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New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
METROPOLITAN Opera Q.,sEA HSss5e i.a,s5e.
Grand OPERA Season, Ian
r-r,er direcfion ~ MIR. Maurice nr.ss, ,,y

Under direction OF VT I ANNkb.
Tonight al S-DOnzettrs opera, J.. - prtnss 81
MOOR Sembrich. Bauermester. Ssi'1A'
Campanari. ,o... i.eiy-Eorrh - y,
,sst nerformance n the second series oi ~. ~
Ntbelungen." GOTrERDAMMEktN ~. 2 li'0ss sss-S
mann -Helnk. Pevny Meissilnger. M''SS SN,.m
Jean and Ed. de- Rsszke Muh.mahH. o,' 80 "LOsss
Fri Evg Feb II. az s-Nasnei o'T.. Bs,a>
GRIN" Eames. schunanh iieiNN' W." .
Muhlmann and I'D. de RestNe o. ,..,.s opsra =
sat Afternoon. Feb. Is. A. - e'ut tps-,siie r
TRAVIATA sembIich. saiignse Bars i'"'
Sat Evg. Feb IS at : at pop prlces v".,sl'i ssss
FAUST suzanne Adams. Bauermelsi"'' "' -
Albors ard Plancon. - ,, .,..t,,. c,ncert ~
loisfs. MINES Emma Eames an Scnn.@a @ co,ts,sf'
Mancinelli. s-.,. g. ,,orros, ..,s
Mon Eyg Feb 90 at S-Spctial peFio'D''
,tn,e his sea- son - Meyerbeer's opera ~
LES HUGUENOTS The hugienI,s.s
with an extraordinary cast H n tul.-s tu.s and so.
Mines Nordca Mantelli Bauermels.-r ~ I'D "a y
Lrtrb dor this occasion only, MN year, n,,sie Nell
Reszke Plancon Bars Dufriche Prola f''"'
Venni and Maurel Condr Mancinelli =, q, ard s..
R-Prices for this performance y. - Don Gk.
Wei Evg Feb - AZ SMozarts ope'"., - Ncctea,
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Fri Fvg Feb "a az s-Wagner's opefa'- Ian ~.
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mann. NM Van Dyck Plancon. BARS N'"''
and Va" sNT1EsiNwAy \ SONS PIANOS USED -~
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
FLAGS on CITY BUILDINGS AT HALF-MAST.

The Mayor has directed that the flag be placed at
half-rnast on all public buildings to-day in memory
OF the sailors and marines who died on the Maine.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sunr.. 6.s4 Sunset $50 Moon sets p - Moon age
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
N-fandy Hook II % GOV. Island II 80 Hell
+ M-Ssndy Hook If:f6 GOV. Island - Hell Gate 90
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 49,
Pretoria Bermuda. Quebec. 1850 m oV III
Santiago Nassau & IS Cuba, Y &
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Il.
Macedonia Mexico Ward d........... 1900 p m 800 m
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

Refined petroleum closed at 20 cents per gallon
fr harr..s = and $50 cents IN bulk at New-YOrk.
pbradelphla prices being on basis points lower.
Foreign quotations We're: London Lied per i'm
,era galon. ANT yerp 1885 francs per 100 kilos. and
Irenen 7.O5 marks per - kIos.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
DENOUNCED BY CARLOS GARCIA.

Havana Feb 13.-Caros Garcia, son Of the
late General Calixto Garcia has sent the follow
ing letter to the Executive Committee Of the
Assembly Of the Cuban Army:
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

Steamers Europa CBr, for London; Guyandoiis Norfo
and Newport News. Panama Vr. Bordeaux Cl'y
pbiladelnhia baltimore: Venus tt3r Boston Furst Bl
rnarck Ger Naples ETC. Schleswig Ger, Carthagen
Ohio ,Br) Hull: Salamanca or, Curacao etc, hana
lRr) London. New-Orieans. New-Orleans; Leona, NJ
West and Galveston: Nacoochee. Savannah.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
FROM RATION.

