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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
BRAVE SECTION FOREMAN.
He Saved the Tennessee Soldiers, But
Lost His Own Life

Houston, Texas, Nov. 3O.-Among the
brave Tennessee boys who passed through
Houston, this week there was not one
Drawer than 7. J. Collins "a section fore
man, who lost his life in saving from
disaster the special carrying the Tennes-
see boys.
The accident that cost Collins his life
occurred four miles west of Welmar.
The section foreman and his men. while
pumping a hand car down the track,
We're Overtaken by the special train,
which was almost upon them before they
noted its appearance. When they heard
the roar of the train. the men jumped
from the hand car and started to lift it
from the track They had not cleared
the track with the car, when the special
train rounded a curve and was almost
upon them; The men, who were negroes,
dropped the car and ran, but Section
Foreman Collins d white man. tugged
away in an effort to clear the track for
the On-cOming train, never losing his
hold until the on-comfng train struck
him and hurled him from the track, dead,
with nearly, every bone in his body brok-
en-. The pilot of the engine was broken
but with this exception the train suffered
no accidents. Collins succeeded in get
ting the car nearly off the track, other
wise the train would very likely have
been wrecked, causing loss of life among
the home ward-bound soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
SURGERY IN PNEUMONIA.
Seven Ribs Cut Away In Toledo Man
For Removal of Assesses and
His Life Saved.

Toledo, O., Nov 30.-Frank Turley, son
of a grocer, owes his life to the skin Of
Toledo surgery He was given up to
die. His trouble first was pneumonia.
Several consultations were held and he
was notified that he could not recover.
Physicians said an abscess had formed in
the membrane outside the lung. The doc
tor visited Ann ArbOr and consulted vita
several medical friends. The only chance
for the young mans life was thought to
be an operation such as IS rarely per
formed.
Before the surgery was finished seven
ribs were cut away there being two alb
scesses One of these was between the
ribs and lungs. and the ribs were cut
away at the back for its removal.
The Young man remained in the house
all winter the physicians holding the Op-
Grafton a secret until the rsIIIt might be
learned Young Turley is now at work.
He has increased in weight in a few
weeks from Jl2 to I40 pounds. His case
is regarded a 8 one of the most remarkable
pieces of surgerE ever attempteo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
CHANGING THE MAP.
Building of Santa Fe Branch Causes
Transfers of Entire Towns.

Independence. Kan. Nov. SO.-The
building of the new Oklahoma and
Southwestern railroad through the IN
dian Territory from this city to Okla
homa City will almost entirely change
the map of the territory between the
two cities.
The road is now finished about 20
miles south of Bartlesville, and has
caused the removal of a number Of
towns distance of from one to six
miles Last week the town of Eli was
moved distance of six miles to Col
InsVille; Elm Greek was removed two
miles to point on the new road. to be
called Owassa, while RfnPo and Ra-
mona were removed three and FIVE
miles, respectively, to a point to be
called Bon Ton. At one time nine
houses were coming into CoIlinsviIIe.
The houses are mounted upon the run
ming gears of four wagons. a wagon
under each corner. and a steam thresh-
ing machine engine attached to the
house A town of 100 houses is moved
In ten days. Before the new road is
completed about 40 towns viii have
been moved in this way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
DEFEAT GILLErTs SCHEME
Colorado Judge Enjoins the Consolida-
ton of Cripple Creek Roads.

