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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY ETENING. MARCH 25, 190i; AILROAD HEWS. Central racific to Bolld Cut-off From Otrdea to Lucia. Host Novel Piece of Engineering the World Has Known. WILL COST $3,000,000. First Line Ever Built & Lake. Across Tres. Hays Will Order Con struction This Week. San Francisco. March 25. Fully 146 ni!es of the Central Pacific frohi Ogden west to Lucin and over the Kelton and J'romontory- mountains are to be aban doned and a. new road or cut-ofT of 106 miles built. Surveys for the new line have been completed and approved and Presi dent C. If. Hays is to order the begin ning of construction early this ffc The cut-off will cost over S3.u.. Be-, ides savins a. distance of forty-one miles. :.kasa j 'S1 " -! 1 V 1 5 $ i 1- i 5 JV-fl i k 0 The Salt Lake Cut Off Comparative Profile of did and New Line. the new line -will b practically free from cjn-es and have no prudes in. excess of f ur-tenth; of 1 jwr cent. It wiil cross the upprr end of Great i?alt lake in two Kenneth C. Kerr says in the Railway "Karlv last, summer scientific ana fn frineeriiisr irc3rs were jf-jjly interested i; the announcement tlr.it surveys had bf.n ordered bv the Southern Paeitic for a. line a-r'S- the Jreat Salt lake. The enffineerirs p.-siMiiiies wt-re appreciated in a rr.r.MT. but as the features of the lakS itself are s little known, the situ e:in was not fully understood or the ex-t--!':t of the proit ETiptd. The Aim of the cumwr.y is to elimir.ate th:- loior. ex-I'f-njtve g rades anumd ihe nnh end of the- lake, at the same tune reducing the distance and curvature, and for this pur pose a competent corps of engineers was onlr-red into the field, or, more properly Fpeakincr. Into the lake, a, year ato. Sev eral srt'Am iaunrhes were used and a. mot carf ul reconu 'issiince of the 1 amoiis body of water foliowt-d. This resulted in a preliminary- survey from Lucin to Op cieru and u txn this preliminary survty was worked up into a. tangible form an excellent line between tile two places. The preliminary work was attended by hardships which can only be appreciated by thosij who have a:i intimate knowledge of the lake. In April one of the launches was wrecked and the crew barely es caped. ' In. July the Otrdcn A: Luc!n "Railroad company wxs incorporated by Southern PatM'i'j attorneys. The articles were riled at Sait Lake City. In the mea-nwhile the Funeys were continued, revised and im proved and the riKht of way at the Jerden end sAiired. At present the purveys fire cmpletd and in the hands of Chief Kn pinet.-r Ht-j ; the richt of way has been secured and mnter-al is be in if unloaded at various points letween Lut in and i den, a htre iuimber of pile drivers being1 inoluded in the equipment- Some weeks atro it wa intimated that the recent change In ownersh.ii of i)utherri I'acitic stock would delay this work, but officials of the company think this will not be the case. They are rather of the opinion that the broad-minded .New York purchasers who have expended millions in Wyoming to rectify the Union Fabric line which, al though expensive at first cost, wiil prove tLn economy in the end." The distance from Og-den to Lucln over the present route is 1-16 miles. By the lake cut-off the distance is approximately l-T miies, a sttvinx of W miles. The dis tances, by ftRiinn.s on the cut-off are ap- y-oximately as follows: Lucia to Strongs nob, 5i rniies. mostlv over the north end of the Oreat American desert : Strong's Knob to the Promontory. 20 ntiies. which requires a. trestle: at Iro- I montory. z miles of rock and earthwork; ! east side "f the Prom on to rv to the eat I Shore, ly miles; shore to C'Kden, 17 milesi. j 'j.nese Hguxes caji only be approximated PROPOSED SAL.T LAKE CUT-OFF. on account of the. fact that tha hea-y tvekwork at Strong-'s Knob and at the e-iui of t'a Promontory niav cause the sur vey, to be chuoee.!. The lake also is subject to rise and falL It is today lower than ever before in Its historv and ail surveys have b-en made during low water Ioral scientist? declare that it will not rise attain, as the water that feetis it U iii:e permanently us-d f..r irritation, t-houid this lact be demonstrated it misht te posssbie for the engineers to secure a line requiring shorter trestles. The section from Otrden to the shore requires ordinary valley gradin. with a b!t.JK-e over tlio Weber river. The tre.stle from the east shore to the Prnmontorv across Pear Piver bav does not present a formidable a.seot, as tha water for the most part is shailow and the bottom sandy. At the Promontory heaw work will be encountered, the .r.d of that point he V' "f Paru" submerijed rocks. The same i;.rma:i -n is found at the north end of .;im:ls.n Island and at s-'trone's Knob. 1 he latter is sometime an Island, hUh water making- Davis strait between it and the mainland. St rone's Knob. howe-r. 1 the only i.int on the west shore where such a .