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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Operators Are Having
a Last Inning.
Demands of Committees Are Be-
ing Passed on Finally.
WORK BY DIVISIONS.
Superintendent Are Assisting
Mr.. Resseguie and Mr.. ShOles.
But Few Increases in Salaries
Are Being Granted.

General superintendent Resseguie
and Superintendent Of Telegraph Sholes
of the Santa Fe are now engaged in
passing finally upon the demands of the
general grievance committee of the Or
der of Railway Telegraphers. The de-
mands are being passed upon according
to divisions, and the division superin-
tendents of the road are cooperating
with Mr.. Resseguie and Mr.. Sholes in
the work
The lists of the Chicago, eastern and
southern Kansas divisions were gone
over yesterday afternoon. Today the
work is on the middle, Panhandle and
Oklahoma divisions. Tomorrow the adj
justment will be completed by going
over the western, New Mexico and Rio
Grande divisions.
Last March the grievance committee
Of operators came to Topeka with the
announcement that the schedule made
a year before contained many injustices
in the matter of rules, and with the
demand that concessions in salaries be
made by the company corresponding to
a horizontal increase of Is per cent.
The committee first met with General
Superintendent ReSSeguie who refused
to grant what was asked General Man
ager Nudge was next visited, and he
followed in the footsteps of Mr.. Res
Seguie. Vice President Barr was then
appealed to, and When he announced
his views to be the same as those Of
the general superintendent and general
| manager, President Ripley was asked
for conference. A final meeting with
the chief executive of the road was held
on June Is with the result that the com
mittee was referred back to General
| Superintendent Resseguie, and that Off
cial was asked to go over the demands
| by divisions and make such adjust
ment as he thought necessary.
| The operators viii be compelled to
| abide by the decisions now being made.
/ In very few instances are the requests
| for increases in salaries being granted,
as at the time the new schedule was
made over a year ago the company
| made a considerab BILE concession in this
particular. Where the rules of the
schedule appear to work a hardship in
individual cases, correction is being
| made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
RAILROAD PROGRESS.
Statistics Show the Enormous Bust
ness of American Roads.


The general exhibit for the fiscal year
shows that the length of American rail-
roads on December 81, 1898, was 1856, 500
in the year. There is, in addition to the
mileage already given, 60,344 miles of sec
ond tracks, sidings, etc, making grand
total of 245 238 miles of track. OF this
mileage 220. S09 miles of track are equipped
with steel rails, and only "a ABS miles have
iron rails. There are 36,746 engines, D.
S44 passenger cars and l 284, SO7 freight
panies are 81, 96S, Isl, 204; the excess of as
sets over liabilities is s316, GIG 49S. The total
assets are $12. 2S5, 367, 702. The actual num-
Der of miles of railroad operated was
1874, 532. The total train mileage was $685.
010,232 In 1898, 514, 9S2 2SS passengers were
carried, and the passenger mileage was
13, So 497 644 miles 912 973 S53 tons of freight
ings amounted to 1912, 5S9, 591. The earn
ings from freight were S66S, 924,526. The
total earnings from all sources were ST.
PAS, 55S, 724. The net earnings amounted to
$685., SEC, 474. The total available revenue
was S494, zoo, 378.
These figures show what an enormous
business American railroads are doing,
progress is all the more remarkable when
it is remembered that it was not till 1912
that the railroad from Boston to the
Hudson and from the Hudson at Albany
to Lake Erie at Buffalo was completed.
In 1S4S the progress made in railroad con-
struction was so slow and unpromising
that the total mileage of lines completed
first movement in the construction of rail-
roads dates from the discovery of gold
in California. From 1849 to 1857, il, 13S
miles of railway were constructed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Senator Baker Secures Pensions.

