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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08
RUMoRs OF ENGINEERS STRIKE.
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
May Also Ask for Higher Wages.

Persistent rumors have it that the
locomotive engineers on virtually all
the roads west of Chicago and St. Louis
are preparing to make a concerted eff
fort to secure higher wages Sh orter
hours and a general betterment Of
their conditions. 1t is said that their
demands will not be formulated until
the engineers on all the railroads con-
cerned have had an opportunity to
vote on the matter. A poll Of the en-
gineers, it is reported. will be COM
menced within thirty days. 1t is said
that the decision of the engineers to
Ing conditions was reached at a meet
ing held last week in Chicago by rep
resentatives of the locomotive drivers
employed on most of the western roads
and the final conclusion was to post
pone action in the matter until every
engineer connected with the proposed
movement has had an opportunity to
express his opinion about each demand
that it is proposed to make to the rail-
road companies.
It is understood that the firemen
employed on the western roads have
been asked to join in the movement
with the engineers. but that satisfac-
tory arrangements to this end have not
been made by the railroad companies.
1t is also reported that the members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men employed on the roads west Of the
Mississippi river have movement un-
der way to make a demand for IN
creased wages. and it Is expected that
if the leaders in such movements sue
coed in their plans all of the railroad
organizations desiring such action Will
move in concert.
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No transportation for advertising.

The passenger department of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas is notifying
newspapers that hereafter interstate
TRANSFORMATION will not be furnished in
exchange for advertising and the opin-
ion of the interstate commerce com
mission that all transportation must be
paid for in money is quoted IN con
firmation. Present contracts for the
exchange of transportation for adver-
Using are being executed but are not
being extended or renewed and no new
contracts are being made on most OF
the large lines of the country including
the Burlington, Rock Island, North
western, Milwaukee & St. Paul. Iii
nois Central, Chicago & Alton, Santa
lake shore and New York Central;
so that after the first of the year the
advertising of these roads will be on a
cash basis strictly. On January 1,
1906. the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
& Ohio put their advertising on the
cash basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08
HURTS STANDARD
Pipe Line to Carry Crude Oil
All Over the State.
A Gigantic Undertaking Is Now
Being Considered.
40 COST S1OO,OOO,OOO
Some 100000 900 Oftbe Capital
Already Subscribed.
Would BE a Great Thing for the
Independent Producer.
} COST $1OO,OOO,OO

CoheyviIle. Kan, Oct. S.-One Of
the most gigantic undertakings in the
commercial world of Kansas is now
being considered by men of national
note in the financial circles. In fact it
has passed the conceptfve state and is
now IN the first stages of execution. A
company is being formed to establish
and build a network Of pipe lines over
Kansas to carry crude oil from south
ern Kansas and the territory to the
various towns OF the state to be used
for fuel for electric lighting and heat
ing purposes. The company does not
care whether such plants are owned
by municipalities or by individuals just
so they are supplying the fuel oil. Fuel
contracts are all th-t is desired by the
company.
Such an undertaking it is estimated
would cost S1O0.O00.OOO. and more
than 100000 has already been sub
scr1bed- An effort Will be made to get
q prominent Wall street capitalist in
terested and then stock viii be placed
ON the market.
Although as stated above the propo-
sition is yet in an embryonic state, its
final success is not at improbable. The
benefit of such a system to the indie
pendent oil producer of the state can
not be overestimated. It would place
him absolutely Independent of the
Standard oil company, as the entire
output OF this field would be handled
by this company. Even when sold at
price low. enough to practically put
an end to the use of coal the concern
could pay enough for the crude oil to
make it more profitable to use it in this
way than to refine ii.
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there would be disarmed by this even
ing.
Dispatches received by the Assoc
ciated Press from Sancti Spiritus,
where the Santa Clara commission is
working. indicate that the ex-rebels in
that province are not yet entirely
recOnciled to disarmament. and Cen
eral MachadO has reported that yolun-
teers fired on a rebel camp, causing
serious drawback to the operations.
The disarming at Sancu Soiritus IS
proceeding, but the usual difficulty is
encountered in that the ex-rebeIs seek
TO evade surrendering their guns while
the volunteers still carry theirs.
The situation there is especia lt5-
irritating, as groups of volunteers with
guns march W and down the streets
and taunt the dispersed and disar7ned
rebels. In a fight today an ex-rebel
killed a comrade and fed to the noun
tains. The people of Sanctt Spiritus
are greatly dissatisfied with the mayor
their immediate removal
Governor Nunez and American Con-
sui General Steinhart were sent by
Governor Taft to Alquizar. Havana
province. today to settle a difficulty
arising from two men claiming the post
of mayor OF that town. Senior Moineda.
a Liberal. was elected to the Office, but
he took to the woods at the beginning
of the revolution and Governor Nunez
appointed a man named Bagan to be
military mayor. Moineda returned to-
day and claimed the Office. Governor
Taft ard Governor Nunez held a con-
ference and decided to recognize
Moineda's claim. Bazan will be re-
moved.
The battleshins Indiana and Ken
lucky viii Leave here tomorrow for
New England.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Pennsylvania r. r. Announces
Fares viii Be Cut Down.
Will Sell 1000 Mile Tickets
for Twenty Dollars.
OTHER LINES FOLLOW.
Indications Are That Two Cent
Flat kate Is Inevitable.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
OTHER LINES FOLLOW.