-;;t- :!T could enter the lake. The west shore is a veritable rockbourul coast, I-o ' a man unacquainted with the sr-otf-raphy of the country." John Bebasthtn J11'"1 to "ay in his fol.lers. would hardlv eve that the ent-ravines are true pic tures of America's load sea. Stranpe as nia" p-em. however, the narrow open in ot tne t ,reat -American desert is at f-trontr s Knob. North are the Terrace moui.uvns and south are the Lakeside j oiirn.-rs to tne prr.fK.sd raii foad. The desert is in renlitv part of th t'e-1 of me former I-ike Bonneville of the quaternary period, and this fact also rreatly he!j.ed the en(rinsrs, who, bv utii lzir;e the desert, secured an easv prade to Lu. in ;ino with no heavy construction work in slpht. , It ran bo swn at a p'ance that the prades on the cut-off will be very l'trht t.-oui Srrorirs Knob to liein. a rise of 'rs than ft in miles, and from tre .,ist shore to (eden a rL of about f-et in 1, nillesj with the level tangents on tne lake. Compared with the rrent line, the re. auction In cr;idients will be most mark. Vu' , :'"';r"' 'rains have to citmb the Ke.ton hiu, Fr moi:tory hiil and into Og. den. W est bound trains. have to climb JVnrnoj-t-.ry. Kelton and into Lucin. The east bound a.-rent of Promontory is 4 ) mi,es and the westbound ascent Is S t9'. ""'ccrs are constantly in service a.,... wie nuesis on in.s one hiil is ereat. very A mulmum irrade of less thsn 1 per ctuxt cia be tccuxed on the cut-off. which. with the 39 Tnlles save! In distance and the elimination of curvature, will give a. result which would at once become ap parent in the operating department The work of driving the plies and con structing the trestles in the lake will be an extM: sive undertaking, but-that it can be acci-nipllshed there is no doubt. Aside i'r if. the great saving- to the op erating d partment resulting from the construction of the cut-off. the Southern Pacific's pa.a?f nger department would be able to advertise one of the most unique and interesting features of western rail road scenery. EAIT OFFICIALS INTEHESTED. Visit Southeastern Kansas With Other Railroad Men Galena, Kas., March. 25. A party of M. K. & T. ' railroad officials accom panied by representatives of the pro posed Missouri, Kansas & Northwestern railroad. J. C. Murdoek of this place, George H. Redell and Richard Xeavins of Joplin and J. C. Stewart of Webb. City arrived at this place a few days ago in a special train over the Memphis. The party was composed of H. C. Rouse, president of the M. K. & T. ; A. A. Allen, vice president; F. M. Finney, director; Colgate Hoyt, director; General Superin tendent Sweeney; S. K. Fisher, chief en gineer; L. V. Welch, superintendent of the Parsons division, and several prom inent New York financiers. The special train was met by a large number of business men and the rail road officials were driven through the mining district and the principal streets of Galena for an hour, when the party went to Joplin. The building" of this line from Parsons will grive direct connection between the coal fields and this mining district, and another direct outlet to the gas belt, which will be a trreat, advantage to the lead and zinc mines. Katy. He-establishes a Position. Denison, Tex.. March 25. A. B. Man ning, who has been eeneral foreman of the bridge and building department of the Katy railroad north of Denison and consulting foreman on the Texas lines for many years, has been promoted to the position of superintendent of bridges and buildings on the entire system, with headquarters at Ienison. Several years ago the position of suierintendent of bridges and buildings was abolished, and the restoration of the title and the ap pointment of Manning is a compliment to one of the most faithful men con nected with the Katy road. CHZAP SUMMER EXCURSIONS. Kock Island Will Give Special Kates to Tourists. Chicago, March 25. The Chicago,Ro"k Islar.d & Pacific Railroad company has sskeU ita competitors in the AYesfern and Southwestern Passerger assiicia tiors to agree upon a series of cheao ex cursions to atd from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pjeblo for the approaching season on the follov.in? basis.: Tickets to be so'd from Ci.icaio and all territory up to th issouri river on June 18 and 2r." July 16. 2." and 3u, Aug ust f. 13, 2(1 ar.i 27. at a rste of one fate, plus J2. for the rourid triiv. On July 2 and 9, Sopterflber 2 and 10. a rate of is to be made irort ""hicago and from Missouri river polrts for ;he rourd trip intei .