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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
George W. Mayo. Auctioneer.
hesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.,

]
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.,
Passenger Department.
Richmond. Va. Feb. ~. 1901.
THE FOLLOWING-NAME ARTI-
cles. remaining unclaimed in possess
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company for more than sixty days, will
be sold. at public auction. to the highest
bidder. at 1880 "A. NJ.
FRIDAY. MARCH 90. 1901.
at the auction-rooms OF Geo. w. Mayo.
300 East Broad Street. unless claimed by
owners and all charges paid before day
check $3.50; Russell Trunk. C.. & O. Ry-
local check soft; Zinc Trunk, C. & O. RY.
local check 1880: Zinc Trunk. G. s o. Ry-
Ry. local check 10634; Zinc Trunk. C. & o..
Ry. local check 1!4S4: Zinc Trunk. c.. s.
O. RS. c. o. D. check. NJ. BOZ: Ticket
The MerrymakersJ 1f4o1: Zinc Trunk. 6.
& o. Ry. local check 1895: Zinc Trunk.
Central of Ga. r. R special check iiS6s:
Fins 7isSs. I Trunk; G & @ Ry; local cal. ehsck
400: Russell Trunk. c.. & o. Ry. local
check 1865; Black Trunk, C.. & O. Ry. and
Norfolk check Z: Zinc Trunk. c. s. o. Ry.
Ry. local check 1854: Zinc Trunk. Wabash
Ry- special cheek $3.50. Two Zinc Trunks.
not checked or marked; Canvas Teie-
vas Telescope. Allegheny and Richmond
check 2l16: Canvas Telescope. c. & O..
Ry. local check 1330S. Canvas Telescope.
c. Fl. & D. special check 6f0:: Russell
Valise. C. Fl. & D. special check 6479:
Canvas Telescope. C. e O. Ry. local check
15507: Canvas Telescope. C.. & O. Ry. local
check COST Picture. F.. E. c. Ry. special
check. F. 1ooI0as Box. Frankfort & Louis
VILE check, M. az; Russet Va1ise, Alle-
ghany and Richmond check PIX: Baby
Carriage. N. Y. n. H 6 H. r. r. special
check 566016; Black Satchel. G.. & o. Ry.
local check 12IJ1: Black Trunk. c.. SC o..
Esy. local check 1850; Bicycle. G. & o. Ry..
local check S1.J; Bicycle. n. ". & VI "
local check sS1o; Bicycle. not checked or
marked: VaIise. c. &c o.. Fy. local check
14S4J: Black Vaiise. c. & o. Ry. local
check 14lDs. Leather Case, G.. & o. Ry.
local check marked r. r. Mayfield.s
Montgomery, w. Fa.) 1883: COX croauet
Set &C. d O. Fey. local check MOS: pair
Trestles, c. &c o. Ry. local cneck 1:91::ss;:
Zinc Trunk, marked G.. Althsff. Satchei.
marked F.S. Lewis: Telescopes: 4 Va
lfses.6 Satchels: l Dress Suit Case. Suit
of Clothes: 1 Desk: I Gold Enameled Il.
of p Ring: Gold-Enameled Eiks Badge.
Oil Stove: yapor Stove: 200 Umbrellas
and ParasolS. Overcoats. Shawis. Capes.
Ladies Jackets. Hats, Shoes. Iesg1ugA
Muns. Pocket-Books. Eyeglasses. Set
OF False Teeth, Jewelry. and other artt-
cleS too numerous to mention *
C. LORRAINE.
General Baggage Agent.
GEO. W. MAYO. Auctioneer.
Geo. HsValentinS Salesman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. March '21.-Sea-
board common, 133s@1315; do. preferred,
:520i32A. Bonds, As, 7SA@I9.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND, March q. 1901.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Rosalie. Willis. Norfolk mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion
Line.
and James River landings. merchandise
and passengers. Virginia Navigation
Steamer Yemassee, O'Neil, Phi1adel-
phia: Pa. merchandise and passengers,
SAILED.
Steamer Rosalie. Willis. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion
Line.
Schooner Anna Lloyd, Shelton. James
River, light.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. Mar. 81. 1901.
ARRIVED.
Barge City of Montreal. Providence.
Barge P. j. Carlton. Providence.
Steamer Orion, Boston.
Steamer Silverdale, Norfolk.
Eteamer Eureka, oston.
SAILED.
Steamer King Edgar, Norfolk.
Steamer Orion, Boston.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, MD. March 2t.-FLOUR
Steady and unchanged.
NYHEAT-Dull and easy; spot and the
month, 77A@777sc.; April 7SM7SAc.; May,
7S11Aa7SAc. Southern, by sample, 100
s. CuRN-Du!l; mixed, spot, the month
and April, 45@451sc.;; May; i5@4oAc.s
Southern white corn, 4I11aI4SiAc.
OATS-F'irmer; No. white, 522G3sc.
RYE-Steady; No. 2 nearby, 81 @oSc.
Is u:rttu-rlrm and unchanged.
EGGS-Firm and unchanged.
l,HEESE-Firm and unchanged.
SUGAR-Fir1n and unchanged
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22

