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The oasis., 1897-12-04
NOT FALSE rEErEssE.

A chorus of approval goes up from the Republican press at the declaration of the National Sound Money league that international bimetallism is dead. The wish is father to the thought. The bime- tallic plank of the St. Louis plat form was mere bait for gudgeons and there is a natural desire to relegate it to oblivion along with other frauds and false pretenses that have been employed by the republican party to catch votes. It can be resurrected if the exigencies of 1900 require it.-Arizona Ga zette.
 There was and is nothing of fraud, nor of false pretense in the matter of the treatment of the sil- yer question by the republican par ty. The course followed has been precisely similar to that followed on the slavery question. At first the party stood for limitation of slavery only. Afterward, when the logic of events had educated the people to the necessity and policy of aboli- tion, that was what the republican party did. Had the party set out to abolish slavery at the beginning the attempt would have ended in failure, the south would have set up separate government founded upon slavery, and the dire results which would have ersued are at this late day impossible to estimate. So in meeting the free silver craze the republican party evinced the same clear sighted wisdom. Its declaration for international bi- metailism gave ground upon which tostand until the public mind could be diverted from the sophistries and falsehoods designedly circulated through quarter of century, and gave time to bring the people to perception of the danger to which they had been exposed. As a result the campaign of education which followed the St. Louis decla- ration converted to gold monometal- lism millions of voters who had be- fore that time considered themselves "bi-metallists," free silverites, or any term which might have been applied. Of course there fol- lows great deal of harping about throwing off the mask" and all that; but political movemements usually travel in that way.
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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
WANT NINE HOURS.
$4,000 New York Printers to Strike
for Sh 9rter Days Labor

New York Dec. AT the annual
convention of the International Typo
graphical union a year ago it was de-
cfded to make fight for a work day of
nine hours in all book and job printing
shops as soon as possible.
This fight will be started in this city
on January 2, 1898, and will involve five
thousand men, as the employing print
ers have resolved to oppose the de-
mand. It was announced last night
that other cities, including Brooklyn,
would also take up the fight for nine
hours and that before the new year
was month old it was probable that
so thousand men would be on strike for
a shorter work day.
On December TypOgra phicaI union
No. sent a notice to one hundred and
two employers, making the official de-
mand for work day of nine hours in
stead of ten, beginning on January On
Tuesday night an executive meeting of
the Typothetae was held at which res
olutions were passed denying the de-
mand of the printers and looking to
raise a fund of $4,000 as defense
fund to fight big six President Don
nelly of union No. says that within so
days his union will have one hundred
thousand dollars with which to enforce
its dana and
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09

An old Santa F'e passenger conductor
was telling us the other day about the
careers of some former conductors.
Some u years agO there was a job lot
Of Santa F'e passenger conductors dis
charged for color Dlindness''-a disease
commonly called knocking down" )"
Among these conductors were u who
were worth more than % thousand dol
lars each. Two of these men have since
died in Wretched poverty. Two of the
remaining ten are in just comfortable
circumstances. The other eight are
very poor and find it extremely difficult
to make a livelihood. The fate of these
men ought to profit every young man
beginning a business career. Dishonesty
is the most Improbable article in trade.
Florence Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
STOLE
$IO,OOO,OOO
Cause of the Great Fire at
Ellis Island
Is Now Believed to Have Been
Discovered.
RAILROAD TICKETS
Kept There in Large Quantities
by Trunk Lines.
1t is Believed that Thieves
Started the Fire
For the Purpose of Securing
These Tickets.
BEGIN TO TURN UP,
Though They We're Supposed to
Have Been Burned.
n,,o Of Vlboco fN;oTyofc AnUoarc
BEGIN TO TURN UP,
Though They We're Supposed to
Have Been Burned.
One of These Tickets Appears
on a Kansas City Road.

