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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
HAMMOND NAMED
New Superintendent For Olathe
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Brought Back to Kansas From
Missouri.
JOKE ON TROUTMAN.
Some Political Gossip About
Insurance Superintendent.
Miss Merritt Loses Damage
Suit Against w. s. Furman.

The state board of charities has elect
ed DR. ]. w. Hammond superintendent
of the deaf and dumb school at Olathe
to succeed A. A. Stewart of Manhattan.
The change of officials will be made
April 1.
DR.. Hammond was formerly superin-
tendent of the institution, having been
brought to the state from Illinois by the
Republican board, of which Morton AL
baugh was chairman, four years ago.
He is one of the recognized experts in
teaching the deaf and his acquisition to
the educational forces of the state in
stitutions was at the time source or
much qualification to the administra-
ton.
But the change in state administra-
tons came and Governor Leedy's board
sent Mr.. Hammond back to Illinois. At
ter a brief stay in Chicago he was call
ed to take charge of the Missouri in
stitute at West Plains where he has
been since engaged. The board appoint
ed by Governor Stanley sent to Missouri
for DR.. Hammond and brought him
back to Kansas
During superintendent Stewards term
of Office kindergarten and oral depart
ments have been established, Industrial
cooking and boarding have been intro
duced trades, and the library and
reading room facilities have been so ex-
tended as to work almost a revolution
as to interest in books and current
events. Two Christian Endeavor socie-
ties have been organized, and the three
debating societies given an impetus
heretofore unknown. The attendance this
year is the largest in the history of the
school, and the present graduating class
is the largest and brightest one that has
ever completed the course.
Miss Hattie Voc, of Independence, has
been employed as additional teacher.
Other changes will probably be an
nounced by the board before its final
adjournment in Topeka this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE.
Equipping the Railways With Safety
Brakes and Automatic Coupler.

Washington, March 13-An interesting
statement has been prepared by the in
terstate commerce commission showing
the progress made by railroads in equip
ping their rolling stock with safety APP
plianceS. The railway companies that
were granted two years additional time
to equip their freight cars and lOcomo-
tives with safety appliances report l.
217, 636 freight cars and 1884 locomo-
tive engines owned on December l..
1898. There are III, 176 freight cars re-
ported equipped with automatic couplers
and S9,254 reported equipped with train
brakes during the six months ending
December 1, 1898, which makes a total
of 927, 1929, or 76 per cent of the freight
cars equipped with automatic couplers,
and 619, 252, or 81 per cent, equipped with
train brakes up to December 1, 1898. OF
the SO 624 locomotives owned on Deem
Der l, 1898, there are 30,S12, or 80 per
cent, which are equipped with driving
wheel brakes.
There are 2S9, S07 freight cars out of a
total of 1,217, 636, or "a per cent, that are
still unequipped with automatic couplers;
59S, 1874, or 40 per cent, that are unequip-
ped with train brakes; and 2,S12, or
per cent, of the locomotives unequipped
with driving wheel brakes up to Decem-
Der /, $685. There were 651 cars des-
troyed and 500 sold of the total number
reported equipped with automatic coup
1ers; 1873 destroyed and 600 sold of the
total number equipped with train brakes
since June /. 1898
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
FROM NEWTON.

Chas. c. Kirkhuff and Miss Ida Null
len were married here Sunday afternoon
by Rev. F. c. Beach of the NJ. E.
church, and the happy couple left on
Santa Fe train No. for Nickerson,
where they formerly resided. Mr.. Kirk
huff is one of the rising young machin-
lists in the employ of the Santa Fe at
Newton, and his wife is a most esti-
ma BILE young woman.
Railroad men will read with regret
of the serious illness at Newton of DR..
c. r. SmOlt. DR.. Smolt was formerly
Santa Fe physician at Nickerson, and
has been at this point almost ever since
the division was moved here. He is suf-
fering from pneumonia.
Paul S. Knight, boilermaker helper,
has resigned his position.
Fireman Clay c. Hayman and Frank
Kohfield of the Cottonwood division
have been promoted, and are now full
fedged eagle eyes.
Mrs. A. Carter wife of Fireman Car
ter of Hutchinson, is visiting here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Deming.
Fireman F. H. Todd of Hutchinson
has gone to the hospital at Topeka to
have the X-rays applied to his right
arm, which he injured several days ago.
1t is thought that the bone is frac-
tured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
coBURN BETTER PLEASED.
His Salary Was Not Reduced by AL
legged Errors.

