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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27

San Francisco, April 27.-James Spe-
yer of New York city, president of the
of Speyer & Co, has arrived in this
city He will be the guest at an elab-
prate banquet to be given tonight at
the Palace hotel by the local heads of
the Southern Pacific to c. P. Hunting
ton and General Hubbard, first vice
president of the company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27

San Francisco. April 27.-Up to date
136, 600 cigars in boxes bearing counter
felt revenue stamps issued by a Penn
syIvania firm have been seized in this
city. Some of these have been sold as
low as $7.75 per thousand, while the
genuine stamps alone would have cost
So. SO for each thousand cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27

New York. April 27.-Captain George
c. Gibbs, who commanded the steamer
River Queen, in the James river when
President Lincoln and the Confederate
peace commissioners met on board of
her is dead t his home in Sag Harbor,
N. Y, aged rs years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27

Chicago, April 27--Two meetings of
the policy holders of the Western Mu-
tual Life association were held today.
One was called by President Thomas
Rhodus to meet at the association
rooms. After a short session it ad-
journed to the Great Northern hotel
where an independent meeting was held
and a committee appointed to examine
into the affairs of the association.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11

order and with the view of saving their
own spy, but in less prejudiced circles
the court cannot disregard the solemn
declaration of the two attaches with
out giving rise to a still graver situa-
ton in an international sense than
now prevails.
Wednesday public proceedings were
marked by three important episodes.
First was Cen. Zurlinden's admission
that the erasure and substitution of Es-
terhazy's name in the petit bleu could
not have been perpetrated by Colonel
Piquart and consequently must be at
tributed to some one on the side of the
general staff The second declaration
was by M. Palcologue who sent to Es-.
terhazy the identical petit bleu for
which Colonel Picquart was detained
ten months on the charge of forgery.
The third was Gen. Billot's insinua-
ton that Esterhazy and Dreyfus were
accomplices which led to imprisoned
protestations on the part of the ac-
cused and to a thrilling scene between
Labori and JouaUst, resulting in the
advocates excited denunciation of
Jouaust's treatment of him, a denunci-
alton tantamount to an accusation of
open partially. General Zurlinden's
admission that Col. Picquart could
not have sperpetrated the eraSure on
the petit bleu was a startling incident,
because although he declared that the
matter formed only a small point in
the prosecution of Picquart so far as
he was concerned, the proceedings
were only instituted in order not to al
low French officer to lie beneath the
blow of the charges brought against
him by Major Lath; yet the fact that
Col Picquart languished ten months in
prison under these improved accusa-
tions cannot be regarded as otherwise
than as blot upon the reputation of
Gen. Zulrlinden and still more of the
general staff.
It is understood that as a result of
Wednesdays scene between Col. Jou-
aust and Labor, the latter wishes to
retire from the case. He is convinced
that the judges are utterly hostile to
him. Labori's secretary last night
said, however, that Labor would not
leave his post, now that the trial is
drawing to close. The secretary
was asked if replies by telegraph had
been received from Emperor William
or King Humbert. He replied that no
message whatever had been received.
Must Be More Careful.
Paris, Sept. Tt is asserted that the
minister Of war, General Marquis De
Gallifet, has telegraphed Major Car
riere, who is representing the govern
ment before the court-martial at
Rennes, to remain strictly within the
limits that have been defined for him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11

New York, Sept Fifteen thous-
and enthusiastic spectators were at
the Empire City Trotting track yester-
day to see the great race between the
star PAGERS, Star Pointer, Joe Patchen,
John r. Gentry and Searchlight.
Patchen won the contest and set the
lowest record for the year in the Sec
ond heat. 1t was announced after the
race that Star Pointer would never
race again. Searchlight was expected
to take part in the days doings, but
previous to the event it was announced
that he was out of condition and would
not start. Star Pointer went to the
front at the start in the first heat, but
Patchen hung on to him with grim de-
termination and gave the spectators an
opportunity to witness a race of a life
time. Star Pointer landed the heat
by a neck. Patchen and Pointer were
together with Gentry about a length
back when the word to go was given in
the second heat. They Remained
practically unchanged to the quarter,
where Patchen assumed the lead and
held it to the wire, winning by a
length. In the third heat Star Pointer
broke badly and was distanced. John
r. Gentry was utterly unable to COM
pete with the horse he beat at Roehes-
ter The best time was 2:03
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
Nominate a State Ticket Headed by
Lloyd Lowndes.

