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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
RATES TAKE 4 TUMBLE
The Alton Determined TO Defeat the
ScaIpers-

Kansas City, Sept. 2s-The passenger
rates from Chicago to Kansas City,
AtchisOn. LeavenWorth, Omaha, COun-
Gil Bluffs, St Paul and Minneapolis will
take another tumble tomorrow, which
is as soon as a change in rates can be
made under the interstate commerce
law.
General Passenger Agent Charlton. of
the Chicago & Alton railroad, gave
day that on account of the general
Generalization in the rate situation,
and the unequal condition created by
arrangements made by some roads
with ticket brokers for handling the
Kansas City business. the Alton road
Will put in effect next Saturday a rate
of $3.50 from Chicago to Kansas City,
and continue that rate in effect in
definitely, and until a better under
standing can be had with lines in in
terest for the maintenance of tariff
rates
Mr. Charlton intimates in his com
municatiOn to Chairman Macleod that
if the $3.50 rate is not low enough to
meet the rate made by scalpers, the
Alton road will make it lower, as it in
tends to give the public the benefit of
the lowest possible rates to be had
through outside and irresponsible
agencies over lines in competition with
the Alton.
1t is known that the Burlington and
ROCK Island roads have given, or will
give at once, immediate notice of sim
liar reduction in rates from Chicago
to St. Paul and from Chicago to Omaha,
so that on and after tomorrow paSsen-
gers may travel from Chicago to Mis-
souri, river and St Paul and Mime
apolis at a little more than half rates.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
ANOTHER BRIDGE.
People of Kaw Township at Work
Again.

The plan for a bridge across the Kan
SaS river at a point three and One-half
miles east of Topeka on the road which
runs east from the Santa F'e shops is
again revived.
The people in Kaw township, Jeffer-
son county, have voted $4,000 in bonds
to the project. There is about four
thousand dollars otherwise available.
The business men of Topeka are asked
to contribute $1,000 additional The
Thompson Hardware company, w. 1.
Miller, Warner & Potter, Seery & Nor
ton and others have signified their will
ingness to subscribe to the fund.
1t is said a large amount of trade is
diverted from Topeka by lack Of such
a bridge.
In pleasant weather some of this busi
ness goes to Topeka merchants on the
North side. but it is claimed that the
people who then use the Calhoun bluffs
road, can not avail themselves during
bad weather.
The North Topeka people are natural
" not inclined to contribute.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
RAILROAD LOCALS.

Sam Cleary. a carpenter at the shops.
had his knee badly injured Thursday
by hitting it with a hammer. He was
taken to his home, where he had his
injury dressed
The funeral of W. L Gordon, who
committed suicide, was held Thursday.
A great many Of the shOpmen laid off
and attended the funeral.
John Reinhart, formerly of the San
ia Fe boiler shops, has accepted a posi-
ton in OsaWatOmie with the Missouri
Pacific railroad
VIM. Rollins. formerly Of Topeka, but
lately boilermaker in Arkansas City,
has resigned his position and gone to
Needles, Gala, to work
Visitors in town attending the re-
union are visiting the shops in great
numbers The visitors seem very much
interested in all that is going on, and
the different departments look more
like a big mechanical exposition, rather
than the shops of a railroad company.
Irwin lodge No. 260. A o. U. w,
will initiate about a dozen candidates
on Thursday, October 5. They are all
ShOpmen-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
FROM HORTON.
Among the Rock Island
Men at That Point.

