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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

All of the Richmond type of freight
engines have been transferred from
Las Vegas to the western division Of
the Santa Fe, leaving only the Baldwin
types there. They are much heavier
and hence more durable for mountain
traffic.
Mr.. H. z. DeCamp, who has so long
and efficiently served the railroad COM
pany in Albuquerque. has decided to
give up his position here on account of
the health of his family He viii hold
a like position at his old home in To-
peka.-AlbuQuerque Journal
Conductor Fay Dyer of Ration has
been transferred to the Topeka hos
pital and left for there on Monday night
last, accompanied by Mrs. Dyer. The
we'll known conductor is affected with
heart trouble and a lower altitude in
his case, it is thought. viii be extremely
benefciaL-Las Vegas Optic
Engineers Richard and Hodges. who
We're discharged from the service of
the A. T. & S. F. Railway company
about three months since. because of a
collision of their trains at Lynn have
been reinstated and have gone to work
on their respective engines.-RatOn Re
porter
J. B. Leary. who has been the sur
gerry attendant at the Topeka hOspi-
tai for some time past, is now stopping
as a patient at the Las Vegas hospital
He is badly crippled with rheuma tism.
so that he moves around only with the
greatest difficulty.-Las Vegas Optic.
Conductor Ben Sain of Kansas City
is a guest of Newton friends. Ben is
the boy who was running a train in
Mexico which was wrecked and made
his get away in short order. His
message to a friend has made him IA
nous It reads as follows: United
States; thank COdi'-NeWtOn Kansan.
A bulletin just issued by Superin-
tendent Hurley, of the New Mexico di-
vision of the Santa Fe, says: The case
has been discussed as to whether or not
driver brakes should be used on the
leading engine in case of double head
ers and pushers working behind the
train. This is to instruct that every
engine on the road should have the air
coupled up and all brakes working, in
cIudes driver brakes This rules to be
applied in each and every case
R z. Stokes has been checked in at
Mullinville as agent. TO fill the vacancy
made by the transfer OF J. Kerr to
Plains.
c R. Greene. operator at Mcpherson,
who had his finger cut off Z few days
ago, will be relieved from duty for Il
few weeks Operator W. c. Bradshaw
will relieve him
Agent c. F. A1owrer, CT Lost Springs.
is having a few weeks lay-off visiting
with relatives in the western part of
the state.
Operator ]. B. Myers. of Pratt, has
applied for a few days of duty. and
will make a trip to Jefferson, o. t.
where his relatives live.
Helper D. Kable. of Marion, has been
sent to FL Rno as helper at that station
The Rock Island railroad is purchas-
ing small tracts OF land adjoining its
freight house at Fourteenth and WyOm-
ing street and the yards in Kansas
City, Kan The road does not propose
at present to build its own terminals
depot. It is at present using the Union
Pacific'S tracks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16

them over the long distance telephone
Thursday he said they misunderstood
him Ar Cochran wanted TO talk at
the same session with the noted Ne
braskan and offered to flip a coin to
determine who should have the priv
ilege OF delivering the closing address
Mr. Bryan would not accept this pro-
position. Mr. Cochran then agreed to
appear at any time the committee de-
sired The programme was then
changed to meet Mr.. Bryans wishes.
GIr. Bryan said he was anxious to ad-
dress the conference and repeated thai
his only reason for changing the pro-
gramme was TO avoid any indication of
a public debate with Mr.. Cochran Mr..
Bryan viii speak at tOday's session
Though disappointed in failing TO see
such spectacle as Bryan and Cochran
pitted against each other the audience
nevertheless enjoyed a rare treat, as
Mr. Cochran was at his best and his
speech was punctuated with frequent
and prolonged applause When AR
Bryan made his appearance IL was the
signal fOE tumultuOus applause which
lasted until the Nebraskan had taken
his seat on the speakers stand. Mr..
FOulke of Indiana. who was in the mid
occurred. put the audience in good
humOr by remarhng, I guess you
came here tonight to hear somebody
else speak"
MI Foulke was followed by Edward
ROseWater of Omaha. whose address
received notably close attention from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
BLACKLIST PAGE
In Our History, Says W. Bourke
Cochran at Chicago
Is That Devoted to Manage
ment of Corporations.
NO TERRORS FOR HIM.
Declares That He Is Not Alarm
ed by Approach of Socialism.
Chief Remedy For Existing
Evils Is Publicity.

