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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
WHEN HE COMES TO TOWN
Colonel Blackwell VIII Tell How n
Dead Man Feels

Colonel A. ]. Blackwell. whose rumore6
death was recently chronicled in these col
umns. asserts the present liveiiness OF his
CORPSE in the following letter 20 the Eagle:
The Old Man With the Plug Hat" is
among the living and is not yet numbered
with the dead; but 7 am stiH in nv he'd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
Lexow CommIttee in I'd. LouL.

st. Louis. Mo. Feb. The affairs q
the excise commissioner office were
probed today b. the senate's INxow com
mittee. George l. Mappcs CHIEF deputy
in E1cEe Commissioner Higgins ohica
told Of the income and expenses q the
Office and the regulations prescribed by
law for the transaction Of rs business
He testified that The excise comm ssi0n-
ers fees were 81 60 a year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
TobaccsInt~re-ts con.eIIdat..

Albany y !. Feb. "A certificate -
consoEda tlon % the Tfu-oa Tobacc3 Com
psnr o. America ard the Ngrf1 Aue-.-
car Commercial Company. vas Gis1 iotsT
with the secretary ~ state fse tee
o. fne arst Dame1 corporation hstrz r~-
fa.ued. Ire casffa1 stock - - Ea ss
TIE principal buEress cGloss = tae G. "a
pzny ~ - lorztes ta .ssw E3.E cry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
sharkey and JenrIes First.

Saginaw, Mich. FEB. bob F1tzsirn-
mons today declared that there f. no truth
IN dispatches stating that Mccoy has
challenged him. He says further that II
the Kid does fight him he must wait until
he Fitz) has first taken care Of both
ShaTkey and Jenries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
Tired But Otherwise MI Right

Washington. Feb. 1-Secretary Porter
said today that President Mckinley Is
tired ard worn cut - the result % the
hard work deYolyeh on aim by the waT
and - sU5sequent Developments. but that
u vas untrue that he was in any danger
q Breaking down. IFS health n fairly
good and all he needs IS a little Teat. NJ
Porter sAded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
sharkey's Man Covers FItz's Forfeit

Cincinnati. Ohio. Feb IA special from
Syracuse. y. Y. says: Tom ORourke an
nounced tonight that Joe Machias. secrs-
tary Of the I.enox Athletic club would
leave here tonight for Mex York with
certified check 70 cover Fitzsimmons' for
felt of $3.50 in behalf Of sharkey. The
fight Is to take place before the club offer
ing the largest purse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
GANDY'S BILL RECOMMENDED
1T Provides for C0uhty Superintend-
emit Hiring Assistants.

Guthrie, o. T., Feb. L-(Speeial.)-T
council committee of the whole has favor
ably recommended for passage Gandy's
bill, which authorizes county superintend-
ents Of school to employ an assistant. The
measure provides for the payment Of the
assistant by the superintendent and re-
lieves the county from all liability for such
conversation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
RYAN shows sharkey ~wIrt Time.

Syracuse, \. z. Feb. l-Eighteen hum
bred people witnessed the six round bout
between Tommy Ryan and Tom sharkey
before the Monarch Athletic club tonight.
The event was purely an exhibition. in
which the Syracusan clearly demonstrated
that he was far the superior Of his antago-
mist az A boxer. talking freely. Sharkey
was somewhat dazed at the showing and
frequently laid himself open. No damage
was done by either man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02

Independence, Kan, Feb. ii. NJ. An
derson's dry goods store and Abe Gott-
lesb's clothing store were destroyed by
fire today. The total loss on buildings
and goods is estimated ar $4,000.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02

McNan is frequently mentioned for gov
ernor, but that proposition has not at
tanned to the dignity of a generally &C
cepted proposition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02

comultfee On aaVa. aTsirs aas 1s-i1e5 te
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THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
Of the excellence of its remedy. 1t is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to- get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
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Fox Appointed Adjutant General.
Fire endrnce. Kan.

