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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
FRoM Ell DORADO.

Switchman Miller is visiting at Argo-
MIA. c. c. Miller, of Kansas City, is
working in his place.
James Bodhsh, a former Missouri Pa
cific conductor, we'll known here, now
runs out Of the City of Mexico on the
Mexican Central.
Brakeman Oller, run over at Reece
recently, is getting along nicely at the
Wichita hospital The surgeons are
making an effort to save his leg, with
good prospects of succeeding.
The Missouri Pacific is rushing into
the shops all the cars which are not
equipped with the automatic safety
cOuplers. Foreman Hardie states that
at least 95 per cent of the company 5
10000 cars are now equipped with these
couplers.
Frank Kelly, Lee Orr and l. S.
Weller were in Wichita attending the
election of officers of Division 338 Or
der of Railway Conductors. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Fred
Stearns, chief conductor; George Beal,
assistant chief; r. H. Reeves, secre-
tary and treasurer; H. A. Atkeson.
senior conductor; Harry Amey, Junior
conductor; Geo. DeFrance, inner sen
tine1; T. B. st. Dennis, outer sentinel;
George Beal. custodian secret code;
Tom Long, chairman committee Of ad-
justment, with Henry AtkesOn and Jas.
Lane assistants A. Anderson, represen-
tatiVe on legislative board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
o. P. SELLS $4,000 ACRES
Represents the First Purchase For a
Mammoth Colonization Scheme.

Denver. Dec. 14.-By far the largest
deal in the way of a sale of Colorado
lands for irrigation and colonization
purposes which has been made in some
years was effected in Chicago when a
party of Chicago business men purchas-
ed from the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany $4,000 acres of land lying north of
Byers and Deer Trail in this state, trib-
utary to the Bijou basin. The COM
pany also proposes to acquire some
so 900 acres, either by means of the
Carey grant, the homestead or the des-
ert acts, and has an option from the
railroad company for 25. 900 acres in ad-
ditiOn to the amount purchased Satur-
days The company is known as the
Colorado BijOu Land and Irrigation
company, with capital stock of 81, 00O,-
600, and is differed by Wilson H. Davis,
president; Leslie Stavert, vice presi-
dent; 0. s. Buell., secretary; Allen T.
Haight, treasurer, and Levi H. Fuller,
general counsel All are we'll known
Chicago men.
The company has prominent irriga-
ton experts at present outlining plans
for the various canal and reservoir sites
and viii commence the work of imprOv-
ing and cOlOnizing the district in the
early spring The soil in the locality
has been found to be similar to that of
the Greeley district, and is especially
adapted to the raising of potatoes, al
falfa and sugar beets. It is estimated
that the company will spend over $780,
600 for improvements during the first
year,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
COL POLK WILL FIGHT.
Will Not Go to JAN and Pay a Fine
Without Struggle.

Austin, Texas, Dec. 14-It is learned
here on reliable authority that Col. L
]. Polk, general manager of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, who has
been cited to appear here before the rail-
road commission on December 10 and
show cause why he should not be adjudg-
ed guilty of contempt and punished ac-
cordingIy, will fight the case, and that
he has already employed strong legal tai
ent for that purpose.
Railroad people throughout the country
will be much interested in the outcome of
the novel case. The members of the
railroad commission are very much
wrought up over Colonel Folks letter to
them, and are determined to make an ex-
ample of him, and it will not be surpris-
ing If they should determine him guilty
of contempt, in which event he would
have to serve not less than three days
imprisonment and pay a fine of not less
than $500. The contempt proceedings are
the outcome of a protest filed with the
railroad commission by Colonel Polk
against the cent emergency rate on oats.
When the commission did not give his
formal protest the consideration he
thought Colonel Polk wrote the commits
sion a scorching letter and refused to
withdraw it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
GREAT AIR LINES.
Commissioner of Railways Would In
vest 81 100000 In Their
Cons truction.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the commissioner of railways
states that the increase of surplus as
sets over liabilities for 1899 over 1898
of the &c land grant and bond aided
roads is $45, 23O, OS9. The report renews
last years recommendation for
transcOntinental air line railway from
Kansas City to San Diego. Similar
routes, the commissioner adds should
be opened between the cities of Chicago
and San Francisco, Chicago and Seat
tie and Galveston and San Diego.
He says: ''All of these lines would
probably not cost more than the three
or four hundred millions that will be
needed for the construction and equip
ment of the Isthmian canal They
would give US heaIthful laitudes that
are not to be found on the isthmus, keep
our money at home, furnish rapid tran
sit for all kinds of trade, and command
a large portion of the vast commerce of
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
MULE Is LANE.
Why Dover People Failed to Get
Their Mail

