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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
NEW ELECTRIC ENGINE.
Locomotive For Freight Railroads
Tested in New JERSEY.

HObOken, n. J., Jan. ia hummer Of
railroad, steamship and city officials
and others interested in Hoboken' s
commercial department, were the guests
a trial trip of a new $40 horse power
electric locomotive.
superintendent w. J. Clark of the
General Electric company, builders of
the locomotive, and showed how the
train could be starte d, run and checked
at various speeds without a jerk. The
motor looks like a steam locomotive cab
set between two sleeping shields
the whole placed upon eight wheels.
The interior is a well lighted room with
ample space for movement The move
ment of the motor armature is counrnu-
nicated to the wheels through spur
gears being arranged for the very low
speed of eight miles an hour when the
locomotive is hauling a load, so COM
plying with CITY ordinances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
Santa Fe No. 5 to Wait at Hutchin-
son For No. 1.

Beginning with today, Santa F'e pas
senger train No. will wait at Hutch
inson for No. 1, and will take the pouch
mail from the baggage car OF that
train and transfer it to the mail car Of
No. 8
This will not cause much delay. as
No. . now takes supper at Hutchinson
and leaves there at 6:15 o'clock, just
five minutes before No. is due there.
No. 5 will be held until No. 1 gets in.
But if No. 1 should be late, No. will go
on.
No. 1 will still carry mail for the cut
off, while No. 5 will take all the mail for
the main line and west to La Junta-
This will give the best mail service the
western part of the state has ever had.
Heretofore the towns on the main line
got mail on No. and the mail that
came in on No. had to lay over until
the next day.
The towns west of Dodge City will
get their mail much earlier than they
have been doing and Will also get the
benefit of a local mail.
No. carries no mail car and carries
the mail in pouches in the baggage car.
No. 5 carries a mail car and makes a
local collection of mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
M'NALL MADE THEM PAY.
How Our Topeka Firemen Got $3.50
More Than They Exnected.


Webb McNan said today: My atten-
made by several insurance journals that
the Phoenix Assurance company of Lon
don, England, had withdrawn from this
state, desiring no controversy with the
superintendent of insurance, because our
laws are onerous. The only controversy
that this department has had with the
company was in the summer of 1897. when
the city treasurer of Topeka, Chas- S
Elliott, called my attention to the fact
that in his judgment this company had
failed to report the amount of the fire.
mems fund tax due to the city of Topeka.
Upon investigation 1 found the company
had failed to report its entire premiums
received in the city of Topeka for the
year 1896, thereby defrauding the city OF
Topeka out of about $3.50 of what is known
as ''fiiremen's fund tax" This amount
it was required to pay by this department.
and the same was paid to the city of To-
pel1a.
GUS laws of this state that the company
has come in contact with. 1 know Of
none other and of no other controversy.
and the company will again be called up
on by this department to pay the amount
that it owes to the city of Topeka for
the year 1897, upon its business done in
Kansas last year, and this without any
reference to whether it abandons the state
of Kansas or not.
1T is really too bad that the said COM
pany has had to comply with our 'oner-
GUS laws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
LOCAL MENTION.

