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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
ROCK ISLAND LOSES OUT.
Illinois Central Secures Control of It's
st. Paul Connection.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-It is learned from
reliable authority that arrangements
practically have been completed that
will give the Illinois Central control of
the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad.
The new acquisition will afford the Illi-
nois Central an independent line from
Chicago to St. Louis and Minneapolis
after building a connecting link from
Lyle to Albert Lea, Mimi, about so
miles. It also will furnish the Illinois
Central an excellent line between St.
Paul and Omaha, using the NGinneapO-
lis and st. Louis to Fort Dodge, Ia,
and the new Omaha extension of the
Illinois Central thence to Omaha.
In consequence of the new deal the
Rock Island will have to find a new
outlet to St. Paul. A conference has
been in progress between the Rock Is
land and Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern officials in this city for the
last two days and it is stated that an
understanding has been reached where
by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern is to build at once a new line
12O miles long from Albert Lea to Min
neapOlis. This will furnish the Rock
Island with as good a track to St. Paul
and Minneapolis as it now has over the
Minneapolis and St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
MONSTER FREIGHT CARS.
Will Be go Fest Long and 10 Feet
High, and Used For Cellulose.

St. Louis, Nov 24-Nfr. A. Lemoris,
manager of a new corn pith cellulose
factory at Peoria, Ill, placed an order
yesterday with the American Car and
Foundry company in St. Louis for 20
specially constructed freight cars for
the transportation of the company s
product The district manager of the
car company stated that they would
be the largest cars Of the kind ever
constructed.
that the larger the car the cheaper will
be transportation charges. These cars
are to be so feet long, 19 feet high from
the top of the rail to the car roof, and 8
feet wide. The capacity of each will be
60 600 pounds. The cars are duplicates
of % cars built nearly five years ago
for the Hutchinson COOperage company
of Peoria, for use IN the railroad yards.
They are to be finished and delivered
within two weeks.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Trouble May Be In Store For
Santa Fe Management
Because of Demands of En-
plOyes For Increased Pay.
MEN ARE DETERMINED
Mean to Insist on an Additional
Percentage.
Interesting Items of a General
and Local Nature.

1t now appears probable that there
is trouble in store for the Santa Fe
management because of the demand OF
the engine and train employees for in
creased wages. The grievance commit
tees Of the Order of Railway Conduct
Ors and Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, now in Topeka, are unanimous on
the question of increased pay and pro
pose to insist on the management
granting their demands.
Another conference of the grievance
committees of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers and Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen has been arranged
to take place early in December, and
the question of an increase OF 10 per
cent in wages, demanded several weeks
ago, will again come up The
management will therefore pc
called upon to settle with the four or
ganizatiOns of road employees before
the first of the year
When the demand for a Is per cent
increase was made by the engineers
and fremen the matter was taken d1-
rect to President Ripley and wee
President Barr. After a conference of
nOunced that the increase would not be
granted, but the grievance committees
refused to take this announcement as
final and arranged for a second confer
that the engine men are determined
in the matter, and the conductors and
brakemen, now in this city, seem TO De
just as determined
One of the members of the grievance
committee of the o. r. Q. said today:
1T is hard to tell just where this
thing will end. The members of both
committees are unanimous on the ques-
tiOn of additional pay, and believe the
committees will insist on it. The man
agement turned down the engineers and
ffremen and may turn US down also, but
in such an event there is possibility
of arfO1 Ia
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
KANSAS DAIRYMEN.
Prominent Members of the Associa-
ton Read Papers at Manhattan.

