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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Hot Fire in Snow Sheds OF Cal
ifornia.
Telegraph Operator Fled For
His Life.
FIRE TRAINS HELP.
400 Workmen Engaged i'm Re
pairing Track.
Work Was Completed and Trains
Running Today.
FIRE TRAINS HELP.

Truckee. Cal. Aug 22-Three thou
sand feet III snow shed burned a. Lake
view yesterday. The IRE started in a
car loaded with charcoal standing on a
spur close to the station The telegraph
operator had barely time to summon
fire trains from Truckee. Cisco and
Summit before the entire building was
ia flames. Having given the news his
dispatch ended with-
Its getting too net 20 stay. good
bye"
When the IRE trains reached Lake
view THE flames were rushing through
the sheds like blasts from a. furnace
and both trains had to retreat Once
the Summit extznguished the IRE com
pIetely. only 10 find that il had crept
through the forest and caught In the
sheds in tire rear with cisco train doing
good service helping the one from
Summit six empty nat cars, one car
Of charcoal and two cars OF wood were
burned On the sidetraclS-
At o'clock the fire was completely
under control and by 5 o'clock the tim
bers had burned out and the roadhed
cooled down 50 that 800 worknen be-
gan cleaning the debris and laying new
ties and rails They worked all night
and had the track fully repaired BY 10
c'clock this morning The wind blew
a gale during the day but last night il
was calm and the forest fires which
started are under control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
RATEs e RUFFALo.
Railroads Make q Special Cut to Meet
c. a. R Rate.

Chicago. Aug z2.=Tha encampment of
the Grand Army Of the Republic in
Cleveland from September s to Septem-
Der II viii be q good thing for the Pan
American exposition All the eastern
railroads agreed some time ago to make
a rate of l cent a mile to and from
Cleveland during the c. A r reunion
1t was soon manifest that this rate
could be utilized to lower the cost Of a
trip to Buffalo BY persons buying to
Cleveland and return at the rate Of q
cent a mile and paying the regular
Pan-Amerfcau rates from Cleveland 10
Buffalo and return
To Offset the advantage under those
circunns rancas to the railroads running
to Buffalo via Cleveland. the lines
which do not pass through Cleveland
have 5usr decided to make a big re
ducrion in rates to Buffalo while the
G. a. r. encampnent IS held in CIeve-
land The rates viii be graded accord
ing to the time limit Of tickets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
UNIFORM BAGGAGE RATES.
Central Passenger Association Pro-
mulgates New Set Of Rules

Uniform rules fer the handling Of bag
gage cars have at last been adopted BY
the Central Passenger association lines.
The new rules follow the same general
lines as the old but with one radical de-
uarEure which governs the handling OF
special cars for parties OF % or more Tor
greater OF less distances Parties OF 2 or
more travelling on a. party ticket and re-
curing the OF special baggage car
will have the same furnished without ex-
ira cost provided the fare paid by the
party is SIS or more hen rhs distance
Travelled is less than would produce a
fare Of 81 per capita the baggage car Is
moved at an expense Of SO TO the com
uarv- In such cases. however, ii the par
" wishes to pay the difference between
what fare is paid and the required 50
the car may be moved without further
cost
When ten or more are travelling On one
ticket and have no need Tor 4 special car.
baggage amounting to an average OF ~
pounds to each person may be carried
free but AL in addition to that viii be
shipped On the regular trains, charging
the regular excess baggage rates When,
however. the party OF Ten or more travel
ing on a single ticket. desires or demands
the Use OF a special baggage car the same
IS carried, charging = cents a mile by the
short line mileage
JpOm such movements the party or ten
is permitted to take advantage OF this
rule which applies 70 movements CT par
ties OF > or more persons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
SPARKS FROM OTHER ENGINES