-lediate territory to carry propor tionate rates, and tickei3 to be sold foit; Missouri river points one iay later than the oates given above. Proportionate rates Aviil be mads to and from Glen wood Springs Salt tjko and Ogdeu. A series of eastbeund excursions is al so rroposed, ticket tn be sold from Col ora lc. common points every Thursday, com.Tieneins with June 21) up to and i.n clu line September 32, at a rate of or.o fare, plus $2, for he round trip. All uekes are to be limited for return pas saee to Octottr 31. Thrse rates will be tendered connect- !ng lines for basing purposes, which i!l prooably insure a very low basis of rates throughout the TTnited States for these excursions. The Chicago, Rock Islanu & Paoihc will make these rates and ar rangements effective, regardless of tne action of its competitors, and will rur. special trains on the dates named. SANTA FE LOCALS Engineer Hurray, of Raton, is In To- peka. Kngine 4r.O was taken out for a trial trip Saturday afternoon by Engineer Beeler. Fireman Ed Ash has been assigned to Howard branch runs 265 and 266 between Emporia and Aloline. Engineer Drew is laying off. John Helvie and Walter Williams -w.ll fire on runs 17 and 6 between Topeka and Is'ewton. The special train which carried the Firth cavalry from Washington to San Francisco last week, dead-headeel east last Saturday evening. Fireman R, H. Lane will run on trains 1. 2, 5 and, 6 between Topeka and Marce line. Engineer James Thomas is laying off. Fireman Fred Smith has been assign ed td service between Topeka and St. Joseph on trains 106 and 107. The mechanical drawing class at trie railtoad T. M. C. A. will meet this even ing. The examiration will be held Thurs day evening. March 2?. Those passing the marks of the international examiners at 75 per cent or above will be given cer tificates which are recognized in racr; than a hundred leading colleges and uni versities of this country Fireman Dan Shannon has been as signed to service on trains 195 and 10S between Topeka and St. Joseph. He takei the place of Joe Atkinson, who is in switch engine service at Argentine. Ford ChaMis, who has been firing west of Dodge City, arrived in Topeka yester day. He will spend some time visiting his parents, who live near Richland. C. M. Winebrisht, clerk and caller of train crews, has given up his position here and will go to La Junta where ha will take a pre-ition in the superintend ent's office. He has worked in Topeka about a year. His place here will be ta ken by Homer Shull. night clerk. Paul Morton, second vice president, and George T Nicholson, passenger tr.t fio manager, went east Saturday in a tpecial car. Switchman Henry McDale is layi.ig off. Switchman Larki-is, who hag been lay ing or! several weeks, has reported for duty. He has been spending part of the lima with his sick father at Osage City. RAILROAD NOTES Trainmaster McXaily, of San MarciaJ. X. M., is in Arkansas City and Purcell on business and pleasure. A new time card is being arranged. The heavy freight traffic over the Kins ley and Hutchinson cut-off will be sent over the main line via Larned while the cut-off is relaid with heavy steel. The material is now being distributed, and work on the track will begin April 1, under Eoadmaster Al West's supervi sion. H. Fernstrom, chief engineer of the St. Joseph & Grand Island, has been made principal assistant engineer of the New York Central. H. W. Daub, superintendent of water service for the Rock Island, has re turned from a trip over the line of the Liberal extension. He has been locating watering places along this line. The contract for building the first 20 miles of the Enid and Anadarko branch of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific from Enid, Okla., southwest toward Anadarko, has been awarded to Creech & Lee, of Kansas City, Ma, and work is to be pushed. The Union Pacific's passenger depart- -i ment has sent out a very handsome illustrated booklet with descriptive mat ter concerning the overland limited train. It excels anything of the kind yet issued, and will be appreciated by the traveling public. The illustrations are superb. It is rumored that E. Dickinson, gen eral manager of the Union Pacific, will resign. Mr. Dickinson is now touring the Southern Pacific, and it is thought that he has teen offered a position on that road. The project of a railroad men's home near Hot Springs, Ark., is being advo cated by representatives of the brother hoods of conductors, engineers, brake men, switchmen and firemen. Trains 12 of the Rock Island and 2 of the Santa Fe were late yesterday after noon. Other trains were about on time. Announcement is made by the Wa bash and Santa Fe roads that they will make a rate of one fare for the round trip for the Seventh Day Adventist con vention at Battle Creek, Mich., Apiil 2 to 23. On account of coursing club meets in Kansas during the month of April, a rate of a fare and one-third has been authorized from limited territory in Kansas to the following points: Abi lene, Clay Center and Mankato. FROM NEWTON. New shelving is being placed in the storeroom of the Santa Fe at this place. Engineers Arnold and Walthour have resumed their runs after a vacation of a trip or two. Robert Gracy and family have moved to the property vacated by John Chaney on West Fifth street. Acting Assistant