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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10

Story Of How the Santa Fs Refused =
Large Prospective Shipper
TRANSFORMATION

A few DAYS ago u man Of perhaps .
years OF age slowly climbed the Two long
tights T stairs 70 ire clLrd story q the
santa E'e general offices and made mas
way TO room Nc 90 Ee I-rIe biz
OUT Of breath and tribe nervous he
stepped Up to TIE office wLIt-1w but
sI1E1-uE 4 calm tone Of voice IL address,
ed niusele 20 ALr- Savage the then only
occupant OF the passenger department
Good morning said the Man
Good .uorul1E-'- replied Mr. Savage
Wlz- car do for y0U3
Are y1a -1e gentleman W1O las charge
CT r-e issuing o. tickets 90
Yes sir I occasionally do thai Did
you visa 20 % s52I=E1=re over the roaz 90
Yes I large cattle dealer" con
-iCusd E1e man and nave occasion 70 50
10 Chicago 10 zl5se up deal FOR 19Gfa
cattle W1lel an 4zzuE FOR and I would
Ike pass ever your road OF course
you understand that # the deal goes
through E1u nay expect 20 have your
s1are oE the transportation Of this large
ouUE1 Of -aESIe
How many cattle did you say YOU
rad broke n Mr. Savage a. Re now
reCo EUlZe1 LEe speaker as a professional
dead beat WE0 0ULF SIX months before
rad tried 20 work the road Tor 4 free
TICKET I'd CIlIETr1i1- where lie said he was
president OF 1T1E1r-7Fa5-er company ara
v1 lid -arDW considerable freight business
10 the Eoaz1- but II vas afterwards found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10

s769G gaII0ns.-AIb g11uerque Journal
The Santa Fe announces that it viii
INTO St Joe from EIgIn, kan co give
shippers the benefit Of an early mar
kst
Engineer Frank Crawford OF run No
Is laying or sick
Fireman Bob NIiers IS unable 70 work
On account OF sickness
Engineer James Thomas has gone To
E-rnDor17 To work On the Howard
Branch
Ben Butler has left for the east to
enjoy q Two months vacation
Chas- Batman went to OskaIoosa On
the Fourth and won a cake He was
there On A visit and his friends induced
hin to enter the caksWaIk contest IN
the evening
Jud Coe as nursing a severe cash On
Ms forehead He thought that the best
way TO keep out Of trouble and acci-
dents On the Fourth OF July was 20
work He had a special job To finish
watch had TO be done as soon as posi-
bic Probably for his uupatrtocic SPIRIT
IN not celebrating the E-ourCn- he was
Knocked on a plz1er and had his fore
head badly cut .-ETerea sterH SAID Gee
tHIs morning. you VIII always md me
n the front rank OF the celebration On
al legal holidays and especially the
Fourth
The force Of zTorlcrnen has been IN
creased All through the shops
A A Noget has a very fire night
blooming CereuS at his residence. &c
Van Bureu street The plant has FIVE
blooms on IT. In addition TO his large
cereus he has several smaller ones. be-
sides 6. collection Of other choice plants
Frank Tucker OF the shops has lost
his year old mare He does not know
whethsr some one pUrpCseIy rode her
on or she strayzd away herself
Engineer Roger Williams IS again On
the road after q spell % sickness
Mrs David Thomas wife Of David
Thomas. forusrfv of the machine zr1u=
IS II the city to attend to the storing OF
her household goods 1Ir Thomas IS
now running q steam shoVeIer for the
CzUIf CoI0ra5o & Santa EA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10