The New York Central railroad Is
equipping q vestibuled passenger train
pressed air fans. The air to operate
these fans is obtained BY connecting
an additional air pump on the lOc0n0-
tive. and from here the air is carried
the length Of the train by means OF the
steam heating pipes. which heretofore
have had no services to perform in the
sumner months.-Chicago Tribune.
People frequently wonder if IL Is not
possible Tor railroads TO devise some
better way Of getting rid OF scrap lum-
Der from old box cars than burning
It. This is done in order to get the iron
parts out 1t costs So to tear down q
box car It would not be possible to
get that much out OF the scrap luEn-
Der. and Of course If people were given
chance to get the lumber by taking
out the iron, they would take no great
all Of it. and as iron is the foundat ton
Of railroad work. It pays to save the
pieces Newton Republican.
There no longer can De any doubt
about the car famine in western kan
sas- a lone, sickly-lo0king freight car
with Topped doors and crum bied ends
was set out at EIinwood siding the
other day. And at once the wheat buy
ers OF the place set to fighting over its
possession. with the result of one pay
Ing SIS into police court next day
Centraiia Journal
The Italians working on the MIS-
souri, Pacific roadbed have moved from
Atchison TO Hiawatha- where they live
In old box cars. The ballast work has
reached Baker. It is said that Cliff
Rothr0cks. the conductor who has
charge Of the work train is fast learn
ing to talk Italian. and by the time the
work is finished viii speak the Lam
guage HuentIy -Atchis0n Globe
President s r. Galloway of the
American Locomotive company, says
that all OF the plants controlled by that
company are now working full time
with large orders ahead The yearly
capacity of this company is to be in
creased from 1900 to 1000 locomotives
by charging the Richmond and the
Schenectady works at once 1t is the
purpose Of the American company to
tiyes by standaTdizing the most i'm
porrant and desirable parternS--Cshi-
cage Tribune
There seems to be an endless amount
Of business in one Of the 900 class Of
engines. s95 was here again yesterday.
It brought in a long freight from the
west This one has been acting pretty
decently compared with the way s94
behaved when it was here, but it made
I'D for all its good behavior yesterday
In the west and Of the yards It went
OF the track. breaking the frog OF
switch to do it. When the Tnen got it
back it broke the frog Of another
switch and went off again 1t took two
it back on the tracks and keep it there.
-Enporfa- Gazette
Officials Of the Chicago Great West
eTn railroad contemplate the ilsta1Ia4-
ton Of electric motive power for all its
St Paul suburban service. rea aching as
far south as Randolph. a distance of
30 miles Two plans are under consid-
Grafton One calls for the third rail
system and the other conternp4a ties the
overhead trolley with a return circuit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
Excursion % Grand Canyon

An excursion has been arranged by
the Santa F-e road to the Grand Can
Won of Arizona for tine benefit OF the
mem bers of the American Association
for the Advancement OF Science and
their friends The association viii hold
It's first annual meeting in Denver and
Immediately at it close the excursion
viii leave Denver for the Grand can
Eon- probably August 81 : special rate
OF S46 from Denver TO the canyon and
return viii 81. made Those holding
santa Fe tickets 10 Denver will be ac-
corded a rate of SsS rs for the round
trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
EXCURSIONS ZOE sTRIKERs
Steel Men viii Improve Leisure by
Visiting Buffalo

Ffttsburg Pa Aug @-Arrangerne
have been made to carry large parties Of
tine striking steel workers from ElEtsburg
TO BunaIo on special excursion trains
next Saturday and the Saturday follow
ing Extremely low rates have been made
Tor three day trips The first OF these eL
cLrsicus viii start over the Buffalo and
Allegheny valley division OF the Pennsyi-
v4niA railroad next Saturday, and other
excursions Will follow the E1cLSpurE and
Lake Erie and the Buffalo Rochester
ard Ri-rzb1rrz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
sANrA &c PRoMorToNs.
-Four Changes Take Place Il Freight
Department.

F. 3. Houghtou. division freight and
passenger agent Of the Santa Fe system
at FL Paso has been made assistant
general freight agent of the Santa F7e
Pacific, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco As & result several changes and
promotions VIII b. made on the road
in Colorado George E. Roe. Tor
several years freight agent at Pueblo.
viii take Mr. H0ught0n's place. at FL
Paz0- J. O. Burnett. commercial agent
ia the freight department at Colorado
Springs viii take his place. W. Fl.
Tll1un. chief clerk of the freight de-
parrmAnr at Denver under General
Freight Agent c. H. AIorahouse. VIII
take Mr. Burnett's place. and Guy r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
Negro Hanged by q Mob.

