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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
RAILROAD NEWS.
Remarkable Bridge Building on
the Rock Island.
Efghty-TOn Structure Placed
i'm Position In ~ Minutes.
NO DELAY TO TRAFFIC
Replaces Wooden Bridge Over
Burlington Tracks.
Railroad News of a General and
Local Nature.

One of the most remarkable feats of
quick bridge building, ever accomplish
ed in the west, occurred Saturday near
Lincoln, Neb, on the Rock Island line,
under the supervision of Mr.. G. J. Bish-
op, general superintendent of bridge
construction. The feat consisted in the
removal of an old wooden structure at
the crossing of the Rock Island over
the Burlington tracks. and the placing
of a 100, 600 pound iron bridge, 70 feet
long, in the gap, without delaying a
single train on either road. The time
consumed was just ~ minutes.
Two locomotives, a bridge car with q
steam WindlaSS, and 80 men were re-
Quired for the work. The iron structure
which was taken to Rokeby a short
time ago in sections, mad been fastened
together into practically one solid piece
and was hauled to the crossing on fiat
cars. Immediately upon its arrival, the
old wooden structure was taken away
and the new iron bridge was lifted from
the cars and over the gap by means of
two p foot galley frames over the
track, supported by longitudinal and
BILE blocks were fastened to the corners
of the galley frames, and these were as
sisted by one pair of double blocks and
one pair of single blocks.
In just one hour and u minutes after
the beginning of the work, the old wood
en- structure had been taken away and
the new iron bridge had been swung
into position and dropped into resting
places on the new concrete abutments
which We're built for the bridge some
time ago. The road was then open for
travel, the work having been accom-
plished without the delaying of a single
train or hitch in the operation of any
kind.
The accomplishment of this remarka-
bic feat in quick bridge building be-
comes the more wonderful when it is
considered that the new iron structure
was IS feet long with through girders
and iron floor, and is practically one
solid piece, weighing over so tons. In
the work of placing this new bridge.
superintendent Bishop was assisted by
Bridge Foreman Frank Parks, and
Foremen AcFadden and N. Bishop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
MURPHY AN ExPANsIoN1sT.
Leavenworth Soldier Thinks We
Shorld Retain the Philippines.

IAeavenworth Nov. 6-Lieutenant J. c.
Murphy of the Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers, returns from the Philippines a
strong expansionist.
Lieutenant Murphy has been a Demo-
crat all his life, but announces himself
emphatically for expansion and for hold
ing the islands. Lieutenant Murphy, who
is a Catholic, denounces the report that
General Funston looted any churches ana
The lieutenant is a brother OF E. L. Muir
ply, the well known Democratic politi-
clan of Kansas. When asked for his views
on expansion Lieutenant Murphy replied:
II have always been a Democrat. but on
the question of holding the Philippine
islands 1 favor expansion The resources
of the islands are abundant and so far as
we have gone we found signs of mineral
wealth. We often secured gold nuggets
that the natives brought from the inter
iOr. The soil is productive and needs only
cultivation and American farming meth
sugar refineries and other manufa ctories.
In my opinion many of the volunteer sol
short time. -. -
drawn the natives would be fighting each
other with bolos within a week. Some
faction would be on top for a time, but
there would be more reToiuuons than
in a South American republic. Aguinal-
do IS pretty shreWd and ne mas ms tribe
They do not know what Independence or
liberty is. The greater portion of AgJin-
aldo's men do not know what they are
ave soldiers think General Otis is all
right He has labOred under great diff
culties in conducting this campaign, ow-
requisite number of troops. He is one of
the hardest worked men on the island.
You never heard of any of the younger
officers clamoring to get on General Otis
He is at headquarters from IN the
morning until in the afternoon. Those
are long hours in the Philippines. Now
that the force has been Increased the
backbone of Aguinaldo"s army will soon
be broken.
General Funston was one Of the hard
est workers on the island One of the
sending him back He has been accused
of lOoting churches. 1 know of my per-
sonaI Knowledge that he ordered the
camp followers out of a church at Calico
can on February IL, the day after the city
had been taken. All the loot that Gen
eral Funston brought home you can stick
in YOUR hat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
Queen victoria's Favorite Hose.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Queen Victoria's stockings are invar-
iably of cotton, but they are probably
the most carefully made cotton stock
ings in the world.
Il have been making Queen Victoria's
stocking for nearly fifty years. said
Mr.. Mangan, the octogenarian hosier,
to a correspondent. In making stock
ings for royalties I succeeded a man
named Alexander Canty, who had been
doing similar work before me-"
THE royal stockings, I believe, are
made of cotton?"
Yes. About sixty years ago the
wealthy classes all preferred cotton hos
iery to silk and Queen Victoria who is
most things, as you may know, still pre-
serves that preference. 1 have made
silk stocking for her majesty, but the
silk throws q floss on the base of the
stocking after washing which the
queen does not like, so she now has all
her stockings in cotton"
rs there anything out of the COM
mon about the stockings you make for
the qGeen?"
wen, there are some peculiar
points, though don't know whether
they could be understood By everyone.
There are three threads in the leg and
five in the toe and the heel to make
them strong in these places, but in the
still finer articles made for her ma
jesty there are only two threads in the
leg and three in the heels and toes; all
the bottom of the foot except the in
step, is double. They are, of course,
made of the finest cotton, and the
queen prefers them to any other stock
ing made"
Here the correspondent was shown
white pair, and found that they are so
fine that they could be squeezed up into
the smallest proportions in one hand.
and weighed scarcely an ounce. They
had the fineness of silk, and almost its
softness. They bore the trade mark of
the firm and a crowd royal worked in
the material. Their value, Mr.. Mangan
said, would on an average be about %
shillings, but the crown and other let
would take a week, he added, to make
three pairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
NIcHoLsoN,s IDEAS.
a Portion of the Santa Fe Passenger
Traffic Managers Speech In Boston.

