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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
FROM NEWTON.
Items Concerning Santa Fe Employees
of the Middle Division.

Superintendent and Mrs. R. J. Parker
have returned from New York and other
eastern points.
Brakeman Hadlock has been assigned
to one of the preferred runs with Con-
ductOr Ed Judd for the present.
Frank Brown has gone to Wellington
and may remain there indefinitely to help
out on that division under Superintendent
Bailey.
extended trip IN the east and IS now at
his home in Nickerson- He will probably
resume work in few days.
Engineer William IgOe and family have
gone to Kansas City. They will remain
there a week and will then go to Iowa
for a week visit at Mrs. Igoe'S old home.
Fireman George McQuiddy says that
the pool is not what it is cracked up to
be and it is said that he has signed up
ton yards.
Engineer Hurley is on the Great Bend
branch in VIII Stevens place, who has a
thirty days leave of absence Walter
Kissick had caught the run, but was
compelled to give it up on account of
Brakeman George Ditlow is home from
mighty sore foot. He had the misfortune
to run rusty nail through the sole of
the shoe, penetrating the foot, making a
very painful wound.
Homer BECKER, an old time SWitchman
Of the Santa Fe, who was employed in
the Dodge City yards prior to the al
legged war in 1894. was in the city visiting
had charge of the forestry station near
Dodge City, resigning last Monday. He
may move his family here from Dodge
CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
SIMPSON EXPLAINS.
Ex-CongreBsman Tells Why He Did
Not Attend the Reunion.

Why Jerry Simpson did not attend
the Topeka reunion is explained by him
in the following letter to General J. K.
Hudson. who was chairman of the COM
mittee to secure speakers for the occtl-
sion:
MY Dear General: It is with regret
that 1 write to inform you that viii
not be present at your reunion on Sep
TENDER 27. You have probably seen in
the public prints an accent of the dis
agreeable incident here in Wichita, and
while the reports sent cut were very
untruthful and distorted, I am free to
confess that I have noticed that there
is a small element, a very incOnsider-
able number of the Grand Army, who
have displayed a spirit of intolerance
toward those who held POLITICAL views
opposite to their own. You know me
we'll enough to know that I always in
public questions and that, 50 long as
public men whose views differ from
mine are allowed free speech, I claim
that privilege for myself. This being
SO, I, desiring above all that the posi-
bility of anything that might mar the
pleasure of your grand reunion in To-
peka be avoided, think it better, under
the circumstances, that I stay away
My dear general, allow me to thank
you again for the honor of having been
invited to address the boys in blue and
to close with the fervent hope that the
reunion will come to a happy cOuclu-
sion, without being marred by any such
disgraceful scene as the one in Wtch-
tia. Very truly yours,
JERRY SIMPSON,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
FROM GooDLAND.
Personals and Items Among the Rock
Island Employees.

Island Employees.
look for a new position.
John Boyle has returned from bust
ness trip to Missouri.
Harry Porter, Bob GoWran and Tom
Roach are new firemen.
The Goodland shops can boast of a
James G. Blaine, machinist.
Conductor W. Stephens is convalesc-
ing from a severe illness.
Trainmaster w. r. Morton spent a
few days at the Denver carnival.
Engineer Sam HOullihap and wife are
visiting Mrs. HOullihan's folks N Den
Yer.
Engineer Dave .Pringle has returned
to the Pueblo run, after spending
week in Goodland.
Frank Candy has returned from Den
yer where he attended the funeral of
his father.
Brakeman OdeH of the Pueblo run
has been made a conductor and is run
ming out of GoOdland.
Fireman c. D. Sherrah of the Den
YER run has taken engine GIL out of
GOOdland He will move here.
Engineer James Griffin of the Denver
run is running out of GoOdland on the
east end for couple of weeks.
New trainmen. mostly brakemen and
firemen, are being hired nearly every
day The rush in freight transpOrta-
ton is on, which is coming the Rock
Islands way every year in larger doses
Boon Talbot of the hostler force has
taken the Waterman job on the work
train, Leonard Jones, having gone back
to the shop. Charley Smell of the round
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
BOX CAR ADVERTISING.
An Eastern Road Refuses an Offer of
$4,000 Year.

