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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
BESECKE'S
awful
CRIME.

Berlin, March s.-Lieut Carl Besecke,
retired. after n long and steady decay OF
fortune, yesterday took MS last money
and gave a splendid dinner I'm honor Of
his ls-year- old daughters birthday.
He then poisoned his wife. daughter.
two sons and himself with cyanide Of
potassium. which he inserted in the
mouth OF each in the form OF pills after
they had gone into drunken sleep.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
SUES ON BOX ACCOUNT.

Daniel n. Horton has brought suit
against Albert n. Horton Co recover $500
The action IL basel on book account.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
SENATE To NOT VOTE
ON TAX MEASURE.

ver little that importance came before the mouse Oh
.rtaves at it's session today In the senate there was V ~
clssion Kenyons tax measure afo many
- = hut there was no final decision the body adjourned
k-fore a vote could be reached.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
DIED.

REYNOLDS In Moose Jaw. Canada, on
March s. Hettie James, wife Of Marshall
T. Reynolds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08

contribute a fair amount OF their earn
ings for the support OF the state
senator Anthony moved Adjournment
and az l2:24 the senate adjourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
The Cotton Market.

FoUND-sMALL WHITE DOG. CALL
IL FALLON AVE. mo-lt
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The New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News by y. CURTIS
FLETCHER e. CO. street floor. Bani-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
DISCARD DIVISION SYSTEM.
Rock Island to Be Operated on the
Department Plan.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-The management
of the Rock Island has made a change
in the system of organizat ton govern
ing the operating department, the di-
vtsiopal system having been discarded
for the department organization.
The main difference between the two
systems lies in the fact that, under the
divisional organization, the various d.
vision superintendents are made re-
sponsible for the physical conditions of
their divisions. whereas, under the de-
partmental organizations, they have
nothing to do but attend to the opera
ton of trains. By means of this sys-
TEN, the management believes, better
operating results can be obtained, and
also better maintenance promoted. I'm
der the new system the maintenance
of the road will be primarily in charge
of division engineers, who report to
the engineer Of maintenance of way
who in turn reports to the fourth vice
president, who has sole supervision
and direction of the operating depart
nent- With the approval of the third
vice president, the fourth vice presi-
dent has the power of appointing or re-
moving the engineer of maintenance
of way. the general manager. the pur-
chasing agent, the engineer of tests
and supervisor of the insurance fund.
It is understood that under the new
system the Rock Island management
proposes to effect many economies of
operation, and pursue a vigorous policy
with reference to improvements and
general maintenance of the property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
sr11wELL's BIG BANQUET.
Russell Harding, of the Missouri Pa
cific, Was There.

Russell Harding, vice president and
general manager of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, was in Kansas City yes
terday. Mr.. Harding timed his visit SO
as to attend the dinner to be given at
the Midland hotel by A. E. Stilwell,
president of the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient railroad. Four hundred stock
holders of the Orient and other bust
ness men met at the dinner. ]. S.
Braithwaite and P. D. Tucker of Lon
don, Orient stockholders, were the spe-
cial guests of honor. W. A. Harris,
former United States senator from
Kansas, now connected with the Orient
railroad, talked of the Importance to
Kansas City of the Orient railroad and
the Panama canal. Mr.. Harding is a
director of the Orient road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
OARS as sToREHoUsEs.
Railroad Sustained in It's Effort to
Collect Demurrage.

Springfield, ILL.,. Feb. 2o.-In the SUI
preme court in the case of Schumacher
VS.. the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road, car service rules were upheld.
Schumacher received a couple of cars
of coke and did not unload them within
the 4S hours limitation. The company
charged him demurrage, or storage, and
filed a lien on the coke to secure pay
ment. The court reiterates former
opinions. that a railroad is a common
carrier, while transporting freight, and
that 1t may bear the relationship of a
warehouse man at the conclusion Of the
haul. A railroad may store goods Of
consignee in a warehouse If the goods
are not unloaded within IS hours. There
is no reason why it should not collect
storage If the goods remain in the car.
The court also held that the car service
rules are necessary that the railroads
may be able to conduct the business of
common carriers under the construction
of the railroad laws by the courts and
the railroad and warehouse commission.
The manner of collecting storage by
means of a lien. the court holds. is
legal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
ABOUT RAILRoAD PEoPL

