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metal while chipping out Wednesday, may
lose the sight of that member, although at
termine positively until he saw whether
or not Inflammation might result In
the latter case there may DE difficulty in
Arch Wizer, who learned his trade as
coach painter in the shops, is expected to
Recently he has been with the Southern
Pacific at Guaymas, Mexico. Roy
who used to have hay JOB here
with him. He has been away about
year.
Donald Acetylene Gas Headlight company
of Chicago. has been at the roundhouse a
on n%9 1903 he has placsd
| reflector than has yet been used. and it is
said that the engineers are greatly pleased
with the use of it SO far.
Several car loads of the perforated brick
of which the new powerhouse smokestack
| is to be constructed have been shipped
| from the factory in Pittsburg. This
stack is being built extra strong in order
| disturb it. It is to be topped out with a
much thicker wall than is usually built.
John Mespelt, who has been plotting a
| over the mountains of Colorado, brought
| his men home to Topeka early Wednesday
morning. rhe fellows will stay here for a
week SO while new derrick is being
| constructed for them, after which they
will go to Ottawa to put up reservoir
cears wn aon s90R s frends
| on the strength of the claim that he has
been married. To reporter Butler as,
| sumed an air of denial, but the general
| understanding around the department
where he is employed is that he welded
| three weeks ago and that the affair has
| been kept secret until now.
| After being out nearly three days the
| wrecking gang returned Wednesday from
| Vinland, on the Lawrence branch, where
| Sunday afternoon eight cars Of coal were
| piled up in the ditch. Part of the fuel was
| slack and this was handled after the smash
| with a view to using it for ballasting pur-
| poses. The majority was lump and that
| was offered to the farmers and threShing
! outfits for so cents ton.
| 1t is believed that the illness of General
| Secretary Prout of the Railroad Y. M. c..
| A., although severe at present will
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runs the same distance and there Is no ex-
peT1se attached for waste or oil. M1leham
has sent one OF them to the stf IS S s ne
given a fair test
Earl Edgeworth went to the office of SUI
after comp1etn9 his
as a machinist apprentice and drew his
time. He win leave in a short time for
Chicago, where he will visit with relatives
he and his wife will return to Ottawa for
that he plans to enter the employ OF the
St. Louis and San Francisco. Edgeworth
has been in Topeka shops for four years years,
identified with the Railroad Y. NJ G. A.
and is on the fifth and last year of his
studies with the Scranton correspondence
school. taking their course in mechanical
and electrical engineering.
One of the interesting devices wn 3,e;n
summer is the Thatcher. calculating instru-
ment lately purchased by the tests de,
partment. 1t is used for multiplying and
dividing and does the work for numbers
| having five places in such a rapid and
| Invaluable part of the equipment of that
department as soon as its man1puiafion
be brought into Service, too, in computing
higher mathematical problems. The menu
bers Of this force are often hard pressed
work and by this means much of the de-
tails of simple mathematical computa-
lions may be avoided.
a gang of workmen putting in tracks along
the north end of the present shop district
| for day or two, the transfers from the
west side to the east in the future to be
! done over these lines. Furthermore. 1t Is
| ling lumber and other material which is
| done on push cars driven by Russian la
borers, will be operated by. electricity.
Small motor cars will be provided for this
purpose. In the new boiler and machine
shop it is the plan. too. to have all the
/ lar to that used in large mercantile houses
in handling the cash. Superintendent Of
plan some time ago when he was back
east and it is believed that it will be a
| great saver of time to employees in the
large shop of the Santa Fe in Topeka.
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HOT WEATHER HINTS.

