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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
NO SUSPENSION ON ORIENT.
Vice President Sylvester Denies Re-
port to That Effect.

Kansas City. Aug CIV. w. Sylves-
ter, vice president of the Kansas City.
Mexico q Orient Railway company, last
night denied the report contained in
dispatch from Phoenix, Ariz., that cor
struction work on the Orient railway
had been suspended as a result of a de-
cision handed down by a Mexican court
inValidating important concessions. Ac-
cordng to this report the Orient COM
pany, after securing concessions in Mex
leo retained a resident of Chihuahua
named johnson to superintend the con-
hood of Topolobampo Johnson, accord
ing to the dispatch from Phoenix, de-
stroyed irrigation works which had been
established a few years ago and order
ed the settlers to vacate. Mrs. Owen,
widow of one of the original colonizers
at Topolobampo, offered to compromise
with the company for million dollars
but the offer was refused. According to
the report the court sustained her con-
teDtion that the concessions granted to
her husband had not yet run out. The
old concession was said to have been
found by the Mexican Central railway
There is absolutely no truth in this
report" said Mr.. Sylvester. Our con-
cessions were obtained by legislative act
of the Mexican congress and have never
been invalidated or even threatened
Several reports of this kind, all of them
without foundation. have been circula-
ted recently. Evidently they were start
ed by persons or other railroad COM
panies who have selfish ends to fur
Their
THE only suspension of construction
work has been in a stretch of track but
six miles in extent. The loss of a boat
loaded with $4,000 ties made this neces-
sary, but work will be resumed as soon
Is other material can be delivered from
San Francisco or Portland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Grain Embargoes Are Still in
Force on the Santa Fe
And Kansas City Grain Men Are
Dissatisfied.
WILL LAST A WEEK.
officials Hope to Break Blockade
Within That Time.
100 Cars Now Standing on Sid
ing in Western Kansas.
WILL LAST A WEEK.

The action that the Santa Fe has ia
kn so far in the movement of Kansas
wheat is the cause of a feeling of uncer-
tinty among the grain men of Kansas
hty. For about the third time the San
Fe has refused to accept grain ship
nents billed to Kansas City. giving as
their reason that as the result of the
flood the terminal facilities of other
roads in Kansas City were not in good
enough condition to warrant the move
ment of much grain at one time. Kan
sas City roads are unable to transfer
grain shipments in the yards at that
point and as the Santa Fe is unwilling
to let any of their cars go beyond their
terminals grain embargoes have been
the result.
Recently it was stated that the Santa
Fe had agreed to place no grain en-
barge against Kansas City before Sep
TENDER 20. Despite this fact, however,
the road announced yesterday that an
other embargo had been declared
against Kansas City which would prob
ably continue until August 25. Conse-
quently Kansas City grain men do not
know what to do and they all have
feeling of distrust for the Santa Fe,
thinking that that road is not really
making any great effort to handle the
gram shipments. he santa r e QO6S not
deserve this injustice for in spite of the
fact that they have corralled all the
business of this kind that they can pos
sibly handle they are just as anxious
that the grain should be moved as the
Kansas City grain men are. This is
signihed by the statement made yester-
day by a prominent Santa Fe official
who has his headquarters in this city:
We have $50 cars on the siding at
Emporia, 200 at Newton, 200 at Hutch
inson and $50 a Dodge City. Kansas
City is swamped. Until the blockade
there is broken there can be no move
ment Of grain to that place from the
points given above. Kansas City seems
to think we are discriminating against
it. If it understood the situation there
would be no complaint. Eastern roads
cannot get the stuff out of there as fast
as we can haul it in. This brings on
congestion and this has backed up I'M
til it taxes in Emporia, Newton, Hutch
inson. Dodge City and Wellington. 1t
is useless to ball things up more there
by hauling stuff in that can't be han
died. I'VE are as anxious to haul freight
TO Kansas City as Kansas City is to re-
ceiveit but at the present time it only
makS matters worse by sending stuff
there It is to Kansas City's interest
as yell as ours to break that block
ade When the eastern roads can take
car of the freight the Santa Fe will
befn hauling it there. We hope to get
tb- blockade broken within a week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
IT CAN BE DONE.
Rock Island Endeavor1ng to Reduce
Engine Smoke.