A. T. Coakley. foreman of the Santa
F'e pattern shop. has returned from a
short trip to Kansas City.
Mr.. F. T. Jones, of the Santa Fe
freight auditing department. is absent
from work this week on account of
sickness.
H. U. Nudge, general manager for
the Santa F'e, left Friday for Cali
fornia on west-bound train No. 1. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Nudge.
c. K. Kouns, superintendent of trans
portation for the Santa Fee with head
quarters in Topeka, has returned after
short trip to Chicago, where he went
on business for the company.
The regular Sunday afternoon mems
meeting at the rooms of the Railroad
Y. M. c. A will be addressed this week
by John Carter. The subject of Mr..
Carriers address will be Indifference
or Neglect"
Engine 2150, big Santa Fe switch
engine, was taken out on the road Fri
day for the first time in several weeks.
The engine has been undergoing a
thorough overhauling in the Santa Fe
machine shop.
J. T. King, a brother-in-law of T. C.
Powell, of the office of the Santa F'e
ticket auditor, arrived in Topeka
Thursday from South Port, England.
Mr.. King will visit in Topeka for a
week and will then go on to Denver.
He intends to spend several months in
America
The report that the Office of H. E.
Byram, general superintendent of the
Rock Islands railroad with headquart-
ers in Topeka, is to be moved from here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
DUE TO COLD WEATHER.
Railroad Men See No Menace in De-
crease in Earnings.

Statements of earnings as issued by
the various railroads are now being
scanned with great interest since 1t
would appear on the face of most of
them that the turn in the tide of pro-
Sperity had really been reached.
Railroad men, however, declare that
this is a very mistaken view and that
the decreases shown for January and
SO far in February are due entirely to
weather conditions. The extreme cold
and heavy snowstorms which haveapre-
vailed in all sections of the country
have rendered it impossible for trains
to be operated with anything like for
mer precision. The movement of trains
has been performed at an enormously
increased expense and these two evils
combined have caused the unfavorable
ShOwingS which have been made.
For some time past gross earnings
have been falling off from week to
week. For the fourth week of January
the gross loss was over 8 per cent, and
for the first week of February prelim-
mary returns indicate loss of about
6 per cent. Comparison will be made
for the next eight or ten weeks with
very large increases year ago, and
not until September will comparison
be against gain of much less than
about 10 per cent, except for one week
in May.
Notwithstanding this poor appear
ance Of things, officials say that there
is more traffic in sight than the roads
can handle for months to come and as
soon as the weather noderates and the
roads can be operated under normal
conditions they will again make favor
able showings as compared with last
year.
The first six months OF the current
fiscal year made q favorable showing,
gaining per cent in net over the cor
responding period in the previous year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
TEST FREN cH LOCOMOTIVE.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pre-
pairing for Its st. Louis Exhibit.

The Pennsylvania railroad has pur-
chased DeGlehn locomotive to be ex
hibited and tested at the st. Louis ex-
position.
and developed by Mr.. Alfred G. De-
Glenn, of the Societe Alsacienne de
Constructions MacamiQues, and Mr.. G.
Du Bosquet, chief engineer of the
Northern railway of France. 1t was
first placed in service on the Northern
railway of France and has met with
the greatest favor in that country, as
we'll as other parts Of the continent.
For the purpose of learning something
of what is supposed to be the most
promising in foreign practice. the Penn
sylvania railroad arranged for the con-
structi and Importation of the loco
motive. 1t will be thoroughly tested
at ST. Louis. and after the exposition
will be tested in actual service upon
the different Pennsylvania railroad
lines.
The locomotive is of the Atlantic, :"
four cylinder, compound type. The
high pressure cylinders actuate the
rear driving axle, while the low pres
sure cylinders actuate the forward ak
lie. The two. driving axles are coupled
in the usual manner. The relation or
the cranks is such that while the high
pressure piston moves forward, the low
pressure on the same side of the loco
motive moves in the opposite direction;
thus very largely balancing the dis
turbing forces met with In the two
cylinder type of locomotive. The cranks
on the opposite side of the locomotive
are at right angles to those just men
toned. The valve motion is Of the
"Walschaert" type, so largely used on
the continent. The boiler has copper
fire box, and has the Serve ribbed
tubes, which are largely used in France.
The maximum tractive. power is ap-
proximately 10000 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
GOVERNMENT ULT1MATUM.
Railroad Must Put on Hospital Cars
for Consumptives.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 2O-The day of
the consumptive In the Pullman coach
is at an end.
The information is given out here
that before the next winter tourist
movement begins for California and
the west, the Pullman company will
put in operation regular hospital cars.
to be operated through one or twice a
week, and that all conSumptives and
other sick persons must take these
cars, the regular Pullmans being re-
served only for we'll people. This ac-
ton is the result Of diligent investiga-
ton of the United States marine hos
pital and public health service
officers of this department have re-
Gently been all over the lines in Cali
fornia and the west, and the decision
of the Pullman company to put on hos
pital cars is the result of a government
ultimatum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
NEW SANTA FE RULE.
Dead-H Head sleepers Must Run Next
to Baggage Cars.

