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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-21

whenever a bigger sea than usual ran
at us, the poor beast would bark ms
though he thought to brighten il AWAY
from hurting me.
We Heated away from the broken
tumble of the shoal into a run of tbn
sea that was something regular. Init
the water was constantly WASHING over
u.s. l cannot express what comfort
found in having that poor beast ON INV
shoulders close to me, barking, and
then giving little growl as though tn
hearten me, and then licking nv face
AT last he fell silent. The gray of tho
dawn was stealing into the Sky. Isaid.
Jackson, how is it with you, poor
beast! He didn't answer. 1 spoke
again, and finding him still silent.
pulled him down and found he was
dead. was too weak, too near INV
own death, to cry;yet l felt to he v,eer-
ing In my heart when l pulled hin,
down and saw that he was dead. Nv ov-
haustion was too great to suffer me 10
hold him long, and had to let him on
His body hoated off, and l lost SIGHT of
it, 20 ~ u
Shortly after sunrise a smacl, hove
INTO view The mate of her, seeing a
black object, put a glass to his eve and
instantly spied me waving nv arm.
he headed for me, launched
a boat and took me aboard. | was
the only man saved; the vessel had zone
TO pieces in the darkness and drowned
all the others. That's the little warn.
sir exclaimed Bob Ridley, Knocking
The ashes out of his pipe and risipG,
Poor old Jacksonv' and with doen
sigh and an air of abstraction. he lea
he way out of his summer arbor
THE END,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-21

wagging his tail, comes to my feet and
falls o-liclSing my shoe.
WHY, jackson, poor chap, says /,
patting him, on which he utters q sort
of howl and looks up at nc with his
two fiery red eyes with such an express
sion in his face that you'd have sworn
he felt as if it would have done him
good to cry. There was an empty
pannilsin alongside one Of the dead
mans hands. / fetched some water and
gave it to the dog, who drank it TO the
last drain, and on my saying Poor
Jackson and patting him again, he
howlcd as before, as though there was
something in the name to break his
heart. You may hear some dogs howl
as hc did when a street organ begins. /
left him to rummage for victuals, and in
a locker found some cold salt beef and
a tin of white biscuit. On this l called
my mates, and they all came in and we
fell to. The dog had got again on the
dead mans breast, and wouldn't stir
though throw him a piece of biscuit
arld then biz of meat. Tho water had
strengthened him, and he was shifting
H7 O-iStS5 ~ 1tAAoISy IA iilS AAiiilti5 OC-
ea3ionally altering a low growl and
cycling Us steadily.
Likely as not VIC may have to stay
here says q man named William, and
if SO that there poor chap'll have to
come cut Of it,.
Deter tam to- exclaimed another;
it's bad enough to be cast away after
this here pattern. I'm for fresh air,
shipwreck or no shi2wrccl.'
. But on our approaching the body
tho dog snarled and showed his teeth,
and cut such capor3 ON the corpse's
chest that we all thought he was gone
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-21

