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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
RAILROAD NOTES.

Business on the Ktay, both in passen-
ger and freight traffic, is very good and
the pay roll for October promises to be
a heavy one.
Katy trafnmen have experienced an
unusual amount of trouble on excursion
trains from drunken men this season,
and the next excursion the Katy runs
extra precaution will be taken to guard
against a repetition of the cowardly as
sault on Conductor Knox.
E. F. Lal1, chief clerk to Traffic Man
ager Biddle of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, has been appointed general
agent of that road a. Pittsburg, to sue
coed T. NJ. Orr, resigned.
K. Bean, who has been chief clerk in
the Santa Fe trainmaster's office at
Emporia, has been promoted to a clerk
ship in the superintendent office at To-
peka. Russell Jennings succeeds Mr..
Bean at EmpOria.
The Frisco earnings for the fourth
week in September amounted to $179,-
2S8.S6 a decrease of $40, 1855 compared
with the corresponding week in the pre-
viOus year. The decrease for the month
amOunted~to S56, or 50.
Tuesday a Pullman car porter found
a pocketbook on the Newton platform
that contained LOO cash. He re-
turned it to the owner. an Englishman,
who gave the porter ten cents as a re-
ward for his honesty
Conductor Wuner and crew Of Wei
lingtOn are the pOssessOrs of ten good
marks secured by stopping their extra
west one day last week to eXtinguish a
fire which their engine had kindled on
the Slate creek bluffs.
II. W. Rohrer, formerly ticket agent
at the union depot at Wellington who
went to Springfield Ill, some time ago
to accept a position, has been appointed
freight and passenger agent of the ST.
Louis, Chicago & st. Paul railway at
Jerseyville, Ill.
The corps of surveyors at Newton are
al work between Wellington and May
field.
The time in the La Junta shops has
been increased from forty to f1fty-four
hours per week. The shop men will
work nine hours a day and six days a
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
FROM NEWTON.

Conductor Alec Simpson Of the fast
mail is visiting at the Omaha exposition.
Conductor H. E. Mallory has charge Of
his run.
While clipping a piece of steel at the
shops, Nat Gavitt came very near hav-
ing his light put out" A piece of the
steel struck him in the eye and for some
time he was unable to see out Of the in
jured optic.
F. F. Gallup, of the repair yards in
this city was sent to Burton where he
will Off1ciate temporarily as joint car
inspector for the Santa Fe and Frisco
roads.
Fireman E. E. Dustin and family have
gone for a trip to Leavenworth, Kansas
City and Omaha. They will be gone
several weeks.
John Williamson. a former Santa Fe
machinist in letter to friends in this
city from Honolulu states that he is
we'll and is with an engfn eering corps of
Uncle Sans boys. He enlisted in
Colorado regiment
General Manager H. R. Nickerson, of
the Mexican Central ACCOMPANIED by
his family came in last night in Mr..
NickersOn's special car, and are the
guests of DR.. c. F. Smolt and wife.
Head Wiper w. G T. Wooden has re-
turned from McCO0k. Nebraska, where
he enjoyed splendid visit with a sister
whom he had not seen for thirty three
years.
Operator Everett Anderson and fanli-
" have gone to Chicago and other east
ern points. and Mr.. Anderson will also
take in the Knights Templar meeting
at Pittsburg while gone.
Carpenters WOlfnger and Mullen have
been equipOing the big cogwbeel at the
raiImil with wooden cogs this week.
and have found it to be something Of a
job. Tt viii he several days yet before
it is COMPLETED.
Harry MORGAN resumed work in the
boilershop this morning after an alb
sence of nearly 91l summer fighting an
attack of maIarial fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
BRIGHTER DAYS.
President Robinson of the Frisco Saws
Railroad Outlook is Better.