cut thai ne was head waiter IN the state
deaf ard dumb asylum
or less TO be disposed OF and repre-
sentative Of the owners an On my WY
10 Chicago u close Up the deal and
wen said Mr.. Savage. Il cannot do
n1in1Es I VII speak 10 the caIef CLERK who
nay 6e able to help you
Nj SaEage letr the room and putting
Mr. S1Elzas1zzfr onto the joke returned
and lu1ro6t1cel1us followed after Wh1c1
TIE nan reeold his story. only made It
Z G1Lla more elaborate and wound Up Win
C1e Usual request for q pass etc
v777 ss55 NJ ssI55Izsss7lsr a. fs tF11551.-lr
EhaE the best rhlng that could be done
s-r7s4-rT. frsrss75l7--4rf91 = r4-rF7v r.
ny Inc Of sIuess. but Z VIII speak
10 NJ Seagrzves- VINO viii be pleased 20
hear y91r story AID perhaps he can as
Mr.. saakeshaft left told Mr. seagravez.
DID F51 wIsa 10 see u1e2'- said Mr. Sea
yes sir This Is Mr. seagra.ve=. IS fe2--
said the man exre15i1g hls hand and De
6s1s5usss deal On foot Mr. SeagraVes.
way % Chicago and want 4. pass over your
road I have % 600 cattle 70 dispose oe'F
continued the mar he added several
new features 70 MS story and made men
Ciou 81 che vast amount OF freight re-
-52Girs an underraktnz for one nan
SAID Mr. SeagraVes- w hen do you m
7 would IKE to 90 today. as we-
wei VIII speak 20 Mr. BL2ck- ne
general DaSseu ger agent and tel him
WhaE v1I1 waur-rT And before the man
could say anything Mr. Seagraves vas
gone and presently AIr. Black appeared
on The scene.
How % you do. Mr. Black sail the
zn5n very f4r1fIiarIy- Glad to see Won
w aE do you WishZ' said Mr. Black
I want etc and once more The story
was told. and As the man wound Up with
L flourish Of words describing the 5eEe-
ITS 70 be derived. Mr. Black said It am
sorry -haE Z cannot do anything fer YOU
but T T11 VIII see the I've stock agent
he VIII listen ID wat you have ID say ard
70 doubt VIII help YOU VII speak to
hin about your case, and an sure
-Nr-r-Biack never mind the I've
stock agent said the nan IN sort OF
GaZeG DISCOURAGED way Is there an
undertaken connected wlrh the r0ad2
No. We have no official CudsrCalzsr,
replied M Back
Vel I id not know thought T
you DID that perhaps he vas the one I
0LEEE TO see next and with 4 Good day
To y3u. the man left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
DISMAL SWAMP SOLD.
Lumber Company said to Have Pw-
chased Tt &c Get out It's Cedar

Norfolk Va. July 11--Tr IS asserted
today rhat the camp MauUfacturing
corupar1y lumber manufacturers Of
Franklin Va have bought the famous
Dismal Swamp This great swamp. les
F7aIf IN North Carolina and half IN VIr-
gina Through II canal known as
the Dismal Swamp canal hzzs been dug
e en1-ruoIIs cost one and o. the canal
Is near Norfolk and the Other IS On
the North Carolina Sound IN the mud
underlying the waters Of the great
swamp are thousands Of cedar trees.
which have been submerged and pre-
served from decay
II Is understood THAT the purpose OF
the Camps Is To drain the swamp and
secure this timber Should they do 50
they VIII leave the Dismal Swamp Canal
bIgh and dry. eighteen feet above tide
water The few VINO know Of the re-
ported purchase Of The Swamp express
great interest IN CEs matter and Cpiu-
ions differ as 10 whether the purchasers
nay Legally drain the swamp and thus
destroy the canal or whether BY the
purchase the great tract through which
IL runs the Camps acquire the canal
Some lawyers say that the purchasers
Of the swamp may legally drain IT, al
though their action render the canal
useless II Z railroad Is butt along the
rDWuzrE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
OWNS TO FIVE WIVES.
Harry St Clair, Of Butte, Makes Nov
81 Plea 70 sEe CharEe Of BiEamE

