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NIGHT.
ter attention than formerly, and It is
now the exception to find cars un
equipped with this Important safety
device. Still steps, ladders, and roof
hand holds, when defective, introduce
a great element of danger, and these
appliances should be covered by the
statute.
"The great progress in the use of air
brakes has been accompanied by
marked deterioration In the condition
of hand brakes, the uses of which In
times of emergency are mentioned.
There is still room for improvement
in the maintenance of the retaining
valves of air brakes."
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Work on the Helen Cut-ofF
Uronght to a Sudden Stop.
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Santa Fe Central Enjoins Santa
Fe From Crossing Its Tracks.
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Same Thing to Central.
(Jossip and Matters of Interest
in Kailroad Circles.
Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 13. Using
the same tactics adopted by the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway com
pany three years ago, when the Santa
Fe Central desired to cross the tracks
of the Santa Fe at Kennedy, the Santa
Fe Central has enjoined the New Mexi
co Eastern railway from crossing its
tracks at Willard. The New Mexico
Eastern railway is the name of the sub
sidiary company of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe which is constructing
the famous Belen cut off, and the work
on this most important undertaking is
now practically at a standstill and will
jemain so until the injunction is dis
solved or some agreement reached by
the officers of the opposing companies.
A surveyor working on the cut off,
who was in town yesterday, said that
the work of construction east of Willard
has bwn stoppeu and that the legal ob
struction placed in the way of the San
ta Fe bv the Santa Fe Central is the
CfUe Manv laborers are coming in
from Belen and all report that the work
on the cut off is almost at stagnation
point. , .
In compelling the New Mexico East
ern to either viaduct or tunnel under its
road at Willard .the Santa Fe Central
is paying back the Santa Fe in its own
coin. Three years ago the Santa Fe
Central was compelled to do the very
same thing to cross the Santa Fe tracks
at Kennedy and ever since that time
there has been a strained- feeling be
tween the management of both roads
and the fight at -Willard, where the cut
oft is to cross the Central, was not un
looked foi.
It is hard to tell just what the effect
of this injunction will have on the com
pletion of the cut-off but it will undoubt
edly delav it long after July next.when
it was thought that it would be finished.
If the Santa Fe starts to fight the in
junction in court the delay may be a
long one. If the company submits to the
demands of the Santa Fe Central, which
are upheld by the injunction, and de
cides to tunnel under or viaduct the
tracks at Willard. the grade of the cut
off. at this point will have to be changed
considerably and tnis win necfssiiaie i
great amount of extra work and accord
ingly delav the completion of the cut
off. So it will probably be long after
the first of July next when the Santa
Fe will be able to lop off nine hours in
the running time to California which
will be made possible by the cut off.
SAFETY APPLIANCES.
Their Vse Is More General With
(.ratifying Kesults.
-Washington. Dec. 15. Concerning
safety appliances and accidents the an
nual "report of the interstate commerce
commissioners, which was presented to
congress yesterday, states that "within
the past year decided improvement has
taken place in the condition of safety
appliances on all roads subject to the
provisions of the statute, and at no
time since the safety appliance law be
came effective have the results of its
operation been so satisfactory as at
present. This gratifying condition is in
great measure due to the action of the
courts in clearly defining the statute
leaving no room for doubt concerning
its proper interpretation and applica
tion. As a result, the practice with re
gard to safety appliances is now sub
stantially uniform throughout the
country. Another important factor in
the betterment of conditions is the
abrogation of local agreements at
many prominent interchange points,
whereby carriers, with the idea of
facilitating the movement of traffic,
received and delivered cars in defec
tive condition. The action resulted
from conferences held with railroad
officials at the instance of the commis
sion. The rule now coming into gen
eral observance is that cars will neith
er be received from nor delivered to
connecting roads when safety appli
ances do not in all respects meet the
requirements of the law. This im
proved condition is reflected in the
commission's accident statistics.
"There is a noticeable tendency to
ward uniformity in couplers and un
coupling attachments and an increase
in their strength, decreasing the num
ber of defects.
