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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
MOVING FROM PORT RILEY.
Details of the Railroad Arrangements
to Move the Artillery.

Chicago. March 16.-ColoneI J. c. c..
Lee, quartermaster of the department
of the Missouri, has made the awards
for the transportation OF the three bat
terieS from Ft.- Riley, Kan. The bat
terieS are prepared for the movement
and the railroad companies are under
contract to make the start from Ft
Riley at noon. The Chicago, BurhnG-
ton & Quincy railroad will transport
one to Fortress Monroe and the route
will be over the Union Pacific, Burling-
ton, Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio
railroads. The battery will pass through
Chicago Thursday afternoon.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott q Mem
phfs will transport the battery destined
for FIT Jackson, New Orleans, over stS
own line the Union Pacific and the IL
linois Central. The same road trans
ports the third battery to Savannah
over its line. the Union Paclf1c' the
Memphis & Birmingham and Central
of Georgia The three contracts aggre-
gate Sc, 900. Each battery will require
one Pullman, two ordinary coaches,
three flat cars, four stock cars and six
baggage cars.
Chicago, March 16.-Bids for the NOV
ing of three batteries of artillery from
Fort Riley, Kan, to Fort Monroe, Va,
Savannah, Ga, and New Orleans were
opened at Gen. Brooks headquarters
here Yesterday. Twelve different rail-
roads sent bids, the figures in all cases
not varying more than $100.
Each battery consists of five officers,
65 men, 55 horses, four guns and cais-
sons, battery, forges and camp equip
pages, and will require one Pullman and
two tourist sleeping cars, three palace
stock cars, three fiat cars and about
six freight cars. The batteries will be
ready to leave Fort Riley today Col
Lee said today that he knew of no or
ders being issued to move any troops
from Fort Sheridan and did not believe
any such move was contemplated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

ia Fe in different capacities for twenty
five years. He came to Chicago from
Topeka nine years ago. Mr. White was
Al years of age.
The cause of Mr.. Whites death was
a sudden relapse while he was recover
ing from the grippe.
The funeral services over the body of
Mr.. w. F. White will be held Thursday
morning at Highland Park in ST. Marys
church Highland Park is a suburb of
Chicago 20 miles out, where Mr.. White
and his family have resided lately.
The elevation of Mr.. W. F. White in
the official service of the Santa Fe IS
practically the story of the progress of
the road.
Mr.. White was one of the Oldest Off
cials connected with the Santa Fe. He
came to Topeka in the early part Of
1877 to take the position of chief clerk in
the office of M. L. Sargent, then gen.
eraI freight and passenger agent Of the
road. The road was then in its in
fancy, having but a short time before
completed it's extension to Inc Colorado
state line.
clerk but few months, being appoint
ed general ticket agent of the road be-
fore the end of that year. His ap-
pointment to this position marked the
first separation of the passenger and
freight departments of the Santa Fe.
On March Is, 1873, he was appointed
general passenger and ticket agent of
the road. and the entire work of the
passenger department placed under his
charge. This position he held until 1887,
when he was given the place of traffic
manager with supervision over both the
freight and passenger business.
When in 1889 the business of the San
ia Fe system demanded that the gener-
al details of the freight and passenger
business be handled separately, but
under a general head. the position of
passenger traffic manager was created
and Mr.. White given the place. This
position he held continuously since that
time.
AS passenger traffic manager of the
Santa Fe system, Mr.. White had charge
of the entire passenger and ticket work
of the Santa Fe proper, the Santa Fe
Pacific, Southern California and Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe roads.
| STORY OF MR.. WHITES LIFE.
Mr.. White was born in Connecticut,
but removed to New York city with his
parents when young and was educated
there. His first railroad work was done
as a member of a surveying corps on
the Central railroad of New Jersey.
When the surveys were completed he
was given a position in the general su-
perintendent'S office, and later he
was made local ticket agent of the road
| at Jersey City
After holding this position for some
time, Mr.. White came west to take the
! Office of general passenger agent of the
J Iowa Central railroad, but before he
! had time to take up the work the road
went into the hands of receivers and he
/ was left without the position he was
| engaged for. But it was not long before
/ he found d place, entering the service of
| the Burlington road as southwestern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
Chicago Democrats Try It and Like
1t.

