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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
RED CROSS REORGANIZES
Under the Provision of the Recent
Act of Congress.

=, Washington. July 1.-THE National Red
Cross association held a meeting here to-
day to reorganize under the act of in
corporation granted at the last session
Of congress and approved by President
Mckinley on June s. The American asso-
citation has been in existence since 1881,
under the provisions of Geneva convention
and. for the past twelve years has been
aiming at national recognition At the
meeting today the old association passed
out of existence and a new advisory body
was chosen which viii meet some time
within the next ten days to elect officers.
The officers of the Red Cross were enter
tanned by Miss Barton at her home at
Chevy Chase.
The following were elected as members
of the new board, the five first named to
serve for three years, the second five for
two years and the remaining five for one
year:
Clara Barton, b H. Warner, Stephen E.
Barton. Mrs. Ellen S. Massey, Walter P.
Philips Of Connecticut. VIM. F1ather. W.
H Michael, Samuel z. Jarvis of New
York, A C. Kaufman of South Carolina,
Joseph Gardner of Indiana, General Dan
lei Hastings of Pennsylvania, Mrs. J. FL
len Foster. Mrs. James Tanner, H. B. F.
MacFariand and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of
California.
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AMOUNTED TO $4,000.
What Kansas Has Contributed to In
dia Famine Sufferers

The India famine relief committee has
issued the following statement:
The work of the Kansas India famine
relief committee has not been closed for
the reason that small contributions are
still coming in
In all 41,4SS bushels of corn have been
shipped to New York by the committee
and of this amount 20, 1872 bushels were
shipped to Bombay on the Quito" and
has safely arrived in good condition.
The balance of the corn was sold In
New York and the proceeds, 5000 ca
bled to Bombay. In addition to this, S.
700 in cash was sent from here, making
in all, 20. 1872 bushels of corn and S17,700
cash laid down in Bombay by the com
mittee for the famine stricken of India
Included in the shipment of corn to
New York were 3126 bushels contribu-
ted in kind; 1884 bushels of corn con-
tributed were shipped to Chicago and
Missouri river points and sold for $Ss4-25
more than the value Of the corn when
contributed. The money received for
this corn was refnvested in corn shipped
to New York and in this way enough
money was realized to pay all the ex-
pense of collecting the corn and money,
and the generous contributors have the
satisfaction of knowing that every dol
lar paid to the committee has gone to
India, either in corn or money.
The Rock Island and Santa Fe each
hauled 20 cars, containing more than
one thousand bushels each to Chicago,
and the New York Central. pennsylvania
lines and Baltimore & Ohio hauled the
corn from Chicago to New York free of
charge. In addition the Santa F'e ship
ped 3. $40 bushels from Kansas points to
Chicago and the Missouri Pacific 1,094
bushels from Jewell City to Atchison
without charge
Richardson & Co. of Chicago bought
some of the corn at 65 cents and the
Baker Greenleaf company of Atchison
paid more than the market price for the
corn shipped to them and charged no
commission.
Hulburd. Warren & Co, of Chicago,
transferred our entire train of 20 cars
and changed the banners and flags and
charged nothing.
The treatment accorded the commit
tee by the railroads and commission
men has been most generous.
T. J. Anderson. secretary and business
agent OF the committee estimates that In
all the contributions made by Kansas
through the committee and the amounts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
Chief Engineer Berry of the
Union Pacific to Resign.
Because of a Mistake Which
viii Cost the Road Thousands.
SKILL DESERTED HIM.
Estimated Tons of Dirt and
Gravel as Solid Rock
In Calling For Contracts For
Grading Sherman Hill.
SKILL DESERTED HIM.

