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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
THE "F1YER's" DANGER.
Story of How Santa Fe Train No. 4
Came Near Being Wrecked
at Emnoria.

The EmpOria Republican tells the
following story of railroad excitement
in the Santa Fe yards there:
An accident happened in the west
end of the Santa Fe yards last evening
which nearly resulted seriously to a
stockman and all but resulted in
wreck of No 4, the California flyer due
here at 11:45. The switch engine had
just com mpIeted making up a stock train
but for some reason or other failed to
couple it together near the middle. In
the meantime the road engine was
backed into the head end and the
brakeman discovering the train was
not together coupled it up and in doing
so backed the rear end of the train 50
that it did not allow No. clear. Dur
ing this time the switch engine had run
up the lead after some stone cars and
all unaware that the Waycar on the
stock extra did not allow them to clear
proceeded to back down at a gOOdly
rate of speed. Then happened what
could not be helped. There was a crash,
q ripping, tearing sound mingled with
the sound of escaping steam and then
all was quiet but just for a few sec
OndS. A haSty inventory showed Con-
ductOr Reeds wayCar tilted nearly per-
pendicularly in the air and partly
across the south main lines, one side
STAYED in and the engine with a large
hole in its tank out of which the water
was pouring. As soon IS the smoke and
steam cleared away, the switchmen
discovered man cOOlly standing on the
front platform of the car When ques-
toned he replied that he was caught
there. 1t was found that his OvercOat
and inside coat We're both caught be-
tween the engine and waycar. With a
little persuasion he was induced to get
out of his coats and onto the ground
He had been standing on the lower
step step of the waycar when the en-
gine struck and but for quick move
at the very last second would have
Jared his coats fate. In the meantime
No. 4 was bowling along at a high rate
of speed somewhere between Strong
City and Plymouth Word was at once
sent to Dispatcher Phillips at the de-
pot, who at once ordered No 4 to take
the north main line at Plymouth. This
done it was discovered that a west
bound freight train was standing on
the same track in front of the yard Of
flee already to leave. BY the quick
work of Operator Perrine at the yard
Office it was tagged down and quickly
backed off the line and all danger was
over, and with it the excitement.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
CAUGHT A GALE.
E a. R. Green R lates His Exper-
fences While Cruising Off Texas.

Dallas, Texas. Dec. 1-E. H. R. Green,
about whose safety in a storm on the
Texas coast while cruising in his yacht
Mable considerable anxiety was felt, has
reached Dallas. Mr. Green and his party
had some nerve testing experiences of
which he gave, a graphic account. He said:
We were sailing in the Mable on Mat
agorda Bay on Thursday last when the
storm came, up. Some of the party were
in another boat, several miles away Be
fore the storm could get Squarely at US
the Mable was so well handled that We
reached port opposite the house of the
Tarpon club on St. Joseph island and
were safe. Our experiences were mild
compared with those of the balance of our
party. Their boat was caught in a gale
blowing sixty miles an hour and laShing
the waters into furious state They
put on life preServerS and after two
hours of distressing experiences reached
the island.
"A party of yachters further up the
bay, but whose identity our party could
not learn, had their vessel wrecked and
two of the occupants were drowned. An
immense quantity of large hail stones fell
during the storm and much live stock was
drowned and large amount of property
along the thinly settled coast destroyed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Dawson, Grand Forks and Dominion. at
the mouth of CariboO creek. and within a
year expects to connect Sulphur and Hun
ker creeks with Dawson Miss Mulroney
last year, when the need of a supply OF
drinking water was felt in Dawson, aided
in the establishment OF the Hygiea Wat
er company. She has acquired mining
properties which she makes business OF
developing, hiring men TO work them. but
directing the work herself
7 like mining she said to a reporter
OF the Dawson Daily -Neyvs. and have
only hired foreman because It looks
better to have it said that a man Is run
ming the mine. But the truth is I look
after the managemen- myself"
This winter Miss MulrOney is to coms
east on visit to her family in Pennsyl-
vania, and she intends to go on to Eng
land. where there are o. her mem bers OF
the family, and to remain in Europe for
the Paris exposition Te1,t year Miss Null
rOney owns a dozen C AIMS and leases an
other in the I<londike- Some of them are
of such excellent promise that she has
fused considerable sums Tor them One
whose owner managed = badly she has
leased and set out to 1rk systematically
employing twelve men in l. From one OF
her mines she took s. 1y day during the
summer just passed.
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BRIDES STRANGE DEATH.
Poisoning is Suspected and Coroner Is
Investigating.

