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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-12

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-12
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-12

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-12

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04

before the wind and back again. The
south southwest from the Sandy Hook
lightship almost straight down the
Jersey coast to a point of Asbury Park.
where a white float with a red ball was
placed to mark the turning point. The
Columbia was admirably handled
throughout the race. Though the Sham
rock was first across the line by forty
three seconds, the ColumbiaS Deer Is
land crew of Yankees, wearing their
picturesque watch caps in Iselin's col
ors, were so much handler than their
Scotch rivals, that they had the Co
lumbia's Spinnaker and balloon jib set
first by three minutes.
After the Columbia had gotten a mile
ahead and the yachts were way over
under the Jersey shore the breeze again
half failed and the Shamrock drew
gradually ahead. 1t was marvellous
that in so light a breeze a boat could
slip so swiftly through the sea- After
that the Shamrock was never headed,
but from that time to finish the Column
bia had nothing but bad luck. In addi-
ton to her faster footing powers in the
extremely light air, every puff of the
capriciouS wind seemed to strike the
Shamrock and leave the Yankee boat
practically becalmed. Edge as she
would toward every streak of wind, she
seemed to be unable to find it. The
Shamrock gained foot by foot until she
overhauled the Yankee, crossed her
bows and when the time limit was up
was fully a quarter of a mile ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
Santa Fe to Build IL New Loco.
motives In Topeka
In Addition to Those Already
Ordered Here.
81 MONSTER ENGINES.
Will Be Added to Equipment
Within a Year.
Railroad News of General and
Local Nature.

An order for II new locomotives, IN
addition to those now building. has
been placed by the Santa Fe company
at the general shops here The locomo-
tives will be of the consolidated type
after the plans of superintendent OF
Machinery John Player, and exactly
similar to the engines that have been
turned out of the shops during the past
several months.
The order of II new locomotives to
be built in Topeka, together with the
order of so soon to be placed with one
of the eastern locomotive works, VIII
give the Santa Fe 81 monster new en-
gines within the next year. 1t means
that the Santa Fe company intends to
rapidly displace all small locomotives
of antiquated types with powerful en-
gines Of modern construction.
By the time work on the new loco
motives now decided on is well under
way, other orders will probably be
placed. 1t is predicted that within the
next two years not an old style loco
motive of limited power will be found
on the main line of the Santa Fe. The
engine rolling stock of the Santa Fe
proper will then compete with that of
any railroad in the world.
Many of the old locomotives will be
sent to the scrap pile as the new en-
gines arrive, and the others will be
kept for service on the branch lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
AT CHICAGO.
core by innings:
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
WEIGHING THE NAIL.
Postoface Will Ascertain Which Glass
Pays Best For Government

beginning at midnight Monday night
the clerks in the Topeka postoft1ce be-
matter that is mailed in this office. The
same thing is being done in every other
office in the United States and it will
be continued for 50 days.
This is the first time in the history
of the postOffice system that such an
order has been issued. Each particle
of mail is weighed in it's own particular
class. and a daily record is made of the
amount of mail in each class, no matter
if it is not more than half an ounce.
The idea of the department in caus-
ing this weighing to be done is to de-
termine what class of mail is doing the
most towards paying the expenses of
the postal system When that is de-
termined there may be some radical
changes recommended by the. depart
ment in the postage laws
There is a vast amount of first class
matter handled by the Topeka office
which pays no postage whatever. This
is the official mail Postmaster Guthrie
estimates that there is handled by the
Topeka office one million pieces of mail
annually which comes under this head.
All this is kept separate from the other
first class matter, which pays letter
rates. The general bulk of this free
mail is sent ut from the pension Office.
The federal courts and weather depart
ment also send out a considerable
amount Of this class of mail.
The other classes that are each weigh
ed separately are the second class, con-
sisting of newspapers mailed direct by
their publishers; third class, consisting
of circulars. books. and papers mailed
by private individuals; and the fourth
class, consisting of merchandise
1t is to be hoped that this record will
show just what returns the government
gets from the fast mail train which it
runs out of Kansas City for the benefit
of the Kansas City newspapers at an
expense of $4,000 a year. If it does
congress may be brought to spend that
s25 600 a year in a way that it will do
the public more good than it does at
present.
Heretofore the only weights that have
been made of the mails have been once
in four years, at which time all the
mail clerks on all railroads have weigh
ed all the mail which they handled in
bulk, in order to compute the compens-
alton due the railroad. This weighing
is continued for a month and the
amount carried during that time de-
termines what the government shall
paw the railroads for four wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

