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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
N RAILROAD CIRCLES.
News AL Along the Kansas Lines
for Railroad Men
BUSINESS BETTER EVERY DAT.

Items Of HnferesE Picked Up In shop,
once and Corridor
There Is a great deal of satisfaction in
Santa Fe circles over the fact that bust
ness Of all kinds Is rapidly picking up
on the eastern Kansas divisions. Just At
present the officials say il is better than
has been known for some time and 70
use local officials exact words In ex-
pressing the situation. @There's hot box
on every car and there are not cars
enough
The freight business in particular IS
humming. Apples. VIII eat and potatoes
are moving and coal Is not the least Of
the articles that demand trans pOrtation.
The main part Of the business is cat
tie, however, from the south and west
bound for eastern markets A short
time ago the extra crews were starving
to death and q good many OF the regu-
lar men were able to feel OF their elbows
without taking OF their coats Now
there IS work and wealth, and plenty Of Il
Too much Of the former. On the main
line division and the cutoff there are
now II active service eighteen chain
gang" or extra freight crews Light
Of these are On this division
Here is a sample day for the cutoff:
Yesterday all Of the fourteen regular
trains were running. and besides them
there were twenty-four extra freight
trains, total Of thlrty-six freight trains
IN one day, where = few weeks ago there
were hardly ten a day.
Between Topeka and Argentine on
the same day there we're four regular and
three extra freight trains.
Between this place and Emporia on
the same day there were four regular
and six extra freight trains
The local freight business in and out
Of Topeka is rather light IN car load lots,
but the local freight business Is booming.
This is the sort of thing that makes
the railroad boys whistle and sing as they
buckle down to their work and dream Of
dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

The Rock Island Doing Rushing Freight
and Passenger Tranic Business
There are probably few western roads
that are faring better during the present
depression than the Rock Island. Their
business during the summer aud at the
present time while showing a decrease
over a year ago. is a little better than
might be expected
Passenger traffic especially has been
good for the past three months Cali
fornia business Is heavy and for A time
the passenger equipment was 30 in de-
mand that il was necessary to send s4east
Of the river for more coaches
The freight traffic, from which rail
road derives about o5 per cent Of its
earnings. is correspondingly heavy.
Chief Clerk Pier. of the general super
intendenfs Office, said to a JOURNAL re-
porter last evenings I'VE have about ali
the freight we can handle Grain ship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
IN POLICE COURT.
The Society Young Man Likely to be
Mu1cted 325 More.

The society Young Man" Likely to be
1TuIcted 325 More.
In police court this morning George
Bradley. who rang a bell and disturbed
the serenity Of Louie Fisher. was dis
charged a. neither 3Ir. TilIotaon Mr.
Hungate nor the court were able 70 find
an ordinance that would cover the Gas e.
Thomas SchOnnesOn, who was arrested
at the instigatiOn Of John T. Stevenson
on charge or having stolen 500 worth
Of razOrs was in the police court this
morning Thomas is a little, old white
man with an innocent look and
leather belt He pleaded not gull
" after Mr. Hungate had yelled
the charge At him-he is hard
of hearing-and the case hadIto be contin-
ned till Monday morning 70 get the nee
essary Witnessed There was no DISPOSE
ton on the part OF either the police or
the court TO have 30 old a man locked up
over Sunday, and as he had no available
bond ne was allowed 70 60 On his solemn
promise that he would be back bright
and early Monday 10 tell how It was
Although the society y0ang man who
forgot hanself and his family Thurs
day night had been allowed to 20 on his
solemn promise to appear Friday morn
ing. he had not been around up 70 this
morning and the case was again Contin-
ued till Monday. A warrant was Issued
Tor his arrest and the judge placed his
bond at SO which he will be com PEELED
to give today or 60 to jail over Sunday.
The police court doesn't like to be treat
ed that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
TIE TEAS woULDN.r STOP.
A Farmer Who Thinks the Rock Island
Route Is accommodating

