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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
NAUGHTY KANSAS.
Is Shipping Texas Hens Eggs for the
Genuine Kansas Product.

The Houston Post says: The attention
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway, general passenger department,
has been called to the fact that notwith-
front in farm well as other products,
there are some localities that are not
standing up for the good name of Texas
in the way it should be done.
AS an illustration of this fact, we are
told that certain Kansas produce brokers
are buying choice Texas eggs from GER
tain towns on the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railway and having them ship
ped to New York with the crates branded
Kansas eggs"
Upon further inquiry we find that the
reason for this is the producers well
as brokers get a few cents more per
dozen for their eggs than they would
have done if it was known that the eggs
were from Texas. In other words, Kan
SaS produce brokers are building up a
reputation for themselves and the state
of Kansas at the expense of Texas.
It goes without saying that every man,
woman and child in Texas, as well as
every business man within the borders
of the Lone Star State, should never sac
rfflce the reputation of their state, al
though by doing so they would be better
that are doing this should stop it at once.
All of this could Immediately be done if
Texas merchants would open UP CORE
spondence with New York brokers and
Texas could get the credit of producing
the finest eggs, well as the best of
almost every other product.
The immigration department of the San
ternined to see that Texas is placed at
the top of the list among sister states.
This was thoroughly discussed at the re-
cent meeting of the San Antonio and
Yoakum, at which there was large and
enthusiastic attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09

treating plants along the line of the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Powers reports many new plants
to have been constructed on this divis-
ion.
w. ]. Healy, freight auditor for the San
ia Fe, with headquarters in Topeka, is in
Chicago this week on business for the
company He is expected back the last
of the week
The Topeka delegates to the Republi-
can state convention left for Wichita over
the Rock Island at noon Tuesday. They
were accommodated in two extra coaches
attached to train No. H.
All of the railroads running between To
peka and Wichita handled a big business
Tuesday The ticket agents report a
large number of politicians to have left
here for the convention.
Charles Booher began work Tuesday
morning as clerk in the Santa Fe ticket
auditing department. Mr. Booher was
formerly employed a clerk in the drug
store of Keene & Knowlton-
George B. Hetherington, car accountant
for the Santa Fe, and Henry B. Iautz,
chief clerk to the general manager of the
same road, have returned to Topeka from
a short business trip to Atchison-
New York Dispatch refrigerator line, was
in Topeka for a few hours Tuesday Most
of his visit was spent in conference with
local traffic officials of the Santa Fe.
Milton Brown, a we'll known Topeka at
torney, has been secured to address the
weekly Railroad Y. NJ. c. A meeting at
the Santa Fe coach shop Thursday noon.
Special music has been arranged for.
The officers of the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A
announce that Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon
will address the weekly mems meeting at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
MAY COME TO z. @.
superintendent of D. & r. G. Men.
toned for New Job

Pueblo, March Sit is commonly re-
ported that William Coughlin, general
superintendent of the Denver & Rio
Grande, will within the next few weeks
accept the management of the Kansas
City & Southern. with headquarters at
Kansas City. Although this rumor has
been rife in local railroad circles for
several weeks past. the report today
bears the marks of authenticity, as Mr.
Coughlin is credited with telling some
of his men.
w. ]. Donovan, assistant superin-
tendent of the second and third divi-
sions, with headquarters at Minturn,
will go with Mr.. Coughlin and accept
a similar position.
Stephen Dunn, formerly chief dis
patcher for the first division here, will
accept the chief dispatchership in the
general offices in Kansas City. Other
names are mentioned, though not SO
prominently as the two above.
Kansas City. Mo. March Sit is
stated by Mr.. Knott, president of the
Kansas City Southern railway, that the
statement sent from Pueblo. Colo. an
nouncing the appointment of Mr..
Coughlin as general manager is en-
tirely groundless. The office of general
manager was abolished some time eso.
There is no intention of changing
either the duties or authority of Mr. Y.
E. Jarrett, recently appointed general
superintendent .'A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
MORTON REPRESENTS 8. F.
On a Joint Committee to Settle the
Grain Rate War.

