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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
FESTIVAL ENDS.
COlOred Musicians Close Audi
tOrium Opening Concerts.
Their Efforts Not the Least In
teresting of the Series.
PLANTATION MELODIES
Audience Received These Num-
bers With Great Favor.
Band Played While Audience
Marched Out oG Hall.

The last event in the series of concerts
of the Topeka musical festival opening
the Auditorium was given last night by
the colored people of the city to an
audience of about 1000.
y There was delay and the audience
became impatient Round after round
Of applause was started Finally the
members of the Twenty third regiment
band marched onto the platform and
took their seats Then came the mem
bers OF the chorus The men dressed in
black. the women in white There was
& hush of expectancy The band sat at
attention, their music on the racks in
front of them, their instruments ready.
The chorus watched a door on the north
side of the stage. The audience looked
IN the same direction. There was hush.
The musicians were waiting for some
thing. The door opened and in marched
Professor George Jackson. He took his
position on the small platform in front
of the musicians He bowed to the au-
dience. He picked up his baton from the
music rack. tapped lightly for attention,
described a half circle from his right
side TO point above his head with the
baton: he poised it there a second, then
brought it down with a sudden motion
and the band and the chorus broke into
the patriotic strains of The Star Span
gled Banner It was the beginning of
the end of the weeks musical festival.
The chorus waved small flags and the
national air was sung with vim that
pleased From the start it was evident
that the chorus and band had worked
hard and faithfully to make the colored
citizens part of the festival a success
The singing of THE Star Spangled Ban
neIs' was led by Miss Lena Stewart
The second number was THE Fall of
Jericho a descriptive overture by the
Twenty-third regiment band. Again
Prof. Jackson's baton described a half
circle and again the band was playing
One might watch the professor and be-
lieve that the wonderful Sousa was
standing with his back to the audience
He waved his baton to the right and the
trumpets sounded the march of Gideon.
He balanced himself on one foot and
pointed his baton suddenly at the bass
drummer and-bangl the walls of JeTi-
cho had fallen He shot out his left arm
and the snare drum took up the rumble
aid roar Of the falling walls. the band
slowly and steadily under his guidance
swelled the music into a mighty tunult-
jackson waved his arms up and down
and the music changed to a strain with
steady beat. To his every move the
musicians responded. If he waved his
hands lightly the bandmen were Gained
and the music came forth in soft piano
tone. If Jackson suddenly leaned for
ward, shot both arms into the air,
brought them down and pointed his
baton at the bass drummer the band
went to work in earnest
The third number was AT the Bottom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
AFTER THE sCALPERs.
Making Things Lively for Them in
Chicago.

Chicago. Sept. 29.-The ticket-scaIpers
are having a lively time of it. B. Newrit-
ter has been held to the grand jury by
Justice Prindiville, on a charge of
forgery, preferred by Commissioner
Donald, of the Central Passenger as
sociation. Henry J. Allard was also held
to the criminal court on charge of SELL
ing forged tickets, G. H Speers, joint
agent of the western railroads, making
the charge. j. Charles Allarda will have
a hearing before Justice Prindivil1e to-
day ON a charge similar to that preferred
against his brother. Henry .Allardt
found a bondsman and was released
from Jail, but B. Newritter has not yet
found a bondsnan.
Il am very glad the passenger associ-
ations are prosecuting these ticket
scalpers'' said Chief of Police Ripley.
I'VE have an average of two or three
complaints every day since the Grand
Army encampment from persons who
We're sold worthless tickets by these
scalper's~ In some cases women were
put off trains because they had paid all
their money for these fraudulent tickets
The scalpers refuse to refund the money
paid for such tickets until we send an
officer with the person. Then they re-
fund promptly. After the police get their
money back for them the persons will
not stay to prosecute the scamps who
swindled them. If the scalpers don't
stop selling fraudulent tickets I will
make Chicago too hot to hold them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
FROM HORTON.