mad, and stood looking at him. At last
says: Poor Jacksonl Come along, old
Jackson! Poor old Jacl1sonp pattinq
my lctf, on which he drew up to me, and
whilst l patted him and called him
Jackson, he meanwhile Helting my
shoes or looking up ut me with his
tongue out as il his heart was ready To
burst, the others snealled the body off
II thought to see jackson bolt out of
the cabin when he found the body rome.
Instead OF which, after looking around.
he uttered long howl, then came to
my feet again and ate tho biscuit and
piece of meat out of my hand
We were nearly a week aboard that
vessel before we were taken off. Luck
lily, there was plenty to eat and drinl,
in her but she was draining in water
and needed constant pumping, and we
feared for our lives should heavy wealth
or set in That model you sec there at
the foot of the obelislI is true COPY of
her. | believe she had been struck bv
lightning. One of us, a man named
Parsons, said that he guessed by the
look OF the corpses that they had been
smote blind and had died of their blind
ness. But derelict is nearly always n
mystery when there's nobody left alive
to tell the story. As much a mystery
was it, too, why that there dog should
have answered to the name of jackson.
Maybe his master was so called. Be
this as it WILL you had only to call him
jackson to bring him to your feet and
convert him into the lovingest beast that
ever wagged tail
During the week We were aboard
the wreck, that dog never lost sight OF
me. He followed at my heels like nv
own shadow, lay down with me.
watched me as if he was human with
powerful Intelligence working out inn
aginations in him. He was the first to
SIGHT Che ship that took us off. / was
lying asleep on the cuddy deck, and he
awolle me by licking my face. was
veEcd to be disturbed, and told him to
get away, and turned over for another
nap. On this he liclss my face again
and barllcd.
Blast that dawgr says William, and
nc sits up to chuck boot at the poor
beast.
Hold your hand, says I. Now,
Jackson, what is it?' says |.
"llc barlScd again and walked to tbe
leekhellac door, looking behind him,
lad on my following the first thing /
'2w was large brig within half a mile
If US.
"Wen' to cut this, we were taken off.
nd took good care to carry jackson.
.iong with me, for by this time the
owe between us was something beauti-
al. Throughout the passage homo he
ny IN t',2 elews of my hammock at
light and by day followed me about
he decks and laugh as you may, sir, I
ell you I've seen tcnrs of joy gush into
rs red eyes when I've allowed him to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-21
''JACKSON,"
The Story Of a Sea Dog.
~ ". chHRK RUssHnn.

lcOpyright, 1870, By the Authors Allianoe.l
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Jump upon my knees and lie there and
lick my hand. The master of the hric
wanted to buy him from me, but 1 said
no, not for ton times his weight in pold,l
III pawn the shirt off my back s ~
pay you FOR your kindness. sir, sa IS I,
out Jackson and me are friends that
mast not part if we can help it
however, l couldn't take him to sea
F7ltfl me every voyage, and when l cot
NM gave him q my sister to take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
ENG1NEMEN as N1MRoDs.
a Hard Luck Story of a Healthy Rab-
bit and a Game Purchase.

A few days ago Ed E1yler, Fred Bar
tell, Oscar Jones and Chas. Leaf, Santa
F'e engineers and hremen, decided to
go hunting. They procured the neceS-
sary guns and ammunition, and rode to
ktlmer, intending to walk from there to
Meriden, hunting as they journeyed
along.
The party got off at Kilmer and had
been walking but a short distance when
they discovered in front of them, sit
ting on the railroad track. a rabbit.
shoot him, Jones'" said Eyler.
ooh no." said Jones. I prefer to give
him a chance for his life. Just scare
him up and see me hit him as he goes
by at a thirty mile an hour clip"
The rabbit was scared up, and ran
past the crowd of hunters. Jones shot
at him and missed. He shot again and
missed BarteIl shot and missed. Leaf
shot and missed. Eyler got ready to
shoot, but decided to save his ammuni-
ton as the rabbit was almost out of
sight.
You fellows ought to have shot that
rabbit when he was sitting STILL said
Eyler, 7 believe you can do better that
way The next rabbit we see we had
better all line up and shoot him before
he thinks of running away"
The party tramped on and on, and
mile after mile was passed over with
out a sign of a rabbit or hedge snipe,
or other game. At last, in rounding
curve in the road the town of Meriden
came in view.
The hunters. stopped and held a con-
sultatiOn- Something had to be done
w nat are we going to dog" said
Jones.
I don't know said Flyer.
we ought to carry home some game
said Bartell.
Yes. but where are we going to get
it, said Leaf. I'VE only saw one rab-
bit and I don't see any of you fellows
carrying him"
well, Wen have to do something"
said Eyler. Has anyone here any
money!"
Pockets We're turned wrong side out.
None of the party had money except
Leaf, who had an old quarter which he
was carrying as a. pocket piece.
BY hard persuasion, Leaf was in
duced to give up his quarter, and hurry
ing to local butchers shop, the crowd
bought two rabbits and two hedge Snipe
which were afterwards divided up
among the crowd. 1t was not much
game for four hunters, but when the
crowd arrived home that night, each
one had something to show to his
friends. Leafs quarter had saved the
day, and the reputation of the hunters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
DEFENDS RAILROADS
Editor of Railway Journal Criticises
William Allen White.

