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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FROM NEWTON.

The 977, another of the big monsters
made under the direction of Superin-
tendent Player at the Topeka shops,
passed through en- route to the New
Mexico division. Walter Kissick pre-
sided at the throttle from here to
Dodge City.
The heavy rain damaged the track
and bridges along the cutoff between
Arkansas City and Florence and as a
result all the through trains had to be
run through Newton.
Conductor Frank Hannum has gone
to Kansas City and Guy Montgomery
takes his car in the meantime.
There is a vacancy on the local run
between Hutchinson and Dodge and
the oldest fireman applying before the
14th, will be assigned to the run.
Dick Peters has given up his posi-
ton in the yards, and will take one of
the local runs out of Hutchinson.
A reduction of six men has taken
place in Boilermaker Nimmo's depart
ment.
Engines 1852 and sol of the Oklahoma
division passed through Newton. They
will be sent ii San MarciaI for use on
that division.
rush shipment of store house ma
terial for Dodge City was received by
Storekeeper Kinsey.
Brakemen Charlie Seivert, Walter
Burke and Alvin Rutter are here from
red from the locals and assigned to
chain-gang cars out of Newton
Conductor Wilson, of the south end
is off duty and Conductor Conway is
wearing the brass buttons and looking
after the coupon tickets.
Newton mas gained two more trains
daily by the extension to Newton of
trains No. 427 and 42S. which formerly
only ran between Wichita and Cald-
well. Newton now has "A trains daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

between Lincoln and ST. Joe, and Lee
Francis of the switch engine has taken
his run here. George McGraw of the
roundhouSe has taken the place of Fran
els on the switch engine.
Master Mechanic Will Miller of the B.
& NJ. roundhouse has been granted pat
ent on a locomotive feed pipe heater
which is pronounced by every engineer
and mechanic who has seen 1t to be a val
liable improvement. The invention pro-
vides a check valve to be applied to the
feed water pipes of locomotives and other
boilers, to prevent the freezing of the
pipes and the hose connections in-cold
weather The vital feature of the i'm
provement is to secure a circulation of
hot water, so as to attain the desired re-
suit in simple and efficient manner. Mr..
Miller has already equipped a number of
B. & NJ. and K. c. engines with the heat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FROM DODGE CITY.

Night Yardmaster Walker and wife left
Wednesday morning for a visit in the
east. Switchman Murray will have charge
of the night yard during Mr.. Walkers alb
sence and Extra Switchman Williams will
work in MurrayS place.
brakeman A E. King, who has been on
a 60 days vacation, returned Wednesday
and has reported for duty.
Engineer Harry Newfer has returned
from Topeka, where he received assurance
of reinstatement in the near future.
Brakemen Ready and Eurton have trad
ed off. Eurton has moved to Denver and
it is likely that Mr.. Keady's parents will
move back to Dodge City.
Frank Singer, master mechanic for the
Midland Terminal at Cripple Creek, Col,
is in the city. Mr.. Singer was formerly
connected with the Santa F'e shops in this
city.
The bridge at Morse is completed now,
much to the satisfaction of the trainmen.
This. is the best bridge on the division.
Cal Au1t will probably go the extra
board, as there is a vacancy, caused by
the death of Engineer Alexander.
The 81 and 90 crews have been busy the
past few days handling soldier trains from
the west.
If the present rush continues it is likely
that more chain gang crews will be put in
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FROM WELLINGTON.

Dispatcher Miller has gone to Chicago.
Dispatcher Durham takes his place here.
Engineers Smith and Winans of Newton
have been sent here to work during the
Santa Fe stock rush.
Commencing Sunday the Santa Fe train
which has hitherto run between Wichita
and Caldwell will run to Newton.
A washout is reported the Santa Fe
near Mayfeld and another between Null
vane and Derby. Trains were all great
ly delayed as a result.
Ten cars loaded with railroad ties passed
through here yesterday to be used in the
construction of the Pecos Valley line.
Thirty-f1ve car loads of cattle were I'M
loaded in the Santa Fe yards last night
and fed Owing to the waShoutS it was
necessary to feed them here.
The storm was so severe Saturday
evening that the Rock Island passenger
train was compelled to stop between Perth
and Corbin and wait until the fury of the
wind and rain had subsidized. 1t blew out
some of the car windows and the wind
pounded into the coaches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FROM ATCHISON,

A Central Branch engineer made $40
last month. Wv
The B. & NJ. freight depot is being COM
pletely overhauled
handsome new sign has been put out
al the Rock Island ticket office.
VIII Aldrich. the B. & NJ fireman who
was injured some time ago, will resume
%. w. Urich Of Atchison will build the
Mlssourl Pacific building at the Omaha
me flower garden at the Central Branch
SHOPS is now in it's height of beauty
Japan Barrows has planted variety of
1 nO%er seeds in his garden west of the
III jackson. fireman on the B. & M.
passenger engine No. 101, has taken a run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
GOOD CATTLE SEASON.
Past Winter is Reported as Excep-
tionally Fine.

