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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 29.-
During heavy storm that prevailed in
the harbor last night, the steamer
Wildwood sank while laying at her
dock. A large hole was made in her
hull by a drifting log. A man who
was asleep on board was saved from
drowning by the ships cat which
awakened him by scratching his face
just as the steamer was going down.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

Grant 9. Gillett. a well-known Kan.
sas cattle baron, has failed for a large
amount and fled the country.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

The largest log drive for several years
will be brought down this season by
the Colfax. Wash, saw mill. 1t will
consist of 1000, 600 feet of logs.
Undoubtedly there will be great
rush into the Atlin district. Alaska. in
the spring. The country has proved
very rich.
A consignment of $50, 200 feet Of fir
and cedar lumber, the product of the
Simpson Mill Co.. of Ballard. will be
shipped from Seattle December to
Honolulu, to be used by the United
States government in the erection OF
barracks,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

The project for colonization of the
Goodnoe hills. in Kliokitat county.
WASH, has been revived. and win
probably be- pushed to completion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02
Now civ Hall Contract Let.

The council of La Grande, Or,
last week awarded contract for the
erection of a new city hall, to cost
$2,650.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02
High Mortality in Chile

A single oyster in season produces
about 1000, 900 young.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02
New Coal Deposit.

The capitalists have recently sent an
expert to investigate the deposit of
Ignite coal that exists on Mallory
ridge. near Asotin, Wash. A test was
made of the coal, and it was pro-
nounced all right, and from what can
be learned it is thought the extent of
the mineral body will be more fully
inquired into in the course OF few
weeks The vein is now opened up
for distance of 16 feet.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02
New Fish Canning Concern.
Columbia River Shipping.

The following ships left Portland
last week, touching at Astoria: The
British ship Mooltan cleared for
Queenstown or Falmouth for orders,
with 95.s86 bushels of wheat, valued
at $57, 500, shipped by the Portland
FIGURING Mills Company. The British
ship N1velle, loaded by Balfour, Guth-
rie & Co., finished also, and went into
the stream, and ths Mozamb bique, with
cargo of wheat and barley, cleared.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

Mrs. William F. Havemeyer died at
her home in New York of pleurisy.
Secretary Alger has ordered the entire
army armed with Krag- g-Jorgensens.
1t is understood that negotiations to
revive the steel rail pool are under way
at Pittsburg.
Rev. Samuel Colierd Bartlett, former
ly president of Dartmouth college, died
at his home at Hanover, N. H., of
acute indigestion, after little over a
weeks duration.
Past Assistant Paymaster F. H.
Conant, United States navy, died at
the naval academy at Annapolis. Md.
The engagement is announced at Fort
Worth, Tex, of Miss Fannie Halbert
Mills, daughter Of United States Sena-
tor Roger @. Mills, to First Lieutenant
George Richards, United States ma.
rine corps.
New Zealand's house of representa-.
tives has passed the old age pension
bill. Every person of the age Of 65
years and of good moral character, who
has lived for 25 years in the colony,
whose income does not exceed $3.50 O
year Is entitled to pension Of SEQ.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

Chas. w. Couldock, the well-known
actor, died in New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02

Preparation Of his biennial report to
the legislature has been completed by
the state land commissioner of Wash
iD0for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
EMPLOYEES WILL FEDERATE.
Wyoming Railway Men Will Read
just the Wage Scale.

Laramie. Wyo., March March %
the five great labor organizations on
the local railroad system Will meet in
convention at North Platte. Neb., for
the purpose of forming a federation.
These organizations are the 3. of L E,
the B. of L. F. the conductors, the
brakemen and the telegraphers.
With these organizations banded to-
gether. the employees believe they will
be almost invincible.
Laramie-Au labor schedules with
the local railroads are now void and
the organizations are now working up
on new schedules. The locomotive en-
gineers will be the first to submit their
rates to President Burt. For this pur-
pose a meeting viii be held in Omaha,
March l.
The representative from Laramie will
be Farley MathisOn. the chairman of
the general grievance committee of the
locomotive engineers of this system
VIM. Mcguire will represent Cheyenne.
Many changes are anticipated by the
brotherhood, but they do not expect any
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01

