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DAILY STATU JOUE H A L. Xi OKUA Y NIGHT.
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Explosion of a Stationary Boiler
Sunday at Chamitc.
lllows 11. A. Shannon and Gene
Turner Two Hundred lards.
WERE WORKING IN OIL,
In a Weil Closely Situated a
Workman Asphyxiated.
Mangled Bodies Taken to Their
Homes for Burial.
Chanti;". Kan., D-c 11. Au explosion
of a Mnt k uaiy bcilfr on an oil lease
jght mile? cast of hcie at ;! o'clock
Sunday afternoon killed Hi bert A.
shannon of Merwin, Mo., and Gene
Turner of this ity. Both men were
mnplcyfid on the lease dulling wells
and puiniiinst oil. Four men in the pow
er house -'" ffpt away were unhurt
though on end 't' the building was
blown away. The men were blown into
a plowed field ; yards away. The man
?ed bodies were taken to Chamite.
6hn'-on's body wlU be shipped to Mer
win fer burial.
On the same leas'". !. s than 40 feet
from where the deadly explosion oc
curred. Dudley Chambers, a Merwin.
Ho., field manager of the Southwest
ern cempaft, was found ayphyxiated
In 3 nearly' emrfy oil tank which he
had been cleaning. Shannon and Tur
ner were running oil from this tank in
the si t fine on.
i iIATK.E OF COrNTEKFEITIXG.
Two Infmvorth Men Circulating
Pernor Dollars.
L"a -enworth. Kan.. Dec 11. Velor
ionK Newell, a veteran in the Soldiers'
home, was arrested here on a charge
of counterfeiting. It is alleged that
NK! save counterfeit half dollars" to
a veteran named Hayncs, who is also
under arrest. The half dollars were
made from pewter. It was easy to de
tect that they were counterfeit. New
e!l was at one time, about twenty years
ago. sheriff of Ronton county. Missouri.
It is said that he was in trouble while
sheriff and did not serve the term out
for which he was elected.
will orrosii ai.lex.
Concerted Republican Paper at Olathe
to Aid Scott.
OlaUie. Kan., I.i-. 11. The Olailie Tri
Kuie, the Populist paper ff tills town,
ha: been purchased by the Whitney-Richardson
company of Kansas City, Mo., and
converted inlet a tteputiica;i paper, with
Clark K. Richardson as editor. It will
hereafter be The Republican Tribune and.
it is said, will oppose the nomination of
Henry .Mien for congress.
Ireland Yet at Liberty.
Arkansas City. Kan. .Dee. It. Arthur K.
Ireland, the nrfranizer of the American
Iteration OL" Labor, wiio is under a
sfntnf p of six months in the Cowley
ounty jail for assaulting a non-nriion
Santa 1 mai binist. j.-- in the citv from
Paul. Minn. His attorneys have filed
a motion for a rehearing: of bis ease in
the supreme court, and until that is de
cided Ireland is allowed his libertv. If
it is decided against him he will at once
surrender to Hie sheriff. Governor Tloch
wi!l bear his application for pardon, which
-iIi be presented by a delation from
the federation December iS.
Caught Between the Cars.
Wichita, Kan.. Dec. 11. While driv
across the .St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad track Sunday eveninsr
J. Hilton, an old man living; east of
town, was caught between two sec
tions of a freight train and probablv
was fatally injured. lie was taken t"!
the St. Francis hospital. There is lit
tle hope of his recovery. The train
GIVE YOUR STOMACH
A NICEACATION.
Do'nt Do It By Starving It Either
Let a Substitute Do ths Work.
The old adage, "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy," applies
just as wet to the stomach, one of the
most important organs of the human
system, as it does to the man himself
If your stomach is worn out and re
bels against beinp; taxed beyond its
limit, the only sensible thin you can
do is to (rive it a rest. Employ a sub
stitute for a short time and see jf jt
wiU not more than repay vou in re
sults. " '
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are a
wh.mg and most efficient substitute
1 hey themselves digest every bit of
food m the stomach in just the same
way that the stomach itself would'
were it well. They contain ail the
essentia elements that the gastric
juice and other digestive fluids of the
stomach contain and actually act inn
the same and do just the same work
us the stomach well and sound Thcv
therefore, relieve the stomach. just As
one workman relievos another, and
permit it to rest and recuperate and
regain its normal health and strength
This "vacation" idea was, suggested
by , the letter of a prominent lawver
::i Cnieago. Head what lie says- '
was engaged in the most, momentous
undertaking of my life j 1,,-ingin-about
the coalition of certain grea;
interests that meant much to me '-.;
ell as my clients. It was not the
v. oik of days, but of months- r Avas.
working night and day almost. whey,
at the very critical time mv stomach
went completely hack on me. The un
due mental strain brought It about
and hurried up irh,t would have hap
pened Inter on.
