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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Santa Fe Time Card Meeting to
Be Called.
Question of Limited Train Ser
vice to Be Settled.
TRI- WEEKLY TRAINS
Will Probably Be Run, the
Same as Last Year.
Railroad News of a General and
Local Nature.

"A meeting of the operating and traffic
officials of the Santa Fe will soon be
called in Chicago for the purpose Of de-
Gliding on the changes to be made in the
train service of the system roads for
the winter. The new time card viii go
into effect late in October.
The important question to be settled
at this meeting will be that of limited
service from Chicago to the Pacific
coast. At different times during the
past several months. both a trf-weekly
limited service. the same as last winter,
VOcated- It now seems likely that the
idea of a daily limited train viii be
abandoned at the meeting. and the
same service inaugurated this season
as was in effect last winter
The question has hinged altogether
on the opening of the San Joaquin Val
ley line into San Francisco. This line
Will probably not be ready for opera
tiOn through to the coast before the
it can hardly become a feature of the
time card which will go into effect the
latter part of October. It is conceded
that an additional overland train viii
be necessary as soon as the Santa Fe
secures an entrance into San Francisco,
and some of the officials have advoca-
ted making this extra train a daily
hardly be needed in addition to the
present service before the Valley line is
opened. and for this reason a tri-weekly
limited train service only is probable.
The chances are that after the opening
of the Valley line the additional train
will be similar to No. 1, and the limited
service viii continue as in the past.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
RAILROAD LOCALS

Engine No. "A was broken in today,
and viii probably be sent to Wellington
for service.
1t is reported that Master Car Build
er John Hodge, who has been seriously
i'll for the past few weeks, is very much
better. Mr.. Hodge is at present in
hospital in Chicago.
Jesse Campbell. foreman of the rod
gang, has returned after two weeks
vacation trip.
Several of the Santa Fe switch en-
gines are to be equipped with new and
larger tanks. which Will hold about 600
gallons. Engine No 2255 is in the shop
now to be equipped after this new or
der
Bert Nichols, who has been having a
long siege Of spinal meningitis, is up
and around again. He is still very
weak, and viii spend a few weeks rest
ing before going to work again.
The numerous flags flying at the
Santa Fe shops gives the buildings the
appearance at first glance, of being
some large exposition. There are seven
large flags flying besides several small
er ones up in honor of the old soldiers
at the reunion. and they make an ex-
ceedingly patriotic appearance. The
shopmen are among the most patriotic
Topeka people.
Frank Sanderson and A1onzo Stone
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
FROM EMPoRIA.
Items of Interest Among the Santa Fe
Employees There

Warren Swarthout is working as
night operator at Ellinor.
Engineer Charles Jones and Fireman
for rest.
Fireman John Shields, a Cottonwood
man, has taken a lay-Off and gone to
Wichita to be married The marriage
will take place today.
Fireman Burns, of Arkansas City, is
here for service.
There are forty-two engine crews here
belonging to the Cottonwood division
James Moses has returned from Co
lumbus o.. where he has been on a ten
days vacation.
Conductor French, formerly of this
place, but lately of the Leavenworth
''pOllyWOg," running from Holiday to
LeavenwOrth, had to be sent here on
account of the rush of business.
ROadmaSter Leatherberry is loading
old steel along the cutoff and a number
of fat cars are on the branch for that
purpose.
Car Repairer DiIlenbaugh. of Man
chester is laying off on account of a
mashed thumb. Tom Kendall, of En-
poria, is taking his place temporarily
Conductor Bolts. of the cutoff local
65 and &c, has taken a. Iay-off. He will
spend thirty days visiting in PennsyI-
vania. Wyatt is taking his place.
The boys at the round house are very
anxious to attend the fair this week,
and they are making all kinds of ap-
plications for lay offs. Foreman Good
hue will likely arrange matters so that
as many as possible of the boys will
get a chance to see the big show.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
KANSAS GIRLS FATE.
Louisa SchlageI, of Eudora, Was Care
less About Turning Out the Gas