of dynamite were found in his posses
sion.
l. H. Gibbs. an empIoye in the U. P
rOundhOuse, at Salina, received a pain
full injury in the head The force was
unloading a car wheel which dropped
on the end OF a plank The timber flew
up striking Gibbs on the right temple
infiicting severe cash and knocking
out several teeth
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the NJ K & T Rail-
way company for the election of direc-
tors, viii be held at Parsons, on Thurs
day, the 18th day of April.
Brakeman L. F. Bailey, doing extra
for Conductor Coleman at Abilene, was
attempting to couple two cars when he
caught his left hand between the bump
ers crushing it very seriously.
Thirty-one cars of grain and flour
alone were loaded and billed for ship
ment over the Santa Fe Saturday from
Wellington. OF this number, the Hunt
er Milling company loaded twenty
George Gish has resigned as dispatch
er Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
at Denison.
The night telegraph Office at Coney,
on the Missouri. Kansas and Texas. in
the Indian Territory. has been closed.
DR.. A. R Kuykendall of Morgan, Tex,
has been appointed local surgeon for
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe at
Morgan.
1t is estimated that over ]. 500 men
are now engaged in improving the road
bed of the Santa F'e Pacific between
AIojave and Albuquerque. New rails
and ties are being laid and hundreds
of tons of gravel are being placed along
the track.
Miss Bessie Watkins has been ap-
pointed stenographer in the Office of
General Passenger Agent C X. Dunlap
of the Mexican international at c. POr-
firiO Diaz, vice Horace D. Goodale, pro-
NOTED.
one of the yargest railway deals
made in Mexico recently was the leas-
ing of the Tehuantepec Isthmus rail-
road by w. Pearson & Son for a period
OF 50 years. The new company is to
assume control of the road April LIST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01

hour and 20 minutes From Lang to
Reading, a distance of nine miles the
run was made in seven minutes by
Carson's watch. From Carbonate to
Topeka, a distance OF II miles, was
made in as many minutes.
Just after Lang had been passed Car
son was holding on to both sides of his
seat and was vowing that if he ever
reached Topeka he would never risk
his neck on the fast mail again when a
passenger bound for Usage City step
ped up to him and said, viii you kind
" give this note to the baggageman
when you get to Topeka?"
My friend" said Carson, there is
nothing on earth would rather do than
to hand that letter to the baggageman
at Topeka and if I live to get there I
viii do it," and Carson went bump up
against the side of the car.
Can you keep this five dollar bill for
me until 1 see you again" said Carson
to the brakeman, and if do not see
you will you please give it to my
folks
But the train arrived safe and sound
and Carson told the story of the ride
adding, 7 will wait all day for freight
before I will set foot on that mail
again"
But Carson will get over it, they all
do, it seems fast, it is fast but everyone
has arrived safe and sound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Engine No. ? of the NJ A & B. that is
run by Engineer Putnam on the L. T.
& S. w, was turned out of the round
house yesterday and took its trial trip
in charge of Engineer Amos BeeIer.
Baggage cars 10, $40, and S02 and
mail car 902 were turned out of the
shops Monday.
Work has commenced in the coach
shops on the new buffet baggage cars.
Engine 1O1 from Newton came in for
repairs Monday. Engineer John Null
Inns brought her in
Engines 80 and $50 have been sent to
Colorado for service after being re
paired.
Special car 216 was covered with dust
when it arrived home from its Mexi-
can tour. The dust was so thick and
white that the car appeared like q
phantom as it came in on No. s.
Foreman Foy always walks up from
the field. He seldom boards a switch
engine.
James AIiIdron has left the car shops
and will engage in farming.
John Shurat has recovered from his
sickness and is again at work in the
coach shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Monday morning notice was posted
in the La Junta shops making the time
ten hours a day until further notice
Nine extra brakemen have been dis
charged at La Junta on account of bus
mess getting SO quiet that they were
not needed longer
Mrs. Emma L. NOrven wife of Con-
ductOr R H. NOrveu. died at Denver,
and was buried in Dodge City.
George Brooks and Dennis O'Brien.
who recently resigned their positions as
engineers on the Memphis road and
went to Chicago to work on the Lake
Shore, have returned to Fort Scott and
resumed work with the Memphis.
The FrenChman who blew up the San
ia Fe Pacific track with dynamite at
Crowley. COcOninO county. last Friday
because he was put off the train was
captured at Congress by Deputy Sheriff
BOscha and taken to Flagstaff by Sher-
If Rufner. where he was turned over
to the proper authorities. Two sticks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01

