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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

live Stock Agent S. P. Behan of the
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railroad.
estimates that over 100000 head of
sheep will be pastured and clipped in
the Salt river valley this season.
The Phoenix Gazette says: The
Southern Pacific Railroad company paid
its taxes to the county treasurer, the
total sum being $9,930.3S. Four thou
sand dollars of the amount was in IS
gold pieces.
Mr.. William F. Crawford has been ap-
pointed passenger agent of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific at New York in
place of Mr.. F. N Voorhees,.
Mr.. George Duback, formerly assist
ant general passenger agent of the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific, viii on
January 1, become general baggage
agent for the same road.
A force is out at Blackwell putting
the Postal telegraph poles and wires
along the new line of track
The Southern Pacific is negotiating
with the Ensign Manufacturing com
pany for a thousand freight cars.
Mr.. Q. A. Searle has been appointed
general excursion agent of the Chicag 60
Rock Island & Pacific, with headquar-
ters at Chicago, to succeed Mr.. E. w
Thompson, promoted.
The gang which has been grading east
of EmpOria on the Santa Fe has been
forced to quit work because of the
frozen ground. The ground is frozen to
the depth of is inches -
The Ladies' Society of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen will give
a mask social in Masonic hail. Chanute
Thursday evening, December p. Prizes
will be given to the most comicaIly
dressed person and to the best dressed.
A conductor and engineer on the
Santa Fe got ten days each for failing
to stop with a passenger train at a sta
ton shown on the guide as a regular
stop.
N NJ. SanjuIe of Needles. has been
appointed division foreman of the Santa
Fe Pacific at Gallup, vice E. H. Harlow,
resigned.
Conductor Crowder of the Santa Fe,
has reported for work after a short rest
and takes his old place on Nos. 3O7 and
3O2 out of Strong City
Engineer Thompson of Ell Dorado, is
laying off and has gone on his regular
annual hunting expedition to the terri
tory. Merit Stewart went out on his
passenger run today, the and 10 to
Yates Center and back. Harry Adams
has Stewards engine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Road Has Paris EX-
hibit Plan
Great Relief Map of the United
States to Be Shown.
ALL RAILROAD LINES
Displayed by Illuminated Elec-
trio Device.
American Railroads Expected
In Unite In fbo Work.
ALL RAILROAD LINES

The Santa Fe railroad is heading a
movement in considering plan for a
joint exhibit at the Paris exposition of
1900. The plan has already received the
approval Of a number of the leading
western railroad companies and meet
ing will be held in Chicago to which
representatives Of all the prominent
roads in the country have been invited,
for the purpose of discussing the pro-
ject.
The scheme is to construct a huge
Illuminated relief map. setting forth the
natural features of the United States,
along with the route of every railroad
of the country, to be exhibited at the
Paris exposition of 1900. The project al
ready has received the Endorsement of
the large railway systems centering in
Chicago, and the possibility of taking
up the work and pushing it to compile
ton will be given attention at the COM
ing meeting.
The Chicago roads giving their in
dCrsement and promising moral and
financial support to the plan are:
The AtchiSOn, Topeka and Santa F'e,
by President Ripley.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
by Vice President Harris.
The Chicago and Northwestern, by
Vice President Mccullough.
President Purdy of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific thinks favOrably of
the plan and has promised to have a
representative attend the meeting with
the other roads to consider the matter
President Miller of the Chicago Mil
waukee and St. Paul has also promised
to have representative at the meet
ing.
The idea in detail involves the con-
structiOn of an enormous, upright, re-
lief or profile map of the United States,
on which all the elevations and natural
features will be shown in proper proper
tiOns and cOlOrs. The route of every
line of railroad in the country will be
shown by electrical devices on this
scenic map. That is, by turning a but
will be shown in miniature lights
against a background of the whole
great map of the country. While the
road is being displayed nothing else but
the natural features of the country will
be seen, except such advertising matter
as may be selected to be shown at the
same time by electrical tranSparencies
around the edges of the map. While
the route will be thus shown from end
to end of the line, with all its branches,
in electric outline, an entertaining talk
will be made, reciting matter of gen
eral interest in connection with the
road.
It is also suggested that a cinemato-
graph in the evening and a kaleidoscope
in the daytime, showing moving pic
lures taken from the trains of the finer
views of each road, would be an attrac-
tive adjunct. To bring out into still
stronger relief the immense railroad
system of the country. it is proposed to
show all the trains in service on the
various loads going into the plan in
their approximate position at a given
hour of the day. This would be done by
miniature tranSparencieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
MAY CLOSE ANOTHER DOOR
Agricultural Appropriation Bill Pro
vides for It-Inspection of
Foreign Goods.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The agricu1-
turaI appropriation bill as reported, con-
tains a retaliatory clause authorizing
the secretary of agriculture to inspect
imported articles dangerous to health
and also authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to exclude such articles.
The restriction is designed to apply to a
large number of articles imported from
foreign countries.
The clause is as follows: 1.-THE sec
rotary of agriculture, whenever he has
reason to believe that articles are be-
ing imported from foreign countries
which are dangerous to the health of
the people of the United States, shall
make a request on the secretary of the
treasury for samples from original
packages of such articles for inspection
and analysis, and the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized to open
such original packages and deliver
specimens to the secretary of agricul-
ture for the purpose mentioned. And
the secretary of the treasury shall re-
fuse delivery of any goods which the
secretary of agriculture reports to him
have been inspected and analysed and
found to be adulterated or otherwise
dangerous to health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
HANNA AND ROCKEFELLER
Form Combination to Organize a
Lead Trust.

