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The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
KANSAS RAILROAD NOTES

red from F'urley % Innan to relieve Agent
ford to work for the Hutchinson and
southern as agent MIS- LAggett ilo-1 mas a:
agent 1t is understood that Agent His
cock Of Groveland viii get the F>urley sta
ton. and that one Of the relief agents viii
Assistant Superintendent of Telegraph
A. R Lingafelt OF Topeka went out TO
trip' DUCKS are reported as being pienti-
ful in Meade county around the lakes this
Agent n. B. Peck and wife of Meade
viii stop at Pearl, Kan. on their return
Agent "sh b Cr5sbie Of Hennessy is now
in charge of Meade station
the Santa Fe Pacific from the Dickson
works al Scranton Pa, went west Mon
day. The engines are monsters. those
for passenger trains Weighing - tons,
dead and without tank They have SIX
Dr. SInolt. Santa Fe physician at New
ton. died there Tuesday He had been
He has been the railroad physician there
for years
Conductor Purcell OF the Strong City
passenger run, is laying on on account OF
q sick child. Conductor Hilton has his
The Santa Fe Will build a new round
house and possibly new depot at Gaines
w E snyder of Topeka is doing the
plumbing at the Santa Fe hospital at
The Chicago. Rock Island and Topeka
is going TO build a new depot at Four
teenth and Wyoming streets, Kansas City
II has taken out permit for that pur-
The work of tearing away the old plat
form from between the tracks at the
Santa F'e depot al Ottawa was begun this
morning. This is the initiatory step to
ward the rebuilding Of the Santa Fe depot
The Santa Fe Railway company will
store away 200 cars of coal in the Ottawa
yards for coaling engines at North OF
tawa and for use along the line Besides
taking the opportunity of taking the coal
along the line, the company will in this
way have the use OF its cars instead OF
having them tied up loaded with coal
The North Ottawa dumps will also be
filled and a large supply kept on hand
Superintendent Peterson has made the
following division Of road districts: J. r.
Oakley. Ellis TO Cheyenne Wells: ]. J.
MAGiNerney. Plainxille, solomon City and
The docket for this term of court at In
dependence shows eleven suits for dam
ages filed against railroads of Montgom-
cry county.
The Needles Eye says: Engineer James
Gray, one Of the oldest and most popular
engineers on the santa Fe Pacific, has
been appointed by the company TO the
position of travelling engineer
The dOuble-hea ding of trains on the
Santa Fe Pacific accounts for the laying
OF Of 50 many train crews from that road
a trial trip is to be made in the near
future by two big Baldwin engines. dou-
test the bTdeel tsn betWen een 4 Ias Veg9a and
L2Iny and 10 econonize on train crews
Dr. z. B. Shaw Of the Santa Fe hospital
of typhoid fever. and expects to be able to
sit up by next Sunday--Las Vegas Optic
Chicago extension Of the Santa Fe and
in Kansas, Mr.. Hancock has ordered all
draw on the divisions named in preference
10 hiring new men
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
LIVED on DOG NEAT.
Many Hard Luck Stories Come From
the Klondike.

Seattle, Wash, March 17-H. o. Nord-
Wig of Portland, Ore, and G H Wilson
of Browning. No, are the latest ar
rivals from the Koyukuk district Alas
ka They report the safety of the party
of eight, headed by Jack FOlger, an old
Alaskan, who started for Rampant City
to the Koyukuk and who il was feared
had perished in a blizzard Six of the
party returned to Rampant City but
Folger and one companion pushed
through TO Peavey. For twenty-One
days they subsisted on dog meat. NOrd-
Wig and Wilson report scurvy among
the Alaska union party OF Chicago at
Union City. Seven men are affected
An unknown prOspector was frozen to
death on the Alantana river near Arc
tic City in the early winter.
Mr.. Wilson gives the population Of the
various towns on the kOyukuk as fol-
lows;
Jimtown, $50; Burgman City, $50; Arc
tic City, so; Peavy, $50; Union City, 100
or less.
The North American Transportation
and Trading company is about TO move
their headquarters from PeaVy TO Jim
town on account of the rich prospects
on Davis creek. a tributary of the KOy-
ukuk and although no large amounts
have been taken out every one is salts
fed. One man cleaned up $500 last
fall, which is the largest amount known.
Pans have run from ) cents as high as
S11. Since then but very little work has
been done and no one knows what the
district contains.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
Weakness of the Gulf Road
Attracts Attention.
The Stock Drops Several Points
This Week.
MAY MEAN A RECEIVER
Santa Fe Announces More
MAY MEAN RECEIVER
Showing Most Freight Handled
by January 1. 1900.