San Francisco. Sept. 26.-Louisa Schla-
gel, a pretty 1S-year-old domestic. tgnor-
ant of the queer turns. of gasighting de-
vices, was careless with the gas, and was
found dead next morning
She was sleepy, and probably pulled the
chain which put the gas out in her room
She then forgot to turn the gas on by the
key. When her body was found this
morning an unfinished letter to a friend
a her former home. EudOra. Kansas vas
found lying on a table and the corpse lay
lust near. the door of the room the uu-
fortunate girl occupied.
The body was found by Mary o. Farrell
who is employed as a domestic at the
house, 221S Clay street
Miss SchlageI worked for the family OF
n. K. Merten. president Of the MaricopL
& Phoenix & salt River railroad company
She came from Kansas three weeks ago
with a Mrs. Williams of Oakland 1ns
girl was a member of large family that
lived on a farm in EudOra- She was auN-
iOus to come west and intended should
she meet with success to send for another
sister The girl had pretty blonde hair
with hazel blue eyes and rosy cheeks Il
was easy to see that she had spent most
of her life in the open air
The unfinished letter addressed Dear
Maggie was evidently to "a friend in En-
dora. for she, described her Trip 70 this
state. She apologized for not writing soon
er. stating that when she got through her
work at night she was unable To keep
awake.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
SOLDIERS PAID OFF.
They Receive From $3.50 to $4,000
Each,

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 26.-It was
come and go at the volunteer camp at
the Preside Monday, for as six COM
panies of the Montana regiment came
up from their transport the North Da-
kota and Idaho regiments were being
mustered out. The Idaho men made for
the ferry as soon as they had con-
cluded their business with the paymaS-
ter and started east on a special train
which left Oakland at 9 o'clock Mon
day night. The North Dakotans were
more deliberate as they will not begin
the last stage of the journey homeward
until noon today. They also will travel
in a special train. Soldiers of all grades
were paid off today, the ranking officer
to be mustered out being a lieutenant
colonel. They received all the way
from $160 to 81, 600 each, for five months
pay, travel allowance and clothing al
loWance. They were paid in crisp $40
gold notes, silver being used only for
purposes of change.
As every private signed his receipt
and received his clearance papers he
proceeded to throw off the irksome dis
cipline of the last seventeen months.
called the officers by their first names
and guyed their superIOrs unmerci-
fully
All this was taken in good part, how
ever. and both regiments ceased their
official existence in the happiest spirit
ina ginab
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
RESULTS IN A NEW ROUTE.
Illinois Central and Mobile & Ohio
Lose Packing House Products.

Kansas City, Sept. 26.-The fight on
packing house rates to the southeast
has developed some new routes to Mis-
sissiDpi valley points. Heretofore the
Mobile & Ohio and the Illinois Central
have been hauling the bulk of the busi-
ness to the Mississippi valley. but on
account of the stand they have taken,
which is alleged to be against the in
terests of Kansas City, the local pack
ers are doing everything in their power
to send business via other routes.
Hereafter shipments destined to New
Orleans and other point viii be carried
via the Memphis to Jonesboro and
there turned over to the Cotton Belt
for final destination It is believed that
turning the volume of this business
from the Illinois Central and Mobile &
Ohio those roads will consent to with
draw from participation in the cut
rates from Omaha via the Ohio river.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

The plans have just been completed
in the office of Mr.. Lewis Kingman.
chief engineer of the Mexican Central,
for the Central's new station at Juarez,
which will replace the one which was
burned down a few months ago. The
structure Will be modern in every re-
spect, and extremely handsome. 1t will
be built of rock, one story high, and
viii have a very ornate front. 1t will
contain spacious offices for all of the
various departments of the Central's
establishment at Juarez, and large
reading room for the employees of the
road. On one side of the building, and
partially enclosed by it, a garden will
be laid out The approximate cost of
the structure will be $4500 Bids are
now being received for the contract for
erecting it-Mexican Herald
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
WHAT FUNSTON CAN HAVE.
Congressman Rseder Pledges "Any-
thing He Wants."

Congressman W. A. Reeder has been
interviewed in Los Angeles and his
statements concerning General Funston
will hardly meet q hearty response
from Governor Stanley and Cy Leland.
He said:
The Twentieth Kansas will get
great send off when the regiment ar
rives home. The governor of our state
and a delegation of leading citizens viii
meet the boys at San Francisco. They
Will be escorted home in special trains
a no cost to themselves
so far as Brigadier General Funston
is concerned, he can have anything he
wants from our people. They viii make
him Governor, United States Senator,
or anything else he may desire"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

