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!HS TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUEHA L. T HUES DAY NIGHT. A TOUGlinOOSTER Cause of a Dispute Ending in a Knockdown. Husband Wanted Hen for Din ner, Was Sore Tender. WIFE DESIRED EGGS. This Brought on a Quarrel and Trison Term. Woes ot a Newly Married Learen worth Couple. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 28. The times says: Altho" her husband knocked her down "only six or seven times," as Mrs. Jerry Anderson reported to Sheriff Meyers Monday afternoon, JDeputy Sheriff Graham placed Jerry un der arrest and in the county jail yes terday morning. "Whether Mrs. Ander son will swear to a state complaint or not remains to be seen, but it was said at the sheriff's office yesterday after noon that if the woman did not prose cute him the county authorities would, so it seems that Jerry may have to serve a term in the county Jail for wife beat ing. Judge K. B. Baker has no love for wife beaters and believes, as do Judge STynn and Police Judge F-ndres, that they should be given the law's limit. And, according to Mrs. Anderson, the whole trouble started over a fowl. It is said that Mrs. Anderson wanted to kill a big rocster for their Christ das dinner; Jerry, to be contrary, did not want the rooster killed, thinking it was too tough for his teeth and insist ed that a hen be killed. Mrs. Anderson did not like to kill the hen because she was getting an egg occasionally from it and at last Jerry became so exaspera ted that he swung with his right on his wife and knocked her to the ground. She got up and he swung another vici ous blow that landed squarely on her face and she dropped to the earth again. One witness states that Mrs. Anderson at no time waited for the count of nine before getting up and that Jerry drop ped her every time she got up as far as her knees. Mrs. Anderson says her husband knocked her down six or seven times, Just how many she is not sure. She reported the assault to Sheriff Meyers and Deputy Graham watched the An derson home all of Monday afternoon, but Jerry had made himself scarce. The deputy went back yesterday morning and found Jerry lying down in a front room on a sofa, resting un after his ex ertion of the day before. The Andersons were married hut a few shcrt months ago but even before their mariiage, it is said, the husband used to practice knockout blow-s on the woman. A BAD EMI'OHIA XEGRO, Gave the Police Much Trouble Before His Capture. Kmporia. Kan.. IVo. JS. 'Tlarles Morse, a negro, was captured by off'MM here lnf Wednesday. Morse whs wanted on a charge of breaking hu") Uavnos Hros'. hardware store Chrlfft'ntiK nitrht und the officers had watched lnm for two Ja?s. In the afternoon they decided to arrest him. On discovering that the officers were after him Morse started to run. and af ter a cliFjs of several blocks ran into a barn and climbed into the havmow. Here he tried to hold the officers off. but his pistol stix-k and he was captured and ta ken to jiHl. The revolver with which Morse h;i, endeavored to hold the officers off was identified as one missing from the Haynes store. Manhattan Daily Suspends. Manhattan. Kan., Dec. 2 8. The Manhattan Daily Republic announced last evening that after this week the dally will be suspended on account of "malnutrition." The dailv was suc cessfully operated the past two rears under the management of M. S. A mas & Sons, but was recently sold to Kim ball Bros., who will now discontinue it, but who will continue running a week ly paper. Manhattan, whose popula tion is nearly 5,000. not including 1.000 students. Is probably the largest town In the state without a daily paper. Died From His Injuries. Leavenworth, Kan.. Dec. 2 8. Elmer Brewer, the negro who was shot Tues day morning, died last evening from his injuries. He accused Lee Howard, another negro, of killing him. Theater to Open January 8. Kansas City, Kan.. Dec. 28. Maurice J. Cunningham of Leaven worth, lessee of the new "People's the ater" in Kansas City, Kan., and Dr. L. D. Stockton of Carroliton, O., owner of the theater, were in this city last even ing. Mr. Cunningham announced that the theater would be opened January 8 Piles S4 Years Terrible Case Cured Painlessly With Only One Treatment of Pyra mid Pile Cure. Free Package in Plain Wrapper Mailed to Eteryone Who Writes. "I have been a terrible sufferer of piles for fourteen (14) years and during all this time you can have an idea of how many kinds of medicine I tried. But I found no relief whatever. 