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Speaking of Col. Jim Tillman after

Speaking of Col. Jim Tillmsn after
he made his speech here on campaign.
day, one of our prominent divines
remarked, of him: "Possessing a
manly form, with strong face,
bright intellect and brainy, be lacks
but one thing to make him noble man
that one thing needful was for God
to convert his soul" Amen.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGREsS-7TH DISTRICT.

I hereby announce myself as candidate
for Congress from the Seventh Congress-
ional District and pledge myself to support
the platform and nominees OF the Demo-
cratic party. A. +. LEVER.
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The State Board of Equalization
decided to fix the assessment cf
property on the 70 per cent. basis.
This action of the Board reduces the
assessment in this county two per
cent.
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Mr.. Ruff Haltiwanger is slowly
recovering from the injuries received
by having his foot mashed by car
wheel at Batesburg some weeks ago.
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Notice..

A LII PERSONS HAVING DEMANDS
n against the Estate OF Jesse S. Swy-
gert, deceased. are requested to present
them to the undersigned duly attested, and
all those indebted to the said Estate are re-
qnested to make immediate payment to
Inc. MARY E. SWYGERT.
Administrative.
July q, 1902. 3w39.
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FOR PROBATE JUDGE.

The mary friends Of IOOR HAYES. rec
ognizing his ability and fitness tpr public
service, hereby announce him a csu0ldate
for Probate Judge, subject to ths rUie> :
the Democratic party.
The numerous friends CT GEORGE S.
DRAFTS anrounc- h,m as a candidate for
reelection to the office O. Inl.e ot Pro-
bate. He is pledged to abide TIC result Of
the Democratic primary.
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The friends Of Hollow Greek Township
respectfully announce ). BROOKS WING
AID as q candidate for the House Of Rep
resentatives in the primary election and
pledge him to abide the rcsnlt.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

TIL many friends of JASPER S DER.
RICK hereby announce him candidate
for the Office of County Treasurer. subject
20 TIE rules end regul .tions Of the Demo-
cratic party.
FRANK ". SHEALY is hereby an
nounced as candidate for re election to
the Office of County Treasurer and is
pledged to abide the result Of the Demo-
cratic primary.
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J. N. EPTING is g candidate for elec-
ton a. member Of the Eouse cf Repre-
sentatives. subject to tie rules OF the Dem
ccratic party.
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Ism a candidate for a seat in the House
of Representatives Of the State Legislature,
subject 70 the conditions Of the Democratic
psrty. L. Z. SEEALX.
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hereby announce myself a candidate
for the House OF Representatives, and
pledge myself to abide the result Of the
PRIMARY. JOHN BELL TOWILL.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVES.

I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the House of Representatives and So
licit the support of my fellow cit zens. I
will abide tie result of the primary cleo
ton. j. II. COUNTS.
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I hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the House OF Representatives aud
pledge myself to abide the result OF the
Democratic party. Y. N. WILSON,
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D. F. EFIRD is hereby announced for
re- election to the Legislature from Lexing-
ton county. subject to the rules and regu-
Iatiors OF the Democratic party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-30
ASKING FOR BIDS.
Santa Fe Planning to Begin Work on
Portales Cutoff.