of extravagant situations coupled with
light and catchy music. The scenes are
all laid in France. and the Partisan
flavor is said to be well preserved in
its transfer to the American stage
A Bachelors Honeymoon the farce
which will be at the Crawford theater
Thursday and Friday nights. is worth
seeing if only because Of its original
situations. The story of the play in
wolves the fortunes and tribulatiOns of
man who tries to keep his second
marriage secret from his family and
friends, by practicing deceits and false
hoods until he and all the cast are mix
ed in an almost ineXtricable net of
farcical mystery and trouble. The sub
Ject is not strikingly original, but the
authors treatment of it is so novel
and ingenious that it has excited the
admiration of the critics everywhere it
has been presented The piece was en-
Joyed by a matinee and evening au-
dience in Topeka last season. The sale
OF seats Opened this morning
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

big Dickson engines, which came into
the Santa Fe shops Monday These
new engines have electric headlights,
and the heat is so intense that the or
dinary glass usually put on the front
of the headlights would break as the
result of the expansion caused by the
intense heat. This ordinary glass is the
same as heavy window glass and cut
to fit the rounding frame holding the
same.
p The glass which has been placed in
the headlights of the new engines is
in appearance similar to a watch crys-
tai. The effect of the heat on such
glass, and the advantages of this
shape, can be seen at once. The heat
in expanding this glass, does not neces-
sarily force the edges against the frame
with enough strength to break it, but
rather the expansion loses its energy in
forcing the curved glass out, and thus
it keeps from breaking.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
COLORADO CAR FAMINE.
Not Sufficient Passenger Equipment
In the State.

Denver, Sept. 6.-Transportation de-
partments of the different Colorado
railways are unusually exercised. The
Mountain and Plain Festival has elici-
ted the painful knowledge that roads
are all short of passenger cars. The
shortage is aggravated on account OF
the prairie lines having a number of
fail gatherings to attend to during the
week, and those lines cannot. therefore,
assist in wiping out the car famine.
The Santa Fe, Rock Island, BurIing-
ton. and Union Pacific have all been
franticaIy appealed to from offices in
Denver. Chicago and Omaha officials
solemnly aver they have no cars to
spare.
The result is that many of the people
coming to the festival are obliged to
stand up, and the platforms of the cars
are favOrite lounging place. This is
by no means pleasant to the railroad
officers for it enhances the danger to
passengers.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Depot Crowds In Mexico.

'It is a strange thing" said a Mexi-
can Central employe here, Ito see how
the crowds gather at a depot in Mexico
whenever a train comes in. They seem
to spring up from all sides and they ap-
parentIy have nothing to do but, get in
the way of everybody They stand in the
doorway of the baggage and waiting
rooms and block up the passage and
the passengers get off. They are always
policemen enough around the depot to
arrest the whole crowd if they would
do something but they never make an
effort to keep the crowd in order. Lots
of times We have to just drive them away
in order to get room to move and to en-
able passengers to get on and off the
trains without stepping on them. All the
time we are doing this the policemen
stand and grin at us but never think it
IiTneS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

have returned from a short fishing trip
to Bean Lake, near AtchisOn.
1t is now very probable that the base
ball team at the Santa Fe shops will be
accommodated with a game with the
Emporia team. Several attempts have
been made heretofore to get a game
with Emporia but not until Monday did
any satisfactory answer come from
there. The EmpOria boys got brave all
of sudden and published piece in the
EmpOria Gazette last week to the effect
that the Topeka shop team was afraid
to meet them. The Topeka boys an
sWered their printed challenge so quick
that the Emporia team is reported to
have had a chill in consequence. The
game will be played the latter part of
this week or the first part of next.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
SANTA FE ANNUAL REPORT
Shows the Great System to Be In a
Prosperous Condition.

