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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-10

waiting. It lights up his entire counte-
nance and gives it kindly and winning
expression.
"This is my first trip to Topeka" said
MIR. Ripley, 'since 1878. At that time
came here at the solicitation of VIM. B.
Strong, .hen general manager of the
road, who had made me a proposition to
become general freight agent of the road.
That was shortly before Mr. Goddard
was appointed to that position. l came
here and looked the situation over, and
concluded the position then held, gen
eral eastern agent of the c. B. s. O.,
suited me better. Topeka was then
a mere country village, but that was all.
No one thought at that time that the
Santa Fe would grow to its present pro-
portions. ! remember that they were
building in the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado and were having fight with
the Denver & Rio Grande about the right
of way"
"Was your selection as president a
surprise to you?" was asked. les in
deed" replied Mr.. Ripley, 81 knew moth
ing of it whatever. received no inti-
nation concerning the matter. I can
credit my appointment to no particular
branch of the bondholders, as / do not
know who voted for me or who did not
L do not care and have taken no steps to
find what the inside arrangements were
All that know is that l was told I had
been selected unanimously. and was
made a proposition. This 1 accepted" !"
81 am totally ignorant of all Santa Fe
business and shall take things just as l
find them I will continue to make my
home in Chicago, but expect to spend a
great deal of my time in Kansas aud Col
OradO
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WOULD LIKE TO WEAR ToGAs.

Some of tho Kansas Delegation at Wash
fagton Who tyould Ise Senators.
From the state Journals Special CORES pondent
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 10.-While the SEN
atoriaI disease becomes more and more
malignant in form in Kansas it is rumor-
ed that the virus is beginning to work in
some of the Kansas cong ressional dele =
cation. So far as outward manifestations
are concerned there would appear to be
no ground for suspecting thar any of the
members were not as immune from this
malady as the most engrossed business
man whose thoughts never wandered to-
ward the political field. But the sena-
torial microbe is as stealthy as it is in
sidious and there seems to be no doubt in
the minds of some that it has fastened on
certain of the representatives from Kan
sas in congress.
The names of those who have it, as
mentioned in a conversation not long
ago were Blue, Calderhead, Broderick
and possibly Long, though it was also
stated that Broderick didn't "have it
very bad" All of these if the subject is
brOached to them refuse absolutely to
say anything.
One representative of those named did
go SO far as to say, however, when asked
if he thought the struggle would be be-
tween ingalls, and Burton alone, that sit
would be strange If IN Kansas there
should not be Others"
Speaking of Ingalls, member of the
delegation said: "Its too bad about
Ingalls,, isn't it? If he should lose now
he would be done for. He has hoped
all along to scare others off the track by
saving he was waiting to get his old seat
back. He has intimated that he had a
superstition about the one Senator Baker
now occupies.
wonderfully strong superstition" ex-
claimed the member. Guess it wasn't
SO much superstition"
"Ingalls lost in '91 because there
weren't enough Republicans in the legis
lature" he continued. ut was because
his party was defeated. If he is beaten
this time it will be a personal defeat.
should think be would take it much
more to heart. He is certainly making a
hard struggle to get back into public
life -
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IT is SOLD.
The Great Santa Fe Railroad
AuctiOned Off
To the Highest Bidder for Cash,
For S6O,OOO,OOO.
A MATTER OF FORM.
The Amount Offered Being a
Nominal Sum
To Fulfill the Requirements of
the Law.

The greatest auction sale in the world
took place this afternoon In Topeka, and
Captain ]. B. johnson, of Topeka, was
the auctioneer. The Santa Fe railroad,
worth $3.50, 100000, was bid off to the
highest bidders, who were Edward King,
E. c. Beamer, and Victor Morawetz, for
$60OOO,OOO.
Nothing was reserved of the
1000 locomotives. 10000 miles of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-10