"What I ate I had lo literaliv force
aow,, ar!d. that was a source of mirv
as I had a sour stomach much of ihe
time My head ached. I was sluggish
and began, to lose my ambition to
carry out my undertaking. It looked
pretty g.oomy for me and I confided
rev Plight to one of my clients. He
had bten cured by Stuart's Dyspepsia
I a m.-ts and at once went down to a
drug store and brought a box up to ihe
OPlce.
"1 had tied h-tls-u a quarter or that
box before I found that thev would
do all the work n.y stomach ever o'hi
and a a rest or vacation was out of
the -question for- me, I determined lo
glvf my stomach a vacation. I kfcpt
r ight on taking the tablets and braced
up arid went ahead with mv work
with renewed vigor, ate just so much
as Her did and carried out that im
de . ,,ng to a stiTesful issue. 1 feel
that I hav Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
to thank for saving me the handsom
est fee I ever received as well as rnv
reputatiou and last but not least mv
stomach."
Stuart's Dyspepsia. Tablets are for
f&ie by ail .di-us;ris at 5 y cents a box.
DEATH
was standing; across the street and had
been cut in two in order to allow
teams to pass. Hilton started to drive
across when the engine backed.
ITEMS FUO.M BAKER.
Among Other Matters the University
Is to Be Equipped Willi ias.
Baldwin. Kan., Dee. 9. During the
Thanksgiving; holidays Dr. James
Schuebly moved his drug fixtures into
his handsome new store buiM'.icj and
Baldwin now has one of the handso.ncst
drug stores in the county.
Rev. I. B. Pulliam conducted e,uii-ier-ly
meetings Sunday at Kinkaid and
Blue Mound.
One hundred and fifty Kansas City
graduates organized this week a Bi ker
I'niversit. Alumni association, with
Key. Dan McGirk as president.
Bi3hop Vincent is giving a series of
two daily lectures to the citizens and
student body. The lectures are both de
lightful and instructive. Sunday even
ing a chorus of 50 pieces under the di
rection of Prof. McOutchan will cjive i n
hour song service before the lime :'oi
the evening sermon.
The local otatorical contest will be
held Friday. December 15. Those try'njr
for places on the programme are Messrs.
Ward, AVoodyard. Bloom. Ryan, Walker,
Boicoutt. Reppprt. Moore, Alt, I.'rner,
Brakebill. G. G. B'own and Laugh.
Grads on thought and composition have
not yet been received.
Tuesday. December was the . begin
ning of the semi-annual session of the
Baker university board of trustees. The
usual routine of business was. transact
ed. Among other things it as voted to
hf-at all the college buildings with gras.
WEARY Ol' STAGE LIFE.
Young Ladies "Converted"' at Wichita
Want to Sec Ma.
Kansas City. Dei-. 11. A rainbow
chase for footlight fame which began
in Minneapolis, has ended in Kansas
City, and two show weary girls have
found the fairy gold is dross. For Lil
lian Sheldon and Edna Bryson home
and mother sounds far sweeter than the
annlause of approving audiences, and
the homely routine of daily housework
more delightfully exciting than carry
ing a spear in the chc.rus of a bur
ksrtue show. Three months in the
glare of the calcium has hastened ;i
chastened spirit to the duo of disap
pointed damseii that discounts any
possible result of a four years' corres
pondence school course of good advice.
Never again for them will the fascina
tions of stageland lure: the chorus girl
proposition is down and the referee can
count a hundred instead of the tradi
tional ten if he cares to exercise his
c ice.
Miss Sheldon and Miss Bryson are.
now in Kansas iCty eageily awaiting
forgiveness from home which will in
clude railroad tickets and expenses.
These are two of the young ladies
that "reformed and became converted"
at Wichita.
SUE PLEASE1 EMPORIA.
Alice Xiclscii Given an Ovation by the
Music Lovers.