After every session of the legislature
there are always a number of individ-
Uals in evidence who discover that
through the general carelessness and
incompetency of the clerks they have
failed to enjoy the privilege of examin-
ing an enrolled law covering some de-
sired legislation.
The first case this year is that of Sec
rotary COburn of the board of agricul-
ture or rather of his friends. An effort
had been made to place his salary at
81, 800 per year. During the past two
years it was 81 500 but the deficiency
bill carried an appropriation of 5000 per
year for this officer, bringing his salary
up to the usual 81, 900. His friends as
sert that the legislature really gave him
s., 500 at this session but that some clerk
some where fixed the bill so that when
it finally became a law it was only
81, 900. The facts are that the original
house bill No. 924 carried an apprO-
priatiOn of but 81, 900 for this officer. 1t
was raised to 81, 500 but subsequently
everything after the enacting clause in
the bill was stricken out and the subject
matter of the senate bill carrying but
tried to raise it again but his amend
ment was defeated. The bill went to
the house in this condition. The only
subsequent senate record is the report
of the final conference committee which
makes no reference to difference be-
tween the two bodies on this item. The
senate record is in exact accord with
the bill on this point and the fact that
no house amendment raising the
would indicate that the house record
is in the same condition. But Mr.. Co
burns salary remains at $1,000. There
has been no reduction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
KANSAS GIVEN TWO.
Doster and Buchan to Be Named as
Army Officers by the President

Washington, March 13.-The under
standing is that the president will ap-
point the 1O1 second lieutenants in the
regular army which are provided for in
the army reorganization act today.
Kansas and Missouri will each get
ments The Kansans who will be ap-
pointed are Major Chase Doster, who
served with the Twenty-SecOnd Kansas,
and Capt. Fred Buchan, who is now
with the Twentieth Kansas in the Phil
1pplnes- Major Doster's home is in To-
peka and he is a son of Chief Justice
DoSter of the Kansas supreme court.
military affairs and is known as an un-
usually capable drill master. When
Senator Harris was a member of the
house in the Fifty-third congress he
appointed Doster a cadet at West
Point, but he stayed there only two
years. When the Twenty-second Kansas
was stationed at Camp AIger near
Washington, last summer, Major Dos
ter was one of the most efficient officers
in the corps 1t may be recalled that
Justice DOster, who is a Populist Wis
tied some of the camp horrors and
returned loud in his praise of the san
itary conditions and general arrange
mentS for the comfort of the volunteer
troops, when complaints were most fire.
Quent- This occasioned some comment
coming as it did shortly before the
injure the Republican tickets chances
of success, nor did it lessen Major Dos
ter's hopes for an army commission
from a Republican administration
Capt Buchan is son of William Blu
chan, the politician of Kansas City,
Kan.
The appointments Of both Major Dos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
JOE WHEELER CAPTURED.
Report That the General Is to Marry
Mrs. Geo w. Childs.

Philadelphia, March 13-Philadelphia
has been rarely stirred as it was stirred
today by a report from Washington
that the widow of George w. Childs is
to marry General Joseph Wheeler.
Although there is much to confirm the
report, many are inclined to doubt its
authenticity. This not alone applies to
the circles in which Mr.. Childs and his
wife at one time moved, but to all class
eS among whom his name was almost a
household word. Mr.. Childs died five
years ago, but the memory of his many
charitable acts, his kindly nature, and
withal his sweet simplicity as a man,
has been kept alive. The story from
Washington said:
Upon the announcement of the re-
tirement of General Joseph Wheeler
from the volunteer service of the army,
comes a much more surprising and in
teresting piece of news. 1t is nothing
less than an authentic statement that
Mrs. George w. Childs, widow of the
former publisher of the Philadelphia
Ledger, has promised her hand to Gen.
Wheeler.
The contracting parties, it is report
ed, had arranged to make a public an
nouncement of their engagement imme-
diaately after Easter Sunday, by which
time the hero of two wars will have
been mustered out of the volunteer SER
vicS of the United States.
10 much interest is attached to the
movement of Gen. Wheeler through the
efforts made to declare his seat in con-
gress vacant in consequence of his hold
ing a commission in the army that it
has been impossible to keep in secrecy
the attachment existing between Mrs.
Childs and himself. Gen. Wheeler has
been paying marked attention to Mrs.
Clara Childs ever since his return from
the Spanish-American war in Cuoa
where he won additional laurels for his
bravery and unfailing cheerfulness dur
ing the critical days before the assault
upon San Juan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
KANSAS RAILROAD NOTES.