New York, Dec. 9.-Facts have come
to light that suggest the possibility
that the mysterious fire which destroy
ed the great immigrant buildings on Ell
lis island a few months ago was start
ed by thieves who had carefully planned
a ten million dollar robbery, says the
Journal to day.
Ten of the trunk lines leading to the
west, including the New York Central,
the Pennsylvania the Erie, the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western and the
New York Ontario &, Western, unite
in maintaining a railroad office on the
island and at all times there are guam
titles of tickets there. General Ticket
Agent Robinson, of the Ontario 6, West
ern said last night that on the night of
the fire a conservative estimate would
place the value of the tickets in the Ell
lis island Office at $40 600, 900.
The tickets with much cash were
locked in drawers in wooden cases and
desks and the entire parcel was sup
posed to have been totally destroyed.
The different roads posted notices that
if tickets of a certain form and series
should be presented they should be ta-
ken UP and full fare demanded.
A few days ago a ticket issued by the
Ontario & Western, reading from Chi
cago to Kansas City was received from
a passenger and afterWard found to be
one of the tickets supposed to have
been burned The part of the ticket
calling for passage from New York to
Chicago has not yet been presented.
Now the railroad officials are asking
how many other tickets out of the $1O,-
100000 worth are in existence. 1t is
deemed not impossible that the entire
number was stolen and held until con-
ductors should forget the warning.
Former Commissioner Senner, who
was in charge of Ellis island at the
time of the fire, deems the hypothesis
by no means improbable.
The origin of the fire was never
learned he said. 1T began in a tow
er of the main building at some dis
tance from the offices occupied by the
railroad people. Every one of the gov
ernment guards was busy getting the
immigrants out safely and of course
left the railroad office alone. 1t is not
impossible that thieves deliberately
started the fire in the expectation, JUS
tilted by events, that the ticket office
would be quickly deserted"
General Ticket Agent Robinson, of
the Ontario & Western, said he could
scarcely believe that any such whole
sale robbery had taken place. 4 have
communicated with other roads and
they have had no such tickets present
ed as yet. I think it more likely that
the report of sales for the day preced-
ing the fire was not correct. OF course
though, it is somewhat odd that that
ticket, if it was honestly disposed Of
should not have turned up sooner A
close investigation will be made''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09

of New York, was again chosen as in
dependent auditors of the system. Their
work is the examination Of the accounts
of the road
BY the election of. the board in four
classes it does away with the necessi-
ty of the election of the entire board
each year. This method of election is
provided for in the bylaws of the re-
organized company.
After the election of the directors is
formally declared this afternoon the
board Of directors viii hold a meeting
and it is possible that the officers viii
be elected in this city, although this
action may be postponed until the next
meeting in New York city.
President Ripley and the party of
officers and directors, with several dis
interested friends, arrived in this city
in q special train of four cars last
night. Besides President Ripley, the
party included the following:
Chairman Aldace F. Walker, Of the
board of directors; General Counsel
Victor Morawetz, General Solicitor e.
D. Kenna, @. NJ. Higginson. assistant
to the president, ana Directors T. P
Fowler r. Somers Hayes, II. r. Duval,
George a. Nickerson and William J.
ROtch. The three Topeka directors, c.
s. Gleed, Thomas a. Osborn and c. x
Holiday, attended the meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Twenty. cars are now equipped With
the axle electric light" and 80 more
are in course of construction. One din
ing car was completed yesterday.
The California express No. 1 went
through in two sections yesterday. The
second section was 35 minutes behind
the other.
H. T. Brown. local watch inspector
of the Santa Fe at Nickerson, was in
the city yesterday.
George C-Sperry. of the Mexican Cen
week.
Fireman Gus Lundquist is confined to
his bed with rheumatism. He was un-
able to attend the funeral of his son
Arthur.
Frank Stevens of the coach shops, will
leave the employ of the company this
week in anticipation of his work as
register of deeds.
c. H. Rhodes has returned to work
at the shops after touring Nebraska as
judge at poultry shows.
Eight officials of the road have paid
$5 each as sustaining members of the
r. r. 7. NJ. c. A.
w. H. Hail. Santa F'e brakeman of
Emporia, Kan, had the middle finger
of his right hand amputated at the
Santa F'e hospital yesterday. The fing-
er was crushed while making a coup
ling in the Emporia yards.
DR. J. p. Kaster. chief surgeon of the
Santa Fe, is in Chicago.
Chair car No. 14O5 is ready to leave
the paint shop.
The Ladies' Society of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, will give
a social and dance on Friday evening,
December H. at Conductors hall, 6O3
East Fourth street.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
WAGES CUT ON $4,000.
Cotton Manufacturers Decide Upon a
Reduction.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 9.-At q gen.
eral meeting of the Cotton Manufac-
turers' association, it was voted to re-
duce all wages in the mills of the city,
the amount and the time of reduction
being left to committee, which for
some time has had charge of the mat
ter. 1t is understood that the cut will
not be less than 10 per cent and that it
will go into effect on January / 1t
viii affect $4,000 operatives, who are
paid an aggregate weekly wage of
$780, 00O
The price of print cloths for a long
time has been only fair. Under these
conditions the mills have been selling
at a loss and the stock of goods has
beeen increasing
The committee has obtained the sig
natures Of every manufacturer in the
city except one, who is understood to
be d. A Brayton of the Durfee mill,
a private corporation.
It is anticipated that the price of
weaving a cut Of print cloth viii be re-
duced from Is to 16 cents.
In August. 1894, a cut of 10 per cent
was ordered, but in April of the next
year an advance by the Fall River
company of the same amount necesSi-
tated similar action on the part of the
rest of the mills, and wages have been
titude of the employees on the matter
can hardly be stated until they have
had a chance to talk it over, and none
of the labor leaders will say much
about the subject until meetings have
been held.
The feeling is prevalent that before
the matter is settled, there will be a
strike, but how large a proportion of
the operators will take part, it is i'm
possible to say.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
ANNUAL SANTA FE MEETING
a Formal Af6air-Change in Form of
Electing Directors.

