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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Valentine Hay of the car department
has resigned.
freight cars yesterday.
The California express went out in
two sections yesterday.
Engine 752 came in on freight No. 81
yesterday. from Argentine, for repairs.
Passenger train Nos. the Denver and
Utah express, was As minutes late this
morning.
Last months record for the freight
office was 5000 bills, which is double
that of a year ago.
The private car, with the officials who
will be here to attend the annual cleo
tion of officers of the road, is expected
in this afternoon from the east.
David L. Carson of the car repairers'
department, has left the employ of the
Santa Fe road to accept another posi-
ton He has not given out the secret.
Rev E. Busser, of EmpOTia, was in
Topeka yesterday. Rev. Mr. Busser
has a larger acquaintance among rail-
road men in Kansas than any other
minister in the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Gigantic Federation Among
Railroad Men.
Movement to Combine 100000
Employees in One Order.
DO WHAT DEBS FAILED
The Seed SOWn at Peoria TO
Bear Fruit
To AmaIgamate Five Organiza-
tiOnS in One.
DO WHAT DEBS FAILED

New York. Dec. S.-A movement is on
foot to combine more than 100000 rail-
road employees in the United States in
to one big organization The move
ment has for its purpose the amalgama-
tiOn Of the five organizations of enSl-
neers, hremen, conductors, trainmen
and telegraphers into one confedera-
tiOn.
a conference committee of the va
rious organizations took place recent
ly at Peoria, III, which marked out
plans for permanent federation This
plan has now been submitted 10 a gen
eral vote of the members of all the
brotherhoods and orders of railroad
men. except the engineers, who say
they will adopt it at their next con-
ventiOn.
The railroad employees are trying to
do what Debs signally failed TO do with
his American Railway union. The
Pullman strike taught the railroad en-
ployeS a great lesson. They found that
in order to resist the pressure brought
to bear on them by great combinations
of railroad magnates it was necessary
to meet them on their ground with
great combinations of labor. Should
this confederation be effected it would
be ca pab1e of starting the greatest rail-
road strike that ever took place.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
District Court Jurors

Today Justices of the Peace Thos T.
Wright and W. S. McCIintock and Dep
uty Sheriff Sam Kerr drew the names
for the petit jury to serve in the district
court at the January term. A crowd OF
men assembled to see that it was done
right" The following We're the names
drawn for the jury; J A. Lukens North
Topeka; VIM. Cove, Topeka; O. II. Sam
dersOn. Topeka; J. H Henry, Mission. G.
H. Nettels, Topeka; c. r. Muse, Topeka;
R. p. AIbaugh. Monmouth; w A. War
ner Dover; S E. Tillman, Dover; Charles
Steinberger, North Topeka; w. J. Osborn.
Soldier; E. D. Bennett, Topeka: II. L.
Herring, North Topeka; J. a. Bond Ross
Vile; T. J. Swagerty, Topeka; NJ. r. Kel-
sey, Topeka: W. S. Osborne. Topeka; c..
E. Tibbs, Silver Lake.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
WAITlNGFOR GAGE
rcontinued from First Page.1

