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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
OR TAXES A JAUNr.
Suspend Business For Tine to Take
an Electric Railway Trip

Detroit Mich May Fifteen hun
dred men and women delegates to the
biennial convention Of the Order of
Railway Conductors and ladies' auxiI-
larry. and visiting conductors and their
wives went 70 Mount Clemens yester-
day by electric railway line On arrival
they were welcomed and escorted about
Ilirtes.
The attendance Of conductors from
southern states Is especially large and
the southern conductors are making a.
strong contest for recOguiriOu Of the
grand Offices TO be chosen the first of
next week They have united on 4 J.
CCruitt Of Nashville, Tenn as the
southern candidate for the grand junior
couductorship- a Louisville & Nashville
conductor The Iowa Nebraska and
Pennsylvania delegations have also held
q caucus On the question Of selections
The usual executive session Of the
grand division was held in the after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
FROM GooDLAND.

Fireman Al Edwards has gone OF the
Denver run
Fireman John Weir has been very sick
the past week
Jim Woods has resumed his old posi-
ton in the shops as painter
Superintendent F c Smith was, down
from the Springs this week
Fireman Mike Kelly viii take an en-
g1ue on the Denver run for thirty days
J. NJ Jewell was down TO PhiIlIpsburg
this week inspecting the battery
Engineer Tom Kelly was at Denver
this week On Il visit TO his mother and
others
Brakeman Frank Candy received an
injury 10 his left eye and he Is unable
for duty
Engineer Sam HouIihan has gone to
New York city for 4 visit with old
friends
Fireman Charley Sharrah Of the
asvtsit To relatives in Monticello, MINI
this week renewing acquaintance He
formerly was employed on this division
as 4 brakeman
Conductor DeuneV brought a train in
from the west Tuesday morning which
was composed OF forty cars, twelve OF
the number being loaded
Boon Talbot Of Monticello. MINI, VS.
tied friends here this week He IS 4
son Of George Talbot. who was EN-
pIOyed by the Rock Island as engineer,
and made GoOdlaud his home for &
number of years. -4------
Engineer Robert Couts spends his
leisure hours now driving a fast horse
Htched TO a nice road wagon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
FROM HORTON.

The new railroad time card goes into
effect next Sunday
Fireman w hiCuau and wife OF Fair
bury are the parents Of a fine new girl
VIII MaEee has returned TO Chicago
to resume work in the Rock Island
shops
Barney 1IcEurue. an old time Horton
boiIermaker, has been visiting here the
past week
Dan Mcdonald Of the blacksmith shop
had one Of his fingers badly pinched-
Conductor Morgan who was severely
injured in the Bonner Springs wreck
is getting along very nicely
Lee Smith IS now employed in the
pipe service OF the Union Pacific road
between Kansas City and Denver
Engineer John CuthbertsOu and Fire
man Charley Crawford. who are run
ming out Of PhiIipsburg, were in Hor-
ton this week
Miss Louise kfrnn1eria, who has served
as stenogra pher in the superintendent
Office in Horton for several years. has
resigned To accept 4 position with SU-
per1ECeudeut Hobbs at DeS AIOiueS-
joe ArueII. who has been working in
the government machine shops at Rock
Island. is visiting his folks in Horton
Engineer Billy AshWorth and family
have returned from Denver They sue
ceetfed in beating in the lower court
Mrs AshW0rth out OF her fathers es-
tate
Fireman Geo Me left the fEst of the
week for Scranton Pa, TO take a posi-
ton in the general offices of the D. L
& w George formerly worked in the
motive department Offices at Horton,
but has been firing for two years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
CUTTING EXPENSES
The Memphis Road VIII Run Longer
Trains and Dispense With
Several Men

Fort Scott May 1S--The Memphis
road officials made an experimental trip
from this city TO OIathe this week with
= double freight train the object being
20 operate the road with Ons-ChIrd less
rra.irrrlau than are now employed The
experiment - reported TO have been q
success and the trainmen are regarding
IL oTuiuOEISLy-
The plan has been conceived to run
two full freight trains with two engines
and but one train crew. the crew TO
consist. however Of an additional
brakeman IN order TO test the prac-
ticabiI1ty Of this scheme two coal trains
Of forry-rv7o cars each. equal in tonnage
q train o. sixty ordinary loads. left
here With Superintendent Mitchell and
Traiumaster Miller and some Kansas
City officers cu board Mr. MiCcheIIs
private car which was attached TO the
rear Il left here at $50 in the morning
and arrived at Olathe at $50 IN the
afternoon The distance covered was
eighty niles and the railroad men say
this IS as fast time as a single train
would ordinarily make.
BY the ~dOubla-header' system as
this is called, the company wiz save
the wages Of 4 conductor and brake
man, amounting to IS on 4 10O-mIIe
run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
FROM DODGE CITY.

