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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Two Hundred Men at Work
Repairing Damage.
BLOCKED FOR A WEEK.
Traffic Cannot BE Resumed For
Several Days.
Interesting Items of a General
and Local Nature.

The Rock Island management is haV-
ing much trouble repairing the dam
age done on the southern division of
the road by the heavy rains of a week
ago The washOut is proving more ser
ious than it was thought at first it
would, and although over two hundred
men are at work the road can not be
put into serviceable condition before
the latter part of November.
The washout is on the southern line
running to Fort Worth. Three spans
of the trestle work leading to the bridge
over the Red river, and about a mile
of track on either side of the bridge
We're carried away. The damage is be-
tween the towns of COmmanche and
StOneburg, and cuts off all direct con-
nection with Fort Worth.
The rains in that vicinity were very
heavy and the Red river is higher than
1t has been for years. On account of
this fact the work on replacing the
missing spans of the treStle work has
been retarded, as it was necessary to
wait until the water subsided before the
work of putting in the permanent
structure could be commenced
As quickly as possible after the wash
out occurred, two hundred men We're
sent to the rescue, and the work of re-
laying the track is being carried on
with all possible haste. The men are
working in day and night shifts, and
at night are assisted in their work by
the light from powerful headlights.
Progress is necessarily slow owing to
the great amount of damage done by
the high water to the roadbed.
The track is nearly all relaid up to
the trestle work on either side. Two
large pile drivers are in operation driv-
ing the piles for the new trestle.
w. z. Dauchy chief engineer of the
Rock Island, and w. H. Stillwell. super
intendent of the lines west of the Mis-
souri, river, are on the scene, superin-
tending the work and seeing that ev-
pair the damage and have the road
opened up for traffic at the earliest
possible date. 1t is given out officially
that trains will be running on sched-
ule time by the middle of next week.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
PRISONERS WERE SHOT.
But Private Kinter Says Gen. Metcalf
Did Not Do It

Salina, Kan, Nov. 25.-CIaude V. Kin
ter. of Salina, late of company NJ, Twen-
ueth Kansas, has prepared the following
statement for publication:
Murder will OUT It seems strange
that the statement so recently made pub
lie to the effect that prisoners of war
were foully murdered should remain sup
pressed until this late day when the Of
tenders are out of the service and be-
yond censure from army headquarters. The
light now brought to bear upon the sub
ject is evidently a piece of spite work
upon the part of the insugatOrs of this
newspaper controversy.
1t is not my intention to take up the
cudgel in behalf of our old commander.
Far from it.. If he is guilty of this charge
he can not be censured too strongly, but
the affidavit of Private Husky Of com
pany K bears a lie upon its face At the
time TINS murder Is said to nave taken
place Metcalf was Junior major cornmand-
ing the LhIrd battalion, composed OF =.
always taken from one of the companies
composing the battalion. In this instance
the orderly was an H company man and
not Husky as he (Husky) represents.
oners of war were shot down in cold
blood. and not Metcalf, but Bishop, COM
direct cause, as he at one time made pub
lie, but later, when official inveStiga-
During the fight before CalOOcan an order
was passed down the nne. as was custo-
orieinated it is impossible to find out but
surely from regimental headquarters. as
no junior officer would take upon him
self the responsibility of issuing such an
order.
AS Bishop told it: After the charge
upon the Insurgents intrenchment began
the right of the regiment got ahead of the
left and was obliged to hold until the left
came up to protect the flank. Several
OrderlieS were sent back to order the left
up. Company failed to respond and 1
(BishOp) went back to investigate the
cause. The company had three prisoners
and several members were hagS1ng over
what should be done with them. They
asked me what they should do, and L re-
piled, You know the colonel's orders to
take no prisoners and then occurred one
of the most terrible scenes saw enacted
during the war-they We're Immediately
shot down in cold blood
In a letter home Charles Benner of Ben
ningtOn acquainted his parents with this
incident. which letter was later publish
ed in the Bennington paper Several an
. The attention of the war department was
thereby called to it and an investigation
was ordered. The committee appointed
to get at the bottom of the affair met
Benner and several others were called
and their testimony taken. Then the af-
fair suddenly dropped and that was the
end of it.
that the men who attack Metcaf belong
to other battaliOns than that which he
(MetcalG commanded.
CLAUDE V. KINTER.
Late Private Company NJ, Twentieth
Kansas, L. S. Y.
A soldier who was present and knows
says that Private Kinter was confused
and that Gen. AIetcalf at that fight
commanded a mixed battalion including
CO. K and Co. B and that HOskey of
K and Cohen Of B were MetcaIf's 5 order
lyS that day among others.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
0. P. DOUBLE TRACKS.
Burt Announces That Big
Improvements WIN Be Made.