In his address before the annual
meeting of the general passenger agents
senger traffic manager of the Santa F'e,
gave expression to some valuable sug-
gestions regarding railroad advertising
and the relations between the railroad
and the press. He said:
1T is difficult to suggest improve
ments in methods of advertising.
That subject has been most entertain
ingly and ably discussed by members
who are experts. Not all of US are.
Good advertising requires genius-culti-
waited genius. Some of US turn it over
to a staff of practical VertiSerS-rnen
who know railrOading-and who know
good English, good art and good work
manship; who know the value of space
offered; who demand and secure fair
returns for money or transportation in
vested. The up-tO-date advertiser no
longer claims impossible advantages.
His is not the short line between all
points, and his map is not drawn to
prove it. He does not claim universal
superiority. People do not believe that
sort of statement, no more than we be-
heve a patent medicine cures all ills as
per advertisement. That style is vast
ed effort whose sole claim to respect is
its age. Away beck in 1856 this Associa.-
ton
Resolved, That the general ticket
agents, or those having charge of the
preparation of bills, be requested to
publish, in future, the truth, and moth
ing but the truth, and to avoid animal
version or invidious comparisons on
their bills
I find no record of reconsideration.
You are therefore obligated to tell the
truth-in future. 1t is peculiarly true
of advertising that old methods should
not be followed merely because they are
old. Novelty is an advantage Catch
the eye; arrest the attention of the
reader, and hold it by intelligent and
reasonable statement. The life of plate
matter should not be determined by the
condition of the electro. Your adver-
Using ought to be as forcefuI and as
resourceful as is mercantile Properly
appreciate the value of space in the
smaller newspapers, which is placed at
your disposal in return for transporta-
ton You eagerly accept space in city
daiHes and in papers of considerable
circulation in competitive territory but
some undervalue the small paper in the
interior. You are not making a great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
KANSAS NEWS
Queer Will OF Tim O'COnner of
Newton.
Bequeaths All of His Money to
Wichita Hospital.
LEAVES HIS SISTER ST.
Property Estimated at a Value
of Several Hundred.
Remembered the Institution
Which Nursed Him.