Rochester y Y July 10--Harry
Frank St Clair OF Butte Mont who
was recently arrested for larceny IS
now under s2-G00 bonds in this city 10
answer To a. charge Of bLgamy- Al at
rCruey declares that St Clair has five
wives living Two oE than are said TO
1e in Canada
Three very pretty and striking Mrs
st Glars confronted him IN the police
court Saturday They had been brought
here On subpeeua-s- 10 testify against
him
Before their marriages tEsT were Lucy
Z EFIecC- Of No l. Franklin street
ithaca Mabel Elen CCppI1S. of Pal
r1yra- and Agnes Katharine Barry Of
No. - University avenue IN this city
According 70 the statement Of his at
tOruey 81 Clair bcIds that since he had
been married twice before he married
any one Of the three wives IN court he
could not be prosecuted for bigamy on
the testimony Of any Of the wives here
FOR he argued. II at the time Of the
second marriage that tire crime OF big
amy was committed. and that all other
marriages contracted after the second
marriage were nun
Miss C0ppIus zEzW St Clair only one
day before she u1arrtel1 him and Miss
Barry knew him only three days Miss
EELetC was the 5uIy one 10 whom he
gave a wedding ring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
Road EoR WICHITA
Plans to Extend the Kansas Midland
South INTO the Territory

Wichita. July 15.-PIans are being
perfected here 10 begin 4 survey or
Septeuber L for an extension OF the
Kansas Midland railway from Wichita
To FaWuee ard South 4LcAIester. L T.
TexarkaEas Arkansas and Denlsou,
Texas
Louisville. New York ard Holland
capitalists nave agreed to finance the
scheme ard $4,000 local capital has
been subscribed for the survey and 9TH
- preILEnIEaries- The road VIII branch
at Pawuee- one line going 10 DenisOu
ard the 0EheE through the coal and
zinc feds CE the CboccaW nation To
South AIeAIesCer and Texarkana Al
ready $50 aG6 n aid has been guaranteed
from T=xarkaua- SouLh AIcAIester and
PaWueE. and RsCsiver 4 L Wolf Ct
the present Midland Who has been IN
Holland for several months. sends IL
formation that he has secured s5Og B00
more TIE rest VIII be furnished by :
a Caldwell Of Louisville. Ky and
New york capitalists Mr. Caldwell
has heavy grain interests II Kansas
and Oklahoma ard Is assisted IN pro
noting the extension scheme by W. II
Arnold rich Chocraw attorney from
South AIcAIesrer- The total length Of
the road when completed VIII be SIG
niles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
NIB. SHELDON WAIVED.