tion Read Papers at Manhattan.
Manhattan, Nov. 24-There were be-
tween 500 and 1 600 in attendance at
the State Dairy association yesterday
and last evening. A number of val
liable and interesting papers were read,
one, presented by Dan Otis, Of the agri-
cultural college, on the subject, Feed
ing and Developing the Kansas Dairy
Cow" Professor Cottrell's patrons
class was exceedingly interesting and
instructive. Another paper was read by
Professor @. L. Mckay, of Anes, Iowa,
on Butter Exhibitions In Butter
Room" Other papers Wera by Jacob
Lund, A Jensen, James Robinson and
F. A Borman. First prize on butter
was awrded to Larson of Meriden, and
second prize to J. A Jensen, Of Man
haitian.
Secretary Coburn opened the proceed
1ngs with a paper on Visit to an
Eastern Dairy Farm" with character
iStic remarks on his faith in Kansas.
Mr.. COburn's paper was a careful de
scriptfon of the farms and methods Of
George H. Ellis Of Newton, Mass, one
of the most interesting of his Observa-
tlOnS being relative to the moving OF
cows from one place to another. which
he said was done by hauling one head
at a time, in q specially constructed
wagon. Mr.. COburn gave as the aver
age gross receipts from the cows Of Mr..
Ellis herd, $219 annually, which figures,
however, were discounted in Mr.. T A.
BOrman's paper following. Mr.. Bor-
man gave the record Of a Kansas cow
whose milk sold at the Boston rate
would have brought s400, while the
cows Of that herd averaged over $500 at
the same rate
The following awards were made:
First prize (buttermaker's class), G.
Metger Of Auerfcus, 95 per cent SO:
second prize, SOcOlOfsky, 90 per cent s.
For the highest scoring cheese, n
Van Luenween, EHngham, 935k per
cent SO; c. 3. Merry, Nortonville, 925k
per cent, s..
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Ninety Locomotives Ordered.

Ninety new locomotives have been
ordered for the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad out of the pro-
ceeds from the recent increase of $15,-
600, 900 in the CentraIs stock. Five of
these new engines are to be built after
the design recently. invented by Cor
neIius Vanderbilt and tested by him on
the Mohawk division of the road for
nearly three months. The new feature
of young Vanderbilt's engine is a. cyl
indrical corrugated fre-box, which be-
sides being easier to attach and cheap
er to repair, gives more heating surface
and steams easier than the old ellipti-
cal type of fire-bOX.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS


Gus HIS company, presenting an ar
rangement OF burlesque and vaudeville
under the name of Vanity Fair" will
open an engagement of three perform
ances at the Grand Opera house tonight.
The Denver papers spoke very highly of
the company last week It is announced
that there are no Objectionable features
In the performance.
The farce. 1.-TWO Married Men, will be
the attraction at the Crawford theater
Monday night. The company is said to
be competent for the requirements of the
farce, and to include several clever vau-
9eVllle peoplpe- The prices will range
from p to 20 cents.
Oliver ScOtts colOred minstrels come to
the Crawford Jheater Tuesday night The
organization is said to be practically the
same as last season. including the mem
bers of the old Al. G. Field coIored min
strelS.
Hoyt's a Black Sheep" will be seen
6oth afternoon and night at the CraW-
FORD theater Thanksgiving.
Amonio BenziIene Soap; try it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24

new government building He called
on many prominent EmpOrians, sound
ed the sentiment and found it universal
for the building. Mr.. Miller while here
got estimates and figures, etc, to aid
him in preparing his bill for the new
government building It Will come be-
fore congress as early as possible dur
ing the next session and the congress-
man will have the backing of the COM
mittee appointed for the purpose by the
Young Mems Business association. The
members of this committee are friend
" with Speaker Henderson and they
expect to have the bill brought prom
inently before congress through Con-
gresham J. NJ. Miller. 1t now looks
as if the new government building is
assured.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24

Fort Worth & Denver City, the Fort
Worth & Rio Grande and the Chicago,
Rock Island & Texas Railway cOmpa-
MES to recover alleged franchise taxes
assessed against these companies by
the county assessor under the advice
of the county commissioners court two
months ago. The suit against the Den
yer is for $39, ,903 66, against the Rio
Grande for $22117.7O, against the Rock
Island for S35, ,445.27. Under the con-
tract made with the county commits
sioners' court the remuneration of the
special counsel employed will amount
to $12, no in case the taxes are actually
collected.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
BIG PLEAsURE BOAT.
To Be Built For a Wichita Park-TO
Have a Dancing Floor.


