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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Santa Fe took away it's station
buildings both at Saratoga and Calista
last week. These two stations have
been abandoned for some time.
Firemen Keller, Hayes, Ruggleby
and Playford are at Newton from En-
poria to help out the west end of the
division. There are now IA extra fire
men on the Newton board.
The Frisco railroad officials have put
on additional train service between Gil
rard and Pittsburg.
Conductor Minturn has been reinSta-
ted to his old position on the Santa Fe
and appeared at Newton on train 80 for
the first time.
The tower at the Emporia junction
general offices of Topeka and Kansas
City.
The Rock Island company has a force
of men employed in building a new
overhead bridge across their deep cut
near the Steele place on the Junction
road west of Troy.
Within the past 80 days the Santa Fe
has brought from the Cerillos coal
fields of New Mexico, $50 car loads of
coal and delivered them to the Mexican
Central.
Conductor Chas. Minturn, who was in
the fast mail wreck at Horners some
time ago, has been reinstated.
Brakeman G. B. SearleS of yelling
ton has gone to Hutchinson where he
has been rendered a position at the re-
formatory as engineer. The position
pays 81 600.
A Missouri Pacific depot inspector
was along the line between Downs and
I4enora, one day quite recently, taking
very accurate measurements of the size
of the depots, and there is good ground
for believing that all the depot build
ingS will be either rebuilt or remodeled.
The new passenger train on the Cen
trail Branch, between Downs and Lee
nora has made it's first trip. Leaving
Lenora at 4:40 a. m, at arrived at
Downs at $40 a. m, where it made
connection with. the through passenger
train from Stockton, which will reach
Atchison at 4:50 p. m. today. The new
train will leave Downs at $3.50 p. m,
and return to Lenora. 1t will not run
on Sundays.
J.. w. Hall, the new agent of the
Frisco railroad has taken charge of the
office at Pittsburg and Agent Cal Clai-
borne expects to leave for Oklahoma
City to assume the agency. at that
place.
This division of the B. &. NJ. has two
curiosities among it's employees, says
the Concordia Empire, that attract more
attention than anything else the road
has to show or brag about Both are
engineers and both named Moore. One,
whom the boys call Fatty" has an al
titude of a little over five feet and
circumference of nearly eight feet and
weighs $50 pounds. The other, whom
the fellows have dubbed Sand Crane"
on account of his resemblance to that
species, is over seven feet in height and
tips the beam at $50 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
RIO GRANDE REACHING OUT.
To Expend Many Thousands in New
Lines and improvements.

New York, March 9.-George Foster
Peabody. first vice president of the Rio
Grande Western Railway company, to-
day issued a circular letter to the
stockholders saying that the directors
have found it necessary during the
past year or two to order additional
equipment to handle properly the in
creased tonnage, both local and through,
which the improved business Of the
country has brought to the road.
Since June 30 1898, there has been
ordered an additional equipment Of
about 5000. 900 in value. soon to be deliv
cred, and the general manager now rec
ommends that at least as much more
be ordered. He also recommends that
some additional branches and extern
sions should be promptly constructed.
Those stated to be Immediately import
ant are a branch up the Provo river
canon and an extension of the Pleasant
Valley branch to additional coal mines,
which are being opened in that field to
supply the far western market-a total
of twenty five miles.
The circular advocates the authorize
ton of a $40 000, 900 issue of consolidated
per cent bonds to exchange for exist
ing branch line mortgages to acquire
Utah Central bonds to build twenty
five miles of new branches and provide
for future improvements and additions
The directors have already authorized
an issue of 81, 100000 to discharge car
trusts and undertake pending construc-
ton and have sold them to bankers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
FEARS WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Oklahoma House Passes the Bill and
the Senate Labors to Kill It.