1 felt there must be something- that could cure me without having to undergo an operation which might kill me. Now. after (Tying but one treatment of your 'Pyramids.' I am free, free to tell ell sufferers of this dreadful disease to try this medicine the Pyramid Pile Cure. It wili cure when ail others fail. Sincerely yours, George Braneigh, Schellburg, Pa." Anyone suffering from the terrible tor ture, burning and itching of piles, will pet Instant relief from the treatment we eend out free, at our own expense, in plain seal?d package, to everyone send ing name and address. Surgical operation for piles is suicide, cruel, unnecessary and rarely a perma nent success. Here you can get a treat ment that is quick, easy to applv and inexpensive, and free from the publicity f-Tid humiliation you suffer by doctors' lamination. Pyramid Pile Cure is made in the form of "easy to use" suppositories. The coming of a cure Is felt the moment you begin to use it, and your suffering ends. Send your name and address at once to Pyramid Drug Co., 8326 Pyramid Building. Marshall. Mich., and get. by return mail, the treatment we will send you free, in plain, sealed wrapper. After seeing for yourself what it can do. you can get a regular, full-size pack age of Pyramid Pile Cure from anyclrug gist at 50 cents each, or. on receipt of price, we will mail you same ourselves with first class vaudeville. It was an nounced that the theater would be opened December 17, but the house was not ready at that time. PIPE LINE RUNS LOWER. Now Averae Less Than 50,000 Bar rels Daily for December. Independence, Dec. 28. The pipe line runs fell off some the third week of December. The first seven days of the month they averaged 50,429.05 barrels; the first fourteen days they averaged 50,256.51 barrels, afnd the first twenty one days they had dropped to 49,515.70 barrels a day. It is just possible they will get back above the fifty thousand mark before the end of the month, but hardly probable. During the year nearly 4.000 wells have been drilled and yet the pipe line com pany has nearly kept abreast of the rapid development. During the past few weeks big wells have been coming in so fast in the territory production is beginning to back up there again and temporarily it is impossible to take all the oil there. The relief line ?Vom Hum boldt io the "Whiting trunk Pne will be completerl shortly when it will be possi ble to take five to ten thousand barrels more a day. Had the shutdown not oc curred last spring there is little doubt but the runs in 1905 would have reached nearly 15.000,000 barrels. The deliveries are gradually increas ing. The first seven days of December they averaged 19.625.57 barrels, high mark; first fourteen days, 20,721.24 bar rels; first twenty-one days, 21.994.77 bar rels. Thus of the 1,039.829 barrels run, 461.890.37 barrels were delivered to the refineries and Whiting pipe line. This is twice as much as was ever delivered in the same time in the field before. The amount placed in tank this month has only reached 577.939.28 barrels, a daily average of 27,520.93. The company now has 13,088,091 barrels in storage in the field. A FAMILY REUNION. Relatives Give Mrs. Kate Jackson of Tecumseh a Surprise. Tecumseh, Kan., Dec. 28. Oone of the pleasant occasions at Tecumseh on Chiistmas, was the gathering at the home of Mrs. Kate Jackson, and son Fred, of all of her children and grand children (excepting one daughter and her family) to celebrate nristmas day in feasting, visiting, and being children at home with mother again. The children had tine times on the ice, and playing games and a Christmas tree in the evening, which was aglow with candles, and loaded with presents, both for use. crnaraent, and amusement, of which they had a Santa Claus to dis tribute, amid much pleasure and enjoy mert for all. Whether Santa traveled in an auto mobile or with the old time reindeer and sled was not discovered. Among the many presents, we noted a lovely Bible for mother, from the boys, which she had unwitting selected for herself. Sun day afternoon Mrs. Bates came with her kodak and look the family's pic ture. So take it all together it w ill be a time long to be remembered as a happy time at home with mother and grandma. TO INVOICE THE PRISON. Warden McClaughry and Mayor Younj to Do the Work. Leavenworth. Kan., Dec. 2S. Malor S. Young has been detailed to assist Warden R. W. McClaughry in invnx-int- the property of the old United State;, penitentiary at Fort Leiven wortU prior to the transfer of the buildings to the war department. The furnishings of the prison will.be divid ed between the department of justice and the war department. It is expected that the work will be completed in a few days and ll'cn th3 formal transfer of the building to the war department will take rdaee. Warden !;;. '.uughry expects to have till . the prisoners at "he old site re moved to tin- new prison between now and January 15. and then the mili tary prisoners in the guard hoti'e at Fort Leavenworth will be removed to the old prison. Warren Cooper's Will Probated. Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 28. The will of Warren Cooper of this city, has been probated here, and Frank Dent was appointed administrator. He gave a $100,000 bond. The estate is estimated at $50,000. Ten thousand dollars was left to the Missouri Humane society, and the remainder to his two cousins here. The will made the Union Trust company of St. Louis executor, but Kansas laws say that residents only may qualify. Engineer Cooley a Suicide. Council Grove, Kan., Dec. 2S. Ed Cooley, an engineer here on the Mis souri Pacific, committed suicide Wed nesday by shooting himself. He only lived a few minutes after the fatal shot. He leaves a widow and three children. As yet no cause for the act has been learned. He was about 35 years of age. Cooley had many friends here. Killed 71 Rabbits in Half a Day. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 28. Ed ward Cord of 913 North Third street, and his one-armed brother, George Cord, who live in the south part of town, are the champion rabbit hunters of this section. Near Valley Falls they killed seventy-one rabbits in just four hours and a half. Found Dead in a Field. Leavenworth. Kan., Dec. 2S. James T. Caple. a veteran, was found dead in a field near the Soldiers' home Weelnesday. Caple came to the home here December 14 and soon after was admitted to the hospital. He showed signs of mental de rangement and managed to escape from the hospital Tuesday night. His death was due to exhaustion and exposure. He was a soldier in company C, 20th Tennes see cavalry, in the civil war. Died of Brkjht's Disease. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 28. Jefferson J. Houston of Ponca City. O. T., brother of Judge J. D. Houston of this city, died at a hospital here Wednesday of Bright's disease. He was brought here ill two weeks ago. Mr. Houston was engaged in the cattle business in the territory. Dead at the Age of 83. Leavenworth. Kan., Dec. 2 8. Robert Denton. 83 years old, died here last evening at the home of his son, Winfield Denton. Mr. Denton was a native of New Tork and lived for near ly a century on a farm in Iowa before coming here to reside with his sons, Winfield and Oliver Denton, in 1893. Death of a Leavcnuorth Pioneer. Leavenworth, Dec. 2 8. Patrick McCrystal, one of Leavenworth's oldest residents, died here of diseases incident to old ae. Death of J. L. Windle. Wichita, Kan.. Dec. "S. i. Z.. Win dle, formerly of Maccn. Mo., is dead here after a week's illness. Death of John Tucker. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 2 8. John Tuck er, one of the oldest settlers of Sedg wick county, died here Wednesday, lie BAILPiOADlEWS. Fire Thousand 31 lies of Hallway Constructed in U. S. This Year. Only an Infinitesimal Amount of It in Kansas. RECORD IS A GOOD ONE. Santa Fe Among Koads Laying Most New Track. Gossip and Matters of Interest in Railroad Circles. According to advance data furnished by the Railway Age approximately 5,000 miles of new railroad have been completed in the United States during 1903. And of this amount only 38.97 miles were built in Kansas. Considering the fact that over 7,000 miles were shown to be under contract as early as March and that contracts for many hundreds of miles more have been awarded since that time, the mileage completed and ready for operation may seem comparatively small. But slow progress was made during the first six months of the year and only 1,284 miles of track were reported laid up to July 1. If the ratio of former years had applied to 1905 the new track for the year would not have exceeded 4,000 miles, but since July 1 work has been pushed with great vigor, with the result that we can now report for the year 4,979 miles of new track laid in the United States, on 337 lines in 45 stales and territories. In ad dition, several hundred miles have been graded and track is ueing laid on many lines as the year closes. The figures shown in the following table are not final, for there are some roads which have not yet furnished full reports, and it is probable that the complete returns will snow over 5,000 miles: No. No. States Lines. Mdes. Alabama 10 81.26 Alaska 4 57.7o Arizona 1 45.47 Arkansas 14 171.13 California 9 73.27 Colorado 10 91 67 Florida 6 45.00 Georgia 11 212.10 Jdaho s Ja. o Illinois 10 1W.30 Indiana . 5 173.20 Indian Territory 6 100.2S Kansas 2 3S.97 nnuuL rvj ...... ............... ii.r.'.v. Louisiana. 