F. NJ George has gone back east for
a short vacation and will visit relatives
in Michigan.
W. William, foreman of the machine
shop, is taking an extended vacation
and is visiting in Chicago
They have the new air compressor
moved to the engine room but haven't
got it in running order yet
The directors of the Rock Island are
expected to pass through Horton this
fall, probably next month.
4 e. Mclaughlin has been examined
and promoted to fireman on the switch
engine. H. L. Brewer was another to
be promoted.
The car shop force are beginning to
feel at east. They have but about 81
more cars to be completed before the or
der for 500 is a thing of the past.
The Rock Island eontemplates putting
in additional new improved machinery
in the shops which would indicate that
another large order for cars would soon
be made to be built at the Horton shops
William Montgomery, laborer in the
car shop got his eye lid split last week
While unloading stills one of them fell
on a stick of lumber knocking it at
Montgomery's face. It struck him just
above the eye and it was lucky for him
it did for one-half inch lower might
have put his eye out.
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RIDGELY SAYS NO.
Popu11st Chairman Will Not Agree to
the Withdrawal of DR.. Dykes.

Chairman Ridgely has written the fol-
lowing letter to Tully Scott in answer
to the letter in which Scott proposed to
withdraw from the congressional race,
providing his Populist opponent would
withdraw:
Topeka, Kan, Sept. %.
s'Tully Scott, Oberlin, Kan:
Dear sir: Your letter of the 25th re-
ceived last evening. Your having given
it out to the press in advance of it's re-
ceipt by me makes it unnecessary for me
to treat it other than as a public affair.
ITO your first conclusion 1 candidly
disagree. / have taken a great deal Of
pains to investigate the sentiment of the
voters in the Sixth district, and you are
the first and only man among scores of
both Democrats and Populists to claim
that there is a possibility of electing you
if Mr.. Dykes should withdraw. To the
contrary, a. very large number of Demo-
Gratis, as well as Populists, say they do
not believe you could be elected under
any possible conditions within human
power to create this year.
ITO your second also disagree. Again
I have the candid and unbiased judg-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
PENNsxLvANIA's SHOWING.
Gross Earnings Are Increased Over
$13,OOO,OOO.

Philadelphia, Sept 29.-The Railway
World has obtained in advance, figures
from the report of the Pennsylvania
company for the year ended June 30,
1900 They show the remarkable growth
in the company's business during the
past year. Gross earnings amounted to
$50, 304. 1881 against ST., lis, 533 the pre-
ceeding year; operating expenses $53,-
916,171, against SAG, OPS, 925; income from
operation, SIG, 3sS, 160, against $21, 0S3, 607,
income from other sources $685. 72,
against $5,342. 712; total income $32, ,056,
532, against $26, At, 800. Deductions for
interest, rentals, taxes, permanent i'm
provementS, etc, 81, S44, 790, against $19,-
625,371, per cent dividend $6,712, 288
against Sc, 465, 252; surplus So, 499, 452,
against $345, 696 last year. The surplus
on June 80, 1900, stood at $24, SAC, 062,
against $2I, OIL, 800 on June 80, 1899. Pas
senger revenue increased 81, 181 1853, while
revenue from freight traffic increased
$40 sos, ATS.
There were heavy increases for ex-
penditures for maintenance of way and
structures and equipments, but notwith-
standing the percentage of operating
expenses to gross earnings was only
81 14-1OO against IS 57-1OO, the previous
year. There were issued during the year
ASS. 019 shares OF stock, but the funded
debt was reduced about $50, 100000 The
par value of the stocks owned by the
company amounts to $1S6. 6S5, 722. against
$131, 962, O22 in 1899. Number of passen-
gers carried increased 4.503, 291; number
of tons of freight carried increased &c.
0S0 SQo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
RAILROAD DOCTORS.
Santa Fe Surgeons Meet at Colorado
Springs.

