing
acidity, gases, and the many diseased con
ditions which accompany a weak stom
ach, "When Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
used you may know you are not taking
into the system any strong medicine or
powerful drug, but simply the natural di
gestive elements which, every weak stom
ach lacts.
So widely known and popular have these
tablets become that they are now sold by
every druggist in the United States, Can
ada and Or eat Britain.
FRANK COLLIER'S BRAIN
Mounted on Glass Slide For Micro
scopic Examination.
Chicago, Jan. 3. Sliced into minute
flecks and mounted on glass slides, the
late Frank Collier's brain is being sub
jected to the searching sight of a mic
roscope under the trained eye of a
nerve pathologist. Ir. Thorrothstein, of
the University of Chicago.
The first discovery of importance was
made today, when the doctor announc
ed that he had found some peculiar de
generation of the brain cells of the once
brilliant attorney. As a result of the
discovery it is said that theory that
Frank Collier's insanity was due to a
blow on the head may have to be alter
ed substantially. The brain has been in
process of preparation for the micro
scope for some time, and it is expected
that the study of the cells will not be
completed for some two months,
NEW STEAMER LINE
About to Be Established Between
Frisco and Manila.
San Francisco, Jan. 3. The Call says
that & line of merchant steamers be
tween this port and Manila will soon
be established by the Kmpire Steam
ship company, acting in conjunction
with the owners of the steamer Albion.
The company will put on the trans
Pacific route the steamships Ohio, In
diana and Pennsylvania, while the Al
bion will run in the interisland trade.
The three steamers first named have been
engaged in the transport service until
recently. They are of the same dimen
sions but vary somewhat in tonnage
owing to the difference in their fittings.
They are 343 feet long, 43 feet beam
and 24 feet 9 inches deep.
WHITES MUST RULE.
Gen. Wheeler Bays That PrincipleOver
ahadowa All Else in the South.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 3. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler was in this city today. In a
newspaper interview he stated in reply
to a question on the possibility of a
political break in the south:
"There is no question that the su
periority of the white race in the south
must be maintained. Any one who has
Been the south under the rule of the
other color, as it was directly after trie
war, can understand why this must be
eo. For one reason, white supremacy
alone can Insure financial stability.
There will be no political break in the
solid south by any party which tries
to interfere from the north, through the
medium of politicians, with the solving
of the color problem by the south.''
SUTTON'S LAST REPORT.
Internal Revenue Collection For
December, 1901 Were $53,184.39.
Leavenworth Jan. 3. The receipts of
the internal revenue office for the
month of December, 1901, amounted to
353,184.39. The total collections for the
year were JS46.34S.79. The report which
M. W. Sutton completed todav will be
bis last, as J. M. Simpson will assume
charge of the office before the next re
port is ready.
The December collections were di
vided as follows: Collections on lists.
SI, 234. 11; beer stamps, $943.20; spirit
stamps, 1,234.75; cigar and cigarette
stamps, $7.212. 72; tobaccostamps $347 iS
special tax stamps. $4,335.92; oleomarga
rine stamps. $34,088.40; flour stamps $8
documentary stamps, $3,742.91: propri
etary stamps, $37.20.
Advance in Rubber Goods.
Boston, Jan. 3. The United States
Rubber company has adopted the new
policy this year of announcing its price
lists on January 1, instead of April 1
The new list records an advance of
abouS per cent in prices for business
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RAILROAD NEWS.
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Largest Locomotire In the
World is in Topeka.
Just Receired From the Ameri
can Locomotive Works.
OIL BURNING TUONSTER.
Weighs Nearly 200 Tons Is
15 1-2 Feet Tall.
Will Be Pnt to Work Hailing
Mountain Trains.
There Is in Topeka today one of the
wonders of modern railroading. It is
Santa Fe locomotive No. 988, the largest
locomotive ever constructed in the his
tory of the world.
This monster engine is in the Santa
Fe roundhouse, where it is the object
of great interest to shopmen, railway
officials, and many people who have
only an indirect interest in railroading.
Many visitors were at the round house
yesterday for the purpose of inspecting
the wonderful engine.
