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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
Cattle.

Cattle receipts were exceedingly light
yesterday and the supply consisted of
few driven in from the nearby farms. All
of the sellers quoted stockers a shade
lower. There We're more stockers carried
over today than any Sunday in two
months by the spectators.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
WOOL MARKET.

ST. Louis. Jan. 23.-Wool nominal; med
ium grades and combing and clothing 176
21c. Light fine 150l7isc: heavy fine 129
1fiEc; tub washed 20Q31c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
3 ark Statement.

New York Jan. 23.-The statement OF
averages of the clearing house banks OF
this city for the week shows:
Loans. 1865 064.9)0, increase s30669. 300.
Deposits 1886, 800, sOo increase, s45, Os4. 700
Circulation. s43. 49, 200 decrease. $685. 500
Legal tenders 81. a.. 500. increase $500 500
Specie sls5. 2o7.soo, increase s13. 52S. 500.
Reserve s272. Gas. 500. increase $141 4e. 500.
Reserve required s24S, 575.s25. increase ST.
25s,675
Surplus s2s.072S75, increase s., ssO.925.
Ex-United States deposits s35. 2S9 $50, in
crease 50 SS6. D.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
LETTER LIST.

List OF letters remaining in the post
office at Wichita. Kan. uncalled for, for
the week ending January "A. 1904. Iu
calling for any of these letters say lad
vertised," 81 ying the date:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

On the produce exchange. today, quota
tons were as follows:
Butter-steady; creamery 15Q21c; diaries
13Gl9c.
Eggs-Strong at mark. cases included.
26Q2Sc
Cheese-Steady. 10612izc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
New York Money Market.

'tal sales for the day, 3SS, 700 shar,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
New Electric Motor Dooms
Steam Railroads.
Alternating Current System
Solves Operating Problem.
IS GIVEN A TRIAL.
Proves to Be En-
tirely Satisfactory.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
i'm Railroad Circles.

The day when all railways will be OPP
Grated by electricity instead of steam
has been brought a great deal closer,
it is claimed, by the successful inaugu-
ration of an alternating current electric
car service on the Ballston extension
of the Schenectady railway.
The new line has an overhead trolley,
is double-tracked with rails weighing 10
pounds to the yard, is gravel ballasted,
and has Il maximum grade of 1.S per
cent and a maximum curvature of AS
degrees.
The type of car in service on this line
is unique not only in that it is equip
ped with alternating current motors,
but in that these motors can be run
either from an alternating current OF
1000 volts, stepped down in the car to
400 volts, or from direct current OF
900 volts. This makes it possible to run
cars by direct current on one part Of
that road and by alternating current on
another part.
The DEVELOPMENT of large power sta
tions and transmission systems has
been principally with alternating cur
rent, requiring rotary converters or 9TH
er communicating devices for changing
the alternating current into a direct
current of about 600 volts, suitable for
the operation of electric railways.
Obviously, there would be a great ad-
vantage in railway motor equipment
that could be operated from an alter
mating current of high voltage, without
the necessity of intermediate commu
tating devices. OF still greater advan-
tage would be such equipment if it
could be operated on systems having
in part the alternating current of high
voltage and also having the direct cur
rent trolley in part. For years electri-
cal engineers have tried to devise such
a motor, and it is now claimed they
have solved the problem, as demonstra-
ted by the results achieved on the
Schenectady line.
The commercial development of the
current motor is opportune.
as steam railway arrangements
throughout the country are displaying
great activity in acquiring competing
electric roads and in electrically equip
ping portions of their systems now OPP
Grating at a loss with steam locomo-
tiVeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
KANSAS NEWS.
The TyrO Oil Field Has Shown
Great Activity Lately. -
One of the Largest County Wells
Struck Near the Line.
GOOD FOR A TANK ADAY
A Second One Produced as Bar
rels the First Day.
The Franklin Well Output Con-
tinues First Glass.
GOOD FOR ATANK ADAY