United States Marshal Sterne an
nounces that he has selected his depu-
ties, but will not make the list public
for some weeks.
Apollo lodge 1873 has installed the fol-
lowing officers: P. NJ. w, J. Ruyan;
NJ. w, c. r. Weight; foreman, E. H
Davis; overseer, A. G. G1iddon; record
er. L. E. Maswell, financier, Ellis Cur
ry; receiver, J. J. Stanhibber; guide, A
Doyle; I. w, w. G. WOODEN; o. W.,
James Smith; Rep, James Anderson.
Owing to the rain early in the even
ing and the sickness in the families of
some of the members, the Tax Payers
league did not hold a meeting Monday
night at DR.. Hamilton's office. The
subject to be discussed was the new
city ordinance governing water rates
But another meeting has been arrang-
ed for Thursday evening at which time
it Will be fully discussed. The meeting
will be held in Hamilton hall and
large attendance is expected. The
league is anxious to discuss the ordi-
nance before the meeting of the city
council next Monday evening A com
mittee from the league will appear be-
fore the council and make suggestions
appropriate to the sentiment of the
league on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Engineman Nagle. of the Big Four.
hauled the heavy Knickerbocker spec
iaI from Indianapolis to Cleveland last
night in an hour and five minutes. He
made three dead stops and two slow
downs. The distance is IS miles.
Aug. Zeopheld, foreman of the sec
ton south of Florence, is one of the old
est section foreman in Kansas. but he
keeps his track in good shape. The
engineers say his section is in the best
shape of any on the Arkansas City
branch.
Mr. Fairhurst, from Burton, has sue
ceeded T. w. jenkins as Santa Fe
agent at Cottonwood Falls.
The Rock Island shops at Horton
turned out seven engines in December
1897, as against three in December, 1896
Passenger Conductor Prick of the
Rock Island has been reinstated and
Conductor Beer, who was to have ta-
ken his place, will move back to Good
land and take freight run.
Railroad men put a vast amount of
money in circulation every year in
Newton. The pay roll this year will
be about $500 900.
a new rail cutter has been received
at Newton. The machine is clamped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
TO PARALLEL THE ARKANSAS.
A New York Syndicate Will Take the
Bonds For Such q Road.

Wichita. Jan. 11.-Bonds for a rail-
road to parallel the Arkansas from
Hutchinson to Wichita, and southeast
toward MeAIester, I. t, have been
voted in two Reno county town
ships. but the last one failed by a few
votes in the township next to Sedg-
wick county.
A New York syndicate has agreed to
take all the bonds from Hutchinson
southeast to the Kansas line at a very
low rate of interest
Charles Collins, Who as traffic man
ager has been interested in the Hutch
inson and Southern railroad for several
years, and who was in a. measure re-
sponslble for the bond proposition sub
mitted in the townships out of Hutch
lnson, says that the matter will be re-
submitted in the township in which it
was lost and carried on through Sedg-
wick and Sumner counties
Ihe parallel road is hound to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
A. o. .. W. CHIEFS MEET.
Return of Excess Assessments is I'm
der Discussion.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE board Of chiefs
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men met in annual session here yester-
day The object of the meeting is to
adjust, pass on and pay the claims of the
members who have paid in excess of the
maximum assessment The claims VIII
amount to nearly $3.50. O0O. The available
reserve at present is $3.50, 900.
TIE board is composed of the following;
Supreme Master Robson of Texas, Su-
preme Foreman Sessions of South Dakota,
Supreme Secretary Bickfort of New
Hampshire Supreme Recorder Sackett of
Pennsylvania, Supreme Receiver Acker of
New York. Chairman of the Committee on
Laws Kinsley Of Montana and Chairman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
The pigooverv of the Dav.

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La, says: ''Dr. King s
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best seller
I have" J. F. Campbell, merchant of
Stafford, Ariz, writes: DIR. Kings New
Discovery is all that is claimed for it;
it never fails, and is a sure cure for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
cannot say enough for it's merits" Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds is not an expert
ment. It has been tried for a quarter
of a century, and today stands at the
head. 1t never disappoints. Free
trial bottles at Swift & Holidays Drug
Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real estate
have been filed for record in the Office
of the register of deeds:
Grant Hammond and wife to An
nette c. Griggs, 1928, north 25 feet lots
i272, 274, 276, 27S Eighth avenue east,
Metsker's third addition.
Lydia A. Snow to Savings and Loan
association, $500, lots pa, and north 10
feet lot 226 Polk street.
John w. FarnswOrth and wife to ia
cob Ahlbrant, $780, fraction lots 239, 24L
243, 245 Ninth street, in FarnswOrths
addition.
Sarah E. White and w. S. White to
Mary Pfeffer, IS, 600, the center Is feet
of lot 90 on Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
BABY UNDER THE ICE.
st. Joe Police Believe the Story to Be
True.