in which the members on the floor
heartily Joined. This was a govern
ment for the people and by the people,
he declared, and no man should be
excluded from participation in the ex-
ecutive branch of the government, by
accident or birth or the misfortunes of
early education, who was otherwise
qualified. Ohio, he said, had repudiat-
ed the civil service law and was Op
posed to building up an office holding
class in this country.
Mr.. BrosSiUS (Rep., Pa.), the chair
man of the committee on civil service,
defended the law and the presidents
Interpretation of it. He thought any at
tempt to legislate upon the question
must be regarded as an indignity to the
executive.
Mr.. Bailey CDem.. Tex.). commended
Mr.. GrOSVenCr's utterances against
building up an office holding class in
this country doctrine, he said, which
was almost literally embodied in the
Chicago platform. Democratic ap-
plause.) THAT is the only good fea-
ture of that platform" CALCULATED Mr..
Steele (Rep., Ind.), amid laughter on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Johnson CRep., Ind.), after some
opening remarks about the stupendous
folly of appointing a bimetallic COM
mission to roll over Europe, made a
strong speech in defense of the civil
service law.
General Grosvenor, he charged with
being derilict to his duty as a Repubh-
can. That party, he said, was unalter-
ably pledged to the support of the law.
Benjamin Harrison and William Nc
Kinley, the most distinguished eXpOn-
ents of it's policies had fought for the
law in no uncertain language, and
General GrOsvenor, he thought, we'll
nerited the rebuke administered to h m
by Mr.. Bailey when the latter charged
him with supporting the Chicago plat
form. (Laughter.) He marVeled that
the mouthpiece of the administration
had fallen so low. No portion of the
presidents message met with more
hearty endorsement than that relating
to the civil service and he warned his
colleagues that if they put through
bill in antagOnism to the law it would
be vetoed.
Moreover, he said, it was a mistake
to imagine that the sentiment of the
country opposed it. The law was
heartily approved by all except a few
degenerate politicians" who opposed
it from selfish motives. The trouble
was not with the law, but with it's ad-
ministration by spoilsmen.
Mr.. Cochran (Dem.. MOI, in a satiri-
cal speech, spoke of the injustice of
turning over a subject which Mr.. Walk
er had freely admitted he knew all
about it to Mr.. Dingley, who had faith
cred a tariff bill that had already pro-
duced a 1000, 900 deficit.
Mr.. Bland (Dem., MOI, averred that
it was we'll understood that nothing
would be done with the currency prob
lem and Mr.. BOdine (Dem., MOD, al
legged that the civil service law was
humbug which the West and South Op
posed. The latter gave some amusing
illustrations of its operations and cauS-
ed a laugh by the statement that Mr..
Cleveland had been some time in the
White House before he discovered that
the United States was not bounded on
the west by the Allegheny mountains.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
ZOE pEEPER wATER.
Port Arthur Channel Company to
Build a Ship Canal

Port Arthur, Dee. s. The Port Ar
thur Channel and Dock company. the
company that is building the ship canal
at Port Arthur that will give the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad
its deep water connection, is an inde-
pendent corporation distinct from the
railroad company. It's terminal facil-
tiles viii be open to all applicants.
a mortgage has been authorized for
81. 100000, under which thirty year > per
cent bonds viii be issued to the amount
of $1,50O, ,000.The proceeds from the sale
CT these bonds Will be used to pay for the
canal already partly finished for ware
houses. piers. etc, as also for :. 500 acres
of land at Port Arthur and along the
line of the canal The company owns
two and a half miles of water front at
Port Arthur. and has the franchise for
the street car service in Port Arthur.
The interest on the bonds viii be Sc
cured from the sales Of lands and build
ing sites and from warehouse and ter
minal charges.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

Chicago to Kansas City, and includes
453 miles of track. The traffic on this
division is probably heavier the year
around than on any other division of
the road, and for this reason an effort
will be made to equip it with the alb
solute block system before any of the
western divisions. The system was
first placed on the Emporia branch as
an experiment, and worked so salts
factoriIy that the management at once
secured the services of Mr.. ]. S. Hob
son, as engineer of signals and ordered
the system placed on the main line
from Kansas City to Newton. 1t is
now but a question of time until the en-
tire track of the Santa Fe railway prop
erViH be similarly equipped.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
NEW QUARANTINE LINE.
There Has Been No Change Made in
Kansas.

The United States quarantine line for
next year viii be the same as in the
past from the Pacific coast to the south
east corner of Kansas. At that point
it goes north to include three counties
in southeastern Missouri, then passes
east, placing Arkansas in the prohibited
area, also a part of Tennessee
The open season will be from Novenl-
ber Is to January Is. during which time
the Quarantine regulations are not eff
fective.
These regulations were agreed upon
and recommended to the secretary of
agriculture by the national convention
OF live stock sanitary commissions at
St Louis last week
The national association honored
Kansas by electing Taylor Riddle sec
retary Mr.. Riddle is chairman of the
Populist state central committee and
secretary of the Kansas live stock san
itary commission. c. p. Johnson of
Springfield Ill. was elected president
of the national association.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
THOUGHT II WAS WHISKY.
Mistake of Brakemen Brindley and
Shepherd May Prove a Double
Fatality

