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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
q SANTA FE sCHEME
Figuring on a Ten Hour Time Gard to
Check the Burlington.

Kansas City, Feb. 15.-The Burlington
has announced that it will cover the
distance between Chicago and Denver,
1.020 miles, in twenty-six hours and fif-
teen minutes, or three hours and thirty
five minutes quicker than it's fastest
flyers are now making the run. The
only other direct competitors of this
road in the Chica Denver business
are the Santa Fe and the Rock Island.
The Northwestern, in connection with
the Union Pacific, has a Denver line,
but it will probably keep out of the
war. The Santa F'e and the Rock Is
land are sufferers by the Rurlington's
reduced schedule and their officers are
now figuring on time card that will
even up matters with their speedy COM
petitor.
It is 1.21o miles from Chicago to Den
yer via the Santa F'e and 1888 over the
rails of the Rock Island. The latter's
mileage will doubtless enable it to
break somewhere near even with the
Burlington but the Santa Fe, with
handicap of $50 miles will hardly be
able to flag in with a. twenty-six hour
run. The Santa Fe will not be out of
the race. as it will possibly make it's
fight on the hicage-kansas City bust
ness, and that is more valuable than
the travel to the Colorado capital. This
line is by far the shortest between
Kansas City and Chicago, and if it once
gets started there is no telling where it
will stop, as railroad men are of the
opinion that it could make the run in
ten hours and not turn a hair. The
Milwaukee may be drawn into the fight
and make q play in the northwest by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
CONDUCTOR BERrscHEs DEATH
Only Sick Four Days-Remains Taken
to Halstead For Burial
TFrom the WeIIfngton journal.

From the w ellington Journal
Conductor Joseph Bertsche, who ran
on the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS run, died
Hunneweu Saturday morning, after
three or four days sickness The cause
of his death was pneumonia He was
taken sick last Tuesday, but his condi-
ton was not regarded as serious until
Friday, when he became deliriOus. He
passed away peacefully Saturday morn
ing about 8 o'clock His death was a
surprise to the railroad fraternity, and
caused universal sorrow among his
many friends.
A special train was made up at this
place Saturday evening and went to
Hunnewell after the remains. The train
was in charge of Conductor George
Marriott, with Engineer James Lime
barger. Fireman Steve Barner and
Brakeman Chef Harding. The follow
ing railroad men and friends of the de-
ceased accompanied the train: w. s.
PIacey, John Beard, J. G. Davis, J. L.
Kise, G. P. Pargin, H H. Peters, John
LeLonde, II. W. Golmann, Albert Nc
Mullen and Barney McCook.
The remains, upon their arrival in
Wellington, were taken to the under
taking rooms of French & Hitchcock,
where they were kept until last night,
when they were taken to Halstead for
interment tomorrow. Conductor Strain
of Arkansas City, Brakeman Al Graves,
and Ed Gleason of Arkansas City, who
formerly worked with the deceased, &C
companied the remains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
TAKING INHERITANcEs.
Senate Discussing q Law to Make
Them Pay Taxes