st. Joseph, Mo, Jan. Thames Smiths
story of the drowning of a baby in the
river a mile above here by an unknown
man has been thoroughly investigated
by the police and they have come to the
conclusion that it is true, but they have
SO far made no arrests. The officers
found the hole in the ice. the pole used
by the murderer, a fragment of the green
shawl described and the tracks in the
mud where the murderer approached and
left the stream.
Smith said he was near enough to the
stranger to describe him as he crossed
the railroad track ahead Of him. The man
was tall and was dressed in dark cloth
ing. The baby was carried on his arm,
and its head, partly mufhed in the shawl,
was plainly visible. The water under the
ice has been dragged, but nothing found.
The current is very swift, and if the baby
was thrown in there it was swept under
the ice instantly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

in their correct position as a finishing
touch of style and beauty.
F'orty-five of the Rogers patent cars
are sent out from the crusher daily and
thousands of dollars are being spent on
the work which gives employment to
hundreds OF labOrers. The cars are
equipped With a sort of pillow and scrap
er appliance which regulates and to an
extent smOOthes the rock along the
track and to the sides as it is dropped
in the center, from where it is taken in
charge by the various gangs of work
men from the track raisers up to the
tedious part of alignment as mention
"A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Explorer Nansen Says He Has No
Ambition to Find the North Pole.

Cincinnati. o., Jan. 11.-'Dou you really
not care to find the north pole?' Explorer
Nansen was asked.
Il do not. To reach the north pole is
only a fad. The cold can be provided
against easily. To reach the pole all one
needs is food and clothing. I have no
ambition to find one particular spot on
earth. I explore for the benefit of sci
ence. My own experience satisfies me
that there is only ice at the pole. The
earth has toppled some. but how much
will not say. I do not know about the
inside of the earth. 1t is solid, believe
I do not believe it is molten. There are
no doubt many places where it is molten"
why did you not go farther north
when you were farthest north?''
Il looked far to the north and saw only
more ice ahead. saw nothing to be gain
ed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
SANTA FE MINERAL BRANcH.
Resident Engineer Meade of Pueblo,
Now Asking For Bids.

Pueblo, Jan 1.-THE Santa Rita Rail-
road company, organized to build a
branch of the Santa Fe from San Jose,
near Silver City, into the Santa Rita
gold copper district, has been chartered
at Santa Fe., N NJ. This move signals
a new departure in Mexico on behalf of
the Santa Fe railway management that
is most encouraging to the mining in
terests. The new road will be built at
once, and it is said several branch lines
into other mining camps will soon be
under way. Resident Engineer J. NJ.
Meade, of this city, has just finished
the location of this branch and is now
receiving bids for the grading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
TRAFFIC LIGHTER NOW.
superintendent of Terminals Starr
Speaks of Santa Fe Business.

Mr.. J. w. Starr. superintendent of
terminals at Kansas City, left Topeka
days in the city on company business.
Traffic has fallen off cOnsidera bly,
since the holidays" he said. This is
always expected, as the winters rush
is up to and including the holidays. Al
though the business has fallen off. it
is better now by far than it was a year
ago, and the holiday business was
much better than usual
Mr.. Starr was formerly station agent
at Florence and is well known by rail-
road men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
May Quit Homeseekers' Excursions.

Chicago, Jan. 11-Au of the votes of
the interested roads have been record
ed in favor in agreement, regarding
hOmeseekers' excursions, reached last
week by the western roads. Hereafter
during the months of January and Feb
ruary none of these excursions will be
Passenger association west of the Mis-
sissippi river or north of the line of the
Missouri. By many of the roads this
agreement is looked upon as the en-
tering wedge that is to fully enable
them to do away with these excursions
altogether.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
O. R. c. INSTALLATION.
Newton Railroad Conductors and
Namilies Enjoy a Banquet.

the Woman's Auxiliary are still talking
of their successful public installation of
officers here Saturday night, which
officers of the two lodges, each made
splendid speeches on their induction in
to office.
ening by the Newton Mandolin club.
The installation ceremonies were made
very effective by the playing of march
music
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
~ Grain-oI ~ Grain-oT

a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury as
well as the adult. All who try it, like
it. 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. 4
price of coffee 15c and 25c per pack
age. Sold by grocers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Not Necessarily the Santa Fe.

