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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Foreign Railroads Order 172
American Engines.
Denmark Heads the List, With
China Next.
APRIL'S BIG BUSINESS
Charles Lamb of EmpOria Now
i'm Jail.
APRIL'S BIG BUSINESS
Admits Attempting to Wreck
Santa Fe Passenger Train.

! New York, June Am order for II
| locomotives has been received by the
| BALDWIN Locomotive works,o this city,
| for the Trans-Siberian and Chinese
Eastern railroad. Of the total of n.
| 50 are to be consolidated freight loco
motives with tenders, while the re-
naming p will be tank locomotives.
All are of the Vauclain compound sys-
tenn Five of these engines are to be
shipped Immediately; a dozen will be
bullt in June, while the rest, co. will be
shipped in July, so that all may arrive
at deStlnat ton before the close of nayi-
cation for this year
IN all the Baldwin people have book
ca export orders for 107 locomotives
SINCE the LIST of April. This list in
Guides an order for the locomotives for
Inc Cnlnese Eastern railway, ten for
New Zealand. six for the RobIa-VaI-
4aSeaa, Spain, five (MOguls) for the
egyptian government railways two for
the Argentine government and one for
Another large contract that became
knoWn last week was received by the
richmond Locomotive and Machine
works by cable. It was an order from
the FINLAND (Russian) State railway for
Il compound locomotives. This order
with the Y locomotives ordered from
the BaIdwins, makes a total of "a fresh
orders for the week The previous
week was also a good one for foreign
trade for the locomotive works export
contracts having been closed for AS en-
gInes; OF this number Japan ordered
43. Mexico three and South America
two: OF the 43 for Japan, 20 were pIac-
ed by the Nippon railroad of japan
with the Schenectady Locomotive
works Another order, which has been
secured by the same builders. is for -
locomotives of the consolidated type for
the kIushiu railway, also of Japan. The
brooks Locomotive works booked or
GERS Tor three passenger and two side
tank freight engines for the Haukaku
railroad of Japan.
All told, there have, as far as report
ed' peen III locomotives ordered for ex-
port since AnriI 1 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
PHANTOM FLEET.
Cadiz Squadron is a Useless Relic of
the Glories of the Past.

Washington, June 1.-The frequent
| reports from Spain. through other coun-
tries to the effect that formidable
| fleet is being prepared at Cadiz to sail
| for the West Indies in aid of Cervera-
caused little apprehension here. Naval
officers. through private means of COM
mun1cations have pretty well satisfied
themselves that the Cadiz fleet is
paper fleet. In other words, it's often
s1Ve power is altogether i1lusory. More
than half Of the vessels whose names
appear so frequently in the press dis
patches as formidable war craft are of
ant1quated type and in a state of dis
order. The old Numacia is an example
She is rated as a batt1eship of the first
class. In her day she was a battleship,
but she has not a turret nor q sponsor
and would be little more than sport for
a modern iron clad. In addition to be-
ing antiquated, most of these vessels
are broken down in engines and boilers.
In their reckless disregard of the SIM
pIest precautions for the preservation of
the complex machinery of a warship
the Spanfards are excelled by no people
and they are known to have been
obliged to hire British engineers to run
their engines whenever they did run.
There are some vessels, although a very
few, at Cadiz, of modern type, but they
are not numerous or powerful enough
to give our navy any serious concern.
Of course it is not to be understood
from this that our naval officers are
negIecting to take precautions against
surprise at Santiago They have their
own scouts we'll out to the eastward Of
Cuba, so that they may receive quick
notice if any of the Cadiz fleet was
foolish enough to have started a day or
two ago for the West Indies, as is now
reported from Europe.
The report that the pope had address,
ed himself to President Mckinley di-
rectly in an effort to bring about peace
between the United States and Spain,
proves upon investigation to be ground
less. It is not believed that the pontif
would be led into the rather unusual
course of addressing himself directly
to our chief executive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01

among the shop men and others who go
on the excursions. A strong effort viii
be made to bring this trip about The
opinion of the shopmen is that a trip to
Omaha would be one of pleasure as well
as of instruction. The trips to small
towns where there has been nothing to
see have become tiresorne to the aver
age excursionist and the desire to go
where there is something worth seeing
is the wish of all.
The committee on arrangements and
the committee appointed for the select
ing of a suitable place to go will have
the matter brought to their notice in
the proper manner and will look care
fully into the merits of the different
sionists the place they think viii be the
best
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Amos Bee1er, the Santa Fe "Lion- T amer