Another engine of the same size as
98S Is being built for the Santa Fe at
the American Locomotive works, at
Schenectady, N. Y.
Engine No. 9S8 is being set up at the
shops here, and will leave in a few days
under its own steam for the western
part of the line, where it will be in ser
vice. The engine is built for consuming
oil as fuel, but is also adapted lor co;i
is of the decapod compound type, hav
ing two cylinders on each side and be
ing supported by five pairs of driving
wheels.
The leading dimensions of the mon
ster follow: The boiler at the smallest
ring is 78 inches in diameter: at the
largest, 88 inches. The fire box is 9 feet
long and 79 inches wide. In the boner
there are 418 flues each having a diam
eter of two and a half inches and a
length of 18 feet 6 inches. It has a
working pressure of zzo pounds or steam
to the square inch. The wheel base is
20 feet: total wheel base 28 feet 11
inches; total wheel base of engine and
tender, 62 feet. Of the cylinders the
high pressure are seventeen and a half
inches in diameter; the low pressure 30
inches; stroke 34 inches. The valves are
of the piston type. The diameter of
each of the driving wheels is 57 inches.
The machine stands 15 feet 6 inches
above the rail, the dome and stack be
ing about the same height. The tender
has a capacity of 7,000 gallons of water
and 2,2a0 gallons of oil. It is equipped
with the Westinghouse air brake, and
also has the water brake with vthich
all locomotives are arranged in the
mountains. By means of it the brakes
are kept in operation when the air gives
out. The total weight of the engine
alone is 262.000 pounds and of engine
and tank 393,000 pounds, steamed up
and ready for service.
It will go out In a day or two to Call
fornia where it is to do work perman
ently. Coal will be used in taking it
over the line to that part of the system.
GOOD BY TO AVEBT TTJHNER
Presented With Diamond and Cut
Glass by Middle Division Employes.
Newton, Kas., Jan. 3. On New Tear's
eve railroad men of all classes began to
appear in the lobby of the Arcade hotel.
It seemed as if every employe wno
could be spared from his duties was
there. There were switchmen, section
men, conductors, brakemen, engineers,
firemen, office employes, dispatchers,
station employes and many others.
At half past 8, led by the committee
which had engineered the matter, the
men marched to the hall on the second
floor, where a deputation waited on Su
perintendent and Mrs. Avery Turner
and escorted them to the hall. Hera
Dispatcher Ed Ives, on behalf of the
men of the Middle division, presented to
Mr. Turner a handsome diamond pin
and a diamond ring, and to Mrs. Turner
a costly cut glass water set. In hia
speech of presentation Mr. Ives charged
the superintendent with having treated
the men under him with kindness and
consideration and stated that as a pun
ishment it had been decided to "stone"
him out of town. Mr. Turner on be
holding the beautiful present which had
been purchased for him admitted that
it was a real pleasure to him to be
"stoned" out of town in such a man
ner, and then brought counter charges
of faithful survice and cheerful obedi
ence against the men who have been
serving under him. In a brief speech,
which was eloquent because It was
plainly heartfelt, he thanked the men
for the gift and the good will mani
fested towards him and expressed the
hope that he would be able to see many
of them often in his new home. Mrs.
Turner also made a neat response in
accepting the presents tendered her.
After shaking hands with the retiring
superintendent and his wife, the guests
took their departure.
Mr. Turner has served more than
eight years as superintendent of the
Middle division, and during that time
has made himself the personal friend of
almost every man on the division. His
dealings with the men under him have
been characterized by impartiality and
consideration, and this explains his
popularity.
CTJT-OFF FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Santa Fe Apparently Fixing: a New
Short Line.
Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 3. The sur
veying party of the Phoenix & Eastern
railroad have moved their camp about
15 miles below Mesa City, and the work
will now be pushed from that place to
completion. This is the final survey,
and the American Development com
pany, of which Mr. Frank Murphy is
president, will begin the grading of the
new line from Phoenix to Benson about
the middle of January. From that time
on the road will be pushed rapidly to
completion. This same company will
construct a line from near Congress
Junction on the S. F. P. & P. which
will be pushed in a northwesterly direc
tion to the Colorado river and prol)ably
to Needles. This work it is believed
will be done during the coming year
and will open up some very rich coun
try. With the short stretches of road
completed the Santa Fe people by op
erating the Phelps-Dodge road will have
a short line from San .Francisco to the
City of Mexico and New Orleans.