Salt Lake, Utah. May 4.-wi1liam
Penn Anderson, range cattle statitician
for the Union Stock Yard & Transit
company of Chicago has just returned
to Salt Lake City, the intermountain
center of the range cattle trade. Mr..
Anderson said: During the past 80
days I have visited. the state associa-
ton and round up cattle conventions
of Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana Idaho and
Utah. All these gatherings I have met
and conversed with the owners and
ranger riders covering the entire range
country mentioned. The concurrent in
formation thus obtained gives conclu-
sive evidence that never before in the
history of range cattle business of the
part of the northwest described has
there been a more favorable winter to
the open range grazers. There were no
severe weather LOSSES to record; cattle
came through strong and thrifty
THE trade in general as usual at this
season of the year is moving from
south to north and California and Ne
vada east without serious interrupt
ton
A perfect system for the removal of
even suspicion of contagion has been
established here, representing Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana
and Utah sanitary boards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

G. F. Pfeutz who has been night mail
clerk on the Missouri Pacific since that run
was established out of Coffeyville, has
been transferred to the Union Pacific
J. Sweeney. VINO mas 1eIa ~, tn9 P t %brea
years, has been transferred to Albuquer-
que and will take charge Of the yard
W. B. Tenwick, nephew of c. NJ. Tay-
loT division master n@Gnan ~ tb ~ ro nd
house in Trinidad has resigned and left
for Los Angeles, where his wife Is very
w Kipp, who for the past seven years
has been division road master of the Mis-
tonne, has resigned his position to accept
a similar position in Colorado. P. Scan
Nebraska & Dakota railroad, will take
Mr.. Kipp's former position
agent for the Missouri Pacific at Ottawa,
has been given the position of night tele-
The salt plants of Hutchinson ship via
the Santa Fe route alone 125 cars OF salt
Ninety car loads of oranges are leaving
east! As 800 boxes 5l of 200 oranges each
fill each car. the shipment represents
l. '. Frank will start out with the weed
past winter Mr.. Frank has been in Cali
fornia burning; weeds on the southern
the one used here. While there Mr.. Frank
also built two painting machines, one for
the Southern Pacific and one for the
Southern California road.
Fireman Mahoney. who recently took a
leave of absence and went to New Mexico
from Newton, sent in his resignation and
also letter to his friends stating that
he had secured position with the A & 2.
as an engineer.
The Central Branch engineers Travelled
a distance of $4,000 miles during the
month of March This is said to be an
increase of 1900 miles over any month for
the past 10 years.
Carey Turner. who has been employed
in the department at the Central
Branch shops at Atchison for number
of years, has taken a position as assistant
master car builder on the ElkhOrn Mis-
souri, Valley railroad, with headquarters
in Omaha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FEMALE FEROCITY.
Mrs. BOltWOOd of Ottawa Wants
ShOeStrings Made of
Spaniard's Hide.

Ottawa, May AIRS. Capt. w. H.
Boltwood of this city, is filled with such
spirit of patriotism that she is offer
ing large sum OF money for a pair of
shoestrings made from the epidermis of
Spaniard. Her husband is captain
of the company of volunteers sent out
Topeka Mrs. Boltwood said today:
Il wish the United States would send
all of the army to Spain; capture every
Spaniard in sight; then skin them and
tan their hides, making the latter into
shoestrings.
If such warfare were inaugurated
and the common enemy of Cuba and
this country should descend to such a
fate, I would be willing to pay hundreds
of dollars for a pair of the shoestrings -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Gets an Important
Soldier Contract.
Will Carry Arizona and New
Mexican Rough Riders
TO THE GULF COAST.
They Are Cowboys For ROOse-
velt's Regiment.
Cheap Rates Granted For Kan
SaS Conventions.
TO THE GULF COAST.

