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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
RAILROAD NOTES.

Harry Baker, local agent of the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas railway at En-
poria, has taken a position as general
coal agent for the Choctaw, Oklahoma
& Gulf railroad and will make his head
quarters at Oklahoma City.
Surveyors for the Santa Fe are expect
ed here in a short time to survey a ''Y''
to connect the Santa Fe and Pacific
tracks. The connection has been demand
ed for some time, but the railroad COM
panieS have been content hitherto to take
their cars out to Pacific crossing. west
of town for transfer.-Ottawa Herald.
There has been a change in the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific depot q McPher-
son, and c. J. Turpin will not be at the
ticket window after this. Relief Agent
E. w. Liggett will have charge of affairs
until a new agent is appointed. 1t is not
known vet who the man will be.
A freight run on the Howard branch of
the Santa Fe, was annulled recently and
Conductor W. N. Anderson, who had the
run, has been transferred to the Burling-
ton freight run here, in accordance with
Dunn is, therefore, out of a run for the
present. 1t is probable that Mr. Dunn
will go to Chanute.-Ottawa Herald.
The uneasiness of the employees of the
Santa Fe shops here is increasing and
none of them know who is next to be
laid off while the dull season continues.
The night machinist, night boilermaker
and night inspector, have been put on the
day shift, the night gang having been
abolished for the present. Night Engine
Inspector Lack Aldridge has been laid off
and Inspector Lyman is now holding that
Observation-Disclosures journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Trouble OF A PLow.
Railroad Stations Delay Progress Of a
Mammoth Machine.

Denver. Feb. 2.-The Colorado Mid
land railroad has a snow pillow on its
way to Colorado Springs from the east,
but there is a reasonable doubt that it
will reach its destination. The plow
was shipped from the mandatory in
Paterson, N. J., last Monday. It is
not very far on it's way for the reason
that it struck an obstacle in the way
of a railway station which it could not
get by.
The pillow is a good sized one, in fact,
one of the largest in the country, par
ticularly as to breadth. 1t weighs 144, 500
pounds, and cuts a swath IA feet wide.
1t was only a little way station on the
Erie railroad that the pillow encountered,
but the situation proved a puzzler to
the special messenger that was accom-
panying the pillow. The station is built
too close to the track for the monster
machine to get by. A track had to be
built around the station The question
now is, how many more side tracks will
have to be built to accommodate the
giant before it is safely landed in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS.
Santa Fs's Tubular Boiler Engine Do
ing Good Work.

The tubular boiler locomotive, No. 1881.
which was recently built at the Santa Fe
shops in this city and put in use as
switch engine in the yards here, is prov
ing to be a success. This locomotive is
the only one of its kind in the world, and
was built as an experiment.
Long before the locomotive was finished,
penditure of money, while Others said it
would be a. success. Now that the loco
motive Is finished and is being worked
every day, it is giving better results than
can do, is still an unknown quantity, as
its full capacity in the matter of pulling
power has not yet been tested.
The locomotive, which is equipped with
the hope that it would be economical in
fuel, and have great steaming powers.
So far it is giving such a good account of
itself that it will be eventually sent to
transfer locomotive. The work there is
very heavy and requires a powerful To-
connective.
This engine threatens to revolutionize
the building of locomotives, on account of
the advantages which have already shown
themselves. In the use of this locomotive
in the yards here, no load has been too
great for it to pull, and its steaming
qualities are much better than antici-
pated.
1t is now proposed to equip this loco
motive with pilot and place it Tempo
rarily in the road service. OF course, the
locomotive could not be used for fast SER
vice, but where pulling power is neceS-
sary, it will probably be thoroughly com
petent- 1t will be placed in the shop in
a few days and equipped with pilot, and
then put in service of the local freight
run. If it is as much a success on the
that other locomotives, equipped with
tubular boilers, will be built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
Mr.. George H. Hancock Will
Remain With the Santa Fee
Office of Master Mechanic Of A.
T. & s. F. Proper Created.
NO CHANGE IN DUTIES.
His Work as Master Mechanic
Will Be the Same.
Permanency Of Arrangement is
CouooEI,ino, Of n OuoCfi0u
NO CHANGE IN DUTIES.
Permanency Of Arrangement is
Something of Question.