Chicago, March 16.-The new primary
election law has been tested by the
Democrats and found a success. All
those who wished to vote were able to
do so without interference. In large
majority of the wards the primary cleo
ton passed without disturbances, but
in the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and
Seventeenth the police were called to
preserve the peace.
The total number of ballots cast the
city over is estimated to have been be-
tween 80 and 40 per cent of the total
Democratic vote. In some wards, like
the Twenty where the fighting
was warm, it ran as high as 60 per cent.
All of which is regarded by the friends
of the new law as a great Improvement
over the nomination of candidates by
less than 1 per cent of the total vote.
Ward primaries have been held hereto
fore in which not above twenty votes
We're cast of a total party vote of 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
GIVE UP HAWAIIAN FIGHT.
Friends of Annexation Despair of a
Two-Thirds Majority in the
Senate.

Washington, March 16.-The senate com
mittee on foreign relations today agreed
to recommend that the Hawaiian islands
be annexed by legislation in open ses-
sion and agreed upon a joint resolution
for the accomplishment of this purpose
which Senator Davis was authorized to
report to the senate. Later, in the SEN
ate, Chairman Davis reported a joint res
olution providing for the annexation of
the Islands.
The joint resolution went to the caIen-
dar Senator Davis did not give any
notice of calling it up later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
MAY MAKE IT SIX.
Number of New Battleships Provided
for to Be Doubled.

washington, March 16.-A good deal
of encouragement was created at the
navy department today by a report
from the capitol that a majority of the
naval affairs committee is disposed to
substitute six battleships for the three
provided for in the pending naval ap-
propriatfon bill This number is sup
posed to represent about the normal
working capacity of the three ship
building concerns in this country that
are about at present to undertake the
construction of battleships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
NINE. DREYFUS Is REFUSED
She is Not Permitted to Share Her
Husbands imprisonment.

Paris, March 16.-The minister for the
colonies, NJ. Lebon. has refused the peti-
ton of Nine. Dreyfus, wife of the former
Captain Dreyfus, to share the latter's i'm
prisonment on Devils island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
LET THE ST. LOUIS GO.
Government Decides Tt Will Not Need
Her Before Her Return.

New York, March 16.-The American
Line steamer St. Louis sailed for
Southampton today on her regular
schedule time The board for the in
spection of auxiliary cruisers decided
last night that they would not require
the steamer for armament at present.
Vice President Wright denied that
any naval officer was on the St. Louis
when she sailed. The report that Com
nander Emery was to be on board, in
readiness to take charge of her should
hostilities break out, Mr.. Wright said,
was an error.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
TWO TORPEDO BOATS
Are Nearly Ready for Launching at
Portland, Oregon.

Portland, Ore. March 16.-The Woll
and Sewecker iron works today received
orders from the navy department to
rush work on torpedo boats numbers
13 and II which are under construction
at their ship yards in this city. The
boats are now almost ready to be
launched and it is probable they can be
completed within two months The
plans and model for the third torpedo
boat, number 20 to be constructed by
Won and Sewicker are ready but the
plates for the hull have not yet been
completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
AUSTRIAN INTERFERENCE.
The Emperor Trying to Form Con
cert Against the United States.

London. March 16.-According to infor-
nation obtained from good sources. the
Austrian emperor is making great efforts
to induce the European powers to pre-
sent to the United States the danger to
Europe of their carrying any further their
interference in Cuban affairs.
Emperor William is warmly second
ing the efforts of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. The American government is aware
O his situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
A FEATHER FOR MKINLEY.
Avoidance of War a Triumph of
Statesmanship.