to Preach
Detroit Mich July 11-AIt1ouEh
E-udeIv1rers IN Detroit utilized me street
ears yesterday a considerable pardon re-
f--sfr-sta f-ur1 -zslff-r r57-a esrrntF4v rzv=1a-
pers- Few q TIE pastors W10 occupied
the Vzrt1us PROTESTANT pJzlpE1s went E1e
s-5--rzr. ~ ~ Tzz7-s- TI-5z .5H=-s7-~e= - 81
Rev Charles N Sheldon Of Topeka zI-
r1or Of In HIS Steps vac walked more
t1z1 three niles 70 preach from ChA usxr
one Is our Master Al Ws Are Esrel1-
gen % z e1lzf==4--o- H--l-tl =-1--Eg--z -
ceet1el t1E capacity of Bethany Eres1F-
terrain church Mr. sheldon spoke op-
--=--t----y q re 7-z1S = -1@ ---z-=7- =
pecla-lE l1e awakening af r1e social con-
scle1ce- nez1ar r=-A-9-sl1p 3eLF@e1 en-
p-oy@Es and employed E=0er4-la- 9- L-~
church l11veU1eur toward civic E-g1-sf1-1s-
ness and an awakening 20 TIE seward
s1lP feature oE zAe t1rl5ll-Az- LIZ Is %
rs money time and talents
TIE features or the aEEErE1CE we're
Cru y led meetings I1r men AID for women
ex.lus1VzlT. and a 1aDoa-1 o3ssr7.A1.-z
ral-y IIrry-1ye 1l-1dr=1 l171 1--e1 -ne
arI0ry al rhe mems meeting The men
---1,--fo-- 11I57ic7T 17sfszf 1har 5-e %
easf1u would D. via them a Ianli11ark
reCary Baer conducted me meeting AMI
Rev Dr. j, WLo1r Chapman q New
znaU D driven from Hghr INTO darkness
ard % chased CU- Of tie world TIE
persistent sinner As compared % that OF
CARR presided over t1e wanan-s meet
EE whIcl Elled rae " 3oa1 TarI Avenue
1]T1ze1s-a1.5 AustraIia Ie-1 5aa zevotfous-
The Programme af addresses vas - FOL
The women Of Mexico Ms G. Scott
EEII-la11s 81 san Luis PoE1sl- MeE1co-
CI-arue1i=1- Foo CHOW China The We
men cr Asia, Mss Jessie A2f=E--1l n NJ
Mr.. Howard VI ingram Jefferson, O.
Westminster Presbyterian elurcl could
80 - - 80 - = y 57-- Il - ET-=- - 7-l-
r. j 7ss-ez
-5z--e71r-7z-- y the rsrz5Iv Is ae 81 r-e
-lr--. -zlu Of -1e cIVlI Structure AM the
1s1--z-sr--.- o. the -euoIz Of worship.
$40 -e- we cannot cssrrv On CTR ef-illza-
-z1u nor keep our young people @ the
Rsv Mr. c. n Howard % Rochester.
Y z rented AT Ieng-a the story 1E some
toward closing the side doors On sun
day H arEue1 insisEenLIy raa- pr1ll3I-
-1Cu is -le only true sulI1-11l Of the 81 con
question The closing speech vas lE John
C-harI-1r. N P Of Lyuedoe1- OuL-- on
'-Wca- the SABBATH aIav Do Tor Is
L1= speaker idea was -1aE Hooa-l CD
serVauce 1a1 a Tar more potent l1--1e1ce
in character Quilting ard world Develop
men --ll lat commonly Been conceded
Las 1-Eht ar a.15-zzaazI touch O.
sot=1-u--y vas A.i,i=-l 70 l1e 7z4zellllzs q
r1e Cl--z-z1 E----azz-7rer lie E=1er-
aE-es Of religion were IN zoDe measure
--lrrg-lls Protestant c1-zrelzs az Detroit
and Wlc-s1r took tie form q co1zecra-
TIE participants in these U11sL=--a-io-s
bur Impressive SERVICES 5eeE-5l % D.
striving Ii make q direct personal appU-
e4-ll1 e me l=ISt7 e -9=lc 49, 4--4
e-7r- 19r -1= coming year ard 177r= ear
I-@- -7---tl 7-I ----- 80 14-.1--g
-h= churches As taxed ard TIE r2p- At
Of -on=eerl--9r was impressive IN the
greatest degree
President Francis z clark eou.l5zete.t
ward Avenue Baptist c1urch- among rle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
PINGREE EXPLAINS AGAIN.
rs Latest Version Of TIE Deal WITH
AIEsr-