Baltimore, Sept. THE Maryland
state republican convention yesterday
nominated the following state ticket:
Governor, Lloyd LoWndes, Allegheny
county; comptroller, P. E. Goods
borough, Dorchester; attorney general,
congressman John " L. Findlay,
Baltimore. The nominations were all
made by acclamation The platform
declares for the gold standard, faYors
such system of import duties as shall
protect American Industries and pro
vide sufficient revenue for the expenses
of the government, commends the rec
ord made by our country in the late
war with Spain, approves the course
of the administration in the Philip
pines, strongly favors laws to sue
cessfully suppress trusts and all oombi
nations which create monopoly
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
NO FROsTs YET.

The Wisconsin climate and crop re-
port says the average temperature for
the past week was about nor
NAL and ranged from &c de-
grees along Lake Superior to
IA degrees over the southern counties
The nights were cool in the central and
northern sections, but no frosts oc-
cured. The rainfall was liberal and
fairly well distributed, except over the
counties bordering on Lake Michigan,
where the drouth is becoming serious
In some of the central and western
counties the rains were frequent and
moderately heavy, causing some delay
in stacking and threshing, but placing
the soil in excellent condition for fall
ploughing. The week has been very
favorable for the rapid growth and
maturity of corn in all portions of the
state, except along the eastern border
and over some of the southern coun-
ties, where there has been a serious de-
f1ciency of rainfall, and droughty con-
ditions prevail. Some corn has been
cut, but the bulk of the crop will not
US Jul VI uduS0l I1OIu lIOSC USlOIG OSp-
TENDER Goth. The present condition
gives promise of a large crop. Stack
ing and threshing are progressing rap
idly. The yield of oats is somewhat
disappointing, but other grains. are
fair. Potatoes have made satisfactory
progress, and early paintings are now
matured. The crop is considered
good, except in few localities where
injured by dry weather. About one
half of the tobacco crop is harvested,
and the remainder is being shielded as
rapidly as possible. The crop is ex-
ceptionally good. Copious rains have
benefited cranberries, but the water is
still too low in the reservoirs t. insure
against damage by frost. Picking will
commence next week. The apple crop
is very poor. Small fruits PLENTIFUL;
quality fair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
STEEL TRUST PINCHES.
Increased Prices of Metal Delay Build
ing of Warships.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 6.-The
navy is beginning to feel seriously the
effects of the heavy advance in the
steel market. Tuesday the shipbuild-
ing firm of Lally & Co. of Boston asked
for years extension from Oct. l in
building the torpedo boats Dolong and
Blakely. The builders Of the other
torpedo boats have stated it is impos-
sible to get forging and it is expected
that they will ask for an extension.
There are II torpedo boats and de-
stroyers under construction in the var
ious yards and it is expected extensions
will be asked on all of these. Prob
ably bids on the six protected cruisers
to be opened November 1 will be
much higher than was expected when
the appropriation for them was made.
The engineering bureau has also felt
the advance, not only in the increased
prices, but in it's inability to get ma
teria1s for building inside the time
limits fixed by congress. The building
of steel docks will also have to stop
soon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11

ceipt for the amount, to be furnished
by the issuing postmaster to the re-
mitter.
The adoption of a receipt has not
hitherto been practical. 1t will tend
to popularize the postal money order,
supplying more than all else what was
needed to make it, in the estimation Of
the public, a perfectly satisfactory We
hicle for the transmission of small
sums. The department expects also
to materially reduce the fees charged
for orders by the first of next year.
The new orders will come into use
after next Monday, as. the supplies of
the old orders become exhausted.
The number of domestice money or
ders issued in the United States during
the year was over 30,OOO,O0O, amount
ing in value to $21O,OOO,O00. The sys-
tenn is used most extensively for re-
mittances from places where bank ex-
change is not so readily obtainable.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11

KRUGER SAYS THEY'RE PRE-
PARED TO SHED BLOOD.
WOULD DESTROY REPUBLIC
President of the Transvaal Sends a
Message to the New York World
Explaining the Situation-Says the
English Want the Beers Rich Gold
Mines

New York, Sept. THE World pub
fishes today the following dispatch
from Paul Kruger, president of the
South African republic, in response to
a message sent by that paper:
'.The present agitation against this
republic emanates from a certain sec
ton Of the British residents and
from those who suffer from mining
capitalists who, not content with
having the best mines in
the world, wish also to have complete
control of all legislation and admins
tration. The franchise voting question
was taken up by England because it
was thought the republic was not pre-
pared on that point. The object is the
destruction of our republic and com
plete control of the richest mines in
the world. We are determined to de
fend to the utmost that freedom and
self-government for which out people
have shed blood in every part of South
Africa"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
WON'T GO WEST OF CHICAGO.

Washington, D. c., Sept. Ex-senator
Garter of Montana, who has just re-
turned from European trip, was at
the white house Monday and after a
conference with the president stated
that Mckinley will be compelled to
give up his contemplated trip through
the west. He said he would attend
the ceremonies attending the laying Of
the cornerstone Of the Chicago post
office building. but it was altogether
improbable that he would get farther
west.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
NEW MONEY ORDER FORM.
Fees Charged For Money Orders Likely
to Be Reduced.