Washington, June 29.-The following
pension claims of Kansas were allowed
last week through Senator Bakers ef-
forts: Peter Foreson, Floral, increase
SO; Geo. W. Watson, Kinsley, increase
SO; Nicholas Reitz, Olathe, increaseS10;
Philip McCully, Kansas City, original
Sc; Chas. B. Haas, Walton, rein. and in
crease, $14 and $50; James G. HANDLE
ton, independence, increase, $17; Seth E,
A Leavitt, Baldwin, original, Sc; Albert
Siebentritt, Leavenworth, renewal SO;
Isaac Sultz, Lewis reissue, $14; B. Bal
linger, Elk City, additional, S12; Othoa
DeMoss, LaCygne, increase, IS; John NJ.
Smith, National Military home; increase
So; John Keller, Howard, increase So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Pensions For Kansans

washington, June Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Martin F. Grindstaff, Ante
lope, Sc; Vim. L. Haslzins, Dennis, Sc;
Phillip McCulIy, Kansas City, Sc; Jas.
Rumble, Douglass. Sc; Dewitt c. Good
rich, National Military home, Leaven-
worth, Sc: Enoch Hill, Nickerson, Sc;
Rudolph Umbarger, carleton, IS; Spec
act. June Il, Edward L. Ruby, Garden
City, ST.
Increase-Lewis C.Pound, East Hutch
inscn, So; Carlos Everett, Winfield, s17;
James Fitzgerald, National Military
home, Leavenworth, IS; Geo. w Wat
son, Kinsley, SO; Peter Foreson, Floral,
$40; Spec. act. June IA, Allen Buckner,
Baldwin, $50.
Reissue-Charles F. Bridges, Galena,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY.
Farmer Accused of Gouging Out a
Hogs Eyes and Beating it to Death.

Fort Scott, June 29.-James Lewis, a
well to do farmer of Linn county. inst
across the Bourbon county line, was
here today and employed County Attor-
ney Sheppard to defend him against the
charge of mutilating his live stock Mr.
colt.
The arrest was made at the instiga-
ton of 7. P. Brown, a son-in-law of the
accused, and Mr.. Lewis claims it is sim
ply the result of a conspiracy on the
part OF his wife and family to get his
property from him. He and his wife
are separated. The complaint charges
a peculiar crime, namely, that the de-
PENDANT, with extreme cruelty beat two
OF his own hogs to death, but not until
after he had taken a pocket knife and
gouged out both of the eyes of one of
them. The accusation is that the hogs
were mutilated and killed by their own
er in a mad rage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
ESTIMATE OF wELLHoUsE.
Says Kansas Will Have 100000
Bushels of Apples This Year.


Leavenworth, June 29.-In discussing
this years apple crop Fred Wellhouse,
the veteran apple grower, said yester-
day that while it is impossible to esti-
mate the final output, at this time, con-
dlt1onS are very favorable; and if they
continue so, the crop will be easily A.
100000 bushels. This crop which now
appears in prospect, is as big as the one
in 1890.
There is a total in Kansas of II. OOo. 900
apple trees planted upon about 200. 600
acres of land.
The largest orchard in the state. as
well as in the world, is in Usage county
1t consists of 500 acres and is the pro-
perty of Mr.. Wellhouse and his two
brothers.
These gentlemen own beside this vast
tract, 6SI acres in four Leavenworth
county orchards, and 100 acres in Miami
county, making a total of 1 SAT acres. all
IN bearing trees. One-third of this vast
acreage, or more than 500 acres, is
planted in Ben Davis apples.
According to the records kept by Mr..
WeIIhouse and he has a record of ev-
cry bushel of apples which his orchards
nave produced) these 1,647 acres have
produced in 20 years a total of 416, 600
bushels.
Mr.. Wellhouse has found through his
~ years of observation that the annual
output of the Ben Davis variety is .SS5
OF an average crop; Missouri Pippin, 1888;
" Inc sap, ZIG and Jonathan 957
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
DIR. G. 4. INQUIRE CHOSEN.
Topeka Physician Elected President
q of Santa Fe Surgeons, Association.