1.-TWO years ago this senate was argu-
ing about hard times. Economy was
preached from morning until night, but
after two years of Mckinley we are
now recommending for passage a law
taxing inheritances,'' said Senator John
E. Hessin yesterday. The senate had
spent the entire part of the afternoon
considering Senator YoungS bill to tax
inheritances and 1egacieS and had
recommended it for passage when Mr..
Hessin made the remarks mentioned
The bill is SIMILAR to the Illinois law
and provides that when the beneficiary
Of the gift, legacy or inheritance is the
father, mother, husband, wife, child,
brother, sister, son-in-law or daughter
in-law of the deceased, the following tax
500 above $40 600; 81 on every 800 above
$50. 900; So on every 500 above 800. 900;
81 on every 800 above $500 600; SIS on
every 800 above 100000.
When the beneficiary is an uncle,
aunt, niece, nephew or any lineal de-
scendant of the same the rate is fixed
as follows: Two dollars for every 800
in excess of 81, 600; SO for each 800 in
excess of 500 900; IS for every 500 in ex-
cess of 81, 600, 600
In all other cases the rate is fixed as
follows: One dollar on every 800 OF
estates from $500 to $100 600; SO per 500
of estates of $40 900 or less; 81 per 800
on estates of from SO, 900 to $50 900 S5
per 500 on estates of from $40, 900 to $50
goo; IS per 800 on estates of from $780,
900 to S100, 600; 81 per 800 on estates of
from. $780, 900 to $500. 900; IS per 800 on
estates of from $500, 600 to 81, OO0, 00e and
SO per 500 on all estates over 81, 00o, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The street force is busy cleaning street
crossings.
The city campaign is increasing the in
terest in the registration
The Arion socity will give a ball at its
Jesse Elliott. who has been quite sick
with the grip, is able to be at work
.'HOgan's Alley will be seen at the
Crawford theater in this city next week
The ninth annual commencement of the
Kansas Medical college will be held March
@ 80 at y f f9gee se aa b RPd P Rxso as
avenue stores, since the snow
Juliet-' VIII not be given until early in
april.
DR.. W. N. West and E L. Copeland are
acknowledgedly the best whist players in
the city.
Unity club held dime valentine" So
cial at the home of Colonel w P Tonlin-
son last night
Capitol lodge No. :. Degree of Honor.
Will give masquerade social at the hall
at AS Kansas avenue tonight
State Treasurer Frank Grimes is IS reg
ular a theatergoer as Governor Leedy was
during his residence in this city.
There will be a meeting of Councilman
and Monroe streets Thursday evening.
Hard coal has gone up $50 a ton in
Securing enough to supply the demand.
The viaduct case is still holding the at
tentlon Of Judge Hazen in the district
court Il may be completed Thursday.
The coal men are commencing to find
IaulE WITH the weather and the ice men
are getting their extra wagons in run
ming order.
The mail carriers were not overburden-
ed with comic valentines. and it is TO be
hoped that this unciviIized habit will be
reIeEated.-
The waterworks question will be dis
cussed at an open meeting of the Ameri-
can Labor union at Topeka Post hall Fri
day evening
Four members of the police force are
sick and the day force has been reduced
I'LL one. patrolman on Kansas avenue has
eight blocks.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo J. Graves of 1890 Mad
1Son street are the parents of a boy, born
tuesday February 4. He has been named
Alfred James
The women of Topeka are as much inter
eSted in the waterwOrks question as the
men and they should not forget that they
can vote at the primary
The waterworks people have been trying
70 md a candidate against Councilman
Mersan IN the Second ward, but they have
ABOUT given up the project
Weather Observer t b Jennings re-
turned from Leavenworth last night wear
ing brand new silk tile. His smile has
already warmed the atmosphere.
The weat Their prophet Hicks has predict
ed that there viii be billiards on the
Topeka are replenishing their coal cellars.
John NJ Terrence. chief clerk in the car
service department of the Santa Fe con
tluues IN a critical condition The INV
s!c1aflS, however, now believe he has some
chance OF recovery.
A Brooks meeting was advertised for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
Severe Cold Weather Has An
nulled Fruit Traffic
On the Santa Fe, Stopping Cal
ifornia Shipments.
ROUND HOUSES IN USE.
Engines Have Been Run Out of
Their Stalls
And Cars of Fruit In Transit
Given Their Places.

The severe cold weather has been
disastrous to orange and fruit ship
ments from California and the traffic
has been practically annulled for a cou
pie of weeks
Cars OF fruit caught in transit by the
cold wave have been stored in round
houses on the Santa Fe from New Mex
leo to Argentine and the engines run
out doors. The engines were kept alive
and did not suffer from the exposure
at most points but at others frOze up
while the only way to save the fruit
was to run the cars into roundhouseS
where the temperature could be kept
above the freezing point
Now that the backbone of the cold
wave is broken the cars that have been
in the roundhOuSes will be sent east as
fast as possible and for a time there
will be quite a rush of fruit shipments.
Without any extra business of this kind
the engine on the Chicago, eastern and
middle divisions have been used in the
pool SO steadily that the roundhouSeS
have been almost vacated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
%FoR YER LIFE HOLD LIMITED
Don't Put Yourself In the Way of
Those Who Know Their Business

