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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

The Santa Fe company has a large
Iorce OF men employed at Carrollton,
Mo-, digging a large reservoir for wa
ter for their engines.
The third annual ball given by Per-
feet lodge No. 29S. B. of L. F., Argen-
tine, is on the board for Nokes' hall
Thursday evening, January 20.
P. NJ. Arthur. grand chief of the B.
of l. E, who has been sick for some
time, is pronounced out of danger
The round house with two double
stalls, to accommodate four engines
will be completed at Ellsworth by the
middle of this month.
A large number of men are digging
trenches for the pipes to connect the
water cranes and the water tank in the
railroad yards at Florence A new tank
will also be built.
1t is contemplated among Midland of
hcials to make Ellsworth division head
quarters when the road is completed to
Red Cloud, with the necessary machine
shops located at Ellsworth.
A c. Turpin, former agent of the
Rock Island at HoIton, but since trav-
cling passenger agent of that road,
with headquarters at Omaha, has been
transferred to Boston.
The city officials at Burton are OBJ
jecting to the rate of speed at which
the Santa Fe trains pass through that
city, and the city marshal has threat
ened to arrest the next engineer VIC
lating the city ordinance.
VIM Lowe, an engineer on the Santa
Fe, was laid off once for neglecting to
whistle at a crossing. 1t is now said
that he not only whistles at every
crossing, but greets every farmer by
the way and every jack rabbit that
springs out of the grass, with a blast
of the whistle.
c. NJ. Worth, day operator at the I'm
ion Pacific at Abilene. whose wife en-
tered suit for divorce a few days ago,
has resigned his position and suddenly
left town, leaving no word as to his
destination. He left several unpaid
bills.
The dwelling house that stood on the
Rock Island depot site at Dodge City
was removed to Willroads, and will be
for City Marshal w. B. Rhodes, who
has a ranch near the station, which is
about nine miles east of Dodge City.
The recent wreck at Holiday calls
to mind that it is the third wreck that
few months at the same place. 1t was
freight train 220. The first time a sec
ond section of 220 ran into the first; the
second time it ran into an extrar; and
this, the third time, it damned into
21S.
AS a means of expediting business
and curtailing expenses, the railroad
offices of the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific at Deming have been merged.
c. B. BoswOrth is the joint agent; c.
r. Temple chief clerk; N. E. Bailey,
Southern Pacific agent; J. H. Black,
bill clerk; r. z. Martin, yardmaster,
and G. w Letter, manager Western
Union telegraph office.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Grievance Committees of Con-
ductOrs and Trainmen
Will Hereafter Hold Their
Meetings Jointly.
CAN HELP EACH OTHER
Uncle Sam Particular With His
Postal Cars.
No Longer GU. So Must Be
Lettered Omitted States.''

The general grievance committee Of
Order of Railway Conductors and the
general grievance committee of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of
the Santa Fe will hereafter probably
hold joint meetings in this city. The
joint meetings will be held at least an
nually.
Representatives Of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen went before the
general grievance committee of the 0.
r. c., now in session in this city, at
their meeting yesterday and discussed
the question of the two committees
meeting jointly.
The proposition met with favor
among the conductors, and it is alto
gether probable that joint meetings
will be held in the future.
It was argued that whatever interest
ed the members of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen invariably interest
ed the members of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, and that by united
action more pressure could be brought
TO bear on the officials and better re
suits be accomplished. The trainmen
want particularly the aid of the con-
ductOrs, and the conductors believe that
the matter could be made to work both
ways.
The session of the committee contin-
ues today, and it is possible that the
stay of the members will be prolonged
until next week The new officers have
not yet been elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
FROM NEWTON.