President D. B. Robinson of the st.
Louis &, San Francisco said, among
other things, in his timely address at
the banquet rendered the Frisco and
the Grand Island officials at Kansas
City according to the Railway Jour
nal: 4 do not profess to have been
animated by purely unselfish consider
atoms in advocating to our people the
opening Of a line of our system in Kan
sas City. I believe in the future of this
city and of the immense region of
which St. Louis and Kansas City are
such great and important centers. The
future is before US, looking a great deal
brighter than it did six months ago
Our country has grown; grown actually
in square miles, and grown still more
in the respect and admiration of the
world. American credit is higher than
ever before, and all nations now under
stand that the United States is able to
take care of itself in peace or in war
North and south are one, but they never
knew it so truly as when they marched
together under old man Wheeler of the
south and young man Roosevelt of the
north to victories which have made US
all proud to be called Americans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Axle Lights of the Santa Fe's
California Flyer
MunI Chnnunn nnR nR n Mnr,n
Much Cheaper and of a More
SerViceable Nature Than
BAGGAGE CAR PLANT.
Crews on the Same Train To
Have a Long Run
From Kansas City to La Junta
Without Change.

While a great deal has been explained
about the electric light system of the
Santa Fe on trains running between Chi
cago and Los Angeles there is much that
has not been made plain to the travelling
public. Mr.. Gilbert, who is manager of
the plant in Topeka, explains it. The
from the car axle. The leading features of
the apparatus consist of a dynamo Oper-
terry. which Supplements the direct work
of the dynamo in operation, as for ex-
The belt which connects the driving pull
ley with the commensurate and dynamo
puleys is made of camel hair. 1t is
eight feet eleven inches long and three
and one-half inches wide and is the only
kind of belt that will stand the vary
ing. effect of rain, snow and ice and which
viii adapt itself to all kinds of conditions.
Ihough not an endless belt, it is made
practically SO by an upturned joint clamp
ion that no metal whatever comes in con-
The dynamo is OF a high grade con-
structiOn and the brushes are good for
10000 miles. Conductors and brakemen
skilled labor or electricians are required
The low opera ting expenses are the main
features claimed for the system. While
direct from the dynamo and when stand
ing stiH or going at less than eight miles
an hour the light is automatically taken
from the storage batteries. At all times
the lamps are steady and brilliant.
me equipment includes lights in all the
berths, making this the first train in the
world carrying such a large supply of
light service exclusively from the car
aXles- When the intention of lighting
the locomotive headlight with electricity
IS carried out the trains will be solid axle
light throughout.
The. system mostly in vogue of lighting
a train from one large plant in the bag
gage car has many Objectionable features.
II the car carrying the plant meets with
an accident or the plant itself gets out of
ranged.
In the axle light system each car has its
own little plant, compact and complete
uaI measurements demonstrate that after
the round trip to Los Angeles of over 4
800 miles and after supplying the cars dur
ing six nights with brilliant light,the stor-
age is as full as it was at the start If
one car becomes crippled in any manner
it can be lighted from an adjoining car
until terminal is reached where the nee
essary repairs can be made.
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In the ROtunda Supposed to
Represent Women,
Come in For Vigorous Criti-
cism From Everybody.
RANGED IN A CIRCLE.
In MethOdicaI Regularity
Around the Dome.
They Represent Nothing and
Are InartiStic.

Now that the scaffolding is all clear
ed away and people are able to get a
square view of the decorations on the
frieze of the rOtunda of the state house,
and the hideousness of the nude figures
are more apparent than ever, all sorts
of derOgatOry remarks can be heard
concerning them, both from visitors to
the state house and from people who
are employed there.
1t is not because the figures are
clothed simply in necklaces that most
people object to them. but because there
Is not a semblance of art or beauty
about them. There are u of the fig
ures, all alike except that every alter
nate one has light hair and the
others dark, and they vary slightly in
the width of the grin which is spread
over their features. There is not a trace
of beauty about the faces or a. graceful
line in them and the effect is most IN
pleasant.
Judge Herrick, of Attorney General
Boyle's department said: My opinion
as an art critic, and not as a lawyer. is
that the decorations are poor. I was
not sure on first sight whether one of
the designs in bas relief was meant 10
represent a Kansas steer or an African
uippopOIaTnuS- L could not see high I'D
very Wen, but the nude figures seemed
70 me TO De coarse. l do not esDecfafIV
OBJECT to the nudity, but the figures are
not attractive. They would seem more
axe Slttlng Bulls idea of art than the
idea of a civilized artist"
L w. CaHey-ThOse figure. are the
worst things called decorations 7 ay-aI.
saw; II 1t wasn't for them the dome
would look pretty
Private Secretary Tev.-is-T,,- -.
STRUCK with their beauty myself 7
would prefer something to renresa17+ 90
ricultural products. 9
Charles Hoge-If I were going IN
PANT pictures Of that kind 1 would at
art don't think much of art -
w. Q. TOpping-The trouble is +ba+
We people don't appreciate art That =
nigh art. about IS feet high -
assistant Attorney General SneIlino
Iaklng that dome as a whole it is he
pfettlest dome have ever seen. some
people might object to those nude TO
ures, but you can't expect evervbo7v p
De suited What would suit one artist
would not please another. 1 don't know
"helher the figures are meant for n1er-
1nalos, or Grecian maidens or what. but
10y are artistic. To be sure the faces
1 ~ nave a little beauty put into
Ihem without hurting them. and the
rs fes might have a little grace about
Ii-0IIl' out that is all a matter of taste
resume there are women nearly as
tttiolneIy' II not quite, as those decora-
!. W. Amis-ThOse figures. are ridden
lous- They look more like Amazon -
t TOTS than anything else, but perbaps
tnat Is what they are meant for
n a Aosher-The figures of the NO
~ Z, gu. W mere are the worst feature Of
I IIs 9ectE1Idtlons, but there is also a de-
tect IN the shields which the eagles raS+
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07

