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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1900.
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RAILROAD JEWS.
Santa Fe to Secure a line Into
St. Louis
By the Building of St. Louis,
Kansas City & Colorado Eoad.
CONNECT AT CIIANUTE.
New Line IT ill Absorb Charter
of Southwestern Railway.
Santa Fe Owns $70,000 of Ter
minal Land in Fort Scott.
Fort Scott. Kan., Ausr. 27. There are
some significant fact3 which -warrant the
suspicion that the line of railroad now
being built out of St. Louis and across
the state of Missouri, known as the St.
Louis, Kansas City & Colorado, is a
Santa Fe line which will absorb the
charter of the Jefferson City, Fort Scott
& Southwestern company and build to
Chanute, Kan., via this city, and connect
there with the Santa Fe Southwestern
line. This will give the Santa Fe the St.
Louis connection which it has so long
wanted and at the same time open up to
St. Louis a direct connection with the
big southwestern territory of the Santa.
Fe lines.
The St. Louis, Kansas City & Color
ado road and the Jefferson City, Fort
Scott & Southwestern road were char
tered about the same time more than a
year ago under the laws of Kansas. The
directory of each contains the name of a
Santa Fe representative, and the lines
as described in the applications for
charters are almost parallel. The Jeffer
son City, Fort Scott & Southwestern
road is to fun "from Jefferson City, Mo.,
to Fort Scott, Kan., and through the
counties of Bourbon, Allen and Neosho
to Chanute, Kan., thence southwest
through the counties of Wilson, Elk,
Montgomery, Chautauqua and Cowley
to the Oklahoma line. The directors are
Reuben L. Dewey of St.- Albans, Va.,
John E. Frost of Topeka, William C.
Gunn of Fort Scott, Eugene F. Ware of
Topeka and L. A. Briggs of Hutchinson,
Kan. The line is to be 300 miles long. In
this city the Santa Fe has for some
years owned $70,000 worth of ground for
terminals, and it owns a right of way
through the city to the Missouri line.
There is an old railroad grade on this
right of way. The reported intention of
the St Louis, Kansas City & Colorado
road to run either to Kansas City or
Joplin, or both, would not interfere with
the line to Chanute, as the road could
conveniently branch off at Clinton or
any other point in that vicinity.
8,000 KAN SANS IN CHICAGO.
Estimated That Ibis Number Took
Advantage of G. A. B. Kate.
The G. A. R. excursion rates have
been the cause of an unusual amount of
travel to Chicago. Kansas is well rep
resented there. Fully 8,000 people have
tone from this state.
The Rock Island used 56 extra cars to
handle its business, and these cars were
outside of the regular trains. Of the
fifty-six, 21 were tourist sleeping- cars, 5
standard sleeping cars and the remain
ing 30 were chair cars.
These cars were distributed over the
State and were placed at the more im
portant cities where large delegations
were to start from.
The bulk of the Rock Island travel
come from the towns of Phillipsburg,
Mankato, Belleville, Liberal.Bucklin, Sa
lina, Herington, Clay Center.McFartand,
Atchison. Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Topeka.
On the Santa Fe the business proved
enormous. The bulk of the travel on thU
road has been from Garden City, Dodge
City, Ness City, Great Bend, Kinsley,
Hutchison, Pratt, Medicine Lodge, Wich
ita, Winfleld, Newton, McPherson, Em
poria, Florence, Independence, Chanute.
Yates Center, Iola, Garnett, Ottawa.
Olathe, Lawrence and Topeka,
The business on the Union Pacific and
the Missouri Pacific, while it has not
been so good aa on the other roads,
lias been large.
Some of the railroads favored offering
excursions to Colorado and other west
ern points to the old soldiers and others
during the week following their en
campment in Chicago, but owing to a
misunderstanding the matter was not
taken up with the Western Passenger
association soon enough to bring the
matter to a head.
THE TRAMP" NUISANCE.
