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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-18

Will sell at their farms at Lyndon
Center, Vermont, on
September 9th,
at 10 o'clock, thirty-eight head
Of Thoroughbred French Coach
Horses, being all the thoroughbred
stock Of this breed at Speedwell
Farms, with the exception of three
teams Of drivers reserved for
carriage purposes.
This will be rare opportunity
to get a rare stallion or mare at
your own price.
Catalogues furnished on APP
plication to
SPEEDWELL FARMS,
1888 Lyndon Center. VT.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
FROM EMPoRIA.

Engineer Henry .kreitmeier, and Fire
man Harry Mcknight are here from
Newton for service.
The new copper wire which is to be
strung from Topeka to La Junta, has al
ready been run about to Florence.
Fireman John Shields has gone to New
ton, where it is thought he will take q
run to Arkansas City
retains his headquarters at Florence,
making frequent visits into EmpOrta.
Brakeman BraZier of the NJ. & NJ.
branch, has been set up to conductor and
is running out of Wellington. Dave Mar
tin is taking his place.
Engineer Charles Bates, who was in a
wreck near Olathe several months ago,
has been reinstated and is running be-
tween Kansas City and Chanute.
J. D. Murphy, lately appointed fore
man at Dodge City has moved his family
from Strong City to that place.
Fireman George Jacques has quit the
service OF the Santa Fe. He has been with
the road a long time and much of his
work has been on the Cottonwood divfs-
ion.
Engineer J. G. Romig has returned from
Topeka where he was with the grievance
committees.
H J. Moore, a car clerk from Newton
is here to do the clerking in the EmpOria
yard office. He will relieve Robert Fifth
ian, who will return to his regular work
in the freight house.
difficult to get enough long stock cars to
supply the demand An order has been
received here to send all available short
length cars south.
Engineer Willoughby has gone to Black
well Tor a run on the construction train,
taking the place of Engineer A1inard
Q. a. Amber, formerly a conductor on
the Iron Mountain road, has been exam
ined and hired by the Santa Fe as con-
ductor. He will move his family to En-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
Entrance of Santa Fe Into San
Francisco
Will Cause Reorganization Of
Western Service.
COMPETITORS MOVE.
Make Ready to Cope With the
Kansas Road.
Railroad News of q General and
Local Nature.
COMPETITORS MOVE.

The coming invasion of central and
northern California by the Atchison,
Topeka 6, Santa Fe railway promises
to cause an entire reorganization of
western railway service Though the
Santa Fe viii not be able to run its
Chicago trains into San Francisco be
fore January there are signs of appre-
hension on the part of officers of COM
petfng roads over the advent of a new
conner in a field that has been held for
more than a quarter of a century by
the Southern Pacific company.
It appears to be Il general opinion
among local railroad men that the San
ia Fe and Southern Pacific will not en-
gage in rate wars. Both systems are
managed by extremely conservative
men, and while both will bid for the
traffic of the Pacific coast metropolis
the railroad business of the state, il is
believed, will be divided. The Southern
Pacifc's strong hold has been San
Francisco and the northern part of the
state while the Santa Fe has had a
firm grip in the south.
But if the two companies get to-
gether on rates it is evident that they
will not work So closely on time; in fact,
every Indication is that during the next
two or three months a battle royal in
quick service between Chicago and the
land Of oranges viii be W2ged. The
Southern Pacific, with its connections,
the Union Pacific and the Northwest
in the time of their limited passenger
trains between Chicago and San Fran
cisco In addition the Rock Island and
Burlington Will shorten the time of
their Denver-C Chicago flyers to connect
with Southern Pacific trains. The Bur
lington has given notice that begin
ming Oct Is its east bound train Will
leave Denver at 2:30 o'clock p. M, af-
ter connecting with the Rio Grande's
Southern Pacific express, and arrive
in Chicago at 9:25 o'clock the following 2
night, making the run in twenty-nine
hours and twenty-five minutes. The
Rock Island is yet to be heard from,
but its officers say that its schedule
will be equal to its competitors, if not
shorter.
The Southern Pacific has occupied a
very arbitrary position toward its east
ern connections. Its monopoly of the
California business has been the cause.
But when the news of the santa Fe's
purchase of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley line, giving it an en-
trance into the latter city, reached the
Southern Pacific people they Immediate
" began to devise ways and means for
retaining their field They engaged one
of the best passenger and traffic men
in the east and gave him carte blanche
to go ahead with the retaining busi-
ness.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
A WOMAN'S BACK.
The Aches and Pains Will Disap-
pear if the Advice of This
Topeka Citizen Is Followed.

