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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

country over because of his relations in
New ork with Ro11in Squire The city
in which Mr.. Flynn s railroad was built
is one that, so far as I have been able to
learn, has not been foremost in any 9TH
er material advance, Richmond. The
pioneer in any line has to overcome OBJ
stacles that are as nothing to subsequent
travellers along the same road. So it was
in the case of Flynn and his trolley. He
had to learn how to do many things
that have been considered very simple
ever since, and many devices now
Standard had to be invented, over
which he and his colleagues and his
subordinates had many hot discussion
before adoption. For these and other
reasons the building Of the Richmond
trolley line took much longer than was
expected, and there We're not wanting
those who could see clearly from the
first that the whole scheme was doomed
to dismal failure In the face of every
thing, however, the time came at last
when experiments were no longer neces-
sary, and the current was permanently
turned on to the feed wires Of the Rich
mond trolley roads. Ever since that glad
day the merry hum Of the mystic motive
power has been heard in the streets Of
the Old Dominion capital
The growth of the trolley elsewhere
began on a large scale just as soon as
the street railroad magnates began to
understand what the new system would
do. For a few months Richmond was
mecca for those faithful to the street
railroad as a means of getting and keep
ing riches, and during that time it is
likely that the town saw more very
wealthy men than it ever did before III
a similar period. Here are few figures
that Will give some inklings of how the
trolley has since seized the surface
roads everywhere. In 1892 there We're
in the United States IL, 634 miles Of
street railroad. Of which s, 939 were
electric, nearly all trolley, and 4, 400
miles of steam and horse lines. Tt viii
be observed that electricity had already
won more than half the field. A year
later, in 1898, the proportion was still
more striking, for of the IL, 1877 total
miles z, 466 were electric and 3, 497 /
horse and steam. The extension of the I
trolley has been quite as rapid this year
as either Of the two previous years, per- /
h2ps more so, but the figures are not yet /
made up, Of course.
The slow death Of an industry Of /
great Importance has come along with
this marvellous growth of the trolley
namely, the breeding OF the plain or
railroad horse, otherwise known as the T
tstreeter. - Figures concerning this
matter cannot be collected with the
same ease, Of course, as can those show
ing the growth of a new industry, but
here are some facts from the latitude of
New York that viii serve to give a no
ton of the general situation First, it
should be understood that the trolley
has made less progress in the great town
of New Y ork than IN any other large
city in the United States. There are ca
bic railroads on Manhattan island, but
no trolleys have yet been allowed south
Of the Harlem river. In Brooklyn, how
ever, the trolley is supreme. I'm the old
days the two cities Of New \ ork and
Brooklyn kept IS. 900 horses IN constant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
ONE MAN POWER.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon Believes In a Re
sponsfbIe Mayor

H
sponsfbIe Mayor
II am a believer in one man power in
reference to the government of a city
like Topeka said Rev. Charles NJ. Shell
don TO a STATE JOURNAL reporter. SAC
cording to my idea we ought to elect a
good man mayor and give him the power
and authority to give US a good, clean ad-
ministration. The mayor should be re-
spOnsible for the government of the city,
aud when he failed to do his duty the
people could elect some one else.
"1es, I believe it would not be bad
idea to repeal the metropolitan police
law. The workings of that law are not
satisfactory. The three police commits
sioners are appointed by Z man who is
not acquainted with our local needs and
If the police department we're in the
hands of the mayor my idea is that we
would have a cleaner city. As it is now
the responsibility is shifted from the
county authorities on to the police and
from the police back on the county Off
Gals If the police department were in
the hands Of the mayor and he refused
to do his duty. the people would have
speedy remedy at their command
The eccentricities of ~Ouidav are at
tracing the attention of Europe If
''Ouida" were ia America she would have
fewer capers. Her first sensible move
would be to use DR.. Prices Cream Bak-
ing Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