Operator L T. Davis has been trans
/ ferred to Topeka for a few days.
Conductor J. l. Richardson has been
let out of the company's service.
G. J. Crews, formerly of the Horton
shops, is now working for the c. B. &
Q. at BrOokdeld, Mo.
Bob Schwarz formerly of the back
shops, visited in the city He is now
working in the shops at Topeka.
Brakeman W. p. Baird. Tom Dabner
and Mr.. Trainor have been promoted to
the role of conductor last Sunday.
Conductor Guw Todd and wife have
returned home from Gault, Mo. Their
baby died at that place last week
Frank Ross arrived in the city last
Thursday and had no more than struck
the town than the Rock Island put him
to work as brakeman.
William Ashworth has been given
4Om Lee engine. Lee resigned from
the company's service a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Ashworth win move his family to
Phillipsburg in a few weeks.
P s. HOtchkiss, who succeeded c. H
HOuck as time keeper at the shops and
wife arrived in the city. He had been
holding down a position at Herington.
There is a new whistle at the back
shops. It is like the one they had about
five years ago, only a little louder. 1t
can be heard at a distance of Is miles.
J. NJ McAdams, who has been time
keeper at the shops for the last two
years, left for his new position at Buff
falO the 18th His family will leave in
about month
The cause of the explosion of boiler
on engine No. 555, on the Rock Island
near Fairview, has been laid on the
engineer. 1t is said that he let the wa
ter get too low.
The Rock Island is doing an immense
business. The company hired u new
brakemen last week. and they arrived
in the city last Tuesday. Horton will
be their headquarters.
Brakeman A. W. Gray was brought
to his home here seriously injured. His
shoulder was sprained and his back and
head were terribly bruised He does
not know how he was hurt The last
thing he knew he was standing on a
bOxcar at the head of the train. The
near Mcfarland. 1t is supposed that a
tramp slipped up from behind and
struck him over the head and knocked
him off of the moving train.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
MISS MORRISON INDICTED
For the Murder of Actor Frank Leid-
enheimer.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 2e.-Miss
Julia Morrison. the actress, was in
dicted yesterday afternoon by the grand
jury in the circuit court of this county
for the murder of Frank Leyden or
Leidenheimer, of the Mr.. Plaster of
Paris" company at the opera house in
this city Friday evening, September p.
The prisoner was greatly depressed
by the announcement of the action %
the grand jury, but she was later very
much eheered by several members of
the grand jury. who called to see her
and stated that while they were com
PEELED under their oath to find an in
dictment, they felt sure that she would
be acquitted on the states testimony
alone. Miss Morrison has taken very
little nOurishment since her incarcera-
tion in the county jail and appears hag
gard and careworn.
She stated that there are details con-
nected with the tragedy that had not
been brought out and that would not be
adduced in evidence unless it became
necessary to her acquittal.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

their friends. Their train collided in
the suburbs of Mexico City with a
street car filled with society people re-
turning from the opera, killing seven
persons and wounding several others
One of the engineers was riding in the
cab when the accident happened and
considered it best not to remain be-
hind. The Mexican fireman was ar
rested and the conductor is still hiding
in the interior.
The tTainmen gave vivid account Of
their escape from the Mexican officers,
who pursued them closely. Had it not
been for the master mechanic atToluca
who fired up an engine and conveyed
them for many miles nOrthWard they
would have been captured.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
UNION LECTURE COURSE.
It's Bright Prospects For the APP
preaching Season.

The remarkable popularity Of the
union lecture course last year and the
bright prospects for the coming sea-
son should be a source of satisfaction
not only to the committee in charge but
to the entire city. 1t is an Indication
that the people of Topeka are deeply
interested in all forms of popular edu-
cation. There is no doubt that the op-
pOrtunity to see and hear such men as
William Dean HoWells and the other
lecturers and musicians who will ap-
pear during the course Will be fully
appreciated.
1t is understood that the lecture
course is not maintained for the pur-
pose of making money for any object
The committee in charge serves with
out remunera ton. The surplus from
last year makes it possible to secure
for this year a more expensive list of
attractions, and whatever profits there
may be this year will be used to
strengthen next years course.
The great success of the lecture
course is due largely to the united sup
port of the schools, the Federation of
Clubs, and the colleges, no one of
which has been able to carry on a
lecture course successfully alone.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe to Prohibit Use of
Water on Engine Journals
Except on Locomotives Pulling
Fast Trains.
MR.. HANCOCK WRITES
Gives Travelling Engineers
Association His Views.
Railroad News Of a General and
Local Nature.
MR.. HANCOCK WRITES

Mr.. George A Hancock, assistant
superintendent Of machinery of the
Santa Fe with headquarters in Topeka
was recently asked by the Association
OF Travelling Engineers to give MS
views concerning the use Of water on
hot engine journals. The use Of water
to cool the journals enables an engine
10 maintain high rate Of speed, but Is
said to be disastrous as far as the
bearing are concerned Mr.. Hancock
replied to the request as follows:
Il have been seriously considering the
matter and have almost concluded 10
prohibit the use of water on account OF
having so many journals destroyed II
is a question whether the occasional
expense and loss is not more than OFFSET
trains, mail department fines, etc, ana
aiding to keep the mechanical depart
ment on friendly terms with the trans
portation department. II the water IS
used between the hub and box and
cellar well packed. also oil feeding from
top Of box, no damage to brass or Jour
nal will occur, but many engineers 90
not take the proper care OF boxes
When warm instead of packing cellar
or freeing oil holes through top OF box,
they turn the water on the top OF the
box. Such means usually result IN cut
journals. It is provoking to see good
emergency agent abused on account Of
bad judgment However, taking into
consideration the advantage gained by
using water, have decided to allow en-
gineers on fast runs to use it, but not in
favor of having water applied to jour
mails on engines in ordinary service"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
FEWER QUESTIONS
viii Be Asked by the Census Enum-
orator Next Year.

