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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe to Put on an Ex-
elusive Train
For Baggage and Express Out
Of Kansas City West.
FRISCO ANDTHECOAST
California Trains Now Carry
Daily 2 to 8 Cars.
More Passenger Coaches Car
ried With This Change.

An exclusive express and baggage
train over the Santa Fe from Kansas
City to California will probably be in
operation before the end of the present
year. 1t is likely that it will be estab-
lished as soon as the new Santa Fe
line in San Francisco is opened for traf-
fic.
The increase in the amount of express
and baggage which the entrance into
San Francisco will bring the Santa Fe
will force the management to put on
such a train. superintendent Mervine,
of the Wells Fargo at Kansas City, is
authority for the statement that the
matter is already under consideration.
Santa Fe California train No. L now
carries two and three cars of express
and baggage daily. Train No. IT, which
starts out of Kansas City, runs over
the Emporia cut off and overtakes No.
1 at Albuquerque, carries from three to
five baggage and express cars every
day. In the event of the establishment
of an exclusive express and baggage
train, No. IL would be discontinued, and
California train No. 1, free from bag
gage and express equipment, could car
ry sufficient coaches to accommodate
the travel. Besides, the establishment
of another overland train from Chicago
to the coast is simply a question of
time. AS soon as the San Francisco
connections are perfected it will be in
augurated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

was to rush to the main floor. The
heat and flames followed me, and hard
ly had 1 left one story before it was
shrouded in flame.
THE lobby was crowded with rush
ing men, women and children But the
cashier and hotel clerks were still at
their posts. I saw the head porter,
john an Institution of the Windsor,
between two women, who frantically
begged him to go upstairs, the one for
her jewels, the other for her children.
John vanished in the smoke and what
became of the brave fellow 1 do not
know.
Making my way to the front en-
trance of the hotel. I singled out a Ia
borer standing on the steps outside. 1
pointed out my sister on the balcony
above and entreated him to save her.
He climbed up the pillar to the balcony
and lowered Mrs. Macarthur to the pave
nent below by a rope, though where
he got the rope don't know.
I'VE now made our way across the
street. and from there the spectacle was
awful. People were jumping from the
windows of every story and the whole
structure was being consumed like
wicker work. It looked to us as If the
jumping was in many cases premature,
for the people were crazy with fright"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
AN OYSTER TRUST.
The New Company to Be Organized
In New Jersey-$5, 100000 Capital

New Haven, Conn, March .2s.-Details of
an oyster trust, which has been for some
time e,, rumored here, We're semi-officialiy
to be organized under the laws of the state
OF New Jersey: with capital Of s., COG 600
president is to be Andrew Radel, president
of the Bridgeport Traction company.
Newark, n. j., capitalists, as well as
Connecticut capitalists, are behind the
combination, which claims to have op-
tons on SO per cent of the oyster plants
Long Island, Narragansett bay and the
south side of Long Island. owning So
moters assert that they will control the
New York-European- seed and opening
trade. and say they have made arrange
ments with two dealers in New York city
to market the product. They also intend
to extend operations to New Jersey and
Massachusetts.
On Long Island sound, at a place not
yet chosen, they intend to construct a
marine railroad, large machine shop and
SSQ 4t p0 SlsetS Engineer Sanford of the
survey of the. local oyster grounds, with
a view to fixing their value.
An offshoot of the larger company. is to
be the National Oyster company of this
city, organized under West Virginia laws,
with a capital of 100000. to operate in
more southern waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
BACH AT HANNA'S.
The President Will Return to Wash
ington Next Week.

Thomasville. Ca, March 23.-President
Mckinley and Vice President Hobart
returned to the home of Senator Hanna
last evening, much refreshed and
pleased with their trip to Jekyl island.
Nearly four hours were spent in a pleas
ant water trip from Jekyl to Bruins
wick.
At Brunswick all the shipping, in
Guiding three Spanish vessels, saluted
the presidents cutter, the COlfaX. H.
H. Raymond, southern manager of the
Mallory line, presented to the president
a good sized Spanish flag from the
bark Taffalla, which had been waved
in salute as the presidents boat steamed
down the harbor to Jekyl last Monday.
The flag was presented with the compli-
ments of Rosendo Torras, late vice con-
sui of Spain. This courtesy greatly
pleased Mr.. Mckinley. The presidential
train was given a parting cheer and
pulled out of Brunswick at Las o'clock,
arriving in Thomasville at 5:35. The
presidential party drove at once to Sem
ator Hanna'S and rested during the
evening. Friday the president probably
will go to Tallahassee, returning the
same day. Early next week he will
leave here for Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
FOR CHICAGO SCHOOLS.
Board of Education Given 100000
by the City Council