Empcria, Kan., Dee. 11. Emporia is
indebted to the department of music of
the State Normal school for its first
Italian opera and it has resulted in a
commotion that will probably result in
quite a crowd going to Topeka Tues
day evening to hear Alice Nielsen at tne
Grand opera house, as her praises are
on the lips of everybody who was for
tunate enough to hear her Saturday ev
ening. Alice Nielsen received an ovation
he e. She w as encored and repeatedly
encored, being called back three times
after the second act. At the end of
the opera, which was Don Pasquale,
the same she will sing at Topeka, she
was requested to sing something in
Kngiish and complied by rendering
Tosti's "Good Bye" in such a beautiful
manner that the audience was wild
with delight and utterly refused to
leave their seats until she favored them
with another English selection, which
request, after being called before the
curtain thiee times, she complied with
by giving 'Coming Through the Rye."
E. II. IT XSTOX IS EREE.
Charges Against loin Man for Resit
Ui"; the Oflicers Propped.
lola. Kas.. Dec. 11. The cases
against E. H. Funs ton. ex-congressman
from Kansas, father of Gen. Fred
Funston, charging him with disturb
ing the peace have been dropped in
the district court. Mr. Funston came
to lola on the morning of July 10, the
day C. L. Melvin blew up the town
with dynamite, and commended the
actions of Melvin. Ke was armed
with a shotgun and threatened the life
of Officer Cannon, who attempted to
arrest him.
Wallace Signs a Contract.
St. Louis. Dec. 11. -President R. L.
Hedges has bulletined his first con
Ira ct of the season. The document
bears the signature of one Rhody Wal
lace, and the premier shortstop of the
American league will again chase
grounders and run down flies around
short and third base next season.
What Wallace's contract calls for
Hedges is not willing to give out, but
he is probably one of the players who
will not have to stand much of a cut
in his salary, despite the fact that he
is drawing one of the biggest in the
American league today.
Kansas Pastor to Oliio.
Kansas City. Kan.. Dec. 11. The Rev.
George Davidson, who for the past year
has beeu rector of the Episcopal church
in Independence, Kan., has accepted a
call from St. Stephen's church in Mari
etta. Ohio. The Rev. Mr. Davidson is
a son of Mrs. George Davidson of this
city. Bfore his ordination to the min
istry he was a member of the vested
choir c-I St. Paul's Episcopal church
her-
A Seneca Joint Shooting.
Seneca, Kan.. Dec. 11. Mike Car
men was accidentally shot and almost
insiantly killed in a row in a joint here.
Carmen was not taking part in the
fight. William Payne was thrown out
and his leg broken. The inquest into
ihe death of Carmen will be held upon
the arrival of the coroner from Sa
betha. A Pittsburg Pioneer Dead.
Tittsbtirr, Kan., 'we. 11. J. T. Unroe,
one of the old settlers of Baker town
ship and a man who has always been
prominent in public affairs, is dead at his
home of - i-tralysis.
Death (if Mrs. Kailicryn Ruuen.
Arkansas City. Kan.. Dec. 11. Mrs.
Kaihc-ryn Uupwt, agd 80 years, died
here Sunday of quick consumption.
She was the wife of W. A. Rupert, the
Missouri Pacific agent.
Lakes Claimed 215 Victims.
Chicago, Dec 11. According In figures
compiled by the late marine news bureau
the deaih list or. the Great Lakes during
the season now einjng has been ibe
l"iei!iesi- of any year since bjg steel ves
sels bean tri be used on the lskes. A
total of jis lives were lost. Of these m
were lost, during the three great storms
this fall, 'i he- remaining 39 win lost by
failing overboard and like causes.
BilltJQflD
Ilia It j Ol
Coal Famine Threatened in
Smaller Cities of State.
This Is Because of Heavy Tragic
on the Hallways.
CAR SHORTAGE ALSO.
Cold Snap Would Show That
Operators Hare Been tapping.
Gossip and JIatters of Interest
in Hail road Circles.
Because of the shortage of coal cars
which is genera! on all of the roads
and the fact that most of the railroads
have about twice as much business than
they are equipped to handle at this time
of the year, the coal situation is a iittle
precarious. A good many of the small sr
cities and towns in this s-!ate and sur
rounding territory stand a chance of
suffering if cold weather of long dura
tion should come.
