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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-11
CLIPPER.
FLtETWlNG,
READING STANDARD
FeATHERST0NE,
HUDSON,

or any other wheel carried in stock by
me. Among these are bicycles
adapted 10 the requirements OF any
and all people, easy running, graceful
and stylish, light and strong none bet
ter can be procured.
Samples of the above makes now
on exhibition Open Tor business day
and night until further notice. Be
sure and see the Columbia and Clipper
chainless-standards of the world, the
coming wheels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-11

II Governor Powers does not believe in
the academy appropriations he ought to
veto them. 70 let then become laws
without his signature looks very much
like evasion OF responsibility.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-11

1t win be observed that the legislature
Of Michigan has Juat passed an act placing
railroads for purpose OF taxation on the
same bnsis a. other property. Michigan
bad taxed gross reoelptl rs Maine does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
Santa Fe Now Planning on
Their Train Service West.
Will Have New Overland
Train to the Coast.
WILL LEAVE CHICAGO
Twelve Hours Earlier
Than No. l Now Does.
One of the Trains to Los Angeles
t he Other to Frisco.

When President Ripley returns east
after his inspection of the Santa Fe
line in California the question of train
service to the Pacific coast will be set
tied. The tunnel which has delayed the
extension of the Valley line into San
Francisco has been completed, and
traffic into that port will probably be
opened up by November 1.
The opening of the Santa Fe line into
San Francisco viii mean another daily
overland train from Chicago to the
coast. The idea has been advanced to
make the new train a limited train and
do away with the tri-weelZ1y limited
service altogether. However, it is prob
able that because of the large amount
of express that will be carried the new
train will be similar to the present
overland train, and will run out of Chi
cago about II hours earlier or later
than No. 1. With this arran gement the
limited train service Of the past several
years will be continued.
1t has been proposed to make one of
the overland trains Los Angeles train
and the other a San Francisco train. It
is understood that this plan is favored
by the executive officials. In this event,
one train would run through from Chi
cago to Los Angeles and the other from
Chicago to San Francisco.
A winter schedule on the Santa Fe
will probably not go into effect until
the opening of the San Francisco line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
10 FIGHT THE P. & g.
Santa Fe Cancels All Traffic Agree
ment With Port Arthur.

Kansas City, Aug. 1.-THE contro-
versy anent the Gulf differential Gull
of what may become one of the great
est freight rate wars in the western
country was fired by the Santa Re in
a terSe telegram to J. A. Hanley, freight
traffic manager of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf informing him that
all divisions and tariffs in connection
with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
and Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe were
Cancelled instanter.
The action of the Santa F'e will not
cut off the connections of the Gulf
line. The Chicago Great Western gave
assurance yesterday that the traffic
agreements existing between the two
companies would be maintained. This
will give a through connection to Chi
cagO, Minneapolis and St. Paul, also
to st. Joseph, AtchisOn, LeavenWorth
gave the same assurance. ana St.
Louis line stepped into the breach and
said that they were in a position to in
terchange traffic tWenty-fOur hours in
the day-and the Santa Fe will not re-
fuse any business offered them at
points where an interchange agreement
existed.
The Pittsburg & Gulf has determined
to fight it out. The position it has
taken is assumed to be a fair one. and
they have presented their arguments,
as a last resort, in order to reach an
amicable agreement; offered to submit
the matter to arbitration. This was re-
fused because, as one executive as
serted, we had no assurance that we
could deliver the goods"
The claim that the all-rafI lines are
making is that the so cent basis is too
low. It is known among traffic Off
Gals that for the past five years the
railroads have been bringing boots and
shoes to the Missouri river from New
England at a rate that was at times
less than the present basis via the
Gulf.
The merchants Of Kansas City, st.
Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth and
Omaha have got the biggest fight on
their hands they ever had. 1t is a fight
for preservation, and only a solid front
will win. 1t is intimated from an au-
thoritative source that the Chicago-St.
Louis lines will pace the Chicago and
St. Louis shippers on the same basis
as Kansas City, or lower, if necessary,
to take the business away from the
Missouri river. The claim is made that
the condition has to be met. There will
be no change in the tariffs, but rebates
will be as thick as promises in a sum-
mer resort. It is a fact that the pres
ent controversy presents a condition
of affairs that is not relished by the
railroads, but it was brought about by
the endeavor of the railroads to COM
pei the Pittsburg & Gulf to stay out
of the Atlantic seaboard business.
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PRACTICE AND PREACHING

