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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe viii Have a New Wire
to La Junta.
A Force of Linemen Started
Strfnging 1t Today.
PAYS TRUST $4,000.
This Amount Represents the
Wire Trusts Profit.
Railroad News Of a General and
Local Nature.
PAYS TRUST 81

The Santa Fe today commenced the
work of stringing a new copper wire
from Topeka to La Junta, Colo, a dis
lance of nearly 500 miles. A large force
of linemen is on the work, and it is
estimated that it will take so days to
carry the wire into the Colorado divf-
sion point.
The new wire will be in addition to
the iron wire now used between Topeka
and La Junta, and is made necessary
by the increase in telegraph business
resulting from the increase in the bust
ness Of the road.
The cost of the new wire is about S25,
900, and in purchasing it the Santa Fe
was made aware of the workings Of the
trusts to the extent of $4,000 When
estimates for the wire were sent in
early this year, copper wire was worth
six cents less per one hundred pounds
than it is at present. The advance was
made before it was decided to purchase
the wire, and was a result of the wire
trust.
The company recently completed
stringing a new copper wire from Well
ington, Kan, to Amarillo, Texas. A
proportionate amount was paid to the
trust for the privilege of purchasing
this wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
THOUSANDS OUT.
at Old Settlers and Soldiers Reunion
at Cottonwood Falls.

Cottonwood Falls, Sept. 19.-The
Kansas shower" last Saturday even
ing caught thousands of the pioneers
and veterans Of Chase county trying to
crowd under the monsrrous tent in
Scribner's grove to listen to MarshallS
band Of Topeka.
For two days. Cottonwood Falls wore
her holiday buds and went en- masse
to the grove with her visitors to listen
with establishment TO tales of adven-
ture beyond the powers of the Roman
gods-but no one doubts the statement
of a Chase county pioneer or an old
soldier.
The crowd was talked at with much
profit both to the crowd and the talk
ers by John Madden of Enporia. John
Martin of Topeka. J. NJ. Miller of Coun-
ell Grove and Gen. J. K. Hudson of To-
peka-
Holmes Brownie band of this place
and NIarshall's band of Topeka furnish
ed excellent music. much to the salts
faction Of. everybody.
That the people of Chase county are
true Kansans and go in for a good
time when they see it, was shown by
the size of the bone pile after the bar
becue.
The officers who so successfully en-
gineered the celebration We're Matt Nc
Donald, president; ]. 2. Kuhyl, secre-
tary; VIM. Norton, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
NEW ORDER OF NUNS.
Perpetual Alteration Society Coming
From Italy.

Washington, Sept. 19.-NTrs. Thomas F.
Ryan of New York City wife of the
street railway magnate, has given 100000
for the establishment and endowment of
a convent of nuns of the Perpetual Ador-
alton in connection with St. PauFs parish
in this city. Mrs. Ryan is now in Wash
ington the guest of Miss Fannie Wheian,
the moving spirit of the Catholic Taber-
ma Gle society.
These nuns have their headquarters in
Italy, and none of them is at present in
this country. They devote their lives to
the continuous alteration of the Savior.
They also conduct retreats for distin-
guished women or for young girls pre-
paratorw to marriage. Members of the
order are all women of wealth and are
expected. upon taking their vows to bring
to the community a considerable dover.
The conventional rule is the very strictest
known in ascetic orders of the Catholic
church
Mrs. White wife of Justice White is
president of the Tabernacle society here.
and is enthusiastic in favor of this new
foundation. When not engaged in adora-
ton OF the blessed sacrament, these nuns
will devote part of their time to making
vestments for the clergy and the manu-
facture of various furnishings of the al
tar
1t is expected that even next winter
there Will be large number Of postulants
to take the retreats afforded from the
frivolities of society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
ENGINEER MEADEs IDEA.
Track Employees VIII Hereafter Have
a Code of Governing Rules.

AS a result of the efforts of Mr.. ]. NJ.
Meade resident engineer of the Santa
Fe in this city, the employees of the
track department of railroads all over
the United States will hereafter have
a code Of rules for their government
The report of the Roadmasters asso-
citation, held last week, says:
"A letter from Mr.. J. NJ. Meade mem
Der of the association and resident en-
gineer on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway, was read, suggesting that
the association take up the question of
adopting code of rules and standards
for the government employees in the
track department. to be printed in book
form. Upon motion, the matter was
referred to the executive committee,
with instructions to appoint a commit
tee to handle the subject
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KANSAS NEWS.
Savings Banks In City Schools
at Fort Scott.
Plan Promises to Be Successful,
and Is Simple.
IDEA is AN OLD ONE.
The Indian School at Carlisle
First to Adopt 1t.
A Register and Cards In EnVel-
opes Only Required.