The fourth annual meeting of the
Santa Fe Medical and Surgical society
closed last evening, after an all day
session at the Santa Fe hospital in this
city.
The hall in which the meeting was
held was beautifully decorated with
flowers and draped in the national
colors-
AT the meeting it was decided to hold
the semi-annual meeting in Colorado
Springs September 26.
The election of officers resulted in the
following:
President-Dr c. A. Mcclure, Topeka.
First vice president-Dr. w. R. Priest,
Concordia.
Second vice president-Dr. ]. ]. shuler,
Ration, N. NJ.
Third vice president-Dr. H. E. Hast
ings Olathe.
Denver, Colo.
Secretary and treasurer-Dr. ]. D.
Freeman, Topeka.
Dr. w. E. Hawley of Chicago and DR..
F. c. Roberts of Fort Madison, Iowa,
were elected as honorary members of
the society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
A Saline County SIGHT.

J. F. Merrill took a party last night in
the Price brothers two wagonettes out
to KOlls Hill to obtain a view Of the
wheat. The party arrived at the hill at
1880 and saw the finest stretch Of wheat
ever viewed in this part of Kansas. With
their spy-glasses a view of 20 miles
could be obtained. At that late hour,
eleven headers We're seen at work. One
threshing machine had just started on
John Weisgerber's place. About one
fourth of the wheat was still standing
and appearances indicated that it would
take until Saturday night to finish the
cutting-Salina Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
MIR. MCPHERSON SATISFIED.
General Manager Of Mexican Central
Doesn't Want to Change.

Mr. H R. Nickerson, general man
ager of the Mexican Central, passed
through Topeka. yesterday afternoon
over the Santa F'e.
Mr. Nickerson is en- route to the City
of Mexico from New York, after spend
ing about four weeks in the east on
business.
When asked concerning the rumor of
his leaving the Mexican Central he said:
There is absolutely no foundation for
the rumor. I am satisfied with my pres
ent place and do not seek a change"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
FOR OCCUPATION TAX.
Ordinance in z. @. Z. to Assess Rail-
roads $500 Annually.

Kansas City, Kan. June 29.-Alderman
Zane introduced an ordinance at the
last council meeting placing an occupa-
ton tax of $500 annually upon all steam
railroads within the corporate limits
The measure was pronounced regular
and legally drawn up by the city attor-
ney and was referred. to the proper
committee. In the event of the passage
of the ordinance the revenue from that
source will be from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Deed of BLAIR Line Filled.

Kansas City, June pa deed was
filed yesterday conveying the entire pro-
Southern railroad, known as the Blair
line including all franchises, rights of
way. terminals, buildings, rolling stock
and equipment, to the St. Louis & San
Francisco Railway company. The road
sold extends from Kansas City to Boil
var in Polk county, Mo. The considera-
ton is 50, 300 600, payable in divisional
bonds of the st. Louis and San Francis
co, secured by a mortgage known as a
purchase money lien. This mortgage
was also filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Long FIight For PIGEONS.

H. S. Miller, of the Wells Fargo ex-
press office, received this morning 100
homing pigeons from f. w Ward of
Chicago. The pigeons are out on 9. trial
trip and are to be set free at the Santa
F'e depot tomorrow morning between
daybreak and sunrise and by dark they
are all to be back in their Chicago quar-
ters. The distance to be covered is $50
miles and as this is an exceptionally
long fly for one day some of the pigeons
will probably have to go to roost and
come into Chicago Sunday morning.
lola Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

A $4,000 damage case against the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific was field in
the Atchison district court by attorneys
from Horton, which is the home of the
plaintiff, Mrs. Alice Meadows. Mrs.
Meadows is the widow of Henry H. Mead
ows, fireman on the above road, who re-
ceived fatal burns September 8, 1899,
through the explosion of a Locomotive
boiler, which the petition claims was de-
fective. The accident occurred between
Horton and Belleville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Henderson Nominated 10th Time