Conductor Charley Brown has taken
a thirty days lay off and will visit in
the east. Conductor Taylor has charge
of his crew-Florence Bulletin.
The Santa Fe railroad company will
change the grade between Hatch and
Sellers station to avoid a very steep
stretch of track.-Las. Vegas Optic
Conductor ]. w Jackson, who has
been working as pilot on the mountain
at Glorieta, will return to Las Vegas,
and take a run in and out of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Optic.
NJ. L. Graves is the new postal clerk
on the Mcpherson Branch, who relieves
Thoe Item every third week, in place
of Arch Caraway, transferred.-Flor-
ence Bulletin.
Charlie Moore returned Saturday
night from his eastern trip. He took
in Chicago, Indianapolis and other cit
les and so rejuvenated his system that
he will sell tickets like lightning from
now On.-NewtOn KanSan.
J. V. Williams, the Rock Island agent,
and his wife left yesterday for a two or
three weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Bloomington, Ill. E. w.
Liggett of Fur1ey, is acting in his place.
Wellington Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
FLAMBEAU DRILL CORPS.
It Will Be Organized to Lead In All
Parades.

The Flambeau club will hold a meet
ing tonight to organize a drill corps.
The corps will consist of "a men, spe-
cially uniformed and drilled, who will
lead the club in all its parades and pro-
cessions.
The aII-absorbing subject before the
club at present is the reception to the
Twentieth Kansas boys. Oscar Swayze,
secretary of the club. says that it will
make the most elaborate display of
the boys arrive. The pyrotechnics will
not only be in great abundance, but
they will be of the highest grade ever
brought to the state. The club is fgur-
ing on securing a large number of set
pieces of special magnificance, but just
what these pieces VIII be has not yet
been determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
sHooT AT KANsAs crTY.
]. A R. Elliott Defeated by W. R.
Crosby By q Score of 90 to o7.


Kansas city, Oct. Al. A R. Elliott,
of Kansas City, the champion wingshot
of the world, was defeated yesterday
afternoon by w. r. Crosby, of Batavia,
n. Y, by a score Of SO to 81. Elliott
shot in great form and lost by the mar
row margin of one bird. The many
spectators saw one of the best exhibit
lions of trap shooting that has ever
been given in this country. Out of 2GO
live pigeons that were the targets, but
five got out OF bounds and only three
escaped alive, the other two dropping
dead just outside the boundary line.
There was a light breeze blowing from
the southeast, but 1t was not strong
enough to affect the birds. But few
pigeons were easy targets, as the man
agement had strong birds selected for
the event and they lost no time in at
tempting to get away from the traps.
ElliOttS defeat yesterday meant much
to him, as the winner of the match
won the Sportsman's Review cut and a
purse of 5000. Elliott has made won
derful record in recent years, and he
has been the victor in every event in
which he has entered this year, prior
to the match yesterday.
The grand stand at Exposition park
was crowded with spectators, many of
whom were visiting spOrtsmen. Prob
ably the best known visitor was John
J. HalloWell, of Bridgeport, Conn, who
refereed the match. Chauncey Sumner,
of Galena, Kan, was a member of a
large delegation of Kansas spOrtsmen
who came mere especially to witness the
match.
The crowd was an enthusiastic one,
and every difficult shot was vigorously
applauded.
The first bird that caused trouble
was CrOsby's ninth, which was a bird
that flew to the right quarter. Crosby
dropped it with a well placed shot from
the second barrel.
The thirteenth bird was very unIucky
for Elliott. The pigeon few to the
right with lightning speed, and al
though the expert took careful aim with
both barrels, the bird got away.
ElliOtt's twenty-second bird was a
difficult shot, as it was an "incomer''
CrOsby's thirty second was a hard
straightaway, but the New Yorker
stopped the bird before it reached the
boundary line.
The match was one bird TO the good
in favor of Elliott. when Crosby missed
his sixty-hrst, tieing the score. Elliott
lost the match when his eighty-sixth
bird took a right quartering flight and
got away.
From this point to the close of the
match neither man lost a bird, and
when Crosby was declared the winner
he was warmly congratulated.
The same men will shoot today for
the St. Louis Republic cup and a purse
of $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
ENDS IN A CALM.
Yacht Race Unfinished In Time
Limit Four Miles Away.