his report that all new engines are ac-
cepted or rejected.
For years Engineer Beeler was run
ming on the main line of the Santa Fe
road and was considered one Of the best
engineers in the service. A careful and
competent man with a thorough knowl-
edge of the art of engine building he
was the best equipped for the place he
now holds. Another reason he was
made the tanner for the road is be-
cause of his weight. Beeler weighs 305
to be climbing in and out of an engine
cab a dozen times an hour for orders
and then it took that much extra coal,
it Is said, to run the train, on account of
the additional tonnage. So Jumbo
Beeler, as he is known among his asso-
ciates, was appointed to the position he
now holds in 1891 and since then he has
tested on an average of $50 engines a
year or about 1900 in all
One of the severeSt penalties inflicted
on any person in the round house who
may have committed some slight Of
tense is to have Beeler sit on him for an
hour so.
Mr.. Beeler is a very popular man
among his associates and holds a high
office in the B. of L. E.
Several years ago at the yards at Ar
gentine the yard men had a sort of
clan whose business it was to intimi-
date everyone who pulled a train into
gentine yards one night and while
standing on a siding one of the yard
men came up to him and said:
Pull out of here onto the next track
TIL do nothing of the kind said
Beeler.
Yes, you WILL came the reply with
oaths.
mo I won't" with determination
Then we will get an engine and pull
you OUT
NO you WON'T said Beeler as he
climbed down out of his cab and
stretched his six feet of 305 pounds to
his full height.
No, guess we WON'T said the yard
man as he looked him over and edged
away to safe distance.
''They don't monkey with your Uncle
Amos if they know what is good for
them" remarked the heavy weight en-
gineer and the men in the Argentine
yards after that generally asked him if
'she would please" That was in the
early days and it was the beginning of
a change in Argentine.
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JAPAN AS a MODEL.
Her Neutrality Proclamation Docu-
ment of Remarkable Exactness.

Washington, June 1.-The consular
reports issued today contain some ad-
ditionaI declarations of neutrality. this
time from Brazil Japan, British Guinea,
St. Lucia and Gibraltar. 1t is notice
able that both Brazil and Japan go out
of the way of the usual formal pream :
BILE to express regret at the outbreak CT
hostilities between the United States
and Spain. Bermuda mOdif1eS her Or
iginal proclamation of April %, so as to
make the rule relative to supplying
provisions. subsistence and coal to bel
ligerent ships, confrom closely to the
very severe English rules on that sub
iect.
The Japanese proclamation is rather
remarkab BILE from the great exactness
with which it prescribes the rules that
are to govern japanese subjects on
their dealings with the belligerents, and
as to the treatment which will be ac-
corded to belligerent ships. The proc
lamation evidently was prepared with
great care and may serve as a model
for the guidance of diplomats of all ma
tions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01

crackers and similar articles in hernet-
ica1ly sealed cans, for use on the hos
pita1 ship Relief and at the United
States general hospitals at Key West.
Fla, Fort Mcpherson, Ga, Fort Thorn
as, Ky, and Fort Myer, Va. Bandages,
lint and other surgical dressings are
not desired as these can now be OBJ
tanned from the manufacturers steriliz-
ed for use and of the quality which ex-
perience has shown to be best suited to
our purposes. Shirts and drawers are
provided by the government. but will
be accepted and can be given to con-
valescents upon their discharge from
hospital Pajamas made of light ging-
ham will be useful for the sick in hos
pitfalls, and on the hospital ship, as they
can be worn by convalescents who are
able to be out of bed. Long night
shirts of light muslin can also be util-
lied. Broad bandanges of light flannel
to protect the abdomen, are highly rec
commended and may be worn to ad
vantage by our soldiers in the field.
The articles mentioned may be sent
direct to the surgeon general of the
army or to the surgeons in charge of
the general hospitals named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
FROM RATION.

