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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
HOW IT IS IN Ell PAso.
Description of the Santa Fe Railroad
kangaroo Court"

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The FL Paso Herald prints the fol-
lowing somewhat humorous article in
its railroad news:
A Santa Fe sWitchnan and a brake
man thought to celebrate the ap-
prOach of the holidays and the advent
OF the bull fighting season by loading
up their digestive resorts on the ever
festive and fermentive pulque They
We're not around when wanted in con-
special permits to go prospecting for
mountain lion scalps in Arizona, for
keeps.
a Santa Fe watchman. instead Of
firing up an engine when wanted. pre-
ferred to devote his energies to the
service OF BacchuS rather than Wes-
ley. The little idiosyncrasy lost the
ready; and incidentally, so to speak,
the Watchman was instructed to go
down to FL Paso and watch the move
ments Of the alligatOrs in the plaza
aquarium, and report facts and figures
on the growth of these lovely reptiles
for the next five years.
A yardman and a foreman of the
Santa F'e made a flying switch that
sent a car flying six ways for Sunday
into two cars that were being repaired.
on siding the yardman is now pre-
pairing to eHigTate 10 1AlODdike to re-
trieVe his sequestered fortunes, and
the foreman Will for ten days give his
entire and undivided attention to icOnO-
era ply and the ramificatiOns of byzan-
tine art.
A Santa F'e engineer deraiIed his en-
gine at a terminal by not seeing that
the switches were properly lined up.
He has five days in which to pass an
inorganic preparations. Here endeth
he second lesson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
MUST WAIT UNTIL DEAD.
Decision of Court of Appeals in Re
versing a Railway Pass Case.

Fort Scott. Dec 24-The Kansas
court of appeals has just handed down
an opinion in the case of Curry against
the Missouri Pacific Railway company,
error from Franklin county, reversing
decision of the district court of that
county which gave a judgment for ST.,
500 against the railroad company. The
suit was filed in 1891. and was for dam
ages the plaintiff would sustain during
life by reason of the defendants refus-
ing to issue him a pass over the road
for life. in accordance with Il contract
made in 1886. when plaintiff decided
some property to the railroad for i
crossing.
The jury was instructed to find for
Mr.. Curry. In reversing the decision.
the court of appeals holds that the
lower court erred in the instructions.
and that damages can be collected only
for the five years in which q breach of
contract has occurred, and not in ad-
vance. The case was sent back for
new trial
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

paint shop. left the employ of the COM
pany today.
Mr.. William Barrett and wife will
spend Christmas in Burlingame.
Clayton budding. of the boiler shops,
viii spend Christmas in Missouri
William Powell. of the machine shops,
will spend Christmas in Usage City.
John Bromberg, of the machine
shops, will spend Christmas in Riley
county.
Mr. John steel, of the car shops. and
wife will spend Christmas in Valley
Falls.
Mr. Alfred Penwell, of the car shops.
will spend Christmas hunting on Big
Muddy.
John Foy. of the blacksmith shop
will spend Christmas at Vine Creek,
Kansas.
Mr.. William Lyons, stock man in the
paint shop will spend Christmas in
Douglass county.
Amos BeeIer will probably not have
last Of January.
Nearly all the shop departments are
getting the work for the present
year cleaned up and Will start in next
month on new work
In the uphoIsterer's department a new
fabric has been introduced for curtains
in coaches. It is an imitation leather
of double thickness.
Baggage ear $780, which has lately
been turned out of the coach shops at
Topeka, was sent to Kansas City for
service Yesterday on ia.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
BIG HOLIDAY TRADE
Causes Santa Fe to Borrow Express
Cars-Freight Business Not
so Heavy

The express business over the Santa
F'e is the heaviest that the road has
experienced in several years All the
express cars of the company are in
service and several express cars have
been leased from other lines for use
during the heavy holiday traffic. The
rush will probably keep up until Sun
day and Monday when there will be
sudden decline.
The freight business of the Santa Fe
is not so heavy as it was u few weeks
ago but the dead freight business is
better for the season Of the year than
IS often the case. The live stock Ship
ments have been falling off since De
cember 1st. In the local business
through the Topeka yards the output
of coal from the Usage City and Scran-
ton mines has kept up the highest fig
ure that has ben known in three or
four years. The Santa Fe coal train
has handled more cars a day than it
has before in several Years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
THE FIGHTING GREEK.
Will Appeal His Peanut Tootsr Case
to a Higher Court