Brakeman Osborne is on the expect
ant list. He is a possible conductor.
Conductor Hannum has been sent to
Kansas City to take the passenger run
of Conductor Sill who has laid eff for
several weeks.
E. F. Pirtle, the watch inspector of
the Santa Fe, is here in the city and is
stopping at the Clark hotel He will
examine the watches of the railway
employees at this place and issue rating
cards.
One day this week the Santa Fe
yards held what was perhaps the most
valuable car of Kansas produce ever
shipped out of the state. tt was billed
to San Diego, Cal, and contained but
ter TO the value of six thousand dol
lars.
Switchman Holiday has been assign
ed to the switch stand in the west end
OF the yards. His duties are to look aft
er the trains that come in on the Ok
lahoma division and to switch them in
to the yards
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SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Ernest Calkins of the car shop is sick.
Fred Monroe of the car department is
sick.
No. l was reported 40 minutes late
today.
Ernest Payton of the car department
is sick
Frank Sawyer of the car shops is on
the sick list.
Car No. S21 of the Sonora railway is
in the shops to be rebuilt.
Foreman John Price of the machine
shop is on the sick list
Mr.. J. Stark of Havelock, Neb., has
gone to work in the machine shops.
The night telegraph offices at Peter
ton ana Wiggam have been abolished.
Coaches ga and 63S are in for re-
pairs. They were damaged in a wreck.
The Brownie trOup came in on No. 5
today with a special coach and baggage
car.
No. had ]. J. Haggerman's private
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car, No " Of the Peeos Valley road on
today.
Ninety-nine cords of wood were sent
to Argentine for use in starting fires
in engines.
Conductor Harry Griffin, formerly of
the St Joe run, now runs on the Kan
sas City line.
Conductor ButterfieId now runs on
the Kansas City plug in Conductor
Shorts place.
John McAllister, general foreman of
the car department at Ottawa, is visit
ing in the city.
D. b Lanter of the car department
mas been promoted to the position of
clerk in the car department
The interlocking switches were con-
nected and put in service yesterday at
Il O'Clock. They keep Ed. Fuller busy.
Dining car 1864 and buffet car 1900
have been fitted with electric lights
and will leave on ia today to go into
service on trains and 4
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THEY SAVED THE CHILD,
And a Seneca Engineer and Fireman
Are Gratefully Remembered
bY GRANDMA

Seneca, Jan. S.-NIr. w. T. Ferguson,
who resides south Of Corning. was in
the city Friday to meet Frank Hurl-
bert and Charles Nevis, the engineer
and fireman whose daring and presence
of mind saved the child of John r.
Miller. his > year old grandson. from an
awful death last summer.
The child wandered onto the track
two and a half miles south of Bancroft.
When discovered it was too late TO
stop the heavy train, and Mr.. Nevis
crawled out on the pilot and picked the
babe up from in front of the wheels,
while Engineer Hurlbert worked like
a Trojan to repel the momentum of the
heavy train. The grandfather had two
elegant Office knives which he wished
to present to these men as a token of
his gratitude. The handles were or
namented with a picture of the child
and also of a train.
On the handle of one are the words:
compliments to Charles Nevis for
saving the child from the pilot. Grand
pa" and on the other, Compliments
to F. Hurlbert, engineer, in saving the
child. Grandpa"
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NATE HoLLIsTER's RUN.
Usage City Free Press Tells of Fast
Time Once Made by the Engineer.


Time Once Made by the Engineer.
The Usage City Free Press says:
Engineer John Talley and Fireman
Robert ROlla hold the record between
Florence and Newton. Last week when
they pulled out Of Florence they were
- minutes late, and unlucky as the
start was, they pulled into Newton on
time. The run is q miles, and the run
ming time on the time card is 35 min
Utes. They made it in % minutes Fat.
Both are now waiting to see if anyone
can beat that record.-State Journal.
We were aboard No. 6 a year ago,
when it made just about this same
time. Nate HOLSTER was the engineer.
He was 20 minutes late at Topeka, lost
a little time at Lawrence, and yet pull
ed into Holiday on time We noticed
the telegraph poles were flying back
toward Topeka at a rapid rate and that
the riding was a little rough, but We
didn't think much of it until the next
day Bob Heller, who was on the same
train, told US it was the fastest time
ever made on the Santa Fe. and that
the jOlting we had noticed was caused
by the wheels jumping up on the rails.
We don't banker after such riding. Or
binary everyday railrOading is good
enough for our kind Of transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08