Wichita. Nov. 24.-Park Commission
er Geo. NJ. Dickson has received a pro-
position from c. r. Hildebrand, car
penter for the Missouri Pacific railroad
at Wichita, to build a big pleasure boat
for the Little river in the Riverdale
park grounds, and the matter is very
favorably considered by Mr. Dickson
and by the other members of the COM
mission. Mr.. Hildebrand agrees to
build a boat sixteen feet wide and forty
feet long with a deck floor as good as
the floor in Garfield hall or the floor of
Music hall in the Sedgwick block It
will have a strong, high guard rail and
will carry one hundred people. It will
be specially arranged for dancing par
ties and viii contain besides a band
stand or orchestra box all the usual
facilities for luncheon and refresh
ments.
stein bridge will have to be raised
about two feet in the center, something
after the fashion of the WOOdman
bridge. The boat is to be run by
gasoline engine and will have a speed
of ten or twelve miles an hour, though
the average will probably be six miles.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
GARLAND-TAFT.
Boston Author Marries ZuIeme Taft
of Hanover.

Hanover, kan, Nov. 24.-It was an
nOunced here today that Hamlin Car
land, of Boston, the well-knOwn author,
was married here last Saturday at the
home of the brides father to Zuleme
Taft. The engag cement was announced
three weeks ago and the wedding set
for November %.
1t is stated that the marriage was
hastened because of MT. Garland's bus
mess engagements in the east. The
ceremony was strictly private, only
members of the immediate families be-
ing present. It was performed by Judge
F. w. Sturges of COncOrdia, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs Garland left at once for
Colorado. It is not known here whether
the trip will be extended to the YOse-
mite valley and Old Mexico, as was the
original attention.
Mrs. Garland is the daughter of Pro-
fessOr Don Carlos Taft, formerly of the
University of Illinois, and now a bank
er here, and a sister Of dorado Taft,
the sculptor.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
JAS. A. ALLEN APPOINTED.
Leaves Government Employ to Be-
come AGENT of the Rock Island.

Leavenworth, Nov. 24.-James H. AL
len late deputy warden of the federal
prison at the post has been appointed
city passenger and ticket agent of the
Rock Island railroad. Before going to
Fort I4eavenwOrth and into the govern
ment employ Allen was for many years
in the Rock Island office in this city. He
returns TO the position which he held
for ten years.
There will be no changes in the Rock
Island Office further than will be Oc-
casioned by the resignation of E. R.
Jewett, who, it is understood, will leave
LeavenwOrth for louisiana Jewett
has been assistant passenger and tick
ct agent at the Rock Island Office for a
number of years.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
THE FAT GIRL DEAD.
Ten-Year-Old Child Who Weighed
311 Pounds Victim of Heart
Trouble.

Abilene, Kan, Nov 24-For some
thing over a year Mr.. and Mrs. Exley
of Wakefield have been travelling over
Kansas in a wagon for the purpose of
exhibiting their 1O-year-old daughter,
who is known as the Kansas fat girl.
The other day the child was on eXhi-
bitiOn in the Hazel school house in JEFF
ferson county, when she suddenly sue
cumbed to heart disease and was soon
dead-fatty degeneration, the doctor
said. At the day of her death she
weighed 81 pounds, though at birth she
weighed but five pounds, and her pa
rents were of ordinary stature.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
MODEL KANSAS TOWN.
Jewell City Hasn't Had a Saloon
Since Prohibition Begun.

Jewell City ov.24.-This town hasn't
had a saloon since the prohibitory law
went into force. It would be next to
impossible to even get a drink to cure
the poisonous effects of a bite from a
rattlesnake.
One of our landlords who was keeping
some of the stuff for the benefit of his
friends was arrested and Is counts pre-
ferred against him. He was let off if
he pleaded guilty to one of them, which
he did, and Judge Picker fined him
800 and fixed his jail sentence for so
days. He promised to do so no more
The people Of Jewell City win not toll
crate a saloon in their town.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Solomon sentineI Conc.

Solomon, Kan, Nov. 24.-Hereafter
the Sentinel the second Oldest paper in
the county, will be consolidated with
the Tribune and edited by Dan Camp
bell, ir Mr.. Campbell succeeded in
getting possession yesterday. The last
issue of the Sentinel was out last week.
For nearly thirty years the Sentinel has
been the standard local paper and the
old citizens hate to see it pass away.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Advance in Coal Rates.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-An advance in
freight rates on coal will go into effect
Saturday in the western part of the
country. The advance on hard coal to
Rapids & Northern will be Is per cent,
and IS per cent to points east of that
line. The rate on soft coal to points
west of that road will be raised Is per
rate on soft coal between Chicago and
St Paul will be advanced 10 per cent,
the rate on hard coal remaining as it
now is.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
A. T. Abbott Improving.