Fort Scott, Sept 19.-The school saw
ings bank that the directors have de-
cfded to adopt in this city, is very
simple affair, but promises success.
A register, size about three by five
inches, for the teacher, with page for
each depositor and cards in envelopes
for pupils, make the outfit. The pages
of the register are checked alike, giving
a space for deposit for every Monday
in each month.
The administration is equally simple.
AT the beginning of the school once. a
week, usually Monday morning. the
teacher takes the register, one page of
which is for each pupil, and calls the
roll. Any boy or girl desiring to make
q deposit steps forward and places his
or her money and card in the hands of
the teacher. who inscribes on the reg
lister and on the card the amount de-
posted. At the end of each month the
money collected in school is transferred
TO the mutual savings banks Each
pupil receives credit for his or her saw
1ngs for the month, if amounting to 20
cent or multipIes thereof, fractions be-
ing added to the next months account
in the register and on the cards. Each
pupil receives a pass book of the mu-
tual or postal savings bank with
credit for a nest egg.
This idea was cotton from the Indian
school at Carlisle
Captain Pratt. superintendent of the
government indian industrial school at
Carlisle, Pa, was the first to adopt the
school savings bank system in the I'm
tied States. The Indian boys and girls
made their first deposits in October,
1879. In June. 1881, seventy pupils had
TO their credit in the Carlisle savings
bank $500, money saved from a small
allowance for extra daily work In q
letter dated January H. 1888, Captain
Pratt says: The depOsitors at this
time among the boys number 293 and
their total sum deposited amounts to
S2,2S5-33. 1t would have been above
$4,000 but for the fact that during the
last nine months they have given 81 800
10 help pay for their own dormItory
erected this year. Our girls who are
ings amount to SS96.75. This savings
system is a supremacy invaluable fac
tor in our school work.
In the captains annual report for 1897
he says: THE boys and girls have
earned for themselves during the year
500. 1875. of which the girls earned
81 ,265.12 and the boys $13, 1887. Our sys-
tenn enfOrces the habit of economy and
saving OF these amounts the boys
saved S6426.05 and the girls s., 28S. 21 a
total of So, 714.26."
These large earnings are the results
of the Carlisle outing system which
means that farmers, manufacturers.
housewives and others in Carlisle and
vicinity can secure helpers if they can
satisfy the captain that they will fur
nish good homes where these wards of
the government viii make good pro-
gress in the arms of civilization, to be
determined by monthly reports.
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EX-SLAVES 10 CELEBRATE.
Ex-Slaves Will Listen to Speeche
Friday Evening.

The ex-Slaves' Pension association
will meet Sept. % in Representative
hall and celebrate the emancipation OF
the slaves The following VIII be the
programme:
Reading of Scriptures and prayer
Reading of the constitution OF the
association.
Remarks by the president.
Address by Governor w u. stanley
Singing, -Au are Marching '-E1x-
slaves.
Reading of emancipation proclama-
tion-A. \. Weatherly.
Address. THE Negro Soldier Gen.
J. K. Hudson.
Music by the drum corps.
Address, Future of the Negro in the
United States''-A. p. Jetmore.
Reading, An Appeal to the Chris
tian'-A. H. Henderson
Address, Emancipation ofthe Negro
Congressman Charles Curtis.
Music by the drum corps.
Address, Land Grant to the Negro"
-Ex-C Congressman J. D. BOtkin-
Introduction of Slavery and Fidelity
of the Negro''-A- Scales.
Address, why Pension the NegrO2'
Rev. W. l. Grant
Laboring for our pension.
Benediction.
There viii be fifty voices in the Circle
also be in the circle. The fifteen cap
tains of the association have been or
dered out and will be present with their
companies of ex-slaves
Master of ceremOnies-A. D De
F'rantz.
Scales. J. w. Anderson and A d De
Frantz.
President-G. w. Charles.
Secret ary-P. G. Thomas.
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ONE CENT A MILE
This Rate Predicted When Railroads
Cease Issuing Transportation.