The California limited, with its
through passengers from Chicago to the
coast, had just started out of the depot,
when a young man with long hair, three
yards of red, black and yellow ribbon
strea ming from his button hole and
crumpled and crushed telescope jumped
off the street car and went tearing down
the platform toward the departing
train.
Depot Master Pat Sherman knew that
the young man was mistaken in the
train, for none but through passengers
ride on the limited, so he shouted to
the young man: That's not your
train
The son of Mercury paid no atten-
ton, but sped down the platform a as
good a rate as the old time pace maker.
with wings on his feet, ever spun off
in the country of OIympian games. He
was making pretty good time, and the
ribbons were streaming out behind him
like the pennant of a battleship going
into action.
That's not your train,'' shouted sew
eral bystanders, taking up the words
of the depot master. but on went the
young man. Doughty Pat Sherman
gave chase. crying, stop him; that's
not his train"
stop him! Stop him. echoed the
bystanders in a long, reSounding yell
Several heard the shout and placed
themselves in front of the young man,
but he went on like the halfback Of a
college football team. They tried to
tackle him, but he landed them all in a
heap.
stop him." roared a policeman, and
several good sized men tried to carry
out the instructions. but on he went
after the departing train.
When the young man saw that he
could not catch the train he stopped,
glanced around at the sprawling r1en
on the platform and jumped into a.
hack, gave hurried order and was off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
SANDBACCERS
There Were Too Many In the
Deal
To Bleed the Tobacco Trust and
Some Got Left
AND THE BILL FAILED
When the Gong Rang For 1t To
Fail.
Bailie Waggoner, Attorney For
Tobacco Trust is Congratulated

Speaker Protein BenefieI claims that
Baiie Waggoner, who is attorney for
the tobacco trust as well as for the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company, is
responsible for the defeat of his cigar
cite bill.
After the committee on hygiene and
public health had recommended favor
ably my BILL" said Mr.. Benefiel, f'BaiIie
came over here in hurry from Atchi-
son. He went to several members of
the committee and persuaded them to
withdraw my bill and substitute the
one which he had drawn up, and which
was the one the committee recommend
ed the last time.
''As q matter of fact, my real object
in introducing this cigarette bill was to
hold it as a club over some of the mem
bers of the senate so as to keep them
from killing my bucket shop bill, but it
stirred up the house so that thought
I had better push it,
Just how he expected to club the SEN
ate with it Mr.. Benefel did not explain.
The scheme to kill off all the anti
tobacco legislation could not have
worked better. The two different meth
DDS of stopping the sale of cigarettes
were pitted against each other, and diff
ferent membe on each side of the
house were posted on which bill they
were to support Each side showed up
the bad points of the others method and
proved that it would be impossible to
stop the sale of cigarettes in any way,
so that the majority of the house, who
had not received any instructions, be-
came bewiIdered, and when Seaver of
Ellsworth moved to kill both bills they
were ready to carry it with a whoop.
That is one way to legislate, or rather
to keep from legislating.
After the bill had been killed a. num-
Der of news paper men got together and
as a joke each one wired to Mr. Wag-
goner, collect of course, that we" had
killed the cigarette bill, although it had
been a hard fight.
we have knocked out the cigarette
BILL wired one, although it was a hard
struggle
Another said: after a mighty hard
fight we have succeeded in running the
band wagon over the fellows who really
wanted to get that blamed cigarette bill
through"
Another message was: My Dear
BaiIie: I am glad to say that the cigar
cite bill is dead. We had a hard time
killing it, but at last We succeeded
None of the messages were ''franked''
or returned, so that Mr.. Waggoner must
have paid a good sized telegraph bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
Loan Companies Bill.