Topeka, Kan. Feb. is. NJ. Fox or Man
haitian was today appointed adjutant gen
eraI by Governor Stanley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02

private secretaries Of the speaker and
president and fixes the salary Of two jan
itors in each house; No. 123 repeats the
section of the divorce code requiring a
lapse of six onths before judgment of
divorce becomes absolute.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by
scientifically attacking the disease
through the blood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
TO CURE A COLD IN ONEnAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money If it fails 10
cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. O. on
each tablet
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Fraud Jeruersa oner- to COACH IN

Boston. Mass. Feb Rev Prescott =
Jsruegsu- who as the promoter % The
E7ectrolytsc Marine salts company. So
cured Ssssen ard 6@d - Franc last july
has returned - tais civ ard has o.
Tered 20 make restitution IN Greer q e.
cape punishment
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lion. Because a man forces food into
weak and impaired stomach, il does not
follow that he feeds his body The life
irving elements OF the food taken into an
impaired stomach are not asSiuiilated into
The blood. Instead, the impurities Of the
sluggish liver and bowels are taken up and
carried to all parts Of the body. The con
sequence Is that the body Is not only
starved but poisoned The immediate re
suit is physical suffering from which the
old time zealOt would have drawn back in
horror. The final result Is disease and
death. DR.. PieTce's Golden Medical Dis
coveTy is a scientific remedy that acts &C
coTdiug 10 natural laws. II Is not violent
spur 10 nature or = mere artificial appetiser
Il gently, but surely and permanently. pro
notes the natural processes OF secretion
and excTeuou. 1t creates appetite. makes
she assimilation of the food perfect. iuvig-
crates the liver and purides and euriches
The blood 1t builds up firm. muscular
flesh X cures nervous exhaustion. debil-
ity, sleeplessness and all the evils that
follow in their train. Found al ali -uedi
cine stores Accept-uo substitute that may
pe represented as just as good"
lean heartily recommend DR.. Piero-'s Cold
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suyone troubled with Indigestion and tcrpid
liver" writes NJ. &. Order, ESD Of Te,rsrs
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anything but II caused a horrible distress and
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bottles Of vcur Golden Medical Discovery "a
- va al vosi- Pellets and czn wo-S al day.
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ANOTHER VA yOF FARMTNr;

Chicago. Feb The cold wave has uod-
erzsed somewhat IN the central states. out
sHosner cold wave has appeared n TIE
northwest. where Il has caused ar adj
tioasl 1au IN temperature. WfISto-. y
D, reports - below zero Exceptionally
cold weather prevails Il nearly all sc
lions % re c1untry.
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FOUR BELOW AT OMAHA.
PTTTsBTRG'S COLDEsT DAY

Pttsburg. Pa. Feb. This was The
cOloes. day Of the winter. the mercury
dropping % zero IN the city. while in the
surrounding towns L registered from 70
IS below Al Va1degrift. James Fryer vas
found frozen 20 death He had fallen and
broken his leg and died before he could
reach home The Monongaheia river T.
frozen over from Pi1tsourg 70 the head
waters and the Allegheny = eiosed above
Sharpsbrf-v Fas
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WHERE THE ZERO LINE Is.


Washington. D. C, Feb. 1.-Severely cold
weather still continues in the extreme
northwest. There has been decided fall
IN temperature southwark through Colo
RADIO into the Texas Panhandle, the line OF
zero temperature extending through the
central portion Of eastern Colorado. north
eastward 10 Lake Superior. Cold wave
signals are displayed al La Crosse. Mime
apolis. St. Paul. Sioux City. Des Moines
and Grand Junction
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
DRAINAGE.

BY the plan for depressing the tracks
Of the southern railroads no especial
ly difficult problem occurs in the mat
ter of drainage, as Mill brook sewer -
left undisturbed.
To the west, the lowest point of de-
preston occurs at Green street, and 1t
would be unnecessary to lay a drain
in the cut towards the south and con-
meet it with the present sewerage sys-
TEN at Southbridge street.
Owing &c the raising of Southbridge
street, a new system of sewers for
collecting the sewage would be re-
quired in this neighborhOOd, and owing
to the changes in the streets passing
over the depressed tracks, slight mod
idcations would be necessary i'll the
present sewers on the north side &c the
depression.
The elevated plan requires no
changes in the sewerage system, and
is therefore more advantageous in this
respect.
BY the plan of depressing the north
ern railroads, Mill brook sewer must
be relocated and lowered northerly
from point south of Lincoln squaT'
Some of the lateral sew ers would also
require rebuilding. AS the elevated plan
requires no changes in the sewerage
system, it has again an advantage
over the plan for depression.
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sulting in an advantage for the latter
plan
School street by the depressed plan,
would have to be raised lab feet and
Union street rs feet, Market street
by the same plan would have to be
raised 1876 feet and Union street s feet
the elevated plan leaves the present
grade of both these streets undisturb-
ed once more favoring this plan.
Lincoln square: BY the depressed
plan this square would be raised Z
feet; by the elevated plan it would be
left undisturbed but would be crossed
by a bridge of stone or other material
to carry the railroad across. If the
bridge is designed with proper regard
to aesthetic considerations, we think
it would not be Objectionable. Taking
into account the great injury to the
property adjoining the square by the
raising of it's grade if the tracks are
depressed, the advantage at this point,
in our opinion, is unquestionably on
the side of the elevated plan.
Garden street by the depressed plan
would be raised 1874 feet, and by the
elevated plan 20 feet. The plan for de-
pressing the tracks has, therefore. the
advantage.
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SUPREME COURT REscR1pTs.

