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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Again It Is Stated That the Road
Will Run Into Crippl Creek

Denver, Dec. 1S.-In connection with
the combination of Cripple Creek rail-
way interests. a report is current that
the Santa F'e is really the power behind
the throne in effecting the deal. The
management of the Santa Fe has for
several years contemplated extending
to Cripple Creek when the proper time
should arrive, and if reports are cor
rect, the time arrived when w. K. Gill
lett recently appeared in New York
with his proposition to consolidate the
two railways of the gold district. The
Ombination will enable the Santa Fe
to effect an entrance into the camp by
widening the gauge Of the Florence and
Cripple Greek or the new branch ex-
tending to Canon City. It is freely pro-
phesied that the work Will be done
next year, and thus one of the trans
continental lines will have direct en-
trance to the camp.
The Santa F'e now extends to Canon
City, and under the aggressive man
agement which now characteriZes the
road it will not be a. surprise to Colo
radO men if the movement is realized.
Mr.. Gillett was one of the general Of
ficers of the Santa Fe when he resigned
and came to Colorado and his relations
with headquarters have since been of
the pleasantest character.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
RIPLEY ON POSTAL REVENUE
Santa Fe President Answers State.
rnants of FinIav AckAr

President Ripley Of the Santa Fe. de-
Finley Acker Of the national board Of
trade before the congressional postal
commission to the effect that the rail-
roads receive more revenue from the pos
tai cars than they get from the same
mum Der of passenger coaches. Mr.. Acker
in advocating 1 cent letter postage and
cheap parcel delivery stated that the rail-
roads got S35 900 annually for each of the
921 postal cars in the service, while the
earnings of a passenger coach were but
$4,000 a year.
Mr.. Acker evidently has arrived at his
CONCLUSIONS" said President Ripley, by
dividing the gross earnings of the pas
senger coaches by the total number of
such coaches owned by the railroads. He
forgets that fully one-third of the pas
senger coaches owned in the country are
idle all the time, while the postal cars
are in continuous service. The fact is
that While the pOstoffice department pays
the roads only Is per cent of it's gross
earnings and then shows an annual de-
felt, the express companies manage to
pay the railroads between 40 and 50 per
cent of their gross earnings and still
show a profit"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
HANNA NIPS A BOOM.
Vice Presidential Aspirations of Lieu
tenant Governor Squelched-


Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hanna
has. in a gentle. kindly way. nipped in
the bud the vice presidential aspira-
tiOns of Lieutenant Governor Timothy
L. Woodruff and has made it known I'd
Senator Platt that he is in favor Of the
nomination of EIihu Root. secretary OF
war, for the position.
This Information was given to the
lieutenant governor by Mark Hanna in
an interview sought by the former.
governor, Ito talk with you. Mr. Han
ma, about the chances of my being
nominated for vice president"
Does that mean" said Mr.. Hanna.
that you really want my answer and
Will follow it, OF that you viii 20 OFF
and keep up the fight in the hope OF
winning out2"
''TRat" replied the lieutenant COVER
nor, lis a phase Of the subject that I do
not care to discuss Just now can
have the state delegation, however"
''WaH,' said Mr.. Hanna. that would
not do any good and would only harm
the state organization.
while you have a certain promi-
nence in state politics. you are in no
way a national character
You are a young man. and IL you do
not make the mistake Of being insisteuc
at the wrong time 1 predict a success
full future for you. I warn you. how
ever, that this is not the time for you
to insist.
I do not mind telling you that the
be Mr.. Root. who. since ne became sec
retary of war, has made an excellent
impression, ana who is willing TO ac-
cept the nOmin2 ton"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
what Railroads Accomplish.

adays that an Old-established railroad
traversing a thickly populated and well
developed country can create in a. few
weeks fOTty-One new towns, with pros
poets of good business from each. Yet
that is what the Northwestern company
has just accomplished. In northern
Iowa and southern Minnesota, in dis
tricts that were presumed to have been
fairly we'll covered by railroads, this
system has completed nine branch lines,
along which have been located more
than two score stations and towns.
Though the paint on all of the station
buildings is not dry houses are going
up, grain elevators are being construct
ed and other evidences of urban life
manifested.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
MIR. DEWEY INK. C.
Son of the Admiral Comes West on a
Business Trip.

