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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
ENDORSE COXEY ROADS.
Populists of Utah Hold Their State
Convention.

Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 16.-The Popu-
list state convention is in session here.
The platform demands a system of
direct legislation known as the initia-
tive and referendum; demands a law
opening the minis to the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l. demands an increase in
the money of the country by issuing
full legal tender notes to an amount
sufficient to transact the business of
the country upon a cash basis; that
postal savings banks be established for
the safe deposit of the earnings of the
people and to facilitate exchange; de-
mands the government ownership of
railroads, telegraphs and telephones,
and demands municipal ownership of
all street railways, light plants and wa
ter systems.
A separate resolution was adopted in
dorsing the Coxey good roads and non
interest bearing bonds bills"
Warren Foster was nominated by ac-
clamation for congress.
For supreme judge the convention
nominated J. M. Bowman of Salt Lake,
there being no other candidates before
the convention.
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GIVEN A DINNER.
President Entertains Members of the
Peace Commission at the
White House.

Washington, Sept. 16.-President Nc
Kinley gave a dinner at the White
House last night to the members of the
Spanish-American peace commission
Invited to meet them, were the mem
bers of the cabinet now here and few
other officials. The dinner was given
in the private dining room and was
confined entirely to gentlemen. 1t began
at o'clock A section of the marine
band was stationed in the state dining
room, and rendered patriotic airs dur
ing the evening, while the red, blue and
green parlors and the main corridors of
the mansion were thrown open for the
convenience of the guests.
The guests were: Secretary of State
Day, Senator Davis, Senator Frye, Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, Secretary of the Navy
Long, Secretary of the Treasury Gage,
Attorney General Griggs, Postmaster
General Emory Smith, Secretary of the
Interior Bliss, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson and John w. Foster, Assistant
Secretaries Moore and Adee of the
state department and Adjutant General
Corbin. Senator Gray, one of the peace
commissioners, was unaVOidably absent
from the dinner, having failed to reach
the city in time.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Railroads, the Greatest Dis
bursting Agencies in U. s.
Handle Never Less Than a Bill
lion Dollars Annually.
$2,OOO,OOO EACH DAY
Required For the Pay Roll of
the Employees.
EACH DAY
100000 Men Keep the Great
Systems in Condition.