Washington. Sept. 29.-Ex- Governor
Merriam, the director of the census, has
had several conferences at the White
house recently as to matters pertain
ing to his bureau. Among these, it is
said, is the subject of questions, which
are to be propounded to the 10000, 900
people of the country next June. They
have been decided upon by Director
Merriam and will soon be printed They
have met with the approval Of the
president, it is said:
In general the endeavor has been to
make the questions simpler than before
and to reduce their numbeT4 This is in
accordance with the view of the census
committee of the two houses of con-
gress Several of the questions which
aroused the most antagonism in 1880,
have been omitted altogether.
The chief of these was the inquiry Of
each person whether he or she had any
acute or chronic disease.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
FACTS ARE STUBBORN.
IF Topeka People Are Not Con
vinced by Local testimony,
They Differ From Other
People.
Facts are stubborn.

Facts are stubborn.
Some may be disputed
None can be disprOved-
A fact is always hedged about with
proof;
Has to stand the test of Investigation
Or it drifts to the realm Of doubt
Investigate closely the following
The closer the scrutiny the more con-
Yincing the results
A Topeka citizen speaks here:
Speaks from experience and conFfc-
ton:
Mr.. H. Smith. Of 1903 East sth street.
carpenter at the Santa Fe r r shops.
says: Il did not feel well all the win
ter of 1898, along in the spring be-
came much worse, was bothered with a
constant, dull, miserable, oppressive
feeling, had no ambition. was nervous
and could not sleep nights I was
about to give up my work for a few
days, when my wife procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at Rowley & SHOWS drug
store. I commenced TO take them and q
few doses relieved me. on finishing
the treatment I felt like. a different
person. give Doan's Kidneys Pills the
credit for completely curing me-
For sale by all dealers Price 90
cents. Mailed by Foster-A -Afi1burn Co.
Buffalo, n. Y sole agents for the Z. s
Remember the name-Doan s. and
take no substitute
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
FAST OVERLAND TRAIN.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific to
Compete With Santa Fe4

Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 29.-The high
officials of the Southern Pacific, Union
Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern
railway held important conferences at
Salt Lake and Ogden yesterday.
1t was decided that in addition to the
present passenger train service, both
east and west bound between Chicago
directions viii be placed in service Oct.
Is. leaving Chicago daily about 80 o.
m, arriving in San Francisco about 5: so
D. m the third day; leaving San Fran
cisco about a m, arriving in Chicag
about 9:15 a m. the third day, making
the run between Chicago and San Fran
cisco in SeVenty-tWo hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
UNEXPECTED PERFORMANCE
New Baldwin Engine Loses q Wager
For Las Vegas Storekeeper.


The Las Vegas Optic relates the fol-
lowing story directly regarding the
work Of one Of the new Santa Fe Bald
win engines:
Train Dispatcher Bristol is waiting
patiently on Storekeeper F. o. Blood
for the payment of a wager entered IN
TO between them last Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Blood, it seems, owes Mr.
Bristol a bottle of the best stuff that
is put up This is, however, an elias
tic term and Mr.. Bristol is in conse-
Quence a little in doubt as to what it
really means.
1t all happened last Thursday after
noon Mr.. Blood was about to take
No. 1 train to go to Albuquerque There
were eight cars on the train, all OF them
being heavily loaded, and the train was
an hour. behind time. Just then one OF
the new Baldwin locomotives, No SSl,
backed up to the train and hooked on
to the cars It was evident that this
engine was to perform the service
usually performed in times past by two
engines.
Oh. say said Storekeeper Blood to
the train dispatcher, I want to get to
Albuquerque tonight. The train is an
hour late now
Wen. replied Mr.. Bristol. IN wager
you SO that you Will get to Albuquerque
on time
The two gentlemen bantered each
other on the probability of getting to
Albuquerque and finally Mr.. Blood
made the wager as stated, a bottle Of
the best stuff that is put up
1T is just possible that the train dis
patcher took more than usual interest
in the progress made by No 1 that af-
teru0Cn, for when the train reached
BernalilIO, having made up all the time
that was lost, this telegram was thrust
into AIr- BlOOds hands.
Las Vegas. n. NJ, Sept. q.
. F. Q. Blood, BernaliuO.
= Send me that bottle on No. 2 to-
night by . (Signed)
" BRISTOL
Mr. Blood is now in town but at last
accounts hadn't sent the bottle up to
the dispatcher's office"
Mr- F O. Blood is a brother of D. A
Blood, in charge Of the Santa Fe oil
supply in Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Summer Resorts Prospered.