IF'rom the N o. Tines-Democrat.
when was in New York recently"
said a New Orleans man of affairs, Il
encountered a charming fellow whom
I have known for number of years.
He is a journalist by profession and
met him originally when he came here
to write up the exposition for big
northern daily. Since then he has been
in all sorts of employ, and, being bo-
hemian to the core, has never Stutck
very long to any particular job. At
present he is earning a precarious live
nhood by selling stories, sketches and a
little of everything to the different
publications in New York. I struck him
in an interval of depression, and while
we were taking dinner together he be-
walled his improvidence in a highly
amusing fashion. He said he had aver
aged about $50 a week for the last year,
but to save his soul he hadn't been
able to pay SO room rent with any sort
of decent regularity. What became of
his money he didn't know. I lack the
faculty of finance he declared exact
" as some people lack the faculty of
music. My intentions are good, but the
nerve centers are missing. 1t would be
exactly the same if had $4,000 a year
Next day I met him by appointment,
just cashed a check for SIS, and insisted
on playing host and ordering cham
payne. I have captured one of the
prizes offered by - he said, mem
tioning a well known publication. What
was the subject of your article2' I in
Quired. How to support a family of five
on 50 daV.' he REPLIED
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Erie Forcing Rate Troublea

Chicago, Aug. To-day the Erie
railroad will announce a rate of $1S.45
for the round trip between Chicago and
New York There is at present no
round-trip rate between the two cities.
the standard one-way rate being 500
The rate to be made by the Erie is.
therefore, less than a single fare. At
the same time corresponding rates will
be made from all intermediate points
to New York. A rate of S15.S5 for the
round trip between Cincinnati and New
York will be made, the one-way rate
being SIS Between Cleveland and New
Xork a round-trip rate of S14 will be
made, against a one-way rate of S13.
1t is the general opinion that the action
Of the Erie will strt the liveliest kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
BATTLEFIELD DREAM.
[From the washington Sta