The Colorado Springs meeting of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Medical and Surgical society, held on
Wednesday last, was attended by about
one hundred members of the society,
their families and friends 1t proved one
of the most interesting social meetings
ever held by the society. Both business
sessions were largely attended by mem
bers and local physicians. Several in
teresting and instructive papers were
read and discussed and a great deal was
accomplished in the wssy of becoming
better acquainted with modern ideas of
prevalent diseases and treatments for
the same.
The purpose of holding the meeting
was to discuss subjects of special in
terest which are to be brought up for
consideration at the next annual meet
ing, which is to be held in Topeka. DR.
c. A. Mcguire, of Topeka, presided and
the programme as previously published
was carried out.
Among the features of entertainment
provided for the visitors was a reception
rendered by the Ell Paso Medical society,
a jaunt over the new lines of the Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek District
railway, and a trip up Pixies Peak.
Those in attendance from Topeka were
DIR. c.. A. Mcclure, DR.. ]. Z Freeman
and DIR. c. z. Mum and wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
THROUGH S. DAKOTA.
Col. Bryan Travels 26O Miles
and Makes a Dozen Speeches.

Aberdeen. S. D., Sept 29.-William J.
Bryan completed his tour Of South Da-
kota at this place last night. He arrived
here at $50 o'clock and Immediately re-
paired to the speaking place near the
Corn Palace, where he was met by one
of the largest crowds that have greeted
him during the campaign The day had
been a very busy one, but the Demo-
cratic candidate has seldom appeared to
better advantage. He was m excellent
voice and spoke with distinctness and
grace. During the day Mr.. Bryan trav
eled 260 miles and made almost a dozen
speeches. He began the day with
three minute speech at Elk Point, and
his first speech of length was made at
Yankton- After this speech he made
long addresses in the towns of Scotland,
Mitchell, Woonsocket, Huron, Red
field and Aberdeen. The crowds were
good at all the places at which the party
stopped, and especially 50 at this point
and at Mitchell
Mr.. Bryan's remarks upon the Starch
combination, as it affects the Argo
works at Nebraska City, Neb-, made at
Yankton, were in part as follows:
THE Republican party today stands
for the trust, and if any Republican In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