st. Louis, Dec. 2O.-The Republic says:
Negotiations are reported to be in
progress for the consolidation of all the
lead companies in Missouri with the
intention of organizing one mammoth
corporation. As far as can be learned,
the promoters of the deal are capitalists
interested in the National Lead COM
pany, controlling nearly every white
lead plant in the United States, about
fifty in number.
The promoters hope to be able to
bring into the consolidation the St. Joe
Lead company, one of the largest lead
mining corporations in the world.
The National company a short time
ago bought what is known as the Tay-
Tor property, in st. Francois county,
and has already expended 100000 on it.
It's departure in this direction is con-
sidered by lead experts to be the enter
ing wedge of the big deal in contem-
plation, as the first of OVertures were
made to mining companies for the pur-
chase of their properties within a few
weeks after the Taylor tract was
bought in.
With the st. Joe and National COM
panies as a nucleus, the capitalists be-
mind the deal expect to bring in big
corporations doing business in the Mis-
souri, lead fields
Senator Mark Hanna and J. Wyman
Jones are large holders behind the St.
Joe company and they are backed by
John d. Rockefeller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20

freight train had a. box car fort" A
box car lined with sheet iron and loop
hole When train was attacked by
Indians the crew would take refuge IN
the armor plate car and pop away at the
red skins. When the fight was over the
train would go on.
The Indians had lost in about every
encounter and they determined to stop
a train. The band that decided to hold
up the train numbered about 1000. They
rode out on their ponies to the point
where they had decided to hold up the
train. The idea was to stretch some
thing across the track that would hold
the train. They knew that no rope was
strong enough so they decided to take
the telegraph wires.
The wires for a mile or two up and
down the track were confiscated and
wound into heavy cable. They were
sure that would not break.
The cable was stretched across the
track and the Indians divided them
selves into two bands. One to go on one
side of the track and the other band to
see after the opposite side. They de-
cided to tie the cables to themselves as
there was nothing else on the prairieS to
tie even a cayuse to. So they tied
themselves to the ends of the cable
Some on the ponies and some on foot
and waited.
Along came the train. 1t was heavy
freight.
Look ahead" said the fireman to the
what is it?'' asked the man at the
throttle, as he leaned out of the window.
"A band of Indians said the fire
man as he reached for his Colts.
Whats that across the track?" said
the engineer as he spied the cable.
"A rope" said the fireman; open her
up and let's break it.
The engineer did open her up and
when the engine struck the cable the
heavy wires slipped up and off went
the smoke stack but it caught tight on
the sand box and Indians were piled up
for a half q mile along the side of the
right of way. The Indians were right.
The wire rope did not break.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
NO HANGING ON TO OFFICE
Ex-Governor LeweIling Denounces
Any Tenure of Office Bills
Contemplated.

