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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
WILL BLOW SKY HIGH
Deep and Deadly Dynamite
Plot Discovered.
IN TWO WESTERN STATES
Are PIotterS Who Aim at the
National Administration.

New York, Feb. 5.-wyIie B. Childers,
United States attorney for the district of
New Mexico. has just written the depart
n1ent of justice the details of what he
considers a dangerous conspiracy, says
the Washington correspondent Of the
World.
He relates in precise official form that a
secret agent of one of the big railroad
corporations has just informed him with
every particularly, that secret organi-
cation known as the American Patriotic
League is gaining Roadway in the towns
of Ration and BIossburg. n. NJ. and Trim
idad and La Junta, Colorado, and the
surrounding country.
8 This organization has for its motto
Liberty, Land and Leisure
In the district represented by the towns
mentioned there are about 10000 miners
and small farmers. During the A. r. L..
strike it was one of the most turbulent
portions of the country. Regular troops
were sent there. The strikers were re-
duced TO subsection, but they bitterly re-
scented the invasion by the troops and
have always threatened that when the
next SlTlhe came luey WOulQ Iedcn tne
soldiers lesson.
Mr.. Childers reports that the oath taxi
en- by the members of the American Pa
triotic league provides that each member
shall within sixty days of his swearing al
legiance equip himself with a 1890 rifle
and be ready for emergencies.
The oath also contemplates says Mr..
Childers, a struggle with the national
government, as each member is pledged
TO proceed on orders to accomplish the
death of the president and his cabinet by
the use Of dynamite.
AS part of their program the members
pf the New Mexican contingent have ap-
piled to the adjutant general of the terri
tory of New Mexico to be supplied with
arms and ammunition and one or two
Calling guns for batter ypractice. The
Rdjutant general has replied that until
the various companies are fully enrolled
and organized no arms can be issued.
Mr.. Childers informs the department
that the threats of these men, high
flown though they may be, are not to be
treated lightly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
PREFERS A DOG SLEDGE
ur. PuIImau'S Ideas of Travelling do
Not suit Dr Nansen-

Liverpool. Feb. 5.-Iu an interview or
his return here from the United States.
Or. Nanseu, The Arctic explorer. IS quoted
as saying that lectu-ns IL America IS as
bad as exploring. adding that when not
lecturing he was travelling and :he Amer
lean style OF travelling IS rot 70 h.s taste.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
DERAlED By 4 CON
Iron Mountain Train Thrown
Into the Ditch.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
Killed and Several Passengers
Injured.

st. Louis, Feb. 5.-A cow derailed the
northbound Texas special on the St Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern railway,
part OF the Missouri Pacific system, at
Hematite. So miles south of St Louis. at
an early hour today, resulting in the
death of the engineer and fireman and the
slight injury of two passengers whose
names are unknown. The killed are:
W. ]. FRANEY. engineer.
PHILIP CHILDS, fireman, both of St.
Louis.
Another death is likely to result indi-
rectly from the wreck. When the infor-
nation reached Mrs. Franey. wife Of the
engineer, that her husband had been kill
ed she became FRUSTRATED with grief AS
she is in a delicate condition it is feared
she will die.
Engineer Franey was one of the most
reliable men on the road. This was his
first accident in twenty years service.
A special train brought the dead and in
jured passengers and train crew to St.
Louis. None of the passengers are dan
gerously hurt. but the number who sus-
tanned injuries was greater than was
shown by the early report received at the
company's general Offices.
The injured:
F. J. Moore.
George B. Dent.
s. F. Ryan.
l. w Hickman. all mail clerks Of st.
Louis. variously hurt.
Rev. M. B. C. Mason. Cincinnati, Ohio
hand cut and spraincd
Miss Emily Thomas. De Soto, Mo-; suf-
fering from nervous shock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
JAIL FIRE AT VICTOR, COL.
Three Prisoners Burned to Death
and Another VIII Die

Cripple Greek. Colo, Feb. 5-Three men
were burned to death and another receiv-
ed fatal injuries in a fire which burned
the Victor jail early today. The dead are:
JAMES CONNORS.
THOMAS QUINN.
SHORTY HALEY.
Name of injured man, L. McAuliffe.
The four men were arrested during the
night for disturbance. Their screams for
help were heard by hundreds of people
who were powerless to aid them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06

Trademarks and labels Q: standard
goods are sometimes fngeaiorsiT inflated
Remember this when you 50 shopping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
HORRIBLE METHODS
Pursued in the Burial of Soldiers at
Camp Wikoff.