Kansas City. Dec. 18.-George G.
Dewey sailed into the harbOr of Kan
sas City on a fleet of sample trunks
Saturday afternoon. He came quietly
and without ostentation, just as his
famous father sailed into Manila bay.
But there the comparison ends. His ar
rival was not followed by a bOmbard-
ment, or anything else that could at
tract attention. He entered his name
upon the register beneath that of Sam
2. Johnston, with whom he came. john
ston travels for Joy, LandOn &5 Co, a
New York wholesale clothing house,
and Mr. Dewey is soon to succeed him
as travelling representative in this sec
ton of the country. There are many
things upon which Mr.. Dewey could en-
tighten the public, but he didn't choose
to do so.
I have nothing to say" he said, and
he said it as if he meant it.
He might have told all about the in
cfdent of The House, for lie played an
important part in the matter. but to all
questions he gave a firm negative.
In appearance, George Dewey, the
drummer, somewhat resembles his fam
Gus father He is of medium height
stOcIzily built. and he has many of the
facial characteristics of the elder
Dewey The same firm mouth and
square chin, the same nose, but less
pronounced, and a striking resemblance
in the forehead and eyes, proclaim him
the son of his father. His manner OF
saying mo- and sticking to it, is where
he resembles the great admiral the
most
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
THE SURPRISE OF MIR. BANTER
a Tale of How An tic patton and Re-
a,ization FaiIed to Arrea

Geo. W. Banter, chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Rock Is
land here, was much surprised Saturday
afternoon when he arrived at his office
after dinner, to find large fiat box on
his desk. Upon opening it, he found it
to contain a large pad calendar. A lit
tie story is told about the calendar.
Not many days ago, friend of Mr..
Banter told him of neat and handy
desk pad calendar an insurance com
pany had gotten out for 1900 AS a
desk calendar is a handy adjunct to
an Office, Mr.. BANTER decided to send
for one, and wrote the insurance COM
pany accordingly.
To say that Mr. Banter was surpris-
ed when he received the calendar, does
not half express it. He was almost
speechless. He expected to receive a
small pad calendar, of about by
inches, but the one he did receive was
20 by 80 inches, and weighed over 20
pounds. The letters are IS by Is inches,
printed in black on white paper and
if the calendar was hung UP in the win
dow of the Rock Island office, could cas-
lily be read for five or six blocks
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
M1Lr PLAYER REMEmBERED.
Former Associates Present Him with
Diamond Ring and Mrs. Player
q Water Service

Sunday afternoon NIilt Player, for
several years Santa Fe round house
foreman. but now superintendent of the
Axle Electric Light company, was pre-
sented with a handsome Masonic dia-
mond set ring. and Mrs. Player was
given an elegant cGt glass water ser
vice. Both were the gifts of Mr.. Play
er's former associates in the round
house. the locomotive engineers and
ffremen, and the fremen in the shops.
For several weeks past the men in
the round house have been arranging
for the presentation, and it was finally
decided that Sunday noon should be
the time. Mr. Player was induced about
10 O'Clock, by VIII Heck, one of the ma
chinists in the round house. to go to the
shops and look at the new tubular boiler
locomotive now being built Mrs
Player was taken care of by Mr.. and
Mrs James Thomas, who told her the
scheme to give Mr.. Player a ring. and
explained that they wanted her to be
present at the presentation. 1t was 50
timed that Mr.. Player was near his
former Office in the round house a few
minutes before u o'clock, and was talk
ing to his many friends who had as
sembled there for the occasion, uncon-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
in de rtght place to make the anair a

in the right place to make the affair a
complete success.
Engineer Wooten and Fireman Kelley
have been assigned to service on the cut
off
There is a vacancy for a fireman on a
coal run out of Topeka 1t will be regu-
larly assigned, on December p, to the
Oldest fireman in seniority making aPpli-
cation.
Fireman Fred Slusser has returned to
the cutoff. He had been off a week or
two on account of a slight accident that
happened to an engine upon which he was
fireman.
Engineer Rossetter, formerly of the fast
mail has gone to Strong City to take the
run vacated by Engineer Roberts, who
will take Rossetter's place on No. IA.
A telegram came to TrainInaSter Ives
from Superintendent Parker at Newton
asking for John Longs clearance papers.
The natural inference among railroad
men is that he has resigned his job here
and will apply at Newton.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
FROM DODGE CITY.