Chicago, Oct Zone of the most
novel propositions ever submitted to
a railroad company has just been laid
before the managers of one of the
big lines running between Chicago and
New York. For the exclusive privilege
of displaying signs and bills on all the
freight cars of this system an adVert1S-
ing firm offers S150,000 per year. The
plan of the bidder is to get control of
the box cars and make contracts with
manufa curing and mercantile COM
panies to place their advertisements
thereon.
Though the offer was tempting it has
been declined by the managers of the
road for numerous reasons. In the first
place a railroad gets considerable ad-
Vertising itself by having it's name on
its cars. Then, the managers believe
the innovation would disfgure the cars
and make it difficult for trainmen to
read the numbers.
This is the boIdest scheme in its line
I ever heard Of" said an old railroad
officer. But it is not surprising, in
view of the many breath-taking adver-
Using propositions that have been put
to railway companies for similar priv
ilegeS. When was connected with an
eastern road a New York maker of soap
offered our company $4,000 a year for
the privilege of painting the words
Use X-Soap' underneath the cab
window of every engine on the road.
But this box car privilege is the most
striking yet"
Several of the railroads running out
of Chicago have a hard and fast rule
against the FASTING of shippers signs
small sign, OF certain dimensions tell
ing of the contents will be allowed.
! Railroad men say that the paper pasted
| or nailed on the sides of cars adds to
| the expense Of repairing, to say moth
| ing of the Disagreement of the rolling
! stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
FROM HUTCHINSON.
Personals and Items Among the Rail-
road Men There.


Frank Workman, the Missouri Pacific
conductor, is in Hutchinson, visiting old
friends.
has gone to Kansas City for few days
A N Rochester, who has been here as
an extra operator for the Santa Fe, has
gone to SaffOrdville-
w. A. Bradford, jr., president of the
Jack O'Brien of the Great Bend branch,
Conductor Frank Ira
Will Stevens of the Great Bend branch,
has taken a thirty DAYS leave of alb
Sence. He is relieved by Engineer Hur-
Jack Peters of Newton has come to
Hutchinson to run on one of the locals.
He has been assigned to Conductor Nc
Mr. Martin of Ellinwood arrived in
Hutchinson last night to take a position
as operator in the Hutchinson & Southern
W. B. Smith. who has been in charge
has been transferred to Topeka. His place
here is supplied by Mr.. Hammer of SaIina-
NJ. branch, who is well known in Hutch
inson, is in Missouri with his family Wis
taken by II. o. Taylor of Emporia.
Agent Lind of Harper is recovering
ago he was standing near the depot door
when a gust of wind slammed the door
upon his hand. One of his fingers was so
badly mashed that amputation was nee
essary.
has had experience with railroading in
Arkansas and the Indian territory. Sew
eral years ago he started for Van Buren,.
Arkansas, to take charge of an office for
the Frisco Before arriving he was
When he got off of the train everybody
he met was shaking with the ague. The
huts that the natives lived in were
stuck up on piles like pigeon houses. Mr..
Smith went into the depot and waited
for a return train and he made sure to
leave by the first one That ended his
experience IN that country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
W. 1. Allen Quits the Service of
the Rock Island.
Has Northumberland Man
ager Since 1890.
CHANGES MADE.
Mr.. Aliens Office Abolished and
Work Assigned to Mr.. Hit.
w. I'll. StiIIWen Loses Title of
General Superintendent.