Chicago, Sept 16-The exciting JOINT
debate looked for last night between
VIM. ]. Bryan and Bourke Cochran on
trusts did not take place CentraI
Music Hall was packed with an eager
audience, but the people present Aao
TO content themselves without the ora
tory of the famous NebraSkan, Nlo'
however, occupied a seat on the pat
form.
ar Bryan reached Central Music
Hail early in the evening He went
direct to a room upstairs. where ne
was greeted by Chairman Franklin
Had. Congressman Gaines, Ralph NJ
EasIey and other members Of the pro
e-ranne committee OF the Civic FEEDER
alton conference on trusts M Bryan
surprised the committee by declining
TO speak at the night session with W
BOurke Cochran, in accordance with
the programme previously arranged
Mr. Bryan explained that he did not
wish to let the impression 90 out that
he was to enter into q debate with Nj
Cochran, For that reason he said he
would not speak with Mr. Cochran at
the same session AR Cochran was
sent for and he and Mr. Bryan dis
cuSsed the situation. The committee
withdrew TO allow the two orators to
settle the dispute between themselves
Mr. Bryan asserted that he never said
he would follow Mr.. Cochran with an
address on the same evening. If the
committeeman got that impression
from the conversation he had with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16

Freight train No. SO on the Santa Fe
system is one of the best paying trains
on the road as well as the most import
ant. Tuesday and Friday OF each week
IS what is called refrigerator DAYS and
on these occasions from ten to fourteen
cars Of refrigerator freight is handled.
which consists OF meats, fish and fruit
Every effort is made by the officials 70
get the train over the road on time and
with few exceptions il has reached
Dodge City, the western terminal OF
this division, strictly on schedule time
three brakeman, however. being reQuIr-
ed to accomplish the work Trainmas-
ter Saunders has many times given his
personal attention to the train. and
every effort to facilitate the work is
employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16

took a passenger run south out of New
ton, is on the sick list with fever. He
will remove his family to Newton as
soon as he get well.
Fred Holmsted. who used to work in
the round house here. was in town last
Friday. He just came out of the COM
pauy hospital at Topeka, where he had
been several months. From here he
went to Colorado for the benefit Of his
health.
F. D. Nickodemus has returned to
Florence to take the management of the
Clifton hotel. He was manager of the
house a year or two ago, but has been
at Topeka recently. Mr. GertcheOn.
who has been manager of the Clifton
since last June, has been promoted to.
travelling manager of the Harvey din-
ing car system. He left for Dallas last
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
wiehita nran Sc contraet.

Wichita, Sept 16.-AI Moore Of New
ton, who has been doing a great deal
of contract work for the Santa Fe I'M
der the supervision of the resident en-
gineer stationed in this city. has Sc
cured the contract to grade the new
Santa Fe extension from Guthrie To
Cahey, Kan He is an old and expert
enced man at this business and was
employed for the purpose OF rushing
The line is about 100 miles in length
Mr.. Moore hopes to have the first fifty
miles out Of Guthrie graded by January.
1906 Six miles Of the grade is already
cOmDIeted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
SANTA FE MAN CHOSEN.
Is Made Treasurer of the National
Association of Travelling Engin GERS

Cincinnati, O.. Sept 16.-The National
Association of Travelling Railway engi-
neers adjourned last night to meet next
next September in Cleveland. There
We're 100 registered members in attend
ance and papers have been discussed
during the week for the improvement of
locomotive. engineer service.
The following officers were elected:
President. P. H. Stack, Union Pacific
Omaha; vice president c. H Hogan,
New York Central; Buffalo; w. G. Wal
lace, Northwestern, BarabOO. Wis; w
H Brown, Baltimore & Ohio, Newark,
Ohio.
Treasurer, c. A Crane. Atchison, To-
peka & Santa F'e, Fort Madison, Iowa
Secretary, W. c. Thompson, Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern, EIkart
Indiana
There are three members of the exec
utive committee elected for terms of
three years. one being elected each year.
W. J. Walsh of Cleveland, was elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
FROM FLORENCE
Items of Interest Among the Santa
Fe Employees There.