New York, Oct. 4-As the sun set, a
great ball of fire, behind the Navesink
hills, and the sparkling stars came out
into the heavens, the biggest crowd of
sightseers ands yachtsmen who ever
sailed down to Sandy Hook to witness
the attempt of a foreign mug hunter
to wrest from America the yachting su-
premacy of the world, returned to New
York crestfal1en and disappointed. The
winds from the caves of the old ocean
had proved too light and Shltty and the
first of the international series of 1899
between the two greatest racing ma
chimes ever produced by England and
America degenerated into a drifting
match, had to be declared off because
neither could reach the finish line in
the time allotted by the rules
To avoid just such winds as occurred
today, in which luck and not the yachts
win, the rules provide that if one of the
boats does not finish within five half
hours the race is declared off, so at the
end of the time, when the yachts were
still four miles from home, with the
Shamrock leading by something more
than quarter of q mile, the committee
officially declared that there had been
no race. The yachts were then taken
in tow by their respective tugs and
brought back to their anchorage inside
Sandy Hook.
Though indecisive in every respect
as to the abilities of the great rival sin
the Irish boat, with her English skip
per and her Scotch crew, is the ablest
slOOp ever sent across the Atlantic in
the hope of lifting the 100 guinea. cup,
which the America brought back for
ty-eight years ago, and which has ever
since been successfully defended
against the world.
During the five and a half hours sail,
the Shamrock was thrice ahead and
twice the Yankee boat showed the way.
For the first ten minutes the Shamrock
led, then for five the COlumbia'S grace
full bow showed ahead of the green
boat; for forty-five minutes the Sham
rock then for three hours the Column
bia, and for the last half hour it was
the Shamrock that led the way. The
breeze blew as high as twelve knots an
hour and as low as three, and shifted
about through eight points of the COM
pass.
Each in turn beat the other running
before the wind and was in turn beaten,
beating against the wind at various
stages of the race, so that many of the
experts who saw the two boats sail to-
day are disinclined to believe that
there is a pin to choose between them,
but when th9 race is closely analysed it
is absolutely proven that the Columbia
showed her superiority at every point
of sailing, running, reaching and beat
ing whenever the wind freshened and
that it was only in the lightest air that
the Shamrock could make Roadway
against her. Both had their share of
good and bad luck. The Columbia had
the better of the shifting wind on the
run down to the mark and beat the
Shamrock two minutes and four sec
ondS while on the beat home and in
creased her lead to over mile at one
time, but the Shamrock overhau1ed the
Yankee and was a quarter of a mile
ahead when the time allowance ex-
pired.
The course was laid fifteen miles dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
JUDGMENT AND QUICK WIT.
The Train Dispatcher Must Possess
Both In His Important Position.


