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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
AN ANIMAL M1xrURE.n
A Texas Official Becomes Humorous
Over a Santa Fe Shipment.

George w. Gale, chairman of the
Southwestern freight committee at ST.
Louis, issued the following circular to
all members:
advice has been received from the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e railway
of intention to protect rate of rs cents
per 100 pounds on one car containing
one elephant, two balloons and one ze-
bra, minimum weight 10000 pounds,
from East st. Louis to a Texas common
point"
J. E. Leith, general freight and pas
senger agent for the Texas Midland
railroad at Terrell, Tex, addressed the
following reply to Chairman Gale:
referring to circular No. 1564-RD,
announcing animal mixture by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa. F'e railway,
we,' of course, will not join in this mix
ture and must express surprise that
the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe has
departed from the legitimate and gone
into the circus business All that is
necessary to complete the mixture is to
designate some official of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe as ringmaSter and
put him in the car also. Then it will
be complete, minus peanuts for the ele-
phant.
In the mixture referred to we can
see many complications. AS an illustra-
tiOn, suppose the elephant should swal-
low the balloons. 1t would naturally
make a monkey of the elephant.
Would the Santa. FTe be liable for the
monkeys? Again, if the zebra should
break into the elephants trunk, who
would pay for the excess baggage; or.
once more, the zebra. may get hot and
eat up the monks and in turn be swaI-
lowed by the elephant. On what basis
then would the Santa Fe collect charges
for the mixture
These constant interstate mixtures
will result in the railroad commission
applying the same basis within the
state, with the exception they will add
peanuts and candy for the elephant,
organs for the monkeys, stripes for the
zebras and provide for expansion and
contraction
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
ALDAoE wALKER's MELON.
It Was Sent to Him by Col C. <. Hol-
hday, and Had to Be Broken
with an AK

Several weeks ago Col c. K. Holli-
day sent a splendid specimen of the
Kansas watermelon to Mr.. Aldace F.
Walker, chairman of the Santa Fe
board of directors. in New York In
response to the gift, Col. Holiday has
received the following letter from Mr..
Walker:
received. had it delivered at the
house and. as my refrigerator would
not hold it, I had to dispose of it in the
back yard, where it was broken with an
ak and absorbed from time to time dur
ing a period of several days. You viii
be pleased to know that we found it
surprisingly excellent in quality, and in
quantity it was certainly beyond com
pare The magnificent developments of
the state of Kansas during the last few
years are exciting the admiration of all
Intelligent people in the eastern states.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
FROM EMPoRIA.

Engineer Dix reported today after
layoff of about six weeks. He has been
sick at his home in Newton with ty-
phOid fever.
German and Mohler, Ham and Ben
City that have been assigned to duty on
the Cottonwood board.
Engineer BlOdgett, who burned his
hand about two weeks ago on an injec-
tor pipe, took a train out this morning.
Eight more engines have been as
signed to service on the Cottonwood di-
vision. They come from different parts
of the earth.
William N. Breen, engine inspector,
has a brother in the Twentieth Kansas
He was one of two men who enlisted
from Newton, and is the only one to re-
turn home alive.
Walter WiseInan has Temporarily ta-
ken the place as fireman on the Howard
branch local. formerly filled by Homer
Gum. The latter now fires on Nos 113
and ia between Topeka and Florence
Howard Galley has quit the service of
the Santa F'e- His resignation closes a
term of railroading that has existed al
most continuously since 1884, and COW
ering different branches of work in the
mechanical and car departments.
Ed c. Roach left this afternoon for
Coneyville, where he will take a run
on the Santa F'e for the Wells Fargo.
His run will be from Cherryvale to Cof-
feyville. Steve Howard. who has had
the place until now, will run between
Newton and Colorado Springs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
SANTA FE TO MAKE CEMENT.
Believed That Factory Will Be Es-
tablished In Butler County.

EI Dorado, Oct. 11-During last
month the Santa Fe Railway company
sent an expert on cements to examine
the formations of Butler county with a
view to establishing factories for the
manufacture of hydraulic cement and
plaster. This expert took specimens of
rock from different parts of the county
and subjected them to a critical chem
ical analysis and has sent the result to
o. F. Hobbs who has been gathering
these specimens for about a year and a
half.
The result of this analysis shows
stone in large quantities of a superior
quality for hydraulic cement to that
found at the ''Ohio Falls or at any
place in Illinois-inferior to nothing ex-
cept Portland cement.
1t is hoped that quarries may be
opened up and furnaces and mills erect
ed in the near future at some or all of
these deposits. It is understood that it
will cost about $65, 900 to build a first
class hydraulic cement plant.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
NEW CARs AsTRAY.
Scarcity of Equipment Responsible
For 1000 Cars Losing Their way.