From the Washington STAR
They were talking of dreams, when
the volunteer who was shot through
the hip at San Juan spoke up.
1T is strange" said he, how the real
and the unreal are sometimes connect
ed in dreams I had an experience
down at Tampa, while we We're wait
ing for orders to go to Cuba, which was
remarkable in it's way. One night, af-
ter trying for several hours to go to
sleep in my tent, I went outside to see
if there were a breath of fresh air to
be had. Near the tent there was a
rough bench, which had been built for
card playing. It was about three feet
from the ground and was just wide
enough for a man to lie down on.
Il walked over to the bench, and
stretching out on it, was soon asleep. I
dreamed that I was standing in
Spanish camp surrounded by hundreds
or excited Spaniards, who were insist
ing that I be shot at once for a spy I
was perfectly cool and had a supreme
Indifference about my fate They took
me over to a stake driven in the
ground and tied me up to it. Then
they wheeled up an enormous cannon
to within 80 feet of where stood and
aimed it straight at me I saw the
gunner seize the lanyard and look
around at the officer in charge for a
command to fire. Then I closed my
eyes. The next moment there was q
tremendous roar.
The cannon ball sturck me squareIy
on the side of the right hip, and 1 flew
up into the air. I woke to find myself
on the ground, where I had rolled from
the bench. There was a sharp pain in
my right hip, and, looking out into the
open space beyond the tents, I saw that
the morning gun had just been fired.
The smoke was still hanging over the
cannon. The pain in my hip was caused
by its coming in contact with a stake
driven in the ground near the bench.
Several weeks later at San Juan I
got bullet in my right hip where the
cannon ball of the dream struck and
directly in the center of the bruise felt
by my forcible contact with the stake
when rolled of the BENCH
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wan, where he found more new species.
But his most interesting work was in
the Upper Philippines. In this expedi-
ton he made the most striking ornithO-
logical discovery of recent tirnes-the
great forest eagle of Samar The only
skin of an adult bird of this species is
that sent home by him, which is now
among the treasures of the British
Museum of National History. It is far
too precious for exhibition, but its por-
traits and dimensions are given in
1.-THE Ibis in a paper by Ogi1vie Grant.
Its combined weapons of beak and claw
are more formidable than those of ev-
cry other bird, and it's weight about
one-half greater than that of the golden
eagle. Like all forest birds, it has
short wings, but the length of the body
is no less remarkable than its weight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
UNCLE SAM NOT GUILTY.
nor of idaho is Responsible For
the Trouble at Wardner.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 17.-President
M. D. Ratchford. OF the United Mine
Workers, and a memberof the sub-cOm-
mittee on mines and mining of the in
dustriaI commission. which has just in
vestigated the recent mining troubles
at Wardner, Idaho, in an interview de-
clares the national government is in no
way to blame for the unfortunate state
of affairs at Wardner.
Governor Steuenberg of Idaho, and
his auditor of state, Mr.. Sinclair Dr.
France and others, who are acting IN
der him are, beyond any shadow OF
doubt, the only parties to whom this
culpable wrong can properly De
charged said Mr.. RatchfOrd. In trou-
bles of this kind, where life and prop
erty have been taken and destroyed
every good citizen must agree that the
executive of a state has duty to per=
form. 1t is his right and duty to re-
store law and order, to guarantee every
citizen of the commonwealth fullest
protection to their lives and propertys
to give to those who are charged with
OffenseS against the law a fair and inn
partial trial, and to bring all criminals
to justice. This far the state should go
and no farther. It has no moral nor
legitimate right to say who shall or
who shall not earn a living by their
labor within it's border, nor has it a
right to say to employers whom they
must and whom they must not employ
That the miners organization is crinni-
nal I emphatically deny; but that, like
organizations of men, criminals have
found their way into it and have COM
labor, the penalty for which must fail
upon every trades union in the country
and for which they themselves should
be punished according to law. Trades
unions are not defenders of lawless-
ness. We neither encourage wrong do
ing nor shield wrong doers-
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A PIONEER NATURALIST.
[From the London Spectator

From the London spectator
News of the death of John White
head, the eminent field naturalist and
collector, comes from the island of
Hainan, off the southern coast ofChina-
He had gone to the far east with the
intention of completing the exploration
of the fauna of the Philippine Islands,
but, as the insurrection was still in its
acute stage, he made his way to
Hainan There he and his collectors
fell sick of the deadly fevers rife in the
island 4 fear" he wrote in his last
letter, that I shall have to flee from
this terrible and most unhealthy spot;
but it was too late for flight. The
Chinese soldier who brought the letter
to the coast was the only one of the
entire party who escaped the sickness,
and the leader died on June 2.
Mr. Whitehead confined himself to
the study of birds. In the woods his
genius for outdoor observation was
eQualled by his skill IN managing the
natives whom he employed His eye
was so keen that no new species ever
such that he could ''outwait' even the
sulky children of the woods. IF they
sat down and refused to move, he sat
down by their side and waited till they
changed their minds. In the Philip
pines he worked for months in forests
perpetual rain. Yet the specimens he
brought home were as perfectly pre-
served as if he had been at work in the
rooms of the British museum. Mr..
Whitehead always made his expedi-
lions alone from the first humble begin
ming, when in Corsica he discovered a
new nuthatch and added it to the list
of European birds, to the final journey
of Hainan. He visited Borneo. climbed
the great mountain of Kina Balu, and
brought back forty-one new species of
birds from that region. He also ex-
plored the birds of the island of Pala-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
UNION PACIFIC NOTES.

Ellis, Aug. 17.-Passenger Engineer
John McMahan, running between Ellis
and Junction City. and a prominent
Mason. is away on the Masonic excur-
sion sightseeing in Colorado. At last
accounts he had reached the summit of
Pixies Peak in safety, and was having
a good time.
Roadmaster J. r. Pendroy, operating
between Ellis and Junction City, was
an Ellis visitor Monday.
The Union Pacific band of Ellis, are
practicing most every evening and will
visit the Mountain and Plain festival
in Denver in October. Last fall this
band was in the contest out there, and
returned home with choice laurels, hav-
ing taken first money in that famous
contest. Under the leadership of Pas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
The Burlington Route a Good Rail-
road.