If Granted Concessions Trainmen Can
Kemedy EviL
------ uui max lne --tramp"
evil is increasing and that managers
hJ Fl0?Sll co"sidering means for rid
ding their lines of this obnoxious ele
ment, says the Railway Review As a
frtSl1 mol7 r less exDerlence on both
ifj- the fence we have come to be-
i-?V Dtl!ft MV train crews themselves
c.in and will overcome the difficulty
providing certain concessions are given
the freight men. who of course are the
mst lntitr"ately concerned with
the problem. As a general thing these
crews make but a half-hearted attempt
JhiTPmth,elr.trains clear f tramps
the (sufficient to them) reason that there
Is generally a brother railroad man
MlZhtnZ Particular lot of hobos. This
k 1-we11 be recognized at once, for
no bulletin or example will preveAt a
one yB'1WaJ Pe (and the manly
felling lT the best men from
deposed toward another
sToh Ja"r0ad,er wno 13 traveling in
the railwJl emPyment. As a result,
in U L Sman- Who for the time be
ing is a hobo, is carried, orders to the
contrary notwithstanding. In conse-
Sctohli80' dis-'Pne whicHhe
. has thus assumed leads him
to not very strongly insist on ridding
Shredded
Wheat
Biscuit.
TvJOTHING BUT WHOLE
X wneat, boiled, shredded,
and baked. Ready for
use. Keeps indefinitely.
AT GBOOSaS'.
the train of non-railway men, since one
may aa well be discharged for carrying
a dozen men as for one. In this manner
the horde of cure tramps get the benefit
of leniency on the part of the crews
which makes this existence possiDie.
STEAM SHOVEL READY.
'Will Be Soon in Operation in the
Work of Reducing Grades.
The Bucyrus steam shovel, which was
received by the Santa Fe on Friday last
has been set up and put into working
order.
This is the first of an order of four
from the Wisconsin house which manu
factures them, and was the object of
many inquiring glances as it stood in
the yards Saturday.
During the day a number of the Santa
Fe officials visited the machine and ex
pressed themselves as well pleased with
its appearance.
ROCK ISLAND AND MIDLAND.
former Road is Said to Be Negotiat
ing: Ior control oi ju&iieT.
Denver, Aug. 27. A persistent story is
in circulation that the Rock Island is
again after the Midland and its Rio
Grande Western connections to Salt
Lake, and that a deal now on will re
sult in the control of the Midland going
from the backers of the Colorado &
Southern and the Rio Grande Western
company to the Rock Island people.
The Rock Island has been after the
Midland since it broke from the Santa
Fe, and with its new purchase it was
believed the eastern people had aban
doned the idea of gaining control; but
the story of renewed efforts to secure
the road appears to be as well founded
as the average story or railroad trans
actions. President Trumbull could not
be seen this morning, and General
Manager Schlacks is out of the city.
Comptroller Cannon said that if any
deal was on for the purchase of the
Midland, he knew nothing about it.
TO RENEW COMMISSIONS.
Questions Will Come TJp at Trans-
Continental Meeting This Week.
Denver. Aug. 27. A revival of com
misisons to agents on the sale of all
tickets 13 one of the probabilities of the
meetinsr of passenger agents at Glen
wood Springs, on August 30. It is now
attracting more attention than any
other event in railroad circles. As the
time approaches for the meeting in
terest increases, for all realize that ex
tensive changes may result from the
meeting.
The latest trend of affairs) relating to
the meeting is the possibility that this
ticket commission business will be re
vived. No question excites local agents
or disturbs the usually calm condition
of railroad circles more quickly than
that of ticket commissions. The plan
was in force for years and means a vast
income to thousands of agents.
Union Pacific Changes.
A number of important changes in the
traffic department of the Union Pacific
have been announced, ir. B. cnoate,
general agent of the freight department.
Salt Lake City, becomes general agent
of the freight and passenger department.
H. M. Clay, former general agent of the
passenger department at salt Lake city,
becomes passenger agent of that place.
Charles Clifford has been appointed gen
eral agent of the freight and passenger
departments at Cincinnati, vice A.
Shearman, resigned. W. T. Holly, for
mer general agent at Chicago, goes to
Cincinnati to become passenger agent
under Mr. Clifford. A. J. Radcliffe,
Michigan passenger agent at Detroit,
has been transferred to Chicago, as city
passenger and ticket agent. H. T. Car
ter, traveling passenger agent at St.
Paul, goes to Detroit to succeed Mr.
Radcliffe as Michigan passenger agent.
J. O. Goodsell, traveling passenger agent
at Salt Lake, has been transferred to
St. Paul to succeed Mr. Carter.
Missouri Pacific Safe Cracking.