New Albany Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Ohio
Falls Car company, of Jeffersonville,
has a tracer out looking for 1 900 freight
cars made and supposedly shipped to
the Denver & Rio Grande.
1t has been the custom to decrease the
expense of sending the new cars so far
west to have them loaded with freight
by some company, and they thus paid
their way. When the last shipment
was made the cars were loaded by the
Pennsylvania, company, which now has
a famine in rolling stock. The bill was
sent, and the answer came, saying that
it would be paid when the cars were
delivered. The company at once sent
out an agent, who has only succeeded
in locating part of them so far.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
VIII Build to Amarillo, Texas, and
Possibly to Albuquerque.

Albuquerque, N M, Oct. ia
party of engineers and surveyors has
been in Albuquerque for day or two
as advance guard of the Choctaw and
Memphis Railroad company. This road
represents a consolidation of the Choc-
taw Coal and Railway company, the
Little Rock and Memphis and several
short lines, and is reaching out through
the west. They own the Poteen River
mines and coke ovens. and are seeking
an outlet for the products of their
property. This party of engineers, I'M
der the direction Of A. NJ Nelson, trav-
eled by wagon over 500 miles, locating
the best line to Albuquerque. They ex-
pect to have 200 miles of road built by
spring, as far as Amarillo.
The topography of the country. the
center of rich mining districts and the
fertile agricultural country around
Albuquerque presented advantages to
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
SCHLEY TO VISIT GEORGIA
While the Chicago Is Being Made
Ready For Sea-

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Rear Admiral
Schley called at the navy department
today to arrange with the officials for
the detail of his staff and some other
matters relating to the assumption of
his duties as commander of the South
Atlantic station. The admiral asked
for the detail of Lieutenant Commander
Sears and Lieutenant Wells as nag lieu
tenant and secretary respectively.
These officers held a similar connection
with the admiral during the Spanish
war. The admiral was informed that it
will require two weeks to put the Chi
cagO in shape for her cruise, 50 1t was
arranged that she should sail on the
25th instant.
Meanwhile Admiral schley has ar
ranged to pay a visit to friends in
Georgia.
hOist his flag on the New York ana as
sumo command of the North Atlantic
squadron in Hampton Roads next Sat
urday. He was at the navy department
today in conference with Acting Secre-
tary Allen in regard to the fall and
winter movement of his fleet. The ad-
nniral said that there was no truth in a
report coming from Norfolk that he
proposed to ask to be placed on the re-
tired list after a few months service
in command of the North Atlantic
station.
assigned to duty as captain of the Nor
folk navy yard, to succeed Captain
Rockwell, who goes to the South Allan
tic station in command of the Chicago.
The progress making in the construc-
tiOn of the new navy is exhibited in a
report prepared by Chief Constructor
Hichborn, from which it appears that
of the battleships the Kearsage is SO
per cent advanced toward completion;
the Kentucky 80 per cent; the Illinois
70 per cent; the Alabama 80 per cent;
the Wisconsin II per cent; the Maine
IA per cent; the Ohio per cent and the
Missouri per cent The cruiser Al
bany, being built in England, is IS per
cent advanced and the four monitors
range from to 25 per cent.
The sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
and the II torpedo boats under con-
struction range all the way from per
cent to SO per cent. The submarine
boat Plunger has come to a standstiu,
remaining at S5 per cent.
The Oregon has arrived at Hong
Kong where she is to be docked.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
RODE FOR his LIFE
Three Revolvers Covered Jockey
Breedin In q Race.

San Francisco. Oct. IA dispatch to
the Call from Gridley, Butte county,
says;
With cooked revolver pointed straight
at his head and following his every move
ment, Jockey Norman Breedin literally
rode for his life today, and George
Browns mare, Flora B., passed under
the. wire a winner in one Of the most sen
satiOna1 horse races probably ever wit
messed in this country.
THE revolver which so effectually aid
ed in the determination of the race was
held by one of the hackers of the mare.
Shortly before the horses went to the
post it was rumored that Breedin had
been paid to throw the race. One of the
men who had bet on Flora B., just as the
boy got into the saddle significantly in
formed him that he had better ride to
win. Another man, who also had placed
his money on the mare, took his position
at the turn, where, as Breedin passed by,
he displayed a gun. As the jockey came
into the stretch he was covered by a
revolver pointed by. a third hacker of
Flora 3. Immediately the boy went to
work on his mount with whip and spur
with such good effect that the mare pass
ed under the wire well in the lead of the
two other horses that took part in the
running.
About 5000 changed hands on the race"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
WRAPPED IN FOG.
New York Harbor developed in I'M
penersabIe Gloom.