Franklin. Dec. Mrs. Fannie Law,
aged %, a bride of three months, died
here today from some unknown cause.
But the circumstances point SO strong
ly to poisoning that the coroner is in
vestigating the case.
Last Monday night Mrs. Law went
to the home of Mrs. Johnson, a neigh
bOr, where five other persons had gath
cred. among them a Mrs. Wilson, a sis
ter of Mrs. Johnson. The testimony
brought out at the inquest was that
shortly after reaching the house Mrs
Law was persuaded by Mrs. Wilson 10
take a drink of whisky. Soon after
ward she became violently i'll. The eff
forts of three physicians could not
save her. She was in a half-cOnscious
state during her illness
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and another
woman who was at the house on Mon
day night have left the city and cannot
be located A pOst-mOrtem examina-
tiOn of the body Will be made tOmOr-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
WALL STREET EMPHATIC.
Almost Certain That the Pennsylvania
Has Secured the B. & O.

New York, Dec. 1-Wau Street heard
with incredulity the denial by high rail-
road officials of the report that the Penn
sylvania railroad had obtained control
of the Baltimore and Ohio.
A Wall Street bureau this afternoon
was regarded by many in Wall street as
substantially correct:
I'VE can state on excellent authority
Ohio railroad is now in the hands of the
FennsvIvania railroad and allied interests
our Information is that President A. J.
CaSSatt of the Pennsylvania, has of late
purchased blocks of Baltimore and Ohio
stock in the open market, which. with
the holdings of J. J. Hill and his friends
constitute controlling interest.
THE two roads will be operated under
terms which will result in large savings
to both systems. This saving, according
Will amount to upward of $12,O 900 a year
or over 81 600 600 a month. and will be
tition and an interchange of terminals
and rackage.
Central had secured the control of the
Big Four and the Chesapeake and Ohio,
it was learned from an influential source
that it was only matter of time until
the Chesapeake and Ohio would have to
be taken over either by the VanderbiIts
or some other strong interests. This road
cutting business 1t is the bane of GER
tain prominent operating officials in the
east and causes them no little trouble
and annoyance. A prominent official of
the New York Central said today:
I'VE have long realized that we would
have to do something with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. It is a constant and per-
sistent agent for the decentralization of
rates. Sooner or later it will be taken
over by the Vanderbilts, but the time is
'!The Big Four railroad is already re-
garded as q Vanderbilt property, while
Morgan interests are regarded as domin-
ant in the Chesapeake and Ohio. 1t
would be natural if the Chesapeake and
Ohio is taken over by the Vanderbilts
natural connection with that property
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
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Ulcers. Cancers. Eating Sores, Pain
fuI Swel1ings. Effects of Blood Poison,
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The following picture (frOm a photo)
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on face. This lady was completely
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face free from eruptiOns by using 8
large bottles of B. B. 3.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Quaint London Rents Paie.
[From the London Telegraph

lFTOm the London IeIegraph.l
Cerain ancient and quaint rent ser
vices, which are due to the crown by
the corporation of London, were, in ac-
cordance with custom. performed at the
office of the Queens Remembrance, in
the royal courts of justice, in the pres
ence of a number of curious and inter-
ested spectators. George Pollock, the
Remembrance, made the usual ex-
planatOry statement as to the origin
of the custom and proclamation was
then made: Tenants and Occupiers OF
a piece Of waste ground called The
Moors,' in the county of Salop, come
forth and do your service" The city
solicitor advanced and cut a fagot of
wood with a hatchet and another with
a binhook. Proclamation was made
next: Tenants and occupiers Of a
certain tenement called The Forge. ,
in the parish of St Clement Danes, in
the county of Middlesex, come forth
and do your service The city solici-
tor on this occasion counted six horse
shoes and sixty-one nails. The Queens
Remembrance replied, Good number -
Faithful suit and service having thus
been made, the ceremony ended.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Successful Woman Klondiker.