Presidents and other representatives of
the trunk, central freight and Virginia
port lines met in New York and discussed
the conditions that have resulted from
gulf port competition. 1t was decided not
to meet the competition, but that it would
be wiser to grapple with the larger phase
OF the controversy, east bound export
rates, and try to bring about a settle
ment of the questions at issue via the
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis gateways.
To this end it was decided to take the
initiative for a conference with the gulf
port lines. For this purpose a committee
was appointed, consisting of Oscar G.
Murray. president of the Baltimore and
Ohio: NJ E. Ingalls,, president of the Big
Four; A. ]. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania; President Shonts of the
Glover Leaf, and F. D. Underwood, pres
ident of the Erie. As Mr.. Ingalls, is in
Europe and Mr.. Underwood on his way
there, and neither likely to be in the
country for some weeks, they will be rep
resented by. the, next ranking officer of
their respective lines. 1t is expected that
the gulf port lines will name as their
committee Stuyvesant Fish, president of
the Illinois Central; Paul Morton, vice
president Of the Santa Fe; B. F. Winch
ell. vice president of the Rock Island
Frisco system, and A. c. Bird, vice pres
ident and traffic director of the Gould
lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
PREVENT ALEAK.
Supreme Court Carefully Guarding Its
Northern Securities Decision.


Speaking of the Northern Securities de-
cision, which is likely to come from the
supreme court at any time now, the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat says:
There have been occasions in the past
when the news of important decisions has
leaked out in advance, but this was ow-
ing to the gossip of stenographers or
clerks to whom the justices dictated their
views or from breach of confidence on
the part of the printers and others en-
gagged in handling the copy.
Prohting by past. experience the justices
have taken unusual precautions to protect
themselves from premature public knowl-
edge of the courts opinion in the North
ern Securities case. They appreciate
fully the widespread public interest
speculation, as well from the inherent
Importance of the case itself. They have
not consulted with the justice, to whom
has been assigned the writing of the opin-
ion, and they have stipulated that
amanuensis be employed. The opinion
be given to the printers in such shape
that without collision on their part it will
be impossible for knowledge of its pur
port to be obtainable
The possibility that the court may re-
verse the decision of the St. Paul tribunal
and decide against the government is also
of absorbing interest, for the reason that
such decision might have a direct bear
ing upon the presidential campaign next
summer. On each Monday for several
weeks past the supreme court chamber
has been crowded with lawyers, congress
men and others anxious to learn the fate
of the Northern Securities suit, but as
yet there is no reliable indication as to
what the decision will be or when it will
be handed down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
KA1LL WITH ROCK ISLAND.
Former Western Man Returns to a.
Il. Embry's Office.

Kansas City. Mo-. March 9.-P. w.
Kali, brother of H. G. Kali. assistant
general freight and passenger agent of
the Union Pacific. has returned from
New York, where he has been for the
past six years IN the employ of the New
York Central He has taken the posi-
ton of chief rate clerk in the office of
H. H. Embry, general freight agent of
the Rock Island. Kansas City is Mr..
KailPs rightful home, as he formerly
was employed in the office of the KAN
sas City. Fort Scott & Memphis here
before it was absorbed by the Frisco.
Mr.. Kali succeeds c. A. Terrence,
who becomes clerk under M. A. Patter-
son, assistant general freight agent,
who has charge of tariff rates. Mr..
Terrence takes the place made vacant
by the resignation of w. H. Jarvis,
who becomes rate clerk under George
Sergeant, commercial agent of the
Kansas City Southern. Mr.. Jarvis sue
ceeds Chief Rate Clerk Taylor, who
has gone to Houston, Tex, to enter the
employ of the Houston & Texas Cen
trail, of which his brother is general
freight agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
Fate of Brakeman Who Tried
to SWindle Santa Fe.
N. b. McDOnOugh Gets Three
Year for Perjury.
he CLAIMED DAMAGES.
Proved That He Had Recovered
Judgment Once.
He CLAIMED DAMAGES.
Very Coarse Work Exposed by
Railroad Attorneys.