Both In His Important Position.
Columns of worthy comments have
been passed as to the fOrtitude and
good judgment of a locomotive engi-
neer. He deserves it all. His is not
only a perilOus position to fill, but is
also one which requires acute judg-
ment. For the duties he is called upon
to perform he is neither to be envied
nor despised. However, there is an
other important factor in safe and sue
cessful railrOading who is too frequent
~ overlooked when important and tech
meal positions are considered, and that
is the train dispatcher, says the Rail
way Journal. The safety of not only
the passengers, but also the trainmen
as well, depends largely upon the adept
ness and judgment which he exercises
in the fulfllment of his duty. His Of
flee is not a sinecure. either. 1t is
tiresome, tedious and risky. At his
desk in a cherries Office he sits, and
with his key handles every train-paS-
senger and freight-On his division. EV-
cry train must have a place to meet the
one coming in the opposite direction,
and the successful meeting of those
two trains has to be provided for by the
man at the dispatcher'S desk. Elk
tras'' sometimes dash out on the track
almost unheralded; the dispatcher must
see that the way is clear for it. Regu-
lar trains oft times become unavoid-
ably delayed, and consequently are not
at their regular switch or passing point
in time to meet the other regular
Something must be done to adjust the
difficulty and avert disaster.
This trying task falls to the train dis
patcher. His knowledge, quick wits and
judgment are all brought into play at
once. He must act instantly or there
may be an appalling catastrophe. He
knows the location of every moving
wheel on the track of his division; and
whether they are on regular schedule
time or not, it is his trying duty to
keep in touch with every train in its
proper place at a, certain time. If he
does not do all this, and even some
times more perplexing duties, the trains
would soon be all piled up in wrecks
along the road, and the railway COM
pany would be forced to suspend bust
ness and go into liquidation. These are
a few of the trying positions of the ever
important train dispatcher. Withal his
position is not only quite responsible,
but is also exceedingly trying. His lot
is far from being an easy one, and very
few people today who enjoy the COM
forts, conveniences of railway travel
ever reckon how much they are indebt-
ed to the faithful and judicious hand
that manipulates the dispatcher's key
for their pleasure and safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
wooY STILL AFTER F1Tz.
Refuses to Meet Peter Maher and Re
mains on Formers Trail

New York, Oct. 4-There is little chance
now of a meeting between KID MCCOY
and Peter Maher, the hard-hitting irish
man. who gave Joe Kennedy his Quietus
last week in couple of punches Maher
was thought to have received a new lease
of pugilistic life through his victory over
the Californian and he promptly chal-
lenged the winner of the McCoy-M cCor-
mick fight a few nights later. Mccoy was
the winner, but now refuses to heed Ma
hers challenge, as he says he is still on
the trail of F1tZsimmons, whom he hopes
to force into a meeting by constant chai-
longing and harassing, just as F1tzstm-
mons was forced back into the ring after
announcing his permanent retirement al
ter defeating COrbett- Fitz has said that
he Will not pay any attention to Mccoy,
but many think he will be forced to do
so despite the report that he has been
promised meeting with the winner OF
the Sharkey~J effries fight October q
As EitzsimmOnS will have to wait for
a fight with either OF the big fellows until
well after New Years many think he Is
unwise in not picking up the good purse
that will surely be offered for him and
Mccoy If they ever can come to terms.
Some go so far as to hint that Fitz pre-
fers being beaten by a man larger than
himself and will therefore not notice Nc
Coy. The iatter's stand also disposes of
all chances. Tommy Ryan might have
had of getting another match with Nc
Gov for some time at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
NEW LEAGUE OUTLOOK.
aEagnate ouin Predicts Success For
Nationals Rival.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-"The new league is a
certainty and at no time since we first
started to talk of it has the prospect Of
success seemed so bright It's a 20 and
the National league people will find out
before very long"
These are the optimistic words of Pres
American Baseball association as he sa +
In conference with Captain A. C. Arson
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. OUiu came down
from Milwaukee. his home. in the morn
ing and kept an appointment with the
veteran leader of the Chieagoes at noon.
From the little that was told for publ
cation it is certain Captain Arson will
nave complete control of the team that is
TO be put in this city and may also be a
the head of affairs for the entire associa-
ton Neither wished to be quoted on that
score however, saying things had not
progressed Tar enough to make a definite
statement.
According to. the Milwaukee promoter,
the western clubs are to be located IN
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Louis and prob
ably Detroit The latter place will be set
tied today. when Mr.. ClIIin sees the De-
troit hackers. It is claimed another good
western city has applied for franchise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
CHANGE ONLY IN TITLE.
Mr.. stilIwelPs Duties and Responsible
tiles Remain the Same.