Mr.. George H. Hancock, who was SUI
perseded Thursday as assistant superin-
tendent of machinery of the Santa Fe
by Mr.. R. P. c. Sanderson, of the Nor
folk & Western, will remain with the
road in the capacity of master me-
chanic of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
B'e proper.
This is a new position, and CORE
spends to the place now filed by Mr..
George w. Smith on the Santa Fe Pa
cifc and Southern California lines.
AS master mechanic of the Santa Fe
proper Mr.. Hancock will have charge
of much of the work he has looked
after as assistant superintendent of
machinery. The work of the mechan-
ical department from Chicago to Pur-
cell and Ell Paso win be directly under
his supervision. Mr.. SandersOn's du-
ties as assistant superintendent of ma
chinery will be general, as the juris-
dictiOn of the office has been extended
to take in all the lines of the Santa Fe
system.
The permanency of the present ar
rangement is something Of a question.
The establishment of new offices is di-
rectly in opposition to Vice President
Bars policy of retrenchment, and Mr..
Barr is responsible for Mr.. Sanderson
coming here.
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WE MUST REPEAT.
When Everybody in Topeka Tells
the Same Story.

It is hard to say new things about
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cure the
lame and aching back, the sufferer from
kidney disorders and the troubles of
those whose urinary organism is
wrong in its action. That they do this
is so easy to prove that not a vestige
of doubt remains. Public endorsement
of local citizens is easily proven Read
this case:
Mrs A W. Wells, of 61s Chandler
street, says: For three or four years
I was troubled with kidney trouble. The
heavy, bearing down aching through
my loins and across the small of my
back, was frequently so bad that 1
could only stand for a short time. When
I caught cold I suffered severely and
the pain extended up into my head and
almost set me wild. 1 doctored and
took a great many remedies but OBJ
tanned nothing but transitory relief. I
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills from
Rowley & Shows drug store and the
benefit received from the treatment
rendered my back and kidneys better
than they had been for long time. 1
take pleasure in recommending rem
edy from which 1 derived such salts
factory results
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by Row
ley & Snow, 500 Kan Ave, and all other
dealers. Price 80 cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the namsDoan'S-and
take no substitute.
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is raised and the letter book can be re-
moved.
There are two hydrostatic presses in
use at the new Rock Island freight depot
at Kansas City. One has connection with
the city water works, and the other is
operated by a rubber sack filed with
water, enclosed in an iron cylinder. In
the case of the first, the action of the
water is about the same as that of the
compressed air, and when the letters have
been copied, the water is allowed to es-
cape through an outlet pipe, which con-
meets with the sewer. In the other press
the same water is used over and over
again. By turning small wheel the
top of the iron cylinder presses down
on the rubber sack and forces the water
sure cylinder, which in turn causes a
pressure of about $50 pounds to be ex-
erted on the copying book. All this by a
couple of turns of four inch wheel.
which when turned the other direction
allows the water to return to the rubber
sack again. These presses are giving sat-
isfaction, and several have been ordered
for the Topeka offices of the Rock Is
land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
AIR AND WATER IN COPYING.
Rock Island Employees Are Saved
Time and Labor in Letter Work.