f. c. Patterson has changed from
night to day work as yard foreman.
Master Mechanic c. NJ. Taylor re-
turned from San NTarciaI yesterday.
Charles Espelin, of Chicago, will take
Mr.. kiernan's place in this city as in
spector of car electric lights.
3 ,. Mendenhan has secured a twen-
ty-fve-mile grading contract on the
Pecos Valley extension from Roswell.
Travelling Engineer Ross was here
yesterday investigating a new fuel-sav-
ing device which is being tried on en-
CINE No. 978.
John Dundas is now in the Santa Fe
hospital at Las Vegas. He found the
bicycle even more dangerous than the
bucking broncho.
J. F. Herman, of Ration, has been ap-
pointed general inspector of car cleo
trio light batteries, and hereafter will
travel all along the Santa Fe lines. Mr.
Herman is a skilled electrician and is
worthy Of the promotion.
Messrs. Molleson and Davenport, fue
experts from Tyler Tube works, went
east Monday. They fitted up engine
No. 931 and their work was entirely
satisfactory. Their method of putting
in boiler tubes is superior to the old
way.
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WHAT TO GIVE SOLDIERS.
Official List of Acceptable Contribu-
lions to the Sick.

Washington, June 1-Surgeon General
Sternberg Of the army has received
numerous letters from patriotic ladies'
asking what articles would be most &C
ceptahle for the use of our sick and
wounded soldiers in the field, or in the
hospitals For the purpose of answer
ing in a general way these inquiries he
has prepared the following memoran-
dunn, which will be sent to persons
communicating with him on this sub
ject: Money may be sent to the sur
geon general of the army as contri-
button to the hospital funds of the
hospital ship RELIEF and of United
States general hospital This will be
sent to the surgeons in charge to be e7x
pended for de1icacies for the sick; such
as canned soups, jeIlies, lemons, or
anges, etc.
Those who prefer, may contribute
canned soups, clam broth, orange mar
malade, ginger ale, biscuit. water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
BOY TRAIN wREcKER.
Emporia Tramp Confesses to Grave
Crime.

Pmporia. June 1-Chas Lamb was
arrested Friday evening on the charge
of opening a switch in the Santa Fe
yards here and attempting to wreck
passenger train No. lis.
Train No. 113 arrives here at lis p.
m and. while it was standing at the
depot Friday. Lamb opened the switch
just west of the depot. When the train
pulled up, it ran through the open
switch and of course ran off the track.
Fortunately the train was going so
slow that the engineer stopped it be
fore any great damage was done. But
if the train had been under full head
way there would have been a big wreck
Lamb waived a preliminary and con-
fessed to having opened the switch. He
gave no excuse for his action. He will
be sentenced to the reformatory as the
boy is only II years old.
Lambs father, who is a respectable
citizen of Emporia, has been trying to
get him into the reform school for
some time past. but he was a little too
old. The boy stole a horse a few
months ago which caused his father
considera BILE trouble before he got it
Strengthened out. The boy has been
a tramp for three years past.
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Consumption Cured.

BROUGHT BACK FROM THE GRAVE
Last November Mr.. Joseph James,
painter, of 3z5 w. Pearl ST., Indianapo-
lis, Ind, was at DEATHS door with quick
consumption. Wasted to skeleton;
his lungs a mass of liberation; his
death was hourly awaited by his doctor
and family. He was kept in a constant
stupor with opium. A friend, thinking
to relieve his terrible cough, gave him a
bottle of Brazilian Balm. Seeing its
wonderful effect, the doctor advised its
continued use. Mr.. James soon after
dismissed his doctor, and depended
on the Balm alone. His recovery was
rapid and complete, and in February he
returned to work. His lungs are sound,
and his weight greater than at any time
in his life. His recovery is regarded as
almost miracle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
FIVE NEW ENGINES.
Dickson Completes a Contract For
the Santa Fe

The five monster consolidated engines
for freight service. which the Dickson
Manufacturing company of Scranton,
Pa, have been building to complete the
order for eight engines for the Santa
F'e, are completed and will soon be put
into service.
The total weight is 100000 pounds, of
which 49, 900 pounds are carried by
the driving wheels. The cylinders are
twenty-one by twenty-eight inches. The
boiler is of the straight top variety.
sixty-six and three-quarters inches in
inside diameter at &he smallest ring
The material of the boiler is steel the
sheets in the barrel being one-half, five
eighths and eleven-sixteenths inches in
thickness. The crown is stayed-with
crown bars of T iron, and che boiler
is covered with magnesia sectional
covering.
The driving wheels are fifty-seven
inches in diameter, with fifty inch CEN
ters of cast steel, and the driving axle
journals are eight by nine inches. The
tender has capacity of 5000 gallons
of water and seven tons of coal. The
frame is of steel and the truck wheels
are of the Boise type. The trucks are
diamond, with steel holsters.
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W. w. GUTHRIE DID 1T.
Kansas Man First to Suggest Anglo
American Alliance.