st. Louis. Sept 19-"If no passes or
half-rate tickets were issued except to
the officials of each individual road
the railroads could almost afford to
make a rate of 1c mile to the general
public" said the vice president of one
of the western roads yesterday. Il
think the time Will come, within ten
years, when each railroad will limit free
transportation to its own officials and
employees. There is no good reason why
We should issue ANNALS to freight and
passenger agents of rival roads. to en-
able them to come into our territory
and handle traffic which should be
handled by US. There is no business
reason why the president of the New
York Central railroad, for example.
should not pay fare when he travels
over the Pennsylvania or Burlington
road 1t is courtesy. but not business.
The idea is constantly growing that
the railroads should be run on a strict
" business policy, and that transporta-
ton is the sole stock in trade of a rail-
road company and should be exchanged
only for cash or its equivalent. The
hardest thing for US to stop is giving
passes to politicians. If we refuse to
give them on demand we can expect
bills and ordinances TO be passed to
reduce our revenue or restrict our oper-
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manage his business and that the trus-
tees had corruptly conspired together
to defraud and rob him of his property.
The case was tried nearly a year ago
but because of his heavy court work
Judge Riggs was unable to go over the
voIuminous evidence and law cited, so
as to decide the case at an earlier date.
In his opinion Judge Riggs discussed
each point raised by plaintiffs, holding
that the charges of fraud We're not sus-
tanned and overruling every objection
made to the deed. The property involv-
ed is a fine body of land estimated to
be worth from S100 600 to $3.50, 600. The
plaintiffs took preliminary steps for an
appeal to the supreme court but able
lawyers who are disinterested are of
the opinion that the decision of Judge
Riggs correctly states the law and that
his judgment will be affirmed.
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PACKERS MAY SHIP FREE
IF Further Red uctions Are Made as
Result of the Rate War

Chicago, Sept 19.-Roads running out
of Chicago have become involved in the
rate war on packing house products,
cut rates on which have been in effect
for some time from Omaha and Kansas
City, and today reductions of from s
to 10 cents per 100 pounds from Chicago
on packing house products We're an
nounced, to go into effect September 20.
a meeting OF the trans Missouri lines
was held in an endeavor to effect a
restoration of rates, which are being
badly cut from the western points. 1t
was stated, after the meeting, that no
satisfactory arrangements had been
agreed upon and the announcement Of
the cut in rates from Chicago was made
soon after.
The rate war, which is practically be-
tween the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy and the Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis roads over the Kansas City
Omaha differentials, is now decidedly
interesting. Rates on packing house
products, from Omaha and Kansas City
to Ohio river points have now reached
rock bottom, and another reduction by
either of the lines would almost give
the packers at Missouri river points
an opportunity to ship their products to
the southeast free Of charge.
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FROM GooDLAND.
Happenings Am ong the Rock Island
Men at That Point.

Brakeman E. J. Wilson has moved
his family to this city from Leaven-
worth
Fireman Henry Adams passed the
examination successfully and is now an
engineer. He has already made a trip
on engine 495.
Conductor w. J. Converse was here
last week from Denver. Mrs. Converse
accompanied him back to Denver
where they will soon make their home
Engineer William Mcclellan was up
town last week for the first time since
he met with the accident that resulted
in a broken leg. He has been confined
to his home since August 6.
Fireman Frank Pickenpaugh and wife
have returned from a protracted visit
to eastern Kansas. where Mr.. Picken-
paugh was recuperating from an attack
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WAGES ADVANCED.
Usage County Miners Given Ten Cents
More Per Ton For Digging Coal

Burlingame Sept. 19.-Osage county
miners have been granted an advance
of ten cents a ton for digging coal.
This effects $50 men in the towns of
Usage City. Peterton, BurIingame,
Scranton and outlying mining camps.
In Usage City the operating is under
the management Of the Mt. Carmel
Coal company. owned by c. J. Devlin
of Topeka and of number of smaller
operators Mr.. Devlin has interests in
Scranton also, where a part of the
mines are owned by his company and
a part by individual operators. At
Burlingame all shafts are operated by
young men, every one of whom has
come up from digging by the ton with
in the past half dozen years or so.
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Pittsburg Paper Charges That Gas
Fuel Is Grand Fizzle.
[From the Pittsburg Tribune.l