Dalton is soon to have a new depot.
Work on it's construction is already be-
gun.
The latest railroad talk is that the
North Branch is to be extended from
Lenora west to Dresden in Decatur
county where it will connect with the
Rock Island, the distance being only II
miles and about half of the grading is
already done.-Downs Times.
L. E. Parker has been appointed as
agent for the Standard Accident Insur-
ance company, and will have the St.
Joe and Grand Island, and K. c. & o.
roads as his territory. Parker was
formerly a Rock Island engineer run
ming out of Horton.
The change in train service on the
Central Branch has resulted in the re-
moval of three mail agents from Con-
cordia to Atchison. They are Tom New
burn. Ben McCrary and Bert Hamilton.
They will run on the mixed train from
Atchison to Stockton, instead of from
Concordia, to Lenora- McCrary and
Newburn are married.
J. H Lyon, western passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific, says that the
management was considering seriously
putting on another passenger train from
Kansas City west and he believed it
would be done this year.
The people of Young, Throckmorton
and Haskell counties are seeking to Sc
cure an extension of the Rock Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Has a Bad Freight
Wreck at Climax.
Entire Train Save Two Cars
Jumps the Track.
THE RAILS SPREAD.
Fireman and Engineer Escape
by Leaping From Cab.
Santa Fe Asks Bids on Orders
1000 New Furniture Cars.

Emporia, March 13-Train No. 269,
Engineer Eshnaur, Fireman Overton,
Conductor Brown, was badly wrecked
on the Howard branch Saturday after
noon, caused by the spreading of the
rails. The accident happened one mile
east of Climax. The train was a
freight, and everything left the track
save the way car and one car of mer-
chandise.
Most of the cars were smashed into
l1indling wood. The fireman and en-
gineer saved themselves by jumping
through the window as the engine ten
der turned over
The wrecking train from Chanute, I'M
der the personal supervision of T. j.
WhiSenand and Roadmaster Maloney,
cleared the track The train was most
ly coal cars. Train was trying to make
up lost time getting water. Traffic was
delayed twenty four hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
ARRESTS EX-POSTMASTER.
Former Official at Sawyer, Kans., Is
Charged With Crookedness.

Wichita, Kan, March 13-Phillip NJ.
Butcher, ex-postmaster of Sawyer, Pratt
county, was brought here Saturday
night by Deputy United States Marshal
Trigg, charged with swindling the gov
eminent while postmaster in the can
collation. of stamps. The governments
suspicion was aroused by his reports of
the number of stamps cancelled.
One day an inspector was on the train
and opening one of the bags from his
office found in it only one letter with q
2-cent stamp. His report for that day
was watched and he returned cancella-
been arrested before now for the reason
that the government did not care to
board him until the term of court drew
near. 1t is said that nearly 40 other
postmasters and ex-postmasters in
western Kansas may be arrested for
similar offenses. 1t is not denied that
proof of crookedness has been found
against several of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
FEUD ENDS IN DEATH.
Saloonkeeper Shoots Miner Through
the Heart Near Pittsburg, Kas-

Pittsburg, Kan, March 13.-Tony Ban
ner, a saloonkeeper at Nelson, a coal
camp few miles north of this city, shot
and instantly killed Paul Baxter, a coal
miner, Saturday night about 10 o'clock.
For several months there has been a
feud between the two men. Several
quarrels have taken place and threats
of killing exchanged f-sf
Banner was arrested Immediately af-
ter the shooting and brought to this
city and placed in the city jail. His
story is that Baxter with a party of
friends came into his saloon and began
breaking the mirror, bar glass and furn-
iture. He said that he did not do any,
thing to protect his property until Bax-
ter came around the bar. He then fired
at Baxter, who instantly turned about,
walked around the bar and fell across
a table dead, the bullet having pierced
his heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
SANTA FE LOCOMOTIVES.
The Last Ones Ordered of High Grade
and Latest improvements.

