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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
H0LAHAN GETS EXCITED

Nov" went on Mr. Moss. do understand you
70 say that. relying upon what these people SAID
years ago. you would s-I be willing 20 put the
contisct through
This worked Mr. Holahan Up 70 a high state =
perturbation. He cried out tait NJ Moss was en-
deavor!ng 70 put words into ms mouth mat he lad
never uttered and turning 10 Mr. Mazet be ex-
claimed. why don't you stop this man You have
got control over him You are chairman nere aad
NJ IS subordinate 10 you. order him not 20 put
statements into my mouth that never made"
You must conduct yourself in a proper way he
chairman replied We viii be fair 10 vou in every
way"
VERY well. then" the witness replied. somewhat
consoled ard addressing counsel. said. NOW. be
fair 20 ne Mr. Moss
Dom talk 10 me in that way dealing
fairly with YOU" M Moss responded soothingly.
whereupon. amid Laughter. Nj AoiahAn said;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16

Keep your temper" The entreaty was amusing 70
The spectators because Of It's very absurdty in the
face Of Nj Holahan's outbreak After this hiue
furry the examination was resumed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
SCHEME THAT FAILED.
Why Resolution Denouncing Pension
Commissioner Was Not Adopted
by Twenty-seoond Kansas.

There is a little unrecorded history in
connection with the recent meeting of
the members of the Twenty
Kansas, which does not appear in the
minutes of the meeting. 1t is the story
of a resolution which did not pass.
The resolution in question was pre-
pared by a Topeka man who is leading
the fight on Pension Commissioner
Evans and given to Lieutenant Colonel
Graham to be introduced in the meet
ing. 1t reads as follows:
Whereas, The present administra-
ton of the pension laws has become a
public scandal and disgrace in the
established fact, that the laws are be-
ing disregarded in their just appIica-
ton to the pension claimants, in deny
ing to them their legal rights, and i'm
pugning the honor and integrity of the
heroic defenders of this nation from
1861 to 1866, and
Whereas, It is evident to US as U. S.
volunteers, who following in their foot
steps, rallied at our country's call, and
marched to the same patriotic music,
beneath and in defense of the same old
flag, that if these grand old patriots
and heroes are thus treated and re-
garded in the land they saved and made
glorious by their Valor and sacrifice,
what may we and other U. s. volun-
teers expect, unless this glazing wrong
against them is righted by a just and
liberal administration of all laws gen
erously enacted in their and our be-
half? Therefore be it
Resolved, That we the members of
volunteers,
in reunion assembled, demand a more
liberal and just administration of the
pension laws by the present administra-
ton of the pension bureau; and this we
believe can be best obtained by the re-
moVal of H. Clay Evans, and his sub
stltutior by some veteran of the civil
war, who is in sympathy with his COM
rades, and whose knowledge of law and
justice will enable him to administer
the affairs Of that department, with
equity between the government and the
claimant, giving the claimant the bene-
at of all doubt, regardless of the cost
or amount involved, believing that no
apothecary scale should be used in ad-
justing the legal claims of the defend
ers of this nation"
Before the meeting was called to or
der the resolution was passed around
among some of the members of the
regiment and discussed. A number of
the members were opposed to any ae;-
ton of the kind, and when it came time
to introduce the resolution no one knew
where it was. 1t had mysteriously dis
appeared, and as there was no time
given to draft another, the Twenty
second Kansas took no action on the
question Of pensions for the old SOL
0iarS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
NO LONGER A RUMoR.
The Santa Fe Is to Shortly Absorb
the Pecos Valley Road.