Chicago, Aug IA test was made
of the efficacy of steam jets in abating
the smoking of locomotives at the
round-house of the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railway at Forty-seventh
street and Wentworth avenue yester-
day. The occasion for the test was the
claim by the railway company that the
jets were not effective enough to war
rant their general use. c. w. NelliS,
the master mechanic of the Rock Is
land. and G. B. Fravel. master me-
chanic of the Pennsylvania, were pres
ent. The result of the test was a re-
duction of more than two-thirds of the
smoking.
Boiler Inspector BIaney, who made
the test. said: THE test would have
been much more satisfactory had the
road supplied us with better conditions
under which to make it. The engine
was a poor one, and it was difficult to
make steam satisfactorily"
Mr.. NelliS said: Il am poWerleSs to
act in the matter. 1 merely make my
recommendations to Mr.. Goodnow, our
general manager, and he does as he sees
fit. If l had the authority | should Or
der that or some equally effective ap-
pliance put on all the engines tomor-
row.
Mr.. Goodnow said last night: "As yet
have received no report of the test.
L can say for our road, though, that we
want to stop the smoke, and as soon as
we find the appliance that will do it we
will use it."
The report of insufficient funds TO
carry on the work of the smoke board
was denied yesterday by Mr.. Schubert.
we are short of funds. and have had
to cut down our force slightly" he said,
but We are still fighting smokers, and
nave no intention of stopping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
CAR RATES TOO HIGH.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Will Make Investigation.


Chicago, Aug. 21-The interstate COM
merce commission may be asked to
make an investigation regarding the
compensation given by railroads to
private car lines. The charge will be
and therefore amounts to a rebate to the
shipper within the meaning of the
Elkins law. In circular sent by ]. w.
Midgley to all the large railroad mag
mates In the country the direct accusa-
ton is made that the companies are
violating the law in carrying out their
contracts with such companies as the
Armour car line, for example. He al
leges that the mileage paid to such COM
panies enables them to drive COMPETE
tors out of business and to build up a
monopoly, and he characterizes the own
ership of private car lines as the great
est evil at present menacing American
7ilroads.
1t was learned yesterday that Mr..
Nidgley had succeeded almost in COM
peting arrangements whereby lines east
# Chicago and north of the Ohio river
would organize an association with
lew to using their own cars exclusive
Y. At the last moment however. the
lrivate cav line interests succeeded in
breaking up the agreement.
In a circular letter Mr.. Midgley also
asserts that the dressed meat and pack
ing-house traffic is the least remunera-
tive of any traffic but that the railroads
are compelled to carry it frequently at
81 loss or suffer the consequences. 1t is
stated that the money paid for the use
Of private cars frequently amounts to
% to 35 per cent on the money invested
in them, so that these companies could
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
STRINGENT MEASURES.
Railroads Adopt Means to Defeat
Schemes of Ticket Scalpers.

Kansas City. Aug. 21.-Acting on ad-
vice from Chicago the railroads run
ming into Kansas City will soon adopt
stringent measures to defeat a new
just been uncovered. Certain dealers
in secondhand portation have
adopted a new means of securing sig
nature tickets without the signature.
and it is said that the method has been
adopted by a large number of scalpers
throughout the country.
The scheme is carried out by the aid
of person wanting a ticket and who
goes to scalper to secure it. All of
the roads are running summer rate ex-
cursions to the west and east and it is
possible to secure a low round-trip rate
at this time of year to almost any
point. The method adopted is to send
the prospective purchaser of a scalper'S
ticket to the regular downtown ticket
office of the road over which he travels
and have him purchase one of the low
rate round-trip tickets. AS the man
leaves the ScalDer that individual
hands him a fountain pen and directs
him to sign the ticket with that and
under no circumstances to use the ink
in the ticket office. The buyer usually
aSsentS and gets his ticket, paying the
regular round-trio rate. He then re-
turns to the ScalDer who adds a few
dollars to the price already paid, if he
thinks the man will stand it. and gives
him an order on another scalper in the
town to which the man is bound calling
for a rebate of the amount Daid over
the price of the ticket and one or two
dollars more, which will bring the fare
lower than the regular One-way rate.
The overcharge is made to insure the
passenger taking the ticket to the
scalper on whom he has the order for
a rebate, as the return coupon is
doublY valuable
The scheme lies in the fact that the
| fountain pen which is given the Gus
toner is charged with a volatile ink
that fades and disappears within a few
| days, leaving the signature line blank
for the signature of the next man. 1t
took the railroads a long time to trace
the way in which these tickets were
handled with such impunity by the
scalpers. but when the method was
once found prompt measures were
taken to suppress it.
Orders have gone out that ticket
agents must insist on buyers using the
office pen and ink, and where possible
have the signature made with copying
ink thus doing away with much of the
danger of the use of a knife or chem
icals to remove the signature. Here
after when man buys a ticket he
will be required to lay aside his foun-
tain pen. if he has one, and comply
with the new rule or else pay the reg
ular fare and get no rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21