at Christmas
There is a greater rivalry this season
clubs as to which one shall be considered
the leading organization of Topeka. To-
leading" social sets.
The case of the state against After
bridge, colored, has been dismissed. After
bridge was arrested with Andrew Kimble
another colored boy, who was sentenced to
by Judge Hazen.
When, Miss Anna Rose returns to Hilo
she will take with her a book filled with
newspaper clippings about herself and
ner reign as Queen Of the Karnival
or five hundred clippings.
A large bill board space has been erected
jeska posters Newspa1eF a az H tIoo 81
the proper sort is better than all the bill
boards Theater managers ought 20 have
boards.
Attractions will be booked for the Grand
with the Tootle theater in st. Joe. Among
"A ParIor Match. 'Ad G. Fields minstreIs
Sousas band and Frank Daniels.
Mr.. David Carson: who was recently ap-
pointed a position in the mailing depart
fourth man rendered Inc Mace nv Posi-
master Guthrie. The three men preced-
ing him on the civil service list all had
better positions.
Mr. Richard Hargreaves an old man
who lives at 1713 Harrison street, was
thrown from light wagon at the corner
afternoon and badly bruised about the
head and shoulders. The injuries are not
serious.
J. f. Daniels, for several years in charge
of the lock box mail of the Topeka post
office. is the latest man to be discharged
by Postmaster Guthrie. Mr.. Daniels is a
Democrat and says this is the sole reason
for his discharge. Postmaster Guthrie
says that his work was not satisfactory.
Theo Wilkie, formerly night mailing clerk,
takes Mr.. Daniels place.
Adjutant General Allen has received a
copy of an order from the acting assist
ant adjutant general for the department
of the Missouri at Omaha, stating that the
TWenty-hrst and TWenty-second Kansas
regiments would be paid off on the muster
out rolls at Fort LeaVenworth by Major
Hammer, but. giving no date for the pay
ment.
The Pennsylvanians, residents of Tope-
ka, will meet at the office of Judge Car
Yer in the Columbian building a o'clock
Friday and will go in d body to the Cope
land for a call upon Charles Emory Smith.
a fellow Pennsylvanian and present post
master general The call is made by G.
P. BOlmar, state secretary of the Penn
sylvania Settlers association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
CONTEMPLATED CHANGES.
Effect the New Santa Fe Time Caro-
May Have on Trains and Crews.

With the new time card in effect on
the Santa Fe, to take place with the
going on of the California Flyer, No. II
may follow No. 1 out of Kansas City
over the main line via Topeka rather
than over the CUTOFF by North Ottawa.
There is also a rumOr that No. f.
which ran over the cutoff last winter,
may be changed back to the main line
again.
One of the features Of the change in
the schedule with the introduction of
the flyer will be the extra long run
given the train crews on Nos. and f.
They will run from Kansas City to La
-Junta without change. While the mile
age of the train crews making this run
is much farther than those of the crews
on other trains, yet in reality the time
of the flyer is so much faster that the
hours Of labor are but little different.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
Rock Island Business Good.