Denver, Col, Nov. 25-President H.
G. Burt of the Union Pacific system
intimates that great improvements will
be made in the trackage system during
the coming year, one of the most radical
changes being the construction Of an
other track paralleling the present line
west of Omaha. In speaking of the
matter President Burt said:
For a long time it has been evident
that the west had outgrown single
track trunk lines and was ready for
such rOadbeds as are the rule in the
east. At any rate, press of business
has made the Union Pacific feel that it
needed something more for it's traffic
than the single track 1t now operates.
Business conditions have not been fav-
orable for building, so the project of
putting in a second track has lain
dormant for some time. But with the
rise of business activity the scheme has
regained life and it is probable that
among the important improvements
which we shall make next year viii be
the double-tracking of one of the Union
Pacific lines outside of Omaha
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
RUMoR IS DENIED.
Missouri Pacific Hospital at Kansas
City Will Continue In Operation.

Kansas City. Nov. 25.-Dr. George F.
Hamel, house surgeon of the Missouri
Pacific hospital, said this morning that
there was no truth in the story that the
hospital here was to be closed.
The story doubtless started said
he, when employees of the railroad re-
Gently asked for an emergency hospital
at AtchisOn. The road already has an
emergency hospital at Pueblo, Col, and
should one be established at AtchisOn
it would not cause the closing of the
general hospital here. The proposed
emergency hospital at Atchison is to
give temporary relief to injured en-
ployes and to furnish medicine to en-
ployes who are not sick enough to be
sent to the hospital here"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
J. s. HOBsON PROMOTED.
Made Signal Engineer of Santa Fe
System.

Mr. J. S. Hobson, who was appointed
signal engineer of the Santa Fe proper
over a year ago, has been promoted to
be signal engineer of the Santa F'e
system lines with the exception of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe. His super
vision now extends over the Santa F'e
proper, the Santa F7e Pacific, Southern
California, and San Joaquin Valley
lines.
Mr. Hobson came to the Santa F'e
from the Michigan Central road, and
superintended the establishment of the
block system on the Santa F'e proper.
In connection with the extension of
his duties, Mr.. Hobson is arranging to
put in nine interlOcking plants on the
line of the San Joaquin Valley road.
Mr. Hobson's supervision would in
clude the G., c. & S. F. line if the laws
of Texas did not require the headQuar-
ters of all but executive officials in the
state
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Will OFFER $4,000.
Corbett-Jefries Mill May Be Pulled
Off In Frisco

New York. Nov. 25.-D. J. Tobin of
San Francisco, who offered $50,0 for
the Corbett-J effries fight on the day the
articles were signed, is in town and
says that he will bid for the contest. He
said last night:
I am satisfied that I will get the
contest, as 1 will offer more than any
one else. I will produce the money at
the right time. My backing is the best
and am satisfied that 1 can give more
for the contest and pull it off at the
Mechanics pavilion than can any east
ern club. I mean business and will bid
at the proper time"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
DYER WON'T ACCEPT.
Probable That Santa Fe Man Will Re
fuse Ressegue's Place

Denver, Nov. 25.-Those who are inti-
mate with superintendent Dyer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe say that
it is not likely he will accept the pro-
motion to the position of superintend-
ent of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa F'e
system. which will be vacated by c. F.
Bessegue. in consequence of the pro-
motion of H u. Nudge to the position
of general manager, from which MI.
Frey has recently resigned.
Though it would be a desirable posi-
tion in some ways, it is understood that
superintendent Dyer has so many in
terests in Colorado, that ne would be
unwilling to leave his present position.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicapo L1vestoolr Market.

Chicago. Nov 25.-CATTLE-Re Receipts
400 Generally steady at declines. Reeves
"a O00I7 90: cows 80 .OOd4. 25; heifers s2 .05lD
4 60; Gamers 81. .75u3. 90; stOckers and feed
ers 50 .00Q4-75; Texas grass steers $3.50
400: Texas fed beeves 81. 4.z5a5-OO; westerns
S4 .00d5. .25.
HOGS-Receipts %. 900; Monday 3s s0OO;
left over 4,479 Market active, shade low
er: prices good clearance Mixed and
butchers 50 .S0d3 .9712; good to choice heavy
s.. .S503 STE; rough heavy $3.1043 so; light
50 7503. 95; bulk of sales 50 S5d3- 30.
SHEEP-Receipts 500 Sheep steady; (;
lambs steady. Native wethers 50. 60lt4. 4O-
western Wethers So. 75I4- 90; lambs, native
81 .O005 .25; westerns 81. .S0d5. 20
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
CATTLE receipts q $50. shipments 4.130.
HOGS receipts 28, 900; shipments 1,533s-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Ali Baba.