New York, n. z, ,Noyy, 2SZ The
cathedral presented himself before the war
investigating commission yesterday TO
diving in hospitals were buried. Mr.. By
ran went to Camp Wikoff on September 2
Major Brown that all the bodies were de-
Gently buried had induced him to come
I'm his pnbici statement" said Mr. By
ran Major Brown said there was no
not decentiy BURIED; that every body was
embalmed and decently clothed in a new
and all the information obtainable about
him was buried in his coffin and that
cross marked every grave 1 believe Ma,
jor Brown gave those orders and issued
the Clothes but that his orders were not
bodies that were not buried as Major
Brown says they were. and wonder what
for the embalming.
Il do not question Major Brown IN any
way. He had not time TO see tnat ms
orders were carried out. Coughlin and
Kohler, who wore Bellevue hosplta5
badges, were in charge OF the burial OF
my duties led me by the morgue every
day and stopped in to see who died dur.
ing the night I saw the naked bodies OF
soldiers. placed in bare coffins and the
name of the man and his regiment were
written on the lid of the coffin. OF course.
the damp earth quickly obllterated those
marks. and no further record was kept.
Sometimes the body was buried in night
1T was grossly indecent. At the morgue
the attendants sat on the cothns with
the bodies in them and chatted and smok-
ed and told indecent stories. I rebuked
them once. but they were Bowery toughs,
and il is useless to talk to them, -, 1900
Did you complain to anyone?" asked
General Beaver.
Not until I read Major Browns state
ment- thought II was accoruIng 70 the
regulations to bury the dead naked"
do you know who was responsible for
the conditions you fOund?
NO. understand that a Miss Roebling
paid COughIin and KOhler to go to the
camp and take charge of the morgue
there. An autopsy was made on the body
of Barney Trio and organs removed were
left lying about until the attendants tied
them up in a towel and threw them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
FILING THE LETTERS.
Mr.. Stanley Now Gets an Immense
Mail Every Day.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 23.-W. 2. Stan
ley, gOvernOr-elect, and Morton AL
baugh had an extended conference in
Wichita yesterday, but nothing has been
given out except by Mr.. Stanley who
says he has made no appointments.
Personal applicants and many callers
are still pouring into the offices of the
governor-elect, besides a heavy mail is
being received on every round of the
mail carrier, which is being carefully
opened and placed upon the separate
piles, known as Private" Recon-
mendations.' Business, "Applica-
tions'' and CONGRATULATIONS There
have been two new departments estab-
lished in the last few days. They are
Recommendations and Private"
Many of the best offices that will be
filled by appointments made by Cover
nor-elect Stanley have the greatest
number of applicants There is one
class OF applicants that is harder to set
aside than others, as so much can be
said and talked that a. person would
not try to convey in a letter. 1t is the
application made by personal friends
in behalf of the man they want to see
win. A large number of men that would
like to receive an appointment but
would not ask for one are being urged
by political and some by business
friends In all there are a great number
who are announced for the various
high official appointments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23

waste of steel He had watched a yard
engine for an hour going up and down
the yards, he said, and there were rails,
with bent ends and spikes down among
the switches, that were never touched by
the wheels of the passing engine. These
rails should be taken up, Strengthened
out and used in building side tracks.
The rOadmaster did not answer the let
ter He called personally and explained
to the thoughtful official that the rails
with bent ends were guard rails and
were put there for the protection Of the
lives of employees and the property Of
the company
I am reminded by this of a question
which was asked of me the other day
when the Western Society of Engineers
inspected the work of track elevation
in Chicago. The seekers after inforIna-
ton have been Identified with railway
matters for many years, one Of them
being the author of a work on track.
The question was, ''Why are the rails
on all the bridges laid in troughs?"
1t may be remembered that in all of
this track elevation work the bridges
over subways are provided with guard
rails on each side of the running rails,
and that these guard rails are rolled in
the form of angles. The upright legs Of
the angles form the sides of the
trough"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23