is running the sos on the NJ & NJ.
branch for a little while.
The little square WardrObes built
around the posts in the back shop are
a great convenience in addition to I'M
proving the looks of the shop
Boilermaker Nimmo is happy over
his emery wheel which is now part OF
his department. When the ends of
hues can be given a smooth surface
they fit better in the fiue sheets
The third boiler in the back shop IS
now in full running order and work
Will be greatly facilitated thereby. 1t
is positively necessary to have two
boilers all the time
The new fiue RATHER has been ship
ped from the east. It VIII be made of
boiler plate and will never wear out
It will be about Is feet long and 80
inches in diameter.
a number of switches are being laid
in the west end yards.
Engineer Ira Small has returned from
a trip through Pennsylvania.
Extra Conductor OSbun has COnduc-
tor Frank Hannum's car while he is
laying off.
Extra Conductor Montgomery is run
ming in the place of Conductor Killie
who has laid off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
TALKING IN A BARBER SHOP.
You Can Never Tell Who is in the
Chairs and Who Isn't.

DR.. w N. West was being shaved at
a Kansas avenue barber shop a few
days ago when the subject of CONVERSE
ton was turned to the Republican can
didates for governor.
During a discussion of the various
gentlemen mentioned in connection with
that office a man walked in and said:
The Journal bulletins indicate that
we are likely to have a fight with
SPAIN
Dr.. West turned and said:
THE only fight we want to prepare
for now is one against John Seaton.''
''Why?'' asked one of the BARRIERS.
Because he is a resubmissionist,'' re-
piled some one.
NO. that's not right" replied Dr..
West wisely.
why, them" chimed in half a dozen
voices
"Seaton should be defeated for the
nomination because he wears boots in
the summer time
a paper which a gentleman in the
corner had been holding before his face
while reading dropped from his hands
and revealed Mr.. Seaton sitting there.
He was highly amused. DR.. West
is still explaining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
AS TO COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Some Gossip About Prospective Can
didates This Fall

The prohibition Republicans are al
ready making their plans to control
the nomination of a candidate for coun-
ty attorney in Shawnee county for the
coming campaign and they will OBJ
ject to Aaron Jetmore's denomination.
This has been anticipated by Mr.. Jet
lively one.
J. a. Troutman and some of his
friends are contemplating the circula-
ton of a petition addressed to H. G..
Larimer, requesting him to become a
candidate for the place. If this is done
Mr.. Larimer will make the race.
Some of Mr.. Troutman'S friends want
him to run, but he is looking the field
over with a view of becoming a candi-
date for governor. Robert Stone,
Charles F. Spencer, w. E. Pagan and
Matt Campbell are also talked of for
county attorney.
The other faction of the Republicans
talk of running Tom DOran and Mr.
Doran is receptive upon the PROPOSE
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
HEAVY STOCK TRAFFIC.
Santa Fe Repairing 20 Engines for
the Spring Rush-Shops on
Fall Hours

The Santa Fe expects an increase of
stock business from the southwest that
will test the capacity of the road
Five engines have been ordered put
in readiness in the Topeka shops to be
sent to Arkansas City by the tenth Of
March From other points 10 en-
gineS will be in readiness to be sent to
Some time ago an order was placed
with the car department to equip 50
stock cars with the double deck to have
them in readiness to use in shipping
hogs and sheep. The shops at Topeka
will be busy getting the five engines in
readiness for the business by the tenth
as the engines put in readiness will be
in addition to the present number now
in service.
With large shipments of stock from
Texas and other points and an in
creased amount of fruit traffic from
California and Rocky Ford it looks as
if the business for the coming year
ness for some time.
On March 1st an order goes into eff
feet making the working time of the
boiler, blacksmith and machine shops
full time or ten hours day. For sew
era1 months the working day has ended
work attending the quick rebuilding of
the engines to fill the order for March
10 makes it necessary to put in the full
time. The engines called into service
are not new but are being rebuilt so
thoroughly that it is equivalent to
building new engines.
The Santa Fe now has under contract
seven thousand car loads of cattle to
be brought from Texas north. About
10000 head is to be unIoaded at White
Eagle and the balance to be divided
between Red Rock and Davidson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
ENGINEER TALLYs FAST RUN.
Late 80 Minutes at Emporia Runs
Into Topeka Only Five
Minutes Late