passed the annual budget last night, APP
propriating nearly $1SO 900 for corporate
purposes. including schools, public library
The board of education got the biggest
increase. The council set aside 81 900 600
for the building of schools. as against 81. =
500 go allowed by the finance Committee.
A big increase was given second class
hremen. A neat plan was blocked to dis
tribute the money for street repairs and
street cleaning among the wards, the ma
{ority voting for a proposition supported
by Alderman Powers.
The total amount appropriated for cor
porate purposes will be about $1,000 OOO
The amount set aside for the schools pub
lie library and sinking fund is IS, 939 941.
The mayor may return the budget with a
veto of the various raises of salary next
Monday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
OUR NEW BROTHERS.
Possess Many characteristics of the
American Indian.

San Francisco, March pa letter from
Captain McQuesten, surgeon Of the Tween
of the release of A. r. Peters, photog-
rapher who was captured and tortured by
oner while taking pictures outside the
lines He thrust into a filthy Jail,
where he was visited by a native captain.
who tested his sword on his body and
promised to kill him. The rebel chief then
called in a number of naked savages, all
armed, who executed a war dance and
made passes at Peters, one of which
wounded him in the arm. The next morn
ing he was taken to Malolos. where he
found eight Americans, two Englishmen
and a Spaniard. From here he finally
secured his release through the interven-
ton of American officials.
THE savages who attacked Peters," con-
tinues Captain McQuesten, were of the
tribe known as head-hunters and canni-
balls. They live in the interior of this
island, and will not show any mercy after
this to any unfortunate white man who
may fall into their hands,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
ON LOCOMOTIVE FENDER.
The Corpse of a Babe Carried From
Baltimore to Washington.

able excitement among railroad employees
attended the arrival in Washington this
morning of the pickup train, which
brought the corpse of white infant on
the fender of the locomotive
The train is designated as the extra
west and it left Locust Point, Baltimore,
1 o'clock this morning for the route
over hte Washington and Ohio railroad to
Brunswick, Nd. The train was in charge
of Conductor Fetzer and Engineer Stevers,
both of Baltimore. A brakeman of the
train saw a bundle on the fender of the
engine shortly after leaving Locust Point.
but particular attention paid to
it until near Washington. Examina ton,
when the train stopped, disclosed the fact,
to the surprise of the trainmen, that a
dead baby was wrapped up in the bundle.
The corpse was turned over to the yard
master in Washington for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TO FIGHT THE BELL.
A Rival Telephone Trust Is Organic
ing in Chicago.

Chicago, March 23.-The Record says:
Independent telephone manufacturing
interests have organized to fight the
Bell company with trust of their own.
At secret session yesterday afternoon
the way was creased for the launching
of $7,000,0 600 combine.
w. T. Blaine, president of the Victor
Telephone Manufacturing company of
this city is in charge as promoter in
chief. 1t is represented that the opera
lions are in hand or prospect for 80 per
cent OF the factories producing 'inde-
pendent apparatus. Details as to the
plants this includes, as well as the
sources from which capital for their ac-
QUESTION is to come, are zealously
Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust
and Savings bank, Assistant United
States Treasurer William P. Williams
and Mr.. Merigold, a New York banker,
are mentioned as the financial sponsors
of the deal.
Mr.. Blaine's plans are reported to en-
brace the combining, among others, of
the following concerns:
American Electric Telephone COM
pany; Chicago; Victor Telephone Manu-
featuring company, Chicago; Western
Telephone Construction company, Chi
cago; keystone Electric Telephone COM
pany, Pittsburg; Reliable Electric Man
ufacturing company, Worcester, Mass
MaySon Pay Station Telephone COM
pany, Ludington, Mich; Williams Elec-
trio company, Cleveland, O.; Northwest
ern Electric Telephone company, Mil
waukee; Sterling Electric company,
Chicago; Stromberg-Carlson Telephone
Manufacturing company, Chicago; Farr
Telephone and Construction company,
Chicago; Viaduct Manufacturing COM
pany, Baltimore; Eureka Electric COM
pany, Chicago; ButlerTaylor company,
RaVenna, O.; National Automatic Tele-
phone company, Chicago; Central Tele-
phone and Electric company, St. Louis.
1t is declared that one of the most
influential factories outside of the Bell
breastworks-the Kellogg Switchboard
and Supply company Of Chicago-has
thus far resisted all overtureS to join
the combine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