The railroads are the great disbursing
agencies of the country, handling never
less than a billion dollars in a year and
disbursing it all, or practically all, for
railroads as a rule do not keep large
bank accounts, and do practically a
cash business, turning money rapidly.
An estimate made by one of the scien-
tif1c papers a short time ago gave as
the average annual expense of Ameri-
can railroads in maintaining the condi-
ton of their roadbeds $75, OOO, 900, be-
sides 5000, 900 for the purchase of rails
ties and sleepers, and SIS, 900, 900 for the
construction of new bridges.
The railroads of the country spent
last year for fences, sign bOards, signals
and watch towers $35, OOO, 600 and for
printing and advertising S. SOC, 900.
Very few persons have an accurate
idea Of the extent to which railroad eX-
penses are to be subdivided, suppOsing,
probably, that the largest items of ex-
penditure are for cars and engines, fuel,
employees and terminals. Such is the
fact, but there are other large items,
and one of the largest of these is the
item of taxes.
Railroad corporations in the United
States are heavily taxed and they pay
collectively in a year 100000 900. They
is then another item which figures
largely in all railroad accounts, the
item Of legal expenses, railroads being
drawn INTO almost constant nIlSdIlOn
and requiring at all times the services
of counsel.
1t is estimated that expenses of
American railroads for professional
legal services amount in a year to about
$4,000 900, and this is, of course, ex-
elusive of the sums requisite to meet
claims for personal injuries or damages
to property.
Some of the large railroad companies
eXpend as much as a quarter of mil
lion dollars in a year for the settlement
of such cases or the payment of judg-
ments recovered. This item of expense
on all American railroads is ordinarily
put at about Sc, 900, 600.
A serious accident may entail on a
railroad company damages so large as
to offset many months of profit, and
some railroads have been crippled for
long periods by such cases.
There are in the United States 100000
railroad employees, 100000 stationmen,
50, 900 engineers, 1000 firemen and help
ers $4,000 conductors and dispatchers,
65. 600 trainmen, 3OO 900 machinists, 100,-
600 shOpmen other than machinists, TO-
600 telegraph operators and their help
ers, $4,000 switchmen, hagmen and
Watchmen and us, 900 trackmen.
The payroll on all American railroads
combined, officers and clerical staff in
cluded amounts to about $4,000 a
day. or S730, 900, 900 per annum.
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POSTMASTER'S REPLY.
His Boy Charged With Having Treat
ed Certain Cats ShabbiIv.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Not long ago
the postOfHce department had occasion
to call the attention of a postmaster in
a small Missouri town to complaints
made to the department regarding the
condition of his office. In response to
the departments letter the postmaster
sent the following reply:
THE postmaster and complainant live
on adjoining lots. The complainant is
a thin, cadaverous, sour-Visaged, Ian
tern-jawed individual, completely ster-
ilized, and much devoted to cats, of
which he has a varied and interesting
assortment. The postmaster has a boy,
not bad boy, as boys go, but just a
boy. Other neighbOrs have other boys.
One day, inspired by the impS which
are charged in mystic lore with being
responsible for all the wicl1edness of the
world, these other boys inveigled the
cOmplainant'S cats into a race with a
neighbOring dog, from which paStime
the cats returned in a somewhat ruff
fled and dilapidated form whereupOn
complainant became eXcee dingly wrOth,
and at the first opportunity interviewed
the pOStmaSter'S boy in the back alley
relative to the said cat race, and, not
WithStanding the boys earnest denial of
any participation in the sport, backed
by an offer to prove an alibi by showing
his presence at the swimming hole at
the time of the race. the complainant
continued to charge him with the wrong
doing, and to reVile him in heated and
fOrceful language, until the boy, stung
by charges of which he was not guilty.
gathered sundry old tin cans, discarded
boots and decayed vegetables in the
back alley, and when the shades of
night were falling fast, elevated them
into the air at an angle which caused
them to fall into compliments back
yard, since which time the adminiStra-
ton of this pOstoffice has utterly failed
to find favor in the sight of said com
Dlainant''
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eeFIGHTING BOB'' EVANS.
Is Relieved of the Command of the
Iowa at His Own Request

Washington, Sept. 16.-Captain Rob-
ley D. Evans called at the navy depart
ment today and had a long talk with
Secretary Long, the result of which
was the issue of an order relieving him
of the command of battleship Iowa,
which is now being repaired at the
New York navy yard. This was done
at Captain Evans personal request. He
has served more than the period of the
time required by regulations and prac-
tice for a captain to command and his
next sea service may be in flag rank.
He has been granted a leave of absence
and in the meantime the nature of his
next duty will be determined. 1t will
certainly be ashore and he may be as
signed to membership on one of the ma
val. boards.
The next command of the Iowa will
be Captain Silas Terry, now commander
of the ship Franklin at the Norfolk
navy yard. He will take the ship
around South America and over to
Honolulu in company of the Oregon.
MISUNDERSTANDING Long has decided
to assign Captain Evans to duty as a
member of the naval inspection board,
and he will assume his new duties after
a brief vacation.
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DON'T GET OUT so SOON.
Soldiers at Camp Meade Who Will Be
Kept in the Army.

Z Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sept.
16.-GeneraI S. NJ. B. Young of Pitts
burg. was today assigned to the com
mand of the first division of the second
army corps. He succeeds Gen. Goblin Of
Lebanon who returns to a brigade
composed of the Eighth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth Pennsylvania regiments. The
Thirty-fifth Michigan came in this aft
ernoon and will be joined on Sunday by
the Fifteenth Minnesota.
Only two regiments have been assign
ed to the Third provisional division but
enough troops are expected here within
the next ten days to complete the di-
vision. member of Gen. Graham's
staff said today that there would be
81, 900 troops in camp within a fort
night. How long they will remain is
an open question. although it is doubt
full if they will all get away before the
middle of October. One division will be
sent south to join Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
army for duty in Cuba.
The health of the camp is excellent,
except in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
regiment, and the cases now being sent
to the general hospitals are those which
have developed since the troops came
here,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
QuarreI Over Terminal Chargeg.