Fay WTIbey IS laying OF on account
Of 4 sprained ankle
Brakeman G Byers has resigned and
gone to Oakland Cal
J. P. NuIIigan Of Needles, Cal, who
was in the city, has gone east
Brakeman Eerus IS laying of Oh ac-
count of sickness. Davis has his place
Brakemeu Joyce and Clark were sent
down from La Junta and placed On ex-
ira list
Conductor Heustis IS laying OF On
account Of sickness Judd is IN his
place
Trainmaster " P Bassart and Route
Agent 7 D Berry Of the Rock Island.
at Topeka were in the city this week
Brakeman Sears has been assigned
with JaSratt- RabCOck with Hubbard
and Sam Williams with Dalton on ~
Conductor Baugharr was transferred
from lexington TO the Pratt and Dodge
city run IN place Of Conductor DaUgh-
tey on the Rock Island
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their possession The railroad adopts
this method Of convincing people that
they want their old ties themselves
KiusIey Graphic
During the month OF April there were
handled IN the Ration rOUndhOuse II
passenger engines. 353 freight engines,
$50 mountain engines and 90 switch en-
EIneS-
Forty men were laid OF IN the Ratln
shops of the Santa F7e this week and
the remainder Of the force put on 40
hours time per week, viz Five days
Of eight hours each
The office of assistant traiumaster
has been abolished This let's out J. NJ
Lesenay. of the New Mexican division,
whose headquarters have been at RAJ
COu--Ra ton Reporter
Engineers Highly and HergoOd- Of the
western division and Mason and Wood
Of the eastern division have been tenn
porariIy transferred 10 the Ration dIvIS-
ION
G. E Jarvis, well known Santa E7e
brakeman who has been running out
of Needles for Two OF three years. died
at the Natick House in Los Angeles
yesterday OF consumption The remains
will be sent TO Buffalo, N Y for III
termenE-Sau BeruadinO Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
WOMAN'S QUEER FREAK.
Lightly CIad,she Paradsd On the Edge
of Roof Coping In Eaton Square

created in Eaton Square this morning
when. at $50 o'clock d young and beau
tifuI woman with curly hair was seen
prOmenading upon the extreme edge of
the roof coping of the house at No =
clad only in a diaphauOus night dress
Policemen. dremen and immense
crowd Of passersby and persons living
in the neigh borhOOd congregated IN the
street Mats and rugs were spread over
the spikes Of the area ratings
The young woman was apparently IN
concerned and continued her promenade.
Eventually. after some hours Of appre-
henSIOn on the part of the crowd sew
eraI men climbed through the windows.
reached the roof. and making j deS-
perate grab. seized the woman and
despite her struggles carried her in
doors. Her curious freak Is attributed
to the effects of Influenza
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
Mrs johnson
Saved from
hSanffyAy
MrS. Pmknans

meneed to have spells with my spine
Every month grew worse and at last
became SO bad that I found I was
gradually losing my mind
:" The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but I got no better One
doctor told NE that I would be insane
was advised by a friend TO give Lydia
E Pinkhau-s Vegetable Compound .
trial and before I had taken all of the
first bottle my ueighbors noticed the
change in ne
- have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise It.
I advise every woman who Is suffering
from any female weakness to give 1t q
fair trial thank you for your good
medicine "-MRs- GEETEUDE NJ JcES-
SON, JoSEsBoRo, TEXAS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
KANSAS RAIIRoAD NOTES