brakeman Fox will visit in Denver this
Engineer o. W. Mccarthy has been
Engineer John shaw and family will
spend Christmas in Dodge
Brakeman Charles Miller will take a
leave of absence for 60 days about the
10Th
Engineer McQuiston of Pueblo is here
Business still keeps good on this divis-
ion, chain gang crews making nearly
every day.
Conductors Hughes and Nicholson have
concluded to try their fortunes in Old
Mexico.
Ernest Moore who formerly ran a train
this division is working on the Santa
F'e out of Denver.
Engineer Archie Russell viii lay off
for 80 days, commencing this week and
visit his ranch in Oklahoma, and from
there he will go to Canada to visit his
parents.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen give
a ball in McCarty's rink, New Year 5
night.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

At a meeting of the reorganization
committee of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf railroad, and its terminal
companies. held in Philadelphia, a rep
resentative of the securities held in
Amsterdam, Holland, pledged the de-
post with the committee of large
amounts of the bonds and stock of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Rail
road company, as we'll as a majority of
the securities of the Suburban Belt
Railroad company and of the Port Ar
thur Channel and Dock company. The
reorganization of the entire system, in
cluding the terminal companies, is as
sured with the consent and co-opera-
ton of practically all of the security
holders of the various companies.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
A DETECTIVE SHOT.
Killed by the Man Whom He Was
Employed TO Watch.

sensational murder today at the resi-
dence of E. Alexander Ferguson, on
Dayton street Dudley Ferguson, son
of E A. Ferguson, has been afflicted re-
Gently and was quite melancholy on
falling to pass the examination recent
" for admission to the bar. The family
employed Gus Meehan, a well known
detective, to shadow young F'ergu-
son, more for the protection of the
young man than anything else. Then
the detective appeared today, young
Ferguson shot him and Neehan soon
died. Ferguson was arrested
Z. A Ferguson is one of the most
prominent attorneys here. He is the
author of the act that built the Gin
cinnat Southern railway, of which he
has been counsel and trustee, and he
was a promoter Of other enterprises.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
THREE OF AFAMILY TRIED
Mother and Grandmother Acquitted -
Son Is Convicted of Mans laughter.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 1S.-A murder
trial in which three generations Of "A
family were defendants ended today
with a verdict Of manslaughter against
Thomas Gallagher. aged q. the young
est of the four defendants. and acquit-
tai for his brother, Joseph Gallagher.
his mother Ann Gallagher. and his
grandmother, Bridget Dempsey. TIE
murder for which they We're tried was
the killing of James Quinn. Sr-. at
CarbOndale township. August 13 last.
during a quarrel between the Quinus
and Gauaghers which began in "a dis
pute between boys. The Witnesses
were all positive that the fatal wound
was caused by a stone thrown by Th0s.
Gallagher
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGES.
Vice President Warner Relinquishes
Duties of General Auditor.

@. Warner of the Missouri Pacific has
relinquished the duties of the position
of general auditor. For some time
past he has only nOminally fulfilled
them, as the vice presidency demands
his entire attention. He has issued a
circular, which is effective at once,
making the following appointments:
Mr.. S. P. Schuyler, who was assistant
general auditor, is now made general
auditor.
Mr.. e. NJ Curtis, who was chief clerk
and general boOkkeeper in the account
ing department, is now made assistant
general auditor.
Mr.. f. H. Lycett who was book1eep-
er, is now made auditor OF disburse-
mems.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
HOLIDAY RATES
Via the Santa Fe Route.

Between points west Of Missouri river
within two hundred miles Of selling sta
ton, the Santa Fe Will sell round trip
on December %, "a, %. 30 and 81. 1899
and January l. 1900. Final limit January
2, 1900. Through tickets from points
west Of Missouri river to local points
east of Missouri river whose distance
apart shall not exceed the two hundred
miles limit viii be sold for the sum OF
the one fare and one fare and One-thfrd
respectively. For tickets, folders and
other information apply to T. L. King.
Agent, Topeka, Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
FOR TAKING BRIDES.
Suspension of Sheriff Rutter, of Paw
nee County. Q. T. Permanent.