Kansas City. March 1.-THE weak
ness of Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
stock yesterday, when it dropped seven
points. attracted considerable attention
in railroad and financial circles. Up to
within a few minutes Of the close of the
market Wednesday night there was no
reason given for the drop in the price OF
the stock After the close it was stated
that the amicable plan of reorganization
was impossible, and that drastic meas
ures would have to be adopted TO place
the road on a firmer basis.
At the office of the company in Phila-
delphia it was stated that the plan was
not a failure, and while no reason was
given for the weakness Of the stock, it
was claimed that there would not have
TO be a receiver appointed TO place the
company on firmer basis
The agreement with security holders
provides for the publication for two
weeks of the plan when completed and
gives the right Of depositors upon terms
therein specified to withdraw their
bonds and stocks within two weeks
not be satisfactory to them The COM
rnittee says it will undertake TO act
only for the holders of such bonds and
shares as shall deposit their bonds and
certificates for shares on or before April
IL This step is one of the necessary
prelininaries of reorganization. and is
taken that the committee may have au-
thority to proceed in case there is no
objection to the plan
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

temporarily complicated affairs at the
state house
Some days ago. when it was definite
ly understood that the governor had
determined to appoint Mr.. Postleth-
waite, delegation of Jewell county Re
publicanS headed by Postmaster Joseph
Pulling of Mankato and Representa-
tive J. W. Bogenrief called on Governor
Stanley and protested against the ap-
poirtment of Mr.. Postlethwaite- They
urged the governor not to select Pos
tlethwaite, a new convert to Republl-
canism, and ignore George H. Case,
the old soldier and veteran Republican
Of the same county who wants TO be
warden of the penitentiary. MI Stan
ley said he had decided to appoint Pos
tlethWaite but the delegation insisted
that this action should not be taken 1t
was urged further that Mr.. Postleth-
waite had been q Democrat until 1892
when he drifted into the Prohibition
party and later allied himself with the
Republicans. Then until the last year
Jewell county has gone Popuhst since
1890 with great regularity. The poll
ticians said it was wise to reward the
workers but they opposed giving one
of the best places under the administra-
tion 10 man comparatively new IN the
service of the party.
This complicated matters to such an
extent that the politicians are figuring
that Mr.. Postlethwaite viii be defeat
ed
The governor has not yet announced
the appointment of J. NJ Simpson Of
Mcpherson as the third judge of the
court but the politicians believe that
the Mcpherson man will land the job.
Mr.. Simpson and some Of his political
friends, accompanied by Mr.. Leland
held a conference in Topeka yesterday
afternoon and another at the Blossom
House in Kansas City last night Mr..
Simpson does not predict the outcome
of the contest he is making for the place
but says:
Il am proud of the endorsements
which have received for this appoint
ment and esteem 1t q great honor that
my friends should stand by me so 10y
ally. If I do not get the place 1 shall
feel always fattered by the support my
friends have given me. If 1 do not get
the appointment I viii not go home and
sulk but will continue to work as best
I can for the success Of the party IN
Kansas"
The appointment of Crum has no op-
position. P. It. Foley, who wanted the
place has withdrawn from the fight
with the promise that Oswego, Crum's
home, and in the same county, shall
work with Parsons to secure the new
asylum to be located by the legislative
committee.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
Impostors RObbing Them O-
Homestead Rights.
LAUDS CAPT. ELLIOTT.
Plans For State Eneampment
at Hutchinson.
Auditor Cole Turns Down Bill
"For Services.