Denver Nov. 30.-Judge StimsOn, of
the district court of Teller county, in
his chambers at Cripple Creek. today
issued three temporary injunctiOns to
prevent the contamination of the
scheme of consolidation of the rail-
roads now operating to the great gold
district under the title of the Denver &
Southwestern railway. The injunctions
We're asked for by Attorney General
Campbell. acting under the direction of
Governor Thomas They are directed
Railway company to prevent its pur-
chasing the various interests involved,
against the individual companies to
prevent their selling to the Denver &
Southwestern, and against the secre-
tary of state to prevent his accepting
the articles of Incorporation of the con
sOlidated company The complaint al
legeS that the proposed consolidation is
for the purpose of creating a monopoly
of the transportation to and from the
Cripple Creek mining district. The
companies, which it is alleged are to
be merged into the proposed monopoly
are the Florence & Cripple Creek Rail
way company, the Midland Terminal
Railway company, the Golden Circle
Railway company, the Colorado Trad
Ing & Transfer company, the Metallic
Extraction company and the La Bella
Mill, Water & Power company.
The money for the purchase of the
various interests is understood to have
been paid over in New York today,
though possession was not to be given
until Friday. The Denver & South
western Railway company is a New
Jersey corporation with a capital of
$4,000. O00
Attorney General Campbell said in
an interview that the suit had been
filed to test the laws against trusts and
monopolies and that should the present
proceedings prove unavailing others
would be tried and the fight carried on
to the extent of the states power.
The Florence & Cripple Creek road
reaches the mining district from the
south and the Midland Terminal from
the north. but it is held that as prac-
tically their only business is between
the Cripple Creek district and the out
side world they are really competing
lines and as such are forbidden by the
state laws to consolidate. The attor-
ney general also holds that they can
not legally sell out to a third party for
the purpose of consolidating their bus
mess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
BRIGHT FOR P1TTsBURG.
Three Hundred Men to Be Added to
P. & G. Shop Force There.

Pittsburg, Nov. 30.-Mr. Hornbeck,
land commissioner of the Pittsburg &
Gulf, was in the city this week. Among
the things that he spoke of while here
was the present Improvement of the
shops. He said when the shops are
completed as planned, 300 additional
men will be needed to keep up the vast
amount of car building and repairs.
that the road is preparing to have done
in PittSburg.
Between 500 and 400 men are now
employed at the shops and Mr.. Horn
beck states that by January 1, 1900,
work on the new buildings will have
so far progressed that $50 more men
Will be put to work early IN January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
NEW TANDEM ON TRIAL.
Big Santa Fe Passenger Engine to Be
Thoroughly Tested

Locomotive No. 697. the new Santa
F'e tandem compound passenger loco
motive, which has been in the local
freight service for the past few days.
being broken in, will be taken on a trial
inspection trip Friday morning.
On this trial trip, the distribution of
steam pressure will be noted at every
point of the stroke, and such calcula-
tiOns made as to show whether any
change is necessary in the locomotive.
On account of the care taken in the
construction of this locomotive. and
the careful manner in which the de-
tails were figured out, it is not antici-
pated that anything will be found to
be wrong.
On the trip Friday, the locomotive
will not be tested for fast time, as the
working parts are not sufficiently worn
down as yet to permit of any satisfac
tory tests of this kind to be made. The
test for speed will probably be made in
the near future, and some very fast
running is expected of the new loco
motive. A speed of from IS to 100 miles
an hour is thought to be possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
SHE WRITES A BOOK.
Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham
Again Before the Public.

Emporia, Nov. 30.-Today the news
dealers and book stalls received a new
book and on the covers appears the
name of Minnie Wallace Ketcham. The
book is called ''Driftwood'' and is made
up of poetry and prose written by Mrs
Ketcham. The introduction makes
some excuses for offering the book to
the public. 1t was written directly af-
ter the death of Mr.. Ketcham in Chi
cagO.
Empor1a people viii remember that
this is the woman who held so prom
inent a place in the Walkup trial. Some
time ago, Mrs. Ketcham again jumped
before the public on account of her
second husbands death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
DEAD AT THE KEY.
Operator Who Worked For General
Morgan Suddenly Expires.

St Louis, Nov. 3O.-Superintendent
Mckee, of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain
& Southern, central division, has re-
ported here that Monday night north
bound freight train No. POI stopped at
Antonio, La and the conductor went
to the telegraph Office for orders. Open
ing the door he was astonished to find
the operator dead in his chair, with his
hand upon the telegraph key. The con-
ductOr's train clearance card was duly
prepared on the table. showing that the
operator had been alive a few minutes
before the train pulled into AntOnia~
He had succumbed to heart disease.
The operator who died at his post was
George Ellsworth, who thirty eight
years ago was the telegraph operator
for the celebrated Confederate general,
John Morgan. EllswOrth's service dates
back to the earliest days of biography.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
THEIR BONES TO REST.
Remains of Maine Victims Buried at
Kew West Will Stay.