Engineer Chas. Miller and wife left
this week on a. visit to Kansas City.
John F. Clark, of Albuquerque, has
accepted a position as locomotive fire
man, running out of Ration.
An additional wheel lathe, weighing
"A tons, and a new drill press were put
in place in the shops here last week.
There are at present in the shops
here, being rebuilt, five locomotives of
the Rio Grande division, and two loco
motives from La Junta.
Engine 323 was turned out of the
shops here, after receiving a general
oVerhauIing, and was sent to the Rio
Grande division.
The Santa F'e company continues to
increase its car repairing force at this
point. In the past week the force has
been increased by ten additional men,
Engineer 7. E. Wilson has been grant
ed a sixty days leave of absence during
which time he will visit Denver and
Kansas City; he left for the former city
yesterday.
Engineer Eugene Bennett has re-
signed his position with the Santa Fe,
in order to engage in mining near Vic
tor, Colo, where he is interested in some
valuable claims.
Pete N1ogensen, after a couple of
weeks stay in Topeka on B. of L. F.
committee business, has returned home.
On the first of November Pete expects
to leave for his former home in Den
mark to visit his parents whom he has
not seen for a number of years. His
mother is in failing health and is
anxious to have him come as soon as
possible,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
RAILROAD LOCALS

Boss Wiper Ben Butler was knocking
fires yesterday.
James Morgan, foreman of the Santa
F'e coach department and councilman
from the Second ward, leaves for New
York today accompanied by his wife.
They expect to be gone about three
weeks.
Engines No 279 and 1913 were sent
west Friday for service, in charge of
Engineers Dunlap and Holloway, and
F'iremen Jones and Shannon.
On account of the cold weather steam
was started in one of the boilers which
connects with the round house, Friday.
James Johnson and Geo. Sherman
left early Friday morning for few
days duck hunting along the river be
tween Topeka and Lawrence. The boys
at the round house are anxiously await
ing the sportsmen's return to see what
luck they have had.
Fireman Dan Shannon is now regu-
larly in the pool with Engineer Webb.
Fireman Sam Hatten of Argentine
is on the Marceline run with Engineer
Ed George.
James Thomas is going to Chicago
for a short business visit soon-
Robert Slusher is in the pool with
Engineer Thomas.
Fireman Tom Herrick has taken the
plug" run with Engineer John Hig-
gins.
Frank Furman, of the round house,
is back to work after two weeks
vacation.
Engine No 22sO was broken in Fri
day.
Engine No. SO has been sent west.
James Jett, of the Oklahoma division,
and Jerry Dunkleberger, of the middle
division, have passed the examination
and are now engineers.
Fireman VIM Harden, of the Okla
homa division, is up for examination
this morning.
Fireman Bruce Jackson has taken
the fast mail run between Topeka and
Kansas City.
Fireman Robert Cliff has returned
after a three weeks visit in the east.
Fireman Chas Herrick, of Argentine,
has taken one Of the Marceline runs
with Vim. Rain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
4s2C
THOUSANDS ARE COMING.
Manhattan Will Send 700 Students
and 800 Citizens to the goth
Kansas Reception.

Advices received up to the present
time at the passenger department of
the Rock Island from many of the
towns along that road indicate that
about 10000 people will come in to To-
peka for the reception to the Twentieth
Kansas. This estimate does not include
by any means all the towns along that
line, and when all the reports arrive
the aggregate number will no doubt be
very much higher.
AS an idea of the way in which the
people of the surrounding towns are
figuring on being present at the cele-
bration. what Manhattan intends to do
may be taken as an example. The
Manhattan agricultural college has
chartered a special train from the Rock
Island for the uniformed cadets num-
bering 250 and with them will come 500
of the students. In addition to this
special the citizens of Manhattan have
ordered a second special and they will
come about 500 strong. The second
special will pull out Immediately after
the cadet special, both leaving Man
haitian about a. m. and arriving at
Topeka at 10:15 a. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
OBEYING ORDERS.

[F'rom the Waco Times -Herald.1 il.
The following dialogue, current at
the time, between one of StOnewall
Jackson's soldiers and the provost
guard, illustrates Jackson's tact at
eluding his enemy, and also the obed-
ience rendered and the confidence re-
posed in him by his troops:
The orders read on dress parade the
evening before Jackson left the valley
to take part in the seven days fight
around Richmond We're that in case the
army moved before further orders that
and all questions from those not con-
nected with the army shall be I don
know On the march the provost
guard found a soldier in a cherry tree
helping himself, when the following took
place:
''Who are you?" demanded the guard.
Ct don't know" replied the soldier.
Where are you gOing2"
Il don't know" which was no doubt
correct.
Where have you been?"
"I don't know"
Where is your command?"
''I don't know.
'fTo what command do you belong?"
Il don't know"
What are you doing in that cherry
| tree?"
I don't know"
ing?''
Z don't know
rs there anything you do knoW?"
Yes"
What is it?"
'tWen, the last order I had from old
StoneWall was that I was not to know
anything until further orders, and, gen
tlemen, I would see you all ID be
| fore I will know anything until old
StoneWall takes that order off,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
SANTA FE-PAcIFIc SHORT.
The Annual Report Shows q Large
Deficit