Chicago. Oct. 8.-The Pennsylvania
railroad has announced that beginning
November 1 it viii sell for $40 a 1000
mile mileage book good for bearer over
all its lines west Of Pittsburg except on
the Vandalia between Terre Haute
Ind, and St Louis This unquestion-
ably presages the adoption of fiat
, cent passenger fare throughout cen
tral territory within a few weeks at
most. 1t IS the first action taken by
any eastern line which affects the rake
between Chicago and New York IN
effect it cuts that rate on the Penn
sylvania from $40 to $1S24. and puts the
differential lines in position to at onee
demand that they be permitted to re-
duce their rate TO New York from SIS
to $1624.
The Erie ten days ago made an an
nouncement similar to that of the
Pennsylvania. 1t did not have equal
significance, however, because the Erie
is one of the weaker lines and is the
longest line in eastern territory be-
tween all competitive points, while the
Pennsylvania is one of the strongest
lines and is the shortest one in the ter
ritOry between most competitive points
Two Cent Rate Now Inevitable.
1T is idle" said a general passenger
agent of one of the big eastern lines.
to talk about putting in a regular rate
of 21A cents on November l If the Penn
age book as it has announced. No
body who could afford to buy a mile
age book would travel on tickets, and
the cent rate ought to be made open
to everybody"
The new mileage book will reduce the
rate from Chicago to Pittsburg from
So to $3.50, to Columbus from $685. to
$3.50. to Cincinnati from IS to IS. TO
Indianapolis from So to 1915, and Will
Of course effect corresponding reduc
tiOns to all other points.
The Pennsylvania s action practically
puts the mileage bureau of the Central
Passenger association out of business.
The mileage book now in use costs $50,
a rebate of so being made when the
book is returned
Rate Situation Is NIuddIed.
When the Pennsylvania made an an
nouncement that it would make rate
of 215 cents in Pennsylvania, west Of
Pittsburg. fares had not been figured
out Then the same line announced
that it would base interstate. rates to
and from Ohio points on the legal z
cent rate In that state. The clerks had
hardly got together to figure on the
new basis, when the Erie put in a %
cent rate on its entire system, and the
Central Passenger association announc-
ed that this rate would be made effee-
tive throughout its territory east of the
Illinois line. The rates on the 21z cent
basis have not yet been figured out.
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no ABANDON ENID LINE.
Rock Island May Not Rebuild Bridge
Over CGmarron.