The Santa Fe order placed with the
Baldwin Locomotive Works for ten 10
wheel simple locomotives will be con-
str1lcted as follows: They will have
cylinders 2Ox26 inches, extended wagon
top boiler go inches in diameter at the
smallest ring, with working pressure
of $50 pounds; firebox 102 inches long
and AZ inches wide; 264 Pinch tubes,
channel steel tender frame. These en-
gines will be equipped with Crosby
sa fety valves, Nathan lubricators, Pyle
National headlights, Star Brass COM
pany's steam gauges, Westinghouse
American brakes, Standard tires, Player
brake beams on tender, National
springs, Allen Richardson valves, Je~
rome metallic packing, Illinois boiler
and firebox steel, Simplex injectors,
Leach sanding device, Keasbey & Mat
tison magnesia boiler covering, Trojan
couplers and cast-steel driving wheel
centerS.
They have also asked for bids on
1000 furniture cars. The specifications
originally called for box cars, but have
been changed in the last few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
RATES FOR N. E. A.
Will Be $50 For. the Round Trip to
Los Angeles From Missouri
River

General Passenger Agent Black of
the Santa Fe has returned from
Omaha, where he represented the road
at the meeting called for the purpose
of agreeing on rates for the National
Educational association meeting in Los
Angeles next July. He said positively
that the rates would be the same as an
nounced by the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific roads several weeks ago, al
though they were not agreed to by all
the roads From all Missouri river
points the round trip rate will be $50.
Via the southern lines in going and via
Portland in returning the rate will be
$3.50 higher. Via Ogden in going and
via Portland returning will be $3.50
higher.
It is expected that the travel to the
Pacific coast on this occasion will equal
the immense travel of last summer,
due to the Christian Endeavor rates.
Eastern roads will make a rate of one
fare from all eastern points to the Mis-
souri, river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
WANTED STANLEY BADLY.
Client Insists Upon His Appearing in
Court.

In Governor Stanley's visit to Wichita
to attend court this week, there is a
story worth repeating, showing that
clients, like patients, have great faith
in the man who attends to their legal
and physical needs. In the present in
stance a woman lost a large sum of
money in the Arkansas City bank fail
ure. She claims she was deceived, and
seeks to recover. She came to see the
governor a few days ago, saying:
You must not stay out of the case
now
Il must attend to official business
now" said the governor.
IF you don't help me I'll lose the
case" she said.
"Oh no, there is any number of law
yers who could better represent you"
he said.
Il don't believe it, and if you don't
help me, and 1 lose all my money,
you'll be to blame" said the client with
warmth.
Mr.. Stanley gazed thoughtfully at the
ceiling of his office. His client was also
gazing, but her eyes wandered toward
the window. He glanced at the womans
face. He saw there look of fixed de-
termination which conquered him. He
hesitated no longer, but said quickly:
"All right, then, Tll go down to Wich-
ita and do the best 1 can for you.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
HOW KANsANs PROSPER.
Former Paper Carrier Now 6 Judge
in Atchison's Courts.

The last legislature gave Atchison a
new city court like the one established
in Topeka and the Republicans have
nominated w. D. Casey for the posi-
ton Pending the election Governor
Stanley has appointed Mr.. Casey to fill
the vacancy in the office, caused by the
law becoming effective before the cleo
ton of a judge.
Casey is not a baseball fan" but a
lawyer. He earned while carrying pa
pers for the Atchison Globe the money
which enabled him to complete the law
course at DePauw university. Casey
is % years of age.
Atchison followed the example of To-
peka and made a coIored man marshal
for the new court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
HE BLAMES MR.. CLEVELAND
! Vroom Makes Statement Regarding
Failure of Farm School