v ;Gsl- GEOtatlOlis Wefe7aS Iu1lOWs!- F1Our
steady. No. 3 spring wheat, 6S1a@74c.;
No. . red, 75@771sc. No. corn, 4OAc.;
No. 9 yellow, 4O14c. No. oats, :225ss@ 26c.;
No. white, 2S@2sa4c.;; No. 3 white, 2719@
2S1lac. No. . I we, 53c. Good feeding bar
ley, 47c.; fair to choice mailing, 52G5Ic.
No. / 1laxseed, S1.551a;; = No. 1 northwest
ern, S156h. Prime timothy seed, $4.222.
Mess pork, per barrel, SIG 2o016,50 Lard
per loo pounds, S1.N Sa s211s Short rib
ders (boxed), $6.5OI6.75; short clear sides
boxed, ss.l21a9S25. NNhiskey, basis OF
high wines, Sl.27 Butter dull: crea M
cry, 15@21c.; dairy. 11M1Sc.a Cheese fairly
active. at$10l4@ 11;Ac. Eggs fairly active;
fresh 11Mc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
CHICAGO MARKET.

90c in May pork vas the feature on
Change to-day. THIS commodity: closed
soc. lower, while lard closed a shade and
ribs a shade to &c. cheaper. Wheat was
depressed, and closed at a decline of Sc,
corn 1Ac. and oats ccTlower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
n II ;y1, (yloco
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
1888 - =
q PEANUT MARKETS.

PETERSBURG, VA March o1.-Re-
ported by j. "a: Nichols -PFsANUTs
&Virginias, shelling stock. .GD2cs;; prime.
oM2Ac.;; extra prime 2aA @2A G. fancy, &c.
Spanish Offering 70@721lac.;; light sales
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.


Private sales were reported to-day as
follows. Lugs, hogshead wrappers, 1
hogshead; fiilers. 5 hogsheals: smokers
e hogsheads; cutters, hogsheads; leaf.
Inspsections were: Dark 81 logsheads,
RevieWs-Bright, ) hogsheads; dark. 1;
hogshead.
Warehouse, 49, 70. pounds-highest@p price,
Sc: Shockoe Warehouse. CLOS pounds;
sCrenshaw's Warehouse. 20,S1o pounds
NaSVarehouses report % hogsheads re-
%ceiyeds and 40 hogsheads Delivered.
internal revenue 8collectionsf orsthe day.
we're as follows: obacco. ST. TO q, $50 :
cigars. S13, .4S.
n SMessrs. Frazer & Tompkins make the
following comment and price-currents for:
the week: q. 1zsssss e
sceipts light.
market firm and active at quotations.
Dark lNew)- CENTS heavy market
Dark told Quiet;; receipts and Offer
ings light. 5s
DARK TOBACCO -NEw.
Tugs. inferior and common. .5o9 500
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22
NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH, GA. March p .-SPIRITs
OT1#TIJRP IGNTINE-Firm at Sic; re-
CENTS, 449 casks; sales, $40 casks eX-.
1ROSIN-Tirm and unchanged; receipts.
l.616 barrels; sales, 1o4 barrels; exports,
none.
CHARLESTON S: G.. March o1.-TUR-.
DEN,rl Mn othing doing.
ROSIN-lHirra and unchanged.
W1LM1N e; ;Sf,p $ sts g.; March 21
-, ..a.a... -
.re CRUDE ruRPENrINE $1,000 80; re-.
sceipts, 81 barrels, ,5fg,
rel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-22