Charlotte. N. c., Aug 22-Luke
Hough, a negro. was hanged near
Wadsboro, n. c.. last night by a crowd
of enraged citizens. His body was then
riddled with bullets He had criminal
" assaulted Miss Lena Keith He slip
ped upon his victim while she SLEPT,
broke a chair over her head and at
tempted to cut her throat The negro
admitted his guilt The negro was
found within a few hours after the
crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

The Boston Boomers. an aggregation
Of female baseball players who are de-
scribed on the letter paper Of their
manager as young. good-looklng. fine
~ formed, and withaI refined and lady
Ike" and who are also playing the
ninth season are doing the new towns
in the Indian Territory along the Rock
Island railroad. They are Eeaping a
rich harvest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

authority. He deemed that the ap-
pointne nt Of Traffic Manager Stubbs
was practically q demand for his resig-
nation. because the appointment was
made without consulting him. and be-
cause Mr. Stubs is given paramount
authority to the president
It is said that Mr. Hays has already
been offered the presidency OF a large
aasrAr-n railrnaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
oFFToERs ELECTED.

Meeting Of National Railroad Master
BIacksmiths' Association
Denver. Aug. z2-The National Rail
road Master Blacksrnfths' association
elected these officers:
President ". p Savage. Information
al and Great Northern, Palestine, Tex:
first vice president. John AcNalIy. Chi
cage and N0rth~ asteru. Chicago. Sec
ansviIIe and Terre Haute. Evansville
Ind secretary treasurer. A. Z Wood
worth, Cincinnati. Hamilton e. Dayton
Lima, o. chemist. g. H Williams, Bos-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

1fallaabIe Iron company OF Dayton, 81.
the largest corporation Of its kind in
the world. and it was for the purpose
Of ransaeting some routine business
matters as the representative OF this
company that he came to Topeka The
Offices OF the Santa Fe here feel highly
conplimented By his visit As he il one
Of the very first authorities in this
country on draft-riggfng and kindred
problems
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

Newton. Kas. Aug 22=Herman Ian
g0wsIy, until yesterday an employe OF
the Harvey news service. fell from the
top Of 2 box car and sustained injuries
that rendered him helpless for few
hours He was running on the top OF
q train. and getting too near the edge
Of the car, fell to the ground He Is
fortunate In not being crippled for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
HoWARp BRANCR cRANaE
Local VIII Be . Saven-day Train
From Now Or

Emporia- Kas. Aug ae-The Howard
branch Santa F-e local which has al
ways been six-day train viii run
Sundays and all from now on
BIZ the change in the local from a
six-dav train to a saVen-day train,
there was an extra engine left here to-
day IL was 9z21. and was sent out on
the Ottawa local Hutchins and Hart
man are the crew who are in its cab.
Weston whose regular ran this is. is
laying off
The Howard branch extends from
Emporia 70 Howard. the county seat
OF Elk county. 1T runs south from
Emporia at 3 d IA, returning the next
day At ID a. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
HAYS RESIGNATION.
Ex-Prssident Of the Southern Pacific
LaksIy to Go 90 EastsEn Road-

Charles n HAYS, president Of the
Southern Pacific railway. at a salary Of
$4,000 q year, and with q five-year con-
tract which would entitIe him to con-
rinue to hold mis- position has voIun-
tarily- resigned because ne was not in
harmony with the Hartman syndicate.
which now owns the road
Mr. Hays believed that an effort was
being made to curtail his poMers and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

The proposed change It Is said BIZ ON
cials OF the road, viii come up soon
for consideration by the directors
Kansas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

is an extremely low rate to the 8uialo
exposition. and is . he last Of theNcheap
rates to eastern points this summer.
The Cleveland & Buffalo Transit COM
panv has eIeg ant steamers in It's ster-
vice. and vii sell ound trip tickets
Cleveland to Buffalo return Tor $751;
making thro hgh tickets from Topeka
east cost only s22.S5. THIS VIII enable one
to attend tn Buffalo exposition FOR a
slight additi eNaI charge. and also have
q delightful eTsp via the lake
Address T. L. king, Agent, A. T. g.
5. f. Ry-, 7 t0Eeka, kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22
CLEVELAND AND RETURN.
S2I.35.
Buffalo and Return $25. 60, via the
Santa Fe

