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The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
OPENS ICE CARNIVAL.
Omaha Begins the Festival With Re
ception to Queen of Polaris.

Omaha, Jan. 2O.-The Nebraska ice
carnival opened under very inauspicious
conditions, owing to the springlike
weather.
The Queen of Polaris, Miss Mildred
Stephenson, who was elected by popu-
gave a reception to her maids of honor
at the hotel yesterday afternoon. Many
were present from all over the state
and city.
Mayor MOores delivered the keys of
the city to her majesty.
Last night the queen and her numer-
Gus retinue held a reception to the pub
lie at the lagoon at the exposition
grounds. There was just ice enough
to skate. A march was indulged in,
led by the queen in a sleigh drawn by
many gaily bespangled horses. She
was gorgeous in a regal robe of white
satin and a crown of Jewels.
The crowds in attendance are not I'D
to expectation. 1t was intended to
erect an ice palace, but the weather
was too warm.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
no EAT MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
/ Stock Growers Barbecue at Denver to
Have Toothsome Dish.

Denver, Jan. 2O.-The more the com
ing barbecue, which is to top off the
stock growers convention is talked
about, the greater is the interest taken
in it. More like the proverbial forbid
den fruit, and the consequence of tast-
ing thereof, has more to do with the
latest Offering, which comes from Gar
field county.
E. H. Grubb was in the city yesterday
and his tempting offer of seven noun
tain sheep could not be resisted by the
barbecue committee, so they will be ad-
ded to the tOOthSOme Viands. 1t is the
intention of the managers of the stock
growers convention to have the hides
and heads of all of the seven mounted
of these will be placed in the perma-
nent headquarters of the organization
one will be presented to Curator Ferril
and the others presented to the live
stock associations of the western states
that have aided greatly in making the
Denver convention a SUCCESS
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
M'KINLEYS RECEIVE.
First Official Reception Took
Place Last Night.

washington, Jan. 2O.-The first official
reception of the present administration
was given at the White House last even.
ing. Aside from the fact that it was the
first, interest in the event centered in
the new method of distributing invita-
tions, so that only a certain proportion
of those entitled to the hospitality Of the
executive mansion would be entertained
in single evening. The plan, so far as
could be judged from appearances, was
an entire success. While two thousand
invitations had been distributed, and in
spite of a very rainy evening, every one
who was invited appeared. There was
no crush in any part of the house during
the evening, and the whole affair was
commented upon as one of the most pleas-
ant and least laborious of the big gather
ings that have occurred in the mansion.
The receiving party consisted of the
president and Mrs. Mckinley, the vice
president and Mrs. Hobart and the mem-
bers and ladies of the cabinet. All or
these were present except Secretary AL
ger, who was still too i'll to venture out.
and Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Long. each OF
whom was represented by her daughter.
When the house party entered from the
upper hall, it was noted that Mrs Nc
Kinley was leaning the arm of the
PRESIDENT reversing tle usual rune "
which the president escorts the wife OF
the vice president and the latter the mis-
tress of the White House.
The receiving party stood in the blue
parlor. Colonel Bingham and Lieuten-
ant Gilmore presented the guests. The
reception of the diplomatic corps came
first. Sir Julian Panucefote, as the dean
of the corps, led the way, but did not.
as is customary, remain to present his
colleagues to the president. The whole
party from the British embassy continued
through to the east room and left the
White House almost Immediately. Prac-
ticalIy all of the diplomatic corps were
present, including the Spanish minister.
Contrary to expectations, there were
number of guests admitted with the re-
ceiving party back of the line, most OF
them being guests of the cabinet families
and members Of the diplomatic corps.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20