A new class of imposters has de-
scended upon the families Of the old
soldiers and sailors IN Kansas and by
questionable means are defrauding
them OF their homestead rights which
were conferred by the national govern
nent at the close OF the civil war.
Many complaints have bene received
at the state house. by the governor,
state auditor and other officials and
similar complaints have made their way
TO the United States land Office and the
United States district attorney and
marshal in this city. This fraud has
been practiced for some time and has
been worked successfully.
That these fakirs are again at work
Is evidenced by the complaints and in
quiries concerning this subject which
have reached Department Commander
D W Eastman Of the G. A r In a
general order soon to be issued Mr..
Eastman viii send broadcast through
out the state, a warning against these
irresponsible dealers He viii print and
send out the following explanation Of
the matter:
An officer, soldier, seaman or marine
who served not less than 90 days in the
army or navy OF the United States dur
ing the rebellion, who had prior to
June %. 1874. made a homestead entry
of less than 160 acres, may enter an ad-
ditiOnal quantity OF land adjacent to
TO make with the previous entry, 160
acres This right extended to the wild
ow, IL unmarried. otherwise to the mi
nor orphan children by proper guardian,
Is a personal one, and is transferable;
Il is subject to assignment and can be
exercised by another.
The department commander is relia-
bly, informed that parties are securing
the country buying up these rights for
merely nominal sum, making the SOL
diers or their families believe that the
rights in QuestiOn,are practically worth
less while as q matter OF fact parties
IN some instances are willing to give
sued from Washington, D c, and 9TH
er places. offering S1.50 an acre for these
claims; SO for every 40 acres ;S15 for
so acres; $50 for 12O acres on any ac-
Cepted case, to the one giving the in
formation
If there Is any benefit to be derived
from these claims, II should be enjoyed
by the soldier and his family. Parties
holding these claims ought to hold on to
them until they can get a fair and rea-
sonable price which they undoubtedly
viii receive If they exercise due dill
gencs in diSpOsing of them The gov
eminent does not require any legal ad-
vice in the matter of these claims and
VIII as promptly deal with each individ-
ual soldier, as though all their interests
were represented by one person
If these rights are worth so much
effort and expense to obtain, il is mani
fest that il is 10 the interest of COM
Iades TO hold them until they can get
q fair price Some reputed agencies are
requiring soldiers TO sign away their
right before getting any money a
conditional contract is all any honest
man should require of you before you
get your money"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
PRINCE GUSTAV sNUBBED.
Members of Norwegian Legislature
Refuse to Dine With Him.

Christiania, March 17.-Sixty Ieftists
! members of the legislative assembly of
Norway have declined an invitation to
dine with the Swedish Crown Prince
/ Gustaf. who is acting as regent Of
/ Sweden and Norway during the alb
sence Of King Oscar II. who is in south
| health.
The refusal of the Norwegian legisla-
! tors to accept the hospitality of the re-
gent is doubly significant as emphasiz-
I ing the resentment provoked in Norway
by a recent saying of the crown prince
/ in public meeting at Stockholm that
he would not object to lead the SWedes
| against the headstrong Norwegians in a
resort TO arms to settle the quarrel be
tween the two countries and as the
most striking indication of open enni-
ty to Sweden which has been shown in
Chrlsuania Of late a few nights ago
while the crown prince was returning
from the military club in Christiania he
met a crowd of people who hOOted him
and pelted him with snowbaIls. The
Norwegian papers condemned the dem
onstTatiOn, describing it as in any event
a purely personal incident But the re-
fusa1 of the members of the storthing
TO dine with the regent has wider bear
ings and is in the nature Of a political
protest against the continuance of the
union with Sweden
In spite of the action of the storthing
the last winter in iegalizing the adop-
ton of the separate Norwegian flag. an
overw helming majority of the people of
Norway bitterly opposes the existing
regime OF late, in both Norway and
Sweden, there has been an ominous in
crease of military and naval forces, with
clearly one object in view, to support. if
necessary by arms, all claims which
may lead to an entire separation of the
two countries.
The opposition to the continuance of
the union is stronger in Norway than in
Sweden. but even the Swedes contend
that the existing compact which rests
upon the rikaskat or greater charter
declaring an irTevocable union. without
prejudice TO the separate government
constitution and laws Of each country
can not be continued without modifica-
tions of a radical character. NorWay-s
political grievance is that she is de-
prived of her just share in the common
government but the principal grievan-
ces are Of commercial origin and pro-
voked by the foreign trade interests of
the two countries Their commercial
policies are diametrically opposed. Eve
den having adopted protectionism and
Norway free trade.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