In Kansas tsxes are payable now with
a small rebate if they are paid before
December 20. In Missouri there is a pen
alty if they are not paid by December
31. In both states the farmers must
turn property amounting to several
million dollars into cash for taxes. Even
farmers of considerable means sell corn,
wheat or hogs to pay taxes, and the
poorer farmers always depend on sell
ing something just before tax-paying
time. The need of money for Christmas
adds to the rush of farm products to
j market. All of this builds up a big bus
iness ror the railroads and loads' more
cars than most roads have engines to
handle.
Accordingly motive power that could
be used by the. roads in hauling coal is
at present diverted to the traffic fur
nished by the farmers, and the unusual
ly pleasant weather of the last few
weeks has made the coal dealers and the
railroads a trifle careless in moving the
winter supply of coal. Then again coal
freight rates are low compared to the
rates on grain and live stock, so that an
engine and train crew will earn as much
for a railroad m one day hauling, farm
products as they will in two days haul
ing coal, so the roads naturally- take
care of the farm produc'i in preference
to coal. '
For this reason there is an actual
shortage of coal in a good many of the
smaller towns and cities in Kansas and
should a severe cold snap come the coal
operators and the rr.ilroad superintend
ents would be sitting up nights figuring
how a sufficient supply of coal could be
moved.
XOT TO CUT OUT EREE PASSES.
Western Presidents Are Not Willing
Xow to Stop Tliem.
Chicago, Dec. 11. Presidents of west
ern railroads have not yet reached a
point where they are willing to stop all
free transportation for politicians and
others whom they think can be useful
to them. Nor will the load running
from here to Pittsburg and, Buffalo fol
low the example e the Pennsylvania di
vision. Railroad presidents do not like to be
quoted on the subject of passes: first,
because they do not want to admit that
passes are given, and then because they
do not want to offend the politicians.
The question is one only mentioned on
the quiet. But railroad officials here
say that no action has been taken to re
duce the number of passes issued, r.or
is such action contemplated.
The issuance of passes between the
western roads is regulated by the execu
tive officers' pass agreement, which has
been in effect for six years. Other free
transportation, not given to secure busi
ness, is regulated by the roads them
selves. No such sweeping change as that in
augurated by the Pennsylvania would
be possible here without a conference
of the presidents, resulting in common
action bv all the roads. Several presi
dents sa(l yesterday that there was
small chance of such a conference bains
held. . a , ..
The free transportation issued bi tne
Chicago toads is said to be no larger
than can be taken care of in the regular
cars without additional equipment or
additional expense.
NEGROES WORK UXOER RIFLE
Unusual Means Necessary to Keep
Railroad Laborers Kasy.
4,-kansas City. Kan.. Dec. lb-There
was. a most unusual sight at Powell s
camp on the .Midland Valley railroad
grade one day last week, according to the
report of a man who was down there, and
it was nothing less than an old man with
a Winchester rifle driving' a bmicn ot 15
rieeroes to work.
The nesrocs had bee;, imported from
Kansas Citv and it had cost the contrac
tors about :.30 a. head to get them there
fter tiiev had landed at camp and had
their supper, lodging and breakfast, they
concluded they would not go to work and
started out across the country lor the
nearest settlement.
The foreman of the gang, who is an
eldorlv white man. concluded that the
contractor was too much out on their
fare to allow them to get away. He or
dered thorn to stop. They refused to obey
and he went alter them. He got out his
Winchester and repeated the. order. This
time it was obeved and the negroes start
ed to work. Tiiev will be kept at it un
til tliev at least w"0rk out the amounts
they have already cost the contractor.
DROP C. & A. PROCEEDINGS.
Suit to Annul Its Charter Has Been
Abandoned.
Chicago, Doc 11. Information has been
aiv.n out by the attorneys for the Chic-aero
and Alton that quo warranto pro
ceedings would not be brought against
th'"- railroad for annulment of its charter
some dav this week as scheduled. To a
certain extent this information was dis
counted by State's Attorney Healy. who
declared that he had not been notified of
the abandonment of the contemplated
nroceedings.
Ralph M. Shaw, one of the attorneys
for the Alton, made the statement today
i Cinrn Sbmli
j Quarter cea, with tie 1oo
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CLUITT,PIAODfCO.
i M!ter of Cluert and Monarch Shins
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that whatever differences the Alton had
with Its stockholders had been settled,
and that no lf;gal proceedings will be
brought.