CANCELLED $60,000,000.
Northern Pacific Preferred Stock Is
Being Paid For.
The New York office of the Northern
Pacific Railway company was kept
open on New Year's day for the re
ceipt and redemption of the preferred
stock of that company. Upwards of
$80,000,000 of the entire $75,000,000 of that
issue of stock was received, paid for
and cancelled.
The stockredeemed abroad is not in
cluded in the $00,000,000 cancelled at the
New York office, and, considering that
the day was a holiday, with banks and
banking offices closed, it is thought the
balance of the funds provided for this
payment will not long remain unclaim
ed in the company's vaults.
B.OCB. ISLAND BUYS.
Takes a Half Interest in the Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern.
Kansas City, Jan. 3. It was authori
tatively stated yesterday, although offi
cial confirmation was lacking, that the
Omaha, Kansas oity & Eastern and
Kansas City & Northern connecting
lines had been sold to the Burlington
and Rock Island railroads and would
be operated by them Jointly or in their
joint interest.
The line from Quincy to Pattonsburg
was the only independent road running
east and west between the main line of
the Burlington in Iowa and the main
line of the Burlington in Missouri, and,
by securing joint control with the Rock
Island of the Quincy-Pattonsburg line,
the Burlington has removed from the
field its only competitor in a large and
important local territory. It has often
been reported that the Burlington was
trying to buy the "O. K." line, which
has long been considered a valuable
property for it to control. The Rock
Island has also needed a part of the
line particularly the Northern Con
necting and there have been frequent
reports of its efforts to secure control,
but the joint ownership had not been
even rumored prior to yesterday's an
nouncement. The Rock Island will use the North
ern Connecting tracks to gain an en
trance to Kansas City. It is now using
the Burlington from Cameron, and its
tolls have been so high that it has been
driven out of certain classes of Kansas
City business at times because of in
ability to compete at low rates and pay
the heavy charges to the Burlington. Its
Chicago-Kansas City line, using the
Northern Connecting from Weatherby,
will be about fourteen miles longer than
its present line via Cameron and the
Burlington, but it will avoid the Heavy
tolls and will equalize the distance by
its Trenton cut off.
SANTA FE PACIFIC PAYS.
New Mexican Counties Get Big Sums
For Back Taxes.
Judgment has been entered in the of
fice of the district clerk of the Second
judicial distriot at Albuquerque for
$69 650.32 taxes due to Valencia county,
and $17,483.91 due to McKinley county
for delinquent taxes.
The judgments were rendered after a
long period of litigation in which the
cases have been carried to the United
States supreme court, the final com
promise being considerably below the
amount allowed by the court. The final
decision is the result of a compromise
between the territory and the Santa Fe
Pacific Railway company. Frank W.
Clancy, Esq., represented the counties
of Valencia and McKinley in the cases.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION."
Interstate Commerce Commission $o
Tackle K, C. Grain Hates.
Kansas City, Jan. 3. The interstate
commerce commission will conduct an
other investigation of alleged manipu
lation of grain rates by railroad lines
running out of Kansas City. Subpoe
nas have been issued on grain men and
a number of freight agents represent
ing Kansas City railroads, to appear
before the commission in this city on
January 9, and explain their rates on
grain to the Atlantic seaboaxd. The
grain situation in Kansas City has been
in a chaotic condition for several years
and a similar investigation was at
tempted by the commission here last
spring, but nothing was developed. Now
the commission, it is said, expects aid
from the grain men and some sensa
tions may be expected if they turn
state's evidence. ,
MUCH WORK DONE.
What Santa Fe Blacksmith Shop Ac
complished in 1901.
