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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
MADE FAST MILE.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer acDOn-
Ough Develops Speed of 2 SOC.

Boston, Jan. 5.-After waiting for two
days for good weather, the torpedo boat
destroyer MaeDonough. built by the
Fore River Ship and Engine company.
of Quincy. Mass, was successfully
speeded over a measured mile off Wood
End, Provincetown. She exceeded her
contract requirement of % knots, max
ing one leg at a rate of 1856. The best
two runs over the mile averaged 28.02,
which was the speed which gained her
acceptance by the government board.
This trial was so encouraging that at
its conclusion it was decided to try an
other government test, that of an en-
durance run of one hour at a continued
speed of % knots.
This was attempted on the trip back
to Boston, across Cape Cod bay. but af-
ter three-Quarters of the time had been
consumed a valve blew out and the
trial was postponed until Tuesday. The
high speed trial was made under some
heavy sea and considerable wind. At its
conclusion some of the government Off
Gals did not hesitate to say that had
the run been made under the conditions
usually attending government trials, the
boat would have gone well over % knots.
For the first trial mile stretch OF
water had been staked off by two
buoys, just off the shore between Wood
End light and Race Point. The Mac
DOnOugh steamed up the course and
swinging round came down the stretch
for the mark at a 22-knot gait. 1t took
two minutes and So seconds to cover the
distance between the buoys-
A quick turn was made and then
back again over the course in the OPP
posite direction she came in 2:42, the
average of the two being $50 knots
per hour Without a pause she was
sent off a third time. On this trip the
H. o.a1 - -
the opposite direction in 2:26, the aver
age being p: 80.
With the steam pressure above 200
pounds the Marlborough once more
was sent for the mark. The double run
this time averaged 26.6 knots.
BY this time everything was at the
highest tension, and a hundred yards
from the mark the naval Splinter was
fairly Kissing through the water.
Going over the starting line she was
making something over % knots, and
for a minute or more this terrific speed
was kept up. But suddenly the steam
pressure dropped, and when the mile
was finished it was found she was still
a trifle under the contract. 27:48 knot
gait.
Again the destroyer. with every bit
of machinery working at the highest
speed, rushed down for the line This
time there was no falling off in the
steam. It not only held, but jumped
to 260 pounds, and with each screw
making 355 revolutions per minute, the
boat kept her speed of over % knots
right up to the end
The time for the last mile was POS,
or at a rate of 28.56 knots per hour,
which viii stand as the MacDOnough
maximum of speed.
Instead Of making another run back
for an average. It was decided to take
the one just before. and the mean be-
tween the two was found to be 2S,0a
knots per hour. This result was &C
/ cepted by the government board
Later the MacDonough was headed
straight for Boston 1ightship and for
| forty-five minutes everything worked
] smoothly. But just as she was getting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Charles Miller of the spring shop laid
off Saturday afternoon.
Bert BOyes of the water service spent
New Years day in Atehison-
Oscar Never of the water service was
transferred to the wheel shop Saturday.
Henry Daunch of the cabinet shop failed
to ring in Saturday morning.
Ed HorsIey of the east shop is back to
work after a two days lay off.
Eugene Basler OF the south shop laid off
from work Friday and Saturday.
George Brown of the tank room returned
to work Friday after two weeks lay off.
Albert Vail of the cabinet shop was off
Friday and Saturday on account of sick
ness.
1t is reported that Charles Smith of the
brass foundry was married last Saturday
evering.
Leslie earle is a new man in the Santa
Fe storekeeper's office He was employed
Friday morning
Jack Smith of the tank room in the
roundhouse has not been to work since
last Wednesday.
Peter Wright. who runs the little
hatcher in the planning mill has failed to
ring in for the last two days
It was necessary for Clifford Goerbrick
of the car sheds to lay of Saturday after
room on account of sickness
Otto Weber of the tank room in the San
ia Fe roundhouse failed to ring in Satur
day morning on account of sickness.
Charles Ranandia of the spring shop took
sick while at work Saturday afternoon and
had to be taken home in carriage.
The big travelling crane in. the new Santa
Fe boiler and machine shops is now run
ming. The power is furnished by electric
ity.
Mrs. Kate Sheperd of Denison. o.. left
Thursday for home after visiting a week
with her brother, A. B. Croskey of the
water service
Miss Edith Weir of Kansas City. returned
home Saturday after spending the holidays
in Topeka with her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Weir
Some Of the men enpl Dyed in the Santa
F'e section gangs are being laid off on ac-
count OF lack of work. The work usually
gets slack about this time of year.
Earl Petrick, an apprentice in the south
shop. was hurt Saturday. A flying piece
of steel struck him full in the eyeDau. The
doctor pronounced it a bad cut.
Clarence Paddicl- of Springfield, No, was
in town Saturday and came down to the
Mr. Paddock formerly worked in the south
shop.
j. A Edison. formerly general manager
of the Kansas City Southern. with head
quarters in Kansas City. left last Thurs
day for Denver to take up the duties Of
manager Of the Denver and Rio Grande-
John Stevenson of the planning mill had
and has not been at work since Joseph
Putt is running the rip saw during Ste
yenson's absence
Clement Graham, formerly checking
clerk in the warehouse, has been promoted
TO the fOremansbiD of the force in the
foreman. is now working in the ware
house.
few changes have taken place in the
Santa Fe Storekeeper's office. Floyd Wet
ling, formerly invoice clerk, has been trans
ferred to IT, '~ork on the order desk and
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ONLY a SUGGESTION.
But 1t has Proven Of Interest and
Value to Thousands.