Guthrie. Okla, Oct. SIT is report
ed here among railroad officials that
the Rock Island railway contempiates
abandoning the Enid line crossing the
Cimarron river near Dover. the scene
of the recent wreck. and will take up
the track If this course is followed
the junction of Rock Island and Choc-
taw between Watonga and Geary will
he changed from Greenfield Junction
to some point north of the Canadian
river, thurs doing away with one of the
bridges.
Immediately following the order of
curing the Rock Island to build a
permanent steel bridge over the CHM
AKRON near Dover the road stopped
work on the Cimarron bridge and re-
moved the machinery to some other
point. The road is making no effort
TO run trains across the river, which
leads to the belief that that division Of
the road Will be abandoned.
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MOTORS FOR UNION PACIFIC.
New Means of Isoconotion May PLAY
Important Part on Hartman Roads.

A recent movement is taken to indi-
cate that motor cars are to play an i'm
portant part Oh the Hartman roads. 1t
has been announced that additional IA
cilities would be installed at the Omaha
shops of the Union Pacific for turning
out motors more rapidly. Now comes
the announcement that on account of
the service being SO satisfactory, mo-
tors will be put into service on the main
line from Salt Lake City west.
No information is obtainable as 10
where the place of construction of the
motors for the western divisions of the
Hartman roads will be, but it is be-
Heved that they will be built in the
Omaha shops. It is known that the
shops there are the largest and most
modern along the system. 1t is f1gured
that the change in the shops to be ready
to turn motors out as rapidly as needed
will take some time but it is SAD thae
enlarging the facilities will soon begin.
Engineers have made a thorough
study of the western lines and they are
unanimous in the opinion that motors
can be used on the -steepest grades
through the Nevada mountains and
make good time, beating the fastest
passenger trains. Then the cheapness
of operation is said to be another thing
in their favor.
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ENGINEERS WE'RE COLOR BLIND
Five Of 2s suspended Burlington En-
DIoves Cannot Be Reinstated.

Sedalia. Mo. Oct 8.-M ". Cadle. as
sistant grand chief engineer of the
brotherhood of Locomotive engineers
saws that the threatened strike on the
Burlington road, growing out OF the
dismissal of a number of engineers be
cause of alleged defective vision, has
been amicably settled. OF the twenty
eight men who were let out twenty
three have been put back to work. The
remaining five were found to be color
blind hence the order could not ask
for their reinstatement
Mr. Cadle and the three other assist
ant grand chief engineers will not
travel on passes after January 1, as
they come under the provisions OF the
new law that prohibits them, and it is
estimated that their annual eXpendi-
lures for railroad fare will aggregate
$4,000.
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TIE IsEUNIoN AZ ERIE.
Old soldiers Think NJ. Ridgele,
TaIked Too Much POLITICS.

Old Soldiers Think Mr. Ridgeley
Talked Too Much Politics.
Erie. kan, oct. s.=The thirteenth
annual old soldiers reunion of Neosho
county closed here with the biggest
crowd in the history of the organiza-
ton Among the prominent speakers
were Congressman P. P. Campbell and
John Maiden. of Parsons. There is
some feeling among the old veterans of
the county expressed here over a
speech made by ex-Congressman z. r.
Ridgeley at the reunion. A number of
prominent speakers from this part Of
the state were on the programme and
there was an understanding that poll
tics should not be discussed. One Of
the principal speakers failed to arrive
and the friends of Mr.. Ridgeley, who is
now candidate for representative in the
state legislature from this district, had
his name substituted on the pro-
gramme. Mr.. Ridgeley entirely ignored
the desire of the old soldiers IN regard
to political discussions and entered at
length into the merits of his candidacy
He was the only speaker at the re-
union who made any reference to
DOliticaI issues
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According to the reports from St.
Louis. B. F Yoakum, chairman of the
executive committee. and D G. Reid.
chairman of the board of the Rock Is
land, have made Official announcement
in that city that it will be the man
agement's policy to devote all the IA
CITIES of the lines to the deevlop-
ment of the southwest and the terri
tory adjacent to St. Louis This defin-
ing OF the management's policy is OF
nsTticl1lar significance as the reports,
declarations and rumors that the
southwest would be overlooked in the
interest of other sections of the coun-
try.
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Several changes have taken effect at
Kansas City IN the Rock Island ticket
Office. L. A Benton has resigned as
cashier and goes to Colorado Springs
to take the position OF assistant ticket
agent in the roads office there. J. E.
as cashier at Kansas City. Earl Elem
ming VIII be promoted from depot
passenger agent to assistant city ticket
agent, and A Manteville viii become
depot passenger agent, having former
" held the position with the Wabash.
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Rate situation Is Nfuddled.
YoaI,ll1.l Tlefuses to Tall.