Guthrie, o. T., March s.-Despite the in
Vulnerable rows of Republican legislators
and the yawning chasm existing between
Governor Barnes administration and the
Fifth legislative assembly, the fact be
came evident today that the adm.nistra-
has not been idle and that the F1lipinos in
the senate were not averse to eompro-
misses. .
In fact, it begins to appear as if the
whole assembly will lie down in the gov
ernors favors. The salary of the attor-
ney general was raised from 81: 500 to 81
800 a year. Another evidence of the COM
promise was exhibited in the discussion OF
the oil inspection bill. An amendment OF
fered by Biddison at the last cons.dera-
ton of the bill to abolish the ofhce OF oil
inspector was defeated by a vote or to ..
The bill was passed today. Senator CANDY
scored a point for his normal bill this
morning by having it advanced to place
The same treatment was accorded house
bill No. Al the McElrath suffrage bill.
with Clark Garrison, Candy, Brett, Hutto
and Huston voting for it. The woman
suffrage measure had been considered
huge joke until today, when the legislators
began to back pedal. Through series
of trades the house passed the suffrage
bill and the women lobbyists from New
York and elsewhere were jubilant. The
senators had given little thought to the
matter until today, when Governor Barnes
declared that if the senate passed the
measure he would sign it. Every effort
is now being made to sidetrack the SUI
fraSe measure.
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Santa Fe to Enter Frisco on It's
Own Tracks
BY the Middle of July or Aug
ust 1st at the Latest.
A NEW CHICAGO TRAIN
Will Then Be Added-Making
Three Overland Flyers.
Santa Fe tOI IStraighten Its
Line Near Burlingame.

1t Is now officially announced that
the Santa Fe will enter San Francisco
over its own track by the middle of
July or first of next August at the
latest. This is much earlier entrance
than at first announced, as it was not
expected that the new California line
would be in shape for traffic before Oc-
tober or November.
Simultaneous with the operation of
trains over the California line, or by the
time of the opening up of traffic to the
coast at the latest, an additional over
land train from Chicago to San Fran
cisco will be put on. With the limited
trains in operation during the winter
months. this will give the Santa Fe
three through trains from Chicago to
the coast.
The new equipment recently ordered
to be built at the shops in this city for
the California line will be completed by
July and ready for service as soon as
the road is opened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
SANTA FE STEAMSHIP LINE.
Carrying and Returning Vast Amount
of Freight to the Orient

Los Angeles, Cal, March 9.-The San
ia FEES California and Oriental steam
ship line promises to be a success. The
Carlisle City from the Orient has on
board about 5000 tons of freight, 400
tons of which are for Los Angeles and
San Diego, ], 200 tons for San Francisco
and l. 400 tons for the east.
On her return trip to China and Japan
the Carlisle City will have full cargo.
Twelve thousand sacks of Oregon flour
arrived via the Santa Rosa Saturday
night for shipment to Hug Kong,
China.
Levin & Co, importers, have one
sample car OF beer and a. car of soap
from Kansas City, a car of hay and
other products which they are going
to send to the Orient via the Carlisle
City. Mr. kirkpatrick of this COM
pany is now at San Diego, and will
leave at the same time for the Orient
to introduce the firms shipments.
Ten cars of flour mill machinery are
being brought out from Milwaukee by
the Santa Fe and will be hauled to San
Diego, and when the Carlisle City
leaves she will carry this machinery to
Shanghai, China, where it will be set
up. There are about 300 tons of ma
chinery in the lot.
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MONEY IN CoRNsrALKs.
Capitalists Talking of Building a Gel
lulose Factory in Kansas
Citv Kansas

Kansas City. March 9.-Before the end
of the year there will likely be a corn
stalk factory built up in Kansas City,
Kansas.
There are only two factories that
make celulose,a product made from the
pfth of cornstalks, east of the Missis-
sfppi river. One is at Greensboro, KY,
and the other is at Rockford Ill 1t
keeps these institutions busy supplying
the shipyards on the Atlantic coast and
the naval constructors at San Francisco
and Portland, Ore, have been serious
~ handicapped. The factory that it is
contemplated to build here will supply
this demand.
Kansas City being located in the CEN
ter of a vast agriculture area. that has
corn for its principal product would be
a splendid location for the factory, and
it is understood that the promoters of
the enterprise are very anxious to To-
cate here. The matter has been
brought before the Mercantile club of
Kansas City, Kan, and the town across
the state line will make a big effort to
induce the company to locate in that
city. 1t is estimated that the building
and machinery will cost upward of $685.
000. The factiry will give employment
to 100 men and will consume several
hundred dollars worth of the raw ma
terial each day.
The farmers may gather their corn
stalks from the field, bundle them in
bales and ship them to market, where
they will realize a handsome profit.
has been invented that extracts the
valuable portion of the stalk and man.
ufactures substantial food for stock
from the leavingS Like the cotton
seed, which some years ago was of no
value to the southern planters, but
which is now utilized in the manufac-
ture of oil and meal, the cornstalk is to
become mony-maker for the farmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
ALONG THE P. & q.
Development of the Country Between
Kansas City and the Gulf