Washington. Nov 30.-The citizens of
Key West have prevailed on the de-
the victims of the Maine who were in
tered in the cemetery there. They have
represented that the town purchased a
sive monument. which IS to be aedica-
ted this winter. All this was done IN
der an implied understanding that the
remains were not to be removed. More
over, it is reported that only two of the
bodies could be identified. The depart
ment, therefore will not undertake to
remove these bodies. Those buried at
Havana, however. about $50 in number
will be brought home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
TRACK IN SHAPE AGAIN.
Traffic on Rock Islands Southern Line
Will Be Resumed Friday.

It is officially given out that the
washOut on the southern division of the
Rock Island road at the point where it
crosses the Red river, viii be entirely
repaired and in condition for regular
train service again by Friday noon OF
this week.
All Rock Island traffic for points
south of Comanche, which, on ac-
count of the washOut has been turned
over to other roads to be carried to
points of destination, has been ordered
held after Friday, when the Rock Is
land will be in a position to properly
take care of the business. Mr.. w. z.
Dauchy, chief engineer of the Rock Is
land and Mr.. W. H. StilIweu. superin-
tendent of the lines west of the Mis-
souri, river have been at the scene of
the washOut since it occurred, looking
after the repairs and seeing that ev-
erything possible was done to speedily
remedy the damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
sANTA e INTo JoPLIN.
A Branch viii Probably Be Built Into
Zinc City From Chanute.

chance of Joplin and the mineral dis
trict securing another railroad. The
Santa Fe is considering building from
Pittsburg to Joplin and getting a COM
peting line with the Missouri Pacific
for the smelter business of lola and
perhaps Chanute.
The Santa Fe is anxious to get it's
share of this business, but having no
direct line into Joplin, is handicapped.
Should the proposed smelter of the ore
association be located at Chanute, there
would be more than ample reason why
only "A miles from Joplin. should make
all haste to build into this city and get
its fun proportion of the ore carrying
trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
And SIN Another Road.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 3O.-A charter has
been granted to the Kansas & South
eastern Railway company; capital
stock $1,000 600. E. H. Brown, Girard,
Kan; c. H KimbaI, Parsons, Kan;
J. NJ. Brooks, A. A. Humphrey and A.
p. Saunders. of Guthrie Ok, are the
incorporators. They propose to build a
line 40 miles long. running from Ar
kansas City, Kan, to an intersection
with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway at a point in the Creek Ma
ton, I. T, passing through Kay county
and the Usage Indian reservation in
Oklahoma and crossing the Frisco rail-
way at Dawson, l. T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
THUMB TORN OFF.
Horrible Accident to Boy In Rock
Island Yards

Harry Smith. a 12-year-old boy who
lives with his parents on First avenue,
between Tyler street and Topeka ave-
nue., had the thumb of one hand torn
off in the Rock Island yards Wednes-
day morning.
Young Smith was playing with his
brother in the vicinity of a string of
freight cars, and climbed up the side
of one of the cars. He caught hold of
a chain as a support, and without his
knowledge his thumb became fast be
tween the links. In jumping from his
tore the flesh of the thumb away from
the bone. The thumb was amputated
at the StOrmont hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
ooFFEYv11LE MAY GET IT.
Arkansas & Oklahoma Road Heading
Toward Kansas Town.