Fort Worth, Tex; March 9.-After de-
liberating for two hours a jury in the
Forty-eighth district court found NJ. B.
McDonough guilty of perjury and fixed
his punishment at three years in the
penitentiary.
McDonough was primarily arrested
as result of exposures made in a suit
against the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe Railroad company, in which Nc
Donough sought to. recover damages
for alleged personal injuries.
In his petition NIcDonough alleged
that while a brakeman on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe, he was leaning
against a brake when the shaft broke
and hurled him to the ground. He
claimed that he received numerous il
5uries' some of them of permanent
nature.
In the trial of the suit McDonough
was asked if he had ever been injured
before. He said that he had not, save
in 1880, when he received slight injuries
in an accident on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad Then the
attorneys for the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa F'e showed where McDonough
mad collected a claim of $500 from the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas company
only short time prior and for injuries
similar to those claimed in his last De-
tition. The manner of the accident
was the same
The following day McDonough dis
appeared It was some time before he
was captured, the grand jury having
returned an Indictment against him III
the meantime.
c. K. Lee, the attorney for the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe, secured much
of the evidence against McDonoueh
This was used before the grand jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
400 MILES SOUTHWARK.
Rock Isla nd Plans an Important
Texas Extension.

Guthrie. Okla. March 9.-The Rock
Island Railroad company will build an
extension. beginning during the present
year, from Mangum, in southwestern
Oklahoma. to Tularosa, N NJ, line
that will penetrate fourteen Texas coun-
ties. This, according to railroad men
here, is the meaning of the charter
granted during the past week to the
Oklahoma, Roswell and White Noun
tain Railroad company, with $5,000,000
capital stock Mangum is the south
western terminus of the Rock Island in
Oklahoma. 1t has been completed about
two years and has made a very paying
investment, striking a rich cotton area
as well as unlimited granite deposits in
Greer county. The line chartered last
week runs southwest from Mangum and
Texas cattle belt as well as the coal
fields in the Mescalero Indian reserva-
ton in New Mexico. Such an extension
would prove invaluable to the Rock
Island and would also bring the country
through which the road would be con-
structed many miles nearer the ST.
Louis and other eastern markets.
In Texas the new extension will pass
through the following counties: Hard
man, Childress, Cottle, Motley, Hall,
Briscoe, Floyd, Lubbock, Hale, Swisher,
Lamb. Hockey. Bailey and Cockren.
Entering New Mexico in Chaves county.
the road penetrates the Ruidoso and
Curriso river valleys. one of the richest
portions of that territory, and through
the MeScalerO Indian reservation to
Roswell a portion of the route is
through the White mountain district.
wealthy in mineral deposits The dis
lance from Mangum to the White noun
tains is something over 400 miles and
the first survey of the road has been
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
TICKET CASES PLUNDERED.
Santa Fe Orders That All Tickets Be
Locked Up in Agents Safe.

Los Angeles, Cal, March Sin order
to thwart the operations of a gang or
Fanized for the purpose of robbing jts
pinces of transportation, the Santa Fe
has issued orders for all agents to take
no chances hereafter, but lock up all
skeleton tickets in the company's safes
at the close of business each day.
Since the robbery of the Cotton Of
fee. when nearly 81, 900 worth of tickets
We're stolen several months ago the
Santa Fe has been convinced it was a
victim of an organized gang of thieves.
who were operating in southern Cali
fornia- The transportation stolen at
Cotton has all been recovered; but, in
spite of the fact that 1t was bulletined.
1t was not found until after it had been
sold in the eastern market and used
nearly to its limit When the stolen
tickets reached the auditors office in
Los Angeles for clearance their identity
was disclosed.
Santa Fe detectives who were placed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09

on the case discovered the fact that
an organized crowd of professional
thieves had robbed the Cotton and 9TH
er local Offices and the system of plum
der included sale of the transportation
stolen to scalpers in important cities of
he east. These tickets are alleged TO
have stood in with the thieves, acting
as a fence whenever such transporta-
ton was brought to them. This could
not be proved in court, hence there has
been no prosecution. General Passen-
ger Agent Byrne, however, is convinced
this is a fact
As result of the disclosures made
ticket thieves hereafter operating at
out of the way Santa Fe stations in
southern California will have to COM
NIT safe robbery, along with burglary
in order to make their calling profit
able
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