The editor Of the Railway Journal has
taken exception to William Allen
Whites recent article in reference to
the proposed advance in freight rates.
In the last issue of the Journal he SAYS:
An editor of a leading daily in Kan
sas has, in an unguarded moment, al
lowed himself TO become frightened at
the prospective rate situation. and has
given vent to his walls of wrath in the
following irrational language: To raise
rates now, because the railways fancy
the people are too busy to complain,
displays a code of morals little better
than that of the pickpocket who fol-
lows a crowd. The freight rate ques-
ton is up to the railroads. They can
do as they please-fish or cut bait-but
if they insist upon unjust discrimina-
ton God help them when the dema-
gOgue gets after them. Haven't they
learned sense by the last upheavaI2 Do
they want another litter of PETERS,
Leases and Simpsons
1t is safe to aver that the author
of the foregoing editorial has about as
comprehensive a knowledge of the
present railway tariffs as a two year
old infant has of the siege of Troy, or
else he was simply endeaVOring to pen
something QuaSi-humOrOuS for mere
time copy It is easy for any fool to
criticise, but justice and judgment win
out in the end. In conclusion, it is fair
to state that the general advances
made by the management of the rail-
ways on tariffs is only about 10 per
cent of the increase made on the prices
of the commodities that the railways
purchase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
NORTHERN PACIFIC ACTIVE
Will Reduce Mileage and Grades In
the Interest of Oriental Trade.

Lewiston, Ida. Dec. 23.-The six
months truce between the Northern
Pacific and the Oregon Railway & Nav
igation company. expires February 5.
Promptly on its expiration, the North
ern Pacific will resume active building
operations While the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company does not seem so
anxious to renew the contest for the
Clearwater territory. The prize for
which the TranscOntinentaI roads are
striving is the Oriental trade, and the
Northern Pacific is endeavOring to over
come the handicap of the Great North
ern's alliance with the o. r. & n. Co,
and the Japan Steamship company, by
shortening it's line and reducing the
grade
1t plans to build a cut off, leaving the
main line at N1issouIa, Mont, through
Bitter Root mountains by way of Lola
Pass, down the middle fork of the
Clearwater to the main stream. This
would save 100 miles and heavy grades.
BY building down the Snake and Co
lumbia rivers to Portland another 100
miles would be saved. The new Clear
water branch extends up that river
from the mouth of the Pot Latch, So
miles being under contract, of which
80 miles is now operated. The remain
ing 80 miles will be ready January 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
WILL MAKE A TEST CASE.
Standard Oil Company Attacks the
Validity of It's Personal Pro-
perty Assessment.

Kansas City, Kan, Dec. 23.-The
Standard Oil company proposes to
make a test in Kansas of the power of
the state and county boards of equaliz-
alton to raise the valuation on the COM
pany's personal property for the puF-
poses of taxation. Yesterday the COM
pany brought a. suit in the common
pleas court here to enjoin John Caskey,
the county treasurer, from collecting
taxes on the increased valuation
In the petition the company repre-
Sents that it submitted to the city
SCISSOR and honest statement of it's per-
sOna4 property, which was received by
the county board. Later the state
board of equalization ordered a general
increase of the assessed valuation of
property in WyandOtte county for state
taxes and the county board, acting IN
der the order. raised the Standard Oil
company's valuation so per cent. Still
later the county board made another
increase until now the company claims
that the assessed valuation is more
than the actual value of the property.
The company claims that the actual
value of the personal property, exclus-
i've of real estate, is $23, 1897, while it
goes on the assessment rolls at $37 ,000
1t claims that under the plan of assess
ment the assessed valuation should not
exceed SO, 1000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Changes Will Be Com
pIeted Next Week.
Work at General Offices Being
Shifted Accordingly.
RESSEGUIE COMING
New General Superintendent
Leaves Gulf Road Dec. %.
Mr.. w. c. Nixon Now on a Tour
of Inspection In Texas.