COffeyvilIe. Nov. 3O.-The Arkansas
& Oklahoma railroad, now building
from Southwest City, Mo, through
Grove, 1. T, toward Coffeyville has
taken out permission to make a perma-
nent survey across the territory to COT
feyville- Permission to do this was
granted by the authorities last week
Ninita figured on getting this rail-
road, when has been in operation from
Gravett and Rogers, Ark. to Southwest
City, Mo, for a long time. But it seems
that it is going north of Vinita and will
cross the Frisco at Alton and the Katy
al Blue1acket' heading straight for Cot
feyville.
The road is now nearer the Arkan-
sas mineral fields than any other and it
viii probably be the first to build east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30

chased by Judge Cornish, vice president
of the Union Pacific Railway company.
The property sold was lands not cover
ed by previous foreclosures, and this
sale disposes of all lands in the hands
of the receivers.
On Wednesday the hospital building
at Ogden viii be sold, and on December
6 the salvage of the hospital at Denver
will be sold also. There still remains
to be sold, in addition to the hospital
property at Ogden and Denver, some
stocks and bonds. 1t is expected this
will be done and the receivership final
" closed within two or three months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
REDUCES RATES.
Western Union Makes a Cut on Cuban
Business.

New York, Nov. 30-The Western Union
and after December ], 1899, its Geographic
MeW York 9 and ali places EAST Of the ig a
ssjssippi river. INCLUDING St. Louis and
word, and the rate to ali other places
west of the Mississippi river Will be
twenty cents per word. The present rates
are respectively twenty-five and thirty
five cents per word.
The company adds that these reductions
are in line with the policy of the COM
pany, which has been to keep its tariffs
as low as the traffic has warranted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
TIME EXTENDED.
Those Having Bonds to Sell Are
Given Another Chance.

Washington. Nov. 30-The secretary Of
the treasury has announced that he would
continue until the close of business on
Decen Der 3. next to purchase any
United States bonds known as four per
cents of 1907 and five per cents of 1904. at
the prices heretofore paid, nOminally u2 10
for the tours and one hundred and eleven
for the fiVeS with accrued interest to date
of purchase unless before such date the
amount of seven million dollars approx
imately which is the amount necessary
to complete the S25, 000.0 600 heretofore an
nounced, shall have been received of
which fact, when it occurs, public notice
will be given.
The purchases reported yesterday
amount to a little over $500, 600 making
the total to date approximately SIS, 600, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
NEW ENGINES COMING.
Five Baldwin Locomotives Will Ar
rive For the Santa Fe Shortly.

John StrOuse, representing the Bald
win Locomotive Works, was in the
city this week making arrangements
for the delivery of five new Baldwin
locomotives. He left for Chicago We'd
neSday afternoon to meet the lOcomo-
tives and return with them to Topeka.
These locomotives are ten wheelers
with 69-inch drive wheels and 20 by %
inch cylinders. They will be fast and
will be put on some of the fast Santa
Fe trains. possibly the California lin
tied trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Ice For the Santa Fe.

lola, Nov. 3O-The lola Ice company
has commenced work on an order for
1900 or 1,6O0 tons of ice to be delivered
to the Santa Fe railway company at
Ottawa, Cherryvale and Chanute- This
is the biggest order the plant ever re-
ceived. 1t will take three months to
fill the contract. The ice will be stored
at the division points on the Southern
Kansas division, and will be used next
summer by the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
WAGONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Studebaker Co. of South Bend, Ind.
Ships 500 Vehicles to TransvaaL

South Bend, Ind, Nov. 30-The Stude-
baker Manufacturing company shipped
300 army wagons to South Africa today
order of the British government re-
ceived two months ago.
Every wagon has been made since then
Each wagon will carry $500 pounds and
will be used for transportation and am
bulance purposes. The original order
called for wagons exclusively of an Eng
fish design, but later several features Of
the United States army wagon were
adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
RIFLED THE MAILS.
Kansas City Postofice Clerk Confesses
to Stealing $500.

Kansas City, Nov. 30.-Fred A Nc
Kinney, a night clerk in the Kansas
City postofhce, was arrested last even
After mysterious fire in the postOffice
early Monday morning fragments of
the contents of a registered mail pouch
were found in the debris Today the
Clerk confessed that he had riffed the
pouch and kindled the fire to destroy
the evidence of his crime. Over $500 in
currency was found in his room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Examination of Firemeu.