Guthrie, o. T, Dec 18-At Perry last
evening Sheriff Rutter, of Pawnee
county, who recently was suspended by
Judge Hainer for accepting bribes from
cattlemen, was convicted, and his sus-
pension made permanent. The case
was tried before Judge Hainer on
change of venue from Pawnee county.
Whether Rutter viii now be prosecuted
for his crime will depend upon the
county attorney to be selected by the
commissioners of Pawnee county. 1t
is estimated that in all Rutter accepted
about 81 900 in bribes.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Rock Island Reaches Out

Guthrie. O. T. Dec 1S.-The Rock Is
land surveyors who have been survey
ing the line from Chickasha to Pauls
Valley. L T. have received orders to
proceed to Mountain View, O. T. the
end Of the extension west from Chicka-
sha and survey for the extension Of
this line west to Eddy, n. NJ
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
JAMES BOYS COUSIN.
John Smith, Who Tried to Dynamits
JUDGE Powers. Com mits Suicids.

Salt Lake. Utah, Dec. 1S.-John Smith.
who was last Friday convicted Of at
tempting to dynamite Judge o. w.
Powers, and who took morphine with
suicidal intent Saturday night died
this morning. Smith declares that his
real name was Louis James and that
he was a cousin of Jesse and Frank
James. He claimed TO have Travelled
with Frank ana Jesse James for years.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Burglar Shoots a Policeman.

Fargo, N. D., Dec 18.-Chief of Police
Murphy of Moorehead, Mimi was shot
today while attempting to arrest a bur
glar named Collins, on this side of the
Red river Collins shot and ran, but
fell dropping his revolver. which
Murphy secured and shot Collins in the
head Both men are in the Moorehead
hnsnifaI at the point of death.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
o nr. Carter,s secretarH Arrested.

Havana, Dec. 18.-Mr. Connolly, who
was at one time private secretary to
Captain 0. NJ. Carter, has been placed
~under arerst here by order of Secretary
Root. For some time Mr.. Connolly has
been employed at a stenographer in the
custom house
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Story OF Marriage Denied.

New York. Dec. 18-The old story
that Maude Adams and Charles FrOh-
man had been married was circulated
today. It was denied, as usual, both
by Mr.. F'rOhman here and by Miss
Adams in Detroit.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
San Antonio Through Sleeper via
Santa Fe Route.

First-class Pullman sleeping car
leaves Topeka daily via Santa Fe
Route at 1920 a. m. Free reclining
chair cars on same train. For folders,
rates. and reservations apply to T. L.
King Agent Depot.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
FROM EMPoRIA.

The invitations to the Firemen's bail
are out Much care has been used in the
selection of the committees and 1t is be-
Heved that the right men have been put
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

Total net in
come ....S
Rentals a n d
other deduc-
tiOnS from in
come ...
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
SANTA FE BEHIND 1T.

5s len3 f boadss 6.2n. .887 $780, 425 49, .44s
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

Balance avail
est 81. 429, 1863 8,sS2, ,573 6.o61 3O4
bonded debt. 5,1ss.132 .4992.14s 4.6Os. .S5s
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
Claims We're Jumped

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Times from Gloucester, Mass, says: A
copper boom hat burst in Clifton, Gra-
ham county, Ariz, has caused a loss of
$3.50, 900 to the stockholders in this city.
About fifteen years ago a company was
formed here to work nine claims in Cliff
ton. The mines were examined by a COM
mittee of local men and experts, who rev.
ported that they were fabulously rich,
and the stock was eagerly subscribed
for, many of the stockholders toking as
large blocks as $50, 900. After a while
dlssensions crept into the company and
two factors sprang up among the stock
holders.
Under the mining laws of Arizona, to
hold a claim it must be worked to the
amount of 81 900 each year.. Last year,
when the call for assessments to hold the
property was made, but one stakeholder
responded. He put up enough money to
hold three, and the remaining claims
We're jumped by Arizona miners. This
year the remaining three claims were
allowed to lapse and were also jumped
by Arizona miners. This is the end of
the $250,000 subscribed by the stockhold-
ers. The mines are said to be profitable
if worked, and dissension among the
stockholders is given as the cause of the
collapse.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
LECTURE ON
PHILIPPINES
BY Prof. Magill of SWarthm0re
College.
INTERVIEW WITH McKINL BY
The President Was Given a Copy OF
the Address and Approved
of Its Sentiments.
INTERVIEW WITH McKINLE BY