A Farmer Who Thinks the Rock Island
Route Is accommodating
There are probably few people who
are called upon to answer more FOOLS
questions in day than a railway ticket
agent. Charly BascOm, the ticket
sfamper at the Rock Island depot gets
his share Of them.
A farmer with yesterday afternoon,
kite-shaped mouth and whiskers the
color Of oleomargarine, straw hat,
faded blue overalls and DO IS that
saueaked, strolled into the depot, and
after wandering into a number Of places
where he had no business. strolled into
the ladies' waiting room, and, resting his
whiskers on the shelf at the ticket
agents window. drawled:
Say. mister, air them o'clock cars on
timer
Eyes. sir, No 1 is on time as usual, +"
replied the agent briskly.
avail, say, do they stop her in Tope-
kys"
How IOngs"
Ten minutes"
How far does she gof"
.sShe goes clear to Denver
SIS that aiIS I thought she went clean
to Californy. Well, say, does she 90 fasts"
Yes, sir, the train is a limited ex-
press"
4Does she have vestibulesgD
Yes"
and chair carsf"
Yes"
ssWeu that's what re lowed when we
driv in We left the wagon over to the
shop to be fixed up & little I reckon
we'll have ter ride home on the cars, but
I hate TO buy tickets What's the fare 10
the sugar mill nowf"
THAT train doesn't stop at the the su-
gar mill"
she Doesn't Wen. she'll stop. wont
she, if We buy ticketsT"
~Nc, sir"
Veil this is the most unaccommodat-
ing road / ever see,s and the wouId-be
customer went away mad, but the farmer
wasn't any madden than the young rep
resentative of the Great Rock Island
Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
Is TIL OFFICES.
Paragraphs About Matters and Things on
the santa Fe.

Paragraphs About Matters and Things on
the Santa Fe-
The Santa Fe Is just at present having
unusually large stock shipments. and
hardly a day passes that the road does
not handle upwards of 25O to 300 cars of
cattle. Most of IT il from Texas, and is
bound for the eastern markets
The Santa Fe land departments fruit
and grain exhibit at the food and health
exposition al Boston is attracting a good
deal of attention
J. c. Cornell, of Des 8foines, Ia, and
A. E Sweet, of Colorado Springs, are
two new clerks in the office Of General
superintendent II L. Nudge, OF the
Santa Fe.
General Superintendent H {. Nudge,
of the Santa Fe. has just returned from
a trip OF Inspection Of the divisions OF
the road east Of the Missouri river. He
put in two days on the Chicago division
and found II all right
Advertising Manager w, H Simpson,
of the Santa Fe. is preparing q scrap
book of clippings from western papers
regarding the western tour Of Governor
Mckinley. Of Ohio. and will make the
governor a present Of it
A A Hurd. of the Santa Fe law de-
partment, went 70 Chicago yesterday. He
left before the news Of the indictments
Of the Santa Fe officials was received
General Manager Frey. Of the Santa
Fe, is in ST. Louis.
RAILROAD BRIDGE BUILDERS
Hold Their Annual Session at Kansas
City.
The final sessions Of the fourth annual
convention of the American international
Association of Railroad Superintendents
Of Bridges and Buildings, which opened
IT the Coates house on Tuesday, were
held yesterday. and at 4 o'clock adjourn
ment without day was taken The con
vention was by far the most successful
vet held by the association and its value
10 the mem bers and the railroads they
represent Is inegtimable-
Atlanta, Ca, was given the preference
over Denver, Col, for next years cOnven-
ton, and the association viii assemble
there for three or four days session on
October IT, 1895.
The following are the new officers
elected.
President. G. ". Andrews, Philadel-
phia. Baltimore s. Ohio railway; first
vice president, ". A McGonigle, Two
H4rbors. Mimi. Duluth & Iron Range
railway: second vice president, l. h
Spoff0rd. Kansas City, Wabash railway
third vice president. James Stannard,
MoberIy, Wabash railways fourth vice
president. w. q. Berg, Jersey City, LIE
high Valley railway secretary. FL = after
son. Concord, =. Il. Concord & Montreal
railway; treasurer. @. NJ Reid, Cleveland,
Lake Shore railway executive commit
tee, r NJ Peck, J. ]. White and A.
shane.
The new president Of the association,
George W Andrews, is superintendent
Of bridges aud buildings for the eastern
division Of the Baltimore & Ohio His
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

Personal Notes Around the shops and
Yards IN Topeka
Fred Carson Of the Santa Fe machine
shops who was recently married to Miss
Stella AcNary OF North Topeka. Is tax
ing a wedding trip through Indiana He
viii be IN Topeka with his bride about
November 1sE
There are hardly over thirty freight
cars in the Santa Fe repair yards now IN
dergoing repairs
There are now sixteen engines in the
Santa Fe shops IN various stages OF de-
moralization and repair. There are
about twenty more awaiting their turn.
Jack @ Kennedy the jolly Santa Fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.