F. w. Swearingen. the jeweler. at SOC
Kansas avenue, who requested the CITY
council TO pass an ordinance to pro-
hifit peanut tooters" on the main
streets. today appeared before Police
Judge AtchiSOn and sWOre out com
pIaint against Louis CharOwas, the
Greek who has fruit stand at Fifth
and Kansas avenue, with violating the
ordinance.
The ordinance was passed Monday
night and last night it was published
in the State Journal, the official city
paper This morning, SwearinSen
says. the Greek persisted in allowing
his steam whistle on the peanut rOasJer
to blow.
Il warned him to stop it. but he said
he wouldn't. When l threatened him
with arrest, he replied: III appeal
the case 1 got d bouquet yesterday
from appreciatiVe friends for having
the ordinance passed
Charowas was arrested today by the
police and he furnished u bond for his
appearance The case will be heard
before Judge AtchisOn Monday morn
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
DON'T GO TO MEXICO
Unless You Have Money is Mr.. Paul
HudsOn's Advice

Mr. and Mrs Paul Hudson and family
arrived late yesterday afternoon from the
City of Mexico. where Mr.. Hudson is en-
ployed as manager of the Mexican Her
aid.
While Mr.. Hudson is loyal to Mexico. he
says that he would not advise any Amer
lean without means to move there. There
is no end to openings in industrial pur-
suits, but If a man has no money and
has to depend upon his daily labor he had
better stay where he is The fact is
that there are so many people in Mexico
ready to work for less than American
can live on. that if man from the Unit
ed States tried TO compete with them he
would find it uphill business to keep
alive.
a great many Americans gre coming
into Mexico, and the American colony is
growing. One of the greatest disad-
vantages that person from here expert
enCeS is the inability to speak the Ian
guage. 1t requires several months to
overcome that and place man in posi-
ton where he can 90 any kind Of busi-
ness
Mr. Hudson and his family Will remain
in Topeka for a month and will then re
turn to Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Think it Great Joke to Talk
Of Legislation.
ONE CONDUCTOR SAYS
Passengers Will be Permitted
to SnOFe
Until They Reach the State
Line, and Then Must Stop.

awake Editor J. J. Miller of the Santa
Fe (Kan) Monitor with his wild and un-
tanned snores. he probably was not dream
ing of the comment that his few snores
and Nj Nrller's criticisms and recon-
mendations to the lawmakers OF the
country would create as much talk as
it has. Mr.. Miller would have laws
passed to stop snoring in sleeping cars.
Pullman conductors and porters, who
have much more to do with snoring and
snorers than anybody else. are greatly in
terested in the proposed legislation
Pullman Car Conductor J. p. Rude OF
Pullman car .'Ruthven' on the Denver
express said: stop snoring on sleeping
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
TO ENLARGE PARSONS SHOPS.
The "Katy'' to Make Extensive I'm
provements at That Point.

Parsons Dec 24.-The Katy shops
in this city are TO be enlarged. The
improvements embrace the erection of
five buildings. besides doubling the ca
pacity of the roundhouse. One of the
buildings is to be 1OOx2OO another one
is to be nearly the same dimensions.
and still another is to be 100X100 and the
remaining two are to be smaller.
One of the local officials stated today
that this would mean the doubling the
number Of shop hands at present en-
ployed in this city. 1t is the intention
OF the company to take the boiler shops
the carpenter shops and the painting
minor departments out of the building
in which they are situated.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Philadelphia "RecOrd'' Which
Clears $4,000 a Year,
Is Millionaire VIM. NJ. Singer
Iy's Life Preserver.
A GOOD NEWSPAPER
Ably Managed, Can Rescue a
Bursted Bank.
Further Details of the Big
Philadelphia Failure.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-The Record to-
day publishes the following editorial:
ITO the Public: The Record is COM
PEELED to make a painful personal an
nouneement this morning. Owing. to
the financial embarrassment of Mr.
VIM. NJ. Singerly, president of the Rec
ord Publishing company, the Chestnut
Street National bank and the Chestnut
Street Trust and Savings Fund com
pany We're obliged to suspend business
yesterday.
The weight which proved too heavy
for Mr.. Singerly to carry, was his
large investment in the Singerly Pulp
and Paper mills at Elkton, Nd. The
extreme Shrinkage in the price of pa
per and the resulting depression in the
value of that property was the primary
cause of his embarrassment and of the
suspension of the bank and trust COM
pany with which he has been SO close
ly identified. An extra raOrdinary effort
was made before the encouragement of
the suspension yesterday, to tide over
the difficulty. and Mr.. Singerly's friends
rallied to his assistance with rare gen
erOSity and fidelity; but it was found
impracticable to turn the assets at his
disposal into a shape to meet imme-
date requirement.
A complete statement of the condi-
tion of the Chestnut Street National
bank will soon be available. 1t is pro-
bable that such arrangements viii be
perfected as will enable the bank to
Hquidate its obligations without the
necessity or delay of a recelVerSh1p. In
the Record property Mr.. Singerly has
valuable assets. The earnings of this
journal during the year 1896 in excess
of all expenditure, were 1910, 900. With
such money maker to fall back upon
and with a grim determipation to pay
every dollar he owes, he hopes to re-
deem his credit and satisfy his credit
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