Recent dispatches from Washington
tell of the new form of money order
about to be introduced by the United
States postal department. The new
form is somewhat smaller than the or
der now in use, being about the size
of the ordinary bank draft. 1t has two
adjuncts- advice or notification to
be sent by the issuing office to the pay
ing postmaster, a reproduction of the
order through the use of carbonized
paper (the manifold process) and re-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
YOUNG GIRL KILLED.
Daughter of Peter Foss Loses Her Life
in Runaway.

Madison, Sept 7.
While returning to the house from
field where she had carried a lunch to
her father and brothers, the 13-year-
old daughter of Peter Foss, a farmer-in
Cottage Grove, was instantly killed
Tuesday in runaway ON the Ketchum
farm, eight miles east of this city
After the men had finished eating the
girl hitched team to a tobacco wagon
and climbed in. The team ran, and
the girl was thrown out, one wheel
passing over her, killing her almost
instantly. The wagon was demolished.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
FAMOUS EDITOR DIES.

New York, Sept. 7.-Charles Y.
Wheeler, president of the Firth Steer
ling Steel company Of Pittsburg, died
here last night, aged Sc years. He was
editor of the Burlington Hawkeye
from '63 to '73.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
CATHOLIC PRIEST MARRIEs.

Quincy, H., Sept, Father Charles
Brady, Catholic priest, was taken
sick three weeks ago and was nursed
back to health by Miss Addie G. Winn,
a protestant nurse. 1t was announced
yesterday that Father Brady and the
nurse were married at st. Louis a few
days ago, the wedding being performed
by protestant minister. a -rtj
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
FILIPINOs ISSUE MONEY.

Manila, Sept. 1.-THE recent issue of
Filipino paper money amounted to
$3,0O0,0O0. Acceptance of this issue is
made obligatory. The bills are made
redeemable in three years. The in
surgents have issued call upon prop
erty owners in the interior to supply
gratis to the insurgent army horses
and cattle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
JIMINEZ LEAVES PORTO PLATA

Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, Sept.
7-General Imbert was installed in
the palace yesterday as provisional
governor of the city. Jiminez has
gone to Santiago de Los Caballeros.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
JOE PATCHEN WINS
ROYAL BATTLE OF PAGERS IN
NEW YORK CITY.
GOES ONE HEAT IN 2:o3

King of the Race Track Defeats Star
Pointer and John r. Gentry After a
Thrilling Contest-Pointer Will
Race No More Searchlight Not in
Condition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
DEFINES ITS RIGHTS
SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
WAS WRITTEN BY WINSLOW

In the Plankinton Bank Case-Highest
Tribunal of Wisconsin Lays Down
Principle That 1t Has Authority to
Interrupt at Any Time Proceedings
in Inferior Courts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23
Cites Yachting Contest TO Shout That Friction Mast Be
Greatly Reduced to Secure High Speed
By Frederick U. Adams.

with a velocity of seventy miles an hour.
will blow down or unroof buildings.
Every one knows that a wind with a
velocity of twenty-five or thirty miles
an hour is more dreaded by bicycle rid
ers than heavy grades, and yet the de-
Signers of railroad trains have absolutely
overlooked the enormous resistance Of
fered by train when 1t attempts to at
tain a speed exceeding thirty miles per
hour
There must be and IS some reason for
this remarkable oversight. The plain
truth Of the matter is that the world is
just beginning to learn something about
the atmosphere in which we live and
move. We are just ascertaining that it
has wonderful properties and that 1t is
the storehouse of strange and illimit-
able forces. Our air is a vast liquid
ocean with its streams, waves and cur
rents.
AIR PRESSURE ENORMOUS.
This atmospheric ocean has for its
bed the earth, which is a storehouse of
electrical forces. The crest of its waves
beat against space with It's intense cold.
This atmosphere Is not vapid SUBJ
stance, but is something tangible, and
when compared with the bulk of the uni
verse is to all intents and purposes a
solid.
The" resistance of the air to a moving
body increases with the square of its
velocity. AT ten miles an hour the air
pressure is insignificant amounting to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