tomorrow was seen today by a STATE
JOURNAL reporter, and it is the same in
all but one particular as. the one under
which the property is now being oper-
ated.
Under the new charter the property
will be known as the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railway company instead of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road company as at present. Que word
is changed.
Mr. George R. Peck said today it was
only after a hard fight that it was finally
agreed that the name of the new com
pany should be changed as little as pos
sible-
MIR. Peck said today that he has been
SO frequently called on by the Santa Fe
officials in regard to matters touching
the reorganization that he had not at any
time felt that his connection with the
road has been severed.
He said: 81 like my position with the
Milwaukee very much better, however,
as there is not so much to do and after
the sale of this property and the transfer
is made, 1 will probably not be called on
so often, on Santa Fe Matters
Mr.. Peck will remain in Topeka until
tomorrow afternoon and possibly until
Thursday.
Receiver Aldace F. Walker said to a
STATE JOURNAL reporter:
"The property will be formally trans
ferred from the receivers to the new
company January 1. 1t will be done at
that time in order that the accounts may
be kept with as little difficulty az posi-
BILE. and all accounts close with the erd
of the year"
The reorganization of the Santa Fe
and the incorporation of the new com :
pany will not cause as many changes as
was feared when the road first went into
the hands of the receivers.
Since Mr.. Aldace F. Walker has been
made chairman of the board of directors
aud Dir. D. B. Robinson first vice presi-
dent it is almost definitely settled that
there will be few if any changes made
in the operating department at present
1t is generally understood that General
| Manager J. j.. Frey will remain in his
| present position. Mr.. Frey says the
road is making money ard that the ex-
penses have been cut down until now the
earnings of the property are far in ad-
vance of the expenses of operation.
There is one department of the road
| where there is considerable uneasiness
| over the result of the reorganization and
that is in the general freight and freight
traffic department
Who will be removed or who will be
added to the officers of this department
no one seems to know but there is a
general feeling about the general office
building that something is going to hap
pen.
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WHERE Is CURRIE

The FlrmAns Have Not Yet Been Signed
Allowing the Passage of Guardships.
VIENNA, Dec. 10.-The frman admit
ting additional guardships through the
Dardanelles has not yet been signed by
the Sultan. The rumors that the powers
intend to present an ultimatum to the
porte are absurd Austria absolutely re-
fuses to take the initiative in any future
action, as she fears the jealousy of Rus
sia
An amicable arrangement of the Said
Pasha incident is now probable, as tha
flight of the president of the council il
calculated to bring about dynastic
crisis.
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LEPROSY NOT INFECTIOUS

An Italian Doctor ExpIOdes Some
Falacies AbOnt the Terrible Dis.
ease.
New YORK, Dec. 1O.-Professor V.
Gianturco, a celebrated Italian physi-
clan, has made a particular study of lep-
rosy.
ut is common belief that Ieprosy is
Infectious" he said, land that commu-
nifty may be affected by the mere pres
snce of leper in their midst. This ia
not the fact. The malady is contagious
but not Infectious.
"During my residence in Naples there
came into my hands two distinct cases of
leprOsy from Sicily. l was able to calti-
vate the leperous germs. The bac-
cillus of leprosy is almost identi-
cal in size and appearance with
the tuberculosis germ. Animals
innoculated with the lepros bacillus,
suffer no i'll effects whatever. Leprosy
may therefore be regarded as an ailment
belonging essentially to human beings"
The professor disputed the theory that
leprosy is hereditary affliction, and urg
ed that it resulted oftener from contagion
than from congential origin. He stated
that leprosy does not throw out its germs
and that persons standing near Ieper
are in no danger whatever unless the
afflicted man should, touch them.
Prof. Gianturco is experimenting upon
q lymph that he believes will ultimately
furnish the world with a cure for leprosy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-10
GENERAL" KELLEY AGAIN

Coxey's Western Lender Calls the Popu-
lists "BIuTers" and "Nondescripss."
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-"Genera" Kelley,
who led the western contingent of Cox :
ey's industrial army last year, addressed
a meeting of members of the Socialist
Labor party at As West Randolph street
yesterday afternoon.
Among other things, he said: "The
Populists ale great buffers They are
nondescripts. In California they belong
to the Farmers Alliance; in Montana they
are labor men; in Nevada they are free
silverites. and heaven only knows what
they are in Chicago. They have repre-
sentatives in congress who went there
with great promises. But they are bood-
iers, like the rest"
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MUST HAVE BEEN TOPEKA
Where the Young Man Had Intended to
Locate a Lawyer.


