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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
RAILROAD LOCALS.

Rob SIusser is laying Off on account
of sickness. He has malarial fever.
An extra switch engine has been put
on in the yards here, to work at a. m.
extra work to be done at these times,
and the extra engine will facilitate
matters very much.
Rob Barnes has reported for work.
Runs No. 1O6 and 10Y, recently va
Gated by E. D. Webb, is advertised for
a fireman. Also the mail run recently
vacated by Roger Williams. The coal
train and the ballast train runs are
advertised for both engineers and fire
men.
New Baldwin engine No. $40 will be
sent west today for service.
Fireman Ed Connolly has reported for
work.
Engine No 2,231 was broken in yes
terday afternoon by Amos Beeler.
Engineer Polly has reported for work
after a couple ofedays' lay off.
Engine No. S26 is taking the place
of No. 63S on runs 6 and Z.
Engineers Scahi1 and McGinnis have
reported for work.
Engineer Islip, of the Leavenworth-
Holiday passenger run, is visiting rela-
tives in the city while his engine is in
the shops for repairs.
Ben Butler is now boss wiper.
Fireman Berry is laying off
One of William Glenn's hands is
swelled up as big as two hands. Friday,
as he was going home walking along
First street, he felt something strike
against his hand. He closed his hand
but quickly opened it again. for it was
a wasp which was quietly resting there.
and now Bill is trying to get his hand
back to its original size.
E. ]. Mcdonald, Archie NJ. Baird and
c. T. Mcclellan, left this morning on
special train for a short trip of inspec-
tiOn over the cut off.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
FROM DODGE CITY.

Conductor Hughes has resigned.
Conductor Healey has Hughes car
and crew.
Conductor Sears has returned from
Denver.
Engineer Frank Otys has gone to
Las Vegas on a 80 days visit.
Night Yardmaster Walker spent the
forepart of the week at Salina and
Hutchinson.
Brakeman Stanton has returned from
the La Junta hospital and will soon be
ready for duty.
More tickets were sold in the rail-
road offices in this city IN September
than during any September for eight
years.
done by the mixed train on the Rock
done by the mived train on the Rock
Island road, which arrives here so often
behind time, it is probable says Agent
Snideman, that another train will be
put on the western division.
Master Mechanic Forester, in charge
of the Colorado & Southern railroad
shops in Denver, telegraphed to Engi-
neer Ben Oldham that he had employ
ment for him. While in charge of the
La Junta shops. Forester discharged
Oldham, apparently without cause, as
it now appears. Ben has had a Lay
off, of two years and two days.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe AbandOns Idea Of Ad-
ditionaI Overland Train.
Will Not Be Put On Until Fly
ers Are Discontinued.
FAST TIME TO COAST.
Trains Will Make the
Trip In Sc Hours.
News of a General and
Local Nature.

For the present, the Santa F'e man
agement has abandoned the idea of es-
tablishing an additional overland train
between Chicago and Kansas City Incl
dental to the opening of the new line
into the California metropolis. The
through train service during the winter
will consist of trains 1 and and the
limited trains four times each week.
What will be done when the flyers
are taken off in the spring is still
question, and depends largely on the
showing made in passenger traffic on
the San Joaquin Valley road after its
opening. 1t is looked upon as a certain
ty, however, that one through train will
be unable to accommodate the travel to
and from the coast after the. limited
service is discontinued, and a second
overland train will have to be estab-
1ished. Next fall, the second through
train may be turned into a daily hmi-
ted train, or if traffic is heavy, limited
service will be inaugurated in addition,
and three through trains run between
Chicago and San Francisco.
The Santa Fe limited train this win
ter will make the trip from Chicago to
the coast in 6612 hours. When the San
JOAQUIN Valley line IS opened into san
Francisco the time of the trains be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City may be
cut in order to get them into san Fran
cisco earlier.
The regular equipment of the limited
trains this year will consist of six cars.
Several new observation and composite
cars are now building at the Pullman
works, and all cars will have wide yes
tibules and be equipped with electric
lights.
The rule allowing only first-class paid
tickets to be honored on the limited
trains will remain in effect. No free
transportation will be accepted, not
even from officials of the company.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
FROM FLORENCE.