The first intimation that the Alton's
charter was to be attacked in the courts
on the ground of overcapitalization came
last summer, when W. R. Crawford, son
of Henry Crawford, the capitalist, and
Julius Johnson, his attorney, held a. con
ference with State's Attorney Healy and
Mr. Shaw. At that time. Mr. Healy said
that nothing would be done until after
the summer vacation. Again tbo rumors
cropped out on November Z'X and again
the attorneys for the Alton made strenu
ous efforts to discount them, but from
other sources came tire information that
the date for beginning the proceedings
had been set for this week.
TURBINE LOCOMOTIVES.
They Are Being- Perfected and Will
Soon Be in Use on Roads.
The successful and extensive appli
cation of the steam turbine to most of
the purposes for which the reciprocat
ing steam engine is used has led engi
neers to speculate upon the posr-ibility
of its use as a locomotive engine, and
several designs for such an application
by prominent builders have already ap
peared in foreign technical journals,
says the Railway Age.
The principal objection to the usual
design for the simple engine in locomo
tives is the destructive effect of the
counterbalance for the reciprocating
parts at high speed, which is damaging
to the track and to the engine. There
is also the wear and exjiense for re
pairs, much of it due to the constant
iping and starting- of the piston
crosshead and value twice during every
revolution. The former objection, re
lating to counterbalance, is successful
ly overcome by the use of four cylin
ders with pistons arranged so that the
reciprocating parts balance each other,
but it is at the expenses of a duplica
tion of parts which still retain the
longitudinal motion of piston and
crosshead, and the expense for the re
pairs of these parts must increase, with
the number. There is also the con
stant uncertainty of the crank axle
with the restricted surface of the main
rod bearings and the inaccessibility of
bearings when they require removal
for the adjustment of wear or on ac
count of heating-.
Although the four-cylinder balanced
locomotive is a marked improvement
in its operation, In the matter of main
tenance and repairs it must of neces
sity be a more expensive machine. At
present it is regarded by many as the
ultimate improvement in the steam lo
comotive, and its final form before giv
ing away to the electric motor. The
advantages of the rotary engine in
having a uniform turning moment,
perfect balance, simplicity and fewer
moving parts and its ready adaptation
to high speed, appeal to engineers as
attractive features in the further im
provement of the steam locomotive for
competition with its electric rival.
"The most favorable conditions for
the steam turbine are high velocity,
constant speed and revolution in one
direction. In its application for driv
ing electric generators these conditions
are easily met and appear to be a nat
ural development. The steam locomo
tive, however, requires the engine to
work under conditions entirely oppo
site to all these; that is" It must have
a variable speed, much of its work done
at slow speed, and it must be reversi
ble. A reversible turbine has been de
veloped in connecilon with its use for
marine purposes and It is now in suc
cessful operation.
The most difficult feature in the ap
plication of the turbine to the locomo
tive is the possibility of getting a
maximum turning moment for start
ing and one of sufficient magnitude to
develop a high tractive power at slow
speed. This must be) combined with
economical operation at high speed,
and thus far steam turbines have not
been developed along these lines. The
conditions of engine load in marine
service are somewhat similar to those
in the motive power for railroads, and
the principles employed in the modi
fications of the marine turbine, which
enable it to handle variable loads econ
omically, may be applied to the loco
motive. On steamships a slow-speed, medium
pressure, cruising turbine is inserted in
front of the main high-speed turbine.
For a heavy load corresponding to the
starting of a train by a locomotive,
both turbines are supplied with high
pressure steam. It is quite probable,
therefore, that the turbine locomotive
will employ the compound principle
and include a number of turbines so as
to secure a superior economy under
variable conditions of speed and load.
What a happy man the future mo
tive power superintendent will be.
when it is only necessary to turn steam
on the buzz wheel and the train starts
off! There will then be no pounding
of driving boxes nor of rods, no guides
to be lubricated and kept in adjust
ment, no slide valves, with their wear
and cutting and imperfect perform
ance. Should the turbine require re
pairs the drop table will remove driv
ing wheels, engine and all, and a new-
set will replace them within the same
hour. A successful turbine locomotive
will make the competition of the elec
tric locomotive still more difficult, and
it is possible that in this new form the
steam locomotive will continue in use
for many years to come.
PULLING l'OR GALVESTON.
Big Four Officials Say It Will Be Sea
port or America, in len icais..