IEIOIu LHe IIILsDuTB 4TlDune.I
Smelter plants at lola have fully rs
per cent of their furnaces shut down
and the shut down is ascribed to the
price of ore by the friends of lola, but
the smelter employees, who have re-
turned from the gas field all agree in
the belief that the gas fuel is a grand
fizzle, and the smelling is not the sue
cess that it was hoped to be.
In every comparison that has been
made between the manufactured pro-
duct of the lola and Pittsburg plants
the results have been in every instance
in favor Of the product of the Pittsburg
plants.
At the Pittsburg plants the same
amount of raw material as used in
lola produces a much greater quantity
of zinc and this percentage of product
gained in the smelling process is quite
important.
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PHOTO OF ROOSEVELT.
Sent the Blue Rapids seRoosevelt
Rough Riders" by the New
York Governor

Blue Rapids, Sept. 19.-One of the
brightest features of the Old Settlers
reunion here was an exhibition each
day of an unmounted saber drill by
sixteen little boys who call themselves
"Roosevelt's Rough Riders" They
wear the regulation uniform and We're
reviewed by Governor Stanley who
cOmplimented them highly. They have
recently received, through their in
structor, who is the daughter of an
erstwhile drill master of Company c,
Second Ohio cavalry L. S. V, of the
civil war, an autograph photo of Gov
ernor Roosevelt with the following let
ter which explains itself
State of New York, Executive Cham
her, Albany, at Oyster Bay, Sept. Il.
Miss Esther r. Death, Blue Rapids,
Kan.
My Dear Miss Death: I thank you
most heartily for your letter of the 5th.
the clippings and photographs. I send
you photo of myself for your little
Rough Riders, and tell them how
pleased I am that they should have
named themselves after me.
Sincerely yours,
IT II
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ODD FELLOWS HOME CASE
Judge Riggs Decides Against Trout
man and Stone.

Ottawa, Sept 19.-Judge Riggs today
in an able opinion decided the suit
brought by TrOutman & Stone against
the Grand Lodge /. 0. o. r. and l. c.
Slime, ct al. trustees of the Odd Eel
lows Orphans Home association
The points involved are briefly these:
In May, 1892. Ernest ValetOn Boissiere
executed q warranty deed to Louis C.
slime, Milo b Ward, George A Huron,
George w. Jones and Charles L. Rob-
bins of 3,156 acres of land in Franklin
county, in trust. to establish thereon a
home and industrial school for the or-
phans Of deceased Odd Fellows of the
state of Kansas. Mr.. Boissiere died in
January, 1894, a year and eight months
after the execution and delivery of the
deed In October 1896 Troutman &,
stone, as attorneys for a sister of Mr.
Boisslere, commenced a suit in eject
ment against the Grand Lodge L o. 0.
r and the trustees. Subsequently,
Troutman & Stone paid the sister IS. 600
for a quit claim deed and were substf-
tuted for the sister as plaintiffs in the
suit. They then filed a new petition
charging that Mr.. BOissiere was q
weak-minded old man, incompetent to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
THAT BIG CHIMNEY.
Facts About Its Construction and
Completion.

The last of 400 rivets has been
driven in the smokestack at the Edf-
son Electric Light Plant and Topeka
can now boast of the second highest
sky-scraper in the state-Kansas City.
Kan, taking precedence by one three
feet higher, erected by the same com
pany-The Variety Iron Works OF
Cleveland. Ohio.
The work has been charge OF ar.
John 3. Newell, and with the exception
of a slight accident several days ago
the difficult and dangerous work has
progressed rapidly. The stack is built
of plates of highest grade Bessemer
and open hearth steel of 30 to so pounds
to the square foot, and is guaranteed
against all weather for % years It VIII
stand wind test of 24O miles To the
hour and a cyclone test of 50 miles 10
the hour without variation.
Mr.. Newell gives great credit to the
Topeka painters on their work they
having covered an area of 10 feet 3
feet in diameter, in two hours, stating
that this is the fastest work he has
seen in his twelve years experience.
He also says that Topeka has credit
for producing the first lady that ne has
ever found with courage TO make the
ascension as Mrs. Harrison did several
days ago.
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BELLEv1LLE CORN CARNIVAL.
Have over 81, 900 Subscribed to Make
the Show a Success.

county corn carnival will be held in
Belleville. October 4, 5 and 6. The
committee working it up is composed
of representative farmers from all the
townships in the county.
For the best township display prem
iuns ranging from SIS to $50 will be
given, besides many others will be Of
fered BY private individuals and bust
ness firms The people of BelIeviIe
have subscribed about 500 already
while other subscriptions from the
county viii increase it to over 81, 600.
This year Republic county is raising
the largest crop of corn in her history.
Many attractions of interest to visitors
will be served during the three days
carnival
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Complimented BY mr.. Nudge.