cars Wen. the man that viii do that
should have medal granted him by con-
sTess. People might as well try to stop
the sun from shining as to try and stop
people from snoring I would like to
have the midnight nasal serenades stop
ped. but TO want ii done and to do it are
two different things"
Pullman Car Porter I. Norris on Pull
man car "Ruthven'' of the Denver ex>
press said: People viii snore; you can't
stop them If that law is to be made
The companies might just as we'll stop
running sleeping cars. because with some
people il il necessity and with others it
is a habit. Why. I know it to be fact
that some people Will not so to sleep until
someone snores. just the same as sing
ing to child to make it sleep. Other
people cannot sleep when anyone is
snoring. so what is to be done? All can
not be satisfied
Pullman Car Porter George Blackwell
on Pullman car "Susa' on the Denver
express laughed as if he would never re-
rover when he heard of the proposed law
lie laughed until Conductor Rude thought
it was chronic hysteria. stop snoring on
sleeping carsi Might well try to bring
a baby up on a piece Of salt pork. It is a
lot of bother to hear someone saw wood
all night. and 1 wish it could be stopped,
hut I would not like the job of stopping it.
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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
TRUST COMPANY ASSIGNS.
Follows the Chestnut Strest Bank
With Which it was Allied

PhiIadelphia. Dec 24-The Chestnut
Street Trust and Saving Fund company
which closed its doors yesterday. made
an assignment today for the benefit Of
creditors. to George H Earle, jr.. pres
idant of the Tradesmen's National bank
and Richard Y. Cooke, president oil the
Guarantee Trust and safe Deposit
company.
The Chestnut Street Trust company
is closely affiliated with the Chestnut
Street National bank. which was yes
terday placed in charge of the national
bank examiner. VIM NJ Slngerly is
president Of both companies and the
boards of directors Of the two compa-
MES are the same with the exception
that in each board there is one member
who IS not a director in the other.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Brakeman's Narrow Escape.

Atchison. Dec al J. Coleman. a
Central Branch brakeman. had an eX-
treneIy narrow escape from death in
the Atchison yards last night. by fall
ling from moving train. As il was.
he suffered broken collar bone,
wrenChed and spraiued back. and nC-
r.erous severe bruises. He started
west on the Central Branch mixed
train. which left AtchisOn at 11:30 p.
m. When the train was near tre
shops running at the rate Of eight or
ten miles an hour. Coleman started
from the first car OF the train to the
tender. and slipping, fell to the side
Of the track.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

Company Orders $50 Refrigerator
Cars From Chicago Shops
Here Too Busy

The Wells < French company of chi
cago have an order from the Santa Fe
company for go. sc feet, latest model
refriSator cars.
The reason that the order has been
given to a firm of eastern car builders
is because the Topeka shops have as
much work ahead as they can pCss. bly,
do during the coming year. The wor1
on the new cars VIII commence about
January L Inspector =. COpley Of the
Santa Fe car department at Topeka
VIII he in Chicago during the building
OF the ears and viii see that they meet
the requirements OF the specifclt.Oas.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
DODGE CITY BALL.
B, Of r. T. Dance to be Given on Fri
day Night. Decembsr 81.