Wichita, Nov. e.-Tim O'Conner OF
Newton, who recently died in the ST
Francis hospital of this city, seems to
have remembered the good sisters OF
that institution when he came to dis
pose of his property, having willed all
after paying his funeral expenses, TO
the hospital
Tim O'Conner was quite character
in Newton. He owned three houses
near the Santa F'e switch yards, which
We're not always occupied by the best
element of Newton society, which
caused the people to give it the name
of "HelPs Half Acre. This property
which will go to ST. Francis hospital,
is of some value. A Newton man SAID
today that it was worth at least calcu-
lation, $500.
The will is dated September 80, 1899,
and was witnessed by John Bunck and
Matthias Scheer. It reads as follows:
In the name of God. amen.
Il, Tim O'Conner, being of sound
mind and memory and of dlsposlng
mind, realizing the certainty of death,
do make and declare this to be my last
will and testament, hereby reVok1ng
any and all former wills by me made
First desire that all of my funeral
expenses and expenses and costs of my
sickness shall be first paid out of my
personal property, and if my personal
property is not sufficient to defray these
expenses, then wish that my real eS-
tate as may be necessary, be sold that
these expenses De paid first.
Second bequeath to my sister,
Catherine O'COnner Daisy, one dollar.
''Third-It is my will and wish to be-
queath, and 1 hereby do bequeath to
Sister Mary Serphima Ebert all of my
personal and real property that may
die possessed of. This includes three
houses in the city of Newton, Kansas.
And it is my intention by this will to
bequeath all of my property, except
such as is needed to pay my funeral
expenses and the one dollar beQueathed
to my sister, who now lives in Canada,
to the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
of the St. Francis hospital at Wichita,
Kansas, who have given me q. home
until my death and who nursed me in
my long sickness; and to her will and
bequeath all property of every kind and
description whatsoever that may have
when I die.
TT is my wish that Mr.. Edward Har-
vey of Wichita, be the executor of my
will and I request that he may serve
without bond. TIM O'CONNER.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
BUSINESS WAYS OF BOERs

The recent action of the Beers in COM
Wandering (what convenient word that
lisp that half million of gold reminds one
of their funny little ways of shopping
young Master Tosen and Missile Tosen
into the store at ''nachtmaaI' time their
predatory habits come into full swing.
But long experience has given the store
keeper his cue. So when missile quietly
annexes a silk handkerchief and young
hopeful conceals sjambok under his
coat the merchant makes no comment.
but merely adds the articles onto his bill
at about four times the ordinary price
Whats this handkerchief you have put
down at rs Cd? l have had no handker-
has the handkerchief' and this sfambok
at a. Sovereign "Oh, Master Tosen has
The storekeeper knows only to well that
to hint at such a thing as shoplifting
The Boer and the uitlander storekeeper
are on the whole, pretty well matched,
keeper. the latter often plaVs it prettv
low down on the Boer. An amusing story
the prominent South African miiiionaires
south Africa was ringing with The stor-
les Of the marvellous fortunes being made
mines at Kinberley The potentiaI nil gtlt-
lionaire had a store in a little ''dorp'' of
less than 1000 people in Cape Colony.
selling 6aitry tins Of Jam. Wien al there are
fortunes going begging at Kimberley?'' he
grumbled to himself and then an idea
struck him.
When the Beers round brought in for
sale their usual bales of wool, Instead of
settling with them at once, as customary
he put them off on the plea that he had
not yet received the current market Dric-
es- Having got the wool safely away to
the coast he dispatched an accomplice
complete would ride over to a farm and,
after discussing with the old Boer the
condition of his Veldt, cattle, etc, for an
hour two, would, in the usual Dutch
fashion, then approach the real object of
his visit by casually remarking: That's
a bad business about Mr.. johnson going
wrong why, what's that you say?''
the Boer would reply. oh, haven't you
heard? They say Johnson's affairs are in
a very bad way and he's expected to
smash at any :. time "Allemachter!',
my wool not paid for!'' IF that is so.'
says the accompHce, eff 1 were you 7
would go and see about it at once So
in the course Of a few days BOer after
Boer turned up at Johnson's store, where
, their fears were confirmed but each was
conhdentially told by Johnson, We'll. you
know, I shouldn't like you, at any rate
to suffer- so just take anything you like
from the store in settlement" 1t was a
splendid ruse and the last Boer who
cleared out with a load of pocket hand
kerchiefs went away thankful that he
had, at any rate, got something, while
proceeds of the most successful selling
off, record. Needless to say that he
made a fortune there and that-his name
is not Johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
TIME REDUCED.
New Time Gard Cuts the Time Be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City.