Several innovations in the way of time
and labor-saving devices have been put
into use by the Rock Island road. Among
these are two letter copying presses. One
of these works by compressed air and
the other one is a hydrOstatic press,
worked by means of water.
The compressed air letter copying press
is in use at the offices of the road at
Horton, and secure its power from a pipe
connection with the compressed air which
IS used motive power throughout
the shops The press is simple and is
similar to an ordinary letter copying
press with wheel and screw pressure, but
in place of the wheel and screw there is
instead a cylinder with a movable piston.
Into this piston there are two pipe con-
nectiOns, one at the top and the other
at the bottom of the cylinder In copying
letters, the air is allowed to enter through
the top opening, and as a result the pis-
ton is forced downward with an enOr-
nous pressure. Then, by letting the air
into the hole In the bottom, the piston
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
HOME RULE.
Recommendations of the Philippine
Commission Made Public

New York, Feb. "A survey of the
first half of the report of the Philip
pines commission as submitted to the
president is published here The COM
mission believes it would be safe and
expedient and desirable to grant to the
inha.bitant of the archipelago home rule
in local affairs. The towns should enjoy
the rights and privileges of towns IL
territories of the United States The
provinces should be turned into coun-
ties with the same functions as coun-
ties in the United States. This system
might be applied to Luzon and the
Vizayan island at once. 1t is intended
that the Filipinos shall govern the
towns and counties by self-elected Off
GERS, subject to general laws. The suf-
frage should be restricted by education
al or property qualifications or both.
A small body Of American officials of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
THAT Il. & s. EXTENSION.
Persistent Rumor of Another Santa
Fe Branch.

Ponca City, Feb. at is persistently
rumored that the Santa Fe expects to
extend the Hutchinson & Southern from
this city on east into the Usage reserva-
ton, thence south to connect with an
other line now being constructed toward
the north. This line has already reach
ed Saltwater in its northern course.
and the grade is being made north of
effect that a line is to be built by the
same corporation southeast from Per-
kins to the coal fields of Indian Terri
tory
The fact that large corps Of sur
veyors are at work in the Usage reser-
walton and are moving this way, would
indicate that the rumors are not with
out some foundation of fact. Today the
surveying party received two new mem
bers who left this city for the survey
ing camp.
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ELEGANT PASSENGER CARS.
Rock Island Receives IS Coaches
From Pullman Company.

Fifteen elegant new passenger
coaches, just turned out of the Pullman
Car cOmpanys shops, have been de-
lvered to the Rock Island road. These
coaches will be placed in service imme-
diately. Several will be used east of
the Missouri river, and the rest will be
sent west and put into service here
These coaches are beauties" of very
fine make, and thoroughly up to date
in every respect. They are of the same
general type and appearance of the
Rock Island cars of the ''20O' series.
This series of cars are of the finest
make and elegant in their appoint
ments.
The fifteen new coaches received are
of the high back seat order, in style
about the same as the regular Pullman
seats. They are upholstered in golden
yellow mOhair plush, and the interior
finishing of the coaches are in oak,
with deliberately formed panels. They
are lighted with Pintsch gas, and con-
tain all modern improvements for COM
fort and safety. These cars will be a
valuable addition to the already good
service of the Rock Island road.
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laying off of the younger brakemen,
there are now several crews of con-
ductors. The younger conductors hav-
ing returned to braking.
Conductor Anderson went to Ottawa
to take charge of the local run on the
Burlington branch. Walt contemplates
moving his family to Ottawa in the
near future.
Day Operator Lew Weiser has gone
to Carthage, ILL.,, on account of the
serious illness of his aged father at that
place. Night Operator DalrympIe works
his trick during his absence while OPP
orator Wood will work Dalrymples
trick as night operator.
Chanute came near losing one of its
best citizens yesterday. The Katy Off
Gals telephoned UP and offered Agent
BrownelI the position of agent at EN-
poria, soon to be vacant through the
resignation of Harry Baker. Bert was
loyal to Chanute, however, and did not
accept it.
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great ability and integrity should be
appointed to advise the town and coun-
ty officials in the discharge of their du-
ties. One commissioner for each 100000
natives might suffice.
The commission advocates a second
archipelago, in which only portion of
the legislative body should be chosen
by the Fflipinos- The commission would
have no American placed in Office when
a Filipino would do as well and the
merit system should be adopted for the
Filipino civil service. The finances
should be managed for the benefit Of
the islands.
The scheme of government should be
put into effect as soon as possible.
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TO FORCE CARLOAD RATES.
Nebraska Board Working In the In
terest of Shippers.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb 2-Papers were
drawn by Attorney General Smyth to-
day preparatory to the filing of suits
against various railroad companies for
order of the state board of transporta-
ton to accord shippers carload rates
instead of cents per hundred pounds
The maximum penalty the state can
this basis the Northwestern is sued for
$4,000, the Burlington for 100000 the
Union Pacific for $4,000 and the Mime
apOlis and Omaha for S., 900.
The board declares it's intention to fol-
low these suits up with similar ones
each time the roads refuse a shipper
carload rates. This is of daily &C.
currence. it is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
AS WATTERS0N SEES 1T.
Louisville Editor Is Not Surprised at
Assassination of GoebeL