Kansas City, March 81. H. Hanley.
traffic manager of the Kansas City,
PittSburg & Gulf railroad, returned yes
terday from a ten days trip over the
line.
THE prospect in the south was never
BETTER" said Mr.. Hanley yesterday.
1.-THE towns along the line are booming
with prosperity, and the industries are
working full time.
The most interesting sight during
the whole trip was the cement works at
White Cliff, Ark. From a distance the
works look like a great village under
one roof, and is one of the most COM
pIete cement plants in the world. The
product is fast gaining favor. About
three weeks ago there was one ship
ment consisting of twenty-five cars
made from the works, and there are
now 5000 barrels awaiting shipment as
soon as the consignees send shipping
orders, as 1t has all been sold. The ce-
ment is of superior quality and equal
to any in the world, and as soon as it
becomes better known it bids fair to
exclude the imported article from
American markets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
WORK FOR 1000 MEN.
Contracts Let For Cut-offs on Union
Pacific Between Laramie and
Rawlins.

Cheyenne, wyo., March S.-The con-
tracts for building the cut-offs in the
Union Pacific main line between Lara
mic and Rawlins have been let to Kill
patrick Bros. & Collins of Newcastle,
Wyo.
More than 1000 men and a large num-
Der of teams will be employed on the
work which will be commenced as soon
as the weather makes 1t possible to
work.
There are three cut-offs TO be built
under the contract One of these is
between Howell and Cooper stations
west of Laramie. The present distance
between these points, which is 1872
miles. will be reduced to IS 1-3 miles
and the grade lessened. The construc-
ton involves an immense amount OF
dirt and rock work.
The second cutoff will be between
Harpers and Medicine Bow stations,
where the present distance OF 30 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
BLEW HIS EYES OUT.
Serious Accident to a Well Digger
While Tamping Dynamite.

Westmoreland, March 9.-John Len
hart met with a very serious accident
last Tuesday. He was digging a well
for Henry Furguson near Broderick.
While putting in some dynamite and
tamping it down with a crowbar, the
blast was discharged. A piece of rock
struck Mr.. Lenhart in one eye and tore
it completely out of the socket. The
other eye is injured by the powder and
the material thrown out, but the sight
is not entirely gone, and Drs. Cave and
Wilson. who have the case in charge,
think it can be saved. Mr. Lenhart sus-
tanned other injuries, but it is thought
that they are not serious. The crOwbar
which was being used was thrown out
of the well and by the heads of some
small children who were looking in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
WELLINGTON STREETS.
To Be Improved by Miles of Side
walks of Brick and Cement.

Wellington, March 9.-This city is to
have miles of new sidewalk made of
brick or cement. Such an ordinance
passed the city council at it's last meet
ing.
on Washington avenue, between the
Davis House and the wigwam, the
walks are to be IA feet wide: on Wash
ingtOn avenue between the wigWam and
Eleventh street. the walks are to be six
feet wide; on Washington avenue be-
tween the Santa Fe tracks and the
Davis house, six feet wide. On Harvey
avenue, between street and Jefferson
avenue, II feet wide; on Harvey be-
tween Jfferson and the Rock Island
tracks, six feet wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09

The Sisters of Saint Francis, Clinton,
Iowa write under the date of January
81 1898: About six months ago a very
reverend clergyman Recommended
Regan's Rheumatism Remedy to US as
one of our sisters was a severe sufferer
from rheumatism of over three years
duration After she had used one bot
tie of the remedy we are pleased to say
she was entirely cured. We therefore
cheerfuIly recommend this wonderful
remedy to all similarly afflicted and
heartily wish it the unlimited success
it so richly deserves. 81 per bottle. Sold
by Swift &, Holiday Drug Co., w. H.
Wilson, Arnold Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
SANTA FEE PLAN.
May Change Main Line Near Burlin-
game to Avoid Hill and Curve.