B. F. Hammett, Jr., was seen yester-
day and asked about work on the Santa
Fe cutoff, says the FL Paso Herald.
Mr.. Hammett is one of the leading men
of the Nelson Construction company
now building the Southern Pacific cut
off from here to Straus. It was re-
ported that the company viii take a
contract for the construction of a large
part of the Santa F'e cutoff from Port
ales on the Pecos Valley road to Puerco
on the Santa Fe Pacific In answer to
the question put to him Mr.. Hammett
said he had been asked to bid for
large part of the work mentioned but
had not made up his mind yet whether
or not he would on account of the
large amount of work on hand just
now. Anyhow, it is evident that the
Santa F'e people are going to build the
cutoff, as it has become necessary that
q more direct route east from the Santa
F'e Pacific be established. The building
of the road from POrtaIes to a cOnnec-
ton with the Santa F'e Pacific is the
least part Of the work before the Santa
F'e people.
One Of the officials of the Pecos Valley
road said last winter that that road
would have been built into FL Paso long
ago had it not been for the fact that
it will cost $4,000 600 to put that part Of
the system in shape for heavy traffic.
The entertainments of the Rock Island
have no doubt made this enormous sum
look very small to the Santa Fe people
now that their territory is being split
in two. The new road proposed by the
Santa Fe viii not only give them the
shortest route to Chicago, but on ac-
count Of a low grade will enable them
to make fast time also. No definite
time has been arranged for the com
mencement of the big undertaking on
the part of the Santa Fe but from the
fact that they are asking for the con-
struction work 1t is easily cleaned that
this year win witness prosperous times
to the great southwest for as long as
railroads are being built money will be
plentiful.
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Bonermaker Albert Peterson has lost a
day or two.
There will be no half-holiday at the
shops Saturday.
Machinist Emmett Whipple is spending
the day in Kansas City.
James Nicholas wife and daughter went
to Kansas City this morning
John Keller and John krenz. labOrers in
the shops, took their time Thursday.
Workmen are completing the new high
board fence which encloses the east shop
Clarence Smith. a night helper in the
blacksmith shop, has been off duty
short time.
There will be a meeting of the shop pic
at o'clOck this evening
F. R. Frost, electrical engineer, has re-
turned, from Chicago, where he has been
several DAYS
Walter Anderson. a nachinist appren-
tice, has been assisting the day oner since
Frank NaylOn quit.
Chris Kepperly of the boilerlnaking de-
partment left Thursday night for Oberly
to spend a weeks vacation
Local subscriptions to the fund for the
building are rapidly nearing the $4,000
mark.
Plans are being made for the Santa Fe
urday.
out of Kansas City for the Burlington,
called on the Santa F'e passenger men
1hurSday.
Frank Naylor. who hired as a machin-
ist helper about three weeks ago and af-
terward was put on as assistant day oiler,
quit Thursday
Bible classes which are being conducted
under the auspices of the Railroad Y M;
c. A. are holding up their usual standard
of attendance.
Second Vice President Morton will leave
Chicago this evening for q. tour of the west
ern lines of the Santa Fe He is expected
to stop off a while in Topeka on his way
out.
Four coaches were brought into the
in a wreck on the Chicago division was
among the number, ana showed evidences
of rough treatment.
There was a game of baseball between
q team from the shops and a nine from
Crooked Hollow" the contest taking
place on the Auburndale grounds at
O'Clock this morning.
David Linn and son of Birmingham,
Ala, are here for visit with the fam
lies of William Schmittendorf foreman
of the water service, and Richard Ban
croft, of the same department
Nicholas Griley, who works air
brake repairs, is home and at his post
of duty after a brief visit in Kansas City.
F. NJ. Barnett, who for short term
has been with the smith shop, has quit.
Trainmen coming in from the St. Jo-
seph line report that within the last week
the Missouri river has risen about a foot
for a year more and the present rise
indicates that the rains have been heavy
above.
Preparations are being made for the
transfer of the electrical lighting appa-
ratus from number of old coaches to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-30
Carload of oatriches.

The various trains that pass through
the Emporia yards carry many a cur
ious thing. Yesterday a reporter was
called to the yards to see a car load of
ostriches on its way from Pasadena.
Gala, to North Carolina. In the car
We're thirty-two ostriches, measuring
in height anywhere from some chicks
two feet high to the full grown article
measuring eight to ten feet. This car
is the second through here and two
more are billed to follow. The big birds
We're accompanied by a keeper. He
said that money could not buy such
birds but that the value of the car load
was about $4,000. The syndicate that
is going to try new farm has taken
the birds on a contract rent plan and
pay $3.50 a year on each bird with a big
forfeit for each bird that dies.-Emporia
ca zet
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IL sTILL HoLps Goop.
Anti Pass Agreement Has Not Been
Seriously Violated.

A passenger official of one of the
trunk lines says: An effort is being
made again to create the impression
that the death kneH of the anti-pass
agreement of the trunk lines is being
sounded. Inquiry among the presidents
fails to show there is any foundation for
there have been evasion and technical
violations, especially in giving passes
to officials Of steamship companies, but
these do not seem to give anywhere
their subordinate executives and others
lower in the scale of authority appear
to have. With at least a majority of
the presidents, and the presidents alone
are responsible for the agreement, there
appears to be a feeling Of entire salts
faction with the condition following its
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MEMORIAL TO COMMISSION.
Railway Accountants Want to See
About Those Statistics.