A woman's back has many aches and
pains.
Most times tits the kidneys faut.
Backache is really kidney ache;
That's why DOan's Kidney Pills cure
it
Many Topeka women know this.
Read what one has to say about it:
NIrs.A. Sans, of SIG Van Buren, street,
says: For two or three years had
attacks of heavy. bearing down aching
through my lOinS, and when 1 stopped
it was difficult to straighten. 1 could
not sleep nights, there was a burning
heat across my lOins. the kidney secre-
tions were highly colored and my limbs
We're swelled and blOated. I took treat
ment from doctors and tried numerous
remedies but received little benefit until
I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Row
ley & Shows drug store. I began to
improve from the first. and in a short
time was cured of all symptoms of the
trouble. My health is better now than
it has been for two years.
DOan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Foster -AIilburn
Co. Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for the
United States
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
DEAD ON THE STREET.
Unknown Laborer Expires Before
Doctor Gould Reach Him.

Kansas City. Kan, Oct. 9-An un-
known man was found unconscious un-
der the James street viaduct in Kansas
City, Kan, at 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and died before a physician could
reach the scene. The man was discov-
cred by Sergeant Fink of No. , station.
who. while standing near the foot of the
N1aduct heard him grOaning. The Off
Ger at first thought the man was drunk
but upon investigation saw that he was
unconscious. He sent in a call for Po-
lice Surgeon Eager. but when the physi-
clan arrived Is minutes later the man
had breathed his last
The dead man was about 50 years
old, and tail and we'll built He was
roughly dressed, and hooked to be q. Ia
borer- The only mark of Identification
about the body was a handkerchief. on
which. written with ink, We're the let
ters g l.
A post mortem examination was held
at Raymond's undertaking esta ablisb-
ment yesterday. It disclosed the fact
that death was caused by enlargement
OF the liver, the result of a bruise in the
side. The bruise appeared to be about
five days old.
Coroner Tracy will hold an inquest
today.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
BLOW TO THE NIX. ct.
Demurrer overruled In the Case of
the Merchants Trust Cornnanv.


New York, Oct. 9-Judge Townsend.
OF the United States circuit court, for
the southern district of New York in
an open handed decision today over
ruled the demurrer entered by the de-
PENDANTS in the suit brought by the
Merchants Trust company against the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
company, growing out of q MORTGAGE
made to the former as trustee in 1890
70 secure an issue of bonds aggregating
s2O,OOO,OO0 There was default on the
first coupons due February 1891 and a
year later the trust company filed its
Dill alleging a diversion of earnings. de-
1ault IN payment of the first coupons
that the property covered by the mort
gage, had earned the requisite amount
to pay the coupons, and that the de-
fendant had refused to account
In an answer the defendant railroad
company nled pleas alleging that dur
ing the six months for which an ac-
counting was asked, the property was
IN the hands of receivers. appointed on
petition of the trust company as a trus-
tee IN former action brought on a
prior mortgage; that the receivers ac-
counted for all of the income of the
road during that period, and that the
accounts had been accepted and ap-
proved by the court with the assent of
the complainant corporation
The trust company afterwards fled
amendments to its bill and in response
TO the latter the Missouri Kansas &,
Texas railroad company entered a de-
murrer- Judge Townsend refused to
sustain the demurrer.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
Reward For Brains.

Some time ago a brakeman on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad used his
brains and saved a passenger train
from running into two derailed cars.
The company sent him a check for $50
and posted a bulletin complimenting
him for his quickness of thought. A few
days later Engineer John Hagerty was
oiling his engine at ConnelIsVille while
waiting for the passengers to alight. He
heard another train coming and belieV-
ed it was not under proper control. He
sprang into his cab, opened the throttle
and started his train. The other engine
struck the rear car, but it was not a
hard blow, and Hagerty's promptness
saved ten or a. dozen lives. The COM
pany has ordered a handsome gold
watch, suitably inscribed, and a gold
chain for Hagerty, as a reward for his
devotion to duty and using his brains
in time of emergency.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
SILLIEST OF CHARGES.
How Stern Government Officers Waste
Their Time Over Trivial Cases

