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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
VICTIM OF FOOTRACERS.
Legal Battle Begun to Recover Money
Lost at Webb City.

Webb City Mo-. Feb. 21.-The wife of
one of the victims of the notorious Buck
foot foot race SwindlerS has started a le-
gal battle to prevent the payment of drafts
aggregating $1,000. which We're waged by
her husband during the past week. This
gang is estimated to have won over $3.50,
600 in the past few years. and the latest
victim was William Day of Xenia, o.
Day was brought to Webb City several
days ago by, George Ryan, a member OF
weeks working up the fake. Ryan repre-
sented that he was a very swift root
him against Webb City foot racer. Ryan
fell down during the race; and two drafts
the gang The drafts We're place in the
hands of the Joplin Savings bank for col
lection, and Mrs. Day, who claims the
money learned of the transaction. She
sent A H. Armstrong. an attorney of
Xenia O.. to this city She has had the
Xenia bank wire the Hanover bank at
New York to stop payments on the drafts
and her attorney here has instituted re
strainine proceedings before Judge Hugh
pa IBIS at Joplin. to have them Initiated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
CAN MEET ALL DEMANDS.
Santa Fe Getting New Tank Cars For
Beaumont Trade.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 21-W. c. Nixon.
general manager of the Santa F'e, says
that the Santa F'e is prepared to supply
the demand for all the oil cars now
needed at Beaumont New cars have
been arriving recently from Chicago,
and are still being delivered as rapidly
as they are ready, but now the traffic
has all the cars demanded
Mr.. Nixon says that he does not know
when the demand may increase. but at
present there is no shortage of. tank
cars. He expects a great deal more oil
will be shipped than has been shipped
in the past 1t is not improbable that
many concerns have postponed the
adoption of the use of oil as fuel on ac-
count of the difficulty in securing trans
portatiOn for it. Now that there will be
no further difficulty from this source
it seems probable that much greater
demand for oil will be created
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.


L. Rodell. a helper in the mill, went
home sick Thursday.
Engine 80 a ten wheel Schenectady, is
here for heavy repairs.
William Powell. timer, has lost two
days because of sickness
Engine 2S7. a ten wheel Baldwin, is out
after receiving heavy repairs
Casper Gettig, a night Zimmerman on
No. hammer. has been sick
Thomas Darlow is working in the brass
corner for few days, at least.
John Ravens. a coach truck workman,
failed to appear for duty Thursday.
Joseph Hafner, a night hammer man. has
been away from his post of duty a night
Edward Brennan. a blacksmith appren-
tiee. has been out of his place for day
two.
victor Bloornquist. a blacksmith helper,
is doing his work again after a lay off of
two days
Nate Cafferty. machinist who has
been off duty three or four days. came in
Thursday.
Milton DwelIy. who formerly, ran the big
wheel lathe, has been put in charge of the
big slotter.
William johnson of the blacksmithing
department laid off Thursday to invest in
live stock
John Isaacson, foreman of. the planning
mill, who seldom loses any time, was alb
sent Thursday.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon. pastor of Cen
tral CONGREGATIONAL church, was shop
visitor Thursday.
has been under the weather two days, is
in his place again.
There is some talk of offering a prize
of dollar to the champion in checkers
in the south shop.
A p. Benson has returned from Flor
ence. where he has been experimenting ice
cutting for few days
George r. Henderson, superintendent of
motive power, has gone east on business
matters for a few days.
Brakeman Jesse Howes, who was called
to Illinois ten days ago by the death of
his father. has returned.
n. p. Johnson of Brookvile Saline
county, has been here a few days visiting
Charles Johnson of the mill
John A Wilson of the car shops, who
has been off three weeks because OF grip,
reported for work Thursday.
William Wissman. who has been running
the rod jumper has been transferred to
floor work in Mitchelis gang.
Private car 21S, that of Second Vice
President Morton. is being given a re-
touching by the coach painters
Blacksmith Miles Stevens took a sick
order en- the dispensary Thursday and will
probably be absent day two.
James e. Glendenning, who for few
weeks has been with the company in the
capacity of a carpenter. has quit.
w E. Page. a labcrer at the store
house. has changed his residence from
North Topeka to 210 Hancock street
DIR. 5. Grout father of Clayton Grout of
the water service. who has been seriously
sick at his home in Auburn, is better.
James Bailey. a messenger in the office
OF C. G. Sholes. superintendent OF tele-
graph. is seriously sick with scarlet fever
Locomotive 100, a ten wheel Brooks. has
the hands of jerks gang in the east
shop.
william E Petit member of the
scrapping gang operating under control OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
AMAZING ACCIDENT.
It Happened in Texas Near the Town
of PunxsutaWnev.