Ex-Governor L. D. Lewelling, who Is
a member of the state senate, being
chairman of the ways and means COM
IT was opposed to the calling of an
extra session at this time, and so stated
freely, but I have no disposition to
criticise the action of Governor Ieedy IN
calling one. He IS in a better position
to know the demands of public senti-
nent than I, and I suppose he has is
sued the call in obedience to what ne
conceived to be such demand.
ssThere have been persistent rumors
that the real design of this legislative
meeting is the enactment or legislation
by which POpuIistS may retain the OIL
ces; but there is nothing in the call Of
the governor to warrant such a concIu-
sion. and do not believe he would lend
his sanction to such q scheme. II per
sisted in we would advertise ourselves
to the world as lot of hangers-on and
political self-seekers, and all that could
be said on the stump and through the
newspapers couldn't convince the people
to the contrary.
lofty principles, seeking to improve the
methods of government and 1t would pc a
sad commentary, being Temporarily oe-
feated, to thus confess that after all We
had been but an organized appetite
hungering for the spoils of office.
Replying to a question, as to the
measures, in his opinion the speclaI SEES
sion should enact into law, Senator Le-
yelling said:
ton. OF course I should favor some
such law as indicated in the report of
our board which is that board OF
commissioners should have power to fix
rates within the state. This, of itself,
might be sufficient, though can see no
serious objection to some additional ac-
ton.
possibly we might call 8 constitu-
tionaI convention and repeal the metro
politan police law, but the danger IS
that we shall attempt too much rather
than too little Personally, I am, not
pledged to any specific action on any
measure, but I hope to assist by my
vote in any wise legislation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
SENATOR KENNEY ESCAPES
A Second Time the Jury Fails to
Reach a Verdict.