A. T Abbott, division superintendent
Of the Rock Island at Herington, who
was taken seriously i'll a few days ago
a the Victoria hotel in Chicago while
attending a meeting of Rock Island Of
dcials, is much better. He left Chicago
last night for his home in Herington.
Mr.. Abbott is very weak yet and viii
not be able to attend to the duties of
his Office for q week or ten daXs
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Homegeekers, Exoursions.

Western roads will continue to run
monthly hOmeseekers' excursions dur
ing 1900. At the meeting on Tuesday
some of the roads made an effort to
have this excursion dispensed with dur
ing the winter. A majority of the roads,
however, were in favor of continuing
them. 1t was decided, therefore, that
any road may run excursions on the
first and third Tuesday of each month.
The rate was fixed at one fare plus 81
for the round trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Mr.. Kenna Recoverfne.

Vice President Z. D. Kenna, of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, is now
reported to be surely recovering from
the effects of the operation performed
last week, and the anxiety of his rela-
tiYes and friends is relieved.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24

Abilene, Nov. 24-Mrs. E. H. Dingee,
Sr., died here Thursday aged 20 years.
She was an old settler of the county.
being here for so years. One son lives
at Minneapolis Kan, and a daughter
lives here.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
OUT ON A STRIKE.
About Forty Miners Quit Work at
RansomviIIe.

Williamsburg, Nov. 24.-Ransomville
coal miners went on a strike yesterday.
A demand for a 10 cent raise per ton
had been asked but had not been grant
ed At present the price paid is $1.40
per ton, and S1.50 is demanded. About
40 men are enga aped.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
For Congressman Miller
Secures Estimates.

Emporia- Nov. 24-The government
building is going to be put up. Con-
gresham j. NJ. Miller was in town yes
terday looking over the site Of the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
Goes to the Union Pacific

W. r. Fessler who has been connect
ed with the special service department
of the Rock Island railroad for some
time. has severed his connection with
that road, and will enter the service Of
the Union Pacific on January first.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24

A guaranteed Steel Range, $500. T
J. Coughlin Hardware Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24
RoCK IsLANp SUI.
One of Three Texas Roads Sued For
franchise Taxes.

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov24.-Suits were
fled today by the state against the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-24

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14
NORTH TOPEKA.

items Int ended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Mr.. Charles Hoyt has gone to Salina
for a few days.
Mrs. Grigsby of Meriden was in town
yesterday shopping.
C. D. Shields of Meriden was in town
yesterday shipping a load of apples
west
Miss Birdie Gunter of Perry is the
guest of Mrs. Jerome COlVin of Van
Buren, street.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. PowelPs ad-
dress at the Christian church tonight
will be ''Slumber"
Glen Dolman left today for Oklahoma
after a short visit to his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Dolman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Crittenden of
Monroe street are the parents of a
daughter born Saturday.
Special bargains in Trimmed and Tn
trimmed Hats at Mrs. Courtney's this
week Sailors and Walking Hats below
cost.
Mrs. Brainard of 9O2 Monroe street
left today for San Jose, Mexico, to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Tom
Wallace.
Mrs. w. c. Steele leaves today for
Larlxin, Kan, to be with her sister,
Mrs. Phil Gibson. who is quite i'll at her
home there.
Mr.. w n. Hathaway and children
will join Mr.. Hathaway, who is located
there for the winter.
The EDworth League will hold its
regular business meeting this evening
at 8 o clock, after which a programme
will be given and Mr.. Conway of the
Ninde League will entertain the audi
ence with his graphophone.
The ArgOnauts will meet this even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c..
Nicholson. The lesson will be THE
Crusaders" and two papers will be
read, one by Mrs. Nicholson on 1.-THE
TroubadOurs'' and one on "Gustave
DOre" by Miss Reeder.
The twentieth anniversary of the
Presbyterian church will be ceIebra ted
on Thursday evening. There will be a
musical programme and addresses by
Dr- Miller OF EnpOria college, who was
the first pastor of the church, Rev. J.
S. Glendenning and others.
The first meeting for the season of
the Ladies Duplicate whist club was
held yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. J. A. Campbell on Monroe
street. Those playing were Mesdames
Baker, COstIey. Bowman, KistIer. La
cey, Fulton, Putnam. Hurliss Stein
PetrO, Rider and Misses Curry and
Hilton. Mrs. BUrgenthal filed the
place left vacant by Mrs. A. w. Parks.
and Mrs A M Petro RENTERS the club
The substitutes were Mrs. Rider for
Mrs. Small and Miss Curry for Miss
Martha Kimbau. The club will meet
alternate weeks until after Christmas
when 1t will meet every week The la
dies will be hostesses in alphabetical
order, the next meeting being at the
home of Mrs E. P. Baker on Jackson
street, on November q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14
KENTUCKY COUNT.
It Is Still In Progress With No End
In Sight.