Atchison, June 1.-Since there has
been so much said of late in the papers
of the country in the matter of an
American-Anglo alliance. it may be of
interest TO know that such a probability
was hrSt given public utterance by Mr..
W. W. Guthrie of Atchison, in his adj
dress before the state cattlemen's con-
ventiOn at Abilene, on March %, 1898,
recently published in the last report of
the Kansas state board of agriculture,
The Cow. Plow and Steer in the fol-
lowing language: While the present
war clamor is to be deprecated. no pa
triotic American viii object to due prep
aratiOn against any threatening danger.
however slight; but objection-loud and
Observation-Disclosures be made against that
preparation either by ship or shell, be-
ing made in every foreign country, I
recognize the fact that possibly with the
exception of Germany, France and Italy
so Iong as it may seem in the interest
OF trade to be to their advantage to
remain neutral, we are not far from the
union of the civilized nations of the old
world against the English speaking
people, before the spread of enlightened
ideas shall overthrow their tyrannical
governments and thus Er gland and the
United States may be forced to make
common cause 1 do not believe that
our skilled labor and unbOunded re
sources should be passed by in a mo-
ment of tfmid excitement to equip our
coast defenses or enlarge our navy from
foreign sources. I have patience with
this fll-cOnsidered excitement in the
firm belief that it will lead to the build
ing UP OF an American merchant marine
that shall carry our beef, pork. wheat
and corn to foreign consumers in Amer
lean bottoms. manned by American
sailors, and with an American navy be-
hind. willing and able to protect the in
tegrity of China or take an equal hand
in its partition. To what interest in
Kansas is the present situation of
greater moment than our cattle indus
try: and why should We not improve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
DEMOLISHED a BLOCK HOUSE.
The Uncas Fires Few Shots Just to
Keep in Practice.

states auxiiiary gunboat Uneas arrived
here this morning from the Cuban coast
about a mile and a half west of Matanzas
lighthouse, she sighted a Spanish block
house on shore. Taking up q position
about 600 yards off shore the Uncas fired
two shots at the house and the two shells
went clear through the building, which
wrecked.
During the firing the auxiliary gunboa
Leyden came up and also fired a couple of
shots. 1t is not known whether any
Spaniards were killed, but they proba bly,
made no reply.
The action upon the part of the Uncas
and the Leyden is in accordance with the
policy of the patrol boats in Smelling any
block houses they may come across The
crews enjoy this target practice very
much
All was quiet on the Havana blockade
when the Uncas left last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
Helping the
Doctors
To Educate the People Hundreds
of Prominent Men and Women
Throughout the Country
Assisting the Medical
Profession
In Their Efforts to Teach the Public the
Only True Method of Treating Dis
eases of the Air Passages
and Lungs.

Among the many thousands of treat
ments and remedies introduced to the
public during the past ten years, the new
method of curing diseases of the air pass
ages stands as the FIRST and ONLY one
ever Endorsed by the regular medical pro-
fession. This alone should be conclusive
evidence of its value to educated and
scientific men but when you add to this
the startling fact that hundreds the most
prominent men and women in religious,
literary and social circles throughout the
country have banded themselves together
solely for the purpose of encouraging the
use of this new remedy and treatment,
and that this society now numbers over
n. 900 persons, then the general public
should begin to understand the vast i'm
portance of this new discovery which cures
Catarrh. Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs,
Colds and Consumption without the AID OF
stomach medicines or the use OF sprays,
douches and atOmizers, curing them by
natures own remedy, given in the only
vehicle (the air which nature permits to
enter the bronchial tubes and lungs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
Early Summer
DAYS and
How to Enjoy
Them.