common sense would suggest that If
one wishes 70 become feshv and plump
1t can only result from the food we eat
and digest and that food should be- al
pumlnous OF flesh forming food like
eggs, beetsteak and cereals. i'm other
words the kinds of food that make desh
are the foods which form the greater
part of our daily bills Of fare
But The trouble Is shat while We eat
enough ana generally too InuCh the
stomach, from abuse and over1v0iS. does
not properly digest and assimilate il.
Which IS tne reason so many oeoDle re-
main tnin and underweight. the diges-
tive organs do not completely digest the
flesh forming beefsteak and eggs aud
similar wholesome food
There are thousands of such who are
really confirmed dyspepsia. although
they may have no particular pain or in
convenience from their stomachs
lf such persons would lay their pre-
JUDGES aside and make a regular prae-
tee of taking, after each meal one or
two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets the
1000 would be quickly and thoroughly
digested because these tablets contain
the natural peptones and diastase which
weak stomach lacks. and by supplying
lhiS want the stomach is soon enabled
20 regain its natural tone and vigor
9tuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest ev-
cry form of hesh-forming food. meat
sses. bread and potatoes. and this is the
reason they so quickly build up.
s!tlengthen and iuvigorate thin, dyspep-
INC mon women and children.
lnVaiids and children even the most
ueHeale' use them with marked benefit
az tney contain no strong. frritatfnz.
drugs no cathartfe nor any harmful in
gredient la
stuart Dyspepsia Tablets is the
nus ~ 81 ceess1ul and most widely known
~ Cl any remedy for stomach troubles be-
cause 1t is the most reasona bic ana ri
shslnc OF modern medicines.
9tuett Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
every Druggist in the United States ana
s ~ as Wen as in Great Britain. at
90 cents for. complete treatment.
Nothing further is required to ,.,.,.a
any stomach trouble OF to make thin
and well. 7' Piu'H y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
VEST WON'T RUN.
Will Follow Plans Made When Elect
ed Six Years Ago.