Atchison, Jan. 1.-THE report tele-
& S. F. had purchased the bridge over
the Missouri river at Atchison cannot
be officially confirmed here. N. D. Todd.
receiver of the bridge, is quoted as
saying that one of the owners of the
bridge told him several months ago
that, after the proposed reorganization
plans are completed, the bridge might
be purchased or controlled by one of
the railroads, but he did not say which
road. 1t is now used by four roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
A DEAD ENGINEER.
Ran the Cincinnati Train For Nearly
Forty Miles.

Wilmington, Del. Jan. 11.-CoId in
death, his hand clutching the throttle,
Engineer jeremiah O'Brien was taken
off the engine which pulled the c & o.
express into this city yesterday. He
was stricken with apoplexy about so
miles below this city. The train was
running at the rate of 40 miles an
hour. Fireman William Brady diScOv-
cred he was dead when the train reach
ed Newark, 10 miles below here. O'Brien
had run the train 81 miles while dead.
The train was the third section of the
c. & o. Vestibule from Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
SANTA FE RoADBED.
Guthrie Leader Declares It Perfect
From Arkansas City South.
The Guthrie Leader says:

Inc IuLnIle LedueT says:
AS far as it has been completed. the
new Santa Fe road bed is a thing of
beauty and probably as fine in work
manship and substantially as any
road the United States can boast Of
The improvement has been completed
with its new white rock ballast and
81 pound rails to some distance below
here, where work was discontinued for
the winter. From nine to Is inches of
rock, is used on the entire road from
Arkansas City down, it being placed in
three courses and grades of hneness
the completing work being done entire
" by hand, a line being stretched on
each side of the track and stones
placed one at a time by the workmen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Heavv California Travel.

The Santa Fe California limited train
through here on Thursday of this week
will carry two extra Pullman sleepers
in addition to the regular equipment.
The train this year is proving even
more successful than last year, and the
indications are that there will be suf-
ficient travel to warrant the company
running the trains tri-weekly for some
time The first third train will leave
Chicago next Monday and pass through
here Tuesday, and already all the
space has been sold out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Value of Automatic Scales.

The Illinois Central company is OPP
Grating in connection with it's machine
shops at Centralia a department for
the manufacture of scales. BY a recent
invention cars may be weighed auto
manent record of such weights made
at an average rate of five cars a min
ute. The weights are recorded in type
on a paper strip, which may be dated
and fled as q narnanent record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
FRISCO BONDS IN DEMAND.
Subscribers Rush to Get a Portion of
the Five Per Cent Stock.

New York, Jan 11-Subscription
books for the 81 500, 900 first mortgage
per cent gold bonds of the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railway company's
southwestern division, were formally
opened at the Office of Redmond, Kerr
& Co, today, but were Immediately
closed, the bonds having already been
heavily Oversubscribed.
Subscriptions then offered We're de-
clined. The bonds were also offered in
Boston, where a similar procedure
was found necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
B. OF E. AT ST. LOUIS.
Biennial Session to Meet in May
Convention to Last About
Three Weeks.

Kansas City, Jan. 11-Grand Chief
Engineer Arthur has appointed Mr.. H
A. Walter of this city chairman of the
committee of arrangements for the BIZ
enn1al convention of the B. of l.. E.
to be held in St. Louis in May, begin
ming on Wednesday, the 18th day of the
month.
There are 536 sub divisions in all, the
territory including Mexico, as well as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Boxing in California.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 1.-Tonight at
Vallejo Young Critic and Frank Neon
nell Will meet in a 15-round boxing con-
test. McConnelPs friends. while admit
ting Griffos superiority in cleverness. ex-
pect their man to win on account Of his
heavy hitting abilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
Santa Fe Accident Association.