Winfleld. Aug. 27. The Missouri Pa
cific depot was visited Saturday morn
ing by safe crackers who made a futile
attempt to blow open ana rob tne saie
which is stationed in the operator's
room. Two holes were found bored into
the safe, one a three-eighths inch and
the others smaller. Into the larger one
investigation showed that dynamite had
been placed and a fuse attached. It
had been lighted but for some reason
the burglars failed to accomplish their
ends.
Let the Good Work do On.
New Tork. Aug. 27. Passengers on
Lehigh Valley trains will not be able to
purchase newspapers, rruit and canay on
trains after September l, as it nas peen
decided to abolish the custom of carry
ing newsboys on trains. Many com
plaints have been made aDout tne man
ner in which the boys peddle tneir
goods, and it is believed that they are
more of a nuisance than an advantage to
passengers.
Places For Firemen.
There are two more vacancies for fire
men on the Santa Fe. They are on runs
109 and 110 between Kansas City and To
peka and on runs 6 and 7 between To
peka and Newton. The oldest fireman
making application on each, run will be
assigned to duty.
FROM NEWTON.
Engineers Fenn and Wellman have
been taken out of firing service and as
signed to the extra board as engineers.
Fred James was here yesterday from
Scott City. He is the hostler stationed
at that place, and has been to Colorado
on a short vacation.
Conductor Griffith was compelled to
return home to Emporia on account of
illness and Conductor McClintock of the
middle division took out his run south.
W. B. French of Topeka,, is the name
of the new electrician in charge of the
Santa Fe electric light plant in this
city. He comes well recommended as a
man thoroughly posted on electrical af
fairs. J. W. Mallory of Palmyra, Mo., is in
the city a guest of his daughter, Mrs.
G. H. Saunders. Mr. Mallory was for
merly a conductor on the middle divi
sion of the Santa Fe, and has a host of
friends here who will be glad to meet
him.
J. L. Finch, who is well known to
many Newtonians, as he was for sev
eral years employed as a brak email on
this division of the Santa Fe, was mar
ried last week at his home in Caldwell,
Kansas. He is now employed in a sim
ilar capacity on the Rock Island.
SANTA FE LOCALS.
Day Caller Will Wilson has returned
from his vacation and is again at work.
John Kempton, of the Railroad T. M.
C. A., is spending a week's vacation in
Denver.
Engineers James Jones and Walter
Webb have been sent to Argentine.
Jake Lewis, who has been the day
caller at the round house during the ab
sence of Will Wilson has again resumed
his old position as night caller.
Fireman Lee Altman has returned to
work after being absent a week on ac
count of sickness.
Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas and
other distressing eruptive diseases yield
quickly and permanently to the cleans
ing, purifying power of Burdock Blood
Bitters.
GAGE SEES GHOSTS.
Warns the People Against Election
of Bryan.
Washington, Aug. 27. Lyman Gage, sec
reary of the treasury, has made a state
ment concerning the effect of Mr. Bryan's
election would have upon the county's
financial system. Secretary Gage said:
"There is no doubt Mr. Bryan could order
his secretary of the treasury to make pay
ment in silver of all of the public debt
payable in coin and for all current dis
bursements of the government as well,
which amount to 1 million to 1 million
dollars a day. That he would give such
an order, too, is very certain, if he is in
the same mind that he was in 1S96, for
he was then quoted as saying: 'If there
is any one who believes that the gold
standard is a good thing, or that it must
be maintained, I want him not to cast
his vote for me, because I promise him
it will not be maintained in the country
longer than I am able to get rid of it.' "
"Do you think it would be practicable
to coin a sufficient volume of silver to
make the payments you referred to?" Mr.
Gape was asked.
"He would have great difficulty in do
ing that at once. The treasury of the
government at the present time is very
firmly established upon a gold standard.
Including the reserve of 150 million dol
lars held against the legal tender notes,
the government owns and controls more
than 220 million dollars in gold coin and
bullion, while it owns and controls only
about 16 million dollars in silver, the rest
of the silver being out in circulation
among the people, either in the form of
silver certificates or silver coin.
"But the announcement by the treas
ury department of its purpose to pay
silver in settlement of all interest of the
public debt not specifically payable in gold
ana to maKe its daily disDursements to its
creditors in silver would stop the inflow
of gold, or, at least, very largely dimin-
lsn payments in gold, and correspondingly
increase payments into the treasury of
silver and silver certificates. It therefore
mieht be anticipated that with a good
deal of perverse ingenuity the time would
come at no distant day wnen an tne rev
enues of the government would be paid
to it in silver dollars or silver certificates.