"Grab irons are receiving much bet-
RED
It's the Red Blood Corpuscles That
Proper Food Makes.
A Tiffin, O., woman says Grape-Nuts
food gave her good red blood and re
stored the roses of louth to a complex
ion that had bei muddy arid blotchy.
She says:
"For 10 years I had stomach trouble
which produced a breaking out on my
face. The doctors gave it a long Latin
name, but their medicines failed to
cure it. Along with this I had fre
ouent headaches, nervousness and al
ways pain in my stomach after meals.
"I got disgusted with the drugs,
stopped them and coffee off short, and
quit eating everything but fruit and
Grnpe-Xuts. with Postum Food Coffee
for my table beverage. The headaches,
stomach trouble, and nervous weak
ness disappeared almost like magic,
vMeh showed that when the crrfuse was
removed and good food and ditnk used
nature was ready to help. My blood
was purified and my complexion be
came like a young girl's, while my
weight was increased from 90 to 120
pounds in a few months good, solid,
firm flesh, where it used to be soft and
flabby.
"T recommended Grape-Nuts and
Postum to my friend. Maud W ,
who was afflicted as I had been. She
followed my advice and in a short time
was restored to complete health and in
about 8 months her weight increased
from 100 to 143 pounds.
"Our doctor observing the effect of
Grape-Nuts and Postum in our cases
declared, the other day, that he would
hereafter prescribe these food products
for gastritis." Name given bv Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
took, "The Road to WeUville," in pkgs.
Locomotive Engineers and Missouri
Pacific Adjusts Differences.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 15. The
probability of trouble arising between
the locomotive engineers and the man
agement of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain system, has passed for the
time. The engineers were under the
impression two weeks ago that there
would be trouble, but local repre
sentatives of the brotherhood have re
turned from St. Louis after an almost
continuous session since August, dur
ing which time many conferences have
been held with the officials of the road,
and these representatives are well
pleased with their work.
It was feared that the interpretation
put on the "general notices" would
not cover the contentions of the
brotherhood and that trouble would
arise therefrom. Then the matter of
terminal work, the terminal delays on
short runs was a matter which split
the brotherhood and the management.
The engineers contended that if a train
was taken out of Little Rock to say,
Benton, and return, the men were en
titled to two terminals, while the man
agement declared that they were en
titled to only one. The management
has agreed to the contention of the en
gineers in this particular, and they are
satisfied with the contract.
SANTA FE TO DIG BIG DITCH.
Will Prevent Floods in Terminal Yards
at Argentine.
Engineers of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company are making
surveys for a large drainage ditch which
will be excavated along the south side
of the Santa Fe railroad tracks from
Turner, Kan., to Argentine, a distance
of three miles, and across the yards of
the company in Argentine to connect
with a ditch already dug leading from
the north side of the tracks to the Kaw
river.
The purpose of the proposed excava
tion is to prevent the water.which comes
down from the hills at Turner in case
of storms, from overflowing the Santa
Fe new terminal yards. It will also
serve to carry away a great quantity of
water which has heretofore flowed into
Argentine from the hills, flooding low
places in that city. Between Turner and
Argentine the ditch will be twenty-five
feet wide and crossing the yards its
width will be thirty-three feet. It will
be nearly ten feet deep. The cost of the
improvement is estimated at $35,000.
DOWIE AND HIS DEACONS.
They Are to lieceive Clergymen's Half
Hates i:i l uture.
Chicago, Dec. 15. Eastern lines
have placed Dowie and his deacons on
the clergymen's half rate list. This
action was taken at the monthly meet
ing of the general passenger associa
tion, which was held here recently.
Discretion was given Commissioner
Donald in issuing the certificates, but
it is understood that the Dowie men
will be dealt with liberally.