During the year 1901 the blacksmith
shop has not been idle, as the follow
ing figures will show: 1,500,000 machine
and 25,520 crown -bar bolts were turned
out; car axles of all kinds to the num
ber of 3,921 were made, and 3,000 loco
motive springs were repaired. The To
peka shop doea more work than any
other on the Santa Fe, the one at Albu
querque being next in size. A very large
proportion of the spring work for tnfc.
entire system is done here.
More Wreckage From Franconia.
There seems to be no end to the
scrap from the Franconia wreck, says
the Albuquerque Journal-Democrat.
Seven more cars came in Sunday piled
high with iron and steel, and with the
lot, two of the boilers of the destroped
engines. The cars will be unloaded in
the scrap pile in the lower yards so
soon as room can be made on the
tracks.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Machinist Emmett Whipple was out
Thursday.
Dan Sayler, a mill machinist, has been
off a day or two.
Blacksmith Samuel Florence is sick and
unable to be on duty.
E. Espelin of the brass corner went
home sick Thursday morning.
Machinists Joseph Sieben and John
Nichols were absent Thursday.
Fireman I. A. Bowman is unable to be
on duty on account of sickness.
Material was being distributed Thursday
for seven more tank car bottoms.
Engineer Chris McGinnis, who has lost
HANNA -FORAKER CAUCUS FIGHT
Senator Hanna.
The whole country ia intensely following the hot fight now beins waged
for the organization and control of the
4th, the day of the caucus, when the
dolu men.
& few trips, ha9 reported for duty.
Al Clark of the paint shop Is at work af
ter a visit of a week in Manhattan.
John Boearth of the sheds has reported
for duty after having been off two weeks.
Brakemen Robert Finney and W. C.
Mattingly have been laying off for a few
days.
Henry Cleary a machinist helper in
Miller's gang, is the father of a baby
boy.
Jesse Hammond, formerly night oiler in
the shops, is living on a farm north of
town.
Engineer John Tally, who pulls the fast
mail east of here, is working after a brief
lay off.
William Jessup, who works in the
car shops, is home from a holiday visit
in Abilene.
Edward Brennan of the blacksmith shop
has returned to his place after an ab
sence of two days.
Thomas Adams, foreman of the inside
finishers in the coach shop, has not been
in since New Year's!.
M. Skidmore. a car repairer who has
been to his old home at Osawkie since
Christmas, is in again.
Frank Kammer of the locomotive paint
shop is in his place after an absence of
ten days. He has been sick.
Thomas McHush, who has been em
ployed as a trucker in -the storehouse for
about six months, has quit.
Fireman William Butler, who has been
in the service of the Suoita Fe about two
years, has taken his time.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dahlstrom gave a New
Year's dinner party at their home, 229
Buchanan street, Tuesday evening.
Barney Bauer, a painter in the handcar
shop, is confined to his home on Locust
street with an attack of appendicitis.
William Boggis is running a truck in
the storehouse after a lay off or two or
three days because of stomach trouble.
Thomas Hetter of the blacksmithing de
partment is off duty entertaining some
relatives who are here for a siiort time.
Engineer John Higgins, who runs on the
Topeka-Kansas City plug, has been off a
short time because of the sickness of bis
wife.
Charles Gertelsen, Santa Fe agent on
the north side, is making some property
improvements at his home on North Mad
ison street.
Charles Peck of the machine shop is
home from a trip to Beaumont, Tex.,
where for the last two weeks he has been
visiting bis son.
Joseph Wonderley, who works in the
flange room at the boiler shop, is at
worn axter a lay on oi several aays Be
cause of sickness.
There was more than the usual rush
around the storehouse Thursday. The
cause was tne nurry to wind up at once
the job of invoicing.
Boilermaker John Cooper, who has been
down with scarlet fever at his home in
North Topeka for several days, is still
reported seriously sick.
George Holden of the coach shop is oft
sick for a few days. He has been in
poor neaitn ror some time, out Bis condi
tion ia not serious.
James Dunn, a handcar earoenter who
went home sick a few days ago with
wnat was said to De an attack or vertigo,
is at his bench again.