Independence, Aug. 31-Tyro has at
last been indicated Rider. Miller &
Black have one of the largest wells
drilled in the county in long time on
the Mills farm. south of Tyro. near the
Territory line. Ii is estimated to be
good for a tank a day. This is their
third well on the tract, and is the larg-
est well yet drilled in the so-called
Tyro pool.
Another we'll in this district was
drilled by the Consolidated on the Dob
son farm, northeast of Tyro, near the
well drilled on the Foster farm by the
FRANKLIN Oil company. recently. 1t did
rs barrels the first 80 hours pumping.
These two wells add color to the the
DRY that the edge of a large pool was
struck when several producers were
drilled around Tyro recently. The
Franklin well is still doing 90 barrels
q day after having filled eight $50 bar
rel tanks, showing excellent staying
qualities indicating large storage back
OF IL The Prairie Oil & Gas company
completed pipe line to these wells last
Saturday, and yesterday a pump was
shipped in. The first oil was run today
A number of wells now drilling in
that vicinity will give pretty fair idea
of which way the pool extends.
The Franklin Oil company has al
ready drilled a failure on the Foster.
near its good we'll and is now down 800
1eet In NO. j. Inc ConSolQateQ is Qrlll-
ing at 900 feet in No. 1 on the Meacham
farm, north of the pool and west of
Jefferson, and has just spudded in
we'll on the ]. F. Dobson- The Kansas
Natural Gas company has a test Spud-
ding in on the MesserSmith and Harry
Jincke is drilling on the Cox and has a
rig up on the Hester. One mile north
the Consolidated has a rig on the
Smith. and will at once start a well 400
feet east of its producer on the Dobson.
Half a mile south of the Cox farm
Rider, Miller & Black. are putting
down a we'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
OLD RAILROAD TIMETABLES.
Interesting Relics of Early Railroad
ing in the West.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 31.-Henry
M. Hawley, an old railroad man, has
in his possession a set of railroad relics
which is of interest in connection with
the development of railroads in West
ern Indiana. The collection consists
of old tickets and time tables of roads,
some of which have long been out of
existence and the rest of which have
changed their names so they would
hardly he known today. Possibly the
most interesting of the old time ta-
bles is a card of 1857. signed by E.
J. Peck, superintendent of the Terre
Haute and Richmond railroad. 1t
took effect on October 81 1857.
Where today there are eight east
bound and seven westbound passen-
ger trains on the Vandalia-Pennsy
vania lines there were at that time
only two each way daily The time
switch engine driver ashamed of
himself today. An accommodation
train left Terre Haute daily at a quar-
ter to o'clock in the morning and
arrived at indianapolis, if on time, at
twenty minutes past ten, almost four
hours on the road. The express left
this city at ten minutes past Z o'clock
in the evening and arrived at Indian
apOliS at twenty minutes past o'clock
in the morning. The two westbound
trains made time at about the same
rates as the eastbound.
Among the old tickets were some
issued by old Terre Haute and Rich
mond, the ST. Louis, Alton and Terre
Haute, Indianapolis, Terre Haute,
Vandalia and ST. Louis, the Bee Line
(afterward the Big Four), the st.
Louis and Indianapolis Short Line, the
Evansville and Charlottesville (now
LogansporD, the old Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati and ST Louis, or Pan Handle,
etc. All the tickets were signed by
the conductors instead of the sales
agent. as is customary today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
EXTENSIONS AT HUTCHINSON.
Santa Fe Is Making Improvements I'm
Yard Facilities.

Hutchinson, Kans., Aug 31--The
new switch tracks which the Santa Fe
authorized in the Hutchinson yards
some time ago are how being put in.
A crew of trackmen are here and for
some days have been grading. One
long track will run from a point near
Maple street on the main line to a
point beyond the tank yards of the
Standard Oil company in the east part
of town. The grading for this is near
Iy completed. West of the freight
depot the grading crew are preparing
for the putting in of several sidings.
The Santa Fe has long been crowded
for yard room in Hutchinson, and it
has been often the case that there
have been so many trains in the pro-
cess of making up in the yards and
SO many cars of local freight being
loaded and unloaded as to make it
difficult to handle all of the trains go
ing through here on the main line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31