Directors representatives of stock
holders of the Santa Fe journeyed here
today to hold the annual meeting OF the
It was the second annual meeting of
the reOrganized corporation. and was
held at noon in the rooms Of the law
department in the general office build
ing. 1t differed from the first annual
meeting in the fact that instead OF pe-
ing elected for the same term, the
board of directors was elected in four
classes. each class for q different term.
The meeting was altogether q formal
affair. a few minutes past L O'Clock,
President Ripley raped on the long ia
Bile placed in the center OF the room ana
declared the second annual meeting OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e rail-
way open. Mr. Edward Wilder, as sec
retary of the road, then read the call
for the meeting and certified TO the
proxies represented, after which, on
motion of General Counsel Victor Nor
awetz, the election of directors was ia
ken.
At 1920 o'clock the polls for the cleo
tiCu were declared open by President
Ripley, and the chief executive an
nounced that for the ballOting on the
four classes Of directors and the firm
of independent auditors the polls would
remain open up to 1:35 p. m. This was
simply n formal move, as the majority
of the directors east their ballots be
fore leaving the room after a recess
had been declared following President
Ripley'S announcement
The ballots. bearing the names of the
directors TO be elected for the different
terms. We're printed in New York and
brought to this city by Mr.. AIdace F.
Walker, chairman of the board There
was no change in the personnel of the
board. and the old board was reelected
for different terms as follows;
Directors to hold Office for one year:
Edward P Ripley, Aldace +. Walker,
William R0tch. Cyrus x. Holiday.
Directors to hold Office for two years;
H Bieman DuvaI. Thomas p. Fowler,
Charles $. Gleed. Victor Morawetz.
Directors to hold office for three
Ni1kerson. r. Somers Hayes, Thomas
A. Osborn
Directors to hold office for four years:
George c. Haven, Edward N. Gibbs,
benjamin p. Cheney.
The firm of Price, Waterhouse & Co,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
SUE FOR BLAoKLIsTINa.
A Number of Gases Brought Up
Against the Union Pacific.