AIRS. George w. Anderson. of New Kent
county. is visiting her sister, Mrs, 1ohn
n. Anderson. Church Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
oLoBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atchison Globe.l
When in trouble, don't you sort OF
hate your friends for not helping you {
If a man amounts to considerable,
people don't mind his being a little con-
ceited.
some people can't keep their mind IN
one channel long enough to go crazy,
ana are entitled to no credit for being
sane.
If a man sells liquor, and two Of ms
customers get into a drunken lgns Z
ne should at least remove the DAoou
stains in front Of his place.
r met he heavenly to be a baby
and be privileged to screw up your
face and howl whenever people WnoAl
YOU don't like, speak to YOU
e MANY people have a Monday
look F" which indicates that with many
3. weekly bath and change OF CLONES
ON SUNDAY is still considered sufhclent-
An Atchison man belongs to about
ali the lodges, but never wears a pm a
of any kind. He says pins ncouIasS
the dead beat element Of the lodges 10
try a touch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21

It looks now. as though the free list
might contract in proportion to the
territorial expansion of the country.
Coffee has been on the free list. in the
past for the very good reason that
none was produced in the United States
and it's production therefore did not
come in conflict with any home indus
try All this is changed. now that
Porto Rico has become a part of the
United States. Porto Rico produces
coffee and her people are not willing
that the cofees of Mexico and Brazil
shall come into the island to compete
with the home grown berry on an equal
footing. They viii ask congress to inn
pose a duty on coffee brought into the
island. Unless congress is willing to
again impose a tariff which is not uni
form in its application, Porto Rico
must be disappointed or the American
consumer must pay more for his coffee
in the future.
A tariff on coffee for the benefit of
the Porto Ricans probably would soon
be followed by a. duty on bananas and
everything grown in the West Indies
or the Philippines may be expected to
apply in turn for q share of protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago News.l
Misery dumps a lot of stones on the
road to success.
a woman has got to like man De-
fore she viii trust him.
It isn't the 2:1O horse that travels the
farthest in a day.
Honesty may be the best policy, but
playing policy often leads to dishonesty.
All men are a little lower than the
angels and the majority are consider
ably more so.
Sometimes the amateurs fool friends
egg him on the stage-and the rest OF
the audience egg him of
Verify this is the time when the fes-
tive caterpillar getteth the drop on the
summer boarder and scareth him out
of his wits.
IT'S enough to make a comedian mad
when be sees men IN the audience go
out to smile" and he doesn't get a
single laugh.
1t is said that no person ever really
died of a broken heart, but broken
vanity has added considerable to the
undertaker's bank balance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
IN A MERRY ROW.
Board Of Health and Sanitary
Committee Clash.