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 2.-Henry
Watterson, editor of the Louisville
Courier-Journa1, was at the union depot
today on his way home to Louisville
from a lecture tour in the west. In an
interview he said of the situation in
Kentucky:
''It surprises no one in Kentucky.
1t is a logical consequence of a, cam
paign of corruption and debauchery. In
a word, from first to last, the Demo-
Gratis have had to meet the money of
the railways and the threats of the
Republicans organized for armed vio-
lenee at every turn, and now these
things eliminate in assassination"
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TRA1NMEN IN DEMAND.
Great Northern Preparing For the
Big Strike That Is Impending.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-One hundred train
men whose applications have been ac-
cepted at the secret recruiting station
that has been tabHshed in the WyOm-
ing hotel here for several days, left last
night for st. Paul. None of the men
knows what the ultimate destination
will be, nor by whom they are to be en-
ployed, but it is asserted that they are
to be sprinkled along the Great North
ern railroad from st. Paul to Seattle.
As fast as the applicants are accept
ed by the recruiters they are told to re-
main at the hotel and hold themselves
in readiness to leave the city at any
time Special attention is paid to the
physical condition of the applicants
and they are not only examined as to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
TANDEM PERFORMS WELL.
Great Speed Showing Expected of
New Player Engine.

Locomotive No. 697, the Player tan
dem compound locomotive which was
built at the Santa Fe shops in Topeka,
is proving to be a success. The loeomo-
tive was built for speed and up to the
present time, although it has made very
few fast runs on account Of not having
had the opportunity. it has shown that
when the time comes for speed it will
be thoroughly capable of making it.
The tandem compound is equipped
with large wheels for fast running. and
at the same time it is strong enough to
pull heavy load. In local service yes
terday, it brought in over 1900 tons,
which means an exceptionally good per-
Torrance. Engineer Webb was in
charge. AS soon as this locomotive is
sufficiently broken in for passenger du-
ty, 1t will be put on one of the fast pas
senger runs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
GOULD Isl eENRRoUa.
Creates a Position For a Twentieth
Kansas Soldier

Texarkana- Tex, Feb. IS. C. Hop
kins, formerly assistant ticket agent for
the Missouri Pacific Railroad company
at Leavenworth, Kan, has been ap-
pointed to the position of assistant to
of the Gould lines at this place.
Hopkins threw up his place with the
Missouri Pacific about a year ago to
follow Colonel Funston of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment to the Philippines. AT
that time it was generally announced
by all of the railroad companies that
men who quit the service to enter the
army would receive their old positions
back, or something as good. When Mr..
Hopkins returned from the Philippines,
about a month ago, he applied to Presi-
dent George Gould for reinstatement,
when the latter created the Office here
and placed him in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

Washington, Feb. 2-The United
States supreme court today witnessed
the unusual spectacle of the admission
of a lady and her daughter to the bar
upon motion of another daughter. The
ladies admitted were Mrs. Kate P. Pier
and Miss H H. Pier, of Milwaukee, and
the lady moving their admission was
Miss Kate H. Pier, of the same city.
Another lady member Of this family
was admitted a few years ago, making
four of the 20 female members of the
supreme court bar members of one fam
iIU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Steel Car Completion.