Mr.. L. NJ. Babcock. 1919 Addison
Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, Secretary Chicago
Journalists Association. writes:
81 suffered from catarrh and hay
fever for some time and owe my re-
coVery entirely to Peruna. / did not
have much faith in its efficacy when
first started to use 1T, but as 1 gradual
Iy grew better, I began to feel that
perhaps L might get rid of these an
noying troubles. 1 continued to use
it for several months until i was
cured. 1t is a great relief to me and
am therefore pleased to give my
endorsement to Peruna, and trust that
all who use it may have the same good
results that have had."-L. NJ. Bah
cock.
F. H. siebert, 44o s. High Street.
Columbus, Ohio, writes: There is
not any doubt of your Peruna curing
my cough and hay fever, for which
I can only thank you for your kind
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Through SIeeperS
to St. Louis EIssSAnY
via eaEAs5ltA
Rock Island System

In addition to our No. T. leaving
Topeka daily at 400 D. M, Carrying
Coaches, Chair Cars, Tourist and
Standard Sleepers through to St.
Louis without change, we have
through Standard Sleepers on No. 10
and No. SO.
No. 10 leaves Topeka at 7:45 a. m.
No. SO leaves Topeka at sos ID. m.
Arriving at st. Louis at $50 D. m.
and 1920 a. N. BY taking the Rock
Island for st. Louis you avoid the very
disagreeable change of cars at Kan
sas City. Also, remember, that No. 4
Rock Island train lands you at the
grounds.
For reservations and all other in
formation, see.
A. NJ. FULLER. Q. p. A.
Both Phones 3S4. Rock Island depot.
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SOLD TO ROCKEFELLER.
The United Salt Company Bid in at
$4,000.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 31.-A supple
ment report of the master in the sale
by the common pleas court of the
United Salt company properties today
showed John D. Rockefeller to be the
highest bidder and the probable pur-
chaser of the concern. The United
Salt company is, or rather was, one
of the largest and most important in
terestS in the American salt industry
but in the last few years it's value and
its assets have decreased by reason
of exhaustive and complex litigation.
Rockefeller's bid is $4,000. A condi-
tional offer of $4,000 is made, how
ever, which is contingent upon the
courts approval of certain assets be-
ing included in the deal. The sale of
the United Salt company is the result
of three years of receivership into
which it was thrown when the Ma
tional Salt company, better known as
the salt trust, attempted to merge
with it
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OLD ENGINE TO BE SAVED.
No. 1 Was the First Locomotive to
Cross Continent.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-Governor
Stanford No. 1, the first locomotive
to cross the continent from the Pa
cific coast, is being placed in the
Stanford museum, where it will remain
permanently as a relic. This engine
was built in the early sixties and was
brought from the east around Cape
Horn in 1857. After the driving of
the golden spike, the last act in the
completion of the Central Pacific rail-
road, on May 10, 1869 No. 1 was used
by Governor Stanford to draw his pri-
vate train through Nevada to the scene
of the exercises
The Central Pacific company gave
the engine a few years ago to Mrs.
Stanford. 1t has been resting under
a shed the university campus, but
is now being removed to the museum,
where the rust is being scraped from
it, the metal work being polished and
d new coat of paint added to make it
appear as nearly as possible like it
did when it was the finest type of
locomotive in use. A handsome glass
case is to be built over the engine, and
it will be placed on exhibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
A Letter to State Journal
Readers.
So Cottage St, Melrose. Mass

January H. 1SO4-
Dear Sir; Ever since 1 was in the
army, 1 had more or less kidney
trouble, and within the past year it
became so severe and complicated
that L suffered everything and was
much alarmed-my strength and
power was fast leaving me. / saw an
advertisement of Swamp-Root and
wrote asking for advice 1 began the
use of the medicine and noted a de-
cided improvement after taking
Swamp Root only short time.
1 continued its use and am thankful
to say that 1 am entirely cured and
strong. In order to be very sure about
this, had doctor examine some of
my water today and he pronounced it
all right and in splendid condition
l know that your Swamp-Root is
purely vegetab BILE and does not contain
any harmful drugs. Thanking you for
my complete recovery and recon-
mending Swamp-Root to all sufferers.
l am, Very truly yours.
I. c. RICHARDSON.
You may have a sample bottle of
this wonderful remedy, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, sent absolutely free by
mail, also a book telling all about
Swamp-Root. If you are already
convinced that Swamp-Root is what
you need, you can purchase the reg
ular 50-cent and one dollar size bottles
at the drug stores everywhere. Don't
make any mistake. but remember the
name, Swamp Root-Dr KiImer's
Swamp-Root. and the address. Bling
hamton, n. Y, on every bottle.
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Abused His Generosity.