Fe road. Our interests are Identical and
we ought to be friends. If I can bring
it about we viii be-
Since that letter was written my atten>
ton has been called to another article by
Mr.. Davis, in which he devotes himself to
arOusing prejudice and inhaming hostility
against the Santa Fe road and railways in
in general The making of faces and
calling hard names is not argument, and
stirring up strife and i'll will is not alto~
gether a creditable business in life. 1t
cannot be pleasant when the end of ones
days draws near to look back and see that
the only effect of ones being in the world
has been to increase jealousies and i'll
will and to make mankind more bad tenn
pered. Moreover, setting the personal
question aside, peace and good will are
better for the public and the state, the
house which is divided against itself cam
not prosper, and if Kansas is to realize
the splendid destiny which we all believe
to await her. she will do it not by wrang>
ling within her own borders, but by all
classes getting together and working in
unison for her good.
In what I about to say let me re-
peat, Mr.. Editor, what I said in my for
mer letter. that I am not so much arguing
with Mr.. Davis as trying to talk through
you to the people of Kansas. The AEneri-
can people believe are just and fair at
heart. When they have the facts plainly
before them they will choose the right;
am confident of that. And in that conf
dence I will try to place the facts coolly
and dispassionately before the people OF
Kansas for them to pass upon. All I
ask is a quiet hearing and an unbiased
judgment.
1t is not necessary to quote at any
length from what Mr.. Davis says. Briefly,
he dwells upon the sanguinary future
OF railroad operation-the loss of human
life that it entails; and thereon he bases
a plea for the ownership and operation
of the railways by the national govern
ment.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
President Ripley of the Santa
Fe in a Letter
Discusses Gloss of Life'' and
Government Ownership"
ASKS COOPERATION.
Says the Worst Features of
Government Ownership
Would Be the Political Appoint
ment of $4,000 Employees.

President E. P. Ripley Of the Santa Fe
road has addressed a second letter to the
Kansas COmmOner, which is published to-
day
In his second communication Mr. Ripley
discusses two questions: THE Loss of
Life in the Operation of Railways" and
THE Advisability of Government Owner
ship In part he says:
In closing a long letter which I recently
sent to you in reply to a series of COM
munications from Messrs. Davis and
Brown I said: There is nothing that I
can think of that L would not do. which
could Iegitimately be done, to induce the
people of Kansas to become perfectly IA
miIiar with the workings of the Santa
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20

lowed on the platform. Even passen-
gers at many stations are not admitted
to the platforms until the train arrives
Until that time the wicket is locked
Then it is opened and the passengers
pass through, showing their tickets as
they pass. Before the train leaves the
wicket is locked again; and it is not
uncommon for a passenger arriving
and have the wicket shut in his face
He must stand and look through the
bars while his train moves slowly out
No matter how important his trip may
be, or how long it may be to the next
train, he is not allowed to climb on
the train at the last minute at the risk
of losing his footing and being another
person" killed.
No American ever goes to Europe
without coming home feeling bitterly
against the European railways, with
their inferior accommodations and their
rigid-almOst militarY-rules.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
CLAIM HALF OF ARGENTINE
Heirs of Shawnee Indians Demand
Fortunes in Real Estate.

Argentine Jan. 20.-AIore than 200
acres of land in the business center of
Argentine, Kan, which, with its i'm
provements, is valued at from $500, 900
to $1,00O,000 is involved in litigation.
set on foot by the remaining members
of the Shawnee tribe of Indians, who
claim that the land is rightly theirs
If their claim can be established to the
satisfaction of the judge of the United
States federal court, land upon which
now stand prominent business houses
dwelling houses and the depot and
yards of the Santa Fe railway will pass
into their possession.
Two test cases are now on the docket
of the federal court. Both were brought
in the name of the heirs of Nancy
Whitefeather, a rich Shawnee Indian,
who died leaving her property in a
muddled state
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20

from the old location in Rush Center
to a site east of the depot on the north
side of the track.
The Midland roundhouse at Ellsworth
has received a coat of paint and is now
completed. Rumor has it that the Mid
land will build on to Red Cloud, Neb,
this summer.
The L. K &. w recommended the
work of laying new steel rails in Potta-
Watomie county Seven new men were
taken on at Osburg and with Road
master Swanson in charge the work
was taken up east of town where it was
abandoned over year ago, and will be
completed as soon as possible. Thirty
four cars of steel will be used.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20