There would thus be established a cir
cuit of silver out of the treasury into the
hands of the people, from the people into
the banks, from the banks into the cus
tom house and into the hands of the col
lectors of internal revenue."
"The government then would be practi
cally on a silver basis, would It not?"
"That would no doubt be accomplished
and the government, properly speaking,
woi:ld be on a silver basis."
"How would this affect the credit of
the government?"
"Most disastrously, I have no doubt.
The movement inaugurated as proposed
would give a sense of insecurity, the out
standing greenbacks that are by law re
deemable in gold would be presented at
the treasury for redemption and the
treasury notes of 1890 likewise. Of these
two there are 430 million dollars out
standing. Against these the government
holds, under the law, 150 million dollars
in gold. It does not require much sagacity
to see that if the gold reserve were not
entirely exhausted it would be soon re
duced below the 100 million dollar margin
which the law has established as a min
imum. It being the duty of the secretary
of the treasury, when that point is
reached, to restore the reserve to 150 mil
lion dollars. Under the adverse Influence
upon general business affairs, business
would be depressed, industry checked and
the government's revenues would be very
much diminished. Instead of a surplus,
we would probably witness a deficiency.
"In restoring the gold reserve to which
I have Just referred, the law directs the
secretary of the treasury, if necessary, to
sell bonds, payable in gold, redeemable in
one year, payable in twenty years at rate
of interest not to exceed 3 per cent, per
annum. With the impairment to the pub
lic credit, and with the loss in revenues,
as just indicated, it is very doubtful
whether bonds within the limitation of
interest permitted in the law could be
sold. If they could not the power to re
deem the demand obligations of the gov
ernment, either in gold or in silver, would
fall."
"How would this state of things In the
government finances affect general busi
ness conditions throughout the country?"
"The effect would be deplorable. No
body would be able to measure accurately
the influence on his own affairs of such
government action. Every one would be
in a state of ear, and when people are
afraid they will, as some one has said,
either run or hide. Commercial dullness
would succeed the present commercial ac
tivity and we would again witness that
Industrial paralysis which characterized
the years 18S3 and 1896, when the question
of what was to be the standard agitated
the public mind."
WANTED TO TELL HER.
TFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Millie!"
The young lineman twirled his hat in
his hands in an agitated manner and
spoke in a voice that seemed to have a
tendency to get away from him.
"Millie, the fact is. I I there's some
thing I've been wanting to tell you for a
long time, but I can't seem to fetch It.
When you look at me like that, you
know, It breaks me all up. I've been com
ing here so long that I oughtn't to be
afraid, I reckon, but but you know how
it is or maybe you don't either. I thought
you're a little the livest wire I ever I
didn't think it would be so hard when
I "
Here he came to a dead stop.
"Millie!" he exclaimed, in desperation,
T'm short circuited! I've burned out a
fuse!"
"Jerry, are you trying to ask ma to
marry you?"
"Y-yes!"
"Why, of course T will, you foolish boy!"
And love's current flowed unobstructedly
again, lighting up with its pure radiance
the rose-embowered pathway that, etc.,
etc.
John V. Yerkes, of Kentucky, Republican Gubernatorial
Candidate.
:X ' -:u;:cJ
'
.; '
Hon. "John W. Yerkes. who seeks to
State through the good offices of the G.
able statement that the Goebel law is the
M0D0CS OFF FOR CHICAGO.
Popular Singers Off for the Windy
: , . . City.
The Modocs, who have been Invited to
participate in the festivities1 incident to
tha G. A. R. encampment in Chicago this
week, left . Sunday afternoon for the
scene of action. They arrived in Chicago
this morning at 8 o'clock, and are being
entertained while In Chicago at the Lex
ington hotel by the committee who have
that matter In charge.
They will have a place In the parade
tomorrow and will march In full uniform.
The uniform consists o a blue double
breasted coat with., white duck trousers
and a white hat.
Those in the party who left yesterday
In a. special Pullman were:
First tenors Frank Weightman, Joe
Griley, C. L. Wood, H. E. Lyman, J. A.
Paull, W. G. Dickie.
Second tenors-F. C. Squires, R. E.
Thomas, F. A. Stevens, H. E. Syder.
First bass A. F. Sherman, T. J. Ander
son, J. H. Solecki.
Second bass M. D. Henderson, J. D.