J. F. Burns, engine painter at the
roundhouse, is gaining quite a reputa-
ton among the railroad officials Mr..
Barnes takes great pains with his work
and Being a new man with the com
pany tries to improve all the time He
keeps posted on all the latest styles.
Recently he received quite a compli-
ment from General superintendent
Nudge who was in the city with the
general managers special en- route east
from Amarillo. Barnes had just finish
ed painting the front of Bob BuswelI's
engine which runs on passenger trains
Z03 and 204. When Nudge saw it he re-
marked that it was the finest work he
had ever seen.-W ellington Mail.
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gramme has been arranged for the
members during their stay in Colorado.
The presidency of the association is
a coveted position, and personal popu-
larity has all to do with securing it.
For this reason, Mr.. Macleod had
practically a walkaway at the last an
nual meeting. He is thoroughly a good
fellow" and while yet a young man, is
one of the best liked passenger officials
in the entire country.
MI. Macleod resigned his position
with the Rock Island to accept the
Craftsmanship of the Western Passen-
ger association, succeeding Mr.. B. D.
Caldwell.
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lola Depot Improvements.

lola. Sept 19.-The new Missouri Pa
cific depot is nearing completion. The
interior is about finished and the floors
laid The baggageroom floor is being
laid on a foot of cinders, rendering it
solid and noiseless. The old drain which
ran in front of the depot has been stop
ped up. the water now being taken
north on Sycamore street to Coon
creek. The ditch and bridge at the
west end of the new station will give
place to one solid piece of ground COW
cred by a brick walk % feet wide When
the work is all done the depot and
grounds Will have the appearance of a
handsome suburban station
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JURY DIsAGREEs.
After Three Days and Nights Out In
the Elliott-Perry Trial, Are


Troy, Sept. 19.-The jury in the Ell
Hott-Perry libel suit having reached no
agreement We're discharged last even
ing, having been out for three days and
nights. This suit grew out of F. W. FL
lott copying a clipping from the Wa
thena Star, edited by Pool Grinstead.
Perry is a brother-in-law of Cy Leland
and this is considered the first step to
drive the Populist editors out by giving
them financial punishment in the shape
of law suits, four libel suits being
brought against these two editors.
Change Of venue being oyer-ruled they
viii all have to be heard before Judge
". I Stuart
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Refunding G. K. g N. Bonds.

Tuesday was a busy day at the coun-
ty clerks Office. The trustees of the
various townships that voted bonds to
the G. K. & n. came in to refund their
bonds and make the first payment of
$1,000 each. The refunded bonds ag-
gregate $74, 900, including $4,000 OF
BelleviIIe city bonds. The new bonds
are held by Kelly, Foote & Co., of To-
peka, the interest being one per cent
less than the original bonds, and pay
able $1,000 at a time.-BeIleviIle Free
man
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Watermelon For Communion.

Colonel Whitley has received a letter
from Rev Grimes. a colored preacher
of Garrett, asking for some seeds from
the big watermelon that was raised
back of the Whitley hotel this sum
mer. Mr.. Grimes wants the seeds do
mated for the good of the cause. His
idea is to plant the seeds next spring
and to try to raise therefrom a mon
strous crop Of melons for the use OF
his church. He win not permit the
dusl1y members of his congregation TO
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q Wichita Rnmor.

Wichita, Sept. ia persistent ru-
NOR is being circulated that the Santa
F'e is endeavoring to gain control of the
Hutchinson and Southern line, which
extends from Hutchinson, Kan. to
Cross, O. T. The road is now practical
Iy controlled by the Rock Island but it
is said the Santa Fe is making an eff
fort to buy up the majority of the
bonds and will in that way gain con
troll of the line and make it a part of
its system. The story is denied by the
officials of both roads. but it is asserted
that such move is being made never
thelPSS