Something that will protect the health
md strength of men, women and chill
dren during hot weather is truly a
great blessing. A medicine which in
sures perfect digestion and a healthy
stomach is the medicine that will do
this Summer sickness is SO per cen.
stomach sickness due to indigestion
Ninety-nine of every 100 people who
are sick in summer can trace it to
Indigestion All ston ach and bowel
troubles, such as collie, cholera, olar-
rhoea, dysentery, fiux, bilious collie anu
often fever are the direct results OF in
digestion.
Summer diet is hard on the stomach
and digestive organs. Fermentation re-
sulting from indigestion is the cause OF
all the above troubles.
Rodol is the one great remedy which
protects the health and strength OF
men, women and children during hot
weather. 1t is impossible for the stom-
ach and digestive organs to get out OF
order or fail to perform their functions
naturally when Kodol is used No sum-
mer sickness, no, Indigestion and nc
stomach trouble can 0vertake the man
woman or child who will N eet frs
symptoms by the use of Kodol Sour
stomach, belching of gas, heartburn
palpitation of the heart, fullness aftel
eating, loss of appetite, bad breath anC
coated tongue are some of the symp
toms Indicating imperfect digestion, anc
fermentation as the first stage of stom-
ach disorder. Cathartics paralyze thu
digestive organs, they strain and breal
down the glands of the stomach ant
their effect is to weaken the strength
and vitality of the system generally
Kodol contains the natural elements O.
digestion, and removes the cause of thi
trouble by correcting fermentation.
perfect digestion, cleanses. purifies ant
sweetens the ston ach, gives strength
tone and elasticity to the glands ant
membranes lining the stomach.
This famous tonic is prepared in thu
laboratories of E. C. Dewitt & Co.
Chicago, whose facilities for the manu-
acture of medical preparations are
unequaIled anywhere in the country.
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not last long. The physicians have direct
ed that he be kept quiet and in order that
those who must do SO are allowed TO see
him. John kempton, assistant secretary,
is in charge of the association during his
absence and ]. w. BivlnS is managing the
coffee house at the shops.
J. w. Morgan. formerly of outside coach
dition as the result of being thrown to
the ground by a horse, is slowly recover
ing. He is able to be on the street for a
short time. but is still weak.
Water service men have finished the
electrical wiring for the two new hve-ton
cranes which are to run up and down the
shop. The operator of either of them sits
in cage under the machine proper and
is carried with it in all its movements.
John Dubeck of the water service has
taken charge of force of ten workmen
who are to put in the concrete for. the
machinery in the shop. Already
number of foundations for axle lathes and
the like have been placed in the southwest
planned that this part of the work shall
be continued as rapidly and steadily as
ready owing to the scarcity of cement
which has prevailed, and this exigency
may arise again, although it is believed
that the situation is considerably re-
heved
Workmen have been busy, several days
wiring for the electrical lighting appa-
ratus which is to be placed in the coach
shop. This is to be a new departure as
operation0the illuminating of the car shop.
but it is a scheme that should have been
put into effect years ago. During the win
ter when the days are short and even. on
cloudy days, it is difficult for the men in
this department to do their work properly
and the placing of 13 small lights over
each of the tracks is calculated to over
come this and make it possible to put il
time whenever there is need for it.
Ben Mileham, decorator and designer in
the paint shop, has invented u car brass
which will probably displace the class now
! in use. Patent has not yet been granted
and particulars can not be given out un-
| til after such action is taken, but its chief
merit is in that it is selflubricating de-
vice. Further the ordinary car brass costs
| from 65 cents to dollar and runs 60,000
miles, while the Mileham device can be
| furnished railroads for 81 cents a piece.
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His first railroad work was as car
accountant and he has served as MEM
Der of the engineering corps, as freight
cashier, ticket clerk and ticket agent
and general agent. He went to Chicago
in December, 1885, as assistant general
passenger agent. He was promoted to
the position of first assistant general
passenger agent April l. 1901. Though
he has been connected with the Rock
Island company continuously since
February, 1883. Mr.. Allen was for a time
engaged in newspaper work in his native
town.
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Central interests and is now operated as
a part of the system. The amount which
the Mexican Central is ordered by the
court to pay Immediately exceeds 81 000, 900,
United States currency. Among the lar
ger sums due creditors are the following:
J. A. Robertson, formerly of st. Louis.
$s40 900; Morris r. Lecky & Co., $126,S56;
Central Trust company of New York,
$4,000; John J. Fisher, $110 900; Rogers Lo-
connective works, $3S. coo; ]. ". Seligman &
Co., $53, 600; L. C. Nelson, SIS 600; Southern
National bank, $4,000; John r. Price,
81, 900.
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MEXICAN CENTRAL MUST PAY.
American Creditors of Monterey &
Mexican Gulf Win.

Austin. Tex, July GA private dispatch
from the City of Mexico was received
here today. stating that the district court
had finished its work of listening to the
American preferred creditors of the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railroad, which
was recently acquired by the Mexican
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Decrease.