Rodemeyer, L. M. Wood, S. H-Went-worth.
Musical director, M. C. Holman; pianist,
C. E. Lewis; assistant pianist, T. C. Muel
ler. PAYING BONDS, $40,000.
New Issue Will Be Sold Next
Week.
The second Issue of paving bonds,
amounting to f39.769.53, will be sold next
week.
This amount will cover tha cost of pav
ing the following: Alley between Van
Buren and Harrison, $2,454.60: Topeka ave
nue from Fourteenth to city limits, J2.
244.05; Woodlawn avenue from Willow to
Ashland, $4,031.09; Woodlawn avenue from
Willow to Park, $3,640.30; Third from
Quincy to Monroe, $2,338.01; Tyler from
Sixth to Seventh, $1,074.86: Tyler from Sev
enth to Eighth, $4,238.81; Tyler from Eignth
to Ninth, $3,357.55; Lane, Williams avenue
to Fourteenth, $3,027.48; Lane, Fourteenth
to Piercy, $2,631.24; Walnut, Williston to
Mulvane, $3,670.59; Walnut, Mulvane to
College avenue, $2,061.66; Piercy, Lane to
Williston, $-',4it.i; vvuiow, ureenwooo to
Wodlawn, $a,ifib.a.
The total cost of the paving is $43,233.81,
but a part of this amount. $3,364.28. has
been paid by the property owners in ad
vance. .
NAT BROWN'S BIG WINNING.
From the Memphis Scimitaf.
"One time in the wicked past, when
gambling was the rule and not the ex
ception in Memphis, Nat Brown, a well
known gambler' of that day, stepped in
to a big house of chance on Main street,
played a game of solitaire, arose and left
the place $265 better off than when he
entered it.
"Those were days when money could
be won on any old game." said Detec
tive Buttinghaus, who was relating the
story.
"But you don't mean to tell us that
Nat really won S265 on a game of soli
taire, do you? Inquired an amazed aud
lto.
"That's what I said," replied the de
tective, "it was tnis way: A short time
before Nat went Into the place a party
of men had been playing seven-up at one
or tne tables for iio a game.
"In the wind-up Jim Laning was $265
ahead. Jim had been shuffling on a news
paper, and as bill after bill passed from
tne otner players to him he placed them
together under the paper, until the sum
amounted to $265. At the conclusion of
the game he arose and left the place, for
getting to pocket the money he had
won.
"In a few minutes Nat Brown dropped
in. He was dead broke, and unable to
enter a game, so he began playing soli
taire, or course, he discovered the men
ey and, being broke, took it.
"Nat then went out and attired him
self in apparel fit for a king, and it was
two weeks before he told about finding
Lanning's money.
"By that time the $265 had passed to
other hands and Laning was hopelessly
out lhux amount.
MOSCOW.
rFrom the Saturday Review.!
In Russia everything is large and every
thing is loud. Moscow Is like an im
mense village, and everything in it is built
broad, not high, because there is so much
space to cover. The public squares, un
paved and surrounded by a little rim of
tuuuies, are as Dig as meadows, xne ar
cades and passages, with their cellars be
low, their shops above, their glass roofs.
are so enormous that they could hold the
Passage des Panoramas and the Burling
ton Arcade, and the galleries at Milan,
wiuiuuL niiing more tnan a corner ot
them. Colors shriek and flame; the Mus
covite eye sees only by emphasis and by
contrast: red is completed either by an
other red or by a bright blue. There are
no shades, no reticences, no modulations.
The restaurants are filled with the din of
vast mechanical organs, with drums and
cymbals; a great bell clashes against a
cnain on an tne trams, to clear tne road:
the music which one hears is a ferocity of
brass.
The masons who build the house build
in toD boots, red shirts and -oink trousers:
the houses are painted red or green or
Diue; tne cnurcnes are line tne temples
of savage Idols, tortured Into every un
natural shape and colored every glaring
color. Bare reet, osier sanuais. and legs
swathed in rags pass to and fro among
the top boot3 of the middle classes, like
the inner savagery of a race still so near
barbarism, made evident in that survival
of the footgear of primitive races.
9k
f -it 1 1 i
! Mi
become Governor of the Blue Grass
O. P.. is responsible for the remark
only real Imperialism In the country.
KANSASJEWS.:
Leavenworth Mine Owners Pre-
. paring For a Strike.