Chicago, Oct. president Purdy Of
the Rock Island says the business of
that line keeps up remarka bly, well.
West bound traffic is picking up. Sep
TENDER earnings will compare with a
very large month Of last year, but it
is expected that an increase will be
shown. President Miller of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul says business in
the west is excellent and money plenty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
They have only y stars instead OF

on. They have only y stars instead OF
-
Joseph Fritch-I do not assume to be
an art critic, but I can see neither
beauty nor symmetry in those figures.
With all the ingenuity at my command
I cannot conceive of one reason why
they should have been placed there. In
fact I cannot conceive of any subject
do not represent any phase in the de-
velOpment of the people of Kansas or
the human race, either intellectual or
physical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
Miss smith,s Narrow Escane.

Ottawa, Oct. miss Minnie Smith mar
TowIy escaped being injH5Ted at the the Santa 571
the train to see a friend who was going
away. and Just as she was stepping from
the train onto the platform the train start
ed and her dress caught upon step She
was thrown to the platform and for an in
slant it looked as though she would be
caught by the trucks, but fortunately she
was far enough away to be out of reach
Of I1aTr1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
Ell Paso Wants an Electric Road.

Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. Last night
large and enthusiastic meeting of rep
resentative citizens of this city was held
to devise ways and means to secure the
construction of an electric street rail
way system in this city. The meeting
appointed an executive committee to
secure all the necessary franchises from
the city and to interest foreign capital
in the enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
wINKED AT THE RULES.
Wichita Woman Persuades a Brake
man With a Smile.

Wichita, Oct. Pug dogs or any
other kind of dogs are not allowed to
ride on the trains, but a Wichita wo-
man going south over the Rock Island
successfully smuggled one into the pas
senger coach yesterday morning. She
carried the dog under her arm as she
went to get on the train. The brake
man stopped her and told her the dog
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
MO. PACIFIC WRECK.
Kills Two Unknown Men at Hiawa-
tha-13 Cars DeraiIed.

Atchison, Oct. 1.-Two unknown men
were killed in a Missouri Pacific freight
wreck near Hiawatha Thursday. Their
bodies were turned over to the coroner
of Brown county. The wreck was
caused by the train breaking in two.
Thirteen cars were derailed and more
or less wrecked.
None of the trainmen were injured.
Three of the wrecked cars We're loaded
with grain, and corn and wheat was
scattered over the ground. The track
was blocked for six hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07

would have to go in the baggage car.
She smiled sweetly and argued that she
had always carried the dog in her lap
and finally he ended by saying: ''Well.
take it into the coach, but be sure to
keep it covered up, so I cannot see it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
ROCK ISLAND SUED.
Crossing Accident at Wichita Caus-
ing the Road Much Expense.
Durham (son of Mrs.

Wichita, Oct. T.
Raymond Durham (sof9 of Mrs.
Avery) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 900
D. F Dunbar, administrator 49,. TO- 900
James Wilson (driver) ........ 5000
r. A. Cherry .....................1 10000
D. NJ Ford Observation-Disclosures. 10000
The last suit to be brought against
the Rock Island for dana ges for the
crossing accident on Douglas avenue
the day of the Wild West show was
brought yesterday by D. NJ Ford for
the death of Mrs. Mary Ford. The
action is for $4,000 which runs the to-
tai up now to $45, 600.
Raymond Durham is Mrs. Avery's
son. D. T. Dunbar, the administrator
sues for $4,000 more. James Wilson
was the driver of the carryall. R. A.
Cherry is a brother of the Mr.. Cherry
who was killed, and D. NJ. Ford is the
husband of Mrs. Ford, who died in a
few hours after the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct For Kansas: Show
ers tonight; Saturday partly cloudy;
variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-07

Doubt

OOuDL the bearing Of chill
dren is a necessary
period of great pain and distress. They
doubt whether any medicine can relieve
their sufferings. Well may they hesitate
about taking those injurious internal
mixtures so widely sold. But they may
place implicit faith in - - - - - -
MOTHERS FRIEND
which is softening, relaxing and soofh-
ing liniment for external use. Doubling
women should get a bottle at the drug
store for ST., and test it. There is no
possibility of its doing harm, and there IS
every likelihood of its saving them many
hours of pain. y - - - y y - y ;:
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA. GA.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-29
valleys of the CHA q d the Santa Cruz.
Tom bstone Prospector.