c. W. Greasy is acting as agent here
while Mr.. Monroe is taking a vacation.
There is a story out now that the
Santa Fe will put up a new three-story
brick hotel here.
Engineer Turnpaugh, who runs on the
Mcpherson branch opposite to Engineer
Hampson, has been laying off this week
in order to move his family here from
Emporia.
Engineer Charley Sanborn has been
reinstated in the employ of the Santa
F'e. This will please every one, for
there is not a more competent or
worthy man on the system.
Brakeman Brazier, VINO has been on
the Mcpherson branch a year or so,
has been promoted to a conductOrship
and is running out of Wellington. Dave
Martin takes his place on the branch.
Mr.. John Shields was in Florence
this week, Good things are coming
Johns way now. He recently won one
of the best girls of Wichita for his life
partner, and this week he was promoted
to be an engineer. And he deserves all
his good fortune. 1t is such men as
John who will get to the top in railway
service.
Homer Palmer, of the car repairing
force, picked up a dynamite cap at the
depot, and not knowing what it was
began picking at it. The cap exploded
and blew off the end of Homer's thumb,
the end of his index finger and broke
the bone of the middle finger. 1t was
his left hand that was injured. 1t will
be a number of weeks before he is able
to work.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
LIABILITY SHIFTED.
Union Pacific Claimed to Be Liable
For Stock Killed by Rock Island.

Denver, Oct. 7.-The question as to
which road is liable for accidents be-
tween Limon and Denver, the Rock Is
land or the Union Pacific, was raised in
a suit before Judge Butler. Ruth e
Burton commenced an action against
the Rock Island for 1927 damages for
stock killed near Deer Trail The en-
gineer is said to have been negligent in
not warning the stock of the trains ap-
proach.
In reply, the road denies carelessness
and denies its liability by saying that
it simply has a right of way from the
Union Pacific between the two points,
and that the trains are operated under
the control of the Union Pacific Off
cials, who are liable if anyone. The case
was nOn-suited as no documentary evil
dence was introduced showing the rela-
tionS of the roads. An appeal was en-
tered.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
RIGHT OF Way GRANTED.
Survey of Wichita & Southern Road
to Be Commenced.

Wichita, Oct. 7-Senator o. H. Bentley
has received a letter from w. II. Arnold:
general manager of the Wichita and
Southern railroad, stating that he had
secured the right-Of-way for his road
through the Indian territory. The right
of-way was granted by the secretary of
the interior as soon as the plans of the
road was presented to him
Mr.. Arnold also states that he has
signed a contract with eastern fnanciers
for the funds to construct the road and
that the money will be available as soon
as the promoters are furnished with in
formation regarding the road and the nee
essary preliminary work is done by the
local men.
have the Wichita men ready to advance
the money for the preliminary survey at
once He will return to New York in
few days and will then commence the
survey. The eastern fnanciers insist that
the survey must be made of the line be-
fore they will advance the money to con-
struct it. Several months ago George
Dixon and + o. Davidson reported that
they had $4,000 in their control for the
surveying of the line, so it is thought
there will be no delay.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

the railroad company and thus avoid
the courts.
Yesterday J. F. Eager, Caleb Shaw
and H. c. watkins fled their petitions
at the same time, through their attOr-
neys, Amidon & Comfy, asking dam
ages for their respective crops which
were ruined by the high waters. From
their petitions it seems that the Rock
Island road crosses the Cowskin, a
natural stream, near HaySville, and in
making the roadbed over the Cowskin
the company made deep excavations on
each side of the rOadbed and also threw
Up embankments on which the track
was laid, of sufficient height to stop the
flow of water in the creek. The natural
flow of water, it is alleged, is perman-
emily stopped by these embankments.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
DAMNED A CREEK
Rock Island Called Upon to Pay Dam
ages For an Overflow.

Wichita Oct. Three damage suits.
aggregating $3.50O, have been filed in
the district court against the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany as a result of the big overflow
along the COwsEin creek, near Hays
vile last May Nearly the entire coun-
try along the creek was overflowed, and
the crops of many of the farmers in
that section were ruined. Numerous
but the farmers thought they would be
able to compromise the matter with
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
Grain Car Famine.

st. Joseph, Mo, Oct. THE Burling-
ton people today We're notified by the
Mississippi river connections that they
will turn no more loaded cars to them
without the delivery of loaded cars in
return. The car famine is becoming
serious. The Maple Leaf is short over
SEQ cars, and none of the roads running
into st. Joseph from the west can fur
nish cars to relieve the elevators, which
are congested throughout the grain
belt. No relief is in sight.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
Byron Gross Promoted.