San francisco, Oct. 28.-Twenty-thre
railroad corporations operating rail-
roads in California have filed reports
with the railroad commissioners, show
ing the results of their operations for
the year ending June Both. The South
ern Pacific. Central Pacific, San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley railroad,
North Pacific coast and several smaller
roads are to be heard from. The report
of the Santa Fe Pacific, as usual, is ac-
companied by a protest, in which the
company denies the jurisdiction of the
the company has a federal franchise
and is ansWerabIe only to the federal
government in the establishment OF its
rates of fare and freightS. The report
is furnished to the commission, to ac-
cept the company's statement, merely
as a courtesy.
The Santa Fe Pacific's report shows
a big deficit as a result of the years Op-
erations which is quite unexpected in
view of the general prosperity of all the
other big roads in the country. The
gross earnings were $b,211, ,589.26, and
the operating expenses were 81, 1872, ,468.S1
leaving an income from operations Of
S1912O45. Deducted from this are ex-
penditures for lease of road amounting g
to S21S, ,133, taxes amounting to $27, ,S06.6S
and other deductions to the amount of
$218, 133, which create a deficit of $444,-
952 %. The company's revenue came
from the following sources: Passenger,
1924, ,102.32; mail $221, 18TH; express, $780,
589. .O5; extra baggage and storage, $37,-
214.22; other items, S41.95; total passen-
ger earnings, $298, ,02793; freight, $901,-
$40 5S.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
WANT sANTA FE PAY.
Operating Employees of San Joaquin
Valley Road Threaten q Strike.

Stockton. Lal, Oct 2S.-A rumor is
in circulation that the employees of the
operating department of the Valley
road may inaugurate a strike on the
1st of next month. Rumor has it that
the engineers, firemen and trainmen
want an increase of wages, their con-
tention being that since the Valley
road became part of the Santa re
system the wage schedule in erect on
the Santa re should prevail on the Val
ley line. If there is any probability OF
q strike, however, none of the officers
of the road or the employees inter-
ested are ready to admit it.
The engineers of the Valley line have
been paid by the day, and their runs
have Deen long. The schedule on the
road has been far below that of the
Southern Pacific road, and below any
thing paid in the western country.
Some time ago, before the Santa Fe
took charge of the line and made it a
division of the Santa Fe Pacific, the
engineers made a request for a more
equitable schedule, and at that time
there was some talk of the possibility
of a strike to enforce the request. Then
came the change of ownership and
control, and since then there has been
no request made
Under the Southern Pacific schedule
an engineer who makes a run of a hun
dred miles a. day makes from 81 to $3.50,
while on the Valley line the engineers
are paid $3.50 per day, and sometimes
the 1relghI run IS as nucn as 100 IllleS
q day. However, the men have been
encouraged to believe that as soon as
the corporation at present in charge
should beUin moving trains as far as
Point Richmond, and possibly before
that time, the regular Santa F7e sched-
ule for all trainmen viii be put into
force.
The check received at the past pay
day came from the Santa re and all
orders, reports, etc, are already on
Santa Fe forms. Many of the men are
confident, so one of them said, that
within one or two pay days at most the
regular schedule of the western lines
will be in effect That of the Santa Fe
is practically the same as the Southern
Pacific and would be satisfactory to
the men.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
coNF1scAr1NG co4L
Railroads Centering In Kansas City
In High Handed Business.

Kansas City, Oct 28.-For a month
and more it has been currently reported
that several at least, and perhaps all
of the great railroads centering in
Kansas City have been confiscating
car load after car load of coal as it is
being shipped from the mines to var
ious consignees here, and to such an
unprecedented degree is this high
handed process now being carried on
that many of the local dealers are
about prepared to attempt even des-
perate measures to compel cessation
of the practice.
BY the confiscating of coal is meant
that the railroads simply take any coal
that may be in cars upon their tracks,
and divert it to their own use. That
this is being done in a wholesale man
ner can not be doubted. 1t is said. too,
that the roads are taking coal in this
manner not alone for any pressing and
immediate needs, but are storing it
away for the future. OF course when
any road cOnfiscates coal it pavs the
market price for it to the regular con-
signee.
Some say the railroads have the
right, granted them by federal statute.
to confiscate coal to carry their trains
in cases of emergency This all
agree, seems fair, so that the mails and
all important traffic shall not be i'm
peded. But the question becomes more
doubtful when the roads use a broad
latitude. in defining what an 'semer-
gency"e is, and lay up, as one road in
Kansas City has done of late, thou
sands and thousands of tons of coal.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
WITHOUT
PRECEDENT.
The Volume of Demand For
Industrial Products
Has Never Before Been Equaled
Says Dun s. Co.
BALANCE OF TRADE
Against Europe, Increased by
Purchases of Meat
Ammunition and Other Things
For Carrying on War.