The Santa Fe company has secured
the contract for carrying into San An
tonic, Tex, from Santa Fe, N. M, and
Prescott, Ariz., the New Mexico ana
Arizona COW boys that have enlisted In
the cavalry regiment, being formed by
Theodore Roosevelt, late assistant sec
rotary of the navy. There are IA Off
GERS and $40 men enlisted at Santa Fe,
and 10 officers and 200 men enlisted at
Prescott. The men at Prescott Will
leave for San Antonio next Thursday
and the men at Santa Fe next Satur-
day.
At San Antonio the men will be equip
ped as cavalrymen, and as soon as the
regiment is formed it is reported that
1T will be sent to Cuba They are the
pick of the rough riders of the two ter
ritories and will make one of the most
daring cavalry regiments in the service
of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
(First Published in Topeka State Jour
nal May 4, 1889
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
topeka Kan

Iopeka, Kan,
May 2, 1898.
council convened in regular session.
Present: Councilmen Benson, Burgess.
Blossom, Drew, Dickinson, Elliott. Mer-
10 " 90 A
Quorum present; Mayor c. A. Fellows
presiding.
The minutes of April g. 1898. and April
10, 1898, were presented, when on mo-
tlon OF Mr.. Burgess, the reading of the
same was dispensed with and the Jour
nal approved.
Mr.. Skinner nominated Mr. Drew for
president of the council for the ensuing
year, and on motion of Mr.. Burgess,
the election was had by reclamation.
Ihe mayor announced the appoint
ment of the following standing commit
tees for the year:
Ways and Means:
James Burgess.
o. D. Skinner.
J. s. Warner
John Elliott
]. w. Morgan.
2.-Streets and Walks:
Charles ]. Drew.
Fred Roundtree.
D. J. Dickinson.
J. w. Blossom.
A. P. Benson.
3.-Claims and Accounts: &C. 49,
]. S. Warner. ltl u;
Charles J. Drew.
]. w. Morgan.
D. J. Dickinson.
4.-Finance:
D. J. Dickinson.
James Burgess.
A. P. Benson.
John Elliott.
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CHEAP RATES GRANTED.
Sunday School Conventions and 20
litical Gatherings Favored.

A rate of one fare for the round trip
has been granted by the Kansas lines
for the annual convention OF the Re-
publican League of Kansas in Topeka,
May 2S. The rate will be good from all
points in the state.
rate of one fare for the round trip
from all points in Kansas has also peen
granted for the annual conference OF
the Kansas Sunday School association
at Abilene, May 10 to II.
A rate of one and a third fare has
been granted for the Populist Seventh
district congressional convention in
HutchiDSOn Nav 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

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The Rock Island FLYER

Leaves Topeka every morning at 1880
arriving at Kansas City 9:15 a. M, re-
turning, leaves Kansas City 7:10. arriv-
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GOOD TIMES HAVE COME,

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JEWELLERS.

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STORAGE.
PRINTERS.

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be able to state that the heads Of every
department and that the employees have
given good, loyal service to the
city. and are entitled to full share of
any credit that may be extended the
council for the favorable condition of
the city affairs
Topeka occupies an enviable position
among the cities Of Kansas. She has
paid off nearly all Of the large debt con-
tracted for public improvements Her
taxes have been steadily reduced, and
after paying all running expenses a
creditable surplus remains on hand.
attribute this condition of the city to
the fact that its affairs have been con-
Quoted in the interest of the tax PAYERS
and that it's resources have not been
used to develop a political machine.
Every employe, from the highest to the
lowest has been selected on account of
his fitness to perform his work and not
for the number of votes he can control
in a primary.
1.-The mayor is under deep obligation
to the members of the council for their
courteous treatment and for their gen
erous support in all matters pertaining
to the city's interest. Harmony has
marked all our relations and the COM
mon and sole motive has been to pro-
mote the city's interests. 1 desire es-
,pecially to call attention to the regular
and prompt attendance Of every mem
Der of the council upon every meeting of
this body. whether at a regular or
special session. The record discloses the
personal and private interests, and has
unfailingly answered present Such a
record is rarely disclosed by any DELHI
'erative body or organization, and the
people of Topeka should be truly CRATE
full that it has such faithful public serv-
ants.
ITO the members of the council who
voluntarily returned to private life,
simply voice the sentiments of the peo-
pie of the entire city when state that
their work in the council has been we'll
done, and that they deserve the graft
tude and well wishes of every good cit
Azen.
ITO the new council I can say but
little. You are occupying responsible
positions. Vast interests are entrusted
to your care. I hope you will see the
necessity of continuing the same eco
nomical administration to the city's in
terests that has prevailed in the past,
and that the same pleasant relations
will prevail between the mayor and
council. We are all public servants.
and have but one object in view, and
that is to be true to those who have
elected u.s."
n Respectfully Submitted,
G. "A. FELLOWS,
Mayor.
Claims and accounts were presented,
read and referred to the committee on
claims and accounts, who reported the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