A Fort Worth dispatch says: The
recent decision or rather Endorsement
of the former decision regarding the
terminal charges is virtually decisive
victory for the cattlemen. 1t is the
general opinion among live stock men
here that the railroads may appeal to
gain time, but no one who has given
the matter any consideration believes
it will do them any good. Stockmen
say the best thing the railroads can do
is to drop the matter now and let the
charge stand at 81. Just what effect
the decision will have on rebates is I'M
certain, but those interested believe
that the railroads will resist any at
tempts to collect the excess 81 per car
that they have been charging since
June 1, 1894. It is generally believed
in live stock circles here that this ex-
cess tax can be collected, and it is inti-
mated that shippers will spare no
efforts to do it.
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STOLE IRON AND RAILS.
Santa Fe Causes Arrest of Three
Prominent Chicago Men.

Chicago, Sept. &c. A. Mats, Ed
ward Keefe and L. H. Kurten, officials
of the American Iron and Metal coInpa-
nv. one of the largest concerns Of its
kind in this city, have been arrested on
a charge of larceny at the instance OF
officials of the Santa F'e railway
For many months past many of the
railroads entering Chicago and especial
~ the Santa Fe company have been
robbed of hundreds of dollars worth of
iron and steel rails.
The rails were picked all along the
road at night and hauled away in wag-
ons. So frequent became the thefts
and so extensive the operations of the
men that Chief Special Agent Quinn of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
FRED HARvEYs STORES.
Newton Seems to Be the General
HEADQUARTERS for Them.

Newton, Sept. 16.-The general store
room of the Harvey eating house sys-
tenn, which is stationed in this city
does a far larger business than many
people in this city have any idea.
Newton is the general supply house
for the entire system of hotels operated
on the Santa Fe system by Fred Har-
vey. 1t ships goods as far east as
Monet, Missouri; as far south as Gal
weston, Texas; as far west as MoJaVe'
California
The store room supplies with canned
goods, fancy groceries, crockery, furnl-
ture and general merchandise, thirty
six hotels in ALL Every order for any
supply. no matter how small or large,
comes to Newton.
The stock of goods kept here by Fred
Harvey is estimated to be worth from
Sc 600 to $4,000. The goods are shipped
here in car load lots and sent to the
hotels in as small quantities as re-
quired. -
Newton was selected as the point for
the general store room as it was the
most central point on the Santa re sys-
tenn and goods could be shipped IN any
direction without trouble.
T ]. Golden of this city is manager
of the store room and is assisted by II
H Patten.
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LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

At the Crawford theater tonight Miss
Clara ThrOpp will make her bow as
star to a Topeka audience in Leopold
Jordan's operate comedy, Wheres
Matilda" In this piece the clever COM
edienne is given ample opportunity to
show her ability, and is supplied with
number of catchy songs. The company
supporting Miss Thropp numbers 13
people, all of whom have been assOciat-
ed with we'll known companies in the
past. The music is under the direction
of Mr. Leon POllicheck, and is said to
be in itself a feature of the piece.
The sale of seats for the engagement
of Fox, LIE Roy and Powell at the
Crawford theater tomorrow night is
now open The prices are rs, So 80
ana 25 cents. 1.-The Great Triple AL
lance" represents an entirely novel idea
in the alliance of stage talent, and the
engagement in this city will no doubt
attract the attention of the theater go
ing public The vaudeville stars in
clude Cushman and HOlcOmb the lead
ing travesty artists of the American
stage: the marvellous DeltOrellis, ia
NOUS European musical grOtesqueS;
Mile LIE Roy the beautiful Partisan Ia
DIV ilIusionist; Hector and Lauraine, the
uncomfortable eccentriques and marvel
Gus whirligigs, and Zazelle and Vernon
in wonderful acrobatic feats. In ad-
ditiOn the the distinct and separate per-
fOrmances of each of these noted ar
fists. LIE Roy, Fox and Powell will be
seen together in a cOmedietta entitled
"A Magic Restaurant
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sickness at Santiago.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The following
is Gen. Lawton's daily health report:
Santiago, Sept. 16.-The total number OF
fever cases IA; total number new cases
"a; total sick 1886; total returned to
duty 1894.
Deaths: Alexander Pullman, private,
company D, Ninth U. 5. volunteers, Dill
ious fever.
John Davis, private, company A, Ninth
U. S. volunteers, bilious fever.
Placide Josurin, private, company I,
U s. Volunteers, bilious fever
Michael Lawrence, Eighth Illinois,
pleuro pneumonia.
William Ryan. sergeant, company l.
Twentieth infantry, chronic entiritls,
following acute dysentery.
owens. private, company D, Fifth U.
S. volunteers, typhoid fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
NEXT DEAL IN BRICE LINES
C incinnati Northern to Be Absorbed
by the Lake Erie 6 Western.