Byron Cross, superintendent of the
bridge and building of the Oklahoma
division of the Santa F'e, has been pro-
NOTED to superintendent of construc-
tion of bridges and building on the Ok
lahoma and Eastern railroad, which is
being built north from Guthrie to Ca
foreman in the bridge and building de-
partment, has been appointed superin-
tendent to fill Mr.. Cross's place. The
changes take place immediately-WelI-
ingtOn Mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
SHOPS RUN Ar NIGHT.
An Unusual Order Is Made by the
M, & T. MANAGEMENT. "a

Denison. Texas, Oct. THE employees
at the Missouri, Kansas and Texas ma
chine shops have received notice that;
work until 1880 P m, every night until
sarv to do this on account of the great
amount of work on hand and the shortage
of motive power.
Never in the history of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas has this department.
Of the service been so heavily taxed, and
gtne on the system in good order and re-
pair that this step is taken. 1t is under
stood that the Parsons and Sedalia shops
will be similarly affected.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
sTEEL FREIGHT OARS.
Colorado s. Southern Road Will Use
Them In Coal and Ore Traffic.

Denver, Oct. 7.-The Colorado & South
ern railway is the first of the roads of
the state to order steel freight cars. The
100 steel cars recently ordered will arrive
before the close Of the present month
and ore and it is freely prophesied by
railroad transportation men that the days
of wooden freight cars are about to come
to a. close.
Electric headlights are being placed in
the locomotives of the Colorado and an
additional cafe car for use between Den
Yer and gulf points has been ordered.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
Albunuernue Dsnot.

The Commercial club of Albuquerque
has appointed a committee to draft suit
able resolutions requesting the Santa Fe
company to speedily proceed to the con-
struction of a depot and hotel that would
be a credit and blessingto the city as well
as a Just index to the Importance of Al
buquerque as a railroad point. The city
council will prepare similar resolutions
AlbuQueruue Journal-DemOcr crat.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
England Buvs nrlssouri Dru1ea.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct 7-Agents of
the British government closed a big
deal on the local horse market, when
they contracted for 200 head of mules
to be shipped on Monday next to New
Orleans, presumably for transportation
to South Africa The contract calls for
sound mules 13A to 141k hands high.
The price is not stated
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
FROM BELLEVILLE.
Items Concerning Rock Island Peo-
pie In Northern Kansas.

Engine Wiper Lewis Johnson severely
pinched his legs by having them
caught between the cab and coal chute
while performing his duty. He will be
laid up several days.
Miss Lettie Cochran, of Illinois, niece
of Round House Foreman Geo. Pryor
is visiting the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pryor.
Passenger Engineer E. w Mason and
wife have returned from a months Wis
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure viii
digest what you eat. It cures all forms
of dyspepsia and stomach troubles. F. r.
Gamble, Vernon, Texas, says: 1T relieved
me from the start and cured me. It is
now my everlasting friend" Geo. w
Stansfield. W. H. Wilson, a. J. Arnold A
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

President King, Farmers Bank, Brook
lyn Mich, has used DeWitt's Little Early
Risers in his family for years. SAYS they
are the best. These famous little pills
cure constipation, biliousness and all liver
and bowel troubles. Geo. W. StansfeId
W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold, A. J. Kane
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
A Degree For Dawev.

Burlington. Vt, Oct. THE trustees
of the University of Vermont have
voted to confer the degree OF doctor of
laws on Admiral Dewey.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07
"a Penny For Your Thourh ts.

was just thinking if you would get ,
bottle of Beggs' Cherry Cough syrup I
would cure your cough and let your wifi
sleep some tonight. Guaranteed. r. W
Squires, pharmacist.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

Berlin, Oct. General Benjamin
Harrison and Mrs. Harrison arrived in
Berlin last evening from Paris.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-07

Observation-Disclosures Nice suit you've
got on" Griggs-"Tes es How much do YOU
suppose that suit cost2' Briggs-''You or
the tailor? Brooklyn Life.
The record-union., 1899-07-19
POLICE COURT PICKINGs.
River Bather and a Horse Beaten
Punished

In the City Justices Court yesterday
John Adams, who on Monday tried to
get cool by taking a bath in the river
below the bridge, was fined So, with
the alternative of spending five days
in Jail.
C. T. Allen, who on Monday was ar
rested by Special Officer Payne of the
Humane Society for overdriving and
cruelty beating a horse, was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine Of
$50 or serve twenty days in jail
The case of Cioffi Guiseppi, charged
with obtaining goods by false pre-
lenses, was further continued until
this morning.
Joseph Cabral and Joseph Silvia, re-
Gently arrested for creating an alleged
disturbance on river boat, were. dis
charged. No complaint had been filed
against them.
J. Morrison was convicted of va
grancy and will spend thirty days in
the County Jail, and P. H. Green, who
was convicted on a, similar charge, will
be sentenced this morning.
The preliminary examination of Geo
Miller, charged with assaulting Arnold
Wiss with a deadly weapon at Sew
enth street lodging house on Sunday
night, was set for Monday next. Mil
Ter, it is alleged, fired a shot at Wiss.
The trouble is said to have been
caused by jealousy.
The case of May Hunter (coloreD,
charged with having stolen $12,5O from
Japanese on Thursday night last,
was heard and taken under advise
ment by Justice Anderson until to-
morrow.
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A GOOD WOMAN GONE.
Death of Mrs. Clara f. Parsons
Yesterday.