The condition of Jim Shepherd, who
was poisoned a few days ago at Flor
ence is far from good. Shepherd suf-
fers greatly and it has been Il question
with the physicians whether he could
pull through or not.
on last Saturday Shepherd and Bart
Brindley, both middle division men, had
some soda pop they wished to drink
and they mixed it with what they sup
posed to be whisky, at a Florence lunch
counter. In a short time after they
had drank it they We're taken suddenly
sick. An examination was made and
it was discovered that the stuff they
had mixed with the pop was not whis-
Ky but rheumatism medicine. Brindie5-
died on Sunday at EmpOria, and there
can be but little hope for Shepherd.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
CoNeREss rs PoLLEp
Regarding the Principal Questions
to Come Before It

to Come Before Tt
New York, Dec. S.-A special to the
Journal from Washington, says: A re-
porter has made a poll of congress upon
the most vital question likely to come
before that body at this session.
The following proposition was sub
mitted to the members of the house:
DO you favor retirement of the
greenbackS %
The surprise in the vote upon this
proposition was in the fact that such
Republicans as Belknap, DOlliver, ,Odell,
Henderson, MeSick, Bruce and Hopkins
were found in opposition. Not a single
Populist, of course, favored the propO-
sition, while Brenner of Ohio and
Kitchen were the only Democrats in its
favor. The following propositions were
submitted to the senate:
Can any radical financial legislation,
involving the retirement of the green
backs, the limitation of the legal tender
quality of silver, or the issuing of gold
bonds for the retirement of greenbacks,
pass the senator"
There was practically a unanimous
sentiment that nothing can be done. On
this poll there was not an affirmative
vote.
jority and the doubt expressed by GER
tain senators virtually meant a mega
tive.
TO the senate upon the matter of an
nexation this proposition was submit
ted:
do you favor the annexation of Ha-
waii?'
Not q single straight Republican was
found in opposition but Cannon and
Pettigrew, the silver senators voted in
favor of it. All the leaders of the DEM
ocratic party were opposed with the ex-
ceptions Of Morgan, Pettus, RaWlins
and Turpie.
Upon the Cuban question these two
propositions were submitted to mem
bers of the house of representatives
DO you favor the joint resolution
passed by the senate at the extra ses-
sion declaring that state of war ex-
lists in Cuba?"
do you favor a resolution acknOwl-
edging the independence of Cuba ?''
The first proposition seemed to meet
with the views of the greater portion of
the known friends of the insurgents, al
though the Republicans were far be-
hind the Democrats in numbers. Among
those on the Republican roll who voted
for the proposition were Belknap, Bou-
teIle. Danford, Davenport, Dorr, Grow,
Henry of Indiana. Robbins, Stevens and
favored it, such men as Bailey, Benton,
Bland Ermentrout and Taylor of Ala
banla being found among the positive
friends of belligerency.
Friends of Cuba appeared to be a bit
shy of the bold suggestion of Cuban
independence, probably for the reason
that the first proposition, having passed
the senate, affords the means of more
direct action, and throug the fear that
congressional recognition of Cuban in
dependence might lead to complications
with Spain which the other move would
avoid.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
WELLINaroN,s BoonE.
Has Bright Prospects in a Railroad
Wav Ahead

The Santa Fe's re-establishment of
the trainmaster's and train d.spatcher's
offices at Wellington has led to the sup
position that the division superintend-
ent's office which was abolished along
with the other places two years ago.
viii be put il again. For the last two
years the business of the Panhandle
division has been directed from Wtch-
ita and Arkansas City.
There is a report that the Albu-
querque extension from Panhandle,
Tex, viii be commenced the first of the
year It is the opinion Of local railroad
officials that if the division superin-
tendent is located at Wellington the
Office viii be in charge of c. J. Hart
man, formerly of Wichita, but now
with the Mexican Central, with head
quarters at Ell Paso, Tex, or Division
Superintendent F. T Dolan of Wichita,
who may be moved to wellington.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
RAILRoAD sCHooL.
Plan of the L. & N. to Educate Track
Foremen.

Mascoutah, Ill, Dec. 8-The Louis
vile & Nashville railroad yesterday in
troduced a new plan on that system by
which it is expected to materially adj
vance the education in railroad work
of the track fOremen.
a special inspection train with a per-
fectly equipped inspection car is to be
run annually or semi-annuaIly for the
benefit of the section bosses
Expert railroad engineers and Off
Gals accompany the trackmen, and,
while they are getting practical knowl-
edge about the railroad on which they
are employed. they also receive free
lectures on the fine points in modern
railroad building. There were about
100 section fOremen on the special car
which left East St. Louis yesterday
for trip over the St. Louis and Hen
dersOn division. The party was in
charge of Supervisor julius c. Dew of
the st. Louis division.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
ARREST HAYTIAN EDITOR.
Accused of Trying to Stir Up a Revo-
luton.