ice out of each car. and of course we
gain also One-third in trips on each Of
our motOrmen and conductors. When
we had horse cars, an hour and 35 min
utes was allowed for each trip but now
we are obliged to allow only an hour
and five minutes. In a crowded city of
200, 600 Inhabitants one-third more trips
means at least a quarter more business,
and that amounts to a good deal in the
course of a year. We do not even yet
know Just how much less the renewal
expenses of a trolley line are than of a
horse car line but we know the differ
ence is considerable -
It seems to be within bounds to say
that the extension of the new power has
but begun, and yet the revolution al
ready accomplished in the surface rail
roads of the country is almost past be-
lief In every middle class city, in near
" every first class one-NeW York be-
ing, as already pointed out, the most
notable exception-in many of the
smaller cities and towns, and even some
of the villages, the sweating, knock
lneed, toiling car horses and the jOlting,
uncomfortable cars they drag have given
place to steadily moving, smoothly rid
ing trolley cars In place of the driver,
profanely urging along a wOrnout
team, there IS a self possessed motor
man, who shows by his bearing that he
knows he can control with the turn of a
lever an almost irresistible force and
with far greater ease than his yelling
predecessor could manage one strug
Cling team. The streets are cleaner than
ever before, for the trolley makes no
litter
But the revolution, though great in
the cities, Is and viii be greater III the
suburbs Of these great towns and be-
tween the smaller ones. Travel IN sub
urban regions, once an intolerable bur
den. is fast becoming as pleasant as any
travel can be. From every great center
of population network of trolley tracks
has been begun which viii soon extend
so far as to intersect with that Of the
next great center, and so the trolley Is
destined to rule the whole land after
awhile. 1t will not be long now be-
fore the net that is stretching out from
Boston viii join that about Providence;
that viii meet New Haven Is; New Ha-
ven's viii meet New York's; New
York will meet Philadelphia 5; it viii
join Baltimore :, and Baltimore 5 Wash
ington : Then you may 60 from the
Hub to the capital by wire if you choose
to do so. though. as no through lines
are yet built, the journey will be slow.
N I DExTER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

Miss Fannie Fraser celebrated her ff-
teenth birthday at the home Of her
grand parents, Judge and Mrs. Beverly
at els Fillmore street, on Saturday. The
evening was spent IN music dancing
and recitation, and last but not least q
bountiful repast was served at z o'clock
A birthday cake adorned the head of the
table, decorated with fifteen wax candles
Mrs Beverly was assisted by her
daughters, Mrs. DR. Cockey, Mrs ". B
Teare and Hiss Blanche Deinst
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offerings were no more than $40 apiece,
whereas the same grade Of horses a
few years since would have brought
from $3.50 - @175. The wOTnout ami
mails sold were disposed Of in lump
for 81 or $S=just what the hides, hoofs,
ETC., would bring.
The struggle made. when the electric
motive power was being introduced, by
the storage battery advocates was not
very long continued, but it was one Of
the most expensive contests of the sort
on record. It is stated by men who are
well posted that the storage battery peo-
pie spent at least $40, 600, 600 in the at
tempt to introduce their plan. 1t has till
lately been supposed by the trolley men
and most electricians of all sorts indeed
that the storage battery fight had been
fought to a finish and to the discom-
future of its friends. But only the other
day it was announced that a scientific
society of Philadelphia had awarded a
prize of great value to the inventor Of a
new battery, which has stood the most
severe tests that could be devised. A
street railroad man who is interested in
several lines told me the other day that
the cost of the old storage systems was
so much greater than the trolley that it
had never been thought worth while to
compute the difference with any degree
of accuracy He also gave me some fig
ures showing the comparative cost of
building horse and trolley lines, which
are here reproduced The line from the
practical construction of which these
tables were made is five miles long,
double tracked and suitably stocked
with cars, ETC., for operation in city
of 200, 600:
HORSE LINE.
Ten miles Of track at Sc, 0OO- .----.-.. SEQ OOt
Thirty cars at $500 Observation-Disclosures p OOC
Three hundred and fifty horses at 500. g, OOC
Carhouse and barns OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10000
s149,OOC
TROLLEY LINE.
Ten miles Of track at $4,000. .$120, coz
Thirty cars at So coo Observation-Disclosures 9O,UG
Engines, dyEanos, power house,
house 100 OOC
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S3W,M
'0These tables show that the hors

