Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-02
TELEGRAPHIC:'
War ON Passenger. Rates.

| ST. Louis, Sept War on
passenger rates between here anG
Loui-viIle assumes larger proper
tons to-day aud t. reatens to bt
serioEs. In addition to the drnE
by the Air Line.fr W 81 to s3 81
to Louisvil 9, which was promptly
met by the Ohio and Mississippi
and tn. Wanda ia, the Ohio aud
Mississippi now announces the
rate as Sc so from here TO Chat,a-
noogs. via the Ohio and Mississippi
ami Cincinnati, New Or cans ard
Texas Pacific. 1t doesn't seem to
be known why the old Cincinnati
Southern has dropped into tie
matter.
Jaya's Volcanic Eruption.
BArAvIA, Sept. 3--The coffee
and sugar crops Of Bantam snf
fered severely from volcanic ernp-
tons and tidal waves Several
Europeans and officials are among
the dead aud missing il that sec
ton.
batavia. Aug. 31.-The Captain
of a steamer which was in the Straits
of Snnda. dnring the recent vol
canic eruption, reports that ashes
fe'l on his vessel to the depth Of
eighteen inch 8. Re passed masses
Of floating pnmic stone seven feet
deep. I, is estimated that 10o, 900
persons lost their lives at Tjirigin.
The total numb Of killed by the
eruptions and tidal waves is 81, OOO
Reform in Dodge City.
DoDGE CRY. Kansas, Sept L.
The City Conncil last night in
strncted he Marshal to enforce the
ordinance in relation to gambling
and prostitution after the 9Th of
September. An ordinance was also
adopted, to 60 iuko eff Ct At the
same time. prohibiting mnsi; in
saloons and dance honses. This
action was brought about b. the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road company. as they have assured
the city authorities that if All effor:
were made to ref .rm these .bn-es q
branch road would come here, and
that the company would at once
commence erecting permanent and
expensive bni dings; bns in the
event that no such efforts were
made all the shops would be re-
moved aud the road t.ken is some
her point. Several railroad of
ficla's were here in q special Car
awaiting the action If the Council,
and they are perfectly satisfied with
the resu t.
Locking After Land Grants.
CHICAGO, Sept. A Washing
ton correspondent telegr.phs
Judge PAyson. Representative from
the Eighth Illinois District, is
here, aud spent . day at the To-
terror Department study ing up the
literature connected with the pro-
posed transfer of the Texas Pacific
] nd grant to the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The Ju .ge is a deter
mined enemy Of land grants, whese-
ever they offer fair object for at
tack. In spite of his exertion the
Northern Pacific Road has been
wi hout forfeit ure Of
land granted by the act If Congress,
but the Texas and Pacific land
grant is sti | within reach, and the
udg will do his best this Winter
to prevent the transfer and restore
the granted lands to ,he public do
main. It is anticipated, however.
that q Democratic House vii not
be Ii haste to antagpnizs impor-
tAnt Southern interests, though
m my members Of the Hons, we're
oud in their demands in the last
Congress that the grant Of the
Northern Pacific SHOULD be for
eited.
An Underground Cavern.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. L While
,ome wOrknen were engaged last
night digging found zion at 1lOS
% Inns street, they discovered an
cavern, whose walls
md ceiling were braced with tim
,ere, evidently Of great age. The