A Texas newspaper edited at a town
called PunXSutawney, either of which
geogra phical facts is an inexcuSa BILE
offenSe. tells the following luminous
tale: "A peculiar accident happened
to the p. & Z. railroad train, which ar
rives at Du Bots from Kane at $40 p.
m. On Saturday. shortly after the train
left Kane. and while running at a speed
of forty miles an hour, the engine struck
a COW and sent her flying up the side
of the bank, and all was thought to be
we'll But the COW rolled down again
and under the wheels of the front truck
of the rear coach, which were thrown
from the track. The car was whirled
over the ties for fully one hundred and
fifty yards. when it jumped back on the
rails again and went along as though
nothing had happened"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21

Belt railway company The land is.
situated west of the Southwest boule-
ward. south of the Belt Lineetracl1s and
east of the Memphis tracks, The land,
according to Mr. DANA of Pratt, Dana
& Black, who represented the company.
is to- be used fol~stracks, and more will
he secured before long for the yards.
Work on the tracks will begin soon:
All of the railroads are in need OF
larger switch yards, and the Belt rail-
ways expansion is simply in keeping
with the growth of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
E. [. MOONEY HOME.
Visited San francisco, New Orleans
and CHICAGO All in Two Weeks.

E l. Mooney, chief clerk in the office
of the auditor of freight receipts of the
and daughter from a two weeks vaca-
ton trip in which he swung around
about as large circle as the time
would permit He went from Topeka to
San Francisco. thence through southern
California to New Orleans, thence up
north 10 Chicago and then home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
YOUNG LIKES OUR PLAN
officer of North Dakota Board of Ag-
riculture Is Here.

DR.. c. c. Young. assistant commisQ
sioner of agriculture of North Dakota,
is in Topeka today, and will go on
southwest in search of a location in
which to practice medicine. He is a
Russian and will probably locate in
some of the Russian settlements
In North Dakota the commissioner
of agriculture is elected at the general
elections and is a political officer. Dr..
Young thinks the Kansas plan is the
better In North Dakota, too, the com
missioner of agriculture is chairman
of the state board of equalization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
FORMER SANTA FE MAN
Chosen President and General Man
ager of Iowa & ST. Louis.

Harry F. Reddig has been chosen
president and general manager of the
Iowa and St. Louis railroad owned by
John w. Gates. Reddig. who is but 2S
years old. is the youngest railroad pres
ident in the country. Reddig lived in
Cleveland five years, being employed as
clerk in the mechanical department of
the Big Four. In 1898 he went to Indian
apolis as chief clerk in the transporta-
ton department. then to the Pittsburg
& Gulf at Kansas City, then to the San
ia Fe and back to Kansas City as
chief clerk to w. G. Crimson, who rep
resents John w. Cries interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
POSITION ABOLISHED.
Santa Fe to Let Out Engine Inspector
Curtis at Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, Feb. 91.-A bulletin
is tackled up at the round house giving
out that the position of engine inspector
has been abolished, the engineers now
being required to perform the work The
men who have been employed here will
be assigned tO-other duties. Inspector
Curtis has been assigned to work on
the floor, and Helper HEarfelI assigned
as helper to Machinist Roper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
$1,000 For a Veteran Conductor.

Louis Mason, of Chicago. a veteran
ticket .punchef of the Alton road, yes
terday was officially notified that he
had been bequeathed 81. 600 in cash by
William A. Tyler. of BinghamtOn, n.
Y The clause in the will reads: Louis
Mason, of Chicago. conductor on the
Chicago & Alton. road, to receive 81, 900
for courteous treatment while l was
travelling ON that road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
Gee. III. Bush Back in topeka.