Locate a Lawyer
From the State Journals Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.-An incident
happened in Senator Bakers room in the
Maltby building the other day which re-
vealed in an indirect way the principles
which have made Mr.. Bakers life h
success and showed the code of conduct
which he has himself undoubtedly fol-
lowed. young man just graduated
from law school. whose home is in
Kansas and whose father is acquainted
with Senator Baker, came in to call on
him. In the course of conversation the
young man said he would probably go TO
Kansas to practice, aud a certain town
being mentioned Senator Baker said
Young man, you are going to a place
where there are about 400 lawyers. It
will be a striking case Of the survival of
the fittest.
at will be a struggle to see who shall
get to the top. 1t is something ike the
fish in the sea, where there is no vegeta-
tion and they have to prey on one anoth-
er. There are some things you ought to
know and live up to. Always be honest
with your client; be prize fighter for
him. Be honest, pay your debts and
work hard"
The young man appeared to be i'm
pressed with these manly words, but was
perhaps slightly astonished at Senator
Bakers doctrine that a lawyer should
pay his debts.
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ON CUBA'S SHORE.
Moro Spanish Troops Landed the
Cuban Coast Fitted for War.

Moro Spanish Troops Landed the
Cuban Coast Fitted for War.
MADRID. Dec. 10.-Dispatches received
here from Havana announce the arrival
of six transports with reinforcements of
Spanish troops for service in Cuba. Gen
erals Marin and Pando were also on
board.
The recent movements of the insurg.
ents in advancing into the province of
Santa Clara have created considerable
anxiety here, the committee which
organized yesterdays demonstration
against the municipal council
members of which are accused of
gross abuses, has cabled to Captain Gen
eral Martinez De Campos assuring him
that he hss-the sympathies of the popula-
ton of this city in his efforts to suppress
the insurrection in Cuba.
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BLOOD MAY BE SHED.

Bolivian Minister Challenges Bolivian
Secretary to Fight a Little Duel
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-A special to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says: The
secretary of the Bolivian legation has
sent his second to the Bolivian minister
at this capital 1t is not believed duel
will result.
Foreign Minister Alcorta will request
their government to recall them. The
difficulty is the outcome OF charge
made by the Bolivian minister that the
secretary had stolen official documents
and sold them to Chili.
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family have taken a house at 1914 Cor
coran street and as soon as their house
hold goods arrive will be settled. DR.
Linn is interested in the bill introduced
in the house Tuesday by Mr. Curtis of
Kansas by request, authorizing the St
Louis, Oklahoma s. Southern railway to
construct and operate a railway through
the Indian Territory. This bill passed
the last congress but was vetoed by the
president and has now been presented
again. 1t will go to the committee Oh
Indian affairs.
The bill is being pushed by St. Louis
men, James Hamilton, eX-state treasurer
of Kansas being one of the foremost.
The road is an extension of the St. Louis
& San Francisco. 1t is to run from
Sapulpa, a point near Claremore south
and southwest, through the Cherokee
creek, Seminole and Chickasaw nations,
and Pottaw2tomie reserve to point on
the Red river near Willis, Indian Ter
ritory, and thence in Texas to point
near Arkansas Pass. The bill also auth
orizes the construction of branches to
Purcell and Lexington.
Dr. Linn says the proposed route is
about midway between the lines of the
Santa Fe and NJ, K & T., and through
one of the richest farming sections in
the territory. Now, he says. all the pro
QuCLS Ol lLdl County are DN tA6
Santa Fe aud Rock Island and of course
are taken TO Kansas City and Chicago
This. OF course, St. Louis people do not
wish to continue and the Frisco being
feeder to st. Louis they are anxious to
have this extension authorized. The
strip of country between the Santa Fe
and Katy is about hundred miles wide.
This makes the distance which farmers
have TO haul their corn and cotton too
far.
The road has been surveyed and the
bill says shall be, com pleted within three
years after the passage of the act.
Sid Clarke of Oklahoma has a bill
authorizing similar Frisco extension,
but his bin takes the road to Oklahoma
City. It was also vetoed at the last con-
gress. Mr.. Clarke is not here yet for
this congress but is coming and DR..
Linn was laughing at getting in ahead
of him this time. his bill being No. 81.
They have been here together in many
congresses before in the same capacity
and are very friendly. DR.. Linn always
attends Clarke when he is sick and was
telling today of an amusing incident
which happened at one time when Clarke
fell sick. Clarke was in Washington
and DR.. Linn was in Topeka DR.. Linn
was at the Topeka club when telegram
was handed him from Harvey Fleming,
formerly of Wichita, but now a news
paper correspondent here. It said
Sid's sick. Come quick"
AS there were no serious consequences
the doctor laughed heartily over sending
clear to Kansas for doctor to attend
sick man in Washington.
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WOMEN DO NOT LOVE WAITE