GFrom the New York Sun.1
One of the successful KIondike settlers
who did better than merely making a
lucky strike when she went there a little
more than two years ago is a Pennsylvan-
ia woman, Miss B. A. Afulroney. She is
now an important factor in the life of
the mining settlement and is constantly
becoming more so. She went to Dawson
in the summer of 1897 and opened a groc-
cry store. which she was obliged to close
in the early fall because of lack of provfs-
ions up there In July she had seen, when
going up the creeks, a site which she
thought was bound in the growth of the
country in population to become the To-
cation of a town. 1t was at the juno
ton of the Eldorado and Bonanza creeks.
She located building lot there and put
up a hotel calling it the Grand Forks no
tel, and around that has grown the town
Of Grand Forks. She extended the build
ing and put up others in the following
winter, and last spring. only about
year. afterward. she sold the hotel for
$24 900.
the Fairview hotel in Dawson, then the
biggest building in that town. with thirty
rooms, all electrically equipped. She was
the principal promoter of telephone
company which bought out a rival con
Germ, and now has its lines connecting
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

the tracks. There was little room to
ing projected six inches farther the en-
gine could not have passed through
The three engines are the eight-wheel
American type. and the weight of each,
without the tender, is 10000 pounds.
They were planned at the Kansas City
headquarters of the road and are es-
pecially designed for fast passenger
service. Each engine is equipped with
electric headlight, bell ringer and sand
blower. The following dimensions will
give some idea of the size of each of the
iron monsters:
Cylinders, ,1Sx126. $50 pounds pressure;
drivers 60 inches; boiler, diameter, so
inches; fire box. 96x41 inches; weight on
drivers, 900 pounds weight on trucks,
$4,000 pounds; tank capacity, 4,300 gal
Ions; coal, eight tons
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

Leavitt's spectacular production, ''Spid-
er and Fly will be seen at the Crawford
theater tonight. A St Joe exchange said
OF the production: "A very large an ap-
preciative audience attended the Lyceum
theater last night and witnessed one of
the best spectacular eXtravaganZaS seen
here in a. long time Spider and Fly has
ways been popular in this city and last
nights excellent performance gained for
the company fresh laureIs. The scenery
and electrical effects were magnificent,
the costumes fine and of excellent design,
the ladies of the ballet and chorus young,
pretty and shapely.'
Aunt Jerusha'' will be seen both after
noon and night at the Grand opera house
Saturday. The Lowell. Mass. Mail said
of the piece: This laughable play opened
three nights engagement at Music hall
last evening and was greeted with fiat
tering reception by our best play-gOers: :
The scene of the fun is laid in the rural
district in New Jersey and is replete with
sparkling humOr. and clever SpecialtieS-
In fact the piece fairly bubbles over with
musical merriment and readily found IA
VOr with the audience"
THE Telephone Girl" the New York
Casino success, will be the attraction at
the era wford theater next Tuesday
night. The original scenery and effects
viii be used and the company is said to
be competent
''McCarthy's NIishaps" will be the at
traction at the Crawford theater Decem-
Der 6. Fields minstrelS Will be at the
Grand DeceD1 Der Z
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
His HandicaD

IFrom the Philadelphia Call
"A funny story that I could not help
but laugh at was told by a travelling
salesman at a local hotel" said the man
about town, 1t happened during his last
visit to this city. He arrived at the
reading Terminal and hailed a hanson.
The driver. who seemed to be q good nat
ured CHAP, was tOngue-tfed and starnmer-
ed badly of course that was no fault Of
his The drummer told him that he
wished to be driven to the Continental
hotel and the driver ans wered. using his
hands and emitting all sorts Of noises.
'A-ll r-r-right, s-s-sfr
THE gentleman stepped in and of thev
sped AFTER driving some time. the han
Sozne came to a standstill. the driver
jumped from his seat and the visitor
stepped out Looking about he noticed
that they had gone some distance beyond
the Motel and he remarked this to the
driver The driver nodded his head and
answered. Lit t-t-G-tOok m-m-rne a-a-alI
this d-dtStance t-t-tOO s-s-say W-whoa.l = -
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Lively Time with Rustlera