c. o. Graham, who resides just
south of Logan, has an exceptionally
fine large field of watermelons and
showed his generosity by announcing
that anyone desiring to sample his
product could enter the patch at
pleasure and eat a melon or take it
away with him. He has been COM
PEELED to refuse this privilege, as 500
or more melons had been pulled from
the vines, cut open or burst, and
havoc generally spread throughout
the patch. This represents quite
financial loss as the melons were a
marketable product, and in order to
protect himself and property from
these wholesale marauders has been
compelled to notify the public that
everyone must keep out. He will
place a guard in the patch and prowl-
ers may meet a circumstance If sim
liar visits are again atempted.-Phil-
lipSburg Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31

Mary Diegnon has filed suit in the
district court for a divorce from
James Diegnon after living with him
Just seven months. They were mar
ried in Leavenworth January %, 1904.
and the wife states that she has con-
Quoted herself as a wife should, but
alleges that the husband within two
months after marrige began to in
dulge quite heavily in the juice of the
forbidden fruit. and on pay day of
each week would get filled with the
stun, and remain in that condition for
from two to three days at a time; that
during such periods he would call her
names, slap her and that finally about
the first part of August he ordered
her to leave her home in Chicago,
where she was then living with the
defendant. and that she was compelled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
Is HOME FROM EUROPE.
Father Heitz Returns From a Visit to
the Old World.

Father Heitz of st. Johns Catholic
church in this city arrived home from
his trip to Europe yesterday after
noon. He has been gone since spring
and has had a very enjoyable vacation,
nothing supervenfng to mar any of its
pleasures He made a very rapid
journey from the European side, as
he was only five days and seventeen
hours crossing the Atlantic, leaving
Cherbourg. France, on Friday, August
19, and arriving off Sandy Hook on
Wednesday, August "a, at midnight.
Father Heitz crossed on the
Deutschland. one of the Atlantic grey
hounds. that flies the flag of the North
German Lloyd Steamship company, a
boat that makes close on to 500 nau-
teal miles per day. the best run on
the occasion of our townsman's home
ward journey being SIS miles. For
two days the weather was rough,
which delayed the vessel somewhat
otherwise it would have arrived d
number of hours earlier than was the
case.
1t carried about 1000 passengers
this trip. and Father Heitz is loud in
his praise of the service and the at
tentiOn bestowed on the comfort and
welfare of all on board. The father
was accompanied home by his niece,
Miss Lena Jordan. who left here with
him, and also by another niece, Miss
Lizzie Heitz. who comes to this coun-
try for the first time.-Beloit Call.
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and the two branches. During the
time in the morning when the grist
of passenger trains in all directions is
being run out it is impossible to get
a freight train through town and
many of them are delayed to a consid-
cradle extent by this cause.
The traffic handled by the Santa Fe
has increased wonderfully in the past
few years since the last time the yard
was extended and has now reached a
point where the present yard capacity,
or lack of capacity, seriously inter-
prODOSition
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HeFbin0

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow it affords prompt
relief from biliousness, indigestion, sick
and nervous heada and the over-in-
diligence in food and drink. Herbine acts
quickly, dose after meals bring the pa
tent into a good condition in a few days
G. L. Caldwell, Agt. M, K. and T. r.
R.. Checotah, l. T., writes, April IS, 1893
Il was sick for over years with en-
largement of the liver and spleen The
doctors did me no good, and 1 had given
up all hope of being cured, when my drug
gist advised me to use Herbine. 1t has
made me sound and WELL Soc Sold by
Rowley & Snow and w. S. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
CattIemen,s Picnic Opens.