c. w. Jones, division superintendent fol-
the Rock Island, with headquarters in
Topeka. has returned from a short bust
ness trip to Kansas City
]. A. -MacNeill, an employee of the Santa
Fe department of tests. is expected. back
the last of the week from a short bust
ness trip to Chicago and Joliet
The weekly entertainment to be held
at the rooms of the Railroad Y. NJ c. A.
Friday evening will be conducted this
week by George NJ. Beardsley of this city.
A E. Cooper, division passenger agent
for the Rock Island, with headquarters in
Topeka, left Tuesday for a short inspec-
ton trip over the line under his supervis-
ion.
w A Powers. chief chemist for the
Santa Fe, has returned from a trip over
the western grand division, where he has
been making an inspection Of the water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
CUTOFF OPEN AGAIN.
Trains Resume Their Trips Across
Salt Lake

ogden, Utah, March 9.-The Ogden
Lucin cutoff eliminating las miles of the
main line of the Southern Pacific over
Promontory mountain, and shortening
the road 43 miles, was opened to regu-
lar traffic Tuesday. The first train to
cross the Great Salt Lake was composed
of IS cars of Asiatic freight, and made
the run over the new road, which in
cludes 43 miles of trestling through the
briny waters of the lake, in seven hours
less time than would have been requir-
ed by the Promontory route.
The completed cutoff has cost $6,000,-
900 and is the most difficult piece of
railroad engineering of the past twenty
years. Several miles of the bridging
across the Dead sea of America re-
quired spliced piling 100 feet long.
The work was planned by Chief En-
gineer Hood of the Southern Pacific and
was approved by E. H. Hartman,
president of the road. and was in direct
charge of Engineer William E. Marsh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
RUSSIANS WANT MENU CARDS
Seem to Be Planning Good Bill of
Fare for Siberian Soldiers.

From all appearances it looks as if the
car of all the. Russias is preparing to
the far east on dainty and toothsome
foods from the free land of America, for
q. rather peculiar request was made on
General Passenger Agent T. ]. Anderson
of the Southern Pacific. This official re-
ceived a letter from l. H. Nutting, gem
eral eastern passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific at New York, requesting
that Mr.. Anderson send him an assort-
ment of advertising matter and menu
cars which operate on the Sunset limited.
This matter. said Mr.. Nutting, had
been requested by Mr.. L. J. Carey. gen
eral eastern passenger agent of the In
ternational Sleeping Car and Express
Trains company of the Trans-siberian
railway, who is about to leave for Eu-
rope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
ENeLIsHMEN HOSTILE.
Stockholders Did Not Like the
Canadian Grand Trunk Plan.

London, March 9.-The Grand Trunk
railroad shareholders at a meeting rati-
fed the agreement with the Canadian
government for the construction of the
Grand Trunk line to the Pacific. The
decision was reached only after a pro-
longed discussion.
The meeting was packed and at one
stage of the proceedings the tone was
Enthusiastically hostile to embarking in
so huge an enterprise. General Manager
Hays who had come from Canada
especially to attend the meeting, saved
the situation and when the final vote
was taken there were only a few oppo-
nents to the Crank Trunk railroad S
Undertaking to build a transcontinental
road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
A Commodore in Our Navy Endorses
Pe.ru-na.

Commodore Nicholson, 1887 r street,
N. w, Washington, D. c., writes:
your Peruna has been and is now
used by so many of my friends and ac-
quaintances as a cure for catarrh that
I am convinced of it's curative qualities
and I unhesitatingly recommend it to
all persons suffering from that COM
plant. ''-Commodor Nicholson.
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to
proprietary medicines for publication.
This remains true today of most pro-
prietary medicines.
But Peruna has become so justly ia
nous, its merits are known to so many
people of high and low standing that
no one hesitates to see his name in
print recommending Peruna-
Over fifty members of congress have
written their endorsement of the world
famous catarrh remedy, Peruna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
A Host Of Wifnesses-Pe.ru- ma q Ca-
tarrh Cure that Rests on the Unso-
IicIfed Testimony of Thousands.