St. Louis No, Jan. 5-Ietters and dis
patches are reaching Senator Vest from
Democrats in Missouri urging him not to
decline a reelection. The matter is press
ed upon the senator as a duty to the state
and the Democratic party. It is repre-
scented that an increasingly large number
of Democrats are dissatisfied with W. J.
Stone that his personal record is objec-
tionable. and that for party reasons also
it is not desirable to put him at the head
for the next six years. However. it seems
as if Senator Vest has determined not to
go back under any consideration A ST.
Louis newspaper prints the following from
Washington:
When elected to the senate six years
ago 1 publicly announced that I would not
be candidate for reelection. I have not
wavered at any time in this determination
and have 50 stated publicly and privately
on every occasion. It seems to me that
this should have been sufficient to put an
end to all discussion of the question. but
have recently received a number OF let
tiers asking me to say that I would accept
a re-electiOn if offered without any effort
on my part. and published statements
have been made that I had expressed a
willingness to do so. This is a mistake, for
under no circumstances would 1 return to
the senate. I am profoundly grateful to
the Democrats of Missouri who have hon
ored me so much in the past, and especial
ly to the friends who still insist that
should remain in public life, but I shall
become a private citizen after the 4th Of
March next. and any connection Of my
name hereafter with political preferment
Is not only without my consent but is
.sG. g. VEST
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and Illinois Central railroads. The
hearing will be held in this city. A
member of the firm of J. P. Morgan &
Co. said: Mr.. Morgan will cheerfully
give testimony at any time. He win
appear at any hearing under proper
auspices. This firms connection with
the transfer of control of the Louisville
and Nashville road is thoroughly I'M
derstoOd in Wall street. A majority
of the stock of the road was turned
over to US by the Gates Hawley COM
mittee, and we held it. together with
our own stock, until the Atlantic Coast
line offered a price for it which we
could accept. That is the deal, and
the only one, in connection with Louis
vile and Nashville in which this firm
had any part"
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NO AmBULANoE THERE
Alleged acknowledgement of Victim of
the Siam Wreck.

Ouo D1Sm w ESCks
After having been crushed in the i'm
pact Of the i'll fated No. z, the Santa Fe
overland, which ran into a switch at
Siam, Cal, and after having waited in
his mangled condition while lying in
baggage car attached to the westbound
overland, he had traversed the distance
to Los Angeles d journey of 246 miles,
Fireman Arkill was obliged to remain
in the trunk car in the Los Angeles
yards for exactly one hour and five
minutes before a conveyance arrived to
convey him to the hospital At least,
this is the story as told to the San Der
nardino Sun by employees of the Santa
Fe.
This most deplorable feature of the
accident was related, says the Sun, by
q friend of the injured man, who accom-
panied him from Needles to Los An
geles, and who was here on his way
home. He stated that he was in the
car with Arkll for the greater part of
the trip and until after a rather slow
run the train reached Los Angeles.
There was no conveyance to receive the
wounded man. Whose fault it was
could not be ascertained. The sufferer
was obliged to lie in the cold baggage
car for over an hour before the hospitaA
ambulance arrived. No. Z. which was
fourteen hours late, arrived in Los An
geles about s o'clock, so that the wait
was made in the first chilly hours Of the
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
WHO STOLE THE PASSES ?
Ticket scalpers Get Into a Hot Dis
pute.

Ie~a
New orleans, La, Jan. 5.-Julius
MehHg, the New Orleans scalper, whose
name is connected with the disposal OF
two of the annual passes of the lot
stolen from President William Eden
born of the Shreveport and Red River
Valley, and who stated, when taxed
with having the ANIMALS in his posses
sion. that they had been sent him by
two St Louis scalpers. William Schu-
bach and Z. ]. Gnderslecves was not
a bit dismayed when ne saw TINS
morning that both St. Louis scalpers
had denied his charge and disclaimed
anv business relations with him.
'aThev are stating untruths,s said
AIehng, that IS all there is to it. L
have the correspondence in my files to
show that the ANNALS were sent me
by them, and am ready to submit the
nrOofs when the time comes. AS for
Schubach's statement that he had
never had any dealings with me, just
look at this" and the New Orleans
scalper took from his desk a bulky
envelope containing a lot of railroad
tickets. which had been forwarded him
nv Schubach, ard letter from the
firm with which Schubach is identified,
containing instructions relative 10
them
were not in the name OF President
Edenborn at all, but in some other
name If they were changed, then the
alterations were made b6fOre they
were sent to me. I can not recall just
now the name they bore. 1 have been
in business here for a number OF years
and never have 1 been accused OF any
It is more than likely that the seal
Der Oh. scalpers responsible for placing
the ANNALS on the market will be
prosecuted to the bitter end RecelN-
ing stolen property is statutory Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
PENSION SYSTEM EXPLAINED
just What the Reading Road Offers
Its Employes-