1t is now only a question of a short
time until the Pecos Valley & North
eastern railway becomes a part of the
Santa Fe system. 1t is authoritatively
stated here that negotiations looking to
the acquisition of the road are in prog
ress, and that as soon as a few legal
matters are adjusted the line will pass
into the possession of the Santa F'e.
The Pecos Valley & Northeastern road
runs from a connection with the Santa
F7e at Amarillo, Tex, to Roswell, N. NJ,
and Pecos, Tex. The greater portion Of
the road is in New Mexico. Up to the
time of the construction of the extern
sion to Amarillo, for which Santa Fe
capital was largely responsible, the
eastern terminus of the road was Ros-
we'll The new line gave it an outlet
over both the Santa Fe and Colorado
Southern roads.
The recent establishment of friendly
relations between the Santa Fe and
Colorado Southern roads has something
for the acquisition of the Pecos Valley
line Heretofore the Colorado road has
been antagonistic to the possibility of
the connecting line becoming a part of
the Santa Fe because of its own con-
nection, but this antagonism has now
been done away with.
If after the acquisition of the Pecos
Valley line that road is made a part of
the newly established Wellington di-
vision, that division will become one of
the most important ones OF the Santa
Fe road proper However, this aues-
ton has not been settled, and it is pos
sible that the road viii be operated in
dependently.
A connecting line from Roswell to AL
buquerque, which would give the Santa
F'e a shorter route to the Pacific coast,
is a possibility
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
AFRICA LEADS
In Gold Production - United States
Is Third

Washington, Aug. 5.-The director of
the mint has nearly completed his esti-
mate of the worlds gold production for
the year 1898. The data at hand seems
to warrant the conclusion that the pro-
duction will amount to at least 1924, 000,-
600. and possibly s295. 600, 900.
Africa leads all other countries with
$50, 300. 000 with Australia second with
SCI 100000 and the United States third
with S64, 1853. 600. Russia is credited with
$25, 900, 600, Mexico with S10,000,000 and
Canada, including the Klondike, with
$4,000, 600.
OF the S14, O0O, 600 credited to Canada
in 1895 about $40, 100000 came out of the
Klondike and in the estimate of the
production of the United States during
the last year s., 524 600 came from Alas
ka- In 1896 and for nearly so years
previously the United States occupied
the first place in the worlds production
of gold. In that year the output of the
world was estimated at $500, $50. 600. The
figures are subject to revision in max
ing up the final estimate, but are be-
heved to be approximately correct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05

tawa, where he went at the instance of
a committee of citizens of Chicago in
charge of the ceremonies of laying the
cornerstone of that city's postofice
building next October by President Nc
Kinley, to arrange for the formal invi-
tation and expected acceptance of an
invitation from Chicago citizens to the
governor general and cabinet of Can
ada to participate in these festivities.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick is the assistant United
States architect for the Chicago build
ing.
To an Associated Press representative
he admitted that his official reception
very carefully telling him that under
the present conditions it would be i'm
possible for him to accept or even to
consider any social invitation to this
side of the border.
Mr. Fitzpatrick says in substance
that Sir Wilfrid's voluntary statements
and answers to queries were as follows:
terested,I am glad to see you: but frank
", as a representative of the federal or
any local government in the United
States your visit could not have been
more untimely. When I received your
first letter 1 took up the matter with
he expressed a sincere desire to visit
Chicago and seemed as anxious to ac-
cept the invitation as / was. We would
have been delighted to go,andwere look
ing forward to the day with much an
ticipatiOn. But since then the tone of
your press has become so harsh in deal
ing with the Alaskan boundary ques-
ton, such Misrepresentation have
been made about our government, and
particularly about me, that 1t would be
undignified for US to visit you, and
cannot advise his excellency to 60"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
RAILROAD NOTES.