The supreme court yesterday handed
down two more rescripts in cases
heard before it at the October term of
last year, leaving but one or two more
to be heard from. a most important
desisiOn and Of interest to the claimants
for damage in the Metropolitan water
basin district, was rendered by the full
bench in the case of Harry Burnett go
ais, against the city of Boston, in a pc
tition for the assessment of damages
for property belonging to the petition
ers in the town of Southboro. BY the
terms of the decree the exceptions of
the plaintiff were Overruled, the court
holding that the taking was made un-
der the statutes Of 1894, and the damage
must be assessed under the provisions
of the statute"
In the case of Clarence r. Pratt of
Grafton again Bernard McGuinness,
the decree of the superior court accept
ing the masters report Of Henry L.
Parker. is affirmed the full bench rul-
ing that THE person from whom the
plaintiff received the title had only an
equitable interest in the property as
member of a firm, and the plaintiff can
not maintain a bill as tenant in com
mon owning an undivided half for a
sale Of the property" The case in
volved the ownership of mill machinery
IN the Ballou mill at East Blackstone
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CONSTRUCTION FEATURES.

AS far as the grades of the railroads
are concerned, the elevated plan has
the advantage, owing both to compli-
cations otherwise arising near the
South Worcester junction. and TO the
fact that the grades Of both the north
ern and southern railroads are sleeper
in the depressed plan. Sc far as the
difficulties arising from foundations in
quicksand are concerned. the elevated
plan is decidedly more advantageous.
Also with reference to facilities for
reconstruction, the same plan has the
advantage.
In the plan for track depression the
grades Of the railroads have been Je-
termined by the hydraulic grade line
Of Millbcook sewer, !. G., by the high
est level Of the surface of its water.
AS the tracks cross the sewer at sew
eral points and adjoin ii for some dis
lance it is manifestly impracticable to
fix the grades of the railroads at or
below the water line. TIE important
question: then arises; How near to this
line is it reasonably safe to locate the
surface of the rails2 Some height must
be allowed for the drainage OF the
tracks. for roofing the sewer and for
carrying the supports of the rails. and
regard must also be had for the safe
ty of the present masonry when the
railroads are lowered to its arch, and
its great span of 20 feet is subjected
TO the vibration of passing trains.
After a patient investigation of all
the facts bearing upon this question,
we came TO the conclusion that it
would not be wise TO lower the grade
below the point selected by the COM
mission reporting in 1892. 1t may be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-04
FREIGHT YARDsANO sIDlNGs