The fact that Mr. w H. Stfl1welI will
be known from this time on as superin-
tendent of the Rock Island lines west
of the Missouri river and not as gen
eraI superintendent is the result of Mr..
Hit taking the title of general super
intendent of the entire system. Mr.
StillwelPs duties and responsibilities
remain exactly the same.
The superintendent of the western
lines of the Rock Island is one of the
most efficient operating men in the
west. Like Mr.. Hit, he has passed
through the various stages of railroad
work in attaining his present response
bic position, and knows it from the
ground floor up. Mr.. StfIlwen is per-
sonaIly popular among the employees Of
the Rock Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
RAILROAD LooALs.

Engineer Farley Beeler is off on ac-
count of sickness.
Harry Goodrich, of the south shops,
is in Kansas City for a few days.
Engineer Gauetly and Fireman Mer-
ideth, of the Cottonwood division, took
out the Atchison local freight Tuesday.
Passenger train No. ia, leaving here
at 2 o'clock, was crowded with passen-
gers for the carnival at Kansas City,
and engine No. 575 was put on.
Engine No. 1855 was broke in yester-
day
Owing to the heavy travel to Kansas
City and the east, Santa Fe passenger
train No. was run in three sections
Tuesday.
Fireman H. H. Brown, who has been
firing engine No. 2,345 on the ballast
train, was thrown off the engine Tues
day and severely injured. He was
shaking the CRATES and the shaker bar
broke, throwing him backwards and
off the gangway. He was brought to
Topeka and placed in the hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
BoRALMA WAS SPEEDY.
Won the Kentucky Futurity and S16-
600 Purse at Lexington.

Lexington, KY. Oct. 4.-The sunlight
Of a perfect October day greeted the
opening of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders association. The amount of
money said to have changed hands on
the futurity is estimated at from $50. 900
to $50. 0OO The feature of the opening
day Of trots was the $4,000 futurity for
3-year-old trotters. It took six heats
to decide the race. Boralma was the
favorite in the opening, selling for 500
against the feld-$75 Idolita won the
first two heats in easy fashion. The
with The Bondsman and was second
to Extasy in a head finish in the fastest
heat of the race, the Mcdowell FLY
nipping Bora1na at the wire. The half
was trotted in 1:O4Sz, a wonderful per-
Torrance for a. 3-year-o1d. Track fast
The Tennessee, 2:09 class, pacing;
value S4,O00-Eyelet won third, fourth
2:os1z. Hal 3. won first and second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
FIRE WAGON DISABLED.
Bad Condition of Street Responsible
For the Accident

In going to a fire Tuesday the ladder
truck from station No. was damaged
by running into the holes and ruts on
Tenth avenue between Harrison street
and Topeka avenue.
The heavy iron rod on the brake
mechanism was broken squarely in
two and the truck has to be out of ser
vice until the repairs can be made.
The block on Tenth avenue between
Harrison street and Topeka avenue is
in bad condition, full of ruts and holes
The contract for paving that block was
let some time ago but the contractor
is taking his time about paving it and
in the meantime people have to put UP
with a block Of roadway that is not In
fit condition for use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
St Louis Harness Races.

st. Louis, Oct. 4.-The st. Louis Fair
association inaugurated its harness
racing season to a fair attendance. The
feature of the days sport was the per-
Torrance of Little Boy in the 2:14 trOt,
he winning three straight heats. He
was very slow in scoring and got off
many lengths to the bad in each heat,
but once in his stride he had all COM
petitOrs at his mercy.
The fair association is now holding
its thirty ninth annual fair. Exhibitors
are present from Illinois. Missouri, Ten
nessee and Kentucky. Today's attend
ance was unpreeedentedly large, the
racing attractions being the incentive.