The senate in committee of the whole
Tuesday afternoon considered and rec
commended for passage Senator Cross
ans bill placing loan associat lions doing
business in Kansas under the supervis-
ion of the bank commissioner This bill
requires annual reports from these as
sociations and is deemed to be more
beneficial to Missouri than Kansas COM
panies- That is to say, the law which
is proposed to be enacted by the senate
makes it more easy for Missouri and
other foreign loan associations to evada
the burdens of law than the Kansas
corporations of this character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15

the county clerks office last night. Coun-
~ Clerk Wright, who has been support
ing Brooks, refused to allow his office TO
be used for that purpose and the meeting
was held in the commissioners ROOM
marches by MarshaITs band at the con-
cert tonight and tomorrow night There
are no marches on the programme, but
Director Marshall promises to be liberal
in responding to encoreS.
The following is from a letter from Cal
vim Lies, brother of Charles Lilies of To-
peka- who is a sailor on board the U. S.
s Charleston, now at Manila: THE labor
ers here are natives and they work for
about 80 cents a day in our money and
board themselves. If a person comes
here for work he will have to go back to
civilization again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
DON CARLOS DONE FOR.
All His Efforts to Raise the Wind
Have Failed.

London, Feb. 1.-THE Madrid CORE
spondent OF the Times. IN a caretut letter
says.
THE chances of success are now very
small and daily become smaller. 1t is
unlikely that any portion of the army.
even of the repatriated troops would sup
port Don Carlos. All his efforts by prom
ises, pledges of mining and other royal
ties in Spain and offers of Carlist patents
of nobility have failed raise lSau-''
The Times publishes a letter from an Eng
Hshman residing in Barcelona which is
much 10 the same effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
IN FEAR OF LANDSLlDEs.
Residents of Airolo Schools
Are Closed.

Zurich, Feb. ia number of land
slides are reported from AiroIo, where
the residents have been in a state OF
terror ever since a piece of Sasso Rosso
mountain demolished the Hotel Airolo,
December IS killing four persons.
All the schoolhouses within reach of a
possible landslide from the peak above
have been closed, and the state council
has ordered the vacation of all houses
near the danger line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15

the special tax levied by the special
session on the gross premiums of the
Kansas business of all companies This
brings the total amount received in the
past six weeks from the operation Of
this one tax up to over $50, 600, far more
then enough to pay all the expenses Of
the special session. Before the law was
passed Superintendent McNall estima-
ted that it would bring into the state
treasury $60, 600 each year, and it looks
as though it would exceed that amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
ALsACECATTLE AFFLICTED
Foot and Mouth Disease Becomes Ep-
idemic and Crosses the Rhine.

Strasburg. Feb. 15.-The foot and
mouth disease, also known as foot-rot
and murrain, is again epidemic among
the cattle of Alsace, and it has spread
across the Rhine to the east into some
parts of Baden. The president of the
Strasburg police today ordered the
stockyards closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
FIVE NEW LAWS.
Governor Stanley Signs the Topeks
Park Bill

Governor Stanley has signed the fol-
lowing new laws:
BY Senator Anderson-To authorize
the commissioners of Shawnee county
and the mayor and council of Topeka
to lease the fair grounds for park pur-
poses
By Senator thinner - EN- owering
Wyandotte county to levy taxes for
certain public highways.
By Senator HeImick-To legalize the
acts of certain officers of Chautauqua
county.
BY Senator Anderson-To relieve the
sheriff and clerk of the court of Shaw
nee county from the oppression of certain
provisions of the fee and salary law OF
1897.
By Senator Hart-Disorganizing GER
tain school districts in Norton and De-
catur counties.
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w. H. Truesdale Accents.

Chicago, Feb. 15-w. H Truesdale,
vice president and general manager of
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road, returned from New York today
and announced that he had accepted
the presidency of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western road to succeed Sam
uel S. Sloan and would assume the du-
ties of the position on March 1st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
Mr. Bowersock,s secretarv.