IFrOm the New York Tribune1
You will doubtless remember the IA
nous 'rustlers' fighl." said r. K Jen-
kins of Cheyenne at he Waldorf-Astoria
yesterday. THE prominence of the men in
vOlved caused it at the time to create a
sensation. The 'rustlers.' as they were
called, were a band of cattle thieves who
maze thelr headquarters in JacksOn's
Hole. Some ranchers who had suffered al
their hands determined If possible 10
capture their stolen cattle and to this
end organized an expedition The story
of how the rustlers cooped them up and
how the latter were finally arrested afrel-
a fight of several days. and spent some
months in Jail in Cheyenne is all ancient
and oft-told history now. but i heard a
story IN connection with the fight the
other day that struck me as rather
amusing It seems that young English
man was visiting one ofthe ranchers. but
peditfOn on the ground that he had no
stake in the game. He was persuaded.
however and finally went along but with
the distinct understanding that II he
wanted to return home at any time hs
was to be allowed 20 do So
w hen the party were driven to take
refuge IN the cabin in Jacksons Hole
they managed to construct an OUTPOST
Whlch would mold two Of their number.
some yarus IN 1ront OF the cabin. After
the tight was on the young Englfshmam
became the life Of the party. He had a
DdhJO ana was the possessOr of good
tenor voice When matters looked most
dubious he would keep at il with his
banjo and his songs until cheerfulress
was restored He was 81 good shot and
made himself invalua BILE in many wavs-
one day. however. when he and his friend
his companion with. You remember our
agreement and that I was to be allowed
70 return nome ~heneFer wanted TO p
1 e5- answered tne surprised friend. OF
course I do. What of it, Well returned
the young Englishmau with cheerful
grin as he ducked his head as white
puff Of smoke indicated that "a shot was
travelling in his direction. Well III ft'e an
the same to you chaps, want to 90 home
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
MONSTER LOCOMOTIVES.
Memphis Road Arranging to Increase
Speed of Passenger Trains.

connective which ever entered the Kan
sas City Union depot is engine No. 45
of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis. one of three just received from
the Pittsburg Locomotive works and
soon to be placed in the passenger ser
vice on that road. The monster loco
motive was given trial trip under the
supervision of superintendent Sanford,
of the Union Depot company, and an
official Of the Memphis. Some fear was
entertained that the cab would not
clear the edge Of the train sheds in
passing between them. but this fear
was dispelIed after a trip over All of
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Rrava ExnInrarz

Like Stanley and Livingstone, found it
harder to overcome Malaria Fever and
Ague and Typhoid disease germs than
savage cannibals; but thousands have
found that Electric Bitters is wonderful
have chills with fever, aches in back OF
neck and head and tired. WOru-out feel
ing, a trial viii convince YOU Of their
merit w = Null Of Webb. ILL., writes
My children suffered for more than a
year with chills and fever; then two bot
ties OF Electric Bttters cured them Only
50 cents. Try them. Guaranteed. Sold BY
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
SONORA COAL FIELDS.
Southern Pac fc Arranging to DeveI-
op Them and Ship Product

San Francisco. Dec. 1.-The Southern
Pacific is said to be making active pre-
paratiOns to engage in some extensive
state of Sonora, Mexico. Quite recent
" the Southern Pacific acquired by
purchase some extensive undeveloped
coal fields in Sonora. lying about 20
miles south of Ortiz, a station on the
Sonora railway, which latter road is
now a Southern Pacific property. It is
understood to be the cOmpany's fnten-
tiOn to develop the coal beds as soon as
tracks can be laid from Ortiz and ship
the product to Guaymas, where an i'm
mense cOaling station viii be estab-
lished-
The company. it is said, is planning
to ship coal in large quantities to
southern California and Mazatlan, at
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
PECULIAR ELOPEMENT.
Aged Inmate of an Infrmary Ran
Away With a Blind Women.