The many friends of Mrs. Clara F.
Parsons were greatly shocked yester-
day when the sad news spread over
the city by telephone that that most
estimable lady had suddenly died from
the effects of an operation performed
TO remove cancerous growth.
This was the second operation that
had been performed for that purpose,
the first being several months ago. 1t
was apparently successful, for Mrs.
Parsons seemed to recover her normal
health and returned to her duties as
Principal of the Capital Primary
School. A few days ago, however, it
was decided that second operation
was necessary. 1t was performed, but
she failed to rally from the shock.
Mrs. Parsons was one of the most
successful and popular teachers in the
school department, and the hearts of
hundreds of boys and girls who had
learned to love and honor her as their
teacher are to-day filled with sadness.
She was First Vice President of the
Sacramento Society for the Prevention
or Cruelty to Children, a position she
filled from the foundation of the So
ciety, of which she was one of the orig
1natOrS and to which she was devotedly
attached-an earnest and enthusiastic
worker in it's behalf.
Deceased was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James l. Felter, and leaves sew
eral sisters and a brother Her own
children-who have so suddenly been
bereft of a kind and affectionate mother
are Ethel, Harold and Roy Parsons.
bc Of he
yates of the High School.
The remains can be viewed by friends
at the family residence, 1909 Thirteenth
street, between 10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
on Thursday. The funeral will be
Drivate
The record-union., 1899-07-19

was standing waiting for the women
from the G street car to arrive, but
she preferred to stop the car again,
put the motorman behind time and de-
lay carload Of passengers who We're
anxious to reach their destinations.
Persons on the front end of the car
tried to induce the motorman to leave
her standing there until the next car
came along, but he declined, saying
that he would be reported and pun
ished for it. He added that the un-
necessary delays since he left the depot
had put him SO far behind his schedule
time that he could not make it up with
out running faster than the law al
lowed. But that is nothing unusual"
he remarked, with the air Of a mar
tyr, 1--WE have half dozen such peo-
pie to deal with on almost every trip"
The record-union., 1899-07-19
MILITARY CLAIMS.
Board Of Auditors Grant a Batch
Of Claims.

The following is list of claims just
adjudicated by the Board of Military
Auditors. They will be paid by the
State Controller and repaid by the
general government:
Boone & Hamilton, S26. 80; M. A.
Lewis, $24; Paul B. Neville, So; H H
Mixter, so; c. L. E. Wenk, S10.35; G.
H. Voss, S16.OS; S. Lervih, $342: w. E.
Kerrin, 81: f. A. Trefethen, $11; c. T.
Sewell, $3.50; r; Kernahan, SO; Sun
set Telephone and Telegraph Compa-
ny, $S14.45; Postal Telegraph Cable
Company, S59.61: Western Union Tele-
graph Company, S21S.45; Redington &
Co., $3O.o1; San Francisco and San
Joaquin Railway Company, $1,000;
Southern Pacific Company, S6O3 90;
Southern California Railway Company,
$40; Cuff Bros, 5000; H Olson,
$500; H. S. Croker & Co., 1863 10;
Southern Pacific Company, $50 20: A.
Berbert & Bro, $129.2 20; P. McMillon,
81; Davis & Dronn, $12; Mrs S. B.
Noll, 1913; Low & Mihlovich, $12; D.
w. Morris. 81; Southern Pacific Com
pany, $3,262.10; San Francisco and
North Pacific Railway Company
S3415
The record-union., 1899-07-19
RAILROAD MAN FROM RENO.
GAVE THE TAX EQUALIZERS A
FEW POINTERS.
And Unloaded His Private Barrel
Of Humor Upon the
Members.