This question was up before the
western roads about a year ago. and
it then developed that a number of
the deacons in the Christian Catholic
Church of Zion were heads of depart
ments in the various Industrial enter
prises at Zion City. This fact of itself,
under the rules of the Western Pas
senger association, barred them from
half rate privileges. It was therefore
decided that half fare permits would
be issued to such deacons only as de
voted their entire time and attention to
strictly religious work.
CAR SHORTAGE IN TERRITORY.
Oklahoma Millers Say It Chiefly Af
fects Grain.
Oklahoma City. Ok.. Dec. 15. Forty
members of the Oklahoma Millers' as
sociation held a conference at the Lee
hotel in this city yesterday and discussed
the car shortage which is still affecting
the transportation of grain more than
any other class of goods. The dealers
are not making any large contracts be
cause they have no assurance that' the
orders for cars will be filled. The car
famine has been somewhat abated, but
it still exists to an Injurious extent.
Freight rates and the grading of wheat
were discussed also. Some or the millers
allege that there is a discrimination in
freight rates now. They took no definite
action. All report the wheat crop
through Oklahoma in excellent condi
tion. LAND AGENTS' PASSES.
Agreement to Restrict Them Reached
by Passenger Associations.
Chicago. Dec. 15. Western rail
roads have decided practically to
handle the free transportation granted
to the land and immigration agents in
a different method than now prevails.
On January 1. if the present plans are
carried out the Western Passenger as
sociation, the Transcontinental asso
ciation, and the Southwestern associa
tion will establish land immigration
bureaus, which will handle all such
transportation much in the manner
that clergyme's transportation is
handled now.
After that date no land or immigra
tion agent will secure transportation
unless the bureau concerned issues a
certificate to him. This certificate will
confine his transportation to the ter
ritory in which he is working. It is
stated that many pass abuses have
grown up in connection with these de
partments. FINANCING TONOPAH LINE.
It Is to Run From Ludlow Into Bull
frog District.
San Bernardino. Cal.. Dec. 15. The
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad company
has filed a trust deed here which con
stitutes a first mortgage to the Mechanics'
Trust company and the Indian and Gen
eral Investment Trust, limited, of Lon
don, England, to secure the investors in
the road's bonds in the sum of $2,430,000.
The document states that the railroad
commences at Ludlow, Cal., on the San
ta Fe road and continues northerly
across Inyo county, California, to Bull
frog, Nevada. The main line from Lud
low, Cal., to Bullfrog is to be 158 miles
long and a branch line 74 miles toDeath
Valley.
ENGINEERS TO GIVE BALL.
Those of Division 348 Plan Fine Affair
at Horton for Dec. 20.
Members of Division No. 3 46 of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the headquarters of which organiza
tion is Horton, Kan., will entertain
their many friends with a. hall on the
evening of Wednesday, December 2 0.
This will be the third affair of the kind
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which has been given by the members
of this order, and if the two preceding
ones are to be taken as criterions, the
ball on Wednesday evening next will
be as enjoyable a one as has been held
in Kansas. Dan Hill, AVilliam Kirk
and Sam L. Jenkins comprise the com
mittee of arrangements and they have
spared no' expense to make the ball the
great success it promises to be.
PHILIPPINE KAILWAYS.
Bids Opened at War Department for
Concessionary Grants for Them.
Washington, Dec. 15. -Bids were
opened at the insular bureau of the
war department today for concession
ary grants to be made by the Philip
pine government for the construction,
maintenance and operation of railroads
in the Philippine islands, as provided
by act of congress.
It is estimated that the railway lines
which are to be constructed in the
Philippines will have an aggregate
mileage of about 1,333 miles. Lines
are to be constructed on the islands of
Luzon, Panay, IsTegros, Cebu, Leyte and
Samar.
The railroad lines to be constructed
are to be post routes and military
roads subject to the use of the Philip
pine government and the United States
for postal, military, naval and other
governmental service and subject to
reasonable regulations as the Philip
pine government, with the approval of
the secretary of war, may impose, re
stricting the charges for such govern
ment transportation.
The act of congress provides how the
gross earnings of the roads shall be
applied.