Dodge City. Dec. 24-The b. of r. T.
BAH, to be given at the rink Friday ev-
ening, December q, promises to be a
big dance, and no doubt it viii be, as
all the dances ever given by the rail-
been successes. The B. of R T. lodge
has but recently re-organized at this
place with a good membership. The
following are the officers of the lodge:
Master, d. J. Luster; vice master,
c. A. Judd; secretary, L. T. Sears;
fnancier, L. Marshall; journal, c. r.
Clark; conductor. J. c. Simpson; inside
sentinel, B. c. Jones; outside sentinel,
I. Stevenson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
NEW MILEAGE BUREAU.
Vanderbilt Roads Will Establish
HeadQuarters at Detroit.

Detroit. Dec. 24.-Since the Central
Traffic association would not agree to
the charges proposed in the new inter
changeable mileage ticket by the Van
derbilt and other Michigan roads,
new northern mileage ticket bureau
viii be established with headquarters
in Detroit.
Representatives. of the roads inter
ested Will meet here next Tuesday to
effect the new organization. The new
tickets viii be called the Northern In
VIII be good on trains without appli-
cation at stations.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
ELKToN BANK STOOD UP.
Depositors Started a Run but Aban-
doued It.

EIkton. Nd. Dec 24-When the news
Of the closing of the Chestnut Street
National bank of Philadelphia, of which
William NJ. Singerly is president, reach
ed this town yesterday afternOOn.it had
a disturbing effect upon the depOsitors
in the Second National bank of ElktOn,
of which Mr.. Singerly is vice president
and a heavy stOckhOlder. The bank
opened its doors as usual this morning
for business and a steady stream of de-
pOsitors filed in anxious to withdraw
their accounts.
The officials of the bank had antici-
pated a run and made preparations for
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Whitowaghing Viz air.

The basement of the Santa Fe store
house at Topeka is being whitewashed.
In the basement are kept the heavier
supplies of the road. Large and heavy
pieces of iron are stored there. First
the dust was blown out of the hooks
and creVices of the walls with hose
attached to the compressed air pipe
and after the walls were thoroughly
cleaned commenced the work OF white
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
s1NGER1Y MORTGAGES FARMS
Document Covering 100000 Filed,
Dated Last March.

Norriston, Pa. Dee. PA mortgage
of $1O0. eco covering William NJ. Singer
ly's realty in Gwynedd township has
beer. placed on record here The mort
gagee is H G. Hart. of Philadelphia,
and the instrument is dated March q,
1897 The rate of interest is six per
cent The properties covered by this
mortgage are eleven farms aggregating
I2S acres and several town lots.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SHOPS AT CLEBURN
To be Furnished IN a Similar Way to
the Topeka Santa Fe Shops.

General Foreman Farrell of the car
department OF the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fe at Cle5Urn. Texas, was q VS.
itor at the Topeka car shops yesterday.
The c.. c. u 5. i. have lately built
extensive car shops at Clekurn and
Mr.. Farrell was looking over the ma
chinery at the Topeka shops with the
view of furnishing the Cleburn shoos
in the same way that the shops Of the
Santa RE are equipped Nr. Farrell
left last night on No. = for Texas.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
TO RUN ELEcrR1c FANS
Santa Fe Dining Cars Will be Pre-
pared for Hot Weather.

One of the luxuries of the dining car
that viii follow the adoption of the
new axle electric light Will be the use
Of electric fans.
The dining cars will be equipped with
two electric fans. They will be placed
overhead in the ends of the cars. So
far three dining cars have been fitted
with electricity and as soon as the
warm weather commences the fans will
be placed on a separate circuit so they
can be run in the daytime irrespective
of the lighting circuit.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
IMMENSE SNOW.
Snow is Drifted Four Feet Deep
in New York.