Rough Riders camp and ate the broken
bareback. The Rough Riders had enough
to eat, but it was the result of ind1Vid-
ual effort and individual expenditure.
There was quite a, scarcity of all medt-
cal supplies at the front, except quinine
and calomel, and a great lack OF sur
geOns and hospital stewards.
In reference to Camp WikOff, Colonel
Roosevelt said there was great confu-
sion for the first few days after the ar
rival of the troops.
During these days." he continued, L
do not think our men were treated as
well as they should have been so near
home, but after that there was nothing
that I could find fault with. I thought
our brigade was admirably treated and
our sick admirably cared for. The rec
ord was badly kept at the hospital, but
the work was crOWding the authorizes,
and as our regimental records were also
badly kept, I don't care to complain
about 1t. OF course, / can only speak
for the experience of my own regiment.
why was there scarcity OF supplies
in Cuba?' asked DR.. Conner.
Il do not know. I heard there was
plenty on the ships. There was Ia
inevitable need of ambulances. think
we could have done better with fewer
men and more transportation"
Were the priVatlOnS greater than you
expected?"
II did not expect anything. I went to
take things as they came. I think that
nearly all the priVationS there might
facilities had been better arranged
Have you anything you can suggest
to US for the future?' asked General
Wilson.
I believe all the difficulties we met
with would be obviated in the future
if the National Guard were trained as
are armies of foreign countries. Give
them long marches. Let them mass at
San Antonio and move to Galveston or
some other place. March them to a port
and embark them No matter if it does
cost money. Let them be trained. Each
year let the army in peace be put
through the experience it must meet in
time of war;
Then" said Ex-Governor Woodbury.,
you think that to the inexperience of
the officers was due most of the dis
comforts suffered?'
Il think the trouble was due to the
system even more than to any individ-
uaI instance of inexperience. The lack
of adequate transportation was the
greatest trouble"
Colonel Roosevelt referred the COM
mission to his official report for any
further particulars that it might desire
Of his personal experience during the
campaign.
The commission then adjourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
The New Santa Fe Feeder
Proves Valuable.
Shipping Stations Opened on the
PecOs Valley.
A THRIVING BUSINESS
FOrty-tWO Car Loads of Cattle
Sent From BOrina
And 115 Cars From Canyon City
the Past Week.

Amarillo, Nov. ga new shipping
point has been opened up on the Pecos
Valley & Northeastern railway and has
been christened Borina. During the past
week forty-two carloads We're shipped
from there. w. J. Good of Indiana
shipped nine cars to Kansas City; Wal
lace Good shipped eleven cars to Kan
sas City; w. J. Good four cars to Chill
ncothe, Tex; w. B. Tullis and w. J.
Good six cars to Kansas; J. P. McNfur-
ray seven cars and R. Rowden seven
cars to Syracuse, Kansas; J. P. Nc
Murray and B. Rowden seven cars to
Syracuse, Kas. Most of this stuff was
feeders.
From Hereford, also on the Pecos
Valley & Northeastern, The Cass Land
and Cattle company sent seven cars,
John Shaw three cars and J. Knopp two
cars, all to Kansas City. J. r. Craig
sent sixteen cars from Hereford to
Woodward, Okla, pasture, making a to-
tai of thirty-twO cars from that point.
From Canyon City IFS cars were ship
ped tc various points. Slaughter &
Lowe sent eight cars to st. Joe; S1augh-
ter & Lowe six cars and D. NJ. Bell two
cars to Emporia, Kas.; George Baker
eight cars, c. G. Slaughter thirteen cars,
A. ). Bright four cars, 5. NOn two cars,
all to Hymer, Kas-; John Huston, for
the Cedar Valley Land and Cattle COM
pany, six cars to Kansas City and eleV-
en- cars to Chicago; S. KopthwOrth &
Co. three cars to Kansas City; William
Powell two cars to Claiming, Tex; c.
G. Slaughter thirty cars to Kansas City,
twelve cars to st. Louis, eight cars to
Council Grove, Kas., and fifteen cars to
St. Joe, Mo.
Portales is a new station opened up
on the Pecos Valley & Northwestern
railway, in New Mexico about % miles
from the Texas line. It is thought that
POrtales will make a big shipping point
as it is an outlet for the New Mexico
cattle to market and owing to there be-
ing excellent pasturage ard cattle land
about there much land is being taken
up and Portales bids fair to be a good
all-rOund cattle point.
Owing to this having been an unus-
ually dry fall many of the cattle men
are concerned as to grass and water In
many small localities water is now
scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
FROM NEWTON.