New York, Oct. 28.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Fears. not facts, made war in South
Africa seem a menace to prosperity
here, and a week of conflict has clear
ed away the fear. British markets for
securities have been helped by the be
lief that mining shares would be worth
more with no Boer control in mining
regions.
Large purchases here of ammunition
and meats have swelled the balance
due this country. Money markets have
grown less embarrassing, stocks grad
uaIly advanced, industries are still
supported by volume of demand for
which no precedent can be found and
payments through the principal clear
ing houses for the past week have been
36.6 per cent larger than last year and
57.3 per cent larger than in 1892. 80
great an increase shows the net busl-
ness of many potent forces making Tor
public prosperity.
The heaviest transactions in steel
rails ever made so early cover 100000
tons for next years delivery or two
thirds of the entire capacity of the
works. The Pennsylvania is said to
have taken 105,00 tons at S33 but all
the leading railways made large pur-
chases, and the price was then ad-
Vanced to S35 per ton, the same works
at SIS to SO. Great contracts for ma
terial follow, one concern having bought
100 600 tons Bessemer pig at Pittsburg
for $23 while $24.50 is paid for early de-
nveries, and so 900 tons billets We're sold
to one concern there and so, 600 at
Wheeling, $3.50 being quoted, with
slabs at S39.50 and sheet bars at $50.
Such transactions only show the gen
eral belief that such prices will run
far into next year. For structural work
many orders appear, including some of
consequence for the east and for Cuba,
and in bars the car and implement de-
strong but at Pittsburg works anxiety
for future contracts has depressed the
price to 2.15, and in plates some works
nave nearly caught up with contracts
and are accepting 2-75. Sheets are also
weaker, 3-05 being quoted at Pittsburg
as the proposed combination seems to
have failed.
Markets for minor metals are react
ing, tin having fallen to 1882 cents
with recovery to 31.25 on Dutch sales
IN october 400 tons larger than usual
and lake copper is largely offered at
1f-3l Lead is a shade lower at 4 571A
and spelter is demoralized and offered
at cents. Coke holds strong short
ness of cars hindering deliveries
though more ovens than ever before
are producing.
changed, While Atlantic exports. flour
included, have been u 932. 81 bushels
IN four weeks, against 13. 4S3, ,056 last
ear, ana racine exports 2,197, III,
against S,124,306 last year. Western re-
celpts fail short and in four weeks have
Deen only 30. 0.022. .053 bushels against
]v'4SV oSS last year Without concert
there IS probably some waiting for her
Ter prices by farmers
Lofn exports continue to show mas-ni-
tuuS OF foreign demand for bread d
Suns, reaching 14,478.719 bushels.
against S'040's75 last year, and the de-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Adopts a New Dial For
Watches and Clocks.
It Is Work of General Watch
Inspector Montgomery.
MISTAKES
The Minutes Are Shown in
Plain Black Figures.
Railroad News of a General and
Local Nature.

H S. MONTGOMERY, general watch in
spector Of the Santa Fe, has devised a
watch dial which will prevent mistakes
in reading time. On the new dial the
minutes are numbered in heavy plain
black figures, from one to sixty, as
shown in the cut. 1t has been the Gus
tom for watch factories to furnish diaIs
with large black figures of the hours,
and call them railroad dials. The min
utes are the important factors, and the
dial here shown brings out the minutes
sharp and prominently. not only in
plain lines, but in figures which strike
the eye instantly, leaving no possibility
for guess work or mistake.
There are instances on record where
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
TroubIa Over Diviaion Rnns.