Corey. Pa. Dec. 24-The snow is drift
ing at a terrific rate. At sherman, n y
and vicinity reports say that 1t is over
four feet and still drifting It takes two
engines to pull three cars on the Western
New York & Pittsburg. which goes
through that section. Trains on the
Pennsylvania. are also delayed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
The ssChief Elk" in California

San Francisco. Dec. 24-The benevo-
lent protective order OF EIks gave
banquet at the California hotel last
night in honor Of Grand Exalted Ruler
Meade D. DetWeiler. Exalted Ruler J.
r. Howell Of San Francisco lodge acted
as tOastmaster and about 200 gentle
men gathered around the board. Gov.
Budd paid a high compliment to the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FRozE IN BOSTON
Man 55 Years Old Loses His Life by
the Cold

Boston. Dec PA cold wave accom-
panied by severe northwest gale swept
over New England late last night ana
continued today. While he temperature 8
are not unusually low in the southern por-
ZION the fearful wind has made the cold
very penetrating. and one death has been
reported in this county-George Whetler.
& years old. who was frozen to death in
South Boston
Zero temperature is recorded in many
DI9cqs
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
TO IMPROVE THEIR DEPOT
The Rock Island Company Makes
Changes at Dodge City

Dodge City, Dec. 24.-The Rock Is
land depot. now that it has been locat-
ed on it's new site, near the city hail,
Will be painted and otherwise imprOv-
cd.
1t is 80 feet long ard contains two
waiting rooms. a freight room and Of
fees. The company secured block OF
ground. and next spring it is the in
tentiOn to set the ground to shade trees
and blue grass.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
PEcos ROAD a CERTAINTY.
Son of President Hagerman Verifie5
the Report

There is no longer any doubt that the
Pecos Valley railroad viii be extended
from Roswell. New Mexico. to a con-
nection with the Santa Fe early in the
Gprnig The report that Mr.. J. J Ha-
german. president Of the road had Sc
cured the necessary capital to build the
extension. printed in the State Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Receiver for Hall Safe Co.

Hamilton. Ohio. Dec. 4.-Application
for a receiver was made by Mr.. Mosler,
this afternoon for the Herring-Hall-
Marvin Safe Co. one Of the largest
manufacturing plants in the c.ty.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

FL Paso. Dec. 24-Articles of incor-
pOration for the Texas extension Of the
PecOs Valley railway has been filed at
Austin. All indications from that section
point to an early construction of the
Valley road to a connection with the
Santa Fe, at Washburne, in the Pan
handle.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

washing The whitewash was spreaI
with an air brush which sprays the
whitewash into cracks and corners
that a common brush could not reach.
After the walls are finished the cellar
Will be much lighter and pleasanter for
the men working there
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
A Warn1. Clear Chr;stnas.

Weather Observer Jennings says that
Topeka and vicinity VIII nave & warm.
clear Christmas. The minimum tenn
peraturc for last night was IS degrees.
This afternoon the temperature was Il
degrees.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Rush q Chinese War Vessel

san Francisco. Dec. 24--Work on the
japanese war vessel Chintos, in course
of construction at the Union Iron
works. is being pushed forward and she
will be launched early in January. She
will go at once to Japan, where she viii
receive her armament.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Mo. Pacific Improvement.

lola, Dec. 24.-The Missouri Pacific
company will improve its depot at
this point. An additional room will be
built and gas and a phone system will
be put in.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
BIG MONEY.

The Topeka people who receive com
peusation for the part taken by them ia
the Kansas City stOckyards litigation
received their fees today in time for use
in buying holiday presents.
The following amounts were received
by interested parties.
Special Master Geo. W. Clark 81 10000
c. H. Nette1s. stenographer. 1.l60 90
George F. ShariJt. costs---...-- 10000
Attorney General Boyle. l6Z so
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FIREIN A HOSPITAL.
Kingston Carson Called Out to
Fight the Flames.

Kingston. Ont. Dec. 24.-Fire has
broken out in the Doran wing of the
general hospital. b" battery mas been
called out to assist the fire brigade.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Oar Old Friend lex zlneimsr.

New York. Dec 24-HeideIback, lex
elheimer & Co announce that they
have $50 600 in GOLD leaving London to-
morrow consigned to them.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

The incline to the coal chutes is be
ing repaired.
Mr.. B. D. AIielhann. ornamenter in the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
MUST SHOW rIckErs.
Passengers on the "Katy" Cannoe
Avoid the Gate system.

Denison, Tex. Dec. 24-Katy pas
senEer trains Nos. > and 81 bound
north. were nearly an hour late yes
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

Take your lunch at the Cremerie.
Scott & Scott. four doors north OF the
old stand.
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