Wilmington, Del, Dec 2O.-After de-
liberating since o'clock last Friday
evening, the jury in the Kenney case
has been discharged without having
reached a verdict.
This is a second mistrial of the case.
Last July Senator Richard r. Ken
ney was placed on trial charged with
aiding and abetting Teller Boggs, of the
First National bank of Dover in misap-
propriating bank funds. Boggs has al
ready pleaded guilty and was the chief
witness against the senator in both
cases. After the first disagreement
charge of conspiracy was Joined to the
original indictment. About u ballots
were taken by the jury. On the first
they stood eight for acquittaI, three for
conviction and one blank. The next ten
varied slightly from these figures, and
on one they stood ten for acquittal and
two for conviction.
The last ballot was the same as the
first. District Attorney VANDERBILT will
report the case to the department of
justice at Washington and await in
structions as to his further course.
Although Senator Kenney will say
nothing concerning the second mistrial,
his friends profess to be much disap-
pointed, as they had expected as ac-
Quittal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
CLIMAX IN 1900.
Granite Cutters Will Start the Fight
for an Eight Hour Day.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 20.-It has
been decided in the national convention
of the American Federation of Labor
to bring the struggle for an eight-hOur
work day to a climax in the year 1900.
On May 1 of that year the granite cut
tiers of America will ask their en-
ployers to chose between yielding to
their demands for an eight-hour day or
suffering the consequences of general
strike
James Duncan, the delegate to the
convention from the granite workers,
announced their decision on the floor
of the convention and asked the sup
port of the federation. He said the
granite workers had committed them
selves to the introduction of an eight
hour day by inserting provision to
that end in their constitution.
Following Delegate Duncan's state
ment the convention adopted unan-
imOuSly report submitted by David
Black chairman of the committee on
an eight-hOur work day, p1edging to the
granite cutters in their coming struggle
the moral and material support of all
affiliated organizations of the American
the subject indicated general bel1et
that the employing granite cutters will
not stand out against the demand.
Another work of Importance accom-
plished by the convention was the set
tlement of the contention between the
local and national organizations of the
walters. Acting upon the report of the
board of arbitration, appointed last
week the convention ordered the hold
ing of a general convention of walters
local unions in Chicago on March 6,
next at which it is expected all diff
ferences will be adjusted, both factions
having pledged the arbitration board to
abide by the legislation of the Chicago
convention The arbitrators also de-
manded and were promised, that the
conflicting local unions in Chicago and
St Louis should be amalgamated at
once This dispute of the walters has
extended throughout the country, and
at one time threatened to disrupt the
federation.
The socialist delegates were again sat
down upon by the convention. They
urged the federation to send delegates
to an international trades union con-
gress to be held in Paris in 1900 dele
gate seeking information, asked of
Messrs ThOrne and InSkip, the fra
ternaI delegates here from the British
trades congress, their opinion of the
proposed Paris congress. The English
men both expressed the opinion that
it would be composed chiefly Of social
lists and advised the federation to have
nothing to do with it. Their recon-
mendations were concurred in by an
overwhelming vote.
1t was voted to install a national or
ganization of teamsters, the character
local organization having been formed
an Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The teachers will be here in force next
week.
The lodges are having their turn at cleo
tons now.
The Collins ca=e will be holiday attrac-
ton if it keeps on.
Christmas trees are more plentiful this
year than ever before.
A year go Topeka had five brass bands
and now has only one.
R. A. Burch of Salina is in the city on
business with the supreme court.
The state auditors biennial report has
just been issued and is being distributed
Assistant Secretary of State Ross has
Oak MS -''---7 q . III
State Auditor Morris has returned from
Pittsb5urgg.- & q U''SS a. MS nome IN
There viii be a total eclipse of the moon
December p. The eclipse will be partially
on when the moon rises.
:, Weather Observer T; B: Jennings takes
from the banks of the river.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nelson has rented
move his family into it this week.
A Topeka man defines the week before
Christmas as the time when everybody
buys something that is no earthly use to
anyone.
Henry billiard. who has been a baiIin
4ioI JuGge + osIer Tor ~ years, IS study
practice.
Bailin John Coyne of the district court
has narrowed his list of people to be ad-
IIfnIIted INTO the reserved space at the CO..
P B. Gi1lett. who defeated Judge Mckay
for judge down in the Kingman district
this fail. is in the city. He is a name
sake of Senator Plumb.
There has been some talk of bringing
ex-COuncilman Nettels out as a candidate
Tor mayor, but he is too modest to allow
anything of the kind.
James Lewis, Governor Leedy's private
secretary, ran a big ranch out in Ed
wards county for twelve years. He raised
Poth sheep and cattle, and had a large
dairy connected with it.
Asa Bum says he has Travelled over the
spoL Wnere gold has just been found in
Sueh fabulous quantities at Dawson City.
Col; many time, and he is mad because
ne did not make the discovery.
Chairman Scott Kelsey of the board of
county commissioners thinks of the Col
1lns trial with a heavy heart The credit
side of the general revenue fund will not
De very healthy when the trial is over.
Chief Strauss says this winter must be
like KlOndike, and he does not like the
gold country bit, for he backed a party
OF prospectors who went UP there with
several hundred pounds Of food and came
back with nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
BRYAN SQUARES HIMSELF.
Writes a Letter of Explanation to
Senator Stewart.

Washington, Dec. 2O-Mr. w. J.
Bryan has written the following letter
to Senator Stewart:
"Hon. William Stewart, United States
Senate:
MY Dear SRI have just read a dis
patch from Washington charging me
with unfriendliness to you and with
friendHness to Congressman Newlands
in the pending senatorial contest.
Il desire to assure you that the above
is entirely without foundation. I take
it for granted that your state will select
a silver man as senator, but I have
carefully avoided taking any part in the
contest and have never expressed any
preference. 1 assume that your people
are able to choose wisely and they will
properly resent any attempt upon my
part to influence their action or give
advice. Believe me, very truly yours,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
MEMPHIS ROUTE
Holiday
Excursions.

On December 20 and p, 'ss. the KAN
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis r. r
Co. will sell round-trip tickets from
Kansas City and all coupon ticket Of
fees on ats lines to points in Georgia.
Florida, Alabama. and the Southeast
generally, at rate Of one fare. with
return limited to thirty days. On De-
cember "a. %, rs, 81 and January 1 and
2, tickets will be sold at one fare be
tween all K. c.. F. S. & NJ stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
WIRES DIDN'T BREAK.
Conductor Sam Lightcap of the Union
Pacific Spins an Indian Yarn.