Strong, Unsnrmonntable Stock
ades Being Built,
GUARDS AT THE GATES
Two Mines Fenced With Barbed
Wire Tops.
Anticipate Strike of Miners on
September 1.
Leavenworth, JCas., Aug. 27. The coal
trust is building a stockade around its
various properties in order that it may be
prepared for trouble.
A fence was built around the North
Leavenworth shaft some months ago. It
it a picket fenca and about eight feet
high. The boards used are one by six
Inch lumber and are pointed at the top.
The fence completely encloses the prop
erty so as to make It Impossible to get
on the grounds without going through the
gates.
The company has secured some switch
ing rights from the Missouri Pacific rail
road ana nave extended their stockade
around it also. In order to do this it be
came necessary to blockade several streets
dui tne trust did not hesitate. The south
boundary line of the mine extends east
along Metropolitan avenue to the river.
Their stockade however only follows this
line to Main street where it branches off
obliquely across the middle of the street
to the east side and then south until mid
way between Cheyenne and Dakota, where
It runs over the Esplanade bank to the
railroad tracKs.
As things now stand two streets. Metro
politan and Cheyenne, are closed so that
the residents of this section of the city
cannot get to the river without going sev
eral diocks out or tneir way. xne mat
ter is causing considerable Indignation,
and several threaten to sue the combine.
The Home mine is enclosed in a sim
ilar fashion, except that two strands of
barbed wire have been added to the top.
At both places the fences have been built
In a substantil way, and are calculated
to withstand something more than the
rigors of the elements.
The employes can enter at no place
except where a watchman stands on
guard to see that no one but employes
enter and he only admits them during
working hours. An incident occurred at
the North Leavenworth shaft some time
ago which illustrates the prison-like man
ner in which the men are regarded.
It is said a man called at the shaft
and started across the grounds to the
pit-top where he wanted to examine his
weights which were on the board. A
watchman hailed him, but he could not
understand English and so continued on.
Thereupon the watchman without trying
to explain matters jumped on him and
beat him.
It is said the reason for building the
stockades is the anticipated strike on
September 1, when the contract with the
miners expires. The miners have been
getting only 76 cents a ton for the coal
they did while the trust has been getting
a big advance. Their demand Is for SO
cents a ton, and unless tney get It tney
declare tney will striKe.
THEY WORKED THEIR WAY.
How Plucky Kansas Boys Visited the
Exposition.
Lawrence, Aug. 27. Fay Moulton, a
raduate or tne university or K.ansas witn
t ie class of laoo. and Ben Owen, a Kan
saj University student, have returned
from a novel trip to the Paris exposition.
A. Buzzi. also a graduate of last spring's
class at Kansas university, who went with
tnem, is still in .fans, iviouiton. iu7zi,
and Owen started for Paris as soon as
the university closed last spring. They
had little money, but their heads were
tun ot scnemes.
To begin with each secured a sample
stereopticon and view outfit and going
into New England, where a thrifty people
live, tooK orders lor stereopticons and
views. Having the western push ahd
hustle each soon amassed a respectable
sized pile of money. But they didn't pro
pose to spend It for steamer tickets. Not
much. They needed all they had to spend
in Paris and other European places of in
terest. Accordingly they secured passage
as helpers on cattle ships and in this way
reached Liverpool. From there they went
to Paris.
"Our trip was well worth taking, for
we had a good time and enjoyed our stay
In Paris and other places as much as
though we were New York millionaires,"
said Moulton yesterday. "It was a great
experience to ge through the way we did,
too. I don't think -much of the exposi
tion, though. It doesn't compare with the
World's fair at Chicago. And the attend
ance Is remarkably small and a great dis
appointment to the management. This
fact seems marvelous to Americans, as
the admittance fee is but half a franc,
about nine and one-half cents in our
money."
Owen will return to the University of
Kansas this fall and try for his old posi
tion of quarter back on the football team.
Moulton and Buzzi were on last year's
team, but both being graduates of the uni
versity they will likely not return. Moul
ton is a Kansas City boy, but Owen and
Buzzi live in Kansas.
POSTMASTER PERDUE PROUD.
Beloit Office Has a Day That Eclipses
an Eastern Record.
Beloit, Kas., Aug. 27. Recently the Be
loit postoffice was made a second-class
office, and by July 1, 1901, Beloit will be
made a free delivery office.