What nobler, better ambition can a young
couple have than to live loving, helpful
lives, and then, in q green old age, look
back over a life that has been mutually
selfsacrifcing, useful and successful? The
one great STUN bling block that stands be-
tween most married couples and this ideal
married career is ill-health. If both hus-
band and wife would take proper care of
their health, there would be more hale,
hearty and happy old people IN the world.
If, when a man suffers from the little ills
of life, he will resort to DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the chances are that he
will avoid the big and fatal illnesses. This
great medicine gives a man healthy
hunger, facilitates the flow of digestive
juices, invigorates the liver, purihes and
enriches the blood and builds firm, muscu-
lar, healthy flesh tissue.
1t is an old saying that women are hard
to kill There is some truth in this, as far
as the majority of illnesses are concerned.
There is one class of disorders, however,
that quickly undermine any woman's gen
era1 health No woman can retain her
strength who suffers from weakness and
disease of the delicate and important or
gans that make wifehood and motherhood
ton is an unfailing cure for all disorders
of this description. It acts directly on the
sensitive organs concerned, in natural,
soothing way. It makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. It prepares them
to bear the burdens of maternity. It is
the greatest of nerve tonics. The woman
who uses it will bear healthy, happy child
gen, and live to ripe old age.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate the stomach, liver and
bowels. By all medicine dealers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TO BE GRAIN INSPECTORS.
State Inspector Mckenzie Announces
Dozen Deputies.

A E. Mckenzie, chief grain inspector,
has made the following appointments
of assistant inspectors:
Kansas City station-W. ]. Graham,
Kansas City; Charles E. Lowe, King
man; J. p Chess, Burlington; John
Hugos, Norway; A. McPhail, Bridge
port, and P. H. Nikirk, junction City
Atchison statiOn-R. B. Clark, Atchi-
son.
Leavenworth station-John Wilson,
Leona.
Wellington station-J. C. Horn, South
Haven.
Winfield station-G. NJ. Mccarthy,
Winfield.
Coffeyville station-E. D. Morgan,
Coffeyville.
The Populist inspectors at Topeka,
Wichita and Parsons have not yet been
disturbed.
Mr.. Mckenzie has also appointed A.
D. Crotts, of Pretty Prairie, as his chief
clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
WAS IN THE WINDSOR FIRE
A Lady Visiting Wellington Friends
Relates Her Experience.

Wellington, March 23.-Mrs. Emma
Bratnober of San Francisco, arrived in
the city this morning on her way home
and is spending the day with Mrs A
D. Speed. Mrs. Bratnober was in the
Windsor hotel fire in New York last
week, and had a narrow escape with
her life. Mrs. Bratnober had landed in
New York from the steamship Teutonic,
in company with Mrs. Peter Macarthur
of Westbourne. Manitoba. She tells the
story of the hotel fire as follows:
I'VE had given up our rooms on Fri
day morning and our trunks had al
ready been taken to the station. At 3
on the first floor, a story above the Of
flee floor. Mrs. Macarthur went out of
the window on to the balcony over
looking the avenue to see the st. Pat
rick's day parade. The balcony was
filled with children. At the same time
went upstairs to the fifth story to col
lect some travelling odds and ends.
While up there 1 was talking with a
chambermaid and a bellboy, and, hear
ing the cries in the street looked out a
window to catch a glimpse of the pa
rade. :
Hardly had I put out my head than
I caught a burst of smoke issuing from
one of the lower windows. 1 babe the
bellboy run down the backstairs and
shout fire at the top of his lungs. 1
myself, letting everything go, rushed
down the main stairs.
lon the fourth floor I saw the flames
break out behind a large picture in the
corridor. Hurrying to the third floor.
the escaping flood of guests nearly
1attempted to enter the drawing room,
where 1 had left Mrs. Macarthur, but
the flames were like a curtain of fire
before the doorway, and all could do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
WITHOUT WIRES
Messages Were Sent With Great Sue
cess to Life-Saving Stations.