Fireman Boyle has gone to Emporfa
to to work on the extra board
Brakeman T P. Sweeney had the end
of his thumb taken off last Monday.
Engineer Cha1fant. who was discharg-
ed some time ago, has been reinstated.
Fireman C. z. Holmes expects to go
to EmpOria soon to work on the extra
board.
Peter Knapp. the baggagemen, in
tends to 90 to New York to see Admiral
Dewey arrive.
Brakeman Cole, of Emporfa, has been
assigned TO the run on Mcpherson
branch which Brakeman Elliott recent
~ threw up.
Fireman John Nufer. who recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
1000 NEW CARS.
Will Be Built at Horton by the Rock
Island In the Next Year

Horton, Sept 16.-GeneraI Superiu-
tendent of Motive and Equipment 9. F..
Wilson of the Rock Island was in Hor-
ton this week. While here he made the
statement that one thousand new cars
will be built in the Horton shops the
coming year. This viii mean about
the doubling of the force in the store
house, sawmill and freight house.
Handling the lumber for that many
new cars will necessitate vast amount
of work. It viii require 5000 siIls, and
as 50 sills make a load. it viii require
$50 cars to ship in the sills. to say moth
ing of the other lumber, trucks, cast
ings, etc. If this work goes on, il VIII
prove a vast benefit to Horton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16

Teer and Maddix are enjoying a lay
off. and taking in the Garden City fair
E. T. StockWell has returned from his
visit in the New England states. his
former home, where he spent the sum
mer.
Conductor Gersuch and Brakeman
Byers. Of the middle division. have been
discharged on account OF leaving a
switch open at Great Bend
Santa Fe Conductor Henry Corey and
wife, of Denver. en- route home from
Chicago. are visiting for a week with
F. NJ. Pope and family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
FROM DODGE CITY.
Happenings Among Railroad Men on
the Western Division.

Frank Straulman has been promoted
to conductor.
Two more crews have been added to
chain gang: Bowen Williams, Eames,
Sears. Green and Fox
A. Fasig last week completed the
third bored well at the round house,
and found good water at 80 feet
Lyle Henkel. formerly night baggage
master here, is firing the switch engine
at La JUnta-
Brakeman w L Stanton had two
fingers of his left hand cut off by the
bumpers this week
W. H. Gardner, nephew of Agent
Gardner. has accepted a position as ex-
ira brakeman on the western division
Conductor Hubbard and Brakemen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS.
C. C. Musgrove Will Represent the
Live Stock Commission at
HunuewelL

Lem Musgrove of South Haven, who
has been an inspector representing the
live stock sanitary commission in the
Hunneweu district, has been sent to
Fort Worth where he viii inspect cattle
for the Fort Worth, Denver & Rio
Grande railroad.
c. H Musgrove, a son of the former
inspector, has been appointed by the
state commission to take up the work
in the Hunneweu district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
A GREAT JUNKEr.
How Mr.. Nevill and Mr.. Duncan Were
Entertained In the East

Mr. E NJ Duncan of the passenger
department, and Mr.. w. O. NeviIl Of
the superintendent Office, returned
Friday from Philadelphia where they
accompanied the Rock Island G. A r.
excursion trains as representatives Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
100000 Earning Capacity.