orders of the digestion and bilious spells
are passed by as of no moment In them
selves these complaints may not be dan
gerous, but if neglected their cumulative
effect is terrible.
The man who neglects the little disorders
that are the signs of approaching i1-health
is walking over a hidden mine that may
cause his death. The explosion will come
in the guise of consumption or some other
deadly disease. DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures all disorders of the
stomach and liver. It cures 90 per cent of
all cases of consumption, bronchitis, asth-
ma, Iaryngitis, weak lungs, splitting of blood,
lingering cough, nasal catarrh and diseases
of the air passages. It acts directly on the
diseased tissues, driving out all impurities
and diseaSe-germ It is the great flesh
builder blood maker and nerve tonic
There is nothing in the medicine store
Just as good
Have been in poor health for about seven
years. writes Mrs. I. Albert Eakins, Of No I48
have bilious attack lasting two weeks, besides
headaches all my life, general debility and an
inactive liver. I suffered with my bladder and
kidneys for FIVE wears at least could not stand
on my feet long at 4 time until commenced your
treatment took DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, Favorite Prescription and Pleasant
Pellets They have helped me wonderfully
had disagreeable drain and irregular periods
I thought I should 20 insane sometime
RED about everything had the blues all the time
and did not care to live Now am we'll"
CONSTIPATION is a little illness that if
neglected builds a big one. Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation One
little g Pellet " is q gentle laxative aud two
a mild cathartic. They never grippe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
BUSHEL OF LETTERS
Received by Berry, the Millionair,
Tramp-ORers of Marriage.

Paducah. Ky, Jan S-James E. Berry,
the so-called millionaire tramp, in bed at
a hotel here with a broken leg is a much
sought after man, judging from his mail.
Letters are fairly raining upon him.
Though here now but few days he has
received full bushel of letters.
Some of these have postmarks follow
ing him all over the country. They are
mostly from women proposing marriage,
though many are applications for char
ity. Some of these letters are rich and
racy. Berry takes his time in examining
his mail, and after reading the letters de-
stroys them. Many of these letters con-
tain stamps and pictures. The tramp
talks of opening a FOOLS gallery and
starting bank by selling the stamps It
also came out today that Berry is being
sued by his wife for alimony, and this is
why his reputed great capital has been
tied up.
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MUST BE sRECOGNIZED."
jim Orr Says Democrats Must Have
an Office Strange!


J. W. Orr of Atchison, a Democrat who
is high in the councils of the party and
a man noted for his political wisdom,
thinks the Pops can afford to recognize
the Democratic party in Kansas. because
the latter holds the power of defeating or
elevating the Populist ticket as it chooses.
Discussing the subject Mr.. Orr, who is
in the city on supreme court business,
said:
There is no disposition among the
Democrats to be unjust in these efforts
to effect a fusion, but it is my opinion,
based upon what 1 have observed and
heard from the members of the party in
various parts of the state. that unless
recognition is accorded US there will be
no fusion. It is a simple business propo-
sition with the Democrats. They have
the power to elect the POpulist ticket,
and did so last year. It is only fair that
the party should share some of the honors
which come with such election results.
I do not know that the Democrats will
demand anything" continued Mr.. Orr,
but they will not fuse unless the party
is recognized. If the PopuIist leaders
think enough of the Democrats to give
them places on the state ticket then there
will be fusion. If they do not, then we
will be against them
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WOULD MAKE 1T CRIMINAL.
Judge Sam Peters Position on a
Breach of Promise of Marriage.

If the supreme court sustafns a legal
point raised by Judge S. R. Peters of
Newton today the court records of the fu-
ture, instead of being burdened with
breach of promise SUITS will show where
aggrieved persons are bringing criminal
prosecutions against persons charged with
obtaining promises of marriage under
false pretenses. This would revolutionize
the method of procedure at this time
Some years ago DR.. McElree, now of
Newton, resided in Philadelphia. where he
cOurted Miss Lillian Wolfsberger, and was
engaged to marry her. He came to New
ton and married Miss Perry; The Phila-
delphia woman brought suit for breach
Of promise and secured a judgment for
5000 DR.. McElree now declares that
the judgment was excessive, as he would
not have been worth that amount to the
woman had he married her
Judge Peters holds that breach of prom
Use legally comes under the statute against
frauds and that it is wrong theory to
give Judgment for damages If that be
true. then the new method suggested Will
be the only recourse to disappointed
lovers.
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SHE'S MARRIED
And Sailors Say Bad Luck Will Fol-
low if She Christens the Kearsarge.