Firemen Chas. H. Keelar of the Pan
handle division, and Milton E. Smith
and Samuel B. Burch of Arkansas City,
are up today before Master Mechanic
Benjamin Johnson for examination for
promotion. Several fremen from the
Oklahoma division will be in Topeka
Friday to take the examination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Brave Explorers.

Like Stanley and Livingstone, found it
harder to overcome Malaria Fever and
Ague and Typhoid disease germs than
savage cannfbaIs; but thousands have
found that Electric Bitters is a wonderful
cure for all maIariaI diseases If you
have chiIls with fever. aches in back of
neck and head and tired. WORKOUT feel
ing, trial viii convince you, of their
merit. W A Null of Webb, Ill, writes:
My children suffered for more than a
year with chills and fever; then two bot
Ties of ELECTRIC BltterS cured them Only
Waggoner, druggist, 731 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Costly Blaze in euavanuil

Panama, Nov. 30.-The correspondent IN
Guayaqui1. Ecuador, telegraphs that the
custom house, San Jose Church and the
theater block in that city were DESTROYED
by fire today. All the contents of the
custom houses, were burned and the total
losses are estimated at s., 800, 900 sucres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Idea1 Picture of Madonna.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 90 COMPOSITE
photograph Of all the greatest madonnas
painted by the old masters during 300
years has just been made by Joseph Gray
KitcheH Of indianapolis after many
months work. The face is marvelously
beautiful-perhap the highest type ideal
lied by man The first copy has been
ordered for the congressional library.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
DaIv,s Men Strike.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 3O--Six hundred
coal miners employed at Diamondyille,
wyoming by the Diamond Coal and Coke
company, have struck and the mines are
idle. The men demand increase of 10
cents per ton: also ten per cent increase
on day wages. Marcus DAILY, the Non
tana- copper king, is at the head of the
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30

into them. It needs northern cOnnec-
tiOns with good roads, and it can get
these easiest and best at COffeyville-
This fact, no doubt, is the reason why
it is surveying here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
RAILROAD CLEARANCE SALE
Union Pacific Lands and Hospitals
Are Being Closed Out

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 30-A clear
ance sale of lands held by the receivers
of the Union Pacific Railway company
in Colorado, wyoming and Utah was
held here by Master in Chancery Alb
bott. The lands in question were pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
DR.. WOOD,
THE EXPERT SPECIALIST AND
DIAGNOSTICIAN
Is Located at 11S West Sixth Street,
Between Kansas Avenue and
Jackson Street,

Having devoted 30 years exclusively to
the study. treatment and cure of chronic
diseases, treats with remarkable success
and lungs, goiter neck, nerve and brain
affections. Catarrh, diseases of the heart,
stomach, liver and kidneys. Painful at
urination. speedily cured. Chronic con-
supaion, piles, cancers, epileptic fits,
paralysis rheumatism. neuralgia aSth-
ma, hay fever, erysipelas, salt rheum,
dropsy, and all skin and blood diseases
70 Special Attention Given to Dis
easss of Women and Children.
All weaknesses peculiar to either sex,
no matter from what cause, promptly
yield to the skillful treatment of DR..
Wood.
Consultation and advice free. Prices
reasOna bic. Office hours s to u a. m, I
to 5 and to p m Sundays 2 to 5.
Medicine sent by express. Address with
stamp enclosed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Through Sleepers and Chair Cars to
San Antonio via MiIano.

Pullman sleepers and free chair cars
leave Topeka daily at 1920 a. m. via
Santa Fe Route. Absolutely no change
of cars An irreprOachable service.
Folders, tickets. and reservations may
be had by applying to T. l. King,
Agent Depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
Through Sleeper to San Antonio via
San ia Fe Route

and intermediate points, leaving To-
peka daily on night trains. Also
through sleeping car reservations made
in City of Mexico sleeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30

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