The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-13
DEADHEADIsM OUTDONE.
The Foreign Quests Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Excel the Natives as Dead
Beats.

NEW YORK, Oct. u. Some OF the stock
holders OF the Northern Pacific railroad
company are mad. They have seen the
price of their stocks dwinde nearly 40 pc
cent. in the market Ii has made them
feel very sore. Their irritation was in
creased by the expenditure Of a large sum
OF the company's money, about $3.50, 900 it
is currently reported to feast and other.
wise provide for the guests at the ceremO'
MES OF completing the road. They re-
strained themselves, however, pend
ing that event, apparently because
OF the belief that it and the grea
excursion Of foreigners would result in
a buoyaut influence upon the price Of the
securities Of the company. They were dis
appointed, and their disappointment grows
daily. la their latest grievance it is said
that they have the paniOnship OF Presi-
dent Willard. The foreign eXcursoniSts,
whose expenses were guaranteed by Mr..
Willard from the time they left their homes
until they might return to them, are now
returning to this city. They were let loose
to follow their own inclinations after the
golden spike was driven and Mr. Eyarts
had completed his sentences, and many OF
them have been slowly enjoying their way
back from the Pacific coast al the expense
OF the Northern Pacific railroad company.
Some Of them have been In this city
for week or ten days, and eyince no dis
position to leave it. They are the guests of
the Northern Pacific at the Windsor, the
Fifth Avenue and other fashionable hotels.
They want 10 see the sights OF New York.
Some do not want to return except upon
certain steamers. Some OF them sailed
upon the Salier on Wednesday, but were
brought back by the disabled steamer yes
terday. Now that the road has been
opened, and that the stock instead OF boom
ing has persistently pursued II contrary
course, the foreign guests haye apparently
inspired no buying orders from abroad,
and Mr.. Willard has confessed to an
enormous floating debt and slapped another
mortgage OF $40, 0U, 900 upon the property,
the bonds under which are to be sold at n
handsome discount, to say nothing OF
handsome commission, some OF the stock
holders begin to feel that the money that Is
being expended for high priced hotel bills,
wines and other Injuries for the foreign
guests might better be applied TO their own
interests. The company is economizng in
other respects by dispensing with the SER
vices OF those employees whose labors are
not absolutely necessary for the
conduct OF It's business and the operation OF
its road II Is said that the reduction In
the force extends from the executive
officers in this city to the train hands and
shops, and that the next economy will be
directed to the pay-rnls OF the company.
In Justice to the foreign guests 1t should be
said that some of them who remain In this
city have ceased to be the guests OF the
company. According to some OF the stories
told in Wall street deadheadism ran riot
during the trip across the continent. IL
was the fashion Of some OF the eXcurslonsts
to charge everything they wanted to buy
to the Northern Pacific railroad or to Mr..
Willard. Some OF them even bought clothes
at the expense Of the company, while the
"slatingn OF u round Of drinks was no UNI
usual occurrence. This Is the way II Is re-
lated that one OF the Rufus Hatch party
nearly lost Mr.. llatch's life. He pur-
chased some goods IN frontier town, and
had the bin charged to Uncle Rufus. When
the party took the train the enterprIsing
shopkecper was on hand and presented the
bill to the Uncle Mr.. Hatch who, while
he did not repudiato IT., disclaimod any
knowledge Of the merits of the transaction.
The shopman consulted his pocket, with
the result that Uncle Rufus was only too
glad to obtain reoeiptod bill n any price,
regardless Of ID merits. ..-.....