CoIorado's Ex-GovsrnOr InduIges in a
Declaration That Offends Them.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 10. = The
woman suffragists of this city do not love
Ex-Governor Waite of Colorado for q
declaration he made at the Ethical Gull
ture society. He said the experience
with woman suffrage in Colorado was
that the good women stayed away from
the polls while the immoral women and
resor:ers of the concert halls were driv-
en- to the polls and voted whichever way
the male bummers directed.
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SIR CHARLES MAY STAY.

He May Stay in Canada and Succeed Me-
KinzIe Bowel as Premier.
LONDON, Dec. 10-It is rumored that
Sir Charles Tupper will not return to Lon
don after his visit to Canada, announced
to be in order to make the tiual arrange
ments for the projected fast trans-At-
lantic steamship line. In addition the
Globe says it is believed that the Hon.
McKinzie Bowel will rssign the premier
ship of the dominion and that Sir Charles
Tupper will assume that office.
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Indiana Railroad to Improve.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 7-Ehe Indi-
ana, Decatur & Western Railroad COM
pany tiled a mortgage in the Marion
county recorders office on Mon
day morning for $1,S23,000 to
the Central Trust company of
New York and August L. Mason of In
diana, as trustees. They are issued that
the railroad may be improved and new
tracks be built
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BALTIMORE, Dec 10.-The Westing-
house Air brake company of Pittsburg
has filed suit in the .. S. circuit court
for the district of Maryland against
the Boyden Air brake company of this
city asking for an injunction to restrain
the latter from further alleged infringe
ments Of fluid pressure automatic
brake' mechanism which the plaintiffs
claim they own.
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THE NEW PRESIDENT.
President Edward Pnyson Ripley of the
Santa Fe in TOpeka.

President Edward PnysOn Ripley of the
Santa Fe in Topeka.
At o'clock this morning a special
train of four special cars and Wagner
special Traveller" arrived in Topeka
with the officials and interested parties
to the Santa Fe sale on board, The party
consisted Of President E P. Ripley, First
Vice President D. B. Robinson, Third
Vice President Paul Morton, General
Counsel Victor Morawetz; Receivers
Aldace F. Walker and J. J. McCo0k,
John Luden, chairman of the Dutch
commission, George r. Peck. Edward
King, president of the Union Trust COM
pany, Wheeler II. Peckham, counsel for
the Trust company, E. c. Beamer, also of
the Trust com pany, and W. w. Green of
the firm of Alexander and Green counsel
for the Mercantile Trust company of
New York which holds the second mort
gage of the road.
The officials left their cars early and
took breakfast at the Throop hotel, after
which they assembled in the office for
merly occupied by Receiver Wilson in
the general office building. There they
spent the entire morning looking over
documents pertaining to the road and
were joined at IL o'clock by Judge Hen
ry c. Caldwell, II. /. Morrill,, general
manager of the San Francisco, aud E. D.
Kenna, general solicitor of the Santa Fe,
who arrived on the 10:40 train from ST.
Louis.
E. P. Ripley, the newly elected pEesi-
dent of the reorganized system, was seen
at his room in the Hotel Throop by a
STATE JOURNAL reporter.
Mr.. Ripley is approschable and very
courteous. One of the first things to be
noticed was the fact that he is near
sighted. When the reporter handed
him his card he held it very close to his
eyes, it appearing to be difficult for
him 10 read it. During the
greater part of the time Alr. Rip
ley was talking he sat in a chair
propped back against the wall, with both
hands in his pockets, and rocking rock
ing chair near by with his right foot
Mr.. Ripley is of medium height, and
quite stouf. His face is large, and ex-
pressive of mental strength. His hair is
black, slightly streaked with gray, and
smoothly combed He wears a heavy
gray moustache which completely shade:
his mouth. Mr. Ripley's smile is capti
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-10
X. OF p. DANCE.