FOR SALES lots near the Santa Fe
shops, IS lots Twenty-flrst and Madison
SITS. 60 lots near Shorey, room house an6
III acres near city limits, 80 acres miles
cash. NJ. Heery. 100 East Third.
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WANTED-we want to make good farm
loans IN eastern Kansas Money on
hand ana every accommodation to Dor.
rover. T. E. BOWMAN & CO.,
Columbian Building.
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FOR SALE-Choice vacant lots in Low
man Hill; convenient to electric cars.
also near church and school. Price from
$50 to SIS each. W. NJ. Forbes. u6 West
Sixth avenue.
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STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS

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MONEY.

T0NET 1osned On DIenos @7 ores1s an
ing machines, watches. diamonds, type
writers and any good security. N. B.
Campbell, COS Kansas ave.
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FOR sALE+REAL ESTATE.

LIST YOUR PROPERTY with US for sale
or rent. We have buyers with money and
good renters for city property.
HOGABOOM & CO., 423 Kansas ave.
The news & observer., 1898-06-10
SPANISH CABINET COUNCIL.

Madrid June 9.-5 p. ma long Cab
iEet council to consider the situation,
especially the resources required for the
campaign and the war plans was held to-
day. The Minister of Marine, Captain
Aunon, submitted important documents
for the consideration of the ministers.
1t is announced that he will go to Cadiz.
oStensibly to inspect the defences of that
place. but it is said he may possibly
make an important decision during his
stay there"
The Minister of Marine will also de-
vote considerable attention to the avail
able naval reserves.
The news & observer., 1898-06-10
SAMPSON CUTS CABLES
is IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION
WITH WASHINGTON.
EFFORTS FOR LIEUT.. HOBsONS RELEASE
Marbehead Drove a Spanish Gunboat into
Guantanamo Harbor and ShelIed and
Reduced the ADtiquated
Fortfcations.

copyrighted 1898 by Associated Press)
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Dauntless. off Santiago de
Cuba, Wednesday night, June S.-(Nia
Kingston Jamaica, Thursday, June o
1880 a. m.-COmmunication between the
island Of Cuba and the outer world was
severed yesterday. The KingstonSan-
tiagO cable was cut on Monday and the
Marblchcad, Yankee and st. Louis cut
the Hayticn cable, running into Guam
tanamo Bay, yesterday. The ends were
buoyed and Rear Admiral Sampson can
establish communication with Washing
ton direct. The Marbehead also engaged
and drove a Spanish gunboat into Guam
tanamO harbor and shelled and reduced
the anti0uated Notifications. The insur-
gents co-operated on the land side. The
place is being held until troops arrive
1t is contemplated to establish a general
base here.
Communication between the insurgents
and the fleet is constant. The Cubans
are active and arms, ammunition and
supplies for them were landed by the
Suwanee yesterday in great quantities.
The insurgents and Spaniards fight dai-
ly.
The Marbehead on Monday. when the
insurgents had pressed forward west Of
Santiago. shelled the Spanards who
fled to the mountains checkering the
path followed in their retreat with dead
and wounded
Santiago de Cuba is on the verge of
starvation. All the food has been seized
for the army. and the troops and sailors
are on half rations.
Rear Admiral Sampson has officially
declared that the purpose Of the bonn
bardment of Santiago dc Cuba was to
clear the way for the troops. The object
has been attained.
The Admiral has personally commend
ed Ensign Palmer for approaching with
in $50 yards of the Spanish batteries at
night and learning that the Spanards
were remounting guns.
The American naval commander is
anxious to bring about the exchange of
Lieutenant Hobson and his gallant com
panions of the Merrimac. The Admiral
sent tile Vixen. with flag of truce to
the entrance of the harhor yesterday, Of
fering to exchange for the lieutenant and
his party some prisoners taken from
prize by the Marblehead off Cienfugos.
Admiral Ceryera considered the matter
all night and sent word to-day that he
is powerless TO act He referred the
matter to the Military Governor and the
latter in return referred it to Captain
Blanco \ long delay is probable.