Newton, Jan. 1.-THE Railway En-
ployes' Accident association, a cOrpor-
alton organized in this city a few
months ago, held it's first annual meet
ing here yesterday. Members from
various points on the Santa Fe system
We're present. The officers reports
show a satisfactory growth of the as
ISOLATION officers for the next year
will be elected today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
LAND AGENT ASSIGNS.
He Was Secretary of a Building As
ISOLATION at Joliet.

Joliet ILL.,, Jan. Hilary T. Cagwin,
a large real estate dealer and secretary
of the Borrowers and Investors Build
ing association has made an assign
ment to W. G. Cochrane, for $48, 056.
The failure caused considerab Bile excite
ment. 1t is not thought the building
association is involved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

face is known universally throughout
the length and breadth of America, and
in addition to improving compilations,
he has been the inventor, as a surgeon,
of some of the most difficult operations
known to science. These operations
include the Strengthening of deformed
noses, making disarranged mouths
symmetrical, and many other acts of
skill The doctor has been highly sue
cessfuI, but does not hesitate to frank
ly acknowledge the help he has had
from others. He recently said:
while have been the means of re-
storing thousands of women to the nat
ural beauty which nature intended they
should have, but which they had lost,
I would never have been able to do so
if the wOman's blood was out of order
or her natural functions in a disordered
condition, so that 1 invariably caution
all men or women who consult me to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
New Rock Island Station.

The Rock Island company has open
ed a new station at Mayberry, Neb.,
and placed Mr.. CHI. BOllinger in charge
as agent The company has maintain
ed a siding at that place for several
so heavy as to demand the services of
an agent. Mayberry is just across the
Kansas line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

received from
this greatdfs-
cOvery.
The prime
s o u r C G of
beauty is per-
feet health.
r h : s cannot
he secured if
the kidneys
or a d j a cent
organs a r @
out of condi-
ton. 1t is not
plain, [ n G n,
that all posi-
b / e C a r e
should be ex-
ercised to see
that these or
Sans are care
fully preserv-
ed, thus pro-
m o t j n e
health, pro-
longing II f g
and preserV-
ing youth and
VigOr ?
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WOMEN beautiful.
The Unseen Power of Modern Discovery
For Renewing Youth and Rendering
People Attractive.

i've, bright and practically youthful.
The discovery to which I refer is de-
serVedly popular. cannot speak too
highly in its praise. 1t is Warmers
safe Cure I know of many emil
nent doctors who have found this
same thing true, and who CRATE
fully acknowledged the aid fhev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

Mrs. NJ B. Ford, RuddeIIs, Ill, SUI
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was final
ly cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear
II. Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. G. W.
StansfeId, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
If ALWAYS Fills the Bill.

ct had occasion to use Chamberlain's
Pain Balm a few weeks ago on a
made for it."-W. G. Gould, Canal Do
YER Ohio.
A sprained ankle will usually disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks. but when Chamberlain Pain
Balm is promptly and freely applied,
cure can be effected in from three to
four days. Pain Balm also cures rheu-
matism; one application relieves the
pain. For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

No man in Amer
lea has probably
done more to make
women beautiful,
and men more
symmetrical than
DermatolOgiSt Jno.
H. Woodbury. of
New York. His
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

of Finance Committee Case of New York.
The board will continue in session during
the week.
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and could not sleep.
Other complications
peculiar to my sex set
in and our physician
called another in con-
sultation. They de-
cided I had consump-
ton and must die. I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11

see, first of all, to their general health.
especially that the secretions are in
perfect condition. I wish to say that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
SOUR GRAPES, MAY BE.

GAMES ]. CORBETT.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-24
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

DO YOU WANT
 Fruit. Grain or Grazing Ranch? Select one from the Bank of Woodland Lands offered at less than foreclosure prices
 IN CAPAY VALLEY, The earliest fruit section, well settled and only
 DO miles from San Francisco by rail-