~ FhiiIa5ideiphia. Jan. 5.-President Baer of
elle fhladelphia and Reading Railway
1 I'm, mas issued the following state
By virtue of the authority conferred
up ds me 6y the board of directors. here
~ 1eeiare that the pension system of the
Fhllao9l Dhia and Reading Railway com
Pany. heretofore approved by the board
9 Is operative on the first day OF
tensions are divided into three classes
llle llrsl lneludes those who have attained
II they have been continuously in the ser
wee TOT the period of 80 years second, all
grtlploSes % 70 6s years of age inclusive
attts ~ tne service and who have become
lnnea paclrated. may be retired and pen-
sttuied. ana third. any faithful emplove OF
tne company irrespective OF his age or
ieHgln OF service, who shall have received
lures IN the performance of his dutv
regular or ether vocation. or who shall
through sickness become SO incapacifafesj
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GOING AFTER TEEN.
Santa Fe and Rock Island Attacked
by State of Missouri.

Jefferson City, No, Jan 5--The at
torney general today secured an alter
native writ of custer from the supreme
court, made returnabie on the oath
against Is railroad companies. for their
disobedience of the rule of the board Of
railroad commission, in relation to the
consignment charge of g a car on grain
shipments.
The companies against which this &C
tion has been brought are the Santa Fe,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island. Iron
Mountain, Cotton Belt. Burlington, Wa
bash, NJ K & T.. Alton. Frisco St.
Louis, Kansas City & Colorado. 1t is
alleged that these companies are maxi
ing these charges in violation of law.
and the attorney general asks that they
be ousted and that they also be fined
in such sum as may be deemed proper
by the court.
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NO WICK IN LAMP
Possible Cause of the Recent Disas-
trous Santa Fe Wreck.

San Bernardino, Cal. Jan. 5.-A re-
porter yesterday held conversation with
man who had talked with the conduc-
tor of No. Z, shortly after the collision
at Siam, Cal, and the latter says: The
conductor stated that Immediately after
the conclusion he went back to exa mine
the switch and found, to his surprise,
that it contained no wick. Naturally
inquiry was made of the section men in
the neighborhood, from whom it was
learned that not over four hours pre-
vious TO that time the light had been
burning. Though no explanation has
yet been found. which win definitely
decide the matter. it is believed that the
signal lamp had been tempered with by
Aexicans. who had been seen along the
track that day.
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IS MAPLE LEAF soLpP
Railroad Trust Said to Have Made
Another Conquest.

Another conquest
Considerable interest has been arous-
ed in western railroad circles by the re-
port which came yesterday from what
is considered inside sources that there
has been almost finished a deal where
by the Chicago Great Western Will be
eliminated from the field as an indie
pendent competitor of the other lines
west and northwest of Chicago
One report says that the Rock Island
has acquired the Maple Leaf, and an
other is that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul is the purchaser.
If the report that the Maple Leaf is to
be taken over by the st. Paul or either
of its other competitors proves true the
elimination of the deal will mark an
important step in the progress of the
modern consolidation of railroads ana
win close the history of one of the most
interesting chapters Of railroad build
ing and management in the western Sec
ton of the United States. It is not pro-
bable that under changed conditions
that have come about since the Great
Western was projected there Will ever
be another system constructed and run
as this was.
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CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED.
Santa Fe Will Haul No More Coal for
Rock Island.

Las Vegas. n. NJ. Jan. 5.-The con-
tract of the Rock Island with the Santa
Fe for the hauling of coal expired to-
day, and the connection of the two
parts os the Dawson road was expected
to be made today and shipments of
coal from Dawson to FL Paso viii be
over that road instead of through here
as has been the case since the opening
Of the Dawson mines
The Dawson road has a well at Roy's
station which yields $1,000 gallons daily;
but the road at that point requires a
daily supply of 10000 gallons Whether
there viii be an attempt to develop the
present well by deeper boring or
whether a new Well VIII be sunk, has
not been announced.
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DEEDS ARE FILED.
Orient is Buying Right of Way in
Chase County.