SANTA FE CENTRAL RFSIORS.
Reports Current That the Road Is
About to Be Sold.
Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 15. Rumors
as to the sale of the Santa Fe Central
railway continue to float around, but
nothing official has -been announced ex
cept denials. One report is to the effect
that the sale had been made to the Den
ver & Rio Grande railway, and another
report has it fiat the Rock Island has
bought the Santa Fe Central and has
also arranged to take over the Denver &
Rio Grande up to Alamosa, Colorado,
and would make a broad gauge line to
that place.
When told of these rumors Treasurer
Frank Diebert and General Manager
Grimshaw laughed at them and said
that so far as they knew there was noth
ing in them.
MISSOURI ROAD ENJOINED.
K. C C. & S. Prohibited From Tear
ing Up a Branch Line.
Pleasant Hill, Mo., Dec. 15. Judge
Bradley of the Seventeenth judicial
district has issued a temporary injunc
tion restraining the Kansas City. Clin
ton & Springfield Railway company
from tearing up the Pleasant Hill-Ray-more
branch of the road, which ex
tends from this city to Raymore junc
tion, nine miles distant, and which was
abandoned some years ago. The ac
tion was taken by the property holders
along the line. Sheriff Smart of Cass
county got service yesterday on offi
cials of the road. The injunction hear-
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A baby should not fret and be rest
less at night, but on the contrary,
after hi3 evening meal, if his food is
right, he should go to sleep and
sleep sweetly and peacefully until
early morning-. Use Mellin's Food
and your baby will sleep well, and grow
stron and good natured day by day. Sad
for a free sample for your baby.
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Portland, Ore. 1905.
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Clothing of Style and Quality-lesreredft
come to this store where honest credit prevails where oii don't have
to pay a penny more for a garment than you would have to pay at a
cash store. Always bear in mind that we are the largest Credit
Clothiers in the west that we are able to sell on credit at cash store
prices because we are manufacturers and own EIGHTEEN STORES.
Ladies' Skirts, Hats and Furs--r0
ionable garments at low price our new stock offers great opportunities.
COIIE SEE FOE YOURSELF
Ind. Plione
ing will be held at the January term
of the court.
PAY FARE Oil WALK IX EAST.
All Railways in Trunk lane Associa
tion to Abolish Passes.
New York, Dec. 15.- Statements are
being made on good authority that all
the Trunk Line association railways
have agreed to abolish all forms of
free transportation after January 1.
This step is the natural sequence of
the announcements made by the Penn
sylvania and the New York Central
and the Reading systems that they
will no longer distribute passes. It is
expected that the western roads will
follow suit. Of all the roads entering
the city it is generally understood that
the Central, the Erie and the Ontario
and Western have been the most lavish
distributors of free transportation.
In addition to the roads mentioned,
the abolition of the pass system will be
indorsed by the Lackawanna, Lehigh
Valley. Baltimore & Ohio, Jersey Cen
tral, West Shore, Delaware & Hudson
and other controlled and affiliated
lines.
The Pennsylvania directors in Phila
delphia today adopted resolutions in
dorsing President Cassatt's anti-pass
order and confining free transportation
to officers and employes of the road.
J. J. HILL, GUEST OF HONOR.
St. Paul Business Men Entertain Wiz
ard of Northwest.
St. Paul, Dec. 13. Three hundred
of St. Paul's business and professional
men beside a number of visitors from
other states sat down to a banquet at
the Ryan hotel last night in honor of
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, in recognition of his efforts
in behalf of the Northwestern. For
every place occupied $12.50 was paid.
The banquet was given under the au
spices of the St. Paul Commercial club
and was the most elaborate and artis
tic affair ever produced in the north
west, judged from the standpoint of
floral decorations alone.
FEWER POSTOFFICES.
Rural Free Delivery Causes Consider
able Reduction in Number.