Port au Prince, Dec. S-M. Frederique,
managing editor of the Journal impartial,
and alleged author of the virulent arti-
cles attacking the Germans, who is ac-
cused of desiring to excite the populace
of this place against the government, was
arrested today and taken on board Hay
tian cruiser.
At the moment of his embarkation there
was much excitement, but order was soon
restored. The government has at it's
disposition a sufficient number of troops
and is taking all the necessary measures
70 maintain order
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
New Santa Fe Car Shops Open.

Ever since the Santa Fe car sheds
were opened in the Topeka yards, i'm
provements have been going steadily
on. Everything to facilitate the work
in this department has been done. Yes
terday the new machine shop in con-
nectiOn with the car building depart
ment was in running order for the first
time. Heretofore the work that will
be done by this department has been
done in the mechanical department but
by having a wheel press, wheel lathe,
drills etc, at hand it will be a saving
of time and trouble. Like all other
departments the machines are operated
by compressed air.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
FORMED AGAIN.
TranscontinentaI Passenger Associe-
tion to be Revived

Denver. Dec. So p. m.-The News
today has the following. The Trans
continental Passenger association is to
be revived and its headquarters are t0
be established in Denver
P J. Flynn, the well known railway
commissioner, who has been acting a
the head of nearly a score of different
Passenger and freight committees il
this city has been selected chairman.
Mr.. Flynn viii receive a salary amount
ing to probably IS 600 a year and viii
have in the office under his direction a
force Of fifteen to twenty persons. eacn
of whom viii be an expert in some de-
partnent OF railroad book keeping. If
there is no hitch in the programme,
the association viii be ready for bust
ness on the first of January.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
BLOCK SYSTEM EXTENSION.
Santa Fe Will az Once Equip Their
Chicago Division.

One Of the most important improve
meEts now contemplated by the man
agement of the Santa Fe railway for
the year 1898. and one which will un-
doubtedly be carried out. is the exten-
sion of the absolute block signal sys-
tenn. now in operation over the En-
poria branch and main line from Kan
sas City to Newton, over the Chicago
division. Engineer of Signals J. S
HObson is now preparing plans il this
city for the extension, and it is prob
able that this viii be included in the
list of improvements authorized by
President Ripley soon after the first Of
the year.
The Chicago division extends from
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
ENGAGED WITH GOMEZ.
Spanish Claim to Have Captured His
Camp.

Havana, Dec. S-The Spanish military
officers here announced today that col
umns of troops belonging to the military
district OF Sancti Spiritus. province of
Santa Clara, acting in conjunction, have
been engaged at the Delicias farm with
insurgent force under General Maxine
Gomez.
The government troops, it is further
stated, captured the insurgent camp and
a quantity of arms. ammunition and the
medicine chest. The insurgents, it ap-
pears. left p men killed on the field.
The troops lost five soldiers killed and
had two officers and % men wounded.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
BOTH PARTIES LOSE.
Meth 9r Chicago Nor the Illinois Cen
tral Owns the Lake Front.

Chicago Dec. '8.-Judge Freeman Of
the superior court, has decided that
the Illinois Central Railroad company
had no right to occupy the submerged
lands of the lake shore between TNen-
ty- fifth and Twenty-s streets
and dismissed the bill asking for an in
junction restraining the city from in
terfering with the work of filing in the
land in question. The court also dis
missed the crOss-biil filed by the city
which asked for an injunction to re-
strain the railroad company from pro-
ceeding with its work, holding that the
city had no right to interfere. The
railroad company took an appeal to the
supreme court
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
a. C McKitrick Resiens.

~Er A. c. McKitricE, for several years
an employe in the Office of the auditor
Of freight receipts of the Santa Fe, has
resigned his position to accept a posi-
ton with the western freight associa-
tion of Kansas City Mr. McKitriclI's
new work will be largely that of check
ing the accounts of the association in
the office of the auditor of freight re-
ceiptS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
NEW ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
Line From Colorado Springs to Grip
pie Creek Certain.

Colorado Springs, Col, Dec S.-A car
load of copper wire is now en- route to
this city and will be used in the con-
structiOn OF the new electric railroad
between this point and Cripple Creek.
1t was stated today on good authority
that grading operations would be com
menced on January 1 next
Yesterday the Cripple Creek District
Electric railroad filed a mortgage with
the county clerk for the use OF the Cen
tral Trust company, of New York, for
81. $50, ,O00 This mortgage is to secure
the payment of bonds to be issued by
the company for the building OF the
road.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
To Place an Interiooking Switch.