'"These tables show that the horse car
line required about $50. 600 capital.
while the trolley needs about $500,
OOO,' said the railroad magnate, so
that there must be either a great saving
in the operating expenses of the trolley
over those Of the horse line or greater
earning capacity. The facts show that
both these ends are attained. The coal
to run our engines does not cost more
than half as much as the provender to
feed our horses used to amount to, the
wages of our fremen, engineers. power
and carhouse labOrers, linemen, etc,
are much less than the wages Of our hos
tiers and stablemen used to be, and the
renewal expenses do not compare with
what we had TO pay out for more horses
every year when they were IL use. Be
sides we get quite one-third more serv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
AGREEABLE RECEPTION
Given to Two of the Methodist sunday
school Classes.


school Glasses.
Mr. and Mrs Frank j. Thomas gave a
very pleasant reception at their home,
No. 1406 West Sixth avenue, Friday
evening. October ~, to the members Of
class No. % and class No 4S Of the First
Methodist Sunday school Those present
were Mrs Carrie T. Chandler and the
Misses Bessie Bong hton, Kate Ernich.
Ada Taylor Lille Walker, Edith Rus
sum, Flossie Beeton. Minnie Calvin.
Emma Whitson, Clara McCarter, Olive
McCarter, Bessie Elder, Annie Beck,
Bertha Elliott, Fannie johnson. Flossie
Lee. Julia Dedham, Alice Dedham,
Sarah Deisher, Clara Deisher, Alice
Deisher, Grace Slower, Annie Paxton,
Laura Sharon, Maud Sharon, Agnes
Westlake. Mary Martin, Ellie Dittus,
Ella Hayes, Augusta Kaeckel, Martha
Gross, Amy Hunt, Leona Jones, Grace
Bugbee and Messrs- Bradford, Iserman,
Walker Mcintyre, schoonover, Cell,
Bush, Gliddon, Ramsey, Mccain, Reitz,
Peck, ThrOckmortOn and Disbro
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There was a pleasing surprise party
given Thursday night, Oct. IL, to Rev.
Mrs. J. B. Gibbs by the Cheerful Givers
Sewing circle and friends of the c. III. e.
church, at her home, 1416 Van Buren,
street There were about fifty persons
present and the presents were handsome
consisting Of a black plush cloak and
mourning veil and bonnet. as Mrs. Gibbs
wears mourning for her mother. After
o late hour supper was served
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
TRAVELLING BY WIRE.
MARVELLOUS GROWTH or THE ELEc-
TRIO TROLLEY RAILROAD SYSTEM

You Can Soon Go By Trolley From the
Hub to the CapitaI-Throug Electric
Lines Projected-rroIIey Mail Cars. Rel
alive Cost or Horses and the Trolley.
The revolution that has been wrought
BY the Introduction of the trolley cars Is
already counted among the most i'm
portant overturnings in all the history
OF material development Yet it has
appar emily only just begun.
The first successful trolley railroad
was operated by Maurice Flynn. the
same who was once SO well known the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
ENGINEER, NOW
Engineer Kingman's Formal Resig-
nation Is Accepted
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Contract for Supplying the City with
Coal In Let-MOre Paving on Twelfth
street.
There was an adjourned session of the
city council last night CounciImen Eft
linger and Bradford were absent The
meeting was not characterized by dis
cussion and when the routine business
was transacted the council adjourned.
The claims of the material men in the
Decker, Mullins & Berry sewer case were
not considered.
The clerk read the resignation of City
Engineer Kingman, which was as fol
lows:
TRINIDAD, Col. Oct. Is, 1894.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
1 herewith tender my resignation. En-
gagements entered into since leaving
Will keep me from returning to Topeka
for some time. L very much appreciate
the uniform kind treatment by you and
the people of Topeka. I am proud Of
the place and shall continue TO call it my
home. LEWIS kINGMAN.
The resignation was accepted without
debate.
An ordinance appropriating $63.75 to
pay NJ L Lowe for scavenger work done
for the city under the old contract. was
introduced by Councilman Griggs and
was passed without opposition under a
suspension of the rules.
There was only one bid for the con
structfon of the sewer in district No II
at Lincoln and Lane streets, that being
by c. II. Holcraft for $70O He is to
commence work by October 20, and com
plete the sewer before January 1, 1895,
and he is required to give bond of
$500
The Southwestern Fuel company was
awarded the contracts for furnishing
coal to the city at the following prices:
Usage City shaft per ton. .......... 81. 10
Usage county per ton. 2.5O
Weir City lump Observation-Disclosures. 80
Weir City nut NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50
The company agreed to furnish Weir
City lump coal for the use of the city
electric light plant for $3.50 per ton.
The other bidders were the Weir Coal
company and J. w. F. Hughes.
The report of the city clerk for the
quarter ending September 30 was re
ceived and referred to the committee on
finance. The report shows the follow
ing balances in the city treasury Oeto-
Der 1:
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A Remarkable Achievements In Rail-
road Affairs