16 213. '3 Maine 4 ,..d Maryland 2 ' 42.10 Massachusetts 1 1.00 Michigan 7 65.77 Minnesota 8 201.04 Mississippi 15 151.85 Missouri 9 2.74 Montana 2 26.50 Nebraska 1 SU.fiO Nevada 4 7.S.00 New Jersev 3 3.6 New Mexico 2 129.30 New York 5 55.40 North Carolina 9 95.10 North Dakota 11 525.23 Ohio 2 11.18 Oklahoma 3 151.40 Oresrim 11 14 '..'O Pennsylvania. 20 15.37 South Carolina , 4 28.00 South Dakota 5 1"9.20 Tennessee 11 69.60 Texas 10 337.77 Utah 6 54.35 Vermont 1 5.' 0 Virginia 7 27.93 Washington 8 46.95 West Virginia 17 194. S3 Wisconsin 21 lso.35 Wyoming 2 49.91 Total 4.979.39 The new mileage of 1905 exceeds that of 1904 by over 700 miles, while the track laid during the first half of this year was 653 miles less than reported for the first six months of 1904, which facts in dicate how eneigetic has been the work of the past six months. For a good many years the southwestern states have furnished a larger percentage of new mileage than any other group, but the scene of active construction opera tions appears to be shifting to the northwest. With the Chicago. Milwau kee & St. Paul headed for the Pacific coast, with the new Gould line (the Western Pacific) already under con struction between Salt Lake City and San Francisco, and with the many new lines planned by the Harriman and the Hill systems, the western and north western states will be the scenes ot hustling activity for the the next few years. In 1904 Missouri, with 364 miles, furnished a larger new mileage than any other state, and Texas, with 308 miles, was second both states be longing to the southwestern group. This year North Dakota, in the north western group, is first with 525 miles, 187 miles more than the track laid in Texas, which is second with 338 miles. Louisiana is third in the list with 244 miles; Georgia, in the South Atlantic group, is fourth with 242 miles, and Minnesota. another northwestern state, is fifth with 201 miles. Illinois, the banner railway state, has added nearly 200 miles of new road during the past j'ear, arid the neighboring state of Indiana is not far behind Illi nois with 173 miles. The most noteworthy piece of con struction during the past year was the extension of the Soo Line from Thief River Falls, Minn., to Kenmare, N. D., a distance of 297 miles. Contracts for this work were not let until March and track laying was not begun until July, yet the road was completed ready for operation the latter part of November. The Soo Line also built two branches in North Dakota, each 19 miles in length, making a total of 335 miles of road built by this com pany. The extension in North Dakota penetrates the rich wheat belt of the northern part of the state, and to tap the same region the Great Northern has built five branches, aggregating 126 miles, north from its main line. Altogether the Great Northern laid 243 miles of track on extensions in Minnesota, North Dakota. Nebraska and Washington. The second longest line built was by the St. Louis. Brownsville & Mexico, which com pleted 171 miles of its extension from Robstown to Houston. Tex. Other companies have laid track as follows: HARROW ), rfIif Shrunk t I I Quarter sies, wun tie loop ! I 15TFNTS EACH: 1 FOR A Oi ARTEff ( OF CLCBTT Al ALOW AaCH i Atchison, Topeka ,& Santa Fe, 214 miles in Texas. Louisiana, Indian ter ritory, Colorado, New- Mexico, Ari zona and California; Louisville & Nashville, 135 miles in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky; Oregon Short Line, 127 miles in Idaho and Utah; Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, 121 miles in Oklahoma and Texas and 101 miles in Mexico: Chi cago & Northwestern, 113 miles in Wisonsin and Wyoming; Missouri Pacific, 105 miles in Missouri and Ar kansas; Northern Pacific, 102 miles in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wash ington; Indiana Harbor, 104 miles; Southern Indiana, 75 miles; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 74 miles; Mo bile, Jackson & Kansas City, 74 miles: Midland Valley, 73 miles; Denver & Rio Grande, 72 miles; Illinois Central, 72 miles; Chesapeake & Ohio. 71 miles; Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf. 69 miles; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 6 2 miles; Oregon Railroad & Naviga tion company, 60 miles; Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota, 60 miles. MOTOR CAR FOR U. P. LINE. Will Take Place of Train Between Lawrence and Leavenworth. Leavenworth, Kan.. Dec. 28. Along with other improvements the Union Pacific Railroad company has decided to install motor cars on the branch of the road running between Leaven worth and Lawrence. Announcement to this effect has been made by W. S. Basinger, who is now