ment OF scores of Democrats and Popu-
lists that If you would withdraw and
Mr.. Dykes put on the Democratic ticket
in your place he would be elected In
1896 the vote of the Sixth district with
three candidates in the field resulted as
follows: Republican, 1906; Democrat,
1,547;, Peoples Party, 1927. In 1898.
with three candidates In the field, again
the vote resulted as follows: Republi-
can, 1888; Democratic, 1884; Peoples
Party, IA, 1872. In view of these facts the
belief that Mr.. Dykes, the present Peo-
pies Party candidate, can be elected is
well founded.
NO NEW MAN IS FEASIBLE.
'"To your third I answer that do not
believe it possible to select a new man
this late in campaign who could be
elected.
Mr.. Dykes has made you three prop
ositions, each of which you have seen
fit to reject First, he proposed to sub
NIT the matter as to who should be the
fusion candidate to joint primary cleo
ton to be held in your district at which
all voters supporting Bryan should be
allowed to vote. This proposition was
made soon after the double nomination
permitted all the Bryan voters in the
district to have united upon one candi-
date by a. majority vote.
His second proposition was made I'M
der the solicitation of Mr.. ]. G. Johnson,
chairman Democratic national executive
committee, through Mr.. DeFord, and in
response to a telegram from Mr. john
son, asking Mr.. Dykes to meet Mr.. De-
Ford in Kansas City, which he did. This
resulted in Mr.. Dykes agreeing to leave
the matter as to whether you or he
should have the united support of both
parties, to a committee of six, three to
be appointed by the chairman of the
Democratic national committee, and
three by the chairman of the Peoples
Party national committee. This you re-
fused.
Then in response to a telegram from
Mr.. johnson meeting was held in Kan
sas City about a week ago. you being
present and Mr.. Dykes being represented
by his brother, acting with full author
ity. At this meeting you declined to
submit the question to the committee of
six.
''T1en Mr.. Dykes submitted the fol-
lowing proposition: To leave the matter
as to which one should be placed OF
both tickets to a committee of four, two
Democrats and two of the Peoples Par
ty as follows: J. Mack Love, chairman
Kansas Democratic state committee; J.
G. johnson, chairman Democratic ma
tional executive committee; Senator
Harris and myself. This you declined.
In conclusion, and in view of all the
above facts, believe that at this stage
it would injure our cause more If Mr.
Dykes would resign than to have you
both remain in the field. I believe your
resignation in favor of Mr.. Dykes would
strengthen every one of our candidates
from Mr.. Bryan down to our local
tickets, not only in the Sixth district.
but throughout the entire state, and
appeal to you to decline your nominal
ton in favor of Mr.. Dykes and help us
as you can by this generous act to win
a complete victory for our entire ma
tional, state and local tickets. Yours
truly,
sE r. RIDGELY, Chairman
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this community tells you that the party
is going to destroy the trusts, I wish
you would just cut out editorial
which appears in this mornings Sioux
City Journal and read the editorial to
your Republican friend and show him
that the Republican papers today in
stead of trying to find a way to destroy
the trusts, are defending the trusts. You
will find in the paper an editorial in re-
gard to the Nebraska City meeting
which we had there last Wednesday. L
will tell you about the meeting in order
that you may understand the editorial
We have starch factory in Nebraska
City and it went into the starch trust
and the attorney general of Nebraska,
a Democrat elected by the fusion forces,
has commenced suit to dissolve the
trust and restore the management of the
Argo Starch company to the local peo-
pie there and the Republicans of Ne
braska City made a protest against the
enforcement of the law. I want you to
know that when a man steals fifty dol
lars you Republicans are in favor OF
prosecuting him but when a trust con-
spires against 10000, 900 of people you
protest against the law being enforced.
AT Nebraska City Republican judge
was chairman of the committee on reso-
buttons at the meeting and presented the
resolution adopted asking the attorney
general not to enforce the law aga nSt
the trust. Now, this paper says that the
people there were opposed to trusts I'M
til that trust was located in their midst,
and then they saw what good thirg
the trust was, and then they did not
want it disturbed, and that as soon as
the people throughout the country knew
what good things the trusts are they
will be opposed to disturbing them, and
that every man working for a trust
would be opposed to interference with
that trust. 1 want you Republicans to
know that your party never intends to
destroy the trusts"
Mr. Bryan was met at the station here
by number of hambeau clubs. There
were also a number of bands in the pro-
cession and many of the clubs carried
banners bearing significant notices The
crowd was one of immense proportions,
and was full of enthusiasm from the be-
ginning of the march to the close Of the
speech. 1t was o'clock before MI
Bryan began to speak, and he spoke for
about an hour.
Mr.. Bryan told his audience here that
he was especially anxious that Senator
Pettigrew should be returned to the SEN
ate In this connection he took strong
ground for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people
and he promised that if elected president
the four years should see the enactment
of a law to that end.
Mr.. Bryan asked. IF the head Of the
Standard Oil trust insists upon voting
a Republican ticket, can't you take the
hint and see that you should vote in op-
position to it?"
IN response to an inquiry from the
crowd Mr.. Bryan said that In dealing
with the Philippine question he would
not anticipate the possibility of con-
case of his election. In that event he
was quite certain a friendly congress
would also be elected.
Mr.. Bryan left here for North Dakota.
where he is booked to make Line
speeches today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29