Galveston, Tex.. Dec. 11. Three of
the passenger traffic officials of the Big
Four were in Galveston last week. They
were Assistant General Passenger
Agent C. L. Hilleary of St. Louis, Trav
eling Passenger Agent J. M. Stone,
w ith headquarters at Dallas, and Com
mercial Agent Joseph Rankin of Dal
las. They were here mainly for the
purpose of keeping up old acquaint
ances with the railroad men of this
city. While here Mr. Hilleary went
out over the city in company with sec
retary Gardner of the Business League
and other friends, and upon his return
ventured the belief that within ten
years Galveston will be the greatest
port in the United States.
"New York has been forced to recog
nize you." said he. "Philadelphia and
Baltimore did all they could to keep
the approaching conditions from com
ing about, but now it is only a ques
tion of time, not in five years, perhaps,
but in ten years. I believe, when Gal
veston will lead ail the ports of Amer
ica." ORIENT HOUTE LOCATED.
Eniiineers Complete Pinal Survey to
Pacific Co:!st.
Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 11. Word
has been received at the offices of the
Kansas City. Mexico & Orient Railway
company that the engineers having
completed th- location of the line from
Mlnaca. in Chihuahua, to Topolobum
po, cn the Pacific coast, have returned
lo the city of Chihuahua. Between
Tascutes and Clene guild alternate
lines have been located on the two
sides of the mountains. Otherwise the
survey is final.
The distance between Tonolobampo
and Minaca is 3 60 kilometers. From
the former point 130 kilometers have
been built and from the latter point
6-i kilometers have been built west
ward. A large force of men is w orking
on the construction and fair progress
is being rnade.
The ""maximum grade reached is in
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is progressing most satisfactorily. People realize this is
a bona fide sale, and knowing the quality of the wares
we carry, are taking advantage of the opportunity to
save money. & & jt- & je. jt
Everything in the Store Cot Deeply
Just received a belated shipment of Salad Bowls, Cake
Plates, and Sugar and Creams. See our complete line of
Fancy Lamps with the " B & H Radiant Burner." You
never bought them so cheaply. j &
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the Sierra Madre mountains and is 2i
per cent compensated. The highest de
gree curve is 8 degrees. The road will
traverse a country that is noted for its
scenery and at one place, will run with
in twenty meters of the brink of a
gorge 6,000 feet deep and a mile wide.
MOVING FREIGHT YARDS.
Big Improvement to Santa Ee Property
at Albuquerque Under Way.
Albuquerque, N. M.. Dee. 11 The
freight yards of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company are to be
moved far south from their present loca
tion and the nuisance of switching
across Railroad avenue is to be done
away with. Work on this big change
has already begun, a force of men hav
ing been detailed on the preliminary
work last week and this force was aug
mented by a big gang today, wno vcnt
at the work of chan-riu j the tracks and
this work is to be. complete-! as speedily
as possible without interferinc- too ser
iously with the slutting cf ens in the
yards.
James E. Hurley, jrensral manager of
the road, and R. J. ParJter, superintend
ent of the western lesion, wore here
on Friday and Saturday to supervise
the beginning of the work
It is the intention to move the main
freight yards south of the wate- tank
and the main line is to be double tracked
as far north as the brewery. Four
tracks are to remaik opposite the Al
varado and Santa Fe station, exclusive
ly for passenger trains. South of the
shops the tracks are to be elevated eigh
teen inches all the way to the stock
yards.
The improvement which will require
the expenditure of a great deal of
money will be one of the best changes
which has been made by the Santa Fe
in Albuquerque since the beautiful Al
varado and the present station were
erected.
The change that will be most appreci
ated by the people of the city will be
the abating of the nuisance of switching
across the Railroad avenue crossing.
With the present arrangement of tracks
it has been very difficult for the rail
way employes to keep from obstructing
traffic more or less at all hours V the
day and frequently travel up and down
the city's main thoroughfare has been
seriously embarrassed thereby. The
crossing has long been a menace to the
safety of the public although there
have been remarkably few accidents.
The removal of the freight switching
from the crossing will add greatly to the
appearance of Railroad avenue and en
hance the value of property in that
vicinity.
This is but one step, however, in the
program of improvements laid out by
the company for the Santa Fe proper
ties at th'5 point.
The appropriation for the enlargement
of the big shops and the subsequent in
crease in equipment is one of the big
gest items in the big budget for better
ments on the Atchison in the southwest.