Emporia. Kas.. Jan. 5.-A deed was
filed last week in Chase county trans
fering large number of tracts of right
of way land from farmers to the Orient
in Chase equity. The Orient's right of
way men will continue the work in
Chase county till they have the line 10
Gated through the county. It has been
decided that the road will run from En-
poria at Matheld Green and from there
to Degraf.
The route to Wichita has not yet been
Wichita east viii begin in a few weeks.
A contractor named Read is in Emporia
today to get the old outfit that Con-
tractor Elliott has stored here in En-
poria He viii move it to Wichita and
work win begin at Oncec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05

Washington, Jan. 5-The following
pensions have been issued for Kansas:
Increase, reissue, etc: VIM W. Herbert
Topeka, SO; Andrew J. Carrell, Mayet-
ia SO: Elisha NJ Root Russell, $40;
Aaron Smith, Osborne. $14; John Lemon,
Guelph. IS; Minor B. Monaghan, Deni-
son. 81; John RaffensDerger, AdcPher-
son, s24. Widows, minors. and depend
ent relatives. Martha NJ. Wright. Mound
City, IS; Sarah Encore, Baxter Springs,
So lydia Cromwell. Piedmont IS.
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CHANGED HIS MIND.
Relatives Not Satisfied With Santa
Fe's Offer of Settlement.

Patrick Ford, a section foreman on the
Rock Island, was lately killed by train
at Wathena. and the AtchisOn Globe
says that ThOs Flanagan, a brother-in-
law of Ford. advised the widow not to
bring suit but to trust the company to
do what was right. The fact was widely
commented on at the time by the papers
as an evidence of good sense. Elan
nigan is IN town today. and says that
when he went to Topeka. representing
Mrs. Ford. he was offered $3.50 by the
claim agent. He is disguised and when
seen by reporter was on his way to
see q LAWYER about BRINGING suit.
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ENGINE NO. 1.
Frisco Digs Up Ancient History for
Worlds Fair.

The Frisco has sent to the shops at
Springfield an old woodworking engine,
one of the first it owned. to have it
cleaned up and made Dresentable. 1t
viii be sent to the worlds fair at st
there.
It is a small looking piece of ma
chinery compared with the locomotives
Of today and is badly battered and
rusted. The cowcatcher IS gone and
much Of the cab machinery is lost. It's
general appearance would suggest that
it was bound for the scrap pile
It stands on fat car in the North
side yards near Springfield avenue, en-
CINE. tender and all being on a 34-foot
flat car 1t is a curious sight, and all
in all is worth visit from anyone
It is said to have been engine No. !
of the Frisco system. which would make
it about twenty-five years old, and
close inspection more than confirms that
hhl.ae
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NEW KIND o. FUEL.
Compressed Gas May Be Used for
Locomotives.

AIUIUU1UIIV5Ss
The American heat. light and power
company of New York city, which con-
trolls the Johnston patents and process
for manufacturing both fuel and fixed
Illuminating gas from crude oil. prom
ises immediate developments in rail-
road work in the near future. The COM
pany maintains that in a tank, which
can be readily accommodated within
the usual locomotive tender dimen-
sions, enough fuel gas of a fixed, per-
maLent quality can be compressed and
stored to run one of the largest types
of freight or passenger locomotives at
continuous high speed for ten or more
hours 1t is further promised that fuel
of this character can be supplied at
one-third the cost of coal consumption
in the present practice. Tests of a
practical nature are very soon to be
made and viii no doubt be watched
with considerable interest.
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Morgan Will Testifv.

New York. Jan 81. Pierpont Nor
gan. August Belmont, John W. Gates.
George w. Perkins. John l. Waterbury
and w. G. Oakman who have been
served with subpoenas to appear be-
fol the interstate commerce commits
sion January Is, viii be present at
that time They have been called to
testify concerning the details Of the
supposed merger of the Louisville and
Nashville. Southern Atlantic Coast line
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pafchers of this division. This is made
necessary by the building Of the line
southeast of here. The superintendent
Offices are now located in leased build
ings uptown, while the rest Of the Offices
are at the south yards. one mile below
town.
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Santa Fe win Build oe8oe BIocl.

Arkansas City. Kan. Jan 5.-The
Santa Fe Railway company viii COM
mence work soon on a $4,000 office build
Ing al this place 1t will be built near
the passenger depot and when compile
ted viii be occupied by the division
superintendent, trainmaster and dis
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we'll up to Minot's an operating valve
on the automatic shutoff blew out and
the trial came to an end.