7a---=- Mich INV 10-aarTt=v ara
ST e cd f1Eiss- Al their legal 5C1Ca-
Cz11 has been STEPPED with corpora 10 q
iCEzUz1ce- Besides this they were rear
f-E IF coming ID any conclusion C1aE
would help ne pcI1-cal-y- 11-S = ln=
secret OF the " hole decision J m Nc
milan lot only OWES L-@ A-en-zz4n -
stature 1I1r he owns the supreme court
Bench Thus spoke Governor P-1Er=e-
Governor Pl1Eree- say MS friends IS
not particularly c1agrIl=d over tee No
Leod decision for h= expected IT, In
hzs talk Pl1grze was genial and frank
5uc h. put 10 hamper upon his Discus
So - What h deemed 60 be Cce merits
q -EA case
Ny attention has been called he
SAID TO an Interview VITA Secretary
Agar obtained IN New York I notice
lEr- A-zzr has Broken his silence aEs1E
Cur reported alliance I can tai E1U IT,
whole history - that matter going
1r years back Wheu i'm 1IcAL1l-z11
vas in IRE fad FOR the senate
7 went % Alger than and asked nm
70 rul against ALCA1ll-zE- H SAID h
I'D not think h could on account q
business reasons We talked Il al over.
and I told rim t1C1 h would D.
th= best nan 70 Put Up against McMIl-
Ian 1O. YOU know. IS worth ao11E $40
coo eco The whole thing was discussed
and A1Eer said h. appreciated al this,
bur at Lhar tine he was uEpreparec ID
e1r=r rhe struggle
--N1ov why should these newspaper
fellows here make 50 much ado because
vent with some others q couple Of
weeks aEl ard talked with AlEer2 L x
70 =ecC=L that ALEzr ard I have been
good friends socially rCr many years
o. clzrse- We d1u-l agree G. every sub
lzcr-f1r Instance On L1e Philippine
1-=s-11u- I don't believe in This PhI1p-
pine policy. anyway Bat -Eal's no rea-
son why AlEer and myself should not
pun together against 4LcALlA-a1-
2L-2Ll-zn never had real opposition
II his political battles He has locked
Al Il this way that he could rest easy
enough ard Wh=1 ire time came stick
his hand down III MS pocket and ever
bid any competition for votes H Eas
done this rigEr along
And want 10 say hzre-aEd TOu
can publish il If vou want r1-thzt It
cost that cid rUb..TuIiZs Caesar B51rro vs.
sz98 GOO % get WHARF, ne Is Plight hare
too want co pay a tribute 20 Albert
EaGL W1C vent INTO the senatorial
odds h would Be forced % inset Pack
-1l1 re- l= could Let SGT enough money
% our5-d the opposition
they went around Cd the Votsrs ard
SAID ~ 1ar ara you looking EoE fed
=ra- c6lces or ire oChsr thing they
generally SAID TIE ether thing I Sup
pose. ana they got Il every time
Referring again To the New York IL
r=rTl=W wlr6 General AIEer the COVER
nor said
We went down To see the secretary
Fl var when he was in Detroit simply
% md 1-E II he was going To stick You
See ~ we're afraid thar all these stories
might influence him TO be slow aEf11r
entering such a contest But he said h
"zS gong % stay 90 the GE1sh-an6
VII 1E1- the 1a-rL= with him vcu nav
b sure q that RS going t0 Be an
1W1uI GEhr- but we intend % zfve sTir77'
44eA----a1 MS first real lively campaign
A-1 the -1-llCl Z Is lot Al al had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
WHIST LEAGUE TO OPEN.


Chicago. July 10-The ninth annual
congress Of the American Whist league
VIII oueu IN the banquet hall Of the
Auditorium hotel this afternoon and
lovers Of the game from other places are
arriving 10 attend Il Is expected that
between SEQ and Acc whist players VIII
be present 70 participate IN the t0urua-
n-sur- There are four principal troy 1iss
for which special contests are held The
first - the Hamilton trophy IN which
teams Of Four from different clubs com
peCa. This trophy l. h=Ld by the win
ming team until the uexL congress-
Teams Of four play for the 4 W L
trophy. but the winners of IL ara subjeC
70 challenge for SIX months after the
tournament If L western team wins It
at the congress after SIX months IL goes
to the eastern team making -he next
best score For the MIuuea polls trophy
there are pair contests and games viii
be played for the BrDC kIyu tr0pEy.
During the tournament play VIII be-
gin every afternoon at clock and in
rha evening AT 8 O'clock Between sew
eury-Eve and one hundred tables VIII
be prepared IN the banquet hall for pro-
grzssEvz games Fer The first tine in
the history Of the American Whist
league women VIII largely participate
rCrIrI1ea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
PAID $4,000
Shawnee County Indebtedness
Reduced That Amount.
No More Floating Indebtedness
Exists
INTEREST Is STOPPED.
VIII Save Over S., 200 An
nually-
INTEREST IS STOPPED.
Eastern Firms Fighting For
Kansas Securities