Kingman, Kas., Aug. 31.-The sixth
annual cattlemen's picnic commenced
here Tuesday with a large crowd in
attendance. The forenoon exercises
consisted of horseback parades and
riding contests. Horse racing was the
principal feature of the afternoon ex-
ercises. The three minute pace was
won by Moxie McGregor in 2:24.
Governor Stone was second and Hall
Saturn third. Sunny Jim won the
three minute trot. best time 2:23 Il
Strong Chance. second. and Brilliant
Star, third. Mong G. was first in the
3-year-old trOt or pace, best time be-
ing 2:23J% Just Out was second and
Sister c.. third. High Collar won the
half mile dash in 0:55; Sky Rocket,
second, and Gray Bess, third. There
are number of good stakes listed
tie roping and broncho busting con-
tests will take place Friday, the last
daV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-31
MINERS TO VOTE AGAIN.
Referendum Soon to Decide Changes
Proposed by the Convention.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 31.-The
miners of district IA will have an
other referendum election soon. The
date has not yet been set The pur-
pose will be to vote on the proposed
changes in the district constitution
The recent convention drafted a num-
Der of changes, but before they can
take effect the miners of the district
must vote upon them. One of the
most important changes proposed
provides for the starting of a CO.
operative store system. The calling
of the election has been left to Mr..
Gilmour, the secretary-treasure, and
the district board. The board will
meet here Friday.
The new mining contract between
the miners of the district, represented
by the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, and the operators, represented by
the Southwestern Coal Operators as
ISOLATION, will take effect Thursday
The contract and agreement have
been signed by the scale committee
of both bodies. The only change in
the scale is a small reduction in the
day wage scale and the dead work
price.
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CAME FROM CENTRAL AMERICA
Baby OposSum Found i'm a Banana
Car Consigned to Fort Scott.


NJ. L. Drake. the commission man
on East Wall street. has young
opossum that is a curiosity in this
climate. 1t is a native of Central
America and was taken from car of
bananas that was received this morn
ing from that country by Mr.. Drake.
The animal is about the size of a full
grown rat, and but for its head and
actions its species could not have been
determined 1t sits up on its hind feet
like a kangaroo, and eats bananas
like a young pickaninny. The hair is
unlike the possoums in this country.
Instead of being gray it is dark brown.
The animal was taken out of the car
this morning and was almost dead
from exhaustion. 1t was so weak it
could hardly stand up. The possum
was dying from thirst. and when it
was given water it almost foundered
itself.
Mr.. Jacobs placed it in a barrel and
will keep it a curiosity long as it
lives. which, from it's weakened con-
dition, will not be long.-Fort Scott
Tribune.
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Robber Left a Clue.

Independence, Kas., Aug. 31.-The
postoffice building was broken into at
an early hour and the news stand till
robbed of about IS. Nothing in the
postofice has been missed. The rob-
Der left a memorandum book which
the police believe belongs to the
smooth faced Young man who has
been selling typewriters in Indepen-
dence and neighborhood towns and
whom the typewriter company has
notified the police to arrest. He is
charged with various crimes.
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Death of Robert Leslie.

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 31.-Rob-
ert Leslie, one of Leavenworth coun-
tvs oldest and most respected set
tiers, is dead at his home near Fair
mount, south of town. He was 20
years of age, and settled here in 1868.
He was engaged for several years in
the commission business in Leaven-
worth, but of late years has resided
with his family in the country. The
funeral will take place Wednesday,
and Will be in charge of the Odd
Fellows. Mr.. Leslie leaves a wife and
five grown children.
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Charged With Wife Murder.

Coffeyville, Aug. 31.-Lester Scoheld,
a we'll known young farmer living
mile west of here, was arrested by a
deputy sheriff charged with numbering
his wife. Mrs. Scof1eld was killed May
%. according to her husband, by the ac-
cidental discharge of a revolver. 1t is
reported that Mrs. Marian Allen, Mrs.
Scofield's mother, asserts that Scofield
and her daughter disagreed, and that
Scofield killed her. Scofield is in Jail in
Independence. Scofield says he is inno-
cent.
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Patents for Kansans.

Washington, Aug. 31.-These pat
ents have been issued:
Kansas-George l.. Bumgardner.
Gridley, cultivator shovel; George w
Durham. Burns, sickle grinding at
tachment to moving machine; Otto
Holman. Argentine, roasting fur
mace; Francis T. Jacobs, Newton,
wind wheel regulator; Wilson r.
Pratt, Topeka, air engine; Frederick
B. Stoner and c. Hoatling, Chanute,
drill and clutch.
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Fort Riley. Aug. 31.-A battalion of
the Twenty-fifth infantry (negro),
which has been on detached service
here, left last evening for its proper
station, Fort Niobra A. Neb. The bat
talon arrived here three weeks ago
and has been encamped near the ma
tional range on the Republican bottom.
During the national match it perform
ed police duty in the camp and furnish
ed the markers for the targets.