B. F. Hines has recently been arrest
ed in Russell county by the federal Of
ffcers on an indictment brought by the
federal grand jury last spring. The
charge against him is that he stopped
the United States mails, and in connec-
tion with the charge there is a peculiar
story.
Hines had the contract for carrying
the mails from DOrrance, Russell coun-
ty, to a little fourth-class pOStOffice off
from the railroad. One day just before
starting out with the mail he got into
a row and threw the mail pouch, which
he had in his hand, at his opponent. The
row progressed to such an extent that
Hines saw there was danger of his ar
rest, when a. bystander told him that If
he kept hold of the mail sack he could
not be arrested, because the person do
ing it would be Obstructing the mails.
Hines ran and got the sack again and
kept it. An officer arrested him for dis
turbing the peace, but he refused to re-
linquish his hold on the mail sack. He
was locked up in jail, but still he hung
to the mall and during the time that
he was kept in jail he kept that mail
sack with him.
It is claimed that this constituted an
offense against the United States pos
tai laws. and he was indicted last
spring. He was supposed to have been
arrested several months ago, but for
some reason the papers were never
served on him till this week. His trial
is set for the term of court which will
begin at LeaVenWorth next week.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
NO FIRE TAX.
Railroads Released From Paying
Two Per Cent In Western Counties.

Two E6E C64b Al w 6SLern COu4L1SSs
By a decision of the supreme court
the Kansas railroads have won an i'm
portant victory against the western
Kansas counties which have been in
sisting that the railroads be compelled
to pay an annual fire tax of ? per cent
upon the valuation Of the property in
a county.
The western Kansas counties are in
danger from fires after the buffalo grass
has dried out and the railroads have
been for years maintaining fire guards
but this was not regarded as sufficient
protection to the property of the people.
Some years ago the idea of assessing
the railroads a certain rate per cent an
nually was conceived and an effort was
made to put it into operation. The
railroads resisted the movement and
litigation resulted.
Edwards county commissioners levied
the tax and attempted to collect it but
the Santa Fe Immediately brought suit
to enjoin the collection and the case
went through the courts.
The district court gave the railroad
company a judgment. An appeal was
taken to the court of appeals, which
reversed the decision of the lower court.
On an appeal by the railroad company
the supreme court reversed the decision
of the appellate court and affirmed the
decision of the lower court, holding that
this is a special tax and is illegal.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
SCORE M'KINLEY.
Ohio Veterans at a Big Reunion
Demand Evans Removal.

Pomeroy, Ohio, Oct 9+-The soldiers
reunion in this city was the greatest
gathering of the kind ever held insouth-
eastern Ohio, and attracted fully 10000
people to this city each day.
Eminent speakers were in attendance
each day, including Colonel John L.
Vance, General S. c. Burdette, General
c. H. Grosvenor, Governor MacCorkle
and Prof. Virgil A Lewis, of West Vir-
ginia, but it remained for a plain pr1-
vate, an old battle-scarred veteran of
the war of the rebellion, to create the
sensation of the occasion.
J. w. Fellows, of Guysville, Athens
county, was the last man on the pro-
gramme for the exercises. Mr.. Fellows
was only a private in the war of the
rebellion, but he is an eloquent camp
fire orator, and the seats were crowded
when he arose to speak.
He launched forth a TRADE against
President Mckinley and his pension
commissioner, H. Clay Evans, saying
that it was time for the old soldiers to
demand their just dues, OF assert their
power at the polls.
He declared that the administration
of the pension Office by President Nc
Kinley and his man Evans was in
finitely worse than that of Grover
Cleveland and HOxe Smith. He read
the following resolution and asked for
a vote upon its adoption, and the old
veterans fairly lifted the roof off the
tent by their hearty chorus of yeas" "
The call for a negative vote did not
elicit a single response.
Recognizing the fact that H. Clay
Evans, the commissioner of pensions,
is wholly unfit for the position he now
occupies; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the old soldiers in re-
union assembled at Pomeroy, Ohio, on
the 5th day of October, A. D. 1899,
i. That we do hereby request the
president of the United States to re-
move him from office and place in his
stead a northern man.
% That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the president of the United
States, with the information that we
will hold him personally and politically
responsible for the manner in which
the affairs of the pension department
are being manipulated
While Private Fellows was speaking
a number of prominent Republicans
left the stage. but the 200 or 300 old sol
diers on the front rows We're in hearty
sympathy with the speaker, and eager
ly drank in every word he uttered. The
affair created a big sensation, especial
ly among Republican politicians.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
BURLINGTON MILEAGE
Tt Has Been Materially Increased
During the Past Year.