After the change in the local trackage
other changes are expected to follow
fast. They include a large new all steel
water tank, new ice houses, a handsome
new reading: room and library building
and others too numerous to mention.
WICHITA ENTHUSIASTIC.
Begins Hustlins Banquet I-'tmds for
Freight Kate Convention.
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 11. Steps will be
taken ot once to raise fl.iVKl to defray tne
expenses of the Kansas freight rate con
vention which will be held in this city
January 3i. A banquet wull be served to
visiting delegates and speakers will be
brought here from other states.
Gov. Folk of Missouri. Gov. Vanzandt
of Minnesota and Senator LaFollette of
Wisconsin have been invited. Gov. Hoeh
will address the convention. J. S. George
of Hutchinson. Kan.. D. W. Cowden of
Salina, Kan., and '. L. Davidson, Frank
C. Wood and J. C. Stewart have been
named on the executive committee.
NEW C, II. & I. SYNDICATE.
Believed That System Is to Be Appor
tioned Anion"; Several Roads.
New York. Dec. 11. Reports are
current that J. P. Morgan & Co. have
formed a syndicate consisting of Mr.
Morgan, Norman B. Ream, represent
ing the Pennsylvania, Erie and other
allied railroad interests; H. McK.
Twombly, representing the Vanderbiit
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mend them to eTeryone. Onoa tried, you will
never be without tbem in tba family."
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Topeka, Kansas.
TWFIVFMIIIIflNfct:
PACKAGES LAST YEAR; SOME
ONE WAS SATISFIED.
interests, and George F. r.aker, repre
senting the First National bank and
Reading and allied railroad interests,
to take over control of the 75.000
shares of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad, turned back into Mr.
Morgan's hands by the Erie railroad.
The shares cost Mr. Morsan more
than ten niillion dollars.
At the office of J. P. Morgan & Co.
all information concerning the syndi
cate is refused. It is generally believed
that the personnel of the syndicate
confirms the announcement made sev
eral days ago that the property is to be
apportioned between the Pennsylvania
and the Nickel Plate, which are owned
by the Vanderbilts.
OPPOSE KATE REGULATION.
Chicago Brotherhoods Are Against
President Roosevelt's Plan.
Chicago. Dee. 11. A resolution protest
ing against the placing in the bands of
the interstate commerce commission the
power to fix railroad rates was adopted
at a meeting here yesterday of the repre
sentatives of the different railway em
ployes' brotherhoods in Cook county. Tiie
meeting was attended by 50 delegates. The
resolution adopted declares that "an in
terference with the earning power of the
railroads will be detrimental to the rail
road employes, would make harder the
conditions now existing, and would be
used as a bar against any future move
ment on our part for betterment of wages
or conditions."
MOKE IHPHTJIEIilA
And Les smallpox Is the Health Rec
ord in Topeka for November.
The monthly leport of contagious
diseases as compiled by the city health
department for the month of November
has been completed.
The showing is favorable as compar
ed with the corresponding month last
ye.-.:.
There is more diphtheria this year for
November than last, but scarlet fever (
and smallpox is at a minimum. !
For November. 19f'o. there were: j
Diphtheria, :.'6 cases, a deaths: scarlet j
lever, 1 case, no deaths; smallpox. - ;
eases, no deaths: measles. 3 case, no)
deaths: typhoid fever. J cases. 2 deaths;
ehiekenpox, T cases, no deaths.
For November. 22 cares diphtheria:
scarlet fever. 10 cases: smallpox. T;
chicker-.pcx. t ca?es.
Xordica Buys Country Home.
Baldwins. L. I., Dee. 11. Mine. Nordii-a,
tli.- prima donna, ban just bought a coun
try place in this village a short dis'-'iice
c. ih t,,a-i (':iri.f;(k(-rH are uliyiinv In
possession of the place, which, ult'uousii j
rnoclest as to li'.use aim uuLiuitiuiiis. win
be added to and will become a ilclig-htl'ul
sunirnt-r home for the prima dimna. Nor
diea bought the; live stock on the place.
To Colonize Japanese in America.
Seattle. Wash.. Poc. 11. Th Rev.
Frank Okazaki, pastor of the Japanese!
Baptist mission in Scuttle, supported by
leading Christian Japanese residents, is i
planning; a. colony for immigrants from j
his country. It is planned to establish j
the colony somewhere on T'usret Socnd
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