A new rule inaugurated by the Santa
Fe carrying dead-head sleepers has
caused some little trouble the past
couple of days at the local station
Heretofore the dead-head sleepers have
been attached to the rear end of trains.
Hinder the new ruling dead-head Sleep
ers must be placed next the baggage
car. This necessitates considerable
extra switching, and yesterday caused
some CONSERVATION among the pas
sengers. While a group of passengers
were absorbed in a young wildcat tied
on the platform, the train backed up
to get a dead-head. One passenger
did not notice it back up, but suddenly
discovered that it was gone. He lmme-
diateIv took to his heels and could not
be convinced that it had not gone un-
til he had run up the track quite a
distance. His discontinue caused some
little amusement among the bystand-
ers-San Bernardino Times-Index
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
NEARLY 1900 MILES.
Conductor Jas. P. Smith Breaks Long
Distance Racord.

conductor James P. Smith Of Indian
apolls, Ind, who is said to be the Oldest
conductor in the employ of the Big
-Four. last month broke his own record,
ana, SO Tar as known, the record of any
railroad man for distance covered in
one month while in actual service. Con-
ductor Smith rode 1906 miles in JaIu-
airy. In 20 years of service. running
passenger train. the best record of Con-
ductor Smith previous to his January
run was $500 miles, and this itself was
regarded by railroad men as a record
breaker.
Mr.. Smith is 65 years of age and be-
gan service with the Illinois Central as
brakeman in January of 1857. Since
then he has served under nine railroad
presidents and twelve general superin-
tendents- Eleven years were spent with
the Illinois Central and since then he
has been with the Big Four He has
never been laid off for any cause by any
superintendent and in the dozen wrecks
he has been in has never sustained an
injury.
He is one of family of five brothers,
whose railroad service. all added to-
gether, makes total of 1913 years. Two
of them are conductors and three are
engineers. All of them are in actual
service now. Not one of them has ever
received a serious i injury. Conductor
Smiths home is in Indianapolis, but for
% years he has stopped regularly two
or three times each week at the Lindell
hotel
Albert Cloak, who is a baggage master
with the Big Four, has run with Con-
! ductor Smith on the same train for
% years. The only release from rail-
road service since 1857 that Conductor
Smith has known was eighteen months
during the period of his service with the
Illinois Central, when he served as an
| orderly sergeant in the army with Gen
era1 Grant. Mr.. Smith has one son, who
is employed in the railroad offices Of the
Big Four in East st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
PROFITS WERE LESS.
Pressed Steel Oar Company Had q
Bad Season.

New York, Feb. 20-The Pressed
Steel Car company issued today its re-
port for the year ended December 81
last, showing profits for the year of
81, 768. 1898, a decrease of 81, 309, PIG as
compared with 1902. For depreciation
and renewals the report gives $3.50 900,
as compared with $40, 900 for the prev
ious year. and the charges for the year
were S771, 1892, an increase of $499, $50,
making a balance for the year of ST.,
7S7, sos, a decrease of $2,26S, S02.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers was held today in Jersey City. The
following directors were reelected:
James A. Blair, A. F. Mathison and F.
G. Ely. All the other directors are
holdovers, three being elected each
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
HUNTING HIS LOST VOICE.
Wichita Man Sent to Mexico by
Railroad Friends