London, March 23.-Wireless teleg-
raphy has been put to a really practical
test, which has proved how valuable
it will be in the future saving of life
at sea- Last Saturday a barkentine got
ashore on the treacherouS Goodwin
sands and signals of distress were fired
from the South Goodwin light, which
were heard on the East Goodwin light
ship, where a wireless biography ap-
paratus is fixed, and by that means a
message was sent to the South Foreland
lighthouse, whence other messages were
passed on to Kingsdown and Ramsgate
for lifeboats. 1t often happens that
when the wind is blowing off shore guns
on lightships can not be heard on land,
and it is in such cases the wireless tel
egraphy will be of inestimable value in
saving life.
The Ramsgate town council is now
pressing the Trinity house for installa-
lions of wireless telegraphy between all
IightShipS and the shore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
NO TRACE OF ANDREE.
Terragone Thinks the Explorer Is Not
In Northern Alaska

Ottawa, Ont, March 23-After more
than two years search in Alaska for the
lost north pole explorer, Address, DR.. A. t.
Terragone has returned, and arrived in
Ottawa yesterday He, formed one of a
party of Erenchmen who were sent out
from Paris with Instructions to make a
thorough search in the most northern
This was mainly carried on by means of
a balloon Landing. at St. Michael, he
made several aScenSionS in that region
From thence he went to Fort Morton, then
north to Point Hope, and Travelled all
around the northern coast of Alaska as
far as Cape Bathurst and Old Fort Good
Hope. He made frequent ascensions all
along the route, Travelled searching all the
country about each stopping place through
powerful telescopes for traces of the ill
fated Andree, but without success. Re
turning, he travelled overland to Dawson.
DIR. Terragone states that, in his opinion
Andree is not in that section, and it is be-
lieved he must have been carried much
farther north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
FAVORITE HEARD FROM.
Mary Anderson Writes to a Friend In
Kentucky.

ing are extracts from a letter received
here from Mary Anderson by Mrs. R. NJ.
of the earliest friends of the former ira
gedienne. The writer signs herself Ma
Rer EE chd ana Ra@s fe gossip
Court Farm, Broadway, Worcestershire
for your sweet, kind letter. Surely you
are blessed in your children Juliet is in
opposite to Thackerays house, where he
wrote Vanity Fair She is very happy.
h BLANCHE is not going on the stage She
but hope she will not be tempted to the
acting stage eyer. blanche and Juliet
If get over to America again my first
pilgrimage will be to my girlhood's home.
to You He grows Grows more 5i Charming AND and
My little boy is now 2la years old and so
eie 6 he for MS age; His nurse IS German an
affectionate, but he has a will of iron, and
it., but he is a pure. joy to us both.
Here write, and it is bright spring
den and the crocus and daffodiis show
themselves in the orchard beyond, popping
their pretty heads above the fresh, brill
My own room is a white room, paneled
from floor to ceiling in old wood. 1t has
long, low windows, with tiny panes, and
its furniture is all of the time of Louis
XIV, and in it the carpet and curtains
are green. The white, green and gold is
Mother and Blanche have 1qst returned
handsome and so well. Joe has had four
children cMi He has Just lost little girl
daughter of Lawrence Barrett.)
in There dn IF IS ma g9den canary singing madly
Tony joins we in love to you and yours,
and close Your ever true and loving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
SERGEANT MORSE'S INJURY
Was Shot in the Forehead During the
Charge at Caloocan, Feb. 10.