Oriental entertainment from the ia
NOUS Arabian Nights, at the Grand
Opera House, Wednesday evening, Nov.
%. Jeweled, oriental costumes, special
scenery. showing the cave OF the 1Orty
thieves filled with gold, silver and jew
els. Frank Weightman as the comlcal
slave boy, Abdallah, who never misses
a chance to fall over himself.
Admission 25c and 35c Reserved
seats at Fladd & Grubb's drug store.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Not Confined to Santa Fe.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 25-A mem
Der of the Big Four Order of Trainmen,
who is high in the councils of the order,
on NOVem Der % committees from tele-
grapherS, fOremen, Brotherhood of
Trainmen and other organized en-
plOyes of the Big Four road will cafl
on the general officers of the road at
Cincinnati and will demand emphati-
cally an immediate reply to the demand
for an increase in WAGES
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
10 ENTER SIOUX CITY.
Rock Island Will Probably Be Ex-
tended to That Place.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 25-Another in
teresting phase has been added to the
speculation regarding the probable ter
minus of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway extension from Gowrie
by the statement of Contractor Frank
Johnson, who said:
The engineers themselves do not
know where that extension is heading
for, but the majority of them believe
that Sioux City viii be the terminus
OF the road 1 learned enough to know
that the line is coming into Woodbury.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
struggIe For Yarde-BnIler Propertv

San Francisco, Nov. 25-W R. Green
baum who is the guardian of Lady
Yarde-Buller recently declared incom-
petent has brought suit against Ernest
Wakeman to get her property in this
city and Oakland out of Wakeman' S
control. Mrs. Yarde- Buffers two sons
Ralph K. Blair and Arthur X Blair
are also plaintiffs in this action Ar
thur K. Blair being a minor, is repre-
sented by a guardian, VIM. Gross
Wakeman holds the property as trus-
tee.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Won't Haul Private Cars.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-A ban has been put
on private and special cars by the AL
ton road. Vice President Chappeu of
this line has issued an order to the
effect that hereafter no private or spe-
cia1 cars shall be attached to the linn
is the first western road to abolish the
practice of loading on to it's fast trains
cars OF officers of other lines. The or
der Of the Alton against private cars
will apply to the limited trains between
Chicago and St Louis
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Nov 25.-The visit
of President Ripley of the Santa F'e
railroad to the southern part of New
Mexico has given credence to the ru-
NOR that the Santa Fe railroad will
next year build from SOcorrO to ROs-
well to open the White Oaks coal fields
and to forestan the Rock Island, which
intends to build from Liberal to White
Oaks and from there to connect with
the FL Paso and Northwestern.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
SECOND LARGEST SYSTEM.
Chicago and Northwestern Now Con-
trolls 9.273 Miles of Road.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The Chicago &
Northwestern road has issued a circular
showing the total number of miles of
track added to its system during the
past year. The total amount is 29S. 81
miles, of which 25O.42 miles have been
added to the Chicago & Northwestern
proper and 1920 miles to the Chicago,
St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha The
total mileage of the Northwestern sys-
tenn is now S.273.O2. the second largest
of any system in the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Back From Eurone.

New York, Nov 25.-AmOng the pas
sengers who arrived today on board the
steamer St Paul from Southampton
and Cherburg, We're Russell A. Alger
jr., J. H. FahnestOck, Pittsburg, w NJ.
Osborne, United States consul general
in London, General Stewart L. Wood
ford, of New York, formerly United
States minister to Spain
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Kansas City livestock Market

Kansas City. Nov 25.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 900. Market steady. Native steers
S4 25a5. IS; Texas steers g .O0d4- So Texas
cows 81. 1913 90; native cows and heifers
81 40Gf4 25: stOckers and feeders 50 .OOll . 90;
HOGS~Receipt 6.OOO Market steady to
shade lower Bulk of sales S3.&0li3. 50;
heavy s.. .771zd3. .S71a; packers s.. 821zN3.85;
mixed 50 S003 .S21h: light 50 S2l 2aG3 .90 york.
ers 50 .S563. 90; pigs So. 4043.85
SHEEP--NO market
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Indicted For Bribery.