People out at Dover were compelled
to go without their mail yesterday.
The reason was that John WINNER,
who carries the mail from Topeka to
Dover, by way of Quinton Heights and
Whitefield, did not show up at the post
office at all yesterday.
Mr.. WINNER drives an old mule,
which is lame in one leg and which has
another leg which will not bend at all
Threats have been made to report the
case TO the Humane society but no
one has done so. The distarce from
Topeka to Dover by the route that the
star mail route follows is q miles. This
means that Mr.. WINNER drives his
one lame mule a miles a day over a
rough road, six days in the week.
Postmaster Guthrie says that the con-
tract for carrying the mail pays only
1912 per year, and for that reason he has
refrained from making complaints
about the service on the Dover route
until now. He has recently written the
facts in the case to the department at
Washington, and has recommended the
abolition Of the star route from Topeka
to Dover, and the establishment Of one
from Willard to Dover The distance
from Willard would be only or 10
miles over a good road, and the cost Of
carrying the mail would be only s125 a
year, as against 1912 a year from To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

be able to secure more efficient service
by employing younger and more rO-
bust men in the positions made vacant
The company is to contribute the
money necessary for the maintenance
OF the pension fund 1t is estimated
that this amount will exceed $500, 900 a
year. A board of officers, taken from
the company's list of higher officials.
will have the care of the fund and Of
its proper distribution. All employees
20 years of age and over Will be consid-
cred as having reached the maximum
age limit for active service, and viii
be given pensions. All those from IS
to So who are considered incapacitated
on account Of physical inf1rmities, after
thirty years or more of active service,
may be retired on pensions The al
1Owance to each pensiOner is to be pro-
portioned to the wages received during
q designated period before retirement.
The company does not chara erie the
pension as a charity or as a favor, but
as a permanent annuity actually earn
ed and merited through years of faith
full and efficient service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
FROM EMPORIA.

Fireman Andy Buck has returned
from Arkansas City, and is now on the
Cottonwood extra board again.
The Argentine firemen have their
advertisements up in the rOundhouse
telling of their annual ball, which will
be held in Argentine January "A, 1900.
Engineer Roberts, who is now pull
ing the flyer out of Topeka, visited his
family here.
Engineer Chas. Rogers. of Marshall
town, Ia, is visiting Engineer Nc
Clure. Rogers is running an engine
on the Iowa Central
The firemen of Cottonwood lodge No.
lis will give their third annual ball on
the evening of January 16, 1900. This
will be one of the social events of the
year. The committee is trying to Sc
cure Marsha1Is band of Topeka, and if
they are successful this will be a treat
in itself for the lovers of music. The
tickets will sell for 81 and the number
is limited, so there will be plenty Of
room for those matchmaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
All Lines Under Supervision of
Il. S. Montgomery.
AN IMPORTANT MOVE
Uniform Time Service Will Be
the Result.
Employees Favor InstaIIment
Plan of Buying Watches.