New York, oct. 11.-Dense fog en-
veloped the harbor and its entrance
this morning At 1888 the marine OBJ
servers at Sandy Hook and Quarantine
reported everything shut out from
sight by it. A number of Atlantic lin
ers are due, among them being the
mammoth new Oceanic of the White
Star line from Liverpool and Queens
town, which to equal the time Of her
maiden passage a few weeks ago,
should be at the light ship at 10:47 a. m
There are also the Georgia of the same
line the Ems of the North German
Lloyd from Genoa and Naples, the An
chor Liner Alsatia, also from Mediter-
ranean ports and the North German
Lloyd steamer Frederick der Crosse
from Bremen, besides a number of West
Indian coasters and freight liners
A number of liners are scheduled to
sail today, that may be detained by the
fog of which are the St Louis, for
Southampton, the Germanic for Liver
pool and the Southwark, for Antwerp.
The weather conditions for yachting
are much the same as yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
FASTEST HALF MILE.
Tommy Britton Goes in 1: Oh 1-2 at
the Lexington Track Tuesday.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 11.-Tuesday's
card of five races was made notable by
the trOtting of a fast half mile over a
rather slow track. 1t was in the first
heat of the Ashland stake, which was
regarded as a two horse race between
Tommy BrittOn and Peter the Great.
In the first heat Peter the Great and
Tommy Britton showed the greatest
speed ever seen in a public race when
they trotted head and head the half
mile in 1:O115, with the second quarter
in :291z. By some it was considered
that bad driving very possibly lost the
race for the two heavy faVorites. They
kept together to the last eighth, when
length, all out, with Peter as greatly
distressed. BrittOn was done for, and
BOnatella, who had finished third and
fourth in the first two heats, took the
race rather easily.
The stock farm purse was won by
Frow from good field of youngsters.
Arlington was an almost even money
TaYOT1te for the 2:04 pace, but Eyelet,
in a hot struggle, took the race from
him. Most of the races were spirited
contests and it was one of the best
cards of the meeting. Results:
2:1O class, pacing, purse 81 900 (un-
finished from Monday: Bell Boy won
fourth, fifth and seventh heats Time
2;11; 2:07A; 2:11. Little Thorn won
second and third heats and was sec
Ond- Time, 2:111z; 2:111k. Free Bond
distanced in seventh heat, won first and
sixth heats. Time, 2:141k; 2:0535 Fair
view, Blaze Boy, Atlantic King, Oddi-
ty, Shade On, Bysaptine, Jersey Mac
and Hartford, Jr., also started.
Stock farm purse, trOtters, foaIs of
1897, purse $4,000, two heats in three:
Endew won in straight heats. Time,
2:1S; 2:17. Nervana, second Major Del
mar, third; Ashby l., fourth. Indian
Jim, Iva Dee and Susie J. also started
2:O7 class, pacing, purse S1,5OO; Eye
let won in straight heats. Time, 2:O75k;
2:OS; 2:0S- Arlington, second; Darrell
third. Fanny billiard and Indiana also
started.
The Ashland, 2:10 trotting, purse So
OO0: BOnatella won third. fourth and
fifth heats. Time, 2:121a; 2:12az Peter
the Great won second heat in 2:12L and
was second. Tommy Britton won first
heat in 2:09% and was third. Battle
ton, fourth. Louise Mac also started.
2:2S class, trotting, purse 81 600:
Phrase won in straight heats. Time
2:14A; 2:141z; 2:1415. Slipaway, second;
Baron Belt, third. Corea, DR.. French
zega and Lille also started.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
Sloan a Winner.