There has been an enormous run OF
business over this part of the Santa Fe
this week Tuesday was a top-notcher in
the number of trains, there having been
SO of the freight class. to say nothing of
the immense passenger business traffic
which has been done along with the
freight 1t is difficult to say just what is
responsible for the great amount, but the
stock movement is big well as green
fruit, and everything else that railroads
handle.
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NET EARNINGS $25, 10000
Santa Fee Shows a Decrease in juno
Earnings-The Year.

Earnings OF the Santa Fe road for June
showed decrease for the first time in the
fiscal year, which closed with that month.
The statement for the month and for the
fiscal year which closed June 80 was as
follows:
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MIR. ALIENS RISE.
General Passenger Agent Begins
Career as Car Accountant.

Leon M. Allen. the new general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island rail-
road, has been in the railroad service
since boyhood. He was born at Daven-
port, Iowa, in 1868 and was educated
in the high school of that city and at
the University of Michigan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-01-06
Philippine CAMPAlGA.
Vagss- ns Measures being Pushed by the
.msricsas Ia VA toes Provinces

| Aanila. Jan. G,--General j. Franklin
/ Bell Is conducting vigorous campaign
in nata1gas province. Every ayaila-
ble soldier is in the field, The col.
umns under the command OF Colonies
Winter and Dougherty are doing ex-
ceilent work. A number OF the insur-
gents are fleeing TO Tayabas province.
! where the native coustabulary are rem
/ dering valuable assistance In capturing
men aud rifles,
/ The advocates Of peace at Manila
depreoate the stern measures employ
ed BY General Bell IA reply General
Beil says that taese pace advocates
have had numerous opportunities to
use their Influence, Is they have been
given passes . oaEA the American
lines for tbs asking. aad that it has
been afterwards proved that they Of
ten Only went threean tho lines for the
purpose Of assisting the instruction
General Bell says thar the best peace
method new Is rig oes warfare until
the insuFrecti0p is completely subdued
The arrest 81 members Of the
wealthy Lopez fsm;lv. ona the eonfis.
cation Of their steamers ana rice. as
well as the arreet ~ three members
Of the religious ccrreratlcns. who were
known 10 be inrtigators of tie iusar
reetion. has bad an excellent effect
upon the natives
Conditions in the islard Of Samar
are still unsatisfactory owing to tho
difficulty OF finding the insurgents,
Captain Schaeffel of the Niath In
/ fantry. who was wounded In & severe
hand-to-hgnd fight last month on Sa~
mar island between Is men OF Com
pany e Of his regiment aud a large
force Ut bolo.ien. has practically re
/ covered from the effects of the wound
/ In an Official report OF the encounter
/ in which Captain Schoeffel was wound
| ed, IL is said the captain killed three
men before he received his wound
| and that the remnants of the detach-
naent of Is men were saved by his
! personal courage and daring
| The civil authorities say that the
/ island Of Leyta lis now perfectly peace
| full On the other hand, tie military
| authorities consider Leyte to be dan
| gerous ON account of it's proximity to
| Samar, II for no other reason. Last
| Friday Major Albert L. Meyer of the
| Eleventh infantry captured quite an
extensive arsenal and plant for the
making of cartridges at 0rmoc, On tue
northwest coast OF Leyte Major
Meyer also captured another powder
| factory. large quantities Of ammnni-
| tion four cannon and several rifles.
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DEAD NOT Ysr KNOWN
There Are between 81 sud ~ Esrsons
from the Walia walia Wisstag.