Mr.. w L Allen, assistant general
manager of the Rock Island, has ten
tered his resignation, effective today It
is rumored that Mr.. Allen will enter the
service of another road in the east.
Mr. Allen entered the service of the
Rock Island in the year 1886, shortly af-
ter the line was extended west of ST.
Joe, and has been in continuous service
as division superintendent at Horton,
assistant general superintendent at To-
peka, and assistant general manager in
Chicago, which position he has held
since 1880.
In the resignation OF Mr.. Allen, the
Rock Island loses one of the most cap
able and foremost officials in the coun-
try Mr.. Allen has been a hard and
faithful worker, as well as an efficient
officer, and his rapid rise in railway cir
cles is proof of his ability.
By the resignation of Mr.. Allen, the
office of assistant general manager is
abolished, and the following changes
are made:
Mr.. A. J. Hit, formerly general sup
erintendent of lines east of the Missouri
river, has been appointed general sup
erintendent of the entire system, with
headquarters at Chicago. The duties
formerly performed by Mr.. Allen fall
upon Mr.. Hit.
Mr.. w. NJ. Hobbs is appointed super
intendent of lines east of the Missouri
river, including Atchison and Leaven-
worth terminals and excepting Chicago
terminal district, with headquarters at
Davenport, Iowa
Mr.. W. H. StiIlwen. general superin-
tendent of lines west of the Missouri
river, will take the title of superintend-
ent of said lines, with headquarters at
Topeka, Kan.
Mr.. W. J. Lawrence, division superin-
tendent of the southwestern division, is
transferred to the Iowa division, with
headquarters at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. w. H. Given is appointed division
superintendent of the southwestern di-
vision in place of w. J. Lawrence, trans
ferred, with headquarters at Trenton,
Mo.
With the several changes there has
also been a change in the titles of Mr.
w. H. StillWell, also Mr.. Hobbs, who
has just been appointed to similar pO-
sitiOn east of Missouri river as that
held by Mr.. Stillweu. Hereafter their
titles will be "superintendents of lines
east and west of the Missouri river"
This change in no way reduces Mr..
StillwelIs authority or responsibility, it
being merely in line with the policy
adopted by several of the western lines
during the past few years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
LECTURES A PARsoN.
Hiawatha Pastor Falls From Grace at
Horton With Little Excuse.
IFrom the Horton Commercial

TFrom the Horton Co1nmerciaLl
EIiawatha is all torn up over the fact
that one of their preachers came to
Horton on the goth, and being some
what of a politician, fell into evil hands
and got drunk as a billed OWL Some
of the people up there are inclined to
charge this disgrace to Horton, but it
won't go. It's the man that's to blame,
and not Horton nor the whisky he
drank.
If Hiawatna preachers haven't the
brains or decency to keep sober when
away from home they ought to be given
a dose of Willow Bark jag cure, instead
of going off in a fit of indignation and
charging their downfall to Horton.
When Horton preachers go up to Hia-
watha they conduct themselves in a
manner BETTING their calling, while
whisky and jags are about as plentiful
at the county seat as in Horton. When
a. man gets drunk it is caused by his
own inclinatiOns and not on account of
the locality or company he may hap
pen in. "A mans man for a that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
RAILROAD LOCALS.

Jerome Navarro of the round house, is
now firing switch engine in the yards
here for few days.
Engines S41 and 842 have arrived frop
being set up here, will probably be sent
west for service.
Hold Hanson, day caller at the round
house, has returned from two weeks
trip to Chicago, Cleveland and other east
ern points.
Some i6ea of the immense business the
Rock Island and Santa Fe are now doing
which is causing the roads to put into
by noticing the trains to Kansas City.
For the past few days the early morning
trains going and the late trains return
ing from Kansas City, have been crowded.
although three and four extra coaches
are attached to these trains in addition
to the regular equipment It is expected
that during this week the trains will be
more crowded than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02

superintendent of the Suburban Belt
railroad, has resigned and will become
general yardmaster for the Terminal
railroad of st. Louis. Mr.. Carson is
well known in Kansas City, having
been connected with the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis for many years.
He was recently connected with the
Terminal railroad. of ST. Louis, and
came to Kansas City to become super
intendent of the Suburban Belt. The
resignation of Mr.. Carson was accepted
at once by his request. w. L. Steven
son, general superintendent of the Su-
burban Belt, has issued a circular
abolishing the office of superintendent
and appointing ]. F. Murphy trainmas-
ter, appointment effective at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
RLAcKLIsTINe AGAIN.
Another Suit Growing Out of the a
z. u. Strike of 1894

Chicago, Oct. 2.-After a two years
interval since the hearing of the Keteh-
am case. the attention of the circuit
court is again called to the claims for
damages arising out of the alleged
blacklisting of the railway employees
who participated in the great strike of
1894. The suits growing out of the
American Railway union strike if al
lowed by the courts. will exceed 81 200, -
600. Judge Dunno began yesterday the
hearing of the suit of Joseph O'Day
against the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company, and the Wabash
Railroad company O'Day at the time
of the strike was a yardmaster in the
employ of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company, and asserts that
through the alleged agreement between
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
ELECTRIC LINE ABOUT READY.
Leavenworth Road Is Connecting
With Chelsea Park Line.