London, Oct. 11.-At the first days
racing of the Newmarket second Octo-
Der meeting today, J. Reif won a Trial
stakes on Blare. Ma Jeannette and
Queens Wake were second and third,
respectively. Eight horses ran. Dis
tance, six furlOngs. The betting was
6 to L against Blare.
Tod Sloan won a Nursery plate on Pc
dometer. Ardeer was second. Leila
finished third. Eighteen horses ran.
The betting was 100 to L against Pc
dOmeter.
W. Lows brown colt Elopement won
the Clearwen stakes; Mahdi was sec
Ond. Sloan failed to secure a place.
Seven horses ran five furlongs and 40
yards. The Newmarket Oaks, Of $50
soyereigns, was Won by Gadhy. Null
true was second, and Landrail, ridden
by Skeets Martin, was third in a field
Of five. The betting was to on Land
rail.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
sHARPE,s GOOD KICKING.
Dropped Two Neat Goals From the
Field For Yale.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. lin the foot
ball practice on the Yale field last even
ing Sharpe, the new half back did some
kicking from the field that delighted the
hearts of the Undergraduates who were
present After the regular practice work
was over. Captain Mcbride lined the
varsity and second elevens up twenty
yards in front of the goal of the scrub
team. The college players were given
special instructions about breaking
through and blocking a try for goal Then
Sharpe was twice given the ball and each
time he dropped a neat goal. His perform
ance woke up the spectators and caHed
forth considerable applause.
James o. Rodgers, Yale's head coach,
has returned to New Haven after an alb
sence of almost a week. Rodgers has been
in Cambridge attending to 1A5 work in
the Harvard law school. He expects to
be here during the rest of the present
week. George Adee, '95, who played
quarter back on the '94 eleven and Ours
ton, the big half back of last season, as
sisted in the coaching today.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
A PRIZE FIGHT RESULT.
Shopman Dave Thomas is Furnishing
Amusement For Fellow Workmen.

The Santa F'e shopmen are having
quite a time with one of their fellow
shopmen, named D. Thomas It all
came about in this way. On last Sun
day there was a prize fight, and man
by the name Of D. Thomas, was one of
the timekeepers. The D. Thomas at the
shops says he is not the man, but the
shOpmen say he is, and they have be-
come so earnest that it has caused
Thomas to issue the following state
ment:
ITO whom it may concern This is to
certify, that the undersigned, Dave
Thomas, who works at the Santa Fe
shops, is not the D. Thomas who at
tended the prize fight last Sunday, and
who officiated as one of the timekeep-
ers. The fact is, I never have attended
a prize fight, and did not know that a
fight had taken place last Sunday, until
I saw it in the newspapers. To prove
that I was not at the fight, will say
that I was over to see Jack Henshaw,
the chicken fancier of the shops, and
spent the greater part of the day with
him. (Signed)
GDAVE THOMASU
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
A DEED OF TRUST.
Filed With the Collector of the Port
at San Francisco

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 11.-F'or the
first time in its history, the office of the
collector of the port registered a deed
of trust today. It was a first mortgage
from the Oceanic steamship company
to the Union Trust company, of San
Francisco, of the date of July 81. 1899,
the total amount is 50, 900 and the
the reason that the property involved
is mostly on the vessels plying the
ocean between this port. Honolulu and
Sydney, N. S. W. The issue is for the
purpose of paying for new steamers
under construction and for extensive
repairs that are to be made to other
vessels of the company's line.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
Prospective Oklahoma Lines.

Guthrie, Ok T., Oct. 1.-THE direc-
tors of the new Oklahoma & Eastern
new line of the Atchison, Topeka, &
Santa Fe northeast from Guthrie has
selected names for some of the new
towns to be founded on the new route
Eight miles northeast of this city Camp
Russell, named for the camp located in
cowboy days on the same spot, is to be
located. Sixteen miles out on the pro-
perty of Farmer Campbell the town of
Campbell is to be started. On the coun-
ty line is to be Iconium, and but two
miles northeast of Longston City is to
be Iowa City. Each of these prospec-
tive burgs expects to be the metropolis
of Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11

tire team as it now stands to New York
and the removal to the Hub of the Giants
Manager Selee of Boston is of the opinion
the Giants, under proper management
and with two or three additions, can be
made a winning team.
SOden and COnant, owners OF the BOS-
ton club look more fayOra bly on the
Giants possibilities than do many others
and are said to be considering the ex-
change and feeling the pulse of the BOs-
ton baseball public on the matter.
Mr.. SOdell besides being financially in
teTested in the New York club, sees that
the deal would be of great benefit to the
league at large and of immense adyan-
tage to the game throughout the country.
With a winning team representtnR. New
York the backbone of the sport which has
given decided symptoms of decay during
the last year would be inmeasurably stiff
fened.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
DELMONTCO'S CHEF DEAD.
Had Been Head Cook For Past 20
Years.