Congressman-eIect J. D. Bowersock
of the Second district has named his
son Fred as his private secretary when
it was understood Tracey Learnard of
Lawrence was to have the place. Fred
Bowersock has been practicing law in
Minneapolis, Mimi, for three years and
has not been in Kansas during an cleo
ton to vote in that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
Luna Leaves Montreal

Montreal. Feb. 15-Senor Luna of the
Filipino delegation has departed from
Montreal for Liverpool AgoncilIo de-
clares he does not know what Luna's
future movements will be, they being
determined by advices he will receive
from Hong Kong on his arrival in Eng
NJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
$40, 900 IN ONE DAY.
The New Insurance Tax Has Already
Paid Expenses of Special Session.

Yesterday was regular red letter
day in the matter of receiving fees and
taxes in the insurance department. Sup
erintendent of Insurance McNaH re-
ceived over So, coo from insurance COM
panies in yesterdays mails. OF this
amount over $4,000 was in payment OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
a Snow Bird Did Tt.

Engineer Jud Rippey has been laid up
as the result of a peculiar accident.
While out on his run and the engine go
ing at a high rate of speed, a snow bird
dashed against the cab window. break
ing the glass, a piece of which struck
him in the eye making a painful wound.
Ellis Headlight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
Bicycle Works DESTROYED.

Chicago. Feb. 15.-The bicycle fac
tory and machine shop of L SiIverman
& Bros. at 10 West Fourteenth street
was partly destroyed by fire at 4:5a
o'clock this morning causing loss of
about 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15

SO that the coIors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West
Eighth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
To Issue 5000 Mile Books.

The Santa Fe has about decided to is
sue 3,000-nnile books and sell them for
SIS. They will be good on all the sys-
tenn lines. This is a slight reduction in
the fare and the travelling public will
greatly appreciate it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
FALCON CONTEST AGAIN.
The Senate Will Hear the Case After
the Regular Session Ends.

The Falcon versus Stewart judicial
contest was a special order for o'clock
in the senate yesterday afternoon The
case was again postponed and made
special order for p. m, February 3d.
1t will then be probably postponed IN
til after the session closes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
Binding Irvine Committee.

Speaker Osborn last evening appoint
ed Seaton of Atchison, Wright of Lyon,
and Mason of Finney as the house
members of the special committee to
draft a bill for the establishment of a
binding Irvine plant in the Kansas pen
itentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15

Large or small bundles sent for,Amer-
lean Steam Laundry. Telephone 241
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15

We viii wash your coIored shirts ana
guarantee coIols from fading. Peerless
Steam Laundry. ia and Ia W. STU
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Gen. Sinclair in Retired.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Brig. Gen. Will
liam Sinclair has been retired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
SANTA FE COAST PLANS.
Second Vice President Paul Morton
and W. A. BisselI En- Route to
California

Kansas City, Feb. 15.-PauI Morton,
second vice president of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, accom-
panied by W. A. BisseIl, assistant freight
traffic manager, was in the city for an
hour yesterday Mr. Morton was met
at the depot by his father, who will
accompany him to California. Mr. Nor
ton expects to spend about three weeks
on the coast, and while there will ex-
anime the lay of the land.
Mr.. Bissen goes to San Francisco to
locate and will have charge of the
freight affairs of the Santa F'e on the
coast. Both gentlemen expressed them
selves as well satisfied with the outlook
for an increased business, and think
the future trade with the Orient will cut
big figure in the overland freight
business.
San Francisco, Feb. &c. NJ. Higgin-
son, assistant to President Ripley Of
the Santa F'e road, is here. w A. Bis
sell, the new Pacific coast manager of
the line, is due in a few days and with
him will come Paul Morton, vice presi-
dent of the road When they arrive a
general conference will be held, regard
ing the proposed entrance of the line
into San Francisco over the route of
the San Joaquin Valley road.
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cutting it's time between Chicago and
St. Paul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-15
WATCHMAKER-
STORAGE

STORAGElThe Topeka Storage and
Warehouse Co. formerly Topeka Stor-
age Co. 305 KaS. ave. store stoves house
hold goods, etc On June removed to
new fire-proof stone building, 212 and 2t4
-Kas. ave. c. D. Skinner. Prop.