In the months of June, July and Aug
ust of 1899 the summer resorts OF the
United States enjoyed a far greater
prosperity than in the corresponding
time of any former year of their his
tory. The spirit of prosperity was in
discriminate, for IL touched all classes
of outing places with proportional
equity. Railroad men who claim to be
in a position to know what they are
talking about say that the resort busi-
ness in those three months was fully
twice as large as that of the summer
Of 1895 They base their assertions on
the traffic handled by the railroads.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Decrease.
Activity In New Mexico.

Santa Fe. N. M, Sept. 29.-The annual
report of railway activity to the COVER
shows that 29O miles of new railroad
were constructed in New Mexico during
the fiscal year. There are at present
1858 miles of railroad in the territory,
operated by eleven different corpora
tions, and 1900 miles are projected to
be built during the next two months.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
a BLOW TO sCA1PEBa
Scheme to Have Mileage Tickets
Handled by Conductors Defeated

6AIateQ Dy OonoucGors OeIeebed-
Chicago, Sept. 29.-By an overwhelm-
ing vote the western roads have defeat
ed scheme to introduce an inter-
changeable mileage ticket to be hand
led only by conductors on trains. and
capable Of being manipulated by brok-
ers. or by railroads inclined to do So
Rs a few undoubtedly are.
With two exceptions the passenger
officials of all the western roads de-
clared that they would only use inter-
changeable mileage tickets which had
10 be presented to ticket agents the
latter to issue the passage ticket to be
taken up by train conductors. It has
been demonstrated that this system in
sures to the railroads the revenue to
which they are entitled and protects
them from dishonesty on the part of
their own employees or the travelling
public.
Representatives of some of the rail-
roads want the number of miles which
must be travelled in order to secure a
net rate OF cents mile increased
from 1000 TO 5000, but other roads op-
pose the increase unless the individual
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
MARRIED AN HEIRESs,
But He Did Not Discover It Unit
Two Months Later.

Chicago, Sept 29.-Two months ago Ar
thur c. Saylor, a printing company's en-
ployee, was married to Miss Pearl Harris.
Yesterday he was walking IN West Mad
ison street with his wife when she told
him she was to inherit $3.50, ,00O a fact that
she had up to date forgotten to mention.
Mr.. Saylor told that his wife's uncle in
England had willed her at his death the
hands when she reached her 2lst birth
day.
Mrs Saylor is now only IS years old,
and said she just thought she'd surprise
her husband
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
SEEK TO GUST A MAYOR.
Attorney General to Try to Remove
From Office Swartz of Columbus

Columbus. O.. Sept. "a proceeding TO
oust Samuel J. SWartz from the Office q
mayor of this city viii be formally begun
by the attorney general. the papers haF-
ing been prepared today
The petition is based upon the allega-
tions that Swartz expended and caused
to be expended to secure his election an
amount in excess OF that permitted IN
der the Garfield corrupt-pE acticess acts
that he promised places TO- further his
candidacy. ara that he peTJlred hirlseif z
in affidavit purpOrting 10 zrive his ez-
pend-1ures in detail SWartz limit uU-
der the Garfield law was S1sI- Jane WIZ
Hams. who claims that he was promised Ca
position. signs the petition bur citizens
who are dissatisfied with the SWarrz a1-
ministration are behind the nAoNemenl-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
TO BUILD TO ARIZONA
-Four Lines of Railroads Projected
For the Territory.