London. March 16-The Standard,
reviewing editorially the aspects of the
Cuban affair, this morning, says:
1T will be a genuine triumph of
statesmanship if President Mckinley,
who has hitherto shown conspicuous
caution and judgment, can succeed in
avoiding war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
W. F. WHITE DEAD
Passenger Traffic Manager of
the Santa Fe,
Passes Away at His Home in
Chicago.
WAS AZ YEARS OF AGE.
Has Been With the Santa Fe
% Years.
Left Topeka For Chicago Nine
Years Ago.
WAS ~ YEARS OF AGE.

Chicago. March 16-WF. White. pas
senger traffic manager of the A, T. &
S. F. Ry., is dead at his home here. He
was one of the oldest railway men in
the country and has been with the San
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

the two coast defense ships, the Mar
sha1 Deodoro and Marshal Floriano
which are being built in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
TO COMMAND THE OREGON.

Captain Clark of the Monterey is Or
dered North.
San Diego, Cal, March 16.-Captain
Charles N. Clark, commanding the coast
defender Monterey, has received tele-
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London, March 16-The final contract
providing for the sale of the warships
Amazonas and Admiral AbreuH to the
United States has been signed. The
price is something over 81, 100000 for
both ships An American crew is ex-
pected here from Lisbon tonight to take
possession of the AmazOnas on Friday
1t is added that Brazil will not sell any
more warships for the present except
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY
Frec-fOr-AH Fight in n saloon in
Which Knives Are Used with
Great Freedom.

A stabbing affray. in which one OF the
principals was severely cut about the head
and several of the participants received
shortly after o'clock last evening in a
saloon known as the Omaha at 3l2 North
Sixteenth street.
Charles Nordenberg received the most Sc
rious injuries. His scalp was cut from q
point above the left ear down to the middle
OF his neck. Fred Carleson, who is said to
have welded the knife, was cut in the leg
and arm, and another man named Carleson
received cash on the hand while trying to
separate the contestants.
The trouble originated In quarrel be-
tween Fred Carleson and Charles Norden-
berg. who had a misunderstanding about
some lottery tickets. When the two men
came to blows their friends took sides and
the fray was beginning to assume a serious
aspect when the police interfered and pre-
vented further bloodshed.
About month ago Carleson purchased
three tickets from Nordenberg on phono-
graph which the latter intended TO rattle off
For some reason the rattle was not held and
since that time Carleson has been trying TO
get back the So cents that he paid for
side the sale on where the trouble occurred
and asked him to refund the money on the
tickets. Nordenberg consented and invited
Carleson into the saloon until he procured
some change. After the money was given
to Carleson the bystanders say that Norden-
berg called him uncomplimentary names,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04

On November 26 Judge Scott issued cita-
tion for contempt against Wallace p. Kelley,
Union Pacific conductor, requiring him to
show cause why he should not be punished
for falling to pay to his wife, Anna Kelley,
keeper OF boarding house at 1915 Pacific
street, the first instalrment OF a temporary
ailmony allowed pending the final action in
a suit for divorce brought by Kelley's wife.
A lot OF affldavits were filed by Kelley's at
torney with the clerk Of the district court
yesterday as response to the judges cita-
tion.
Kelley represents that he onry chanced to
hear by the merest accident OF the courts
order allowing his wife 1915 temporary ali
mony In monthly installments OF $62 so, as
it had never been formally served upon
him; and, besides, his attorney had moved
for a vacation OF this allowance. The first
installment was due on November 1. The
motion to vacate was made on the 18th. He
afso states that his pay as a railroad con-
ductor Is 500, instead Of $125 as his wife
support and that sometime ago he pur-
chased a piece OF real estate which took
up all his ready cash. His living, too, he
sets forth, costs him more than OF he were
steadily domciled In this city, because he
has to board and lodge at hotels along his
division.
Mrs Kelley has sued him for divorce on
the ground Of cruelty. They have one
child, a small boy.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
BARNES WILL YET Be TRIeO
CudRhy Packing Company Will Prose
ecute the Defaulter in the New
York Courts.