The G. A. r encampment viii be
held in Cleveland O., September 10 to
IA The Santa Fe win sell tickets from
Topeka to Cleveland and return for
1915 on Sept z to 10. good returning as
late as October s. Round trip tickets
can be bought from Cleveland to Buff
faIo and return for $4-25. making the
rate from Topeka to Buffalo $3.50. This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

HoughteIfng. rate clerk il the freight
department here, viii succeed to the
position or chief clerk TO Mr. More
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

To Cure Dyspepsia and Indigestion
Sour St0ne ech or Heartburn take Rex
Dyspepsia. 7 zhie4ts. All druggists are nu-
thorlzed to refund money II they fail e.
cure Pricer soc per package
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

could call him mp to him by a certain
signal to which the horse readily re-
sponded. Campbell crawled up
through the tall bunch grass towards
the bulls, and rising, fired at the
nearest one. He aimed for the head
and struck the old fellow fairly, but
about the only effect it had was to
scare the other two and cause them to
trot off, while his quarry was hurt
just about badly enough to make him
laundering mad. He got glimpse of
Campbell and. started OH a trot toward
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
Che Conservative.

toward the hunting escort that was
amusingly waiting the denouement.
Campbell was good runner and was
making good time toward the escort
and the old bull was very evidently
gaining upon him. He hadn't time to
stop and fire again. 1t was a pretty
race for a few minutes, and the bull
would have certainly run him down
but for three or four of the best shots
of the escort riding out and heading
the old bull off. The ponies understood
their business thoroughly, and the
The Conservative, 1901-11-14
CINCINNATpS PAST GLORY.

Did you ever notice belief that lin.
gers in the minds of some eastern news
paper writers that Cincinnati is the CEN
ter of the pork packing business of the
United States? This is perplexing to a
westerner, because Cincinnati really
comes very far down the list, but it is
explained by the fact that the business
started at that point, and it's growth
at other places has not come to
the notice of the writers in question.
They read Charles Fenino Hoffman's
book when they were young, and it is
still good enough for them.
Hoffman travelled to the remote west
ern wilderness in the 3O's, getting as far
as st. Louis. Then he wrote book on
what he saw, from which we give an
extract below. The yearly pack of Gin
cinnati, at which he marveled so greatly,
was considerably less than half of what
Nebraska City's little house does, and
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

him, his head lowered and his dimin-
utive tail erect and switching savage
ly. Campbell fired again and hit the
old fellow in the head again, but it
didn't phase him little bit. By this
time Campbell was trifle discour-
aged, and started toward his horse,
signalling for him i'll the meanwhile.
The horse saw the buffalo too, and in
stead of responding to Campbell's call,
he turned tail and galloped off back
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

a moment and then rise again, turning
on his nearest foe, the blood stream
ing from his nostrils and sides,
splendid specimen of brute courage
and ferocity. 1t took nearly a dozen
pistol shots to bring him down finally.
Campbell came out to get good
look at the animal, but he could not
get his horse near him. He merely
observed that he wouldn't have run
from the beast at all, but when the
old fellow turned on him and started
after him, he looked bigger than a
mountain, and he didn't know whether
the bull was going to eat him when
he caught up with him, trample him
to death or just give him toss or
two.
Before the hunt was finished Lord
Campbell concluded to ride pony on
the chase and leave his fool horse tied
to wagon to eat oats.
These hunting ponies soon know
the animal that the hunter picks out
and will stay right alongside Of the
brute until he is down. 1t is an error
to suppose that the buffalo cannot turn
quickly OH the run. The pony knows
this, and is always on the alert for
any sudden coup his buffaloship might
undertake, and is out of his road in
all instant. About all the rider has
got to do is to keep his seat in the sad
die and pump lead into the buffalo he
is chasing The pony will take care
of himself and the rider, if the rider
will only hang onto him. In this par
ticular case Lord Campbell redeemed
himself by killing two fine young bulls
and COW, while the general party
only killed enough to supply the gar
rison with meat for season. Half
dozen of the buffalo were killed on
the five days hunt, and the robes and
meat were all secured by the butcher
ing detail that accompanied the chase
with wagons. S. S. PETERS.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 26, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-11-14