Waterloo. Ia, June 2s.-Spealxer Hen
derson was renOminated by reclamation
by the Third district Republican con-
vention for his tenth term as represen-
tative in congress. The nomination was
made amid great enthusiasm. Speaker
Henderson made a short speech of ac-
ceptance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
ALONG THE BIG MUDDY.
Inspector Viewing the River Below
LeaveuWorth

Leavenworth, June 29-Ed Jones, gov
eminent inspector for the work done on
the Missouri river. was in the city yes
terday making an inspection of the i'm
provements along the river.
When seen last night he said that the
object of this trip was to inspect the
bikes Of the river between this point
and Kansas City. This morning he will
inspect the two bikes above the city
and the one opposite it. In the after
noon he will start on a tour of inspec-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Switch Engine Taken OF:

Leavenworth, June 2e.-An order has
been received by the Santa Fe officials of
the city stating that the switch engine
which is used on Choctaw street will be
taken off and the switching done here
after by the road engine which pulls the
freight train between LeavenWorth and
Topeka on the Southwestern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Missouri Pacific Throneh Steamer.

Wichita, June 29.-The Missouri Pacific
will put on through sleeper from ST.
Louis to Denver, via Wichita, on July 1.
At present the sleeper runs from st. Louis
it will run through to Colorado points.
This will result in no little good to
Wichita as it will allow eastern people
to 60 to Colorado BY way Of Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Riceville Has a MYsterv.

Galena, June 29.-Constderable excite
ment prevails at Riceville, two miles
southwest of this place. Parties found
a dead horse in the timber near that
place today, with five or six bullet holes
in its head, it's throat cut and the har-
ness slashed to pieces. In a buggy near
by was some bloody Undertaking. The
surrounding country is now being
searched to solve the mystery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Repair Shops For Enporia.

Emporia, Kan, June pa committee
of Emporia business men who yesterday
visited the officers of the proposed Still
well road at Kansas City, returned and
made public their report, in which they
express confidence in securing a round
house and repair shops for Emporia.
If they got them, Emporia will have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

the season. On the return trip a game
has been scheduled with Atchison.
Several changes have recently been
made in the personnel of the team. The
new players added to the team have
had no team practice with the Reds"
The team will go to St Joe expecting to
win, however. The REDS have only
met with one defeat this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Sale of School Bonds.

Coffeyville, June 29-Treasurer E. NJ.
Kane of the board of education is ad-
vertising that he has money on hand to
pay all the warrants against school dis
trict No. 3. This means that the issue
of $4,000 bonds has been sold and the
money is being used to pay off the out
standing warrants. The bonds were sold
to a Kansas City man at a premium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
SANTA FE AND S. P. COMBINE.
Said That Deal Has Been Made to
Control California Business.

San Francisco, June 29.-The Chroni-
Gle says that the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe roads have perfected a traffic
deal that is designed to control effect
ually all the passenger business in the
state Of California, within the territory
of the two companies. The main fea-
lures of this agreement, according to
the Chronicle are an interchange of
tickets to San Joaquin Valley points, no
Santa FTe passenger trains to Los Ange-
les and no rate cutting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
To work for Good Roads.

Ottawa, June ga meeting will be
held in Ottawa on Saturday, July II, to
organize a permanent good roads asso-
citation for the county. The meeting will
be under the direction of James Nc
Proud, chairman of the organization
committee appointed by the good roads
meeting held in Ottawa some time ago
under the auspices of the Commercial
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Farmer Shoots Himself.

Salina, June 29.-Ben Kirtley, an aged
farmer, accidentally shot himself nine
miles east of here Thursday afternoon.
Ell was taking his shotgun to the har-
vest field with him and in some manner
it was discharged while he was hand
ing it to his son. He will probably die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
.. q q. improvements.

The management of the Leavenworth
& Topeka line will lay new steel be-
tween Meriden Junction and Oskaloosa
in July. New sidetracks will be put in
and the present sidetracks heightened.
After July 1 the train for Leavenworth
will leave Topeka at a. M. and leave
Meriden at $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
MoPHERsoN,s BIG cRoP.
Farmers Blessed With Big Returns in
Wheat and Other Grain.