those 365 days and nights, one en-
plOye'S life should be lOst2
am not saying that it ought to be
lost. What 1 ask is, is it strange that
in some way the slip comes that, before
hand can be stretched out has caus-
ed a death? Are the railways negligent
when this is the percentage? Do they
deserve credit or do they deserve
blame?
Mr.. Davis has soberly told your read
erS that the causes of accident are in
tensided by the employment of over
worked and exhausted men.''I do not
wish to be impolite and I will not i'm
pute to him the "blundering raScality''
that he does to me in common with 9TH
er railroad officers.I will only remark
that. engineers are generally paid by
the mile and not by the day. as Mr..
Davis evidently supposes-that the
railroad company gains absolutely
nothing in money by OVerworking the
men-and that as a matter of fact the
enortS of the officers are always ex-
erted to prevent men who desire to
make large earnings from going out
when unfit for duty. Grant if you
please that we are bloodthirsty mon
sters, who care nothing for human
life, does Mr.. Davis suppose that we
would willingly or knowingly put a tir-
ed or wOrnout man in charge of a train
that he is liable to wreck at a cost to
the company of anywhere from a few
hundred to half million dollars? And
the man who writes this nonsense ad-
VertiSeS himself as having made a
study of the transportation question
in all it's phases"
1 do not wish to say that the Santa
Fe road is operated better than other
railways, or that we have any higher
regard for the safety of our men, our
passengers or the public. We do our
best; but believe all other railway
men do the same. AS matter of fact
however, the figures of the interstate
commerce commission show that in
Kansas and the neighbOring states Gn-
Guiding Colorado, Missouri Oklahoma
mr. Ind iffn1ex he of f.
among employees was much less in pro-
portion than in the United States as a
whole. In those states Gin which about
four thousand miles of the Santa Fe
lines are located) only one empIoye was
killed last year for every 1877 miles of
line operated, instead of one for every
100 miles, as is the average for the Uni
ted States. Whatever may have been
the cause of this, whether it was good
fortune or better work, taking the facts
simply as they stand I ask again do
we-the railways and railway men of
Kansas-deserve credit for this or
blame?
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
Free Charge to Sufferers.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get a sample bottle free Of
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds They do
not ask you to buy before trying This
will show you the great merits of this
truly wonderful remedy, and show you
what can be accomplished by the egu-
lar size bottle. This is no experiment
and would be disastrous to the prophet
ors, did they not know it would invaria bly
cure Many of the best physicians a re
now using it in their practice with great
results, and are relying on it in most
severe cases. It is guaranteed Trial
bottle free at Swift & Holidays drug
store.
Regular size 80 cents and $1Oo.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
LOSS OF LIFE.
Statistical Report of Interstate Com
meree Commission Quoted.


The sacrifice of one human life is
terrible thing. On this point at least we
are all in harmony, viz. that excepting
truth and honor. human life is the most
precious thing in the world and there is
nothing that any one of US can do that
it is not his bare duty to do to save the
life of another.
I have before me the latest statistical
report of the interstate commerce commits
sion (for 1885, the advance sheets of which
have been sent out during the last two
weeks The statistics on the subject OF
railway accidents and casualties are very
full The persons killed by the railways
are divided into three classes of-D pas
sengers," ~ employees" and % "other
persons
ID. assengers-During the year 1896
there We're killed 1S1 passengers on the
railways of the United States. This is de-
plorable beyond words. But let US stop
and consider what it means. During the
year the number of passengers carried
on the railways of the country was 511,~
~. 737-nearly 512 millions. The number
of passengers carried a distance of one
mile was 13 O49. .O07. .233-over thirteen thous-
and million. The number of passengers
carried says the report q. SD. for one
passenger killed during the year was p
g., ,474-" One writer has already sum
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
MAN SWEATS BLOOD.
Peculiar Disease Attacks George III.
Smith of New jersey.

New York. Jan. 2O.-George NJ. Smith
of Phillipsburg, N. J., sweats blood and
many of his neighbors regard him as
the instrument of divine manifesto
tions. The first symptom is a flushed
appearance of the face similar to the
congestion produced by a severe cold
At this stage of the nalady he COM
plains of ebbing strength and soreness
in the muscles all over his body. Next
the bleeding begins.
The first parts attacked are the mu-
cous surfaces. The blood issues from
the nose, eyes, gums, tongue and
throat If the attack is allowed to
progress the sweating extends all over
the patients body and blood oozes from
the pores Of his skin in spots varying
in size from a pin point to a silver dol
loT
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20