Was the running Of the Exposition dyer,
the famous twenty hour train between
Chicago and New York, via the Lake
Shore route. in service during the Worlds
fair. A handsome litho-w water color OF
this train may be secured by sending ten
cents in silver to { &. WILDER, Western
Passenger Agent, Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

These are only t-cieatiOns that the fol-
licies or roots Of The hair are geetin Q
weakened or diseased. Beggs' Hair
Remover viii st-eEH1hen aud invigorate
the follicies and sAie hair will regain its
natural color aud become soft, glossy aud
healthy Sold by ". T. Kennady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

Rosy checked, puIpy, juicy, delicious.
The peaches of 1894 are the rarest of the
century. With DR.. Prices Cream Bak-
ing Powder they make the richest short
cake ever prepared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

IF your grocer don't carry the Eudora
Creamery butter, come up TO the Cream
cry, 1O5 west Eighth street, and get il.
Guaranteed the best in the state at csc
Per pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
ExCURsIoN ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Harvest Excursions.

On October 23rd and Novembe 9th we
will sell harvest excursion tickets 70 all
points in Texas. aud all points ira New
Mexico, on the Pleos Valley railroad and
to Deming, al one lowest first class fare.
plus 500 for the round trip. Stop-ovor5
allowed within the limit in both diruc-
tions. Limit Of tickets twenty days from
date Of sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
HOW MIR. SHELDON WRITES
Manner i a which He Composes His POpu-
lar Stories

Rev. Charles VI. Sheldon read the first
chapter Of his new story to his cOngrega-
ton last Sunday evening.
Dir. sheldon plans TO write a chapter
each week which will be read on the fol-
lowing Sunday evening until the story is
completed lie said last evening TO q
STATE JOURNAL reporter: Il have not
written line on the second chapter aud
at this time / have no more idea how the
second chapter will end than you have,
although l have a general idea Of what
/ will write about. I write all my sIor-
les this way | never attem pied 10 write
4 whOIs story straight through, and
don't know whether I could sir down
and in cold blood write a story. l sup
pose 4 light if / was compelled to-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

tend it Is the bereaved family Of our de-
parted fellow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16
r,e Ne~ vestlbuIea erra5n serv.cs

Via Chicago & Grand Trunk Grand
Trunk, and Lehigh Valley rail ways. be-
tween Chicago and New York and Phil
adelphfa, via the famous St Clair Tunnel,
Niagara Falls, and the beautiful Susque-
hanna Wyoming and Lehigh Valley
known as the switzerland OF Ameri ca. ?"
offers elegant appointments and is the
most picturesque route connecting tn csc
leading cities Train leaves Dearborn
Station. Chicago, daily 3-10 P. N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

on OCTOBER 18th. 26lh and November
2nd, with transit limit Of two days ira
each direction, and good returning Ne
vember 10th. we will sell round trip
tickets to Dallas, Tex, on account OF she
state fair and Dallas exposition, At SIG G5.
We have absolutely the best nnd shortest
route to all Texas points. with unexcelled
accommodations.
II. Q. CARNEY, Agt.
801 Kansas avenue
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-12
STRIKERS STILL IN coNTRos.

No Trains Moving ON Any Part Il the
Southern Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, July THE South
ern Pacific railway seems to be no
nearer the management of their road in
California. The striking A. R. U. men
still control the road. Several news
papers published reports that the COM
pany had weakened and that the Pull
man cars would be withdrawn within
the state and the freight and mail
trains started if the strikers would
agree not to modest such trains. A. N.
Towne, vice president and general man.
ager Of the road, stated that such re-
ports were unfounded and that the com
pany positively would not recede at all
from its position. In other words, the
company will run Pullman coaches OF
no trains at all. The present outlook
indicates no trains. At Oakland the
blockade is still complete, not even sub.
urban and ferry trains running. Al
Sacramento, where the situation il
most serious, not wheel Is turning,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-12
FIRED ON BY REGULARS.
United States Troops at Hammond, Ind
Use Guns on an Tnuly Mob.