Beginning January 1, General Watch
and Clock Inspector Montgomery will
have supervision in his line of work
over the entire Santa Fe system While
this was decided upon some time ago
the circular announcing the fact has
not yet been issued.
Before January 1, General Manager
Nevin of the Santa Fe-Pacific, South
ern California and San Joaquin Valley
lines will issue the order notifying the
employees on those roads that they must
comply with the watch inspection rules
Heretofore the watch inspection rules
have been in force on the Santa Fe
proper and Gulf, Colorado and Santa
F'e- This new order will bring the train
men of the entire system under the
rules regarding watches carried.
The order issued by the Santa Fe
Railroad company providing for the
sale of watches to employees of the road
upon the installment plan meets with
favor among the railroad men
This work will be done under the sup
ervisiOn of General Watch Inspector
Montgomery who will have charge of
the distribution of watches, and &C
count for sales and collections. He is
employed upon salary, and will have no
financial interest in the sales. Employees
may purchase any kind of watch de-
sired upon the inStallment system No
particular make or brand is designated
as standard. Any make, so long as it
is of the grade named in the INSPECTION
rules, and which will run within the
prescribed six seconds limit in position,
Will be passed into service. This new
feature viii be open to all employees in
all departments. Men in train service
will be required to purchase standard
grades. All other employees may pur-
chase any make, in any size or style,
including ladies' watches Employees
will not be required nor requested to
purchase watches through this depart
ment. They will be at liberty to pur-
chase watches of whom they see fit
Watches can only be bought under this
plan through the company-S regular
watch inspectors.
cOmmOdation to the men, as to pur-
chase a watch for cash oftentimes en-
tails a hardship upon the purchaser,
and the company in adopting this
method is affOrding a special convent
ence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
INCREASE OF s1s,ooo,ooo.
Capital Stock of Pennsylvania Com
pany Advanced For Construction
and Equipment

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE board of
directors of the Pennsylvania, Railroad
company have authorized the a1IOt-
ment of stock at par for 10 per cent of
the holdings Of the stockholders as they
stand registered on Tuesday, Dec. e.
Payment is to be made in full between
the 18th and Goth of January. 1900, at
which latter date the privilege will
cease Receipts bearing five per cent
will be issued until May 1, when a new
certificate will be issued and carry a
dividend. Both the allotment and re-
ceipts for payment hereunder are
negotiable.
This will increase the capital stock Of
the company by about s13 600, 900, which
sum will be used to meet the construc-
ton and equipment expenditures dur
ing the year 1900. There has been no
allotment for nearly ten years when
the privilege was given the stOcl1hold-
ers of subscribing for per cent Of
their holdings.
Since then two script dividends have
been declared, one of per cent in 1891
and another for 2 per cent in 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
MINISTERIAL BLACKLIST.
Fraud Widely Practiced In Securing
Clergy Rates.

Chicago, Dec. IA new blacklist has
been adopted by the railroads running
east from Chicago, more particularly
by all the lines in the territory between
this city and Pittsburg and Buffalo and
between the great lakes and the Ohio
river, known as the district of the Cen
trail Passenger association. It includes
themselves clergymen for the purpose
of obtaining the half-fare permit that
is given to the ministry.
Though the rules of this association
provide for a close examination of ap-
picants for the reduced-rate creden-
tials, a number of persons not entitled
to the concession have succeeded re-
Gently in obtaining the books that
authorize agents to sell tickets for half
confined to persons who assume to- be
ministers, but includes bona fide cler-
gymen who have sold or loaned their
permits.
Every year the officials in charge of
the clergy bureau discover many abuses
of the privilege. It is these abuses that
has led the New York Central the Erie
and other roads to abolish the permit.
It has also caused railroad managers to
carry on several campaigns looking for
the entire Wiping out of the credentials.
The custom of selling cheap railroad
tickets to ministers and others engaged
exclusively in religious work started
when the country was new and one
clergyman had charge of a number of
churches located in widely separated
districts. The salaries of the men of
the railroads conceded half rates. In
the present day, railroad men allege,
there is little reason for giving reduced
rates to persons in charge of parishes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
KILLED IN FUN.
Topeka Convict Makes Novel
Plea For a Pardon.