Philadelphia, Jan. 12.-Ex-President E.
H. Magill, of Swarthmore college, deliv-
cred an address on the Philippines before
the Friends Association Monday evening.
Before preparing this address, said
Prof. Magill, Il deemed it prudent to seek
a personal and private interview with
President Mckinley. He granted me the
day before New Years and during a con-
v%ersation Of nearly half an hour he sent
for a paper, which he had despatched. but
not yet made public, as instructions for
Admiral Dewey and Gen. Otis at Manila
and from this read me the essential
passages.
This interview left OF my mind the
decided impression that the treatment
of Philippines is to be OF the line of pre-
serving peace among the imperfectly civ
ilized people and preventing incursions of
other nations who might be inclined to
~re-subject them to the servitude from
which we have just delivered them"
Professor Magills address was referred
before delivery to President Mckinley
who slightly amended and approved it.
Solicitor General Richards wrote to Mr..
Magill in the presidents behalf thai Mr..
AoNAN oSAiA Ia ~ NAo "a
to be eliminated. Prof. Magill discussed
various possible courses as to the Phil
ippines and then aid
would it not be better for the United
States to continue it's protectorate over
these people, avoiding by all means treat
ing them as a conquered nation, but
rather regarding them as friends and
allies and securing their cooperation in
establishing a system of self-gOvern-
ment. Our protectorate must be of sue
a nature as to prevent the other nations
from interfering with this interesting ex-
pertinent in training other people.
by pursuing this course too, we should
avoid the charge of national expansion
which threatens this early to become a
watchword in the next presidential cam
paign. This would be unfortunate for as
soon as any form of words becomes a
party cry in a political campaign all
hopes of reasoning on the subject vanish
Why may not the course proposed for the
Philippines be as practicable for them as
for Cuba, where we are bound to apply
it even 50 much nearer home, or break
our most, solemn pledges. We should
make no promises as to the duration of
the protectorate, which we would estab-
lish and maintain over these incipient
nations, but leave it to time and the
evolution of the peoples concerned"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
BEATING A T"ENDERFOOT.

Sailing a mine is a mean trick, of
course" said the Colorado man, "but
there are meaner things than that A
few years 6 l had an old mine which
had been worked out, and l thought it
a good business move to unload it on a
tenderfoot. Just as 1 had got it nicely
sailed a man from New Hampshire
came along in search of good things. I
marked him dow for my mutton, and
for 10 days I had him in tow. He didn't
know a hole in the ground from a buzzard
in a tree-tOp, and my conscience actually
pricked me over the a l worked my
mine off on him. He had no money, but
had the deed to 200 acres of land in his
state, and when he offered to. exchange
even up 1 made out that 1 was 900 ahead
of the game
"And how did you come out?'
"Why, the cheeky tenderfoot put up
the claim for a rattle and sold 500 tickets
at 81 apiece, and when I had a friend in
the east look VI the land it proved to be
a mountain on which a w~oodchuck could
hardly get a foothold. I might have swal-
lowed that and sold it to the state for an
observatory, but 1 hadn't owned it two
months before the whole business slid
down into the valley and made a new
farm of 300 acres, which the tenderfoot
went back and jumped under the law Of
the Statc!"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
An Active Foreign Policy.

Vancouver, b. c., jan. 1~2.-Japanese
papers to hand, by the Empress of Japan,
are full of interviews with Hon. John
Barrett, recently United States minister
to Siam, on the Chinese question. Bar
rett thinks that the time is ripe for the
adoption of an active far eastern policy
by England, Japan and the United
States, with, if possible, the cooperation
of Germany. Russia and France, whose
policy appears to be to gain gradually
the exclusive control of vast areas CT
Chinese territory and to close these areas
to unrestricted trade, would thus be cOn
fronted by a pressure impossible to re-
sist, and would find themselves COM
PEELED to guarantee within their spheres
of influence the maintenance of equal
trade rights conferred by existing treat
les between China and foreign powers.