80 A. Rapidly Getting Ready for the Win
ter-Onicers Elected
The Associated Charities il beginnfnr
lta active work for the winter The
board Of managers has held its election
and selected for the following wear rheae
otncera: Rev. b L Smith, president:
Edward Wilder and MIRA a. j. Arnold
vice presidents, and j. w. Thurston.
treasurer. The auditing COMMITTEES 40
pointed i H. e Bowman.J- 3. McAfee and
Kellam, P. G. Noel and WINS Morton.
The executive committee consists Of the
tWo vice Presidents and A B Whiting.
Edward Wilder Mrs. Jonathan Thomas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
GOODBYE sIoNIE.
He Was a Good Dog but He Had a Fif ANA
In Dead Now.

He Was Good Dog but He Had Hif and
II Dead New.
There is weeping aud wailing ana
crepe on the door Of the upstairs offices
of the Santa Fe freight depot MoKie is
dead Moxie was she Office dog Wedns-
day he was as we'll ever and visited 81
friends and upset the spittoona with hls
usual urbanity Of manner, bat Thursday
he didn't
Moxie was not a very big dog. = either
was he a very pretty dog, bat he was b
brave dog and had friends that saw that
he had "a decent funeral Lnder ths
viaduct they laid him The service was
short and the procession shorter. bug
Moxie will nevermore snore ia his sleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
80 PER CENT BETrEH.

Passenger Business for One Week as Conn
pared with "a week Last Year.
The passenger business is steadily iu-
creasing on our lines, said W. IT. Simp-
son Of the Santa Fe to JOUHvAL rep0r.
ter today. 1--WE have comparison of
the business Of last year during Priests
Of Pallas week and the corresponding
week this year. and find that the business
for the week was 90 per cent better this
year than last That affords an example
Of the condition Of the passenger busi-
mesa"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
FREIGHT TRAFFIC coon.
The Coal and Cattle Business Rushinr-
Oranges sad Fruits shipped.

The Coal and Cattle Business Rushing
Oranges aad Fruits shipped.
c. W. Kouns, Santa Fe car service
superintendent, says TO a JOURNAL res
porter: THE freight business Oh our
lines is generally good The coal busi-
ness has been especially good this season
and we are doing large cattle business.
The stock cattle are being moved TO che
eastern markets from the ranges."
Mr.. Kouns had an Interesting compila-
ton of figures before him which showed
a summary Of the business Of the road
for the year up 70 date.
The table shows that 2, SEQ car loads
Of oranges have been shipped over the
Santa Fe lines this season The road
has already moved 600 car loads of pota-
toes and 57l Of peaches, grapes and other
fruits. The table shows that 100 car
loads of Mexican oranges were Imported
for the use Of the people of the United
States over Santa Fe lines.
Housekaepers who have been Induced
to try some new brand Of baking powder
Immediately become more emphatic than
ever in their approval Of Dr. Prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
- I'D RooKs.
A Man who Looks After Immoral Tftern
ture ON Trains.

:
ture ON Trains.
William 9. Hubbard, secretary aud sui
perintendent Of the north and east for
the American Railway Literature union.
was at the Santa Fe offices today visiting
the officials.
1t is Mr.. Hubbard'a business 10 travel
over the railroad lines aud inspect fhe
books and other literature offered for
sale on the trains. When he finds books
or pictures which are Immoral he reports
the fact and the union looks after tho
publishers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

ments are heavy and stock business from
the Indian Territory is much better. Our
traffic shows a slight decrease over q
year ago. but we are doing well notwith-
standing"
There were four extra sle@peEs om the
Rcck Islands California train yesterday.
and the ! o'clock train had twelve
coaches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
Personal.

Mrs. Mary Church Of Wichita, and
Mrs. J. ". Mckinley OF y Gilman, Iowa
are visiting the family Of A. Bunker ar
323 WoOdiawn avenue, Potwin-
Invitations have been issued 20 the
wedding. October 80, Of Miss Ada Hankla
and Mr. William Taylor.
Mrs. Tallman and son Avis are at Hol-
ton attending the convention.
Mr.. J. Walter Barber Of Washington,
D. -. who is on his way 70 Califoraia for
the winter, il visiting with A. F. Peabody
AZ sos Van Buren,
The Topeka lodge No. 40. theatrical
Mechanical association, viii give their
first annual bali az Metro pcIitan ball next
Wednesday, October "A Tickets so cts.
Every body invited
g.. - -.----.--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
EIGHT HUNDRED now.
Nearly One Hundred New Men Put On a.
the santa Fe shops