Leavenworth, oct. 2.-But a little
more work needs to be done to COM
plete the new electric line between
Leavenworth and Kansas City. Satur-
day a force of men began laying a
track at the end of the Chelsea park
division of the Metropolitan line to
connect with the new road, which is
graded up to Whiting, a short distance
from the park.
When this gap is closed and the track
laying between Conner and Kansas
City is completed, the cars will be
ready to start and it is expected that
this will have been done before October
10.
The new road is to be a modern
equipped electric line connecting the
two cites. The line will be operated
from big power house located at Wal
colt. Stops will be made at stations
located about one mile apart all the
way along the line. The tracks of the
Metropolitan road will be used in secur-
ing an entrance to Kansas City. The
terminus of the line at this end will
be at Eighth and Delaware streets, the
cars coming into the city on both the
Chelsea park and GrandvieW lines from
Kansas City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
TOPEKA TEAM WON.
Santa Fe Shop Nine Too Strong For
Emporia Sluggers.

The long talked of baseball game be-
tween the Emporia and the Topeka
Santa Fe teams was played on the EN-
pOria grounds Saturday and the Topeka
team won the game by the score of 19
to 10. This game WaE quite a victory
for the Topeka team, as the EmpOrfa
team was supposed to be an extra
strong team, and this makes only the
third time that EmpOria has been de-
feated this season, although she has
played several games with some of the
strongest teams in the state.
The game between Topeka and EN-
poria was a good one and was won by
the superior playing of the Topeka
team. During the first part of the
the Emporia team would win, but at
the beginning of the fifth inning they
went to pieces and did not score any
more The crowd at the game was
very small, probably owing to the fact
that EmpOria had been celebrating
their street fair and had already seen
two ball games that week.
The game was called at $3.50 o'clock,
and the Topeka team went to bat first.
The first inning the score was a tie,
being scores apiece. For the next two
innings Emporia took the lead and at
the end of the third inning the score
was 9 to 4. The Topeka team braced
up and made scores in the next inning
while the Emporia team only made one
The score was now 10 to in favor of
EmpOria and they made no more, for
the EmpOria team went to pieces at the
end of the fourth inning and for the
next three innings they did nos score,
while the Topeka team added Il more
to their score, making the final score
10 to 10 in favor of Topeka. Only seven
innings were played on account of the
late hour, and the Emporia team losing
ground.
For the Emporia team, Johnson made
a three base hit, and Samuels and Wor-
ster made a two base hit apiece. For
the Topeka team, Sherman made the
ONLY home run of the game. and Henry
Sullivan and Baughman made two base
hits. Sherman struck out 10 men. and
Sullivan scored five runs for the To-
peka team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
The Zinc Mines OF the Galena
District Close
By Issued Orders of the Miners
Association.
TO REGULATE PRICES.
The Association Will Fight the
Smeltermen.
Thousands of Men Thrown Out
of Employment.
Seven-eighths of the Ore OF
America Produced There.

Czalena. Oct. about 20 per cent OF
the zinc mines in this section smut
down Saturday night and sunday anu anu
nearly all of the others will smut GOV II
TODAY This is in accordance with the
orders of the Zinc Miners association
which decided to shut down all OF the
zinc mines of this district, whlch pro
duce seven eighths of the zinc ore OF
America, in order to compel the sneIl-
ers to agree to maintain regular anu
satisfactory prices for zinc ore
The mine owners contend that they
are entitled to make prices FOR theT
product and that it shall no longer pc
controlled by the price of spelter: me
shutdown is for an indefinite period, to
be controlled by the association
zvebb CITY. Oct. 2.-Commencing to-
dav the mines by order of the Mis-
souri-Kansas Miners association, VIII
be shut down for two weeks IN TINS
camp alone 1.500 miners will be thrown
out of employment, entaIlng TO tneIn
an aggregate loss of probably $4,000.
This action was brought about after
careful elaboration and the issuing OF
the following notice:
Gentlemen: The board Of directors OF
the Missouri &, Kansas Zinc Miners as
ISOLATION after having carefully con-
sidered the present condition OF the ore
market have unanimously deemed IL
best, in the interest OF the Whole uls-
trict to recommend a shut down" or
suspension of ore production, from Oc-
tOber 1 until further notice, and they
most earnestly ask for the cooperation
of all producers, whether members of
the association or not There is no other
remedy for the danger that now con-
fronts US. It may work hardship IN
some cases, but the relief will be quick
and permanent. On the other hand, if
this action is not taken and heartily
sustained, nothing can prevent a ser
fous decline in price of ore and cOnSe-
oueut reduction in wages. BY united
action we can control the price of our
own property and product, and it is
hoped and believed that not a single
producer Will selfishly antagOnize this
movement.
Hold your ore now in the bins for
full schedule prices, and you will get it
without question. Respectfully,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
MANY sHIPs GET In.
Long Voyage From Swansea to Golden
Gate.