Lansing. Mich, Nov. 25.-The grand
jury summoned to investigate the ale
cations of bribery and other criminal
charges in connection with members OF
the last legislature and lobbyists today
returned four indictments The names
of the respondents will not be given out
until they are arrested.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
STATE HOUSE CLOSED.
officers Lock Their Doors in Honor of
Vice President Hobart.

The state house was closed at noon
today and will not be re-opened until
Monday morning at the usual hour.
The offices We're closed as a teStl-
rnoniaI 10 the memory Of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart, whose funeral took place
this afternoon
The state house people observed the
closing order by locking their offices
and leaving the building.
The postoffice is also closed this af-
fernOOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
"a Sicnad First GreenbacI,s-

Santa Barbara. Cal, Nov. 25.-Henry H.
Hall is dead at his home in this city. He
was ASSISTANT treasurer of the United
States during LincOln's administration
and signed the first greenbacks issued by
the government He was native of
Blanford, Mass. and was formerly a
prominent business man of Boston. He
leaves a valuable estate to his daughta-.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Kansas City and Return $500 Via
the Santa Fe.

Account football game between Kan
sas and Missouri Thanksgiving Day
Plenty of cars will be put IN the 4:30
a. m train to accommodate the crowd
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25

Cleveland, o., Nov 25.-The wage
question on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railway was settled today, a gen
eral advance, equivalent to about 10 per
cent, being granted. A change viii be
made from the trip system to the mile
age system of pay.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
a Saving wife.

Is she who keeps a bottle of Begg's
Cherry Cough Syrup on hand It saves
the child'S life and also saves doctors
bills. Guaranteed for Group. Coughs and
Colds. r. w Squires, 732 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25
Topeka Markets Todav.

CATTLE.
COWS-s2. .5Od3 %.
STEERS-$3. .50G4. 90.
HEIFERS-$3. 00Gt3 40.
HOGS.
LIGHTS .4OG3. so.
HEAVY AND MEDIUM-S3.4 .4Od3-5O.
GRAIN.
NO. . WHEAT-611a cents.
NO. 2 CORN-245zc.
NO 2 OATS-24c.
HAYS. .50Q6. 90.
PRODUCE.
CH4fCKENs-s2 .5Oa3. 90.
BUTTER-Country 1Sc-
Topeka Hide Market
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-10zc-
GREEN SALT HALF CURED-95zc-
GREEN UNSALTED-Sz&c.
NO. I TALLOW-3Ac-
Kansas City Poultry Market.
Kansas City, Nov. a.
TURKEYS-71ac.
CHICK FTNs-6l2C.
COUNTRY BUTTER-1AQ15c.
EGGS-1612c.
Cotton Market.
Galveston, Nov. 25.-COTTON-Firm
z 6-l5c.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-25

county, but whether it is to be built
to Sioux City can not say. There is,
however, no question in my mind about
the Rock Island having it's eye on Sioux
City,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
August Flower.

"lt is surprising fact" says
Prof Houton, "that In my travels In
all parts Of the world, for the last ten
years, have met more people hav-
Ing used Green's August flower than
any other remedy, for dyspepsia,
deranged liver and stomach, and for
constipation, l fluid for tourists and
statesmen, or for persons alling office
positions, where headaches and
general bad feelings from Irregular
habits exist, that Green's August
Flower Is grand remedy, 1t does
not injure the system by frequent use
and Is excellent for sour stomachs and
indigestion. " Sample bottles free at
Turner Drug Co, Sold by dealers Ia
all civilized countries.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Read and Heed.

The Burlington train No. 3,
due at Monroe City at lilo p. IN,
now makes couuectious the sa me
as night trains, THE train will
axe connections between Kan.
sas LeareH~orth, Atchison, st.
Joseph aud LinccR Neb., there
connecting with fast west boend
Denvee train No. 1 for ColoraIO
Utah, and Pacific coast. R3uip.
ments of this traiG comprises
coaches, clair cars, (seats frec)
and Pnl8maH sleepers between
St. Zoe and Lincolu,. Remem.
bet train No. . between st.
Louis. Q iincy and Haunibat,
due here at l;l0 p. IN, makes alt
connections for the west.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Freak of Nature.