Nearly One Hundred New Men Put On AT
the santa Fe shops
Work seems to be picking up a little
at the Santa Ee shops, or rather i may
be, as some of the employees say, the
managers allowed work 70 pile up on the
employees they had, until it was necessary
to get it out of the way IN order to get
any more work in the yards
Be that as il may there are nearly
eight hundred men at work in the shops
at present. Ninety-five new men were
added to the car repairing force yesrer-
carpenter shop alone there are now up
wards of three hundred men
The other i've hundred are divided
among the machine shops, the black
smith shop and the boiler room In the
paint shop very little IS being done, al
though al OF the fifteen tracks but one are
coaches n the building waiting Tor their
new coats of paint aud varnish- There
are less than fifteen men employed there.
and look for the early return Of many Of
their comrades that were laid of during
the dull time OF the summer following
the strike.
It is said that forces at other shops
along the line are being similarly IN
creased.
Cause and consequence. First try
cheap and poisonous baking powders.
Next call the doctor. Use DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder and health will
be assured It's better to pay the grocer
than the doctor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
Rock IsLAND NorEs.
Items of Interest About the Great ReeIx
Island Route.

Items of Interest About the Great Rock
Island Route.
Major General Nelson A Miles Of the
United States army, will pass through
Topeka at o'clock Sunday morning on
his way from FIT Sill, Indian Territory, to
Chicago.
Within few days the plank platform
at the Rock Island depot Will be replaced
by one of vitrified brick. The platform
will extend the whole distance from
Jackson street TO the Kansas avenue
curb.
General Superintendent c. Dunlap and
Assistant General Superintendent A. j..
Hit are IN Council Bluffs, Ia. for a few
days examining into some reported irreg
ularities in the accounts of the Rock
Island packing house at that place.
r. R. Gable, president of the Rock
Island, passed through Topeka Thurs
day and is in Colorado this week.
d. Atwood, general freight agent, is
attending the meeting in s.. Louis Of
re representatives. of nearly all the western
roads, at which the question of passes TO
shippers and other important railroad
problems are under discussion
c. b. Hart, travelling freight agent at
Beatrice, is in Topeka
The two west bound day trains were
fifteen minutes late yesterday.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western
Passenger association has announced an
open rate of one and third fare to New
ton, Ottawa, FIT Scott and C0ncordia for
the Kansas national guard encampments
from October p to p inclusive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20
FOOTRALL TODAY.

X. s. u. and r. A. a. rIayl at the Fair
Grounds This Afternoon
The football team OF the state uufVer-
sity accompanied by number of their
friends arrived in Topeka this morning
at 1920. They announced their arrival
BY q remark made IN unison about
-Kay-Y- hoo-oo." They came up
for the purpose Of taking a few falls out
of the Topeka Athletic clubs chasefa OF
the pig-skin, bat the chances are there
will be few falls on both sides before
the game is over, which ID advertised for
o'clock al the state fair grounds The
"hayou'' boys have defeated Topeka Boz
fore and probably will again.
@H.2O.
Holton and Return.
Rock Island Route.
Call at the Eudora Creamery aud lry
the imported and domestic cheese.
los West Eighth Street
9H.3O.
Holton and Return.
Rock Island Route.
D. Holmes druggist 7si kansas ava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

By tests at the Chicago Worlds Expo
sition and California Midwinter Fair all
other baking powders we're shown to be
inferior to Dr. Prices. Received highest
award aud gold medal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-20

Good Work done y u PseElssA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-25
WHEN PROMISES ARE BROKEN.