with the road at Kansas City and has been confirmed by the local officials of the company. The Union Pacific has been consid ering this move for some time, and for more than a year the road has been experimenting with motor cars. The best car in use was invented by Superintendent of Motor Power Kuhn, of the Union Pacific. He has been working on his invention for years and now has the car down to a point where it would be difficult to add further improvements. It is not known just when the car will be installed on the Leavenworth Lawrence branch, but its arrival in Leavenworth is expected at any time. It will be put in actual service short ly after its arrival here from Omaha. One trailer will be attached to the motor car and it will take the place of the regular passenger train run between Leavenworth and Lawrence. While the Union Pacific is putting on the motor train more as an ex periment than as a permanent thing it is expected that motors will be in stalled on all of the branch lines of the road within a year. The officials of the road all believe that the motor will prove successful. In fact enough experiments have been conducted al ready to convince them of its success. It is said that other roads will in stall motor cars in the near future. There is a rumor that the Missouri Pacific will shortly replace the Hia watha accommodation passenger train with motor cars, and the Santa Fe may put one in operation on the Pollywog. AN EXTENSION PLANNED. Missouri Pacific to Have Short Line Running Southeast. Chicago, Dec. 2S. In addition to the construction of the Western Pacific it is contemplated to add two hundred anrl ht-ti- miles to the OmiM svste-m next year by the construction of an extension to the Missouri Pa'-ific. It will run from Llden. Mo., to Hillhouse. on the new Carthage- Diaz line. This and other extension work contemplated is estimated to cost from Slfi.00ii.090 to 118.iViO.OiO. The amount thus spent bv the svstem for the last year was between SS.nfu.f 00 and W.ooo.nno. It is claimed for the extens-on reterred to that it will give the system the shortest line from Kansas City Ui the southeast. The Carthage-Diaz extension. whic'.) now is nearing completion, is an Iron Moun tain enterprise. It is 30 miles in length and opens a rich mineral section for de elopnient. It also runs through a large stretch of territory exceedingly well adapted to stock raising. As an illustration of the diversified clia-ar-ter of the traffic of the system the of ficials say that they are now taking hun dreds of cars of large Bermuda onions f i em southern Texas to northern mar kets. They also are hauling large iutm tities of Texas potatoes to the markets in the Kaw Valley, Kan., and of yellow pine to the north. The system is now fully 15,000 OA- short of its orders. Orders have been is sued for 4.600 new- cars which will give soma relief in the present stringeney. Just now the system is engaged in an active colonization enterprise. Thousands of Italians are being located on lands ad jacent to the lines. They aie takinj farms of from 20 acres up and goini into truck farming, at which they are adepts, and no doubt is felt regarding their abil ity to succeed in their n?w locations. STATION" NAMES CHANGED. Frisco System Announces New Titles for Many Places in Kansas. St. Louis, Dec. 28. C. R. Gray, second vice president and general manager of the Frisco system has an nounced that the names of a num ber of the stations along the lines of road have been changed and a num ber of these are in Kansas. The changes are as follows: Dudley, Mo., Salem branch, eastern division, will be known as Elma; Baldwin, Ark., St. Paul branch, central division, will be known as Leith: Granby, Kan., Wich ita district, western division, will be known as Esther; Durham, Kan., Wichita district, western division, will be known as Bailey; Summit, Kan.. Afton district, northern division, will be known as Filler; Dublin, Mo., Ozark district, southern division, will be known as Hays; Ames, Ark., Bon nerville and Southwestern branch, southern division, will be known as Douglas; Niles, Mo., Chaffee district. river division. Shade; Burgess, river division. will be known as Mo., Chaffee district, will be known as Mo.. Caruthersville Brent; Carlton, branch, Leachville district, will be known as Wescott; Millers, Mo., Chaf fee district, river division, will be known as Garza; Powers. Mo., Hoxie district, Cape division, will be known as Troutman; Mustang. Tex., Fort Worth district, will be known as Plover. BLOCK SYSTEM ABOUT READY. One on Santa Fe Between Newton and Dodge City in Operation Soon. Newton. Kas., Dec. 28. The Santa Fe railroad telegraph and telephone