Several vacancies among engine men
on preferred runs have occurred re-
Gently. There is one open for a fire.
man on the NJ. & NJ branch, and one for
an engineer and fireman running be-
tween Argentine and Newton. All the
applications will close by November 25.
Charlie Thomas, a apprentice in the
months leave Of absence and will at
tend school at Nickerson normal coll
lege.
Engine 79 double headed to Hutchin-
son on 367 this morning and will pro-
tect it's run on the branch today. En-
gineer Pells and Fireman Reynolds were
the enginemen in charge.
NJ. J. Hammer of the engineering de-
partment has returned from Ames,
Iowa, where he graduated with a class
from the college at that place.
Boilermaker' Tom Swain was sent to
Hutchinson again last night to make
some repairs on an engine stationed at
that point.
Trainmaster Saunders is in Topeka on
business connected with his Office.
Engine 262 is receiving a new coat of
paint at the hands-o of the painters this
week.
Ernest Nudge is at Ross Hill, on the
Augusta branch, on Santa Fe business.
Fireman Jimmie Campbell made a
trip on the road again yesterday in place
of A. E. Leap.
Machinists Swearinger, A. L. Shahan,
H. Mason, Shirley and Benedict doubled
Saturday night.
Caller Frank Ramsey is on the sick
list today and Claud Ragsdale is look
ing after his work
Engineer Jimmie Chalfant is on the
west end of the division again, and went
out on first 80 this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
FIGHT THE SANTA FE.
CofeyviIle Wants the Missouri Pacific
to Buy the x, o. c. & s. RI.


Coffeyville, Nov. 23.-The board of
directors of the new Kansas, Oklahoma
Central & Southwestern railroad met
at Caney- last week and held a two
days session. Representatives of both
the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific were
before the board with various PROPOSE
tons, none of which were accepted
If certain concessions are made by
the board Of directors, the Santa Fe
will furnish the capital to build the
road by a transaction which virtually
amounts to their lOaning the local COM
pany large sum of money or taking
the new roads bonds. 1t is not yet
settled, however, whether or not the
local company and the Santa F'e can get
together on this proposition. If they
do, it means that the new road will be
come a part of the Santa F'e system and
connect with the Cedarvale branch of
the Santa Fe at Havana, leaving COffey-
vile out of the route entirely The con-
trolling element of the Santa Fe has
not yet made any agreement with the
new roads directors, consequently the
deal may fall through.
COffeyville's only hope for the new
road is to get the Missouri Pacific in
terested. Superintendent A. H. Webb
of the Missouri Pacific, under orders of
First Vice President @. G. Warner went
over the new road this week with the
company's chief engineer. They made
a most favorable report to their COM
pany at st. Louis and it is possible, if
not probable, that the high officials of
the Missouri Pacific will themselves
visit the new road with a. view of get
ting it, in a very short time. If the
feyv5le will get the new road, together
with large Missouri Pacific shops and
terminals. That's the way the matter
stands at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
SORE ON THE SERVICE.
Patrons of the Missouri Pacific Out of
Downs Have Complaint.