San Francisco, Oct. IA large NUM-
Der of deepwater ships have just reach
ed this port. The British bark 1nVer-
cauld, bringing coal from Swansea, ar
rived with her crew one man short
jeremiah F'elvry, a native Of Cork. 30
years of age, fell from the main yard
sci was near Cape Horn, and received
injuries from which he died in a few
hours.
The British ship Puthornene made a
very long voyage, being. 220 days from
Newcastle, England. Thirty days Of
this time was spent at Montevideo re-
pairing damages, caused by hurricanes,
which the vessel encountered off the
South American coast.
The French barks Sainte Anne and
Cambronne, which left Swansea, on the
same day, arrived here together, though
at times through the trip they were
hundreds of miles apart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
TO RAISE THE TRACK.
Herington Crossing of Missouri Pa
cifio and r. I. to Be Improved.

Herington, Oct. at is now definitely
settled that the Missouri Pacific will
raise its track at Harrington, so as to
go over the Rock Island crossing and
thereby save much trouble for both
roads. To say nothing about the incon-
venience the roads have always been
put to in passing over each others
track, the Missouri Pacific grade> west
of town is so steep that it is almost i'm
possible to haul a heavily loaded freight
train up it The new arrangement
therefore, will be a great saving of mo-
tive power as we'll as time spent in
stopping for trains and the necessary
inconvenience all around will be a great
deal less.
1t is understood the plan will neces-
state the moving of the Missouri Pa
cifc depot one block west of where it
now is and the raising of the track as
far east as East Fifth street. The sur
veyors have just set the grade stakes
and it is expected that the whole thing
will be completed before winter sets in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
President Ripley Pleased.

President E. P. Ripley, of the Santa
F'e, said in regard to the P. & G. in
junction decision: ''Weare much graft
fed to hear Judge Thayer's decision as to
rates. However, the question which L
am most interested in having decided
is whether we can be compelled to do
business with a road that is doing
everything in it's power to injure us.
When a man comes to you with club
in one hand and an olive branch in the
other, are you compelled to take both?
Must YOU shake the mans hand while
he pounds you over the head with his
club? The reasonable decision just
rendered leads US to expect one of
common sense on the main point at is
S17e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
GROWING WARM.
Rate War Started by st. Paul Road
Causes Further Reductions.

road has announced a reduction of the
rate from Chicago to Sioux City to
S10.S0, While the St Louis Missouri
river lines have reduced rates as fol-
lows:
To Kansas City, So; Leavenworth,
s5.75; Atchison and st. Joseph, $5.15;
Council Bluffs, SO; Omaha, SOTO.
The action of the Illinois Central is
an incident of the rate war provoked
by the st. Paul and taken up by the
Alton and other roads, which cut rates
to st. Paul and Omaha, thus threaten
ing the Illinois Central business
through Sioux City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02

the railroad companies he has been I'M
able since the strike to secure employ
ment. He asks $50, 600 damages.
The case is expected to occupy several
weeks. The blacklisting cases have not
yet been passed on by the supreme
court One suit brought by Conductor
Mcdonald against the Illinois Central
company is now before the tribunal on
appeal from the appellate court. The
Ketcham case, in which the plaintiff
was awarded a verdict for $21. 900 dam
ages. has been returned for a new trial
and the Driscoll case against the Penn
sylvania company is now on Judge Tu-
IeV's trial call