Toledo, O., Sept. 16.-The next deal
in the Brice properties will be the alb
sorption of the Cincinnati Northern by
the Lake Erie and Western. This will
take place, it is thought, in the very
near future. Senator Brice and some
of the other Lake Erie and Western
stockholders have been favorable to the
plan for some time, but there has been
opposition to the consolidation, growing
it is said, out of the fact that the old
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw road
was never able to pay its interest, not
to speak of dividends. The advocates
of the consolidation idea said that the
Ohio division of the Cincinnati North
ern, would be a paying investment. 1t
was argued that the Ohio division was
IMPOVERISHED by the Michigan division
of the old road. Since the Ohio division
has been cut loose from the Michigan
division this argument has proved to
be sound. AS a branch of the Lake
Erie & Western, the Cincinnati North
ern would prove a far more valuable
property. It would give the Lake Erie
&, Western an entrance into Cincinnati
This would form a good line from Gin
cinrati to Lake Erie, striking the lake
at Sandusky, and would also give one
from Indianapolis.
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Soldier Preacher Held For Bigamy

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 16.-Rev. John
F. Reynolds, the soldier preacher who
recently married nurse in Chicka-
manga while having, it is alleged, TWO
wives. one of whom he married in COL
orado, the other in this county had
preliminary examination today on a
charge of bigamy, which resulted IN . MS
hail The prosecuting witness was his
second wife, Eva Mann of Riverton'
this county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
BLOOD VESSEL BURST
In Senator Kyle's Brain But His Par
aIysis is Leaving Him.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 16.-The condition
of Senator James H. Kyle of South Da-
kota, who was stricken with paralysis
at the Forest City hotel here yesterday,
was much improved today, and DR..
Herrick, his physician, stated the SEN
ator would probably be up and able to
travel within two weeks. He is fully
conscious today and is resting COM
fortably. The paralysis was caused by
the bursting of a blood vessel at the
base of the brain. Mrs. Kyle is eX-
pected to arrive here today.
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]. j. HILL INTO THE B. & o.
Great Northern's President a Factor
in Reorganization.

IN Reorganization.
New York, Sept Robustness associ-
ates in Wall street of President J. J.
Hill, of the Great Northern, have ad-
mitted the truth of a rumor that he
would probably be a factor in the reor-
ganlzed Baltimore & Ohio. 1t was not
admitted that he had accepted an inter-
est in the property, but that he expected
to. 1t was denied that it was in con-
temptation to identify the Baltimore &
Ohio in any way with Mr.. HIPS North
western properties The present outlet
by way of Duluth and Superior to Buff
falO, and thence to the trunk lines, it
was positively asserted, was not to be
changed. 1t was authoritatively stated
in this connection:
In so far as Great Northern is con-
cerned, there is not the least intention
of extending its working or it's cOnnec-
ton south of St. Paul. If Mr.. Hill has
become interested in the securities of
the reorganized Baltimore & Ohio COM
pany, it is purely as an individual and
not as representing his company"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16

Stop drugging yourself with quack
nostrums or cures" Get well-known
pharmaceutical remedy that viii do the
work. Catarrah and Cold in the head
will not cause suffering if Ely's Cream
Balm is used. Druggist will supply 10c
trial size or SOC full size. We mail it.
Ely Bros, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
Rev John Reid. Jr, of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm
to me. can emphasize his statement
TT is a positive cure for catarrh if used
as directed. REV. Francis w. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena,
Mont.
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Pensions for Kansana.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaI-Charles Vickers, Pomona
IS.
Additional-Philip Roads, Chetopa, Sc
to SO.
Renewal and increase-Calvin r.
Jackson, Topeka, 81 to Sc.
Increase-Henry Clay Patterson, Law
renee Sc to so.
Reissue and increase-WilIiam O.
Rice, Fort Scott, So to s14.
Original widows, etc.-Mary A. Gran
daI, Humboldt, $12; Mary J. Post king
man, IS; Catharine Hiseler, Burden, S.
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ROCK ISLAND BUSY.
Commences Movement of Grain in
the South.