Ogden, Dec. 9.-FOl1owing up the YER
dict in the court of Judge Clifford in
Chicago, November 1S awarding dam
ages against the Chicago and North
western roadway to Fred r. Ketcham
in the sum of $21. 500 because Of black
listing, there was filed in the district
court at Ogden last night the complaint
OF John O'Hara against the ogden
Short Line railroad and the receiver of
the Union Pacific company, claiming
damages to the amount of $50, 900
O'Hara had been a conductor and
brakeman for thirty years at the time
of the A. r. U. strike in 1894, and has
been unable to get any steady employ
ment since that time He at one time
secured work from the Short Line, but
they discharged him after six weeks,
saying he was competent but they did
not want him.
Garrett O'Neil1. a Union Pacific su-
perintendent, when applied to for work
and O'Hara stated his experience and
qualifications, said: You are all right,
but you have an X mark on you
The complaint sets forth that the de-
fendant railroads Willfully, maliciOusly,
felonlously and unlaWfully made and
exchanged black lists upon which was
the name of plaintiff. with the intent
and purpose of preventing him from Sc
curing and retaining work as brakeman
or conductor, and that at all times
since 1894 they have done this to his
damage in the sum named.
There will be about thirty cases filed
here on the same charge.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Places an Order For
Twelve New Engines
To Be Built in the Santa Fe
Shops at Topeka.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.
Each Engine VIII Weigh $780,
600 Pounds Cost 100000.
How a ''FIying" Switch Order
Came to Be Abolished.

Twelve new consolidation engines, one
TO be turned out each month, have been
ordered by the Santa Fe mechanical de-
partment to be built at the Santa Fe
shops in this city during the year 1898.
The engines will be of the same pattern
a s the consolidation engines turned out
of the shops in this city this year. With
the eight engines which Will have been
built by the end of the present year, by
the first of 1893. the Santa Fe viii have
twenty Of the heaviest engines in railroad
service in the United States.
When it was first decided to build a
number of consolidation engines OF the
shops in Topeka an order was given for
an even dozen. the twelve to be finished
by the end of the year. But on account
of the unusual amount of work which has
come into the Topeka shops during the
past ten months it was impossible for
the boiler and machinery departments to
devote the time necessary to locomotive
construction to complete the twelve en-
gines by the end of the year, and the
number to be turned out this year was
reduced to eight. Now the officials have
decided that the original order did not
call for the construction of as many en-
gines as was needed in service, and the
result is that twelve more have been or
dered built next year.
The engines are especially adapted for
hauling heavy trains over the mountain
divisions of the road and the average
weight is about 225O00 pounds Each en-
gine costs between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
IN CONGRESS- TODAY.
Pensions. Pacific Railroads, Hawaiian
Annexation and Klordike Relief

AnQG8aLlOn
Washington, Dec. 9.-The senate COM
mite on Pacific railroads today auth
orized the favorable report upon the re-
solution introduced by Senator Morgan
directing the attorney general to SEND
to the senate full statement OF his
proceedings concerning the lien of the
government upon the Kansas Paclnc
railroad, striking OUT that portion OF
resolution calling for a statement in re-
gard to agreements concerning the
sale of the road.
The committee on foreign affairs of
the house of representatives had its
first meeting today. Chairman Hit an
nounced the following subcommittee to
deal with Cuban affairs:
Adams, of Pennsylvania; HeatwOle.
CT Minnesota, and Berry, of Kentucky.
The subcommittee to consider Haw-
allan affairs is:
Hit. of Illinois; Smith, of Michigan;
DinsmOre, Of Arkansas.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Dee. 9.-The house today
considered the pension appropriation
bill.
THE SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 9.-During the ear
ly business, the senate considered pri-
vate pension bills. Senator Gallinger
(Rep., N. H), chairman Of the commit
tee on pensions, sounded a warning
against incOnsiderate pension legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Hoar presented a petition signed
by 21,269 native Hawaiians, protesting
against the annexation of Hawaii. The
senate agreed to adjourn today until
Monday next.
Mr.. Mcbride, of Oregon, presented
and asked for immediate consideration
for the relief of American miners and
other sufferers in the valley of the Yu-
kon and its tributaries. The resoIu-
tion authorizes the secretary of war to
transport supplies to the suffering min
ers and provides that no more than
$250,OO be appropriated to carry out the
purpose of the resolution. It went over
on objection.
The resolution presented by the Paci-
torney general for information concern
ing the Kansas Pacific was adopted.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
NEEDS FOUR TRACKS.
Extensive improvements to be Made
by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-The Pennsy1-
vania Railroad company will begin at
once the proposed improvements on it's
lines west of Altoona. There are to be
constructed two additional tracks be
tween Altoona and the Horse Shoe
curve and from that point to the
tunnel on the main line near Gallatin
there is to be one additional track
constructed.
When this work is finished there Will
be four tracks from Altoona to the
Horse Shoe curve and three tracks
from the Horse Shoe curve to the tun-
mel.
The old Portage TUNNEL, which was
constructed by the state more than so
made 50 as to accommodate two tracks
This work it Will take time to do,
and it also requires the widening of the
western approach to the tunnel for
distance of about two miles. The tun-
mel, as it now stands, is too small for
the rolling stock of the road.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
DIRECTORS AND THEIR GOLD
Santa Fe Directors Pile Up $3.50 for
the r. r. Y II c. A.