George H. Bush, who was employed in
the Santa Fe offices here twenty years
ago, and was chief clerk in the gen
eral freight office at the tine Mr.. God
ard was general freight agent, returned
position in the revising department of
the auditor of freight receipts office.
Mr.. Bush has been engaged in railroad
work during most of the time that he
was absent from Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
BUYS FIFTY ACRES.
Santa Fe Gets $685., 900 Worth of
Land For Extra Tracks.

Kansas City, Feb. 21.-The sale of up
wards of so acres of land in the south
western part OF the city. involving S225,-
600. was recorded at the county court
house yesterday. The land was bought
last July from w j. Smith. c. J. Hub
bard and others by E. o. Faulkner of
Topeka. who represented the Santa Fe
interests, and was transferred by him
ON a Quitclaim deed to the Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
More Land For Haskell.

WasfingtOn, Feb. 21.-Mr. BOwersOck
has offered an amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill in committee Of
the whole making appropriation of S3e.-
coo to be Immediately available for the
purchase of about 300 ceres of land adj
joining that now owned by the govern
rnent at Haskell institute. Lawrence
Kan The amendment passed the COM
mittee and Will no doubt be part of
the act as finally passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
Items of General Interest.

H. G. Clarke yesterday aSsum ed
charge as general manager of the Choc-
taw. Oklahoma & Gulf railroad, with
headquarters at Little Rock, Ark.
Hugo Schafer has been appointed di-
vision master mechanic of the Santa Fe
between Barstow and Seligman, the
office of division foreman formerly held
by Mr.. Schafer. having been abolished.
The Atchison Globe is printing hints
on etiquette from the Brakemen's
Home Journal Here is. one of them:
IF a gent takes a lady to a ball it is
couple up with her, switch her down to
a restaurant and coal her up with an
oyster stew
Supt John Denair has made a great
success of his experiments in boring for
water on the Mohave desert. He has
put down wells at convenient points all
along the Santa F'e Pacific, and as a
result the company has all the water
they can use.
A little furry of excitement occurred
at The Needles Harvey house the other
evening. A man was extracting the
shells from a Winchester rifle when the
weapon was discharged. the bullet
passing through the floor uncomfort-
ably close to those who were watching
the process.
The San Marcial Bee says: If there
is health officer anywhere within
thousand miles, he could render the
community a great service by compel
ling the push of the Harvey house SyS-
tenn to suppress the sewer nuisance so
rampant at their institution here.
The statisticians of the interstate
of every 800 received by the railways.
$50 go to employees. $27 for supplies, $23
to interest and rentals, 50 to taxes. and
the residue IS to the stockholders
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-21
THE PLACE THAT is COMING TO
THE 'FRONT.'.

John E. Wells, the ever popular
caterer has made his new place a re-
sort for the best and finest trade in
this city. The reason for this is, that
besides his congenialty, he keeps
nothing but the very best goods in his
line His specialties are the famous
cold Sam Clay Sour Mash" of '93
and the we'll known sAtherton Rye
of 1894 These goods he obtains di-
rect from the United States bonded
warehouses of Kentucky. He pur-
chased this month the last lot of TWEEN
1y five barrels of this nine-summers,
old Sam Clay. all there was remaining
on the market. These goods are high
ly recommended for family and me-
dicinal purposes on account of their
absolute purity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-21
Umbrellas for school children:

Umbrellas for school children;
small! in size, light in weight soc and
75e. at Dreyfus' Big Store.
Madam Ruple has taken apart
ments at 31S West Fifth avenue to ac-
commodate the many who wish to
consult her. Hours 9 a m. to p. m.
and I to 9 p m Charges 50 cents
to 50. Satisfactory or no charges.
Wanted, at once, ten timber cut
tors fifteen brakemen to work on
overhead skidder, fifteen trackmen,
six lumber stackers, and twenty-five
laborers. Apply to or address Me
meyer < Darragh Lumber company,
Jones. Louisiana.
One Bottle of Barnetts Vanilla Ex,
tract is better than three of the doubt
full kind Though costing few cents
more per bottle, its purity and great
strength make it the most economical
brand. W
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-21
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. 1
i
+]..ss:.sss