An interlocking switch is to be placed
ct the crossing of the main passenger
track and the freight track on the San
Ia Fe line here. The switch at either
side viii be locked so that when the
track for the passenger is opened all
crossing of that track must cease The
switch will be operated from a small
switch room and will be handled in
switches and signals. The house that
will be used for the switchman was
shipped in yesterday from Arkansas
City.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Largest Santa Fe Icehouse.

Newton, Dec S.-The old ice house at
Nickerson has been torn down and is
being moved over to this point in sec
tions The house is about the same
size as the largest one in the yards.
The new ice house will be constructed
on the west end OF the present ice
house. making one of the largest ice
houses on the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
SANTA FE's HISTORY.
Treasurer Wilder to Begin the Work
about the First of the n ew Y ear.

Early in 1898 Treasurer Edward
Wilder. of the Santa sFe. will commence
the official history of the Santa Fe
railway. This was authorized by Pres
ident Ripley some time ago, but as the
work in the treas urer's Office is heaviest
near the end of each year, Mr.. Wilder
has been unable to devote any time to
the history. After the first of the year
the yEerk sIackens. and Mr.. Wilder viii
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Rates for the Holidavs.

A rate of one and one-third fare has
been declared by the Western lines for
the holidays. Tickets will be sold on
December "a and 25, and on December
to January 4. Earlier sale than Decem-
Der "a, will be made to students return
ing to their homes from colleges before
that date.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
CAR FAMINE IN TEXAS.

Vast Quantities of Cotton and Live
Stock Awaiting Shipment.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. S.-The car
famine in Texas is daily growing more
serious.
Not enough cars can be had to move
the immense quantities of stock and
cotton now being held and stored await
ing shipment
Cotton dealers are turning their at
tentiOn' to export trade and making an
effort to move cotton to seaport points.
Seventy foreign vessels are now in
Galveston harbor waiting to be loaded.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
L1o. Pac Putting in Water Tub9.

Ell Dorado, Dec. Sowing to lack of
water the Missouri Pacific have put in
"a water tubs at water stations some
of 5000 and $500 gallons capacity. Six
eight at Fort Scott, six on the D. NJ.
q A. division; two on the Fort Scott
& Southern division and two at White
water.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Through Rio Grande Service.

Denver, Dec. Son January the
Denver and Rio Grande roalroad will
inaugurate, in cooperation with its
eastern and western connections. i
through tourist car service from Bos-
ton to Portland for the accommodation
Of travellers to the northwest. The
cars will pass through Chicago and
Omaha, and viii make a trip each way
once a week. On it's westerly trip the
car will leave Chicago, January 6, and
returning leave Portland January IL
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

Chimmy--Shine, sir? Shine? III gin
yer one yer can see yer face in.
Mr.. Ugliemugge (walking away)-NO,
you rat
Johnnie-WOn' Z yer never learn nuthin,
Chimmy? Wot does guy like dat want
to see his face fer?-New York journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Cheanness of METALLIC Ties.

EI Dorado, Dec S.-A Bidwell and
A H. Bandy returned yesterday from
Kansas City where they have been
testing their metallic railroad ties. The
ties can be placed on the market at
81 25 and viii last for a lifetime, while
the wooden ties cost from 40 to 80 cents
and their average lifetime is five years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
Snow

BaHard's Snow Liniment cures
Rhemat tism, Neuralgia, Hea dache, Sick
Headache. Sore Throat, Cuts, Sprains,
Bruises Old Sores, COrns, and all pain
and Inflammation. The most penetrat-
ing Liniment in the world. Try it, soc.
Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave, and
AIiller's Pharmacy, Cor. 9th and Topeka
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08

then take up the work of writing the
history.
The official history will tell of the ad-
vancement of the pioneer western rail-
road from its Incorporation up to and
including the Santa Fe silver anniver-
sary celebration of last fall.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
OFFICERS AFTER JOHNSON.
Requisition Issued for the Negro Who
Eloped With Miss Neal

st. Joseph, No. Dec. S.-A special to the
Daily News from Jefferson City says
Governor Stevens has issued a requisition
for Joseph Johnson, the negro coachman
who eIeped with Miss Neal, wealthy
white girl of Sweet Springs, Mo. Officers
have goAe to AIissoula, Mont, after john
son.