Denver, July 11.-Rumors are current
in Denver to the effect that Chief En-
gineer Berry of the Union Pacific will
soon resign and that his resignation is
the result of a mistake in uaderesti-
mating the difficulties in grading
around Sherman Hill, wyoming. It IS
said that Mr.. Berry called for esti-
mates on rock and that with the ex-
ception of a thin layer of stone the con-
tractors have found only gravel.
According to the reports, Mr. Berry.
posed cutoff of the hill and prepared
specificat io-s relative to the character
OF the ground. In his specifications it
is said that he included solid rock for
a distance of nearly quarter of a
mile. When the Fitzpatrick brothers,
the contractors, and others figured on
the work, they took Mr.. Berry'S speci-
fications and their bids took in the rock,
the cost Of removing which is estimat ted
at about five times that of gravel or
dirt. The Kilpatricks were the lowest
bidders and secured the contract
When the contractors reached that
section of the cut-off where rock was
named it is said that they found only
surface rock, to remove which was an
easy task. and that underneath this
layer of rock was gravel such as makes
up the formation of most of the coun-
try around Sherman. A steam shovel
works through the gravel with great
rapldlty and comparatively no blasting
is necessary. The result is that the con-
tractors are several thousands of dol
lars ahead and the road loses several
thousands of dollars.
1t is reported that President Burt was
inspecting the work the other day and
that personally he went over the land
and that he expressed the opinion that
there was no excuse for saying that
rock was to be gone through" Mr..
Berry was with him on the trip, and, it
is said, attempted to point out to Mr..
Burt that there was every indication
that the rock was not a mere stratum,
but solid to the bowels of the earth.
1t is said that Mr.. Burt thinks that it
was the fault of the engineer that the
road loses the money.
Mr.. Berry is accounted one Of the
most skillfuI engineers in the country.
He was chief engineer of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad
when Mr.. Burt was its general man
ager. When Mr.. Burt was made presi-
dent of the Union Pacific he called Mr.
Berry to his present position. Friends
of the engineer do not believe that the
mistake, if mistake there was, is his
fault.
The railroad loses the money because
the bid would have been much lower
for removing gravel than for blasting
out rock The bid having been accept
ed and contracts signed the Kilpat-
ricks must be paid the full amount of
their bid.
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company B. Thirtieth infantry, Henry
c. BIaisig.
Died from wounds received in action
June 16. company c, Twenty-eighth
infantry, Peter Duncan; June 16, COM
pany c, Twenty-sixth infantry, Thomas
Costigan; troop NJ, Third cavalry, Aus
tin A. Wfgers.
Malarial feyer-June 81, company Q,
Forty ninth infantry, Thomas E.
Swami; June II. company 7, Twenty
first infantry, Sergeant Henry N. Hall;
July 2. company G, Forty-sixth infan-
try, Corporal Samuel r. Regnier.
Tuberculosis-July 2. company l.,
Forty-seventh infantry, Samuel Q.
Jackloman: June 80, company c,
Thfrty-ninth infantry, Everett Kerby;
June 4, company NJ, Sixth infantry.
Chas. z. Ord.
Variola-JuIy 3. battery H, Third ar
tillery, George l. Cross; July 2, COM
pany D, Forty-eighth infantry, Noah H.
Lener; June q, company D, Fourth in
fantry, Henry Baltinger.
Drowned-April 4, company (, Twen-
ty-second infantry. Paul Fox.
Pneumonia-June "a, company T,
Nineteenth infantry, Edward G. Lane
Scorbutus-June IS. Thomas NJ. Gray
Diarrhoea-June 10, company B,
Twenty-sec infantry, Chas- G.
Peters
Mercuria1 poisoning, accidental-July
L, hospital corps, Joseph A Jarvin.
Carcinoma-June "A. company G,
Twenty second infantry. Jas. F. Kelly
Elnterocolitis-July 1, company H,
Thirteenth infantry, Quartermaster
Sergeant James T Stop.
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CAN NOT DO IT.
w. H. R0ssington, Gold Demo-
crat, Against Bryan.
VIII Remain Out of the Demo-
cratic Party.
HE is VERY RADICAL.
Calls the Democratic Candidate
Demag0gue.
Hopes to See "GOOd Men" at
Head of the Party.
He Is VERY RADICAL.

''Wi1I the Gold Democrats of Topeka
support Bryan at the coming election"
was a question asked w. H. Rossing-
ton, a prominent gold Democrat 4 can
not speak for all of then,'' said Mr..
Rossington, but I will not support him.
7 would not support Mr.. Bryan under
any circumstances as I consider him a
demagogue. He is a. talker, not a think
err. / will stay out of the Democratic
party until it comes to its senses and
gives up the Populistic doctrine of pa
ternalism, free silver and other foolish
ideas. There are some things in the
Democratic platform as adopted in
Kansas City that I consider all right,
but the reafirning of the anarchistic
platform written by Altgeld and called
the Chicago platform is too much for
me.
1.-THE entire Chicago affair is disgust
ing as it was there that the old line
Democrats were forced from the party
That platform was for a government of
free riot and it means the same thing
today. In my opinion there is but one
thing for the old Democrats to do and
that is turn Bryan down hard
In speak king of the attempt to make
imperialism the chief issue, Mr.. Ros-
sington said he considered it a. dodge to
catch votes and to cover the 16 to
plank They will gain nothing by that
and I believe will lose Votes,'' he adj
ded.
They advance a peculiar plea to get
US back in the party. They say that the
question of money has been settled and
can not be changed for six years as it
will be that long before the senate can
be changed politically. and then they
ask US to vote for the very men who
want to disturb the business OF the
country.
Il hope to again see good men at the
head of the Democratic party; men who
will stand for the old Democratic prin-
ciples and will cast aside the Populistio
ideas and do something besides de-
nounce and deplore- No true Demo-
cratic platform will call for the over
throwing of the courts and a govern
ment of paternaIisIn.'
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MANILA DEATH LIST.
Macarthur Cables Report From the
Hospitals