The Santa Fe is pushing their ex-
tension from Caney south vest with
E1gOr- They expect to have 50 miles Of
it ready by the new wheat harvest
Five wipers and one uachinfsr wera
laid of at the Wellington rouudhouse
yesterday n accordance with orders
from headquarters
G. P Jackson OF Council Grove Is
now on duty as night operator at the
Missouri Pacific depot at Indepeud-
euCe-
Night Caller George Taylor. who calls
Tor the train service has been promo
ted 10 the position of seal taker HIS
place VIII De taken by the present day
caller, Frank Ramsey. and Jas H0ra d
h>as been given the position of day
cs4ll-r--A1 6J1G uergue Journal
Fireman " J. Owen has been rams
IeFre1 from san MarciaI 20 AIbt1rT1ar-
que and VIII FIRE one Of the svvffcFl e.77-
Elnss N the yard : W Turner. whose
pace ne Is taxing VIII leave AIOuquer-
que and 50 10 san MarciaL. where he
viii nave z run on the road
a notice has been posted in the Ts=
Vegas shops notifying the erDToZaS
that hereafter eight hours shall con
SLlCuls q days work and five DAYS shall
comprise week The force viii in
week. closing down an day Thursqiav-
" orklng hours viii be between s
o'clock a. m and ) o'clock D m
Inc switch engine has again been
placed al work IN the yards here. and
II Is reported that II viii srav on ali
summer and probably al the time TT
is said that Bob AIcCIuskzy viii short
" be transferred from Horton 70 taIza
charge Of the yards here--PhfIHpsb burg
Dispatch
Mr. Watson. Of the Santa. F-a railroad
was here the first of the week and. col
Iecred- through Judge DouneII five dol
lars each from several Of our North
side citizens for railroad ties found n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
ROCK ISLAND SERVICE
VIII Establish q Buffet Library Car
Between < c. and Chicago

Kansas City, May 13,-Begiuning next
Sunday the Rock Island viii establish
a buffet library car service between
Chicago and Kansas City on the train
fzaving Chicago at 5-45 D.. m daily
Special new composite library cars have
been provided fitted with complete Ii
brarIeS- smoking rooms and baggage
compartments 4 new lighting feature
has been introduced on the dining cars
on these trains. each table having been
furnished with an individual chandelier.
By shortening the time Of the train
leaving Chicago for the west at I1-30
p n the road has given another train
10 Colorado points via either Omaha or
Kansas City by making close COnnec-
tons at these places for Colorado
Springs and Denver.
4 new service has also been added be
tween Des M0iues- Omaha and Fort
Worth via BeIIsvIlIe. which viii open
Up a new route from 81 Paul and Min
neapOus to Texas points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Reservoir Holding 100000
900 Gallons Of Water
Is Being Built by the Texas &
Pacific at San Martin.
WALLS 40 FEET HIGH,
Of Solid Masonry, Reaching
Across a Valley.
The Floor Will Be Eighty Acres
in Area.

Deunfson, May 13--Ths Texas & Pa
cifc Railway company Is building AT
san Martin II Reeves county one Of
The largest reservoirs in the country
It viii hold 400. Geo coo gallons OF va
Ter The wall IS Of solid masonry forty
feet in height and reaches across 4
valley connecting two hills The 10or
Of the reservoir viii be eighty acres N
area and the construction viii cost SOD
0G0 During dry weather the Texas &
Pacific is compelled TO haul water nun
dreCis Of miles for use on the Rio Era noe
division but the building Of this I'M
rueuse reservoir VIII ObvLate al this
trouble and expense The water VIII be
pumped through huge pipes twenty
miles distant 70 Toyah. and then dis
rrIbuted along the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

A policeman heard the crash and saw
the wild eyed woman looking out of the
window. He rushed up the stairs and
into the rOom-
She was taken TO the station and lock-
sd up in the women's ward She sent
for the young man N whose room she
was found She had not asked per
mission TO go to the room nor to drink
the young mans wine. She wanted him
to pay her fine of 80 and she would
leave town He paid the fine and then
she begged that she might go to the
room and play the piano. He was
afraid the other window glasses might
be smashed but said she could go with
an officer The girl and the policeman
went The officer sat IN 4 rocking chair
While the girl played Just one Girl
She was happy and laughed about her
esCa pade- She played At 4 Georgia
kept time to the music Then she play
ed Home, Sweet Home and her face
was sad She played 1t again softer
than before and laying her head down
on the ivory keys cried as If her heart
would break They are not much given
but that one pulled out his bandanua-
Then the girl played I'm going home
no more to roam no more to sin and
sorrow- Then she softly closed the
piano The policeman was looking
vacantly out Of the window and did not
notice her when she stopped playing
Come I'm going now. she said and
laid her hand on his shoulder I am
going home to my parents The police
man took her TO the train She bought
q ticket for her home.
A young married woman who lives on
the west side was busy in her dining
room day or two ago when there was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
MINERS UNION SUED.
Indian Territory Coal Operators Ask
$4,000 For Breach of Contract