e. M. Mckinney, general attorney for the
Cudahy Packing company, returned yester-
day from New York, where he has been look
ing after the interest Of the company in con-
nection with the prosecution of w. w.
Barnes, who was defaulter in February.
1897, to the extent Of 5000.
Speaking Of the case Mr.. Mckinney said:
"At the time of the defalcation Barnes con-
fessed In writing to his wrong doing and
was shortly afterwards indicted. Owing to
political pressure which he was able to bring
to bear upon the officials in Brooklyn he did
not come to trial upon the indictments. AS
soon as the company ascertained the dis
position which had been made OF the case
1t set about an investigation and Barnes
has accordingly been indicted again upon
charges which were not brought before the
grand jury upon the previous hearing.
"The company claims on account Of the
judge OF the criminal court being biased a
fair trial cannot be had and therefore the
district attorney has petltioned the governor
to convene a special term Of the supreme
court, which has original criminal jurisdic-
ton in important cases Of this kind. This
court will be convened In January or Feb
ruary, when the case will receive a vigorous
prosecution"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
SANTA FE ROAD DECLARES WAR.
Announces Severance of Passenger
ReIMtiOns with Grent Western.

Announces Severance of Passenger
Relations with Great Western.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The Chicago, Topeka
E. Santa Fe has declared war on the Chicago
Great Western. A bitter feeling has existed
between the two roads for some time because
the Great Western would not maintain the
rules and regulations of the Santa Fe re-
garding interchange Of passenger traffic The
misunderstanding has eliminated in the Is
suance by the Santa Fe of the following no.
tees to connecting lines announcing the sew
erance OF passenger relations between the
two roads,
Effective December Is and until further ad-
vised Santa Fe system lines will cease the
interchange of passenger business with the
Chicago Great Western railway. Coupon
tickets to points on and via the Santa Fe
system lines issued by the Chicago Great
Western (or by connecting lines by Chicago
Great Western to our junction points,
stamped as sold subsequent to December IA
will not be honored on our trains. Coupon
tickets OF Santa Fe system lines issued read
ing to points on or via Chicago Great West
ern will not be sold. Baggage under through
checks or from the Chicago Great Western
will not be received or delivered. Sleeping
cars and other passenger train equipments
will not be interchanged All passenger
tariffs will be cancelled so far as they apply
to passenger business interchanged with that
road.
Please turn to the wall all issues Of tickets
reading via the Chicago Great Western rail-
way in connection with any and all Santa
Fe system lines
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
Railroad Notes.

General Manager Holdrege Of the B. e.
NJ. has returned from showing Director elect
Forbes Of the Burlington system over the
lines west of the Missouri river.
Charles Jackson Lane. assistant general
freight agent of the Union Pacific, and John
Augustus Kuhn, general agent Of the North
western, have returned from a trip of three
days through the central part Of the
state.
Fred Mccormick formerly chief clerk Of
the Union Pacific general freight Offices, will
succeed w. H. Davenport as agent Of the
freight department at Los Angeles, Cal. The
latter becomes general agent OF the freight
apartment at San Francisco. following
Thomas M. Schumacher.
The complete list Of the representatives Of
the Rock Island passenger department, which
was reorganized on December /. has Just
been issued. The only appointment noted in
the official circular not previously published
by The Bee is that OF c. A. Seurle to become
general excursion agent, with headquarters
in Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
POstOffice Lighting Bills.

There was considerable comment among
government officials yesterday when the bill
for lighting the new postCfIice building was
submitted. This bill aggregated the sum of
1898, of which charge $126 was by the gas
and s2O7 by the electric light company. As
no lights were used except on the first floor
and small number In the basement the
bills are regarded as being out of all pro-
portions when compared with the service
furnished
The size Of the December lighting bills
OF the new postofiice was freely discussed
by government officials yesterday after
noon and 1t was the general opinion that
Uncle Sam can save a neat sum OF money
each year by installing a plant and furnish-
ing the light In the two buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04

effective on December 10. Nothing is said
about W. r. McKeen, jr., Of Terre Haute,
President Burt's nephew, so the report that
he will not go to North Platte until Janu-
airy l Is accepted as correct.
The official circular says that J. H. Man
ming of this city will become division master
mechanic OF the Wyoming division, vice T.
A. Davies assigned to other duties" The
other duties will be in the immediate vicinity
of Ogden, Utah. 1t is officially announced
further that NJ. X. Barnum, now located at
North Platte. will become division master
mechanic Of the Nebraska division, "vice
j. II. Manning, transferred"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04