Washington, July 11.-Genera1 Mac
Arthur cables the following death list
from Manila:
Dysentery-June IS, company D,
Twenty infantry, Daniel Lynch:
June II, company, z, Twenty-second in
fantry. Robert E. Ellis; June 2. COM
pany 3. Forty-second infantry, Samuel
Dearmond; June 4, company F, Forty
third infantry, Jesse Barlow; June l,
company D, Thirty-sixth infantry. Mar
tin J. Conway; June 27, Eighteenth in
fantry, unassigned, Charles Grimm;
June %, company L. Sixth infantry.
John J. Coyle; June 4, company d.
Thirty-ninth infantry, James A. KEEL
Ter; June 9, company a, Thirty ninth
infantry, Cook Adolph Hugh; July z,
company G, Seventeenth infantry. VIM
J. Regan; July 3, company H, Forty
sixth infantry, Oscar Peterson;
July 4, company NJ, Thirty-ninth in
fantry, Benjamin NJ Kerr; July 2, COM
pany I, Thirtieth infantry, Frank
O'Brien: July 1, company A. Thirty
ninth infantry, Julius Anderson: July
Z, company C. Thirty-fourth infantry,
Matt Ekola-
Typhoid fever-JuIy 3. company K,
Thirty-third infantry, VIM H Bost-
wick; June Is, company c, Twenty
sixth infantry, John E. Farrell; July 4,
company B, Thirty-fourth infantry,
Corporal Charles W. Gilpin: July 6,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
ARGUMENTATIVE STAGE
Has Been Reached in the South Afri-
can War.

Pretoria, July 1.-THE British suc~
cess at Bethlehem has considerably i'm
proved the prospects for peace, II IS
said The whole of the government OF
President Steyn of the Orange Free
State has surrendered except President
Steyn himself Those officials who are
prisoners have been allowed to com
municate with President Steyn for the
purpose of attempting to prove to him
the useIessness of a continuance Of the
struggle which can only produce blood
shed without any counterbalanclng al
vantages The collapse of the forces OF
General Dewet is expected daily The
Beers here say that the men have taken
a solemn oath never to personally sur
render. but they are beginning to see
the unfafrness of sacrl hcing life to per-
sonal wishes.
1t is expected that when General
Botha learns of the defeat of his col
leagues he will gladly enter. into con-
ferences looking TO the establishment OF
peace The need of more civil admins
traitors is urgent and the necessity for
their appointment is bee coming daily
more apparent. Intelligent adminlstra-
tors with a knowledge of the people
could undoubtedly greatly aid in the
future settlement of difficulties inasmuch
as a frank feeling in favor of submis-
sion is prevalent among the Beers.
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WESTERN ROADS QUARREL.
As a Result Uncle Sam Will Save
Much in Transportation of Troops.

Much in Transportation of Troops.
Chicago, July IA big saving will
result TO the government from the burst
ing of the pool of the western railroads
on the soldier business Up to about
ten days ago the transportation COM
panies in the territory west of Chicago
were adhering to an agreement provid-
ing that no line in the combine should
underbid a competitor for the move
nent of United States troops, or, in
other words, that the bids of all the
roads should be the same.
It appears that the interested COM
panies became involved in quarrel
over the division of the revenue due
from the government for the transpor-
tatiOn of soldiers during the Spanish
American war. One of the lines was
charged with agreeing to settle with
the military department at a lower rate
than that agreed upon This had the
effect, practically of GiSSOlving the COM
ern companies recently gave notice that
they would no longer be bound by the
provisions of the agreement and that
in the future they would bid indepen-
IDENTIFY for the military transportation
business.
The first effect of the dissolution of
the pool was yesterday, when 500 SOL
diers from Plattsburg, n. Y, were
taken west from Chicago at a rate of
1885 from here to San Francisco An
idea of the extent to which the govern
ment will benefit from the burst of
the pool may be had when it is said that
heretofore the agreed rate for this bust
ness from Chicago to the golden gate
port was $24. So a net saving of $14.55 on
every ticket.
AS the government is now figuring on
several big movements of soldiers it
will be saved hundreds of thousands of
dollars by the disruption of the pool
ing agreement and the railroads will be
the losers TO the same amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
sTILwELL ROAD MEETING.
Changes Will be Made in Charter at
Kansas City Saturday.