New York, October S.-Benjamin F.
Yoakum, chairman of the executive
committee of the Rock Island and
Frisco, returned today from his recent
trip to the west, when he and Daniel
G. Reid, chairman of the board, made
a tour of the system. Mr.. Yoakum
would not discuss the reported deal by
which it is said the Colorado & South
ern. viii come under the joint control
of the Union Pacific and the Rock
Island under an arrangement some
what similar to the management of the
Chicago & Alton. Mr. Yoakum said
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BELLEvILLE's BIG DAY.
Horse Racing. Three Bands and Base
hell on Oct 10th

Beileville. Kan. Oct. S.-One Of the big
attractions at the Fifth district log roll
ing to he held here October 10 viii be the
matched race between Bill BarIeycOrn
and Maze Pierce. two fast horses of the
country The fair association. with some
effort. succeeded in pulling this attrac-
ton here Woodman day. These horses
have mark of PA Head Consul Tai
bot and Director f f. Murphy will be
among the principal speakers. Three
bands, including the celebrated Kappa
Gamma band Of Clay Cen.er. will be
among the attractions
A ball game between Clay Center and
Belleville. in which eight league players
have been secured. will also be a draw
ing card Two special trains viii be run
into Belleville on this occasion. The city
Is preparing to entertain 1000 people.
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ATCHIsON COAL MINES.
James W. Orr Made President and the
WorIz to Be Pushed.

Atchison Kan. Oct. S-James ". Orr.
presidency of the Citizens Coal Mining
Co. at meeting of the directors. Joseph
w Allen of the Symms Grocer Co. was
elected vice president, George W. Pencil,
treasurer; J. E. Rank. secretary; 4. c..
Brown. assistant secretary and treasurer
and bookkeeper. This is the leasing com
pany. organized with a capital of $4,000 to
back c. H. Peet in an attempt to put the
mine on a paving basis. a little over 81
600 of the capital stock has been subscrib-
ed and q . per cent assessment was or
dered to paw the immediate expenses, as
MI Peet is already at work and Will
have ? full force of union miners in the
hole before the middle of this week. The
stockholders of the leasing company are
are putting up little extra money for
the purpose Of giving Mr. Peet. who is a
thorough and practical man. q trial.
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oldest Native Kansan.

Lawrence. Kan. Oct. Sat a meeting
Of native Kansans held here in connec-
ton with the old home week festivities.
K. z. MendenhaI was formally entered
into the contest for the Oldest native
Kansan. He was born in Shawnee mis-
sion, in what is now Johnson county.
February Il. 1850. He was ten years
older than any other native at the meet
ing. Mendenhall has lived in the STATE
continuously since his birth and has
resided in Lawrence most of the time.
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A FAB9fERs' INSTITUTE.
Boys Corn Growing Contest One OF the
EmpOria Fair Features.