Dick Justis. one of the toughest ne
groes Topeka ever knew, who is now
in the penitentiary for the murder Of
Milton Harmon, has asked Governor
Stanley for a pardon, claiming that
Harmon was killed accidentally and in
fun.
Topeka people who know Justis will
be greatly amused by his version of the
affair and they will be very slow to be-
lieVe what he says. There is no reason
to assume that the governor viii issue
a pardon for Justis, especially when the
information being prepared as a pro-
test reaches him. It will be shown to
the governor that Justis was a bad citi-
zen and unworthy of confidence.
In a communication to the governor
Justis recites the preliminaries of the
crime which he committed. At the
outset he states that the boys of our
set had a habit of frequently drawing
their revolvers on each other in a spirit
of fun"
OF course this method Of amusement
may be strictly novel and up to date
among the Smoky Row gents with
whom Justis associated but it is not in
accordance with the letter and spirit of
the laws which govern other people of
his race and the white people too
Justis goes on to tell the governor
that a crowd of our bows were shoot
ing craps when a dispute over ten cents
arose" Justis then describes what fol-
lowed by saying:
1T was a good natured dispute No
body was angry Harmon and I fool
ishly pulled our revolvers and pointed
them at each other, lodging behind the
table as if we were being shot at which
was habit our crowd of boys engaged
in. We were laughing and talking all
the time. I started to put my gun back
in my pocket when, unfortunately it
caught in my suspender and exploded
and shot Harmon in the head, killing
him.
There was no enmity Of any kind be-
tween US and I regret that he was
hurt All that was done in connection
with this matter was in fun and the
pulling of our revolvers was a careless
habit the boys of our class INDUCED in
frequently"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

Taylor Of this mail division who has
Offices in Kansas City" said Major An
derson. THE request was submitted by
him through Postmaster Guthrie that
the Commercial club ask the postmas-
ter general to appoint such an officer"
The resolution was adopted.
This looks like a plan to secure the
endorsement Of the business men of
topeka to a political scheme A petit
ton is being circulated asking that this
SUPPLEMENTARY be established and
that Frank Ellison be appointed to the
position. The petition is signed by
Postmaster John Guthrie. Assistant
Postmaster A. K Rodgers, Gen. J. K.
Hudson, NJ. A. Low and others It is
claimed that Ellison is the only man on
the civil service list who Is eligible to
the position. He has been a standing
candidate in Topeka for sheriff and
chief of police.
Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
WORKING IS HOURS.
Missouri Pacific Shopmen Are Hav-
ing a Taste of Prosperity.

Kansas City, Dec. IA force Of
about $50 machinists. boiIermakers and
their assistants are working fifteen
hous a day at the Missouri Pacific
shops in Kansas City, Kan. An extra
rush of business on the northern divi-
sion of the Missouri Pacific, which
started about a month ago, has created
q, demand for engines and it is with diff
f1culty that the local officials are sup
plying them.
Machinists and boiIermakers average
50 for 10 hours work, and when they
work five hours over the regular sched-
uIe a rule of the company allows this
time to be doubled. The men at the
Kansas City, Kan, shops are practic-
ally getting two days pay for one. and
a very merry Christmas is being. antici-
pated by the shOpmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
HOW TO FIND OUT.


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
PLACE IS NEEDED.
Commercial Club Endorses Plan to
Create Position IN Postofice.