Burlingame, March 9.-The Santa Fe
has sent two civil engineers from To-
peka to make a survey with a view to
changing the road at this place The
idea is to build a cutoff to avoid the
steep grade east of town and the dam
gerous curve at the depot There seem
to be two propositions under advise
ment. One is to build road from Law
renee to Usage over which to run all
fast trains and thus make a saving Of
about fourteen miles. The other is to
make a short cutoff, starting in about
Fostoria and striking the main line
again just this side of the Dragon
bridge The latter proposition would
make an outlet for coal in the Burke
vile district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09

A common expression is:
"The human race is grow
ing weaker and wiser"
That we are growing weak
er is proved by the large
number of pale, thin and
emaciated people.
That we are growing
wiser may be proved by
overcoming these disorders
with the timely use of
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos-
Phites which gives strength,
enriches the blood, invigor-
ates the nerves and forms
fat.
soc. ard es.so, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chs@lseaA Ns1 Hauh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
ALLsKRAG JORGENSENS.
Otis Re-enforcements Will Interest
Filipino Sharpshooters.

Washington, March "a fact in con-
nection with the regulars who are now
reinforcing Gen. Otis in the Philippines
that is giving considerable satisfaction
to the war department, is that they are
all armed with the "CaI1bre gu r1de,
commonly known as the Krag-Jorgen-
sen. There has been more or less I'M
easiness over the fact that the vo1un-
teers on the firing line around Manila
were at a decided disadvantage against
the natives owing to the fact that the
Filipino sharp shooters, armed with
Mausers could lie out of range of the
SpringfeldS with which our volunteers
were armed and pot them to an extent
that was limited only by the bad marks
manShip of the natives. This was not
only the source of a good many casual
ties among our troops, but had bad
moral effect on them since 1t was very
trying to be continually under fire
from an enemy who kept discreetly out
of danger.
With the arrival of the regulars this
situation will be completely changed.
The achievements will have the calibre
80 rife which is practically just as good
a gun as the Mauser, while In addition,
our regular troops are sharpshooters
almost to man. This is largely owing
to the fact that for years the target
ammunition allowance in our small
army has been about Sc per man per
annum, an amount no European nation
has ever thought of spending. rms
does not say that there are not many
excellent shots among the volunteers,
and though the war department has no
definite Information on the subject there
is little doubt that the best shots among
The volunteers are armed with new rifles
already 1000 stand of these arms nav
inc been sent to Gen. Otis while there
orc 6 600 more waiting his order at the
Renicia arsenal. There have been some
reports recently of the wounding OF
-ot,1o Of o11r own men by explosions OF
the Springhelds, and it has been sug-
eested in the war department that pos
49, synoLxeless ammunition in these
guns. But this is discredited by the
ordnance bureau which says that al
though there have been shipments or
srnokeIess ammunition for the Spring
fields, that it is not likely the voiun-
teers have yet received it. In ADDITION
the charge of smokeless powder has
been accurately gagged so as not 70
overtax the resistance of the old
Springfield mechanism.
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TURKEY NEEDS HIM.
Assayer of the Mint Will Work For
the Sultan.

Washington, March 9-Dr. Cabell
Whitehead, assayer of the United States
mint has been rendered and has ac-
cepted an important position in the ser
vice of the Turkish government. He
will shortly depart for Constantinople
to enter upon the duties of the office
which will be virtually that of director
general of industries. The appointment
is a direct result of the observations in
America of the present Turkish min
lister. Ali Ferrough Bey, who, realizing
the immense technical, commercial and
scientific superiority in the American
nation. has IabOred to introduce into
Turkey American methods, American
products and machines. as well as
American science and scientists. Just
now several new manufacturing eStab-
Iishments of great proportion are being
built in Constantinople and the general
management of the first of these will
be part of Dr. Whitehead'S duties.
DR.. Whitehead was born in Lynch
burg. Va. in 1863. and is a graduate of
Lehigh and Columbia universities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
it'll: advise him to go to the Phil

even with; advise him to go to the Phil
ippines.
Il suppose you have heard all kinds
of stories in regard to this battle. Well,
they are all a lot of lies. I win tell you
a few facts about the battle. The bat
tie was nothing more than a SkirmiSh;
it did not amount to any more than the
daily morning drill. But the outpost
duty before and leading up to the bat
tie was very severe indeed. The men
were standing to their armpits in mud
and water for 15 hours at time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
SORE ON MANILA
A Junction City Volunteer Kicks Wig
orously on the Life and Climate.