Kansas City, Nov. 6-The change of
time the Chicago -KansaS City lines
whereby the time between the two cities
is shortened about ffty-five minutes took
effect at noon Sunday. The Santa F'e. the
Alton and the Burlington changed time.
The Rock Island which has also given no
tce that 1T intends to get into the faster
time game, will not make its changes I'M
til next Sunday. A time card was printed
to go into effect today, but it was found
to contain some impracticabilities and
on a new one and will have it issued in
time for use next Sunday.
The Santa F'e, which was the first to
announce its determination to make the
shorter time, puts on two new trains with
the new card One will be a, daylight
train from Chicago to Kansas City and
the other an evening local train from
Kansas City to Marceline, Mo. The regu-
lar train for Chicago leaves in the even
ing at o'clock instead of $40 as hereto
fore, and reaches Chicago at 80 in the
Chicago leaves at o'clock in the even
ing, the same time as heretofore, but
reaches Kansas City next morning at
$3.50 instead of 8: %. Going west, No. 5,
the Colorado, Utah and Texas express
leaves at $3.50 in the morning instead of
1855. The local train for Arkansas City,
which has been leaving at $50 in the
morning, leaves at 8 O'Clock, and train
No z for Texas, at night, Ieaves at 10
O. clock instead of $40
The new train from Chicago leaves that
city at :25 in the morning, rea ching Kan
sas City at 9:55 at night. The new local
to Marceline leaves at 6 20 in the evening,
making all the local stops and taking
these off of the regular Chicago train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH.
Major Martin, of Fort Scott, Favors
Holding the Philippines.

Fort Scott, Nov. 6.-Major Chas. I. Mar
tin, of the former Twentieth Kansas
regiment. is in favor of holding the Phil
ippine islands, for the reason that they
form a rich country that would give
great financial prestige to the American
government. It is noticeable that nearly
every man in the company is in favor
of holding the islands. AS to the just
ness of the Philippine war and the pol
icy which General Otis adopted, Major
Martin said:
An derogatory talk about General Otis
being an incompetent man for the posi-
ton he holds is nonsense His policy in
the campaign is all right. OF course, in
having charge of both the civil govern
nent and the military forces, he has too
much demand his attention. 1 sup
criticism. With the army now on the
island don't see how the war can last
longer than next March. The rainy sea-
son has about closed and an active and
more aggressive campaign will be made.
AS to the business of the war there is
no doubt in my mind. OF course it might
have been best to withdraw from the bay
as soon as Dewey. had destroyed the
Spanish fleet and this might have pre-
vented the instruction, but now that the
Filipinos have refused peace negotiations,
it is right and just that we should con-
troll the islands and establish American
rule. While there is much intelligence
among some of the natives, they could
not maintain free government, for the
reason that there are too many factions.
Should Uncle Sam withdraw his army the
months. I am in favor of holding the
islands,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
London's Woman Barber.


From the Pail Mall Gazette-I
The Lady BARRIERS association-ths
original one, mark you-has existed
eleven years. It's present address Is No
IS Chancery Lane, and its latest pro
prietor Nine. St. Quentin, who has been
in possession since June last. She IS
a charming and accomplished LADY
learned in the mysteries of hypnotic
influence, and has even views on Budu-
ha In response to the invitation con-
tanned in the announcement that mad
anne was at home, coupled with the
parentheticaI promise of tea, the writer
descended to the pleasant basement
room, with the electric lamps diffusins
brightly warm color through the Grim
son shades, and beheld the priestessss
of the razor performing the customary
rites upon various stubbly and upturn-
ed masculine chins. 1t seemed so en-
tirely pleasant q process that the writer
remembered with a secret joy that he
it was his turn, and, placing his head
upon the pad, he suffered himself to be
Iathered and prepared for sacrifice.
To be shaved by a deft-handed wo-
man is almost a magical process. There
is none of the misunderstanding" OF the
gentleman whom bountiful nature in
tended to be a hedge carpenter. No, no.
There is something smooth and GID
ing over ones cheek with here and
there the light pressure of delicate
fingers, and prestoi one energies with
a chin that is equal without shadow
of depreciation to every domestic ana
ante-maritaI demand upon it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
RAILROAD LOCALS.