The Santa Fe road earned last year
s., 500, 600 over the interest on its ad-
justment bonds It has been thus de-
monstrated that the road has an earn.
ing capacity of about 7.000,0 900 over its
interest, including the adjustments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16

Frank Long, who lives near
Lennon. Mich, says:
81 was taken with a pain in my
back, and 1 was obliged to take to
my bed. The physician pro
nounced my case muscular rheu-
matism accompanied by lumbago.
Il gradually became worse,
until thought death would be
welcome release. I was finally
induced to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and after
using five boxes, was entirely
cured.
1 am confident that DR.. VII
Hams' Pink Pills saved my life
will gladly answer inquiries con-
corning my sickness and wonder
full cure, provided stamp be en-
closed for reply.
FRANK LONG -
Sworn to before me at Venice
Mich, this 18th day of April,
1898. G. B. GOLDSMITH,
Justice Of tie Peaos.
From the Observer, Flushing,
Mich.
Dr. williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in condensed form, all the ele-
ments necessary 10 give new life and rlch-
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific fUz
such diseases as 1ccomotor ataxis, partial
paralysis, St Nltus' dance, scIaficas neural
gla, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after-efects of the grip, palpitati0n Of the
heart, pale and sallow compilations, and al
forms of weakness either In male OF female
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People never
sold BY the dozen hundred aut always IN pack
ages. At all druggists. direct IRON the Dr. vi
Hams Medicine Company. Schenectady. n r. so
cents per box, 6 boxes Sz-5o-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
New Mines.

With prospects of S. or Sc ton be-
ing paid for the Besemer ore product
of the Lake Superior region when
contracts are made in the winter for
next years delivery. all manner of de-
elopment work has been undertaken
of late on the different ranges. Dis
patches from the mining country tell
of diamond drill work and the open
ing up of old properties everywhere.
A Duluth correspondent says:
ut has recently come to light that
more than 100000 have been expended
in mineral lands and search for ore
in the northeastern corner OF Mime
sofa in Cook county, where the indi-
cations have been regarded by many
as good. One company has bought
there about $4,000 acres, paying from
81, 800 to So, 800 for single quarter sec
tions, and has operated all times as
high as four diamond drills. All last
summer they had four drills working,
and since then two have been working
steadily. What has been found is not
known. but the discoveries are said to
be encouraging. 1t is the common
report. but~how much foundation it
may have do not know, that Ger
man capital is back of the enterprise.
Assuredly some outsiders must be fur
nishing the money, for the men
known to be identified with the en-
terprise cannot. There are very large
tracts in Cook county that have for
years been known to carry favorable
indications of iron and other econ
omically valuoble ores. Many experts
however consider these ores practic-
ally valueless for various reasons, y
Marine Review
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
Shortage on Ores.

The Iron Trade Review says: With
only two months left of the shipping
season, information is more definite
as to the probability of shortages on
certain ores, and in the past week
further notices of this sort have gone
to furnacemen. Earlier notices were
chiefly from old range mines; latterly
Mesaba properties appear on the de-
flciency list. One of the largest mines
on the range, the latest notices indi-
cate, will fall short by one-eighth of
it's estimated output. Statistics of
ore production have been gathered
and carefully studied by leaders in the
trade. and the conclusion is drawn
that the aggregate of shortages will
be more than has been inferred from
formal notifications thus far made
probably upward of 100000 tons.
The stockpile supply is already ex-
hausted in some cases; with practic-
ally all shippers it will cease by Oct.
|. The effort to get forward every ton
possible before the high rates set in
gave a prodigious movement in July
and August.
Calculations that ore will come
down in quantity sufficient to sustain
wild rates on the present high basis
through the balance Of the season are
quite certain to be disappointed: the
pinchiug off of non-contract ore will
be pronounced The behavior of the
freight market in the past week ha:
been an intimation that the 81 rate
from Duluth was maximum. Chart
ers have been made for the month O
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
At the Pioneer.

The Pioneer is now employing about
400 men, The A shaft is being sunk
another hundred feet or to the tenth
level making total depth of $50 feet.
The mine has shipped 100000 tons
to date and are hosting at the
rate of 1900 to 1900 tons daily. One
the large double houses recently built
by the company is still empty and
special inducements are offered to any
of the employees to occupy the same
and keep boarders, A handsome resi-
dence is also being erected for Master
Mechanic Prisk near the one recently
built for Capt. TreZona.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
When the Next Century Begins.