There Are between 81 sad a. Esrsons
from the walia walia missing.
San Francisco, Jan. e.--Tbe French
bark Max, which collided with the
steamship WalIa Walla early Thurs
day morning, has reached this city in
a badly crippled condition The
steamer Geo, w Elder from Portland
came in ahead aud reported that she
passed the Max in tow OF the steamer
Acme and the United States revenue
cutter Is miles northwest u Point
Reyes The Max's Dowsprtt was car
ried away and Der bow was stove ia
both above and below the water line
Her water~tigbt compartments alone
kept her atloat
Ninety two survivors of the Walia
Walla have arrived here from Eureka
on the steamer Pomona There Is still
some discrepancy IN the lists of the
dead and missing THE number ranges
from 81 TO a.
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Marshall. Tex Jan S.-Mrs. N. r..
Lgttletou. wife of County Judge Lyttle-
ton, was faarfully burned at her resi-.
dence In this city Saturday morning,
dying at Ii orlock Saturday night.
AIRS Lyttlaton had cleaned a silk dress
with gasoline afterwards spenging ii
with water While holding the dress
I In front Of an open fireplace TO dry, her
clothing caught Ere, In an instant her
clothing was ahiaze. Her little daugh
ter Ray. who aas ia the room. ran out,
screaming fer help. Tue negro cook
came 10 the rescue, and seeing Mrs
Lyttietan rushing out OF the house all
afsre, grabbed a quilt and threw If
around her. smothering the flames
Mrs I.yttleton was fesffHltv burned
from head TO foot Physicians were
hnrriedly called, but their efforts prov.
ca nnapailing.
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Corpus Christi Tex, Jan. s while
the county convict gang was excavat-
ing trench IN the rear OF the court
house six human skulls were mn
eartSed together with the remnan IS
ef six Skeletons The bones had been
buried for many years, as they easily
crum bleG when touched.
Citizens who have lived here for
over SO years state they never heard
OF a cemetery in that vicinity The
bones were unearthed at a depth Of
about five feet. and indicate that tire
bodies had been buried ON top Of each
other. The skulls indicated plainly
that they belonged to white men
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"a eaual Blu Belore H0use
CD Special Order.
The UaF to Sell the Panama Route
Way Widen the Discussion and
Canse Ussaysd Action Senate
NJ Set Programme.

Washington, Jan. e--After a recess
Of almost three weeks both houses OF
congress reconvened today. The prin-
cipal item on the house program fol
tbs week is the Hepburn isrhmian ca
nal bill, which Is the special order for
tomorrow No time has been fixed for
che debate on the measure, but Mr..
Hepburn does not contemplate pro-
longed discussion of it. 1t Is surmigad
In some quarters, however, that If the
proposition of the Panama Canal COM
pany to seii It's property and fran
chises for $40 900 900 Ia made. as prom
Used. this may have the effect Of open
ing a wider field OF discussion than
at first seemed probable, and If this
should prove to be the case the bill
may be before The hnnae for longer
time than In Tow contemplated
1t Is expected that by the time the
canal bill is disposed of there will be
one OK more appropriation bills ready
for consideration by the house. None
Of the appropriation bills has yet been
passed OF by the appropriations COM
mittee. sut both the urgent deficiency
bill. the pension bills are a forward
state and the expectation is that they
viii be considered by the committee
during the current week. The pres
ent intention is 10 give first atten-
ton to the deficiency bill, whose es-
Inmates aggregate 20.000,0 900.
The senate has no program for the
week and very little business IN it's
calender, as the reorganization II the
senate committees DID nor take place
until just before the holidays There
are. however. d fed bridge bills re-
ported and Senator Morgans bills for
the acquisition of Eaght OF way To- the
Nicaragua canal is among the meas
ures to receive attention
On account Ut Senator Sewei 5 death
the senate viii probably adjourn until
the following Monday
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sho, ana Kilied a woman.

Kansas City, Jan. 6.~-Near Shawnee,
Kan, village ten miles west OF here.
Carl Fisher shot and probably fatally
wounded Mrs Mary L. Wallace in the
presence OF her husband, Fl. Wallace,
and their two small children. Tire
Wallaces had camped near Fishers
farm and he accused them OF steal
Ing corn from his cribs. The shot
that struck Mrs Wallas was intended
for her husband Fisher escaped, but
was arrested
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Berlin. Jan. 6.--Prfneess Louise, the
eccentric daughter of King Leopold of
Belgium, who was divorced from her
husband, Prince Philip Of SAKE Coburg
and Gotha, and who has been held
practically prisoner Ia q retreat near
Dresden for the last two years, has
beea pronounced h0pelessly insane.
Her daughter. Princess Dorothea, was
married r. Ernest Centh4r. duke Of
Schles wig. EInistain brother Of ths
present empress Of Germany. and her
sister, Princess Stephanie, was the
wife of the ArchdEke Dudolph of Aus
fria, who committed suicide
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Harms Fiction Has tle HoHse and
Foraker The Senate.
Attempt HAY BE Made By sapporfers
OF Price to FoFm IN Ion With
Democrats Dsugherty Eie.
mens Is with Hanna.