Mcpherson. June 29-This week Nc
PhersOn farmers will finish harvesting
their crop of nearly $4,000 acres of
wheat. There has not been a better
crop throughout the county for several
years and it is quite probable that the
average yield at a conservative estimate
will be over 20 bushels an acre.
This viii make about $500 900 bushels,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
Galena Youth Drowned.

Galena, June 29-Otis Lilly, the IT.
year-old son of John Lilly, was drowned
Thursday He and a companion were
bathing in Shoal creek when Lilly got
into water over his head and, not being
able to swim, drowned before he could
be rescued. His body was found an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

The Union Pacific have arranged for
extra equipment on all trains for Kan
sas City July 4th and special train will
leave Kansas City for Salina at II p. m.
in addition to usual evening trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
$780,.
Kansas City and Return via the
Santa Fe Route.

Special train from Topeka July 4,
leaving here $50 a. m, arriving at Kan
sas City 11:59 a. m.
Leaves Kansas City returning at 1870
p. m.
we also have six other trains daily
between Kansas City and Topeka.
Tickets on sale July ?, 8 and 4. Good
returning July 9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

ton between here and Kansas City. He
said that a great deal of money had
been spent around Parkville, Quindaro
and other points along the route in the
last 10 years. and that they were to now
find out how we'll it was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
THE s.REDs" TO ST. JOE.
Crack Santa Fe Ball Team Will Play
There Saturday.

The Santa Fe Reds" will play
game of ball with the St Joseph team
tomorrow at St. Joseph. This game was
arranged for some time ago, and will
probably be one of the best games of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29
$4,000 For Meadows Death.

to give the right of way, thirty addi-
tional acres and not less than $40, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

See Swan Fountain Pens. Benefits
Book Store, $50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-29

Bradshaw. handmade harness,81 K. av
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
The GOOD Road. Pro.rsct.

The chief obstacle to the general
use of the automobile in this country
is the disgraceful lack of good roads.
Such an event as the Paris Bordeaux
automobile race in France or the Eng
lish excursion from London to Edin-
burgh and return would be impossi-
BILE in this country, simply because we
have not got 500 continuous miles of
road tit for the automobile or for any
other vehicle.
But the movement in favor of good
roads which gained such reinforce
ment from the bicycle Is being strength
ened by the introduction of the auto
mobile. A project has been started
among colony of wealthy summer
residents of New Hampshire to inn
prove tourists roadway of 800
miles from Boston to Dublin, n. H.,
thence up the Connecticut Valley,
through the White Mountains. down
to the Maine coast and back to Boston.
The disastrous failure of recent
attempt TO travel by automobile from
New York to Buffalo demonstrated the
disgraceful condition of the ordinary
roads in the Empire State. If the
New England project results in giving
us 800 continuous miles of good road
1t will he valuable and much-needed
object lesson.-New York World.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
Parliament's Quarter Dinners.

The mere fact that one is Il ipembeI
of the House of Commons does not
necessarily imply that one squanders
wealth with n hand that Is lavish, as
many coniiding constituents have
learned after an election to their pain
Thus there was no general panic
when 1t was announced that the kitch
en- committee decided to organize q
shilling dinner for thirty legislators
Curiosity merely turned ON what the
meal would consist of and 1t was
found that it included n cut off the
joint al libtum, potatoes and yegeta
bles, also ad llbitum, and as much
bread, butter, and cheese as the diner
desired.
"The curious thing, however, re-
marked the Liverpool Courier, lis that
it is not the poorer members who avail
themselves of the dinner. There are
millionalres in the House of Commons
to'whom the prospect of plain meal
which they can get without the trou'
BILE of thinking about the menu is Il
great attraction, and they are to be
found among the best patrons of this
economical dinner. r."-London Express