St Louis. May 30-The next annual con-
vention of the Railway Accounting Off
GERS of America vii lbe held in Hot
Springs, Va At the final session of the
association the following officers were
elected: President W. B. Bend, vice
president and auditor of the Chicago Great
Western railway, st. Paul, Mimi; first vice
president, K. W. Renner, comptroller
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
Pittsburg second vice president, A. D Par
ker, general auditor Colorado and South
ern railway. Denver; secretary and treas
urer c. G. Phillips, Chicago.
The report of the special committee on
additional statistics for the interstate com
merce commission, was adopted and the
following were named as a committee to
go to Washington and present memorial
on the subject to the commission: Reiben-
ack. Philadelphia: c. I. Sturgis, Chicago;
n. NJ. kOchersperger, New Haven, Conn;
A H. Plant Washington, and H. c. White
head. Chicago President Bend viii be a
member of this committee ex-officiO.
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bring it to a level. It is not considered
strange that such should occur, as it is
usually the case that the block on a ma
chine of this class must be leveled up af-
ter 1t has done a little preliminary work
It has also been found impossible to get
the furnace to the highest heat owing
to the lack of a blast fan.
Gus and Elmer Neubert, apprentice boys
who have served much of their time in To-
pel1a shops, have been granted transfers to
Argentine. They viii be nearer home there.
their father. G. T. Neubert. being master
mechanic on the Kansas City Belt and
they also think that the number of en-
ployes being smaller than at Topeka their
promotion will be more rapid there than
here. Their father was for a long time
master mechanic at Topeka and held nu-
n1erous similar positions on other parts Of
the Santa Fe.
Earl canerty.. son of T. s; Caherty. d.
wounded several months ago while on duty
with t3e American army in the Philip
turu to his regiment Cafferty was
bugler and one evening while sounding
taps was made the target for a bullet,
nreo presumably by tnlplno sharp
shooter lurking somewhere in the dark
ness. The injury was not Immediately dan
gerous, but kept him in the hospital a long
time, and since then he joined the regi-
mental band. This did not satisfy his love
of adventure and he has gone back to the
rank of his former comrades, stationed at
Raga, Southern Luzon-
P. H. Donovan, foreman of the air brake
workers in the machirs shop, has devised
sbe oil and 5iIf rom he bTaes 1ares Is
and the like. Just outside the shop is
vat of boiling. concentrated I've into which
the parts to be cleaned are dipped and
held just a moment Standing near it is
jar containing q mixture of nitric and sui
phuric acid in which the part which
has been treated to the I've preparation is
submerged and the process is completed
in much better shape than ever was ac-
cOmpliShed by the use Of emery paper and
other mechanical means. Half of a min
ute is sufficient for the acid compound to
do its work and a dash of cold water from
a small reservoir kept for that purpose
places the brass in condition for repairs.
When Henry Martin, foreman of the
cab carpenters, was in California a few
shopmen and crossed the track of a good
many more whom he couldn't exactly To-
cate One day he was walking down
Market street in San Francisco when
someone pulled a signal on him by sing
ing out his own name. He turned around
to find that the man who had hailed him
was Richard Witty, years ago foreman of
Francisco and to all appearances pros
pering. Eugene Eshleman, now en-
plOye of the Southern Pacific car shops
at Oakland, also came over to Frisco
the same day. John Mullen, another man
who used to be IN with the Santa F'e
here, Joined the party Mullen is now in
the service of the California Gable com
Martin spent happy day taking in the
sights of the Golden Gate city. visiting
the United States mint and the Union
Iron works At the last named place
they saw the 12-inch armor plate being
placed on the battleship Ohio and a num-
Der of less important war craft just
finished or under construction.
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Located on Missouri Pacific Spur.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 30.-There
was a spirited contest between the
Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific roads over the location of the
new granaries and hay sheds at Fort
Leavenworth. Each road wanted them
built where they could run a switch to
them. The rivalry was only in a bust
ness way. The military board after a
survey of the sites proposed finally rec
commended a plat of ground west of
the cavalry stables. The granary and
haysheds will be built on this site and
the Missouri Pacific will have spur
running to it. The war department
has approved the recommendation of
the board.
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EMPoRIA HAs HoPEs.
Thinks the Santa Fe is Planning to
Build a New Depot There.

Emporia. Kan, May 30.-The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad com
pany IS negotiating for Lyon county's
old court house grounds. which border
on the railroad with a Commercial street
front. General superintendent Resi-
sue and a number of Santa Fe rail-
road officials were here inspecting the
grounds. Although it has not been Of
hcially announced it is generally known
that the Santa Fe intends to convert the
present passenger depot into a freight
depot, which it is greatly in need of.
and build passenger depot on Com
mercial street. It is also rumored that
Santa F'e and Missouri Kansas & Texas
roads viii build a union depot.
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WRECK OF THE MAINE
With Flags and Flowers by
Palma's Orders.

New York, May 30.-When the people
of Havana awoke this morning. says n
dispatch from that city to the Tribune
they saw on the wreck Of the Maine
the evidence of thoughtfulness and APP
precia ton on the part Of President
Palma who ordered last evening that
the wreck which stands as a monu-
ment for more than 200 brave Ameri-
cans, be appropriately decorated to
commemorate the day. American and
Cuban flags, garlands Of roses AMI
wreaths constituted the decorations, and
memorial services viii be held IN seY-
eral Of the American churches
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Mule Camp to Move.