block system will soon be ready to operate between Newton and Dodge City. The line is already built through Hutchinson as far as Partridge over the Kinsley tracks and the wires are stretched about as far as Stafford. There are two wires, one for the east bound and the other for the west bound service. There are two tele phone instruments in each station building and the telegraph or tele phone operator will have charge of them. When this new system is installed it will be possible to operate these trains by this system and keep but one train between stations at any one time. It will make wrecks from col lisions less probable, as a train will be held until it is known that the oth er train is out of the way in the block. Ex-Official of "Katj" Dead. Sedalta. Mo.. Pec. 28. Joseph W. Haines ex-master mechanic for the Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad here, and a. resident of Sedalia since 1VT5 died at li s home here last nieht. He was born in New Hampshire December 10, JS15. and ?Tr Every I ness. holding responsible positions until age and ill health compelled him to retire. ROCK ISLAND FIREMEN Presenting Grievances to Officers of Road at Kansas City. Kansas City. Mo. .Dec. 28. Vartous mat ters of interest to the men and the com pany are to be taken up for consideration at a conference of the joint protective board of the B. of L. F. for the Rock Is land system and the officials of the road which began today at the Coates h'Fise. Dan K. Cain, the general manager, and K. T. Dolan, the general superintendent of the southwest district, are among the officials of the company who are attend ing the conference. One of the requests being made by the men is a shorter working day limit. They wartt to be relieved from duty at the end of 16 hours' service and not be called again for work until they have had eight hours' rest. This is the law in some of the states and territories traversed by the P.ock Island, but not so in all of them. The men say that of. recent months, while the traffic has been heavy. they have been obliged to stay at their posts sometimes more than 24 hours at a stretch. This, they claim, is more than should be ex pected of them. They say they are not only worn out by the long hours, but that they are really unfitted to be in the ser vice when thus exhausted. Complaints have been made by them on account of the service between Kansas City and To neka on the Rock Island-Union Pacific line. Betterments have been under way there for many months and during this time almost endless delays have come to trains. This has made it necessary for the engine and train crews to take sidings often with their trains and to remain there in order to facilitate the general movement of business. This, of course, has rendered their hours a good deal longer than would have been the case had the alterations not been under way. The joint board has been in session with officials of the system for two months previous to the holidays in Chicago. It is not known how long the meeting here will last. The announcement was made last night that there was no demand being made for higher wages, and that it was believe all the things sought by the men woulu be granted by the company. Since the ses sions began the Rock Island already has granted a number of minor concessions to the men. Among those who are to be,here today for the meetings are John J. Han nahan of Peoria, 111., grand master of the order: J. N. McQuaid. Rock Island. 111., chairman of the executive board; Jere miah Arnold. Herington, Kan., chairman of the executive board for the Rock Is land; C. A. Whitney, Little Rock, Ark., and about thirty others. The joint board represents 1,200 locomo tive firemen. SANTA FE EARNINGS LARGE. Figures for November Show a Big Increase Over a Year Ago. Earnings of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company for the month of November show a large in crease, both in gross and net, over the earnings for the same month of last year. The figures for the month fol low: Gross. $6,910,668: operating expenses, $4,022.4S6; net earnings, $2,888,181; taxes and rentals, $220,782: income from op erating, $2,667,399. Gross earnings for the month increased $423,654 over No vember, 1904, and net increased $188,625. The net income increased $145,562. Gross earnings from July 1 were $31, 813,735; net, $12,285,078; net income, $11, 304,163. MEXICAN CENTRAL AFFAIRS. Because of Stock Activity a Change in Control Is Looked For. New Tork, Dec. 28. There is reason for believing that a change of control of the Mexican Central is not an improbable outcome of the movement which has been carrying the prices of the securities slow ly but