From the annual report of Mr.. c. E.
Perkins, president of the Burlington
road, it is noted that during the past
year the Burlington has purchased and
planned for the building OF considerable
additional mileage. In May it pur-
chased the Q. B. & N. road, its north
west main line to St. Paul. 1t also pur-
chased various branch roads in the
state of Illinois, properties that had
been held formerly through leases.
Last May the Burlington bought the
K & W. road, a line of 255 miles of
road in Iowa and Missouri, running
west from Keokuk and south from Des
Moines. At present it is building 20
miles of road between Grant City and
Albany in northwest AIissOuri-an i'm
portant Hnk-bringing a certain section
of that territory into closer touch with
St. Joseph.
In Nebraska and wyoming, south
west from Alliance, Neb., a station on
the Billings main line, a road is pro-
jected and is now under way for dis
tance of $50 miles to HartvilIe Wyom-
ing, in the middle of the iron ore region.
The length of the standard gauge roads
operated by the c. 3. & Q. Railroad
company on June 80, 1S99 was 7,419
miles against 7,1S0 the year previous.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
FROM GooDLAND.

Engineer Hartman is a new employe on
CONDUCTOR Oden has moved his family
Engineer ". Agnew is back from visit
to HeringtOn.
Boilermal1er Heath has moved his fam
lily to GOOdland.
Bill Dryden of the machine. shops has
returned from a visit to his former home
Day Hostler Earl Derby has been pro-
NOTED to fireman. Wade Critchfield has
Engineer AgneW and Fireman Peterson,
with engine 545. have taken the steam
shovel work train again, which is work
Engineer Jim Garrett of the Denver
run, came down for his engine which has
received an overhauling in the GOOdland
shops
]. H. Gill, son-in-law of c. H. O'Brien.
has returned TO his home at Trenton. No,
where he has a position as machiniSt in
the Rock Island shops
Dan Arnen, formerly timer in the
GOodland shops, was married last week
at Denver. He lives at Cheyenne now
and is employed by the Union Pacific.
at Pueblo for couple OF weeks and he
is greatly improved in health He will re-
turn to his home in Michigan
Frank King, formerly a train dispatch
er at this place and a deVOtee of music.
was with the Las, Vegas band at the
Denver carnival The band took second
prize in the band contest. Mr.. King is
with the Santa Fe at Las Vegas.
Fireman Harry Porter received injur
les at Selden that are compelling him to
with No so While shaking the crates
the shake bar slipped off and threw him
against the boiler head, cutting a cash
in his head He also received several
A grievance committee from the local
lodge, B. R T, composed of William Nc
]. E. Reed met with OFFICIALS of the road
at Colorado Springs One of the griev-
ances OF the r5 Prakemen is in regard to
seniority rule has been cast aside.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
Ron1uets For MI Freu.

Among the most popular railway
managers of the present day is J. j.
Frey, of the Santa Fe. Mr.. Frey is an
example Of merit. His initial railroad
ing was messenger boy service on a
road in Ohio, in his early teens He so
allied himself with the various posi-
tiOns intrusted to him that his worth
was rewarded from time to time bv
promotions. As merit is certain of
recognition, he steadily advanced in the
line of promotions, with various COM
panies. until in 1898 he was made gen
eral manager of the Atchison. He is
pointed to in the higher railway circles
as one of the ablest men in the profess
sion, and all that he has earned in rep
utation and station in life has been
through his personal effort None of
his preferments has been due to acct
dent or favoritism. Mr. Frey is a man
Of remarkable strength in points OF
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
IMMIGRANT RATES.
Trouble With Canadian Pacific Will
Probably Be Adjusted.