Kansas City, July IA meeting of
the directors of the Kansas City, Mex
leo & Orient railway will be held here
on July il for the purpose of extending
and making some changes in the com
pany's charter. T. E. Stilwell, presi-
dent of the company, who is now in the
east looking after it's finances, will at
tend the meeting.
Surveyors are in the field locating the
line at various points between Kansas
City and Port StiIwell, on the Pacific
coast The route of the line between
Emporia, Kas-, and Wichita has not
yet been fixed, but 1t is expected that
II viii run by the way of FL Dorado.
The projectors Of the Kansas City, Mex
leo & Orient expect TO build it in about
three years.
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FROM NEWTON-

Conductor George Miner has returned
from his visit to St Joe. He was the
guest of a brother while there.
Owing to a rush of work in the paint
shop Walter Taylor has been employed
in this department temporarily Smith
has also taken up the brush during the
absence of Ed Lewis
Lester Reed and Frank Harvey have re-
turned to Arkansas City, where they will
take charge of the rail saw again They
steel.
John Shahan has been promoted and
viii now have charge of the electric lights
Of the Santa Fe plant He will see that
they show the proper degree of briIHancy
and was shining up the globes on the arc
lights this morning
George Dunl1le has moved his desk to
the master mechanics office and now
has very convenient quarters. He has
charge of the fuel business for the Santa
Fe and has been assigned considerable ad-
ditiOnal work He now has charge of the
Oklahoma and Middle divisions.
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KLONDIKE CLEAN UP.
Gold Pack Trains Coming Into Daw
son From the Creeks.

Seattle, Wash, July 1.-THE steamer
City of Seattle returned from Alaska
with a gold contribution of $500 900 to
from the Klondilze. OF the total amount,
dust valued at $500. 600. was shipped out
by the Canadian Bank of Commerce
and the Bank of British North America
of Dawson to the Seattle assay office.
The treasure was stored in thirteen
strong boxes and a few sacks. Besides
this wealth there was not less than
900 on individual gold
Joseph Barrett and P Larsen, two
well known Klondikers, each had sub
stantia1 consignments-
Passengers say the Klondike clean up
is progressing most satisfactorily. Great
gold pack trains are arriving in Dawson
daily from the creeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
Golden Gate Improvement.

San Francisco, July 1.-THE work of
removing Shag rock. which has been a
menace to shipping In this harbor. is
completed. A survey of the bottom of
the bay at the spot where the rock had
shown its head above the water shows
thirty-seven feet of water. A guaran-
tee of only thirty-feet of water was
required of the contractors. The work
of removing Arch rock, which obstructs
the channel near Alcatraz island will
now be commenced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
The Earnings.

The gross earnings Of twenty-nine roads
Tor the fourth week in June were Sc $50 sos,
against So, l06,6S7 for the fourth week in
June, 1889, an increase of $4S6. 219 Twenty
nve roads show increases and four de-
creases- Since January l the roads re-
ferred to above earned S119 $50, 073, an in
crease of 81. 262 Oh over the $105 607, O59 re-
ported for the corresponding period of
1889 For the longer period twenty-six
show increases and three decreases. The
gross earnings for thirty-two roads for
the month OF June were $50 $50 $685. as
against $1S,S71. pa for the corresponding
period last year.
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union Pacific chanee.

Omaha, July 11-Phil NJ Rose, one
of the best known travelling freight
agents in the west, has resigned charge
of the Iowa territory for the Union Pa
cif1c to accept a hattering and unso-
Hcited offer from an eastern mercantile
firm, which will at once take him to
Philadelphia for permanent residence
Mr.. Rose has been for years an active
man in railroad life here, holding down
everything from Office boy for the ST.
Paul & Omaha UP to his present posi-
ton with the Union Pacific. He win be
succeeded by Mr. J. +. Banon.
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Healer Fined 50, 500.