South ATcAIester. I. T. May II-The
Mine Workers union has been sued by
Perry Bros of C0aIgate. L T. for so -
600 for breach Of contract Perry Bros.
claim that when the striking miners
quit work they broke the contract en-
tered into when the scale was signed
The case VIII be tried in the federal
court at Atoka
Certain coal companies have made
application TO the United States Indian
agent to have the striking miners ex-
PEELED from the Indian Territory The
matter has been referred To the secre-
tary of the interior for his decision
which viii be watched for with much
interest, as It viii affect hundreds OF
miners now living in the territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
Surprised Their Foreman

General Foreman ] H Banker was
the recipient OF very handsome Office
chair last night by 4 portion OF his
men There was 10 presentation speech
or anything of that kind but he was
simply notified that he was wanted IN
ehe office message of great import
zuee awaited aim there Mr. Banker CT
course hurried 10 his place Of business
and was dumfOunded 70 ind q hand
some Office chair at his desk with a note
n which was Inscribed From old
gang No + with best regards On the
hack of the chair IS 4 silver plate on
which IS inscribed the initials i H B
and date May. 1899 Mr. Banker
prizes the chair very highly He al once
BOUGHT a box Of cigars and treated his
friends in honor Of the GENERALIZATION
kauSau-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

have received
from the use Of
Lydia E Pink
hams Vegeta-
bic Compound
Soon after the
birth Ofuv first
child / COM
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CHOATE ANS WERED.
London Globe Defends the EngTizh
Legal System of Assessing Costs

London, May 13-The Globe says
One Of the srrangest criticisms ever
passed upon our legal system was made
by United States Ambassador Choare
at the annual dinner Of the EardWiczza
society He remarked
" The extraordinary system which
prevails in England of making the los
ing party pay the expenses Of the sue
cesSful IS not known in America One
trembles to think how litigation would
increase in this country II this extra
ordinary system did not exist The
fear Of having to pay costs acts as D
wholesome deterrent to the utigiousiv-
Inclined II the system has any defect
it Is that the successful ones do not
receive enough from the unsuccessful
ones in the shape Of costs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

package Of pickles was soon exhausted
and his decision was that he did not
know whether they were sweet or sour-
Funston is all rightsbut let me tell q
story said Ananias Fisher as he sat
on the empty pork barrel at the gro
Gerry store near Sixth and Kansas ave
nue. and ate 4 few dried currents out Of
4 travelling mans sample case
You have heard OF skaW River
CharIev-' I suppose. Why he was the
greatest fighting man that ever drew
4 bead on an Indian in the early days
of Kansas He was a fighter. He was
called kaw River Charley To distinguish
him from all the other Charles beca use
he used TO swim the river after Indians
There's eight Of them buried in the
river at the mouth of Wards creek and
he slew them all in q hand TO hand
fight It was way back before any
other old settler was here. so there's
no old timer TO say the story isn't true
The river was low and out IN the center
was q big sand bar We were attacked
by Indians one night They came down
the river in canoes and we whipped all
One canoe was late and came down
after the fight There were eight in it
but they wouldn't land 50 Charley
swan out killed them all, dug the
graves IN the sand bar with an arrow,
buried them and covered them over
with rocks. They are in those same
graves yet I guess For years after
that the pilots of the steamboats, that
went I'D the river used to see the ghosts
Of those eight Indians having a war
dance On the sand bar every night but
I never saw them
You know he IS fighting in the
jUugIeS out there [ hope those IuugIeS
are nothing like the Indian JungieS of
rapevines We used to have here in the
early days I remember once tied ny
team of horses to one of those grape
vines and went off for a while When
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
Iowa Gets HsrMonez.