Sam Lightcap is probably the veteran
conductor of the Union Pacific, having
been with the road since the days of the
Kansas Pacific when Indians and buff
falO swarmed the prairies.
The old conductor is a. veteran in the
business and a past grand master in
the art of story telling. To hear him
tell some of his stories of hair-breadth
escapes is to listen to a man who has
carried q ticket punch in one hand and
a revolver in the other, punched tickets
on one side of the car and shot Indians
on the other, so to speak.
One of the stories he tells is how a
band of Indians failed to stop a train
that was running over the K. P. to
Junction City. In those days every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
ROUGH RIDER BANKRUPT.
A. M. Coville's Liabilities are Over
$4,000.

A. NJ. CoviIle, late rough rider, and
not many years ago considered one of
the rich men of Topeka, has filed a
bankruptcy petition in the United
States district court. His liza Utilities are
placed at sS2, 600 and there are no assets
to be scheduled.
Mr.. Coville was the owner of a fine
farm three miles west of Topeka, on the
Sixth street road, and when the boom
came he speculated, and when the
crash came it carried him down, with
many others. He intends to move to
Colorado and begin over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
USE PERFORATED SHEETS.
Ash Pans of All Santa Fe Locomo-
tives so Equipped-Also
Shop Boilers.

The ash pans of all Santa Fe locomo-
tives are now equipped with perforated
iron side sheets instead of wire screens
as heretofore. This is one of Mr.. G. M.
Higginson's ideas, and it is proving an
economical one in the use of fuel. 1t
has been found that the perforate ted
sheets provides a steady draft which
causes the coal to burn with but little
smoke and with practically no waste.
The oilers in all Santa Fe shops and in
the general offices in this city have also
been equipped with perforated sheets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
ATEXAS DUEL.
Results in the Death of One of the
Participants.

St. Louis. Dec. 2O-A special to the
Post Dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says;
Jake Still was killed by B. B. Ray in
the Panhandle plains, 16 miles north
of Clarendon, Sunday, and it became
known today that the shooting was in
reality a duel The name of a daughter
of one of the principals figured in neigh
borhood talk. On Sunday Still passed
Rays house. when the latter called him
back and said: Jake, are you ready
to straighten up that talk you have
been making2'
Yes, I'm as ready as I'll ever be; get
your material and come on" said Still
Ray came out with a shot gun and a
six shooter Still had dismounted from
his, horse and fired his pistol at Ray,
missing the 1atter's head Ray fired one
barrel at Stills horse, dropping it, and
then emptied the other barrel and his
pistol in Stills body, killing him. Ray
went to Clarendon and gave himself
up. He was released on bond of $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
RAILROAD GUATEMALA.
To Be Operated by an American at
$15,46O Per Month

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The bureau of
foreign commerce of the state depart
ment has published the terms of a con-
cession by which Martin Roberts, an
American citizen. undertakes to operate
the Guatemala Northern railroad run
ming trains daily between Porto Barrios
and Ell Rancho. He is to receive $15, 46O
monthly and two pesos for each new tie
laid down. The employees are required
to understand Spanish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-20
SANTA FEs ORIENTAL LINE.
Steamship Belgian King the First
Vessel to Sail From Yokohama.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 2O.-The At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe has estab-
lshed it's Oriental line and has an
nounced to the people of the Orient,
according to recent advices from there,
that the steamer Belgian King will be
the first vessel to sail from the other
side. The steamer will proceed to San
Diego, which will be the western ter
minus of the road.
The Belgian King will proceed via
Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu She
will leave Yokohama on the 3rd of
January and will be the pioneer of the
new line. A monthly service has been
arranged for.
The Belgian King is of 1879 tons
register.
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Holiday Rates.

on December "A, 25, 26 and 81 and Jan
uary 1 and 2, limited to January 4, to
points within 200 miles distance, at one
fare for the round trip. Minimum rate
no cents