Mound city, Kan, March pa letter
received here last night tells of the
wounding of Sergeant }. o. Morse of the
Twentieth Kansas, company K, who was
at first reported in the list of injured
John o. Morseberg.
bullet in the charge at Caloocan, Febru-
airy 10. The bullet, which entered the
right eye, passed around to the side of
the head and came out. The message
which contained this among other news
of the battle was written on the back OF
an old envelope by Lorilard Wickham.
also of company K, to his parents, he
sa in the trenches the day after the fight.
He said he had just returned from the
hospital, where found Morse able to sit
up and apparently improving.
Sergeant Morse is a son of Captain o.
E. Morse. He is a graduate of the Kan
sas agricultural college at Manhattan,
class of 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
MONEY GOING ELSEWHERE.
New York Banks Decision May Prove
Costly to Them.

New York, March GAS a result Of
the new rule of the Clearing House as
ISOLATION. requiring it's members to
charge from one-tenth to one-Quarter
per cent for the collection of all out-of-
town checks, the leading banks of New
York are experiencing all kinds of trou-
bic. The new rule does not work we'll
and has caused no little discomfort. Al
ready the banks of other cities, such as
Philadelphia and Boston, are making
strenuous efforts to induce country
banks to deposit with them instead of
sending their funds to New York, and
it is said that they are meeting with
a fair degree of success. 1t had been
calculated that the banks in the large
cities of the east would follow the ex-
ample of New York in making charges
for collections, but they do not appear
disposed to follow the metropolitan mi
tiative in this case.
Another menace, however, which had
not been counted on is the competition
of New York trust companies for the
deposit of local accounts.
Heretofore the trust companies have
followed the example of the clearing
house banks, and have not allowed in
terest on deposits subject to check 1t
was learned today that several of the
trust companies had caused it to be
generally known that they would. here
after pay from H. to per cent inter-
est on local deposits, thereby furnish
ing an inducement for country banks
and others to draw their money out of
the big clearing house banks. The trust
companies now deposit nearly all of
their funds in the clearing house banks
and receive 2 per cent interest thereon,
and in bidding for this new business
they count on the banks to continue the
per cent interest rate. 1t would not
be unnatural for the bank officials to
retaliate by cutting off the interest al
lowance on trust funds, and in that
case the trust companies probably will
branch out into the banking business
Furthermore, in the matter of col
lecting checks, some of the express COM
panies have figured out a neat profit in
this business, and they say they can
make collections profitably by charging
rates considerably less than the sche-
dule Of the Clearing House association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Art of Trimming a Headlight Wick.

In discussing the question OF head
lights, with particular reference to the
acetylene light described in our issue
of February 4,an official of the Canadian
Pacific railway is said to have told a
story that proves the proficiency of Vice
President Shaughnessy of that road in
the art Of trimming a headlight wick
The occasion of delay at a small sta
ton furnished the material for the
to be on the train, went forward to the
engine to discover the trouble. He stood
for a while and listened to a crusty
engineer swearing over the headlight
ter?" Its the Internal oil the company
supplies US with. They're too mean to
buy US good oil and we can't get a good
headlight" Possibly the wick hasn't
fetal. DO you think L don't know how
to trim a lamp wick, you fool? I've
done it often enough to know how"
Possibly you didn't do it right this
time well if you think you can do
it better than 1 can you'd better try it
yourself Mr.. Shaughnessy taking him
at his word pulled off his coat and
trimmed the wick so skilfully that he
obtained a good light. Now, young
man. he said, you see you do not
know everything, though you engineers
think you know it ALL I'D like to see
dude like you run my engine SAID
the creStfallen engineer. well, think
/ could do that on a pinch and would
have less oil and dirt to show on my
brasses for it, Soon after the vice pres
ident'S return to the private car, the
engineer learned to his horror the Off
cial position of the gentleman whom he
had been swearing at and it is needless
to say that he was in great hurry to
offer a humble apology. He was good
naturally forgiven and is still running
on this road but is noted for his civility
RI ST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
43 INDICTMENTS
Against as Many Insurance Compa-
MES in Kentucky.

Cincinnati March 23.-The grand jury
of Kenton county at Covington, KY,
returned indictments at noon today
against the Home Life Insurance COM
pany of New York and forty-two other
life and fire insurance companies for
conspiracy for banding together and
fixing and maintaining a, higher rate of
premium than would otherwise prevail. -
The Indictment is found under the
antitrust laws of the commonwealth
and this action of the grand jury may
be followed by the execution of the
threat made by the underwriters at
the time of a previous indictment. to
withdraw and leave Covington without
insurance.