of the Deep, Blue Sea- a soprano solo
by Mrs. J. NJ. Fischer. Mrs. Fischer
has an excellent voice and her number
was well received.
But the people who attended the last
concert of the series went to what
was advertised as colored jubilee Real,
old-fashioned southern melodies were
expected, so when The Little Primm
quartet composed of VIM Knott, John
Barton. Thomas Reed and Columbus
North stepped to the front and without
accornpanirnent started in on plantation
melodies they made the hit of the even
ing. Their singing was of that kind that
only the negro knows and none can i'm
itate. The singers were called back four
times before the audience was satisfied.
The masterpieces of Mozart have no
place ON a jubilee programme but the
band and chorus was we'll received
While the chorus was not as large as
some that have sung in the Auditorium
still the mammoth building was filled
with melody
w A L. jackson received a hearty
encore for his violin solo Twelfth Air
Varie." Mr.. Jackson has a reputation
a violinist, having been with several
minstrel companies.
Charles AcNary pleased the audience
with a touching ballad, You're Drift
ing Further From Me Day by Day" He
responded to an encore. His tenor voice
may not have equaled some of the
high priced singers from abroad but his
number was certainly pleasing.
The Twentieth Century quartette COM
posed of young ladies sang Love Will
Find a Way and We're recalled and
sung tSteaI Away to Jesus That was
one of the old southern songs the audi
ence had been waiting for and the
Quartette received a hearty encore.
The band played another piece de-
scriptive of a colored walters ball. de-
scribing the arrival of the guests, the
grand march, waltz, Quadrille, schot-
tische and closing with a razor fight and
rag time dance.
Capt. William Reynolds pleased the
to the Deep" The Merritt sisters duets
called back three times. Their voices
blended perfectly and their ballads made
instant hits.
was pleasing. Miss Lenna Thomas and
J. E. Jeltz in a scene from Deborah car
ried the parts we'll
One of the most pleasing numbers was
Roll Jordan Rolf by the chorus. The
music swelled from soft to loud and the
effect was excellent. Perhaps the finest
the Anvil Chorus with band accom-
paniment led by Mrs. Castan Perry.
The last number was Sousa's stirring
march, Stars and Stripes" and when
Jackson waved his baton the band
closed the weeks concerts with a march
that sent the audience out of the build
ing keeping step and humming the air.
The following took part in the enter
tainment:
COLORED CHORUS AND TWENTY
THIRD REGIMENT BAND.
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BOX CAR SHORTAGE.
Unprecedented Demand for Freight
Equipment in East.

New York, Sept 29.-The Times prints
the following:
Traffic manage of railroads center
unusual shortage in box cars. They de-
clare that it is impossible to get cars
anywhere and that similar condition
of affairs exists on all the railroads in
the country. This shortage, unless
speedily relieved, may result in a car
famine similar to those which have ex-
listed in Kansas City and other western
railroad centers at various times dur
ing the last few months.
According to some of the traffic Off
Gals, the immediate cause of this de-
mand for cars is the tremendous amount
of freight that the roads are called upon
to carry both east and west bound.
According to others, the shortage is
in part due to a shortage in ocean tom
rage. The freight yards of the various
roads are filed with cars waiting to be
unloaded and freight for shipment is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Building a Lumber
Line In Texas.
New Branch VIII Be S. Niles
i'm Length.
TAP LUMBER REGION.
Destination of the Line lis
Not Given.
News Which Is Of Interest to
Railroad Men.
Alp LUMBER REGION.

The Santa Fe was after a lumber road
of it's own when the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa F'e acquired the Gulf. Beaumont
& Kansas City road.
To connect the latter with this system
an extension SIS miles in length is neces-
STATED the construction of which is now
under way. On this subject Santa Fe
official said:
"A great deal Of railway construction
is going on in Texas this year. A 55
mile extension is being built by the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fee to reach the
Beaumont and make an outlet for the
lumber traffic Until the Beaumont pur-
chase the Santa Fe had no lumber road
of its own. I am not familiar with the
construction plans and cannot say at
what points connections are to be made
but the work is under way, believe"
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Texas Pacific Shows Small Increase.

Austin, Tex, Sept. 29.-The railroad
commission has received the annual re-
port of the Texas and Pacific Railway
company of it's Texas business for the
year ending June 30, 1900. 1t shows that
the gross earnings were SOFAS, PA; op-
Grating expenses, 81, 162, 600; income from
operating, 81, 786, 244- As compared with
the previous year, the gross earnings in
creased S267, IT'S; operating expenses in
creased $3.50, 773, making a difference in
favor of the year ending June 80, 1900, in
income from operation of $S4, 002. For
the year ending June 80, 1900, the amount
of $685. 38 was expended for additions
and improvements to roadbed, buildings,
equipment, etc, in Texas. The cost of
maintenance of way and structures and
equipment increased $106.259 over the
previous year. Conducting transporta-
ton increased s167 81, and general ex-
penses increased s10,241- Freight orig
mating on the road in Texas increased
rs 094 tons, and freight received from
connecting lines increased 105,725 tons.
The increase in number of paying pas
sengers carried was 95,151, or more than
10 per cent.
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