Toledo, Dec. IA remarkable e1ope-
ment is reported from the infirmary at
Bucyrus Crawford county. Charles
Gunsaulis. an inmate. 20 years of age,
took a friendly interest in Mary Evans
a blind woman in the institution, who
is about so years old. but little was
thought of it.
Gunsaulis escaped from the place
about two weeks ago. Saturday night
he returned, and in some manner COM
lnunicated with his friend, who, though
entirely blind. let herself down from a
second story window by means of a
knotted sheet, and Joined Gunsaulis be-
low.
The two set out together at the dead
of night to find someone to marry
them Neither had a cent in cash. and
could therefore secure no license, which
it is said, they attempted to get in the
morning. This led to their apprehen-
sion and capture. They were returned
TO the aims house
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
FRED CARSON PRomorED.
Popular Young Man Made Foreman Of
Santa Fe Roundhouse.

Fred L. Carson. foreman of the east
erecting shop, has been appointed to
the position of roundhouse foreman,
and win take up the duties of his new
position on December 1st. William Car
rie will succeed Mr.. Carson as foreman
of the east erecting shop.
Mr.. Carson, who becomes foreman of
the Santa Fe roundhOuse at Topeka, is
q Santa Fe man and a thorough me-
chanic. He has been in the service Of
the Santa Fe railroad for the past IA
years and is as good a man for the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

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we will send to any sufferer a Trial
Bottle Free, so they may test the med
icine at our expense. No conditions
attached to this offer. as we know
what B. B. B. can do, and all we ask
is for you to try it.
Large bottles Of B. B. B. for sale by
Swift & Holiday Drug Co. 523 Kansas
avenue, and Rowley & Snow, 600 kan
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$500 For sample bottles address Blood
Balm Co., 81 Mitchell St, Atlanta. Ga,
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medical advice.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
The Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
Tapeoca, U. S. A.

When the letter reached the New
York distributing office the clerk i'm
mediately guessed that it was meant
for Topeka, Kan, and he so marked it.
The letter says that 1.-THE United
States Exchange" is an organization.
from which business men can receive
confidential advice on coming to Lon
don, and the cooperation of the
Chamber of Commerce of Tapeoca' is
asked.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
BLEW INTO JAIL.
Now Some One Will Bail Him
Out

A H. Blew, who operated a few
months ago in Topeka as the south
western manager of the National Edu-
cational Union" and who had an office
in the Office block, and who is now in
Jail at Syracuse, New York. charged
with using the mails for fraudulent
purposes while in Topeka, will shortly
be baiIed out by some sort OF a Bible
company of Chicago, for which Blew
was working at the time of his arrest.
Blew is indicted to appear at the
February term of the federal court
ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1.-The Union Pa
cifc has moved into its new 100000
passenger station in this city. The
building has train sheds and baggage
room and the entire structure is an
uD-to-date railway passenger station.
The Northwestern, Rock Island, Mil
waukee, Wabash and Omaha and St.
Louis roads use the station.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Wood Wouldn't Have 1t.

Washington, Dec. General Leonard
Wood commenting this evening upon
the report that he might succeed Cen
eral Sternberg as surgeon general of
the army, said that it was without
foundation My relation with the
medical department of the army, so far
as any further duty in the medical
corps is concerned" said General Wood.
"is at an end; and whatever duty I
may perform in the army in the future
will be in the line
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
READ THE ADDRESS.
Letter Intended For Commercial Club
That Required an Expert.

The efficiency of the postoffice de-
partment in tracing down wrong ad-
dresses is illustrated in a letter which
has just been received by Secretary
come from oI London one and pIi[or rtgG To- be
from THE United States Exchange -
and the address on the envelope is like
this:
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Some Faith Left yet.

Since Schley's throW-dOWn by the navy
department and the partisan attempt 70
nisrepresent Dewey we have heard from
the war department that Fred Funston
really did not swim a Filipino river with
q rope in his teeth. In spite OF the IL
lusory character Of human rafnbows We
still hold to our faith in the cussed ness
of Hanna, the embalmed beef of Afger
and the halo Of Shafter--NeW York Jour
nal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
g rrninn Pacifie Station.

which points fuel will be furnished [
Pacific coast steamers
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

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blood, clean the liver fnvigorate the svs-
tenn. Famous little pills for constfDatioa
and liver troubles At all drug stores-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Ten thousand demons gnawing away
at ones vitals couldn't be much worse
than the tOrtures of itching piles Yet
fails.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

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