Louisville, Nov. 14.-The count of the
official election vote is progressing
slowly throughout the state and al
though it has been prosecuted with as
much speed as possible 1t viii be sew
eral days before it will be completed in
all the counties and even then it may
not be sufficient to determine the result
for many notices of contest viii be filed
before the board of election commits
sioners. At BardstOwn suit was filed
by the Republicans today in which the
court was asked to compel the election
board to issue new certificates to W. s.
Taylor, the ballOting having been
printed VIM. P Taylor. The Democrats
contend that LOGS votes cast for W. P.
Taylor are invalid. At Republican
headquarters it is claimed that Taylor
are based upon official returns from
every county in the state except FIVE.
The Democrats still claim Coolers cleo
ton but are not giving out any figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14
MIR. CURTIS IN WASHINGTON
Congressman Tells What He Expects
to Accomplish.

Congressman Charles Curtis will
leave for Washington Thursday to take
up the work which has accumulated
previous to the opening of congress.
Before going Mr.. Curtis has held a
final conference with his heutenants
and the plans for the campaign in the
First district We're outlined. Each man
is expected to do his part, which if
thoroughly done, will in the opinion OF
Mr. Curtis and his friends, land him the
nomination again. Mr.. Curtis says that
the financial measure and bills for the
civil government of Porto Rico and the
Hawaiian islands will be the principal
questions considered at the coming ses-
sion of congress. The bill prepared by
the Republican congressional confer
ence has been completed and will be in
troduced early in the session. He was
a member of the conference, but says
that he can not, discuss the features
of the bill for the reason that it was
voted at the last session of the confer
ence not to make the provisions public
until the bill is introduced. However,
he says that it places the government
on a gold basis and stops the endless
chain system used by money brokers
in the manipulation of green backs. The
bill has only eighteen sections, but the
field is thoroughly covered and the
language is SO plain that it can admit
of no miscOnstructiOn. Mr.. Curtis says
he viii lend his best energies in getting
the bill through.
AS to the measures for the govern
ment of Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
islands he says that congress will no
doubt act upon the suggestions of the
president in his forthcoming message.
mo effort will likely be made to
establish a civil government for the
Philippines this coming sessions said
he THE president has indicated that
this matter should not be taken up
until the rebellion is suppressed and
the Republican members of congress
feel the same way about it. There is
no doubt but what much good viii be
accomplished this winter. The Repub-
Hcans have both branches of congress,
and the administration, and progress
siVe measures will be rushed through. -
Mr. Curtis says that no vastly i'm
portant measures relating to the Indian
Territory will come up for discussion.
The law passed last year is working
well, and as there are yet many pro-
visions of it to be carried out. no other
legislation is necessary at this time.
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COST OF THE NAVY.
Construction and Maintenance Last
Year About Thirty Million.

Washington, Nov 14.-According to
the annual report of the paymaster
general it cost $1S. 9S3.174 to maintain
in commission the ships in active ser
vice in the navy last year. For con-
structiOn of ships and purchase of
ready built ships 1864, 1856 was ex-
pended; while $6,754, 974 was absorbed
in repairs to ships.
There is said to be a need for more
warehouse room at the different sta
tiOns including the naval station at Ca
vite. The employment of refrigerator
ships for supplying fresh meats to the
naval vessels at Manila is declared to
have resulted most satisfactorily. The
three ships now used in this service
are not only able to supply the needs
of the navy but also to provide large
quantities of food for the army in the
Philippines. The only recommendations
of Importance in the report look to the
extension to the navy of the army
privilege of supplying officers through
cOmmissary stores and to the immed-
late filling up of the pay corps to its
lawful strength in order to meet the
heavy demands upon it at present.