steadilv upward lately. It is a fact that important interests recently caused a banking house to make inquiries into the property, with a view to de termining both the possibility and the de sirability of buving it. About two years ago n offer of 90 was made for control of the Mexican Central stock, and was refused. How much higher it would be necessary to make the bid now is a mat- octor e AlsI(s "Are your bowels regular?" He knows that daily action of the bowels is absolutely essential to health. Then keep your liver active and your bowels regular by taking small laxa tive doses of Ayer's Pills. Just one pill at bedtime is enough, just one. W:)itMMcmil WentiUii j.c. AyerCo., ttt 'omnia of all oar aMdicinau lowoil, M. )Hi W m H f-i rfJ e-t, ijirt mi, iii ill should be deeply interested in what he has said about soda crackers, because they are the one food with which all of them are familiar. Uncle Sam has given out figures showing that soda crackers are richer in nutriment and body-building elements, properly proportioned, than any food made from flour. This is saying much for common soda crackers, ?.nd much more for Uneedd OlSCUlt, because they are soda crackers of the best quality. They are baked better more scientifically. They are packed bettei' more cleanly. The damp, dust and odor proof package retains all the good ness and nutriment of the wheat, all the freshness of the best baking, all the purity of the cleanest bakeries. Your Uncle Sam has shown what food he thinks best for his people. His people have shown that they think U need 3 OiSCUit the best of that food, nearly 400,000,000 packages having already been consumed. rN if:' I I i 4 I NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ter for conjecture, but men already inter ested in the railroad say that it has turn ed the corner in its affairs, and that with good management steady growth and im provement are assured. The rise in the price of silver has been complete to all Mexican properties, and so has the estab lishment of a gold basis in Mexico, which caused New York recently to export about $750,000 to that country. Mexican Central is controlled through its outstanding capital stock, $48,60O,Ol, so that at current market prices, control is valued at less than S7,0:h,000, a price which is regarded in well-informed quar ters as far too little. The Guggenheinis are suspected just now of being much in terested in the position and prospects of the Mexican Central, along whose lines they have several important smelting plants, which make them the largest ship pers over the road. SEEKS TO BE REINSTATED. Engineer's Case Against li. of L. E. Will Receive Rehearing. A case of more than ordinary inter est has just been sent back for a new trial in the district court at Tyler, Tenn., by the first court of civil ap peals. It is the suit of W. Z. Thomp son against the International Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers for re instatement and for heavy damages. On the first trial the judge directed the jury to return a verdict against Thompson, but the 'court of appeals holds that the plaintiff has a cause for action and directs a trial upon its merits. As a cause for action. Thompson al leges that he was unjustly expelled from the order on false charges and was published in the organs of the organization as having been expelled for cause, having thereby been grossly libeled, for which he prays damages. He claims he lost his employment with the Cotton Belt railway through such expulsion and because he was not sus tained in his rights as a member of the organization, thereby causing him further damage; that he is entitled to an insurance of $1,500 in the order, for which he paid, but which it is claimed he has lost by reason of such expul sion, and he wants the order made re sponsible in that sum; and he demands reinstatement that he may obtain em ployment and continue to hold such employment. The Cotton Belt or St. Louis Southwestern railroad is made a party defendant, it being alleged that because he gave testimony against the railroad company in a damage case that the road demanded his expulsion and secured it. The case is of much importance to all railroad organizations, as they have a large membership in Texas, and the broad ground of defense is the right of such organizations to set limits upon its membership according to the rules established from time to time, and denying vested rights in membership where a member is expelled. RESTRICTIONS PROPOSED. Railroads May Not Extend Time on Reduced Round Trip Tickets. Western and southwestern railroads are contemplating an important re striction of the privileges heretofore enjoyed by