There is a merry little fight on between
the members Of the board of health and
the members of the sanitary committee Of
the council The board denies the right
Of the sanitary committee to participate
in its meetings, but the members of the
committee claim the right and are pro-
ceeding to exercise it
At the meeting last night Councilmen
H. s. Nichols and Joseph GrHey were
present, representing the sanitary COM
mfttee. OF the board, DR.. c. E. Judd and
Dr. o. 2. Davis were present Dr. L NJ.
Powell is away on his vacation, and VIII
not return tin the middle Of September
Since DIR. Davis is president Of the
board. it left things in such shape that
Councilmen Nichols and Griley controlled
the voting.
Mr. Nichols candidate for dumpmast-r
was George Jackson, one Of the state
house employees under Custodian John
Dudley. Mr. Jackson was elected. even
DR. Judd voting for him, because he saw
that he was cutVoted-
Mr.. Griley had candidate for sanitary
policeman in the Second ward, but be-
fore. the matter could be acted upon DR..
Judd was suddenly called away from
the meeting and the quorum was broken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
MORE FIELD WORKERS.
State Temperance Union Selects
Outside Helpers.

The executive committee Of the State
Temperance Union held a meeting last
evening at Judge T. F. Garver's Office
the Columbia building Those present
were President Carver, Secretary VIII
cox, J. B. Larimer, Mrs. S. A. Thurston,
A H Vance, E. B. Cowgirl, DR.. Chas.
NJ. Sheldon and F. D. Coburn.
One of the most interesting question
discussed during the evening was in re-
gard to the field workers of the union.
It was finally voted to add to the
unions present force the following
men, each working part time as he Is
able to get away from his regular
duties: Rev. A. B. Hestwood, of Great
Bend, Rev. J. D. NJ Buclner, of Olathe,
F. w Emerson, Of Topeka 1t is I'M
derstood that all Of these men have
consented to go out during a part Of
the fall and winter under the union 8
auspices.
The question Of the employment of a
secretary has been perplexing the union
Wilcox entered the office last spring he
did SO with the express understanding
that he was to be permitted TO resume
filed work in September No one has peen
found to tax his place. Former Secretary
T E. Stephens has been urged to resume
the position but he has thus far declined
to do So except If need be to I'LL in a
month or two during the fall until per
manent secretary can be found.
The committee has several names IN
der consideration, but no DEFINITE conctu-
sion has yet been reached a special com
tarv wilcox and DR.. Sheldon, was ap-
pointed last evening to canvass the mat
ter still further and report at a SUISSE
quent meeting Of the executive commit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
NOT A NEGRO IN TOWN.
All Have Been Driven Out of
Pierce City, MO.

Springfield, Mo. Aug. 21.-Pierce City
is quiet today, although a telephone
message from there says that Joe Lark
the Frisco porter, under arrest here,
had better not be taken to Pierce City
to stand a preliminary examination
Lark is willing to go and says he can
fully explain every action of his on
Sunday While his wife made a state
ment in Pierce City that Lark had blood
on his clothing, Lark denies this and
says his clothing is the same now as
he wore on Sunday. The Springfield
negroes are greatly excited for fear
that the mob will come here after Lark
and also make a general attack. The
Springfield officials say that Lark could
not be taken and they will soon dis
cover the formation of a mob and as
Lark could be carried off to St Louis,
order.
This morning a warrant was sent
here by mail for Lark charging him
with cutting Miss Wilde's throat. Up
to that time Lark had been in the
jailer's Office, but he was put behind the
bars when the warrant came. Pierce
City reports today that there is not a
negro in town. Some one last night
posted a notice in the negro settlement
here in Springfield signed Citizens
ordering them to leave by Saturday
over the notice. Negro porters are
7ocking here from the west and say
they tried to locate in Marionville, but
were ordered to leave. They hope to
get the railway company to locate them
on the western end of their division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
No MORE RAVE WARs.