Queer things happen In these
days. The tctiouist on the La.
mar, ILL.,. Democrat says that
twenty-five years ago man
uamcd Jones. living at Spring
Valley, was cleaning saw dust
out OF a saw mill. He was un.
fortunate enough to strike his
head against the revolving cir.
cular saw aud cut his brains
out. A one horse doctor put
back part of his brains and
some saw dust in his head and
fixed Jones up so that he soon
got we'll. The strangest part
of the story is that Jones' wife
bore him two sons q few years
later and one of them had his
dead crushed by a runua way
team recently aud nothing but
saw dust was found inside of il
while wooden toothpicks in.
stead oil hair grows oat of the
other sous head. Jones can
show the tootlpicks aud saw
dust to prove what he says.
Home seekers Excursion via Wabash.
On April 18th and 18th, Nav
End and 10th, the Wabash will
sell Home.SeekerS Excursion
tickets at rates of one regular
first class fare plus So. 90 for the
round trip to points in Arkau.
sas,. Colorado, Texas, Oklaho.
ma, Kansas, Neb; aska, Indian
Ty, Montana, Washington, Wy.
oming, Arizona, Iowa, North
Dacota, New Mexico, Idaho,
MinnesotS, Louisiana. South.
West Missouri aud to points in
other stsates not mentioned.
For further Information call on
nearest Ticket Agent or address
IL. X, Watts, Pass. aud Tiki.
Act. Moberly, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Right of Way.

The Burlington people have
ordered their Right OF Way
Nhro@g, the city cleaned up
and tGcedteu 60 fence It up uu
9ess the abutting property own.
1rs quit Gseiiig il as a common
dumping eruund. AS it is it IN
valuable to the property hold.
crs as ia alley way aud en-
trance 20 the rear of their lots
TOR any purpose and it closed
mp it would force them to take
their fuel and every thing else
through uieir 'front.' gate aud
cause them untold trouble. II
kept cleilN instead OF Eeing used
us Il refuse heap foe brush. tin
cans etc, the entrance 10 the
city w0uld be much more sight.
Ey and the Company has dectd-
ed to keep il that way. It the
people wish to use the ground
property o. X. and if not it will
be fe0ced SO they caunot use il
at all.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27

II. |. Warmer is one happy
and contented farmer. He paid
the DEMOCRAT Office a pleasant
visit Friday morning and dur.
ing the conversation said: The
rain last night was the right
thing at the right time, neither
too much nor too little.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Reduced One Way Second Class
Rates to the Northwest.

Effective at once, the one. way
second class selling and basing
rates to Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle will be as follows;
From Council Bluffs and Oma.
la, $25. 90; From st. Joseph,
1913. So; From Athcison, 1923. IS;
From Leavenworth, 500. IS;
From Kansas City, $2S.85;
From st. Paul and Minneapolis
&25. 90.
From all other points east of
Missouri River or st. Paul,
rates should be made by add.
ton of local rate TO that gate.
way rate named above which
will make lowest through rate.
For example, the through rate
from st, Louis will be 1886. 25,
made SLIPS st. Louis to Coun,
Gil Bluffs and $500 beyond;
the through rate from Chicago
will be $3.50 made SILL Chi
cago to st. Paul, plus $25.00
beyond.
Rates to intermediate points
will be the same as named above
where the regular standard one.
way rate is higher, branch line
points to be made local over
nearest junction carrying the
common rate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27

The Federal Administration
has every thing in Kentucky.
Gov. Bradley fought the admin
istrations Railroad Candidate"
and when defeated he at the
head of the Garrard County
delegation, marched out of the
Convention Hall.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27

1t you want to know what
1886 VS. $3.50 means, ask the
Monroe County Court and dol.
lars to doughnuts "mum" will
be the answer. So far It has
not answered the question pri.
vately or publicly A short
answer to the question would
be, the court has squandered
the tax payers money and
thinks it issnone of the tax pay.
ers business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Notice OF Final Settlement

Niercdltors and others Inicrc 9tcd IN the es-
tate Of Jnmes II. Ellis, dcccascd, are hereby 10
uacd that tho undersigned, AdininIstrator IN
chnrgc Of Ssth estate lHtonds "a mako nnai set
ucmcnt oi said estate al tho next term Of FRO
bate Csurtof Monrod County, Missouri, 10 be
holden ut tho city OF Paris Ia mid county On
us0 @b day OF May, W..
W.R. =. JACKSON,
Aibrlia. tMg Administrator
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-04-27
Consolidation,

There is nothing so large
that the Standard Oil Company
hesitates to tackle it. It's latest
deal is to take the New
York National City Bank aud
four others and merge them into
one. It's deposits will amount
to $261, 1874, 700 and it's loans to
1918, ZOE, 100, That will make
its loans thirty.two million
greater than the Bank of En-.
gland and its deposits seventy.
Que million greater than the
same bank, which up to the
present has been the biggest
banking concern on earth,