Superintendent of Machinery James Collinson was in the city recently on his way south. Wood and Reed are the engine crew on the sharp end of the work train on the Hutchinson branch. Conductor Ed Shanafelt went oui a few mornings ago cn train 367, in place of Conductor Johnson, who is taking a rest. Conductpr William Lindner is said to be laid up with a sore foot, and John Ferguson is the captain on the pusher. Engineer J. C. Graham, aoeorhpanied by his wife and son Bert, has gone to Kansas City, where they ' will visit friends for a few days, Mr. Graham has not been feeling well for several days, and will take this method of regaining his strength; R. D. Thomas is here from Dodge City, a guest of his son, Charlie Thomas. He will remain a day or two. It will be remembered that Mr. Thomas, senior, was employed as a blacksmith in the Newton shops several years, and now holds a similar position at Dodge City. Car Foreman G. D. Woods is install ing another plant in his department that will greatly facilitate his work. It is called a wheel loader, and wheels can be loaded on a coal car in half the time consumed by the old method. Air will be the power used in loading the wheels. H. W. Hammaok. of Guthrie, has ac cepted a position as dispatcher in the Newton office, and has begun his new duties. Owing to the enormous amount of work, including a half dozen reports, the dispatchers are now compelled to make out. it has been found necessary to increase the foice'to five. FE0HD0DGE CITY. The business of the Rock Island has increased so much that an assistant has been placed in the office here. Some fifteen firemen have been pro moted to engineers on the Western divi sion. James W. Henry fractured the elbow S'X JJ 1 I I' - 1 j v- if - . r 1 ' 1 :7i So' B R.A Revised Ground The above Is a diagram of the pro posed Santa Fe Improvements in this city as revised to date. Several changes have been made In the plans as original ly laid out. The present boiler shops will be moved into the large building of tna new shops and the space thus left unoc cupied will be used for the foundryfin stead of building just east of the car re pair shop as was at first planned. This will give more room to be devoted to other purposes. The machine and loeo mdtive erecting shop 151x450 feet and the boiler shop 151x2.5 feet will be all under one roof, making the building 151x723 feet. Here will be erected the large com pound engines which will be used on the Santa Fe system. Just to the south of this building will be a large 100 foot turntable propelled of tiis left arm Friday. Mr. Henry was climbing a car, and fell off backwards. Trainmaster Notgrass, of La Junta, was in town recently. Ed Bowen is enjoying'a. visit from a half-brother, Mr. Griffith, of Illinois. rKOBI FHILLIPSBTJRG. Carpenters are at work repairing the Rock Island house: new shingles will be put on, the office, kitchen and porch are to be refloored. Passenger trains from the west are now carrying returning soldiers from the Phil ippines. A nice looking lot of soldier boys were on No. 6 Monday morning. Amos Claxon, a former well known west end engineer, for years traveling over the rails between here and Goodland, is now an eagle-eye on the Mexican Central. Eoadmaster Lane is putting in a park at Smith Center. The grounds where the Ohmer house was burned several years ago will be converted into beauty spot. The company has several nice parks along the line. J. P. Casey, formerly yardmaster here, came down from Pueblo Saturday morn ing. His wife is quite sick and this is what called- Mr. Casey home. We under stand he is braking on the Midland out of Ptiebio. "Lucky" Davis is the name of Missouri Pacific conductor recently killed at Howe, I. T. He had been with the company fourteen years and was dubby "Lucky" because of the few accidents happening to his train. Erakeman Brown turns the brakes an extra notch now when the engineer gives the stop signal, and it is all upon account of a baby boy arriving at the Brown home last week. "Sarah" appears to like to be called papa, and is happy and con tented. v m. Aumiller and Frank Ham, round house employes, have recently made 'a three-tumbler combination lock and placed one upon e?ich of the lockers or closets containing the tools they use upon the engines. Foreman Ames was invited to try his hand at opening one of the lock ers the other day and after laboring about an hour caught the right roll, be ing the only one around the house who has succeeded in working the combina tion. Although hand-made, the combina tion locks these boys have made are quite neat, affording safe protection for the tools so easily lost or mislaid around the house. fMLLO UffDER ARREST. Brazilian Admiral Accused Plotting a Monarchy. of New York, March 25. A Herald dis patch from Rio Janeiro says: Great excitement prevails here over the arrest of Admiral Custodio Jose Mello and others on account of the rev elations of a monarchist plot through the suicide of Baron de Burgal. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the government to prevent any outbreak. Apprehension centers about the navy. The war vessels are being closely guarded as it is believed that the officers are not quite trustworthy. Details of the plot which Baron de Burgal revealed to the authorities have been made public. It was the purpose of those concerned, it is declared to give the signal for the outbreak by the assas sination of President Campos Salles. During the excitement that followed the monarchist adherents in the army and navy were to take possession of the city and hold the government offices. The affairs of the state were to be entrusted to a triumvirate composed of Admiial Melio. Marshal Canturia and Counsellor Lafayette Pereira. Admiral Mello was quietly -removed from this city, as it was feared that his presence would cause disturbances. He was conveyed to Cobias island, where he is held in the custody of Admiral Proenca. GOUNOD'S ORATORIO. "Redemption" Will Be Sang in To peka in May. Gounod's "Redemption," the oratorio which the Topeka Choral society is re hearsing, will have its presentation during the second week in May at the Auditor ium. The society is under the training of Prof. George E. Penny of the State uni versity. There are not so many voices as there were in the chorus at the open ing of the Auditorium nearly a year ago, but it is aid that the lack of numbers will be made up for by the better talent. Prof. Fenny is meeting with success in drilling the chorus. The society will probably present two or three pieces each season. Vi&it My New Place 111 W. 7th St., Security Building. ,See the new spring stvles. OLOP EKBERG, Merchant Tailor. JXLA )C Aovy Wi 07-. ' I S-ox7S' OO' r SO' KOO 7 5" X' 2 SO' 5v' 2 5 7. Plan of the Proposed Santa Fe by power. This Is 40 feet larger than those in use by most roads. It is larger by far than any required heretofore but since the advent of the larger engines the large turntables are required. Beside the erecting shop and just west will be located the tender snops 75x'i 3 feet. And just west of this will be loca ted the power bouse. The blaeksmich shop 100x425 feet is between the car shops and Klein street. South of the blacksmith shop is the truck shop 50x75 teet and the machine shop 50x60 feet. It will be seen that as the buildings a" distributed ample room will be left for expansion. The shops will cost In the neighbor hood of $300,000 to build and $150,000 to equip. It ought to be readily apparent to every one that the loss of these im provements ta the city will mean the ULTIMATE IS On I UP Nebraska Insurgent Republi cans Same the Terms Upon Which They Will Break Senatorial Deadlock. THOMPSON MUST QUIT. Willing to Tote For Anybody Else II is Friends Select. Rosewater Declares There Will fie No Election. Lincoln, Neb., March 25. The ten Insur gent Republicans who are responsible for the senatorial deadlock have decided to send an ultimatum to the supporters of I). E. Thompson, If the Burlington can didate will wiLhdraw from the contest, the insurgents will agree to support any two Republicans the Thompson men may select. The ultimatum will be sent to the important move in the contest, for the Thompson camp today, and the accept ance or rejection of it will be the last assembly will adjourn not later than Thursday, whether there is a senatorial election or not. The members are now receiving no pay from the state and are anxious to return to their homes. Lincoln was a busy place yesterday, so far as the politicians were concerned, but no nioves were made on the senatorial checker board which promise to simplify the situation. All of the fusionists who were regarded with suspicion by the op ponents of Thompson remained here over Sunday. The insurgents are watching the fusionists closely, for ear that Thomp son may make overtures to the Populists, as he did two years ago. Circulars -containing copies of the agreement which Thompson made with the fusionists two years ago are being distributed. The agreement was as follow-s: T. 1). E. Thompson, pledge the fusion members of the Nebraska legislature by solemn word of honor that if by their votes I am elected to the L'nited States senate I will do as follows: "First I will oppose the policy of im perialism and entangling alliances with other nations. "Second I will oppose any increase in our regular army. "Third I will oppose the retirement of the greenbacks and the issuance of cur rency by banks, and wiil favor an crease in the use of silver as monev. "Fourth I -will oppose government by injunction ana lavor an income tax. "Fifth If elected I will remain out of Republican caucuses. "I. E THOMPSON. Many fusionists supported Thompson two years ago. but the late M. L. Hay- ward was elected. Thompson's friendship lor tne iusiomsts two years ago nas caused many Republicans to distrust him Yet he