This is an age when theories have lit
Tie or no weight on the average mind
but actual demonstration is demanded
The busy people of today have neither
time nor inclination to speculate, and
turn with distrust from everything that
does not plainly bear the stamp of fact
The reason Peruna has gained such
universal hold of the confidence of the
people as catarrh cure is because all
statements concerning it are accom-
panied by facts.
A book containing specimens selected
at random from a cloud of witnesses
who have been cured of chronic catarrh
by Peruna sent free by the Peruna Med
icine Co.. Columbus. Ohio.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to Dr.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus, o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
BUY AN ICE PLANT.
Railroad Men Invest Money in q
Business Venture.

Fort Scott. Kas., March 9-H. A.
BlakesIey and Harry Hanes, two of the
most popular engineers on the Frisco
road, who have run out of Fort Scott
for many years. will go into another
line of business. They have just COM
pleted the purchase of an ice plant and
cold storage at West PLANES, Mo-, and
they will go there at once to take
charge of the business. Neither of the
gentlemen will give up their positions
on the road as yet but will be given
leaves of absence. If they like the
business they will remain in it and give
up railroading, which seems to be
rather uncertain these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09

changed in any particular from its
present form. Not one change will be
made, and you may quote me as DOS
itively as you like on this point" This
was Mr.. Pulliam's answer to the as
sertion of President Ban Johnson of
the American league at Philadelphia
that the opening game of the New
York Nationals in Brooklyn, April IA,
conflicting with the American league
opening game at New York with Bos-
ton, was a departure from the original
schedule and that he would flight to a
finish" if the matter were not remedied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
BEGIN ON NEW HOSPITAL.
Santa Fe Excavating for Building al
Albuquerque, N. n.

Albuquerque Democrat: Contractor
A. H. Harold of the Santa Fe com
pany, will begin work on the new San
ia Fe hospital in this city Thursday
morning and the work will be pushed
rapidly to completion. He will put q
force of II men at work excavating
FOR the basement and foundations. Al
buquerque will have as fine a hospital
as any town on the Santa Fe outside
of the terminal towns.
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Complete on May 1.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 9.-The Rock
Islands st. Louis-Kansas City line will
be completed May l. The track layers
moving westward, are 65 miles from
Kansas City, and the grading is COM
pleted to a point ten miles east of Kan
sas City Connection will be made with
the Frisco track for an entrance into
this city 1t is expected to operate the
line by June l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
ST. LOUIS MAN LEAVES.
New Yardmaster Appointed for the
Newton Railroad Yard.

Newton, Kas., March 9.-There is
again a change in the yardmasters at
Newton. Mr. Bright. who came here
from St. Louis about three months ago,
has resigned and Mr.. Findley, the night
yardmaster has been promoted to gem
eral yardmaster. Everett Newell, fore
man of the Wichita switching crew,
has been promoted to the night job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
She Wants q Divorce.

Abilene, Kas., March 9-Robert Ken
ney, a wealthy young farmer, was sued
for divorce here after a married life of
eight months. Before their marriage
his wife sued him for breach of prom
Use and secured judgment for $1,000.
Then he married her. He is worth
about $4,000, and she asks for half the
property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
Kansas City. Kas.. Schools.

Kansas City. Kas. March 9-F G.
Horstman. clerk of the board of edu-
cation, has published the seventeenth
annual report of the board, for the year
1903. The report shows an enrolment
of 1908 children of school age in this
city, and an enrolment of 9,947 pupils
in the % city schools, in which 1876
teachers are employed. The expenses
of operating the schools for the year
were BIZ. 232 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-09
BIG ICE HOUSE BURNED.
Santa Fe Loses a Valuable Property
at WinsIoW, Ariz.

The immense Santa F'e ice house re-
Gently built at Winslow, was destroyed
by fire last Monday morning. A fierce
wind was blowing and baffied all eff
forts to save the building. The loss
will run into the thousands and it is a
severe one, inasmuch as the house was