AlmpOFla Falr Features.
Emporia, Oct S-The Farmers Insti-
tute Of Lyon county has caused posters
70 be distributed advertising the fact
of the approaching engagement of Mr..
Ten Eycke and Mr.. Popenoe. of thz,
State Agricultural college, to lecture III
EmpOria on October % and IS
In connection with the above, the
boys corn growing contest will be held.
This contest was started by the Agri-
cultural college last spring and has
been encouraged by the members of the
Farmers Institute Of which William
Miller is president and George Plumb.
secretary There was furnished $50
boys in the county a certain amount Of
pedigreed corn, costing 81 a bushel The
boys are all between p and 16. and they
are to do all the work connected with
the raising and harvesting of the corn.
Each boy viii bring the result of his
1abors to the hall, and it will be judged
by men picked for that purpose. The
prizes viii be cash.
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NTacKinnon NOW at Denver.

A circular recently issued by the
Rock Island railroad announces the
appointment of Paul r. MacKinnon as
travelling passenger agent. with head
quarters at Denver, colo. Mr. Mac
Kinnon was, until one year ago. trav-
cling passenger agent for the Frisco
Rock island at Birmingham, Ala. but
on account of Ill health was forced to
go to Colorado. He has been employ
ed as chief clerk in the Rock Island
passenger and ticket office at Denver
for the past six months.
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BY a BLOW IN THE NECK.
springvale Men Engage in a Fight and
One Is Dead

Pratt, Kan. Oct S.-Emil Thomas
was killed at Springdale. twenty miles
southwest of here, Saturday by jim
Johnston. The row started over the
possession of some land and Thomas.
who was working for the man that
had rented the land from Johnston.
went to work. when Johnston ordered
him off and in the fight Thomas hit
Johnston on the neck with his fist,
killing him instantly.
Thomas came to Pratt and gave him
self ur and was allowed his freedom
by giving bail.
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An Engine RIMS Concordia Man.

COucordia, Kan, Oct S.-Andrew
Tankersley, about 43 years old. and a
weigher at the Stewart poultry house.
was struck by an engine at the c. B. &
Q. crossing on Washington street Sat
urday night and died about an hour
later. Although badly mutilated the
man never lost consciousness until
death He leaves widow, son and
daughter.
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The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
was reported last week to have order
ed 2.5O0 gondola cars from the Ameri-
can Car & Foundry COMPANY Tins or
der has been changed and the same
builders win deliver 1000 gondola cars,
500 refrigerator cars and 400 ballast
cars. The Santa Fe IS still in the mar
ket for 500 stock cars, and has increass.-
"a its order for so coaches placed with
the Pullman company, as reported last
week. to 81 cars, of which q will be
coaches 20 smoking cars and 20 chair
cars.
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BIC Railroad Deals In Air

President Mather of the Rock ISL
and. according to a telegram from Chi
cago. said the position Of the Moore
interests in Rock Island and other rail-
roads is unchanged from a year ago.
He conceded that there are big rail-
road deals. pending. but said none had
taken definite form.
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Reid Ii Road Forenan of Engines.

Walter Reid has been appointed act
ing road foreman of engines Of the
los Angeles division of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe at San Bernardino.
cal temporarily relieving J. B. Galivan
Of so much of his duties as pertain to
the position Of road foreman OF en-
zines. effective on October l.
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he SERVED n THE BoER WAR
". C. EversIled Under Arrest at Con.
coEdia, Charged With Theft

Concordia, kan, Oct. S.-Sherif
Moore returned from Fredonia Sunday,
bringing with him a young Englishman
named Vivian c. Evershed, who he
claims. has confessed the theft of vaIu-
able jewelry. including gold watches
and diamonds from the Wizard store In
this city where ne was employed for
short time. Evershed claims to be the
son OF q wealthy London jeweler. and
to have served in the British army dur
ing the Boer war.
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snntn la. orders Englnes.

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
has ordered twelve locomotives of the
2-10-2 (Santa Eel type from the Bald
win Locomotive works for November
1906, delivery. This order. has recently
been placed and the early delivery is
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Clay Center, second vice PRESIDENT; Mrs.
H. ". Greeley, Manhattan. recording
secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, Herring
ton, treasurer; Miss Shorer. Clyde,
auditor