is the only Republican candidate who has received the caucus nomination of his party. In order to forestall an other agreement with the- fusionsts the anti-Thomos on Republicans are "jo! ing" the fusionists, promising to continue tne aeaaiocK, wmcn win sureiy give tne fusionists an advantage two years hence. The insurgents who are responsible for the deadlock are looking for sympathy since they have been repudiated by the national committee. All the Republican papers in the state have been asked to print the following editorial from the New Yor's Evening Post: "The depressing side of the case comes from the fa-ct that one man may so de moralize a party and corrupt a state as to leave it wholly without representation in the United States senate. But the rosy side of the picture, which is really the im- Bortant one, is tnat tne little siaie or eiaware has successfully resisted, and at a great price, the attempt of Mr. Ad dicks to buy. through her. a seat in the United States senate. All honor to the seven so-called 'regular Republicans of the ieiaware legislature, who resolutely maintained their preference for no elec tion in a choice between Addicks and no- body. The records of partisan history mav be searched in vain for many such cases. As General James Jti. Wilson ex- nressed it: 'Other states have surren dered to the mercenaries.' "Look at Clark going back to the senate from Montana, and Quay from Pensyivania. But Dela ware has refused to be bought. In its entire history the state has done noth ing nobler than in the case of Addicks. It deserves to be told to the most distant day. "The lesson Is a good one for Nebras kans to remember, as it may be a lasting one." Colonel Joseph W. Johnson, one of the XI 73 SHOT Z75' Shop Evtension. loss of increased business and loss of demand for labor and that in conse quence a depreciation In the value of property. The iron and steel for the construc tion of the blacksmith shop has been unloaded on the ground where the shop is to be built and the foundation has been laid. The blacksmith shop howe er will be of no use to the company as this point unless the other improvements are also located here and consequently work has been stopped until the matter is fut ally settled. If the bond proposition is defeated it only remains for the steel to be reloaded on the cars and hauled ;o any other point at which the road may decide upon. In the above cut the car repair shop shown has already been trected and the foundation for the black smith, shop is also completed, i ill! leaders ' of the opposition to Thompson, onuj last nigni: "The state- .of Nebraska, will h rti graced if Thompson is sent to the senate. -tie is the AaiiicKs or .Nebraska. 1X we want a man who has never voted until within two years of when he tried to get into the United States senate? Ot the- fourteen daily Republican papers Nebraska but two are for him, and' of the 250 Republican weekly papers but ten art1 ueienuiBfr mm. Editor Rosewater planned to have new caucus called. If this is done, the caucus action which nominated Thompson win not oe binning, alus seems the only way tnat inompson can gracetuiiy reT:re, as he is the nominee of a Republican cau cus called precisely along the lines sug gested by the national committee. Senator Currie, who, with Meiklejohn, is opposing Rosewater for the North Platte nomination, called on the Omaha editor last night. "I am in this race to stay, and will not retire in your favor under any circum stances." said the cattleman candidate. "Then there will be no election," said Rosewater. Currie s statement sets at rest all ru mors that he would retire. This leaves Rosewater, Currie and Meiklejohn still struggling for the North Piatte nomina tion. If ajiyone would retire there would be & nomination. i TALKS OF CHINA. Mrs. Donahue, Missionary, Dis cusses the Situation. Mrs. Julia B. Donahue, a returned mis sionary from Hing Hua, China spoke at the Young Women's Christain association rooms yesterday. Dr. Donahue speaks fluently the Hing Hua dialect, which, she says, like the re maining 117 dialects that comprise the spoken languages of China, contains no equivalent for the words mother, home or love. Two years ago Dr. Donahue was sent out from Chicago by the Methodist Episcopal missionary board to become resident physician at the little American colony of missionaries which had preceded her four years before to Hing Hua, a sea port town in the province of Tuh Kin. 1'ntil a few months ago, when an Kngiish physician settled at Hing Hua, the whole province, containing a population of l.otui, 0u0 people, had only one foreign physician, and that was Dr. Donahue. The native physicians practiced sorcery and incan tation. Dr. Donahue Is a small young woman of the brunette type, and of rather a timid nature, but drawing her out she becomes all animation and talks interestingly of the awful scourge she witnessed last ran ! MRS. JULIA