William MesDelt. an anDrentice bov in
the boiler shop, has taken his time and
win go to work ror the nail ijitno
graphing company uptown.
Miss Edith Atkinson, daughter of Geo.
Atkinson, engineer at the mill, has re
turned from Carbondale, where she has
Deen visiting lor a tew days.
Boilermaker Alexander McNair was
struck in the mouth Thursday bv a burst
ing air hose and his upper lip badly lace
rated. He will proDaDiy lose several days.
John Norton and James White, who are
usually located in the coach paint shop,
are now working in the locomotive de
partment. The change is only temporary.
George Glffin, who repairs cars in the
sheds, has returned to this place after an
absence of about ten days, which time
he spent in tne southern part or tne state.
Elmer Neubert, who quit the machine
shop a few weeks ago, has returned to
work.-' He is a son of G. T. Neubert, mas
ter mechanio of the Kansas Oity Belt
line.
Henry Speidel, a bollermaker, is in from
a visit of two weeks in Burlington. Ia.
Speidel says while he was there the ther
mometer went down to lb degrees oeiow
zero.
At the Railroad Y. M. C. A. the other
night the inadequacy of the present quar
ters was shown by the fact that 26 men
were obliged to sit on top of the shuffle
board. It Is told on Joseph Blevins and William
Johnson of the sheds that New Year's day
they walked from Second and Monroe to
Second and Kansas avenue in their bare
feet, on a wager.
Thomas House, the sheds carpenter
who had two fingers badly mashed Tues
day, was around Thursday. He will prob
ably not be able to be on duty before the
first of February.
Engineer J. C. Muir. who holds the
right seat box on the yard engine, is out
for a few days trying to recover from
the effect of a cold. He thinks he will
be in service again shortly.
William Fry, an apprentice boy in the
machine shop, -who has been running one
of the bolt machines in Sandmeyer's
gang, has been transferred to the force
under Ira Miller in the east wing.
Colorado and Wyoming waycar 101,
which has been under construction in the
sheds for several weeks, is ready to go
out. It is built on the style of the Santa
Fe "bob-tail" caboose and is for mountain
service.
Preparations are being made to assign
the men to their new blocks Saturday.
Painters have been touching up the old
ones, bringing out the numbers plainer.
This is usually done about once every
five years.
John Young, foreman of the switching
crew which does the work of the mechan
ical department, has taken a lay off of
a few days. He will lay out his time in
a variety of ways hunting, resting and
visiting relatives in Iowa.
There was a heavy run of passenger
business out of Topeka Thursday, and
no siall number of inbound people. Most
of the trains were on time or nearly so.
No. 2, which is proverbially off the sched
ule, arrived a little after 5 o'clock.
Prntsch gas equipment, which is to be
placed in all the thirtv-two new chair
cars, is being received in large quantities,
another consignment having arrived
Thursday. The job of making the change
is being rushed with all possible speed.
Chris Reid. foreman of the water ser
vice carpenters, has been transferred to
the pattern shop. It is likely that most
of the work which the five men under
is
Ohio legislature. Every day the fieht
exciting contest will be decided, is anxiously awaited by the adherents of
him have been doing will be given, over
w l car ueparunent.
Within the last few dava a number of
men who were put on in the store de
partment to help out with the rush inci
dent to invoicing, have quit. The Job is
practically completed and there is no fur
ther need for more men- than the usual
number.
J. J. Coleman, formerly coal and lumber
agent for the Santa Fe at Chicago,
pessed through Topeka Thursday on his
way to the Janhandle country. He will
take an important position on the Pecos
Valley and Northwestern road in New
Mexico. . .
Peter Cart, a pipe fitter in the water
service, has returned from Denver, where
he went about two weeks ago to visit
a. sun. ijv wns accumpiiiueu uy axi .
Cart, but she was sick most of the time.
Deing unaoie to endure tne ugnt atmos
phere at that altitude.