The State Board of Equalization was
in session all day yesterday, the set
business of the day being the hearing
of the case of the. Nevada, California
and Oregon Railway.
The dry routine of the day, the in
finitely newsless and tiresome details
of petty figures, was beautifully broken
yesterday by the refreshing appearance
of an interesting octogenarian as chief
talker, pleader and railroad Vice Pres
ident and manager, Erasmus Gest,
Vice President and General Manager
of the Nevada, California and Oregon,
proved such a character as might have
sprung from the romances of Irving.
I'm so years DID, said the energetic
old railroad manager land I live with
my books and the birds up at Reno,
where 1 like the climate"
'How's your road doing?" asked Lou
Brown.
I'D badn returned the old Vice
President Have nothing that's worth
boastin' of, for it's never earned post.
age stamp, and couldn't unless we'd
double our tonnage, and unless we do
that we don't know our fate. The road
penses under my management I'm an
old civil engineer; was in politics in
Cincinnati in 1917, but politics is rot
ten and I've not voted since then. I'm
loyal to the Moran estate, which owns
this road, though I've seen good times
in my day-owned the fastest trotting
team in the United States once
I'D like to borrow it for a whirl, -
said Equalizer Colgan.
God bless you, my boy" said the old
man, "the teams been dead since
1871" Gaughter)
Whats your road trying to do to
get business?" asked a member.
WELL" he said, we're not after a
plate glass and nickel trade; we are
only after sheep. cattle, hides and
wool. I'm one of the first men who
ever tried to push the roads west of
the Ohio River. but there are strange
people up in our country They are
not exactly farmers, but Comstock fell
lows, who like to live on timed meats.
Some day will prove a good territory,
but not now, and we can't pay much
taxes now. If you'll give us chance
we'll pull out and pay up, but chances
are slim now
The accounts of the manager were
filed with the board, and will be taken
under Amusement. 1t appeared that
Mr.. Costs salary for managing the
road that has never paid a cent is
Sb,0OO per year, a sum which he de-
.clared to be only about sixth of what
he has earned in his time.
The board will to-day consider the
taxes of the San Francisco and San
Mateo road, after which other roads
will be heard in order
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SELFISH PEOPLE.
No Regard for the Convenience of
Others.

An incident at the corner of Seventh
and h streets on Monday evening IL
illustrates the selfishness of some women
and also the annoyances that motor
men and conductors of the street cars
have to put up with from them. A.
P street car came up K street, stopped
on the east side of Seventh and waited
for passengers on the west-bound u
street car to transfer. There were
three women to transfer and they took
their time to it. When the car finally
started up it was hailed before it had
gone it's length by woman who had
been standing ,all this time in front
of the Postoffice. She would not have
had to walk more than the length of
the car to have boarded it while It
The record-union., 1899-07-19

1899. Present. Messrs. Searby, Waller,
Oberdeener. Leifert, Oreno, and Baer.
Absent. Mr.. Sale. ~
Examinations were held for the regis
tration of licentiates and assistants
consisting of practical, two days, in
Guiding Identification of chemicals by
tests, by appearance and task. Iden-
LITIGATION of drugs and pharmacopoeial
preparations. Then followed the writ
ten examination in chemistry, materia
medica, pharmacy and toxicology.
The following were granted the lie
entiate certificate on examination:
Charles S. Kelley, Leon A. Mendilson,
John r. Callahan, Albert Forneris.
VIM. H. Stark, R. L. Prouty, H. M.
Jewell, o. S. Scholz. William A. Ma
guire, j. j. Wadams, Grin Eastland, r..
A. Norman, Ed c. Worth. Three failed.
The following were registered as
licentiates on certificates: N. F. Sell
gren, M. Carlberg, William c. Riddell
and William M. Hickman.
The following were registered as as
sistants on examination: G. B. Ingram,
r. Herndon and T. B. Thomas. Four
failed.
H. M. Jewell was granted assistant
certificate on his licentiate eXamina-
ton.
The following were registered as as
sistants without examination: H. A.
Hornung and Roy T. Eaton.
The following were registered as
graduates in pharmacy: C. p. Collins,
G. H. Voss, V. L. Schaefer, G. B. Will
son, c. J. Dietz, M. G. Spagnoli, H. c.
Moore, E. o. Webb, A. Spiro, r. r. Gift
fen, F. L. Volberg and John M. Waste.
Mr.. Waller reported from Finance
Committee that the accounts of John
Calvert, Secretary and Treasurer, had
been examined and found to be correct.
w. M. Searby was reelected Presi-
dent of the board, and S. L. Waller Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
John Calvert the retiring Secretary and
Treasurer, to be engrossed and signed
by all the members of the board
The next meeting will be held at Los
Angeles on Wednesday, October D..
1899, to be adjourned to meet at San
Francisco Tuesday, October 10, 1899.