CFrom the Junction City Union.J
A Junction City volunteer writes
home from Manila this vigorous kick:
This is fine country for a dog to live
in and it is not a good place for them
for they are all starving to death.
1T is hotter than the seventh story
of hades, and the grass Is full of all
the kinds of reptiles God ever made
The trees are full of beasts of prey, the
rivers and swamps are full of alligators
and the air Is full of every pestiferous
insect that was ever made by God or
the devil. Oh, it is a. lovely place If
you have an enemy you want to get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
Pensions For Kansana.

Washington, March 9.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Henry Hatfield, Osborne, Sc;
Simpert Daffert, National Military
home, LeaVenworth, S12.
Increase-William Barber. Colby, So
to 80; Thomas Beanley, Manhattan, $40
to s12; Joseph Day, Louisburg. IS to $40;
Milton Tapp, Elyria, Sc to IS; Philip
A West, Arcadia, $50 to $50.
Original widows, etc.-Cynthia NJ.
Freeman, Harrington, So; (supplemen-
tab Jennie S. Shaeffer. Ness City. 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09
Atchison City Politics.

Atchison, March 9.-The Republicans
have nominated w. T. F. Donald for
mayor and w. d. Casey for judge of the
city court, lately established by the leg
islature The Democrats will nominate
J. w. Orr for mayor and J. w. Wag-
gener for judge of the city court. There
is a good deal of wrangling in city af-
fairs and a spirited election is sure to
follow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-09

Disease is great and treacherous ocean.
Man ever stands upon its shore and gazes
cut over its calm surface without thought
of danger. It ticks his feet-it advances
and Tecedes almost playfully-but all the
same II will crack his bones and eat him,
and wipe the crimson foam from its Jaws
as If nothing had happend, as il has been
doing ever since the world began.
A man who caTelessly saunters along the
shore OF the inSatiate sea of disease will
some day encounter a great storm in the
form of some fatal malady and will be en-
Quilted Because man does not have to go
to bed when he suffers from trivial indi-
gestion, because he does not have to give
sleep at night, because he can still force
suffering from loss of appetite, because by
strong effort he can add a column of figures
with aching heads no reason that these
disorders are trihing or to be neglected
They are the warnings of serious sickness
A man who promptly heeds them, and re-
sorts to the right remedy. will speedily re-
cover his usual health. The man who neg
1ects them will find that he is in the grip
of consumption, some nervous disorder, or
some other dread n1S1ady, due to improper
or insufficient nutrition. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is the best of
all medicines for men and women who suf-
fer IN this way. 1t restores the lost appe-
fite, facilitates the how of digestive Juices,
iuvigorztes the liver, puTifes and enTiches
the blood and tones and builds up the
nerves. 1t cures 90 per cent of all chronic
bronchial, throat and lung affections, and
Is an unfailing remedy for nervous prostra-
ton. Medicine dealers sell it
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Prefers Beloit to England.

Beloit, March 9.-Rev. r. H. Barnes
the first of the week received a. letter
from Bishop Millspaugh of the Episco
pal church, enclosing a letter he had
received from a gentleman in Birming
ham, England, wanting Mr.. Barnes
transferred to Birmingham, offering
him a position in a big church in that
city While Mr. Barnes appreciates
this most excellent offer, he prefers to
remain in Beloit. and will continue to
conduct his church in this city and
CaWker City.
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Politics at Wichita.

Wichita, March 9.-The Populist city
convention nominated ]. w. Tapp for
mayor, Amos McClain for city clerk.
A. E. Helm for city attorney and o.
The following Republican ticket was
nominated: Mayor, Finlay Ross city
attorney, Jas. L. Dyer; city clerk, H.
T. Kramer; city treasurer, George T.
Cuban; judge of the city court. Bruce
L. Keenen; marshal of the city court,
Henry Schad; police judge, E. E.
Enoch; clerk Of the city court, w. A.
Belts.