New York, March 13.-John H.Vroom,
the organizer of ex-President Cleve-
lands farm school, has issued a state
ment in which he blames Mr.. Cleve
land for the failure of the experiment
on account of the uncalled for and I'M
reasonable restrictions imposed by the
latter upon him.
The school was started by Mr. Vroom
last summer. Mr.. Cleveland gave his
farm of 100 acres and about 81, 000 for
improvements. Several boys were re-
ceived and put to work. 1t was the
intention to give them a simple English
education and a chance to learn a
trade.
December.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13

from Jacksboro to Haskell a distance
of 100 miles.
The park at the Horton depot which
the railroad company is having ar
ranged will be surrounded by solid
rock wall and will be filled with all
sorts of beautiful flowers.
E. G. Popkiss of the Coffeyville Mis-
souri, Pacific freight offices has been
promoted to be agent of that company
at La Harpe, the booming gas town in
Allen county.
mains far enough to protect the Rock
Island shops from fire.
Salina wants a new Rock Island
depot. They have waited patiently these
many years for better station, and so
far have been disappointed.
A. A. EVernden, of Omaha, for sixteen
years a conductor on the Northwestern
road, has arrived at Las Vegas to take
a position with the Santa Fe.
1t is rumored that the wages of the
engineers and firemen are to figure in
the cutting down of expenses which the
Santa Fe Pacific has been undergoing
the past few weeks.
There will be forty heavy locomotives
shipped over the Santa Fe road within
the next ninety days for the Mexican
Central road, from the Baldwin works at
Philadelphia, the Brooks works at Dun
kirk, N. Y, and the Rogers works at
Paterson, N. J.
Rock Island shops at Horton has an
order for 25 more double deck stock
cars and so new 60, 900 capacity box cars
Conductor ]. NJ. Buckley, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, accompanied by his fam
lily, will go to Hot Springs in few
days for a short visit. Upon their re-
turn they will remove from Hiawatha,
where they now reside, to Atchison.
There are 25 cars of old steel loaded
and weighed at Emporia. The material
has been slowed there a good while,
but will be distributed at different
points along the line.
Three cars of cotton were transferred
at Emporia night before last from Mis-
souri, Pacific to Santa Fe cars. The cot
ton comes from Texas and is for the
Oriental export trade.
Large quantities of rails, ties, switch
stands and other material are being I'M
loaded at Florence. The yards will be
once.
Mr.. Jim Carter, section foreman of
Rock Island track, has purchased the
residence just across the street from
Albert Fairs, now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Matlock at Marion.
Conductor Roy Burnett, who runs the
night train between Pratt and Herring
ton, has not missed a run since last
August.
The rush of business is about over on
the A. & P. and they are returning the
borrowed Santa Fe engines, twelve in
number. They will be oVerhauled and
then put on the western division be-
tween Dodge City, Kansas, and Den
yer.
The Horton Commercial says ]. H.
Harvey has secured a position with the
Hannibal & St. Joe. as coach painter.
Harvey was at the head of the paint de-
partment in the GoOdland shops at one
time.
Section Foreman John Corcoran has
been transferred from Phillipsburg to
Colby. He formerly had charge of one
of the Goodland sections
The Rock Island section men have re-
ceived a raise of five cents a day in their
wages. They now receive $1.25 per day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
SLAVE WIFE WINS.
Missouri Negro Woman Secures Share
of Douglas County Estate.

During the war a colored man and
woman lived as man and wife on a
plantation in southwest Missouri and
worked for J. w. Renfrow. At the close
of the war this couple took the name of
Renfrow. They lived together only a
short time when the negro left her. com
tng to Kansas and locating near Law
renee He accumulated much money
and property and died leaving a legal
wife in this state.
A year ago in Douglas county the
slave wife brought suit to recover a
wife's share of the estate. She secured
a judgment which has been affirmed by
the supreme court The act of living to-
gether as man and wife during the
slave period is held, by the court, to
constitute a common law marriage and
the Kansas marriage as held null and
void.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
GRIP VICTIMS RECOVER
Campbell of Bourbon and FairchiId 81
Kingman Out Again.

Representative Campbell of Bourbon
county who was suffering with the grip
and unable to go home at the adjourn
nent OF the legislature has recovered.
he went home Saturday afternoon.
Representative F'airchild of Kingman
who was seriously i'll for several days
at the Chesterfield and threatened with
pneumonia has also partially recovered
and is able to be out
Frank Osborn, Bank Commissioner
Credentials deputy examiner arrived
the latter part of the week and is very
sick at the Chesterfield. He is suffering
with the grip and rheumatism. The
latter IS especially severe and he is
unable to move himself in bed