Des Moiues. May I3--State Treas
urer HerfOtt received today check
from the United States treasurer Cor
S9S. 900 in payment of claims held
against the national government for
supplies furnished during the war with
Spain T0wa's executive council decid-
ed this afternoon to present an addi-
tfouaI bill at the next session Of COZ
gress for SAG. 0G0. the amount which the
war department. disaIIOwed
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Injured
Houston. Tex, May IA special
from Eagle Pass. Tex says
News received from the Foudo coal
mines places the dead. resulting from
the tornado at - and over 100 woundad
Many persons are still missing and
rUbabTy IN the ruins.
The Americans killed and injured
are:
Killed
LAWRENCE M'KINNET
Wounded
Superintendent r NJ Mckinney.
Fred Mckinney, oven boss
Stephen BaC6e- seriously
Young Mckinney was buried here to-
day tremendous hail ACCOMPANIED
the tornado Many were injured by the
hail stones The mine works were
not much damaged and work viii be
begun again IN q few days.
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suddenly and was Of a more severe
type a the outset than any he had pre-
VI84ESly suffered from
Frederick 5. Flower took charge OF
the details after his J1ncIe's death but
no ARRANGEMENT for the funeral has yet
been made The body viii probably be
transferred 70 Manhattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

81 had female trouble Of all kinds.
had three DOCTORS but only grew worse
I began taking Lydia E PInkham- s
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash and can
not praise your remedies enough. -
Ms EFFE PEEKNs. PEAA, La
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13
Landscape Gardener at Work

Las Vegas. May IA ReinIsch. the
landscape gardener viii leave fer Law
renee Kan IN the morning. 70 be gOua
for a few days Re viii be accCmpa nizd
by Mrs ReIriSCh- During his aBSe nee
Mr. ReinIseh VIII secure grass sead and
other supplies necessary in finishing up
the task of beaut1fying the grounds of
the Castaueda hotel
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4 knock on the back door. She an
swered the summons and saw a tall
well dressed stranger He wore a neat
fitting suit carefully brushed and 4
stiff hat that had evidently not been
long outside a store His collar was
one Of the tall kind and was very white.
He bowed politely and the lady stood IN
the door awaiting his pleasure
I wish you would give me something
to eat" said the man
The woman gaspei- This was IN
usual Under ordinary circuTnsta noes
she would have said. Sit down there
on the porch and I will bring you some
thing" but she was too much aStOnish-
ed and suammered- I can give you
nothing
The man bowed and walked away
The lady was a victim OF remOrse-
Some unfortunate young man out Of
employment thought she. who has been
driven TO this extremity and I turned
him away. while II It had been some
worthless. ragged vagaboud- I should
have given him something that would
have at least satisfied his hunger But
there was nothing but bread and butter
IN the pantry and I hadn't the heart to
offer him that
She continued her musing and the
young man continued his journey
Finally she saw him emerge at the end
Of the street and crawl under the wire
fence He carried in his hand a paper
sack well filed He had Jared better
at the hands Of other household mis-
tresses and as he started across the
Keith tract TO the rendezvous there
was q satisfied expression on the face
Of the dude tramp who had been on
f0raging expedition IN the interest OF
the fraternity.
There was a row in a grocery store
in the west Part of town The proprie-
tor and a customer were having a lively
controversy WHEN an outsider called TIE
police The putting policeman arrived
> What's the troubIe2+' asked the OH
Ger
That man sold me sweet pickles for
sour ones shouted the rate customer
No I sold him sweet ones for sweet
ones rosrad the grocer.
NO. they are sour said the Gus
I say they are sweet. said the
grocer
Let me See said the policeman He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

LETTER 70 MRS PrxxEAx No. es,zs41
. DEAR MRS PNKHA@EOr some
time have thought of writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit
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We viii wash rcEr colored shirts ans
guarantees coTo1s from fading Peerless
Steam Laundry. H. and ia W. sIh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-13

No better equipped shop nor finer
watchmakers than at CampbeIFs, 62J
Kansas avenue
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Only So 90 for the Bound Trip via the
Great Rock Island Scenic Route Tick
cts On sale May % to Is. hnaI return
limit July 18th
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You viii have no more saw edges On
your collars If you VIII send them to
the Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Topeka Carpet Cleaning Works.
Next to Columbian Building. Tel 1s9
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o4ce eos Kansas Avs-zs, Over Hub Clothing Store
Chicago Medical Institute, Topeka, Kansas.
HONDO DEATH LIST

Has Reached - With Over 100
Injured
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A young married woman who lives on
the west side was busy in her dining
room 4 day or two ago when there was