married these figures, in words which I
will quote as follows:
Last year on American railways one
passenger was killed in accidents out of
every 2,S27,474 passengers carried That
is to say, that you can take & train O.
S27. 474 times before, on the law of aver
ages, your turn comes to be killed You
will have to travel 1908, 1858 miles on the
cars before that turn comes, and 4,541.-
945 miles before you are injured. If you
travel 20 miles every day for 500 days in
the year, you can keep on at it for 75S
years before your turn comes to be hurt
If there had been railways when our
Saviour was born and you had begun to
travel on the first day of the year A. D.
l, and had Travelled 100 miles in every day
of every month of every year since then.
you viii still have (on January l, 1899
nearly three million miles yet to travel
before your turn comes to be killed.
The railways of the country carry near
ly three million people (they carry the
whole population of the state of Kansas
two and a half times over) before one
passenger is killed. Supposing that each
individual Travelled only one mile, the en-
tire population of Kansas (by the census
of 1890 could get the cars and travel
that one mile "a times before any one OF
them-man, woman or child-was killed.
1t is terrible that one of them should
ever be killed. But when the railways
carry nearly three million persons esq.,
474) before they kill One-when one passen>
ger can travel 1900 million miles before
he is kined-when we remember all the
contingencies .(of IandsIides and washouts
and floods and human weakness) which
have to be guarded against-does It really
seem as if the railways were negligent?
1t is commonly said, and I presume it is
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
j. L. Serviss for 20 Years With the
Santa Fe Goes to the Sol
diers' Home

Jas L. Serviss, for 20 years an en-
ploye of the Santa Fe residing in Wich-
ita, has gone to the Soldiers home at
Leavenworth. His brother-in-Iaw is
vice president of the c. B. &. O.. and
he is himself a personal friend of Pres
ident Ripley of the Santa F'e. and Cen
eral superintendent Avery Turner He
was xnighted a Templar Mason togeth-
er with Governor Kirkwood of Iowa.
For many years he has been fiagman
of the Douglas avenue crossing, but af-
ter the tower system was inaugurated
his great weight obliged him to give it
up as he could not climb the towers.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
Ayers
Cherry Pee1oPal
now put up in half-size bottles at
half priSe- cents.
TYPEWRITER FOR SLAM.
Machine Made in Kansas City With
1000 Letters.

Kansas City, Jan. 20.-At its Office on
West Ninth street the Smith Premier
company has q machine that is a cur
iosity. It is typewriter that had been
adapted to the SiameSe language.
The government of Siam gave an or
der for about 80 of these machines, and
this is one of the number. 1t is u most
interesting piece of work. There are
about :, 900 characters or letters in the
Siamese alphabet, and, while there are
hardly that number of keys on the
Siamese typewriter, any one of them
can be made by an ingenious arrange
be struck without moving the carriage.
The king of Siam sent his secretary
to this country to superintend the
work and it was under his personal
supervision that the machines were
made. They will be sent at once to
Siam
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
rheumatism Cured in a Dav.

Mystic Cure" for RiIeunia tism and
Neuralgia radically cures IN to 3 davs
It's action upon the system is remarI5a-
bic and mysterious. 1t removes at once
the cause and the disease Immediately
disappears. The first dose greatly ben
efitS.
T. F. Anthony. Ex-Postmaster OF
Promise City Iowa. says: L bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for RhenT6e-
tism, and two doses of it did me mora
good than any medicine I ever took
rs cents Sold by Swift & Holiday
Drug Co. 523 Kansas avenue Topeka.
Mrs. NJ. B. Ford, Rudden's. Ill. suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was final
ly cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles G. w
StansfeId, 6S2 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
SMALLPOX IN RACINE.
Pupil in High School Down With Dis
ease and Excitement Prevails.

Racine, Wis, Jan. 20.-AIiss Jessie
Lawrence, a pupil of the high school,
was stricken with smallpox yesterday.
which has caused CONSERVATION among
the pupils of the school.
The board of health held q special
meeting today and the young lady's
home has been Isolated and every pre-
caution taken to prevent the spread of
the disease. Miss LaWrence'S school
books have been burned and the inter
iOr of the school building has been fum-
tgated from cellar to attic.
Miss Lawrence attended school up to
last Wednesday,
Thursday evening she attended a
dancing party, and, in consequence
there is much uneasiness among those
who were there
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Is Apparent in the Iron Trade, Says
the Industrial World.