bull seeing new foe coming, aban-
doned the pursuit of the fleeing noble
man and turned on the more plebeian
enemy, the escort hunter nearest him.
The others got alongside the old bull
and getting pistol shot or two in
the old fellows flank just behind the
shoulder, soon had him down on his
knees. The old fellow was game to
the last. He struggled to his feet
again and then stood at bay, magnifi-
cent in his pain and savagery.
He would sink down on all fours for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05

lieving that the nations cup ot bitter
ncss has not been filled to the brlnl
and that other calamiIles are In re-
serve There is much dismal talk
about the failing health of the Duke
Of Cornwall. without any valid rca
SON Tor II. The king is also reported
to be breaking down In health, hut
there Is no evidence OF II in his face,
dgurS or manner
Another runlor that IS revived relates
TO the possible retirement ~ the pr,m,
minister and the reorganization ot the
ministry under the Duke or pcvonshirv
or Mr. Baltour. This IL clearly pre-.
mature, Lord Salisbury. without doubt.
has lest interest In public lie ami
would welcome release from office but
he has u strong sense or duty, ana viii
remain prime minister at the request
of the king, at least until m new
reign has fairly op'ncd and the SOY.
ereiGn'S CRras have been diminished
Many dismal forcb,diugs nov express
ed are due TO public gloom and de-
preston.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05
WOODEN NUTMEG SCHEME.
Citizens Will Get Their
Lives Insured as a Means Of Pay
ing Municipal Debt.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Feb A
plan has been proposed to establish
certain financial institutions here on
basis Of cooperation. 1t involves the
raising Of $1,000, 900. Forty thousand
citizens are expected to find the mon
ey. each taking $175 worth Of stock. Six
corporations are to be chartered
OF the $l7j subscribed by each. $25
will form deposit In the savings bank,
one Of the corporations while the re-
mainder Will pay for one share in each
Of the other five companies.
With the scheme is proposition to
pay the debts Of the municipality by
insuring the lives Of prominent citizens.
The city will pay the premiums and
be the beneficiary. Several residents
have agreed to take out policies II the
scheme goes through.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05
INVALIDS ARRIVE.
Four Hundred and Sixty-Four Sick Sol
diers Landed at Preside From
Transport Warren.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4-The 464
sick soldiers who came from Manila on
the transport Warren We're landed at
the Preside general hospital. The ma
jority are in a convalescent condition.
Two hundred were entered at the hos
pital and the balance transferred to the
post authorities to be mustered out in
a few days Major Penrose. Of the ned
ical corps, was a passenger on the War
ren and is now a patient at the hos
pital.
Colonel A. S. Daggett. Of the Four
teenth infantry. also arrived On a short
leave Of absence. His regiment has the
distinction Of being the first to scale
the walls Of Pekin and his reglmeHtal
flags We're the first colors planted On the
walled city"
When the Warren was leaving Mani
la bay on December Goth one # the as
sistant engineers misunderstood a sig
nal and sent the vessel ahead instead
of astern. with the result that the Brit
ish steamer Mogul was struck and con-
injured. The engineer was
disrated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05
WILL Buy TELEGRAPH LINES.
Canadian Government VIII Operate
Them and Probably Telephone
Lines Also.

NEW YORK, Feb. A special to
the Herald from Toronto says;
The Dominion government has prac-
tically taken steps to purchase the tele-
graph systems OF Canada extend them
enormously and operate them IN con-
nection with the post Office department.
1t is also seriously proposed to follow
i similar course with the telephone,
but in the case Of the latter municipal
tiles will be licensed, as in great Brit
ain. to operate the system within their
own ideas.
The question Of the absolute control
of the Canadian telegraphic service has
long been discussed, but not until the
present Liberal government came into
Office has it been possible to talk pur-
chase. With a surplus running from
$1,000 900 to s7OOOoOO for 10000 and a
prospect Of an equally large surplus
for l9O1O2 the plan seems feasible.
The great desire Of Canadian states
men is to see cables owned by Great
Britain under the Atlantic and Pacific
Joined at each ocean to wires owned
by the Dominion. crossing this coun-
try. and thus practically girdling the
globe by a cable absolutely under i'm
perial control. The business men II
Canada are unanimously in favor Of
the scheme.