The present freight yard of the Bos-
ton & Albany railroad would be re-
tanned by both plans. The freight sta
ton of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad between Plymouth
and Green streets would require moving
to another location by both plans.
BY track depression, the freight
yard Of the Providence division would
have to be lowered IA feet at South
bridge street, running out to the pres
ent level at Cambridge street. By a
track elevation, no change would be
made in the tracks of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad south
of Southbridge street, and the freight
yard and sidings would be left undis-
turbed, an advantage for the elevated
plan.
By a track depression the sidings of
the Bradley Car Works would have to
be raised so as to cross Grafton street
at grade and by track elevation they
could be retained with a slight depres-
sion at the crossing.
The Jourdan coal pockets would not
be seriously disturbed if the tracks
are elevated, but would probably be
abandoned if they are depressed.
The depressed plan either lowers or
abandons all of the sidings south of
Green street, and the elevated plan re-
tains them by a connection with a
track from Southbridge street. The
latter plan is therefore more advanta-
geous.
careful study of the freight yards
and sidings west of Southbridge street
also shows a balance Of advantages for
the elevated plan.
If the tracks are depressed it is nee
essaTy to abandon the yiaduct. A
] o.. L.,
be located east of the Union station
and north of the present tracks. If the
tracks are elevated, the viaduct would
have to be raised and the tracks Of
the northern railroads would thereaf-
ter, as now, cross those of the Boston
and Albany Railroad at grade, which
is a serious objection. This objection
can be removed by abandoning the via
duct and establishing ~ yard for the
transfer of freight in the locality
above mentioned.
II the railroads are depressed the
tracks of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad divisions would
have to cross the tracks Of the Boston
and Albany Railroad at grade in or
der to reach the aforementioned
transfer yard; while in the elevated
plan they could cross under them, an
advantage for the elevated plan.
The F'itchburg freight house could
be retained in either ca.-. slightly Ia
voring the depression of the tracks.
The freight yard of the Boston and
Maine Railroad would probably require
abandonment. and the freight yards
north of Lincoln square would not be
disturbed in either project.
The round house and shops of the
Boston and Maine Railroad co. would
require rebuilding if the tracks are de
pressed, but could be retained if they
are elevated, an advantage for the lat
ter project.
The sidings of the local manufactur-
ing establishments would require more
or less lowering in the plan for track
depression, and would be partly re-
tanned in their present grade or raised
in the plan for track elevation. The
advantages are with the latter
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be minimlzed Wherever practicable,
streets should cross railroads In such
q manner that they receive the least
possible permanent injury in proportion
TO their Importance as public highways.
When they are used by large NUM-
Der of pedestrians and teams it is
clear that their gradients should be
made as light RS possible. On me
other hand, where they are compare
lively uninportant, a material IN
crease in the gradients is not serious
matter.
Our investigations have been con-
fined to the crossings within the more
thickly settled portions Of the city,
nameat, on the southern railroads, be-
tween Cambridge street and Putnam
lane, and on the northern railroads, oe-
tween Union station and Garden street.
AS the more distant crossings have
no relation to the nearer ones, ana
can receive an Independent treatment
at any time, they have not now been
considered by us.
Finally, the projects should be dealt
with In such manner that not only
the present needs Of the citizens, man
unfacturers and railroads are
considered but their future needs, as
far as they can be foreseen, are pro
Nided for.
OuI OMA ll4NtSllS dllblIS nave ~ 49,
TO the conclusions, reached by both the
previous commissions, that a partial
or the entire removal Of the railroads
from their present locations in the
densely built-up sections Of the city is
impracticabls The established intor-
ests are too important to warrant
such a course, especially as large sums
have recently been expended in other
cities to move railroads nearer to, ra-
Their than farther from the centres OF
business, an advantage already in the
possession of the citizens Of Worces-
ter
We have therefore confined ourselves
30 the discussion only of these projects
which preserve the present location of
the railroads and the Union station.
We have given descriptions in detail
of what we believe TO be the four best
plans, and have included them in this
report in the form of an appendix.
These plans are:
l. COMPLETE ELEVATION OF
THE RAILROADS.
2. PARTIAL ELEVATION OF THE
RAILROADS
8. PARTIAL DEPRESSION OF
THE RAILROADS.
4. COMPLETE DEPRESSION OF
THE RAILROADS.
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GRAFTON SAVINGS BANK.

The Grafton Savings Bank elected the
IoloWing officers today; Albert L. Fisher.
PRESIDENT Joseph a. Dodge. clerk; Ashley
v. Rice, Silas \. Forbush, Charles II.
Nichols. vice presidents: trustees, Daniel
\. Gibbs. Charles L. Pratt, Frank m
Warren, Perley Goddard, Edwin A. Howe
Warren r. Maxwell. Fred A. Dodge
Frank z, Ninton, Scion F. Smith. Clsr-
ence P; Pratt, Oliver NJ. Wing. Harring-
ton l. Nichols, John Z. Mcclellan. Aires
J, Kirby, Arthur A. Simmons. Edward ?
l sher; finance committee. Albert 7,
Elsner. George ". Fisher Clarence r
Pratt Daniel y. Gibbs. Solon p. smith.
\ Howe i-'' " III
Grafton, April ..
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CONCLUSION

of the problem of abolishlng the grade
crossings in the city Of Worcester can
be found which will be acceptable in
every detail to all parties interested.
Some compromises will undoubtedly
have to be made.
A summary of the advantages and
disadvantages Of the depressed and
elevated projects, as above set forth.
has convinced lis Of the superiority Of
what we have termed the plan for a
complete elevation of the tracks.
A bare recital Of the advantages OF.
disadvantages, however, cannot convey
an adequate idea Of the relative value
of all the questions involved. Only
familiarity with the situation can lead
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cred somewhat, but it certainly could
not be changed more thas few inches,
which would not materially affect the
question Of the elevation Of the high
way.
In the project for lowering the
tracks, much difficulty would be expe-
rienced on account of interference with
the brick buildings and other property
on both sides of the railroad location.
More or less quicksand would probab-
ly be encountered, which would in
crease the trouble of conducting the
traffic while the tracks are being low
cred.
On the northern roads the advantages
are, therefore, decidedly with the ele-
waited plan.