superintendent report shows that dur
ing July the Santa Fe used nearly TO-
600, 900 gallons of city water, and its
bill for the water used in July was
about $500.
The Santa Fe complains. however,
that the supply to the big tank at
Third avenue and West street last
month was hardly sufficient to supply
the railroad and at times the water
was low. The city intends to remedy
this by putting in a large main to the
big tank. The new main will run down
Rural street to Sixth, thence to West
street and south to the tank. At pres
ent there is but a four-inch main to the
tank. The new main will be an in
crease of several inches.
The reason the Santa F'e used so
much more water last month than ever
before is that at both Argentine and
Newton new turntables are being
placed in. and that throws the bulk of
the round-house work to Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
FAST TIME.
N Northwestern Breaks Record Be-
tween Crystal Lake and Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 21.-The record from
Crystal Lake to Chicago on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad was broken
Sunday afternoon when the train which
carries the Chicago resorters back to
their homes made time which has not
been done in years.
The schedule time between Crystal
Lake and Chicago is fifty minutes for
the forty-nine miles, but the heavy
trains from Lake Geneva usually make
it impossible to equal this. But Sunday
the company sent one of it's largest en-
gines to Lake Geneva to bring the even
ing train in. Engineer Charles E.
Smith was at the throttle and the crew
was told to make the time if possible.
Passengers became frightened at the
way the train tore along and when they
arrived in Chicago they found the act
ual running time between Crystal Lake
and Chicago, taking out station stops,
had been thirty-eight minutes for the
forty-nine miles, breaking the record
cOnSidera bly,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
SANTA FE employees.
Comparison Between Greeks, Italians
and Haskell Indians.

Most of this summer there has been
a gang of Indian workmen on the san
ia Fe east of Emporia about twelve
miles, says the Emporia Gazette ms
is Just west of Lebo where the Santa re
has a steam shovel working and is max
ing a double track on the cut on;
gang of about forty Indians have laDor-
ed there most of the summer in genuine
grading camp fashion They are
swarthv. stout set of young bucks and
the railroad men say they have proven
to be the best kind of workers me
entire gang is said to come from aaS,
kell Institute. 1t is time Tor the sch 90
to commence and yesterday the In
dams pulled stakes and went 10 Law
renee to get ready for school
Every noon the Indians came IN on
the work train to Emporla ana ATE thelr
dinner in the shade of the trees IN Hum
holt mark Some of them are base ball
nIavers and every evening they prac-
iced base ball. They had a team and
heat most of the teams in this part of
the country.
southeast is a grading gang of Greeks.
They are the real thing and can not
even speak English as well as the In
dams can They have an interpreter to
HELM them out. The Greeks, however,
are not as good workmen as the Indians.
They are lazy and ignorant. The
Greeks came as emigrants from the old
original peninsula. Ancient history has
a lot TO say ABOUT the eXcelienI qual-
ties of the Greeks, their powerful ply
steal proportions and powers. But the
Greeks must have run down. One could
hunt through the whole bunch of work
men on the grading and not find sin
gle Ulysses or Milo or when it comes
to the brain work faculty none of them
would strike one as close relative of
old Diogenes. The variety of laborerS
along the Santa Fe is something well
mixed Further up the track near
Olivet is a big crowd of Italians, raw
from the "Dago's'' land.
These heterogeneous workers are max
ing a double track on the Santa Fe be-
tween Kansas City and Emporia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Levi Roe is new man in the water
service. He began work the first of the
week
John Parkinson of the Santa Fe water
service is absent from work on account
of sickness
John Barlow of the water service re-
turned to work yesterday after being off
for two weeks
Dispatcher Parks. who is employed at
the Santa Fe division offices, is taking u
two weeks vacation
Barton Phelps of the department of
tests was in Emporia Thursday on bust
ness for the company
John Young engine foreman for the
Santa Fe. will take a short trip to St.
Joe on Saturday and Sunday.
Guy Hamilton of the office of w. j.
Heaiy. freight auditor for the Santa Fe,
left the first of the week for Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
STRANGLED HIMSELF.
Salt Lake Man Commits Suicide in
Remarkable Manner.

Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 21.-Andrew
Adams. the waiter who on last Satur-
day murderously assaulted and fright
fully slashed Mrs. Jennie Gerald with
a razor and then cut several gashes in
his own throat in an effort at SELL
destruction. committed suicide in re-
markable manner at the Holy Cross
hospital last night
Since he was brought to the hospital
he had made several attempts to tear
open the self-inf1icted wounds in his
throat, and a close watch had been
kept on him. Last night, however, he
evaded his nurse and went into a bath
room He got into the tub and placing
his mouth over the faucet turned the
water on full force. One of the sisters
who was searching for the man at
tempted to drag him out of the tub.
but Adams clenched the faucet between
his teeth and held on until uncon-
scious He died within a few minutes.
It is now believed that Mrs. Gerald
will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
A $500 BILL PRESENTED.
But the Santa Fe Still Wants More
Water at Emporia.

Emporia4 Kas., Aug. 21.-Last month
was a record breaking month for the
Santa Fe round-house Twelve hum
bred engines were put through the
house here during July. This means
that the Santa Fe needs millions of
gallons of water to supply the engines
and for the various PURPOSES in the
round house. Last month the Santa Fe
used more water from the city than it
ever used here in month. The water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
STORING COAL.
The Santa Fe Is Laying in a GoodIy
Supply at Newton.

A report comes from Newton to the
effect that the Santa Fe is again storing
coal at that point. Last year the COM
pany stored 1900 cars at Newton and
long before the winter was over coal
was being confiscated for the use of the
engines on that division. The storage
this year will no doubt be much greater
From Is to 20 cars are arriving there
daily and are promptly unloaded at
the storage track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
QUITE A D1srINcT
Chicago Station Handles More Limit
ed Trains Than Any Other.

the Eastern Illinois use the Rock island
terminals in the LaSalle station the lat
ter will become the starting and arriv
ing point for more limited trains than
any other station in the world, reaching
six in number, and each is regarded as
among the finest equipped trains in the
world The LaSalle street station will
become the only line in the United
States, with the exception of the Engle-
wood station, where passengers may
take trains for any point in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
Shortage in Sleeping Cars.

Chica go. Aug. 21.-The Pullman COM
pany announces that its 1000 sleeping
cars are inadequate now to meet the
demand of the travelling public and that
at least 1000 more cars could be used
al this time The Grand Army encamp-
men in San Francisco has been taking
hundreds of the sleepers in that direc-
ton. just as the roads began sending
excursions east and north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
THE GREAT HEADACHE CURE
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CURE ALL KINDS

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
Another Fast Run.

Newton. Aug. 21.-Engineer Graham
and Fireman James Morse hold the rec
ord for fast running from this point to
Spearville on passenger train No. j.
They made the run last Sunday after
noon in two hours and 81 minutes, a
distance of 1876 miles. Engine 1011,
high wheel Prairie type, pulled the
train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21

effect September / and apply to both one
way and round trip tickets. After Sep
TENDER 1 all rates used for basing pur-
poses will be advanced Is per cent
through the Rio Grande gateways to all
points in Mexico, and all American con-
nections of these roads have been ed
vised to govern themselves accordingly
in the making of through rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21

sell their products at a loss and still pay
dividends. Last year the amount paid
in mileage to private car companies was
over $4,000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
mexican Roads Increase Rate.

Mexico railroads have decided on an
important advance in rates. to go into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
Death of Captain Sutton.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 21.-Capt. P.
]. Sutton, a member of the governors
staff at the Leavenworth soldiers
home died Thursday, aged 81 years.
DR.. J. Albert Berry, speciality diseases
of Stomach and Intestines.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Transacted Routine Business at Very
 Brief Session Last Night.

Transacted Routine Business at Very
 Brief Session Last Night.
 The meeting held by the board of education last evening was brief, ana transacted only routine business. vice. President Kent presided. Applications for positions in the kindergarten rom Miss Carrie B. Peach of North Adams, Mass. and Miss Lima B. Wlncher or this city were read. The latter Will graduate from the New Britain Nor nal school in June. Both applications were filed.
 A recommendation from Superinten- dent Tinker providing for the closing of the evening schools March 6. next Friday evening. and the presentation of diplomas to about forty graduates, was approved. Mayor Kilduff or Vice Chairman Kent will present the diplo- mas.
 Frederick H. LaForge, state boiler inspector and agent of the Connecticut Mutual Boiler Insurance Go, appeared before the board on behalf of insuring the school boilers with the above named company. The policies expire next month. The matter was taken under consideration. The usual bills and payrolls were approved and bid of $15O for the buildings Of the Soul, for the frame buildings of the South Brooklyn, the Locust and the Bishop street school annex was received: also an oral bid of S11O for the South Brook. lyn school building. The latter was not received. in compliance with the provisions of the advertisements or ac cording to the rules of the department The whole matter was referred to fhe committee on schoolhouses and hv giene. This disDosed of all the bus ness and the board adjourned.