Engine No. SGT was broke in today.
Roger Williams is back at work after
a short lay off.
Engine No. 642 is pulling train No 6,
for few days in place of engine No.
252.
Engineer Client has reported for work
after a few days lay off on account of
sickness.
E. w Thompson of the Rock Island
passenger department left today for st.
Adams, Vermont, where he will spend
a week with his family before return
ing home with them.
There are several new men being put
to work in the yards owing to increased
traffic. Most of the men are those who
were laid off on account of slack work
last spring.
Louie butcher, the well known fore
man Of the Santa Fe tin shop expects
to leave today on vacation trip to
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points. He will be accompanied by his
wife and will be gone several weeks.
Engineer Ed Richabaugh is taking
VIM. Robinson's place on the Marceline
run while he is away, taking two en-
gines to Stockton, Gala, for service on
the San Joaquin Valley road.
c. E. Greene has been appointed
agent and operator of the Rock Island
at Mince, vice E. Davis, resigned.
H. c. Callahan has been appointed
Rock Island agent and operator at
Pond Greek, vice E. w Liggett, relief
agent
E K. Cherrington, agent at Ramona.
has returned to duty after leave of
absence of ten days, during which he
was visiting relatives in Marion, Kan,
and Fort Worth, Tex.
H. Dyer, of Fowler, is off duty for
few days on account of the sickness of
his boy, and Relief Agent A. Lusk is
in charge of Fowler station.
G. F. Gray, conductor trains Nos 81
and 81 between Harrington and Pratt
is having a two weeks lay off and is
enjoying a hunting trip. Extra Con-
ductor Bowman has his run.
M B. Fulton has resigned as agent
of the Union Pacific to accept a position
as travelling freight agent Of the Fort
Scott & Memphis, to take effect as soon
as his successor is named. The new
position is a promotion on which his
many Abilene friends will congratulate
him. For over nine years Mr. Fulton
has been the u P.'s representative at
Abilene. Mr.. Fulton is a brother of J
c. Fulton Union Pacific agent at North
Topeka.
Jake Brown, day Waterman in the
Santa F'e yards, is off duty for a few
days on account of sickness.
Engine No. 226 went west today where
It viii be put into service, probably at
Dodge City. Engineer Leaf and Fire
man Smith had it in charge.
James Jones is laying off from work
for a few days on account of sickness
Win R. Carrie has gone to St Thorn
as, Canada, where he will visit his
home for several days.
The new chair car which the Rock Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Santa Fe officials Puzzled
How to Care
For the Vast Traffic COnfr ont
ing Them In Oklahoma.
CROPS ARE ENORMOUS
Solid Walls of Corn For Miles
Along Its Route.
New Lines Are Being Rushed to
Completion.
CROPS ARE ENORMOUS

One of the strongest champions OF
Oklahoma and the Santa F'e is Train
master J. +. McNally of Arkansas City
A State Journal representative had
the good points of both shown him by
Mr.. McNally in a recent trip through
Oklahoma. The improved conditions in
a year are wonderful.
The enormous crops of last year have
stimulated building in town and coun-
try and the wooden houses are being
replaced by massive stone and iron
business buildings. In the country, new
barns and handsome modern residences
testify to the farmers prosperity.
A tremendous business for the Santa
F'e is in sight this fall
The cotton, corn, wheat and live
stock traffic will be hard to handle on
July marked the heaviest month
traffic ever recorded on the Oklahoma
line. The melons alone require one train
daily, to say nothing Of those sent by
express.
Two years ago the Santa Fe in Okla
homa was a crooked dirt road Now
many curves have been Strengthened
and much of the line has a rock fOunda-
ton of 10 inches of ballast. Sidetracks
are being heightened to accommodate
several trains at once; every bridge but
two will be by the end of this season
replaced by steel or stone bridges.
Three feeders of the main line are
being built through the best parts of
Oklahoma by the Santa Fe company
this season, and several more lines are
projected.
The line from Arkansas City to Guth-
RE in condition and traffic is equal to
the Kansas main line and that, Kansas
people know, is equal to the best east
ern roads. If those who are doubtful
of Santa FTe stock will view the solid
walls of crops that line the road and
see the physical condition of the track
and roadbed that permits a speed of 40
miles an hour without effort, they will
buy it at Csc without any delay, for the
earnings will be astonishing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
FORT RILEY EXCURSION.
The Knights and Ladies' of Security
to Have an Outing August II.

The annual excursion of the Knights
and Ladies of Security will leave To-
peka at 1880 a m, August II, over the
Union Pacific for Fort Riley, Kan,
where the commanding officer has ar
ranged an interesting programme.
The cavalrymen who created such a
furore at Madison Square Garden, New
York, during the horse show by their
exhibition of Cossack riding win give
one of their unique exhibitions in the
big cavalry school building, the largest
building of the kind in the world. The
regimental band which played at the
taking of Santiago is at the fort and
will give a concert in the afternoon
The immense mess rooms, which are
kept scrupulously clean, will be thrown
open to the excursionists, where they
may eat their lunches in perfect com
fort, or they may spread them under
the trees if they prefer. Every body is
invited to accompany this excursion
and have an enjoyable days outing
Round trip tickets, S1.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES

Preaching by. Rev, R. Maxwell morning 9liEg
and evening at Ind United Eresny LerltIl
hail. middle room in Bennet's Hats on
G. NJ E. church. corner 14th and Van
Buren, streets. General class, 10 4. m
Sunday school at p. m; Epworth, 9 ~
p. m. Preaching by pastor 8 p, m. SUB
First Presbyterian church: Preaching by
the pastor, Rev. J. D. CouEtermine, D D,
Converted Under our Ministry 8 p m,
The Bible and SpirituaIisTn-'' Sunday
school 9.45 a. m. Junior EndeavOr- p m
intermediate and senior Endeavor meet
ing D. m. At the morning service, Mrs
Soul BY Peticolas. for offertory.
First Unitarian society, 912 Topeka ave-
nue. No preaching service Sunday school
st. Johns A. NJ. e. church: Glass meet
ing al 10 a. Preaching at IL a NJ, and
s .. m. Morning subject, The Object of
the Law and Grace, evening SUBJECT
Young peoples meeting at p m.
First CONGREGATIONAL Rev L. Blakes-
ley viii preach at II o'clock In the even
Third Christian church. corner Third
and Lake streets. F. z. Mallory, the pas
tor will preach at 10:45 a. m, and p m
Evening subject, From Darkness Into
Confusion, or Why Ingerson was an Ag-
nostic' being the first in a series Of ser
mons on The Aim of the Christian
First United Presbyterian church. cor
ner Of Eighth and Topeka avenues Rev
NJ. F. AIcKirahan, pastor. Preaching to-
morrow at IL o'clock on Learning our
Lessons No evening service. Maui Sheer
Young Women's Christian association:
Gospel meeting Sunday at 4:1o p M, led
by Dr.. ]. D. COuntermine. Miss Beatrice
Crow Will lead the singing.
United Brethren church: Services are
held in the. lecture room of she new
church 18TH and Quincy streeEss II a.
m, and p. n. Preaching by Rev Daniel
Miller; 10 a m. Sunday school; p m
Divine Science hall. 722 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. Heller will speak at 3 o'clock Sun
North Topeka Baptist church, corner
Laurent streets
B. Hutchinson, pastor. Preaching at II a.
m, by the pastor; subject, The Author
tty of the Bible Union young people $
meeting at p. m. No evening service
hold their conference and fact meeting at
S21 Kansas avenue at 2:30 p m: also lee
ture at p. m; music and tests.
First Baptist church, 9Th and Jackson
tor. The Lords Supper al II a. IN. Pas
tors subject p. m, The Call Tor Hero
ism Sunday school $3.50 a. m. Christian
EndeavOr p m. Madison school 2:45 Q.
m; Juniors p. m.
Parkdale Methodist Episcopal church
Preaching by the pastor the Rev. D. D.
Cheney. IL a. m, The Great Teacher -
p m, Character Building Glass meet
ing 10 a. m. Sunday school 2:30 p. ~. jun
Tor league $3.50 p. m Epworth League p.
First Christian church, Rev. NJ E. Har-
Ian will preach morning and evening,
morning subject. The Conversion OF Cor
nelius." Evening subject, What Think We
of Christi Miss AIollie Hill of stockton
will sing.
The Church Of the Good Spirit viii hold
services under the auspices of the Kansas
State Spiritualist Society at T22 Kansas
and singing; evening services at 3 O'Clock
Lecture and tests by Mrs. E. +. Harmon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
TO THE RESCUE.
Georgia Governor Saves q Negro
From q Mob.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. st became known
today that Governor Gambler of this
state made a personal trip to Newman,
a town sixty miles south of this city,
yesterday to save the life of the negro,
John A1ullens, charged with an assault
upon Mrs. Cook, near zenoiaga, Wed
nesday.
Governor Gambler left the executive
mansion at 4 a. m. and arrived at the
jail of Coweta county an hour after
daybreak He took command of the
Newman guards, a company of the
state militia, which had been guarding
the Jail during the night from a mob,
and directed Sheriff Brown to take his
prisoner at once to Atlanta, for safe
keeping. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed in the town during the night
and Sheriff Brown, efaring an attack
from the mob, telephoned Governor
Gambler several times for instructions.
The mob was successfully avoided
and the prisoner lodged in the Fulton
county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
II. c. BOWMAN.
Fire and Tornado Insurance,
Room SO, Columbian Building,
TOPEKA, KANSAS.