The third dance of series given by
Gala Division Knights of Pythias, will
take place tomorrow "Wednesday even
ing at WetherelPs hall on jackson street.
Friends of the division are invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-10

New YORK, Dec. 1O.-Mrs. Maj, Mott,
daughter of II. II. Rogers, the secretary
of the Standard Oil company, has re-
ceived decree of divorce from Judge
McAdam, in the superior court, the order
confirming the report of referee Ernest
Hall that the misconduct of her husband,
Joseph c. Mott has been fully proved.
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WHAT THE sALA INCLUDED.
All of the Santa Fe Except Frisco and NJ
4. s. L.


a. & Z.
The sale of the Santa Fe today in :
cludes 1862 miles of railroad, all of the
A. T. 6 S. F. proper and all of the branch
lines in Kansas sxeAps the 81. Louis &
San Francisco and the Manhattan, Alma
& Buriingame. the two latter roads being
in the hands of separate receivers and
now not connected with the Santa Fe
except by traffic agreement
Judge j. B. johnson, the special master
of the United States court appointed by
Judge Henry c. Caldwell. the auctioneer,
who sold the property, has the distinc-
ton of making the largest sale on record
as the bonded indebtedness of the old
company amounted to something over
$50 millions of dollars.
The purchase price of the road at to-
days sale was only nominal sum as it
had been agreed upon by the reorganiza-
tion committee that the purchasing
committee composed of AIr. Ed.
ward King, president of she
Union Trust Co, Dir. c. c. Beeman and
Mr. Victor Morawetz should bid only a
nominal sum the understanding being
that there would not aud could not be
any rival bidders who could afford to pay
as much as they, no matter how much
the outside bidder might desire the prop
erty.
Any outside bidder would have to pay
cash for the property while the reorgani-
zation committee under it's agreement
with the bondholders would simply turn
over its securities for the property.
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WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Squire
of Washington has introduced a blll TO
increase the efficacy of the personnel of
the navy and particularly to strengthen
the usefulness and number of the engi-
neer force. 1t further confers actual
rank on engineer officers and places
them in full command of their men.
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Eirn1a,,S Win Cosne NOW.

CoNsTANTTNoPLE, Dec. 10-lT was an
nounced in official circles this
afternoon that the representations
of the powers upon the mat
ter of extra guardships has finally
had its effect upon the sultan and the fir
mans for the passage of the extra guard
ships will be issued SO soon as possible.
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BLEEDING CUBA.
Congressman BrOderick Of Once
Bleeding Kansas" to Act.
He Will Introduce a Resolution
in Cuba's Interest.
TO RECOGNIZE HER
Struggles for Freedom Against
the Spanish Yoke.
Other Washington News of In
terest in Kansas.
TO RECOGNIZE HER

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec 1O.-Kansas, the
state where liberty was Graded in 1861
will be the first state to champion the
cause of Cuba in congress through her
representatives. There is a movement
to recognize the Cuban Insurgents as bel
ligerents and it will be pressed upon the
attention of the house soon after its or
ganization has been completed by the
appointment of committees.
Representative Broderick of Kansas
who was a member of the judiciary COM
mittee in the last congress will probably
take the initiative.
Broderick hopes that some member of
the foreign affairs committee will cham
pion the cause of the Cubans, but he has
resolved to prepare a resolution himself
if no action is taken by members who
are particularly identified with diplo-
matte matters.
He believes that the course of this
government toward the repnblic of
Texas and toward Mexico when Maxi
milan was undertaking its conquest, fur
nishes precedents for recognition of the
Cubans, and that the course of Spain in
recognizing the southern confederacy
soon after it's formation furnishes provo
cation, if any be necessary.
The fact that it is matter of common
knowledge that Cuba is in state of war
furnishes sufficient ground for this gov
ernment to proceed, Mr.. Broderick says
even if Spain denies the existence of
war. An organized army making an or
ganized revolt against the government,
in his opinion, is sufficient to establish
belligerency.
Speaking of the cause of the Cubans
MIR. Broderck says they have greater
cause to rebel against Spain than the
American colonisIs had for revolution
against Great Britain, as every possible
method OF taxation has been resorted TO
to oppress them.
Mr.. Broderlck thinks that congress
sionol sentiment is 10 favor of granting
recognition to the Cubans.