Next week will see the important
changes in the Santa Fe operating de-
partment, announced some time ago,
completed. By a week from today Mr.
G. F. Resseguie. the new general super
intendent of the Santa Fe, viii be here,
Mr. J. J. Frey will have practically re-
tired from the service of the Santa Fe,
and General Superintendent Nudge will
have assumed the general manager
ship.
The changes do not officially go into
effect until January 1, but already work
is being shifted incident to the retire
ment of Mr.. Frey as head Of the Operat-
ing department.
The work formerly handled by As
sistant General superintendent Avery
Turner is now distributed in the general
managers and general superintendent
offices. Mr. Turner has been officially
installed as superintendent of the Chi
cagO division.
Dallas, Dec. 23.-Mr. c. F. Resseguie
general superintendent of the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa F'e rail way, accOmpan-
led by Mr.. w. Q. Nixon, passed through
Dallas after inspecting the Paris
branch. They were accompanied by
Chief Engineer Felt, Division Superin-
tendent Pendell, superintendent Of
Bridges and Buildings Mccain, Master
Mechanic COIlinson and Division Road
master Nickerson. They will reach
charges as general superintendent OF
the Gulf. Colorado & Santa F'e on De-
cember q, and Mr.. Fesseguie will leave
for Topeka to become general superin-
tendent Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
SANTA FE LOCALS.

Ben Butler, of the round house, has
gone to Usage City to spend the holt
days.
Engineer E. c. Webb is back at work
Engineer James Thomas is laying off
for a few days.
Chas. Drury, of the machine shop, has
gone to Arkansas City to spend the hoIi-
days.
Engines Nos. So. 90 and 154 were brok-
en- in today.
Engineer Will Sherman is laying off
Fireman Walt Williams is back at
work
Engineer Harry Stillman has gone to
Usage City.
Engineer Frank Furman is at Law
renee taking the place of Engineer
French
Fireman s. B. Thompson, of the Chi
cagO division, is at present on runs Nos.
3 and 4. with Engineer Lusk.
Al Bowman and Dave Beeler have
been taken off the switch engines and
put on the road temporarily
Machinist Chas. Bridgeman, of New
ton is in town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23

and operation of the modern train stop
per. The car is in charge of expert
mechanical engineers of the Westing-
house company, whose duty is to in
struct the railroad men. The interior
of the travelling schoolhouse is fitted
with every known air brake device and
there are models showing their con-
nection with all kinds Of cars and en-
gines.
The car is stopped at every divi-
sional headquarters of the road and
conductors, brakemen, engineers. fire.
men and others who have anything to
do with train service are given two
lessons a day. The first session is from
$3.50 o'clock a. m. to 1890 p. M, and the
second from o'clock p. m to p. m.
The men are examined regarding their
general knowledge of air brakes and
then the points they do not understand
are explained to them. In this way the
men are presumed to become thorough
" familiar not only with the application
OF air brakes, but with the principles
of their construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
FROM LAS VEGAS.

Harry Shields. a Ration switchman is in
the hospital.
Fireman Davis who has been in the
hospital for the past week, has reported
for duty
Engineer Sweeney and Fireman Purcell
have been assigned to a passenger run.
Passenger Brakeman Collins who is in
the east will not be back until after the
Harry Snider, a shop man, will go to
the hospital at Topeka to be treated for
deafness.
Passenger Engineer Jack Love will take
a thirty day lay off and visit friends in
the east.
c. 3. woodward will take the place of
Hewey HickersOn as inspector helper,
while the latter is on his vacation.
r. A. Waite will act as baggagemaster
during the absence of A c. Potter, who
will visit in the east for the next two
weeks.
Another passenger engine crew. has been
added to the force, the work being en-
tirely too heavy for the four crews that
have been handling it
J. c. Schaffer is the new chief Dispatch
er at Ration, taking the place of F. F.
Gregory who will work a trick in the Of
fee. The change will send Dispatcher
GriSsen here.
Dispatcher GrisselI, at one time a, dis
patcher here, but who had been doing
a trick at Ration for awhile, it is said.
take a position in the office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
Mexico win Not Remove Duty.