which should be suggested by good, hard
common sense-namely, to eliminate so
far as possible the chief factor of resist
ance. Atmospheric resistance con-
stitutes not less than 80 per cent of the
total of all frictions, but they have done
nothing to avoid it.
I can construct a train on proper
lines and take a locomotive which
weighs less than forty tons and beat
the best 100-ton locomotive In speed and
economy. When you increase the size
of the locomotive you must increase the
weight of the rails and strengthen the
bridges and the permanency of the right
of way
Manufacturers of bicycles long ago dis
covered that the 2O-pound wheel was far
superior in every respect to the 40 or As
pound wheel. All other modes of obtain
Ing speed and of facilitating transporta-
ton have been improved as the years
have passed, while the railroads have
stupidity refused to take notice of the
one factor which has been retarding the
speed of their trains.
SMOOTH TRAINS BEST.
A train properly constructed should be
smooth from the engineers cab straight
back to the rear of the last car. The win
dows should be flush with the exteriors
of the cars. The trucks should be en-
closed, the front end of the locomotive
should be pointed, the rear end of the
last car should be tapered, and from
front to rear of the train all lines should
be continuous and unbroken. The sur
faces of the cars and Of the locomotive
should be as smooth as ingenuity could
make them, and in a word as much care
should be taken with the exterior of a
train as is taken with the bottom of a
yacht.
The windows should b permanent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

The proposition that a railroad train
should be designed to avoid atmospheric
resistance is so simple and the remedy
is so plain that the wonder is that it
has not been adopted years and years
ago. There is a popular belief that the
American railroad system represents the
highest development of inventive skill
and ingenuity. A great many imagine
that modern vestibuled train exempli-
fies the limit of perfection so far as COM
fort. speed, safety and convenience are
concerned, says the New York Herald.
The popular belief is a delusion. The
passenger train of today is q monstros-
Sly, and is SO far behind our develop
n;ent in other lines that it appears ridic-
ulous and absurd. There are not five
regular trains. or flyers" as they are
termed. in the country, the time tables
of which call for a sustained speed of
forty-fiye miles an hour. Torpedo boats
and other vessels now in process of con-
struction will excel this speed.
The easiest thing IN the world to prop
erly Ventilate is a passenger train, and
yet the American public is content to
travel for thousands Of miles in an at
mosphere contaminated with the dust
hurled Up by the train in it's fight, and
with the smoke belched in through win
deWs and ventflators. Every one knows
or should know that wind blowing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

termined largely by the weight on the
locomotive upon it's driving wheels If
you put soap on railroad track your
locomotive has no power so far as it's
ability to pull a train, or to move itself,
is concerned Under the most favora-
BILE conditions of track and weather the
pulling power of the most powerful To-
connective is not more than 20, 900 pounds,
while the average passenger locomotive
has a tractfve power of about 1900
pounds.
WHAT STOPS THE TRAINS.
Were it not for the vastly increasing
resistance of the air there would be no
practical limit to the speed Of a train
once set in motion. In other words,
the train once started would go just as
fast as 1t were possible TO turn around
the driving wheels. But something
stops the train when it has attained Il
speed Of from forty-five to sixty miles an
hour The secret is found in the fact
that the atmospheric resistance is in
creasing with the square of the velocity.
This is self-evident proposition. It is
founded on plain, ordinary horse sense.
The public demands higher speeds from
railroad trains. The railroad companies
have attempted to conform to this de-
mand. The higher the speed of their
trains the less their expenses for wages.
A train which vels from New York
to Chicago in forty-eight hours pays
twice as much to its crews as does
train which makes the same distance
in twenty-four hours. Each of the pas
sengers saves twenty-four hours time by
the latter, and in these days time is
money.
In an attempt to reduce expenses and
furnish a better service through higher
speed, railroad companies have en-
ployed every device except the one
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

ones. They should not open or shut Tho
air for ventilation should be taken from
the front end of the train, at which
point the air is free from the smoke
and gases of the locomotive and from
the dust OF the train. Such a train would
be swift, almost noiseless, would be per-
fectly ventilated with pure air, and
would be so vast an Improvement over
existing constructions that the con.
trast would be remarkable
rms plan Of construction has been
submitted to scientists and railroad men
all over the country, and almost without
exception they have given their thor.
ough Endorsement to it. In 1884 and 18s5
these plans were submitted to the Penn
sylvania railroad and indorsed by their
mechanical departments, but the di-
rectors at that time did not make the
experiment.
have made no effort to interest rail-
road men in this subject. believing that
the time would come when the matter
would present itself in a favorable light.
1t seems to me that the far reaching
Importance of this question would be
sufficient to warrant a thorough test be-
ing made, so as TO obtain practical and
exact data.
The expense OF exchanging tho EXIST
ing cars so as to conform to my plans
will be insignificant, when compared
with the saving which will be effected
not only in time, but in fuel, wagea
and nearly all other items which go to
make up the total expenses of a rail-
road. 1 believe that at q conservative
estimate properly constructed trains will
reduce the fuel bills by not less than 40
per. cent. This would amount to an item
exceeding s1O,O0O00O per year in America
alone. The saving in wages would exa
coed this sum. Many managers cons
firm my statements.