East-bound from the Missouri River
to St. Louis, Chicago, it runs the finest
trains, wide-vestibuled, Pintsch lighted
throughout, with the Burlington's cele-
brated free chair cars, dining cars,
Pullman sleepers.
North-bound: two daily trains, per-
fectly equipped, to Omaha, Sioux City
ST. Paul.
Northwest: from fifty to five hundred
miles saved from the Missouri River to
she Northwest by the great time saver
the Billings Route.
West: from the Missouri River to
Colorado and beyond, two great trains
daily.
$500 miles of standard railroad. The
pioneer in courteous treatment OF
travellers.
The main Travelled road-every ticket
agent has tickets reading over the
Great Burlington Route
J. c. BRAMHALL
T. P. A, 1913 Main Street,
Kansas City, No.
L. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
st. Louis. Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
General Manager,
St. Joseph, Mo.
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MANILA AT NIGHT.


Manila cor. LeSII6'S w 66Rly.i
Carriages are but little seen at night.
The native driver of public vehicle
is not allowed out any more than a ma
tive pedestrian would be. Hence, there
is no carriage to be had, unless you are
the owner or lessee of a private rig,
and even then you must be either Off
cial, or sufficiently near so, to be privi-
legged to pass your driver by the sentry.
Moreover, every time you are halted in
a carriage you must leave the carriage
and advance on foot for inspection and
questioning. Over in the San Nicolas
district, around the port, the sentries
are so thick that proceeding in a car
riage is more tiresome by far than
walking. Every little interval covered
necessitates another halt, explanations,
advance, and the same thing over
again, about as fast as you can enter
the carriage and alight. There is no
pleasure in a night ride through the
crowded parts of Manila.
But the end justifies the means There
are no native uprisings, and no posi-
biIity of one. No city in the world is
as safe by night as Manila. Deserted
and nearly as still as the grave it re-
mains, under martial law, until broad
daylight comes around again, when
windows open, shutters come down, the
populace swarns out, and the busy life
of a city begins like magic with the
firing of the sunrise gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
no NATIONAL ENCAMPMENr.
The Rock Island Will Run Three
Special Excursions to Philadelphia

In view of the fact that there will be
large delegation from Kansas and
the surrounding territory to the Ma
tional Encampment and Reunion of the
G. a. r., held at Philadelphia the
Rock Island road win run three special
excursion trains to this meeting, giving
the traveller choice of three different
routes from Chicago to the east, Their
special from Oklahoma will be accom-
panied by Capt. A NJ. Fuller. of this
city, who viii personally look after
the comforts and welfare of the passen-
gers and see that nothing is wanting
to make their trip a most pleasant one
This Oklahoma and Kansas special
viii start from Oklahoma and will
pass through Topeka on Saturday af-
ternoon, September 2, at 4 o'clock 1t
will go by the way of the Rock Island
to Chicago and from there over the
Baltimore and Ohio to Philadelphia.
This train will arrive at Washington
Monday morning. September f. where
it remains three hours, during which
time the comrades, accompanied by the
AIodocs, will call on the president at
the White House in body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

Peoria. Ill, Aug. 1.-THE headquar-
ters of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers will be removed to St. Louis
on September 20. This announcement,
coming as it does Immediately on the
return of the committee Of trainmen
from Cleveland, is important, for it is
an intimation that the idea of brother
hood Capitalization has been aban-
doned. The Locomotive F'iremen re-
main in this city. The Locomotive En-
gineers will not leave Cleveland. The
Conductors stay in Cedar Rapids and
the Telegraphers prefer St. Louis. The
Trainmen will go to Cleveland.
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National Encampment, G. A. R at
PhiIadeIphia.

Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Baltimore and Ohio official route for
Missouri veterans.
Has three daily trains leaving st.
Louis 8:20 a. m, sos p. m, 2:35 a. m,
running through Cincinnati, Cumber-
land, Martinsburg, Harper's Ferry,
Washington and Baltimore. The COM
Portable route, the picturesque route
the historic route.
Rate, one cent per mile. Passengers
can return via another route, by pay
ing a slightly higher rate.
For all information and c.. A r. edi-
ton Book of the Royal Blue address
G. B. WARFEL,
Assistant G. p. A,
st. Louis, Mo
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Races at CofevviI1e.