The story going the rounds some time
ago to the effect that Mexico would
remove the duty on corn on January I,
created considerable of a stir in rail-
road and grain circles. It was alleged
that a resident of the state of Chihua-
hua had made contracts with a num-
Der of Kansas City grain men for the
shipment of untold thousands of bush
els of corn, which was to reach the
border by January l, and being first
to cross into Mexico. the shippers would
reap a rich harvest. The railroad rep
resentatives interested in Mexico traf-
fic telegraphed headquarters for infOr-
nation as soon as the story was given
publicity. but it appears that the Mex
lean government has no intention of
removing the duty at this time and all
corn going into Mexico will have to pay
the regular tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
BLOCKADE is BROKEN.
Western Agent May Again Contract
For Grain to the East

Chicago. Dec. 23.-Notfces have been
issued by a number of roads running
west from Chicago to the effect that
the grain car blockade that existed
among the lines eastbound from this
city during the past two or three
months has been lifted and that west
ern agents may make contracts for
shipments east of this city.
The dissipating of the jam in Chi
cago and at the Cook county belt line
functions will be agreeable news to
thousands of shippers, particularly
grain dealers, WhiSe business has been
embarrassed by the inability of the
railroads to furnish cars or to haul
them after they were loaded.
The losses resulting to the railroads
and to the shippers from the congested
condition and the consequent failure to
rush traffic through on any kind of time
will run into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Though the blockade is lifted bust
ness on all lines continues unusually
heavy and a decrease in the volume is
not expected for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
viii be carefully guarded against in the
FROM NEWTON.

Brakemen Nelly and Davignon have
recovered sufficiently from their recent
illness to be able to resume work.
Brakeman Fulgroat has moved here
from Great Bend and viii reside at 326
West Fifth street.
J. H. Banker and family expect to
leave tomorrow morning for a short
pleasure trip in Galveston
Fireman Caldwell is resting easy and
has given up his trip to the Topeka
hospital. He Will probably go to Chi
cago as soon as he is able to travel.
Billie Peters has been asst ned to one
of the preferred runs for a couple of
months, taking the place of W. B. Flem-
ing, who has secured a sixty days leave
of absence.
Engineer Harry Forester and family
have gone on an extended visit among
relatives and friends in Los Angeles,
Cal. They expect to be gone at least
two months. and perhaps longer
Engines 107 and 203 viii arrive from
the Panhandle division for service here.
Engines S95 and 1886, on their way to the
western division from the Topeka shops,
will also be put in service here tempo
rarily during the rush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-23
FROM EMPoRIA.

Engineer Farley has gone to Topeka
for a visit.
Engineer WilliOughby, of the Cot
tonwood division, has been assigned to
service on the cutoff
Brakeman GreerSOn has gone to
Kansas City for temporary service on
the extra board
Scott Brady is out of the hospital.
but has not gone to regular work. He
went to Newton this morning.
Applications for Christmas layoffs are
beginning to be made All the boys
have plenty of money and are anxious
for a chance to spend it.
w. Hayman. who has been visiting
his brother, has left for his home in
Pennsylvania Clay Hayman, of Tope-
ka. accompanied him.
There is a vacancy for a fireman on
the east end OF runs 65 and IS. It will
be assigned on December % TO the old
est fireman making application
Orders have been posted on the hull
letin board warning engineers not to
attempt to buck snow drifts with en-
gines attached to equipment contain
ing passengers. Two or three bad ac-
cidents have come near occurring as a
result of this practice and the practice