Chicago. Jan. 2O.-Ths Industrial World
says:
Activity in iron and steel continues be-
ycnd the normal proportions of the sea-
son. Foundry men are buying pig iron
as a substitute for cast scrap, stocks Of
the latter being exhausted. Iron bars
are in demand but newly started western
mills are shading prices on some large
and choice orders. Quotation is $1-05.
Steel products generally strong.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Engine 7S9 from Argentine is in the
shops for repairs.
The paint shop is busy with all the
work they can handle. Many way cars
in need of repairs and paint are coming
in.
to leave the paint shop.
John Stafford, of the paint shop, has
returned from Dodge City where he did
the gold lettering about the new depot.
Master Car Builder John Hodge, has
returned from st. Louis.
Conductor LittlejOhn of the division
and Conductor w. S. Anderson of the
eastern division, will exchange places.
Both will be on the freight chain gangs.
Night Air Inspector J. D. Jones is
sick.
Train No. 2 was four hours late and
arrived from the west at o'clock
The windows in the interlocking
switch cabin have been rearranged 50
as to allow the operator to see up and
down all four tracks.
Fireman Frank Furman has been
transferred from Argentine to To-
peka.
Baggage and mail car S15 has left the
coach shops.
The photographer that is taking the
groups in and around the shops, was
on a still hunt for Foreman James
Morgan and Foreman John Hartley. 1t
seemed queer to him that he could not
find them but he forgot to look in the
proper place at the proper time.
Charles A. Totes of the coach shop is
sick with rheumatism.
The wood pile is rapidly increasing
with the refuse from the rip track and
car repairers.
Fireman McNeely is on runs 113 and
ia
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
CZAR MASSES TROOPS.
Forms Two New Army Corps on the
German Frontier.

Berlin, Jan 2O.-Considerable surprise
has been caused here by the dispatch
from St. Petersburg to the Cologne Ca
zette, announcing that Russia haF
formed two new army corps on the Ger.
man and Austrian frontiers at wilma
and Keiffe.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
SILVER MEN GET A SHOW.
Mr.. Walkers Committee Will Accept
a Bill From Warner and Towne.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The house cur
rency committee yesterday by a vote Of
8 to on party lines, resolved to hear
Messrs. ToWne and Warner on any bill
they would prepare, "and for which
they assume the responsibility of auth
orship, as has been done with the mon
etary commission and all other authors
of bills now pending before the commit
tee
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
Enreka snrines- ArE-

AS a summer and winter resort cannot
be surpassed. To this famous alI-year-
round resort round-trip tickets are on
sale from all principal cities through
out the country at greatly reduced
rates Double daily trains via the
Frisco Line. A neat little pamphlet
giving detailed description of Eureka
Springs viii be mailed free upon apDli-
cation to Geo. T. Nicholson, General
Passenger Agent, 'Fisco Line. ST
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
Try Grain-o! Try Grain-o1

ASK your grocer today to show Won
a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee The
children may drink it without injury as
we'll as the adult. All Who try it, like
1t GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java. but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. Z
price of coffee. 15c and 25c per pack
age. Sold by grOcers.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
TO ADJOURN SATURDAY.
O. R. C. and C. of R. T. Grievance Com.
mittees' Closing Hours.

Both the o. r. c. and B. of r. T.
grievance committees will end their Ia
bors this week, and after electing Off
GERS will adjourn The adjournment
will probably be taken Saturday The
past few days have been spent mostly
in conference with Assistant General
superintendent Avery Turner, cOnsid-
ering schedule rules and agreeing on
constructions to be placed upon them
This has been the longest session OF the
o. R. c. grievance committee since the
year that the present schedule was
madeup The committee was then in ses-
sion in this city7 weeks. and at times
it looked as if trouble would result be-
tween the trainmen and the company.
H r. Nickerson was then general sup
erintendent of the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-20
Engineer ParaIyzed on a Loeomotive.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 2O.-James Barn
ard, one of the Oldest and best known
engineers on the Clover Leaf, was
stricken with paralysis yesterday while
on duty. Bernard had charge of pas
senger engine No. 3. He left the city
and had gone but a few miles when he
became absolutely helpless. His home
is at Frankfort, whittier he was con-
veyed as soon as possible. At last re-
ports his condition WAS critical