B. DONAHUE. summer. While she was ministering at the bedside of one patient, her attendant. who stood by holding some bandages, be came stricken with the disease and died witmn the next three hours. Dr. Donahue tells her own story of the plague, how it came to Hing Hua and how the natives iook upon it. i "Hng Hua is a seaport town and the whole Inland country Is devoted to agri culture. Two crops of rice, one crop of wheat and a large variety of vegetables are raised annually, i ne people are con sidered well-to-do Kenerally in this prov ince and the country is usually very neaitnrui. "The plague came on us In June and lasted for three months. It was the first time in the history of China that it reach ed so far north as the province of Tuh Kin. A native theatrical company brought it to the city or precipitated it. Hing Hua, has according to native count. a population of jo.ouo kitchens. "The Chinese allow six people to every kitchen, which would make the total pop ulation about 60.000. The word kitchen is not inapplicable to the Chinese home. which is nothing more. One room con stitutes the ramily residence, and cook ing, eating, sleeping and living all take place in it. The plague is generated, from wnat l could ooserve. rrom decaying veg etation, which is very dense in China, and from the filth in which the peoole live. "The Chinese recognized the plague as soon as it made its appearance, although. there beme- no newspaper, no trains or no telegraph system to connect this city with the rest or the empire, the people did not know that it was raging else where, no more than they ever know what is e-oing- on outside of two days from them. The natives call it the 'rat plague,' for the reason that for a few days before it breaks out the rats die by the thousand, I have seen one while run ning across a yard roll over and die. Cats are also affected, but docs rarely. There are two forms of the piaiie. bu bonic and hemorrhagic. In the first the patient's neck, arms and legs become very sensitive and tnen sore, x nis is accom panied by a raging fever, with the pulse from 106 to 107. In a few hours after the first symptoms the patient is dead, with little struggle. Ine hemorrhagic type. In pymptoms. differs little from remittent fever, but the condition of the eye and tongue at once stamps it as not. The white of the eye becomes rrignttuiiy Dioodsnot, and down through the center of the tongue there is a white streak, while the edges look raw. The pulse runs up to 1-J in an hour. I have cured three out of 11 cases of the hemorrhagic, but I have never succeeded in saving one afflicted with the bubonic tvpe. From 90 to So per cent of the plague stricken die. "h rim what L nave observed. It takes about six weeks until the crisis, in the epidemic is reached, then It rages for six weeks. - vve could not find coffins enough ror our dead, so mothers and fathers had to hs burled with the children. The na tives show no trace of affection or of tears when their people die. 1 hey keep up the customary wail while the corpse is in the house, but do not accompany It to the burial ground. Four men carry the big woouen coinn witn its outward coat oi cement, on their shoulders, out through the crates of the city to the nearby hills. where the graveyard is situated. 'The natives looKed upon tne piague as visitation from the srods and tried t& appease their anger in every way possible. One nay wnen it was at us worai a ei utatlon waited on the gods in the big temnle and told them the city would send out a procession of 106 boys under 14 to sing lor ana praise mem. h.iio as me gods, in some mysterious way known to the deputation, showed signs of pleasure at this, the bovs were sent out with ban. ners and music. The Chinese are much fonder of boys than they are of girls, and they imagine the evil spirits are. too, for thev frequently dress up a girl like a boy to fool them. The little fellows went out. and before thev returned to their homes their ranks were thinned by half. They dropped in the streets and were picked up dying and dead, while their companions proceeded with the grief god in a chair of state and music and firecrackers all about him. "The cltv guards, who were stationed at the four big iron gates which shut ft ail ingress or egress to ana irom tne city every niirnt at 10 o ciock. counted me cot fins as they passed through daily and the average numoer a day was w, or aDout l.SuO a month. "Before the plague broke out and when we foreigners heard about Its coming to-xiai-ri us Mr. Brewster, the superintend ent of our. mission, had the magistrate of the citv issue a proclamation calling upon the peopie to get the city Into a more sanitary condition to avert or lessen the , m f rf. w(5. " W - r im r 7 The liability to disease is greatly lessened when the blood is in good con dition, and the circulation healthy an l vigorous. For then all refuse matter is promptly carried out of the system ; otherwise it would rapidly accumulate fermentation would take piece, the blood become polluted and the consti tution so weakened that a simple malady might result seriously. A healthy, active circulation means good digestion and strong, healthy nerves. As a blood pnriSer and tonic P. S. S. bas no equal. It is the safest and bc:.t remedy for old people and children because itcontains no minerals, but ii made exclusively f roots and herbs. No otlier remedy so thoroughly ant effectually cleanses the blood of im purities. At t!;ej same time it build tip the weak and de bilitated, and reno vates the entire sys tem. It cures permanently all manne cf blood and skin troubles. Mr. E. El. Kelly, of TJrbana, O., wrttMt " I had Ecaema on my hands and fac n five years. It would break out in liui w hite pustules, crut would form s n ;t drop off, leaving the skin red aniiliiflarii d. The doctors did me no good. I n--l ail the medicated soaps and salves without benefit. H. 8. 8. cured me, and my elLia is as dear aad smooth as any one's." Mrs. Henry Siegfried, of Cape M it, W. J., say that twenty-one bottles of 3. B. fe. cured her of Cbocar of the breawt. Doc tors and friend thought her case hope less. Hiehard T. Gardner, Florene, B. C. trafiared for years with Boils. Two bot. ties of S. 8. B. put his blood la good oua ditioa and the -boils disappeared. Send for our free book, and writai our physicians about your case.. Medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA. 6A THE UNION PACIFIC HAS iCTHORIZED One-Way Eiouriioa Eati t CAIIFORinA of S25.00. From Kansas City and HebraeSa Points. Also to point! la t;ih. Mano. Montana, Oregon, and Washington, as follows Olden and Bait Lake City, Utah $33.00 Butte and Helena, Mont. 23 00 Portland. Ore as.OO Bpokane, Taooma. and Seattle, Wash 25.00 Tickets will be sold March 5. 1-'. 19. J6. W. April 2, . 16. 33. so. lyoi. P. A. LEWIS. City Ticket A sent. but Kaosus ATsnaa. J. 0. Fulton, Depot Agent. M i i plague when it did reach us. They look ed upon Mr. "Brewster as a prophet when, it did finally come, as they old not under stand how he could be able to tell them . so far In advance." Turks Massacre Bulgarian: Constantinople, March 25. According to private advices from Macedonia, a band of Turks massacred three Hulgar ian families, men, women and children in the village of Aghamahalleh, ncir Seres, a town 47 miles northeast of Sa lonica. Details of the outrage have not been received. The news created a pro found sensation. It is reported that a village Monastir In Macedonia with a mixed population of Mussuln-uum unj Bulgarians have been burned Major Hood Goes to California. Emporia, March 25. Major Hood sr. I daughter, Mrs. Harry Clark, have gone to California for a visit of several weeks. Charlotte M. Yonge Bead. London, March 23. Charlotte Mary Tonge, the author, died yesterday l'l Winchester. She w as born August 11. 1S23. i AN EASY WAY To Keep Well. It Is easy to keep well if we -woull only observe each day a few simple rules of iiealth. The all important thing is to keep tn stomach right, and to do this it is not necessary to diet or to follow a set rule or bill of fare. Such pampering simply makes a capricious appetite and a fwl lng that certain favorite articles of fooJ must be avoided. Prof. "Wiechold gives pretty good ad vice on this subject; he says: "I am fcs years old and have never had a periou illness, and at the same time my life has been lareelv an indoor one. but I early discovered that the way to k"p healthy was to keep a healthy stomach, not by eatine bran crackers or dieting of any sort; on the contrary, I always eat what mv appetite craves, but for the pat eight years I have made it a daily prac tice to take one or two of Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets after each meal, and I attribute my robust health a man of my age to the regular daily use of Stuart's Tablets. . My physician firs tadvlsed me to the-m because he said they were perfect ly harmless and were not a secret patent medicine, but contained only the natural digestives, peptones and diastase, an l after using them a few week-? I h ive never ceased to thank him for hH advice. I honestly believe the habit or taking Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aft-r mw; is the real health habit, because their uf ? brings health to the sick and ailing and preserves health to the well and pitorn." Men ana women past iniy yearn i hi." need a safe digestive after meals to i-,-giTa. a perfect digestion and to ward off disease and the safest, best Known ami most widely used is Stuart's Dysi'l.?ia Tablets. Thev are found In every well regulate. household from Maine to California arid in Great Britain and Australia are rap! ly pushing their way into popular lavi-. All druggists sen Stuarts iysp-.ii.i Tablets, full sized pkgs. at 50 cents prd for a weak stomach a fifty cent jack;ii:i will often do fifty dollars worth of good.