New York, Oct. 11.-Charles Rauhof-
fer, for the past 20 years chef at Del
nlonico's is dead at his home in this
city aged 63 years. He came to Amer
lea when 20 years old, having already
won fame in France as a cook. He re-
turned to France in 1860, where he spent
a winter at the Tuileries, being in
charge of the arrangements for the
grand balls at the court of Napoleon
III. Two years later he returned to
New York to the Maison Doree, but
icO's at Fourteenth street and Fifth aY-
enue, staying with them till 1876 when
he again returned to France. For three
years he owned the Hotel American at
Enghen s-Baines near Paris but re-
turned in 1879 to Delmonico's where he
had remained ever since.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
MOJAVE BURNED.
Business Portion of the Town Totally
Destroyed.

Mojave, Cal. Oct. 11.-Fire last night
almost totally destroyed the business
portion of this town. One store remains
and but one eating house. The brick
building, occupied by A. Asher, merch-
ant, and w. c. Wilson, druggist, was
destroyed by two explosions of giant
powder. Practically nothing was saved
from the business houses and hotels.
The fire started in the Southern Pa
cific freight sheds and the wind, blow
ing at sixty miles an hour, carried the
fire to the main thOrOughfare. The
railroad company succeeded in saving
the depot hotel buildings. A number of
animals were burned, but no human
lives lost. The fire, it is thought, was
of incendiary origin. The property loss
is estimated at $4,000 with light insur-
ance.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
Kansas Leads In Damages
Against the Santa Fe.
Several Million Dollars Filed
In Suits Annually.
FOUGHT AND SETTLED
Amount Paid Small In Proper
tion to That Asked.
Railroad News of a General and
Local Nature.

The Santa Fe company is subject to
more suits for damages in Kansas than
in any other state through which the
road runs with the exception of Texas.
The fact that the road operates
greater mileage in Kansas than in any
other state, coupled with the fact tha1
the headquarters of the road are here
and the majority of claim settlements
are made in Topeka, is responsible for
this.
People who come to Topeka from
other states for the purpose of making
settlements, and are not satisfied with
ers, usually make arrangements to have
suits filed here before leaving. In this
way accidents and losses occurring in
other states contribute to the damage
suits filed against the road in Kansas.
The courts of this state are asked
each year to award several million dol
lars in damages to compliments
against the Santa Fe railway. But a
small portion of the damages asked are
paid by the company, however. In
cases where the attorneys believe tie
road to be liable, compromises are pro-
posed and generally accepted IN other
cases where the foundation for dam
ages is slight, or in reality fails to eX-
iSt the legal department of the road
puts up a stubborn fight and very often
wins, in the face of the fact that all
51ries are supposed to be more or less
prejudiced against railroad companies.
in Texas people have the privilege of
bringing suits for damages for small
amounts against railroad com panfes
without giving previous notice, as is
the rule in Kansas and the ma ajority
O. the other states. In this wav hun
dreds of small claims are filed against
the Santa Fe annually, which other
wise would be settled out of court and
the aggregate number exceeds that of
suits filed in Kansas. However the
a "
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
A BIG SUIT
Against All the Electric Roads In the
Country.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE Call says
that a bill of complaint viii soon be
filled in the United States circuit court
here as the commencement of one OF
the most important suits ever tried in
any court. Binson BidweH, who claims
to be the original inventor of the sys-
tenn by which all the electric roads Of
the country are operated, is the prin-
cipal complainant. The Market Street
company of this city, the Thompson
cut and the General Electric of New
York are made defendants and similar
suits will be commenced in several
states.
Bidwe.I charges that the defendant
corporation, as well as others, has made
immense profits out of his inventions
and the suits in question are also based
on the arrangements of his patents He
prays for e. royalty of 20 per cent on the
net profits.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
Good For Ft. word.

Fort worth. Tex, Oct. lit leaked
out here today that there is a strong
possibility of the Cotton Belt general
offices being removed to Fort Worth.
These offices are now located in Tyler
When here recently, General Manager
Harding consumed much time in ex-
amining the profles of the terminals,
and this incident lends color to the
rumor that Fort Worth is to be made
general headquarters for the line in
Texas. The local officials will not affirm
or deny the rumor.