Prices Of many railroad stocks are
still high, judged by the dividends
which they return. and BY the fact that
general business activity has touched
highwater mark. says Henry Clews in
his Financial Review. But this is not
the only influence controlling values at
present; for it should be remembered
that the entire railroad system of the
United States is passing through a
process of Capitalization that has a
most important bearing upon values
The grouping Of American railroads
into a few great systems which prom
ises to be soon completed. adds i'm
mensely to their stability as invest
ments. Ruinous rate wars are very
probably a thing of the past. and roads
which have been doing business at a
loss are rapidly entering the dividend
paying list. Watered stocks have eth
er been eliminated by reorganization or
paid for in outiays from earnings. Our
railroads were never in better physical
and financial condition than today, and
their prospects as dividend-payers are
excellent. Very few are paying all they
earn; consequently any moderate re-
duction in gross earnings would not af-
feet dividends for the reason that the
present large OUTLAWS for new equip
ment and improvements will not be
permanent.
Conservatism has been the rule In
railroad management for the last few
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record-1
Looking glasses-A pair Of spectacles-
It's a good thing to be too busy to
make enemies.
Even the clock stops for awhile when
it feels all run down
The worst of borrowing trouble is
that it entails such a high rate of IN
terest.
The milkman can generally be de-
pended upon to make his customers
take water
A hier in the stock market often
proves that riches take unto themselves
wings.
No. Maude dear; we do not believe
that grass widows are particularly sus-
ceptible to hay fever.
Wigg-"Deacon Skinhynte has rath-
er liberal views" Wagg-"It's a pity
his hberality ends with his views
Nell-ssMr. Gum seems to be a.
drinking man." BELIEVES and you
can never tell when he's loaded
NO I'm afraid you win never win
fame and fortune as a song writer, 7
remarked the publisher as he handed
back the manuscript composition. 'YO on
know entirely too much about the rules
of grammar" Then did the young man
curse the day he had been given a COM
mon school education
To kill time, you must understand,
Is quite a simple trick
Become the leader of a band,
And beat it with a stick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21

years. and stockholders have been get
ting the advantage OF this policy. Plans
for railroad consolidation are not BY
any means complete. One combination
forces another. and the present move
ment is not likely to end until the
whole country has been divided into
groups; this being the ultimate result
predicted years ago by far-sighted
practical railroad men. This tendency
need cause no concern in the public
mind. for suitable legislation will GER
tainly be devised. to control the powers
of these great railroad magnates- Pub
lie ownership of the railroads would
plunge US into a sea Of unknown forces
National supervision could readily be
made sufficiently effective to prevent
corporate abuses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
ravHAWKFR ToTa

The Marysville W. r. Q. viii tread
the boards" in Michael Strogo1-
Grasshoppers are eating the bloom
from the alfalfa In Finney county
The. sandhi1ls around Garden City are
fun of prairie chickens and antelops-
The Gaylord Herald thinks Wood, OF
Lawton fame, is not q KANSAS hos' AS
is an Arkansas razorback-
A Stafford county family by active
1-11stIing found a mess" of roasting
ears in a ten acre field of corn
4 Norris county man has to move
his hogs to a new feed lot as the plach
birds are devourlng the greatest snare
of the corn
A blind man playing a hand organ
along the streets of Topeka says u
has never married Doubtless dluA =
believe in love at first sight
Just to show that there was wheat
in the country a Larned granary
spread out and dumped 5000 busneis
on the ground in front Of passing
trains.
An economical Fredonia family
brought in a COW from the farm 70 save
buying milk. The first day the COW
got loose and got in the pound,
kicked the bottom out of the pest mil l
pail, stepped on the 5-year-old boy,
hooked the neighbor's wife ana
squeezed the owner against the sue
Of the barn, causing a doctors Dill
The Minneapolis Better Way says;
eff that farmer who tnresileu t .'-,ss
bushels of wheat and who challenSso
comparisons with other parts OF ~. s=
state through the State journal, VIII
come to ottawa county he Will ma
that he isn't in it. Several mere nave
more than that. Charley cline threslSu
p 800 bushels and there are ot1as1 l.,s,,aIs
Cnne's wheat averaged near 80 DusAleAs
frn faea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
LOCAL MENTION.