holders of round trip tickets sold at reduced rates for the annual gatherings of large organiiu tiens It has been the practice to extend the return limits of such tickets con siderably on the return porl'ons be ing deposited wi'Vi a joint at-ent at the point where the meeting has been held and the payment of a fee of 50 cents. Now. it is nroposed to abolish this plan, and if the holder of a ticket finds it inconvenient to use the return portion of the ticket within the speci fied limit, then to take it up and issue regular transportation at the usual rates, allowing the purchaser what ever he may have paid over a one way figure. This change was suggested by the Southwestern Passenger bureau, which asked the co-operation of the Western Passenger association roads in carrying it out. They referred it to a committee to report. The committee now has prepared its report in which compliance with the request of the southwestern bureau is recommended. It further suggests that should the finding be adopted, other associations in the country be communicated with and asked to adopt similar procedure. The report will be submitted for discussion at the January meeting of the Western Pas senger association, when it probably will be adopted. RAILROADS PAY BACK TAX. Wisconsin Lines Put Vp Big Sums Vnder New Law. Madison. Wis., Dec. 28. Under a liw imw1 nt the special session re- tiij-njii. t , -. m IMI1 fiari!- t.r - u quiring railroad companies to pay up back taxes before contesting assess ments in courts the Northwestern yes terday paid $225,834 taxes for 1905 and the St. Paul paid $464,258 taxes and interest for 1904 and 1905. It is expected that all the smaller roads will follow. The tax of 1904 for the North western is in litigation as a test case by agreement between the state and tha railroads. If the state loses the difference be tween the present assessed tax and tha old license fee figures will be refunded. ROCK ISLAND IS BOOMING. President Winchell Tells ot Conditions and Prospects. Chicago, Dec. 28. B. F. Yoakum has just finished his first tour of inspection of a portion of the Chicago, Rock Is land & Pacific railway system since be ing elected chairman of the executive committee of the company. He s'arted from here on the trip last Wednesday, accompanied by President AVinchell, Vice President Mudge, and General Manager Melcher of the northern and central districts. At Davenport they were joined by General Manager Cain of the southwestern district. Superin tendents of the various divisions accom panied the higher officials over the ter ritory under their jurisdiction. "Mr. Yoakum expressed himself as highly pleased with all of the road that he saw and its prospects," said Presi dent Winchell yesterday. "We first went from here to Cedar Rapids, going from there Thursday to Sioux Falls. Thursday night we made the trip from there to Minneapolis. Friday we went from Minneapolis to Davenport, and Saturday from Davenport to Kansaa City. "The line from Davenport to Kansas City, known as the Missouri division, is being completely rejuvenated. Heavy steel rails, weighing eighty five pounds to the yard, are being laid the entire distance of 140 miles. More than half of this line has been entirely reballasted with rock. All the light bridges have been replaced with steel structures, de signed to meet the requirements. Tha work on the Brighton cut-off is being pushed. The cut-off will be ten miles in length and will reduce the main line by. three miles. "During 1906 $6,800,000 will be expend ed on physical improvement of the Rock' Island system. This amount does not include the cost of new equipment. Among the improvements will be tha installation on 100 miles of track at least of the most approved system of automatic electric block signals. We plan to extend this system of signals at the rate of about 100 miles annually, removing the manual and other systems now in use as the automatic electric signal is installed. "Rock Island prospects could not ha better Everybody is busy everywhere. The volume of traffic is steadily increas ing, which means a corresponding in crease in earnings." SHORT MISSOURI ROAD. New One Is to Be Built Between Canithersville and Deering. Jefferson City. Mo., Dec. 28.-Secretary of State Swanger issued yesterday a char ter to the Caruthersville and Western Railway company of Caruthersville. Hie road is to be 12 miles in length, and is to run from Caruthersville to Deering. in Pemiscot county. J. M. Blower of Chica go M C Schultz. S. P. Reynolds and S. C. ' Randolph of Caruthersville are incor porators. mrore nn! Merchants Meeting. Wichita. Kan., Dec 2? 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