valleys of the CHA a d the Santa Cruz.
Tom bstone Prospector.
The ice plant boiler and fixtures de-
parted this morning for Fairbank,
there to he loaded for South Bisbee.
This outfit was purchased two weeks
ago by Peter johnson fer account of
the South Bisbee Copper Mining and
town site company and will be put in
the building where hosting opera
lions are to be conducted. -Prospec-
| tor. ~
! John McCartv aud J. K. Day have
been appointed fish and game COM
mis- sioners for Arizona. The new COM
missioners know more about game, es-
| pecially big game. than anybody else
in the territory. Heretofore the du-
ties OF commissioner have not been
ouerous. There was nothing to do but
draw salaries and make reports
Phoenix Repub lican.
Nsco is growing. There are five
saloons there already, restaurant on
each side, a butcher shop, store and
Geisler's lumber yard. The company
| we'll is down 66 feet and going deeper.
A good depot is up and is occupied
by MIR. and Mrs. Fenner. The mar
| row gauge engine is being unloaded
for the long haul to Nacosari, and
cOno1tlOnS are In l1ne- special runs
| from Bisbes st least once week. It
| is understood that stock yards are to
| be built.
| Russell White, formerly of Tucson,
| has been put in charge of one of the
| Spanish vessels captured by Dewey.
Russell received the territorial sp-
pointment to the Annapolis naval aca-
deny two years ago and is now serv-
| ing his two years sea service before
graduating. He was on the Oregon
| on its trip around the Horn and in the
| battle Off Santiago when Cervers's
| feet was destroyed. When the Brutus
| and Monterey went to Msnils he was
detailed navigating officer of the Bru-
tus, very responsible position.-Tnc-
| son Star.
a packer named Lewis, who arrived in
Phoenix Saturday evening from Porto
Rico. brought with him relic in the
shape of a Mauser rife and equipment
! taken from the body of dead Span
lard. The outfit is now on exhibition
| in the Anheuser and has been viewed
by hundreds of the curious. msny Of
whom begged the privilege of handling
the rifle for q minute lust to get the
heft of it," The wickedest looking
partof the equipment is the sword
bayouet, which looks more like q
bowie knife than anything else.-Re-
publican.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-29

The coal bearing strip segregated
from The San Carlos Indian re-erva-
tion will be thrown open Nov. 19Ih.-
Sun.
Col Land is delighted with the out
look of the San Pedro valley, for the
cattle browsing there looks fine. Bis
bee Orb.
Ed Thompson, of Charleston, on the
Sau Pedro, recently purchased the
good will aud stock of Mr.. Loudermilk,
in Brewery gulch.-Bisbee Orb.
Water is being hauled out of Will
liams by the railroad company both
east and west, Supplying BellemOnt,
F a1staff, Angel, and even Winslow.-
Williams News.
The brick makers near Naco are
crowded with work. They are ready to
ship an ipstallmeut of brick to this
camp to be used in the company store
addition. -Bisbee Orb.
Arizona is said to be coming to the
front rs a producer of olives. Already
several cars have been shipped from
Phoenix, and more is to be sent to con-
Stunning msrkets.--Houston tTeXasl
Post.
Mr.. II. w. Chamberlain, the lumber
dealer. says that there will be more
building in the valley this winter than
he has seen since he located here. 81
am sending great deal of lumber into
the country districts" said Mr.. Cham
berlsin to a Republican reporter
Phoenix Republican.
Bids have been asked for by the in
terror department for work on the But
tes reservoir in Pinsl county, Arizona.
The construction of this dam means the
conservinRfof water sufficient to re-
claim more than 30. 600 acres In the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-29

ed by bandits, who killed him and az
ter mutilating the corpse with ma
chete cuts. they stole the arms, goods,
nd some 5000 which he hsd. It ap-
pears that one TeodOro Pedraza, who
was with the murdered man. was in &C.
cord with the bandits. The au-
tborities at once set out in pursuit of
the robbers, capturing four of them,
after sharp fight, during which one
of the bandit fired on the police with
the pistol belonging to Ramirez and
when 1t was empty threw it into bar
ranca, where it could not be found. At
the house of fifth man who WAS ar
rested part of the goods stolen from
the murdered man were recovered -
Herald. Mexico City.