Water service men have begun digging
out one oi the pits for the big hammer
on the west side of the new blacksmith
shop. Since the cold weather began the
hole which had been already dug was
filled with earth that fell in from the
sides, there being no concrete to prevent
1U
Painters are rapidly touching up the
Lantrv eneines which have received their
overhauling at the hands of the machin
ists, xne driving wheels cylinders and ec
centrics will be finished in dark bronze
green, with gold leaf stripings. The loco
motives will present a dazzling appear
ance wnen completed.
has reported for duty after an absence of
ten days. He dropped a piece of metal
on one of his feet, and although he has
almost recovered, it is still giving him
some trouble. He spent a day or two in
newton, incidentally attending tne ban
whioh the firemen gave there New Year's
eve.
F. J. Whitelock, chief clerk in the
operating department of the Mexican
Northern road, with headquarters at
rscaion, ninuanua, Mexico, is in town
for a visit of ten davs. Mr. Whitelock
was formerly in the office of the auditor
oi ireignt receipts ror the Santa e, but
i or several years has been m Mexico.
August Ericson. who auit the black
smith shop here some time ago to enter
the same department for the St. Louis
and San Francisco at Springfield, Mo.,
has quit there and is in Topeka. He
was around here not long ago, but re
turned to that town and since then has
taken his time. He may take a job at
ims piace.
Clifton Gardner, who in now mnlryved
in the engineering department of the
Chicago and Northwestern at St. Paul,
Minn., is visiting relatives and friends in
Topeka. Previous to securing his present
position he waa in the blacksmith shop
of the Santa Fe here, but quit it last
spring to go north. He is a nephew of
Andrew smith, an old-time engineer on
on this part of the system.
Millard Stitt. formerlv a bollermaker in
Topeka shops, but lately working in that
capacity at Wellington, has returned to
that place after a brief visit here. Stitt
will continue on duty there until January
15, when he will come here and take his
family to the claim which he drew near
Comanche, Ok., last summer. He has
made no improvements, but will do so in
time for the necessary buildings to be
erected for the use of his family.
Thomas Smith of the freight car sheds
has returned from Osawkie, where ho
spent New Year's day. Smith has a farm
near that place and he is fixing matters
so that he can move out some time before
another year rolls round. He says that
Wednesday he and four or five others
hauled from the field 100 bushels of corn
and 60 shocks of fodder. In October he
purchased it for 50 cents a shock, but
now the price of feed has risen so much
that he was offered double that amount.
Feed of all kinds is extremely high in
tnat locality now.
Thomas Libby. a brakeman living at 429
Chandler street, is ready for duty after
an absence of ten days. The story be
came current Wednesday that Libby had
mysteriously disappeared a week ago
Sunday, and foul play was feared. Lib
by, however, went to Emporia on business
and after arriving decided to take a run
down to Cleburne. Tex. He did so, stop
ping at South McAlester, I. T., and at
Oklahoma City. In the meantime he says
he wrote nis wire, but ror some reason
she failed to get the word, and of course
became extremely anxious regarding him.
Libbv was at his home Thursday morn
ing. He has been running on the Emporia
local.
CHARGES CONSPIRACY.
II anna Says Foraker People Are
Trying to Down Him.
Columbus, O., Jan. 3. The contest be
tween Republican factions over the or
ganization of the legislature is still in
doubt as far as the house is concerned.
The claims of either faction would indi
cate that one element is confident of
Price becoming speaker and the other
of McKinnon winning, but the efforts
of both show that there are yet "votes
to get" by whomsoever becomes speak
er. The list of unpledged members is,
however, reduced to & half dozen. These
six are said to have made no pledges
to either side, and it is conceded that
they hold the balance of power.
There was still much done today from
the homes of Senator Hanna in Wash
ington, Senator Foraker in Cincinnati,
Congressman Dick in Akron, Congress
man Tyler in Columbiana and others,
especially at Toledo, where Representa
tive Denman is still considered by some
as doubtful. There was much commu
nication with all the counties in which
doubtful members reside.
The most prominent arrival was that
of George B. Cox, the Cincinnati leader,
who insists that he is "as good a friend
of Senator Hanna as ever," but that he
was pledged to Price for speaker before
the junior Ohio senator broke with Price
and that he is here now to do all he
can for Price.