Boston, Mass, July 11-Francis Truth,
who advertised himself as a divine
healer, appeared in the U. s. circuit
court today, withdrew his previous plea
of not guilty pleaded guilty and was
fined 81, 500, which he paid He pleaded
guilty to seven indictments, accusing
him of using the mails to further a
scheme to defraud, which involved his
divine healing methods, and on five
charges he was fined the maximum PEN
atty $500 each.
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Work on Wichita Depot Resumed.

WICHITA. July u--Work on the Missouri
Pacific depot has been resumed. Two
weeks ago the stone masons went out on
a strike for higher wages and shorter
hours and since that time no work has
Deen done, beyond the unloading of ma
teriaL While the work was put back two
weeks by the strike, yet it is thought that
1t Is probable the building will be COM
pleted by the contract time, which is No
Yember I. If the work had been carried
on the foundation would have been com
pleted by this time, but nothing would
have been gained as the brick for the
upper walls has not yet arrived
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SANTA FE LOCALS.

Engineer E c. Webb is laying off.
Engineer James RoIlo has returned to
work.
Engineer James MCNEIL has returned
to work after a short absence
Fireman Dare Beeler is running out of
Topeka during the present rush of bust
ness
Engine No. sos is being broken in on
local passenger runs Nos. l and q
Engine No. 825 will be sent to Fort
Madison to be put in passenger service
there
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Daniel Webster Dead.

San Francisco. July n.-News has just
been received Of the death in Alaska of
Captain Daniel Webster. which took place
June Is Captain Dan" was well known
among the sailors of both the Atlantic and
the Pacific coasts. For many years he
was engaged in the whaling business in
the east sailing from New London, Conn
and from New Bedford. He therA became
acquainted with Captain Morgan one of
the original owners in the Alaska Com
nlercial company. and went 10 Alaska for
that corporation filling an important posi-
ton.
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SANTA FE BONDS.
Company Explains How the Three
Million Dollar Issue Was Used.

New York. July lin statement
made TO the New York Stock Exchange,
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e ex-
plains the purpose for which the issue
Of $S,390,000 of 4 per cent bonds was
authorized Less than $500 600 of the
total amount was applied to improve
ment, the whole amount being appor-
toned as follows: s. I30. 600 for the
acquisition of branch lines and for ex-
tensions; $2T5,3S5 toward the acouisf-
ton of the Atlantic & Pacific property
s25S.325 to retire equipment bonds; $751;
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Burlington Man Here.

j. G. Bramhall, the representative of the
burlington railroad, was in the city yes
terd4y afternoon He had with him an
lnexhauSIble supply of fans advertising
his road. He was distributing them arol1ni
among the railroad offices hotels etc
II IS estimated that If the air set in mo-
ton by all the fans was Combined it
would cause a breeze to blow an the rate
of 81 miles per hour.
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Santa Fe Insnection.

A special train consisting of engine
No go, and private cars 215 and 216
left Topeka this morning at $780, bear
ing General Manager H. Z. Nudge and
General superintendent c. F. REESE
guie of the Santa Fe. The officials will
return Saturday. During their trip they
viii run over the lines of the road in
Oklahoma and Texas
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New Fast Train to Chicago via the
Santa Fe-

Leaves Topeka at $500 p. M, and ar
rives in Chicago at TAO a. m The fast
train via the short line. This train car
ries Free Chair Cars and both Standard
and Pullman Sleepers to Chicago We
also have the old reliable No. 6 leaving
Topeka at 4:40 D. m, arriving in Chicago
at $50 a. m These trains make all Of
the eastern connections. also for Mich
igan and Northern Lake resorts. See T.
L. King for particulars
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Reports Encouraginr.

Encouraging reports continue to be re-
ceived at Santa Fee headquarters here of
the condition of Mr.. D. B. Robinson, ex-
president of the Frisco, and Vice PreSi-
dent E D. Kenna, Of the Santa Fe. They
are both in Chicago under the care of
eminent PHYSICIANS.
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TIE Shawnee County Good Roads as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting at the
Commercial club rooms on Saturday,
July IA, at 2 O'Clock to hear the reports
Of the delegation that attended the
Good Roads congress at Port Huron.
Mich All parties interested, whether
members of the association or not are
invited to attend
H. H. WALLACE,
President.