While prosperity stories are II Eo=~-r
s-r=--fon Is called 20 the fact thai shaw
zee county has paid or within lE-a past
fzz- weeks. SI5OGGG Of its indebtedness
To ID This q $50 coo bond issue has o7@l
made. but thar zCIu leaves the eo'1--5
SOC aG0 better on than IL vas q IL II -
Eav Of January. 1888
81 -EFz indebtedness S7Q.00 vas II
f71-zrzrt5tr-z warrants which were oeaE-
ing uer cent interest OF a. FEAST -
greater part Of them were bearing II
-Arasr Ii was TO Eet RID or l1=@5 -Ae-
the bond issue was made L17 oe+--z
we're rezurt1i1E bonds. and were Is@-='-
Al rer cent and sold TO Lhe state g zlA7sA
ft1-1 commission Whle1 was CAD -
ze- chem The law under " h1cn LL1=s
we're issued compelled them 10 De aE-=E-
- H-sr 10 che school fund corZ1--l1zsL-r--
ard this provision cost Che county coz
~ "a rzE not been for that PRO vision
saIl County Treasurer Philips rotzAy-
hat entire issue OF bonds colA1 n =
been 1cars1 at 3-a Pc cent ---4 4
telegram from Eew York brokers yes
Lzr.tav and another from Cl=TalAE.1 Ee-1-
res r-dzv asking Il the 1CEe1s Ezzd been
sold yet ard Offering GO L4A- I1-l-- ~
80 ger cent The only C11IS l1i2E keeps
Is from L-sposllE Ct them Al rE1E rA-=
was -he provision OF The law that COM
peeled Us TO offer them 10 r1= @~4-=
SeE0oL r1E1 COMMISSION I-1=c
The other fEEA1 r=t11=ss IlAL IS oe-1z
1alz Off Is an issue Of $eLdo0 ral-Fts2i-
bonds They we're santa f bonds and
we're issued thirty years age coming
DUE or May TEeF were held oE
private parties IN different parts q TIE
United States principally n the east
and nave nearly All been paid The
Balance = being pad a. fast a. l1@
bonds are presented These bonds bore
uer cent interest 50 thar Il & z good
-hzrg E1r the county % get them pad
or
By The uavue1t Of this Indebtedness
tn county further stops TIE payment or
upwards Of s.. COO interest annually ne
interest IN L1e santa Ea bonds ar1o l1E-
- % s. SE8 and that On the l1rsCa11-
ing warrants was 81 200 To OFFSET this
Il The interest On the u=w bonds when
amounts 10 $4,000 q year
Kansas securities are quoted q git
edged row and investors are anxious 10
zeE hold Of them Captain PHILIPS SAYS
Cha1 nearly every day he receives II
e-g1zrLes about than 1r agents are here
asking where bonds CT other securities
uav Be had
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Mr. P. Grhwols and HIS Friend, the Turtle.

pound turtle but the Members Of ths
Topeka party said thai 1Lr- GrisW0Id
vas perfectly fearless He perhaps
knew what TIE rest CT the Topeka. nan
id uac-thaE rha sea rEr1Ie - as harm
less q sun fish Kingston IL the Izrg-
est turtle market II the world Il = also
the headquarters for Jamaica rum But
though the members O. rEe Topeka
party admit that the quality OF ia
r-2-ca turtles & excellent they say
nothing about rh= efficacy Of the rum
Mr. GzrtsVE1ld returned TO Topeka last
week somewhat Ia-er than the 0rhsr
Members Of the party and the photo
graph from which tEe above cut was
made IS che CT the ErIze1 souvenirs IN
rs collection mz5s during r1e trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10

BY His UrcIs's DeathAIfred ByzsI VIII
TnEerit $4,000

Atehfson kan July 10-By the
death Of William T Exert 4 PhiIa1eI-
p1ia broker. 4 few days ago. Alfred
BvseL Missouri Pacific freight brake
man At Atchisou- VIII come into Al IL
herIEance Of $50 600 E-czerC7S wife died
Ten years ago and he had 10 children
BEs6I IL nephew Of Exert and lived
WIKI hin during his bOyhoOd-
ByseI ran away at the age OF u and
never returned EZckert lost track Of his
uepheW and 10 communication had
been PASSED between than for ten
years BvseIs Whereabouts was learned
by an advertisement II Newspaper
He VIII leave at once for philadelphia
He has been employed As d brakeman
On the Missouri Pacific Il years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
SALE OF coLoRADo VALLEY.
New Owners 70 BuiId From Sweet
water @ Tsrritory Connecticn.