The postoffice department has sent out
a notice of the enormous business the
Hyde Park postoffice did in a single day.
This town is a suburb of Boston, and the
business was enormous for that day or
It wouldn't have gotten into the public
journals. Chan. Perdue, Belolt's obliging
postmaster, has called a halt, and can go
the Hyde Park postoffice several lengths
better for the same day's business. On
the same day mentioned the Beloit office
did a business of Issuing 65 orders,
amounting to $1,693.16, on which he col
lected fees of J9.20, and remitted $1,423 to
Kansas City. Of this amount there was
$1,200 in silver.
For the same day and date the Hyde
Park office lsued money orders to the
amount of $1,194.50, the fees on the same
being $10.10. and a remittance of $1,132 to
the sub-treasury in Boston. It is safe to
say that few, if any, towns In Kansas can
beat the record of the Beloit postoffice in
this one day's business.
TO THE G. A. R. AT CHICAGO.
Two Carloads of Mitchell County Peo
ple Off for Encampment.
Beloit. Aug. 27. Three car' loads of Be
loit and Mitchell county people took ad
vantage of the excursion rates', and will
visit the national encampment in Chicago
and other places.
This is one of the largest excursions Be
loit has made for years, and conclusively
proves tnat Mitcneu county people are
prosperous.
TO HAVE A PAPER MILL.
Experienced Manufacturers to Erect a
- $35,000 Plant at Independence.
Independence, Aug. 27. A tract of 40
acres on the east side of the river was
purchased today by J. F. and C. J. Ells
worth, who will at once begin the erec
tion of a large paper mill. The plant it
self will cost $35,000, and will employ
about 100 men. The product of the plant
will be wrapping paper and several qual
ities of white writing paper. Straw will
be used exclusively, which will enable
the farmers to' dispose of their product
to advantage.
The Ellsworths are experienced paper
men and were attracted here by the
large supply of natural gas. The plant
will be in operation by the first of the
year.
PAYS IN GALLS INSURANCE
Widow of the Late Senator Gets $39,-
583 From New York Company.
Atchison, Aug. 27. The New York
Life Insurance company has paid Mrs.
Anna Louisa Ingalls $39,583 insurance
upon the life of her husband, John J.
Ingalls. Mr. Ingalls carted two policies
of $10,000 each, which provided for the
return of premiums in case of the death
of the insured during the life of the pol
icy. Had Mr. Ingalls lived next Decern
bei the last premiums would have been
paid.
Pensions for Kansans.
Washington, Aug. 27. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-John Sutherin. Topeka, 6;
John B. Messer, Galena, $10.
Additional John N. Gill, Oswego, $10.
Increase Eli Rich, McCune, $17; Daniel
A. Graham, Elk Falls, $30; Joseph Martin,
Girard, 8; Samuel F. Stewart, Dun, $10;
Gilson W. Waller, Milford, $8.
Increase Richard Gorman, Kansas City,
$8; Sebastian Kerleer, Nat. Mil. Home,
Leavenworth, $10; John W. Doolen, Che
topa, $10.-
Reissue Benjamin F. Mclntlre, Arkan
sas City, $12.
Original Widows, etc Special act, Aug
ust 9, Minor of Thaddeus 6. Selanders,
Westphalia, $10; Laura Dorm an, Mel vera,
$8.
War with Spain, orginal Joseph H.
Heflin, Strawn, $6; Henry Ratcliff, Pitts
burg, $8. .
Natural Gas for Erie.
Erie, Aug. 27. The city council has
granted a franchise to the Erie Gas com
pany to supply the city with natural
gas. The company is to have its plant
in running order by December 1, 1900,
or forfeit its francihse. The city gets
free gas for its street and 20 per cent of
the net profits. The company haa se
cured good gas wells, one mile from
town and will commence Immediately
to pipe the same to town.
Rural Mail Carrier Gone.
Abilene, Aug. 27. H. Lehman, mail
carrier for Abilene to Holland, is miss
ing. He secured a substitute during har
vest and on Monday started from hla
brothers in north Dickinson to resume
his work. He has not been heard of
since. He has been attending a Fire
Brand meeting in north Dickinson re
cently and the preachers having had
some difficulty gave up their work and
departed. He may have gone with them.
Picnic Season On.
Williamsburg, Aug. 27. The season for
annual picnics is in full blast. Irish so
cieties will hold their picnic south of thi3
city August 29. The A. O. U. W. picnic
will be held at Quenemo on the same
day. Arrangements are also being made
for a temperance picnic or rally four
miles north of this place on that day.