Houston, Tex, Sept 16-The Rock
Island road has commenced moving
grain from points along it's line in
Texas and adjacent territory, and al
ready there is great activity in that
direction Within the last three days
the road mentioned has placed orders
with Texas connections to Fort Worth
for over 300 cars, evidencing in no IN
certain manner the business the Rock
Island expects to handle in that branch
Of traffic. All this indicated in the in
crease of rolling stock will find an out
let at New Orleans and Galveston, and
will go direct from these ports to the
markets of the world.
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IT rs PAYING OUT.
All Debts of the Omaha Exposition
Liquidated and $4,000 Ahead

Omaha, Sept. 16-Delightful weather
brought another immense crowd to the
exposition yesterday and today. The
estimated attendance yesterday is 25,-
O0O
Special trains from Oklahoma brought
Governor Barnes and staff, with the
Oklahoma commission, brass bands and
about 300 people. Oklahoma day today
will be a notable event. Secretary
Wakefield officially announced today
that the entire debt of the exposition
had been lifted, and that there remains
in the treasury Sc. 900.
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Red Men at Washington Next Time

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 16.-The Red
Men decided to hold the next great
council at Washington, D. c. The or
der is again in a turmoil over the uni
formed degree. The trouble is over the
uniform, the degree being acceptable.
The Terre Haute, Ind, company receiv-
ed the 800 prize in the drill contest The
resolution to increase the salary of the
great keeper of records from 81, 800 to
81, 900 a year was defeated.
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shafroth Renominated.

Denver, Colo, Sept. Congressman
John F. ShafFoth, Silver Repupllcah'
T.1as renonoinated by the Silver Repub-
Iican. Democratic and POpulist conven-
tons of the First district in pursuance nee
of the fusion agreement reached by the
three state conventions last week at
Colorado Strings.
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the matter with the result that Keefe,
Mats and Kurten were arrested,
charged with being the thieves Nearly
1000 feet of rails were found in their
place of business but they deny having
stolen it and say they purchased the
stuff from a, we'll dressed man. Keefe
is a. well known politician of Chicago.
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a. Leavenworth SoIdiars sicl-.

st. Louis, Sept. 16.-The Twentieth
United States infantry, homeward
bound from Santiago to Fort Leaven-
day afternoon. A call was sent ahead
to st. Louis for aInbulances. DR.. Jordan
sent six of them to the station and II
invalids were taken from the train to
the city hospital. They are i'll with ma
Ia ria
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FelI Down an Elevator.

Omaha, Neb., Sept 16-George E.
Cheney, a well known banker of Crete,
Neb., walked into the elevator shaft
at the DreXeI hotel tonight, and was
killed by the fall. The elevator con-
ductor had gone up, neglecting to close
the door.
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ENGINEERS CARRY TOOLS.
The Katy Adopts New idea Which
Meets With Favor.

The tool box system adopted on the
M, K. & T. recently is growing in favor
among the engineers and is said to be
quite a saving to the company. Under
this system each engineer, regular and
extra, is furnished a box of tools, en-
bracing everything necessary for use
on an engine, and engineers are held
responsible for the tools.
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For a National University.

Washington, Sept.16.-The first meet
ing of the George Washington Memorial
association, the object of which is to
found a national university in this city,
held it's first meeting under its new
charter at the Raleigh hotel in this
city yesterday. Officers were elected.
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union Pacifc,g Treasures Resigns.

Boston, Sept 16.-The resignation Of
James G. Harris, treasurer of the Union
Pacific system, on account of i'll health,
which took place on the first of the
month, was made public today for the
first time It had been expected, as Mr..
Harris has been in poor health for some
wears.
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Dao+b Dealing Jealousy.

kingston. n. Y. Sept. ia. IIoff,,
man. a Pine Hill blacksmith, murder %
his wife and killed himself JesIou .s.s -
ilaIie,Ied to have led to the double trag-
cd