Prosperous Condition.
The annual report of the Atchison,
Topeka &. Santa Fe for the twelve
months to June 80, of which proof
sheets are now at hand, discIoses sub
stantial advance over the favorable re-
suits attained in each of the previous
years of the present companys opera
tiOns. Though the outcome of the corn
crop in the cOmpany's territory was not
especially favorable last year while the
yield of winter wheat in Kansas this
year decreased about 25 per cent, the
expansion in earnings was heavy,
amounting to 81, ,299, 400, following an in
crease in the previous year of $5,581, 600.
The last six months of the fiscal year
was marked by a steady reduction IN
the abnOrmally large charges for i'm
provements of the roadway and equip
ment, such heavy expenditures having
been a feature of the cOmpany's policy
since the lines were taken over from
the receivers. The reduction in work
ing charges thus brought about per-
mits a gain to be shown in net earn
ings of s., ,199, 600. practically the same
amount as recorded in 1898.
The large gains in revenue enabled
the company to put its shares on the
dividend list during the past year, two
dividends, one of per cent and the
second of IL per cent on the preferred
shares, of which the first, however,
came out of the surplus earned previous
to the beginning of the present fiscal
year. The growth of the company may
be summarized by stating that the ball
ance of $1.452. AS shown after payment
of fixed charges in 1887. increased to
SO, $50. .425 in 1898, and to sc, 6,421, ,S3S in 1899
A reduction of grades on the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe, estimated to cost
81. 290 000 is in progress, S990,000 having
already been expended. Besides IS, 919,
726 expended on capital account for inn
prOVements in 1899. $3.50. 900 was charged
for new lines and terminals and $2462.-
600 was also provided for the purchase
of the San Francisco & San Joaquin
| Valley railroad stock, that line giving
the company an entrance into San
Francisco by the close of the present
calendar year; and it is believed that
when this road is completed it will be
self-suppOrting, besides controlling for
of trans-cOnstinenta1 traffic than they
have heretofore enjoyed. Several
pages of the chairmanS remarks are
given up to an account OF the new
branches under construction besides the
San Francisco line. There are about
! eleven of these lines, the capital ex-
penditures in the Sear on their account
being $3.50, 900.
There are now 27,O26 freight cars
equipped with air brakes and % $50 with
automatic cOuplers, out OF a total Of
rs 436.
The balance sheet shows many
changes incidental to the operations of
a progressive company actively engaged
erty. The total funded debt Outstand-
| ing. including $51,346, 600 incomes, is
| $1S1, sos, $50 or $25,4 403 per mile, with a
yearly fixed charge of $1,022 per mile,
while the gross earnings per mile in
1899 were $5,761.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
CENTRAL BRANCH CHANGES.
Agents at Concordia, Greenleaf and
Superior, Neb, Transferred.

Concordia, Kan. Sept. Z6-Important
changes have been made in station
agents on the Central Branch of the
Missouri Pacific road, to take effect Oc-
tOber 1. as follows
L NJ. Shippee. agent at Greenleaf,
who has been connected with the Cen
trail Branch since 1879, takes the Con-
cordia station, while J. ". Bartlette.
now agent here. who has been in the
Missouri Pacific and Central Branch
service for over % years. goes to Su-
perior. Neb., where he takes charge of
the Missouri Pacific business.
H P. Taylor, whom Mr.. Bartlette re-
lieves. will have charge of the Green
leaf station. ConcOrdia has always been
looked upon as being the best paying
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
FIVE MILES OF sIDETRAoK
To Be Built by Santa Fe at La Junta
-Other Improvements.

La Junta. Sept. 26.-The Santa FTe has
commenced work on the extensive i'm
provenents in the local yards, which
months past. The ground has been
staked off for the location of the new
freight house on the company property
north of the st. Charles hotel and the
rails and ties for several new side
tracks in that vicinity are already on
the ground. About five miles of new
sidetracks will be constructed in the
course of the next month or two.
The old freight house viii be removed
to the new site and remodelled, and
about 250 feet of new platform con-
structed in addition to that now in use.
new vitrified brick platform around
the depot and between the tracks viii
also be built, James McNeen having al
ready secured the contract to supply
the necessary material
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
SANTA FE EARNINGS
The Fiscal Year Ends With a Net
Increase of S2,199.O53.

Reports of the Santa Fe for the fiscal
year ended June 80. including the opera
tions of the Rio Grande and Ell sPasO and
the Southern Kansas Railway of Texas,
contain the following figures:
1892 1895 Increase.
ings ..es....s4O. .518. 499 $39 2141OO $1,299 s99
penses -. q. sos 6S1 2S. sos 335 S99 654
Net earnings. L, 900, III To- 707, 764 ?, 1879 053
Decrease.
Earnings of the road during August and
thus far in September have kept well up
to the best previous record Roughly
speaking it is estimated that gross earn
ings during August will be equal to those
reported for July. and the net income for
the month will be quite as large.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
WAS IT a FAINT HEART
Two Men Who Could Not Stand
Atmosphere of Hospital

The following story is told on Mark
Withers and two friends who were with
him a few days since:
Withers was knocked off a street car
a few wetks ago and had his head so
badly cut that it was necessary to take
66 stitches. For several days he was in
the hospital undergoing treatment, and
while of late he has been at home, he
has been visiting the hospital every day
or two to house his wounds dressed. 1t
was on one of these visits that the in
cidents of the story happened, and his
two friends and a surgeon at the hos
pitaI were the important actors
Not very many days ago. Withers.
together with two friends, who are we'll
known to the shopmen, went to the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
JOHNSON IN CHARGE.
Kansas Man Takes Charge of Demo
cratic Press Bureau.