The Commercial club has been work
ed At the meeting held Wednesday
night the club endorsed a political
scheme to give an office seeker a job.
At the meeting a resolution was Of
fered requesting Congressman Curtis
to have the position of superintendent
of mails created in the Topeka post
office Major Anderson explained that
the pOstOff1ce has a superintendent of
carriers, superintendent of money or
der department, etc. but that there is
no one to look directly after the mails.
II am against the adoption of that
resolution If it means to create a polit-
zeal job for a politician said Frank
Foster.
THE suggestion that the club take
this action comes from Chief Clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

the freight depot and other improve
ments for which we have the plans
here at Leavenworth. 1t was hoped the
work could be begun this fall, but it is
too late for that now and I suppose
they will not begin the work before
spring. 1t will be done then, however,
as the company has the plans, which
have already been adopted, on file in
the engineers office.
Mr. Woodruff said his road might
build an Independent line from Leaven-
worth to Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
MISSOURI PACIFIC SURGEONS.
Appointments Make For the New
Emergency Hospital Stations

St. Louis. Dec. 14-Appointments Of d.
vision surgeons for the Missouri Pacific
emergency hospital stations have been
made as follows:
DR.. George F. Hamel, Kansas City, Mo.
DR.. E. T. Yancey, Sedalia, Mo.
Or. W H. Boyle, Atchison, Kan.
Dr. W. E. Craig, OSaWatomie, Kan
DR.. r. Altman, Fort Scott, Kan.
DR.. J. E. oldham, Wichita, Kan.
Dr. W. c. Hail. CoffeyvilIe, Kan.
DR.. W. H. Ramsey, Omaha, Neb.
DR.. G. G. Duggins. Pueblo, Col.
DR.. R. R. Keeble has been employed as
second house surgeon at the St. Louis
hospital. TheimpOrtan timprovementin the
hospital department of the Missouri Pa
cific system by the establishment of
numerous accessible stations for medical
and surgical cases will be greatly appre-
ciated BY the emploXes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
Hogs In a Wreck

Kansas City, Dec. 14-There was
small wreck in the Santa Fe yards
Wednesday afternoon and three hogs
We're killed and several others injured.
The accident was caused by a broken
rail. The car, which was heavily load
ed with hogs, was switched on the de-
fective track before the brakeman
could see the break and was overturn-
ed. The hogs were crushed to death.
There was one brakeman on the car,
but he jumped when it began to over
turn and escaped uniniured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
"a Romance OF the Rail.

What is probably the most speedily
consummated marriage on record took
place at Bartlesville Saturday, says the
COffeyville Journal. Martin Flynn, fore
man of the steel works for the Santa
FEES Bartlesville branch, met Phoebe
Flynn for the first time at breakfast at
the hotel where she was a waitress.
Martin fingered long enough after the
meal to chat awhile with the fair PhOe-
be. The result was that within 80
minutes from the time they first met,
the pair were on their way to indie
pendence, where they were married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
Cattleme<l Aroused.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. 14.-At a meeting
of the executive committee of the Kansas
Live Stock. association, held in this city,
it was decided to call a meeting Of the
association in EmpOria December %,
for the purpose of taking some action
toward protecting cattle shippers against
the unreasonable and unjust freight rates
recently put in effect by the Kansas rail-
roads, and also to make an effort to OBJ
tain better service from the railroads in
TRANSFORMATION Of live stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
Relief In six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease
relieved in six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure" It is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in bladder.
kidneys and back, in male or female Re-
Heves retention of water almost fmmed-
lately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy Sold by Sim
Drug Co., S34 Kansas avenue, and Geo.
". StansfieId, 632 Kansas avenue, drug
gists, Topeka, Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
1000 EMPLOYEES REr1RE
Pennsylvania Roads Pension System
viii Cost $500. 600 a Year.

Philadelphia, Dec. 14-Fully ], 600 en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania road will be
retired under the new pension system
January L
Under the new system the company
viii guarantee to its employees a fixed
annuity upon Interpretation by age or
infrmities; in return, the company Will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14
MAPLE LEAF WILL IMPROVE
The stickney Road VIII Spend Much
Money In Leavenworth

Leavenworth. Dec. AN c. Wood
ruff, tax commissioner of the Maple
Leaf railroad was in the city on bust
ness connected with his company. In
reply to the question when he believed
the road would make the improvement 5
which have been so long contemplated
and promised to Leavenworth MI
Woodruff said:
Il can not say when they will begin