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 20.-Fireman Van
r. Williams, of the Missouri Pacific,
who has been quite sick for the past
three months with lung trouble. has
been deprived of his voice from the eff
feots of the sickness.
The other day the physicians said that
he thought Mr.. Williams might be
helped and possibly benefited in some
southern cline, and the employees of
the Missouri Pacific at once COM
menced a subscription to aid him in
making the trip. 1t took but short
time to collect $50, which they freely
donated to Mr.. Williams with their
heartfelt wishes. All the railroad men
are very much interested in his future
welfare and hope that he may yet
regain his voice.
Mr.. Williams left last night for New
Mexico, where he will remain indefi-
nitely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
SECTION HANDS UNION.
General Managers Are Agitated by
Runora of Coming Storm.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 2O.-Much uneasi-
ness prevails among railway managers
here over a movement inaugurated by
section foremen on western, southwest
ern and southern lines and the roads
in the Central freight association terri
tory to organize unions of section hands
with the purpose of asking for more
pay. Secret meetings of foremen have
been held in the last six weeks at rail-
road centers and junction points The
general managers Of the railroads do
not know to what extent this move
ment has spread, but they fear that a
concerted demand for higher wages
will be made by the section men in
the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

to Kansas City is the cause of much
comment among the local employees of
the road. This rumor has come up
regularly for several years past, but
there may possibly be something in it
this time. Mr.. Byram has not yet con-
meantime the best that can be done is
to await developments. 1t is stated
that the office force Is to- go on or
about April l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
No Interest for 20 Years.

Sheriff Hahn, of Easton, Pa, has had
placed in his hands an execution for
81, 1927, S2902 against the property of the
Lehigh & Lackawanna railroad COM
pany, with notice to the Central Rail
road Company of New Jersey. lessee.
The execution is to satisfy the claim
held against the company by the Lee
high Coal and Navigation company
The latter company, it is alleged, has
received no interest on the bonds held
by it for the past twenty-six years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
Best Line to Florida.

There is a through sleeper running
every day from Kansas City over the
Frisco System and Southern Railway
to Jacksonville, Fla. This is the old
esta blished line.
Many new and attractive features in
Florida tours this winter.
Full information will be given on ap-
plication to
WIN. F'LANNELLY, T. P. A,
Board of Trade building,
Kansas City, No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
EGG SHAPED TANK.
Claimed That Water Cannot Freeze
Inside of It.

The water tank which the Burlington
is building at Armour will be shaped
like an egg, being different from any
thing of the kind in these parts. The
tank will cost $4,000, and will be en-
tirely of steel. Ten-inch mains will
convey the water from the tank to the
locomotives, and will fill a 5000 gallon
engine tank in less than two minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

It is claimed that no trouble from
freezing can be experienced in an egg
shaped water tank. and it gives the
steam in the water main more pres
sure. The tank will stand like an egg
on one end. The tank being always
we'll filed. the ice that forms in it
will slip down every time water is re-
moved. The work of constructing the
tank is now in progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

Delphos, Kas., Feb 2O-A new bank
has been organized here with w. W.
Bowman, of Concordia- president. and
II. G. Jones cashier, to be known as the
Cluzens and Farmers State bank.
They expect to be open for business
March 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
Another Case of Rheumatism Cured
by Chaberlain's Pain Balm.

The efficacy of Chamberlain Pain
Balm in the relief of rheumatism is being
demonstrated daily Parker Triplett Of
Grigsby, Va, says that Chamberlain :
ram Balm gave him permanent relief
everything else failed, and he yvo,,ld nj
be without it. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
WHY D. Fairchild Quit.

1t is said that D. D. Fairchild, the
veteran Central Branch engineer. has
resigned, and that he will be succeeded
by Jake Wellman, who is now on the
local run between Greenleaf and
Downs. Fairchild's run was on the
through freight between Atchison and
Downs. It is said that Fairchild let
the water get too low in his engine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

which resulted in damaging the boiler.
Fairchld is one of the Oldest and most
reliable engineers on she Central
Branch He has been running an en-
CINE on the road for fully 20 years.
Previous to that he was a Kansas City
engineer.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
CALIFORNIA $500
Via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale during March and
April. This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points. Good in tourist Sleep
ers and free chair cars. Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full Information and free litera-
ture, address T. L. KING,
C. P & T. A, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
switchman's Leg Cut OF

Kansas City, Kan, Feb. 20.-J. La
Houquet, a Missouri Pacific sw1tchman,
was run over by a freight train in the
east bottoms and. the amputation of the
left leg was necessary. His right foot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
BANK CLEARINGS.
Shows a Decline of 44.3 from
aYear Ago.

New York, Feb. 2O-The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended February 49, with the per-
centage of increase and decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
The SWitchman

was crushed. The switchman was
crossing the track in front of the freight
train when he slipped on a rail and fell.
He was taken to the Missouri Pacific
hospital and the surgeon reported last
night that he would recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
New Bank at Delphoa

Totals In U. S...s1, TS4, POS. 764
Outside n. y. Isl, 074, 432
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