which the former resented. Then blows were
struck and the friends Of the men mingled
in the fray, several knives having been
drawn and used.
After the melee was over Carleson was ar
rested and locked up on the charge of stab
bling with intent to do great bodily harm.
He denied having used knife. His wounds.
which were not serious, were dressed by City
Physician Spalding. Another doctor was
called to look after Nordenberg, who was
taken to his home at 7O9 South Seventeenth
street. The cash he received was a deep
one necessltating seventeen stitches, but
the physician said that there was little dan
ger that it would prove fatal. None Of the
other men who were concerned in the trouble
were arrested,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04
REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS
School board Committee MOdifies the
Grafton Resolution to a Degree
Hess Opposes 1t All.

The resolution introduced by G. H. Grat-
ton at the last meeting Of the Board of
Education, which proposes to raise the
standard of teachers in the Omaha schools
by providing a system Of more exhaustive
and thorough examinations, is scheduled for
disposal at the meeting Monday night, and
the indications are that this proceeding
will be accompanied by a lively debate
The resolution has aroused considerable op-
position on the part Of prospective teachers
and others, who regard 1t as a menace to
their prospects and 1t is severely con-
demned by some members Of the board as
altogether too radical.
At the committee meeting yesterday after
noon several notifications were agreed on,
but these were not sufficient to entirely
satisfy the opposition. The resolution origi-
nally provided that the new examinations
must be taken by all except teachers who
were actually employed In the schools De-
cember /. The effect OF this clause was to
make 1t compulsory on teachers who had
been assigned but not actually employed and
others who had been previously employed
In the schools and who sought to return.
These features were changed at the meet
ing yesterday and 1t Is stated that when the
resolution comes up Monday night 1t will
be SO modified as to admit assigned teach
ers and teachers who have previously be-
longed to the schools without the severe
test laid down In the proposed examina-
tions. This leaves the principal controversy
on the provision that requires all appli-
cants for principalships to take the new
examination.
The opposition Is headed by George H.
Hess, who declares that he will take the
matter before the board Monday night and
that he expects to beat the resolution.
"This provision is nonsensical," he contends.
"and 1t would infict an unnecessary hard
ship on the teachers. The members who
are advocating this resolution admit that
there Is not a teacher in the schools who
could pass an examination in the wide range
of subjects that is designated without a
great amount Of preparation. No teacher is
ever called on to teach all these branches
or half OF them. Consequently 1t Is not
to be expected that they will remain fully
up in those which they do not use in their
work. The longer they have been in the
schools the less they are prepared to pass
such an examination as Is proposed. II
follows that many who are admittedly
among our strongest teachers would no,
stand as much chance OF passing such an
examination as some young teacher who wa,
Just out OF the normal school. I believe
that principals should be elected, as they
/ have been heretofore, on account OF their
ability as they have displayed 1t in their
work 1t is unfair and unnecessary to make
our teachers spend an entire summer In
posting up on subjects that they will never
use In order to be eligible to princpalships
1. II this resolution is passed in its presen,
form It will be serious injustice to many
faithful and efficient teachers and propost
| to fight It,"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04

Monthly Statement of Earnings Shows
Increase Over Last Year.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Dec. 3.-(Special.)
The statement of the actual earnings and
expenses Of the Iowa Central railway for the
month Of October has just been issued from
the office of General Auditor T, I. Wasson
The earnings for the month were s2O5, ,455,O9;
the expenditures, sl40,702.25, and fixed
charges, including improvements, si4,9s2.77.
The balance to net income for the month Is
therefore shown to have been $19,770.07 The
freight earnings for the month were $780,
5245S, an increase over the month of Oc-
tcber, 1897, of s2O,274.23 The passenger
earnings also show a large increase, having
been for the month, s3l $3.50, an increase Of
s4,210.93 over the earnings during the cor
responding re period of last year.