Gaylord Herald: Tt seems that the
time has about arrived when a general
kick should be made on the miserabl
service the Missouri Pacific is giving it's
patrons on the line from Downs to Le-
nora The one train a day from the
east is almost invariably two or three
hours behind time, thus delaying the
mails out of all reason and violating
the company's contract with the post
office department, besides causing great
inconvenience in other ways. The rea-
son given for the delay-increased traffic
on the Iine-WOuld seem to be a con-
vincing reason for better train service.
Let's set up a roar all along the line
hear it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
Candidate for speaker.

Attorney H. A. Bailey, of Argentine,
who was elected to the legislature at the
last election, from the Eleventh district,
yesterday announced his candidacy for
speaker of the next house. Mr.. Bailey's
aspirations will doubtless cause some
concern among the members of the next
Kansas legislature, as there are a num-
Der of outspOken candidates for the
nOSitiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
Urged for Postmaster of eirard.

Leavenworth, Nov. 23.-George E.
Cole, state aUditor-elect, came to Leav-
enworth yesterday to urge Senator
Baker 10 recommend A. NJ. Wosser for
postmaster of Girard. He brought a
petition bearing 100 signatures. The
term of the Democratic postmaster ex-
hires in March-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
To Widen the Rio Grande Gauge.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. pa railroad
man dangerously liable to get on to
inside facts has learned that the Rio
Grande road will standard gauge at
Santa F'e sooner than the public gen
orally imagine; also, that the beginning
of this Improvement will be the broad
ening of the gauge west of La Veta.
This section of the country is growing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
PROMOTION for 6. H. Bristol.

for the past three years chief train dis
patcher for the Santa Fe at Ration and
who is well known along the road has
been promoted to chief dispatcher at
Las Vegas, vice Z. H. Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
4 CAREFUL OFFICIAL.
Oy Warman Tells of a Jealous Q. P.
Officers Mistake.

In that interesting book, just pub
lished, entitled THE Story of the Rail
road Cy Warman tells of a promin ent
Union Pacific official of the early days,
who once wrote a Letter to the road
master reproving him for his Wanton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
Frozen in the Blizzard.

st. John, Kan, Nov 2S.-Edward
O'Cenreiter, an old soldier of this place,
froze to death Sunday night in the biz
zard. O'Cenreiter was intoxicated and
started for his home. which is on the
outskirts of the town. He was found
yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
B. of r. T. Ball.

Greenleaf, Nov. 23.-The Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen will give a ball
at the opera house in this city Thanks
81 each, which admits the gentleman
and lady to the ball and to the oyster
supper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23

Office HOnrs-O to II a. NJ, 2 to S p, m.
Evenings, to p. m, Sunday, 10 a. m.
to l p. N.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-15

IL want to saw" remarked man
of observation to the Prowler, as they
walked along, "thst have never yet
seen a woman on the streets of Win
chester with the placket hole of her
dress open. And yet 1 have never
walked behind one of them for two
minutes that I did not see her hand
come back poking around to discover
whethsr or not it was open. / don't
know anything about the theory or
practice of pIacket holes, but if they
are to be a source of alarm or uneasi-
ness to their fair wearers, /, for one,
am in favor of q new kind of placket
hole or the tranference of it to the
side of the skirt, with six-inch width
of flap to hide it Observation-Disclosures
ter Democrat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-15

James Muier, Vice President Of the
Unicn City Lumber Co., now build.
ing a railroad from Rothwell to Red
River. spent Sunday in this city with
Mat g. Clay. This company Is now
giving employment to fully three hun
dred men building the road, getting
out ties and operating three mills.
Mr.. Clay has been with the company
since December !, giving special at
tention to the tie department.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-15

Yes, we believe the Black Dia-
mond will be constructed. We
have not the time to give its pres
ent status or its modus operandi.
We are being guided by exper-
fences Of the past. The company
has undertaken too much not to
accomplish something. The en-
gineers are passing through our
county now, selecting the very
best route. They are sanguine OF
the immediate construction. Col.
Boone was seen in Cincinnati re-
Gently and assured US the money
was ready for the construction Of
the railroad as soon as the surveys
were completed and rights Of way
obtained. 1t is not what Mr..
Boone tells us, his fnancier, or
any one else connected with the
enterprise, that gives us conf
dence in its success, but what
they are actually doing.