prizes to agents in recognition of their
efforts toward securing competitive
freight traffic, and the following awards
for the year have been made:
First prize. $3.50, to c. A Walker, agent
Mcpherson, Kan.
Second prize, $500. to c. H. Hobart.
agent Redlands, Cal
Third prize, $50, to w B. Slack, agent
WeatherfOrd, Tex
Fourth prize. SIPS. to w. H McCune,
agent Fort Madison, Ia
Fifth prize, 500. to ]. B. Shine. agent
Farmersville, Tex.
Sixth prize. SIS. to o. H. Burke,
Orange, Cal
seventh prize. $50. to C. B. Young.
agent Chanute, Kan
Eighth prize. $40 to w. w. Arnold.
agent Sterling, Kan
Another award will be made soon af-
ter January l, 1900, and w. B. Biddle,
freight traffic manager of the road, takes
occasion in making the announcement
to remind the agents of putting forth
every effort to hold to the rails of the
company the largest possible proportion
of the freight moving in and out OF the
various points along the line
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
CLARK HOUSE DISPUTE
E Koran and the Santa Fe May Come
to Terms at Newton

Newton, March 17.-There is a proba-
biIity that the controversy between E
Horan and the Santa Fe railroad over
the possession of the Clark hotel will be
settled in a few days and Mr. Horan
move out of the hotel April 1. Mr.
Horan several days ago made a propo-
sitiOn to the Santa Fe that he should
buy the furniture in the house, for a
sum named, and move out on April 1.
He gave the Santa Fe until March 20
to accept or refuse the proposition
Superintendent r ] Parker of the
Santa Fe was at the Clark hotel today
looking over the furniture and the fit
tings of the house and il seems alto
gether probable that Mr.. Horan's offer
will be accepted If this is done. work
will be commenced at once on the Ar
cade hotel 1t is understood that the
plan outlined some time ago. which con-
tempIate7 the entire rebuilding of the
Arcade will be followed The railroad
offices will be moved into the upper
stories of the Clark house, where they
NAV remain permanently The lower
floor will be used for the Fred Harvey
general store rooms and those not need
ed will be rented out
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17

of the marriage license bureau, at
Eighth and Washington streets. This
is ten blocks from the court house. He
left for Mr. Mahoney's house but
the latter had just departed for the
county citadel When Mahoney arrived
the Watchman notified him that an ap-
Hcant for a license had just gone TO his
home. Neither waited for the other but
both started for the opposite destina-
ton. Three times they passed each
other on the way and expended 80 cents
each in street car fare until finally the
deputy recorder telephOned to the court
house watchman to hold the would-bs
Benedict there until he arrived
PARENTAL CONSENT NECESSARY.
At this point a new complication
arose. When MahOney started to make
out the certificate he inquired the age
said the consent of her father must be
secured. Crayne then sent a friend to
Dodson, 10 miles in the country.
Jumping geewhilikers." ." shouted Far
mer Mcpherson. My daughter wants
to marry2"
He came to the city at once, sized
up Crayne, and said, "All right" when
informed that his son-in-Iaw-to-be was
regularly employed at a good salary
All then adjourned to the Crayne
home, where the services Of Rev. w. C
Coleman. pastor of the Summit Street
NJ. E church, were secured and the
wedding ceremony performed
4 never was so happy over anything
in my Hfe,'' said VIM NJ Crayne. Esq.
when a reporter called at the house
Are you glad, too, Ethel?" putting his
arm about her, and looking fondly into
her eyes
You know I am. WILL" was the re-
lust like two turtle doves" com
mented Mrs Craynes the elder.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
ANEW MILWATKEE LINE.
The Road Will Build Direct From Sc
Paul to Duluth.
Milwaukee