The first of the order of ten new all
steel ballast cars, which are being built
at the Santa Fe shops in this city, has
been finished and is being painted pre-
paratory to it's going into service. The
remaining nine cars on this order will
be turned out as fast as possible, one
about every Two weeks. These are the
first cars of this kind which have been
built in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Gives Mashona a Chance.

Cape Town, Feb. 2.-The supreme
court has decided to make no order of
confiscation in the case of the steam
ship Mashona at present, in order to
give her owners an opportunity to show
within three weeks that she had no in
tention to trade with the enemy. The
steamship Mashona sailed from New
York, November 80, 1899, for Algoa bay
with a cargo of general merchandise,
including flour. She was seized Decem-
Der 8, by the British war ship Part
ridge.
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mr.. Harvey Receivers.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. Wv. A.
Harvey, general freight and passenger
agent of the Arizona & Southeastern
road, who got off a train here two days
ago, suffering from mental arrangement.
has recovered his mind. The trouble
was brought on by sickness. He was
on his way to Chicago and will continue
his Journey tonight.
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C. s. PIKE DEAD.
For 20 Years he Was Connected
With the Harvey Eating Houses

Chicago. Feb. &C. S. Pike, of Ar
heart trouble at the Auditorium annex,
aged 55 years. He was connected for
twenty years with the system of eat
ing houses on the Santa Fe railway,
and for some time had charge of the
house at Arkansas City. With Major
Blossom he opened the Blossom house
at Kansas City, Mo-, number of years
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
Throueh Pullman Service.

San Francisco, Cal. Feb. AT
meeting of railroad officials it was de-
cided to give the Burlington and Rock
between San Francisco and Chicago. At
Ogden the Rock Island Pullman will
be switched to the Rio Grande for Den
Yer, thence over the Rock, Island for
Chicago. The Burlington car will go
over the Rio Grande from Ogden to
Denver and thence over the Burlington
tn Chicago
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FROM cHANUTE.

Operator F1aherty is now holding
down the night trick as dispatchers
operator.
On account of reducing the number
of trains, Engineer Hanna has taken
run on the Kansas City and Wellington
passenger.
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SANTA PES new TUG AZ SAN FRANCISCO

machine has been forgotten.
The Richmond was designed and built
by the Fulton Engineering and Ship
Building company and the officers of
the concern received many compliments
from shipping men yesterday on the
success of the new craft.
The Richmond is to tow the Santa
Fe's freight barges from Point Rich
mond to the company's dock at Main
street On this side Of the bay.
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Youngstown Loses $4oo, 600 by Fire.

Youngstown, O.. Feb. 2.-Late last
night first broke out in McElroy's furn-
iture store and extended to J. M. Euwer
& Sons store of dry goods and to ad-
joining block occupied by G. NJ. Nickel
Wy & Co. The total loss will aggregate
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their ability. experience and past record
as trainmen, but undergo a physical ex-
animation It is said that 500 applicants
have so far been accepted
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24-inch stroke, and are fitted with steam
reversing gear. The boiler is 10 feet
in diameter by IL feet 10 inches long
and a pressure of $50 pounds to the
square inch is allowed. The tug is fitted
ing gear forward and a steam capstan
aft; steam steering gear and fire
pump of 5000 gallons per hour capacity.
In fact, nothing that would help to
make the Richmond a model towing
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between $500. 900 and $500 GOO. The indi-
vidual losses are: McElroy 81 Euwer
5000, 900; Scott & Jones. piano dealers,
$4,000; McKelvy & Co, $200.000 The
loss is covered by so per cent of insur-
ance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures 1t,
promptly, permanently. Regulates and
tones the stomach.
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Saturday Bargains
In Mems Shoes.

One lot of mems good Satin Calf
Lace or Congress Shoes-sold by US
at Substantially ................9 $50
Good neat Satin Calf Lace Shoe
Coin Toe-Fresh clean goods-Reg-
ular $500 Enthusiastically $1.75
Ask to see our Kang. Calf Seamless
Shoe-Coin or Globe Toe. $2.4S
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of train crews and