Columbus, o., Jan. s.--The Repub-
licnn caucus Saturday night nominated
the Foraker ticket for the senate and
the Hanna ticket for the house. Yes
terday the contest was continued on
the same lines over the makeup Of
the standing committees and 1t Is evil
dent of the chairmanships and pre-
ferred places will so the same way as
the Offices. Price. who was defeated
for speaker by Mckinnon. will be
shown consideration as chairman OF
the judiciary committee. and the chair
manshfp OF one OF the committees on
municipal affairs, in Difference TO
George b. Cox Will go to some mem
Der from Cincinnati, but the courtesy
will not be extended further. The sem
ate committees are being apportioned
by a special committee on the lines
OF Republican caucus with the Demo.
Gratis cooperating.
AS the liquor associations threaten
their influence TO Price that interest
Is now attempting fusion OF the
Democrats with such Republicans as
are opposed 10 the local option bill.
The alliance of the Daugherty ele.
ment with the Hanna men for Mef.in-
non and McElToy promises to affect
Ohio politics In the faEafe. When
Harry d. Daugherty was eefeated for
the gubernatorial nominate by Gov
Nash two years ago he N1s opposed
by both Ohio senators. He las kept
out OF politics until be recently came
to the support of HIS cll friends. Nc
Kinaon and McEi-Cy.
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THE BURLINGTON ROUTE
GREAT TRAINS.

The lar Northwest-From Kansas
City to Denver the "Burulington-
Northern Pacific Express" for the
Black Hills, wyoming, Montana,
Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle. Portland.
For Chicago and North-Tnrough
sleeper, Austin to Chicago, via M,
K. s t. Ry. and Hannibal. Very fast
time Texas to Chicago.
Kansas City North.--Two fine trains
daily to Omaha, st. Paul, Minneapolis
Kansas City to Chicago.-T h @
famous GEL" with dining and library
cars.
The highest grade of wide vasti-
buled, Pintch lighted equipment.
write tor descriptive matter, rates
and Information.
@. L, BEECH, L. W. WAKELEI.
Il. p. A. 800 Scotland Bl'dg. GenI Pass
DALLAS, TEX. ST. LOUIS, Mo
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
ST. LOUIS Mo.
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The First Monday.

This has been a busy day in Waxa-
hachie. District court, county court
and commissioners court augmented
the crowd of horse traders by several
hundred. For several hours the
streets were jam med by the moving
throng and some of the merchants re-
port good trade. As rule the
crowd was quiet and peaceable and
the police department experienced
very little trouble in keeping order.
You ind the news in the Light.
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Atlanta. Ca, Jan. 6.~-As the result
Of q head-end collision between two
freight trains of the Southern railway
near Rex, CA, three of the trains
crew were killed and 4 number ri
freight cars were destroyed by IRE.
The two trains met on a sharp curve,
the dsraIiad cars catching Ere. II Is
said the collision was caused ~ a dis
regard o. signals
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Kicked by q Horse,

Little Miss Annie Ruth Soape, the
baby girl of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Soape,
was kicked on the face by a horse late
yesterday evening and quite seriously
hurt. Her nose was broken and che
suffered intense pain, The doctor
was called in twice last night and la
ter she became easier and rested well
in the latter part of the night.-Ennis
News.
II you want to sell your proper
tv list it with A. IT. Rishon. IL
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TT M c IA Cd L e
RI 6 r. G.. Schedule.
WEST BOUND .

No. ~ leaves 7:44 a. m. Connects
at Fort Worth with Ft. w. & d. @.
and TT, W. & f. G.
No. 50 leaves 9:32 a. m.
No, Al leaves 6;i2 p. m. Connects
with Santa Fe and Rock Island.
FAST BOUND.
No, ~ leaves fi:16 q. ~. Regular
Houston and New Orleans connec.
tions, -
No. So leaves 3:3o~p. m. Connects
at Garrett for Dallas and Corsicana.
No. ~ leaves s:57 p. m. Regular
Houston and New Orleans conneo-
tons
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wemaa nela w.hen. Fan.

Comanehe. Tex, Jan, 4. Mrs. Emma
White. who liz charged with the muir
Ger OF her husband, l.. b. White, has
been remanded to jail without bail
The examining trial was held before
Justice ], R. Wise. The killing OF
White occurred on the night Of Dec,
81. hts body was found in the street
near the home OF Mrs. White. White
and bis wife had not been living TO-
gether.
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You ind the news in the Light.