Milwaukee, March 16.-The Daily
News says:
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad is planning to build a direct
line from St Paul to Duluth as an out
let for the big wheat belt of the North
west and giving the company a cheap
water route by the great wheat ship
ping center to the east.
Charles w. Sheldon of this city, one
of the civil engineers in the employ of
the road, left this city with a survey
ing party to make the preliminary sur
vey for the new line.
The object of the St. Paul road in
building this line is evident. 1t will
give them a shorter and cheaper route
from the Northwestern wheat belt At
present the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific carry the greater quantity
of wheat grown in Minnesota and the
DakOtas to Duluth for shipment to
eastern points by the lakes. II the pro-
posed line is constructed the St Paul
road will be able to enter into competi-
ton with these roads for this lucrative
freight
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
THE IOWA WONDER DEAD.
His Name Was Alfred Daniels and He
Weighed Over 600 Pounds

Fort Dodge, Ia, March 17-AIfred
Daniels. the largest man in Iowa and
probably in the northwest. died at his
home near Lehigh, Ia, yesterday. Dan
iels was about ; feet 9 inches tail and
measured two inches more around than
he did in height His weight was some
thing over 500 pounds. After his death
a special coffin of huge dimensions was
made for him, and the corpse was taken
outside TO be put into il, as it was i'm
possible to take it into the house. DAN
iels left a widow and two children He
had been engaged in farming and owned
a 200-ecre farm near Lehigh-
All during his life Daniels had been
the recipient of offers of munif1cent sal
aries from circus managers and direct
ors of dime museums to exhibit himself,
but refused these offers. with one ex-
ceptiOn. when he Travelled for two years
with the Adam FOrepaugh shows when
he was heralded far and wide as the
Iowa wonder. He was a puzzle for med
ical men, who have sought to account
for his abnormal development on scien-
tific grounds. and had been the subject
of several medical articles The body
will be inferred at Webster City.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
PARENTS CONSENTED.
THE GIRLS FATHER WAS SAT-
ISFIED, AND THE MOTHER
BLESSED THEM
EVERYBODY WAS WILLING.
He Was Never So Happy Over
Anything, and She Never
Was Either.

Kansas City, March 16.-The World
publishes the following:
1890 a. m--WilIiam NJ. Crayne, 20
years old, and Ethel Mcpherson, 16,
see each other for the first time
1O:40 a. m--They are introduced.
1880 a. ma game of casino is play
ed in the Crayne parlor.
100 p. m--They join the family at
dinner
1870 p. m-Piano music and singing in
the parlor-
200 D. Mills eyes wear a dreamy
expression
2:30 p. m.-He proposes.
2:3015 p. m--She accepts.
800 p. m.-He goes for marriage
license.
7:15 p. m.-''Whom God hath Joined
together let no man put asunder-"
CUPID'S RAPID TRANSIT.
No time was wasted in courtships
and long engagements by William NJ:
Crayne of 1926 Jarboe street, and Ethel
Mcpherson, daughter of Isaac McPher-
son, a farmer near DOdson- Mo. They
merely met, loved, married 1t is a
tale soon told
Miss Mcpherson is 16, plump of fig
ure, and fair of feature. She looks like
a school girl, with her hair hanging
down her back Crayne is 20, tall, with
determined looking eyes He is car
riage trimmer and was a member of
the Third Missouri volunteers. He is a
very busy young man.
Neither had ever loved before.
Miss Mcpherson came to town to
visit a family at 1924 Jarboe. She was
on the front porch, Sunday morning.
when Crayne came out of his home and
stood for a while in the front yard
Their eyes met His sisters came out
and invited the young woman from
1924 over. Introductions followed. And
then came the chain OF events, chron-
icled above. which resulted in a we'd
ding at night fall.
1T WAS so SUDDEN"
OF course, Mrs. Crayne was some
what surprised when her son told her
he had decided to marry. But she took
it philosophically and said:
well, WiIl's 20, and is earning his
own living. and he's a good boy. so
they might as well get married if they
want to-"
As il was Sunday the greatest OBJ
stacle in the way Of the wedding was
the fact that the recorders office was
closed. but love that annihilates time
isn't of the sort to be discouraged by
such a predicament as barred doors
at rhe court house. Crayne went TO
the county building, but the janitor
directed him to go to the home of Dep
uty Recorder Mahoney, who has charge
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
AWARDS OF THE SANTA FE
Agents of Line Receive Cash Prizes
Aggregating $1,000 For Efforts
in Securing Freight

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
announced on May Il, 1898, that it twould
resume the custom Of awarding cash