The leadership of the anti-Hanna side
was conceded to Cox on his arrival.
It is claimed that the developments
indicate that Congressman Tyler, of the
old McKinley district, will likely be an
opponent of Congressman Dick for the
next Republican gubernatorial nomina-
SATURDAY.
Senator Foraker.
between Senators Foraker and Hanna
waxes fiercer and fiercer, and January
tion and that Tyler from r.ia home is
working as har for Price as Dick is
working for McKinnon.
- The lines have been distinctly drawn
on the old question of local option.
The liquor association has representa
tives here for Price, and the anti-saloon
league for McKinnon. in the last leg
islature Price opposed the Clark local
option bill, and McKinnon supported it.
. The senate standing committees are
selected by the senators themselves and
the house committees are all named by
the speaker, and it Is for the control of
that office that the factions are fighting.
Congressman Charles Dick, chairman
of the Republican state committee did
not reach Columbus, as announced.and
he is not now expected.
There have been reports that this
was not a contest in which Senator
Hanna was interested directly or per
sonally or he would be in Ohio now to
give the situation nis personal atten
tion as Senator Foraker is doing. Some
of the Price men who are said to have
shared in this opinion and who said
they would have supported McKinnon
for speaker if Senator Hanna had per
sonally requested them to do se, re
ceived letters from Senator Hanna in
which he not only makes this personal
request, but also goes into a history of
his experience since the election last
November. He says he endorsed Price
and others and was anxious for such
an agreement as would avoid any con
test till he found that slates had been
made up for both the senate and the
house Republican caucus with all his
friends left out. He refers to the case
of W. B. TJhl, of Cleveland, who had
only one term as senate chief clerk and
against whom an anti-Hanna man was
slated. Senator Hanna insists that
there had been a conspiracy against
him and his friends, and appeals
strongly for McKinnon, TJhl and others.
ENTIRE TOWN SOLD.
New fork Capitalist Bays .ill
ness, Sedgwick Connty.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 3. The Beacon
says:
The 200 people of Anness, Kali., a
thriving village in Erie township, Sedg
wick county, now owe their allegiance
to W. H. Wilson, of Arcade, N. M.
at least insofar as the payment of rent
is ooncerned, for he has bought a full
interest in the land on which they live
from the Arkansas Valley Township
company, for nearly 13,000.
Anness is located on 160 acres of land
on the Englewood branch of the Santa
Fe. It was founded in 1885 when towns
were springing up all over Kansas and
it now has a population of 200. It is a
trading point for farmers of Erie town
ship and it is thought that the Orient
road will cross the Santa Fe at this
place.
The property in the town pays a good
interest to the owner and Mr. Wilson
spends about four months in a year
there. He owns 5,000 acres of wheat in
that vicinity.
JUMP ONTO LOEB.
Other Scientists Critioiso Hia New
Theory.
New Tork, Jan. 3. Prof. Starling, pro
fessor of physiology at the University
College of Nerve specialists according
to a dispatch to the Journal and Ameri
can, being asked concerning the discov
eries of Prof. Loeb said:
"Prof. Loeb is a man whose opinion
is worthy of respect, for he has ac
complished great work in physiology. As
to this particular theory I think little:
it was a jump in the dark, one of in
numerable theories on the same sub
ject, made up partly of a number of
views already known to the world.
"The living cell, or unit is a brick wall
which physiologists have been unable to
Bee through. Yet, we can tell what
goes on outside the cell, but no more.
Prof. Loeb's theory is an attempt to see
through the wall. One difficulty about
this living thing, is that it not only
goes down, but up: it breaks down,
then recovers itself and theories like
Loeb's explain half the process the
break down, but fail to explain the re
covery. The real problem is the power
of building up after breaking down.
If Loeb s theory be pa: tly true. It
only explains part, the less important
part of the secret of living cells. This
marks an advance, but not an epoch.
Dr. Dawson Williams, editor of the
British Medical Journal, said: "Prof.
Loeb's explanation of his theory con
sisted in a lot of assertions without a
shadow of proof." ,
Prof. William Ramsey, of University
college, said he did not believe in the
Loeb theory, but qualified the remark
by saying he was unable to speak with
authority in the absence of scientific
details.