Gilmore Carson was brakeman on the
crew that took the Raymond and
Whitcomb excursion from Topeka to
EmpOria and Carson tdead-headed"
back from Emporia on the fast mail
When Engineer John Tally pulled in
to Emporia on the fast mail Friday
night on engine 472 he was late and his
fireman, Robert ROlla swung open the
door to the fire box and sprinkled a
good layer of coal over the hot Goals
The smoke poured from the stack of
4I2 as she stood putting and waiting to
commence the run to Topeka.
You will have a swift ride" said n
bystander to Carson.
well, perhaps. We are 80 minutes
late" said Carson as he swung on.
The mail was aboard and Engineer
Tally opened the throttle and pulled ont
for Topeka With 80 minutes against
them the best time possible was to be
made The running time from EmpOria
to Topeka, distance of g. miles. is one
hour and 40 minutes but running time
went to the four winds and when TaIlv
pulled into Topeka at $40 he was five
minutes behind schedule time and had
made up % minutes. The whole RIM
with six stops had been made in one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
STOLE A SANTA FEE ENGINE.
Bold Scheme of a La Junta Machin-
ist Frustrated by Low Steam.

ist Frustrated by Low Steam.
The La Junta Tribune tells of an ef-
fort of q drunken machinist at that
point to steal a Santa Fe engine. It
Last Wednesday Tom Foley. a ma
chinist who recently left the service of
the Santa F'e company at this point,
endeaVOred to establish a name and I'M
dying fame for himself by stealing q
Santa FTe locomotive. Since his release
he has been having a hilarious time
about town. spending his money like
a prince and doing his best to corner
the liquor market of this burg. We'd
nesday his funds had about reached
their lowest ebb, and he began devising
ways and means WhereWith to leave
town in accordance with his princely
station. He told several friends that
he intended to Swipe a locomotive and
leave for FL Faso Wednesday afternoon
In the middle of the afternoon the rail-
road officials were informed by a trio
of tourists that a dead engine was on
the main line south, having been desert
ed by man whom they thought was
hardly in a condition to handle the ma
chine. A switch engine went out and
brought her in. Foley had climbed on
TO the 430 and at the edge of town
picked up three tourists, and said he
would take them clear through to Ell
PasO if they would stay with him
They thought he was all right and
they had struck a snap. but when the
engineer" pulled the throttle wide open
and started off at mile a minute clip
they changed their minds and began to
cast about for some method to hit the
grit without breaking their necks.
Fortune favored them as the engine
had only about enough steam up to
sound the whistle and was low on wa
ter. a short distance from the Y the
engine died and the tourists returned
to town. They informed the railroad
officials and officers started out in
search of the engine Foley started
across the country. but got dry and
came back to town. where he ar
rested by Marshal Nixon. He at first
claimed that he didn't know nothing
about any engine" but on his way to
jail admitted that he started for FL
Paso with the 43O, but the machine
went dead on him and he had to quit
it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
FROM LAS VEGAS.

Travelling Engineer John Ross is in
town.
Machinist Jarvis left the service of
the company today
Jack Davidson, a conductor, has re-
turned from Topeka.
Machinist Frank Roper returned to
duty today after one weeks sick leave.
Engine 1896 will hereafter be in ser
vice on the Lamy hill as a '-pusher,"
making the third engine in that service
on the hill.
Brakeman Dice made a trip to La
Junta yesterday and preferred q charge
of assault with intent to kill against
George Brooks, the negro who stabbed
him about ten days ago. The trial will
be held on next Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01