Lest YOU forget tell it yeti.
B. Coon. successor to Culpepper
--BUrpee's garden and farm seeds at
Coon's drug store 210 Main street.
--Coon's drug store has all the pop
niar brands of cigars. 210 Main street.
Don't forget Coons drug store
when you have prescriptions to fill.
80 Main street.
4 young married couple desire
several furnished rooms for light
housekeeping Address, H. j. NJ,
Graphic.
-Wanted-Three or four first-class
carpenters. Salary So per day Must
DE good carpenters. Apply 6l0 West
Barraque street.
See John Dellmon about gravel
roofs. He is prepared to give all ord
ers prompt attention, and your pat
vonage is solicited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-21
Daily Graphic.
SIX \ and CHESTNUT SCHOOL
3O2 w. SIXTH AVENUE.
and Grades /, 2, s,


S, 6 and z.
Miss Calie Jones. Mrs. Nj. c. Jones
and Miss Mcbride Will reopen their
private school Oh Monday, September
%. The assistants are Miss Marion
.i4arche, Miss Nellie Sallee and Miss
Joe Angel.
MIR Mcneil will continue to give
INSTRUCTION in vocal music.
A special enlargement this year will
he made in the kindergarten depart
Ment.
Children four years Of age do excel
lent kindergarten work,
Elocution is taught in grades 4, 5,
and 7.
An excellent school library is among
the new attractions.
Certificates from this school admit
10 the public school without entrance
examination phone 59S.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27
HENRY MARTIN.

Henry Martin, a civil war veteran,
died yesterday morning at his resi-
dence, 245 Center street, West Haven.
Mr. Martin was native of New York
and was seventy-seven years old. He
was a member of Company No. 10 Of
the old volunteer fire department and
of Company H, Twenty-fourth regi-
ment, C. V. For number of years he
was employed at the New Haven clock
shop. He is survived by his wife and
three sons, Richard H, Henry and Will
liam f. Martin, and one daughter, Mrs.
Robert G. Christie. He was a member
of Montowese lodge No. Is, T. 0. o. f.,
Olive Branch lodge, F. and A. M. Eel
lodge, Knights of Pythias. Admiral
Foote post No. II, G. A. R.. and the
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's associa-
ton of this city.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27

INTERB0ROUGH COMPANY IN
CONTROL FROM NEXT APRIL.

Term, 999 Years-Rent, Per Cent. OF
Manhattan Earnings-A 81, aoO, 900 In
crease of stock-nIeetings of Directors
of Both omolaI An
nouncement Yesterday Afternoon.
New York, Nov. 2s.-The following
official announcement was given out
this afternoon at the office of the Man
haitian Railway company:
THE boards of directors of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit company and of
the Manhattan Railway company met
this afternoon, for the purpose of TAX
ing action relative to the leasing of the
Manhattan Railway company to the
marlborough company.
1.-The lease will take effect on April
1, 1903, to be for 999 years, and to
cover all the franchises and property
of the Manhattan Railway company.
1.-THE rental from April /, 1908, to jan
uary /, 1906, will be the net earnings
of the Manhattan company, not ex-
ceeding Z per cent; after January /,
1906, the rental will be per cent. per
annum on the stock of the Manhattan
Railway company, guaranteed by the
marlborough Rapid Transit company.
The Manhattan Railway company
stock is to be increased at once to $751;
100000, for the purpose of completing
improvements already planned; the
present stockholders of the Manhattan
Railway company to have the privilege
Of taking the new stock pro rata at
par.
Provision is to be made in the lease
for the ultimate increase of Manhattan
stock to the total amount of 1000, 900,
Including outstanding stock, and due
provision is to be made for the appli-
cation of the proceeds of the sale of
the increased stock to the further i'm
provement of the Manhattan property.
"The Interborough company will pay
$4,000 per annum to keep up the Or
ganization of the Manhattan company,
In addition to the dividend rental shall
be paid to the stockholders, and the
Manhattan stock will be stamped with
a contract of the Interborough COM
Dany to this effect
THE other details of the lease will
be those customarily adopted in similar
cases.
1.-THE lease will provide security salts
factory to the Manhattan company for
the payment of the dividend rental.
1.-THE board of directors of both COM
panies, at their meetings, approved the
general proposition, and have author
lied their officers to prepare under the
advice of counsel a lease which will
have to be submitted to the board, and
to a maeting Of the stockholders, for
approval"
Following this announcement Man
haitian stock jumped up about a point
to 1877 SS, then ran off sharp again to
1885, and was irregular for time.
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gttta1rciat.
yesterdays STOCK M4RKET.
Same Irregular Tone Rs ia the First
Days OF the Week.