IF you never spent a few days
each year attending the Chautau-
qua Assembly at Winfield, sup
pose you try it this season. The
time will pass quickly, and pleas
antly and perhaps prof1tably. The
Santa Fe will sell tickets there
and back Tor s5.75, June Is to 10.
1898. Return limit June "a, 1898.
w. c. Carney, agent, a. T. & S. F.
Ry., can tell you more. Ask him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
Camp Life with
Home Comforts.

at Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly.
Forest Park, June 10 to "a, 1898.
One fare for round trip. Tickets
on sale June II to "a, inclusive,
good to return until June q. 1898.
The Santa Fe is the best line to
the assembly grounds-station
only half a block away. Particu-
lars on application to
W. c. CARNEY.
Agent A T. & S. +. Ry.
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NO MORE NEWS.
Censorship Force Recruited at Tamp'
Rigid Rules Enforced.

Tampa, Fla, June 1.-Captain J. f.
Brady, of the signal service department
at Washington, who has been appoint
ed censor of the state of Florida, with
the exception of Key West, has arriv-
ed in Tampa and assumed his new du-
ties Captain Brady will make his
ship hereafter will be extremely rigid
and any news pertaining to the move
rnents of troops to or from Tampa, or
information of any kind that might be
of service to the Spanish government,
will not be permitted to be sent out.
The censorship has been extended to
private kilograms also. No cipher
messages will be allowed under any
circumstances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-01
ss(SS@a Nasu -
NDS" u SgS -

COMMA BACILLUs
In consumption beware of cough mix
lures and prescriptions that contain
opium. Opium PARALLELS the nerves,
and gives the comma bacillus a good
chance to destroy the lungs. 1t is
always fatal. Brazilian Balm does not
contain trace of any opiate, but sti1nu-
1ates the nerves with new life and power,
destroys the microbe, and restores all
that is left of the diseased lungs to
sound and healthy state which no other
remedy has ever been known to accom-
Dlish.
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GRASS AND FLOWERS.
Topeka Shops Will Be Surrounded
by a Park.

That decidedly new ideas are being
introduced into railroading in the west
by the management of the Santa. Fe is
apparent from the fact that landscape
gardening will be done in the Topeka
yards The space between the ends of
the round house, about as feet wide.
will be excavated. filed with good rich
soil and will be sodded with the best
of blue grass and flower beds will be
put in.
The barren waste of sand and Gin
ders around the shops is to be relieved
by pleasing plot of green With the
grass and flower beds and the flags
the yards will be much improved
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Railroad Man for Ayers Assistant.

Philadelphia, June 1.-Quite a boom
has sprung up within the past week in
behalf of I. A. Sweigard. general man
ager of the Reading railway, for the
position of assistant secretary of war
The place was created for the purpose
of allowing the assistant secretary to
look after the transportation of troops
during the pending war, and Mr. Swell
Spect has led his friends to push him
for the noSitiOn.
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MINES FOR MANILA.
Secretary of War Asks Congress to
Protect Harbors-

Washington, June 1.-The secretary
of war has sent to the house today a
recommendation for funds for harbor
defense and other work in carrying on
the war aggregating many millions of
dollars. Among other items was a sig
nificent brief one; recommending an ap-
preparation of $50, 600 for torpedo de-
Tense of Manila harbor, Philippine is
lands, to be available until expended.
Other estimates submitted are for a
pneumatic dynamite battery at San
Francisco harbor. S150.000 and for the
installation of range and position find
erS S1aO. 600.
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Relvidere,s People Safe.

Philadelphia, June 1.-The passengers ara
crew OF the freight steamer Belvidere.
the Norwegian steamer Kong
Erode. from Port Antonio, which viii
reach this city about noon today. The
BeIvtdere sailed from Kingston for Boston
on Wednesday last and was wrecked the
following day The Kong Erode passed
Reedy island in the Delaware bay at $50
this morning and SienAlled I'll well.
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Pincree Will Send Shoes.

Tampa, June livery member of the
Thirt y-second Michigan volunteers viii be
presented with pair OF heavy tan shoes
by Governor Pingree- The governor tele-
graphed to the commanding officer of the
regiment, asking for information as TO
the sizes needed, and as soon as the shoes
can be manufactured they will be shipped
to Tampa