Chicago. Oct. 9.-At the request of
Chairman Mcleod, of the Western Pas
senger association, and General Passen-
ger Agent Sebastian,o of the Rock Island,
a call was issued yesterday for a meet
ing of the advisory committee on the
western immigrant bureau in this city
next Tuesday. Messrs Mcleod and
Sebastian went to New York a few days
ago to confer with representatives of
the passenger departments of the Ca
madam Pacific. Southern Pacific, and
the ocean steamship lines. regarding
immigrant affairs. Negotiations have
been in progress for some time to have
the Canadian Pacific become a member
of the bureau. Owing to cutting of
rates by the Canadian Pacific Western
roads have not been able to restore
cOlOnist rates TO the Pacific coast
The request by telegraph to call a
meeting of the advisory committee to
hear the report of Nessrs. Mcleod and
Sebastian is believed to be an indica-
tiOn that an adjustment of existing
troubles will be reached.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
TO ExPEND $5,ooo,ooo.
Observation-Disclosures of Southern Pacific
at Galveston Will Cost That.

Galveston, Texas Oct. 9.-Orders
have been received here to begin at
once the work of constructing the great
system of Wharves and terminals here
for the Southern Pacific road. The ex-
penditure of 1000, 900 is contemplated
in the plans. and these include a, double
track steel bridge across Galveston bay
One thousand men will be employed one
year in the work, and when the under
taking is completed Galveston will be
made the eastern terminus of the
Southern Pacific. Coils p. Huntington
is coming to witness the start.
The Gulf & Interstate railroad of
Texas has been sold. The deal was
closed in New York. The road controls
valuable wharf frontage at Bolivar
across the bay from Galveston. It is
understood the Illinois Central is inter
ested in the deal.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
MUoH TRAcK RUILr.
Last Three Months Record Breakers
In Construction Work.

Chicago Oct. 9.-As many miles of
new railroad We're completed in the
United States in the three months end
ed September 80 as We're built in the
hrst SIX months of the year, making in
round numbers total of 200 miles of
track laid from January to September
81. \ record kept by the Railway Age
OF Chicago shows that work has pro
gressed steadily since July 1, but that
not as much has been accomplished in
the way OF completed road as had been
expected. This, the Railway Age says,
means that the prosperity of the coun-
Try IS So general and the demand for la
Dor and material so great that railway
builders have found it impossible to Sc
cure sufficient men and supplies to car
y on the work with the speed desired.
or TINS reason much tracklaying have
TO be postponed until 1900, although
grading is being continued with such
forces as can be obtained.
Ihe 2,1O0 miles of track laid thus far
during 1893 exceed the total mileage for
any year since 1892 with the exception
ted.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
FRoM DODGE CITY.

Fireman Adds is laying off 80 days to
take q hunt.
Brakeman Stanton expects to go to
work next week.
Conductor Joe billiard is expected home
next week.
Engineer Ottys is at Las Vegas Hot
Springs for his health.
Robert Chaffee OF La Junta is a new
addition to extra list here.
Brakeman Harry S. White and family
are visiting in San Francisco.
Brakeman Harry. Stone is back from
Missouri where he has been visiting
Pete Murray has been acting as night
yardmaster during the absence of Eu-
gene Walker
Conductor Sill is expected to go to work
in few days on the Dodge-kansas City
runs.
Trainmaster Dean has moved his fami-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

examinations men employed by the
company must pass, the examining sur
geOns rejecting many who apply.
1t is a matter of general comment
that there are very few railroad men in
the country with good records out of q
job When it is taken into considera-
ton that nearly a million men are en-
ployed directly by the railways and
that the total expenditure for labor is
fast approaching the billion point, this
scarcity of railway laborers out of work
argues a very prosperous condition Of
affairs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
ROCK ISLAND CHANGES.
"Brick" Wilson Goes to Kansas City
and Ed Cunningham to Horton.

The following changes in the yard Of
fcials on the Rock Island road at Kan
sas City, Topeka and Horton, have
L. w. Logan, formerly general yard
master at Kansas City, has resigned to
accept a similar position with the D. &
r. G. road at Pueblo.
T. G. Wilson, formerly general yard
master at Topeka, goes to Kansas
City, as general yard master there
G. w. Hegginberger, formerly general
yard master at Horton is transferred to
Topeka
T. Cunningham, formerly night yard
master at Topeka, goes to Horton as
general yard master.
A R. Nesbit formerly night yard
clerk at Topeka, becomes night yard
master here.