Denver, Oct. 28.-Trouble seems to
erIy employed by the Colorado and
Southern and Santa Fe roads over the
division of the runs under the joint
traffic management. The difficulty has
been before the arrangements of the
two roads ever since the consolidation
was first effected and several times it
has been settled one way or the other,
and each time one side was pleased and
the other dissatisfied. Now it is pro-
posed by the management to let the
men settle the whole thing among
themselves and when a decision is ar
rived at, if it is not inconsistent with
the policy of the road, it will be adopt
ed. and further kicks will be avoided.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
Restoration of Feed In Transit Rate

Cattlemen are encouraged to believe
that the time is not far distant when
the feed in transit privilege VIII be re-
established by western railways. There
was only one vote against the PROPOSE
tion at the recent meeting of the Trans
missouri association at Kansas City,
and in a month it is claimed the vote
can be made unanimous. The long lines
are in favor of the privilege, provided
restrictions are imposed so as to effect
ually prevent scaIping of the privilege
claimed that a plan has been suggested
which will work satisfactorily. Stock
shippers can save ST to $25 per car if
the feed in transit is restored. The
privilege is virtually already in opera
tion on some of the long lines which
extend into the cattle breeding regions.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
FROM NEWTON.

Conductor 1earI formerly of the
Hutchinson & Southern, is in the city
and may accept a position with the
Santa Fe in the train service.
Conductor Andrews and Brakeman
Cam Young are on a hunting expedi-
ton in the vicinity of Sylvia. They
will probably remain several days
T. R. Stocker is at work again in the
master mechanics office after a several
weeks vacation, during which time he
and his bride were touring Colorado
Conductor J. F. O'Rourlxe was on the
street yesterday for the first time since
his illness. He expects to resume work
soon.
Conductor Will Shaffer has been
transferred from the Cottonwood to the
west end of the middle division, with
headquarters at Newton
Charles Morley, now of Arkansas
City, is in the city renewing acquaint-
ances. Charley formerly lived here,
being an employe of the Oklahoma
division in the train service. He is on
his way to Illinois to visit his father,
who is very i'll.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
Important Revenue Decision.

Chicago, Oct. 28.-Railroads are not
on bills of lading and the written evi-
dence of receipt and forwarding such
as a memorandum receipt or dray
ticket, according to a ruling just made
by the treasury department. The rul-
ing comes in a letter from Commits
sioner G. W. Wilson, addressed to Gen
eral Solicitor James Fentress of the
Illinois Central road, and is in reply to
one of inquiry signed by Mr.. Fentress,
George r. Peck of the st. Paul, William
Brown of the Alton, Robert Dunlap of
the Santa Fe Chester NJ Dawes of the
Burlington. Robert AIather of the Rock
Island and Lloyd W. Bowers of the
Northwestern.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28

During the winter Of 1897, Mr.. James
Reed, one of the leading citizens and mer-
chants of Clay, Clay Co., w. Va, struck
his leg against a cake of ice in such a
came very. much swollen and panied him
so badly that he could not walk without
the aid of crutches. He was treated by
physicians also used several kinds of lin
iment and two and half gallons of whis-
Ky in bathing it. but nothing gave any re-
lief until he began using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm This brought almost COM
plete cure in a weeks time and he be
lieves that had he not used this remedy
his leg would have had to be amputat ted.
Pain Balm is unequaIed for sprains,
bruises and rheumatism. For sale by all
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
A Sanaible Move

Chicago Oct. 2S.-Managers of a
number Of the east-bound roads from
Chicago are considering a change in
the methods of serving meals in dining
cars. tt is proposed to substitute a Ia
carte for table d'hote. Until recently
nothing but table d'hote was served
in any dining car in the country One
or two of the western lines began to
experiment with a Ia carte and were
agreeabIy surprised at the results The
example of the fnnovators was quickly
followed by other roads until now all
of the western lines have abandoned
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by John
Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows: Il was
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
+i+ Z tis.l1S II IlSA i anu Sues no dp
physicians had given me up Then was
advised to use Electric RitterS- to my
great joy, the first bottle made decided
Improvement continued their. use for
three weeks, and am now a well man.
know they robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try them.
Only SOC. guaranteed at WaggonerS, drug
store. 731 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
win Use Santa Fe Tracks.

The Iowa Central and Santa Fe roads
have made a traffic alliance whereby
all freight of the Iowa Central consign-
ed to Chicago will go over the Santa F'e
Iowa Central has used the Burlington's 5
tracks from Keithsburg, Ia. The Bur
lington is an active competitor Of the
Iowa Central at so many points that
the smaller road determined to seek
another Chicago connection. Shippers
at common points of the Burlington
and Iowa Central may look for lower
freight rates.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
Indians Favor Santa &c.

Stroud, Okla, Oct 2S.-Henry E.
Asp, general solicitor for the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway in Okla
homa, was in Stroud this morning. He
was returning to Guthrie from Sac and
Fox agency, where he went yesterday
to complete arrangements with the
Iowa Indians for right of way across
their Payne county aIIotments in favor
of the new Perkins extension of the
Santa. Fe road from Guthrie. Okla.