FEARS OF SUICIDE.
Bonrbon County Farmer Mysteriously
Disappears From Home.
Fort Scott, Kas., Jan. 3. John W.
Fairman, one of the best known farmers
of the county, living four miles east of
Fort Scott, left his sickbed Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning and
the relatives and neighbors have been
searching continually for him since yes
terday morning, out tney can una no
trace of him.
It is known that Mr. Fairman has
had some financial reverses recently to
trouble him. His farm is mortgaged.
and he ia considerably in debt. He had
been trying to sell the farm and pay off
his debts with the equity, but could not
seem to find a buyer. This it is thought
may have discouraged him. He ia an
old soldier and a pioneer resident of
this county. Recently in the land lot
tery down in the Indian Territory he
drew a good claim.
GOOD USE OF PRIZE MONET.
Capt, McOalla Will Erect a Club
House For Jackies.
San Francisco, Jan. 3. Capt. B. H.
McCalla, now in command of the Kear-
sarge, the flagship of the North Atlantic
squadron, has in view the erection of
a fine club house at Vallejo for the en
listed men of the navy. He has already
secured a site for the proposed building.
paying for it with the prize money
awarded to him for his services in the
Spanish war. Additional funds are to
be secured by popular subscription.
Mrs. McCalla Is now here making the
preliminary arrangements for the erec
tion of the structure, which will prob
ably be modeled after the bluejackets'
club house in Brooklyn, which waa
erected through the munificence of Miss
Helen Gould. It will contain a library,
gymnasium, billiard room, a bowling
alley and sleeping rooms, and be a
home for the men at Mare Island when
off duty.
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Sorosis. He owns all rights
in Topeka for Sorosis.
It's the leather, the shapes, the
way they are made, the way they
are fitted, the way they are sold
(by measurement only) , the way
they wear that make Sorosis
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Barcelona, Jan. 3. The strike situa
tion here is so alarming that large re
inforcements of troops have been con
centrated in and about the city. The
strikers now number 20,000.
Madrid. Jan. 3. The treaty of friend
ship between Spain and the United
States having been examined Dy tne
cabinet will now be submitted to the
supreme council of state.
New Tork. Jan. 3. Paul Blouet (Max
O'Rell), the French author and lec
turer, underwent a successful operation
for appendicitis in this city today.
Nice. Jan. 3. Senator and Mrs.
Chauncey M. Depew have left here for
the United States.
Anaconda. Mont.. Jan. 8. A crew of 15
linemen of the Western Union com
pany arrived in Anaconda, having walk
ed all the way rrom St. ra,m ana strung
a new wire from that city to this place.
The start from St. Paul was made early
in September and an average of nine
miles of wire was strung daily.
Mexico City, Jan. 3. Plans for estab
lishing in this city a branch of the Y.
M. C. A. are maturing. The project has
the co-operation of Miss Helen Gould
and John Barrett, members of the Pan-
American conference.
New Tork, Jan. 3. Charles 1
Vaughan, a broker of 20 Broad street,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Ina
bilities $75,000; no assets. Mrs. James
A. I. Earl, known in the dramatic
world as Hope Booth, has filed a peti
tion in bankruptcy. Liabilities
assets nothing.
Osdensburg. N. T., Jan. 8. Commis
sioner Gray has ordered the deportation
of twenty-one Chinamen for having un
lawfully entered the country. Appe
are being filed in each case. F"orty-fi
Chinamen are now in the country
awaiting the action of the fclgher court.
Of eighty-nine Chinamen examined dur
ing the quarter tne aisnussai or a nas
been ordered and the deportation of 66
has been sustained.
Hartford City. Ind Jan. 8. Eire des
troyed the dry goods and clothing store
of KL Winter. Loss 15000. ,
San Francisco. Jan. 3. Uudley Kvane,
who has lust been elected acting presi
dent of Wells-Fargo & Co., will retain
his present position of second vice pres
ident, at least until the next annual
meeting of the directors when he may
be made permanent president of the
corporation.
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