At 2 o'clock this afternoon the board
of directors Of the Santa TIE railway
elected officers for the ensuing year No
changes we're made, and the officers re-
elected are the following:
President, Edward 2. Ripley.
Chairman of the board, AIdace z.
Walker.
Third vice president, Paul Morton.
Secretary and treasurer, Edward
Wilder.
Assistant secretary, L c. Deming
Assistant treasurer. W. Gardner.
General counsel. Victor MOTaWetz.
General solicitor, f. ID. Kenna.
General auditor, II. c. Whitehead.
Comptroller, J. P. Whitehead.
Ten minutes after the election of the
Santa F'e officers, the Topeka Railroad
Y NJ. c. A. was exactly $3.50 better off.
Under ordinary circumstances there
would be no connection between the Y.
NJ. c. A. and the annual meeting of the
Santa F,e railway, but this is how il
happened.
Immediately after the last elective
officer was voted for, Treasurer Wilder
walked around to the eleven members
of the board Of directors present and
presented each with $50 in gold, the
prescribed fee for attendance at the an
nuaI meeting of the road AS the last
director to receive the money pocketed
the gold twenties and a ten, President
Ripley raped on the table and said:
Gentlemen, L wish to make a rather
unusual motion before adjournment is
taken I move that each of the mem
bers of the board of directors donate TO
the topeka Railroad Y. NJ. c. a.
amount equal to their fee for attend
anee at this meeting. Here is the first
donation, and with the last remark he
laid the money presented him on the
table in front of Treasurer Wilder.
In three minutes more a pile of gold
amounting to $500 was lying in front of
Treasured Wilder. while~the room was
ringing with laughter at the unexpect-
ed hold up of the chief executive of
the road.
Mr.. GIeed isn't here. and 7 have his
money in my hand" said Treasurer
Wilder when he could make himself
heard above the laughter. What
shall [ do with it %
Put it with the rest; Gleed don't
need it said President Ripley, and
then fresh laughter ensued
The money will be turned over to the
board of managers of the Topeka rail-
road organization and viii enable the
association to place in their rooms
equipment which has been needed for
some time.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
STOPPED THE TRAIN.
Accommodation Train From Atwood
Stalled by Russian Thistle.

st. Francis, Dec. 9.-While a heavy
accommodation train was coming from
Atwood to this city, which is nearly all
up grade, the engineer was puzzled at
the way in which the drive-wheels of
the engine slipped and turned. At last,
despite all his efforts, the train came
to a standstill. the wheels buzzing
around as though the track was greas-
ed.
An investigation showed that a heavy
wind had blown a quantity of Russian
thistIes in upon the track in the little
cuts, and the wheels crushed the oil
out of them so Oiling the track that the
wheels could not retain hold on the
rails. The thistles contain an abund-
ance of oil. When the sand gave out
the engineer was compelled to cut the
train in two and proceed with one sec
tiOn and afterward return for the re-
mainder.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
PRESIDENT RIPLEY LEAVES.
Party of Santa Fe Officials and Direc-
tsors Go Westward.

President Ripley and party of officers
and directors will make a trip over the
road as far as Newton together. The
party left in the special train of four
cars shortly after o'clock this after
noon.
At Newton, Mr. II. Rieman Duval.
president of the Florida Central & Pen
insula railway, viii take one of the spe-
eial cars and go south over the Okla
homa division of the Santa Fe and Cuff,
Colorado & Santa Fe. through Texas.
MI Duval has never made q trip over
the Texas line of the system, and takes
this opportunity of doing so.
Mr.. T. p. Fowler, president of the
New York, Ontario & Western railway.
win take another Of the special cars at
Newton and proceed to Los Angeles, as