United States Tro0ps at Hammond, Ind,
Use Guns on an Tnuly Mob.
CHICAGO, July "a serious fight
occurred ut 3 p. m. at Hammond, Ind,
between mob of 5000 men and Com
pany B of the Fifteenth infantry, in
which two of the mob are known to
have Teen killed and several others, in
Guiding one woman, are said to have
been injured. The mob became so
violent shortly after noon that bat
talon of the First Illinois militia was
sent down from Pullman. 1t drove the
rioters over the state line, which runs
just west of Hammond, but were not
able to do more, as they could not move
into the state of Indiana. Word was
sent to Chicago for a company of regu-
lars, who could operate irrespective of
the state line. Captain Hart, with
Company B of the Fifteenth infantry,
= We're Despatched to the Scene.
The regulars were patrolling the
tracks in passenger coach when they
were attacked by the mob with stones,
some shots being fired. The troops at
once returned the 6re through the car
windows, killing Charles Fleischman,
who was shot through the bowels, and
wounding w. H. Campbell in the leg.
Several other men and one woman
were wounded, hut their names are not
known. Three additional companies of
regulars were sent from Chicago on q
special train. The mob has driven out
Ell the telegraph operators in town and
Gas CIT the telephone wires, making it
very difficult to obtain information
from the place, but it is certain that up
to 9 p. m. there were no further dis
fnrhanceS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-12
WHITE. CITY DESTROYED.

Nearly All the Worlds Fair Main Build.
inEs Burned.
CHICAGO, July 6.-All the main
buildings of the worlds fair except the
Horticultural building, the Woman's
building, the Art palace, the Machinery
and the United States Government
buildings were almost entirely burned.
They were the property Of the Column
bian Exposition Salvage company and
had teen purchased from the EXPOSE.
ton company for about 500, 900.
The fire was discovered by several
boys in the southwestern corner of the
first floor of the terminal station. By
the time the first detachment of engines
was fully at work the terminal station
was mass of flames and the fire had
leaped across to the Administration
building. In 20 minutes the dome Of
this beautiful structure fell with ter
rible roar and sparks and blazing
brands were carried by the wind north
and northeast to the Mines, Electricity
and Agricultural buildings. The Elec-
tTieity was the first to take fre: In. q
few minutes it was
Envelop0d In Flames,
and ct $40 o'clock the glass roof COL
lspsed and the iron framework Of the
structure fell in. At 7:15 the east end
of the Mines and Mining building fell
in and the flames became so fierce that
the engine companies stationed between
the Electric and Mines and Mining
buildings had to fly for their lives.
The frewas communicated almost sim
ultaneously to the Transportation, the
Manufactures and the Agricultural
buildings By hard work, however,
the firemsn succeeded in saving the
greater portion of the Transportation
building but the other two buildings
were SOON enveloped in flames and by
s,15' had been totally destroyed.
An unknown man was burned to
death. and another so, badly that he
may die. OF all the great departmental
structures the fire spared only the
transportation building Horticultural
hall, Fisheries building and the Art
palace.
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A VERY QUIET DAY.
with Few Exceptions Trains Reach st.
Paul on Time.

With Few Exceptions Trains Reach st.
Paul on Time.
ST. PAUL, July 0.-Sunday was the
quietest of any day that has yet passed
during the history of the A. r. u
Pullman strike, 80 far as st. Paul is
concerned. Around the Union depot it
was noticeably quieter through the day.
and in the evening as well. There were
but very few people about, and these
were mostly police officers and depu-
ties. Travel was very light. The Mil
waukee, Omaha, Chicago Great West
ern. st. Paul and Duluth and Great
Northern all ran less trains than on
week days. just as is their usual Gus
tom. With one or two minor excep.
tons all passenger trains were on time
The Burlington and the Wisconsin
Central ran their usual number o1
trains.