The Melvern picnic, which will be one of
the greatest of the year, will be held
August 30.
Hail Killed Birds.
Larned, Aug. 27. A hail storm pre
vailed here Saturday. Stones as large
as walnuts beat the fruit and leaves off
the trees and killed many birds and
small animals. It continued about 30
minutes and completely covered the
ground with a sheet of ice. No damage
was done except to late fruit.
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900.
Following Is a list ot fairs to be held
in Kansas in 1900, their dates, locations
and secretaries, as reported to the state
board of agriculture and compiled by Sec
retary F. D. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society C. H.
Wheaton. secretary. Iola: September 10-13.
Brown County Fair association John H.
Meyer, secretary, Hiawatha; August 28-31.
Butler County Fair association Alvah
Shelden, secretary. El Dorado; September
10- 14.
Chautauqua county Hewlns Park and
Fair association: N. G. Marsh, secretary.
Cedar Vale; August 8-11.
Clay. County Fair association E. E.
Hoopes, secretary, Clay Center; Septem
ber 25-28.
Coffey County Fair association J. E.
Woodford, secretary, Burlington; Septem
ber 25-28.
Cowley county Eastern Cowley Fair
association: J. M. Henderson, secretary.
Burden; September 19-21.
Douglas county Kaw Valley Fair -association:
A. C. Griesa, secretary, Law
rence. Finney County Agricultural society D.
A. Mims, secretary. Garden City.
Franklin County Agricultural society
B. C. McQuesten. secretary, Ottawa; Sep
tember 18-21.
Greeley County Fair association I. B.
Newman, secretary. Tribune; October 2-3.
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
association S. B. McGrew, secretary,
Holton: SeptemDer 11-14.
Jefferson County Agricultural and Me
chanical association Edwin Snyder, sec
retary, Oskaloosa, SeptemDer 4-7.
Jewell County Fair association Chas. F.
Home, secretary, Mankato; September
11- 14.
Linn County Fair association Ed. R.
Smith, secretary, MounA City.
Marshall county, Frankfort Fair asso
ciation C. W Brandenburg, secretary,
Frankfort; Septemoer 25-28.
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
Fair association Jos. Trlckett, secre
tary, Paola; September 25-28.
Montgomery county, Coffeyville Fair
and Park association R. Y. Kennedy.
secretary, CofTeyville; August 14-17.
Morris County Exposition company: E.
J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove, Septem
Der 25-28.
Neosho County Fair association H.
Lodge, secretary, Erie; August 28-31.
Neosho county, Chanute Agricultural,
Fair, Park and Driving association A. E.
Timpano, secretary, Chanute; September
Osage Countv Fair association C. H.
Curtis, secretary, Burllngame; September
4-7.
Riley Countv Agricultural society: R. T.
Worboys, secretary, Riley; September
18-21.
Sedgwick county. Wichita State Fair
association H. G. Toler. secretary. Wich
ita; September 4-7.
vviison county, Fredonla Agricultural
association J. T. Cooper, secretary, Fre
donia: August 21-24.
Stafford Countv Fair association John
W. LI11, secretary, St. John; August 29-31.
Harvey County Agricultural society;
John C. Nicholson, secretary, 'Newton;
October 2-6.
Rooks countv fair, at Stockton, fientem-
ber 11, 12, 13 and 14.
HARD ON SONG WRITERS.
From the Washington Star.
"It's terrible," said the man who was
walking along the street with both
hands pressed to his temples.
"The weather?" inquired toe friend
whom he had just met. '
Tne weather is merely an aggravat
ing detail. I refer to this disturbance in
China."
"It is, indeed, a shock to every patri
otic citizen."
"Of course: as a patriot I am deeply
affected. But I blush to confess that
there is still another consideration, a
purely selfish one, which obliterates my
broader and more praiseworthy impres
sion. I am the man who gets up the
sentimental songs, and I must say every
season makes the geographical depart
ment of my work harder to take care
of. I have successfully got away with
such words as 'Appomattox' and 'Chick
amauga,' but what am I going to do if
the Chinese persist in precipitating a
wart I draw the line at Tien-Tsin" and
'Che-Foo,' and I ana hoping with all my
heart that the fears will be groundless
and that such terrors as this will not be
added to the others."
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