Thousands of People Have Dyspepsia
in the Worst Form and Do
Not Know It

A weak stomach is the cause of about
nlne-tenths of all disease, yet in most
cases the wrong thing is treated and
the true cause overlooked.
This is because a weak digestion pro-
duceS symptoms resembling nearly ev-
cry disease because it weakens and dis
turbs the action of every nerve and or
gan in the body; poor digestion causes
heart trouble. kidney troubles lung
weakness and especially nervous break
down or nervous prOstration, the nerves
cannot stand the wear and tear unless
generously fed by well digested, whole
some food.
Keep the digestion good and no one
need fear the approach of disease
Mr. H. NJ. Lee of Rochester. n. Y
writes: For the sake of suffering I'M.
mainly I want to say that from a child
1 had a very weak stomach, threw up
my food very often after eating and at
ter few years nervous dyspepsia re-
suited, and for more than twenty years
have suffered inexpressibly.
Tried many physicians and adver-
tised remedies with only temporary re-
lief for nervous dyspepsia, and not un-
til 1 commenced taking Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets last September six
months ago. have been free from suf-
ferlng accused by the condition OF my
nerves and stomach; in short, chronic
nervous dyspepsia.
have recommended Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets to many of my friends and
now I want in a public wav to saw they
are the safest, pIeasantest and believe
surest cure for stomach and nerve trou-
bles. I write my honest opinion and I
Will gladly answer any letter of inquiry
at any time and feel that 1 am, in my
small way, helping on a good cause.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is not a
patent medicine, but they contain only
the fruit salts, digestive acids and pep
tones necessary TO help the weak stom-
ach to promptly and thoroughly digest
food.
All druggists sell stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets at so cents for full sized pack
age and anyone suffering from nervous
dyspepsia, sour stomach, headaches
acidity, gases, belching, etc. will find
them not only a quick relief, but a rad
ical cure.
Send to Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich,
for little book describing cause and
cure of stomach troubles. giving symp-
toms and treatment Of the various
forms of indigestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
Jim Orr as an Entertainer Has
a Reputation
Which He is Expected to Fully
Sustain.
HAS PROMISED A TIME
For the Democrats Who At
tend the State Convention.
How Mr.. Orr Acted as Second
in a Boxing Match.

J. W. Orr of Atchison who is one of
the most pleasant and agreeable men
in Kansas declares that the Kansas
Democrats VINO attend the state con-
vention in that city in June will be
can possibly arrange. This means
circumstances but it means more than
usual when Jim Orr says so.
Last summer a choice collection or
Democratic statesmen paid Atch1Son a
visit and Mr.. Orr started in to enter
tain them. He first rented a hall and
employed two pugiIists from over the
line to entertain his guests with a
knockout.
When the time came for the scrap to
begin there was no second for one of
them. Jim Orr, Jim Orr" yelled the
crowd when the master of ceremonies
enough to look after de fighter who
hadn't no assistant"
Mr.. Orr arose; took off his coat, rolled
up his sleeves and unbuttOned the front
of his collar. He then took towel
and tripped up to the the platform In
two minutes the fight was on and Mr.
Orr took good care Of his man.
That was a great night" said one of
Mr.. Orr'S friends. 1t was so pleasing
to the Democrats that they told their
friends and they have demanded a repe-
tition of the entertainment which Mr.
Orr has promised to give them during
the coming state convention
When Mr.. Orr says I'll do it," the
Democrats know that they may depend
upon it. B. P. Waggener will also
take an interest in the affair, being
something of a screpper himself.
This is one of the features of the en-
entertainment proposed, but, there are
others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-01
ROCK ISLAND SUED FOR s25, 900
Passenger Slipped on Fruit Feelings
in a Car Aisle Badly Injuring
Himself.

Smith Center. March There will
come UP in the March term of the dis
trict court of Smith county a $4,000
damage case against the Rock Island
railroad
was a passenger on the train January
9th last. and when near Lebanon, he
started from his seat to walk down the
aisle. and. stepping on some fruit peel
ings, he fell heavily to the floor, ms
head striking the radiator, from which
he has been under the constant care OF
physicians of Lebanon, where he has
been confined ever since
It is claimed that the fall produced
concussion of the brain and paralysis
of the limbs.
MYERS &, Reed of Smith Center. and
James r. Lewis of Lebanon are his at
tOrneyS.