The court At Swzetwatsr- Texas, has
confirmed the sale Of Colorado valley
road ID Thomas TranmeI1- r L Nc
CauIly and 4 J Long. As trustees for
the first mortgage boI1hCI1erS. The
property represents - miles Of fully
constructed road from SWzeEWzrEr
south and IN addition some IS miles Of
graded roa6bed almost ready FOR the
ties and rails also, about so miles Of
right OF way etc
The rev owners propose 70 recrEzn1zz
under 4 new charter and build as soon
as possible from SWeerwaLar 20 san
Angelo, and eventually. it Is said 10
VITA t1H Rock Island OF Santa F. II
the Territory The northeast line VIII
either 50 By way q ROby 70 Seymour
or VIA Arson either t. Seymour or
JzcksbOro-
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ST. LOUIS RECRUITING.
Work VIII Begin Today and Recruits
VII BE Sent ca Fl Leavsnwo-th-

St Louis. July ze.-Captain H K
Bailey. United States army, in charge
OF the recruiting station in St Louis
received 4 telegram today from t1s
war department AT washington IN
sCructI1g him to begin recruiting under
the recent order Of the president that
additional troops be raised for duty IN
TIE Philippines
The men enlisted in St Louis VIII be
assigned 10 the Thircy-secoud United
States regiment Of volunteer infantry
The recruits viii be forwarded as soon
as they ara enlisted TO Fort Leaven-
worth Kan
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Mad Wouza svzIIo7zs a Diamond

New YORK July lJ-lL-s Herbert
SLaE=- cE= vie u q clerk IvzcE AT ia
Perry street was taken Cd the Nv
E5r< HOSPITAL last ~ zt5-=s1ay z-E=rt-z
from zCu-= mania superl-lf--cet5 bv
8-lEE-s disease SIC was transferred
rl Bellevue LAST night 4 short time
at-=rUz-1 1=r husband called al Belle
vI= ard sad lhaC when his vie was
taken from 1=r home sE= carried L
u-11-1e- e valuable rings in q char-uls
bag suspended from Ter neck TAs-z~-
DAY morning NJ said. she picked 3 $40
sol-aI-= diamond from its setting and
EW1LL17T4z II
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DIG HIS OWN GRAVE.
Chief Digger AZ Al Izfrnary Always
Kept One A5aa6-

LELlzZZ ECL=. IND July Ll--A4 1e--
Barley chief grave digger Al the county
futIr--1arv did last night Two days
aE1 he laid 1% because lf rh=uC-sz--su1
az -1A knee and the disease Travelled
upward u1tI Il reached MS heart Bar
I=y vas Usually called Barney" Al TIE
iuErr-aET
tn records show that he vas received
il -1= lu6rUzrT in 1852 In MS early
EcEl1Cz NJ Crav=f1 -Ee privilege u E-E-
El1E graves Eor dead paupers ard n
. s1cr- EE= h s-ELzd 6-Cs=E sUc=r-
vlsCE C grave 6lEE=rs- H L=f- The -
sloZs-1zl--F ~ his position and d never
Let anything interfere V-l-1 his duties
ST I1z graveyard II was his ambition
always @ keep 1E= grave ahead For
Tll never know VIXEN somebody's ECI1
u die he explained and Ia this way
ra literally lived 90 dE his own grave
as rE= last grave w11c1 ne dug waited
t. his 1eGE-
Barley has 11 known relatives and
while uEEzr the law unclaimed bodies
b=zlCE % rhz MEDICAL colleges. C1= IL
trUz-y officers have decided -1aC n
slaL - buried o. the SPOT where he
sueU- -1a major pCrE-01 OF MS he and
1=r= he dug rs Own grave