land has just received from the shops
and which will be put on to their Colo
RADIO Flyer Sunday, is a beauty. 1t IS
finished in a tasteful manner. One fea-
ture is the carpeting of the entire car
including toilet rooms and smoking
apartment.
It is now claimed by the regular San
ia Fe baseball team that the FOUNDERS
are going to ring in a dark horse on
them in the pitchers box, in this after
moons game. Those who know, go far
Their and say that it is Alligator Joe
who used to play ball on the Peoris
team.
over the Rock Island will be well at
tended. The Modoc club will accom-
pany the excursionists and entertain
the passengers en- route.
The baseball fever has struck the
Santa Fe shops. Nearly every depart
ment is now talking of organizing a
ball team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
RUsH az FLoRENcE
New Depot and Round Honse to Be
Erected-steel Gang at Work

Florence, Aug. 5-Hiram Violin
barger will commence next week with
a gang of thirty or forty men to lay
heavier steel between here and Marion.
They will commence here and work
toward Marion. Another gang of per-
hams 100 or $50 men will soon be at
work between here and Burns raising
the track and reducing the grades. They
will be at work at fall. The bridge
gang viii have quite a job on the
bridge south of town.
A lot of mechanics will soon be at
work building a new depot, round house
and coal chute The yards here will be
reconstructed, which will require a lot
of extra men. Ed Jones keeps employ
ing more men in his stone quarries.
These are some of the reasons why
Florence is going to be lively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05

There are ISL, 542 acres of rye; yield
16O0, 533 bushels; yield per acre 1885
bushels. Rocks county leads with $780,
444 bushels, followed by Reno, Marion,
Osborne and Barton, as named.
The acreage of oats IS 944,434; yield
27, 338, 425 bushels, or the largest since
1895. Yield per acre 1885 bushels. The
total acreage is no 466 acres, or 10-47
per cent less than last year, while the
Increase in yield is 1886, 8S8 bushels, or
%. 81 per cent. The quality ranges from
medium to good" the latter pre-
dominating in counties having the
larger yields. Very little poor oats is
reported The counties reporting 1,000,-
600 bushels or more are Sedgwick, Sum-
ner, Marshall, Washington, Marion,
I4abette and Clay, with yields of 50, A,
80, 26. 30, 80 and % bushels per acre re-
spectively.
The area sown to barley was PSI, 1881
acres; an increase from last year of
1863 acres, or 1897 per cent; the
yield is 3,542. 220 bushels, or 40. 706
bushels more than last year. Average
yield per acre 1876 bushels. The fore
most barley-raising counties are Ness.
with 248, 1928 bushels; Barton 211, $50, Pratt
207, 216, Rocks 1850, Pawnee 1876, 452,
Sheridan 1872 $50, Elk Isl, POP Graham
143, 724 and Lane 139. 100 bushels.
There are 179,711 acres of fax; yield
1,291,073 bushels; yield per acre 7.1S
bushels The area Sown is 40. 466 acres.
or 1897 per cent less than last year
and the falling off in product is 307, 466
bushels, or 1928 per cent. The counties
having 100 600 bushels or more are Linn,
Allen Miami, Anderson and Bourbon,
followed by Cherokee, Usage, Neosho
and Coffey, with a yield from $4,000 to
SO, 900 bushels.
The condition of other crops is as fol-
lows: Broom corn, 80; castor beans, Sc;
clover, "a; timothy, "a; alfalfa, 80; pas
lures, 100; Irish potatoes, "a; sweet po-
tatoes. 80; millet, So; sorghum and
kaf1r corn 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-05
BEWARE OF CAPE NOME.
Nothing to Eat, Burn or Wear in the
Country.

Washington, Aug. 5.-A report has
been received at the war department
from Major Ray. commanding the
northern military district of Alaska. He
arrived at St. Michael on July with
his command in good health. He in
tends to send troops to Fort Egbert, the
station on the boundary line near the
Yukon, in a few days. There We're some
disturbing reports from Cape Nome
where it was reported there were from
loo to 1900 men and friction about To-
cations. He sent Captain Walker and
twenty-five men to the scene. The
conditions here, he said. are very deli
cate and must be handled carefully to
avoid collisions. He says there should
be warning to people intending to 90
10 cape Nome. It is q place of great
desolation and utterly destitute of tim
per, depending entirely upon importa-
ton Tor supplies of food, fuel and shell
ter To attempt to winter there in
tents under existing conditions can orlv
lead to disaster 1t is of the utmost
Importance, says Major Ray. to check
people from going to Cape Nome unless
well prepared.