Iathrop. No, May 30.-The British
mule camp, which has been maintained
here since May, 1901, during which
time sc 600 horses and mules for use in
South Africa, have been handled is to
be moved to Toronto, Canada, immed5-
ately. Nearly all the British officers
stationed here have already left and the
1900 horses still here win be shipped to
Toronto within a few days
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Call in All Surveyors.

Omaha, Neb. May 3O.-What is said
to be a result of the recent trip of
James J. Hill over the Burlington lines
is the calling in by the chief engineers
departm emit of that road of all the sur
veying parties now in the field. It is
with the completion Of the work on
the Great Falls in Montana there are
no new plans projected for the present,
and that the engineering department.
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Los ANGELES AHEAD.
VIII Likely Be Chosen For Next
Meeting of Engineers.

Norfolk Va, May 30,-The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. after
balloting all day, elected two more
grand officers. James c. Currie, of
Cleveland, was chosen second assistant
grand chief, and Charles A Black, of
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, first grand as
sistant engineer.
Los Angeles is REGARDED as having
the best chance for the next meeting.
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MONEY FOR STOCKHOLDERS.
Santa Fe Will Distribute Nearly Nine
MILLION Dollars to Common Stock.

the Santa F'e. the Chicago Post says:
The position of the Santa Fe is some
what interesting this year in view of the
issue of bonds made by the company
last fan and the large earnings of the
system In the current fiscal year to date
The indications are that the road viii
show very large earnings on the common
stock for the year ending June 80 next
July 1 last the road was operating
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DISTRIBUTED MONEY GIFTS.
$4,000 Given by President McHarg
to A. <. & N. Employees.

Knoxville. Tenn. May 30.-Traveling
Auditor H. ". Oliver Of the Atlanta,
Knoxville & Northern railway arrived
in Knoxville today and distributed the
promised gift of one months salary to
all employees of the road from former
President H. K. McHarg The entire
amount given employees was SIS, 900 and
gifts to officials bring the total up to
$4,000. Mr. McHarg sold the road re-
Gently to the Louisville & Nashville.
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Takes place at the A. T. & S. F.
Railway Co.'S freight warehouse COM
mencing Wednesday, June 4, at 8 a. m.
An unusually large quantity Of gooaz
to be sold.
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adoption. and no disposition to return
to the policy which formerly governed
the issuance of transportation to rail-
road men on foreign lines"
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ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

will not send out any parties Of sur
veyors during the present summer.
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Total bonded debt. 1927, 944. 500 50 ,2l7 $50
The company has outstanding Sll4,-
199, $50 preferred stock and $4,000, 600
common stock For the current nscaI
year preferred dividends and first
charges will take a total sum of $l4,
327 $50 To this may be added six
months proportion of the sinking fund
necessary to retire the first block of
1, 1903. This amounts to 81 $50, 900.
Dividends on the preferred, fixed
charges and sinking funds. therefore, alb
sorb this year an aggregate sum of
S15,577 $50. Taxes and rentals viii take
about 81, 600 600 a year more, making all
charges ahead Of dividends ON the COM
mon stock for the current fiscal year
aggregate $l7,577,590. Against this theirs
will be other income to the amount Of
about $500 000, leaving net charges and
preferred dividends about S17 300, 600.
Last year the company earned from
operation before payment of taxes $22,
211,S77 For 10 months ending April 80
it shows a gain Of 50 283. S3S, being an
average net gain of over 1920 600 a
month. Allowing for the remaining two
months of the fiscal year an aggregate
gain of $500. eco. or 5000. 600 a month
there viii be q total indicated sum for
net earnings Of about S26,000000
Thus, the surplus over preferred diVi-
dends, after payment Of the accruing in
terest and sinking funds on the new
serial debentures VIII apparently ap-
prOXimate about So 700, 600. so that it IS
fair to say that the Santa Fe this year
ought to show earnings of about S5s per
cent on its common stock at least. If
the entire years interest We're charged
on the serial debentures and the years
proportion of sinking funds as well, the
company would stin be able to show
earnings Of per cent on its common
stock without having had the benefit ac-
cruing from the expenditure of the
money raised by the serial debentures.
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Members of 1872 come to lodge tomor-
row night. Special business to con g
before you. L. K EAKIN. Secy.
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total mileage OF I. 1909. and in all proba-
bility the average operated mileage for
the current fiscal year viii be about
this amount. The capitalization out
sanding was as follows Iulv ].