Hundreds of persons contend that
the twentieth century will begin with
January l, 1901" writes Edward Box
in the October Ladies' Home Journal.
The 1900 contingent argue that, of
course, the new century begins with
it's mineral date, and go on to figure
out very deftly that with the last day
of the year 1899 the hundred years will
have run their course. They argue
that if the first year ended with Dec
embcr 81 of the year one. the nineteen
hundredth year must, of course, end
with December 81, 1899, and that the
first day of January, 1900, is, therefore
the first day of the new century. And
curiously enough, this latter figure is
correct, but only in numerical sense.
These statisticianS one very import
ant fact no wever, that requires one
hundred years to make century, and
it calls for no expert mathematician
to figure out that the full hundred
years of the nineteenth century will
not have run their course until twelve
o'clock midnight of the thirty-first
of December, 1900. Numerically, we
enter the twentieth century with jan
uary l, 1900. But, nevertheless, we
must complete that entire year of
1900, and go through its three hun
bred and sixty-five days, before the
actual nineteen hundred years have
run their course"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29

October at that rate, but in the past
few days cargoes have been scarce.
The Escanaba rate to Lake Erie,
based on $3.50 to Buffalo, is S135.
From Marquette nothing is reported,
very little demand for wild tonnage
existing
Already, as heretofore noted, some
discussion is heard of lake fIeights
and of ore prices for 1900 Naturally,
a strong finish will have its influence
in making sentiment on the contract
rate for next season. There has been
talk of S1.30 from the head of the lake
based upon offers on first trips out Of.
Duluth with grain, and reports that
$1.25 had been offered have started
vesselmen in quest of the putative
| bidder. AT the moment the feeling
is buoyant, and conclusions are arriv-
ed at with no very studious consider
alton of to various factors involved.
Assuming total ore movement this
year or from 100000 to Is, 100000
tons, and d present consumption at
the rate of 100000 to 16. 100000 tons
of Lake Superior ores, the 100000
tons on dock last May, added to the
years shipments is an assurance
against actual famine, though no
guaranty that mixtures will not be
deranged by the shortage on sales, nor
that some furnacemen will be close
run while others will have 1899 ore in
to June or July, 1900.
The new furnaces in the Central
West were figured on in ore calculat-
ions for the year May, 1899, TO May,
1900. Projected Central Western
| furnaces may not be in blast in 1900
and certainly will not use any large
tonnage of 1900 ores. 1t is difficult,
therefore, to see how the consumption
Of Lake Superior ore in the year May,
| 1900 to 1901 could be more than 1,OOO,-
900 in excess of that for the present
ore year; the probabilities are that
this is high estimate. In the lake
freight problem the supply of tonnage
is the other important factor. 1t is
possible two seasons in succession,
with the opening pushed well into.
May, as in the present year. Records
and the probabilities are against it,.
Given for 1900 a season of the average
length, the new dock facilities in
preparation at upper lake ports, and
the increased unloading equipment at
Lake, Erie ports, only in part avail
able this year., and from 100000 to
| 1 100000 tons more of ore could be
taken care of next year without any.
addition to lake tonnage. But as is
well known, the tonnage will be great
er.
| Making no allowance for losses that
may occur THIS fall, vessels brought
out this year and those that will be
ready early in the coming season, re-
present seasons capacity of 2,400,-.
600 tons more than was available at
the opening of navigation this year,
To draw definite conclusions from
these considerations which involve a
number of contingencies, would be
presumptiOus. But the facts in the
situation as they are being weighed
by the closest students in the trade,
do not lead them to precipitate ac-.
ceptance of some of the figures talked
about for next years ore freights, nor :
to vessel ownership as the only guar.
anty to ore consumers that they will,
get down their ore requirements in
1900.