John Ash, of the round house. is ceIe-
brating the arrival of a daughter, born
Friday.
The 12-year-old son of John AIbrent, of
the water service department, met with a.
painful accident Saturday. Together with
other boys he was climbing a tree near
his home. when he slipped and fell to the
ground, breaking his arm.
Engineer Ed. Whitcomb is laying off.
w; H. StiIlweu, superintendent of the
Rock Island lines west of the river, left
for Chicago Sunday.
John Humbert, a member of the Tween
tieth Kansas regiment. has taken a po-
sition in the Santa Fe boiler shop, and
began work this morning.
F. G. Smith, division superintendent of
the Rock Island at Colorado Springs
Chicago.
Geo. BrentnalI has gone to Usage CITY
there for q few weeks.
Engine No. 1873 was sent to Wellington
Sunday for service. Engineer Stillman
and Fireman Benson had It in charge.
Fireman Rob Cliff is back to work.
Engineer Frank Furman has reported
for work on the st. Joe freight run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
ART OF HUSTLING.

Tan Mac1aren has a highly amusing ar
ticle in the North American Review on
the mercurial temperament of the
American business man. Referring TO
one specimen of this race he says:
Never in my life have met a man
who impressed a stranger with such
sense of alert intellect and unwearied
activity. He thought OF nothing and
read about nothing and spoke about
nothing and dreamed about nothing,
and, one might add, with one or two
reservations, he cared about nothing,
except mis- article of manufacture
which we shall call for the moment
aluminium plates. There was no ques-
tiOn about these plates which he had
not anticipated and could not answer
The sources of aluminium and its value,
its constituents and its combinations,
its methods of treatment and its prac-
teal uses, all this he knew up and
down, through and through, past and
present and altogether. He could rea-
son with much acuteness on the burn
ing questions of aluminium, he read ex-
tenSiVely and generally had a book in
his hand on aluminium plates; he had
highly trained and exuberant imagin-
alton on the future of aluminium. Times
there were when he even drifted into
sentiment on the service which alum
inium had rendered to the human race.
It was a joy to meet a man who knew
something thoroughly and believed in
something utterly, and one felt that,
if one had aluminium works, one would
like to have friend Hartmann for man
ager-
while an English merchant saunters
down to his office between 8 and 10 a
New York man rises at $50 in his suburb
and is busy at work at o'clock The
Englishman takes off an hour during
the day for luncheon at his club, while
the American eats his meal in fifteen
minutes. The EngIishTnau spends more
than another hour at afternoon tea and
gossip with friends and Sauntering
about between the club and his office,
while the American packs every min
ute with work The very walk of an
English merchant, slow, dignifed, self
satisfied, and that of the American,
rapid, eager, anxious-the one looking
as if time were of no Importance nor
circumstance, and the other as if the
loss of minute might mean ruin-are
the visible induces to the character of
the nations.
No man goes slow if he has the
chance of going fast, no man stops to
talk II he can talk walking, no man
walks If he can ride in a trolley car
no one goes in trolley car if he can
get convenient steam car, and bv and
by no one will go in a steam car if he
can be shot through a pneumatic tube
NO one writes with his own hand if he
can dictate to a stenOgrapher, no one
dictates if he can telegram no ono
telegraphs if he can telephone and nv
ana by when the spirit of American in
NentlOn mas brought wireless teIegraDhv
into thorough condition a man will
SIMPLY sit with his mouth at one hole
ana ms ear at another and do business
with the ends of the earth in a few sec
Onds. which the same machine viii
copy and preserve in letter books and
Iedgers. It is the Americans regret
that at present he can do nothing with
his feet while he is listening At +ba
telephone, but, doubtless. some en-
pIoyment will be found for them in the
coming age"