Chicago. Sept. 26.-Samue1 B. Cook. who
manages the ways and means bureau Of
the Democratic party. returned yesterday
from a trip to Missouri He said that
Executive Chairman Johnson OF the nat
ional committee. would move the Demo
cratic press bureau from P ] DeVlin :
office when he returned TO Chicago about
October S, and thereafter Nj Johnson
press of the country with campaign lit
erature. When Mr. Johnson was here re
Gently he notified Mr. Devlin that his
services would be dispensed with on his
return.
Cooks Unity building office. Next year
a special editor viii be appointed. Mr..
Cooks intention is to supply the press
with signed articles from party leaders
each week.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
YUCATAN ADVANCEMENT.
Railroads to Be Built and Line of
Vessels Arranged For

City of Mexico. Sept. 26.-Don Manuel
Sierre Mendez, managing director of the
Southeastern railroad of Yucatan. has
departed for New York accompanied by
his wife, Done Guadalupe COmis de Sierre
Mendez.
The object of the visit to New York of
Mr. Manuel Sierre MendeZ is to conclude
arrangements for the construction of the
Southeastern railroad of Yucatan. He
will also endeavor to organize company
to cOlOnize and exploit the fertile lands
of the island of CozumeI and to put on a
line of vessels for the shipment of the
varied fruits of said island to American
markets. The tropical fruit of the ISL
land of COzumel is considered superior
to that of Central America
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

ST must tell you that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
more for me than any doctor.
81 was troubled with irregular
menstruation. Last summer L began
the use Of your Vegetable Compound,
and after taking two bottles, 1 have
been regular every month since.
recommend your medicine to all. -
Mrs. MAGGIE A. BROwN, WEST Pr.
Pleasant. N J.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Mr.. c. R. Hudson Installed.

Mr.. H. r. NickersOn, vice president
and general manager of the Mexican
Central railway, and Mr.. c. r. Hudson,
the new general freight and passenger
the general managers private car Ac-
cOmpanying Mr. NickersOn We're his
wife and daughter and Miss Helen
Thompson, of Topeka, who will spend
q few weeks in Mexico as the guest of
Miss Nickerson. Mr.. Hudson will at
once assume the duties of his new posi-
tion. He has taken apartments at the
SAM hOtel.-MeXica Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
STUNG TO DEATH.
Bees Resent the Use Of Sui
phur.

Alliance, o., Sept. 26.-John Carson, a
farmer aged 65 of Newton Fails. was
stung to death today by bees Carson de-
sired to work in his apiary and to quiet
the bees burned sulphur. This only en-
ragged the bees. however. and they swarm
ed over him, stinging him in hundred of
places. He made his way to the house.
where he fell to the floor Several hours
L. tar. he q
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
PATCHEN AND GENTRY.
Thousands Will Be at Wichita For the
Big Race of Wednesday.

Wichita, Sept. 26.-At least 20. 900 peo-
pie are expected here Wednesday to
witness the race between Gentry and
Patchen, the two famous PAGERS. The
two horses are quartered at the track
and hundreds of citizens go out morn
ing and evening to watch them take
their trial spin.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
The Lecture Course.

The date of the first lecture in the
course for this season is Monday, Oc-
tober 8. Purchasers of season tickets
viii draw numbers for choice Of seats
a the High school building Saturday
of this week or Monday or Tuesday af-
ternocrs of next week. Tickets are on
sale at Kellam's, Moore's, and Rowley
& Shows, or they may be obtained from
members of the lecture course commit
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Five People Drowned.

Kingston, Jamaica. Sept. 26-The Atlas
Steam mship cOmpany's steamer Adula.
Captain McAuley. from Kingston for Bal
tinore foundered at $3.50 today, off Port
Morant. on the south coast of Jamaica.
Five people lost their lives, including Mr.
Percy. the first officer.