low if She Christens the Kearsarge-
Boston, Jan. S.-The selection of lady
to christen the new battleship Kearsarge'
to be launched in five or six weeks at
Newport News, while not the cause of
friction. as in the case of the Kentucky,
to be launched at the same time, has
aroused the superstitions of sailors and
captains of the navy. The judge advocate
general at Washington has been notified
by Mrs Elizabeth Maynard Winslow that
she had accepted the invitation of Secre-
tary Long to christen the Kearsarge. Mrs
Winslow now resides in Boston.
There is said to be a superstition, all
most universal among sailors, that 1t is
i'll luck to have a married woman chris
ten ship
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WANT THE AXLE LIGHT.
ColoradoMidland to Adopt the Plan in
Use on the Santa Fe.

Denver, Jan. S.-President Schmidt
of the National Electric Car Lighting
company of Princeton, N. J., arrived in
Denver yesterday morning. Mr..
Schmidt's company has recently placed
its electric light system in the passen-
ger coaches of the Santa Fe. The sys-
tenn is a novelty never before tried in
the west.
President Schmidt called at the Mid
land Office during his visit and it is
possible that this road may adopt his
system With the exception of the San
ia Fe the new device is used only on
the Pennsylvania railroad.
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BRAKEMAN's HAND CRUSHED.
Old Fashioned and Janney Coupler
Continue to Main Brakemen.

The list OF railroad men MANNED and
injured because of the difference be
tween the old fashioned coupling and
the Janney coupler. continues to in
crease.
The latest victim in this territory is
J. NJ. Kelly, a Rock Island brakeman,
residing in Horton.
While switching cars at Maple Hill.
Brakeman Kelly had his left hand
caught between the couplers and bad
~ crushed. Several bones of the hand
were broken and the flesh painfully lac
Grated, but the injury Will probably not
require amputation. He came to this
city for treatment
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R. I. STATION AGENTS.
Changes Made Some Interesting and
Important Ones

A change has been made in the first
plan for the arrangement in Rock Is
land station agents made necessary
by the promotion of Hal. S Ray from
Wichita to travelling passenger agent
with headquarters at Pittsburg, Pa,
and Mr.. H. T. Catlin, at present agent
at Medford, Okla, will take the office
at FL Reno, instead of Mr.. E. S. Hull
of Salina. NJ. A. E. Cooper, formerly
agent at FL Reno, was promoted to the
position of city passenger agent at
Wichita to succeed Mr.. Ray.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
ENGINES WATER Ar NEWTON.
Water Famine at Emporia and Flor
ence Tests the Newton Plant.

Newton, Jan S.-AH the Emporia and
Cottonwood locomotive boilers are be-
ing washed out here. There Is no place
nearer where the work can be done and
where water can be had
Water has given out at Florence and
the work cannot be done there The
washing of all the Emporia engines in
this city besides the large number that
are washed here regularly has caused
q great deal of extra work An extra
boiler washing crew has been put on in
this city and there are two crews work
ing night and day.
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FOR FAST MAIL SERVICE.
Locomotive 1O9 is Being Fitted Out
as a Companion for No. 5.

house for a thorough overhauling in a
few days and when she comes out will
go into service on the Santa Fe fast
mail run out of Kansas City
For several years los has been known
as the Jim Thomas engine, but for
several weeks Mr. Thomas has been
absent from his seat, and when he re-
turns to work again in February, he
viii have another engine; los will pro-
badly be fitted with new driving wheels
and when the change is made will be
one of the fastest engines in the serv-
ice.
No 3, commonly known as the five
spot" is on the mail run. and los will
be able to do the work the same as No.
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ARSON JUST THE SAME.
Charge Against the Proprietor of the
fremont is Modified.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. THE case
of George r. Hodgden, proprietor of the
fremont house, this city. and the
Haines house of Springfield, Mass,
who. with Frederick Cooke, was recent
" arrested on a charge of alleged arson
with intent to endanger life in the at
tempted burning of the Hotel TOntine
on Christmas morning came up in the
police court here today. The COM
plants of arson with intent to endan-
ger life was nolled and Capt Hodgden
and Cooke were re-arTested on charges
alleging arson. Bail was fixed at
s.. OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
Rock Island'g Omaha Exhibit.