Cofreyville. Aug .17.-The opening races
of the CoffeyviIle fair took place Wednes-
day with weather fine and track good.
Summary:
second; Happy Jack. third Time z:2612.
3-year-old pace-Little Squaw won;
Time 2:2415
Running, q mile dash-Getaway- won;
Frank Hawkins. second; Lottie Miller,
Running, Il mile dash-Cora R., won;
Della FOX, second; POwet, third. Time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
Wisner succeeds Dunn.

South McAlester, I. T., Aug. 1.-THE
Frisco line announces the appointment
of A. C. Wisner as travelling freight
agent at Oklahoma City, vice B. +.
Dunn, resigned, to accept other service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

Waverly Aug. 17.-IoIa took the second
game of the series today by a score of 8
to 8. Waverly made four hits and five
errors. lola made eight hits and seven
Waverlys, broke his arm while practicing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

Burton Aug. 17.-Burrton added anoth-
er to its continuous round of victories by
defeating Newton yesterday in a decidedly
interesting game played on the home
grounds. Score: to Z. Burton has pley-
ed some of the best teams in central
Kansas and has not been defeated this
season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
BALL GAMES AT CHERRYVALE

Cherryvale,, Aug; T--Fred THOMAS,
Rennick, assistant manager, have secur-
ed teams to play during all reunion week.
Neodesha will play August q and q; Cof-
feyville, % and "A; Chanute 25 and 26. Some
very interesting games are expected The
cOlOred nine from Parsons will play the
colored nine here this afternoon.
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Alton Declares a Dividend.

New York. Aug IA dividend Of
SO per share has been declared on the
and Alton stock, payable Sep
TENDER l.
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Vinita, I. T. Aug 1.-THE third and last
game of the baseball series between Par
sons and Vinita teams the home dia-
mond resulted in the following score: Vim
tia, 2; Parsons, 1. The games were holly
contested and all the runs were made on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

Half the ills that man is heir to coma
from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit
ters strengthens and tones the stomacha
makes indigestion impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

If you want to save $500 to $1,000
buy your sewing machine at Babcock
& Frost's, 718 Kan. Ave, and save
canvassers' commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

The soothing and healing properties of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleas
have made it a great favorite with the
people everywhere. For sale by all drug
giStS.
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AT BOSTON.
Score by innings:
Boston ..........o0o ooo0o-0 8
Louisville ....--..---1 0 0 l 0 0 O-3
Batteries-Boston, Willis and Clark;
Louisville, Phillippt and Powers
Second game:
Score by innings:
Boston .......1054 1001-l2 "A /
Louisville -.........0 0 o. O. 8
Batteries-Boston, Hickman. Nichols
and thinner.
AT BROOKLYN
Score by innings;
Cleveland ..........0 10000 Z s
Brooklyn ......-...2 2 0 2 0 ~-13 13 2
Batteries-Cle Bates and Sugden;
Brooklyn, Hughes, Donovan and Farrell.
AT BALTIMORE.
Score by innings:
Chicago .............1oooooooo-1 6
Baltimore o 2 So
Batteries-Ch Chicago, Cogan and Donahue;
Baltimore, kitson and Robinson
AT WASHINGTON.
Score by innings:
Washington ..Ooo2O12 0o-5 8
Pittsburg ...........O 0 8 0 2 0 0 2 OF 9 2
Duncan; Pittsburg, Lever and Schr1Ver.
AT NEW YORK
Score by innings:
Cincinnati ..........0 0 0 0 0 o.
Batteries-New York, Carrick and Wars
ner; Cincinnati, Hahn and Peitz.
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CHERRYvALE, II; PARSONS, IA.

CHERRY V ALE, II, PAFtoON5, II.
Cherryvale Aug 1.-THE Cherryvale
colored baseball nine defeated Parsons
colored team here today by a score of IT
to Il Matthews of Cherryvale, was hit
in the fifth inning by the pitcher but
played in the next half inning Batteries
Cherryvale, Cooper and Bailey; Parsons.
Parks and Hood. Robert Hummel umpir-
ed the game.