Same Irregular Tone as ia the First
Days OF the Week.
New York, Nov 26.-With few excep-
tons to-day's stock market was vir-
tually a repetition of the first days of
the week. There was the same irregu-
lar tone with many issues under in
creased pressure. The only important
development was the official announce
ment of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lease. Manhattan was again very ex-
tensively traded in, and made an early
rise of IL per cent, later advancing
to 1877 1-2 and closing at 1856 Is, a net
gain of IA points on transactions
considerably in excess of one-fourth of
the entire days business. There was
much liquidation of Manhattan on the
old theory that a stock is sale when
the good news is out. The only stocks
that opened with a show of strength
were Colorado Fuel, which continues to
be the center of a fierce controversy,
and Rock Island preferred, which at
ter brief period of heaviness, adj
vanced 4 ga per cent. later made a
further gain, and closed with a net adj
vance of point. The international list
was generally lower, and the material
decline in Reading was ascribed to dis
appointment over the outcome of the
more recent coal settlement negotia-
tons. Early dealings also reflected
much pressure against Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, st. Paul, and Balti-
more and Ohio. while the industrials
were very inactive, with pronounced
heaviness in the United States Steel
stocks. The market became duller and
more irregular, with operations alto
gether professional. Colorado Fuel, af-
ter a further gain of point, reacted
1 1-2 per cent. and closed unchanged.
Amalgamated Copper seemed to have
some support and Sugar was about
steady. There was practically no news
to explain the course of the other lead
ing stocks, except in the railroad group,
where some unsatisfactory traffic re-
turns were reported. St. Paul, South
ern Pacific, Union Pacific and Atchison
were bid up fractionally at times, but
it was observed that these stocks sold
off at the first exhibition of weakness
elsewhere. AS the day wore on the
professional element showed less inclin-
alton to make commitments over the
holiday. Commission buying was NOM
inal throughout, and much Of that was
western liquidation of the steel stocks.
Little change in these conditions re-
suited from the Manhattan-In
ough announcement. The weakness Of
Texas and Pacific was supposed to re-
suit from the idea that that road might
be manifested by any aggressive oper-
ations of the anti-Gould interests. The
tone of the market at the close was
weak. Trading for London account
amounted to about $1,000 shares, evenly
divided, and Of an arbitrage character.
Sterling exchange relaxed slightly, de-
mand sterling being quoted at 4.87.20 to
48725.
Some Of the active bonds declined to-
day but there were also issues which
advanced slightly. Total sales par value
/ So, 0S5 900 United States bonds were all
unchanged on the last call.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27
OBITUARY NOTES.
George Pierce.

George Pierce, for some years super
intendent of the Consolidated railroads
extensive marine repair plant at New
port, R. l., was found dead in bed at his
residence in that city yesterday morn
ing Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause of his death. He leaves
wife and one son. He was a native
of Newport.
Mr.. Pierce was one of the most valued
of men in the marine department. He
was about seventy years old and had
been in good health as far as known.
The position held by him is one of the
most important in the marine district
of the road.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27
MRS. BENJAMIN WARNER.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Benja-
min Warner, of Woodstock, took place
Monday afternoon and was attended by
a number of people from New Haven.
She was ninety-three years old at the
time of her death and celebrated the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of her marriage
last month. The burial took place in
Putnam. A number of people from this
city including A. Nice. Mathewson, a
grandson of the deceased, were pres
ent. Mr. Warner is still living and is
in good health. He was in this city a
short time ago.
The deceased was formerly Sarah
Glazlay and was born in Columbus, N.
Y, April 27, 1910. She lived in New
York state until 1867, when she and her
husband moved to Woodstock, where
they have since resided.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-27
MILFORD.

United services will be held in the
Methodist church on Thanksgiving
forenoon.
The postoffice will be open from a.
m. to 1890 p. m. and from to 8 p m.
on Thursday.
Mrs. John H. Brown will entertain
eighteen relatives on Thanksgiving to
dinner.
The wedding of Miss Grace Ford and
E. Carlyle Chatfield was witnessed by
a large circle of friends and relatives
at the brides home on Gulf street on
Tuesday evening. They will reside in
Meriden after short wedding trip and