Sarah Grand with her new code OF
morals for women in the Heavenly
Twins" should be studied, of course.
Theories are always entertaining. They
are sometimes facts in chrysalis.
But experience is more. Theory may
have been welding the sharp pointer in
the kindergarten, but experience is in
the University of Hard Knocks, driving
knowledge into the scholars with a
sledge-hammer.
Much as woman has advanced in the
last ten years, and much as can be an
ticipated for her, it is still necessary in
the absence of any new fixed laws, to
draw through experience from the old
forms, yet while.
This is particularly true of breach of
promise cases. The coming woman, if
we are to believe the theorists and adj
vanced noveli6ts, would, by superior ar
gument and great legal acumen and ad-
roitness, sweep judge, jury and counsel
before her, in an intellectual whirlwind.
But the coming woman is not here yet,
and it is necessary to Gull the best from
the old order of things, which is, too,
the present order of things.
Miss Madeline Po.ald who has carried
everything before her, put the ablest
lawyers to flight, kicked the stuffing out
of the ancient green-bag, and tarnished a
beautiful silver tongue, furnishes some
valuable legal pointers for the conduct
of breach of promise cases.
Her method of conducting the case
has been watched closely, and it is found
that it is simply insurmountable.
This is the formula:
First day: Subdued sobs (3), sighs Co..
Second day: Faint u, stifled scream
.C9.
Third Day: Moan f9, gasp (S).
Fourth day: Tear on eye-lash (5).
Fifth day: Quivering lip (2).
Sixth day: Scornful glance o..
Seventh day: fearful defiance (D.
during the past week has not been on
account of this, entirely. But think
what an effect it has had. Fancy the
average juror catching sight of tear
trembling, diamond-like, on a long lash.
Fancy his blood rising as he hears the
faintest sigh. Fancy him, when the
plaintiffs red lips quiver like Jelly on q
shaky table, fancy him wrapping his
legs around the chair in order to pre-
vent himself from flying at the defend
ants throat.
In short: Is Blackstonian argument
in it with the subdued sob: Is Baconian
logic trotting in the same class with
stifled screams. this Ammo Domini? Is
Demosthenic eloquence in the same box
with falnting-fit:
Scarcely.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-25
KANSAS BANKS AND MONEY.

The per capita of circulation of this
country might he Increased, doubtless.
with marked benefit 10 existing condi-
lions, even up TO that maintained bv
France. But it is not a lack of money
which has paralyzed industries and
caused stagnation in everything. The
trouble is of conditions that time with
its adjustments can only clear up. The
comptroller has made his report of the
condition of the national banks of the
country which shows an average reserve
of 33 per cent, with the national banks
Of Kansas holding 3S per cent and a
fraction. The discounts carried bv the
Kansas banks amount 10 q sum total Of
Els, ,797 .S25. 76. Her banks On the 2St
of February had 81, ,0.5,3j in gold coin
and individual deposits Of ST., ,364. .5SS.
Tho great volume, or at least a very
large per cent of the money now living
idle in this country, amounting to hun.
dredS of millions Of dollars, is not in the
banks at all, but is entirely out of circu-
lation, locked up in safety vaults. and
hidden and secreted away awaiting =
turn in affairs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-25
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

One Freddie Gebhard is said to be
greatly annoyed by the newspaper re-
port that he presented his bride with a
silver bathtub which cost $4,000 This
Is the jay who, some years ago, attached
himself to another mans wife to make a
tour of the country, whose only celebrity
ht the time was given her by the prince
of Wales having said she was the hand
Bomest woman in England. This female
travelled in state, making the tour of
our principal cities, simply as profess
sional beauty. The creature Of the male
persuasion was permitted to share the
luxury of her private car, being con-
stantly Just near enough to his divine
hostess TO excite curiosity, and to spice
ihe journey with suspicion which
awakens the kind of comment best
suited for advertising purposes. Subse-
quently the same beauty starred the
country as q very Indifferent actress,
and this biped in mans attire was her
constant attendant. The incident is not
worthy of further publicity, save to
point the inquiry: Why should the pub
lie be treated to two column account
Of his late wedding.
Preachers may preach, teachers may
leach and editors may write till dooms-
dsy against the vicious tendencies of the
times, hut all TO little purpose, while
there is power greater than any or all
of them, which, year by year, is lower
ing the standard of moral purity. What
this power is, it would be difficult to
say. 1t may be money, or the love of it.
1t may be love of rank, or thirst for
power. 1t may be aided by the foibles
and dictates of fashion. 1t may be an
abnormal growth OF depravity aris-
ing from all such causes and
many more, but it is certain that
under the present drift of things
the public taste IS saGl in need of some
purifying influence, more potent than all
The agencies now at work. When the
act OF purchasing bath tub or a dish
pan by a filthy creature whose notorietv
is founded only upon his moral lapses, is
telegraphed 10 every city of the country,
and read with the avidity with which
the gourmand devours his highly seas
bned food, there is cause for thorough
diagnosis and radical treatment OF a
most unnatural, not TO say poisonous
ltate of public morals.