Phoenix, Sept. 2s.-Preliminary sur
veys have been made for important
railroads to be constructed in Arizona.
A line is to commence at Phoenix and
extend in a southWesterly direction, by
way Of Gila Bend, thence south by way
of the Ago mines. From that point it
will run south to the territorial line, a
distance of 100 miles. Another line will
commence at Phoenix and extend to
Jerome, thence to the Grand Canyon, a
distance of los miles.
The third line will start here and ex-
tend to Globe and Morenci. From
QuitOvaquite a line will run to a har-
Dor on the northern end of the Gulf
of Mexico, surveyed years ago BY Ad-
miral Dewey. The line will ultimately
be connected with the Rio Grande West
ern- Another line is to be constructed
from Sentinel, on the Southern Pacific,
to Phoenix; from Phoenix to Solomon
vile. and thence to the Southern Pacific
at Railroad Pass.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Dissolution improbable.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-The Western Pas
senger Association has had many hard
problems to solve in it's recent exper-
fences, but there is no danger of its dis
solution. The St. Paul roads with
drawaI complicates matters and there
may be a period of "go as you please"
rate-malxing as a result, but the in
dividual lines will suffer and not the
association
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Relief In SIX Hours

Distress ing Kidney and Bladder Disease
relieved in six hours bT NerT Great
south American kidney Cure II T. Il
great surE rise on account OF its exceeding
prOmptneSs in relieving pain in bla dder
kidneys ard back. in male or female Re
Eeves retention Of water almost fmmed-
lately. If you want quick relief ard
cure this is the remedy Sold hr Sim
Drug Co. S34 Kansas avenue and Geo.
W. StansfieId, So Kansas avenue. drug
s-ists Topeka. Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
New Katy Coal Cars

A sample car of the 100 coal cars be-
ing built for the Katy has been received
from st. Charles and inspected by Mas
ter Car Builder Wigton- The car is OF
new lines, and has q. carrying capacity
of $4,000 pounds. The others will be
turned out as rapidly as the company
can do the Work.-ParsonS Eclipse.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
TRAVEL IN BAGGAGE CARS.
The Katy Road Unable to Supply
Demand For Coaches.

Denison, Tex. Sept. 29.-Never in the
history of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
railway has there been such a demand
for passenger equipment as at present
Every coach on the entire system is
being pressed into service. and not
Withstanding this the road is short
about so cars. The men at the shops
are engaged fitting up baggage cars to
be used during the Dallas fair. Wooden
benches are being made in the carpen-
ter department, which are being placed
in the baggage cars, extending along
the sides the entire length of the car.
The car department never was so
Overrun with work. and all other work
has been dropped for the time being to
get the passenger equipment in shape
for the present emergency
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

tiaI between Omaha and Kansas City
from cents to cents on packing
house products to southeastern terri
tory. Its success means the opening of
a large territory, heretofore worked at
a disadvantage to Omaha packers. To-
day the quoted rate by way of the Bur
nngtOn from Omaha to the Ohio river
is but one cent per 100. As an offset
Kansas City has made a rate of one
cent per 100 from that place to Mem
Dhis.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Five KiIled on Mexican CentraL.

Tampico, Mex. Sept 29.-The steep
mountain grade on the Tampico branch
of the Mexican Central railway below
Cardenas, was the scene of another ac-
cident, in which five men lost their
lives. A big freight engine left the
track while going down the grade and
the long train of cars followed 1t over
the precipice. The American engineer
and conductor. two Mexican wood pass
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

mileage books of the various roads are
increased to 5000 miles
After a general discussion of the Ques-
tion of interchangeable mileage, it was
tabled by unanimous vote. The ticket
scalpers will be disappointed over the
refusal of the western roads to adopt
a ticket which can be manipulated, but
the general public will not suffer, and
the railroads will be saved a lot of
frnr1hIA
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
Santa Fe Coal Deal.

Denver. Colo, Sept. "a special to
the News from Santa Fe, N. NJ. says
that 10000 acres of coal land in Santa
Fe county have been sold by the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway com
pany to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company. the consideration approx
mating 81, ,00O, GOO
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
9. q. q >. =. 30 Enter Waeo.

Waco, Tex, Sept. 29.-The report is
current here, and is said to be from an
official source, that the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe railway has made trackage
arrangements with the Cotton Belt to
enter this city from McGregor, 20 miles
west of here. The report is straighten-
ed by the fact that the Cotton Belt re
Gently purchased 40 acres of land on its
line near the eastern limits of the city
for yard eouipment.