Washington, Dec. 15. The annual re
port of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General P. V. Graw says there has been
a decrease of 757 in the number of new
postmasters commissioned as compared i
with the previous year. The actual
number of postoffiees in the United j
States at the close of the fiscal yearvvas: j
First class, 275; second class, 1,258;
third class, 4,120; fourth class, 62,478. j
Total 68,131.
This was a reduction in the total num
ber of offices, resulting mainly from the
discontinuance of 3,4i2 fourth class
postoffices during the year by reason of
the establishment of rural free Tswltvery.
The aggregate compensation of the post
masters thus displaced amounted to
$198,994. City free delivery has been ex
tended during the year to forty-four now
postoffices as against 60 new free deliv
ery offices established in 1904. The
gross receipts of free delivery offices
during the year had increased S'per cent
and the cost only 2 per cent.
The fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral renews the recommendation made
to the last congress that a rate of 3
cents per pound or any fractional part
thereof be fixed on packages not ex
ceeding five pounds mailed at the dis
tributing postoffice of any rural free
delivery route for delivery to a patron
on said route. This rate should apply
only to packages deposited in the local
postoffice for delivery to boxes or
patrons on routes emanating from that
office, and not to mail transmitted from
one office to Another.
Lost Coat and $500.
Kansas City, Dec. 15. Lieutenant
Daniel Gilbert of company K, Eigh
teenth infantry TJ. S. A., who is sta
tioned at Fort Leavenworth, reported
to the police that while eating In a rest
aurant his overcoat containing $500 in
gold, was stolen.
Engine Runs Into Stove Factory.
Evansville, Ind., Dec. 15. A switch
engine of the Illinois Central left the
track In the yards here and crashed in
to a four story buiiding occupied by the
Indiana Stove company, killing the en
gineer and fireman.
791.
113 East Eighth Street.
C. H. MORRISON Sells
W atches, Cloclls Jewelry
MONTGOMERY WARD a Go's PRICES
Over 20 Per Cent
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A ladies' Elgin or Waltham watch in a case warranted to wear
a lifetime ; $14.88
A ladies' full jeweled Waltham watch, small size, in a 20-year
gold filled case $12.00
A Ladies' Elgin or Waltham watch, in a 20-year gold filled case, $ 9.73
A Ladies' 2 0-year, gold-filled case, 7-jewel American works. .$ 5.75
A Ladies' Sterling Silver Chatelaine Watch and Pin .$ 3.75
Parker Fountain Pens, off.
Rogers' triple plate Knives andForks, any brand, per dozen... $ 3.38
Rogers" Al Teaspoons, dozen $ 1.00
Rogers' Al Tablespoons, dozen $ 2.00
Sterling Teaspoons, dozen $ 3.75
Gold filled Spectacles with a good reading lens, from $1.00 up.
I sell all other goods at correspondingly low prices.
10S East Sixth St
Morrisons
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TicKets on sale Dec. 16 to 19, inclusive.
Limited for return December 24th.
See ROCK ISLAND AGENTS.
A. M. FXJIXEB, C. P. A.,
Topeka, Kansas.
Try the Journal
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Saved to Customers
I carry one of the largest and
best selected jewelry stocks in
the city. I buy direct from the
factories in the East. I am the
only jeweler in Topeka recog
nized by the factories as a job
ber and entitled to factory
prices.
CENTS' WATCHES
A gents' 17 jewel Wal
tham watch in an open
face, gold filled case
warranted a lifetime ... $17.49
Same watch, 20-year case,
hunting $12.00
Same watch, 20-year case,
open face $10.00
Same case Elgin or Wal-
tham, 7 jewel $ 7.70
20-year gold filled open
face case, 11 jewel spe
cial $ 6.98
The "Topeka," the best
gents' or boys' watch
made for the price.... $ 1.50
A stem wind watch, a good
timepiece 98c
Topeka, Kansas
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CLASSES K'OW IX SRSSIOV.
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Carpenter and Builder.
Job V.ork tone sickly and Xsstly
Shop, 124 West Eighth Street.
Jnd. Phone 1004.
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