Dwight S. Bill general immigration
agent of the Rock Island railroad was
at Wellington yesterday and spent the
day driving over the eastern part of
the county looking up materials for an
at the Omaha exposition to show the
productions of this section of country.
He secured several excellent samples
of grain on the stalk in the vicinity of
oxford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
CONCERNING FRED Sewers
The Board of Charities Makes a State
ment.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
The report as published, referring to
change of places between Fred Sewers
and James Butler, does Mr.. Sewers an in
justice, as he was getting along nicely
with his place and to the satisfaction Of
the board, but owing to his wishing to
take an interest in newspaper work at
Kansas City, Kan, and Mr.. Butler wish
ing to be near his family, the exchange
was amicably arranged between the two
gentlemen and sanctioned by the board
Mr. Sewers filed his position at the re-
form school in a manner highly satisfac-
tory to the board and the change was
made at his request, not ours.
w. L. BROWN,
B. F. SHANE,
H. G. JUMPER,
P. H. DOLAN,
State Board of Charities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
ACTION OF THE o. P.
Will Refuse to Accept All Cars With
out Air Brakes.

Omaha, Jan. S.-The Union Pacific
has followed the lead of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and the
Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis &
Omaha railroads in the issuance of a
curcular to the effect that no cars will
be received from other lines for traffic
within the state of Nebraska unless
they are properly equipped with air
brakes and automatic couplers, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
cheaper to Move Than Pay Rent,

So we have hear It said. But why
continue to do either? You can be
trolling of a log if you will determine
to at once buy a home on monthly
payments. Call on the Shawnee Build
ing and Loan association, room 16, Co
lumbar building, and get pointers.
Read our advertisement in another
column today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
A FIGHTING TRAMP.
He Wouldn't Surrender and Was Kill
ed by a Section Foreman.

Cheyenne Wells, Colo, Jan. San
unknown tramp, who. at the point of a
revolver, robbed w. E. Meyers, station
agent on the Kansas Pacific railroad,
at Weskan, Kan, and subsequently set
fire to the snow sheds near Sharon
Springs, was killed by Section Foreman
FOrseberg this morning.
The tramp refused to surrender and
opened fire upon the section gang be-
fore he was shot down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08

The man who IS
blown up by a hidden
mine of explosives
may have seen things
that should h ave
aroused his su 5 pi-
cions, but heedlessly
put them aside as of
no moment. 1t is the
same with the sick
ness that ends in
death TuS+GiOuS dis
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Santa Fe olerkg to change.

There Will be several changes made
at the Santa Fe at Emporia. Tom
BOylan, the present car clerk, will be
cashier at Strong City w. c. Nc
Minds, of Strong City, will be night
ticket clerk at Emporia in viii Lucas
place.
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Harrisburg,

Mrs Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa,
SAYS: My child is worth millions to
me; yet I would have lost her by Group
had 1 not invested 25 cents in bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure 1t cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles G. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08

safety appliances required on all cars
after January I, 1898, by the state
board of transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08

Mrs. M B. Ford, Ruddell's, Ill. suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was final
" cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear
" Risers. the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. G. W.
StansheId, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08

Shirts, collars and cuffs 1aundered
to look like new ly Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and lis West sth st.
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10 Cure a Cold in one nau.

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L
3. Q. on each tablet.
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Miss Della Day. writing from Water
loo, Iowa, says:''dy hair has been fall
ing out for the past two years. and
could get nothing to stop it until
tried Beggs Hair REVIEWER. One bottle
stopped it completely. At druggists.