William Martindale. Of Emporia, IS
in Topeka
Albert Dickens and o. H Filing. Of
Manhattan, were in the city last even
ing.
John W. Wright, of Junction City.
was at the Copeland today, returning
from the Hutchinson reunion
Mrs. Virginia Maze, who lives on
West Gordon street in North Topeka,
is very sick and not expected to live
a marriage license was issued this
morning to James P. Bray aged 26 and
Matte Carrier aged II. both from Car
bondale.
The Republican Flambeau club viii
meet tonight in uniform and the ~
men to go to the Clyde watermelon
feast on August % viii be selected
The fire department was called at o;zV
this morning to the home OF j. f. A'al
kin, POS Branner street, where siha4i
fire was started by a gasoline Stove
The damage was SO.
state Treasurer Frank Grimes and
Charles Sheldon, both came to grlef IN
the Excelsior Springs natatorlulh.
Grimes has a scratch on his nose ana
the mem Der is sore. He struck DOttoIn
diving in the tank and says Sheldon
did the same thing
d r. Richards, formerly a machinist
at the Santa Fe shop, met with a Pc
culiar accident in the Albuquerque shop
recently. While working under an en-
CINE a plank broke dropping him m me
mir where a heavy engine rod teii on
him Major Shreve, his brother-in-la~,
learns that Richards is in the hospital
on the road to recovery. Richards re-
eeived an ugly scalp wound from the
g1ancing blow of the fallen rod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
TO HELP WATER PRESSURE
Santa Ee Installs Engine in General
Office Builing.

An engine has been rigged up IN the
basement Of the Stnta F'e offices which
is being utilized to pump water from
the city mains to the third, fourth and
fifth floors of the building. The water
pressure in the city mains is so low
that ever since the dry spell com
menced. the supply Of water on the top
floors of the big building has been IN
certain
The temporary pumping engine shoots
the water up to the top floor all right,
but the stream is not very steady II
comes in ssgushes'' every stroke of the
engine in the basement being accurate
~ reflected in the force with which the
water comes out of the faucets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press-l
Next to guessing, expectation misses
the mark oftenest
A bad mother can make a bad child
worse. but a bad child makes a good
mother better.
The first time anybody kisses a girl
against her will she may tell her
mother; afterward she doesn't even tell
herself.
Some girls who are so innocent they
seem like butter wouldn't melt in their
mouths have an awful funny little
twitching around their lips when they
look at a mustache.
The only way a married man can
preserve his childish faith that there is
such a thing in the world as truth is
by shutting his ears when his wife is
telling other women some of her exper-
fences that he happens to know about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
WITNESS MISSED FIRE.
ooIored Lawyers clever Ruse to Help
His Client.

William Anderson was found not
guilty in the city court yesterday for
stealing five head of COWS from z. 5.
Mitley.
The co1ored lawyer, A M. Thomas.
turned a neat trick in defending An
derson, also colored. The state relied
upon the Identification Of Anderson by
Humane officer Kf1mours King for
conviction. When King was called
upon to point out the man he saw
driving the cattle late one night he
glanced at Lawyer Thomas The law
yer saw his chance and sprang to ris
feet and allowed King to view him. Is
that the man2'' asked Deputy County
Attorney McNary, expecting King to
point to Anderson instead. That's the
man said King, pointing to the law
yer in the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Official Explanation of Wreck
on the Alton.

Chicago, Aug. 21-George J. Charlton.
general passenger agent of the Alton
this afternoon gave out the following
official statement regarding the wreck
of the fast mail:
1.-The accident at Prentice. near
Jacksonville, was caused by a freight
engine on side track moving out so as
to foul the main line The engine had
been standing there for two hours and
had been passed by three trains before
the accident occurred.
1.-THE engineer and fireman of the
passenger train were killed; also four
frarnps who were stealing a ri Il on the
passenger train. The engineer and fire.
man of the freight train were injured
The passengers were shaken up out no
one seriously injured"